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20150070818 | INKJET INK, PRINTING METHOD, AND CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - An inkjet ink that contains a functional particle having a BET-equivalent particle diameter of 50 to 1000 nm, a rheology-controlling particle having a BET-equivalent particle diameter of 4 to 40 nm, and an organic vehicle. The ink has a viscosity of 1 to 50 mPa·s at a shear rate of 1000 s | 03-12-2015 |
20150287535 | MONOLITHIC CERAMIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A monolithic ceramic capacitor that contains a perovskite compound including Ba and Ti and at least one type of element selected from Gd, Tb, and Dy, and contains elements selected from Y, Si, Mn, Mg, and Zr. The content a of at least one element selected from Gd, Tb, and Dy satisfies 0.2≦a≦0.8, the content b of Y satisfies 0.0≦b≦0.5, the content c of Si satisfies 0.0≦c≦2.5, the content d of Mn satisfies 0.0≦d≦0.25, the content e of Mg satisfies 0.0≦e≦1.2, the content f of Zr satisfies 0.0≦f≦0.5, and the molar ratio m of the content of Ba/(f+the content of Ti) satisfies 0.99≦m≦1.01, where the total content of Ti is 100 parts by mole. | 10-08-2015 |
20160035490 | COMPOSITE OXIDE-COATED METAL POWDER, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, CONDUCTIVE PASTE USING COMPOSITE OXIDE-COATED METAL POWDER, AND MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A method for producing a composite oxide-coated metal powder that includes a first step of coating a metal powder with a metal oxide by a hydrolysis reaction of a water-soluble metal compound in an aqueous solvent, and a second step of turning the metal oxide into a composite oxide. In the first step, the water-soluble metal compound containing a tetravalent metal element dissolved in a solvent including at least water is added to a slurry including the metal powder dispersed in the solvent to deposit the metal oxide containing the tetravalent metal element and produce a metal oxide-coated metal powder slurry. In the second step, a solution or powder containing at least one divalent element is added to the metal oxide-coated metal powder slurry to react the metal oxide present on the surface of the metal powder with the divalent element, thereby providing the composite oxide-coated metal powder. | 02-04-2016 |
20160086733 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A multilayer ceramic capacitor that includes a layered body in which dielectric layers and internal electrode layers are layered alternately, an external electrode on a surface of the layered body and a plating layer on a surface of the external electrode. The external electrode contains Cu, and a protective layer containing Cu | 03-24-2016 |
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20120106635 | ENCODER, ENCODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An encoder including a code amount prediction unit predicting the amount of code of data to be encoded, the code amount prediction unit including a conversion unit converting input syntax elements to symbol data, and a measurement unit measuring the predicted amount of code of the data to be encoded on the basis of the number of times of renormalization processing performed on each bit in an arithmetic encoding process applied to the symbol data. | 05-03-2012 |
20130058414 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - Provided is an image processing apparatus including an encoding processing unit that generates a plurality of encoded streams of different display sizes with respect to each of a plurality of picture contents, encodes the picture contents in units of predetermined blocks using the encoded streams, and generates an encoded stream of a multi-picture reproduction image to display the plurality of picture contents at the same time. When parameters regarding encoding of an original block that is a block of the picture contents corresponding to the predetermined block, which are included in the encoded streams of the picture contents, are prohibition parameters prohibited in the encoded stream of the multi-picture reproduction image, the encoding processing unit decodes the encoded streams of the original block, reencodes the streams, and sets the obtained encoded streams as the encoded streams of the predetermined block. | 03-07-2013 |
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20080257008 | High Strength Welded Steel Tube Superior in Hydrogen Embrittlement Cracking Resistance of Weld Metal and Method of Production of Same - The present invention provides a high strength welded steel pipe superior in weld zone embrittlement crack characteristics and a method of production of the same, that is, a method of production of a welded steel pipe superior in hydrogen embrittlement cracking resistance of weld metal characterized by seam welding from the inner and outer surfaces by a tensile strength of 850 MPa or more, then expanding or reducing the size of the pipe for correction, which method of production of welded steel pipe characterized in that the hydrogen concentration of the preceding weld metal is 0.2 cc or less per 100 g at ordinary temperature. | 10-23-2008 |
