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20110215364 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting element includes a conductive substrate, a bonding portion, an intermediate metal film, a first electrode, a semiconductor stacked body and a second electrode. The bonding portion is provided on the support substrate and including a first metal film. The intermediate metal film is provided on the bonding portion and having a larger linear expansion coefficient than the first metal film. The first electrode is provided on the intermediate metal film and includes a second metal film having a larger linear expansion coefficient than the intermediate metal film. The semiconductor stacked body is provided on the first electrode and including a light emitting portion. The second electrode is provided on the semiconductor stacked body. | 09-08-2011 |
20110220928 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting element includes a stacked body, a first and second electrode, a support substrate, a protective film and a dielectric film. The stacked body includes a first semiconductor, a second semiconductor layer and a light emitting portion. The first electrode is provided on a first major surface of the stacked body. The second electrode is provided on a second major surface of the stacked body. The support substrate is provided on the second major surface via a bonding metal. The protective film is provided on at least a side surface of the stacked body except the second major surface. The dielectric film is provided between the bonding metal and a region of the second major surface not provided with the second electrode, and between the bonding metal and a surface of the protective film on the second major surface side. | 09-15-2011 |
20110284908 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes a stacked structural body, a first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode, and a fourth electrode. The stacked structural body includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and a light emitting layer provided between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer. The first electrode is electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer. The second electrode forms an ohmic contact with the second semiconductor layer. The second electrode is translucent to light emitted from the light emitting layer. The third electrode penetrates through the second electrode and is electrically connected to the second electrode to form Shottky contact with the second semiconductor layer. The third electrode is disposed between the fourth electrode and the second semiconductor layer. A shape of the fourth electrode as viewed along a stacking direction of the first semiconductor layer, the light emitting layer, and the second semiconductor layer is same as a shape of the third electrode as viewed along the stacking direction. | 11-24-2011 |
20120098014 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light-emitting device includes a semiconductor layer with a multi-layer structure including an active layer, and having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a plurality of ITO pillars formed on the second surface of the semiconductor layer, the second surface being exposed partially, a metal layer formed on the second surface of the semiconductor layer, the metal layer filling a space between the adjacent ITO pillars and covers the ITO pillars, wherein the second surface of the semiconductor layer is exposed from the space between the adjacent ITO pillars, and the metal layer is formed on the exposed second surface. | 04-26-2012 |
20120276668 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - In one embodiment, a method is disclosed for manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting device. The method can include forming a plurality of light emitting regions on a major surface of a support substrate. The method can include forming V-shaped grooves by anisotropic etching between the plurality of light emitting regions in the major surface of the support substrate. In addition, the method can include dividing the support substrate at positions of the grooves to separate the light emitting regions. | 11-01-2012 |
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20090185589 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A light-emitting device which includes a semiconductor light-emitting element, and a plurality of plate-like wavelength conversion members which are disposed to face the semiconductor light-emitting element and are inclined with respect to the optical axis of excitation light emitted from the semiconductor light-emitting element, the plate-like wavelength conversion members containing respectively a fluorescent material which is capable of absorbing the excitation light and outputting light having a different wavelength from that of the excitation light, and the plate-like wavelength conversion members as a whole emitting visible light. | 07-23-2009 |
20090321714 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A semiconductor light-emitting device including a substrate, an n-type semiconductor layer formed on the substrate, an active layer laminated on the n-type semiconductor layer and capable of emitting a light, a p-type semiconductor layer laminated on the active layer, an n-electrode which is disposed on a lower surface of the semiconductor substrate or on the n-type semiconductor layer and spaced away from the active layer and p-type semiconductor layer, and a p-electrode which is disposed on the p-type semiconductor layer and includes a reflective ohmic metal layer formed on the dot-like metallic layer, wherein the light emitted from the active layer is extracted externally from the substrate side. | 12-31-2009 |
20120007047 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A semiconductor light-emitting device including a substrate, an n-type semiconductor layer formed on the substrate, an active layer laminated on the n-type semiconductor layer and capable of emitting a light, a p-type semiconductor layer laminated on the active layer, an n-electrode which is disposed on a lower surface of the semiconductor substrate or on the n-type semiconductor layer and spaced away from the active layer and p-type semiconductor layer, and a p-electrode which is disposed on the p-type semiconductor layer and includes a reflective ohmic metal layer formed on the dot-like metallic layer, wherein the light emitted from the active layer is extracted externally from the substrate side. | 01-12-2012 |
20120012884 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A semiconductor light emitting device according to an embodiment includes: a substrate; an n-type semiconductor layer formed on the substrate; an active layer formed on a first region of the n-type semiconductor layer, and emitting light; a p-type semiconductor layer formed on the active layer; a p-electrode formed on the p-type semiconductor layer, and including a first conductive oxide layer having an oxygen content lower than | 01-19-2012 |
