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20120128111 | NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, METHOD OF FORMING CORROSION-RESISTANT COATING THEREFOR, AND METHOD OF OPERATING NUCLEAR POWER PLAN - In a nuclear power plant, a corrosion-resistant oxide film on a surface of the metal component of a reactor structure is exposed to a high-temperature water, the corrosion-resistant oxide film containing an oxide having a property of a P-type semiconductor, and a catalytic substance having a property of an N-type semiconductor is deposited on the oxide film. The oxide film maintains the property of the P-type semiconductor. | 05-24-2012 |
20120128886 | NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, METHOD OF FORMING CORROSION-RESISTANT COATING THEREFOR, AND METHOD OF OPERATING NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - In a nuclear power plant, a corrosion-resistant oxide film on a surface of the metal component of a reactor structure is exposed to a high-temperature water, the corrosion-resistant oxide film containing an oxide having a property of a P-type semiconductor, and a catalytic substance having a property of an N-type semiconductor is deposited on the oxide film. The oxide film maintains the property of the P-type semiconductor. | 05-24-2012 |
20140242299 | CORROSION INHIBITOR INJECTING METHOD - A method for injecting a corrosion inhibitor injecting an oxidant and an anticorrosive agent-pH adjusting agent complex including an anticorrosive agent and a pH adjusting agent adsorbed on a surface of the anticorrosive agent into high temperature water in contact with a surface of a metal structural material and irradiating the high temperature water with a radioactive ray or an ultraviolet ray, wherein the anticorrosive agent of the anticorrosive agent-pH adjusting agent complex has, on the surface of the anticorrosive agent, an active site where the pH adjusting agent reacts with the oxidant, and the pH adjusting agent present on the surface of the anticorrosive agent of the anticorrosive agent-pH adjusting agent complex and/or in the high temperature water is oxidized with the oxidant by the irradiation with the radioactive ray or the ultraviolet ray to change pH adjusting ability of the pH adjusting agent and shift a pH of the high temperature water to a neutral side, and thereby deposition of the anticorrosive agent | 08-28-2014 |
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20140152120 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND SYSTEM - This primary-side device (electronic device) is provided with a first coil for non-contact power transmission, a second coil for communication, a protection circuit containing an intermediate tap of the second coil, and a control circuit. The control circuit sends a control signal to the protection circuit when the first coil is used to transmit power. The protection circuit opens the second coil when the control signal is received. | 06-05-2014 |
20150280429 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A communication apparatus includes: a communication antenna, a communication unit which can transmit and receive signals, a switch connected between the communication antenna and the communication unit and composed of a semiconductor switch, a switch control unit, and a high-voltage output means. The switch, when receiving a connection command signal causes the communication unit to be electrically connected with the communication antenna, and when not receiving the signal cuts them off. The switch control unit outputs the signal to the switch under prescribed conditions, and stops the signal when overvoltage applied to the communication unit is detected. The high-voltage output means, connected between the switch control unit and the switch, sets voltage of the signal received from the switch control unit to a voltage at which the communication unit in a transmitting mode would not be cut off from the communication antenna, and outputs the voltage to the switch. | 10-01-2015 |
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20100195986 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIGNAL PROCESSING - A system and method for processing image signals, including a signal dividing unit for dividing input image signals per frame into a first plurality of sub-blocks with a second plurality of the sub-blocks being included in the horizontal direction and each of the sub-blocks having the height equal to that of at least one macro-block, a recording unit for recording thus divided input image signals, a third plurality of encoding units each for encoding the divided and recorded input image signals in units of sub-block to be outputted as an encoded stream with the number of the encoding units equal to that of the sub-blocks in the horizontal direction, a further recording unit for recording the encoded stream in units of sub-block, and a stream conversion unit for outputting a video stream after rearranging the order of the encoded and recorded stream. | 08-05-2010 |
