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20110229790 | FUEL CELL MODULE AND FUEL CELL STACK - A fuel cell stack and fuel cell modules that constitute such a fuel cell stack are provided, wherein adhesion of foreign materials to an electrolyte membrane of each fuel cell can be effectively prevented, and highly efficient maintenance is possible by replacing a fuel cell with degraded performance out of the fuel cell stack. A plurality of fuel cells | 09-22-2011 |
20130059226 | MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS FOR GAS DIFFUSION LAYER OF FUEL CELL, AND FUEL CELL - According to a manufacturing method for a fuel cell, an insulating member having a plurality of communication holes therein is disposed on a side of a gas diffusion layer, which is formed by stacking a layer made of a carbon fiber and a water-repellent layer, where the water-repellent layer is provided, the gas diffusion layer and the insulating member are sandwiched by a pair of electrodes, and a pair of contact pressure plates are disposed on respective rear surfaces of the pair of electrodes so as to sandwich the pair of electrodes so that the gas diffusion layer is pressurized by the pair of contact pressure plates. When a voltage is applied to the pair of electrodes while maintaining the pressurized state, an electric current flows through a protrusion portion of a carbon fiber which comes in contact with the electrode on the water-repellent layer side via the communication holes of the insulating member, so that the protrusion portion of the carbon fiber is burned and removed by Joule heat. When it is detected that no electric current flows between the electrodes, application of a voltage to the pair of electrodes is stopped, and the pressure in the pressurized state is decreased to a normal pressure state. | 03-07-2013 |
20130089808 | FUEL CELL, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A FUEL CELL - A fuel cell includes a separator and a power generating body. The separator and power generating body are laminated each other. The power generating body is equipped at least with an electrolyte membrane. The fuel cell comprises: a sealing part that seals reaction gas supplied for electrochemical reactions at the fuel cell between the power generating body and the separator at an outer circumference part of the fuel cell, wherein a convex part and a recess are fit together in the sealing part. The convex part is formed projecting in the lamination direction on one of the power generating body and the separator, and the recess is formed recessed in the lamination direction on the other of the power generating body and the separator. At least one of the convex part and the recess is formed with a polymer material that expands with moisture absorption. | 04-11-2013 |
20140045101 | FUEL CELL MODULE AND FUEL CELL STACK - A fuel cell stack and fuel cell modules that constitute such a fuel cell stack are provided, wherein adhesion of foreign materials to an electrolyte membrane of each fuel cell can be effectively prevented, and highly efficient maintenance is possible by replacing a fuel cell with degraded performance out of the fuel cell stack. A plurality of fuel cells | 02-13-2014 |
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20120268326 | PLANAR INVERTED F ANTENNA - In a planar inverted F antenna, a second radiation element is provided parallel to the GND surface and extending partially with respect to a first radiation element in a longitudinal direction, so as to substantially increase a width of the first radiation element in the vicinity of a power supply section. | 10-25-2012 |
20120307681 | NODE APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND CHANNEL SELECTION METHOD - A node apparatus for forming a wireless ad-hoc network, including: a recognition possibility determination unit that determines whether or not a gateway apparatus connecting the wireless ad-hoc network to other network can be recognized; an adjoining node detection unit that detects other node apparatus which is the source of a received packet as an adjoining node; a channel switching unit that switches, when the recognition possibility determination unit determines that the gateway apparatus cannot be recognized, the channel used for reception of packets transmitted in the wireless ad-hoc network successively to each of a plurality of channels; and a channel selection unit that selects a channel to be used for communication in the wireless ad-hoc network based on the number of adjoining nodes detected by the adjoining node detection unit in each of the plurality of channels. | 12-06-2012 |
20120307752 | GATEWAY APPARATUS, NODE APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND CHANNEL SWITCHING METHOD - A gateway apparatus including: a route control packet generating unit that generates a route control packet for constructing routes between node apparatuses forming an ad hoc network and the gateway apparatus; a channel designation signal generating unit that generates channel designation signal for designating a second channel different from a first channel on which the ad hoc network transmits and receives packets; a time designation signal generating unit that generates time designation signal for designating switching time to the node apparatus for switching the channel used for transmission and reception of packets to the second channel; a radio communication unit that transmits the route control packet, the channel designation signal and the time designation signal on the first channel; and a channel switching unit that switches, when it is time to switch, the channel on which the radio communication unit transmits and receives a signal to the second channel. | 12-06-2012 |
20120311042 | DISTRIBUTION METHOD AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A distribution method is performed in a distribution system including a distribution source device for distributing data and a plurality of distribution destination devices. The distribution method includes searching, by the distribution source device, for the distribution destination devices by expanding a search range by plural stages; executing in each stage, by the distribution source device, an allowance process of allowing distribution of the data to the distribution destination devices found by searching in each stage; detecting in a predetermined range, by the distribution destination device, another distribution destination device that has acquired the data before the distribution destination device performing the detecting; and executing, by the distribution destination device, an acquiring process of acquiring the data from the other distribution destination device, according to allowance of distribution. | 12-06-2012 |