20130092898 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A semiconductor light-emitting device including a substrate, an n-type semiconductor layer formed on the substrate, an active layer laminated on the n-type semiconductor layer and capable of emitting a light, a p-type semiconductor layer laminated on the active layer, an n-electrode which is disposed on a lower surface of the semiconductor substrate or on the n-type semiconductor layer and spaced away from the active layer and p-type semiconductor layer, and a p-electrode which is disposed on the p-type semiconductor layer and includes a reflective ohmic metal layer formed on the dot-like metallic layer, wherein the light emitted from the active layer is extracted externally from the substrate side. | 04-18-2013 |
20130126937 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A semiconductor light emitting device includes an n-type semiconductor layer, a p-type semiconductor layer, and an active layer formed between the n-type semiconductor layer and the p-type semiconductor layer, and emitting light. The device further includes a p-electrode contacting to the p-type semiconductor layer, and including a first conductive oxide layer having an oxygen content lower than 40 atomic % and a second conductive oxide layer contacting to the first conductive oxide layer and having a higher oxygen content than the oxygen content of the first conductive oxide layer. The device also includes an n-electrode connecting electrically to the n-type semiconductor layer. | 05-23-2013 |
20140145146 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A semiconductor light emitting device includes an n-type semiconductor layer, a p-type semiconductor layer, and an active layer formed between the n-type semiconductor layer and the p-type semiconductor layer, and emitting light. The device further includes a p-electrode contacting to the p-type semiconductor layer, and including a first conductive oxide layer having an oxygen content lower than 40 atomic % and a second conductive oxide layer contacting to the first conductive oxide layer and having a higher oxygen content than the oxygen content of the first conductive oxide layer. The device also includes an n-electrode connecting electrically to the n-type semiconductor layer. | 05-29-2014 |
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20120056153 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device of an embodiment includes: a semiconductor layer made of p-type nitride semiconductor; an oxide layer formed on the semiconductor layer, the oxide layer being made of a polycrystalline nickel oxide, and the oxide layer having a thickness of 3 nm or less; and a metal layer formed on the oxide layer. | 03-08-2012 |
20130164866 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting element includes a conductive substrate, a bonding portion, an intermediate metal film, a first electrode, a semiconductor stacked body and a second electrode. The bonding portion is provided on the support substrate and including a first metal film. The intermediate metal film is provided on the bonding portion and having a larger linear expansion coefficient than the first metal film. The first electrode is provided on the intermediate metal film and includes a second metal film having a larger linear expansion coefficient than the intermediate metal film. The semiconductor stacked body is provided on the first electrode and including a light emitting portion. The second electrode is provided on the semiconductor stacked body. | 06-27-2013 |
20130234155 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device of an embodiment includes: a semiconductor layer made of p-type nitride semiconductor; an oxide layer formed on the semiconductor layer, the oxide layer being made of a crystalline nickel oxide, and the oxide layer having a thickness of 3 nm or less; and a metal layer formed on the oxide layer. | 09-12-2013 |
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20100272455 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier that carries an electrostatic latent image; a development device that includes a toner carrier which is disposed opposite to the image carrier, carries and supplies toner to the image carrier, and develops the electrostatic latent image formed on a surface of the image carrier; and a control means that performs a refresh process in which toner is ejected from the toner carrier to the image carrier in a time an image is not formed, and a toner ejection pattern which is formed by ejecting a line image a plurality of times that has an acute angle to a main scan direction at predetermined intervals in a circumferential direction of the image carrier over a total width of a development region. | 10-28-2010 |
20140185070 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device includes a mode instruction information obtaining section, a color determination threshold storage section, a mode determination section, and an automatic color determination threshold adjustment section. The mode determination section, using a color determination threshold, determines a mode to be a color mode when the image data belongs to a color mode range, and determines the mode to be a monochrome mode when the image data belongs to a monochrome mode range. The automatic color determination threshold adjustment section adjusts the color determination threshold so as to widen a mode range corresponding to the mode determined by the mode determination section, when the mode indicated by the instruction information obtained by the mode instruction information obtaining section is different from the mode determined by the mode determination section. | 07-03-2014 |
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20120193576 | MOISTURE-ABSORBING RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED PRODUCTS THEREOF - The present invention provides a moisture-absorbing resin composition comprising resin (A) in an amount of 100 parts by mass, and zeolite in an amount of 40 to 300 parts by mass, wherein resin (A) contains at least one polymer selected from among ethylene-methyl acrylate copolymer, ethylene-ethyl acrylate copolymer, ethylene-butyl acrylate copolymer, copolymer of ethylene-ethyl acrylate and acrylonitrile-styrene, and copolymer of ethylene-ethyl acrylate, maleic anhydride, and acrylonitrile-styrene, and a molded product produced through molding of the moisture-absorbing resin composition. The moisture-absorbing resin composition exhibits high moisture absorbency, high moisture absorption rate, and adhesion, and the molded product is produced from the composition. | 08-02-2012 |
20120234848 | SYNTHETIC RESIN SPOUT STOPPER - An improved synthetic resin spout stopper to be combined with a discharge port of a container is provided. The spout stopper does not pose difficulty in breaking an annular score formed in an annular flange wall, when discarding the container. Damage to the annular score is avoided even if a considerably great impact is applied to the spout stopper owing to a fall of the container. Damage to the annular score is also avoided even when ultrasonic welding is adopted for welding the container and the spout stopper together. In an inner peripheral edge part of the annular flange wall, an annular additional score is disposed adjacent to the annular score radially outwardly of and/or radially inwardly of the annular score. | 09-20-2012 |