20080286504 | Steel Plate or Steel Pipe with Small Occurrence of Bauschinger Effect and Methods of Production of Same - The present invention provides steel plate or steel pipe with small occurrence of the Bauschinger effect and methods of production of the same, particularly steel pipe used for steel pipe for oil wells or line pipe with a small drop in the compression strength in the circumferential direction due to the Bauschinger effect when expanded and methods of production of the same, that is steel plate or steel pipe with small occurrence of the Bauschinger effect characterized by having a dual-phase structure substantially comprising a ferrite structure and fine martensite which is dispersed in the ferrite structure. Further, this steel plate or steel pipe contains, by mass %, C: 0.03 to 0.30%, Si: 0.01 to 0.8%, Mn: 0.3 to 2.5%, P: 0.03% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Al: 0.001 to 0.01%, and N: 0.01% or less and a balance of iron and unavoidable impurities. | 11-20-2008 |
20090044882 | Oil well pipe for expandable tubular applications excellent in post-expansion toughness and method of manufacturing the same - The invention provides an oil well pipe for expandable tubular applications excellent in post-expansion toughness and a method of manufacturing the oil well pipe. The oil well pipe for expandable tubular applications comprises, in mass %, C: 0.03 to 0.14%, Si: 0.8% or less, Mn: 0.3 to 2.5%, P: 0.03% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Ti: 0.005 to 0.03%, Al: 0.1% or less, N: 0.001 to 0.01%, B: 0.0005 to 0.003%, optionally comprises one or move of Nb, Ni, Mo, Cr, Cu and V, and further optionally comprises one or both of Ca and REM, satisfies the relationship A=2.7C+0.4Si+Mn+0.45Ni+0.45Cu+0.8Cr+2Mo≧1.8, has a balance of iron and unavoidable impurities, and is formed of tempered martensite structure. The manufacturing method according to the invention is characterized in subjecting a steel stock pipe of the foregoing composition to hardening from a temperature range of Ac | 02-19-2009 |
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20130118632 | OIL COUNTRY TUBULAR GOODS WITH DUAL PHASE STRUCTURE AND PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF - A steel pipe with dual phase structure includes, as chemical composition, by mass %, C: 0.07% to 0.15%, Si: 0.1% to 0.5%, Mn: 0.8% to 1.9%, Nb: 0.020% to 0.10%, P: limited to 0.05% or less, S: limited to 0.01% or less, Al: limited to 0.1% or less, and a balance consisting of iron and unavoidable impurities, wherein, when [X] is amount of element X in mass %, carbon equivalent Ceq defined by Equation of Ceq=[C]+[Mn]/6 is 0.25 to 0.40 and [Nb]×[C]≧0.002 is satisfied, and includes, as metallographic structure, by area %, ferrite of 80% to 98% and martensite, residual austenite, or mixture thereof of 2% to 20% in total, wherein average grain size of ferrite is 1 μm to less than 8 μm and average grain size of martensite, residual austenite, or mixture thereof is 0.1 μm to 2 μm. | 05-16-2013 |
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20120301594 | ROASTED GREEN TEA BEVERAGE PACKED IN A CONTAINER - Provided is a roasted green tea beverage packed in a container, which has a noticeable roasted aroma and a rich, astringent and yet light flavor and tastes good even in a cold state. The roasted green tea beverage packed in a container is characterized by: the caffeine concentration being less than 90 ppm; the concentration of saccharides, i.e., the sum of reducing saccharides and non-reducing saccharides, being 60-220 ppm; the ratio of the non-reducing saccharide concentration to the reducing saccharide concentration (non-reducing saccharides/reducing saccharides) being 5.0-15.0; the gallic acid concentration being 20-80 ppm; and the pH being 5.5-6.3. | 11-29-2012 |
20120308712 | GREEN TEA BEVERAGE PACKED IN A CONTAINER - Provided is a caffeine-reduced green tea beverage packed in a container which can be enjoyed either hot or cold, and which has a sense of being concentrated due to its roasted aroma, and which has an astringent richness, while at the same time being refreshing. The green tea beverage packed in a container has a caffeine concentration of less than 90 ppm, and a total sugar concentration (obtained by adding the concentration of nonreducing sugars and the concentration of reducing sugars) that falls within the range of 100 ppm to 300 ppm; a ratio of the concentration of nonreducing sugars to the concentration of reducing sugars (non-reducing sugars/reducing sugars) that falls within the range of 13.0 to 23.0, and a ratio of ester catechins to sugar concentration (ester catechins/sugars) that falls within the range of 0.4 to 1.1. | 12-06-2012 |
20130156929 | GREEN TEA BEVERAGE PACKED IN CONTAINER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a new green tea beverage packed in a container that has a good balance of taste and odor, and has refreshing aftertaste with nutritious taste, and has odor note and nutritious taste even in a cold state. | 06-20-2013 |
20130156930 | GREEN TEA BEVERAGE PACKED IN CONTAINER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a green tea beverage packed in a container that has strong fire odor (savory flavor) and flavor sustention, and has less coarse taste, has transparency, and allows delicious drinking even in a cold state. | 06-20-2013 |