20120317230 | NETWORK APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION DESTINATION INQUIRING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A network apparatus includes a learning table that stores transmission destination information, which is used in transmitting a frame to a node, in association with an address of a node of a transmission destination, an address inquiring unit that transmits, when detecting a frame indicating a transmission request and transmission destination information associated with an address of a transmission destination of the detected frame is not stored in the storing unit, an inquiry request for the transmission destination information to an adjacent node, the inquiry request being added with a predetermined number of hops indicating a number of nodes to which the inquiring request is transmitted, and a frame transmitting unit that transmits, based on response information to the inquiry request, the frame indicating the transmission request. | 12-13-2012 |
20140369235 | AD HOC NETWORK SYSTEM AND ROUTE SELECTION METHOD - An ad hoc network system includes a plurality of nodes that communicate with a specific node. Each of the nodes includes a calculator and a selector. The calculator calculates a cumulative value of the number of communication nodes connected through the node by adding the numbers of communication nodes from an upstream side, which is a side closer to the specific node than the node, to the node. The selector selects a node serving as a connection destination out of the nodes located on the upstream side on the basis of the cumulative value of the number of communication nodes calculated by the calculator. | 12-18-2014 |
20140369236 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A communication system includes: a specific node; and a plurality of nodes that are installed at fixed positions and perform ad hoc wireless communication with the specific node. The nodes each include a link quality evaluating unit, an upstream route constructing unit, a communicating unit, and a downstream route constructing unit. The link quality evaluating unit performs route evaluation using a hello frame based only on a track record of reception of the hello frame in order to perform upstream communication toward the specific node to form a network. The upstream route constructing unit constructs an upstream route based on the route evaluation. The communicating unit performs upstream communication toward the specific node on a regular basis with a predetermined frequency. The downstream route constructing unit constructs a downstream route from the specific node based on a route in the upstream communication toward the specific node. | 12-18-2014 |
20140369359 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - A communication device is included in an ad hoc network in a reactive routing scheme. The communication device includes a receiving unit, a selecting unit, and a transfer control unit. The receiving unit receives a route request frame including overall quality information on routes through which the route request frame has passed. The selecting unit selects a route request frame to be transferred to another communication device based on the quality information, from the route request frames received by the receiving unit through a plurality of routes. The transfer control unit transfers the route request frame selected by the selecting unit to the another communication device, and discards the route request frame when a quality value indicated by the quality information of the route request frame is smaller than a predetermined reference value. | 12-18-2014 |
20140372502 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE SEARCHING METHOD, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND AD HOC NETWORK SYSTEM - A mobile terminal being a searching source that searches for a communication device transmits a searching request addressed to a communication device being a searching destination using a plurality of channels without waiting for a reply to the searching request. A communication device adjacent to the mobile terminal being the searching source, upon receiving a reply to the searching request transmitted by the transmitting from the searching destination, holds the received reply. The mobile terminal being the searching source transmits an inquiry to the adjacent communication device using a plurality of channels about whether a reply to the transmitted searching request has been received from the searching destination. With this configuration, in an ad hoc network with a reactive scheme, the time taken for searching related to a partner device can be shortened. | 12-18-2014 |
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20080269955 | Electronic control system for controlling plant temperature - Nonlinear functions (table and map) of a temperature estimation model are corrected based on outputs from a temperature sensor. An electronic control system calculates, for a plant model constructed to calculate an estimated temperature value of the plant, an estimated temperature value using a correlation model between a first parameter regarding the plant and a second parameter regarding the plant model. This control system controls the temperature of the plant based on the calculated estimated temperature value of the plant. The control system also defines a plurality of functions (Wi) in a range of a plurality of the first parameters for the correlation model, calculates correction coefficients (Kli, Kci) that adjust the height of the plurality of functions based on the output of the temperature sensor and the calculated estimated temperature value of the plant, and corrects the correlation model by the plurality of functions (Wi) and correction coefficients (Kli, Kci). | 10-30-2008 |
20080306673 | EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust emission control device for an internal combustion engine, capable of supplying a just enough amount of reducing agent to a selective reduction catalyst even when a NOx purification ratio of the catalyst is changed by various causes, thereby enabling a high NOx purification ratio and very low exhaust emissions to be maintained. An ECU calculates a filtered value based on a signal from an exhaust gas concentration sensor, calculates a moving average value of a product of the filtered value and a reference input, calculates a control input such that the moving average value becomes equal to 0, and adds a reference input to the control input to calculate an FB injection amount. The ECU calculates an FF injection amount with a predetermined feedforward control algorithm, and adds the FF injection amount to the FB injection amount, to thereby calculate a urea injection amount. | 12-11-2008 |
20100100304 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FOR CONTROLLING FUEL INJECTION IN EXPANSION AND/OR EXHAUST STROKES - An ECU controls to inject a small amount of fuel in an expansion/exhaust stroke under constraint of the minimum fuel injection capability of an injector at the time of warming-up of a catalyst. The ECU controls injection of fuel in expansion/exhaust strokes (expansion/exhaust stroke injection) at the time of warming-up of a catalyst. Fuel injection control is performed so that when temperature of the catalyst becomes higher than a predetermined temperature, fuel injection in the expansion/exhaust strokes is performed for a period of a predetermined ratio in a selected cycle period. The expansion/exhaust stroke injection is not performed in the other period. By effectively utilizing oxygen absorbed on the catalyst, while suppressing slip HC, the activation time of the catalyst can be shortened. | 04-22-2010 |
