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20080240503 | Image Processing Apparatus And Image Pickup Apparatus Mounting The Same, And Image Processing Method - A coding unit codes a moving image. An object detector detects an object from within a picture contained in the moving image, and generates, for each picture, object detection information containing at least the number of objects detected within an identical picture. When a codestream is generated from coded data generated by the coding unit, a stream generator describes the object detection information in a prescribed region of the codestream. | 10-02-2008 |
20090010570 | Image Sensing Apparatus And Image File Data Structure - An image-sensing apparatus has: an image-sensing portion that acquires an original image by shooting a subject; an alteration processor that applies reversible alteration to an image inside a specific region in the original image to produce from the original image an altered image; and a recording controller that records in a recording portion an image file in which the altered image is stored in association with restoration-oriented information that identifies the contents of the restoration that needs to be performed to restore the original image from the altered image. | 01-08-2009 |
20100266160 | Image Sensing Apparatus And Data Structure Of Image File - An image sensing apparatus includes an image sensing portion which generates image data of an image by image sensing, and a record control portion which records image data of a main image generated by the image sensing portion together with main additional information obtained from the main image in a recording medium, in which the record control portion records sub additional information obtained from a sub image taken at a timing different from that of the main image in the recording medium in association with the image data of the main image and the main additional information. | 10-21-2010 |
20100302595 | Image Reproducing Apparatus And Imaging Apparatus - An image reproducing apparatus includes a reproduction control unit which selects n out of given m input images as n output images by evaluating similarity among different input images of the m input images, and outputs the n output images onto a reproduction medium (m is an integer of two or larger, n is an integer of one or larger, and m>n holds). | 12-02-2010 |
20140167656 | BATTERY SYSTEM, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, MOVABLE BODY, POWER STORAGE DEVICE, AND POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - Provided is a battery system capable of accurately calculating a state of charge of a battery cell, an electric vehicle, a movable structure, an electricity storage device, and a power supply device. A current-based SOC calculation unit calculates a current-based SOCi on the basis of current flowing in a battery cell. A voltage-based SOC calculation unit calculates a voltage-based SOCv on the basis of the terminal voltage of the battery cell. A combined SOC calculation unit calculates a combined SOCt by weighting the SOCi and the SOCv with the respective weight coefficients (1−α) and α, and combining the weighted SOCi and SOCv. The weight coefficients (1−α) and α are determined based on whether the battery cell is in a charging state, a discharging state, or a charge/discharge stopped state. | 06-19-2014 |
20140368208 | CELL STATE ESTIMATION DEVICE - After discharging has been stopped, a transient response component of the voltage remaining in the cell unit is calculated as an initial remaining voltage value (V | 12-18-2014 |
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20090026422 | Electrode Material for Electric Double Layer Capacitor and Process for Producing the Same, Electrode for Electric Double Layer Capacitor, and Electric Double Layer Capacitor - The present invention provides an electrode material for an electric double layer capacitor which can provide an electric double layer capacitor having a low internal resistance and a large capacitance, a process for producing the same, and an electrode for an electric double layer capacitor and an electric double layer capacitor using the same. The electrode material of the present invention is characterized by comprising a carbonaceous material and an activated carbon, the carbonaceous material obtained by thermal-treating or activating a fullerene-containing soot or an extracted residue obtained by substantially extracting at least a part of fullerene from a fullerene-containing soot using a solvent. The electrode for an electric double layer capacitor and the electric double layer capacitor of the present invention is characterized by using the electrode material. | 01-29-2009 |
20090073637 | POLARIZABLE ELECTRODE, CAPACITOR USING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POLARIZABLE ELECTRODE - A polarizable electrode includes a collector and a polarizable electrode layer having a thickness of 5 μm or more to 130 μm or less on the surface of the collector. The polarizable electrode layer includes a first binder composed of at least one of an ammonium salt of carboxymethyl cellulose, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohol, methylcellulose, and a hydroxylpropyl cellulose resin, and a second binder composed of at least one of a latex, a fluoride-based polymer, a urethane resin, and an olefin-based resin. The content of the first binder is 5% by weight or less with respect to the total weight of the solid part, and the content of the second binder is 1% by weight or more and 5% by weight or less. | 03-19-2009 |
20090154062 | ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR - An electric double layer capacitor includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode which faces the positive electrode and is isolated therefrom, and an electrolyte solution. The positive electrode includes a first current collector of a metal foil and a first polarizable electrode layer on the first current collector, the first polarizable electrode layer containing a phosphorus compound. The negative electrode includes a second current collector of a metal foil and a second polarizable electrode layer on the second current collector. The electrolyte solution, with which the first and second polarizable electrode layers are impregnated, has fluorine-containing anions as an electrolyte solute. | 06-18-2009 |
20090231781 | ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR - An electric double layer capacitor includes a first collector, a first polarizable electrode layer provided on the first collector, a second collector, a second polarizable electrode layer provided on the second collector and facing the first polarizable electrode layer, a separator having an insulating property and provided between the first polarizable electrode layer and the second polarizable electrode layer, and a driving electrolyte impregnated in the first polarizable electrode layer and the second polarizable electrode layer. The polarizable electrode layers mainly contain activated carbon made from phenol resin, have a surface roughness not larger than 0.6 μm, and have an electrode density ranging from 0.5 g/cm | 09-17-2009 |
20110111284 | ACTIVATED CARBON FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL ELEMENT AND ELECTROCHEMICAL ELEMENT USING THE SAME - Van der Waals molecular diameters of a cation, an anion, and a solvent contained in an electrolytic solution are denoted by Lc, La, and Ls, respectively. The minimum widths of van der Waals molecules of the cation, anion, and solvent are denoted by Lmin,c, Lmin,a, and Lmin,s, respectively. The maximum values of Lc, La, Ls, Lmin,c, Lmin,a, and Lmin,s is denoted by W1. The minimum values of (Lc+La), (Lc+Ls), (La+Ls), (Lmin,c+Lmin,a), (Lmin,c+Lmin,s), and (Lmin,a+Lmin,s) is denoted by W2. Under these definitions, the total pore volume of the activated carbon in which a slit width obtained by the MP method is W1 or more and W2 or less is 15% or more of the total pore volume in which the slit width is 2.0 nm or less. | 05-12-2011 |