20150281692 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Provided is an image processing device including a first rearrangement unit configured to rearrange first divided image data, which is image data corresponding to respective first divided regions obtained by dividing images to be processed represented by processing target image data in the horizontal direction and in the vertical direction, for each of second divided regions, obtained by dividing the images to be processed composed of a plurality of the first divided regions, in an order corresponding to the respective second divided regions, a compression processing unit configured to compress respective pieces of second divided image data, which are image data corresponding to the respective second divided regions, by performing a transform in a predetermined scheme, quantization, and variable length encoding on the data, and a second rearrangement unit configured to rearrange the compressed second divided image data in an order corresponding to all of the images to be processed. | 10-01-2015 |
20150281737 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Provided is an image processing device including a rearrangement processing unit configured to rearrange compressed image data, which is compressed by performing a wavelet transform, quantization in a predetermined unit that is based on a reference unit, and variable length encoding on image data, in wavelet levels in a frame unit. | 10-01-2015 |
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20120254531 | STORAGE APPARATUS AND STORAGE CONTROL DEVICE - A storage apparatus configured to store data received from a host system in a drive unit includes a memory unit partitioned into a cache area configured to temporarily store data read out from the drive unit and data to be written in the drive unit and an information storage area assigned for a memory pool configured to hold information for internal processing of the storage apparatus; an information-storage-area management table in which information-storage-area management information including position information on the memory pool in the memory unit is registered; a cache-area management table in which cache-area management information including usage status of the cache area is registered; and a memory control unit configured to acquire a memory area in the cache area having the least amount of write pending data in a pending state for writing in the drive unit by referring to the cache-area management table. | 10-04-2012 |
20140289478 | CONTROL DEVICE, AND STORAGE SYSTEM - A control device that controls a reading process of information stored in a unit storage area under control of the control device and a unit storage area under control of a different control device in a distributed manner, the control device includes a processor. The processor executes a procedure including determining whether or not the reading process is a sequential reading process that reads information stored in a unit storage area under control of the control device in an order of logical addresses and whether or not a reading target area of the sequential reading process includes a last address in the unit storage area, and reporting to the different control device control information related to a sequential reading process including the last address determined by the first determination unit. | 09-25-2014 |
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20150143167 | STORAGE CONTROL APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING STORAGE SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING STORAGE CONTROL PROGRAM - A storage control apparatus for controlling a storage system including a plurality of storage devices includes a monitor unit that collects statistics from each of the storage devices; and a selection unit that, in the event of a failure of any of the storage devices, selects a storage device to which data in the failed storage device is to be reconstructed, based on the statistics collected by the monitor unit. | 05-21-2015 |
20150161043 | STORAGE CONTROL APPARATUS AND STORAGE CONTROL METHOD - A storage control apparatus is communicatively connected to a storage device. The storage device includes a plurality of SSDs. The storage control apparatus includes a processing request controller and a device load detector. The device load detector detects an overload of an SSD by detecting a processing delay of the SSD. When the device load detector has detected an overload of an SSD, the processing request controller suppresses issuance of a request to process write-back with respect to a group by delaying issuance of the write-back. | 06-11-2015 |
20150278020 | STORAGE CONTROL APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN STORAGE CONTROL PROGRAM AND STORAGE CONTROL METHOD - A storage control apparatus starts, in a group of storage apparatuses that store constituent data that constitute redundant data in a distributed manner in units of a stripe, in regard to respective stripes of a plurality of stripes obtained from a group of target storage apparatuses excluding one of the storage apparatuses, a plurality of rebuilding processes for restoring the constituent data; decides, for each rebuilding process, a stripe for which the rebuilding process is to be performed next, according to access loads on the respective storage apparatuses of the group of target storage apparatuses; and obtains, for each rebuilding process, constituent data corresponding to the decided stripe from the group of target storage apparatuses and executing the rebuilding process, and executes the rebuilding process, to restore constituent data stored in the excluded storage apparatus from the obtained constituent data. | 10-01-2015 |
