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20100085408 | Printing method for thermal printer, computer program, and thermal printer apparatus - To reduce sticking without increasing a print time period in a thermal printer, a printing method comprises: an energizing start delay time calculating procedure of calculating delay time from end of paper feed of the thermal paper until start of energizing of the thermal head based on interval time of paper feed of the thermal paper that is performed in a step manner and energization time for energizing the thermal head correspondingly to data to be printed; a measuring procedure of measuring elapsed time after the end of the paper feed of the thermal paper; an energizing procedure of energizing the thermal head after the delay time calculated in the energizing start delay time calculating procedure has passed based on a result of the measurement obtained in the measuring procedure; and a paper feed procedure of moving the thermal paper in a step manner after end of the energization of the thermal head in the power supplying procedure. | 04-08-2010 |
20110170904 | Printer - Provided is a printer capable of reliably combining a main unit and a detachable unit with each other, performing smooth attachment/detachment operation of the detachable unit, easily achieving miniaturization, and suppressing interference with fingertips during the attachment/detachment operation, to thereby increase safety. The printer includes: a main unit ( | 07-14-2011 |
20110188917 | Printer - Provided is a printer in which attachment and detachment manipulation of a platen roller can be easily performed, in which the platen roller can be retained with high reliability at a time of attachment, and in which downsizing of the entire printer is achieved due to use of the platen roller smaller in diameter. A printer ( | 08-04-2011 |
20110203467 | Printer - Provided is a printer in which attachment and detachment manipulation of a platen roller can easily be performed, in which the platen roller can be retained with high reliability at a time of attachment, and in which downsizing of the entire printer is achieved due to use of the platen roller smaller in diameter. A printer ( | 08-25-2011 |
20120092433 | Printing apparatus and printing control method - When a certain dot line is printed, in a case where a head power supply time for a thermal head unit is shorter than a motor stepping time so that an idle time is present, and it is predicted that, in a succeeding dot line, the head power supply time is longer than the motor stepping time and the motor stepping time becomes long, a printing control unit of a printing apparatus starts printing the succeeding dot line before succeeding motor stepping is started. | 04-19-2012 |
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20100315804 | ELECTRIC POWER TOOLS - An electric power tool can include a switch and a lamp that is another member are incorporated in the housing, and the lamp is coupled to the case of the switch and assembled in the grip part integral with the switch, | 12-16-2010 |
20130033134 | ELECTRIC TOOLS - An electric tool may include a motor housing and a motor disposed within the motor housing. The motor has a stator fixed in position relative to the motor housing and a rotor rotatable about a motor axis. Cooling air can flow within the motor housing across the motor in a direction substantially parallel to the motor axis. A baffle may be disposed within the motor housing for regulating the flow of cooling air across the motor. At least a part of the baffle may be positioned within a range of a length of the stator with respect to the axial direction of the motor axis. | 02-07-2013 |
20140302369 | BATTERY PACKS FOR ELECTRIC TOOLS - A battery pack includes a battery side terminal electrically connectible with a device side terminal of a device body that may be a tool body of an electric tool or a charger body of a charger. The battery side terminal includes a first contact portion and a second contact portion. The first contact portion configured to form an electric contact through contact with a first side surface of the device side terminal. The second contact portion configured to form an electric contact through contact with a second side surface opposite to the first side surface of the device side terminal. The first contact portion configured to contact the first side surface in a first contact range having a first length. The second contact portion configured to contact the second side surface in a second contact range having a second length that may be different from the first length. | 10-09-2014 |
20140302376 | BATTERY PACK FOR ELECTRIC POWER TOOL - A front pressing rib is formed integrally with the cell holder. The front pressing rib bridges a dimensional difference between the inside of the case to be assembled and the cell holder by generating a pressing force on the front side. That is, the cell holder is pressed rearward in the case by a pressing force of the front pressing rib that is applied to the inside of the case. The front pressing rib serves to completely bridge the dimensional difference when the cell holder is inserted into the case. | 10-09-2014 |
20140302377 | BATTERY PACK FOR ELECTRIC POWER TOOL - A contact diameter, which is formed by a cell holding portion and receiving-partitioning portions, is configured to be smaller than the diameter of a columnar outer peripheral surface of a battery cell. The cell holding portion comes into contact with the columnar outer peripheral surface of the battery cell so as to hold the columnar outer peripheral surface. The contact diameter formed by the cell holding portion and the receiving-partitioning portions increases when the battery cell is held, and the battery cell is pressed when the battery cell is held. A cell holder is provided with the receiving-partitioning portions that guide the battery cells to be inserted and housed. | 10-09-2014 |
20140349143 | Battery Pack for Use with Hand-Held Electric Power Tool - A battery pack ( | 11-27-2014 |
