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20100288007 | ROLLING MILL AND ROLLING METHOD FOR FLAT PRODUCTS OF STEEL - The object is to eliminate the difference in offset of work rolls at the upper and lower and left and right of the rolling mill occurring in the kiss roll state of the zero point adjustment work before rolling or during rolling and eliminate the problem of warping of the flat products or meander or camber due to the thrust force acting between the work rolls and backup rolls. | 11-18-2010 |
20110000271 | ROLLING MILL AND ROLLING METHOD FOR FLAT PRODUCTS OF STEEL - The object is to strictly eliminate the difference in offset of work rolls at the upper and lower and left and right of the rolling mill occurring in the kiss roll state before rolling or during rolling and eliminate the problem of warping of the flat products or meander or camber due to the thrust force acting between the work rolls and backup rolls. | 01-06-2011 |
20140076018 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STEEL SHEET - A method for manufacturing a steel sheet of the invention includes a hot-rolling process in which a steel material is hot-rolled using a finishing mill so as to obtain a hot-rolled steel sheet; and a cooling process in which the hot-rolled steel sheet is cooled. The hot-rolling process includes a target steepness-setting process in which a target steepness of the edge wave shape is set based on first correlation data indicating a correlation between a steepness of the edge wave shape of the hot-rolled steel sheet and a temperature standard deviation Y; and a shape-controlling process in which operation parameters of the finishing mill are controlled so as to match the steepness of the edge wave shape with the target steepness. | 03-20-2014 |
20140283573 | ROLLING APPARATUS FOR FLAT-ROLLED METAL MATERIALS - A rolling apparatus for flat-rolled metal materials including a pair of upper and lower work rolls | 09-25-2014 |
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20140354847 | IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD OF DETECTING FLICKER, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING UNIT - An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging device configured to convert light into an electric signal and to output the electric signal; an exposure control section configured to variably control an exposure period of the imaging device with use of an electronic shutter; and a flicker detection section configured to detect a flicker based on variation in an output signal from the imaging device when speed of the electronic shutter is varied from relatively-high speed to relatively-low speed. | 12-04-2014 |
20150062412 | EXPOSURE CONTROLLER, EXPOSURE CONTROL METHOD, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus, including circuitry configured to cause an aperture diaphragm to move from a first diaphragm position to a second diaphragm position within a first exposure period. The circuitry is further configured to cause the aperture diaphragm to then move from the second diaphragm position to the first diaphragm position within the first exposure period or a second exposure period. The first and second exposure periods are used to capture different images. | 03-05-2015 |
20150181095 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND EXPOSURE CONTROL SYSTEM - There is provided a control device including a control unit configured to perform exposure control of a first pixel group and exposure control of a second pixel group independently of each other, the first pixel group and the second pixel group being disposed in a single imaging surface. The control unit controls gain or an exposure time of the first pixel group and gain or an exposure time of the second pixel group independently of each other. | 06-25-2015 |
20150181096 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL SYSTEM - There is provided a control device that controls exposure of a first pixel group and a second pixel group disposed in a single imaging surface. The control device performs exposure control of the second pixel group independently of exposure control of the first pixel group in accordance with a designated focus position. | 06-25-2015 |
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20090254696 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF OPERATION FOR SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - The semiconductor IC has a nonvolatile memory including twin cells, a selector, and a sense circuit. When complementary data are written into a pair of nonvolatile memory cells of each twin cell, the pair of nonvolatile memory cells is set to be in a written state where one cell of the pair is set to one of low and high threshold voltages, and the other is set to the other threshold voltage. When non-complementary data are written into a pair of nonvolatile memory cells, for example, the memory cells both take the low threshold voltage and are made blank. The selector includes switching elements. During the blank-check action, switching elements of the selector are controlled to ON state. Then, the first total current of the twin cells forced to flow into the first input terminal of the sense circuit commonly is compared with the reference signal on the second input terminal, whereby whether the twin cells have been written or blank can be detected at a high speed. As to a semiconductor nonvolatile memory such that complementary data are written into memory cells in memory cell pairs, the blank-check time can be shortened. | 10-08-2009 |
20100232232 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - This invention is to reduce the number of memory gate drivers, while lessening the number of times of disturb occurrence in a memory array configuration that implements writing in small byte units. A memory array comprises a plurality of sub-arrays, MG transfers, SL drivers, and CG drivers. Each sub-array includes a plurality of memory gate lines, control gate lines, source lines, and bit lines. Memory cells are arranged in positions of intersections of these lines. The control gate lines, CG drivers, source lines, and SL drivers are common to the sub-arrays, whereas the memory gate lines and MG buffer circuits are provided for each sub-array. Thereby, the units in which data is written are decreased and adverse effects of disturb are reduced without increasing the circuit size of the memory array. | 09-16-2010 |
20140203345 | NON-VOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A non-volatile semiconductor memory device is proposed whereby voltage can be more flexibly set in accumulating electric charges into a selected memory cell transistor in comparison with a conventional device. In a non-volatile semiconductor memory device ( | 07-24-2014 |
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20080209950 | Processing Method for Glass Substrate, Processed Glass Product and Stress Applying Apparatus - A processing method for glass substrate of the present invention includes: applying heat and external force to a glass substrate and then cooling it down to thereby form a compression stressed part having a different etching rate from that of other parts with respect to an etching reagent to be used, on the surface of the glass substrate and in the vicinity thereof; and performing chemical etching using the etching reagent on the glass substrate having the compression stressed part formed thereon, so as to form a relief on the surface of the glass substrate. | 09-04-2008 |