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20110081457 | Roasted barley, barley tea bags using the same and method of producing roasted barley - The present invention provides roasted barley from which barley tea having excellent aroma, sweetness and richness and so on can be extracted. Roasted barley characterized by having a measured void content of 1.5 ml to 2.5 ml. The above-described roasted barley can be produced by a production method which involves a rapid cooling step, wherein the material temperature of barley is rapidly lowered to 60 to 130° C. within 5 seconds, between a primary roasting step and a secondary roasting step. It is preferred to further employ a slow cooling step, wherein the material temperature of the barley is maintained at 80 to 140° C. over 16 to 120 seconds, after the secondary roasting step. | 04-07-2011 |
20110311705 | ROASTED GREEN TEA BEVERAGE PACKED IN CONTAINER - Disclosed is a roasted green tea (Hojicha) beverage packed in a container which has a strong roasted aroma, a light taste and a refreshing aftertaste and can be drunk delectably even in a cold state. Specifically disclosed is a roasted green tea beverage packed in a container, characterized by: the concentration of saccharides, i.e., the sum of monosaccharides and disaccharides, being 60-220 ppm; the concentration ratio of disaccharides to monosaccharides (disaccharides/monosaccarides) being 5.0-15.0; and the concentration ratio of the aforesaid saccharides to gallic acid (saccharides/gallic acid) being 2.0-5.0. It is preferred that the concentration ratio of catechin showing electron localization to soluble solid matters originating in tea leaves [catechin showing electron localization/(soluble solid matters originating in tea leaves×100)] is 5.0-9.0. Also, it is preferred that the ratio (catechin showing electron localization/saccharides) is 0.8-1.8. | 12-22-2011 |
20120058242 | GREEN TEA BEVERAGE PACKED IN CONTAINER - Disclosed is a green tea beverage packed in a container which has a strong fire odor (savory odor), yet gives a refreshing aftertaste and can be drunk delectably even in a cold state. Specifically disclosed is a green tea beverage packed in a container characterized in that the saccharide concentration thereof, which is the sum of the monosaccharide concentration and the disaccharide concentration, is 100 to 300 ppm and the ratio of the disaccharide concentration to the monosaccharide concentration (disaccharides/monosaccharides) is 10 to 28. It is preferred that the ratio of catechins with electron localization to said saccharide concentration (catechins with electron localization/saccharides) is 1.0 to 2.5. | 03-08-2012 |
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20090203855 | Solid titanium catalyst ingredient, catalyst for olefin polymerization, and method of olefin polymerization - The present invention relates to a solid titanium catalyst component containing magnesium, titanium, halogen and a specific ester compound; a catalyst for olefin polymerization containing the solid titanium catalyst component, an organometallic compound catalyst component and an electron donor where necessary; and a polymerization method of an olefin using the catalyst for olefin polymerization. According to the present invention, an olefin polymer having a high Mw/Mn value which is an index of the molecular weight distribution is obtained, even by a single-stage polymerization. Especially an olefin polymer having a high Mz/Mw which is a high content of high molecular weight components is obtained. | 08-13-2009 |
20100227991 | SOLID TITANIUM CATALYST COMPONENT, CATALIST FOR OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION AND PROCESS FOR POLYMERIZING OLEFIN - The present invention provides an olefin polymerization catalyst, which is free of polyfunctional aromatic compounds and has a large particle diameter, and a solid titanium component (I) which forms the catalyst. The olefin polymerization catalyst comprises a solid titanium component (I), an organometallic compound (II) and optionally an electron donor (III) wherein the solid titanium component (I) comprising titanium, magnesium and halogen is obtainable by allowing a magnesium compound (A) having no reducing ability in a liquid state to contact with an ester compound (B) represented by the following formula (1) and a liquid titanium compound (C) in a specific order, | 09-09-2010 |
20100305285 | SOLID TITANIUM CATALYST COMPONENT, OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION CATALYST, AND OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION PROCESS - A solid titanium catalyst component (I) comprising titanium, magnesium, halogen, a specific cyclic ester compound (a) and a specific cyclic ester compound (b), an olefin polymerization catalyst containing this catalyst component (I), and an olefin polymerization process using this olefin polymerization catalyst are disclosed. According to the solid titanium catalyst component, the olefin polymerization catalyst and the process for preparing an olefin polymer of the invention, an olefin polymer having high stereoregularity and a wide molecular weight distribution can be prepared with high activity, preparation of an olefin polymer excellent not only in molding properties such as high-speed streatchability and high-speed moldability but also in rigidity becomes possible, and besides, production cost can be reduced. | 12-02-2010 |