20110041480 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust purification apparatus for internal combustion engine having a selective reduction catalyst that while maintaining a high NOx reduction ratio, inhibits any ammonia discharge downstream of the selective reduction catalyst. In the exhaust purification apparatus ( | 02-24-2011 |
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20130029222 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THAT POSITIVE ELECTRODE - To provide a sulfur-system positive electrode for lithium-ion battery, sulfur-system positive electrode which is good in the cyclability and the other characteristics, and a lithium-ion secondary battery including that positive electrode. | 01-31-2013 |
20130078519 | PRODUCTION PROCESS FOR LITHIUM-SILICATE-BASED COMPOUND - A production process for lithium-silicate-based compound according to the present invention is characterized in that: a lithium-silicate compound being expressed by Li | 03-28-2013 |
20130183584 | LITHIUM-SILICATE-BASED COMPOUND AND PRODUCTION PROCESS FOR THE SAME - A production process for lithium-silicate-based compound is characterized in that:
| 07-18-2013 |
20140050974 | SODIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - Because of being equipped with a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a sodium-ion nonaqueous electrolyte, and because the positive electrode includes a sulfur-based positive-electrode active material containing carbon (C) and sulfur (S), it is possible to inhibit sulfur from eluting out into electrolytic solution, thereby resulting in a sodium secondary battery that makes it feasible to undergo charging and discharging for 100 cycles or more reversibly. | 02-20-2014 |
20140127585 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, VEHICLE, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL - It is intended to provide a positive electrode active material, which contains a lithium silicate based compound and has superior conductivity, for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, a process for producing the same, and a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery using the positive electrode active material. The lithium silicate based compound and a carbon material are mixed at 450 to 16000 rpm for 1 minute to 10 hours and then heated and pressurized at 500° C. to 700° C. at 1 to 500 MPa for 1 minute to 15 hours, thereby adhering the lithium silicate based compound and the carbon material to each other. | 05-08-2014 |
20140134485 | NEGATIVE-ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NEGATIVE ELECTRODE AS WELL AS SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - A negative-electrode active material for secondary battery includes a sulfur-modified polyacrylonitrile. The sulfur-modified polyacrylonitrile includes a polyacrylonitrile, and sulfur being introduced into the polyacrylonitrile. | 05-15-2014 |
20140231721 | LITHIUM SILICATE-BASED COMPOUND, POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - Provided is a novel lithium silicate-based material useful as a positive electrode material for lithium ion secondary battery. | 08-21-2014 |
20140308579 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR SODIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, POSITIVE ELECTRODE, AND SODIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided are a positive electrode active material for a sodium ion secondary battery, and a positive electrode and a sodium ion secondary battery using the material. The positive electrode active material for a sodium ion secondary battery comprises a lithium sodium-based compound containing lithium (Li), sodium (Na), iron (Fe), and oxygen (O). | 10-16-2014 |
20140332718 | LITHIUM SILICATE-BASED COMPOUND AND PRODUCTION PROCESS FOR THE SAME, POSITIVE-ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR USE IN LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY AS WELL AS SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium silicate-based compound according to the present invention is expressed by a general formula, Li | 11-13-2014 |
20140356731 | SECONDARY BATTERY - In a secondary battery, a negative electrode, an electrolytic solution for negative electrode, a diaphragm, an electrolytic solution for positive electrode, and a positive electrode are disposed in order. The negative electrode includes a negative-electrode active material that has an element whose oxidation-reduction potential is more “base” by 1.5 V or more than an oxidation-reduction potential of hydrogen, and whose volume density is larger than that of lithium metal. The diaphragm includes a solid electrolyte transmitting ions of said element alone. A secondary battery with high volumetric density is provided. | 12-04-2014 |
20150076399 | NEGATIVE-ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS-ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY PRODUCTION PROCESS FOR THE SAME, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS-ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NONAQUEOUS-ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - Providing a negative-electrode active material for nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery, the negative-electrode active material enabling an output characteristic to upgrade, a production process for the same, a negative electrode for nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery, and a nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery. | 03-19-2015 |
20150111110 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE AND SECONDARY BATTERY - A solid electrolyte has a sheet shape, and is composed of an oxide sintered body. The solid electrolyte includes a layer-shaped dense portion whose sintered density is 90% or more, and a porous portion formed on a superficial side of the solid electrolyte so as to be continuous from at least one of opposite surfaces of the dense portion, and having a porosity of 50% or more. A secondary battery includes a positive electrode, and a negative electrode, the positive electrode and negative electrode arranged at opposite facing positions interposing the solid electrolyte. | 04-23-2015 |
20150188127 | NEGATIVE-ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS - ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY PRODUCTION PROCESS FOR THE SAME, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS-ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NONAQUEOUS-ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - Providing a negative-electrode material for nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery, the negative-electrode material including lithium silicate particles coated by a carbonaceous substance, a production process for the same, a negative electrode for nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery, and a nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery. | 07-02-2015 |
