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20130331699 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUS - Even when electroacoustic conversion elements with high nonlinearity are employed, a nonlinear imaging is carried out with extracting more nonlinear components. An ultrasonic wave beam is transmitted twice from the transmitter to an identical position on the imaging target, and the signal processor performs computation on the reception signals obtained in every transmission performed twice, thereby extracting a nonlinear component included in the reception signals. In one transmission out of the transmission performed twice, the transmitter delivers the transmission signal to all of multiple electroacoustic conversion elements for driving the electroacoustic conversion elements, and in the other transmission, the transmission signal is delivered selectively only to a part of the multiple electroacoustic conversion elements for driving the electroacoustic conversion elements. | 12-12-2013 |
20150148678 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS DEVICE AND ULTRASONIC IMAGE ACQUISITION METHOD - Provided is a technique that implements harmonic imaging in an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus, being unaffected by the voltage-dependent distortion and nonlinear characteristics of the transmit system in the ultrasound diagnostic apparatus that incorporates the transmit amplifier, the ultrasound probe, and the like, facilitating adjustment of the transmit voltage, and achieving a frame rate substantially equivalent to that of the conventional PI method. In the amplitude modulation method that synthesizes the transmit acoustic fields, thereby eliminating a basic wave component of an acoustic wave and creating an image from nonlinear component echoes being extracted, one transmit and receive out of plural transmits and receptions to obtain one scanning line also serves as the transmit and receive for obtaining other scanning line. The echo signals obtained by the shared transmit and receive are used to form the receive beams respectively on both the scanning lines that share the transmit and receive. | 05-28-2015 |
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20130209350 | OXYGEN ABSORBING AGENT AND METHOD FOR STORING THE SAME - There is provided an oxygen absorbing agent that can have a capability of absorbing oxygen in an atmosphere even when the atmosphere is free or substantially free from moisture. The oxygen absorbing agent comprises a metal, the metal having been obtained by subjecting an alloy comprising (A) at least one transition metal selected from the group consisting of manganese, iron, platinum, and copper group metals and (B) at least one metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum, zinc, tin, lead, magnesium, and silicon to treatment with an acidic or alkaline aqueous solution to elute and remove at least a part of the component (B). | 08-15-2013 |
20140336047 | OXYGEN ABSORBING AGENT - An oxygen absorbing agent has excellent oxygen absorbing properties and can absorb oxygen in an atmosphere, even under a moisture-free or substantially moisture-free atmosphere. The oxygen absorbing agent includes an alloy obtained by subjecting an alloy (X) including (A) at least one transition metal selected from the group consisting of manganese, iron, platinum, and copper group metals and (B) at least one metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum, zinc, tin, lead, magnesium, and silicon, to treatment with an alkali aqueous solution to elute and remove at least a part of the component (B) in the alloy (X), wherein the alloy (Y) has an X-ray diffraction profile satisfying a diffraction peak relationship. | 11-13-2014 |
20150191292 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING OXYGEN ABSORBING AGENT - A process for producing an oxygen absorbing agent includes treating an alloy with an aqueous solution of an acid or an alkali, the alloy including at least one transition metal selected from the group consisting of manganese, iron, platinum, and copper group metals and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum, zinc, tin, lead, magnesium, and silicon to elute and remove at least a part of the component; and subjecting the alloy obtained by removing at least a part of the component in the alloy to treatment with an aqueous solution of a salt of an inorganic acid or a salt of an organic acid that can form a salt with the transition metal as the component, to form a metal salt in at least a part of the surface of the alloy. | 07-09-2015 |
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20100149377 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit that includes a shooting lens for collecting an image of a subject to be shot; and an imaging element that forms the image collected by the shooting lens and generates image data through photoelectric conversion of formed image. The imaging apparatus also includes an inclination detector that detects an inclination of the imaging apparatus from a predetermined position, through a rotation around a shooting optical axis of the shooting lens. The apparatus also includes a control unit that changes an operating mode to a switchable state capable of switching between operating modes when a predetermined time has elapsed in a state in which the inclination detected by the inclination detector falls within a predetermined range in which the operating modes of the imaging apparatus are switched to each other. | 06-17-2010 |
20100253792 | IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER OF IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device according to the present invention comprises: an imaging section photoelectrically converting an object image and outputting image data; a display section displaying the object image based on the image data; an acceleration sensor section detecting vibration in at least one direction among a plurality of directions of a camera; a determination section continuously determining an output equal to or greater than a gravity force by means of the acceleration sensor section; and a power supply control section supplying power to the imaging section upon detection of an output equal to or greater than the gravity force by the determination section and also upon detection of an attitude change in a vertical direction or the like or a predetermined acceleration when a photographer sets the camera while viewing the display section of the camera. | 10-07-2010 |