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20100007528 | Expanding operating device and operating system - An expanding operating device has a first connector, a second connector and a sensor. The first connector has a first shape physically and electrically connectable with a connector provided with an operating device. Thus, by connecting the first connector to the connector of the operating device, the expanding operating device can be used with the operating device as a single unit, which eventually adds the sensor to the operating device. On the other hand, the second connector has a second shape connectable with a connector with the first shape. This allows a connector conventionally connected to the connector of another operating device to be also connected with the second connector. Accordingly, if the connector of another device is connected to the second connector in a state that the first connector is connected to the connector of the operating device, the another device is eventually connected to the operating device via the expanding operating device. | 01-14-2010 |
20100007529 | EXPANDING OPERATING DEVICE AND OPERATING SYSTEM - An expanding operating device has a first connector, a second connector and a sensor. The first connector has a first shape physically and electrically connectable with a connector provided with an operating device. Thus, by connecting the first connector to the connector of the operating device, the expanding operating device can be used with the operating device as a single unit, which eventually adds the sensor to the operating device. On the other hand, the second connector has a second shape connectable with a connector with the first shape. This allows a connector conventionally connected to the connector of another operating device to be also connected with the second connector. Accordingly, if the connector of another device is connected the second connector in a state that the first connector is connected to the connector of the operating device, the another device is eventually connected to the operating device via the expanding operating device. | 01-14-2010 |
20110081969 | VIDEO GAME SYSTEM WITH WIRELESS MODULAR HANDHELD CONTROLLER - A home entertainment system for video games and other applications includes a main unit and handheld controllers. The handheld controllers illumination emitted by emitters positioned at either side of a display, and information derived from the sensed illumination is used to calculate the orientation of the controllers. The controllers can be plugged into expansion units that customize the overall control interface for particular applications including but not limited to legacy video games. Further, the controllers can be used in one-handed or two-handed modes of operation. | 04-07-2011 |
20110172016 | GAME OPERATING DEVICE - A game operating device (controller) includes a longitudinal housing, and a holding portion held by hand to be wrapped by its palm it is formed in the housing. A direction switch is provided on an upper surface at a position where it can be operated by thumb of the hand holding the holding portion, and a start switch and a select switch are provided backward thereof. An X button | 07-14-2011 |
20150265914 | GAME OPERATING DEVICE - A game operating device (controller) includes a longitudinal housing, and a holding portion held by hand to be wrapped by its palm it is formed in the housing. A direction switch is provided on an upper surface at a position where it can be operated by thumb of the hand holding the holding portion, and a start switch and a select switch are provided backward thereof. An X button | 09-24-2015 |
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20120237243 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An information processing apparatus is connected to a print control apparatus for generating image data. The information processing apparatus includes a generating unit configured to generate gloss control plate data for specifying a type of a surface effect imparted to a recording medium and a region in the recording medium to which the surface effect is imparted; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the gloss control plate data to the print control apparatus. | 09-20-2012 |
20130003098 | PRINTER DRIVER - In a printer driver, combinations of standard print conditions and standard render data are saved as standard patterns, and combinations of standard print conditions and standard render data used for exceptional settings are saved as print application patterns. The print application patterns and the standard patterns are associated with each other. When printing document data, print condition data and render data are spooled by each page, the standard print conditions and the standard render data are compared, and a most similar standard pattern is detected. The print application pattern corresponding to the detected standard pattern is referred to, and print conditions are generated by combining standard print conditions and print conditions of the document data for each page. From the render data of the document data or from the standard render data, print data that can be processed by the printer is generated. | 01-03-2013 |