20140361740 | Battery System for a Power Tool, As Well As Battery Holder Therefor, Charger, and Charging System - A battery system for a power tool includes two or more battery packs ( | 12-11-2014 |
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20090319176 | DESTINATION-PREDICTION APPARATUS, DESTINATION-PREDICTION METHOD, AND NAVIGATION APPARATUS - Provided is a destination-prediction apparatus that predicts a destination with increased accuracy than using a conventional technique. The destination-prediction apparatus comprises a candidate-destination selecting unit ( | 12-24-2009 |
20100262362 | TRAVEL PLAN PRESENTING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A travel plan presenting apparatus includes: a travel history accumulation unit ( | 10-14-2010 |
20130346308 | VEHICLE CHARGING CONTROL APPARATUS, VEHICLE CHARGING CONTROL METHOD, AND INFORMATION TERMINAL - A vehicle charging control apparatus includes: a unit which presents unit prices of charging power; a unit which issues an instruction for preferentially charging a vehicle for which allowable time is short in proportion to request amount; and a unit which determines whether there is another allowable time which is associated with the request amount and meets a condition that the other allowable time is longer than the allowable time and the unit price associated with the other allowable time is lower than the unit price associated with the request amount and the allowable time. The unit prices are set lower when associated with a longer allowable time and also set lower when associated with a smaller request amount. When the other allowable time meets the condition, the other allowable time and the unit price associated with the other allowable time are presented. | 12-26-2013 |
20140039676 | AUTONOMOUS LOCOMOTION APPARATUS, AUTONOMOUS LOCOMOTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR AUTONOMOUS LOCOMOTION APPARATUS - An attribute about person's mobility capability is judged by a human movement attribute acquisition unit. Candidate paths for a detected person to move along are created by a human path candidate creation unit based on information about the person and a predicted time left for a collision between the autonomous locomotion apparatus and the person. A movement load for each candidate path is evaluated by a human path load evaluation unit based on an attribute of person's movement. A path which imposes a minimum movement load on the person, i.e., a path suitable for the person's mobility capability and the easiest for the person to avoid the autonomous locomotion apparatus is selected by a human path determination unit. A path for the autonomous locomotion apparatus to guide the person to the selected path is planned by a guide path planning unit. | 02-06-2014 |
20140236358 | CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A control method according to the present disclosure causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display a display screen on the touch panel display, the display screen representing a floor plan of a building; display device icons representing target devices on the display screen representing the floor plan, the device icons including an icon representing an electric curtain device capable of opening and closing a curtain through a remote operation; display an operation screen including an image representing the curtain of the electric curtain device as overlapped on the display screen representing the floor plan, when selection of the icon representing the electric curtain device is sensed; and output a first open control command to the network when a pinch-out operation is sensed on the operation screen, the first open control command being for opening the curtain of the electric curtain device corresponding to the selected icon. | 08-21-2014 |
20140359468 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A control method of the present disclosure causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display on a touch panel display, a display screen representing a floor plan; display device icons on the display screen, the device icons representing one or more target devices respectively, the device icons including an icon representing an electric shutter device that is capable of opening or closing a shutter; display an operation screen on the display screen, when selection of the icon representing the electric shutter device is sensed, the operation screen including a shutter image representing the shutter; and output a movement control command to a network when a swipe operation is sensed on the shutter image, the movement control command being for moving the shutter of the electric shutter device in a swipe direction of the swipe operation, the electric shutter device corresponding to the selected icon. | 12-04-2014 |
20150074584 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A control method of the present disclosure causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display an operation icon on a display screen of the information apparatus, the operation icon causing an operation screen for an electric curtain device to be displayed; display the operation screen for the electric curtain device when selection of the operation icon is sensed, the operation screen including a curtain image representing a curtain of the electric curtain device; and when a pinch-out operation is sensed on the operation screen, output to a network a first open control command for opening the curtain of the electric curtain device. | 03-12-2015 |
20150074605 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A control method of the present disclosure causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display an operation icon for causing an operation screen for an electric shutter device to be displayed; display the operation screen which includes a shutter image representing a shutter of the electric shutter device when selection of the operation icon is sensed; when a swipe operation is sensed, output a movement control command for moving the shutter in a swipe direction, and move the shutter represented in the shutter image in accordance with a swipe amount of the swipe operation; and in a case where stop information is received and the shutter represented in the shutter image is varied into a closed state, return the shutter represented in the shutter image in a second direction opposite to a first direction which is a moving direction of the shutter represented in the shutter image. | 03-12-2015 |