20110085056 | IMAGE COMPRESSION APPARATUS AND METHOD, IMAGE REGENERATION APPARATUS, CAMERA AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A process and apparatus for displaying and recording image data can be smoothly performed in characteristic methods by computing a quantization parameter for use in compression of image data, obtaining a difference in the amount of processes between the display of image data and the recording of image data, and managing memory of temporarily stored image data for regeneration of recorded image data. | 04-14-2011 |
20110267526 | CAMERA - A camera according to the present invention comprises an operation member provided on an outer periphery of a photographing lens of the camera, a mode determination section for determining an adjustment mode in accordance with a first operation of the operation member, a numerical adjustment section capable of numerical adjustment of shooting parameters in accordance with the determined mode, in accordance with a second operation of the operation member, and a switching section for switching the first operation and the second operation. | 11-03-2011 |
20130321654 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit that includes a shooting lens for collecting an image of a subject to be shot; and an imaging element that forms the image collected by the shooting lens and generates image data through photoelectric conversion of formed image. The imaging apparatus also includes an inclination detector that detects an inclination of the imaging apparatus from a predetermined position, through a rotation around a shooting optical axis of the shooting lens. The apparatus also includes a control unit that changes an operating mode to a switchable state capable of switching between operating modes when a predetermined time has elapsed in a state in which the inclination detected by the inclination detector falls within a predetermined range in which the operating modes of the imaging apparatus are switched to each other. | 12-05-2013 |
20140085525 | DISPLAY CONTROL FOR A CAMERA - A camera according to the present invention comprises an operation member provided on an outer periphery of a photographing lens of the camera, a mode determination section for determining an adjustment mode in accordance with a first operation of the operation member, a numerical adjustment section capable of numerical adjustment of shooting parameters in accordance with the determined mode, in accordance with a second operation of the operation member, and a switching section for switching the first operation and the second operation. | 03-27-2014 |
20140098275 | IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER OF IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device according to the present invention comprises: an imaging section photoelectrically converting an object image and outputting image data; a display section displaying the object image based on the image data; an acceleration sensor section detecting vibration in at least one direction among a plurality of directions of a camera; a determination section continuously determining an output equal to or greater than a gravity force by means of the acceleration sensor section; and a power supply control section supplying power to the imaging section upon detection of an output equal to or greater than the gravity force by the determination section and also upon detection of an attitude change in a vertical direction or the like or a predetermined acceleration when a photographer sets the camera while viewing the display section of the camera. | 04-10-2014 |
20140333789 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit that includes a shooting lens for collecting an image of a subject to be shot; and an imaging element that forms the image collected by the shooting lens and generates image data through photoelectric conversion of formed image. The imaging apparatus also includes an inclination detector that detects an inclination of the imaging apparatus from a predetermined position, through a rotation around a shooting optical axis of the shooting lens. The apparatus also includes a control unit that changes an operating mode to a switchable state capable of switching between operating modes when a predetermined time has elapsed in a state in which the inclination detected by the inclination detector falls within a predetermined range in which the operating modes of the imaging apparatus are switched to each other. | 11-13-2014 |
20150189118 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, PHOTOGRAPHING SYSTEM, PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING PHOTOGRAPHING CONTROL PROGRAM - A photographing apparatus includes: an image pickup section that outputs a picked-up image obtained by photographing an object; a metadata creation section that creates metadata based on a tag format when the picked-up image is recorded; a communication section that can transmit the picked-up image to an external apparatus; a metadata update section that converts the metadata created by the metadata creation section into a data description language; and a transmission control section that transmits the metadata created by the metadata update section to the external apparatus via the communication section when the picked-up image is transmitted. When an image file is transmitted, auxiliary data is converted into data in text format according to a transmission destination, so that it is possible to promote effective use of the auxiliary data while enabling high-speed processing. | 07-02-2015 |
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20090173337 | Solar Heat Collector, Sunlight Collecting Reflector, Sunlight Collecting System and Solar Energy Utilization System - A sunlight collecting system and a solar energy utilization system which collects sunlight with the sunlight collecting system are provided, a sunlight collecting system including a solar heat collector which includes a heat collecting element which is formed by a helically wound heat exchange medium circulation pipe inside which the heat exchange medium flows, in such a way to have an incurved light receiving surface which narrows and converges towards the sunlight inlet and a sunlight collecting reflector which includes a reflector group which includes a plurality of reflector segments each of which includes a reflecting surface which makes sunlight converge on a heat collector, a sunlight collecting system in which a plurality of heliostats Bm are arranged in places which are irradiated by the sunlight between a plurality of heliostats An, in which each of the heliostats An and the heliostats Bm reflect light in a direction to a light collecting point of a heliostat group in which the heliostat is included. | 07-09-2009 |