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20080248502 | Methods For Detecting Th1 Cells - The inventors discovered that the adhesion molecule CAR, known to be localized in intracellular adhesion sites, functioned as an adhesion molecule for activated lymphocytes. Further, the inventors identified CARL, a novel CAR ligand expressed in lymphocytes, and clarified that the ligand was expressed selectively in Th1 cells. In addition, they found that anti-CAR antibodies could inhibit the adhesion of activated lymphocytes to CAR molecules. Thus, the present invention provides methods for detecting Th1 cells using CAR or anti-CARL antibodies, and methods of screening for inhibitors suppressing the adhesion of Th1 cells using the binding between CAR and CARL as an index. Furthermore, the present invention relates to methods of screening for inhibitors of the binding between CAR and CARL, antibodies that inhibit the binding between CAR and CARL, and therapeutic compositions comprising these antibodies. These are expected to be useful in diagnosing diseases, such as inflammation, in which infiltration of Th1 cells is involved, and in providing pharmaceutical agents for alleviating such diseases. | 10-09-2008 |
20100305098 | METHODS OF USE - A method of treating a disorder such as rheumatoid arthritis or multiple sclerosis in a subject is carried out by administering to the subject a composition comprising a modulator compound of Th1 differentiation or Th17 expansion. | 12-02-2010 |
20120148592 | NEUTRALIZING ANTI-CCL20 ANTIBODIES - The present invention relates to novel humanized, chimeric and murine antibodies that have binding specificity for the human CC chemokine ligand 20 (CCL20). The present invention further relates to heavy chains and light chains of said antibodies. The invention also relates to isolated nucleic acids, recombinant vectors and host cells that comprise a sequence which encodes a heavy chain and/or a light chain of said antibodies, and to a method of preparing said antibodies. The anti-CCL20 antibodies of the invention can be used in therapeutic applications to treat, for example, inflammatory and autoimmune disorders and cancer. | 06-14-2012 |
20130196987 | MACROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS USEFUL AS PHARMACEUTICALS - The present invention provides compounds, methods for the synthesis thereof and methods for the use thereof in the treatment of various disorders including inflammatory or autoimmune disorders, and disorders involving malignancy or increased angiogenesis. | 08-01-2013 |
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20130230523 | METHODS FOR DETECTING TH1 CELLS - The inventors discovered that the adhesion molecule CAR, known to be localized in intracellular adhesion sites, functioned as an adhesion molecule for activated lymphocytes. Further, the inventors identified CARL, a novel CAR ligand expressed in lymphocytes, and clarified that the ligand was expressed selectively in Th1 cells. In addition, they found that anti-CAR antibodies could inhibit the adhesion of activated lymphocytes to CAR molecules. Thus, the present invention provides methods for detecting Th1 cells using CAR or anti-CARL antibodies, and methods of screening for inhibitors suppressing the adhesion of Th1 cells using the binding between CAR and CARL as an index. Furthermore, the present invention relates to methods of screening for inhibitors of the binding between CAR and CARL, antibodies that inhibit the binding between CAR and CARL, and therapeutic compositions comprising these antibodies. These are expected to be useful in diagnosing diseases, such as inflammation, in which infiltration of Th1 cells is involved, and in providing pharmaceutical agents for alleviating such diseases. | 09-05-2013 |
20130231466 | METHODS FOR DETECTING TH1 CELLS - The inventors discovered that the adhesion molecule CAR, known to be localized in intracellular adhesion sites, functioned as an adhesion molecule for activated lymphocytes. Further, the inventors identified CARL, a novel CAR ligand expressed in lymphocytes, and clarified that the ligand was expressed selectively in Th1 cells. In addition, they found that anti-CAR antibodies could inhibit the adhesion of activated lymphocytes to CAR molecules. Thus, the present invention provides methods for detecting Th1 cells using CAR or anti-CARL antibodies, and methods of screening for inhibitors suppressing the adhesion of Th1 cells using the binding between CAR and CARL as an index. Furthermore, the present invention relates to methods of screening for inhibitors of the binding between CAR and CARL, antibodies that inhibit the binding between CAR and CARL, and therapeutic compositions comprising these antibodies. These are expected to be useful in diagnosing diseases, such as inflammation, in which infiltration of Th1 cells is involved, and in providing pharmaceutical agents for alleviating such diseases. | 09-05-2013 |
20140045215 | NEUTRALIZING ANTI-CCL20 ANTIBODIES - The present invention relates to novel humanized, chimeric and murine antibodies that have binding specificity for the human CC chemokine ligand 20 (CCL20). The present invention further relates to heavy chains and light chains of said antibodies. The invention also relates to isolated nucleic acids, recombinant vectors and host cells that comprise a sequence which encodes a heavy chain and/or a light chain of said antibodies, and to a method of preparing said antibodies. The anti-CCL20 antibodies of the invention can be used in therapeutic applications to treat, for example, inflammatory and autoimmune disorders and cancer. | 02-13-2014 |
20150056201 | METHODS FOR DETECTING TH1 CELLS - The inventors discovered that the adhesion molecule CAR, known to be localized in intracellular adhesion sites, functioned as an adhesion molecule for activated lymphocytes. Further, the inventors identified CARL, a novel CAR ligand expressed in lymphocytes, and clarified that the ligand was expressed selectively in Th1 cells. In addition, they found that anti-CAR antibodies could inhibit the adhesion of activated lymphocytes to CAR molecules. Thus, the present invention provides methods for detecting Th1 cells using CAR or anti-CARL antibodies, and methods of screening for inhibitors suppressing the adhesion of Th1 cells using the binding between CAR and CARL as an index. Furthermore, the present invention relates to methods of screening for inhibitors of the binding between CAR and CARL, antibodies that inhibit the binding between CAR and CARL, and therapeutic compositions comprising these antibodies. These are expected to be useful in diagnosing diseases, such as inflammation, in which infiltration of Th1 cells is involved, and in providing pharmaceutical agents for alleviating such diseases. | 02-26-2015 |
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20110105427 | DEAZAPURINES AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides compounds having formula (I): | 05-05-2011 |
20110144101 | MACROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS USEFUL AS PHARMACEUTICALS - The present invention provides methods for the use of compounds having formula (I) in the treatment of various disorders including inflammatory or autoimmune disorders, and disorders involving malignancy or increased angiogenesis, wherein R | 06-16-2011 |
