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20110014193 | HUMANIZED ANTI-HUMAN ALPHA 9-INTEGRIN ANTIBODY - The present invention provides a humanized anti-human α9 integrin antibody having improved activity and/or property as compared to donor mouse anti-human α9 integrin antibody, namely, a humanized anti-human α9 integrin antibody comprising a heavy-chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence shown by SEQ ID NO: 1 or the amino acid sequence shown by SEQ ID NO: 1 wherein one or several amino acids are substituted, deleted, inserted and/or added and a light-chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence shown by SEQ ID NO: 61 or the amino acid sequence shown by SEQ ID NO: 61 wherein one or several amino acids are substituted, deleted, inserted and/or added, as well as a means for preventing or treating various diseases involving human α9 integrin in their pathogenesis, which uses the antibody. | 01-20-2011 |
20110014213 | HUMAN ANTI-ALPHA 9 INTEGRIN ANTIBODY - The present invention provides a human anti-α9 integrin antibody or an antibody fragment which specifically recognize human α9 integrin and mouse α9 integrin, inhibit interaction with their ligands, particularly, the antibody or antibody fragment which recognize loop regions of human and mouse α9 integrins, a gene encoding the antibody or antibody fragment, a recombinant expression vector containing the gene, a transformant harboring the gene, production method of human anti-α9 integrin antibody or antibody fragment using the transformant, and an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of rheumatoid arthritis which contains the antibody or antibody fragment. | 01-20-2011 |
20110059077 | HUMANIZED ANTI-HUMAN ALPHA 9-INTEGRIN ANTIBODY - The present invention provides a humanized anti-human α9 integrin antibody having improved activity and/or property as compared to a donor mouse anti-human α9 integrin antibody, namely, a humanized anti-human α9 integrin antibody containing a heavy-chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence shown by SEQ ID NO:11 and a light-chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence shown by SEQ ID NO:17, a humanized anti-human α9 integrin antibody containing a heavy-chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence shown by SEQ ID NO:13 and a light-chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence shown by SEQ ID NO:17, a humanized anti-human α9 integrin antibody containing a heavy-chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence shown by SEQ ID NO:15 and a light-chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence shown by SEQ ID NO:9, and a means for the prophylaxis or treatment of various diseases involving human α9 integrin in the pathogenesis, which uses the antibody. | 03-10-2011 |
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20140241699 | CONTENT PLAYBACK INFORMATION ESTIMATION APPARATUS AND METHOD AND PROGRAM - A content playback information estimation apparatus, for estimating a state on playback of content, that is provided between a distribution server and a terminal in a system in which the distribution server distributes the content to the terminal via a network and the terminal plays the content, the content playback information estimation apparatus including: a unit configured to obtain packet data distributed from the distribution server to the terminal and to store the packet data in a storage unit; a unit configured to estimate a data amount in a buffer of the terminal based on obtained packet data; and a unit configured to estimate a state on playback at each time of the content in the terminal by comparing the estimated data amount with a predetermined threshold. | 08-28-2014 |
20150074177 | USER EXPERIENCED QUALITY ESTIMATION APPARATUS, TERMINAL BOTTLENECK DETERMINATION APPARATUS, SIMILAR OPERATION EXTRACTION APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM - A user experienced quality estimation apparatus for estimating a user experienced waiting time of an application in an user terminal, includes: a data reception unit configured to obtain, as estimation target logs, a duration time of each process of data obtaining, script execution and screen rendering performed in an estimation target period in the user terminal, and to store the estimation target logs in a received log storage unit; a log exclusion unit configured to read out the estimation target logs from the received log storage unit, and output logs from which logs having data duration time shorter than a predetermined short time process threshold or longer than a predetermined long time process threshold are excluded; a quantization unit configured to calculate, as multiplicity, the number of processes in a timeslot of a constant time length for the logs output from the log exclusion unit; and a continuous region extraction unit configured to extract a continuous region from data quantized by the quantization unit. | 03-12-2015 |
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20080227232 | Method for manufacturing display device - An object is to provide a display device that can be manufactured by improvement of use efficiency of a material and simplification of a manufacturing process. A light absorbing layer is formed, an insulating layer is formed over the light absorbing layer, the light absorbing layer and the insulating layer are selectively irradiated with laser light, an irradiated region in the insulating layer is removed to form an opening in the insulating layer, and a conductive film is formed in the opening so as to be in contact with the light absorbing layer. The conductive film is formed in the opening so as to be in contact with the light absorbing layer, which is exposed, so that the light absorbing layer and the conductive layer can be electrically connected with the insulating layer interposed therebetween. | 09-18-2008 |
