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20080225133 | CMOS APS with stacked avalanche multiplication layer and low voltage readout electronics - An image sensor includes a pixel having a protection circuit connected to a charge multiplying photoconversion layer. The protection circuit prevents the pixel circuit from breaking down when the voltage in the pixel circuit reaches the operating voltage applied to the charge multiplying photoconversion layer in response to the image sensor being exposed to a strong light. The protection circuit causes additional voltage entering the pixel circuit from the charge multiplying photoconversion layer over a predetermined threshold voltage level to be dissipated from the storage node and any downstream components. | 09-18-2008 |
20090002536 | Biasing scheme for large format CMOS active pixel sensors - An image sensor includes circuitry compensating for voltage drops in a V | 01-01-2009 |
20090051798 | Wide dynamic range linear-and-log active pixel - A pixel circuit having an improved dynamic range is disclosed. When incoming light detected by the photodiode is strong, the accumulated (integrated) charge on a signal capacitor becomes large. To compensate, the excess signal component becomes compressed and the pixel circuit begins operating in logarithmic rather than linear mode. In this way, the circuit can achieve a higher dynamic range more closely resembling the image sensing properties of the human eye. | 02-26-2009 |
20090200455 | CMOS APS WITH STACKED AVALANCHE MULTIPLICATION LAYER AND LOW VOLTAGE READOUT ELECTRONICS - An image sensor includes a pixel having a protection circuit connected to a charge multiplying photoconversion layer. The protection circuit prevents the pixel circuit from breaking down when the voltage in the pixel circuit reaches the operating voltage applied to the charge multiplying photoconversion layer in response to the image sensor being exposed to a strong light. The protection circuit causes additional voltage entering the pixel circuit from the charge multiplying photoconversion layer over a predetermined threshold voltage level to be dissipated from the storage node and any downstream components. | 08-13-2009 |
20090244344 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR PREVENTING SHOOT-THROUGH CURRENT WITHIN AND BETWEEN SIGNAL LINE DRIVERS OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - An imaging device driver for transmitting a signal onto a signal line for controlling transistors of a pixel row. The device includes a controller and associated circuitry for reducing shoot-through current within and between row driver circuits for driving the signal line. The controller reduces shoot-through current by preventing concurrent transmission of high and low signal outputs to the signal line by respective high and low voltage sources of the same or different row driver circuits. | 10-01-2009 |
20120062772 | IMAGING SYSTEMS WITH COLUMN RANDOMIZING CIRCUITS - An imaging system may include an image sensor array and column randomizing multiplexers. The imaging system may include a data output circuit and image readout circuitry such as analog amplifiers, analog-to-digital converters, and memory circuits. The column randomizing multiplexers may include a first column randomizing multiplexer between the image sensor array and at least some of the image readout circuitry. The first column randomizing multiplexer may randomly connect columns of the image sensor array to the image readout circuitry. The connections made by the first column randomizing multiplexer may be randomized as each row of the image sensor array is read out. The column randomizing multiplexers may include a second column randomizing multiplexer between at least some of the image readout circuitry and the data output circuit. The second column randomizing multiplexer may reorder image data for the image readout circuitry. | 03-15-2012 |
20120287316 | RAMP AND SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATION REGISTER ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS - Successive approximation register (SAR) and ramp analog to digital conversion (ADC) methods, systems, and apparatus are disclosed. An analog voltage signal may be converted into a multiple bit digital value by generating bits of the multiple bit digital value by performing a SAR conversion on the analog voltage signal, where the bits corresponding to a SAR voltage level, and generating other bits of the multiple bit digital value by performing one or more ramp conversions on the analog voltage signal, the ramp conversion comparing the analog voltage signal to a ramp of voltage levels based on the SAR voltage level. The SAR and ramp ADC can provide multi-sampling using one SAR conversion and multiple ramp conversions. The SAR can set the voltage level of a first ramp of a multiple ramp conversion, which can then be used to preset the voltage level prior to subsequent ramps. | 11-15-2012 |
20150237275 | IMAGE SENSORS WITH ANTI-ECLIPSE CIRCUITRY - An image sensor may include an array of image pixels arranged in rows and columns. Image pixels arranged along the same column may be coupled to a column line. The column line may be coupled to anti-eclipse control circuitry. In one suitable arrangement, the anti-eclipse control circuitry may include a data converter and an eclipse condition judgment circuit. The eclipse condition judgment circuit may be configured to record pixel output values at different points in time and to compare the recorded data to a predetermined threshold to determine whether an eclipse condition is satisfied. In another suitable arrangement, the anti-eclipse control circuitry may include a comparator and an eclipse condition judgment circuit. The comparator may compare a temporarily elevated pixel output value to a reference voltage to determine whether the eclipse condition is satisfied. In either arrangement, a maximum pixel level may be output when the eclipse condition is met. | 08-20-2015 |
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20110204633 | STARTING METHOD FOR ROTATING MACHINE AND STARTING METHOD FOR WIND TURBINE GENERATOR - A starting method is provided for a rotating machine which includes a main shaft, a main bearing rotatably supporting the main shaft and a main bearing lubricant pump circulating lubricant through the main bearing. The starting method includes steps of: rotating the main shaft to raise a temperature of the main bearing in a state in which the main bearing lubricant pump is not operated; and operating the main bearing lubricant pump to start supplying the lubricant to the main bearing after the step of raising the temperature of the main bearing. | 08-25-2011 |