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20090091272 | PROJECTION-TYPE IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, LIGHTING APPARATUS AND LIGHTING METHOD REALIZING AN EXTENDED LIFETIME - A projection-type image display apparatus includes a high pressure discharge lamp, which utilizes the halogen cycle, and a lamp lighting apparatus that controls lighting of the high pressure discharge lamp. The lamp lighting apparatus performs lamp refresh processing to improve a lamp property. The lamp refresh processing involves performing low power lighting of the high pressure discharge lamp by changing the lighting power of the high pressure discharge lamp to a value that is lower than the rated power, and thereafter performing high power lighting of the high pressure discharge lamp by changing the lighting power to a value that is higher than the lighting power during the low power lighting. | 04-09-2009 |
20090115974 | HIGH PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMP OPERATION DEVICE, LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, AND PROJECTION TYPE IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a method for lighting a high pressure discharge lamp capable of increasing the life thereof. The lighting method is as follows. When the time elapse after lighting up the discharge lamp is within a predetermined condition (e.g. 5 minutes or less), constant current control is performed if the lamp voltage is lower than switching voltage (here, a first voltage value V | 05-07-2009 |
20090278469 | METHOD OF LIGHTING HIGH PRESSURE MERCURY LAMP, LIGHTING DEVICE FOR THE SAME, LAMP SYSTEM AND PROJECTION DISPLAY UNIT - An object of the present invention is to provide a lighting method and the like that can prevent a lamp temperature of each individual high-pressure mercury lamp from being beyond a proper temperature range of a halogen cycle. The lighting method maintains a discharge of the high-pressure mercury lamp that has a function of the halogen cycle. The control is performed as follows. From when the high-pressure mercury lamp is lighted up to when a lamp voltage Vla reaches a first voltage value V | 11-12-2009 |
20100013399 | LIGHTING METHOD FOR A HIGH-PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMP, LIGHTING CIRCUIT FOR A HIGH-PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMP, HIGH-PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMP APPARATUS, AND PROJECTOR-TYPE IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - After startup, a lighting method for a high-pressure discharge lamp is to light the lamp at a rated frequency without switching the frequency for 120 seconds (S | 01-21-2010 |
20100181926 | HIGH-PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMP SYSTEM AND PROJECTOR USING THE SAME - A high-pressure discharge lamp system has a high-pressure mercury lamp | 07-22-2010 |
20110025989 | HIGH-PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMP LIGHTING DEVICE, HIGH-PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMP DEVICE USING SAME, PROJECTOR USING SAID HIGH-PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMP DEVICE, AND HIGH-PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMP LIGHTING METHOD - Constant current control is performed after the completion of starting operation of a high-pressure mercury-vapor lamp | 02-03-2011 |
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20110212233 | MALT EXTRACT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - This invention provides an acid-resistant malt extract useful to add a clear or transparent color to acidic food and beverage having a pH value of not less than 2 and less than 4.6, without generating suspended or sedimented insoluble matter; and a manufacturing method therefor. The malt extract of the present invention is obtained by adjusting the particle diameter of insoluble particles contained in the malt extract to less than 0.9 μm by way of, for example, filtering an untreated liquid malt extract or a treated liquid thereof using a filter having a pore diameter of 0.9 μm or less. | 09-01-2011 |
20110273611 | Single-Focus Optical System, Image Pickup Device, and Digital Apparatus - Provided is a single-focus optical system which is configured, in order from the object side to the image side, of a first to third lens groups and in which the first lens group and the third lens group are fixed with respect to a predetermined imaging surface, and the second lens group is moved in the optical axis direction to focus, wherein the first lens group comprises at least one positive lens and at least one negative lens, the second lens group comprises at least one positive lens, the third lens group comprises at least one lens having at least one aspheric surface and having a positive optical power at a peripheral portion thereof, and 5<|Δv | 11-10-2011 |
20120026384 | Image pickup Optical System, Image Pickup Optical Device, and Digital Equipment - An image pickup optical system OP includes first and second prisms P | 02-02-2012 |
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20090294560 | Mobile crusher - A mobile crusher includes: a crusher for crushing raw materials; a discharge conveyor provided on a lower stream of the crusher for discharging the raw materials crushed by the crusher; a work implement provided on an upper stream of the crusher for producing the crushed materials; a conveyor sensor and conveyor pressure comparing unit for determining whether the crushed materials to be discharged are fed on the discharge conveyor or not; a crusher pressure sensor and crusher pressure comparing unit for determining whether the raw materials are present in the crusher or not; and a flow rate controller for controlling the speeds of the crusher, discharge conveyor and work implement based on determination results of the conveyor pressure sensor, conveyor pressure comparing unit, crusher pressure sensor and crusher pressure comparing unit. | 12-03-2009 |
20090302141 | MOBILE CRUSHER - A mobile crusher includes: a crusher having a fixed jaw and a swing jaw and adjusting an outlet gap between lower ends of the fixed jaw and the swing jaw, the crusher crushing raw materials by swing movement of the swing jaw toward the fixed jaw and discharging the raw materials crushed by the crusher from the outlet gap to produce crushed materials; a work implement disposed on an upper stream or a lower stream of the crusher to produce the crushed materials; and a controller that controls a work implement speed of the work implement depending on the outlet gap. | 12-10-2009 |
20100116919 | SELF-PROPELLED CRUSHING SYSTEM - A mobile crushing system is for crushing inputted objects and dropping the crushed objects directly into an ore path. The mobile crushing system includes a crusher vehicle on which a crushing device for crushing the objects is mounted and which includes carriers, and a feeder vehicle on which a transfer device for transferring the objects to the crushing device and which includes carriers. The crusher vehicle and the feeder vehicle travel independently and include a crusher-side connecting portion and a feeder-side connecting portion that are connected to each other. During crushing operation, the ore path is interposed between the crusher vehicle and the feeder vehicle in the front-rear direction. | 05-13-2010 |