20080267245 | Beam homogenizer, laser irradiation apparatus, and method for manufacturing semiconductor device - The present invention is to provide a beam homogenizer, a laser irradiation apparatus, and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, which can suppress the loss of a laser beam and form a beam spot having homogeneous energy distribution constantly on an irradiation surface without being affected by beam parameters of a laser beam. A deflector is provided at an entrance of an optical waveguide or a light pipe used for homogenizing a laser beam emitted from a laser oscillator. A pair of reflection planes of the deflector is provided so as to have a tilt angle to an optical axis of the laser beam, whereby the entrance of the optical waveguide or the light pipe is expanded. Accordingly, the loss of the laser beam can be suppressed. Moreover, by providing an angle adjusting mechanism to the deflector, a beam spot having homogeneous energy distribution can be formed at an exit of the optical waveguide. | 10-30-2008 |
20090291569 | LASER IRRADIATION METHOD AND LASER IRRADIATION APPARATUS - The present invention is to provide a laser irradiation technique for irradiating the irradiation surface with the laser beam having homogeneous intensity distribution using a cylindrical lens array without being affected by the intensity distribution of the original beam. A laser beam emitted from a laser oscillator is divided by two kinds of cylindrical lens arrays into a plurality of beams, which are two kinds of linear laser beams with their energy intensity distribution inverted each other, and the two kinds of linear laser beams are superposed in a minor-axis direction. This can form the linear laser beam having homogeneous intensity distribution on the irradiation surface. | 11-26-2009 |
20100048036 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND LASER IRRADIATION APPARATUS - It is an object to achieve continuous crystal growth without optical interference using a compact laser irradiation apparatus. A megahertz laser beam is split and combined to crystallize a semiconductor film. At this point of time, an optical path difference is provided between the split beams to reduce optical interference. The optical path difference is set to have a length equivalent to the pulse width of the megahertz laser beam or more and less than a length equivalent to the pulse repetition interval; thus, optical interference can be suppressed with a very short optical path difference. Therefore, laser beams can be applied continuously and efficiently without energy deterioration. | 02-25-2010 |
20100301026 | Manufacturing Method of Semiconductor Device and Laser Processing Apparatus - In a manufacturing process of a semiconductor device, a manufacturing technique and a manufacturing apparatus of a semiconductor device which simplify a lithography step using a photoresist is provided, so that the manufacturing cost is reduced, and the throughput is improved. An irradiated object, in which a light absorbing layer and an insulating layer are stacked over a substrate, is irradiated with a multi-mode laser beam and a single-mode laser beam so that both the laser beams overlap with each other, and an opening is formed by ablation in part of the irradiated object the irradiation of which is performed so that both the laser beams overlap with each other. | 12-02-2010 |
20110170198 | BEAM HOMOGENIZER, LASER IRRADIATION APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The present invention is to provide a beam homogenizer, a laser irradiation apparatus, and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, which can suppress the loss of a laser beam and form a beam spot having homogeneous energy distribution constantly on an irradiation surface without being affected by beam parameters of a laser beam. A deflector is provided at an entrance of an optical waveguide or a light pipe used for homogenizing a laser beam emitted from a laser oscillator. A pair of reflection planes of the deflector is provided so as to have a tilt angle to an optical axis of the laser beam, whereby the entrance of the optical waveguide or the light pipe is expanded. Accordingly, the loss of the laser beam can be suppressed. Moreover, by providing an angle adjusting mechanism to the deflector, a beam spot having homogeneous energy distribution can be formed at an exit of the optical waveguide. | 07-14-2011 |
20110183500 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MEMORY ELEMENT, LASER IRRADIATION APPARATUS, AND LASER IRRADIATION METHOD - A method for rapidly performing laser irradiation in a desired position as laser irradiation patterns are switched is proposed. A laser beam emitted from a laser oscillator is entered into a deflector, and a laser beam which has passed through the deflector is entered into a diffractive optical element to be diverged into a plurality of laser beams. Then, a photoresist formed over an insulating film is irradiated with the laser beam which is made to diverge into the plurality of laser beams, and the photoresist irradiated with the laser beam is developed so as to selectively etch the insulating film. | 07-28-2011 |