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20090027048 | Three-Axis Magnetic Sensor and Method for Manufacturing the Same - In the three-axis magnetic sensor of the present invention, a plurality of magnetoresistive effect element bars are connected in series by means of bias magnets to constitute magnetoresistive effect elements, and magnetoresistive effect elements of the X-axis sensor and those of the Y-axis sensor are formed on a flat surface parallel to the flat surface of the substrate. The sensitivity direction of magnetization is a direction vertical to the longitudinal direction of each of the magnetoresistive effect element bars, and magnetoresistive effect elements of the X-axis sensor and those of the Y-axis sensor are formed in such a way that the magnetization directions are orthogonal to each other. Further, magnetoresistive effect elements of the Z-axis sensor are formed on a tilted surface of the projection projected from the flat surface of the substrate in such a way that the magnetization direction is inside the tilted surface. The Z-axis sensor is provided in such a way that the sensitivity direction is vertical to the longitudinal direction of the magnetoresistive effect element bar. | 01-29-2009 |
20090042355 | SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A plurality of IC regions are formed on a semiconductor wafer, which is cut into individual chips incorporating ICs, wherein wiring layers and insulating layers are sequentially formed on a silicon substrate. In order to reduce height differences between ICs and scribing lines, a planar insulating layer is formed to cover the overall surface with respect to ICs, seal rings, and scribing lines. In order to avoid occurrence of breaks and failures in ICs, openings are formed to partially etch insulating layers in a step-like manner so that walls thereof are each slanted by prescribed angles ranging from 20° to 80°. For example, a first opening is formed with respect to a thin-film element section, and a second opening is formed with respect to an external-terminal connection pad. | 02-12-2009 |
20120268113 | THREE-AXIS MAGNETIC SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a three-axis magnetic sensor, a plurality of magnetoresistive effect element bars are connected in series by means of bias magnets formed on a flat surface parallel to the flat surface of the substrate to constitute magnetoresistive effect elements. The sensitivity direction of magnetization is a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of each of the magnetoresistive effect element bars. Magnetoresistive effect elements forming X-axis and Y-axis sensors have magnetization directions that are orthogonal to each other. Magnetoresistive effect elements of the Z-axis sensor are formed on a tilted surface substrate in such a way that the magnetization direction is inside the tilted surface. The sensitivity direction of the Z-axis sensor is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the magnetoresistive effect element bar. | 10-25-2012 |
20120272514 | Magnetic Sensor and Manfacturing Method Therefor - A magnetic sensor for detecting the intensity of a magnetic field in three axial directions, in which a plurality of giant magnetoresistive elements are formed on a single semiconductor substrate. A thick film is formed on the semiconductor substrate; giant magnetoresistive elements forming X-axis and Y-axis sensors are formed on a planar surface thereof; and giant magnetoresistive elements forming a Z-axis sensor are formed using slopes of channels in the thick film. Each of the slopes of the channels can be constituted of a first slope and a second slope, so that a magneto-sensitive element is formed on the second slope having a larger inclination angle. In order to optimize the slope shape and inclination with respect to each channel, it is possible to form a dummy slope that does not directly relate to the formation of the giant magnetoresistive elements. | 11-01-2012 |
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20090000661 | Dye Sensitized Solar Cell - An object of the present invention is to provide an enlarged dye sensitized solar cell which has a short-circuit preventing structure while a distance between a transparent conductive oxide and a counter electrode, that is, a cell gap is shortened. | 01-01-2009 |
20090084442 | Photovoltaic Cells and Manufacture Method - The present invention provides photovoltaic cells that stably increase photovoltaic conversion efficiency while restraining current leakage. The photovoltaic cells of the present invention include a transparent conductive layer formed on a light-permeable substrate, an organic semiconductor layer A covering the surface of the transparent conductive layer, a photovoltaic conversion layer in contact with the organic semiconductor layer, an organic semiconductor layer B in contact with the photovoltaic conversion layer, and a counter electrode in contact with the organic semiconductor layer B. In the photovoltaic cells, a patterned indented interlayer is formed at the interface between the organic semiconductor layer A and the photovoltaic conversion layer. With the patterned indented interlayer at the interface between the organic semiconductor layer A and the photovoltaic conversion layer, the interface between the organic semiconductor layer A and the photovoltaic conversion layer has a specific surface area 1.5 to 10 times as large as the interface between the transparent conductive layer and the organic semiconductor layer A. | 04-02-2009 |