20120196983 | METHOD OF PRODUCING THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION AND THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSTION - A thermoplastic resin composition and a method of producing the thermoplastic resin composition are provided. The thermoplastic resin composition has an excellent balance of flexibility, heat resistance, and abrasion resistance, and has an excellent moldability. The method includes the steps of heating in which a heat-processed product is heated at a maximum heating temperature of 327° C. or higher, the heat-processed product being obtained by heat-processing a mixture containing the thermoplastic resin and the PTFE particles; and cooling in which the heat-processed product is cooled at a cooling speed of 10° C./min or slower to 293° C. from the maximum heating temperature after the step of heating. | 08-02-2012 |
20150241206 | SHAPE MEASURING METHOD AND DEVICE - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a shape inspection device that improves, without making the device larger, durability and measurement precision by measuring a plurality of points with a single distance sensor. The present invention provides a shape measuring device that measures the shape of an object to be measured and that comprises: a distance sensor that calculates the distance to the object to be measure by irradiating a measurement light toward the object to be measured and detecting the reflected light from the object to be measured; a separating unit that separates the measurement light from the distance sensor into a plurality of measurement light rays to be irradiated onto a plurality of measuring points; and a selecting unit that selects, from the plurality of measurement light beams separated by the separating unit, the measurement light to irradiate the object to be measured. | 08-27-2015 |
20160131473 | Shape Measuring Method and Device - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a shape measuring device and method, wherein the separation of light from one distance sensor increases measurement precision without increasing the size of the device. The present invention provides “a shape measuring device comprising: a distance sensor that radiates a laser toward a measurement target and detects the reflected light so as to calculate the distance to a measurement point; a separation unit that separates the light from the distance sensor into a plurality of light rays; a rotation unit that rotates the distance sensor and the measurement target relative to each other; and a data processing unit that integrates measurement results obtained from the distance sensor for the distances to a plurality of measurement points.” | 05-12-2016 |
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20100252237 | HEAT TRANSPORT DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND HEAT TRANSPORT MANUFACTURING METHOD - A heat transport device includes a working fluid, an evaporation portion, a condenser portion, a flow path portion, a concave portion, and a protrusion portion. The evaporation portion causes the working fluid to evaporate from a liquid phase to a vapor phase. The condenser portion communicates with the evaporation portion, and causes the working fluid to condense from the vapor phase to the liquid phase. The flow path portion causes the working fluid condensed in the condenser portion to the liquid phase to flow to the evaporation portion. The concave portion is provided on at least one of the evaporation portion and the flow path portion, in which the liquid-phase working fluid flows. The protrusion portion is made of nanomaterial protruding from an inner wall side surface of the concave portion such that the protrusion portion partially covers an opening surface of the concave portion. | 10-07-2010 |
20100307722 | HEAT TRANSPORT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a heat transport device including the steps of stacking a first plate, a capillary member, and a second plate by interposing the capillary member between the first plate and the second plate, the first plate and the second plate constituting a container of a heat transport device configured to transport heat using phase change in a working fluid; and diffusion-bonding the first plate and the second plate while deforming the second plate to create an internal space in the container for storing the capillary member. | 12-09-2010 |
20110005724 | HEAT TRANSPORT DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND HEAT TRANSPORT DEVICE - [Object] To provide a heat transport device manufacturing method and a heat transport device that has a high hermeticity and is manufactured without increasing a load applied at a time of performing diffusion bonding. | 01-13-2011 |
20110157446 | IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND SENSOR DEVICE - An image sensor is provided. The image sensor includes a photoelectric conversion portion including a light receiving element; and a well region defined by a wall structure that is formed integrally on the photoelectric conversion portion, wherein the well region is positioned to correspond to the light receiving element of the photoelectric conversion portion. An image sensor device and methods of manufacture are also provided. | 06-30-2011 |
20110253345 | HEAT TRANSPORTATION DEVICE PRODUCTION METHOD AND HEAT TRANSPORTATION DEVICE - [Object] To provide a low-cost production method for a heat transportation device with which efficient production with a small number of steps is possible. | 10-20-2011 |
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20100046633 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, CONTENT REPRODUCTION METHOD, CONTENT REPRODUCTION PROGRAM, CONTENT REPRODUCTION SYSTEM, AND SERVER THEREFOR - A communication terminal, includes: a communicator, configured to transmit and receive data to and from a server storing video contents; an accumulator, configured to accumulate a plurality of partial streams extracted from different time positions within the video contents received through the communicator as asynchronous streams; a decoder, configured to decode at least one of the asynchronous streams and synchronous streams that are not extracted as the asynchronous streams from the video contents, the synchronous streams being streaming-distributed from the server; and a controller, configured to acquire streams having time position information before and after a reproduction time position of the at least one of the asynchronous streams and the synchronous streams decoded by the decoder while the at least one of the asynchronous streams and the synchronous streams are reproduced on the display, and control the display to display the acquired streams after the reproduction. | 02-25-2010 |
