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20090129830 | TRANSFER UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Latent images of different colors are superimposed on an intermediate transfer belt of an endless type from image carriers, to form a full color toner image. A tension roller maintains a tension of the intermediate transfer belt. A driving roller drives the intermediate transfer belt. A biasing unit applies the tension to the tension roller. A holding unit holds the tension roller. An image reading sensor detects the toner image formed on the intermediate transfer belt. The image reading sensor is disposed in the holding unit, in an opposite position to the tension roller with respect to the intermediate transfer belt. | 05-21-2009 |
20100098441 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a toner-image forming unit, a photosensor, an information obtaining unit, and a toner-amount calculating unit. The toner-image forming unit forms a toner image on the image carrier with toner. The photosensor detects a toner area where the toner is sticking to the image carrier. The information obtaining unit obtains particle-size-change information about how particle size distribution of the toner changes over time. The toner-amount calculating unit calculates a toner amount of the toner image based on the toner area and the particle-size-change information. | 04-22-2010 |
20110064473 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier on which a latent image is formed, a charging device that charges the image carrier, an exposing device that irradiates the image carrier, thereby forming a latent image on the image carrier, a developing device that develops the latent image into a visible image by using a monocomponent developer that is carried and transferred by a developer carrier and that is charged to a predetermined polarity, and a toner supply container that is installed in the developing device for toner supply. Used old toner is conveyed from the developing device to the toner supply container and mixed with unused new toner within the toner supply container and thus a mixed toner is produced, and the mixed toner is supplied to the developing device. | 03-17-2011 |
20110188896 | DEVELOPING UNIT, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A developing unit includes: a developer carrier; a toner supplying member having a porous surface layer; a toner storage storing therein toner; a stirring member that is rotated to stir the toner; a toner amount detecting unit that detects an amount of the toner; a toner supplying unit that supplies new toner to the toner storage based on a detection result; and a toner removing member that removes the toner carried in the porous surface layer, wherein the toner removing member is arranged in a separable and contactable manner from and with the porous surface layer, and the developing unit has a stirring mode in which the toner removing member is brought into contact with the porous surface layer, and the toner supplying member is rotated while the stirring member is rotated to stir the toner. | 08-04-2011 |
20110194864 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND TONER SUPPLY METHOD - A toner supplying method for supplying toner from a toner container to a developing part that causes toner to adhere to a latent image formed on a latent image carrying member and develops the latent image, includes detecting a toner amount in the developing part as being equal to or less than a predetermined toner amount value; forming a fog detecting image in a case where the toner amount in the developing part is equal to or less than the predetermined toner amount value, and detecting fog; and determining based on the detected fog whether to execute a toner ejecting process of ejecting the toner remaining in the developing part toward the latent image carrying member before supplying the toner to the developing part from the toner container. | 08-11-2011 |
20110217055 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND TONER SUPPLY METHOD - Toner is supplied from a toner container to a developing part that causes the toner to adhere to a latent image formed on a latent image carrying member and develops the latent image, a pre-toner-supply operation of supplying a predetermined amount of toner to the developing part is carried out, a fog detecting image is formed and fog is detected in the fog detecting image, a toner supply amount to be supplied to the developing part is determined based on the fog detected in the detecting and an operational status of the developing part since the toner was supplied to the developing part the last time, and the toner supply amount of the toner determined in the determining is supplied to the developing part. | 09-08-2011 |
20120033982 | TONER SUPPLY METHOD, DEVELOPMENT DEVICE, PROCESS UNIT, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner supply method includes detecting whether a remaining toner amount in the development device is equal to or greater than a first remaining amount, supplying a first supply amount of toner to the development device in a first supply mode when the remaining toner amount is not greater than the first remaining amount, detecting whether the remaining toner amount in the development device is equal to or greater than a second remaining amount smaller than the first remaining amount, and supplying a second supply amount, smaller than the first supply amount, of toner to the development device in a second supply mode when the remaining toner amount is reduced to or below the second remaining amount. | 02-09-2012 |
20120033996 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus, including an image developer to develop an electrostatic latent image and a toner provider to provide a toner from a toner container to the image developer in a direction of gravitational force. The toner container is capable of taking a first position of directing a toner outlet in a horizontal direction; a second position of directing the toner outlet in a direction of gravitational force; and a position of being removed, directing the toner outlet upward relative to the horizontal direction when further rotating from the first position. The toner container includes a main cap member to close the toner outlet when taking the first position and the position of being removed; and a sub-cap member to cover the main cap member while the toner container is displaced from the first position to the position of being removed. | 02-09-2012 |
20140153982 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a nip formation pad disposed opposite an inner circumferential surface of an endless belt and a pressing rotary body pressed against the nip formation pad via the endless belt to form a fixing nip between the endless belt and the pressing rotary body, through which a recording medium is conveyed. The pressing rotary body has a diameter increasing from a center to each lateral end in an axial direction thereof. The nip formation pad includes a projection disposed downstream from a rotation axis of the pressing rotary body in a recording medium conveyance direction. The projection projects toward the pressing rotary body in an amount increasing from each lateral end to a center in a longitudinal direction of the nip formation pad parallel to the axial direction of the pressing rotary body. | 06-05-2014 |
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20120322319 | CONNECTOR SYSTEM - A connector system includes a plurality of first connecting terminals, a plurality of second connecting terminals, a first housing, a second housing, a plurality of insulating members, a laminated structure formed by the plurality of first and second connecting terminals and the plurality of insulating members, a pressing mechanism including a rotary member rotatably supported on the first housing and configured to generate a pressing force to press the laminated structure in a lamination direction thereof, a rotation inhibiting mechanism configured to inhibit a rotation of the rotary member in a direction of generating the pressing force when the first housing is not fitted to the second housing, and a rotation-inhibition release mechanism configured to release the inhibition of the rotation of the rotary member by the rotation inhibiting mechanism so as to allow the rotation of the rotary member when the first housing is fitted to the second housing. | 12-20-2012 |