20140270879 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An information processing apparatus is connected to a print control apparatus for generating image data. The information processing apparatus includes a generating unit configured to generate gloss control plate data for specifying a type of a surface effect imparted to a recording medium and a region in the recording medium to which the surface effect is imparted; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the gloss control plate data to the print control apparatus. | 09-18-2014 |
20140320901 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, PRINT SETTING DISPLAY METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIIUM STORING PRINT SETTING DISPLAY PROGRAM - An information processing device, a print setting display method, and a print setting display program stored in a recording medium are provided. Each of the information processing device, the print setting display method, and the print setting display program accepts instructions for print settings that include special page print settings, generates a print setting list including the special page print settings, generates a preview image that reflects finished quality of printing based on the print settings, and displays the preview image on a display based on the print setting list and the print settings. | 10-30-2014 |
20150160901 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, SETTING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An information processing device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires set values of chapters representing units into which an entire job is arbitrarily divided; an image generation unit that generates a setting image including the acquired set values of the chapters as one of options of a print setting; a display control unit that performs control to display the generated setting image on a display unit; and a ticket generation unit that generates a job ticket including a designated print setting based on the setting image displayed on the display unit. | 06-11-2015 |
20150206035 | INFORMATION PROCESSING UNIT, PRINTING CONTROL METHOD FOR PRINTER DRIVER, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A information processing unit includes: a control unit configured to control operation processing of individual units through a user interface; a print set value storage unit configured to store a print set value that is set by operation of an operation unit on a basic setting screen displayed on a display unit on which setting relating to the color printing is performed at a basic level and a print detail set value that is set by operation of the operation unit on a detail setting screen as another dialog on which the setting is performed at a detail level under operation control of the control unit; and a print data creating unit configured to create print data of the color printing based on the print set value and the print detail set value under operation control of the control unit. | 07-23-2015 |
20150220289 | PRINT CONTROL METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS - A print control method in an information processing apparatus includes a registration step of accepting via a setting screen a registration of a print setting for one or more specific pages of a print target including one or more pages, a storage step of storing in a storage device the print setting accepted by the registration step with corresponding identification information identifying the specific pages, a first displaying step of displaying on the setting screen the identification information of the specific pages stored by the storage step, a selection step of accepting via the setting screen a selection of identification information displayed in the first displaying step, and a second displaying step of displaying on the setting screen the print setting corresponding to the identification information whose selection is accepted in the selection step. | 08-06-2015 |
20150261167 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An information processing apparatus is connected to a print control apparatus for generating image data. The information processing apparatus includes a generating unit configured to generate gloss control plate data for specifying a type of a surface effect imparted to a recording medium and a region in the recording medium to which the surface effect is imparted; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the gloss control plate data to the print control apparatus. | 09-17-2015 |
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20140008340 | HYBRID ULTRAPRECISION MACHINING DEVICE AND HYBRID ULTRAPRECISION MACHINING METHOD - There is provided a hybrid ultraprecision machining device for manufacturing a micro-machined product from a workpiece, the machining device comprising: an electromagnetic-wave-machining means for roughly machining the workpiece; a precision-machining means for precisely machining the roughly machined workpiece, the precision-machining means being equipped with a replaceable cutting tool selected from the group consisting of a planar tool, a shaper tool, a fly-cutting tool, a diamond-turning tool and a micro-milling tool; a shape-measurement means for measuring a shape of the workpiece upon use of the electromagnetic-wave machining means and the precision-machining means; and a control means for controlling the electromagnetic-wave-machining means or the precision-machining means, based on information on the shape of the workpiece, the shape being measured by the shape-measuring means. | 01-09-2014 |