20090165857 | Photovoltaic Cell - An organic thin-film photovoltaic cell comprises: a transparent conductor layer; a hole transport layer formed on the transparent conductor layer; a photoelectric conversion layer formed on the hole transport layer; an electron transport layer formed on the photoelectric conversion layer; and a counter electrode formed on the electron transport layer, in which: the photoelectric conversion layer is made of a mixture of a p-type semiconductor molecule or p-type polymer and an n-type semiconductor molecule; the electron transport layer contains the n-type semiconductor molecule; and the p-type semiconductor molecule or p-type polymer contained in the photoelectric conversion layer and exposed at an interface between the photoelectric conversion layer and the electron transport layer is in contact with the n-type semiconductor molecule contained in the electron transport layer. | 07-02-2009 |
20090165861 | Organic Thin Film Solar Cell and Fabrication method of Same - An organic thin film solar cell comprises: positive and negative electrode layers; and an organic thin film layer disposed between the positive and negative electrode layers, the organic thin film layer including: a mixture of at least a first organic compound having a light-absorbing dye moiety and an electron-accepting second organic compound, in which the organic thin film layer further includes inorganic nanoparticles. | 07-02-2009 |
20140079593 | RENEWABLE ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM - A renewable energy storage system that stores renewable energy, includes: an electrical power generator that converts renewable energy into electrical power; an electrical storage device that stores the electrical power; a hydrogen production device that produces hydrogen using the electrical power from the electrical power generator and/or the electrical power stored in the electrical storage device; a hydrogenation device that adds the hydrogen produced by the hydrogen production device to the unsaturated hydrocarbon; a saturated hydrocarbon storage device that stores the saturated hydrocarbon produced by the addition of the hydrogen to the unsaturated hydrocarbon; an unsaturated hydrocarbon storage device that stores the unsaturated hydrocarbon; and an unsaturated hydrocarbon supply controller that controls the supply of unsaturated hydrocarbon stored in the unsaturated hydrocarbon storage device to the hydrogenation device. | 03-20-2014 |
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20090023580 | Catalyst Composition - An object of the present invention is to provide a catalyst composition containing a perovskite-type composite oxide which exhibits a satisfactory catalytic performance over a long time even in a high temperature atmosphere and has a stable quality in which Rh and/or Pt dissolves to form a solid solution at a high rate. | 01-22-2009 |
20090131252 | Catalyst Composition - To provide a catalyst composition containing a novel perovskite-type composite oxide which permits reversible entrance and exit of noble metals, a catalyst composition is prepared so as to contain a perovskite-type composite oxide represented by the general formula (1): | 05-21-2009 |
20110232492 | ELECTRODE FOR PLASMA GENERATION - An electrode for plasma generation according to the present invention includes a plurality of collecting portions having a plurality of through holes, the plurality of collecting portions facing a gas flow in a direction where gas to be treated flows and provided spaced apart from each other. The electrode is applied to a plasma reactor of a treatment device to be provided for a device which discharges the smoke including PM, for example, an exhaust gas purifying device for automobile, or a smoke treatment device used in a facility where the smoke is discharged such as a plant. | 09-29-2011 |
20120003125 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION APPARATUS - An exhaust gas purification apparatus | 01-05-2012 |
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20090261248 | ION BEAM APPARATUS AND METHOD EMPLOYING MAGNETIC SCANNING - A multipurpose ion implanter beam line configuration comprising a mass analyzer magnet followed by a magnetic scanner and magnetic collimator combination that introduce bends to the beam path, the beam line constructed for enabling implantation of common monatomic dopant ion species cluster ions, the beam line configuration having a mass analyzer magnet defining a pole gap of substantial width between ferromagnetic poles of the magnet and a mass selection aperture, the analyzer magnet sized to accept an ion beam from a slot-form ion source extraction aperture of at least about 80 mm height and at least about 7 mm width, and to produce dispersion at the mass selection aperture in a plane corresponding to the width of the beam, the mass selection aperture capable of being set to a mass-selection width sized to select a beam of the cluster ions of the same dopant species but incrementally differing molecular weights, the mass selection aperture also capable of being set to a substantially narrower mass-selection width and the analyzer magnet having a resolution at the mass selection aperture sufficient to enable selection of a beam of monatomic dopant ions of substantially a single atomic or molecular weight, the magnetic scanner and magnetic collimator being constructed to successively bend the ion beam in the same sense, which is in the opposite sense to that of the bend introduced by the analyzer magnet of the beam line. | 10-22-2009 |