20110294986 | Methods For Detecting Th1 Cells - The inventors discovered that the adhesion molecule CAR, known to be localized in intracellular adhesion sites, functioned as an adhesion molecule for activated lymphocytes. Further, the inventors identified CARL, a novel CAR ligand expressed in lymphocytes, and clarified that the ligand was expressed selectively in Th1 cells. In addition, they found that anti-CAR antibodies could inhibit the adhesion of activated lymphocytes to CAR molecules. Thus, the present invention provides methods for detecting Th1 cells using CAR or anti-CARL antibodies, and methods of screening for inhibitors suppressing the adhesion of Th1 cells using the binding between CAR and CARL as an index. Furthermore, the present invention relates to methods of screening for inhibitors of the binding between CAR and CARL, antibodies that inhibit the binding between CAR and CARL, and therapeutic compositions comprising these antibodies. These are expected to be useful in diagnosing diseases, such as inflammation, in which infiltration of Th1 cells is involved, and in providing pharmaceutical agents for alleviating such diseases. | 12-01-2011 |
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20100327718 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus having a door on a side surface of a body of the apparatus. Three pivot points for supporting the door to be capable of pivoting horizontally are disposed in the rear side of the apparatus body, in an upper section, in a middle section and in a lower section, respectively. The upper pivot point and the lower pivot point are adjustable with reference to the middle pivot point. | 12-30-2010 |
20130154180 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a sheet cassette, a sheet feed roller, and a separating blade. An image forming section and a sheet conveying path for conveying a sheet to the image forming section are placed in a position within the width of a cassette body defined in a sheet feeding direction and above the cassette. The tip of the separating blade is placed in a portion of stacked sheets accommodated in the cassette between a front end portion and a rear end portion of the cassette. The sheet feed roller is placed in a position between the front end portion and the rear end portion of the cassette and apart from the tip of the separating blade toward the rear end portion. | 06-20-2013 |
20130342874 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR PRINTING ON FRONT AND BACK OF PAPER - An image forming apparatus acquires front and back images to be formed on paper and divides the front and back images of paper into a first image formed a part of the front image, a second image formed of the remaining part of the front image and a part of the back image, and a third image formed of the remaining part of the back image. The image forming apparatus forms the first and second images on the paper folded at the first position, and forms the third image on the paper folded at the second position. The image forming apparatus forms the first to third images such that the part of the front image and the remaining part of the front image constitute the front image and the part of the back image and the remaining part of the back image constitute the back image when the paper is unfolded. | 12-26-2013 |
20140367908 | SHEET FEED CASSETTE - A sheet feed cassette having: a main body to be set in a body of an image forming apparatus; a first press-up member configured to support print media stacked thereon; a first elastic member configured to apply an elastic force to make the first press-up member press up the print media; a second press-up member; a second elastic member configured to apply an elastic force to make the second press-up member press up the first press-up member or the print media; an adjusting mechanism configured to adjust the force of the second press-up member to press up the first press-up member or the print media in accordance with a size of the print media; and a regulatory mechanism configured to prevent the second press-up member from pressing up the first press-up member or the print media when the main body is detached from the body of the image forming apparatus. | 12-18-2014 |
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20090211491 | Solution Or Dispersion For Base Surface Treatment Containing Titanium Oxide Doped With Metal Element, Method Of Treating Base Surface With The Liquid, And Surface-Treated Material Obtained By the Method - A surface-treating agent for imparting both water repellency or unsusceptibility to water absorption and excellent antifouling properties to a surface of a material, especially a material for outdoor use; and a material whose surface has been treated with the surface-treating agent. A solution or dispersion which contains a water repellent or water absorption inhibitor, preferably a water repellent or water absorption inhibitor of the silane, siliconate, silicone, silicone/silane composite, and/or fluorochemical type, and a titanium oxide doped with at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of copper, manganese, nickel, cobalt, iron, and zinc, preferably an amorphous titanium oxide or an amorphous titanium oxide which has been peroxidized at least partly, is used to form, on a surface of a base material and/or in a surface layer thereof, a layer comprising the water repellent or water absorption inhibitor and the titanium oxide doped with at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of copper, manganese, nickel, cobalt, iron, and zinc. | 08-27-2009 |
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20090298145 | Acid-resistance endoglucanase and the use of thereof - The present teachings relate to an acid-resistant endoglucanase, which is a protein exhibiting excellent endoglucanase activity under acidic conditions. The present teachings provide a protein having the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2, a protein having an amino acid sequence with one or more amino acid modifications in the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2 and having endoglucanase activity, or a protein having an amino acid sequence with at least 75% homology to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2 and having endoglucanase activity. | 12-03-2009 |
20110010804 | GENES THAT INCREASE PLANT OIL AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - This invention is intended to be used to search for a transcription factor having novel functions of increasing the weight of an individual plant, increasing the weight of a given tissue per individual plant, or improving the productivity of a given substance per individual plant and to improve such properties in the plant. The weight of an individual plant is increased, the weight of a given tissue per individual plant is increased, the productivity of a given substance per individual plant is improved, or the content of a given substance per given tissue of a plant is increased via expression of a transcription factor that has been modified to suppress transcription accelerating activity. | 01-13-2011 |
20110078818 | GENE FOR INCREASING THE PRODUCTION OF PLANT BIOMASS AND/OR SEEDS AND METHOD FOR USE THEREOF - A technique by which the production of plant biomass can be significantly increased is provided. A protein phosphatase 2C gene having 3 consensus sequences comprising the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-3 from the N-terminal side in such order is over-expressed. | 03-31-2011 |