20110077821 | Self-Propelled Crushing Machine and Method of Controlling the Same - A mobile crusher includes: a crusher that crushes raw material; a discharge conveyor being disposed on a downstream side of the crusher to discharge the material crushed by the crusher; an engine ( | 03-31-2011 |
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20090046549 | OPTICAL DISC DEVICE, CROSSTALK CORRECTION METHOD, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - When a focus error signal (FE signal) is detected with an astigmatic method, a track crossing component leaks into the FE signal. Another detection method for the FE signal would reduce the leaking signal, but is not applicable when the light use efficiency decreases. An optical crosstalk correction amount determination unit ( | 02-19-2009 |
20090190449 | OPTICAL HEAD TRANSFER DEVICE, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR OPTICAL HEAD TRANSFER DEVICE, FOCUSING LENS DRIVING DEVICE, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR FOCUSING LENS DRIVING DEVICE - When transferring an optical head in a radial direction of an optical disc, the optical head is initially transferred with a speed profile of a larger acceleration, and when abnormality is detected by an abnormality detection circuit which detects abnormality of a focus control system, the optical head is again transferred with a speed profile of a smaller acceleration, whereby preventing a movable part of a lens actuator from colliding with a fixed part when transferring the optical head in the radial direction of the optical disc, resulting in an optical head transfer device, an integrated circuit for the optical head transfer device, a focusing lens driving device, and an integrated circuit for the focusing lens driving device which can avoid an increase in the start-up time of the device, a reduction in the data reading speed from the optical disc, and the like. | 07-30-2009 |
20100284258 | INTERLAYER MOVEMENT APPARATUS, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR INTERLAYER MOVEMENT APPARATUS - To provide an interlayer movement apparatus of an optical disc apparatus which can perform the interlayer movement stably even when the interlayer distances of the multi-layer optical disc which are specified by the disc specification are different between the respective layers. | 11-11-2010 |
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20090208252 | Developing device for image forming apparatus and process cartridge having the same - A developing device that can reliably supply toner from a toner supply roller to a developing roller and that does not generate scraping irregularities in the toner thin layer on the developing roller, and a process cartridge and an image forming apparatus having the same. The developing device has: a toner supply chamber; a developing roller provided in the toner supply chamber; a toner supply roller provided in the toner supply chamber for supplying toner to the developing roller; and a layer regulation member for forming the toner on the developing roller into a thin layer, and develops electrostatic latent images on an image carrier by applying bias voltage to the developing roller. An intermediate contact member is interposed between the developing roller and the toner supply roller. The intermediate contact member is a sheet member fixed at one end, and the free end of the sheet member is interposed between the developing roller and the toner supply roller, with the free end side protruding therebetween. | 08-20-2009 |
20100028057 | DEVELOPING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device develops an electrostatic latent image formed on an image carrier with toner. The developing device includes a developer carrier, a developer supplying unit that supplies a developer on the developer carrier, a layer shaping member that shapes the developer supplied on the developer carrier into a thin layer, and an electric-field control member that is arranged downstream of a shaping nip formed between the developer carrier and the layer shaping member and that controls an intensity of an electric field generated between the developer carrier and the layer shaping member. | 02-04-2010 |
20150063865 | TONER CONTAINER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner container includes a substantially tetrahedral toner-containing portion having an openable edge to discharge toner contained in the toner-containing portion, and a reference fold along which the toner container is foldable after the openable edge is opened. The reference fold extends from the openable edge and is provided on medians of two triangular faces of the toner-containing portion adjoining each other along the openable edge. | 03-05-2015 |
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20080266159 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AD CONVERTER, AND AD CONVERTING METHOD - The present invention provides a solid-state imaging device which can output a digital signal at a high speed without using a high-speed clock. The solid-state imaging device includes light receiving elements provided in an array and generating signal voltages based on light intensity of received light and AD converters each of which is provided in each of columns in the array. Each of the AD converters includes: a reference voltage generating unit ( | 10-30-2008 |
20080291305 | SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND CAMERA - In a solid state imaging device having a wide dynamic range, a pixel includes a photodiode that generates a charge in accordance with an intensity of incident light, signal generation units that generate a first voltage level in accordance with an amount of charge generated by the photodiode in an exposure period T | 11-27-2008 |
20090033780 | SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide a two-dimensional solid state imaging device which can realize speeding up of signal output. The two-dimensional solid state imaging device includes: a pixel region; a first capacitance element and a second capacitance element each of which is arranged for a different column of pixels and accumulates pixel signals of the corresponding column of pixels; a first horizontal signal line and a second horizontal signal line each of which transmits the pixel signals accumulated in a corresponding capacitance element; a common signal line connected to the horizontal signal lines; a scan timing generation unit and a switch unit which control readout of the pixel signals from the capacitance element to the horizontal signal line; and an external output timing unit and a switch unit which select the horizontal signal line and control output of the pixel signals from the selected horizontal signal line to the common signal line. Here, the scan timing generation unit and the switch unit, and the external output timing unit and the switch unit control the readout and the output of the pixel signals, respectively, so that a time period required for the readout of the pixel signals from the capacitance element to the signal line is longer than a time period required for the output of the pixel signals from the signal line to the common signal line. | 02-05-2009 |
20090059047 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - Provided is a solid-state imaging device having pixel units that are two-dimensionally arranged, and including: a photodiode that generates an optical signal charge corresponding to an intensity and an exposure time of light; a MOS transistor that transfers the optical signal charge; an accumulating unit that generates a voltage corresponding to the signal charge through the MOS transistor; a storing unit that stores a voltage corresponding to an optical signal charge in the accumulating unit; and a voltage setting unit that sets a value of a voltage in the accumulating unit to a value corresponding to the voltage in the storing unit. | 03-05-2009 |