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20080284375 | CELL CONTROLLER, BATTERY MODULE AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A cell controller with excellent reliability in which noise and soon are suppressed is provided. The cell controller includes, corresponding to the number of cell packs, a plurality of ICs each having a voltage detecting circuit detecting voltages of respective cells of a cell pack in which four cells are connected in series, a switch control circuit controlling conduction and a blocking operation of a plurality of switch elements connected in parallel to the respective cells via capacity adjusting resistors, a LIN1 terminal for inputting control information, a LIN2 terminal for outputting control information, a Vcc terminal and a GND terminal, and a LIN2 terminal of a higher-order IC and a LIN1 terminal of a lower-order IC are connected in a daisy chain. The Vcc terminal of each IC is connected to a positive electrode of a higher-order cell among cells constituting a corresponding cell pack via an inductor L for eliminating noise, and the GND terminal is coupled directly to the Vcc terminal of the lower-order IC. Noise is not superposed on the LIN1, LIN2 terminals. | 11-20-2008 |
20100244886 | State Detection Device for Power Supply System - A state detection device for power supply system comprises: a measurement unit that obtains current, voltage, and temperature at a chargeable and dischargeable power storage unit as measurement values; a storage unit that stores property information of the power storage unit; an arithmetic unit that uses different methods to calculate first and second states of charge for the power storage unit based upon the measurement values and the property information; a conflict detection unit that detects a conflict in an event that a difference between the first state of charge and the second state of charge is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold; and a correction unit that corrects the property information during charging or discharging of the power storage unit in response to the conflict having been detected by the conflict detection unit. | 09-30-2010 |
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20120207517 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In an image forming apparatus wherein a developing unit forms a toner image on an image carrier by using a developer including a toner and a carrier, wherein a toner recovery unit recovers the toner remaining on the image carrier after the transfer of the toner image to a transfer receiving body and wherein the recovered toner is returned to the developing unit by a return transport mechanism, a recovered toner reservoir for storing the toner recovered by the toner recovery unit is disposed independently from the return transport mechanism. | 08-16-2012 |
20120320387 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A feeder is configured to feed a recording medium. An image forming unit has a maximum sheet feed width corresponding to a longer side length of a maximum size recording medium to be accommodated in the feeder, and is disposed above the feeder in such a manner as to allow the maximum size recording medium to enter the image forming unit with a longer side first. | 12-20-2012 |
20120320396 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming unit is accommodated in a space defined by a frame body. An image reader is disposed above the image forming unit. A first supporting member is secured between an upper portion of the frame body and a bottom portion of the image reader and configured to support the image reader to the frame body in a cantilever manner. A second supporting member is secured on an upper portion of the frame body and configured to receive a bottom portion of the image reader supported by the first supporting member in a cantilever manner. | 12-20-2012 |
20120321339 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A feeder has a longer side direction orthogonal to a conveyance direction of a recording medium, and is configured to feed a maximum size recording medium with a longer side first. An image forming unit has a maximum sheet feed width corresponding to a longer side length of the maximum size recording medium, and is configured to print a toner image corresponding to digital image data onto the recording medium. An electrical component unit is configured to control the feeder and the image forming unit. The image forming unit and the electrical component unit are respectively disposed on both sides of the feeder in a shorter side direction. | 12-20-2012 |
20120321365 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND POST PROCESSING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a feeder having a longer side direction orthogonal to a conveyance direction of a recording medium, and feeds a maximum size recording medium with a longer side first, an image forming unit having a maximum sheet feed width corresponding to a longer side length of the maximum size recording medium, and prints a toner image onto the recording medium, and a sub feeder that can feed the maximum size recording medium to the image forming unit independently from the feeder. A post processing apparatus receives a printed recording medium and executes post processing on a side of the recording medium. A feeding source of the maximum size recording medium is selected from the feeder and the sub feeder for executing the post processing on the longer and shorter sides of the maximum size recording medium, respectively. | 12-20-2012 |
