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20100315674 | Information Processing Apparatus - Disclosed is the information processing apparatus, which makes it possible to easily conduct a setting change operation for a plurality of setting items after the concerned setting operation has been completed. The information processing apparatus includes: an operating section to establish a set of setting values corresponding to a plurality of setting items, therefrom; a storage section to store the set of setting values established from the operating section, therein; a display section; and a controlling section to control the display section. When receiving a request for changing the set of setting values established in advance through the operating section, the controlling section controls the display section so as to display at least one candidate of change contents onto the display section, based on differential components between the set of setting values established in advance and another set of setting values stored in the storage section. | 12-16-2010 |
20110071224 | NOVEL GAMMA-SECRETASE INHIBITOR - It is intended to provide a novel compound that has an excellent γ-secretase inhibitory effect and specifically inhibits Aβ production. | 03-24-2011 |
20120274665 | OPERATION DISPLAY DEVICE, SCROLL DISPLAY CONTROLLING METHOD AND TANGIBLE COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - Disclosed is an operation display device for carrying out a setting relating to an image forming device, including: a display device; an operating unit to receive an operation for starting a scroll display of a list in which a plurality of display items are listed, on a screen of the display device; and a control unit to control the scroll display so as to set a speed of the scroll display to a slow speed which is slower than a normal speed when the display item which satisfies a predetermined condition is displayed on the screen after the scroll display of the list is started by receiving the operation, wherein each display item has a plurality of attributes, and the control unit controls the scroll display in accordance with a satisfaction situation of the predetermined condition with respect to each of the plurality of attributes. | 11-01-2012 |
20130229370 | OPERATION DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is an operation display device including: a touch panel unit to detect a touch position; a display unit; and a display control unit to execute a display according to a first display process on the display unit when a first operation is received on the touch panel unit, and to execute both of the display according to the first display process and a display according to a second display process when a second operation including an element of the first operation is received on the touch panel unit. | 09-05-2013 |
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20090267653 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - For a semiconductor integrated circuit device such as AFE including a CDS amplifier, in case of excessive signal input to the CDS amplifier, a technique capable of preventing the response characteristic of the CDS amplifier from deteriorating is provided. In the AFE including the CDS amplifier, the CDS amplifier is prevented from becoming saturated by detecting an excessive signal input and triggering the reset of the CDS amplifier. Thereby, no abnormality occurs in the transient response of the CDS amplifier. Specifically, comparison of input signals to the CDS amplifier is performed by a comparator and the CDS amplifier is reset by a reset circuit (by fixing the input terminals of the CDS amplifier to a constant voltage) in case of excessive signal input, so that the CDS amplifier will not amplify excessive signal inputs. | 10-29-2009 |
20100302825 | SINGLE-PHASE VOLTAGE SOURCE AC-DC POWER CONVERTER AND THREE-PHASE VOLTAGE SOURCE AC-DC POWER CONVERTER - The present invention is a single-phase voltage source AC-DC power converter and a three-phase voltage source AC-DC power converter. Each of the single-phase voltage source AC-DC power converter and the three-phase voltage source AC-DC power converter includes a voltage source AC-DC power converting circuit that converts power from a DC voltage source into AC power to output the AC power from an AC terminal; and target current producing means that includes a filter voltage command device and a voltage controller, the filter voltage command device generating a filter voltage command value that becomes a reference of the AC power output from the AC terminal, the AC output voltage at the AC terminal being input as an input signal to the voltage controller, the voltage controller integrating a difference between the filter voltage command value from the filter voltage command device and the AC output voltage at the AC terminal, the target current producing means outputting a PWM command such that the integration value of the difference between the filter voltage command value from the filter voltage command device and the AC output voltage at the AC terminal becomes zero. | 12-02-2010 |
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20120327239 | VEHICLE REAR VIEW MONITORING DEVICE - Because a vehicle rear view monitoring device changes the detection threshold level of each of distance sensors | 12-27-2012 |
20130294127 | SINGLE-PHASE VOLTAGE SOURCE DC-AC POWER CONVERTER AND THREE-PHASE VOLTAGE SOURCE DC-AC POWER CONVERTER - A single-phase voltage source DC-AC power converter includes (a) a single-phase voltage source DC-AC power converting circuit having a gate signal generator that detects a single-phase AC output current at an AC terminal and that generates gate signals for making values of a PWM command and the single-phase AC output current identical, and (b) target current producing means that produces the PWM command such that a DC component included in the single-phase AC output voltage at the AC terminal becomes zero. | 11-07-2013 |
20140197200 | REMAINDER REDUCING MEMBER - The present invention relates to a remainder reducing member with which a space with a circumference closed by a pressurized fluid is prevented from being generated and a final remaining amount of a discharged content is reduced. The remainder reducing member of the present invention has a simple structure, is manufactured with ease, easily installed at an inner side of an inner bag, and capable of discharging the content smoothly. The remainder reducing member, which is attached to the interior of the flexible inner bag disposed in aerosol container to reduce the final remaining amount of the discharged content, is constituted by a solid rod-shaped body and comprises an attachment portion attached to an inflow port of the inner bag such that said content can flow therein and a guiding portion provided with a plurality of guiding grooves formed in a lengthwise direction of an outer periphery thereof. | 07-17-2014 |
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20090109319 | Lens barrel and imaging apparatus - A lens barrel includes: a plurality of lenses disposed in an outer enclosure; and an imaging device that converts image light introduced as an image capturing signal through the plurality of lenses into an image signal. The outer enclosure has a unit assembling portion in which an imaging unit is disposed. The imaging unit includes a centering lens disposed in the bottom portion of the unit assembling portion, a pressing plate that presses the centering lens from the side opposite the bottom portion, a packing disposed on the opposite side of the pressing plate, and an imaging module having the imaging device and disposed on the opposite side of the packing to the pressing plate and pressing the packing against the pressing plate. A working hole through which an adjustment jig is inserted is formed in the peripheral side portion of the unit assembling portion. | 04-30-2009 |
20090109555 | Lens barrel and imaging apparatus - A lens barrel includes: a plurality of lenses disposed in an outer enclosure; an imaging device that converts image light introduced through the plurality of lenses into an image signal; a first movable unit including a first movable lens and a first lens holder that holds the first movable lens; a second movable unit including a second movable lens and a second lens holder that holds the second movable lens; a first lead screw rotated by a first drive motor; a second lead screw rotated by a second drive motor; a first nut member made of a metal material threadably engaging the first lead screw and connected to the first lens holder; and a second nut member made of a metal material threadably engaging the second lead screw and connected to the second lens holder. | 04-30-2009 |
20090109556 | Lens barrel and imaging apparatus - A lens barrel includes: a plurality of lenses disposed in an outer enclosure; an imaging device that converts image light introduced through the plurality of lenses into an image signal; a movable unit including a movable lens and a lens holder that holds the movable lens; a lead screw rotated by a drive motor; a nut member made of a metal material threadably engaging the lead screw and connected to the lens holder, the nut member moved by the rotation of the lead screw in the optical axis direction moving the movable unit in the optical axis direction; a guide shaft that guides the movable unit in the optical axis direction, both axial ends of the guide shaft held by the outer enclosure; and an urging spring that presses part of the lens holder against the nut member when the movable unit moves in the optical axis direction. | 04-30-2009 |
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20130088609 | BLUR CORRECTION DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A blur correction device includes: a base body; a holder that holds an optical element; a drive section that moves the holder with respect to the base body in two directions that are orthogonal to a direction of an optical axis of the optical element and that are orthogonal to each other; and a plate spring that couples the base body and the holder to each other and that urges the holder in the optical axis direction to position the optical element with respect to the base body, the plate spring being elastically deformed when the holder is moved with respect to the base body in the two directions. | 04-11-2013 |