20090079857 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, RECEIVED-LIGHT INTENSITY MEASURING DEVICE, AND RECEIVED-LIGHT INTENSITY MEASURING METHOD - The received-light intensity measuring device includes: a pixel circuit | 03-26-2009 |
20110121162 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND DIFFERENTIAL CIRCUIT - A solid-state imaging device that is configurable into a small size appropriate for expanding dynamic range includes: a photodiode which is a photoelectric conversion unit that generates charge by incident light; a MOS transistor which is connected to the photodiode and transfers the charge; a floating diffusion region which is a first accumulation unit which accumulates the charge via the MOS transistor; a MOS transistor which is a second transfer unit connected to the floating diffusion region and connected in series to the MOS transistor; and a MOS transistor which is an output unit which outputs, via the MOS transistor, a signal voltage in accordance with an amount of the charge. | 05-26-2011 |
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20110088414 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS REFRIGERANT QUANTITY DETERMINATION METHOD AND AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - A refrigerant circuit of an air conditioning apparatus includes a heat source unit, a utilization unit having a utilization-side heat exchanger, and liquid and gas refrigerant connection pipes interconnecting the heat source unit and the utilization unit. The heat source unit has an adjustable capacity compressor, a heat source-side heat exchanger, an expansion mechanism and an accumulator. The refrigerant circuit can perform at least cooling operation. Compressor frequency, degree of superheat, and degree of supercooling are stored in a stable state where the degree of supercooling has been made equal to or greater than a first predetermined value. After a predetermined time period, the degree of supercooling is detected while compressor frequency and degree of superheat become the stored compressor frequency and degree of superheat. The detected degree of supercooling is compared with the stored degree of supercooling to determine adequacy of the quantity of refrigerant inside the refrigerant circuit. | 04-21-2011 |
20110107780 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS AND AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS REFRIGERANT QUANTITY DETERMINATION METHOD - A refrigerant circuit of an air conditioning apparatus includes a heat source unit, a utilization unit having a utilization-side heat exchanger, an expansion mechanism, and liquid and gas refrigerant connection pipes interconnecting the heat source unit and the utilization unit. The heat source unit has an adjustable capacity compressor, a heat source-side heat exchanger, and a cooling heat source adjusting part to adjust cooling action of a cooling heat source with respect to the heat source-side heat exchanger. The refrigerant circuit can perform at least a cooling operation. A determination of the adequacy of the quantity of the refrigerant charged inside of the refrigerant circuit is made based on a first degree of supercooling corrected value derived by correcting a degree of supercooling or an operating state quantity by at least one of outside air temperature, condensation temperature, and a value obtained by numericizing cooling action. | 05-12-2011 |
20120000237 | HEAT PUMP SYSTEM - A heat pump system includes a heat pump circuit, a heat load circuit, first and second heat exchangers, a flow rate adjustment element, and a controller. The heat pump circuit circulates primary refrigerant through a low and high stage-side compression elements, an expansion element and an evaporator. The heat load circuit circulates a first fluid and has a first and second branching portions, first and second branching channels, and a heat-load-processing section. The first and second heat exchangers perform heat exchange between the primary refrigerant and the first fluid. Flow rate of the first fluid in the first and/or second branching channel is adjustable. The controller performs flow rate adjustment control so as to maintain a state in which a predetermined temperature condition is satisfied, or to reduce a difference between the temperature of the first fluid flowing through portions of the first and second branching channels. | 01-05-2012 |
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20100209566 | METHOD OF SEPARATING AND DISTINGUISHING WALNUT FROM PECAN NUT - [Object] To newly develop a method whereby walnut can be simply, rapidly and accurately separated and distinguished from pecan nut. | 08-19-2010 |
20100330561 | Marker Gene For Detection of Tumor Promoter, and Method For Detection of Tumor Promoter - The present invention provides 27 marker genes comprising Orm1, Scarb1, Stmn1, Rad21, Nup54, Jun, Dmp1, Abi1, 6530403A03Rik, Slc2a1, Plf (Plf2, Mrpplf3), Fosl1, Chek1, Pik3r5, JunB, Vegfa, Rif1 (LOC671598), Il1rl1, Phex, Tfrc, Zfhx1b, Rad51ap1, Hells, Mcm3, Orm2, Car13 and Ccnb1, which enables the detection of a tumor promoter in a simple manner and within a short period of time in a test for predicting carcinogenicity as a tumor promoter using a cultured cell. The present invention further provide a tumor promoter detection method using at least one of the marker genes. | 12-30-2010 |
20140065632 | MARKER GENE FOR DETECTION OF TUMOR PROMOTER, AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF TUMOR PROMOTER - The present invention provides 27 marker genes comprising Orm1, Scarb1, Stmn1, Rad21, Nup54, Jun, Dmp1, Abi1, 6530403A03Rik, Slc2a1, Plf (Plf2, Mrpplf3), Fosl1, Chek1, Pik3r5, JunB, Vegfa, Rif1 (LOC671598), Il1rl1, Phex, Tfrc, Zfhx1b, Rad51ap1, Hells, Mcm3, Orm2, Car13 and Ccnb1, which enables the detection of a tumor promoter in a simple manner and within a short period of time in a test for predicting carcinogenicity as a tumor promoter using a cultured cell. The present invention further provide a tumor promoter detection method using at least one of the marker genes. | 03-06-2014 |
20140308675 | MUTAGENICITY TEST METHOD USING MAMMALIAN CELLS - Provided is a test method that allows mutagenicity on a mammal including a human to be confirmed accurately and simply in a short time. Specifically, provided is a mutagenicity test method, including the steps of: (1) culturing a transformant of a mammalian cell harboring a recombinant vector including a p53 binding sequence, a minimal promoter that can function in the mammalian cell, and a reporter gene linked so that the gene can be expressed by the minimal promoter, in the presence of a test substance for a predetermined time; and (2) assessing whether or not the test substance affects an expression amount of the reporter gene in the transformant by comparing an expression amount of the reporter gene in the transformant cultured in the step (1) to an expression amount of the reporter gene in the transformant free of contact with the test substance. | 10-16-2014 |