20150380729 | LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A lithium-ion secondary battery of the present invention comprises a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material composite formed by compositing a lithium silicate-based material and a carbon material, a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material containing a silicon, and an electrolyte. The lithium-ion secondary battery satisfies 0.8 | 12-31-2015 |
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20120023551 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing system includes an external system having an external server managing public information, and an internal system having an internal server managing secure information and a terminal outputting information. The external server sends an information generating module to the terminal at an acquisition request source, and the terminal executes the received information generating module, in order to generate information to be provided, using the public information acquired from the external server and the secure information acquired from the internal sever. | 01-26-2012 |
20130054844 | INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information management system includes: a first storage unit to retain history information, acquired from an electronic apparatus, indicating use history of the electronic apparatus, and a second storage unit to retain transition information indicating transition of an operation environment of the electronic apparatus in an installation site of the electronic apparatus; and an information processing apparatus to output a report indicating a use status of the electronic apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes: an acquisition part to acquire said transition information from the second storage unit and acquire said history information from the first storage unit; a creation part to create report data which aggregates apparatus use status for each affiliation area to which the electronic belongs during a designated report period based on the transition information and the history information; and an output part to output the report data created by the creation part. | 02-28-2013 |
20130333052 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing system includes an external system having an external server managing public information, and an internal system having an internal server managing secure information and a terminal outputting information. The external server sends an information generating module to the terminal at an acquisition request source, and the terminal executes the received information generating module, in order to generate information to be provided, using the public information acquired from the external server and the secure information acquired from the internal sever. | 12-12-2013 |
20140074729 | REPORT CREATION DEVICE, REPORT CREATION SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A report creation device includes a device information acquisition unit configured to acquire device information about a device; a failure information acquisition unit configured to acquire failure information about failure that occurs in the device; a person information acquisition unit configured to acquire person information about a person who handles the failure that occurs in the device, the person information indicating at least a contact number of the person; a creation unit configured to create a report based on the device information, the failure information, and the person information; and an output unit configured to output the report. | 03-13-2014 |
20140258139 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND OPERATION-STATE PREDICTION METHOD - An information processing system includes a device-information acquiring part, a failure-information acquiring part, and a predicting part. The device-information acquiring part acquires device information indicating at least a model of a given device. The failure-information acquiring part acquires failure information on a failure occurred in the same model of device as the model indicated by the device information among managed object devices. The predicting part predicts an operation state of the given device on the basis of the failure information. | 09-11-2014 |
20150331736 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes an acquiring unit configured to acquire first failure information on failures that have occurred in a first device of a predetermined model of a predetermined customer, and acquire second failure information on failures that have occurred in a second device of the predetermined model; a calculating unit configured to calculate first operation information on the first device by using the first failure information, and calculate second operation information on the second device by using the second failure information; and an output unit configured to output proposal information indicating a proposal based on the first operation information and the second operation information. | 11-19-2015 |
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20080286013 | DEVELOPER CONTAINER, DEVELOPER SUPPLYING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developer container has a main part accommodating a developer therein and is detachably attached to a main part of an image forming apparatus. The developer container comprises an outlet provided at a side of the developer container to discharge the developer from the developer container. An input unit is provided adjacent to the outlet and has a small-diameter portion an inside diameter of which is smaller than a diameter of the container main part wherein, when the developer container is attached to the image forming apparatus, the input unit is engaged with a drive motor of the image forming apparatus to receive a rotating force of the drive motor. A developer guiding unit causes the developer inside the developer container to be moved to the outlet beyond the small-diameter portion of the input unit by rotation of the developer container. | 11-20-2008 |
20090087213 | CHARGING DEVICE INCLUDING CHARGING ROLLER AND CLEANING ROLLER - A charging device, a process cartridge, and an image forming apparatus are provided. The charging device includes a charging roller configured to charge an image carrier and a cleaning roller configured to clean the charging roller while making contact with a surface of the charging roller. The charging device further includes a bearing member including a first portion configured to rotatably support a rotational shaft of the charging roller and a second portion configured to rotatably support a rotational shaft of the cleaning roller. The charging device also includes an elastic member provided outside of the second portion of the bearing member with respect to an axial direction of the rotational shaft of the cleaning roller such that the charging roller makes contact with the image carrier when the first portion of the bearing member is pressed by the elastic member. | 04-02-2009 |