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20100211674 | COMMUNITY GENERATION SUPPORT SYSTEM, COMMUNITY GENERATION SUPPORT METHOD, AND COMMUNITY GENERATION SUPPORT PROGRAM - A community generation support system and a community generation support method. A community generation support device ( | 08-19-2010 |
20100241713 | INFORMATION PROPAGATION ANALYZING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROPAGATION ANALYZING APPARATUS, METHOD OF INFORMATION PROPAGATION ANALYSIS AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - An information propagation analyzing system and method of information propagation analysis. Information propagation analyzing apparatus ( | 09-23-2010 |
20120201507 | PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER-PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - A portable information terminal apparatus generates a first signal, based on the user's operation, that causes a recording/reproducing apparatus to acquire program information. A second signal based on the user's operation, causes the recording/reproducing apparatus to display the acquired program information. A third signal based on the user's operation causes the recording/reproducing apparatus to preset the program for unattended recording. A fourth signal based on the user's operation causes the recording/reproducing apparatus to convert the recorded program to video data in a predetermined file format. | 08-09-2012 |
20120272275 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS, PROGRAM INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS, RECORDING/REPRODUCING METHOD, COMPUTER-PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER-PROGRAM - An object of the present invention is to provide a system that allows a user to preset a desired TV program for unattended recording by use of a PDA. A PDA acquires from a TV program information service provider TV program information by which to preset a desired TV program to be recorded unattended. When the user selects relevant TV information about the desired program, the PDA sends to a personal computer the information for presetting the TV program of interest for subsequent unattended recording. Based on the preset information sent from the PDA, the personal computer presets the specified TV program to be recorded unattended. | 10-25-2012 |
20130162109 | PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMICS AND MULTI-LAYERED PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMIC COMPONENTS - A piezoelectric ceramic comprising as a main component an alkali-containing niobate-based perovskite structure expressed by a compositional formula (Li | 06-27-2013 |
20140308019 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS, PROGRAM INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS, RECORDING/RERODUCING METHOD, COMPUTER-PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER-PROGRAM - An object of the present invention is to provide a system that allows a user to preset a desired TV program for unattended recording by use of a PDA. A PDA acquires from a TV program information service provider TV program information by which to preset a desired TV program to be recorded unattended. When the user selects relevant TV information about the desired program, the PDA sends to a personal computer the information for presetting the TV program of interest for subsequent unattended recording. Based on the preset information sent from the PDA, the personal computer presets the specified TV program to be recorded unattended. | 10-16-2014 |
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20090190320 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Coupling reliability of a passive component is improved to increase the reliability of a semiconductor device. A first through hole is formed in a first electrode part of a first plate-like lead, and a second through hole is formed in a second electrode part of a second plate-like lead. As a result, at the first electrode part of the first plate-like lead, one external terminal of the passive component can be coupled to the first electrode parts on both sides of the first through hole while being laid across the first through hole. Also, at the second electrode part of the second plate-like lead, the other external terminal of the passive component can be coupled to the second electrode parts on both sides of the second through hole while being laid across the second through hole. Accordingly, at central portions both in the longitudinal and width directions of the passive component, the passive component is surrounded by sealing members. As a result, thermal stress applied to jointing materials such as solder can be reduced, improving the reliability of the semiconductor device (semiconductor package). | 07-30-2009 |
20100140718 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device having a plurality of chips is reduced in size. In HSOP (semiconductor device) for driving a three-phase motor, a first semiconductor chip including a pMISFET and a second semiconductor chip including an nMISFET are mounted over each of a first tab, second tab, and third tab. The drains of the pMISFET and nMISFET over each tab are electrically connected with each other. Thus, two of six MISFETs can be placed over each of three tabs divided in correspondence with the number of phases of the motor, and they can be packaged in one in a compact manner. As a result, the size of the HSOP for driving a three-phase motor, having a plurality of chips can be reduced. | 06-10-2010 |
20110156274 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The present invention provides a semiconductor device capable of suppressing degradation in connection reliability due to the decrease in thickness of a conductive adhesive caused by the movement of a connecting plate in a semiconductor device to which a power transistor is mounted. A step is provided in the thin part of the connecting plate connected to a lead post to lock the connecting plate by contacting the step to the tip of the lead post. Alternatively, a groove is provided in the thin part of the connecting plate to lock the connecting plate by connecting the lead post to only the part of the connecting plate on the tip side from the groove. | 06-30-2011 |
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20110240962 | EPITAXIAL SUBSTRATE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - An epitaxial substrate for an electronic device having a Si single crystal substrate, a buffer as an insulating layer formed on the Si single crystal substrate, and a main laminated body formed by plural group III nitride layers epitaxially grown on the buffer, wherein a lateral direction of the epitaxial substrate is defined as an electric current conducting direction. The buffer including at least an initially grown layer in contact with the Si single crystal substrate and a superlattice laminate constituted of a superlattice multilayer structure on the initially grown layer. | 10-06-2011 |
20110298009 | EPITAXIAL SUBSTRATE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide an epitaxial substrate for an electronic device, in which a lateral direction of the substrate is defined as a main current conducting direction and a warp configuration of the epitaxial substrate is adequately controlled, as well as a method of producing the epitaxial substrate. Specifically, the epitaxial substrate for an electron device, including: a Si single crystal substrate; and a Group III nitride laminated body formed by epitaxially growing plural Group III nitride layers on the Si single crystal substrate, wherein a lateral direction of the epitaxial substrate is defined as a main current conducting direction, is characterized in that the Si single crystal substrate is a p-type substrate having a specific resistance value of not larger than 0.01 Ω·cm. | 12-08-2011 |
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20120223328 | GROUP III NITRIDE EPITAXIAL LAMINATE SUBSTRATE - A Group III nitride epitaxial laminate substrate comprising a substrate, a buffer and a main laminate in this order, wherein the buffer includes an initial growth layer, a first superlattice laminate and a second superlattice laminate in this order, the first superlattice laminate includes five to 20 sets of first AlN layers and second GaN layers, the first AlN layers and the second GaN layers being alternately stacked, and each one set of the first AlN layer and the second GaN layer has a thickness of less than 44 nm, the second superlattice laminate includes a plurality of sets of first layers made of an AlN material or an AlGaN material and second layers made of an AlGaN material having a different band gap from the first layers, the first and second layers being alternately stacked. | 09-06-2012 |
20120273759 | EPITAXIAL SUBSTRATE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - An epitaxial substrate for an electronic device, in which a lateral direction of the substrate is defined as a main current conducting direction and a warp configuration of the epitaxial substrate is adequately controlled, as well as a method of producing the epitaxial substrate. Specifically, the epitaxial substrate for an electron device, including: a Si single crystal substrate; and a Group III nitride laminated body formed by epitaxially growing plural Group III nitride layers on the Si single crystal substrate, wherein a lateral direction of the epitaxial substrate is defined as a main current conducting direction, is characterized in that the Si single crystal substrate is a p-type substrate having a specific resistance value of not larger than 0.01 Ω·cm. | 11-01-2012 |