20110286844 | LUBRICANT HEATING MECHANISM, GEAR MECHANISM , AND WIND TURBINE GENERATOR USING THE SAME - A lubricant heating mechanism is provided with a tank accumulating therein lubricant; a lubricant pump; a heater provided in the tank to heat the lubricant; and a baffle plate at least partially covering the heater. The tank is provided with a suction port drawing out the lubricant from the tank to the lubricant pump. The baffle plate is provided to convect the heated lubricant toward the suction port. | 11-24-2011 |
20130172144 | PLANETARY GEAR TRAIN WITH OILING SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING LUBRICANT OIL TO BEARING OF PLANETARY GEAR AND WIND TURBINE GENERATOR INCORPORATING THE SAME - A planetary gear train is provided with: a planetary gear; a planetary pin for supporting the planetary gear; a carrier for supporting the planetary pin; and a housing for accommodating at least a portion of the carrier, the planetary gear and the planetary pin. The planetary gear is rotatable with respect to the planetary pin by a bearing. An oiling flow path for supplying lubricant oil to the bearing is formed inside the carrier. The carrier receives the lubricant oil into the oiling flow path from an oiling member stationarily fixed to the housing. The inlet for receiving the lubricant oil into the oiling flow path of the carrier from the oiling member is positioned inside the housing. | 07-04-2013 |
20130217535 | PLANETARY GEAR TRAIN WITH THRUST COLLAR USED AS THRUST BEARING OF PLANETARY GEAR AND WIND TURBINE GENERATOR INCORPORATING THE SAME - A planetary gear train is provided with: a carrier; a planetary gear; a planetary pin inserted into an insert hole provided through the planetary gear and coupled to the carrier to rotatably support the planetary gear; a thrust collar attached to a surface opposed to the planetary gear of the carrier so as to surround the planetary pin; and a pin for coupling the thrust collar to the carrier. The thrust collar has a first surface opposed to the carrier and a second surface opposed to the planetary gear, and has a first pin hole provided on the first surface so as not to reach the second surface. The carrier has a second pin hole on a surface opposed to the planetary gear. The thrust collar is attached to the carrier by inserting the pin into the first pin hole of the thrust collar and into the second pin hole of the carrier. | 08-22-2013 |
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20120130623 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD USED FOR ENGINE INTAKE AIR-OR-GAS SYSTEM - A control device of a control valve used for an intake air-gas system of an engine, the device including, but not limited to: the control valve which is an intake air throttle valve provided in the intake air-gas system provided in the intake air-gas system of the engine to control the flow rate of intake air to the engine, or an EGR valve provided in the intake air-gas system of the engine to control the flow rate of EGR gas to the engine; and a control unit which determines a target opening of the control valve in response to the operation conditions of the engine, and controls the opening of the control valve so that the opening conforms with the target opening, wherein the control unit is configured so that, in a case where the target opening is maintained at a same level during over a fixed duration, the target opening is changed, in time, from the target opening which is determined in response to the operation conditions of the engine and controls the opening of the control valve, in order to prevent the control valve from being out of order as well as in order to detect a failure of the control valve. | 05-24-2012 |
20120260633 | AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM AND CONTROL STRATEGY FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In an exhaust gas treatment device in which a diesel oxidation catalyst and a DPF are provided in an exhaust pipe of an internal combustion engine, abnormal combustion in the DPF, occurring when the internal combustion engine varies from a high load condition to a low load condition, poses a problem. To solve this problem, in the present invention, a DPF abnormal combustion causing operation is determined to have occurred when the internal combustion engine shifts from a high rotation or high load operation region α to a low rotation, low load operation region β within a set time T | 10-18-2012 |
20120282159 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENGINE AND FILTER REGENERATION SYSTEM OF THE EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION APPARATUS - An exhaust gas purification apparatus for an engine is provided with a filter arranged in an exhaust passage of the engine, and a regeneration control unit for regenerating the filter by burning the particulate matters accumulated in the filter. The control unit may include an over-accumulation state determination unit and a switch. The over-accumulation state determination unit determines over-accumulation of the particulate filter in the filter when the particulate matter is over-accumulated in the filter. The switch switches a regeneration temperature for regenerating the filter between a first regeneration temperature at which a normal regeneration is performed and a second regeneration temperature which is lower than the first regeneration temperature. The control unit is connectable to a command unit when the particular matter is over-accumulated in the filter, so that the switch is forcibly operated toward the second regeneration temperature. | 11-08-2012 |
20120288410 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION APPARATUS FOR ENGINE - An exhaust gas purification apparatus is provided with: a first soot-accumulation calculation unit | 11-15-2012 |