20140316552 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A MACHINING MEANS IN HYBRID ULTRAPRECISION MACHINING DEVICE, AND HYBRID ULTRAPRECISION MACHINING DEVICE - There is provided a method for determining a machining means in a hybrid ultraprecision machining device for manufacturing a micro-machined product from a workpiece, the machining device comprising: an electromagnetic-wave-machining means for roughly machining the workpiece; a precision-machining means for precisely machining the roughly machined workpiece; and a shape-measurement means for measuring a shape of the workpiece upon use of the electromagnetic-wave machining means and the precision-machining means, wherein a choice is made between the electromagnetic-wave-machining means and the precision-machining means in the determination of the machining means, on the basis of: information on a stereoscopic model of the micro-machined product; information on a removal volume to be removed from a volume of the workpiece in the manufacturing of the micro-machined product; and data on a removal process time of the electromagnetic-wave-machining means and data on a removal process time of the precision-machining means. | 10-23-2014 |
20150025667 | METHOD FOR CREATING MACHINING DATA FOR USE IN HYBRID ULTRAPRECISION MACHINING DEVICE, AND HYBRID ULTRAPRECISION MACHINING DEVICE - There is provided a method for creating machining data for a hybrid ultraprecision machining device for manufacturing a micro-machined product from a workpiece, the machining device comprising: an electromagnetic-wave-machining means for roughly machining the workpiece; a precision-machining means for precisely machining the roughly machined workpiece; and a shape-measurement means, wherein the creation of the machining data makes use of: information on original shape corresponding to shape of the workpiece; information on roughly-machining shape to be removed from the workpiece by the electromagnetic-wave-machining means; and stereoscopic model of after-electromagnetic-wave-machining shape which is obtained by subtracting the roughly-machining shape from the original shape, wherein the machining data is created for electromagnetic-wave machining on the basis of information on a plurality of sliced portions obtained by partially slice-cutting from the stereoscopic model of the after-electromagnetic-wave-machining shape. | 01-22-2015 |
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20090047555 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - In a fuel cell system, during the state where the fuel cell system is not generating an electric power, a fuel gas passage and an oxidizing gas passage are closed, and an inert gas supply device ( | 02-19-2009 |
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20100028731 | OPERATION METHOD OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - An operation method of a fuel cell system of the present invention has a water layer forming step in which before starting supply of at least one of the reducing agent and the oxidizing agent in a supply start operation of at least one of the reducing agent and the oxidizing agent, the water supplier supplies water to form a water layer so as to clog at least one of at least a portion of the reducing agent supply path which is located upstream of the reducing agent supply end in a flow direction of the reducing agent and at least a portion of the oxidizing agent supply path which is located upstream of the oxidizing agent supply end in a flow direction of the oxidizing agent. | 02-04-2010 |
20100136456 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL SEALING MEMBER FOR THE SAME - To provide a polymer electrolyte fuel cell in which a reaction gas can be utilized efficiently for an electrode reaction even when a gap is formed between an anode-side sealing member and the end face of an anode and between a cathode-side sealing member and the end face of a cathode, and sufficient power generation performance can be ensured with a simple constitution. At least one of the anode-side sealing member and the cathode-side sealing member of the fuel cell includes an annular body, and at least one deformable protruding portion provided on the inner surface of the annular body. | 06-03-2010 |
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20110165481 | HYDROGEN GENERATOR AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A hydrogen generator of the present invention comprises a reformer ( | 07-07-2011 |
20110223099 | HYDROGEN GENERATOR AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A hydrogen generator of the present invention includes: a reformer ( | 09-15-2011 |
20120040260 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND WATER DRAINING METHOD FOR FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system of the present invention includes: a fuel cell ( | 02-16-2012 |