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20080316506 | VISUAL INSPECTION APPARATUS FOR A WAFER - Provided is a visual inspection apparatus for a semiconductor wafer, by which a threshold value optimal for inspection can be determined and visual inspection of each chip can be performed based on the threshold value, by obtaining in advance a table indicating a relation between a film thickness of a thin film in specific positions in the wafer and a gradation value for each sample area in the chip, measuring the film thickness of the thin film in the specific positions of the wafer to be inspected before inspecting the chip, and comparing the measured film thickness with the gradation value in the table. | 12-25-2008 |
20090201028 | EVALUATION METHOD OF INSULATING FILM AND MEASUREMENT CIRCUIT THEREOF - Provided is a method of evaluating dielectric breakdown by applying a current to an insulating film, in which measurement for a forward direction current and measurement for a backward direction current are performed in a short period of time. For this purpose two MOS diodes in which an electrode of one MOS diode and a base of another MOS diode are short-circuited respectively are prepared to form a circuit to which the current is applied, providing current flow in one insulating film reverse to current flow in another insulating film, which enables the application of both the forward direction current and the backward direction current. | 08-13-2009 |
20110062346 | Ion generating apparatus and method of removing a fluorine compound deposited in a source housing thereof - Provided is an ion generating apparatus. The ion generating apparatus includes opposed electrodes connected to a high-frequency power supply, and hence, even in a case where a cathode filament is broken, hydride gas can be ionized to generate hydrogen ion. Thus, a fluorine compound deposited in a source housing is reduced in vacuum, and gas containing fluorine generated due to the above-mentioned reduction reaction is discharged with a vacuum pump. | 03-17-2011 |
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20130237105 | COPPER ALLOY SHEET WITH SN COATING LAYER FOR A FITTING TYPE CONNECTION TERMINAL AND A FITTING TYPE CONNECTION TERMINAL - A copper alloy sheet with a Sn coating layer comprises a base material made of Cu—Ni—Si system copper alloy. Formed on the base material is a Ni coating layer having an average thickness of 0.1 to 0.8 μm. Formed on the Ni coating layer is a Cu—Sn alloy coating layer having an average thickness of 0.4 to 1.0 μm. Formed on the Cu—Sn alloy coating layer is an Sn coating layer having average thickness of 0.1 to 0.8 μm. A material surface is subject to reflow treatment and has arithmetic mean roughness Ra of 0.03 μm or more and less than 0.15 μm in both a direction parallel to the rolling direction and a direction perpendicular to the rolling direction. An exposure rate of the Cu—Sn alloy coating layer to the material surface is 10 to 50%. A fitting type connection terminal requiring low insertion force can be obtained at a low cost. | 09-12-2013 |
20130260174 | ELECTROCONDUCTIVE MATERIAL FOR CONNECTION COMPONENT - An electroconductive material for a connection component have a base member made of a copper alloy plate, a Ni coating layer, a Cu—Sn alloy coating layer, and a Sn coating layer. A surface of the material is subjected to reflow treatment. The base member surface is roughened. The Cu—Sn alloy coating layer is partially exposed from the outside surface of the Sn coating layer. Regions of the Cu—Sn alloy coating layer exposed to the outside surface of the Sn coating layer have random microstructures distributed irregularly between portions of the Sn coating layer and streak microstructures extending in parallel to a rolled direction of the base member. The streak microstructures having a length of 50 μm or more and a width of 10 μm or less are contained in a number of 35 or more per 1 mm | 10-03-2013 |
20140065440 | SN-COATED COPPER ALLOY STRIP HAVING EXCELLENT HEAT RESISTANCE - A Sn-coated copper alloy strip including a surface coating layer containing a Ni layer, a Cu—Sn intermetallic compound layer, and a Sn layer formed in this order over the surface of a base material containing a copper alloy strip, in which an average thickness of the Ni layer is from 0.1 to 3.0 μm, an average thickness of the Cu—Sn intermetallic compound layer is from 0.02 to 3.0 μm, an average thickness of the Sn layer is from 0.01 to 5.0 μm, and the Cu—Sn intermetallic compound layer contains only an η-phase or the η-phase and an ε-phase. | 03-06-2014 |
20140295070 | ELECTROCONDUCTIVE MATERIAL SUPERIOR IN RESISTANCE TO FRETTING CORROSION FOR CONNECTION COMPONENT - An electroconductive material includes a Cu or Cu alloy base member, a Cu—Sn alloy coating layer, and a Sn coating layer. The Cu—Sn alloy coating layer has a Cu content of 20 to 70 atomic %, and an average thickness of 0.2 to 3.0 μm. The Sn coating layer has an average thickness of 0.2 to 5.0 μm. A surface of the electroconductive material has an arithmetic average roughness Ra of at least 0.15 μm in at least one direction along the surface and 3.0 μm or less in all directions along the surface. The Cu—Sn alloy coating layer is partially exposed at the surface of the electroconductive material. An area ratio of the Cu—Sn alloy coating layer exposed at the surface of the electroconductive material is 3 to 75%. An average crystal grain size on a surface of the Cu—Sn alloy coating layer is less than 2 μm. | 10-02-2014 |