20090175660 | DEVELOPER CONTAINER, DEVELOPER SUPPLYING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developer container has a main part accommodating a developer therein and is detachably attached to a main part of an image forming apparatus. The developer container comprises an outlet provided at a side of the developer container to discharge the developer from the developer container. An input unit is provided adjacent to the outlet and has a small-diameter portion an inside diameter of which is smaller than a diameter of the container main part wherein, when the developer container is attached to the image forming apparatus, the input unit is engaged with a drive motor of the image forming apparatus to receive a rotating force of the drive motor. A developer guiding unit causes the developer inside the developer container to be moved to the outlet beyond the small-diameter portion of the input unit by rotation of the developer container. | 07-09-2009 |
20110026973 | DEVELOPER CONTAINER, DEVELOPER SUPPLYING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developer container has a main part accommodating a developer therein and is detachably attached to a main part of an image forming apparatus. The developer container comprises an outlet provided at a side of the developer container to discharge the developer from the developer container. An input unit is provided adjacent to the outlet and has a small-diameter portion an inside diameter of which is smaller than a diameter of the container main part wherein, when the developer container is attached to the image forming apparatus, the input unit is engaged with a drive motor of the image forming apparatus to receive a rotating force of the drive motor. A developer guiding unit causes the developer inside the developer container to be moved to the outlet beyond the small-diameter portion of the input unit by rotation of the developer container. | 02-03-2011 |
20110058832 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - By using a black-image forming device, an abrasive pattern is formed on a sheet conveying belt so that toner is input to a contact section where a cleaning blade is in contact with the sheet conveying belt. After the toner is input to the contact section where the cleaning blade is in contact with the sheet conveying belt and then the sheet conveying belt makes one or more revolutions, a process control is performed in which Y, M, and C tone patterns and B tone pattern are transferred onto the sheet conveying belt. | 03-10-2011 |
20110164895 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus that has a monochrome mode and a full color mode as image forming modes, includes: a power supply unit configured to supply power thereto; a main power switch configured to turn on and off the power supply unit; a mode switching unit configured to selectively and manually be switched between the monochrome mode and the full color mode, wherein the main power switch and the mode switching unit are integrally formed as one mode switch; a power supply interrupting unit configured to interrupt power supply to a part that is necessary to form an image in a mode other than the monochrome mode, when the mode switch is set to the monochrome mode. | 07-07-2011 |
20110229232 | LUBRICANT APPLYING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PROCESS UNIT, AND SOLID LUBRICANT - A lubricant applying device includes: a solid lubricant; an applying member that applies lubricant powder scraped off from the solid lubricant to an application target; a holding member that holds the solid lubricant; a biasing unit that biases the holding member to bring the solid lubricant on the holding member into contact with the applying member; and a regulating unit that regulates, when a force of a direction orthogonal to an endless movement direction of the applying member is applied from the applying member to the solid lubricant at a frictional surface therebetween, movement of the solid lubricant and the holding member in the orthogonal direction. | 09-22-2011 |
20110249991 | DEVELOPER CONTAINER, DEVELOPER SUPPLYING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus for use with a toner container which dispenses toner to the image forming apparatus, depending on an angular position of a rotatable cap of the toner container. The rotatable cap has a handle attached thereto. There is a toner container holder to support the toner container which permits the cap of the toner container to rotate. The image forming apparatus has a cover to selectively cover and uncover the toner container. There is also a device which moves with movement of the cover which interacts with the handle of the toner container. | 10-13-2011 |
20110262179 | CHARGING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND TONER - A cleaning roller cleaning a surface of a cleaning component, wherein the cleaning roller is provided in a roller configuration having a cylindrical shape and has a portion in contact with the cleaning component, the portion being made of a melamine resin foam having a continuous foam structure, the melamine resin foam being provided by heating compression from an original configuration in a radial direction, and wherein the portion in contact with the cleaning component has a continuous foam structure and a tensile strength in a range of 1.7±0.5 kg/cm | 10-27-2011 |
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20080226311 | DEVELOPMENT DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE DEVELOPMENT DEVICE - A novel development device includes a developer roller, a developer reservoir, a rotatable conveyor, and a replenisher unit. The developer roller is configured to supply toner particles to the electrostatic latent image. The developer reservoir is configured to hold the developer therewithin for application to the developer roller. The rotatable conveyor is configured to rotate within the developer reservoir to convey the developer toward the developer roller. The replenisher unit has a tubular member terminating at a port opening in the developer reservoir. The replenisher unit is configured to direct a particulate material through the tubular member into the developer reservoir via the port. The particulate material is toner particles, carrier particles, or a mixture of toner particles and a given amount of carrier particles. The port is submerged in the developer within the developer reservoir as the rotatable conveyor rotates. | 09-18-2008 |