20110089321 | ION BEAM APPARATUS AND METHOD EMPLOYING MAGNETIC SCANNING - A multipurpose ion implanter beam line configuration comprising a mass analyzer magnet followed by a magnetic scanner and magnetic collimator combination that introduce bends to the beam path, the beam line constructed for enabling implantation of common monatomic dopant ion species cluster ions, the beam line configuration having a mass analyzer magnet defining a pole gap of substantial width between ferromagnetic poles of the magnet and a mass selection aperture, the analyzer magnet sized to accept an ion beam from a slot-form ion source extraction aperture of at least about 80 mm height and at least about 7 mm width, and to produce dispersion at the mass selection aperture in a plane corresponding to the width of the beam, the mass selection aperture capable of being set to a mass-selection width sized to select a beam of the cluster ions of the same dopant species but incrementally differing molecular weights, the mass selection aperture also capable of being set to a substantially narrower mass-selection width and the analyzer magnet having a resolution at the selection aperture sufficient to enable selection of a beam of monatomic dopant ions of substantially a single atomic or molecular weight, the magnetic scanner and magnetic collimator being constructed to successively bend the ion beam in the same sense, which is in the opposite sense to that of the bend introduced by the analyzer magnet of the beam line. | 04-21-2011 |
20110204250 | MAGNET FOR ION BEAM IRRADIATION APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH PROTECTIVE MEMBER THAT COVERS PLURALITY OF MAGNETIC FIELD CONCENTRATING MEMBERS - A magnet used in an ion beam irradiation apparatus includes a pair of magnetic poles arranged facing each other on an inner side of the magnet across an ion beam; a plurality of magnetic field concentrating members that are arranged on each of the opposing surfaces of the magnetic poles and that perform a function of trapping electrons between the magnetic poles; and a protective member that covers opposing surfaces of the magnetic field concentrating members. | 08-25-2011 |
20130042809 | ION IMPLANTER - The ion implanter includes a deflecting electrode and a shield member. The ion beam has a ribbon shape. The deflecting electrode deflects at least a part of the ion beam in a long side direction toward a short side direction of the ion beam, based on a result measured of a beam current density distribution in the long side direction. The shield member partially shields the ion beam deflected by the deflecting electrode. The deflecting electrode includes a plate electrode and an electrode group including plural electrodes. The electrode group is disposed to face the plate electrode to interpose the ion beam between the plate electrode and the electrode group. The plate electrode is electrically grounded, and the plurality of electrodes are electrically independent from each other. Each of the plurality of electrodes is connected to an independent power source from other power sources to perform a potential setting. | 02-21-2013 |
20140053778 | ION IMPLANTATION APPARATUS - A hybrid ion implantation apparatus that is equipped with shaping masks that shape the two edges of a ribbon-like ion beam IB in the short-side direction, a profiler that measures the current distribution in the long-side direction of the ion beam IB shaped by the shaping masks, and an electron beam supply unit that supplies an electron beam EB across the entire region in the long-side direction of the ion beam IB prior to its shaping by the shaping masks, wherein the electron beam supply unit varies the supply dose of the electron beam EB at each location in the long-side direction of the ion beam IB according to results of measurements by the profiler. | 02-27-2014 |
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20090060073 | METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING PEAK POWER OF ORTHOGONALLY MULTIPLEXED SIGNAL, PEAK POWER SUPPRESSING CIRCUIT, AND TRANSMITTER - To suppress the peak of the orthogonal multiplex transmission signal which is small in deterioration of the quality of the reception signal by generating the cancellation waveform in synchronization with the timing of the symbol of the transmission signal. There is provided a peak suppressing method that suppresses peaks of an orthogonally multiplexed signal whose orthogonality is ensured in given time units, the method comprising: a first step of detecting the peaks of the orthogonally multiplexed signal; a second step of generating a peak cancellation waveform based on the detected peaks of the orthogonally multiplexed signal; and a third step of removing the peak of the orthogonally multiplexed signal from the orthogonally multiplexed signal using the generated peak cancellation waveform. The second step comprises generating the peak cancellation waveform in said time units of the orthogonally multiplexed signal. | 03-05-2009 |
20100080315 | MIMO TRANSMISSION MODE SELECTING METHOD AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT - In a radio communication apparatus, a MIMO system deciding section of a transmitter unit decides an object MIMO communication system with reference to a CQI value and a measured rate table while an AMC table controlling section selects an object MCS value according to the decided MIMO communication system and CQI value. The AMC table controlling section changes the MCS value step by step according to a transmission count and a result (success/failure) of the communication. If the communication (receiving) is successful or if the transmission count reaches the maximum value, the controlling section updates the mean value of the measured rate table. At this time, based on a value estimated from the combination of the MIMO communication system, the encoding system, and the modulating system that are used currently, the controlling section changes the reference for selecting another combination that are not used currently. | 04-01-2010 |
20100080320 | CODING AND MODULATION SELECTING METHOD AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT - Disclosed herewith is a radio communication apparatus capable of selecting proper one of plural communication modes such as a MIMO communication system so as to obtain a higher communication rate within a range in which chain retransmission occurrence is prevented. The MIMO system deciding section of the transmitter unit decides a proper MIMO system with reference to the CQI value demultiplexed by a demultiplexer and the AMC table controlling section changes the MCS value step by step according to the transmission count and the result (success/failure) of the communication. Furthermore, the AMC table controlling section updates the mean rate in the measured rate table when the subject data is received successfully or when the transmission count reaches the maximum value. | 04-01-2010 |