20120324726 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING WIRE HARNESS - A method of manufacturing a wire harness including a plurality of wires and a connector with a housing. The method includes arranging the plurality of wires in an insertion hole of an airtight block of the housing to have a gap between the plurality of wires and an inner surface of the insertion hole, supplying a molten resin having a fluidity into the gap through a flow channel in communication with the gap, and solidifying the molten resin inside the space to resin-seal the gap between the insertion hole and the plurality of wires. The supplying of the molten resin is conducted such that a tool for melting a solid resin member is attached to the airtight block, the resin member is melted by applying an ultrasonic vibration while being pressed against the tool, and the molten resin obtained by the melting is poured into the flow channel. | 12-27-2012 |
20120329337 | WIRE HARNESS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A wire harness includes a plurality of wires, and a connector including a housing for holding end portions of the plurality of wires. The housing includes an airtight block that includes a resin, an insertion hole formed thereon for inserting the plurality of wires, a flow channel in communication with the insertion hole to flow a molten resin therethrough for resin-sealing a gap between the insertion hole and the plurality of wires, and a melting section to be the molten resin being integrally formed with the flow channel. The gap between the insertion hole and the plurality of wires is resin-sealed such that an ultrasonic vibrator relatively moving with respect to the airtight block is brought into contact with the melting section, and the molten resin melted from the melting section by heat generated by vibration of the ultrasonic vibrator is poured into the gap. | 12-27-2012 |
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20140044171 | MOVING PICTURE ENCODING DEVICE, MOVING PICTURE ENCODING METHOD AND MOVING PICTURE ENCODING PROGRAM AS WELL AS MOVING PICTURE DECODING DEVICE, MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING PROGRAM - A first vector predictor candidate list generating unit generates a first motion vector predictor candidate list from motion vectors of encoded neighboring blocks to blocks to be encoded. A second vector predictor candidate list generating unit generates a second motion vector predictor candidate list from motion vectors of blocks at the same positions as the blocks to be encoded in an encoded image and neighboring blocks to the blocks at the same positions. A combination determining unit determines whether to generate a third vector predictor candidate list combining the first and second vector predictor candidate lists by comparison of a block size of the blocks to be encoded and a threshold size. A vector predictor candidate list deciding unit generates the third vector predictor candidate list from the first vector predictor candidate list. | 02-13-2014 |
20140105302 | PICTURE ENCODING DEVICE, PICTURE ENCODING METHOD, PICTURE ENCODING PROGRAM, PICTURE DECODING DEVICE, PICTURE DECODING METHOD, AND PICTURE DECODING PROGRAM - A candidate list construction unit selects a plurality of blocks each having one or two pieces of motion information containing at least information about a motion vector and information about a reference picture from a plurality of neighboring encoded blocks of an encoding target block and constructs a candidate list containing candidates of the motion information used for the motion compensation prediction from the motion information of the selected blocks. A selected candidate generator generates a new candidate of the motion information by combining the motion information of a first prediction list derived by the first motion information deriving unit and the motion information of the second prediction list derived by a second motion information deriving unit. | 04-17-2014 |
20140119450 | MOVING PICTURE DECODING DEVICE, MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD, AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING PROGRAM - A motion vector decoding unit derives a motion vector of a prediction block subject to decoding on the basis of a motion vector of a candidate block included in candidate blocks selected from neighboring blocks. The motion compensation prediction unit performs motion compensation prediction using the derived motion vector. In case a motion vector number of a first block and a motion vector number of a second block are identical with each other, the motion vector decoding unit determines whether or not to set the second block as a candidate block in accordance with whether or not a reference index indicating a reference picture that the motion vector of the first block refers to and a reference index indicating a reference picture that the motion vector of the second block refers to are identical with each other. | 05-01-2014 |
20140146876 | MOVING PICTURE CODING APPARATUS, MOVING PICTURE CODING METHOD, MOVING PICTURE CODING PROGRAM, AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING APPARATUS - An inter mode coding unit codes the information regarding the motion information of either one of a merge mode and a motion vector difference mode. A block size information coding unit codes the shape of the block on which the motion compensation prediction is performed. An evaluation inter mode setting unit sets the shape of the block, on which the motion compensation prediction is performed, then selects at least one of the merge mode and the motion vector difference mode, according to the shape thereof set. An inter mode determining unit determines an inter mode of the information regarding the motion information to be coded by the inter mode coding unit in the selectable inter mode. | 05-29-2014 |
20140205014 | MOVING PICTURE CODING DEVICE, MOVING PICTURE CODING METHOD, MOVING PICTURE CODING PROGRAM, TRANSMITTING DEVICE, TRANSMISSION METHOD AND TRANSMISSION PROGRAM, AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING DEVICE, MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD, MOVING PICTURE DECODING PROGRAM, RECEIVING DEVICE, RECEPTION METHOD AND RECEPTION PROGRAM - A motion vector predictor candidate constructing unit performs prediction based on a motion vector of one of coded blocks neighboring a coding target block in the same picture as the coding target block, constructs a plurality of motion vector predictor candidates, and adds the motion vector predictor candidates to a motion vector predictor candidate list. A motion vector predictor candidate number limiting unit limits the number of motion vector predictor candidates added to the motion vector predictor candidate list to a maximum candidate number according to a size of a prediction block. A motion vector predictor selecting unit selects a motion vector predictor from the motion vector predictor candidate list. A coding unit codes information representing an index of the selected motion vector predictor in the motion vector predictor candidate list. | 07-24-2014 |
20140219356 | PICTURE CODING DEVICE, PICTURE CODING METHOD, PICTURE CODING PROGRAM, PICTURE DECODING DEVICE, PICTURE DECODING METHOD, AND PICTURE DECODING PROGRAM - In a first inter-image prediction mode in which information on a motion vector is used, a first mode detection unit constructs a first candidate list from a plurality of reference block candidates based on a first predetermined order, assigns indices for designating reference block candidates added in the first candidate list, and outputs the indices of the plurality of reference candidate blocks. In a second inter-image prediction mode in which is used a motion vector difference between a motion vector predictor based on information on a motion vector, and a motion vector of a coding target block, a second mode detection unit constructs a second candidate list from a plurality of reference block candidates based on a second predetermined order, assigns indices for designating reference block candidates added in the second candidate list, and outputs the indices of the plurality of reference block candidates and motion vector differences. | 08-07-2014 |