20100278558 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND APPARATUS - The image forming apparatus includes a latent image bearing member; a charging device charging the surface of the latent image bearing member; a latent image forming device forming an electrostatic latent image on the surface of the latent image bearing member; a developing device supplying toner to the electrostatic latent image to form a toner image; a cover film supplying device supplying a cover film to the surface of the latent image bearing member at a cover film supplying position located on an upstream side from the development position so that the toner image is formed on the cover film covering the surface of the latent image bearing member; and a cover film separating device separating the cover film bearing the toner image thereon from the surface of the image bearing member before the cover film bearing the toner image thereon reaches the cover film supplying position. | 11-04-2010 |
20110013950 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a first image carrier, a second image carrier, an intermediate transfer member disposed facing the second image carrier, a conveyance belt to transport a transfer sheet, disposed facing both the first image carrier and the intermediate transfer member, a first transfer member to transfer a first toner image formed on the first image carrier onto the transfer sheet, a second transfer member to transfer a second toner image formed on the second image carrier onto the intermediate transfer member, and a third transfer member disposed downstream from the second image carrier in a rotation direction of the intermediate transfer member, to transfer the second toner image from the intermediate transfer member onto the transfer sheet transported by the conveyance belt. The first image carrier and the intermediate transfer member inflect the conveyance belt at a first inflection angle and a second inflection angle, respectively. | 01-20-2011 |
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20090191442 | Electrolyte, production process therefor, electrolyte membrane, production process therefor, catalyst layer and fuel cell - An electrolyte having a structure where a fluorinated hydrophilic segment A represented by -E | 07-30-2009 |
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20130065114 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR POLYMER ELECTROLYTE, IMIDE MONOMER, AND BATTERY - A polymer electrolyte includes a fluorine-containing structure having an alicyclic 1,3-disulfonimide in a principal chain or side chain of the polymer. A battery includes the polymer electrolyte. An imide monomer is able to introduce a fluorine-containing structure having an alicyclic 1,3-disulfonimide into a principal chain or side chain of a polymer through a polymerization reaction or a combination of a polymerization reaction and a fluorination reaction. A manufacturing method for a polymer electrolyte includes a polymerization step of polymerizing a raw material that includes one or two or more types of imide monomers that are able to introduce a fluorine-containing structure having an alicyclic 1,3-disulfonimide into a principal chain or side chain of a polymer through a polymerization reaction or a combination of a polymerization reaction and a fluorination reaction. | 03-14-2013 |
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20120308243 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONNECTING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming portion; an image forming portion supporting frame having opposing first and second side surfaces; first and second frame supporting portions provided, in contact to a disposition surface of the apparatus, close to the first side surface; a third frame supporting portion provided, in contact to the disposition surface, close to the second side surface; and an auxiliary leg adjustable to a height where it does not contact the disposition surface and a height where it contacts the disposition surface. The auxiliary leg is provided in a side which is away from the third supporting portion in a direction of change of the center of gravity by mounting of the optional unit to the image forming apparatus. | 12-06-2012 |
20140140725 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus comprising: an image bearing member; a development cartridge which has a developer bearing member, wherein the developer bearing member is located at the position where a line linked between a center of the image bearing member and a center of the developer bearing member slants against horizontal direction and vertical direction on a section at right angles to the axis direction of the image bearing member; a supply portion connected with a supply port arranged in an upper aspect of the development cartridge and supplying the developer; a movement mechanism which retreats the development cartridge from a surface of the image bearing member by supporting movable the development cartridge from attached position to substantially vertical direction. | 05-22-2014 |
20140205309 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a development device which is provided so as to be detachably attachable to an apparatus body to develop an electrostatic image on a surface of an image bearing member with a developer; an airflow generating device which generates an airflow; a duct which induces the airflow generated by the airflow generating device into the apparatus body; and a support member which supports a lower surface of the development device along a longitudinal direction of the development device; wherein a tubular flow path is formed between the support member and a bottom of the development device such that air flows along the longitudinal direction, and the flow path is connected to the duct. | 07-24-2014 |
20160033899 | DEVELOPING DEVICE - A developing device detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus includes: a developing container for accommodating a developer containing a toner and a carrier; a developer carrying member for carrying the developer in the developing container to develop a latent image formed on an image bearing member; a feeding member for feeding the developer in the developing container; a supplying portion for supplying the developer into the developing container; a discharge opening for permitting discharge of an excessive developer, resulting from supply of the developer into the developing container, to an outside of the developing container; a sealing member for sealing the discharge opening to prevent leakage of an initial developer in the developing container; and a removing mechanism for removing the sealing member from the discharge opening by being driven with drive of the feeding member or the developer carrying member. | 02-04-2016 |
20160085178 | DEVELOPING DEVICE - A developing apparatus includes a developer container; a sealing member; a driven member receiving unsealing drive; a developer feeding member; a developer carrying member; a motor; a disconnector for disconnecting the drive to the driven member, the disconnector being movable between a driving position and a non-driving position. The disconnector includes an urging member for urging the disconnector toward a non-driving position; and a holding mechanism capable of holding the disconnecting mechanism in the drive transmission position, wherein the holding mechanism is movable from a position for holding the disconnecting mechanism in the drive transmission position to a position for releasing the disconnecting mechanism from the drive transmission position, by a drive from the disconnecting mechanism placed in the drive transmission position. | 03-24-2016 |