20110255172 | LASER IRRADIATION APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A deflecting mirror which deflects a laser beam emitted from a laser oscillator, a transfer lens, a cylindrical lens array which divides the laser beam having passed through the transfer lens into a plurality of laser beams, and a condensing lens which superposes the laser beams formed in the cylindrical lens array are included. The following formula is satisfied: 1/f=1/(a+b)+1/c, when: “a” is a distance between an emission opening of the laser oscillator and the deflecting mirror; “b” is a distance between the deflecting mirror and the transfer lens; “c” is a distance between the transfer lens and an incidence plane of the cylindrical lens array; and “f” is a focal length of the transfer lens. | 10-20-2011 |
20110304920 | LASER IRRADIATION METHOD AND LASER IRRADIATION APPARATUS - The present invention is to provide a laser irradiation technique for irradiating the irradiation surface with the laser beam having homogeneous intensity distribution using a cylindrical lens array without being affected by the intensity distribution of the original beam. A laser beam emitted from a laser oscillator is divided by two kinds of cylindrical lens arrays into a plurality of beams, which are two kinds of linear laser beams with their energy intensity distribution inverted each other, and the two kinds of linear laser beams are superposed in a minor-axis direction. This can form the linear laser beam having homogeneous intensity distribution on the irradiation surface. | 12-15-2011 |
20130084691 | BEAM HOMOGENIZER, LASER IRRADIATION APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The present invention is to provide a beam homogenizer, a laser irradiation apparatus, and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, which can suppress the loss of a laser beam and form a beam spot having homogeneous energy distribution constantly on an irradiation surface without being affected by beam parameters of a laser beam. A deflector is provided at an entrance of an optical waveguide or a light pipe used for homogenizing a laser beam emitted from a laser oscillator. A pair of reflection planes of the deflector is provided so as to have a tilt angle to an optical axis of the laser beam, whereby the entrance of the optical waveguide or the light pipe is expanded. Accordingly, the loss of the laser beam can be suppressed. Moreover, by providing an angle adjusting mechanism to the deflector, a beam spot having homogeneous energy distribution can be formed at an exit of the optical waveguide. | 04-04-2013 |
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20090208238 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND METHOD - An image forming device that uses only one temperature sensor to detect temperatures of the recording sheet and a rotation member for fixing, and can perform the temperature adjustment control carefully in detail during the image forming operation. The CPU 61 performs the temperature adjustment control 1 by executing the temperature adjustment program 64 | 08-20-2009 |
20100232826 | COOLING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - In an image formation state, to cool a recording sheet on a route from a fixer to a paper ejection roller, a blast fan assumes a first position restrained by a first fixture. Also, in another state, to cool a recording sheet on the catch tray, the blast fan assumes a second position restrained by a second fixture. To transition from the image formation state to another state, the blast fan sends a strong blast in a reverse direction from the normal blast direction. A bias is generated on the blast fan due to the resulting reactive force, the blast fan becomes free from the restraint of the first fixture, and shifts from the first position to the second position. Conversely, to transition from another state to the image formation state, a strong blast is sent in the same direction as the normal blast direction, and the blast fan shifts from the second position to the first position. | 09-16-2010 |
20100290795 | TONER CONCENTRATION SENSOR AND TONER CONCENTRATION CONTROL METHOD - In this toner concentration sensor, as the magnetic permeability of a two-component developer | 11-18-2010 |
20110222895 | IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMATION SYSTEM, AND OUTPUT CONTROL METHOD - An image formation apparatus is connectable to a post processing apparatus for performing a post process to a sheet. The image formation apparatus includes: a power source for outputting a voltage to a first load and a second load, the first load being provided in the image formation apparatus and being involved in image formation, the second load being provided in the post processing apparatus and being involved in the post process; a power source controller for increasing the output voltage of the power source during an operation of the second load; and a load controller for controlling an operation of the first load such that an output of the first load falls within a predetermined range during the operation of the second load. | 09-15-2011 |
20110229183 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE FOR PROCESSING JOBS TO BE EXECUTED BY IMAGE FORMING DEVICE INCLUDING FIXING UNIT - An image processing device processes jobs to be executed by an image forming device incorporating a fixing unit. The image processing device receives a plurality of jobs. Based on an attribute of each of the plurality of jobs, the image processing device determines, out of the plurality of jobs, at least one job for which fixing can be performed after heating of the fixing unit is stopped and for which fixing is performed after fixing for another job is finished. The image processing device reorders the processing of the plurality of jobs so that fixing is performed for the at least one job after the fixing for the other job is finished. In this way, an image processing device and a method of controlling an image processing device can be provided where power consumption can be reduced. | 09-22-2011 |