20130000282 | DPF REGENERATION CONTROL DEVICE, DPF REGENERATION CONTROL METHOD, AND DPF REGENERATION SUPPORT SYSTEM - A DPF regeneration control device includes: a differential pressure sensor which detects a differential pressure between a front and a rear of a DPF; a DPF differential pressure setting unit which sets a DPF differential pressure generated in accordance with a total accumulated amount of soot and ash, sets a DPF differential pressure generated when an ash accumulation amount corresponds to an accumulation amount at which washing is required, as a washing request threshold, and sets a DPF differential pressure generated when the ash accumulation amount is larger than the washing request threshold such that a reduction in output is necessary, as an output reduction threshold; a washing request issuing unit which determines whether or not the DPF differential pressure has reached the washing request threshold; and an output reduction warning unit which determines whether or not the DPF differential pressure has reached the output reduction threshold. | 01-03-2013 |
20130104529 | EXHAUST GAS EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR DIESEL ENGINE | 05-02-2013 |
20130177482 | EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE OF DIESEL ENGINE - A DPF target temperature setting unit has a temperature increase rate setting portion which sets a temperature increase change rate such that, until a target set temperature at which PM is burnt is reached after the start of late post injection, the temperature increase change rate is reduced in accordance with an increase in temperature or a period of time elapsed since the start of the late post injection, a stepwise temperature increase change rate in the temperature increase rate setting portion includes two stages of a first-stage change rate A and a second-stage change rate B lower than the first-stage change rate, and a target temperature of the DPF temperature is calculated by using the temperature increase rate of the temperature increase rate setting portion. | 07-11-2013 |
20140238003 | PM ACCUMULATION AMOUNT ESTIMATION DEVICE FOR DPF - A PM accumulation amount estimation device | 08-28-2014 |
20140298805 | CONTROL UNIT OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The present invention relates to a control unit of an internal combustion engine capable of performing a coordinate control of an exhaust gas recirculation (hereinafter abbreviated as “EGR”) gas supply amount by an EGR apparatus and a supercharging amount by a supercharger provided with a variable flow mechanism. The control unit comprises: a state quantity estimation section for calculating an in-cylinder oxygen excess ratio based on an operating state of the internal combustion engine; and a switching part for switching the respective opening degree commands for the EGR valve and the variable flow mechanism of the supercharger so that the opening degree of the EGR valve and the opening degree of the variable flow mechanism become smaller than in a normal state when the internal combustion engine is determined to be in the transient state based on the calculated in-cylinder oxygen excess ratio. | 10-09-2014 |
20140308170 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION SYSTEM FOR ENGINE - An exhaust gas purification system of engine configured to classify a PM accumulation state of DPF into multiple evaluation stages based on a plurality of evaluation indices, and to repeatedly perform determination of the current evaluation stage by the current stage determination part and determination of whether to move up the current evaluation stage to the evaluation stage of the next rank by the evaluation stage determination part, wherein upon a defect of a sensor among different types of sensors being detected by the defect detection part, the current evaluation stage is newly redetermined by the current stage redetermination part as substituted for the current evaluation stage determined by the current stage determination part. | 10-16-2014 |
20150219032 | DIESEL ENGINE CONTROL APPARATUS - An object is to provide a diesel engine control apparatus configured to evaluate the activation state of a SCR catalyst at high accuracy by means other than the temperature of the catalyst and to control engine control parameters so as to reduce the amount of NOx emission when the SCR catalyst is in a non-active state. The diesel engine control apparatus includes a diesel engine, an engine control unit, and an SCR catalyst. The engine control unit includes a parameter setting part configured to set engine control parameters; an operation control part configured to control an operation state of the diesel engine on the basis of the at least one engine control parameter; and a purification state determination part configured to determine a NOx purification state of the SCR catalyst. The parameter setting part is configured to set the engine control parameters so as to reduce the amount of NOx emission in the exhaust gas discharged from the diesel engine when the NOx purification state of the SCR catalyst determined by the purification state determination part is below a predetermined NOx purification state. | 08-06-2015 |
20150231569 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An objection is to provide exhaust gas purification apparatus and method for an internal combustion engine, which can initialize a SCR catalyst by heating the SCR catalyst under predetermined conditions without accompanying troublesome procedures and complicated calculations. With the exhaust gas purification apparatus for an internal combustion engine, arranged on an exhaust-gas passage of the internal combustion engine and including the SCR catalyst for purifying NOx in exhaust gas in the internal combustion engine, the method executes the steps of calculating and accumulating estimate value of the amount of NH | 08-20-2015 |
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20120096861 | CARBON DIOXIDE RECOVERY METHOD AND CARBON-DIOXIDE-RECOVERY-TYPE STEAM POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a carbon-dioxide-recovery-type steam power generation system comprises a boiler that generates steam and an exhaust gas, an absorption tower that allows carbon dioxide contained in the exhaust gas to be absorbed in an absorption liquid, a regeneration tower that regenerates discharges a carbon dioxide gas from the absorption liquid, a reboiler that heats the absorption liquid of the regeneration tower, a turbine that is rotationally driven by the steam, a condenser that generates condensate by cooling steam exhausted from the turbine, a compressor that compresses the carbon dioxide gas, and a cooler that cools the carbon dioxide gas, which has been compressed by the compressor, while using a part of the condensate as cooling water. The reboiler is supplied with steam from the turbine and steam generated by the cooling of the carbon dioxide gas at the cooler. | 04-26-2012 |