20110008043 | OPTICAL ACCESS NETWORK, REMOTE UNIT, OPTICAL COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION PROGRAM - The present invention is to provide an optical access network in which a remote unit receives an optical burst signal. A central unit (OLT) transmits a DC-balanced optical continuous signal including packets having identification information for identifying each remote unit (ONU) to an optical switching module (OSM). The optical switching module (OSM) receives the DC-balanced optical continuous signal from the central unit (OLT), optically switches the packets based on the identification information, and transmits a DC-balanced optical burst signal including the packets to the remote unit (ONU). The remote unit (ONU) receives the DC-balanced optical burst signal and acquires the packets transmitted to the remote unit (ONU). | 01-13-2011 |
20130223537 | Video Bit Stream Transmission System - In distribution of high definition video signals in which it is possible to freely move viewing regions, systems and methods allow for determining viewing movement without dependence on user operation. In at least one embodiment, a video region of an input video signal is divided into a specified number of regions, and generates a plurality of video signals corresponding to each of the divided regions. The plurality of video signals are encoded to generate a plurality of video bit streams that are stored in a video bit stream group storage section. A video bit stream is extracted from the storage section based on the viewpoint movement information, and a transmission video bit stream is transmitted to a receiving unit. Viewpoint movement information is determined in order to specify a region for viewing from among the video regions. The viewpoint information is determined regardless of user instruction, based on specified data. | 08-29-2013 |
20140269929 | Byte Alignment Device and Byte Alignment Method - Byte alignment on a bit stream includes replacing adjustment coefficient sequences, that are high-frequency components within quantized block coefficient sequences with predetermined base coefficient sequences. A bit quantity that is to be increased for byte alignment is calculated based on code amount of a bit stream that has been acquired by subjecting the block coefficient sequences, that are the adjustment coefficient sequences that have been replaced with base coefficient sequences, to variable length encoding. Appropriate adjustment coefficient sequences that will replace the base coefficient sequences are searched based on bit quantity that is to be increased. The retrieved adjustment coefficient sequences are then inserted into high frequency components corresponding to base coefficient sequences. | 09-18-2014 |
20150127846 | Encoding System and Encoding Method for Video Signals - Joined streams can be generated by devising an encoding method for a video tile stream, while limiting load on the server. After a video signal that is the subject of encoding has been received, a tile stream is generated by encoding the video signal using appropriate prediction reference information. The video tile stream that has been obtained by encoding is output. Here, encoding of the video information utilizes a restricted prediction reference information method or a fixed prediction reference information method, so that errors caused by inconsistencies in prediction relationship of a signal do not arise even if streams, formed by each MB line of a frame of the video tile stream, are arbitrarily connected. At the time of connecting tile streams, it is possible to avoid inconsistencies in prediction information written into a stream determined at the time of encoding. | 05-07-2015 |
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20090129708 | PLASTIC ZIPPER HAVING PREVENTING FUNCTION AGAINST UNFAIRLY UNSEALING, AND THE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING APPARTUS THEREOF - In a plastic zipper | 05-21-2009 |
20100154180 | METHOD FOR SUPPLUING SLIDERS - A slider is provided with an outer guide which closes a zipper by sliding movement of the slider and an inner guide which opens the zipper by the sliding movement and which is formed revolvable on the outer guide, and a method for supplying sliders is provided wherein the sliders are not entangled with each other and are not clogged when they are supplied under a condition wherein the inner guide is revolved to the outside. The slider | 06-24-2010 |
20110103717 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HERMETIC PLASTIC ZIPPER AND A HERMETIC PLASTIC ZIPPER - A method of continuously manufacturing a hermetic plastic zipper wherein the plastic zipper has a readily peelable plastic layer prolonging in a lengthwise direction of the plastic zipper, the readily peelable plastic layer is welded using ultrasonic wave so that the peeling intensity of the welded portion is within a certain range, the method is characterized in that while the engaging portions are brought into a engaged state, the portion of the plastic zipper where the readily peelable plastic layer exists is inserted between an ultrasonic horn and an anvil, and the readily peelable layer is welded by using ultrasonic wave under a condition wherein the distance L between the ultrasonic horn and the anvil is uniformly held at an distance of H≧L≧0.85H wherein H stands for a maximum thickness of the plastic zipper under the engaged state. | 05-05-2011 |
20110158561 | PLASTIC BAG BODY HAVING A PLASTIC ZIPPER WITH A SLIDER EQUIPPED THEREWITH AND ADDED THERETO A PREVENTIVE FUNCTION AGAINST UNFAIRLY UNSEALING, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A plastic bag body having a preventive function against unfairly unsealing and having a plastic zipper with a slider equipped therewith is provided by which hermetic sealing can be kept, and which can be produced mechanically and successively at an excellent productivity. In a bag body comprising a bag made of two plastic films | 06-30-2011 |
20120197295 | BIOABSORBABLE SUTURE - A bioabsorbable suture according to the present invention is characterized in that the suture is manufactured from monofilaments or multifilaments spun from a spinning raw solution containing one or two or more component(s) selected from the group consisting of chitin, chitosan, and derivatives thereof and a degrading enzyme for the component(s), and the degrading enzyme exists on a surface of the suture and in the suture. | 08-02-2012 |
20150131927 | PLASTIC BAG BODY HAVING A PLASTIC ZIPPER WITH A SLIDER EQUIPPED THEREWITH AND ADDED THERETO A PREVENTIVE FUNCTION AGAINST UNFAIRLY UNSEALING, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A plastic bag body having a preventive function against unfairly unsealing and having a plastic zipper with a slider equipped therewith is provided by which hermetic sealing can be kept, and which can be produced mechanically and successively at an excellent productivity. In a bag body comprising a bag made of two plastic films, both ends of which are welded, and having plastic zipper with a slider at an opened portion of the bag, a cover film rides astride and covers top portions of the plastic slider, under a condition wherein the plastic zipper is closed, and of the plastic zipper, except for a welded portion located opposite to the slider of the bag body, at least one lower end of the cover film extending for full width of the bag body, and the plastic film, the lower ends of the cover film and the flange portions are welded together. | 05-14-2015 |