20140233651 | MOVING PICTURE CODING DEVICE, MOVING PICTURE CODING METHOD, MOVING PICTURE CODING PROGRAM, TRANSMITTING DEVICE, TRANSMITTING METHOD AND TRANSMITTING PROGRAM, AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING DEVICE, MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD, MOVING PICTURE DECODING PROGRAM, RECEIVING DEVICE, RECEIVING METHOD AND RECEIVING PROGRAM - A prediction information derivation unit derives inter prediction information candidates from inter prediction information of coded prediction blocks neighboring a prediction block subject to coding within the same picture as the prediction block subject to coding and inter prediction information of a prediction block in a coded picture that is different from the prediction block subject to coding. The prediction information derivation unit determines an inter prediction information candidate to be used for inter prediction of the prediction block subject to coding from the inter prediction information candidates that have been derived. A second bitstream generation uni codes an index that indicates the inter prediction information candidate based on the number of the inter prediction information candidates. | 08-21-2014 |
20140286414 | MOVING PICTURE ENCODING DEVICE, MOVING PICTURE ENCODING METHOD AND MOVING PICTURE ENCODING PROGRAM, AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING DEVICE, MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING PROGRAM - In inter prediction that is performed by partitioning a first block, which is obtained by partitioning each picture, into one or more second blocks, a spatial merge candidate generating unit derives a spatial merge candidate without referring to a block included in a first block that includes a second block. In case of a mode where a coding block is divided by a horizontal border into prediction blocks arranged vertically, the reference index derivation unit of a time merge candidate sets reference index information of a time merge candidate to a value of reference index information of an encoded prediction block adjacent to a left edge of a prediction block subject to encoding. | 09-25-2014 |
20140286427 | MOVING PICTURE CODING DEVICE, MOVING PICTURE CODING METHOD, AND MOVING PICTURE CODING PROGRAM, AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING DEVICE, MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD, AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING PROGRAM - A motion vector predictor candidate generating unit makes a prediction based on a motion vector of one of coded neighboring blocks that are neighboring to a coding target block in space or time and generates a plurality of motion vector predictor candidates. A motion vector predictor redundant candidate removing unit removes the motion vector predictor candidates having identity among the motion vector predictor candidates predicted based on a coded neighboring block that is neighboring in space from a motion vector predictor candidate list with at least one being left. A motion vector predictor selecting unit selects a motion vector predictor from the plurality of motion vector predictor candidates. A first bitstream generating unit codes information representing the selected motion vector predictor. | 09-25-2014 |
20140286429 | MOVING PICTURE CODING DEVICE, MOVING PICTURE CODING METHOD, AND MOVING PICTURE CODING PROGRAM, AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING DEVICE, MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD, AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING PROGRAM - A merging motion information calculating unit calculates motion information of a plurality of coded neighboring blocks located at predetermined positions neighboring to a coding target block in space as spatial motion information candidates of the coding target block, in a case where there are spatial motion information candidates having the same motion information out of the spatial motion information candidates, sets one of the spatial motion information candidates having the same motion information as the spatial motion information candidate and, calculates a temporal motion information candidate of the coding target block by using the motion information of a coded block included in a picture that is different in time from a picture including the coding target block, and includes the spatial motion information candidates and the temporal motion information candidate in candidates for the motion information. | 09-25-2014 |
20140321547 | MOVING PICTURE CODING DEVICE, MOVING PICTURE CODING METHOD AND MOVING PICTURE CODING PROGRAM, AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING DEVICE, MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING PROGRAM - A merging motion information candidate list construction unit generates a merging motion information candidate list, which is a list of merging motion information candidates, using a spatial merging motion information candidate and a temporal merging motion information candidate. A second merging motion information candidate supplying unit generates a new merging motion information candidate including, if a reference index indicates an available reference picture, the reference index and, if the reference index does not indicate an available reference picture, a predetermined reference index along with a motion vector having a size and a direction that are preset and adds the new merging motion information candidate to the merging motion information candidate list. A merging motion information selection unit selects one merging motion information candidate from the merging motion information candidate list to which the new merging motion information candidate has been added. | 10-30-2014 |
20140355686 | MOVING PICTURE CODING DEVICE, MOVING PICTURE CODING METHOD AND MOVING PICTURE CODING PROGRAM, AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING DEVICE, MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING PROGRAM - A temporal merging motion information candidate generation unit derives, when information indicating whether or not to derive a temporal merging motion information candidate shared for all prediction blocks in a coding block is information indicating the derivation of a temporal merging motion information candidate shared for all the prediction blocks in the coding block, a temporal merging motion information candidate shared for all the prediction blocks in the coding block from a prediction block of a coded picture different from a picture having a prediction block subject to coding. A merging motion information candidate list construction unit generates a plurality of merging motion information candidates including a temporal merging motion information candidate. | 12-04-2014 |
20140355687 | MOVING PICTURE CODING DEVICE, MOVING PICTURE CODING METHOD AND MOVING PICTURE CODING PROGRAM, AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING DEVICE, MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING PROGRAM - A merging motion information candidate generation unit derives, when information indicating whether or not to derive a merging motion information candidate shared for all prediction blocks in a coding block is information indicating the derivation of a merging motion information candidate shared for all the prediction blocks in the coding block, a plurality of merging motion information candidates shared for all the prediction blocks in the coding block. A merging motion information selection unit selects one merging motion information candidate from the plurality of merging motion information candidates and uses the selected merging motion information candidate in a prediction block subject to coding. | 12-04-2014 |