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20080199179 | TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND SYSTEM STARTUP METHOD - An exemplary aspect of the invention is a transmitter for transmitting an optical signal, comprising a level comparing unit for measuring an input level of an entered optical signal, and determining whether the input level has exceeded a preset level and a controller for performing high-speed control of the level of an optical signal to be outputted when the input level exceeds the preset level. | 08-21-2008 |
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20120088851 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING POLYETHER POLYOL AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING RIGID FOAMED SYNTHETIC RESIN USING SAME - Provided is a process for producing a polyether polyol which can form low viscosity rigid foamed synthetic resins excellent in strength, dimensional stability and flame retardancy, can give a low viscosity polyol system solution containing water instead of HFCs as a blowing agent with good miscibility with isocyanate compounds and can form good rigid foamed synthetic resins by spraying. | 04-12-2012 |
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20120251727 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING RIGID OPEN-CELL FOAM - To provide a process capable of producing a light-weight rigid open-cell foam by a spraying method using mainly or solely water as a blowing agent, wherein a polyol system liquid is excellent in storage stability even when the blowing agent is used in a large amount, and the foam is excellent in dimensional stability without sagging and capable of forming a uniform thermal insulation layer having an excellent appearance for the purpose of constructing a whole constructions. | 10-04-2012 |
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20090135304 | DISPLAY DEVICE, IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided a display device equipped with a display unit, the display device including a receiving part for receiving a difference signal of a plurality of channels including an image signal and content identification information inserted in a blanking period and outputting the image signal and the content identification information; a light emission amount regulation part for setting a reference duty according to image information of the image signal; an adjustment part for adjusting so that an actual duty is within a predetermined range based on the reference duty and an adjustment signal and adjusting a gain of the image signal so that a light emission amount defined by the actual duty and the gain of the image signal becomes the same as the light emission amount defined by the reference duty; and an adjustment signal generation part for generating the adjustment signal based on the content identification information. | 05-28-2009 |
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20100284694 | OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND REPEATER - A repeater includes a variable optical attenuating unit that collectively attenuates WDM optical signal input, an optical-attenuation adjusting unit that adjusts attenuation in the variable optical attenuating unit, and an optical amplifying unit that collectively amplifies and outputs the WDM optical signal collectively attenuated, to a downstream side. An optical-attenuation adjusting unit includes an input level detector; an output level detector; an output-level transmitting unit that receives information of a signal level of WDM optical signal output by a repeater at an upstream side and transmits information of a signal level of the WDM optical signal detected by the output level detector to a repeater at a downstream side; and an attenuation amount controller that controls the variable optical attenuating unit by calculating an attenuation amount thereof based on information of a signal level detected by the input level detector and a signal level received by the output-level transmitting unit. | 11-11-2010 |
20120217823 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND POWER-SUPPLY NECESSITY DETERMINATION METHOD OF BRANCH DEVICE CONNECTED TO DISPLAY DEVICE - A branch device has a connector for connecting to a display device as a sink device. A pull-up resistor is connected between an internal power source in the branch device and a first terminal in the connector when power supply from the display device is not necessary for the branch device, and a short resistor is connected between the first terminal and a second terminal in the connector when power from the display device is necessary. An evaluation circuit determines whether or not the power has to be supplied from the display device to the branch device by evaluating a voltage appearing at the first terminal when the signal for determination is applied to the second terminal by comparing that voltage to two different reference voltages which are within a range higher than a GND voltage and lower than the voltage of a second internal power source of the device itself. | 08-30-2012 |
20130038795 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION APPARATUS AND RECEPTION METHOD - An AV system composed of an HD recorder and a display unit uses a communication interface of the HDMI. An HDMI source of the HD recorder transmits image data (image signal) in the form of differential signals to an HDMI sink of the display unit through three TMDS channels. The HDMI source inserts content identification information for the identification of the type of a content of image data to be transmitted into an AVI InfoFrame packet placed in a blanking period. A control section of the display unit controls operation of a display processing section which carries out a process for displaying for the image data based on the content identification information received by the HDMI sink and a display section for displaying an image. | 02-14-2013 |
20130039643 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An optical communication system including optical transmission systems each includes a transmission processing unit and a receiving processing unit, wherein the transmission processing unit includes an optical transmission unit that converts electric signals into optical signals, an auxiliary optical transmission unit that converts a part of the electric signals into an optical signal having a wavelength other than wavelengths of the optical signals generated by the optical transmission unit, and outputs the generated optical signal to a different transmission processing unit, and a wavelength multiplexing unit, and the receiving processing unit includes a wavelength demultiplexing unit, an optical receiving unit that converts the optical signals having the wavelengths of the optical signals generated by the optical transmission unit into electric signals, respectively, and an auxiliary optical receiving unit that converts the optical signal having the wavelength of the optical signal generated by the auxiliary optical transmission unit. | 02-14-2013 |
20140176800 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION APPARATUS AND RECEPTION METHOD - An AV system composed of an HD recorder and a display unit uses a communication interface of the HDMI. An HDMI source of the HD recorder transmits image data (image signal) in the form of differential signals to an HDMI sink of the display unit through three TMDS channels. The HDMI source inserts content identification information for the identification of the type of a content of image data to be transmitted into an AVI InfoFrame packet placed in a blanking period. A control section of the display unit controls operation of a display processing section which carries out a process for displaying for the image data based on the content identification information received by the HDMI sink and a display section for displaying an image. | 06-26-2014 |
20140369662 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION APPARATUS AND RECEPTION METHOD - An AV system composed of an HD recorder and a display unit uses a communication interface of the HDMI. An HDMI source of the HD recorder transmits image data (image signal) in the form of differential signals to an HDMI sink of the display unit through three TMDS channels. The HDMI source inserts content identification information for the identification of the type of a content of image data to be transmitted into an AVI InfoFrame packet placed in a blanking period. A control section of the display unit controls operation of a display processing section which carries out a process for displaying for the image data based on the content identification information received by the HDMI sink and a display section for displaying an image. | 12-18-2014 |
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20110092442 | Anticancer agent containing bl-angiostatin - An anticancer agent containing BL-angiostatin as an active ingredient; and a process for producing the same. Also a method for treating cancer comprising administering to a mammal a pharmaceutically effective amount of BL-angiostatin. | 04-21-2011 |
20120231888 | GAME CONTROL DEVICE, GAME PROGRAM, GAME CONTROL METHOD AND GAME SYSTEM - The game control device may include a storage unit, a first match-up executing unit, a character ability updating unit, and a second match-up executing unit. The storage unit stores an ability value of each player character. The first match-up executing unit executes a first match-up between two player characters in response to input of a communication terminal, and to determine a result of the first match-up based on the stored ability value of each player character. The character ability updating unit updates, based on the result of the first match-up, the ability values of the two player characters, and causes the storage unit to store the updated ability values. The second match-up executing unit executes a second match-up between player characters independently from the first match-up without input of the communication terminal, and determines a result of the second match-up based on the stored ability value of each player character. | 09-13-2012 |