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20120229116 | VOLTAGE REGULATOR - According to one embodiment, a voltage regulator includes an output transistor, a voltage detector, a controller, and a discharge circuit. The output transistor is connected between a power supply terminal and an output terminal. The voltage detector is connected between the output terminal and a ground terminal. The voltage detector is configured to divide an output voltage between the output terminal and the ground terminal according to an inputted voltage switching signal and generates a first voltage on the ground terminal side and a second voltage having a polarity the same as a polarity of the first voltage and having an absolute value lower than or equal to an absolute value of the first voltage. The controller is configured to detect a difference between the first voltage and a reference voltage and control the output transistor. | 09-13-2012 |
20120268089 | LEVEL SHIFTER, CONTROLLER, AND DC-TO-DC CONVERTER - According to one embodiment, a level shifter includes a current generator, a current switch, and a protection circuit. The current generator is connected between a first high potential terminal and a first low potential terminal and configured to generate a first current at a first output line. The current switch is connected between a second high potential terminal and a second low potential terminal. The current switch is configured to receive the first current with a higher current supply capacity than the current generator and pass the first current or cut off the first current in accordance with an input signal. The protection circuit is connected to the first output line between the current generator and the current switch. The protection circuit is configured to limit an electric potential of the first output line. | 10-25-2012 |
20120313600 | SWITCHING CIRCUIT AND DC-TO-DC CONVERTER - According to one embodiment, a switching circuit includes a high-side switch, a rectifier, and a driver. The high-side switch is connected between a high potential terminal and an output terminal. The rectifier is connected between the output terminal and a low potential terminal, forward direction of the rectifier is a direction from the low potential terminal to the output terminal. The driver is connected between the high potential terminal and the output terminal. The driver switches a high-side switch ON based on a high-side control signal. The driver switches the high-side switch OFF when a first short detector detects shorts of the output terminal with the low potential terminal after a first period longer than a backward recovery time of the rectifier until the high-side control signal changing. | 12-13-2012 |
20130038307 | SWITCHING CIRCUIT AND DC-TO-DC CONVERTER - According to one embodiment, a switching circuit includes a high-side switch, a rectifier, and a driver. The high-side switch is connected between a high potential terminal and an output terminal. The rectifier is connected between the output terminal and a low potential terminal, and forward direction of the rectifier is the direction from the low potential terminal to the output terminal. The driver supplies a first voltage to a control terminal of the high-side switch in accordance with a high-side control signal and turns the high-side switch on. The driver supplies a second voltage being higher than the first voltage to the control terminal of the high-side switch when the voltage of the output terminal increases to not less than a predetermined value. | 02-14-2013 |
20130063121 | SHORT-CIRCUIT PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND DC-DC CONVERTER - The short-circuit protection circuit includes a first logic circuit that outputs the first logic signal so as to turn off the fourth MOS transistor in a case where the first gate voltage signal has a value that turns on the first MOS transistor and the switching terminal has a terminal voltage between a predetermined first threshold value and the second potential. The short-circuit protection circuit includes a first detecting circuit that compares a first detected voltage between the second end of the first resistor and the first end of the third MOS transistor with a predetermined first reference voltage and outputs, in a case where the first detected voltage is closer to the second potential than the first reference voltage, a first detection signal indicating that the switching terminal and the second potential are short-circuited. | 03-14-2013 |
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20110086946 | INK COMPOSITION FOR FORMING INSULATING FILM AND INSULATING FILM FORMED FROM THE INK COMPOSITION - An insulating ink composition for forming an insulating film, which sufficiently achieves a low calcination temperature, solvent resistance and an insulating property, is provided. Furthermore, an ink composition for forming an insulating film which can form, by the printing method, fine insulating film patterns necessary for formation of highly integrated organic transistors is provided. The present invention provides an ink composition which forms an insulating film, and includes an organic solvent, a polyvinylphenol-based resin, an epoxy resin and a cross-linking aid. Particularly, the ink composition is a composition wherein the organic solvent includes an organic solvent which has a vapor pressure of 11.3×10 | 04-14-2011 |
20110121281 | ORGANIC TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The object of the present invention is to provide an organic transistor using an organic semiconductor having excellent transistor properties, and a method for producing the organic transistor, the present invention providing, first, an organic transistor including a gate electrode (b), an insulating layer (c), an organic semiconductor layer (d) which contacts the insulating layer (c) and has a channel formation area, and source/drain electrodes (e), which are formed on (a) a substrate, wherein the organic semiconductor layer (d) contains a fluorine-based compound (surfactant), and, secondly, a method for producing an organic transistor comprising a gate electrode (b), an insulating layer (c), an organic semiconductor layer (d) which contacts the insulating layer (c) and has a channel formation area, and source/drain electrodes (e), which are formed on (a) a substrate, the method comprising: a step in which the organic semiconductor layer (d) is formed on the insulating layer (c) by printing or coating an organic semiconductor solution containing a fluorine-based surfactant; or a step in which the insulating layer (d) is formed on the organic semiconductor layer (d) containing a fluorine-based surfactant by printing or coating. | 05-26-2011 |
20110129730 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND CARBON INK FOR CONDUCTIVE AUXILIARY LAYER OF THE SAME - A secondary battery using a polymer radical material and a conducting additive in which the performance of a conductive auxiliary layer is further improved and the internal resistance is reduced, thereby achieving a higher output. Specifically disclosed is a secondary battery in which at least one of a positive electrode and a negative electrode uses, as an electrode active material, a polymer radical material and a conducting additive having electrical conductivity. By providing a conductive auxiliary layer between a current collector and the polymer radical material/conducting additive electrode which is mainly composed of graphite, fibrous carbon or a granular carbon having a DBP absorption of not more than 110 cm | 06-02-2011 |