20100245991 | Film Mirror Having Ultraviolet Ray Reflection Film - Disclosed is a film mirror used for reflection of sunlight, which includes, in the following order from the side where sunlight is entered, an ultraviolet ray reflection film which reflects ultraviolet ray and transmits visible and infrared light, a plastic film layer, a metal reflection-layer which reflects visible and infrared light, and a protective layer. | 09-30-2010 |
20130283793 | SOLAR LIGHT COLLECTING MIRROR AND SOLAR THERMAL POWER GENERATION SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SOLAR LIGHT COLLECTING MIRROR - Provided are a solar light collecting mirror which can achieve high light collection efficiency even in a solar thermal power generation system such as a tower solar thermal power generation system in which the distance from a reflecting mirror to a heat collector is a long distance between several tens of meters and several hundreds of meters, can be manufactured easily and inexpensively, and can easily achieve concave mirrors with various curvatures, and a solar thermal power generation system using the same. A solar light collecting mirror (SL) of a heliostat ( | 10-31-2013 |
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20080307991 | Method for producing metal thin film - A method for producing a metal thin film on a substrate includes: a step of applying an ink to a flat blanket; a first transfer step of bringing the first blanket and a letterpress having a predetermined pattern of projections into contact by a pressure compression while the flat blanked and the letterpress being disposed opposite each other, to selectively transfer a portion of the ink on the flat blanket corresponding to the projections to the letterpress; a second transfer step of bringing the flat blanket obtained after the first transfer step and the substrate into contact by pressure compression while the flat blanket and the substrate being disposed opposite each other, to transfer the ink remaining on the flat blanket to the substrate; and a step of subjecting the substrate obtained after the second transfer step to electroless plating to deposit a metal thin film on the substrate. | 12-18-2008 |
20090109355 | Polarizer, method of manufacturing polarizer and liquid crystal projector - A polarizer capable of being manufactured in simple steps, and a method of manufacturing the polarizer, as well as a liquid crystal projector are provided. The polarizer includes a substrate having light permeability, and a plurality of linear projections being arranged on the substrate and extending along one direction within a plane thereof. Each of the linear projections having a base layer and a plating layer in the named order from the substrate, the base layer containing a catalyst material for electroless plating process, and the plating layer being deposited by using the base layer as a catalyst. | 04-30-2009 |
20090305061 | ELECTRODE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An electrode includes a substrate, a contact layer, and a metal layer. The substrate has activated Si on the surface thereof. The contact layer includes a thin film (organic molecular film) made of an organic molecule having a first end with one of a CH group, a CH | 12-10-2009 |
20100220270 | METHOD FOR FORMING REFLECTION ELECTRODE, DRIVE SUBSTRATE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A method for forming a reflection electrode is provided which includes the steps of: forming a first catalytic layer in a first region of an electrode forming region of a substrate; forming a first plating layer on the first catalytic layer by performing a first electroless plating treatment; forming a second catalytic layer at least in a region (second region) of the electrode forming region other than the first region; and forming a second plating layer on the second catalytic layer by performing a second electroless plating treatment, so that the reflection electrode is formed to have a concave-convex surface. | 09-02-2010 |
20100320453 | THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A thin-film transistor includes a gate electrode disposed on a substrate, a semiconductor layer formed of an organic semiconductor and constituting a channel region, a gate insulating film disposed between the gate electrode and the semiconductor layer, and a pair of source/drain electrodes electrically connected to the semiconductor layer. The semiconductor layer includes a protruding portion protruding toward the substrate from an inner region of a surface, opposite the substrate, of the semiconductor layer excluding a region near ends thereof. | 12-23-2010 |
20120000382 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING METAL THIN FILM - A method for producing a metal thin film on a substrate includes: a step of applying an ink to a flat blanket; a first transfer step of bringing the first blanket and a letterpress having a predetermined pattern of projections into contact by a pressure compression while the flat blanked and the letterpress being disposed opposite each other, to selectively transfer a portion of the ink on the flat blanket corresponding to the projections to the letterpress; a second transfer step of bringing the flat blanket obtained after the first transfer step and the substrate into contact by pressure compression while the flat blanket and the substrate being disposed opposite each other, to transfer the ink remaining on the flat blanket to the substrate; and a step of subjecting the substrate obtained after the second transfer step to electroless plating to deposit a metal thin film on the substrate. | 01-05-2012 |
20120103222 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING METAL THIN FILM - A method for producing a metal thin film on a substrate includes: a step of applying an ink to a flat blanket; a first transfer step of bringing the first blanket and a letterpress having a predetermined pattern of projections into contact by a pressure compression while the flat blanked and the letterpress being disposed opposite each other, to selectively transfer a portion of the ink on the flat blanket corresponding to the projections to the letterpress; a second transfer step of bringing the flat blanket obtained after the first transfer step and the substrate into contact by pressure compression while the flat blanket and the substrate being disposed opposite each other, to transfer the ink remaining on the flat blanket to the substrate; and a step of subjecting the substrate obtained after the second transfer step to electroless plating to deposit a metal thin film on the substrate. | 05-03-2012 |
