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Yoko Ban-Ya, Miyagi JP
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20110167960 | Flux for refining steel of low nitrogen, low oxygen and low sulfur - Disclosed is a steelmaking flux which makes it possible to produce steel of extremely low contents of oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur. The flux consists of, by weight, CaO: 30-57%, Al | 07-14-2011 |
Yoko Daikokuya, Hiroshima-City JP
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20090129105 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE OF VEHICLE - A vehicle is equipped with a slide door, a seat provided near an ingress-egress opening, and an ingress-action detector to detect a passenger's ingress action through the ingress-egress opening. The vehicle is further equipped with an illumination device which comprises lower illuminators which are configured to illuminate lower areas which are located below a beltline of the vehicle such that a passenger's upper body is not illuminated, vehicle-inside upper illuminators which are configured to illuminate an upper-specified area in the vehicle compartment which is located above the beltline, and an illumination controller to control the illuminators. When the ingress action is detected by the ingress-action detector, the illumination controller prohibits the illuminations of the illuminators and starts the illuminations of the illuminators. | 05-21-2009 |
Yoko Endo, Osaka-Shi JP
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20090209599 | Eye drop containing roflumilast - An object of the present invention is to enhance the efficacy of roflumilast in an eye drop containing roflumilast as an active ingredient. By formulating at least one type of viscosity-increasing agent in the eye drop containing roflumilast as an active ingredient, an eye drop in which the efficacy of roflumilast is enhanced can be prepared. | 08-20-2009 |
Yoko Fujimoto, Tokyo-To JP
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20100110276 | Imaging apparatus - An imaging apparatus includes a main body, a handle, and a pad unit. The main body includes therein an imaging element which converts incident light coming through a lens into an electric signal. The handle is attached to a top face of the main body. The pad unit is attached to the handle and includes a case, a speaker incorporated in the case, a sound emitting part formed on the case to externally emit sound from the speaker, and an ear pad attached to the case. The pad unit is attached to the handle so as to turn around a rotation axis which is positioned not to pass the center of the sound emitting part. The sound emitting part is configured to move in the direction of an optical axis of the lens according to the turn of the pad unit. | 05-06-2010 |
Yoko Futagi, Lawrenceville, NJ US
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20080294440 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING PRONUNCIATION DIFFICULTIES OF NON-NATIVE SPEAKERSL - The present disclosure presents a useful metric for assessing the relative difficulty which non-native speakers face in pronouncing a given utterance and a method and systems for using such a metric in the evaluation and assessment of the utterances of non-native speakers. In an embodiment, the metric may be based on both known sources of difficulty for language learners and a corpus-based measure of cross-language sound differences. The method may be applied to speakers who primarily speak a first language speaking utterances in any non-native second language. | 11-27-2008 |
20090197225 | READING LEVEL ASSESSMENT METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR HIGH-STAKES TESTING APPLICATIONS - A computer-implemented method, system, and computer program product for automatically assessing text difficulty. Text reading difficulty predictions are expressed on a scale that is aligned with published reading standards. Two distinct difficulty models are provided for informational and literary texts. A principal components analysis implemented on a large collection of texts is used to develop independent variables accounting for strong intercorrelations exhibited by many important linguistic features. Multiple dimensions of text variation are addressed, including new dimensions beyond syntactic complexity and semantic difficulty. Feedback about text difficulty is provided in a hierarchically structured format designed to support successful text adaptation efforts. The invention ensures that resulting text difficulty estimates are unbiased with respect to genre, are highly correlated with estimates provided by human experts, and are based on a more realistic model of the aspects of text variation that contribute to observed difficulty variation. | 08-06-2009 |