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20090024291 | BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE - It is an object of the present invention to minimize any sensation of inadequate firmness and large changes in deceleration rate with respect to a change in a brake operation force when the force exceeds a boost limit point. A first correlation S1 when a brake operation force increases and a second correlation S2 after hysteresis is applied at the time of a decrease in the brake operation force are taken as relationships between a brake operation force F and a wheel cylinder pressure PWC in a state wherein an assist hydraulic pressure PA is not applied. An assist hydraulic pressure control section controls the assist hydraulic pressure PA so that when a brake operation force that exceeds a boost limit point T1 is applied, the assist hydraulic pressure PA is added, hysteresis is applied when the brake operation force decreases, the assist hydraulic pressure PA decreases, and the relationship between the wheel cylinder pressure PWC and the brake operation force F when the assist hydraulic pressure PA decreases to zero becomes the second correlation S2. | 01-22-2009 |
20110278113 | BRAKE DEVICE - To make a brake device generate a required braking force, a hydraulic control section switches, according to the relative magnitude between the required braking force and a braking force exerted by braking operation, between drive of a pump motor and non-drive of the pump motor and a master cut valve reduces the flow of brake fluid in the direction to a master cylinder. By this, a wheel cylinder maintains hydraulic pressure capable of generating the required braking force. As a result, the pump motor is not necessarily always driven when the required braking force is generated, and the operating time period of the pump motor is reduced. As a result, a load on the pump motor is reduced to enhance durability of the pump motor. | 11-17-2011 |
20110320102 | VEHICLE TRAVEL CONTROL DEVICE - An ECU designates a value of a variation “V | 12-29-2011 |
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20100092767 | BONDING METHOD AND BONDED BODY - A bonding method includes applying a liquid material containing silicone materials to at least one of the first base member and the second base member so as to form a liquid film, drying the liquid film so as to obtain a bonding film on the at least one of the first base member and the second base member, heating the bonding film so as to cross-link the silicone materials contained in the bonding film to each other, and applying energy to the bonding film so as to develop adhesiveness around a surface of the bonding film so as to obtain a bonded body in which the first base member and the second base member are bonded to each other with the bonding film interposed between the first base member and the second base member. | 04-15-2010 |
20100092788 | BONDING METHOD AND BONDED BODY - A bonding method includes: a) applying a liquid material containing a silicone material to at least one of the first base member and the second base member so as to form a liquid film on the at least one of the base members; b) drying the liquid film so as to obtain the bonding film on the at least one of the first base member and the second base member; c) bringing plasma into contact with the bonding film so as to develop adhesiveness around a surface of the bonding film; and d) bringing the first base member and the second base member into contact with each other in a manner to interpose the bonding film on which adhesiveness is developed therebetween so as to obtain a bonded body in which the first base member and the second base member are bonded to each other with the bonding film interposed therebetween. | 04-15-2010 |
20100206474 | BONDING METHOD AND BONDED STRUCTURE - A bonding method includes: forming a liquid coating by supplying a polyester-modified silicone material-containing liquid material onto at least one of a first base material and a second base material prepared beforehand to be bonded to each other via a bonding film; drying and curing the liquid coating to obtain a bonding film on at least one of the first base material and the second base material; imparting energy to the bonding film to develop adhesion near a surface of the bonding film; and contacting the first base material and the second base material via the bonding film so as to obtain a bonded structure in which the first base material and the second base material are bonded to each other via the bonding film. | 08-19-2010 |
20100304156 | BONDING METHOD AND BONDED STRUCTURE - A bonding method includes: preparing a first base material and a second base material to be bonded to each other via a bonding film; forming a liquid coating by supplying a polyester-modified silicone material-containing liquid material onto at least one of the first base material and the second base material, the polyester-modified silicone material being a product of dehydrocondensation reaction between a polyester resin obtained by esterification reaction of trimethylolpropane with terephthalic acid and a silicone material that has a branched polyorganosiloxane backbone having a unit structure represented by chemical formula (1) below at a branched portion, a unit structure represented by at least one of chemical formulae (2) and (3) below at a linking portion, and a unit structure represented by at least one of chemical formulae (4) and (5) below at a terminal portion, | 12-02-2010 |
20100304157 | BONDING METHOD AND BONDED STRUCTURE - A bonding method includes: forming a liquid coating by supplying a polyester-modified silicone material-containing liquid material onto at least one of a first base material and a second base material prepared beforehand to be bonded to each other via a bonding film, the polyester-modified silicone material being a product of dehydrocondensation reaction between a polyester resin obtained by esterification reaction of trimethylolpropane with terephthalic acid and a silicone material that has a branched polyorganosiloxane backbone having a unit structure represented by chemical formula (1) below at a branched portion, a unit structure represented by at least one of chemical formulae (2) and (3) below at a linking portion, and a unit structure represented by at least one of chemical formulae (4) and (5) below at a terminal portion, | 12-02-2010 |