20130184380 | Transparent Substrate - The present invention provides a formed article, or more specifically a transparent substrate, which effectively utilizes a natural stuff and which has a low linear expansion coefficient, a high light transmittance and an appropriate level of moisture permeability. The transparent substrate includes at least an oxidized polysaccharide and has a linear expansion coefficient of 50 ppm/° C. or less at 30-150° C. and a light transmittance of 70% or more at 660 nm. Its manufacturing method includes an oxidation process in which cellulose reacts with TEMPO or its derivatives as a catalyst to be oxidized in water under the presence of a co-oxidant, along with a fiberizing process in which the oxidized cellulose is fiberized in water to form a cellulose fiber, and a substrate-forming process in which a transparent substrate is formed from a cellulose dispersion liquid containing the cellulose fiber. | 07-18-2013 |
20130260143 | LAMINATED BODY - The invention makes it possible to use a coating liquid of a fine cellulose fiber (a natural material) and to form a coated layer which can be used as a various-functions layer such as a gas barrier layer and water vapor barrier layer etc. by achieving good adhesiveness and coatability of the coating liquid, and as a result, provides a laminated material in which temporal degradation of a substrate and the fine cellulose fiber layer is prevented. The laminated body includes a substrate, an anchor layer arranged on a surface the substrate, and a fine cellulose fiber layer containing a fine cellulose fiber having a carboxy group, wherein the anchor layer contains at least one resin having a carboxy group, sulfonate group, amino group or hydroxyl group. | 10-03-2013 |
20140017430 | LAMINATE, MANUFACTURING METHOD AND SHAPED CONTAINER - Provided is a laminate having at least a base material and a fine cellulose layer which includes fine cellulose having a carboxyl group, the laminate characterized in being obtained by laminating two or more of the fine cellulose layer. Also provided is a method for manufacturing a laminate, comprising the steps of (1) coating the base material with a liquid dispersion that includes fine cellulose having a carboxyl group, (2) forming a fine cellulose layer by drying the liquid dispersion used for coating, and (3) laminating fine cellulose layers by repeating steps (1) and (2). | 01-16-2014 |
20140199541 | LAMINATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND GAS BARRIER MATERIAL - A laminate having high adhesion between a fine cellulose layer and a base material, a method for producing the same, and a gas barrier material. The laminate is such that a fine cellulose layer containing fine cellulose having a carboxyl group is laminated on the base material, and a mixed layer in which the fine cellulose is mixed in the base material is further interposed between the base material and the fine cellulose layer. This laminate can be produced by coating the base material with a dispersion containing fine cellulose having a carboxyl group, swelling the base material with the thus coated dispersion, and drying the swollen base material and the coated dispersion. The laminate may also be produced by providing a swollen base material, coating the swollen base material with a dispersion containing fine cellulose having a carboxyl group, and drying the base material and the coated dispersion. | 07-17-2014 |
20140203219 | CARBON PARTICLE DISPERSION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A carbon particle dispersion having good dispersibility and dispersion stability, and a method for preparing same. The dispersion has, at least, carbon particles, a fibrous polysaccharide having carboxyl groups, and a dispersion medium. The method for preparing a dispersion includes the steps, in this order, of dispersing a polysaccharide having carboxyl groups in a dispersion medium to prepare a preparation solution containing fibrous polysaccharide and the dispersion medium, and dispersing carbon particles in the preparation solution to prepare a dispersion containing the fibrous polysaccharide, the carbon particles and the dispersion medium. | 07-24-2014 |
20140206798 | COMPOSITION FOR FILM FORMATION, LAMINATE, FILM, SHEET BASE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPOSITION FOR FILM FORMATION, AND METHOD FOR PREPARING A CELLULOSE DISPERSION - [Problem] To provide a composition for film formation comprising cellulose fibers, a layered inorganic compound, and a water-soluble polymer, which are each dispersed on nano level, a method for preparing a cellulose dispersion capable of forming a moisture-resistant film containing cellulose nanofibers, a gas-barrier laminate obtained by use of the dispersion, and a packaging material using the laminate. [Solution] A film-forming composition comprising at least cellulose fibers and a swollen inorganic compound is prepared. The method of preparing a cellulose dispersion comprises the steps of oxidizing cellulose, fibrillating the thus oxidized cellulose to prepare cellulose nanofibers, and adding a water-soluble polymer and inorganic particles to the dispersion containing the cellulose nanofibers. | 07-24-2014 |
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20090243467 | PHOSPHOR AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND PHOSPHOR-CONTAINING COMPOSITION, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY AND LIGHTING SYSTEM - To provide a phosphor having nearly spherical shapes, the phosphor has an elemental ratio represented by the formula below, and contains at least two kinds of Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, P, Cl, F, Br, I, Zn, Ga, Ge, In, Sn, Ag, Au, Pb, Cd, Bi and Ti. | 10-01-2009 |
20100090585 | PHOSPHOR, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, PHOSPHOR-CONTAINING COMPOSITION, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, AND DISPLAY AND ILLUMINATING DEVICE - To provide a phosphor that stably shows high emission intensity and brightness as well as superior temperature characteristics, under excitation by near-ultraviolet light, the phosphor contains an alkaline-earth metal aluminate and has a crystal phase comprising an alkali metal element and, in that crystal phase, the rate of substituted Eu (europium) to the number of sites which can be substituted with Eu of the crystal phase is 25% or higher and the ratio of the alkali metal element to the number of sites which can be substituted with Eu of the crystal phase is 3% or lower. | 04-15-2010 |
20110182072 | PHOSPHOR, PRODUCTION METHOD OF PHOSPHOR, PHOSPHOR-CONTAINING COMPOSITION, AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - To provide an alkaline-earth metal halogen phosphor that has high luminescent characteristics even when used with an excitation light source that emits light of the near-ultraviolet region, a phosphor-containing composition and a light emitting device using the phosphor, and a display and an illuminating device using the light emitting device, | 07-28-2011 |
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20110244729 | AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN NEIGHBORING CONNECTORS - A connector for a first wiring board of a first module type apparatus and a second wiring board of a second module type apparatus, the connector providing electrical connection between the first wiring board of the first module type apparatus and the second wiring board of the second module type apparatus when the first module type apparatus and the second module type apparatus are engaged with each other, the connector includes a housing; a first terminal; and a second terminal. | 10-06-2011 |
20130090021 | CONNECTION MEMBER, SOCKET MODULE, SOCKET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CONNECTION MEMBER - A connection member to be inserted into a through-hole of a socket module that is electrically connected between an electronic component and a substrate, the connection member includes: a first end portion that is connected to the electronic component; a second end portion that is connected to the substrate; a plurality of upper flexure portions that correspond to projections of a waveform arranged near the electronic component; and a plurality of lower flexure portions that correspond to projections of the waveform arranged near the substrate; wherein the connection member is a single conductor member with elasticity and is formed in the shape of the waveform. | 04-11-2013 |
20130316595 | CONNECTOR AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING THE CONNECTOR - A connector includes a plug connector including a projecting part and a plurality of plug electrodes, each plug electrode includes a first surface and a second plug surface that are substantially parallel to each other, and a jack connector including a plurality of jack electrodes, each jack electrode contacts to one of the plug electrodes when the plug connector is engaged with the jack connector, that includes a first jack contact part that contacts with the first plug surface, a second jack contact part that contacts with the second plug surface, and a third jack contact part that contacts with the projecting part. The projecting part is configured to exert a force to the third jack contact part to move the first jack contact part toward the first plug surface when engaging the plug connector and the jack connector. | 11-28-2013 |
20130344714 | CONTACT DEVICE, SOCKET DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A contact device that electrically connects a first substrate and a second substrate. The contact device includes: a contact that has electrical conductivity and elasticity, the contact including a first terminal that is contactable with a first pad provided on the first substrate and a second terminal that is contactable with a second pad provided on the second substrate, the first terminal and the second terminal being biased in a direction spreading a distance therebetween; and a sheet that has flexibility and heat dissipation, and holds the contact so that the first terminal is arranged opposite to one surface of the sheet and the second terminal is arranged opposite to another surface of the sheet. | 12-26-2013 |