20120032309 | INK COMPOSITION FOR FORMING LIGHT SHIELDING FILM OF ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD FOR FORMING LIGHT SHIELDING FILM, AND ORGANIC TRANSISTOR DEVICE HAVING LIGHT SHIELDING FILM - There is provided an ink composition for forming a light shielding film in an organic semiconductor device which is capable of stably forming a fine pattern when forming a finely patterned light shielding film by the letterpress reverse printing method or microcontact printing method, which can be baked at a temperature equal to or less than the substrate heatproof temperature, and which is also capable of providing light shielding property and mechanical strength, the ink composition for forming a light shielding film in an organic semiconductor device which is an ink composition for forming a light shielding film in an organic semiconductor device comprising a black pigment; a resin component; a surface energy modifier; a quick-drying organic solvent; a slow-drying organic solvent; and a mold releasing agent, wherein the resin component comprises a solid resin that is in a solid state at 200° C. or less and a liquid resin that is in a liquid state at 10 to 50° C. at a ratio (solid resin/liquid resin) of 0.2 to 0.6. | 02-09-2012 |
20120100667 | ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR INK COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR FORMING ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR PATTERN USING THE SAME - Provided is an ink that is the most suitable for a method for forming an organic transistor by transferring a pattern using a liquid-repellent transfer substrate, for example, a microcontact printing method or a reverse printing method. Specifically, provided is an organic semiconductor ink composition which can provide a uniform ink coating film on a surface of a liquid-repellent transfer substrate and which can provide a dry ink film or a semi-dry ink film capable of being easily transferred from the transfer substrate to a transfer-receiving base material. Also provided is a method for forming an organic semiconductor pattern of an organic transistor, the method using the organic semiconductor ink composition. The organic semiconductor ink composition used for obtaining a desired pattern by transferring an ink layer formed on a liquid-repellent transfer substrate to a printing base material contains an organic semiconductor, an organic solvent, and a fluorine-based surfactant. | 04-26-2012 |
20120104335 | PHTHALOCYANINE NANOWIRES, INK COMPOSITION AND ELECTRONIC ELEMENT EACH CONTAINING SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PHTHALOCYANINE NANOWIRES - The present invention provides phthalocyanine nanowires having a minor diameter of 100 nm or less and a ratio (length/minor diameter) of length to minor diameter of 10 or more, an ink composition characterized by containing, as essential components, the phthalocyanine nanowires and an organic solvent, a film including the phthalocyanine nanowires, and an electronic element including a film. Since by using an ink composition containing the phthalocyanine nanowires of the present invention a phthalocyanine film can be formed by a wet process such as coating or printing, a break-proof, lightweight, low-cost electronic element can be provided on a flexible plastic substrate. | 05-03-2012 |
20140057167 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND CARBON INK FOR CONDUCTIVE AUXILIARY LAYER OF THE SAME - A secondary battery using a polymer radical material and a conducting additive in which the performance of a conductive auxiliary layer is further improved and the internal resistance is reduced, thereby achieving a higher output. Specifically disclosed is a secondary battery in which at least one of a positive electrode and a negative electrode uses, as an electrode active material, a polymer radical material and a conducting additive having electrical conductivity. By providing a conductive auxiliary layer between a current collector and the polymer radical material/conducting additive electrode which is mainly composed of graphite, fibrous carbon or a granular carbon having a DBP absorption of not more than 110 cm | 02-27-2014 |
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20110273827 | VIBRATION-DAMPING CONTAINING CASE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE, THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS HAVING THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE MOUNTED THEREON - A vibration-damping containing case for an electronic device of the present invention includes a stepped projection which is provided on an inner surface of a case member containing an electronic device which becomes a vibration source in a state of covering an outer surface of the electronic device, and which holds the outer surface of the electronic device in a state of sandwiching the outer surface of the electronic device, and the stepped projection holds the outer surface of the electronic device via a vibration-damping member. | 11-10-2011 |
20120137780 | STRUCTURE FOR ATTACHING VIBRATION SENSOR TO STORAGE DEVICE - A structure for attaching a vibration sensor to a storage device having a recording or reproducing head that records on or reproduces from a recording medium, includes: a first vibration sensor which is provided on a first outer surface of a base of the storage device, and detects vibration in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the recording medium; a second vibration sensor which is provided on a second outer surface of the base, the second surface orthogonal to the first outer surface, and detects vibration in an in-plane direction of the recording medium; an urging section which has a first end portion in contact with an upper surface of the first vibration sensor and a second end portion in contact with an upper surface of the second vibration sensor, and has a substantially L-shape; and a damping member affixed to the urging section. | 06-07-2012 |
20120287526 | BREAKDOWN PREDICTION DEVICE, BREAKDOWN PREDICTION METHOD, AND BREAKDOWN PREDICTION PROGRAM - A breakdown prediction device of the present invention includes: a vibration measurement unit that measures vibrations generated from a device being monitored; and a signal processing unit that performs breakdown prediction when a specific vibration is measured at the vibration measurement unit, a maximum vibration amplitude value of the vibration exceeding an upper limit vibration amplitude threshold, and a vibration amplitude value thereof being below a lower limit vibration amplitude threshold at a point in time when a specified time is reached from a point in time when the vibration exceeds the upper limit vibration amplitude threshold. | 11-15-2012 |
20130113337 | VIBRATION SENSOR - A vibration sensor according to the present invention includes a piezoelectric vibrator including a diaphragm and a piezoelectric element firmly fixed to at least one plane surface of the diaphragm and a signal process substrate performing a predetermined process to a signal outputted from the piezoelectric vibrator, and wherein the piezoelectric vibrator and the signal process substrate are arranged alongside in a planar direction nearly perpendicular to a vibration direction of the piezoelectric vibrator. | 05-09-2013 |