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20130335040 | DRIVE CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND POWER GENERATION CONTROLLING METHOD - In a power generation controlling method, if a first peak of the inverse of the rotation number measured in a first cycle following a plurality of successive cycles is not equal to or lower than a second threshold, it is judged whether or not the first peak is equal to or higher than a third threshold, which is higher than the first threshold. Furthermore, if a second peak of the inverse of the rotation number measured in a second cycle following the first cycle is equal to or lower than a fourth threshold, a target voltage of power generation by a generator a rotating shaft of which is connected to a crank shaft of the four-stroke engine is changed from a normal state voltage to an in-acceleration voltage, which is lower than the normal state voltage. | 12-19-2013 |
20140014064 | DRIVE CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND DRIVE CONTROLLING METHOD - According to a drive controlling method, the engine is driven in the forward direction by a predetermined reference torque, and the position of the rotation angle of the engine driven in the forward direction is judged based on information concerning whether the rotation angle has passed through the first top dead center in the forward movement of the engine, the amount of forward movement of the engine driven in the forward direction and the amount of reverse movement of the engine driven in the reverse direction. | 01-16-2014 |
20140035503 | THREE-PHASE MOTOR DRIVING APPARATUS AND THREE-PHASE MOTOR DRIVING METHOD - The three-phase motor driving apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention comprises a controlling part that estimates a rotational position of the three-phase brushless motor based on a reference pulse signal output by the rotor sensor according to a rotational position of the magnetic pole of the first phase of the rotor when the three-phase brushless motor rotates, and controls the motor driver in driving patterns sequentially prescribed so as to correspond to the estimated rotational position of the three-phase brushless motor. | 02-06-2014 |
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20100040104 | Vertical cavity surface emitting laser - The present invention provides a Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser including: a first multilayer film reflector; an active layer having a light emission region; a second multilayer film reflector; and a reflectance adjustment layer in this order on a substrate side. The first multilayer film reflector and the second multilayer film reflector have a laminated structure in which reflectance of oscillation wavelength λ | 02-18-2010 |
20100231824 | LIGHT-EMITTING-ELEMENT MOUNTING PACKAGE, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, BACKLIGHT, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A small and thin, light-emitting-element mounting package is provided, in which light emitting elements may by independently controlled despite a side view type package, and a light emitting device using the package is provided. The light-emitting-element mounting package includes a lead frame. The lead frame has at least one set of a structure including a lower conductor layer, an insulating layer and an upper conductor layer in this order, and a mounting area exposed on a surface of the lower conductor layer. | 09-16-2010 |
20110062457 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A semiconductor light emitting device including an active layer, a compound semiconductor layer on the active layer, a contact layer on the compound semiconductor layer, and an electrode on the contact layer, where the contact layer is substantially the same size as the electrode. | 03-17-2011 |
20130285080 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A semiconductor light emitting device including an active layer, a compound semiconductor layer on the active layer, a contact layer on the compound semiconductor layer, and an electrode on the contact layer, where the contact layer is substantially the same size as the electrode. | 10-31-2013 |
20140231838 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMISSION DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - A semiconductor light-emission device includes: a p-type conductive layer that is one or more layers each made of a III-V compound semiconductor; an active layer made of a III-V compound semiconductor; and an electron barrier layer inserted between the p-type conductive layer and the active layer, and made of a III-V compound semiconductor. The electron barrier layer includes first and second regions. The first region is provided closer to the active layer than the second region, has a first interface and a second interface located farther from the active layer than the first interface, and has a band gap of a fixed magnitude. The second region is provided in contact with the second interface, and has a band gap smaller than the band gap of the first region and becomes smaller from an interface with the first region towards an interface with the p-type conductive layer of the second region. | 08-21-2014 |
20150024221 | ELECTRONIC UNIT, OPTICAL DISK UNIT, DISPLAY UNIT, AND IMAGE PICKUP UNIT - An electronic unit includes: an electronic device; and a protective film including an aluminum oxide layer and silicon oxide, the aluminum oxide layer with which the electronic device is covered, and the silicon oxide being scattered on a surface of the aluminum oxide layer. | 01-22-2015 |
20150255950 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor light-emitting element includes a laminated structure which has an active layer between a first conductivity-type semiconductor layer and a second conductivity-type semiconductor layer, a first semiconductor layer which includes at least the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer of the laminated structure, an insulation film which is formed on the first semiconductor layer and has an opening, and a second semiconductor layer which is formed on the insulation film and includes at least the second conductivity-type semiconductor layer of the laminated structure. The second semiconductor layer includes a first region facing the opening of the insulation film and a second region not facing the opening, and the second region has a portion with a higher impurity concentration than the first region. | 09-10-2015 |