20110274456 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a fixing device having a heater, a signal generator for generating a prescribed cyclic signal in conformity with a waveform of an AC power supply applied to the heater, and a controller for controlling power feed to the heater. The controller determines whether a cycle of the prescribed cyclic signal becomes shorter than a prescribed period or not. When the controller has determined that the cycle has become shorter than the prescribed period, the controller controls power feed to the heater under phase control and when the controller has determined that the cycle has not become shorter than the prescribed period, the controller controls power feed to the heater under zero crossing control. | 11-10-2011 |
20120128386 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CONTROLLING OPERATION NOISE VOLUME - An image forming apparatus has a moving part that operates for forming an image on recording paper. When an instruction to make a transition to a silent mode is input to an input unit, first control is executed so that operation noise of the moving part is reduced. When an instruction to cancel the silent mode is input to the input unit, second control is executed so that the operation noise of the moving part is increased stepwise to return to the state before the first control. | 05-24-2012 |
20130259496 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus calculates a positional deviation in the main and sub-scanning directions for each color by forming registration patterns in two arrays along a sub-scanning direction on an image carrier. Each registration pattern in one array is paired with an identical registration pattern in the other array. A first sensor has: a light-emitting element irradiating one registration pattern in a pair; a photodetector for regular reflection light; and a photodetector for diffuse reflection light. A second sensor has: a light-emitting element irradiating the other one in the pair; and a photodetector for regular reflection light. The relative positions of a pair of registration patters calculated using the respective sensors are corrected so as to reduce the positional deviation between the calculated positions by the amount of offset deviation estimated occur between positions detected by the respective sensors when the registration patterns are without positional deviation. | 10-03-2013 |
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20140294413 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - After a toner image is transferred from a photoreceptor to an intermediate transfer belt, a surface of the photoreceptor is destaticized by a static eraser including a plurality of light emitting elements arranged in an axial direction of the photoreceptor. A first density sensor and a second density sensor for detecting densities of toner applied to the intermediate transfer belt are provided at a position where a large quantity of light from the static eraser is applied to the photoreceptor surface and a position where a small quantity of light from the static eraser is applied to the photoreceptor surface. In a case where a density difference between the detected toner densities exceeds a predetermined threshold value, a destaticization controller carries out an additional destaticizing operation by the static eraser. | 10-02-2014 |
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20090162233 | ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR - An electric compressor ( | 06-25-2009 |
20090162234 | VANE-TYPE COMPRESSOR - A vane-type compressor includes: a cylinder block; a rotor rotating within the cylinder block; vane slots provided on the rotor; vanes each provided slidably within each of the vane slots; coil springs provided within the vane slots for pushing the vanes; guide pins each provided along each of the coil springs and directly fixed on the vanes or the rotor; and guide holes each provided for each of the guide pins and formed on the rotor or the vane. The guide holes are formed on the vanes in case where the guide pins are directly fixed on the rotor. Alternatively, the guide holes are formed on the rotor in case where the guide pins are directly fixed on the vanes. The compressor prevents chattering of the vanes and also prevents a complex structure and cost rise. | 06-25-2009 |
20120224986 | ROTARY VANE COMPRESSOR - A rotary vane compressor includes a cylinder chamber having an ellipsoidal inner wall shape, a rotor rotatably provided in the cylinder chamber, a vane held in the rotor so as to contact with an inner wall surface of the cylinder chamber along with a rotation of the rotor, a vane slot provided on the rotor and offset on a reverse rotational side of the rotor from a radial line passing over a rotational center of the rotor, and a controller for controlling a rotation of the rotor. The controller reversely rotates the rotor for a predetermined time upon activating the compressor. According to the compressor, chattering can be prevented by surely protruding the vane from the vane slot without providing extra parts. In addition, the vane can be produced with easy working processes at low cost. | 09-06-2012 |