20120244279 | POLARIZER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POLARIZER AND LIQUID CRYSTAL PROJECTOR - A polarizer capable of being manufactured in simple steps, and a method of manufacturing the polarizer, as well as a liquid crystal projector are provided. The polarizer includes a substrate having light permeability, and a plurality of linear projections being arranged on the substrate and extending along one direction within a plane thereof. Each of the linear projections having a base layer and a plating layer in the named order from the substrate, the base layer containing a catalyst material for electroless plating process, and the plating layer being deposited by using the base layer as a catalyst. | 09-27-2012 |
20140011666 | POROUS CARBON MATERIAL, ADSORBENT, ORAL ADSORBENT, MEDICAL ADSORBENT, FILLER FOR BLOOD PURIFICATION COLUMN, WATER PURIFICATION ADSORBENT, CLEANSING AGENT, CARRIER, SUSTAINED RELEASE PHARMACEUTICAL, CELL CULTURE SCAFFOLD, MASK, CARBON/POLYMER COMPOSITE, ADSORBENT SHEET AND FUNCTIONAL FOOD - [Object] To provide a porous carbon material that is able to adsorb desired substances efficiently. | 01-09-2014 |
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20090212851 | POWER SUPPLY UNIT - High-accuracy overcurrent detection is performed, while a loss resulting from the current detection is significantly reduced. A switch section outputs the voltage between the both terminals of a current detection resistor using an AND signal between an output signal from a hysteresis comparator and an output signal from a pre-driver. The voltage is filtered by an electrostatic capacitor element and a resistor, and inputted to a comparator. The comparator makes a comparison between the signals inputted to the two input terminals thereof, and outputs the result of the comparison to a digital filter. When an overcurrent begins to flow in a power supply unit, the levels of the voltages inputted to the two input terminals of the comparator are inverted so that the comparator outputs an inversion signal to the digital filter. The digital filter outputs a detection signal to an overcurrent detection circuit when an arbitrary time has elapsed. | 08-27-2009 |
20110063021 | POWER SUPPLY UNIT - High-accuracy overcurrent detection is performed, while a loss resulting from the current detection is significantly reduced. A switch section outputs the voltage between the both terminals of a current detection resistor using an AND signal between an output signal from a hysteresis comparator and an output signal from a pre-driver. The voltage is filtered by an electrostatic capacitor element and a resistor, and inputted to a comparator. The comparator makes a comparison between the signals inputted to the two input terminals thereof, and outputs the result of the comparison to a digital filter. When an overcurrent begins to flow in a power supply unit, the levels of the voltages inputted to the two input terminals of the comparator are inverted so that the comparator outputs an inversion signal to the digital filter. The digital filter outputs a detection signal to an overcurrent detection circuit when an arbitrary time has elapsed. | 03-17-2011 |
20140015706 | PRESENCE DETECTION SYSTEM, PRESENCE DETECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A presence detection system is equipped with a transmitter that transmits a multipath wireless signal and a receiver that detects the presence of a person by receiving the transmitted wireless signal, within a prescribed space. On the basis of the reception level for a wireless signal received intermittently at the beginning of a first interval, the receiver determines whether there has been a change in the present/absent state of a person. When it is determined that there has been a change in the present/absent state of a person, the receiver determines whether a person is present/absent on the basis of variation in the reception level for a wireless signal received at the beginning of a second interval, which is shorter than the first interval. | 01-16-2014 |
20140153378 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND CHANNEL SELECTION METHOD - An electric field intensity measuring circuit measures the electric field intensity of each of multiple communication channels available for data communication. A channel determiner compares electric field intensities measured by an electric field intensity measuring circuit with multiple different thresholds including a first threshold as the carrier sense threshold and a second threshold that is the detrimental interference level the interference of which causes the reception sensitivity to deteriorate, counts the numbers of times that the electric field intensity exceeds the thresholds on each communication channel, and selects a communication channel for use based on the counted numbers of times that the thresholds have been exceeded on the communication channels. | 06-05-2014 |
20140236371 | POWER MEASURING APPARATUS, POWER MEASURING SYSTEM, AND POWER MEASURING METHOD - A power measuring apparatus includes a line connector connected to a power source line, which supplies power to equipment; and a measuring circuit, which measures a voltage and a current supplied to the equipment by means of the connected power source line. The power measuring apparatus also includes a calculator which calculates, on the basis of the measured voltage and current, power consumed by the equipment; and a transmission line connector connected to a transmission line that transmits data used for the purpose of monitoring the equipment. Furthermore, the power measuring apparatus also includes a transmitter that transmits data indicating the calculated power to the transmission line. Consequently, the power measuring apparatus can be installed in equipment at lower cost than before. | 08-21-2014 |
20140253091 | DETERMINATION DEVICE, DETERMINATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - A power measuring device stores in a set phase relation storage whether the load connected to a three-phase, four-wire power source is inductive, capacitive, or neither of them, in other words whether the phase currents are ahead, delayed, or matching phases with respect to the phase voltages, and determines whether the stored phase relation coincides with the determined phase relation. Then, the incorrect connection that cannot be verified in the prior art, more specifically the primary conductors of the current transformers of the current xfrms that are all arranged reversely while the voltage terminals are connected correctly, can be detected as an incorrect arrangement. | 09-11-2014 |
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20080284867 | Image pickup apparatus with a human face detecting function, method and program product for detecting a human face - A digital camera has a human face dictionary set | 11-20-2008 |