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20130063700 | PROJECTION-TYPE IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A projection-type image display apparatus includes a color separation element including a color separation surface, a light modulation element configured to receive the light divided by the color separation element, a polarizing beam splitter disposed between the color separation element and a projection optical system to separate a light path of a light modulated by the light modulation element according to a polarization direction and guide the resulting light to the projection optical system, and a phase difference plate disposed between the color separation element and the light modulation element. An optic axis of the phase difference plate and the normal of the color separation surface are substantially parallel or perpendicular to each other, in a cross section parallel to a normal of the color separation surface and a normal of the light modulation element. | 03-14-2013 |
20130286357 | OPTICAL SYSTEM AND PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An optical system is configured to introduce light modulated by a reflective light modulator to a projection lens configured to project the light onto a target plane. The optical system includes a polarization beam splitter configured to introduce each of first colored light as p-polarized light and second colored light as s-polarized light to a corresponding one of reflective optical modulators that are different from each other, and to synthesize light fluxes modulated by the reflective optical modulators with each other, a beam splitter arranged between the polarization beam splitter and the projection lens and configured to split the first colored light in accordance with a polarization direction of the first colored light and to transmit or reflect the second colored light irrespective of a polarization direction of the second colored light, and a half-wave plate arranged between the polarization beam splitter and the beam splitter. | 10-31-2013 |
20150338729 | ILLUMINATION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS - The illumination optical system includes a first optical system configured to shape a light flux from a light source such that a light flux cross-sectional shape of the light flux becomes close to a rectangular shape of an illumination surface, a second optical system having an optical axis tilted with respect to a normal to the illumination surface and configured to introduce the light flux from the first optical system to the illumination surface, and a light-transmissive element having an entrance surface and an exit surface respectively forming mutually different angles with respect to the optical axis of the second optical system in a plane including the optical axis of the second optical system and the normal to the illumination surface. The light-transmissive element is disposed between the first optical system and the illumination surface. | 11-26-2015 |
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20100144912 | Foam and Production Method of the Same - A resin foam having fine foam cells is provided at low cost. A method of producing the foam includes preparing a molten resin composition and continuous extrusion foaming of the molten resin composition. The molten resin composition is prepared by melting a resin mixture of resins (A) and (B) by dissolving a foaming agent into the resin mixture. Resins (A) and (B) respectively have appropriately selected glass transition temperatures and resin (B) particles of appropriate diameter are dispersed in resin (A). | 06-10-2010 |
20110051053 | POLARIZING DIFFUSER FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLARIZING DIFFUSER FILM, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING POLARIZING DIFFUSER FILM - Disclosed is a film having polarization selectivity and diffusibility, and a means for easily producing the film. The polarizing diffuser film is composed of substantially one kind of crystalline resin having an intrinsic birefringence of not less than 0.1, has a total light transmittance to visible light of 50-90%, a transmission haze to visible light of 15-90% and a transition polarization degree to visible light of 20-90%. | 03-03-2011 |
20120262646 | POLARIZING DIFFUSER FILM, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POLARIZING DIFFUSER FILM, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING POLARIZING DIFFUSER FILM - Disclosed are a film with excellent polarization selectivity and excellent diffusion properties, and a means for easily producing the same. The polarizing diffusion film has an intrinsic birefringence of at least 0.1 and substantially comprises one type of crystalline resin; and in the polarizing diffusion film, the total light transmittance is 50 to 90% in relation to visible light, the transmission haze is 15 to 90% in relation to visible light, and the degree of transmission polarization is 20 to 90% in relation to visible light. | 10-18-2012 |
20130045347 | SHAPE-RETAINING FILM, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME, LAMINATE FOR PACKAGING, PACKAGING MATERIAL AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME, SHAPE-RETAINING FIBER, AND ANISOTROPIC HEAT-CONDUCTIVE FILM - Provided are a shape-retaining film which has excellent adhesion to inks and other functional layers while retaining high shape-retaining properties and a process for producing the shape-retaining film. The shape-retaining film comprises an ethylene homopolymer or an ethylene/α-olefin copolymer having a C3-6 α-olefin content less than 2 wt. %, the ethylene homopolymer or copolymer having a density of 950 kg/m3 or higher and a weight-average molecular weight (Mw)/number-average molecular weight (Mn) ratio of 5-20. The film has a tensile elasticity modulus of 6-50 GPa and has either an angle of recovery from 90 bending of 8 or less or an angle of recovery from 180 bending of 65 or less. | 02-21-2013 |
20130143014 | SHAPE RETAINING FILM AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, LAMINATED FILM-TAPE, SELF-ADHESIVE FILM-TAPE, ANISOTROPIC THERMAL CONDUCTIVE FILM, AND SHAPE RETAINING FIBER - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a shape retaining film excellent in shape retention, and further having high tensile elasticity and good longitudinal tear resistance. The shape retaining film is composed of at least one base material layer containing an ethylene polymer that has the density of 900 kg/m | 06-06-2013 |
20130314644 | POLARIZING DIFFUSER FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLARIZING DIFFUSER FILM, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING POLARIZING DIFFUSER FILM - Disclosed is a film having polarization selectivity and diffusibility, and a means for easily producing the film. The polarizing diffuser film is composed of substantially one kind of crystalline resin having an intrinsic birefringence of not less than 0.1, has a total light transmittance to visible light of 50-90%, a transmission haze to visible light of 15-90% and a transition polarization degree to visible light of 20-90%. | 11-28-2013 |