20130199095 | CRIME PREVENTION DEVICE, CRIME PREVENTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING STATE OF OPENING/CLOSING BODY | 08-08-2013 |
20140116137 | ACCELERATION SENSOR - Acceleration sensor comprises vibrating element including piezoelectric body, circuit board amplifying output charge of the piezoelectric body that is generated due to bending vibration of the vibrating element, and sensor housing composed of highly conductive material, the sensor housing loading the vibrating element and the circuit board. The circuit board includes one or two extending region(s) formed so as to protrude from one side of the circuit board, the extending region(s) connecting mechanically and electrically the circuit board to the vibrating element. The sensor housing includes supporting base supporting the vibrating element, and recess portion is formed on the supporting base. The supporting base is configured such that the extending region(s) of the circuit board cover(s) the recess portion, and the vibrating element is fixed and supported by insulating adhesive agent with which space that is formed from the recess portion and the extending region(s) is filled. | 05-01-2014 |
20140219071 | FAILURE PREDICTION METHOD AND FAILURE PREDICTION SYSTEM - A failure prediction system for performing failure prediction to a monitoring target device by detecting a state, comprising: a state detection unit for detecting state signals of no smaller than two different kinds, and outputting a detection signal corresponding to each of the state signals; a phase processing part for synchronizing a plurality of the detection signals; a signal analysis part for calculating a feature value indicating a feature of the state for each of the detection signals from the phase processing part; and a failure prediction part for performing failure prediction of the monitoring target device for each of the feature values by comparing the feature value in question and a reference value set in advance. | 08-07-2014 |
20150107363 | PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATION SENSOR - A piezoelectric vibration sensor includes a piezoelectric element which is in a form of flat plate, an element holding plate which is in a form of flat plate, and first and second support members. An electrode is arranged on at least one plane of the piezoelectric element. The piezoelectric element is joined to one plane of the piezoelectric element. The first support member and the second support member support the piezoelectric element and the element holding plate. A vibration film activates vibration of the element holding plate between the first support member and the second support member. Moreover, the element holding plate is joined to each of the first support member and the second support member through the vibration film. As a result, it is possible to obtain high sensitivity in a wide frequency range and to withstand an impact which is added from the outside. | 04-23-2015 |
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20110017912 | RADIATION SCINTILLATOR AND RADIATION IMAGE DETECTOR - Disclosed are a radiation scintillator and a radiation image detector comprising the radiation scintillator. The radiation scintillator which exhibits enhanced sharpness and luminance and is excellent in shock resistance, comprises, on the substrate, a scintillator layer containing a phosphor and formed by a process of gas phase deposition, and the scintillator layer exhibits a thickness of 100 to 500 μm, a filling factor of the phosphor of 75 to 90% by mass and a layer thickness distribution of not more than 20%. | 01-27-2011 |
20110017913 | RADIATION IMAGE CONVERSION PANEL AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a radiation image conversion panel which has achieved a radiation image with enhanced sharpness and improved moisture resistance and shock resistance, and a production method thereof. The radiation image conversion panel comprises, on a support, a phosphor layer comprising phosphor columnar crystals, each composed mainly of cesium iodide (CsI) and formed by a process of gas phase deposition, wherein a coefficient of variation of crystal diameter of the phosphor columnar crystals is not more than 50% and a coefficient of variation of phosphor filling factor of the phosphor layer is not more than 20%. | 01-27-2011 |
20110204247 | SCINTILLATOR PANEL, RADIATION DETECTOR, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a scintillator panel and a radiation detector which give a radiation image reduced in sensitivity unevenness and sharpness unevenness. Also provided are processes for producing the scintillator and the detector. The scintillator panel comprises a support and, deposited thereon, a phosphor layer comprising columnar crystals of a phosphor which have been formed by the vapor deposition method. The panel is characterized in that the columnar crystals of a phosphor comprise cesium iodide (CsI) as a base ingredient and thallium (Tl) as an activator ingredient and have, in a root part thereof, a layer containing no thallium, and that the coefficient of variation in thallium concentration in the plane of the phosphor layer is 40% or less. | 08-25-2011 |
20110248186 | SCINTILLATOR PANEL - A scintillator panel which is capable of obtaining a radiation image exhibiting enhanced luminance and sharpness and achieving improved storage stability is disclosed, comprising on a support a base layer and a phosphor layer provided sequentially in this order, wherein the phosphor layer comprises (columnar) phosphor crystals formed of a phosphor parent compound and an activator by a process of vapor phase deposition and the base layer comprises crystals formed of the phosphor parent compound and an activator, and a relative density of the base layer is lower than a relative density of the phosphor layer and a relative content of an activator of the base layer is lower than a relative content of an activator of the phosphor layer. | 10-13-2011 |
20120097855 | SCINTILLATOR PANEL, METHOD OF PRODUCING SCINTILLATOR PANEL, RADIATION IMAGE DETECTOR AND METHOD OF PRODUCING RADIATION IMAGE DETECTOR - A scintillator panel which has achieved enhanced sharpness and sensitivity is disclosed, comprising on a first support a phosphor layer comprising phosphor columnar crystals formed by a process of vapor phase deposition and containing a parent component of cesium iodide (CsI) and an activator of thallium (Tl), and the phosphor layer comprising a first layer of a CsI layer which is in the bottom portion of the phosphor layer and does not contain any activator of thallium, and on the first layer, a second layer of a CsI—Tl layer which contains the activator of thallium and exhibits not more than 32% of a coefficient of variation of concentration of thallium in the direction of thickness. | 04-26-2012 |
