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20110173585 | BATTERY CHARACTERISTIC EVALUATOR - There is provided a battery characteristic evaluator configured to identify a circuit constant of an equivalent circuit model based on a current-voltage characteristic of a battery. The battery characteristic evaluator includes: a current waveform divider configured to divide a certain current waveform into a plurality of step functions with a plurality of infinitesimal time intervals and output the step functions; and a circuit constant optimizing unit configured to calculate the optimized circuit constant of the equivalent circuit model, based on the step functions, a measured voltage value, and equivalent circuit model data. | 07-14-2011 |
20130030596 | BATTERY MONITORING DEVICE - A battery monitoring device for real-time measurement and monitoring of a battery module driving an actual load and having a plurality battery cells connected together in series, has a plurality of power and impedance calculators provided for the respective battery cells, and configured to receive voltage signals and current signals from the battery cells, respectively and to measure instantaneous power values and internal impedance characteristics of the battery cells, respectively, and a battery module state manager configured to receive output data of the power and impedance calculators via an internal bus. | 01-31-2013 |
20140167773 | SECONDARY-BATTERY MAXIMUM-CAPACITY MEASURING APPARATUS - A secondary-battery maximum-capacity measuring apparatus, includes: a current dependency processing unit configured to convert an inter-terminal voltage and an open cell voltage of a secondary battery into values without depending on a load current based on an amount of change in relative value of a voltage during a time period when a constant current is drawn from the secondary battery; and an error calculation unit configured to compute errors of the inter-terminal voltage and the open cell voltage of the secondary battery, the inter-terminal voltage and the open cell voltage being converted by the current dependency processing unit. | 06-19-2014 |
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20110234091 | NON-EVAPORABLE GETTER FOR FIELD-EMISSION DISPLAY - The present invention provides a non-evaporable getter for an FED which can remove a plurality of types of gases. The non-evaporable getter for the FED has a first layer containing titanium, and a second layer containing crystalline zirconium layered on the first layer. The average value of crystalline grain sizes of the crystalline zirconium is 3 nm or more but 20 nm or less. | 09-29-2011 |
20130048882 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM FORMING APERTURE AND CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM EXPOSURE APPARATUS - An aperture that forms a charged particle beam includes a non-evaporable getter on a surface of the aperture. The non-evaporable getter is disposed in a position to which the charged particle beam is irradiated. The degradation of the exhaust performance around a charged particle source while the charged particle source is driven is suppressed. | 02-28-2013 |
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20140037055 | RADIATION EMISSION TARGET, RADIATION GENERATING TUBE, AND RADIOGRAPHY SYSTEM - A radiation emission target includes a target layer that generates radiation when irradiated with an electron beam and a substrate composed of diamond, the substrate supporting the target layer. The substrate has a Knoop hardness of 60 GPa or more and 150 GPa or less. | 02-06-2014 |
20140086388 | RADIATION GENERATING UNIT, RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM AND TARGET - A radiation generating unit of the present invention includes an electron beam source that emits an electron beam and can change the size of a region to be irradiated with the electron beam on a target while maintaining constant the center position of the region to be irradiated with the electron beam. Furthermore, a target is adopted where the number of types of target layers included in the region to be irradiated with the electron beam can be changed by changing the size of the region to be irradiated with the electron beam. The radiation quality can be switched without changing the radiation focus, and the radiation quality of a high energy radiation can be largely changed. | 03-27-2014 |
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20090039026 | Separation method - A method of separating at least one phycobilino-based pigment from a sample containing a plurality of phycobilin-based pigments is provided. The method is capable of separating a specific phycobilin-based pigment with high purity by a simple operation. | 02-12-2009 |
20090060814 | METHOD OF PRODUCING FLUOROAPATITE, FLUOROAPATITE, AND ADSORPTION APPARATUS - A method of producing fluoroapatite by using a calcium-based compound containing calcium, hydrogen fluoride and phosphoric acid is provided. The method can be produced fluoroapatite having improved acid resistance by reducing an amount of an impurity derived from a raw material to a low or very low level, and ability capable of separating a large amount of a protein due to a large specific surface area thereof. Further, fluoroapatite having high acid resistance and a large specific surface area is also provided. Furthermore, an adsorption apparatus using such fluoroapatite is also provided. | 03-05-2009 |
20090087369 | FLUOROAPATITE DRIED PARTICLES AND ADSORPTION APPARATUS - Fluoroapatite dried particles are obtained by reacting hydroxyapatite primary particles having hydroxyl groups and hydrogen fluoride molecules having fluorine atoms so that at least one of hydroxyl groups of hydroxyapatite primary particles are substituted by the fluorine atoms of the hydrogen fluoride molecules. The fluoroapatite dried particles can exhibit superior acid resistance. Further, an adsorption apparatus using such fluoroapatite dried particles is provided. | 04-02-2009 |