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20110143698 | DIRECTIONAL PATTERN DETERMINING METHOD CAPABLE OF QUICKLY SELECTING OPTIMUM DIRECTIONAL PATTERN - A plurality of directional patterns are classified into groups and stored in a directional pattern memory, such that among the plurality of directional patterns, the directional patterns strongly correlated with each other are classified into the same group, while the directional patterns weakly correlated with each other are classified into the different groups. One directional pattern is selected from each group in the directional pattern memory. One directional pattern is determined from the selected directional patterns, in accordance with a communication quality of signals each received when each one of the selected directional patterns is set for steerable antenna element. The determined directional pattern is set for the steerable antenna element. | 06-16-2011 |
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20110244808 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A wireless communications apparatus ( | 10-06-2011 |
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20120027056 | ARRAY ANTENNA APPARATUS INCLUDING MULTIPLE STEERABLE ANTENNAS AND CAPABLE OF ELIMINATING INFLUENCE OF SURROUNDING METAL COMPONENTS - An antenna unit is provided with: steerable antennas, each having one active antenna element and two parasitic antenna element; and metal blocks. Each of the active antenna elements is associated with at least one of the metal blocks such that the metal block is disposed remote from the active antenna element by a predetermined distance and operates as a reflector for the active antenna element. Each of the parasitic antenna elements is provided with a switching circuit for changing an electrical length of the parasitic antenna element, and the parasitic antenna element operates as a reflector for an active antenna element of the same steerable antenna as the parasitic antenna element by changing the electrical length using the switching circuit. | 02-02-2012 |
20120028596 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS CAPABLE OF RAPIDLY CHANGING DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS OF MULTIPLE STEERABLE ANTENNA APPARATUSES - A directional pattern table memory stores combined directional pattern groups in each of which combined directional patterns are ordered by different predetermined priority according to a different radio propagation environment. A controller computes a communication performance expected value based on RSSIs for when an initial combined directional pattern is set on steerable antenna apparatuses; selects one combined directional pattern group based on relative strengths of RSSIs; and according to the priority, sequentially sets combined directional patterns of the selected one combined directional pattern group, on the steerable antenna apparatuses, computes a communication performance value based on a PHY rate and a PER at each of sequential settings, and performs communication using a combined directional pattern with a communication performance value that first exceeds the communication performance expected value. | 02-02-2012 |
20120122414 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS CHANGING RADIATION PATTERNS OF ANTENNA APPARATUSES - When controlling antenna apparatuses to select a predetermined combination from among a plurality of combinations of antenna elements, a controller measures RSSIs of wireless signals received by the antenna apparatuses, and sets a detection packet interval and a changeover threshold based on measured RSSIs with reference to a detection packet interval table and a changeover threshold table. Then, the combination of the antenna elements is changed over by using the set detection packet interval and the changeover threshold. | 05-17-2012 |
20120147777 | ACCESS POINT TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, PROGRAM AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An access point terminal includes: a communication-terminal-status determination unit which determines a communication status of one wireless communication terminal out of wireless communication terminals, by obtaining a wireless signal transmitted or received by the one wireless communication terminal; and a frequency control unit which uses (i) a first frequency band for wireless communication with the one wireless communication terminal and (ii) a frequency band other than the first frequency band for the wireless communication with one or more of the wireless communication terminals other than the one wireless communication terminal, when the communication-terminal-status determination unit determines that the communication status of the one wireless communication terminal satisfies a predetermined condition. | 06-14-2012 |
20120163324 | ACCESS POINT TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, PROGRAM AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An access point terminal includes: a wireless communication interface which transmits and receives a wireless signal; a device information obtaining unit which obtains supported frequency information through the wireless communication interface, the supported frequency information being for specifying one or more frequency bands in which the wireless communication terminal is capable of performing wireless communication; and a connection information distribution unit which (i) selects a frequency band out of the one or more frequency bands indicated in the supported frequency information obtained by the device information obtaining unit and (ii) distributes connection information to the wireless communication terminal through the wireless communication interface, the connection information being for causing the wireless communication terminal to perform the wireless communication in the selected frequency band. | 06-28-2012 |
20120287807 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS SELECTING ONE OF DIRECT COMMUNICATION PATH AND INDIRECT COMMUNICATION PATH VIA ACCESS POINT APPARATUS - A first wireless communication apparatus acquires communication qualities of a first communication path, a second communication path and a direct communication path, respectively, adopts as a communication quality of an indirect communication path a lower communication qualities selected from the communication qualities of the first and second communication paths, and selects a communication path having a higher one of a communication performance corresponding to the direct communication path and a communication performance corresponding to the indirect communication path. | 11-15-2012 |
20120331165 | SERVER DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA TO AND FROM CLIENT DEVICE THROUGH ACCESS POINT - A server device for transmitting and receiving data to and from a client device over a wireless communication network including an access point, the server device comprising: wireless connection determining means for determining whether or not the client device is wirelessly communicatively connected over the wireless communication network; security determining means for determining whether or not the client device is securely connected to the access point; and permitting means for permitting an automatic connection of the client device to the server device, when the wireless connection determining means determines that the client device is wirelessly communicatively connected, and when the security determining means determines that the client device is securely connected to the access point. | 12-27-2012 |