20120005787 | GENE FOR INCREASING THE PRODUCTION OF PLANT BIOMASS AND/OR SEEDS AND METHOD FOR USE THEREOF - A technique by which the production of plant biomass can be significantly increased is provided. A gene encoding protein phosphatase 2C having 3 consensus sequences comprising the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-3 from the N-terminal side in such order and a gene encoding glutathione-binding plastid-type fructose 1,6-bisphosphate aldolase is introduced, or an expression control region of endogenous genes corresponding to the genes are modified. | 01-05-2012 |
20120144522 | GENE CAPABLE OF IMPROVING MATERIAL PRODUCTIVITY IN SEED AND METHOD FOR USE THEREOF - An object of the present invention is to search for a gene having a novel function that can cause an increase or decrease in material productivity, and particularly, fat and oil content. In the present invention, a chimeric protein obtained by fusing a transcription factor consisting of a protein comprising an amino acid sequence shown in any of the even-numbered SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 158 and a functional peptide capable of converting an arbitrary transcription factor into a transcriptional repressor is expressed in a plant. | 06-07-2012 |
20120159666 | GENE CAPABLE OF INCREASING SEED PROTEIN CONTENT AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - According to the present invention, a gene having a novel function that can cause an increase or decrease in seed protein content is searched for. A chimeric protein obtained by fusing a transcription factor consisting of a protein comprising an amino acid sequence shown in any of the even-numbered SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 76 and a functional peptide capable of converting an arbitrary transcription factor into a transcriptional repressor or a transcription factor consisting of a protein comprising an amino acid sequence shown in any of the even-numbered SEQ ID NOS: 77 to 84 is expressed in a plant. | 06-21-2012 |
20120159673 | GENE FOR INCREASING PLANT WEIGHT AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - A gene having novel functions is searched for, by which plant weight (that is, biomass level) can be increased and by which substance productivity can be increased or decreased. A chimeric protein is expressed in which a transcriptional factor comprising the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2, 4, or 6 is fused to a functional peptide that converts an arbitrary transcriptional factor into a transcriptional repression factor. | 06-21-2012 |
20140298540 | GENES THAT INCREASE PLANT OIL AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - This invention is intended to be used to search for a transcription factor having novel functions of increasing the weight of an individual plant, increasing the weight of a given tissue per individual plant, or improving the productivity of a given substance per individual plant and to improve such properties in the plant. The weight of an individual plant is increased, the weight of a given tissue per individual plant is increased, the productivity of a given substance per individual plant is improved, or the content of a given substance per given tissue of a plant is increased via expression of a transcription factor that has been modified to suppress transcription accelerating activity. | 10-02-2014 |
20140303349 | GENES THAT INCREASE PLANT OIL AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - This invention is intended to be used to search for a transcription factor having novel functions of increasing the weight of an individual plant, increasing the weight of a given tissue per individual plant, or improving the productivity of a given substance per individual plant and to improve such properties in the plant. The weight of an individual plant is increased, the weight of a given tissue per individual plant is increased, the productivity of a given substance per individual plant is improved, or the content of a given substance per given tissue of a plant is increased via expression of a transcription factor that has been modified to suppress transcription accelerating activity. | 10-09-2014 |
20140303350 | GENES THAT INCREASE PLANT OIL AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - This invention is intended to be used to search for a transcription factor having novel functions of increasing the weight of an individual plant, increasing the weight of a given tissue per individual plant, or improving the productivity of a given substance per individual plant and to improve such properties in the plant. The weight of an individual plant is increased, the weight of a given tissue per individual plant is increased, the productivity of a given substance per individual plant is improved, or the content of a given substance per given tissue of a plant is increased via expression of a transcription factor that has been modified to suppress transcription accelerating activity. | 10-09-2014 |
20140303351 | GENES THAT INCREASE PLANT OIL AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - This invention is intended to be used to search for a transcription factor having novel functions of increasing the weight of an individual plant, increasing the weight of a given tissue per individual plant, or improving the productivity of a given substance per individual plant and to improve such properties in the plant. The weight of an individual plant is increased, the weight of a given tissue per individual plant is increased, the productivity of a given substance per individual plant is improved, or the content of a given substance per given tissue of a plant is increased via expression of a transcription factor that has been modified to suppress transcription accelerating activity. | 10-09-2014 |
20140303352 | GENES THAT INCREASE PLANT OIL AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - This invention is intended to be used to search for a transcription factor having novel functions of increasing the weight of an individual plant, increasing the weight of a given tissue per individual plant, or improving the productivity of a given substance per individual plant and to improve such properties in the plant. The weight of an individual plant is increased, the weight of a given tissue per individual plant is increased, the productivity of a given substance per individual plant is improved, or the content of a given substance per given tissue of a plant is increased via expression of a transcription factor that has been modified to suppress transcription accelerating activity. | 10-09-2014 |
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20080216880 | SUBSTRATE TREATMENT APPARATUS - A substrate treatment apparatus includes a container holder which holds a container for containing multiple substrates vertically stacked in horizontal postures, a substrate treatment section which collectively applies treatment to multiple substrates horizontally stacked in vertical postures, a main conveyance mechanism which conveys multiple substrates horizontally stacked in vertical postures between a substrate delivery position and the substrate treatment section, a carrying in/out mechanism which carries in/out the multiple substrates with respect to the container and changes postures of the multiple substrates between the horizontal postures and the vertical postures, and a sub conveyance mechanism which receives and delivers multiple substrates in vertical postures from and to the carrying in/out mechanism at a transfer position, receives and delivers multiple substrates in vertical postures from and to the main conveyance mechanism at the substrate delivery position, and conveys multiple substrates in vertical postures between the transfer and substrate delivery positions. | 09-11-2008 |