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20100128128 | SURROUNDING RECOGNITION ASSISTING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A surrounding recognition assisting device for a vehicle includes an image receiving portion for receiving a captured footage, which is configured with plural frames captured by an image capturing device for capturing a view around the vehicle, a target image area-detecting portion for detecting an image area including a picture element belonging to a predetermined color space corresponding to a display color of a direction indicator within a target frame out of plural frames, as a target image area, a residual image generating portion for applying a predetermined weighting to an image within the target image area to generate a residual image, and a display image generating portion for superimposing the residual image on at least one of frames following the target frame so that the residual image is superimposed on the frame at a corresponding coordinate to generate a display image to be displayed on a display device. | 05-27-2010 |
20100134264 | VEHICLE SURROUNDING CONFIRMATION APPARATUS - According to an aspect of this disclosure, a vehicle surrounding confirmation apparatus includes a narrow-field-of-view image generating portion generating a narrow-field-of-view image, showing a portion of a vehicle surrounding, from a captured image of the vehicle surrounding obtained by an image capturing portion, an obstacle recognizing portion recognizing an obstacle existing at the vehicle surrounding, a determining portion determining whether or not the obstacle, recognized by the obstacle recognizing portion, is included within the narrow-field-of-view image, an obstacle image extracting portion extracting an area, in which an image of the obstacle is shown, from the captured image as an obstacle image, when the obstacle, recognized by the obstacle recognizing portion, is not determined to be included within the narrow-field-of-view image, and a display image generating portion generating a display image from the narrow-field-of-view image and the obstacle image, thereby outputting the generated display image to a monitor. | 06-03-2010 |
20110075023 | SUBSTRATE HOLDING APPARATUS - A substrate holding apparatus includes a case having a case body and a case cover, a plurality of substrates held in the case in a thickness direction of the substrates, and a plurality of support portions formed at the case body, the plurality of support portions constituting a plurality of support portion groups, the support portions including end surfaces whose heights in the thickness direction are the same in each of the support portion groups, the heights of the end surfaces of the support portions in one of the plurality of support portion groups being different from the heights of the end surfaces of the support portions in the other of the plurality of support portion groups, one of the substrates including a peripheral edge portion having guide grooves into which the support portions in one of the plurality of support portion groups are inserted. | 03-31-2011 |
20130101211 | TARGET LOCATION DETERMINATION DEVICE - Provided is a target location determination device that is able to accurately recognize a color pattern as well as reducing the calculation load, even when using a color camera and a color target. The target location determination device is provided with a grayscaling profile storage portion that stores a grayscaling profile according to which the luminance difference between a first monochrome color converted from a first color and a second monochrome color converted from a second color of a target is greater than the luminance difference between the first color and the second color, and a grayscaling portion that converts color image data into grayscale image data using the grayscaling profile. | 04-25-2013 |
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20090115919 | Flat Panel Display - Space is decreased in the direction of thickness on a side of a substrates mounted on a back of a flat panel display to adapt requirement for increasing and thinning its size, and most flat panel displays forcibly radiate heat with a fan provided thereon. The present invention provides a flat panel display having fewer heat radiating fans to secure a channel for causing a heat radiating air to flow. Portions where electronic circuit device on a back of a display panel are mounted are divided into three: left; center; and right portions; with a main frame as a border, the electronic circuit device are constructed of four module substrates, the substrate which is the greatest in heating value in the four module substrates (hereinafter referred to as a substrate) is arranged in the center portion and the substrates which are the smallest and the second smallest in heating value therein are arranged in the same portion. | 05-07-2009 |
20120194499 | FLAT PANEL DISPLAY - A flat panel display apparatus includes a plasma display panel, a power supply substrate, a signal processing substrate, a Y sustaining substrate, and an X sustaining substrate. The power supply substrate, the signal processing substrate, the Y sustaining substrate and the X sustaining substrate are arranged at a back of the plasma display panel. When viewing the plasma display panel from the back, the power supply substrate is arranged at a center portion of the plasma display panel, the Y sustaining substrate is arranged at one of a left and right side of the plasma display panel, the X sustaining substrate is arranged at the other of the left and right side, and the signal processing substrate is arranged under the X sustaining substrate. A circuit substrate other than the power supply substrate, the Y sustaining substrate, and the X sustaining substrate is arranged under the power supply substrate. | 08-02-2012 |