20130060898 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM DETERMINING EFFECTIVE REMAINING TRANSMISSION RATE USING SMALL-SIZED TEST DATA BEFORE TRANSMITTING ACTUAL DATA - A first communication device stores a transmission rate table including response times, and transmission rates associated with the response times, each first response time indicating a time for transmitting test data between the first and second communication devices, while transmitting load data between any pair of communication devices at one of different transmission rates. The first communication device determine a necessary transmission rate for actual data; detect a response time indicating a time for transmitting the test data between the first and second communication devices; determine a transmission rate associated with the response time, as a used transmission rate, based on the transmission rate table; determine an effective remaining transmission rate based on a maximum transmission rate of the communication network and the used transmission rate; and start transmission of the actual data when the effective remaining transmission rate is higher than the necessary transmission rate. | 03-07-2013 |
20130071094 | CONTENT TRANSMISSION SYSTEM INCLUDING CONTENT RECORDING APPARATUS AND CONTENT PLAYBACK APPARATUS CONNECTED THROUGH WIRELESS TRANSMISSION PATH, CAPABLE OF RECORDING PROGRAM CONTENT AND SIMULTANEOUSLY PLAYING BACK PROGRAM CONTENT IN REAL TIME - A content recording apparatus comprising: an encoding unit for encoding program content at a data rate; a HDD for storing the encoded program content; a wireless transmitting and receiving unit for transmitting the encoded program content to a content playback apparatus; a data rate memory for storing the data rate at which the program content is encoded; and a data rate setting unit for setting the data rate stored in the data rate memory, on the encoding unit. The wireless transmitting and receiving unit receives result information from the content playback apparatus, the result information indicating whether or not the program content transmitted to the content playback apparatus has been correctly played back on the content playback apparatus. The data rate setting unit determines, based on the result information, a data rate at which the program content is encoded, and stores the data rate in the data rate memory. | 03-21-2013 |
20130182846 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS FOR SETTING FREQUENCY BAND FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS USING ENCRYPTION KEY INFORMATION TO PREDETERMINED FREQUENCY BAND - A controller receives first or second equipment identifier from a first wireless communication apparatus, by using one wireless communication circuit of the third and fourth wireless communication circuit. When the one wireless communication circuit is the fourth wireless communication circuit, the controller sets an encryption key information for wireless communications with the first wireless communication apparatus, to encryption key information including an equipment identifier that does not coincide with a received equipment identifier among the received plurality of encryption key information, and controls the third wireless communication circuit to transmit and receive encrypted transmission data to and from the first wireless communication apparatus by using key data included in set encryption key information. | 07-18-2013 |
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20090098568 | Method for immobilizing proteins - This invention provides a method for immobilizing proteins comprising: step 1 of purifying target proteins to be immobilized, which have a first tag portion and a second tag portion, with the use of the first tag portion; step 2 of activating reactive groups capable of covalently binding to the proteins on a carrier for immobilization; and step 3 of allowing a solution containing the proteins purified in step 1 to react with the carrier after step 2, wherein, in step 3, the proteins are immobilized on the carrier via interactions between the second tag portion and the site of the carrier to which the second tag portion binds and via covalent binding between the reactive groups and the proteins. This method enables the stable immobilization of various types of target proteins on a carrier regardless of the amounts of target proteins and without nonspecific immobilization of contaminating proteins. | 04-16-2009 |
20110209488 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner includes a refrigerant circuit, a switching valve, an outdoor fan and a controller. The refrigerant circuit sequentially circulates refrigerant through a compressor, an indoor heat exchanger, a decompression mechanism and an outdoor heat exchanger during a heating operation. The switching valve is connected to the refrigerant circuit to switch a flow direction of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor. The controller executes a defrosting operation control in which the outdoor fan is deactivated and the switching valve directs refrigerant discharged from the compressor towards the outdoor heat exchanger during a defrosting operation. The controller further maintains the switching valve so refrigerant discharged from the compressor is directed towards the outdoor heat exchanger and executes a fan defrosting operation control in which the outdoor fan is rotated for a predetermined period of time after completion of the defrosting operation when a predetermined condition is satisfied. | 09-01-2011 |
20110252818 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air conditioning apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit, a refrigerant heating unit and a stop signal controller. The refrigerant circuit includes a compressor, an indoor heat exchanger, a pressure reducing mechanism, and an outdoor heat exchanger. The refrigerant heating unit heats refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant circuit. The stop signal controller, in a case of causing the compressor to stop at a time when the compressor and the refrigerant heating unit are both operating, executes first stop control in which a stop signal is issued in order to stop the refrigerant heating unit, and then a stop signal is issued in order to stop the compressor after elapse of a first amount of time. A method of controlling an air conditioning apparatus having the refrigerant circuit and the refrigerant heating unit includes executing the first stop control. | 10-20-2011 |
20110314851 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner includes a heat generating member, an electromagnetic induction heating unit, an air conditioning target space temperature detecting unit, an outdoor air temperature detecting unit, and a control unit. The heat generating member thermally contacts a refrigerant piping and/or refrigerant that flows through the refrigerant piping. The electromagnetic induction heating unit includes a magnetic field generating part that generating part generates a magnetic field in order to heat the heat generating member by induction heating. The control unit, when the refrigeration cycle is performing heating operation or defrosting operation, inhibits the generation of the magnetic field by the magnetic field generating part when the temperature of the space to be air conditioned and the outside air temperature do not satisfy a first prescribed condition or when a difference between a target set temperature and the temperature of the space does not satisfy a second prescribed condition. | 12-29-2011 |
20110314852 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner includes a refrigerant circuit, an electromagnetic induction heating unit, and a control unit. The refrigerant circuit has a compressing mechanism with an adjustable operating capacity, a heat source side heat exchanger, an expansion mechanism, and a utilization side heat exchanger. The electromagnetic induction heating unit heats a refrigerant piping and/or a member that is in thermal contact with a refrigerant that flows through the refrigerant piping. The control unit sets the electromagnetic induction heating unit to a forced inhibit state if any one of a condition in which the electromagnetic induction heating unit has been manually set to operation inhibited; a condition in which an air conditioning load is small; and a condition in which an amount of circulating refrigerant is small is satisfied. | 12-29-2011 |