20100068014 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE CONVEYING APPARATUS FOR USE IN THE SAME - A substrate processing apparatus includes a substrate processing section that processes a plurality of substrates assuming a vertical posture in a batch manner; a first traversing mechanism that laterally moves a first traverse holding portion along a first traversing path between a substrate transfer position and a substrate delivery position; a second traversing mechanism that laterally moves a second traverse holding portion along a second traversing path disposed below the first traversing path between the substrate transfer position and the substrate delivery position; an elevation mechanism that raises and lowers an elevation holding portion in the substrate transfer position; and a main transfer mechanism that conveys a plurality of substrates assuming a vertical posture in a batch manner between the substrate delivery position and the substrate processing section, the first and second traverse holding portions, and the elevation holding portion each holds a plurality of substrates assuming a vertical posture in a batch manner. | 03-18-2010 |
20120234364 | SUBSTRATE TREATMENT APPARATUS - The substrate treatment apparatus includes a first substrate transport robot having a hand which holds a substrate, a second substrate transport robot having a hand which holds the substrate, and a hand cleaning unit which cleans the hand of the first substrate transport robot and the hand of the second substrate transport robot. The hand cleaning unit is configured to be accessible by the hand of the first substrate transport robot and the hand of the second substrate transport robot, and is disposed above or below a substrate transfer place at which the substrate is transferred between the first and second substrate transport robots. | 09-20-2012 |
20130224956 | SUBSTRATE TREATMENT APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TREATMENT METHOD - A substrate treatment apparatus is used for treating a major surface of a substrate with a chemical liquid. The substrate treatment apparatus includes: a substrate holding unit which holds the substrate; a chemical liquid supplying unit having a chemical liquid nozzle which supplies the chemical liquid onto the major surface of the substrate held by the substrate holding unit; a heater having an infrared lamp to be located in opposed relation to the major surface of the substrate held by the substrate holding unit to heat the chemical liquid supplied onto the major surface of the substrate by irradiation with infrared radiation emitted from the infrared lamp, the heater having a smaller diameter than the substrate; and a heater moving unit which moves the heater along the major surface of the substrate held by the substrate holding unit. | 08-29-2013 |
20140377044 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE CONVEYING APPARATUS FOR USE IN THE SAME - A substrate processing apparatus includes a substrate processing section that processes a plurality of substrates assuming a vertical posture in a batch manner; a first traversing mechanism that laterally moves a first traverse holding portion along a first traversing path between a substrate transfer position and a substrate delivery position; a second traversing mechanism that laterally moves a second traverse holding portion along a second traversing path disposed below the first traversing path between the substrate transfer position and the substrate delivery position; an elevation mechanism that raises and lowers an elevation holding portion in the substrate transfer position; and a main transfer mechanism that conveys a plurality of substrates assuming a vertical posture in a batch manner between the substrate delivery position and the substrate processing section, the first and second traverse holding portions, and the elevation holding portion each holds a plurality of substrates assuming a vertical posture in a batch manner. | 12-25-2014 |
20150013732 | SUBSTRATE TREATMENT APPARATUS - A substrate treatment apparatus is used for treating a major surface of a substrate with a chemical liquid. The substrate treatment apparatus includes: a substrate holding unit which holds the substrate; a chemical liquid supplying unit having a chemical liquid nozzle which supplies the chemical liquid onto the major surface of the substrate held by the substrate holding unit; a heater having an infrared lamp to be located in opposed relation to the major surface of the substrate held by the substrate holding unit to heat the chemical liquid supplied onto the major surface of the substrate by irradiation with infrared radiation emitted from the infrared lamp, the heater having a smaller diameter than the substrate; and a heater moving unit which moves the heater along the major surface of the substrate held by the substrate holding unit. | 01-15-2015 |
20150047677 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND HEATER CLEANING METHOD - A substrate processing apparatus includes a heater having an infrared lamp and a housing for heating an upper surface of a substrate held by a substrate holding mechanism with the heater in opposed relation to the upper surface. A heater cleaning method includes locating the heater at a position above a lower nozzle in opposed relation to a first spout of the lower nozzle, the lower nozzle being in opposed relation to a lower surface of the substrate held by the substrate holding mechanism, and a lower cleaning liquid spouting step of supplying a cleaning liquid to the lower nozzle to spout the cleaning liquid upward from the first spout with no substrate being held by the substrate holding mechanism to thereby supply the cleaning liquid to an outer surface of the housing of the heater located at the heater cleaning position. | 02-19-2015 |
20150060406 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A substrate processing method includes an SPM supplying step of supplying SPM having high temperature to an upper surface of a substrate, a DIW supplying step of supplying, after the SPM supplying step, DIW having room temperature to the upper surface of the substrate to rinse off the liquid remaining on the substrate, a hydrogen peroxide water supplying step of supplying, after the SPM supplying step and before the DIW supplying step, hydrogen peroxide water of a liquid temperature lower than the temperature of the SPM and not less than room temperature, to the upper surface of the substrate in a state where the SPM remains on the substrate, and a temperature decrease suppressing step of supplying, in parallel to the hydrogen peroxide water supplying step, pure water having high temperature to a lower surface of the substrate. | 03-05-2015 |