20140376614 | MOVING PICTURE CODING DEVICE, MOVING PICTURE CODING METHOD, AND MOVING PICTURE CODING PROGRAM, AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING DEVICE, MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD, AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING PROGRAM - In a moving picture coding device that codes a moving picture using motion compensation prediction in units of blocks acquired by dividing each picture of the moving picture, a prediction mode determiner derives motion information of a coding target block. A motion compensation predictor changes the derived motion information for the coding target block having a size smaller than or equal to a certain size when the coding target block has the size smaller than or equal to the certain size. The motion compensation predictor constructs a prediction signal of the coding target block through the motion compensation prediction using the derived motion information when the coding target block has a size larger than the certain size or using the changed motion information when the coding target block has the size smaller than or equal to the certain size. | 12-25-2014 |
20140376638 | MOVING PICTURE CODING DEVICE, MOVING PICTURE CODING METHOD, AND MOVING PICTURE CODING PROGRAM, AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING DEVICE, MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD, AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING PROGRAM - A prediction information deriving unit derives the inter-prediction information candidates from inter-prediction information of a prediction block neighboring to a coding target prediction block or a prediction block present at the same position as or near the coding target prediction block in a coded picture at a temporally different position from the coding target prediction block. A candidate supplementing unit supplements inter-prediction information candidates having the same prediction mode, reference index, and motion vector until the number of inter-prediction information candidates reaches the designated number of candidates when the number of inter-prediction information candidates is smaller than the designated number of candidates. | 12-25-2014 |
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20080279048 | Sample analyzing apparatus - A sample analyzing apparatus is provided with a memory for storing a schedule of maintenance, a display, and a controller for displaying on the display a screen of calendar format, wherein the screen includes a date display area for displaying a date and a maintenance item display area for displaying a maintenance item scheduled on the date. | 11-13-2008 |
20090081794 | Sample analyzer and method for analyzing samples - An sample analyzer, which enables to confirm an analysis remaining time for each sample and a total analysis remaining time for all samples set in the analyzer, so that time management for both each sample and all samples can be easily performed, is disclosed. Specifically, an analyzing unit analyzes a sample by executing an analysis sequence including a predetermined number of analyzing steps, and an control device calculates an analysis remaining time for each sample based on the number of analyzing steps. Control device acquires a total analysis remaining time by calculating the analysis remaining time for the sample in which sample information is lastly inputted. The display member displays the analysis remaining time and the total analysis remaining time. | 03-26-2009 |
20090215184 | Sample analyzer and sample analyzing method - A sample analyzer includes an order receiver for receiving an analyzing order of a sample having analyzing item information; an analyzing section for analyzing a sample according to the analyzing order received by the order receiver; a calculator for counting a first number of analyses by the analyzing section in a first counting period, and a second number of analyses by the analyzing section in a second counting period different from the first counting period; a selection receiver for receiving a selection of either one of the first counting period and the second counting period; an output section; and an output controller for outputting a number of analyses in the counting period received by the selection receiver to the output section based on the counted result by the calculator is disclosed. A sample analyzing method is also disclosed. | 08-27-2009 |
20120004742 | SAMPLE ANALYZING APPARATUS - A sample analyzing apparatus is provided with a memory for storing a schedule of maintenance, a display, and a controller for displaying on the display a screen of calendar format, wherein the screen includes a date display area for displaying a date and a maintenance item display area for displaying a maintenance item scheduled on the date. | 01-05-2012 |
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20080275619 | Ignition detecting method for gas turbine - A gas turbine which can detect ignition in a combustor regardless of startup conditions of the gas turbine, such as the hot startup or the cold startup. An ignition detecting method for the gas turbine comprises the steps of calculating a difference between the exhaust temperature detected at a particular time before outputting of an ignition command for a combustor and the exhaust temperature detected after the outputting of the ignition command, and determining that the combustor is ignited, when the calculated difference is not less than a predetermined value. As an alternative, the method includes a step of determining that the combustor is ignited, when a change amount or rate of the exhaust temperature exceeds a predetermined value in a predetermined period from the outputting time of the ignition command. | 11-06-2008 |
20080275620 | Ignition detecting method for gas turbine - A gas turbine which can detect ignition in a combustor regardless of startup conditions of the gas turbine, such as the hot startup or the cold startup. An ignition detecting method for the gas turbine comprises the steps of calculating a difference between the exhaust temperature detected at a particular time before outputting of an ignition command for a combustor and the exhaust temperature detected after the outputting of the ignition command, and determining that the combustor is ignited, when the calculated difference is not less than a predetermined value. As an alternative, the method includes a step of determining that the combustor is ignited, when a change amount or rate of the exhaust temperature exceeds a predetermined value in a predetermined period from the outputting time of the ignition command. | 11-06-2008 |
20090068052 | Heat resisting steel, gas turbine using the steel, and components thereof - The invention is of a heat resisting martensitic steel comprising, by weight, 0.05 to 0.30% C, not more than 0.50% Si, not more than 0.60% Mn, 8.0 to 13.0% Cr, 0.5 to 3.0% Ni, 1.0 to 3.0% Mo, 0.1 to 1.5% W, 0.5 to 4% Co, 0.05 to 0.35% V, 0.02 to 0.30% in total of one or two elements selected from the group consisting of Nb and Ta, and 0.02 to 0.10% N, wherein a value of the square of a difference between the Ni amount and the Co amount, and the Ni amount are not more than values determined by a straight line drawn on a point A (1.0, 2.7%) and a point B (2.5, 1.0%) in the orthogonal coordinates shown in the attached drawing of FIG. | 03-12-2009 |
20110011092 | COMBUSTOR, GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR, AND AIR SUPPLY METHOD FOR SAME - A combustor comprises a liquid fuel nozzle for injecting liquid fuel to a combustion chamber, and an air supply nozzle disposed around the liquid fuel nozzle and injecting air. The air supply nozzle is disposed such that air is injected from the air supply nozzle in a direction toward an axis of the liquid fuel nozzle. A space is formed around an outlet of the liquid fuel nozzle, through which the liquid fuel is injected from the liquid fuel nozzle to the combustion chamber, upstream of a distal end of the outlet in a direction in which the liquid fuel is injected. Carbonaceous deposits on surrounding surfaces of the outlet of the liquid fuel nozzle can be suppressed regardless of the operating conditions of a combustor. | 01-20-2011 |
20130019584 | BURNER, GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR, BURNER COOLING METHOD, AND BURNER MODIFYING METHOD - In a burner for injecting mixed gas fuel containing at least one of hydrogen and carbon monoxide into a combustion chamber of a gas turbine combustor, the burner includes a fuel nozzle for startup from which liquid fuel is injected into the combustion chamber, and a mixed fuel nozzle disposed around the fuel nozzle for injecting the mixed gas fuel. An air swirler is disposed at a downstream end of the mixed fuel nozzle and has a plurality of flow passages from which compressed air is injected into the combustion chamber, and the mixed fuel nozzle has injection ports disposed in the inner peripheral side of the flow passages of the air swirler. Cooling holes formed in the nozzle surface and positioned to face the combustion chamber introduce a part of the mixed gas fuel injected from the mixed fuel nozzle into the combustion chamber. | 01-24-2013 |