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20140087605 | CONTACT MEMBER - A contact member includes first and second bent portions provided between a joining part to be joined to a first board and a contacting part to come into contact with a second board, a first contact part to come into contact with the second bent portion when the first bent portion is caused to bend by the pressing of the contacting part by the second board, a second contact part to come into contact with the first bent portion when the second bent portion is caused to bend by the pressing of the contacting part by the second board after the first contact part comes into contact with the second bent portion, and a third contact part to come into contact with the first board by the pressing of the contacting part by the second board after the second contact part comes into contact with the first bent portion. | 03-27-2014 |
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20100198493 | CAR, WALKING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF DETERMING SHAPE OF WHEEL - A car having a rotatable wheel, the car being able to run by rotating the wheel, the car having a leg used by the car for walking, and an attitude stabilization section for stabilizing an attitude of the car. | 08-05-2010 |
20100230186 | CAR - A car includes a car body having a bottom portion, a wheel that is rotatable, and a supporting member for supporting the wheel, the supporting member being provided to the bottom portion. At least eight pairs of the wheel and the supporting member are provided. The supporting member has a first supporting portion for supporting the wheel rotatably, a second supporting portion for supporting the first supporting portion so that a direction of the wheel supported by the first supporting portion can be changed, and a turning portion that is rotatable about a rotation axis with its axial direction along a direction orthogonal to the bottom portion, the turning portion being provided to the bottom portion. The turning portion supports the second supporting portion so that a distance between the wheel and the bottom portion can be changed, and a position of the wheel can be moved by a rotation of the turning portion in a state that the distance is maintained. | 09-16-2010 |
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20090172946 | SUSPENSION COIL SPRING - A suspension coil spring, when assembled to a suspension device, in which a spring reaction axis is positioned coincident with or sufficiently close to a load input axis, and the design and manufacture of coil springs are facilitated. Namely, A suspension coil spring ( | 07-09-2009 |
20130116470 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ACETIC ACID - A production process of acetic acid comprises a reaction step for continuously allowing at least one member selected from the group consisting of methanol, dimethyl ether, and methyl acetate to react with carbon monoxide in a catalyst system comprising a rhodium catalyst, an iodide salt, and methyl iodide in the presence of acetic acid and water in a plant compromising a reactor | 05-09-2013 |
20130261334 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ACETIC ACID - A process for producing acetic acid by: a reaction step for continuously allowing methanol to react with carbon monoxide in the presence of a catalyst system comprising a metal catalyst, an ionic iodide, and methyl iodide in a carbonylation reactor, a flash distillation step for continuously feeding a flasher with a reaction mixture from the reactor and evaporating a volatile component at least containing product acetic acid, methyl acetate, and methyl iodide by flash distillation to separate the volatile component and a liquid catalyst mixture at least containing the metal catalyst and the ionic iodide, and an acetic acid collection step for separating a stream containing acetic acid from the volatile component to collect acetic acid; wherein, in the flash distillation step, the flash distillation is conducted under the condition that the concentration of methyl acetate in the liquid catalyst mixture is not less than 0.6% by weight. | 10-03-2013 |
20130281735 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ACETIC ACID - Acetic acid is produced while inhibiting increased concentrations of hydrogen iodide and acetic acid in an acetaldehyde distillation column. | 10-24-2013 |
20130303800 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ACETIC ACID - A process for stably producing high-purity acetic acid while efficiently removing acetaldehyde is provided. | 11-14-2013 |
20130310603 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ACETIC ACID - Acetic acid is produced while inhibiting an increased concentration or production of hydrogen iodide in a carbonylation reactor or corrosion of the carbonylation reactor. | 11-21-2013 |
20150025270 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ACETIC ACID - A production process of acetic acid according to the present invention inhibits concentration of hydrogen iodide and improves a liquid-liquid separation of an overhead from a distillation column. Acetic acid is produced by distilling a mixture containing hydrogen iodide, water, acetic acid and methyl acetate in a first distillation column ( | 01-22-2015 |
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20110281573 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING DEVICES - A connected-device-information managing unit that obtains connection information that is predetermined information for connection from a connected device as a communication counterpart, holds it, and, when a communication process is completed normally, holds a parameter value used in the communication process as normal connection information which is a part of the connection information for each connected device, and a hands-free controller that performs a communication process based on the connection information. When a communication process is started with a device that normal connection information has been already stored in the connected-device-information managing unit, the hands-free controller sets a parameter based on the normal connection information to perform the communication process. | 11-17-2011 |
20120020835 | Microchip - A microchip having a substrate, a cover member joined to one surface of the substrate, and a flow path formed on at least one of joined surfaces of the substrate and the cover member, wherein the microchip includes: a well which is an first opening for communicating into the flow path with a surface opposite to the joined surface of the substrate and is arranged on the substrate; and a chimney which is a member arranged so as to project from the surface opposite to the joined surface of the substrate and has an second opening which communicating into the well, wherein a liquid rise prevention section is formed in the chimney to prevent the liquid from rising to a top portion of the chimney. | 01-26-2012 |
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20100040362 | Imaging apparatus - An imaging apparatus includes: an apparatus body having a substantially box-like shape and having an imaging lens provided on the front side; and a cover member including a sliding portion slidably supported on the front surface of the apparatus body, a pivotal portion pivotally supported at a side portion of the apparatus body and including a standing piece that faces the front surface of the apparatus body, and a connecting portion that connects the standing piece to the sliding portion, wherein causing the standing piece to face the front surface of the apparatus body produces a lens blocking state in which the imaging lens is blocked, whereas causing the standing piece to stand on the front surface of the apparatus body not only forms a grip formed of the pivotal portion and the connecting portion but also produces a lens unblocking state in which the imaging lens is unblocked. | 02-18-2010 |
20110069275 | Glasses for image viewing - Glasses of present invention includes a frame portion which includes an opening through which an image displayed on a displaying device is viewed with bilateral eyes, a temple portion configured to be capable of being opened and closed against the frame portion and which includes spring material capable of being inelastically deformed, a movable portion arranged at one of the temple portion and the frame portion and which contacts to the other of the temple portion and the frame portion when the temple portion is opened to the maximum while the contacting position is movable, and a contacting portion which is arranged at the other of the temple portion and the frame portion and which contacts to the movable portion when the temple portion is opened to the maximum and varies the maximum open amount of the temple portion corresponding to movement of the movable portion. | 03-24-2011 |
20120069294 | IMAGE VIEWING GLASSES - A glasses-type shutter holder may include left and right temple parts connected respectively to left and right frame end parts of frame. The left and right temple parts may be foldable respectively with respect to the left and right frame end parts in accordance with movement, for each frame end part and temple part pair, of a contact position at which a movement part provided with one of the temple part and the frame end part of the pair is in contact with a contact part of the other of the temple part and the frame end part of the pair. For each of the pairs, the contact part is in contact with the movement part when the temple part is unfolded to a maximum degree, and a maximum degree of opening of the temple part is varied in accordance with the movement of the movable part. | 03-22-2012 |
20120257126 | GLASSES FOR IMAGE VIEWING - Glasses of present invention includes a frame portion which includes an opening through which an image displayed on a displaying device is viewed with bilateral eyes, a temple portion configured to be capable of being opened and closed against the frame portion and which includes spring material capable of being inelastically deformed, a movable portion arranged at one of the temple portion and the frame portion and which contacts to the other of the temple portion and the frame portion when the temple portion is opened to the maximum while the contacting position is movable, and a contacting portion which is arranged at the other of the temple portion and the frame portion and which contacts to the movable portion when the temple portion is opened to the maximum and varies the maximum open amount of the temple portion corresponding to movement of the movable portion. | 10-11-2012 |