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20080288152 | Inter-vehicle distance control apparatus and method for controlling inter-vehicle distance - An inter-vehicle distance control apparatus is provided to provide comfortable acceleration feeling to a driver of a vehicle in various situations. The inter-vehicle distance control apparatus is configured to perform an acceleration control operation when a correction distance condition evaluation index at a present time, which takes into account a velocity of a forward object, is smaller than a threshold given by a judgment equation. The inter-vehicle distance control apparatus is configured to perform the acceleration control operation to accelerate the vehicle at a target acceleration, which is calculated from an actual relative velocity and a target relative velocity corresponding to the threshold given by the judgment equation. | 11-20-2008 |
20090093938 | Speed control system for vehicles - In a vehicle speed control system, a preset offset distance is taken as a zero value of an inter-vehicle distance in a brake discriminant. When the current value of a corrected distance condition evaluation index is higher than the brake discriminant, a value on the brake discriminant is set as a target value of the corrected distance condition evaluation index. Deceleration control is started to decelerate the subject vehicle so that the deceleration of the subject vehicle becomes equal to the target deceleration of the subject vehicle computed based on the target relative speed corresponding to the set target value and the actual relative speed. | 04-09-2009 |
20090265071 | Vehicle control system - In a vehicle drive control system, a control unit calculates an evaluation index indicating an approach/separation condition of a subject vehicle during a travel and stores this evaluation index together with an inter-vehicle distance with respect to each driver in a memory device. The control unit further calculates a maximum value of the stored evaluation index for each distance, and calculates a relational equation between the distance and the calculated maximum evaluation index. The control unit determines, by correcting the relational equation, a speed control start determination equation, which determines the start timing of the automatic acceleration and/or deceleration control. | 10-22-2009 |
20100023232 | Vehicle travel speed control method - A vehicle speed control method calculates a present value KdB_c(a)_p of a corrected evaluation index of approach/separation condition by the following equation, and starts deceleration control when the determined present value KdB_c(a)_p exceeds a threshold value determined by a braking determining equation. In the deceleration control, a corrected target relative speed is determined based on an evaluation index KdB: | 01-28-2010 |
20100082203 | Steering control device for vehicle - A steering control device for a vehicle includes: a position detection sensor for detecting a position of a road boundary and accessories in front of the vehicle; a road curvature radius calculator for calculating an outer curvature radius of a road; a turning radius calculator for calculating an appropriate turning radius; an appropriate distance calculator for calculating an appropriate road boundary distance between a front end of the vehicle and the road boundary in front of the vehicle; an actual distance detector for detecting an actual road boundary distance between the front end of the vehicle and the road boundary in front of the vehicle; and a steering wheel angle determination element for determining acceptability of the turning angle of the steering wheel based on comparison between the appropriate road boundary distance and the actual road boundary distance. | 04-01-2010 |
20130080019 | VEHICLE BEHAVIOR CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle behavior control device for controlling acceleration/deceleration includes: a velocity acquisition device; a current position acquisition device; a preceding vehicle determination device; a following distance detection device; a preceding vehicle information acquisition device; a relative velocity calculation device of a preceding vehicle; a first evaluation index calculation device of a first evaluation index indicating an approaching/separating state to the preceding vehicle in view of the preceding vehicle velocity; a first deceleration target determination device for determining whether the first evaluation index exceeds a first deceleration threshold; and a following deceleration calculation device for calculating a first required deceleration when the first evaluation index exceeds the first deceleration threshold. The first required deceleration provides to match an actual relative velocity with a first target relative velocity, which is determined based on the first evaluation index and the following distance. | 03-28-2013 |