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20080281896 | INDUSTRIAL CONTROLLER - A first arithmetic operator ( | 11-13-2008 |
20080320331 | CONTROL APPARATUS - For a control apparatus to be boundary scan testable even when running, including processor cores in an operator to be capable of self-repairing a troubling part, an operator ( | 12-25-2008 |
20090287867 | BUS SIGNAL CONTROL CIRCUIT AND SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT HAVING BUS SIGNAL CONTROL CIRCUIT - A memory control unit controls writing and reading of data to the slave device according to an instruction from the master device. A bus diagnosis line is directly connected from the bus signal control circuit to a bus signal receiving terminal of the slave device without passing through the address bus and the control signal line. A bus signal abnormality processing unit compares an output bus signal output from the bus signal control circuit to the address bus and the control signal line with a feedback bus signal fed back through the bus diagnosis line to determine the presence/absence of a difference. The memory control unit elongates a bus cycle period of a bus cycle of operation being executed when it is determined in the bus signal abnormality processing unit that the difference is present. | 11-19-2009 |
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20120096467 | MICROPROCESSOR OPERATION MONITORING SYSTEM - A microprocessor operation monitoring system whose own tasks are constituted by associating beforehand the task number of the task that is next to be started up, for each of the tasks constituting the program, and abnormality of microprocessor operation is detected by comparing and determining whether or not the announced task and the task to be started up match. | 04-19-2012 |
20120143535 | SUBSTATION INSTRUMENT CONTROL SYSTEM - A substation instrument control system is disclosed. The substation instrument control system includes a plurality of transformers that generate a plurality of waveform signals representing electric properties of a substation instrument main body. A merging unit is communicatively coupled to the plurality of transformers and includes a signal processing unit and a control unit. The signal processing unit receives the plurality of waveform signals from the plurality of transformers and converts the plurality of waveform signals to a digital signal. The control unit controls operation of the signal processing unit using a setting data. An intelligent electronic device is communicatively coupled to the merging unit and receives the digital signal from the merging unit. | 06-07-2012 |
20120185858 | PROCESSOR OPERATION MONITORING SYSTEM AND MONITORING METHOD THEREOF - A processor includes a computation unit; a storage unit storing a program; and a data transmission circuit that transmits to an operation monitoring unit a signal corresponding to an instruction for reporting the execution stage of the program. The operation monitoring unit: includes a transition operation identification. circuit and a loop processing identification circuit. The transition operation identification circuit receives a start ID instruction with an attached ID that identifies a task; a termination ID instruction that identifies termination of task operation; and if the task is execution of loop processing, a loop instruction that reports the maximum value of the number of times of this loop processing. The transition operation identification circuit identifies success of the transition operations of the tasks of the program, based on the ID instructions. The loop processing identification circuit identifies abnormality of the number of times of loop processing. | 07-19-2012 |
20130082739 | CLOCK DIAGNOSIS CIRCUIT - A clock diagnosis circuit includes: a delay circuit to delay the clock by a prescribed time which is not more than the clock pulse width; an integral multiplication delay circuit to delay a delayed clock outputted from the delay circuit by a prescribed number of cycles; a first exclusive OR circuit to encode the clock using the delayed clock; a second exclusive OR circuit to decode an output of the first exclusive OR circuit using an output of the integral multiplication delay circuit; and a comparison circuit to compare the clock with an output of the second exclusive OR circuit to thereby detect a malfunction of the clock. | 04-04-2013 |
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20100063272 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING STEROID COMPOUND - It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel method for producing a steroid compound. The present invention provides a method for producing 5β-3,7-dioxocholanic acid or an ester derivative thereof, using, as a raw material, a sterol having double bonds at position 5 and at position 24, such as cholesta-5,7,24-trien-3β-ol, ergosta-5,7,24(28)-trien-3β-ol, desmosterol, fucosterol, or ergosta-5,24(28)-dien-3β-ol, via the following 4 steps: | 03-11-2010 |
20110009615 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A STEROID COMPOUND - An object of the present invention is to provide a novel method for producing a steroid compound. The present invention provides a method for producing 3,7-dioxo-5β-cholanic acid or ester derivatives thereof, which uses, as raw materials, sterols having double bonds at positions 5 and 24, such as cholesta-5,7,24-trien-3β-ol, ergosta-5,7,24(28)-trien-3β-ol, desmosterol, fucosterol, or ergosta-5,24(28)-dien-3β-ol, and which comprises the following 4 steps: (I) a step of performing oxidation of a hydroxyl group at position 3 and isomerization of a double bond at position 5 to position 4; (II) a step of converting position 24 to a carboxyl group or an ester derivative thereof by the oxidative cleavage of a side chain; (III) a step of introducing an oxygen functional group into position 7; and (IV) a step of constructing a 5β-configuration by reduction of a double bond at position 4. | 01-13-2011 |
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20100270613 | Method for manufacturing semiconductor device, and semiconductor device - In a transistor region, a source interconnect layer and a gate electrode are buried in trenches. A source extending region is provided adjacent to the transistor region or in the transistor region, and a source interconnect layer is designed to protrude from the upper end of a trench. This source interconnect layer is connected to a source electrode formed in the transistor region immediately above the trench. A gate extending region is provided outside the source extending region, and the gate electrode and a gate interconnect layer are connected. The gate electrode is formed by performing etchback without forming a resist pattern, after a polysilicon film is formed. Here, the polysilicon film remains like a side-wall on the sidewall of the portion of the source interconnect layer protruding from the upper end of the trench. | 10-28-2010 |
20100273304 | METHOD OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of fabricating a semiconductor device according to the present invention includes forming a first trench and a second trench by etching the first trench further, in an epitaxial layer formed over a substrate, extending a width of the second trench, forming an oxidize film by oxidizing the extended second trench, and filling an electrode material in the first trench and the second trench including the oxidized film formed therein. The method of fabricating a semiconductor device according to the present invention enables to fabricate a semiconductor device that improves the withstand voltage between a drain and a source and reduce the on-resistance. | 10-28-2010 |