20120070753 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR SAME - A fuel cell system including: a fuel cell; a fuel processor including a reformer and a selective oxidizer configured to cause a reaction between carbon monoxide contained in a reformed gas and oxygen in air, an air blower configured to send air for use in power generation to a cathode of the fuel cell and to send air for use in a selective oxidation reaction to the selective oxidizer; a cathode air passage, one end of which is connected to the cathode of the fuel cell and the other end of which is connected to the air blower; a selective oxidation air passage, one end of which is connected to a branching point, on the cathode air passage, at which the selective oxidation air passage branches off from the cathode air passage, and the other end of which is connected to the selective oxidizer; a selective oxidation air meter configured to measure the flow rate of air supplied to the selective oxidizer; and a controller configured to control the air blower. The cathode air passage and the selective oxidation air passage are formed such that the flow rate of the air sent to the selective oxidizer is less than the flow rate of the air sent to the cathode. While the fuel cell is generating power, the controller performs feedback control of controlling the supply performance of the air blower based on the air flow rate measured by the selective oxidation air meter, such that the flow rate of the air sent to the selective oxidizer becomes a target value. | 03-22-2012 |
20120077097 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD THEREFOR - A fuel cell system of the present invention includes: a fuel cell apparatus; an exhaust gas passage through which an exhaust gas from the fuel cell apparatus is discharged; and a water tank configured to store water present within the exhaust gas. The water tank includes a first reservoir, a second reservoir, and a communication part which is configured to allow the first reservoir and the second reservoir to communicate with each other at a lower part of the water tank. The second reservoir of the water tank is provided with a drain outlet which is disposed above the communication part. The exhaust gas passage is connected to the first reservoir of the water tank. The exhaust gas passage is configured such that: in cases where a flow of the exhaust gas within the exhaust gas passage is not blocked at any position downstream from the water tank, the exhaust gas is discharged to the atmosphere from the exhaust gas passage; and in cases where the flow of the exhaust gas within the exhaust gas passage is blocked at a position downstream from the water tank, the exhaust gas is discharged to the atmosphere through the drain outlet of the water tank. | 03-29-2012 |
20120107703 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system of the present invention includes: a reformer ( | 05-03-2012 |
20120115052 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD THEREFOR - A fuel cell system of the present invention is a fuel cell system including a fuel cell ( | 05-10-2012 |
20120219872 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system according to the present invention includes: a hydrogen generator; a burner; an air supply device; a fuel cell; a condenser configured to condense an exhaust reducing gas to recover condensed water, the exhaust reducing gas being discharged from the fuel cell; a condensed water tank configured to store the condensed water recovered by the condenser; a water level detector configured to detect a water level in the condensed water tank; a degasifier configured to remove a carbonic acid component contained in the condensed water by using an exhaust oxidizing gas discharged from the fuel cell; a water conveyance passage configured to connect the condensed water tank and the degasifier and including a water sealing structure at a portion thereof; a water level changing unit configured to change the water level in the condensed water tank; and a controller, and the controller causes the water level changing unit to change the water level in the condensed water tank, and when the water level detector has detected the change of the water level, the controller determines that the water level detector is normally operating. | 08-30-2012 |
20120237840 | POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - Included are: a power generation unit configured to generate electric power by consuming a raw material gas that has passed through a gas meter, the gas meter being configured to, if a state where continuously stopping a flow of the raw material gas for a reset period or longer is not performed has continued for a first upper limit period or longer, exert at least one of a function of outputting an abnormality indication signal and a function of blocking the flow of the raw material gas; a raw material gas supply device configured to supply the raw material gas to the power generation unit; and a controller. The controller is configured to: perform a raw material gas supply operation of supplying the raw material gas from the raw material gas supply device to the power generation unit in a case of performing normal stopping of a power generation operation; and stop the power generation operation, and stop the raw material gas supply operation until at least the reset period elapses, in a case where gas supply abnormality in which said state continues for a second upper limit period or longer has occurred, the second upper limit period being shorter than the first upper limit period. | 09-20-2012 |