20120096863 | CARBON DIOXIDE RECOVERY METHOD AND CARBON-DIOXIDE-RECOVERY-TYPE STEAM POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a carbon-dioxide-recovery-type steam power generation system comprises a boiler that generates steam and an exhaust gas, an absorption tower that allows carbon dioxide contained in the exhaust gas to be absorbed in an absorption liquid, a regeneration tower that discharges a carbon dioxide gas from the absorption liquid supplied from the absorption tower, a reboiler that heats the absorption liquid of the regeneration tower, a turbine that is rotationally driven by the steam, a first condenser, a second condenser, and a desuperheater. The first condenser generates condensate by cooling steam exhausted from the turbine. The second condenser condenses the carbon dioxide gas while using a part of the condensate as cooling water, and generates hot water. | 04-26-2012 |
20120096865 | CARBON DIOXIDE RECOVERY METHOD AND CARBON-DIOXIDE-RECOVERY-TYPE STEAM POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a carbon-dioxide-recovery-type steam power generation system comprises a boiler that produces steam and generates an exhaust gas, a first turbine that is rotationally driven by the steam, an absorption tower allows carbon dioxide contained in the exhaust gas to be absorbed into an absorption liquid, a regeneration tower that discharges the carbon dioxide gas from the absorption liquid supplied from the absorption tower, a condenser that removes moisture from the carbon dioxide gas, discharged from the regeneration tower, by condensing the carbon dioxide gas using cooling water, a compressor that compresses the carbon dioxide gas from which the moisture is removed by the condenser, and a second turbine that drives the compressor. The steam produced by the cooling water recovering the heat from the carbon dioxide gas in the condenser is supplied to the first turbine or the second turbine. | 04-26-2012 |
20140208749 | CARBON DIOXIDE RECOVERY METHOD AND CARBON-DIOXIDE-RECOVERY-TYPE STEAM POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a carbon-dioxide-recovery-type steam power generation system comprises a boiler that produces steam and generates an exhaust gas, a first turbine that is rotationally driven by the steam, an absorption tower allows carbon dioxide contained in the exhaust gas to be absorbed into an absorption liquid, a regeneration tower that discharges the carbon dioxide gas from the absorption liquid supplied from the absorption tower, a condenser that removes moisture from the carbon dioxide gas, discharged from the regeneration tower, by condensing the carbon dioxide gas using cooling water, a compressor that compresses the carbon dioxide gas from which the moisture is removed by the condenser, and a second turbine that drives the compressor. The steam produced by the cooling water recovering the heat from the carbon dioxide gas in the condenser is supplied to the first turbine or the second turbine. | 07-31-2014 |
20140290244 | BINARY POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - A binary power generation system includes: a first pressure reducing steam-liquid separator which reduces the pressure of geothermal heat source water to separate the geothermal heat source water into water steam and hot liquid water; a steam turbine which is driven by geothermal water steam; a medium turbine which is driven by medium vapor obtained by evaporating a medium liquid with the geothermal heat source water as a heat source; a condenser/evaporator which is configured to transfer the heat of the water steam discharged from the steam turbine to the medium liquid so that the water steam is condensed and the medium liquid is evaporated; and a gas cooler which leads a working medium discharged from the medium turbine to thereby cool condensed water obtained by the condenser/evaporator and separate and discharge noncondensable gas contained in the condensed water. | 10-02-2014 |
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20120070448 | ANTI-IL-3RA ANTIBODY FOR USE IN TREATMENT OF BLOOD TUMOR - The present invention provides an antibody to human IL-3Rα chain, which does not inhibit IL-3 signaling and binds to B domain of the human IL-3Rα chain but does not bind to C domain of the human IL-3Rα chain; a composition for preventing or treating a blood tumor in which a cell expressing IL-3Rα is found in bone marrow or peripheral blood of a subject, which comprises the antibody to human IL-3Rα as an active ingredient; and a method for treating a blood tumor in which a cell expressing IL-3Rα is found in bone marrow or peripheral blood, which comprises administering, to a subject, a composition comprising the IL-3Rα antibody as an active ingredient. | 03-22-2012 |
20120100131 | METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF BLOOD TUMOR USING ANTI-TIM-3 ANTIBODY - Disclosed is a therapeutic method comprising administering a TIM-3 antibody to a subject who is suspected to be suffering from blood tumor and in whom TIM-3 has been expressed in a Lin(−)CD34(+)CD38(−) cell fraction of bone marrow or peripheral blood or a subject who has been received any treatment for blood tumor. Also disclosed is a composition for preventing or treating blood tumor, which comprises a TIM-3 antibody as an active ingredient. Conceived diseases include those diseases which can be treated through the binding or targeting of the TIM-3 antibody to blood tumor cells (AML cells, CML cells, MDS cells, ALL cells, CLL cells, multiple myeloma cells, etc.), helper T cell (e.g., Th1 cells, Th17 cells), and antigen-presenting cells (e.g., dendritic cells, monocytes, macrophages, and cells resembling to the aforementioned cells (hepatic stellate cells, osteoclasts, microglial cells, intraepidermal macrophages, dust cells (alveolar macrophages), etc)), all of which are capable of expressing TIM-3. The diseases for which the therapeutic use is to be examined include blood diseases in which the expression of TIM-3 is observed in bone marrow or peripheral blood, particularly blood tumor. | 04-26-2012 |
20130295107 | ANTIBODY TO HUMAN IL-3 RECEPTOR ALPHA CHAIN - The present invention provides an antibody to human IL-3Rα chain, which does not inhibit IL-3 signaling and binds to B domain of the human IL-3Rα chain but does not bind to C domain of the human IL-3Rα chain; a composition for preventing or treating a blood tumor in which a cell expressing IL-3Rα is found in bone marrow or peripheral blood of a subject, which comprises the antibody to human IL-3Rα as an active ingredient; and a method for treating a blood tumor in which a cell expressing IL-3Rα is found in bone marrow or peripheral blood, which comprises administering, to a subject, a composition comprising the IL-3Rα antibody as an active ingredient. | 11-07-2013 |