20120043603 | Method of manufacturing semiconductor device, and semiconductor device - A semiconductor device includes a first-conductivity-type semiconductor layer, a base region of a second-conductivity-type formed in an upper portion of the first-conductivity-type semiconductor layer, first though third trenches penetrating through the base region and reaching to the first-conductivity-type semiconductor layer, the first through third trenches being linked to one another, a source interconnect layer buried in the first through third trenches, the source interconnect layer including a protruding portion, a gate electrode buried in the first trench and the third trench, and formed over the source interconnect layer, a source metal contacting the protruding portion of the source interconnect layer, and a gate metal contacting the gate electrode in the third trench. A contact face between the source metal and the protruding portion at the second trench is formed higher than a contact face between the gate metal and the gate electrode at the third trench. | 02-23-2012 |
20120282745 | METHOD OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of fabricating a semiconductor device according to the present invention includes forming a first trench and a second trench by etching the first trench further, in an epitaxial layer formed over a substrate, extending a width of the second trench, forming an oxidize film by oxidizing the extended second trench, and filling an electrode material in the first trench and the second trench including the oxidized film formed therein. The method of fabricating a semiconductor device according to the present invention enables to fabricate a semiconductor device that improves the withstand voltage between a drain and a source and reduce the on-resistance. | 11-08-2012 |
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20120185107 | POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A power distribution system includes power sources and an outlet which is supplied with electric power from the power sources and displays information on which power source is currently supplying the electric power. Further, the power distribution system includes a controller which changes the power sources for supplying the electric power to the outlet and controls the display on the outlet. | 07-19-2012 |
20120203387 | POWER CONTROL SYSTEM AND ELECTRIC DEVICE - A power control system controls electric devices so as to consume a power generated by a self-generated power facility using a natural energy, which is provided with a surplus power detection unit that detects the surplus portion of power generated by the self-generated power facility, and a device control unit that controls the operation of a plurality of electric devices. When the surplus power detection unit detects the surplus power, the device control unit controls one or more of a plurality of electric devices to perform predetermined operations so as to consume the surplus power. | 08-09-2012 |
20120205975 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY TO DEVICES - A system for controlling an electric power supply to devices is provided. The system includes a plurality of power supply sources, devices operated by an electric power, and a control part that determines the power supply source to be used for supplying the electric power to the devices. Further, the control part controls the amount of electric power to be supplied to the devices by the determined power supply source. | 08-16-2012 |
20120212050 | ELECTRICITY SUPPLY MANAGEMENT DEVICE - An electricity supply management device includes a solar cell; a commercial Alternating Current (AC) power source; and a storage battery, in which the storage battery is charged by an electric power from the solar cell, and a power from at least one of the solar cell, the commercial AC power source and the storage battery is supplied to one or more load devices. A power consumption level by the load devices is controlled based on comparison result between a power generation amount by the solar cell and a power consumption amount by the load devices, and a charge level of the storage battery indicative of a ratio of charging to capacity of the storage battery. | 08-23-2012 |
20120235625 | ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM - In an energy storage system, power from at least one of a solar cell, a commercial AC power source, and a storage battery is supplied to load devices. In the daytime, under the condition that an amount of power generated by the solar cell is less than an amount of power consumed by the load device, the discharge from the storage battery to the load device is permitted or prohibited if the charge level of the storage battery is higher or is not higher than the reference charge level. The discharge from the storage battery which makes the charge level of the storage battery lower than the reference level is permitted at night. | 09-20-2012 |
20120242147 | DC POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A DC power distribution system for supplying a DC power into a building, includes one or more power feeding devices which supply a DC power, a power feeding line for supplying the DC power supplied from the power feeding devices to various sites in the building and sockets located at the various sites and connected to the power feeding line. The DC power distribution system further includes a portable power feeding device which supplies a generated or stored DC power thereof to the power feeding line via a plug which is removably connected to one of the sockets. | 09-27-2012 |
20120274133 | ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - Disclosed is an electric power supply system which has: a common power source which stores and supplies a power via a local power grid; and a distributed power source which supplies a power to buildings and a surplus to the common power source. The electric power supply system further includes a first power meter measuring the amount of power supplied from a commercial power source, a second power meter measuring the amount of power received from and supplied to the common power source via the local power grid, and a distribution control device which distributes a power from the common power source to the area based on the amounts of power as measured by the first power meter and the second power meter. | 11-01-2012 |
20130020871 | APPLIANCE CONTROL SYSTEM - The appliance control system includes electrical appliances and an appliance control device. The appliance control device includes a control unit configured to, upon receiving an energy conservation instruction indicative of a total reduction amount, send a control signal including common control order indicative of an individual reduction amount of the power consumption of the electrical appliance to at least one of the electrical appliances based on the total reduction amount. Each electrical appliance includes a functional unit having plural operation states with different power consumption, a control instruction storage unit storing plural control instructions for changing the operation state, an individual storage unit storing individual control information indicative of a correspondence relation between the individual reduction amount and the control instruction, and an operation control unit. Upon receiving the control signal, the operation control unit selects the control instruction associated with the individual reduction amount indicated by the common control order included in the received control signal with reference to the individual control information, and provides the selected control instruction to the functional unit. The functional unit performs an energy conservation control process of changing the operation state in accordance with the received control instruction. | 01-24-2013 |
20130049695 | ELECTRIC POWER CONTROL APPARATUS AND GRID CONNECTION SYSTEM HAVING SAME - An electric power control apparatus enables a surplus electric power from a distributed power source to be stored in a storage battery in a consumer unit provided with a distributed power source and a storage battery. The electric power control apparatus is characterized in being provided with a compensation calculating unit which calculates the compensation of electric power by using a unit price of electricity for sale when charging the storage battery and a unit price of electricity for purchase when discharging from the storage battery. | 02-28-2013 |