20120269670 | VANE COMPRESSOR - A vane compressor includes a cylinder block, a cylinder chamber having an ellipsoidal inner wall, a rotor whose outer circumferential surface is provided with vane slots formed thereon, a drive source for the rotor, and vanes housed in the vane slots, respectively. The rotor is rotated by the drive source while the vanes are protruded from the vane slots by backpressure generated in backpressure spaces in the vane slots to contact end edges of the vanes with the inner wall of the cylinder chamber. The compressor further comprises a stop mechanism that makes the rotor stopped at a predetermined rotational position where a difference between a total volume of the backpressure spaces when operated and a total volume of the backpressure spaces when stopped becomes minimum. According to the compressor, chattering can be prevented without extra workings on the vanes or the rotor and without providing extra parts. | 10-25-2012 |
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20130011281 | ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN GAS COMPRESSOR - A horizontal type electrically driven gas compressor includes an electric motor installed in a suction chamber of a housing, a gas compression mechanism section installed in the housing and driven by the electric motor, a sucked refrigerant guide path for guiding a refrigerant from the suction chamber to the gas compression mechanism section, and a lubricating oil supply path for supplying a lubricating oil, which has been collected and stagnated in a bottom portion of the suction chamber, to the sucked refrigerant guide path, the lubricating oil supply path fluidly connecting the sucked refrigerant guide path and the bottom portion of the suction chamber at the position of the bottom portion of the suction chamber. | 01-10-2013 |
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20140112817 | VANE COMPRESSOR - A rotor of a vane compressor includes vanes that reciprocates in vane slots, coil springs that urge the vanes, and guide members each having a press-in end pressed into the vane and an accommodated end and inserted into the coil spring. When an outer diameter of the guide member is a, an inner diameter of the coil spring is b1, an outer diameter thereof is b2, and an inner diameter an accommodation hole for the coil spring is c, (b1−a)<(c−b2) is satisfied. A diameter of an end (a first contact portion) of the coil spring on a side of the accommodated end is larger than a diameter of another end (a second contact portion) thereof on a side of the press-in end. According to the compressor, contacts between the accommodation hole and the guide member can be prevented without high accuracy forming of the accommodation hole. | 04-24-2014 |
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20150132168 | GAS COMPRESSOR - A compressor ( | 05-14-2015 |
20150147213 | GAS COMPRESSOR - A gas compressor includes at least two first and second discharge ports ( | 05-28-2015 |
20150147216 | GAS COMPRESSOR - A compressor body ( | 05-28-2015 |
20150152870 | ELECTRIC COMPRSSOR AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR - An electric compressor and a method for assembling the same include: an electric motor unit including a stator fixed to a housing by a press-fitting to an inner peripheral wall of the housing and a rotor rotatably arranged inside the stator; a compression unit configured to be driven by a rotational drive force of the electric motor unit and compress a coolant; and a guide member attached to an outer periphery of the stator and having a guiding curved surface portion configured to guide the press-fitting of the stator to the inner peripheral wall of the housing. | 06-04-2015 |
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20160131378 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - An air conditioning system includes an electrically run air conditioner with a compressor, a storage battery that charges and supplies electric power, a demand receiver, an air-conditioning controller, and a charging controller controlling charging of the storage battery. The demand receiver receives a demand pertaining to a power consumption of the air conditioner during a predetermined period. The air-conditioning controller stores operation-associated information pertaining to operation of the air conditioner and controls the air conditioner. The air-conditioning controller causes the air conditioner to perform precooling and/or reduce the power consumption of the air conditioner in the predetermined period based on the demand and an amount of charge of the storage battery. The charging controller control the charging of the storage battery so that the storage battery reaches, at the start of the predetermined period, a state of charge determined based on the demand and the operation-associated information. | 05-12-2016 |
20160131379 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - An air conditioning system includes an air conditioner run by electric power, a storage battery, a demand receiver, an air-conditioning controller and a control selector. The storage battery charges electric power and supplies stored electric power to the air conditioner. The demand receiver receives a demand pertaining to a power consumption of the air conditioner during a predetermined period. The air-conditioning controller performs air-conditioning restriction control, which is preset when there is a need to restrict operation of the air conditioner in order to satisfy the demand, even when electric power is supplied from the storage battery to the air conditioner in the predetermined period. The control selector enables selection of the air-conditioning restriction control from among a plurality of control patterns. | 05-12-2016 |