20140134639 | METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF BLOOD TUMOR USING ANTI-TIM-3 ANTIBODY - Disclosed is a therapeutic method including administering a TIM-3 antibody or its TIM-3 binding fragment to a subject who is suspected to be suffering from blood tumor and in whom TIM-3 has been expressed in a Lin(−)CD34(+)CD38(−) cell fraction of bone marrow or peripheral blood or a subject who has been received any treatment for blood tumor. Conceived diseases include those diseases which can be treated through the binding or targeting of the TIM-3 antibody or its TIM-3 binding fragment to blood tumor cells (AML cells, CML cells, MDS cells, ALL cells, CLL cells, multiple myeloma cells, etc.), helper T cell (e.g., Th1 cells, Th17 cells), and antigen-presenting cells (e.g., dendritic cells, monocytes, macrophages, and cells resembling to the aforementioned cells (hepatic stellate cells, osteoclasts, microglial cells, intraepidermal macrophages, dust cells (alveolar macrophages), etc)). | 05-15-2014 |
20150284468 | METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF BLOOD TUMOR USING ANTI-TIM-3 ANTIBODY - Disclosed is a therapeutic method including administering a TIM-3 antibody or its TIM-3 binding fragment to a subject who is suspected to be suffering from blood tumor and in whom TIM-3 has been expressed in a Lin(−)CD34(+)CD38(−) cell fraction of bone marrow or peripheral blood or a subject who has been received any treatment for blood tumor. Conceived diseases include those diseases which can be treated through the binding or targeting of the TIM-3 antibody or its TIM-3 binding fragment to blood tumor cells (AML cells, CML cells, MDS cells, ALL cells, CLL cells, multiple myeloma cells, etc.), helper T cell (e.g., Th1 cells, Th17 cells), and antigen-presenting cells (e.g., dendritic cells, monocytes, macrophages, and cells resembling to the aforementioned cells (hepatic stellate cells, osteoclasts, microglial cells, intraepidermal macrophages, dust cells (alveolar macrophages), etc)). | 10-08-2015 |
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20150099918 | RADIATION MEASURING DEVICE, PARTICLE BEAM THERAPY DEVICE PROVIDED WITH RADIATION MEASURING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING DOSE PROFILE OF PARTICLE BEAM - A radiation measuring device having a plurality of sensors configured to generate charges in response to the radiation includes a signal processing device. The signal processing device uses an signal generated by a proton beam irradiation device upon changing of beam energy and causes accumulation values of charges output from the sensors to be separately stored in a main control device for each value of the energy. The main control device calculates depth dose profiles for values of the beam energy from the accumulation values stored in the main control device and representing the charges. The main control device calculates a range of the beam for each of the values of the beam energy from the depth dose profiles, corrects the depth dose profiles for the values of the beam energy using a correction coefficient that depends on the range and sums the corrected depth dose profiles. | 04-09-2015 |
20150352372 | PARTICLE THERAPY SYSTEM - The present invention provides a particle therapy system including an irradiation compensating device made up of an energy absorber, a first collimator, and a second collimator for use in a short-range region. The irradiation compensating device is characterized by a mechanism for attaching and detaching the first energy absorber, first collimator, and second collimator. The first collimator is located upstream where the beam diameter is small with a view to suppressing the width of the compensating device, thereby contributing to making the compensating device small and lightweight. The second collimator is located downstream to improve penumbrae. | 12-10-2015 |
20150374324 | PARTICLE THERAPY SYSTEM - There is provided a particle therapy system including: a particle beam generator for generating a particle beam; an irradiation nozzle arranged in a treatment room and irradiating a target with the particle beam; a particle beam transport system | 12-31-2015 |
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20110083726 | BACKSHEET FOR SOLAR CELL MODULE AND SOLAR CELL MODULE - To provide a lightweight and highly productive backsheet for a solar cell module, wherein a cured coating film layer of a fluoropolymer coating material formed on one or each side of a substrate sheet is free from problems such as cracking, fracturing, whitening and separation. | 04-14-2011 |
20120247457 | COATING COMPOSITION FOR SOLAR HEAT-COLLECTING REFLECTIVE PLATE, AND SOLAR HEAT-COLLECTING REFLECTIVE PLATE AND PROCESS FOR ITS PRODUCTION - The present invention is to provide a coating composition for surface coating capable of forming a cured coating film layer that protects a reflective substrate of a solar heat-collecting reflective plate and that is excellent in the impact resistance and the weather resistance such as the heat resistance and the water resistance, as well as a solar heat-collecting reflective plate having such a cured coating film layer, and a process for its production. A coating composition for surface coating to be used for the production of a solar heat-collecting reflective plate having a reflective substrate made of metal, which comprises a fluoropolymer (A) having units (A1) derived from a fluoroolefin and units (A2) having a crosslinkable group. Further, a solar heat-collecting reflective plate having a cured coating film layer formed from the coating composition for surface coating, and a process for its production. | 10-04-2012 |
20120301728 | COATING COMPOSITION FOR SOLAR HEAT-COLLECTING REFLECTOR, AND SOLAR HEAT-COLLECTING REFLECTOR AND PROCESS FOR ITS PRODUCTION - To provide a coating composition for back coating, by which, in a solar heat-collecting reflector, a cured coating film layer excellent in durability such as heat resistance or water resistance and excellent in weather resistance, scratch resistance and impact resistance, can be formed, and a solar heat-collecting reflector having such a cured coating film layer. A coating composition for back coating to be used for the production of a solar heat-collecting reflector, which comprises a fluoropolymer (A) having units (A1) derived from a fluoroolefin and units (A2) having a crosslinkable group. A solar heat-collecting reflector having a cured coating film layer formed by the coating composition. | 11-29-2012 |