20130158684 | APPLIANCE CONTROL SYSTEM - The appliance control system includes a control device, a human detection sensor, and a manual operation switch. The control device includes a selecting unit configured to select a mode of an appliance driving unit controlling an appliance, from an operation mode in which the appliance driving unit operates the appliance, a limited mode in which the appliance driving unit limits an operation of the appliance, and a rest mode in which the appliance driving unit terminates the operation of the appliance. The selecting unit changes the appliance driving unit to the operation mode when the manipulation switch is turned on. The selecting unit changes the appliance driving unit to the rest mode when the manipulation switch is turned off. The selecting unit changes the appliance driving unit to the waiting mode when the human detection sensor does not detect a human within waiting time while the appliance driving unit is in the operation mode. While the appliance driving unit is in the waiting mode, the selecting unit changes the appliance driving unit to the operation mode when the human detection sensor detects a human within waiting time, and changes the appliance driving unit to the rest mode when the human detection sensor does not detect a human within waiting time. While the appliance driving unit is in the rest mode, the selecting unit does not change the appliance driving unit to the operation mode even if the human detection sensor detects a human. | 06-20-2013 |
20130229059 | ELECTRIC POWER CONTROL DEVICE AND ELECTRIC POWER CONTROL SYSTEM USING SAME - A controller installed at each consumer side comprises: a power generation amount acquisition unit acquiring the amount of electricity that has been generated in a solar cell; a power selling amount acquisition unit acquiring the amount of electricity for sale that has been allowed to flow into an electric power system by reverse power flow, among the electricity generated in the solar cell; and a power selling suppression control unit configured to set a threshold value for the amount of the electricity for sale, as proportional to the amount of the generated electricity acquired by the power generation amount acquisition unit, and configured to suppress the reverse power flow into the electric power system so that the amount of the electricity for sale is set to the threshold value or less. | 09-05-2013 |
20130270911 | POWER CONTROLLER - Residential system includes photovoltaic power system including solar battery, and electrical storage device including battery. Electric load of residential system is selectively supplied with energy from power supply system, power generator and electrical storage device. Power generator allows energy to flow back to power supply system. Energy surplus judgment part calculates difference between generating energy of power generator and demand power for electric load (excess generating energy). Overall operation controller applies stored energy in electrical storage device to demand energy for electric load when excess generating energy is produced, and charges electrical storage device without applying generating energy of power generator to demand energy when excess generating energy is not produced. | 10-17-2013 |
20130318462 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE DEVICE, ENERGY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM - An object is to allow intuitively understand whether display information displayed on a display device indicates favorable state or unfavorable state for a user. An acquisition unit | 11-28-2013 |
20140046496 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An energy management apparatus includes: algorithm storage unit configured to store at least one energy-saving control algorithm; controller configured to control an operation of controlled device by executing the algorithm and; data storage unit configured to store reduction information corresponding to the algorithm, the reduction information used to figure out a reduction in energy consumption due to the execution of the algorithm; estimation unit configured to estimate the reduction in the energy consumption due to the execution of the algorithm on the basis of the reduction information, when controller controls the operation of controlled device by executing the algorithm; and network communication unit configured to output the estimation result. | 02-13-2014 |
20140052310 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A controller executes local generation and local consumption pathways of: supplying power from a solar cell to an appliance, and charging a storage cell with power that remains after subtracting power consumed by the appliance from the solar cell power. In the absence of excess power, the storage cell and solar cell supply power. Power supply from a commercial electrical grid covers a power shortage that remains after subtracting solar cell power and storage cell power from the power consumed by the appliance. The controller also executes a second excess power selling mode pathway wherein excess power flows into the commercial electrical grid, and an assist mode wherein all solar cell power flows into the commercial electrical grid, and storage cell power flows to the appliance. | 02-20-2014 |
20140094985 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A demand measurement unit measures load demand power and a power generation measurement unit measures solar cell output power. A threshold storage unit stores a discharge control threshold for determining whether to discharge remaining storage cell power. When demand power exceeds generated power, a command unit controls storage cell discharge by comparing remaining storage cell power with the discharge control threshold and transmits a control command to a power conditioner. If the remaining storage cell power exceeds the discharge control threshold, then the command unit commands storage cell discharge. A threshold setting unit sets the discharge control threshold, and updates the discharge control threshold when that value changes. | 04-03-2014 |
20140136010 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT DEVICE, ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM - An electric power acquisition section acquires a power demand of a load. An assist control section determines that an assist condition is satisfied when the power demand exceeds a threshold value within a time slot for permitting electric power to be supplied to the load. When determining that the assist condition is satisfied, the assist control section presents a selection prompt to inquire whether or not to activate an assist operation for supplying the electric power from a power storage device, on an operation display device through a notification control section. If there is a response for requesting activation of the assist operation from the operation display device in response to the selection prompt, the assist operation is started. The assist condition is set in a storage unit by a condition setting section. | 05-15-2014 |
20140222237 | LOAD CONTROLLER, PROGRAM, LOAD CONTROL SYSTEM - A load control apparatus receives information regarding the consumed electric power in load devices and the generated electric power by a power generator. The apparatus includes a control unit, which controls a device based on the received information. A determination unit determines whether the device can execute a predetermined process with surplus electric power in target period from the present until a predetermined period of time elapses. An execution unit controls the device such that when it is determined that the abovementioned process can be executed, a control signal is provided to cause the process to start. | 08-07-2014 |
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20090286155 | LITHIUM DIFLUOROPHOSPHATE, ELECTROLYTE CONTAINING LITHIUM DIFLUOROPHOSPHATE, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LITHIUM DIFLUOROPHOSPHATE, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY CONTAINING THE SAME - A difluorophosphate salt, which is expensive and not readily available, can be produced with a high purity readily and efficiently from inexpensive and readily available materials. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery that exhibits low-temperature discharge and heavy-current discharge characteristics and high-temperature preservation and cycle characteristics without impairing the battery safety. A hexafluorophosphate salt is reacted with a compound having a bond represented by the following formula (1) in the molecule: | 11-19-2009 |