20150060407 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A substrate processing method includes an SPM supplying step of supplying SPM having high temperature to an upper surface of a substrate, a DIW supplying step of supplying, after the SPM supplying step, DIW having room temperature to the upper surface of the substrate to rinse off a liquid remaining on the substrate, and a hydrogen peroxide water supplying step of supplying, after the SPM supplying step and before the DIW supplying step, hydrogen peroxide water of a liquid temperature lower than the temperature of the SPM and not less than room temperature, to the upper surface of the substrate in a state where the SPM remains on the substrate. | 03-05-2015 |
20150072078 | SUBSTRATE TREATMENT METHOD AND SUBSTRATE TREATMENT APPARATUS - A substrate treatment method is provided which includes: a treatment liquid supplying step of supplying a treatment liquid to a major surface of a substrate; a substrate rotating step of rotating the substrate while retaining a liquid film of the treatment liquid on the major surface of the substrate; a heater heating step of locating a heater in opposed relation to the major surface of the substrate to heat the treatment liquid film by the heater in the substrate rotating step; and a heat amount controlling step of controlling the amount of heat to be applied per unit time to a predetermined portion of the liquid film from the heater according to the rotation speed of the substrate in the heater heating step. | 03-12-2015 |
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20120193740 | OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The present invention is intended to provide a compact and simple optical semiconductor device that reduces crosstalk (leakage current) between light receiving elements. According to the present invention, since a back surface electrode is a mirror-like thin film, crosstalk to an adjacent light receiving element can be suppressed, thereby reducing a detection error of a light intensity. By disposing a patterned back surface electrode or by disposing an ohmic electrode at the bottom of an insulating film over the whole back surface, contact resistance on the back surface can be reduced. By using the optical semiconductor elements with a two-dimensional arrangement and by using a mirror-like thin film as the back surface electrode, crosstalk can be reduced. By accommodating the optical semiconductor elements in the housing in a highly hermetic condition, the optical semiconductor elements can be protected from an external environment. | 08-02-2012 |
20130154045 | AVALANCHE PHOTODIODE - An APD is provided with a semi-insulating substrate, a first mesa having a first laminate constitution in which a p-type electrode layer, a p-type light absorbing layer, a light absorbing layer with a low impurity concentration, a band gap inclined layer, a p-type electric field control layer, an avalanche multiplier layer, an n-type electric field control layer, and an electron transit layer with a low impurity concentration are stacked in this order on a surface of the semi-insulating substrate, a second mesa having an outer circumference provided inside an outer circumference of the first mesa as viewed from the laminating direction and having a second laminate constitution in which an n-type electrode buffer layer and an n-type electrode layer are stacked in this order on a surface on the electron transit layer side of the first mesa, and in the APD, a total donor concentration of the n-type electric field control layer is lower than a total acceptor concentration of the p-type electric field control layer in a range of 2×10 | 06-20-2013 |
20130168793 | AVALANCHE PHOTODIODE - An APD is provided with the semi-insulating substrate, a first mesa having a first laminate constitution in which a p-type electrode layer, a p-type light absorbing layer, a light absorbing layer with a low impurity concentration, a band gap inclined layer, a p-type electric field control layer, an avalanche multiplier layer, an n-type electric field control layer, and an electron transit layer with a low impurity concentration are stacked in this order on a surface of the semi-insulating substrate, a second mesa having an outer circumference provided inside an outer circumference of the first mesa as viewed from the laminating direction and having a second laminate constitution in which an n-type electrode buffer layer and an n-type electrode layer are stacked in this order on a surface on the electron transit layer side, and a depletion control region that is provided in layers on the second mesa side relative to the p-type electric field control layer, formed in an encircling portion provided inside an outer circumference of the first mesa and encircling an outer circumference of the second mesa, and prevents the encircling portion of the p-type electric field control layer from being depleted when bias is applied. | 07-04-2013 |
20140183677 | OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The present invention is intended to provide a compact and simple optical semiconductor device that reduces crosstalk (leakage current) between light receiving elements. According to the present invention, since a back surface electrode is a mirror-like thin film, crosstalk to an adjacent light receiving element can be suppressed, thereby reducing a detection error of a light intensity. By disposing a patterned back surface electrode or by disposing an ohmic electrode at the bottom of an insulating film over the whole back surface, contact resistance on the back surface can be reduced. By using the optical semiconductor elements with a two-dimensional arrangement and by using a mirror-like thin film as the back surface electrode, crosstalk can be reduced. By accommodating the optical semiconductor elements in the housing in a highly hermetic condition, the optical semiconductor elements can be protected from an external environment. | 07-03-2014 |
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20110239998 | PLASMA IGNITION DEVICE - A plasma power supply circuit includes a DC/DC converter connected to a DC power supply and outputting a DC voltage, a voltage limit circuit limiting an output voltage from the DC/DC converter to a predetermined value, a PJ capacitor connected to an output end of the DC/DC converter and charged with electric energy used to generate a plasma in a discharge space of the spark plug, and a high-voltage switch connected between the PJ capacitor and the DC/DC converter and controlled to switch ON and OFF so that a charge period of the PJ capacitor is controlled according to running conditions of the internal combustion engine. Hence, the plasma ignition device can prevent damage on an electronic component incorporated therein even at the occurrence of a short and lessen damage on the internal combustion engine caused by an erroneous plasma jet ejection, wearing of the spark plug, and power consumption. | 10-06-2011 |
20120106026 | ELECTRICAL STORAGE DEVICE - A electrical storage device has: a cell module including a plurality of cells arranged juxtaposed and each having a pair of current collector terminals protruding from electrodes, the current collector terminals of adjacent ones of the cells being connected to each other; and an electronic circuit board disposed near the cell module and electrically connected to the current collector terminals of each of the cells via a plurality of connecting wires, for controlling charging and discharging of each of the cells. A cable having flexibility or a flexible wire is used as each of the connecting wires. One end of each of the connecting wires has a connecting terminal portion for clamping the current collector terminals of the adjacent ones of the cells to each other. | 05-03-2012 |