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20090066412 | CLASS-D AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT - A class-D amplifier circuit of one aspect includes a gain controller, a pulse-width modulator, an output driver, and a drive controller. The gain controller selectively amplifies an analog input signal according to a level control signal, and outputs a corresponding gain-adjusted analog input signal. The pulse-width modulator converts the gain-adjusted analog input signal into a pulse signal. The output driver includes a plurality of output driver circuits which generate an amplified pulse signal corresponding to the pulse signal output by the pulse-width modulator. The drive controller selectively disables a subset of the plurality of output driver circuits according to the level control signal. | 03-12-2009 |
20090218958 | DISPLAY PANEL DRIVE APPARATUS - A display panel drive apparatus which can keep display brightness constant, thus preventing the occurrence of unevenness in brightness. The drive apparatus includes a current controlling voltage generating circuit to generate a current control voltage. The drive apparatus also includes a plurality of output drivers to supply brightness pulses whose amplitude is decided based on the current control voltage respectively onto data lines of a display panel in synchronization with a clock signal. The drive apparatus also includes a clock generating circuit to generate a pulse signal of a pulse period based on the current control voltage as the clock signal. | 09-03-2009 |
20130346254 | PROJECT INTERMEDIARY DEVICE AND PROJECT INTERMEDIARY METHOD - A project intermediary device is connected to a contractee terminal and a contractor terminal in a manner capable of communication. The project intermediary device includes an order information management unit, a product checking unit, and product transmission unit. The order information management unit acquires and manages order information for a project transmitted from the contractee terminal. The product checking unit checks whether or not a product, transmitted from the contractor terminal, for the order information satisfies predetermined criteria. The product transmission unit transmits the product to the contractee terminal when it is determined by the product checking unit that the predetermined criteria are satisfied. | 12-26-2013 |
20140234823 | ASSIGNMENT SHARING DEVICE, ASSIGNMENT SHARING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An assignment sharing device includes an assignment-related information storage unit configured to store assignment-related information including assignment information, challenger identification information, assignment approval information, and assignment achievement status information; an assignment information receiving unit configured to receive the assignment information and so forth; an assignment-related information accumulating unit configured to accumulate the assignment information and so forth as a single piece of assignment-related information; an assignment information transmitting unit configured to transmit corresponding assignment information to a challenger; an assignment approval receiving unit configured to receive assignment identification information identifying an assignment approved by the challenger; an assignment approving unit configured to set assignment approval information; and an assignment result information receiving unit configured to receive assignment result information, which is information regarding an execution result of an assignment represented by the assignment information corresponding to the set assignment approval information. | 08-21-2014 |
20150081386 | MEDIATION DEVICE, MEDIATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A mediation device according to the present application includes a task reception unit, a deliverable reception unit, a calculation unit, and a measures unit. The task reception unit receives work including one or more dummy questions from an order terminal used by an orderer. The deliverable reception unit receives deliverables of the work including answers to the dummy question from a plurality of acceptor terminals used by a plurality of acceptors. The calculation unit calculates some answer state of the dummy question included in the deliverables received by a second reception unit. The measures unit executes predetermined measures according to the answer state calculated by a calculation unit. | 03-19-2015 |
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20110068986 | ANTENNA DEVICE - A mechanism of an antenna for positioning, which is mounted on a measuring vehicle to measure locations of geographic features on and the side of roads and to collect road map information, and which is capable of highly-reliable measurement even when the vehicle is travelling, is realized. The antenna for positioning according to the present invention includes a positioning antenna to receive radio waves from a positioning satellite, a column, to the upper end of which the antenna is attached, and a cylindrical plate to cover the longitudinal direction of the column, wherein by use of the plate, a problem with the strength of the column to hold the positioning antenna is solved by reducing a lift force acting on the positioning antenna while the vehicle is travelling, and further, wind noise is reduced, and a cable is prevented from being damaged. | 03-24-2011 |
20140173951 | LUGGAGE TAG - A luggage tag which can be easily operated for attachment of the luggage tag to a luggage is provided. A luggage tag includes a surface sheet and a peel-off sheet, and a customer's copy is provided on one end portion of the surface sheet via a separation slit. A peel-off region is provided on one end portion of the peel-off sheet via a peel-off slit. When winding the luggage tag on a handle of a luggage in a loop fashion, an attaching portion to be adhered to the peel-off sheet is covered with the peel-off region, and the customer's copy is adhered to the peel-off region. A folding line is provided on the peel-off region, and when the peel-off region is folded along the folding line, an adhesive layer of the customer's copy is exposed outside. | 06-26-2014 |
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20100126377 | PORPHYRAZINE COLORING MATTER AND INK CONTAINING THE SAME - The present invention relates to an ink composition containing a phthalocyanine coloring matter represented by the following formula (1): | 05-27-2010 |
20100279082 | Porphyrazine Coloring Matter And Ink Composition Containing The Same - The present invention relates to a porphyrazine coloring matter represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof | 11-04-2010 |
20100309246 | TRISAZO COMPOUND, INK COMPOSITION, PRINTING METHOD AND COLORED PRODUCT - The present invention relates to a trisazo compound represented by the following formula (1): | 12-09-2010 |
20110007110 | INK COMPOSITION AND TEXTILE PRINTING METHOD USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a reactive dye ink exhibiting excellent ejection stability when used in a printer having an inkjet head for commercial use which requires a high-viscosity ink. The reactive dye ink has excellent storage stability and excellent fixability to textiles. Specifically disclosed is an ink composition containing at least one reactive dye serving as a coloring matter, which also contains water and a compound represented by formula (1) and having an average molecular weight of 340-2,200. (1) | 01-13-2011 |
20130249994 | INK SET FOR INKJET RECORDING, RECORDING METHOD, AND COLORED BODY USING SAME - A dye ink set for ink jet recording, which has a wide color gamut, particularly for the hue range of magenta, blue, and cyan, and which has good ejection stability properties. The ink set includes ink compositions of two colors, a magenta ink composition and a cyan ink composition which contain a dye, water, and a water-soluble organic solvent, and the magenta ink composition contains a compound represented by formula (1) below or a salt thereof. | 09-26-2013 |
20130328979 | INK SET FOR INKJET RECORDING, RECORDING METHOD, AND COLORED MATERIAL PRODUCED USING THE INK SET - An ink set for inkjet recording, which has excellent water resistance and light resistance in the hue range of yellow-orange-magenta. The ink set includes two-color ink compositions, i.e., a) a magenta ink composition and b) an yellow ink composition, each of which includes a dye, water and a water-soluble organic solvent, wherein the magenta ink composition a) contains a compound produced by sulfonating a compound represented by the formula (1), a salt of the compound, or a mixture thereof as a coloring agent. | 12-12-2013 |
20140299020 | WATER-BASED BLACK INK COMPOSITION, INKJET RECORDING METHOD USING SAME, AND COLORED BODY - A water-based black ink composition which, when used in inkjet recording and writing tools, can provide recorded matter that exhibits excellent color development, light fastness, resistance to ozone gas, moisture and water, and accommodation characteristics to a sensor, and excellent solubility and therefore can be stably stored in the form of a recording fluid; and an inkjet recording method and a colored body, using the same. The water-based black ink composition contains C.I. Acid Black 2 as a colorant component. The inkjet recording method uses the water-based black ink composition, while the colored body is a body colored with the water-based black ink composition. | 10-09-2014 |