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20130149623 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A fuel cell system according to the present invention includes: a fuel cell ( | 06-13-2013 |
20130337356 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell; a cooling water passage for cooling the fuel cell; a cooling water tank; a recovered water tank configured to store water produced in the fuel cell system; a water circulating passage configured to allow water circulating between the recovered water tank and the cooling water tank to flow therethrough; a power supply detection unit; a temperature detector provided in at least one of the cooling water passage, the cooling water tank, the recovered water tank, and the water circulating passage; and a controller configured to execute a temperature increasing process for increasing the temperature detected by the temperature detector if the power supply detection unit detects a change from a state in which electric power is not supplied to a state in which the electric power is supplied. | 12-19-2013 |
20140023944 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME - A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell; a fuel gas supply unit; an oxidizing gas supply unit; an oxidizing gas supply passage; an oxidizing gas discharge passage; an oxidizing gas branch passage; an on-off valve disposed on at least one of the oxidizing gas discharge passage and a portion of the oxidizing gas supply passage; an oxidizing gas supply amount measuring unit disposed on the oxidizing gas branch passage; and a controller configured to determine that the on-off valve is normal in a case where a supply amount of the oxidizing gas measured by the oxidizing gas supply amount measuring unit is equal to or larger than a first threshold and determines that the on-off valve is abnormal in a case where the supply amount of the oxidizing gas measured by the oxidizing gas supply amount measuring unit is smaller than the first threshold. | 01-23-2014 |
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20140121229 | COMBINATION COMPRISING S-[2-([[1-(2-ETHYLBUTYL)CYCLOHEXYL] CARBONYL]AMINO)PHENYL] 2-METHYLPROPANETHIOATE AND AN HMG COA REDUCTASE INHIBITOR - The invention provides a combination comprising (a) S-[2-([[1-(2-ethylbutyl)cyclohexyl]carbonyl]amino)phenyl]2-methylpropanethioate or prodrug of the active form thereof, and (b) at least one HMG CoA reductase inhibitor. Also provided are a pharmaceutical composition, package, and a kit comprising the aforementioned active ingredients, as well as a method for treatment and prophylaxis of a cardiovascular disorder involving the use of the aforementioned active ingredients. | 05-01-2014 |
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20120231943 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FLUORINE-CONTAINING OPTICAL FIBER BASE MATERIAL AND FLUORINE-CONTAINING OPTICAL FIBER BASE MATERIAL - A method of manufacturing a fluorine-containing optical fiber base material through a sintering process includes dehydrating a porous glass stack by heating it under a chlorine-based gas atmosphere, adding fluorine into the porous glass stack by heating it under a fluorine source gas atmosphere, and making the porous glass stack transparent by heating it under a fluorine source gas atmosphere at a higher temperature than a temperature at which the porous glass stack is heated in the adding. Here, process temperatures in the dehydrating, adding and making are T | 09-13-2012 |
20140083140 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POROUS GLASS DEPOSITION BODY FOR OPTICAL FIBER - To provide a method for manufacturing a porous glass deposition body for optical fiber without causing deposition unevenness or decreasing the yield, provided is a method of manufacturing a porous glass deposition body by blowing glass fine particles generated from a plurality of burners for glass fine particle synthesis onto a starting member that is moved vertically and rotated on a rotational axis that is a central axis of the starting member. The burners are arranged such that the central axis of each burner shares a plane with the rotational axis of the starting member, and at least two of the planes in which the central axis of one of the burners and the rotational axis of the starting member are arranged form a prescribed angle. | 03-27-2014 |
20140090426 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POROUS GLASS DEPOSITION BODY FOR OPTICAL FIBER - Provided is a method of manufacturing a porous glass deposition body for optical fiber comprising depositing silica powder on a starting member being raised and rotated by using burners with different deposition positions. With a glass raw material flow rate supplied to a core deposition burner represented by F | 04-03-2014 |