20100036654 | Systems and methods for identifying collocation errors in text - Systems and methods for detecting collocation errors in a text sample using a reference database from a corpus are provided. Collocation candidates are identified within the text sample based upon syntactic patterns in the text sample. Whether a given collocation candidate contains a collocation error is detected, the detecting including: determining a first association measure using the reference database for the given collocation candidate; determining whether the first association measure satisfies a predetermined condition and identifying the given collocation candidate as proper if the first association measure satisfies the predetermined condition; determining an additional association measure for a variation of the given collocation candidate using the reference database; and determining whether or not the collocation candidate contains an error based upon the additional association measure of the variation. | 02-11-2010 |
20120150534 | Computer-Implemented Systems and Methods for Determining a Difficulty Level of a Text - Systems and methods are provided for determining a difficulty level of a text. A determination is made as to a number of cohesive devices present in a text. A further determination is made as to a number of cohesive devices expected in the text. A cohesiveness metric is calculated based on the number of cohesive devices present in the text and the number of cohesive devices expected in the text, where the cohesiveness metric is used to identify a difficulty level of the text. | 06-14-2012 |
20130309639 | Reading Level Assessment Method, System, and Computer Program Product for High-Stakes Testing Applications - A computer-implemented method, system, and computer program product for automatically assessing text difficulty. Text reading difficulty predictions are expressed on a scale that is aligned with published reading standards. Two distinct difficulty models are provided for informational and literary texts. A principal components analysis implemented on a large collection of texts is used to develop independent variables accounting for strong intercorrelations exhibited by many important linguistic features. Multiple dimensions of text variation are addressed, including new dimensions beyond syntactic complexity and semantic difficulty. Feedback about text difficulty is provided in a hierarchically structured format designed to support successful text adaptation efforts. The invention ensures that resulting text difficulty estimates are unbiased with respect to genre, are highly correlated with estimates provided by human experts, and are based on a more realistic model of the aspects of text variation that contribute to observed difficulty variation. | 11-21-2013 |
20140295399 | Systems and Methods for Evaluating Susceptibility of Automated Scoring Engines to Gaming Behavior - Systems and methods are provided for determining a susceptibility of a computer-implemented automated scoring engine to gaming strategies. A plurality of responses to a prompt are provided to a computer-implemented automated scoring engine to receive a first set of scores. A first transformation is performed on each of the plurality of responses to generate a first set of transformed responses. The first set of transformed responses is provided to the computer-implemented automatic scoring engine to receive a second set of scores, and a gaming susceptibility metric is determined based on the first set of scores and the second set of scores. | 10-02-2014 |
Yoko Gozu, Kanagawa JP
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20110052740 | Skin Circulation-Improving Agent And Skin Temperature-Elevating Agent - Skin blood circulation is improved, skin temperature is increased, or shoulder stiffness or sensitivity to cold is prevented or improved by using, as an active ingredient, at least one of the members selected from the group consisting of an Arabian jasmine (matsurika, jasmin sambac) extract, a damask rose ( | 03-03-2011 |
Yoko Hamada, Shizuoka JP
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20100112616 | NOVEL BETA-GALACTOSIDE-a2,6-SIALYLTRANSFERASE, A GENE ENCODING THEREOF, AND A METHOD FOR ENHANCING ENZYME ACTIVITY - The present invention provides an extremely useful and novel β-galactoside-α2,6-sialyltransferase having an optimum reaction pH in a neutral to alkaline range, and a nucleic acid encoding the sialyltransferase. The present invention further provides a vector carrying a nucleic acid encoding the sialyltransferase, and a host cell transformed with the vector, as well as a method for producing a recombinant β-galactoside-α2,6-sialyltransferase. | 05-06-2010 |
Yoko Hasegawa, Numazu City JP