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20110172017 | GAME MACHINE, GAME PROGRAM, AND GAME MACHINE CONTROL METHOD - [Problems] To provide a game machine comprising a controller including an acceleration sensor therein, personifiable and treatable as a mascot by using an information output function and expressiveness, and exhibiting an improved capability of entertaining the user gaming. | 07-14-2011 |
20130217452 | GAME SYSTEM, GAME CONTROL METHOD, GAME DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An exemplary embodiment sets the game background image with surface objects (bricks, coins, item closed box baffles, monsters, and the like) arranged therein in the middle of the tennis court within a virtual space for executing a tennis game containing the motion of hitting the tennis ball according to an operation by the player, and scrolls the surface objects arranged in the game background image. Then, there is provided an effect corresponding to the type of the surface object (benefit object, the hit map switching object, scoring object, or the like) arranged in a position of the game background image, where the tennis ball shot in response to a player-operation has reached. | 08-22-2013 |
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20100227866 | TETRAHYDROISOQUINOLIN-1-ONE DERIVATIVE OR SALT THEREOF - [Problems] To provide a pharmaceutical, in particular a compound which can be used as a therapeutic agent for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). | 09-09-2010 |
20110063900 | MAGNETIC MEMORY - According to one embodiment, a magnetic memory includes a magnetoresistive element includes a fixed layer whose magnetization direction is fixed, a recording layer whose magnetization direction is variable and a nonmagnetic layer disposed between the fixed layer and the recording layer. A direction of a read current is set to a first direction in a case where an expression of MR ratio ≧|I | 03-17-2011 |
20110269744 | Benzazepine Compound - [Problem] Provided is a compound which is useful as an agent for treating or preventing 5-HT | 11-03-2011 |
20130012496 | BENZAZEPINE COMPOUND - Provided is a compound which is useful as an agent for treating or preventing 5-HT | 01-10-2013 |
20130059837 | BENZAZEPINE COMPOUND - Provided is a compound which is useful as an agent for treating or preventing 5-HT | 03-07-2013 |
20140058100 | TETRAHYDROISOQUINOLIN-1-ONE DERIVATIVE OR SALT THEREOF - To provide a pharmaceutical, in particular a compound which can be used as a therapeutic agent for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). It was found that a tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-one derivative having an amide group at the 4-position or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof has an excellent bombesin 2 (BB2) receptor antagonistic action. It is also found that the tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-one derivative is highly effective on bowel movement disorders. From the above, the tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-one derivative of the present invention is useful as a therapeutic agent for diseases associated with a BB2 receptor, in particular IBS. | 02-27-2014 |
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20110309960 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS FOR TEST APPARATUS - A power supply apparatus is provided for a test apparatus configured to supply a power supply signal to a DUT. An A/D converter performs analog/digital conversion of an analog observed value that corresponds to a power supply signal so as to generate a digital observed value. A digital signal processing circuit generates, by means of digital processing, a control value adjusted such that the digital observed value received from the A/D converter matches a predetermined reference value. A D/A converter performs digital/analog conversion of the control value, and supplies the resulting value to the DUT as the power supply signal. A digital signal processing circuit is configured to be capable of changing the content of its signal processing. | 12-22-2011 |
20120146597 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS - A load capacitor is connected to a power supply terminal of a DUT. A current detection unit detects an output current output from a power supply apparatus. A nonlinear control unit controls its output amount so as to provide a balance between an amount of charge with which the load capacitor is charged or discharged in a first period, from a first timing at which a change occurs in a load current that flows into the power supply terminal of the DUT until a second timing at which the load current matches the output current, and an amount of charge with which the load capacitor is charged or discharged in a second period, from the second timing until a third timing at which the control operation ends. | 06-14-2012 |
20120218004 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS FOR TEST APPARATUS - A first A/D converter converts an analog observed value, which corresponds to a power supply signal supplied to a power supply terminal of a DUT, into a digital observed value. By means of digital calculation processing, a digital signal processing circuit generates a control value that is adjusted such that the digital observed value matches a predetermined reference value. A first D/A converter supplies, via a power supply line to the power supply terminal of the DUT, an analog power supply signal obtained by performing digital/analog conversion of the control value. A load estimating unit applies a test signal containing a predetermined frequency component via the power supply line to a node via which the power supply terminal is to be connected, and generates a control parameter for the digital signal processing circuit according to the test signal and the observed signal. | 08-30-2012 |
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20090080921 | Image forming apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes a latent image bearing body that bears a latent image, a charging member applied with a charging voltage and configured to charge a surface of the latent image bearing body, a developer bearing body applied with a developing voltage and configured to develop the latent image with a developer, a developer regulating member applied with a regulating-member-application voltage and configured to form a layer of the developer on the developer bearing body, and a voltage switching unit configured to switch the regulating-member-application voltage. In a non-image-forming period, the voltage switching unit switches the regulating-member-application voltage from a voltage set for an image forming period to a different voltage. | 03-26-2009 |
20090297177 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An image forming device includes an imaging apparatus configured to form an image according to image data and to maintain information associated with performance of the imaging apparatus, a replaceable member that is mounted in the imaging apparatus and used for forming an image, a consumed amount calculation unit configured to calculate a usage value of the replaceable member, and a notification control unit configured to control a replacement notification. Wherein the notification control unit controls a timing of the replacement notification based on the usage value calculated by the consumed amount calculation unit and the information associated with performance of the imaging apparatus. | 12-03-2009 |
20100196040 | Image forming device - An image forming device having an detachable image forming unit that has an image carrier and an opening that exposes a part of the surface of the image carrier includes a determination unit that determines a cleaning time for the image carrier; and a rotation control unit that rotates the image carrier by a rotation unit that is less than or equal to a width of the opening, during the cleaning time. | 08-05-2010 |
20120230734 | IMAGE FORMATION UNIT AND IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - An image formation unit includes an image carrier, a developer carrier configured to supply developer to the image carrier to form a developer image on the image carrier, first and second developer supply members configured to supply the developer to the developer carrier, a first developer container room configured to contain therein the developer and accommodating therein the first developer supply member, and a second developer container room configured to contain therein the developer and accommodating therein the second developer supply member. | 09-13-2012 |
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20090050852 | Metal Oxide Particle-Containing Polysiloxane Composition and Method for Producing Same - The metal oxide fine particle-containing polysiloxane composition of the present invention is obtained by mixing (A) metal oxide fine particles with (B1) polyfunctional polysiloxane obtained by allowing alkoxy-terminated polyfunctional polysiloxane (b1) represented by the following average compositional formula (1): R | 02-26-2009 |
20090093579 | OXIDE PARTICLE-CONTAINING POLYSILOXANE COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The oxide fine particle-containing polysiloxane composition of the present invention is obtained by mixing (A) silicon oxide fine particles and/or metal oxide fine particles with (B) polyfunctional polysiloxane in an organic solvent in the presence of a basic compound, an acidic compound or a metal chelate compound and thereby dispersing the oxide fine particles (A) in the organic solvent. In the oxide fine particle-containing polysiloxane composition, the oxide fine particles are highly dispersed in the organic solvent without using phosphoric acid or the like having an organic group of 6 or more carbon atoms or a compound having an oxyalkylene group. A polysiloxane-based cured product obtained from such an oxide fine particle-containing polysiloxane composition has excellent transparency and is hardly yellowed even at high temperatures. | 04-09-2009 |
20120107930 | METHOD FOR INDUCING DIFFERENTIATION OF EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS OR ARTIFICIAL PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS - Differentiation of a large number of embryonic stem cells or artificial pluripotent stem cells such as induced pluripotent stem cells can be readily induced by the following method. A substrate surface having a cell non-adhesive region on the periphery of a cell adhesive region is used, and