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20110066048 | APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION - An apparatus for evaluating a vascular endothelial function, includes: a first cuff, to be wound around a first body part of a subject; a second cuff, to be wound around a second body part of the subject; a cuff pressure controller, configured to control a cuff pressure of each of the first and second cuffs, and configured to perform continuous pressure stimulation on the first body part of the subject for a time period by using the first cuff; a cuff pressure detector, configured to detect the cuff pressure of the second cuff from an output of a pressure sensor connected to the second cuff; a pulse wave detector, configured to detect, from the output of the pressure sensor, pulse waves before and after the continuous pressure stimulation is performed; and an analyzer, configured to evaluate the vascular endothelial function by comparing the pulse waves detected before and after the continuous pressure stimulation is performed. | 03-17-2011 |
20120253209 | VENOUS PRESSURE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A non-invasive venous pressure measurement apparatus is provided, including: a first cuff attached to a portion including a vein and an artery in a living body; a pressure control unit that changes a first applied pressure applied by the cuff to the portion; a pulse wave detection unit that detects a pulse wave from a pressure received by the cuff from the portion; another pulse wave detection unit that detects another pulse wave including at least an arterial pulse wave in another portion of the living body; an analyzing unit that analyzes a correlation between the two pulse waves, which are changed as the applied pressure is changed by the pressure control unit changes; and a venous pressure calculation unit that calculates a venous pressure based on the applied pressure and a result of analysis by the analyzing unit. | 10-04-2012 |
20130158419 | APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION - An apparatus for evaluating a vascular endothelial function, includes: a cuff pressure controlling unit configured to perform continuous pressure stimulation on a part of a body of a subject for a predetermined time, by using a cuff adapted to be wrapped around the part of the body of the subject; a cuff pressure detecting unit configured to detect a cuff pressure from an output of a pressure sensor connected to the cuff; a pulse wave detecting unit configured to detect a pulse wave from the output of the pressure sensor; and an analyzing unit configured to evaluate the vascular endothelial function by comparing vessel viscoelastic indexes which are obtained from the pulse wave detected in two of zones before, during, and after the pressure stimulation, and which exclude an amplitude of the pulse wave. | 06-20-2013 |
20130165787 | CUFF AND METHOD OF OBSERVING A TISSUE UNDER PRESSURE BY USING THE SAME - A cuff includes: a belt-like body which is adapted to be wrapped around a desired region of a living body; a fixing portion which is provided in the body, and which is configured to fix the body in a state where the body is adapted to be wrapped around the region of the living body; a pressurizing portion which is provided in the body, and to which a fluid pressure is to be supplied to be inflated to pressurize the region of the living body; and an ultrasonic transmissive portion which is provided in the body, and through which an ultrasonic wave for observing a tissue in the region of the living body is transmissible. | 06-27-2013 |
20130231578 | ELECTROCARDIOGRAM ANALYSIS REPORT, ELECTROCARDIOGRAM ANALYSIS APPARATUS, AND ELECTROCARDIOGRAM ANALYSIS PROGRAM - An electrocardiogram analysis report simultaneously displays an electrocardiogram waveform collected from a subject and information about a measurement value calculated from the electrocardiogram waveform. The electrocardiogram analysis report includes a frontal plane display region configured to display a limb leads waveform included in the electrocardiogram waveform and information about a measurement value calculated from the limb leads waveform, and a horizontal plane display region configured to display a chest lead waveform included in the electrocardiogram waveform and information about a measurement value calculated from the chest lead waveform, wherein the information about the measurement value is displayed at a position spaced apart by a distance corresponding to a size of the measurement value in a direction from a predetermined center point to the relevant lead waveform in the frontal plane display region and the horizontal plane display region. | 09-05-2013 |
20130261480 | TWA MEASURING APPARATUS AND TWA MEASURING METHOD - A TWA measuring apparatus includes: a grouping section which is configured to group electrocardiogram waveforms of a subject in increments of a first beat number, to generate a plurality of first groups; a storage section which is configured to store the electrocardiogram waveforms; a testing section which is configured to test a statistical intergroup difference of measurement values of the electrocardiogram waveforms of the first groups; a heartbeat condition determining section which is configured to determine that a heartbeat condition is unstable, when a significant statistical difference exists between the first groups; and a TWA measuring section which is configured to measure variation in heartbeat by using the stored electrocardiogram waveforms, when it is determined that the heartbeat condition is unstable. | 10-03-2013 |
20140194764 | TWA MEASURING APPARATUS AND TWA MEASURING METHOD - A TWA measuring apparatus includes: a T-wave feature quantity measuring section; a classifying section classifying T-wave feature quantities into groups of odd and even electrocardiogram waveforms; a reliability index calculating section calculating: first and second representative values and first and second dispersion values of the T-wave feature quantities in the odd and even group; a difference between the first and second representative values, to obtain a TWA feature quantity; and an adjustment value between the first representative value and the first dispersion value, and an adjustment value between the second representative value and the second dispersion value, to obtain a reliability index; and a reliability recognizing section recognizing: when the reliability index exceeds a threshold, that reliability of the TWA feature quantity is high; and when the reliability index does not exceed the threshold, that the reliability is low. | 07-10-2014 |