20090148376 | METHOD OF PRODUCING FLUOROAPATITE, FLUOROAPATITE, AND ADSORPTION APPARATUS - A method of producing a fluoroapatite is provided. The method comprises preparing a slurry containing a hydroxyapatite which has at least one hydroxyl group, preparing a hydrogen fluoride-containing solution containing a hydrogen fluoride, mixing the hydrogen fluoride-containing solution with the slurry to obtain a mixture to thereby adjust a pH of the mixture in the range of 2.5 to 5, and reacting the hydroxyapatite with the hydrogen fluoride in the mixture in a state that the pH of the mixture is adjusted within the above range to thereby obtain the fluoroapatite by substituting the at least one hydroxyl group of the hydroxyapatite with fluorine atom of the hydrogen fluoride. The method can produce the fluoroapatite having improved acid resistance by reducing an impurity, such as ammonia, derived from a raw material to a low or very low level. Further, a fluoroapatite having high acid resistance is also provided. Furthermore, an adsorption apparatus using such a fluoroapatite is provided. | 06-11-2009 |
20090215997 | SEPARATION METHOD - A method of separating a fluorescent protein from a sample containing a plurality of proteins containing the fluorescent protein is provided. The method comprising: preparing a sample solution by adding the sample to a liquid; preparing an adsorption apparatus having a filling space for filling an adsorbent having a surface, wherein at least the surface of the adsorbent is constituted of a calcium phosphate-based compound and at least a part of the filling space is filled with the adsorbent; supplying the sample solution into the filling space of the adsorption apparatus so that the plurality of proteins are adsorbed by the adsorbent; supplying a phosphate elution buffer for eluting the fluorescent protein contained in the plurality of proteins from the adsorbent into the filling space of the adsorption apparatus to thereby obtain an eluant containing the fluorescent protein; and fractionating the eluant which is discharged from the filling space of the adsorption apparatus into a portion of the phosphate elution buffer containing the fluorescent protein and other portions thereof to thereby separate the fluorescent protein from the plurality of proteins. According to the present invention, it is possible to separate a large amount of the fluorescent protein from the sample containing the plurality of proteins containing the fluorescent protein with high purity by a simple operation. | 08-27-2009 |
20100130353 | METHOD OF PRODUCING FLUOROAPATITE, FLUOROAPATITE, AND ADSORTION APPARATUS - A method of producing a fluoroapatite is provided. The method comprises preparing a slurry containing a hydroxyapatite which has at least one hydroxyl group, preparing a hydrogen fluoride-containing solution containing a hydrogen fluoride, mixing the hydrogen fluoride-containing solution with the slurry to obtain a mixture to thereby adjust a pH of the mixture in the range of 2.5 to 5, and reacting the hydroxyapatite with the hydrogen fluoride in the mixture in a state that the pH of the mixture is adjusted within the above range to thereby obtain the fluoroapatite by substituting the at least one hydroxyl group of the hydroxyapatite with fluorine atom of the hydrogen fluoride. The method can produce the fluoroapatite having improved acid resistance by reducing an impurity, such as ammonia, derived from a raw material to a low or very low level. Further, a fluoroapatite having high acid resistance is also provided. Furthermore, an adsorption apparatus using such a fluoroapatite is provided. | 05-27-2010 |
20100255306 | METHOD OF PRODUCING FLUOROAPATITE POWDER, FLUOROAPATITE POWDER, AND ADSORPTION APPARATUS - A method of producing fluoroapatite powder by using a calcium compound, a phosphate compound, and a fluorine compound as a raw material is provided. The method comprises: preparing a slurry containing fluoroapatite produced from the raw material by using a wet process; applying an ultrasonic wave to the slurry; and drying the slurry to obtain the fluoroapatite powder mainly constituted of the fluoroapatite. The method provides fluoroapatite powder having improved particle strength. Further, an adsorption apparatus including the fluoroapatite powder is also provided. | 10-07-2010 |
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20090061271 | Fuel cell and a fuel cell system - For the purpose of efficiently discharging CO | 03-05-2009 |
20090239114 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL - A polymer electrolyte fuel cell which has a polymer electrolyte membrane, an anode disposed on one side of the polymer electrolyte membrane and a cathode disposed on the other side of the polymer electrolyte membrane, wherein an organic fuel is supplied to the anode, and wherein the anode has an anode catalyst layer containing a catalyst and a proton-conducting material, and the cathode has a cathode catalyst layer containing a catalyst, a proton-conducting material and an oxygen-permeating material. | 09-24-2009 |
20090301861 | Apparatus and Method for Manufacturing Carbon Nanohorns - An apparatus for manufacturing carbon nanohorns includes a production chamber configured to irradiate a solid carbon material with a laser beam to produce a product containing carbon nanohorns; and a separation mechanism configured to separate the product produced in the production chamber into a lightweight component and a heavyweight component. The heavyweight component includes carbon nanohorn aggregate with high purity, and high-purity carbon nanotubes can be obtained by collecting the heavyweight component. | 12-10-2009 |
20090305096 | Liquid fuel supply type fuel cell, fuel cell electrode, and methods for manufacturing same - A liquid fuel supply type fuel cell is provided in which water present in the oxidizer electrode is promptly removed and evaporated, thereby achieving high output. A fuel cell electrode and methods for manufacturing the same are also provided. In a fuel cell, a base material is provided with a hydrophobic layer on the surface in contact with a catalyst layer for discharging water promptly, and a hydrophilic layer from the hydrophobic layer towards the outside of the cell for evaporating water which has passed through the hydrophobic layer from the surface. | 12-10-2009 |
20130037855 | SI-GE LAMINATED THIN FILM AND INFRARED SENSOR USING SAME - Provided is a Si—Ge laminated thin film including at least one Si layer and at least one Ge layer, which are alternately laminated on a substrate ( | 02-14-2013 |