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20120214225 | CELL INCUBATOR AND INCUBATION CONDITION MONITORING SYSTEM - A cell incubator includes: a culture cell accommodating section which accommodates cells to be cultured and a culture solution; and an RFID tag which is attached to the culture cell accommodating section and which is configured to transmit predetermined information to a communicating apparatus in response to reception of a signal that is wirelessly transmitted from the communicating apparatus. | 08-23-2012 |
20120214250 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING PH OF SOLUTION - A method of measuring a pH of a solution includes: emitting light beams of two wavelengths from one side of a measuring region of a solution into which an indicator is mixed, while pulsating the solution in the measuring region; receiving at least one of transmitted light beams and reflected light beams of the emitted light beams on the other side of the measuring region, while pulsating the solution in the measuring region; obtaining absorbances of the two wavelengths based on the received at least one of the transmitted light beams and the reflected light beams; obtaining an absorbance ratio from the obtained absorbances ; and calculating a pH value of the solution based on the obtained absorbance ratio and an absorbance ratio/pH value correspondence database which is previously stored. | 08-23-2012 |
20120252110 | CELL CULTURE APPARATUS - A cell culture apparatus includes: an isolator in which a sterile space accommodating a cell incubator filled with a culture solution containing cells to be cultured is disposed; a sampling unit configured to sample the culture solution in the cell incubator; a delivery flow path through which an inside of the sterile space and an outside of the sterile space communicate with each other, the delivery flow path configured to limit a flow in the delivery flow path to a direction that is directed from the inside of the sterile space toward the outside of the sterile space; and a culture solution delivering section configured to deliver the sampled culture solution to the outside of the sterile space via the delivery flow path. | 10-04-2012 |
20120253692 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING PH OF MEDIUM SOLUTION - A pH measuring method includes: illuminating a medium solution, which includes: a first material; and a second material, with a plurality of light beams, which includes: a first light beam, a wavelength of which corresponds to a first absorption peak; a second light beam, a wavelength of which corresponds to a second absorption peak or a second convergence point; a third light beam, a wavelength of which corresponds to a third absorption peak or a third convergence point; and a fourth light beam, a wavelength of the fourth light beam at which an absorbance of at least one of the first and second materials is converged irrespective of a pH; receiving transmitted or reflected light beams of the first to fourth light beams; measuring absorbances at the wavelengths of the received light beams respectively; and calculating a pH of the medium solution based on the absorbances. | 10-04-2012 |
20130028813 | Cell Isolation Instrument - A cell isolation instrument includes: a first container which has an opening in an upper portion; a filtration member which defines at least a part of a lower portion of the first container; an isolation member which is movably housed in the first container to collide with a tissue, thereby isolating cells; and a second container which houses the first container in a manner that the first container can be taken out. | 01-31-2013 |
20130051969 | TOOL FOR TRANSFERRING MEMBRANOUS TISSUE, KIT AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING MEMBRANOUS TISSUE - Disclosed herein is a tool, a kit, and associated method for transferring a membranous tissue composed of cells derived from a living body. The tool can include a first sheet-like supporting member disposed on one side of the membranous tissue in a wet state, and a second sheet-like supporting member disposed on the other side of the membranous tissue in a wet state. The first supporting member and the second supporting member can be configured to entirely hold the membranous tissue, such that a frictional force between the first supporting member and the membranous tissue is larger than a frictional force between the second supporting member and the membranous tissue. | 02-28-2013 |
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20140056859 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MYOCARDIAL SHEET FROM EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS - The present invention provides a method for producing a myocardial sheet using a group of cells derived from embryonic stem cells. This method is characterized by mixing Flk/KDR positive cells, cardiomyocytes, endothelial cells, and mural cells, all derived from embryonic stem cells, and culturing the mixed cells. Furthermore, the myocardial sheet can be used as a therapeutic agent for heart diseases since VEGF is released from the sheet. | 02-27-2014 |
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20080292619 | Pharmaceutical Composition Containing Meltrin Antagonist - Mainly concerning the pharmaceutical field, it is intended to exert an inhibitory effect on the function of meltrin α of promoting the differentiation of adipocytes by preparing a compound serving as an antagonist to meltrin α (for example, an antisense inhibiting the expression of a meltrin α gene or an anti-meltrin α antibody capable of inhibiting the physiological activity of meltrin α) and administering the same. By employing such a meltrin α antagonist as described above as the active ingredient, it becomes possible to provide a preventive/remedy which is efficacious against fatness, obesity or various diseases caused by obesity or relating thereto such as diabetes. | 11-27-2008 |
20100197407 | Game apparatus, server apparatus, program, and recording medium - An object of the present invention is to provide a game server that can simulate the sensation of competing in a game against an actually existing specific person. The game server of the present invention offers a plurality of options for the actions that gamer A can select in game scenes that change along with the progress of a soccer game. The options include dribble (long), dribble (short), pass in front of the player, pass to the foot of the player, wait, and shoot. The action patterns of gamer A are stored for each game scene by counting the number of times each option is selected. The game server refers to the stored action patterns when playing against another gamer B. This configuration makes it possible for the gamer B to have a virtual experience as if he were competing with the gamer A. | 08-05-2010 |
20120036845 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL APPARATUS FOR WORK MACHINE - A hydraulic pump driven by an engine, a hydraulic actuator, and a negative control circuit are provided on an open center hydraulic circuit, for guiding the hydraulic pressure in the center bypass to the hydraulic pump, as a negative control pressure. A negative control pressure control device controls the negative control pressure to an arbitrary value is also provided. The pump characteristic of the hydraulic pump is set such that the discharge flow rate is minimized when the negative control pressure in the negative control circuit is equal to or greater than a first predetermined pressure. Furthermore, an idling detection device that detects whether the hydraulic actuator is in a non-operated state or not is provided. The negative control pressure is forcefully controlled to the first predetermined pressure or higher when the non-operating state is detected. | 02-16-2012 |
20120057044 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing method generates first developed image data by correcting first image data with use of a white balance correction value corresponding to flash light, generates second developed image data by correcting the first image data with use of a second white balance correction value corresponding to external light, calculates a combining ratio of each block based on a flash component and an external light component of each of blocks into which the first image data is divided, and combines the first developed image data and the second developed image data according to the calculated combining ratio. | 03-08-2012 |
20120057045 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention generates first developed image data by correcting image data with use of a first white balance correction value corresponding to a first light source, generates second developed image data by correcting the image data with use of a second white balance correction value corresponding to a second light source, calculates a color evaluation value of each of blocks by adding and averaging color evaluation values of pixels in the image data for each of the divided blocks, calculates a combining ratio based on a difference between the calculated color evaluation value of each of the blocks and a color evaluation value of white under the second light source, and combines the first developed image data and the second developed image data according to the calculated combining ratio. | 03-08-2012 |
20130057726 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus determines a first white balance correction value corresponding to a first light source and a second white balance correction value corresponding to a second light source, determines a third white balance correction value by using a correction amount corresponding to a predetermined region detected in captured image data, and combines first image data determined based on the first white balance correction value and second image data generated based on the third white balance correction value. | 03-07-2013 |