20090311609 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION - The objective of the present invention is to prevent deterioration and expanding of anode active material and to improve charge-discharge cycle characteristics in a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising an anode of which current collector has thereon a thin layer of an anode active material containing a metal. To solve this problem, in a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery wherein a thin layer of anode active material containing a metal which absorbs and discharges lithium is formed on a current collector and the thin layer of the anode active material is divided into columns by a gap formed along the thickness thereof, a compound represented by the following formula is contained in the non-aqueous electrolyte. | 12-17-2009 |
20100099031 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTES AND NONAQUEOUS-ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES EMPLOYING THE SAME - A subject is to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte excellent in cycle performances such as capacity retention after cycling, output after cycling, discharge capacity after cycling, and cycle discharge capacity ratio, output characteristics, high-temperature storability, low-temperature discharge characteristics, heavy-current discharge characteristics, high-temperature storability, safety, high capacity, high output, high-current-density cycle performances, compatibility of these performances, etc. Another subject is to provide a nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery employing the nonaqueous electrolyte. The subjects have been accomplished with a nonaqueous electrolyte which contains a monofluorophosphate and/or a difluorophosphate and further contains a compound having a specific chemical structure or specific properties. | 04-22-2010 |
20100119956 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND NONAQUEOUS-ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY EMPLOYING THE SAME - An object is to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte and a nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery which have excellent discharge load characteristics and are excellent in high-temperature storability, cycle characteristics, high capacity, continuous-charge characteristics, storability, gas evolution inhibition during continuous charge, high-current-density charge/discharge characteristics, discharge load characteristics, etc. The object has been accomplished with a nonaqueous electrolyte which comprises: a monofluorophosphate and/or a difluorophosphate; and further a compound having a specific chemical structure or specific properties. | 05-13-2010 |
20120264010 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTES AND NONAQUEOUS-ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES EMPLOYING THE SAME - A nonaqueous electrolyte containing a monofluorophosphate and/or a difluorophosphate and a compound having a specific chemical structure or specific properties. The nonaqueous electrolyte can contain at least one of a saturated chain hydrocarbon, a saturated cyclic hydrocarbon, an aromatic compound having a halogen atom and an ether having a fluorine atom. | 10-18-2012 |
20130216918 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND NONAQUEOUS-ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY EMPLOYING THE SAME - An object is to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte and a nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery which have excellent discharge load characteristics and are excellent in high-temperature storability, cycle characteristics, high capacity, continuous-charge characteristics, storability, gas evolution inhibition during continuous charge, high-current-density charge/discharge characteristics, discharge load characteristics, etc. The object has been accomplished with a nonaqueous electrolyte which comprises: a monofluorophosphate and/or a difluorophosphate; and further a compound having a specific chemical structure or specific properties. | 08-22-2013 |
20130337343 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND NONAQUEOUS-ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY EMPLOYING THE SAME - An object is to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte and a nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery which have excellent discharge load characteristics and are excellent in high-temperature storability, cycle characteristics, high capacity, continuous-charge characteristics, storability, gas evolution inhibition during continuous charge, high-current-density charge/discharge characteristics, discharge load characteristics, etc. The object has been accomplished with a nonaqueous electrolyte which comprises: a monofluorophosphate and/or a difluorophosphate; and further a compound having a specific chemical structure or specific properties. | 12-19-2013 |
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20120300882 | SYNCHRONIZATION CIRCUIT AND SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD - A synchronization circuit that synchronizes received data, includes: a determiner for determining whether or not data with a phase of a internal clock can be stably captured by the synchronization circuit, when the synchronization circuit accepts the data received from another device connected to the synchronization circuit with the phase of the internal clock of the synchronization circuit; a first flip-flop circuit accepting the data and the internal clock, capturing the data with the phase of the internal clock and synchronizing the data, when the determiner determines that the synchronization circuit can stably capture the data; a second flip-flop accepting the data and an inverted internal clock that has a phase obtained by inverting the phase of the internal clock, capturing the data with the phase of the inverted internal clock, and synchronizing the data, when the determiner determines that the synchronization circuit can not stably capture the data. | 11-29-2012 |
20130262948 | RECEPTION CIRCUIT, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD - A reception circuit that receives data by serial communication in a plurality of lanes and includes a plurality of error checking units each of which checks presence of an error in the received data, a plurality of memories each of which stores the received data, and a processing unit that reads the received data from the plurality of memories, and outputs a read data. The lanes include a redundant lane that transmits redundant data, the received data is stored in a first area of a plurality of areas included in each of the memories, and other received data received next to the received data is stored in a second area. When there is an error in any one of the pieces of received data stored in the respective first areas, the processing unit generates correct data using the redundant data stored in the first area, and outputs it. | 10-03-2013 |
20130318390 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MEASURING DELAY DIFFERENCE, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDED WITH DELAY DIFFERENCE MEASURING PROGRAM - Each of the plurality of second processing units includes: a counter that counts a count value in synchronization with such a counter included in each remaining second processing unit; a register that holds the count value of the counter; and a control unit that stores the count value, which is counted by the counter when receiving a measurement instruction from the first processing unit, as a receipt-timing count value into the register and notifies the first processing unit of the held receipt-timing count value, and the first processing unit calculates one or more differences between a plurality of the receipt-timing count values notified from the second processing units as a transmitting delay difference from the first processing unit to each of the plurality of second processing units. | 11-28-2013 |