20150178964 | BIO-INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE AND BIO-INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD - A bio-information display device includes a calculator that calculates a bio-parameter value from a biosignal, a graph generator that generates a trend graph based on the bio-parameter value, a waveform generator that generates a signal waveform from the biosignal, a display that displays information, and a display controller that synchronizes the bio-parameter value of the trend graph with the signal waveform associated with the bio-parameter value and then sequentially displays the trend graph and the signal waveform on the display in time-series. | 06-25-2015 |
20150201847 | APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION - An apparatus for evaluating a vascular endothelial function include a first cuff wrapped around one of right and left upper or lower limbs of a subject, a second cuff wrapped around the one of the right and left upper or lower limbs, a third cuff which is to be wrapped around another one of the right and left upper or lower limbs, a cuff pressure controller which controls pressures that are applied to the first cuff, the second cuff and the third cuff, respectively, a cuff pressure detector which detects cuff pressures in the second cuff and the third cuff, a pulse wave detector which detects respective pulse waves at the second cuff and the third cuff from outputs of the pressure sensors. | 07-23-2015 |
20150245772 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING APPARATUS AND BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING METHOD - A blood pressure measuring apparatus includes a pressure control unit that controls an applied pressure applied to a region of a living body in which a vein and artery exist by a cuff mountable to the region, a detection unit that detects pressure waveforms in which pulse wave components from the region overlap with the applied pressure, and an analysis unit that obtains a respiratory variation on the waveform of artery and a venous pressure based on the pressure waveforms detected by the detection unit through one-time blood pressure measurement. The analysis unit obtains the respiratory variation on the waveform of artery based on data of a first pressure waveform in a first process, and the venous pressure based on data of a second pressure waveform in a second process and the data of the first pressure waveform. | 09-03-2015 |
20150250394 | VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION INSPECTION APPARATUS - A vascular endothelial function inspection apparatus includes a first cuff that is mounted to a first part of a subject, a cuff pressure control unit that controls a pressure applied to the first cuff, a pressure sensor that is connected to the first cuff, a cuff pressure detection unit that detects a cuff pressure from an output of the pressure sensor, a pulse wave detection unit that detects pulse waves from the output of the pressure sensor, a blood pressure measuring unit that measures a blood pressure value based on the cuff pressure and the pulse waves, a storage unit that stores therein an elasticity index value indicating an elasticity of a blood vessel of the subject, and an analysis unit that performs data processing for evaluating an endothelial function of the blood vessel. | 09-10-2015 |
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20140182571 | STRATIFIED SCAVENGING TWO-STROKE ENGINE - A stratified scavenging two-stroke engine includes a first scavenging passage that extends from a first scavenging intake that opens to the inside of the crankcase to a first scavenging port that opens to the inside of a cylinder, and a second scavenging passage that extends from a second scavenging intake that opens to the inside of the crankcase to a second scavenging port that opens to the inside of the cylinder. The first and second passages are formed so as to communicate with each other via a communicating portion. An air passage is connected to the first passage at a position closer to the first scavenging intake than the communicating portion. A first check valve inhibits a flow from the first passage to the inside of the crankcase, and a second check valve inhibits a flow from the first passage through the air passage to the outside. | 07-03-2014 |
20140290074 | PORTABLE WORKING MACHINE - A portable working machine according to the present invention has a cover member detachably attached to a working machine body, includes a bolt member vertically provided to a working machine body, a detachable cover member having a through-hole and attached to the working machine body by inserting the bolt member through the through hole, a fixing member which is screwed with the bolt member and fixes the cover member to the working machine body, and a holding member which is attached to an outer surface of the cover member while having a predetermined gap space between the holding member and the outer surface of the cover member and holds the fixing member on an outer side of the cover member to prevent drop of the fixing member of which fastening to the bolt member is released. | 10-02-2014 |
20140290075 | GUIDE BAR FASTENING DEVICE FOR CHAIN SAW - To provide an operation lever including a first lever that has a base end portion swingably supported to a peripheral portion of a nut member for fastening a guide bar in a chain saw, and a second lever that is engaged with the first lever in a manner slidable in an axial direction. The operation lever can be placed in a receiving portion of the nut member with an axial length thereof shortened, and can be manipulated to rotate the nut member by being gripped on an outer end portion of the second lever in a state in which the operation lever is lifted out from the receiving portion and the axial length is lengthened. Thus, a sufficient fastening force for the guide bar can be obtained, and operability can be improved. | 10-02-2014 |