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20090296905 | TELEPHONE SYSTEM AND GROUP PICKUP PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a telephone system includes a plurality of telephone exchange apparatuses being connected to a communication network, and include telephone terminals, a memory stores a group table indicating correlation between groups made by dividing the telephone terminals, terminal IDs to specify telephone terminals belonging to the groups, and node IDs to specify the telephone exchange apparatus, an acquisition module refers to the group table, and acquire information about an incoming call including a node ID and a corresponding group terminal ID. For two or more candidates, from a telephone exchange apparatus belonging to a corresponding group, based on the reference result, and a controller selects a telephone terminal corresponding to information about an arbitrary incoming call from the information about candidate incoming calls obtained from the acquisition module based on a preset condition, and pick up an incoming call to the selected telephone terminal. | 12-03-2009 |
20100080217 | Sip Telephone System and Method for Controlling Line Key Display - According to one embodiment, a SIP telephone system includes a plurality of terminals each configured to include a plurality line keys configured to blink or light and distinguish a plurality of lines, and an SIP server apparatus configured to house the plurality of terminals and be connected to a communication network, and establish communication among the terminals via a selected line in a case where an arbitrary line key is selected from among the plurality of line keys by the terminals, wherein the SIP server apparatus includes a transmitter which adds each item of identification information of the plurality of line keys to be selection candidates to a control message, to transmit the identification information to the terminals, and each of the terminals includes a controller which blinks or lights the corresponding-line key among the plurality of line keys based on the identification information. | 04-01-2010 |
20110158234 | TELEPHONE EXCHANGE SYSTEM, TELEPHONE EXCHANGE APPARATUS, AND TELEPHONE TERMINAL - According to one embodiment, a telephone exchange system includes a plurality of telephone terminals and a telephone exchange apparatus. The plurality of telephone terminals connected to a communication network. The telephone exchange apparatus registers the telephone terminals through the communication network, and execute multicast packet transmission of media signal including at least one of picture, voice, and data to the telephone terminals connected to the communication network. A first telephone terminal of the telephone terminals comprises a packet transfer configured to convert a received multicast packet into a unicast packet receivable by a second telephone terminal, and sends the converted unicast packet to the second telephone terminal. | 06-30-2011 |
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20080269349 | Gene expression regulating agent - An object of the invention is to provide a gene expression regulating agent which includes astaxanthin and/or its ester as an effective ingredient; and a food and drink having an effect of regulating gene expression which includes astaxanthin and/or its ester. Abnormal gene expression due to, for example, oxidative stress can be treated, improved, and/or prevented, and diseases caused by the abnormal gene expression can be treated, improved, and/or prevented. A gene expression regulating agent which includes astaxanthin and/or its ester as an effective ingredient; and a food and drink having an effect of regulating gene expression which includes astaxanthin and/or its ester are provided and are useful for treating, improving, and/or preventing the symptom caused by the abnormal gene expression, that is, excessive expression or suppression of expression. | 10-30-2008 |
20090299036 | AGENT FOR PREVENTING ARTERIOSCLEROSIS, AGENT FOR SUPPRESSING VASCULAR INTIMAL THICKENING AND AGENT FOR IMPROVING VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION - There is provided an agent having at least one of an improving effect on vascular endothelial functions and an inhibitory effect on vascular intimal thickening, as well as a prophylactic of arteriosclerosis, which have excellent safety, improve functions associated with the vascular endothelium, have effects of preventing various diseases associated with vascular endothelial functions and of inhibiting vascular intimal thickening, and may be expected to provide prophylactic effect on arteriosclerosis or the like. The agents of the present invention contain, as an active component: (a) Xaa-Pro-Pro, (b) a hydrolysate of animal milk casein containing Xaa-Pro-Pro, or a concentrate thereof, or (c) a fermentation product containing Ile-Pro-Pro and/or Val-Pro-Pro obtained by fermenting a starting material containing milk protein with a bacterial strain of the species | 12-03-2009 |
20150057365 | GENE EXPRESSION REGULATING AGENT - An object of the invention is to provide a gene expression regulating agent which includes astaxanthin and/or its ester as an effective ingredient; and a food and drink having an effect of regulating gene expression which includes astaxanthin and/or its ester. Abnormal gene expression due to, for example, oxidative stress can be treated, improved, and/or prevented, and diseases caused by the abnormal gene expression can be treated, improved, and/or prevented. A gene expression regulating agent which includes astaxanthin and/or its ester as an effective ingredient; and a food and drink having an effect of regulating gene expression which includes astaxanthin and/or its ester are provided and are useful for treating, improving, and/or preventing the symptom caused by the abnormal gene expression, that is, excessive expression or suppression of expression. | 02-26-2015 |