20100149365 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, FACE AREA DETECTING METHOD AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM - In an image capture mode of a camera, a face area is detected from each of live-view images of a subject captured periodically (step S | 06-17-2010 |
20130242160 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF SPECIFYING POSITIONS ON SCREEN - Disclosed is an image processing apparatus including: an obtaining unit which obtains an image; a first display control unit which displays the image on a display region of a display unit, the image being obtained by the obtaining unit; a rendering unit which performs rendering in the image based on an operation for an operation unit by a user, the image being displayed on the display region by the first display control unit; a specifying unit which specifies a first region closed by a boundary line rendered by the rendering unit; and a second display control unit which displays, on the display region, at least either one of an image of the first region specified by the specifying unit and an image of a second region other than the first region in the obtained image in a display mode capable of discriminating the at least either one image. | 09-19-2013 |
20140022412 | SUBJECT DETECTION DEVICE AND SUBJECT DETECTION METHOD FOR DETECTING SUBJECT IMAGE FROM IMAGE AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREFOR - An image capture device ( | 01-23-2014 |
20140320433 | TOUCH OPERABLE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - The present invention includes: a detection function that detects a touch position on a touch screen; a selection function that selects a type of function using the touch screen; and a control function that changes a correction method of the touch position detected by the detection function according to the type of function selected by the selection function. | 10-30-2014 |
20150092995 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR SPECIFYING AN IMAGE RELATING TO A PREDETERMINED MOMENT FROM AMONG A PLURALITY OF IMAGES - An image capture apparatus includes an image acquisition unit | 04-02-2015 |
20150215520 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS PERFORMING INTERVAL SHOOTING, IMAGE CAPTURE METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image capture apparatus that performs interval shooting to acquire a plurality of captured images photographed with a predetermined photographing interval includes: an image capture unit; an image capture condition determination unit; and an interval shooting processing unit. The image capture unit is configured so as to be able to control focus. The image capture condition determination unit determines a photographing condition of an apparatus. The interval shooting processing unit controls focus of the image capture unit so as to change a focus control method for each photography in the interval shooting according to a photographing condition of the apparatus determined by the image capture condition determination unit. | 07-30-2015 |
20150215533 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS PERFORMING INTERVAL SHOOTING, IMAGE CAPTURE METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM, IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS AND IMAGE CAPTURE METHOD - An image capture apparatus includes an interval shooting processing unit and an operation management control unit. It controls interval shooting to repeatedly execute photography processing that is set at a photographing interval that is set. The operation management control unit causes the contents of the power savings processing operation to change depending on the time required in photography processing, or the time required in recovery to a photography capable state. The image capture apparatus can thereby perform proper power savings control irrespective of the photography method of interval shooting. | 07-30-2015 |
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20110221076 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device according to the present invention includes: a power semiconductor element that is a semiconductor element; bonding parts provided for bonding of an upper surface and a lower surface of the semiconductor element; and metal plates bonded to the power semiconductor element from above and below through the bonding parts, wherein the bonding part includes a mesh metal body disposed between the semiconductor element and the metal plate, and a bonding member in which the mesh metal body is embedded. | 09-15-2011 |
20120091573 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Provided is a semiconductor device including a heat dissipating fin; an insulating sheet bonded to an upper surface of the heat dissipating fin, with a part of the upper surface being exposed; a heat spreader located on the insulating sheet; a power element located on the heat spreader; and a transfer molding resin located to cover a predetermined surface including the part of the upper surface of the heat dissipating fin, the insulating sheet, the heat spreader and the power element, wherein the upper surface of the heat dissipating fin has a protruding shape and/or recessed shape located so as to bind an edge of the insulating sheet. | 04-19-2012 |
20150092379 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device according to the present invention includes a ceramic substrate, a plurality of circuit patterns arranged on a surface of the ceramic substrate, a semiconductor element arranged on an upper surface of at least one circuit pattern, and a sealing resin for sealing the ceramic substrate, the plurality of circuit patterns, and the semiconductor element, in which an undercut part is formed in opposed side surfaces of the circuit patterns adjacent to one another, the undercut part is configured such that an end of an upper surface of the circuit pattern protrudes outside the circuit pattern more than an end of a lower surface of the circuit pattern on the ceramic substrate, and the undercut part is also filled with the sealing resin. | 04-02-2015 |
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20090061474 | CELLS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATION OF EFFECTS ON NEUROLOGICAL DYSFUNCTION - The invention provides neuron-derived cells obtained by transfecting a receptor-expressing nucleic acid having an aryl hydrocarbon receptor gene, wherein outgrowth of neurites is not observed without adding a substance for the aryl hydrocarbon receptor, and outgrowth of neurites is observed by adding the substance for the aryl hydrocarbon receptor. The invention also provides a method for determining the presence of neurotoxicity of a test substance, a method for acquiring a marker for determining the presence of neurotoxicity of the test substance, a method for acquiring a marker for neurological dysfunction, and a method for determining the effect of the test substance on neurological dysfunction using such cells. | 03-05-2009 |