20130131925 | VEHICLE BEHAVIOR CONTROL APPARATUS - A vehicle behavior control apparatus disposed in a subject vehicle performs a steering angle control of the subject vehicle. The apparatus acquires lead vehicle information transmitted from a lead vehicle to determine a virtual shape of a road (i.e., a virtual road shape) based on a travel locus of the lead vehicle. A virtual road border distance is calculated as a distance from the subject vehicle to a road border of a virtual curve road positioned straight in front of the subject vehicle. The apparatus, calculates an appropriate turn radius for travel along the virtual curve road and, based on the appropriate turn radius, calculates an appropriate distance from the subject vehicle to the virtual road border positioned in front of the subject vehicle. A steering unit then controls a steering angle of the subject vehicle by maintaining the virtual road border distance with the appropriate distance. | 05-23-2013 |
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20110282559 | Vehicle-use speed control apparatus - The vehicle-use speed control apparatus sets a virtual preceding vehicle assumed to run at a target speed at a predetermined initial distance ahead of the own vehicle when the brake pedal is operated causing a relative speed between the actual vehicle speed and the target speed exceeds a predetermined value, calculates an initial value of a performance index for approach and alienation based on the initial distance and the target speed. Thereafter, the vehicle-use speed control apparatus repeatedly calculates a following distance to the virtual preceding vehicle based on a time elapsed from when a speed control condition is satisfied, the current relative speed and the initial distance, and a target relative speed based on the initial distance, the initial value of the performance index and the following distance, and controls the vehicle speed based on the difference between the target relative speed and the actual relative speed. | 11-17-2011 |
20120277967 | DEVICE FOR EXECUTING PRECEDING VEHICLE FOLLOWING DRIVING CONTROL - A device executes a preceding vehicle following driving control and successively calculates a friction-braking-start threshold value, an engine-braking-start threshold value, an acceleration-control-completion threshold value by using equations L | 11-01-2012 |
20130304322 | VEHICLE BEHAVIOR CONTROL APPARATUS - A vehicle behavior control apparatus mounted in a vehicle to control steering of the vehicle. A virtual road outline, which is an outline of a drivable road region where the vehicle will travel, is determined on the basis of detection results from a location sensor. The virtual road outline is reconstructed as a sequence of road segments, such as straight road segments, and right- and left-hand curved road segments. When a current road segment where the vehicle is currently present is a right- or left-hand curved road segment, a subsequent road segment where the vehicle will be present subsequently is tentatively set to a straight road segment until the vehicle reaches the subsequent road segment. The steering angle is controlled so that a virtual-road boundary distance is adapted to a proper distance from the vehicle to a boundary of the virtual road outline situated in front of the vehicle. | 11-14-2013 |
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20120020700 | ELECTROCONDUCTIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is an electroconductive member that can demonstrate stable performance for a long period of time with an electric resistance value being hardly changed even by electrical conduction for a long period of time. | 01-26-2012 |
20120027456 | ELECTRO-CONDUCTIVE MEMBER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - Provided is the following electro-conductive member for electrophotography. The electrical resistance of the member hardly increases even by long-term energization, and hence the member is conducive to stable formation of high-quality electrophotographic images. The electro-conductive member for electrophotography, comprises: an electro-conductive mandrel and an electro-conductive layer, wherein said electro-conductive layer contains an A-B-A type triblock copolymer in which an A-block is a polystyrene having a cation exchange group, and a B-block is a polyolefin, and wherein said A-B-A type triblock copolymer forms a microphase-separated structure comprising a matrix phase formed of said B-block, and one phase formed of the A-block and having a structure selected from the group consisting of a cylindrical structure, a bicontinuous structure and a lamellar structure. | 02-02-2012 |
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20120251171 | CONDUCTIVE MEMBER - Provided is such a conductive member that a change in its electrical resistance value caused by its long-term use is reduced to the extent possible. The conductive member has a conductive support and a conductive layer, the conductive layer contains a rubber composition formed of a modified epichlorohydrin rubber, and the modified epichlorohydrin rubber has a unit represented by the following formula (1). In the formula (1), R1, R2, and R3 each independently represent hydrogen or a saturated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms. | 10-04-2012 |