20140174135 | GLASS FINE PARTICLE SYNTHESIS BURNER, GLASS FINE PARTICLE DEPOSITION BODY MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND GLASS FINE PARTICLE DEPOSITION APPARATUS - A glass fine particle synthesis burner comprising a glass raw material gas emission path for emitting glass raw material; a ring-shaped combustible gas emission path for emitting combustible gas arranged outside the glass raw material emission path; a ring-shaped combustion aiding gas emission path for emitting combustion aiding gas arranged outside the combustible gas emission path; and small diameter nozzles for emitting the combustion aiding gas within the combustible gas emission path. In a cross section of the glass fine particle synthesis burner formed by cleaving orthogonal to a central axis thereof, when the glass fine particle synthesis burner is divided into two regions by a predetermined straight line passing through a center of the glass fine particle synthesis burner, a total area of the small diameter nozzles in one of the regions is greater than a total area of the small diameter nozzles in the other region. | 06-26-2014 |
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20080310045 | CONTROL UNIT, STORAGE UNIT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STORAGE UNIT - A control unit adjusts spacing between a head with a heater and a storage medium of a storage unit by controlling power of the heater. The control unit measures first values of touchdown heater power at a first temperature set as temperature condition. And the control unit estimates second values of the touchdown heater power at a temperature other than the first temperature set on the measurement of the first values, on basis of a conversion equation. And the control unit determines heater power setting values to adjust the spacing between the head and the storage medium, for each of the sub-areas, on the basis of the first values and the second values. | 12-18-2008 |
20090141383 | SETTING METHOD OF MAGNETIC DISK APPARATUS AND MAGNETIC DISK SETTING APPARATUS - A gain setting apparatus that externally performs setting of a magnetic disk apparatus before shipment causes a servo data gain setting unit to set a servo data gain for a preamplifier. The gain setting apparatus then causes a core deviation correction processor to set the servo data gain as a provisional user data gain, so as to perform core deviation correction for correcting positional misalignment between a read core and a write core. Further, the gain setting apparatus causes a user data gain setting unit to set the user data gain for the preamplifier. | 06-04-2009 |
20090141388 | MAGNETIC DISK APPARATUS - A preamplifier receives a servo gate signal indicating whether magnetic information read out from a disk by a head is servo data for positioning-use or user data stored in a user area available for reading and writing of given data. In the preamplifier, a servo data gain and a user data gain are set in advance. Based on a received servo gate signal, the preamplifier changes the gain depending on whether the head outputs the servo data or the user data. | 06-04-2009 |
20090141392 | MEASUREMENT METHOD OF MAGNETIC DISK APPARATUS, AND MAGNETIC DISK APPARATUS - A gain controller changes a gain of a read amplifier depending on whether a head reads out servo data or user data. Further, a heater setting unit changes the temperature of a heater and a reading gain when detecting touchdown performed by the head. Accordingly, a dynamic range of AGC in a read-write channel is increased, so that error detection is prevented for touchdown that occurs because an AGC gain converged value remains at 0. | 06-04-2009 |
20100123969 | INFORMATION STORAGE DEVICE AND CONTROL CIRCUIT - According to one embodiment, an information storage device includes: a head reading user data and a start tag indicating a recording start position of the user data in each sector recorded on a medium, the user data and the start tag being read in order of the start tag and the user data; and a controller controlling the head to read a start tag recorded in a preceding sector arranged at a position to be read before a target sector with a movement of the medium, acquiring information on a recording start position of a user data recorded in the target sector based on the start tag read by the head and a relative positional relation between the preceding sector and the target sector, and controlling the head to read the user data recorded in the target sector. | 05-20-2010 |
20100315737 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE APPARATUS - A control device includes an acquisition section which acquires a reading signal from a head under plural heat amounts, an computation section which computes plural kinds of characteristic values representing characteristics of the reading signal for each of the plural generated heat amounts by using at least one kind of algorithm, a contact determination section which determines whether or not the head contacts the storage medium for each of the two or more kinds of characteristic values based on a change of the characteristic values for the generated heat amount, and an association determination section which determines an association of a distance between the head and the storage medium with the generated heat amount when determined that the head contacts the storage medium for any of the characteristic values as the generated heat amount when the head contacts the storage medium so that the is considered to be zero. | 12-16-2010 |