20090253167 | Methanol-responsive promoter, fusion gene comprising promoter and foreign gene connected so that foreign gene can be expressed, vector, transformant, and method of producing protein - A methanol-responsive promoter includes the following regions (1) and (2) in this order in the direction from its 5′- to 3′-terminal (1) a methanol-responsive region that is selected from the group consisting of the following (a), (b) and (c) (a) a polynucleotide consisting of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID No 1, (b) a polynucleotide consisting of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID No 1 wherein one or more nucleotides are deleted, substituted or added and the polynucleotide has methanol-responsive activity, and (c) a polynucleotide which hybridizes, under a stringent condition, to a polynucleotide consisting of nucleotide sequence complementary to all or part of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID No 1, and which has methanol-responsive activity, and (2) a core promoter region which is the minimum region necessary for transcription initiation and which has a binding site for RNA polymerase. | 10-08-2009 |
20100132057 | GENETICALLY MODIFIED ANIMAL FOR USE IN EVALUATING HARMFULNESS OF TEST SUBSTANCE - A genetically modified animal that includes an introduced DNA including a functionally linked aryl hydrocarbon receptor-binding enhancer located 5′-upstream of a tyrosine hydroxylase gene, promoter of any type, reporter gene, and poly(A) addition signal. | 05-27-2010 |
20110244471 | SCREENING METHOD AND VECTOR, VECTOR LIBRARY, AND ASSAY KIT USED THEREFOR - According to one embodiment, a method of screening an enhancer and/or a promoter, includes culturing a host cell into which an amplifiable vector is introduced, extracting the vector from the host cell and obtaining the DNA fragment from the extracted vector, wherein the vector includes a DNA fragment to be determined, a gene that is functionally linked downstream of the DNA fragment and encodes a protein to initiate self-replication, and a gene that encodes a replication origin sequence. | 10-06-2011 |
20120077203 | REPORTER GENE CONSTRUCT, ASSAY KIT AND DETECTION METHOD - According to one embodiment, there is provided a reporter gene construct. The reporter gene construct comprises a transcriptional regulatory sequence and a reporter gene that is functionally bound to downstream of the transcriptional regulatory sequence. The reporter gene construct is activated dependently of environment and the reporter gene codes for a protein producible of producing a free radical by the | 03-29-2012 |
20120295274 | REPORTER VECTOR PRESENTING EXTRACELLULAR BINDING CAPACITY TO METALLIC COMPOUNDS - According to one embodiment, a reporter vector presenting an extracellular binding capacity to metallic compounds contains a nucleotide sequence exhibiting a promoter activity depending on a specific condition, a nucleotide sequence encoding a metallic compound-binding peptide presented extracellularly, and a nucleotide sequence encoding transcription termination signals. | 11-22-2012 |
20120322077 | CELL, METHOD, AND ASSAY KIT FOR MEASURING LEVEL OF ARYL HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION - According to one embodiment, a cell for measuring a level of Ah receptor transcriptional activation is provided. The cell is derived from a neural cell. The cell contains a chromosome into which a reporter construct and an Ah receptor gene are introduced. The reporter construct has a sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 and a reporter gene operably linked to the downstream of the nucleotide sequence. The sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 has a recognizing sequence of an Ah receptor and a nucleotide sequence which is operably linked to the downstream of the recognizing sequence and required to initiate transcription. | 12-20-2012 |
20130230872 | PLASMID VECTOR, METHOD FOR DETECTING GENE PROMOTER ACTIVITY, AND ASSAY KIT - According to one embodiment, a first gene encodes a reporter protein. The first gene is disposed at the downstream of the gene promoter. A second gene is disposed at the downstream of the gene promoter and encodes a replication origin-binding protein. An internal ribosome entry site is disposed between the first gene and the second gene. The transcription termination signal sequence encodes a signal for terminating the transcription of the first gene and the second gene. A replication origin sequence is recognized by the replication origin-binding protein. | 09-05-2013 |
20150203853 | PLASMID VECTOR, METHOD FOR DETECTING GENE PROMOTER ACTIVITY, AND ASSAY KIT - According to one embodiment, a first gene encodes a reporter protein. The first gene is disposed at the downstream of the gene promoter. A second gene is disposed at the downstream of the gene promoter and encodes a replication origin-binding protein. An internal ribosome entry site is disposed between the first gene and the second gene. The transcription termination signal sequence encodes a signal for terminating the transcription of the first gene and the second gene. A replication origin sequence is recognized by the replication origin-binding protein. | 07-23-2015 |
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20100327966 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING CIRCUIT BLOCKS WITH MUTUALLY THE SAME CIRCUIT CONFIGURATION - To include a plurality of circuit blocks each including a plurality of nonvolatile memory elements arranged in the X direction, a plurality of comparing circuits that are respectively allocated to the nonvolatile memory elements, and a determining circuit that is commonly allocated to the comparing circuits. The nonvolatile memory elements included in a predetermined circuit block among the circuit blocks are arranged in a first area. The comparing circuits and the determining circuit included in the predetermined circuit block are arranged side by side in the X direction in a second area that is located in the Y direction with respect to the first area. With this arrangement, because the circuit block becomes a shaped block, even when a plurality of circuit blocks are repeatedly arranged, it is possible to realize a further reduction of the chip area. | 12-30-2010 |