20120308261 | CONDUCTIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - Provided is a conductive member for electrophotography whose electrical resistance hardly increases even by long-term application of a high voltage. The conductive member for electrophotography is a conductive member for electrophotography, including: a conductive support; and a conductive elastic layer, in which: the elastic layer contains an A-B-A type block copolymer constituted of a non-ion conducting block (A block) and an ion conducting block (B block) having an ion exchange group; the block copolymer forms a microphase-separated structure; and the A block forms any structure selected from the group consisting of a spherical structure, a cylindrical structure, and a bicontinuous structure, and the B block forms a matrix for the structure. | 12-06-2012 |
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20150103919 | DECODING DEVICE AND DECODING METHOD, AND CODING DEVICE AND CODING METHOD - There is provided a decoding device including circuitry configured to receive coded data and conversion information, the coded data pertaining to an image having luminance in a first dynamic range and the conversion information pertaining to a conversion of dynamic range of the luminance of the image from the first dynamic range into a second dynamic range; and decode the received coded data so as to generate the image, wherein the conversion uses a knee function. | 04-16-2015 |
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20120072174 | Product Discriminating Device, Product Discriminating Method, and Computer Program - A product discriminating device that includes a measuring section, a discriminating unit, a deemed standard deviation calculation unit, a re-discriminating unit, a rank estimated number calculation unit, and a standard deviation calculation unit. The standard deviation calculation unit changes variables of a probability distribution of a deemed standard deviation such that the number of products belonging to at least one of a predetermined plurality of ranks re-discriminated at least once and an estimated number of the products belonging to the rank in a rank estimated number calculation unit substantially match each other, and calculates the changed variables as a standard deviation of characteristic value variation of the products and a standard deviation of measurement value variation. | 03-22-2012 |
20120095803 | Product Inspection Device, Product Inspection Method, and Computer Program - A product inspection device that includes a measuring section, a deemed standard deviation calculation unit, a measurement value standard deviation calculation unit, a determination unit, and a risk calculation unit. The measuring section measures characteristic values of products, the deemed standard deviation calculation unit calculates a deemed standard deviation, and the risk calculation unit calculates a consumer risk and a producer risk based on at least one of an average value of the measured characteristic values of some of the products contained in a measured product lot, the deemed standard deviation, or the measurement value standard deviation. The determination unit changes a inspection standard based on at least one of the calculated consumer risk or the calculated producer risk, and determines whether or not all the products contained in the product lot are non-defective articles with the changed inspection standard as a reference. | 04-19-2012 |
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20100103057 | SURFACE-MOUNTED ANTENNA, ANTENNA DEVICE USING THE SAME, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT - A surface-mounted antenna has a base having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, an antenna element formed on the surface of the base and having a first radiation electrode subjected to direct power supply, and an antenna element formed on the surface of the base and having a radiation electrode subjected to capacitive coupling power supply. With this, the smaller surface-mounted antenna of a combo antenna type can be provided. | 04-29-2010 |
20100127940 | ANTENNA DEVICE, RADIO COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, SURFACE-MOUNTED ANTENNA, PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SURFACE-MOUNTED ANTENNA AND THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - An antenna device has a substrate having a power supply line, and a surface-mounted multiple-resonance antenna having a base and a conductor pattern formed on the base and provided on the substrate, wherein the conductor pattern includes two antenna conductor patterns and a plane conductor pattern which connects each of the antenna conductor patterns and the power supply line, the plane conductor pattern | 05-27-2010 |
20110074637 | ANTENNA AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An antenna includes a dielectric substrate and an antenna element, wherein the dielectric substrate has a mark on an outer surface, the mark having a lower relative permittivity than the dielectric substrate, the antenna element is formed from a FPC film, and the FPC film has an antenna electrode on one side and a flexible insulating film with an adhesive layer on the other side and is adhered to the outer surface of the dielectric substrate with a tip or bend of the antenna electrode aligned with the mark. | 03-31-2011 |