20120000225 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner includes a compressing element, a refrigerant cooler, an expansion element, a refrigerant heater, a magnetic field generating part, a circulation volume rate ascertaining part and a control unit. The magnetic field generating part generates a magnetic field in order to perform inductive heating. The circulation volume rate ascertaining part ascertains a circulating refrigerant volume rate. The control unit performs magnetic field output control when the circulating refrigerant volume rate ascertained by the circulation volume rate ascertaining part has increased. When this control is performed the magnetic field generating part is caused to generate a magnetic field, the magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generating part is increased, or the upper limit of the strength of the magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generating part is increased. | 01-05-2012 |
20120000228 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air conditioning apparatus includes a compression element, a refrigerant cooler, an expansion element, a refrigerant heater, a magnetic field generator, a generated heat temperature sensor and a control part. The magnetic field generator generates a magnetic field in order to induction-heat a refrigerant tube circulating refrigerant and/or a member in thermal contact with refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant tube. The generated heat temperature sensor senses temperature of a portion that generates heat due to the induction heating. The control part performs superheating protection control in order to increase an opening degree of the expansion mechanism when the temperature sensed by the generated heat temperature sensor reaches or exceeds a predetermined generated heat temperature, or when a rate of increase of the temperature sensed by the generated heat temperature sensor reaches or exceeds a predetermined rate of increase. | 01-05-2012 |
20120006040 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air conditioning apparatus includes a refrigeration cycle, a magnetic field generator, a detector and a control part. The refrigeration cycle has a compression element, a refrigerant tube in thermal contact with a refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant tube and/or a heat-generating member in thermal contact with a refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant tube. The magnetic field generator generates a magnetic field to inductively heat a heating target portion. The detector detects a state quantity in a state quantity detection portion of the refrigeration cycle. The control part performs startup magnetic field generation control during startup of an air-warming operation in which maximum magnetic field output is initiated until the state quantity detected reaches a first target state quantity, and post-startup magnetic field generation control in which the magnetic field output is restricted after the startup magnetic field generation control has ended. | 01-12-2012 |
20120023989 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air conditioning apparatus includes a compressor, an indoor and outdoor heat exchangers, an indoor fan, an outdoor expansion element, a refrigerant-pressure-perceiving part, which perceives a pressure of refrigerant sent from the compressor to the indoor heat exchanger, and a control part, which performs startup fan control in which the indoor fan remains stopped until the compression element goes from being at rest to starting up and the pressure perceived reaches a high-pressure threshold, the indoor fan is driven when the pressure perceived reaches or exceeds the high-pressure threshold. An action of reducing or stopping air volume of the indoor fan when the pressure perceived decreases to or falls below a low-pressure lower than the high-pressure threshold, and an action of increasing air volume or initiating driving of the indoor fan when the pressure perceived reaches or exceeds a pressure threshold which is higher than the low-pressure threshold. | 02-02-2012 |
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20110108756 | REFRIGERANT COMPOSITION COMPRISING DIFLUOROMETHANE (HFC32), PENTAFLUOROETHANE (HFC125) AND 2, 3, 3, 3-TETRAFLUOROPROPENE (HFO1234yf) - The present invention provides a refrigerant composition that is nonflammable, and ensures low LCCP and less burden on the environment. More specifically, the present invention relates a refrigerant composition containing difluoromethane (HFC32), pentafluoroethane (HFC125), and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO1234yf), the ratio of HFC32/HFC125/HFO1234yf being in a range surrounded by points (0/21/79 mass %), (16.6/25.3/58.1 mass %), and (0/28.4/71.6 mass %) in a ternary diagram of a refrigerant composition containing HFC32, HFC125, and HFO1234yf, and the composition essentially containing HFC32. | 05-12-2011 |
20110312101 | REFRIGERANT COMPOSITION CONTAINING HYDROFLUOROPROPENE WITH LOW-GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL - The present invention provides a stabilized refrigerant composition containing a hydrofluoropropene with low global warming potential (GWP) that can remain stable even in the presence of air (oxygen) for a long period of time. More specifically, the present invention provides a refrigerant composition containing a hydrofluoropropene and a stabilizer. The stabilizer is at least one member selected from the group consisting of alkylcatechols, alkoxyphenols, benzoquinones, phenothiazines, and phthalates. | 12-22-2011 |
20140248706 | REFRIGERANT COMPOSITION CONTAINING HYDROFLUOROPROPENE WITH LOW-GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL - The present invention provides a stabilized refrigerant composition containing a hydrofluoropropene with low global warming potential (GWP) that can remain stable even in the presence of air (oxygen) for a long period of time. More specifically, the present invention provides a refrigerant composition containing a hydrofluoropropene and a stabilizer. The stabilizer is at least one member selected from the group consisting of alkylcatechols, alkoxyphenols, benzoquinones, phenothiazines, and phthalates. | 09-04-2014 |
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20120235645 | ELECTRICITY STORAGE SYSTEM - An electricity storage system has secondary battery housing system racks in which secondary batteries and circuit blocks are respectively housed, and a power converter housing rack in which a power converter is housed, and which is orderly disposed together with the plurality of secondary battery housing system racks. The secondary battery housing system rack having a positive-electrode-side terminal directly connected to a positive-electrode-side terminal of the power converter by a positive-electrode bus and the secondary battery housing system rack having a negative-electrode-side terminal directly connected to a negative-electrode-side terminal of the power converter by a negative-electrode bus, are different from each other. | 09-20-2012 |