20110297207 | SOLAR BATTERY MODULE - A solar battery module having a plurality of solar battery cells embedded in an in-plane direction in a front-surface sealing member by separating the solar battery cells at a distance therebetween, the solar battery cells being electrically connected to each other in a filling material sandwiched between the front-surface sealing member having translucency and a back-surface sealing member. The back-surface sealing member is a high reflectance portion having a high reflection rate such that an average reflection rate of light of a wavelength in a range of 400 to 1200 nanometers is equal to or higher than 50% in at least a region corresponding to the solar battery cells, and the back-surface sealing member includes a low reflectance portion having a low reflection rate such that an average reflection rate of light of a wavelength in a range of 400 to 1200 nanometers is lower than 50%, at any position between a front surface of the reflection prevention film of the solar battery cells and the back-surface sealing member, in a region between the solar battery cells adjacent to each other or in a region corresponding to a region in a thickness direction of the solar battery module. | 12-08-2011 |
20120319228 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device is disclosed, which includes first and second power supply pads supplied with first and second power voltages, respectively, a first protection circuit coupled between the first and second power supply pads, and an internal circuit including a first power line and a plurality of transistors electrically coupled to the first power line. The first power line includes first and second portions, and the first portion is electrically connected to the first power supply pad. The device further includes a second protection circuit coupled between the second portion of the first power line and the second power supply pad. | 12-20-2012 |
20140046038 | METHOD OF PURIFYING PROTEIN - The present invention relates to a method for purifying a protein by separating the protein from impurities in a non-adsorption mode using an activated carbon. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for purifying an antibody using the activated carbon instead of protein A affinity chromatography. | 02-13-2014 |
20140308775 | PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A photovoltaic power device includes a P-type silicon substrate, a low-resistance N-type diffusion layer diffused with an N-type impurity in a first concentration formed at a light-incidence surface side, grid electrodes formed on the low-resistance N-type diffusion layer, a P+ layer formed on a back surface, and a back surface electrode formed on the P+ layer. The photovoltaic power device has concave portions provided at a predetermined interval to reach the silicon substrate from an upper surface of the low-resistance N-type diffusion layer, and an upper surface of a region between adjacent concave portions includes the low-resistance N-type diffusion layer. A high-resistance N-type diffusion layer diffused with an N-type impurity in a second concentration, which is lower than the first concentration, is formed in a range of a predetermined depth from a formation surface of the concave portions. | 10-16-2014 |
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20120017691 | ELECTROSTATIC CAPACITIVE PRESSURE SENSOR - In an electrostatic capacitance pressure sensor provided with a pressure sensor chip of a diaphragm structure for detecting an electrostatic capacitance in accordance with a pressure of a medium to be measured, one face of a sensor diaphragm of the pressure sensor is a pressure introduction chamber side wherein the medium to be measured is introduced, and the other face is a capacitor chamber side wherein a capacitor portion is formed, where, in the sensor diaphragm, the rigidity is lower towards a center portion from a peripheral edge portion that is a boundary of diaphragm securing portions on the capacitor chamber side. | 01-26-2012 |
20120247216 | PRESSURE SENSOR DEVICE - A pressure sensor device has a sensor detecting pressure of a gas that is introduced from the outside, a heater for heating the sensor, a package containing the sensor and the heater, a circuit portion producing an output signal that represents the pressure of the gas based on the detection output detected by the sensor, and a circuit containing portion containing the circuit portion. The package and the circuit containing portion are structured from separate cases and are disposed separately with a connecting structural member interposed therebetween. The connecting structural member | 10-04-2012 |
20140150559 | ELECTROSTATIC PRESSURE SENSOR - An electrostatic pressure sensor includes a diaphragm, a sensor pedestal, a cover plate, a stationary electrode, and a movable electrode. The cover plate is bonded to an outer peripheral portion of the diaphragm on the opposite side from the sensor pedestal to form a pressure introduction chamber in cooperation with the diaphragm. The cover plate has a pressure introducing hole that introduces a medium to be measured into the pressure introduction chamber from a direction that is perpendicular to a surface of the diaphragm. The pressure introducing hole is arranged so as to be positioned in a range of between 50.0% and 70.0% from the center of the diaphragm along a direction of the surface of the diaphragm, when the radius of the diaphragm is defined as 100%. | 06-05-2014 |
20140182386 | ELECTROSTATIC PRESSURE SENSOR - An electrostatic pressure sensor has a supporting diaphragm bonded to be held between first and second pedestal plates, a sensor chip supported on a top face of a center portion of the second pedestal plate. The supporting diaphragm has in the center portion thereof a large-diameter hole that forms a slit-shaped space between the first and second pedestal plates. The first pedestal plate has at least one inlet hole, for the fluid being measured, connecting to the slit-shaped space. The second pedestal plate has at least an outlet hole, connecting to the slit-shaped space, for directing the fluid being measured to the pressure-sensitive diaphragm of the sensor chip. The pedestal plate has an inlet hole of the first pedestal plate and an outlet hole of the second pedestal plate do not overlap each other in the direction of thickness of the first and second pedestal plates. | 07-03-2014 |