20140361182 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE CONVERSION PANEL - The invention provides radiographic image conversion panels which ensure a high image quality (brightness) of the obtainable radiographic images and have excellent moisture proofness. The radiographic image conversion panel includes a photoelectric conversion element and a scintillator layer including a phosphor and one or more activators, the phosphor being in the form of columnar crystal. The activator concentration in the thickness direction of the scintillator layer gives a profile curve having two or more peaks. The amount of activator or activators present in a region of the scintillator layer extending over a thickness of 100 μm from a principal surface of the scintillator layer opposed to the photoelectric conversion element is 0.3 to 0.7 mol % (relative to the amount of phosphor base compound present in the region taken as 100 mol %). | 12-11-2014 |
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20080196432 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air conditioning apparatus has plural indoor units having: plural heat exchangers; and flow controllers respectively corresponding to the heat exchangers. In each of the indoor units, one heat exchanger is used as a condenser, and another heat exchanger is used as an evaporator, thereby causing the indoor unit to perform a temperature and humidity controlling operation. An indoor unit(s) which is not set to perform the temperature and humidity controlling operation may be caused to perform a heating operation or a cooling operation. Capacity controls on the condensers and the evaporators are performed by corresponding flow controllers. Gas refrigerants ejected from plural heat exchangers serving as evaporators are joined together, and then distributed to plural heat exchangers serving as condensers. | 08-21-2008 |
20090145151 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner including an outdoor unit, indoor units, and a relay device for connection between the outdoor unit and each of the indoor units. The outdoor unit includes an outdoor heat exchanger, a compressor for pressurizing a refrigerant of or including carbon dioxide, and a first switching member for switching flow direction of the refrigerant through the outdoor heat exchanger. Each of the indoor units includes an indoor heat exchanger and first flow controller in fluid communication between first and second pipe connection ports. The relay device includes second switching members, each of the second switching members selectively connecting the first pipe connection port of a respective indoor unit with the first or second connection end of the outdoor unit. | 06-11-2009 |
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20110113802 | AIR CONDITIONER - A multi-chamber air conditioner including a heat-source side refrigerant circuit in which a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, a first heat exchanger, a refrigerant flow-rate controller, and a second heat exchanger are connected in series, a first use-side refrigerant circuit in which the first heat exchanger and an indoor heat exchanger are connected in series, and a second use-side refrigerant circuit in which the second heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger are connected in series, and a heat-source side refrigerant circulating in the heat-source side refrigerant circuit and a use-side refrigerant circulating in the use-side refrigerant circuit are heat-exchanged in the first heat exchanger. The heat-source side refrigerant circulating in the heat-source side refrigerant circuit and the use-side refrigerant circulating in the use-side refrigerant circuit are heat-exchanged in the second heat exchanger. | 05-19-2011 |
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20110122233 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus includes: an image pickup unit; a first connection unit that allows a stereoscopic shooting interchangeable lens and an ordinary shooting interchangeable lens to be selectively attached thereto so that an image of a subject can be formed on the image pickup unit; a second connection unit that allows a finder including two display units corresponding to a right eye and a left eye, the finder being capable of displaying a plurality of images, and a finder including a single display unit, the finder being capable of displaying a single image, to be selectively attached thereto; and a display control unit that controls display of an image picked up by the image pickup unit on the finder, based on at least one of information on the interchangeable lens connected to the first connection unit and information on the finder connected to the second connection unit. | 05-26-2011 |
20120008923 | SHOOTING APPARATUS - A shooting apparatus includes: a stop/resumption determination unit that determines stop and resumption of recording of a moving image being shot by an image pickup unit provided in a shooting apparatus body; an unnecessary part determination unit that determines an unnecessary part of the moving image based on at least one of a state change of the shooting apparatus body and a state change of the moving image; and a recording control unit that records, as a single video file, the moving image except a moving image part corresponding to a stop period from the stop to the resumption and a moving image part determined as the unnecessary part. | 01-12-2012 |
20140368616 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus includes: an image pickup unit; a first connection unit that allows a stereoscopic shooting interchangeable lens and an ordinary shooting interchangeable lens to be selectively attached thereto so that an image of a subject can be formed on the image pickup unit; a second connection unit that allows a finder including two display units corresponding to a right eye and a left eye, the finder being capable of displaying a plurality of images, and a finder including a single display unit, the finder being capable of displaying a single image, to be selectively attached thereto; and a display control unit that controls display of an image picked up by the image pickup unit on the finder, based on at least one of information on the interchangeable lens connected to the first connection unit and information on the finder connected to the second connection unit. | 12-18-2014 |
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20140129221 | SOUND RECOGNITION DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORED THREREOF SOUND RECOGNITION PROGRAM, AND SOUND RECOGNITION METHOD - A sound recognition device includes a storage for storing a comment that is input while the user listening to sounds emitted as multimedia data being played. The sound recognition device further includes an extractor for extracting a word that appears in a set of sentences that contains the stored comment, and candidate words that contain co-occurrences of the word in the set of sentences. Furthermore, the sound recognition device includes a sound recognizer for recognizing sounds emitted as the multimedia data being played, based on the extracted candidate words. | 05-08-2014 |
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20160078979 | INSULATING TAPE FOR COVERING, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING STRUCTURE - To provide an insulating tape for covering, in which a polyimide film and a fluorinated resin film are laminated with excellent adhesion, and a method for producing a structure, which comprises covering a conductor with such an insulating tape for covering, followed by thermal treatment. The insulating tape for covering, comprises a polyimide film and a fluorinated resin film directly laminated on one or both surfaces of the polyimide film, wherein the fluorinated resin film contains a fluorinated copolymer (A) which has a melting point of from 220 to 320° C. and can be melt-molded and which has at least one type of functional groups selected from the group consisting of carbonyl group-containing groups, hydroxy groups, epoxy groups and isocyanate groups. | 03-17-2016 |