20140290076 | CHAIN TENSION ADJUSTING APPARATUS FOR CHAIN SAW - In a chain saw, an operating shaft member axially rotated by a manual operation of a rotating lever is disposed so that an axial direction thereof may be inclined against an attaching surface of a guide bar in which a saw chain is wound around a circumference thereof, a driving bevel gear attached to an end portion of the operating shaft member meshes with a driven bevel gear attached to an end portion of a rotating shaft member, and the rotating shaft member is axially rotated. Thus, the guide bar is moved in a longitudinal direction thereof to adjust tension of the saw chain. | 10-02-2014 |
20150273896 | PRINTING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRINTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - There are provided a printing apparatus, a method for controlling the printing apparatus, and a storage medium. The printing apparatus includes a conveying unit conveys a print medium; a print head applies a color material on the print medium; an obtaining unit configured to obtain, in the case where a first surface of the print medium on which a first image is printed comes in contact with the conveying unit, information on a printing condition of the first surface that becomes a factor of changing a conveying speed of the print medium in the predetermined direction; and a control unit configured to control timing of applying a color material on a second surface of the print medium that is a surface at the opposite to the first surface according to the printing condition indicated by the information obtained by the obtaining unit. | 10-01-2015 |
20150377117 | STRATIFIED SCAVENGING TWO-STROKE ENGINE - A stratified scavenging two-stroke engine includes a first scavenging passage that extends from a first scavenging intake that opens to the inside of the crankcase to a scavenging port that opens to the inside of a cylinder, and a second scavenging passage that branches from the first scavenging passage and extends to a second scavenging intake that opens to the inside of the crankcase. An air passage is provided to supply air for pre-scavenging into the first scavenging passage at a position closer to the first scavenging intake than a position at which the second scavenging passage branches from the first scavenging passage. A first check valve inhibits a flow of air from the first scavenging passage during an upward stroke of the piston, and a second check valve inhibits a flow of air and a gaseous mixture from the first scavenging passage during a downward stroke of the piston. | 12-31-2015 |
20160047401 | OIL PUMP - The present invention relates to an oil pump for use in and attached to a device (e.g., chain saw) having an oil-supplied portion requiring an oil supply. An oil pump supplies lubricating oil to a guide groove of a guide bar in such a manner that a plunger having a gear portion meshing with a drive worm provided on a chain saw reciprocally moves in a pump body while rotating. Two guide pins for positioning an oil pump when attaching the oil pump to a chain saw body are provided on an attachment surface of the pump body to the chain saw body. The two guide pins are spaced apart in an axial direction of the plunger, each disposed on a centerline of a transverse cross section of the plunger. | 02-18-2016 |
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20090030209 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PENTACYCLIC TAXANS - Taxan derivatives are produced efficiently and inexpensively, which are useful as oral-administrable antitumor compounds. | 01-29-2009 |
20110080293 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MONITORING APPARATUS - A biological information monitoring apparatus operable to receive biological information measured by a detector adapted to be attached to a patient, and operable to display the biological information on a display, includes: a first display controller which displays an alarm on the display; and a second display controller which displays, on the display, first information which responses to the displayed alarm. | 04-07-2011 |
20130178922 | BODY TEMPERATURE MAINTAINING APPARATUS - A body temperature maintaining apparatus is used on occasion of emergent transportation, utilizing an air conditioner of an emergent transportation vehicle or the like. The body temperature maintaining apparatus includes a heat receiving part for receiving heat of an air blown from an air conditioner mounted on a mobile body for carrying a patient, a heat applying part attached to a living body part of the patient thereby to apply the heat, a tube body which interconnects the heat receiving part and the heat applying part for feeding a heat medium from the heat receiving part to the heat applying part, and a forcibly moving unit provided in at least one of the heat receiving part, the heat applying part, and the tube body, and adapted to forcibly move the heat medium from the heat receiving part to the heat applying part. | 07-11-2013 |
20140296950 | THERMOREGULATION DEVICE, THERMOREGULATION SYSTEM, AND PACKAGE - A thermoregulation device which is adapted to be used for covering part of a living body, includes: a first sheet which is higher in thermal conductivity than cotton cloth; a second sheet which is higher in heat insulating and retaining properties than cotton cloth; and a gas passage which is formed between the first sheet and the second sheet. A first opening which communicates with the gas passage is formed in one of the first sheet and the second sheet. A second opening which communicates with the gas passage is formed in one of the first sheet and the second sheet. A gas which is introduced through the first opening is discharged from the second opening via the gas passage. | 10-02-2014 |
20150209175 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING BODY TEMPERATURE AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides an apparatus for controlling body temperature of a patient during hypothermia treatment, comprising: a body trunk cooling unit having a first affixing portion to be applied on a surface of the trunk of a patient's body and for cooling the surface of the trunk of the patient's body; and a body peripheral part heating unit having a second affixing portion to be applied to the peripheral part of the patient's body and for heating the peripheral part of the body by utilizing exhaust heat from the body trunk cooling unit and suppressing activation of cold receptors of the skin of the patient. | 07-30-2015 |