20150040674 | ELECTROSTATIC CAPACITIVE PRESSURE SENSOR - An electrostatic capacitive pressure sensor includes: a housing having an inlet portion for a fluid; a sensor chip that detects, as a change in electrostatic capacitance, a change in a diaphragm that flexes upon receipt of a pressure of the fluid, which has entered through the inlet portion; and a baffle that prevents deposition, onto the diaphragm, of a contaminating substance included in the fluid, provided within a flow path of the fluid that is subject to measurement between the inlet portion and the diaphragm. The baffle has a cylindrical structure that is closed on one end, disposed with the direction that is perpendicular to a pressure-bearing surface of the diaphragm as the axial direction. A plurality of flow paths, in which the fluid passes between the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical structure, is provided in multiple layers in the axial direction. | 02-12-2015 |
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20090137498 | SUBSTITUTED BENZENE DERIVATIVES OR SALTS THEREOF - There are provided compounds having an anticoagulant action on the basis of inhibition of activated blood coagulation factor X and being useful as anticoagulants or preventive/therapeutic agents for diseases induced by thrombosis or embolism. Effective ingredients are the compounds such as 4′-bromo-2′-[(5-chloro-2-pyridyl)carbamoyl]-6′-β-D-galactopyranosyloxy-1-isopropylpiperidine-4-carboxanilide, 2′-(2-acetamido-2-deoxy-β-D-glucopyranosyloxy)-4′-bromo-6′-[(5-chloro-2-pyridyl)carbamoyl]-1-isopropylpiperidine-4-carboxanilide, etc. or salts thereof. | 05-28-2009 |
20100227866 | TETRAHYDROISOQUINOLIN-1-ONE DERIVATIVE OR SALT THEREOF - [Problems] To provide a pharmaceutical, in particular a compound which can be used as a therapeutic agent for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). | 09-09-2010 |
20140058100 | TETRAHYDROISOQUINOLIN-1-ONE DERIVATIVE OR SALT THEREOF - To provide a pharmaceutical, in particular a compound which can be used as a therapeutic agent for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). It was found that a tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-one derivative having an amide group at the 4-position or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof has an excellent bombesin 2 (BB2) receptor antagonistic action. It is also found that the tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-one derivative is highly effective on bowel movement disorders. From the above, the tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-one derivative of the present invention is useful as a therapeutic agent for diseases associated with a BB2 receptor, in particular IBS. | 02-27-2014 |
20140364421 | BENZOTHIOPHENE COMPOUND - [Problem] A compound which is useful as an IK1 channel activator is provided. | 12-11-2014 |
20150133433 | BENZOTHIOPHENE COMPOUND - A method for preventing or treating a disease selected from the group consisting of visceral pain, inflammatory pain, osteoarthritis pain, neuropathic pain, and fibromyalgia in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to said subject an effective amount of the compound of the following formula (I) or a salt thereof: | 05-14-2015 |
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20110194225 | ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTOR - The present invention provides an electrostatic discharge protector capable of protecting electronic circuit boards having various designs from electrostatic discharge freely, simply and easily. The electrostatic discharge protector of the present invention comprises at least three conductive members containing one pair of electrodes and the conductive members other than the electrodes, the conductive members are each disposed in such a way that the gap between one conductive member and the other conductive member has a width of 0.1 to 10 μm, an insulating member is disposed and embedded in at least one of gaps having a width of 0.1 to 10 μm which are adjacent to each conductive member and one electrode is connected to the other electrode paired with the one electrode through the insulating member and the conductive members other than electrodes. | 08-11-2011 |
20110228432 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR FILLING DISCHARGE GAP AND ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTOR - The present invention provides an electrostatic discharge protector capable of taking measures for electrostatic discharge against electronic wiring boards having various designs freely, simply and easily, having excellent accuracy of regulating an operating voltage and capable of being downsized and decreased on its cost, and also provides a resin composition for a discharge gap capable of preparing the electrostatic discharge protector. The resin composition for filling a discharge gap of an electrostatic discharge protector comprises a resin having a urethane structure represented by the formula (1): | 09-22-2011 |
20110317326 | DISCHARGE GAP FILLING COMPOSITION AND ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTOR - A discharge gap filling composition for an electrostatic discharge protector. The composition contains oxide film coated metal particles (A), a layered substance (B) and a binder component (C). Also disclosed is an electrostatic discharge protector including a discharge gap and a discharge gap filling material containing the discharge gap filling composition that is filled in the discharge gap. | 12-29-2011 |
20120006583 | DISCHARGE GAP FILLING COMPOSITION AND ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTOR - The present invention provides an electrostatic discharge protector capable of simply taking ESD measures with a free shape against electronic circuit boards having various designs, having excellent regulation accuracy for an operating voltage and capable of downsizing and cost decreasing, and also provides a discharge gap filling composition capable of using in the production of the electrostatic discharge protector. | 01-12-2012 |
20120099231 | DISCHARGE GAP FILLING COMPOSITION AND ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTOR - A discharge gap filling composition which includes metal powders (A) and a binder component (B), wherein surfaces of primary particles of the metal powders (A) are coated with a film composed of a metal oxide, and the primary particles of the metal powders (A) have a flake form. An electrostatic discharge protector is obtained using the composition. | 04-26-2012 |
20150062763 | DISCHARGE GAP FILLING COMPOSITION AND ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTOR - An electrostatic discharge protector including two electrodes for forming a discharge gap, and a discharge gap filling-member including a discharge gap filing composition filed in the discharge gap, the discharge gap filling composition contains metal particles (A) obtainable by metal particles with a hydrolyzed product of a metal alkoxide represented by the following formula (1) and a binder component (C), and the electrostatic discharge protector includes the composition; | 03-05-2015 |