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20090125928 | INFORMATION RECORDING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an information recording apparatus, such as a digital camera, arranged to record information on a detachably mountable storage medium, such as for example to record video data on the storage medium. In one version of the apparatus, when a connection of an AC adapter is cancelled, the storage medium is detected by a storage medium detection unit, and in a case where the storage medium is not mounted to the mounting unit, a warning is issued, for example in an audio output unit or a display unit. Accordingly, the user can find out that the storage medium is not mounted before the digital camera has been brought outside for use. Thus, it may be possible to prevent a failure in which the user first realizes that they forgot to mount the storage medium only when they are already away from home. | 05-14-2009 |
20130194439 | INFORMATION RECORDING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - According to an embodiment, there is provided an information recording apparatus, such as a digital camera, arranged to record information on a detachably mountable storage medium, such as for example to record video data on the storage medium. In one version of the apparatus, when a connection of an AC adapter is cancelled, the storage medium is detected by a storage medium detection unit, and in a case where the storage medium is not mounted to the mounting unit, a warning is issued, for example in an audio output unit or a display unit. Accordingly, the user can find out that the storage medium is not mounted before the digital camera has been brought outside for use. Thus, it may be possible to prevent a failure in which the user first realizes that they forgot to mount the storage medium only when they are already away from home. | 08-01-2013 |
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20090268018 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - An endoscope apparatus including: an endoscope; an image signal processing portion; a display signal generating portion for displaying an image and a character input screen; an operation portion that inputs a character; a character string storage portion that stores a character string and an operation state of the apparatus in a state where the character string is correlated to the operation state; a display instruction detecting portion that detects a display instruction of the character input screen; an operation state detecting portion that detects an operation state of the apparatus; a reading portion that reads a character string, which corresponds to the detected operation state; and a control portion that controls the display signal generating portion to display a screen including a component for selecting the read character string and controls the display signal generating portion to display a character string corresponding to the component. | 10-29-2009 |
20120078043 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS - An endoscope apparatus includes an image processing portion for performing image processing on a signal of an image pickup picked up by an image pickup device installed in a distal end portion of an endoscope insertion portion to generate an endoscope image, a gravity direction detecting portion for detecting information about a gravity direction of the distal end portion, a gravity signal processing portion for performing predetermined signal processing on a signal of the information about the detected gravity direction to generate gravity information, a graphics generating portion for generating an indicator indicating the gravity direction based on the gravity information, and an image combining portion for combining the endoscope image and the indicator and outputting combined image information to a display apparatus. The graphics generating portion changes a display form of the indicator indicating the gravity direction according to the gravity direction. | 03-29-2012 |
20130085336 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS AND BENDING CONTROL METHOD OF ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS - Provided is an endoscope apparatus that includes: a bending portion that bends in at least one direction; bending wires that are each connected to the bending portion; actuators that are connected to proximal ends of the bending wires, respectively, and that contract or expand by means of air pressure; electromagnetic valves that are provided between the actuators and a gas supply source that supplies air, respectively, and that adjust pressures applied to the actuators; and a control section that controls the electromagnetic valves. Each bending wire has slack therein when the actuators are in an atmospheric pressure state. The control section controls the electromagnetic valves so as to subject the actuators to initial pressurization until the slack of each bending wire disappears. | 04-04-2013 |
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20080310492 | Parameter Adjustment Device and Parameter Adjustment Method - Transmission equipment that can be used up to a high frequency and simplifies a circuit design includes a THP preceding means on a transmitting side, and an equalizer means, wherein analog processing is carried out on a receiving side. Compensation of the frequency characteristic of a transmission channel is divided into the THP preceding means on the transmitting side and the equalizer means, so that due to compensation by the equalizer circuit, the absolute value of a THP coefficient becomes small, and a DAC with lower resolution, wherein stability of a loop of the THP increases, can be used. Detailed adjustment for adapting to the characteristic of a transmission channel is carried out by the THP, so that the equalizer circuit is only required to roughly compensate, and is not required to adjust. As a result, the equalizer circuit can be of a simple design. | 12-18-2008 |
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20150279609 | Method for Removing Foreign Substances in Charged Particle Beam Device, and Charged Particle Beam Device - Foreign substances present in a sample chamber are attached to or drawn close to an objective lens and an electrode disposed close to the objective lens by applying a higher magnetic field than when normally used to the objective lens and applying a higher electric field than when normally used to the electrode disposed close to the objective lens. A stage is moved such that the center of an optical axis is located directly above a dedicated stand capable of applying voltage, the magnetic field of the objective lens is turned off, and then the potential difference between the electrode disposed close to the objective lens and an electrode disposed close to the sage is periodically maximized and minimized to thereby forcibly drop the foreign substances onto the dedicated stand capable of applying voltage. | 10-01-2015 |