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20080266470 | RETARDATION COMPENSATION PLATE, RETARDATION COMPENSATOR, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND PROJECTION-TYPE IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A retardation compensation plate having a birefringent property for compensating residual retardation of a liquid crystal panel includes: a combined unit formed of an optical multi-layered film composed of a plurality of layers having different refractive indices stacked in a regular order and a polymer film. In the retardation compensation plate, the retardation compensation plate and the liquid crystal panel have in-plane retardations that satisfy the relationship: 110-30-2008 | |
20100039797 | ILLUMINATING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - An illuminating apparatus is provided and includes a plurality of point light sources in one plane and a first optical sheet and a second optical sheet overlapped in a region facing the plurality of point light sources. The plurality of point light sources are arranged in a first direction and also arranged in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The first optical sheet has a plurality of first three-dimensional structures extending in a direction parallel to the first direction and arranged in a direction parallel to the second direction. The second optical sheet has a plurality of second three-dimensional structures extending in a direction parallel to the second direction and arranged in a direction parallel to the first direction. Each of the second three-dimensional structures has a shape which generates a larger amount of return light from normal incident light as compared with the first three-dimensional structures. | 02-18-2010 |
20110205734 | OPTICAL SHEET STACK BODY, ILLUMINATING DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An optical sheet stack body includes two optical sheets disposed to overlap a plurality of point light sources arranged in a first direction and arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction. The optical sheets are disposed so that a long-side direction of the optical sheet crosses the first and second directions at an angle other than right angle. A first optical sheet disposed on the point light source side has a plurality of first three-dimensional structures extending in a direction parallel to or almost parallel to the first direction. A second optical sheet disposed on the side opposite to the point light source has a plurality of second three-dimensional structures extending in a direction parallel to or almost parallel to the second direction. The second three-dimensional structure has a shape by which return light is generated from normal incident light more than the first three-dimensional structure. | 08-25-2011 |
20120138342 | CONDUCTIVE OPTICAL DEVICE, INFORMATION INPUT APPARATUS, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided is a conductive optical device including a substrate having flexibility; structural elements which are constructed with a plurality of convex portions or concave portions with a fine pitch which is equal to or less than the wavelength of visible light arranged on a surface of the substrate; and a transparent conductive layer which is formed on the structural elements, wherein the aspect ratio of the structural elements is equal to or more than 0.1 and equal to or less than 1.8, wherein the transparent conductive layer has a surface emulating the structural elements, and wherein a conductivity with respect to the bending test is maintained. | 06-07-2012 |
20120160560 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT, TOUCH PANEL, INFORMATION INPUT DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, SOLAR CELL, AND STAMPER FOR PRODUCING ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT - An electrically conductive optical element is provided with a substrate having a surface, structures which are convex portions or concave portions in the shape of a cone and which are arranged in large numbers on the surface of the substrate with a minute pitch less than or equal to the wavelength of the visible light, and a transparent, electrically conductive layer disposed on the structures. The aspect ratio of the structure is 0.2 or more, and 1.3 or less, the transparent, electrically conductive layer has a surface following the structures, the average layer thickness D | 06-28-2012 |
20120243097 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL SYSTEM, IMAGING APPARATUS, OPTICAL INSTRUMENT, AND STAMPER - An optical system includes an optical element that has a surface on which a plurality of sub-wavelength structure bodies are formed; and an imaging device that has an imaging region which senses light via the optical element, wherein the surface of the optical element has one or two or more sections that scatter incident light and generate scattered light, and wherein a sum total of components of the scattered light reaching the imaging region is smaller than a sum total of components thereof reaching regions other than the imaging region. | 09-27-2012 |
20130003181 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE ELEMENT, INPUT DEVICE, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A transparent conductive element includes: an optical layer on which a wave surface with an average wavelength equal to or less than a wavelength of visible light is provided; and a transparent conductive layer that is formed on the wave surface so as to follow the corresponding wave surface. Assuming that the average wavelength of the wave surface is λm and the average width of oscillation of the wave surface is Am, a ratio of (Am/λm) is 0.2 or more and 1.0 or less. The average wavelength λm of the wave surface is 140 nm or more and 300 nm or less. The film thickness of the transparent conductive layer at a position, at which the height of the wave surface is maximized, is 100 nm or less. The area of a planar portion of the wave surface is 50% or less. | 01-03-2013 |
20130284497 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE ELEMENT, INPUT DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A transparent conductive element includes an optical layer provided with a wave surface that has an average wavelength smaller than or equal to a wavelength of visible light and a transparent conductive layer formed on the wave surface so as to follow the shape of the wave surface. When the average wavelength of the wave surface is λm and an average amplitude of vibration of the wave surface is Am, the ratio (Am/λm) is 0.2 or more and 1.0 or less; an average angle of sloped surfaces of the wave surface is in the range of 30° or more and 60° or less; and when a thickness of the transparent conductive layer at a highest position of the wave surface is D1 and a thickness of the transparent conductive layer at a lowest position of the wave surface is D3, a ratio D3/D1 is in the range of 0.8 or less. | 10-31-2013 |