20120236451 | ELECTRICITY STORAGE SYSTEM AND CONTROL DEVICE - There is provided an electricity storage system which comprises an electricity storage device, a charge and discharge switch device which is placed connected to the electricity storage device, a control block which is a charge and discharge control device which controls charging from a power supply and discharging from the electricity storage device to an external load, and an electricity storage device breaker with transmission and reception functions which is provided between the electricity storage device and the charge and discharge switch device, disconnects connection with the electricity storage device according to detection of abnormality of the electricity storage device or according to an instruction of the control block, and notifies the execution of the disconnection to the control block. The control block comprises a hardware disconnection instruction unit in addition to a software disconnection instruction unit. | 09-20-2012 |
20120256487 | Charge/Discharge System - This charge/discharge system includes a storage portion storing power generated by a power generation module coupled to a power grid and discharging power to a load and a control portion including a function of stopping discharge of the storage portion on the basis of a result of comparison between a first threshold set in response to the amount of power that can be generated by the power generation module and the amount of power consumption corresponding to power consumed by the load. | 10-11-2012 |
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20140062416 | ELECTRICITY STORAGE SYSTEM AND CONTROL DEVICE - There is provided an electricity storage system which comprises an electricity storage device, a charge and discharge switch device which is placed connected to the electricity storage device, a control block which is a charge and discharge control device which controls charging from a power supply and discharging from the electricity storage device to an external load, and an electricity storage device breaker with transmission and reception functions which is provided between the electricity storage device and the charge and discharge switch device, disconnects connection with the electricity storage device according to detection of abnormality of the electricity storage device or according to an instruction of the control block, and notifies the execution of the disconnection to the control block. The control block comprises a hardware disconnection instruction unit in addition to a software disconnection instruction unit. | 03-06-2014 |
20140147155 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an input unit, a printing unit, and a storage device. Printing data of each page included in a printing job is input into the input unit. The printing unit selectively prints a page which is printable without changing attributes of the printing data when input in the same apparatus, among the pages included in the printing job. The storage device stores the printing data of a page which is unprintable without changing the attributes of the printing data when input in the same apparatus, among the printing data of the pages included in the printing job as pending job data. | 05-29-2014 |
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20120325657 | SENSOR DEVICE - A sensor device includes a substrate and a sensor chip held on the substrate. The substrate includes a flow channel. The sensor chip includes a plate. The plate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. A plurality of through holes each penetrates through the first surface and the second surface. A direction of a line segment connecting centers of any two adjacent through holes among the plurality of through holes is neither parallel nor perpendicular to the center line of the flow channel. | 12-27-2012 |
20130008786 | SENSOR CHIP AND STORAGE METHOD THEREOF - A sensor chip is a sensor device for measuring a property of a substance by adsorbing the substance on a surface of the sensor chip. The sensor chip includes a diaphragm having a first surface, a second surface, and at least one through hole penetrating from the first surface to the second surface. At least a part of the first surface, the second surface, and an inner wall surface of the through hole is covered with a noncrystalline solid layer including SiOX as a main component, in which substance X is an element having higher electronegativity than that of silicon. | 01-10-2013 |
20130045536 | CELL CULTURE SUBSTRATE AND CELL CULTURE METHOD USING SAME - The present invention provides a cell culture substrate capable of culturing cells efficiently. The cell culture substrate of the present invention includes a substrate, a plurality of fibrous protrusions formed on the substrate, and water-repellent film formed on a surface of each of the fibrous protrusions. The fibrous protrusions are intertwined with each other to form a matrix structure. According to such a cell culture substrate, when a culture solution containing a specimen is discharged to the water-repellent fibrous protrusions, cells can be cultured easily without contact, thus enabling cells to be cultured efficiently. | 02-21-2013 |
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20090180191 | LENS SHEET FOR USE IN BACKLIGHT, BACKLIGHT AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A lens sheet according to the invention includes a base film, a lenticular lens resin layer, a prism resin layer, and a filling resin layer. The lenticular lens resin layer includes a plurality of cylindrical lenses formed on one surface of the base film and arranged. The prism resin layer includes a plurality of prisms formed on the other surface of the base film and arranged, and has a lower refractive index than the refractive index of the base film. The filling resin layer is filled on a surface of the prism resin layer provided with the arranged prisms and has a higher refractive index than the refractive index of the prism resin layer. Therefore, the lens sheet according to the invention can restrain side lobe light emitted obliquely to the front surface. | 07-16-2009 |
20090244713 | MICRO LENS ARRAY SHEET FOR USE IN BACKLIGHT DEVICE AND MOLDING ROLL FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH MIRCO LENS ARRAY SHEET - A micro lens array sheet includes a sheet type base and a plurality of micro lenses arranged on the base. The surface of each micro lens includes a convex part and a peripheral edge part. The convex part has a spherical or elliptical surface. The peripheral edge part is formed between the convex part and the base and curved in a concave shape. Since the surface of the peripheral edge part is curved in a concave shape, the flat part can be narrower than a conventional micro lens array sheet. Therefore, luminance unevenness attributable to the flat part can be suppressed. | 10-01-2009 |
20090268128 | OPTICAL SHEET FOR BACKLIGHT, BACKLIGHT, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An optical sheet for a backlight is provided on a surface light source in the backlight. An optical reflection layer has a plurality of through grooves formed on a transparent substrate and arranged at a prescribed interval. The width of the through hole is narrowed from the upper surface opening to the lower surface opening. Each of the cylindrical lenses is filled within a corresponding through groove, and its surface is a cylindrical surface that covers the upper surface opening of the through groove. Light from the light source comes in only from the lower surface opening, so that the angle of incidence of light when the light reaches the cylindrical surface can be controlled, and an increased amount of light deflected toward the front surface can be emitted. Therefore, the optical sheet for a backlight can collect light from the surface light source in the front surface direction. | 10-29-2009 |
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