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20080275057 | Compounds with anti-cancer activity - Novel substituted azole diones are provided that kill cells, suppress cell proliferation, suppress cell growth, abrogate the cell cycle G2 checkpoint and/or cause adaptation to G2 cell cycle arrest. Methods of making and using the invention compounds are provided. The invention provides substituted azole diones to treat cell proliferation disorders. The invention includes the use of substituted azole diones to selectively kill or suppress cancer cells without additional anti-cancer treatment. The invention includes the use of cell cycle G2-checkpoint-abrogating substituted azole diones to selectively sensitize cancer cells to DNA damaging reagents, treatments and/or other types of anti-cancer reagents. | 11-06-2008 |
20110092514 | COMPOUNDS WITH ANTI-CANCER ACTIVITY - Novel substituted azole diones are provided that kill cells, suppress cell proliferation, suppress cell growth, abrogate the cell cycle G2 checkpoint and/or cause adaptation to G2 cell cycle arrest. Methods of making and using the invention compounds are provided. The invention provides substituted azole diones to treat cell proliferation disorders. The invention includes the use of substituted azole diones to selectively kill or suppress cancer cells without additional anti-cancer treatment. The invention includes the use of cell cycle G2-checkpoint-abrogating substituted azole diones to selectively sensitize cancer cells to DNA damaging reagents, treatments and/or other types of anti-cancer reagents. | 04-21-2011 |
Yoko Hayashi, Kakogawa-Shi JP
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20100016480 | SURFACE SIZING AGENT AND USE THEREOF - A surface sizing agent is provided which has excellent dispersion stability, enables impartation of high sizing performance under a wide range of use conditions, irrespective of the characteristics of water used for sizing (hardness, pH, etc.) and the type of paper, and has low foaming property and good coating workability. Specifically, in a dispersion-type surface sizing agent obtained by emulsion polymerization of a monomer composition in the presence of a degraded dextrin, 20-40 parts by weight of a degraded dextrin having a weight average molecular weight of 26000-50000, obtained by enzyme denaturation of a waxy corn starch, are allowed to exist to 100 parts by weight of the total amount of the monomer composition, and the monomer composition includes (a) 10-35% by weight of at least one type of (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester, (b) 40-80% by weight of other copolymerizable hydrophobic monomer, and (c) 1-10% by weight of a strong acid group-containing monomer. | 01-21-2010 |
20140017505 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CATIONIC SURFACE SIZING AGENT, AND SIZING AGENT OBTAINED BY METHOD - The present invention relates to a method for producing a cationic surface sizing agent, and contains a first step of obtaining a copolymer (A) by solution-polymerizing a monomer mixture which contains a monomer having a tertiary amino group (a) in the amount of 15 to 45% by weight, a (meth)acrylic acid ester (b) in the amount of 15 to 85% by weight, and styrenes (c) in the amount of 0 to 70% by weight in the presence of a chain transfer agent; a second step of obtaining a copolymer (B) by polymerizing the copolymer (A) and a nonionic hydrophilic monomer (d); a third step of obtaining a copolymer (C) by polymerizing the copolymer (B) and a hydrophobic monomer (e) in the absence of a surfactant; and a fourth step of obtaining a quaternary ammonium salt of the copolymer (C) by quaternizing a tertiary amino group present in the copolymer (C). | 01-16-2014 |
20140023872 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CATIONIC SURFACE SIZING AGENT, AND SIZING AGENT OBTAINED BY METHOD - The present invention relates to a method for producing a cationic surface sizing agent, and contains a first step of obtaining a copolymer (A) by solution-polymerizing a monomer mixture containing a monomer having a tertiary amino group (a), a specific (meth)acrylic acid ester (b) and styrenes (c) in the specific proportion in the presence of a chain transfer agent; a second step of obtaining a copolymer (B) by polymerizing the copolymer (A) and a hydrophobic monomer (d), in order to have a specific proportion of the copolymer (A), in an oxidation-reduction system using a water-soluble free-radical initiator and a heavy metal salt in the absence of a surfactant; and a third step of obtaining a quaternary ammonium salt of the copolymer (B) by quaternizing a tertiary amino group present in the copolymer (B). | 01-23-2014 |
Yoko Hayashi, Tsukuba-Shi JP
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20100249119 | HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND AND USE THEREOF - The present invention provides a heterocyclic compound having a strong Raf inhibitory activity, which is represented by the following formula | 09-30-2010 |
Yoko Hirai, Kanagawa-Ken JP
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20100210570 | LINCOMYCIN DERIVATIVES AND ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS COMPRISING THE SAME AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT - An objective of the present invention is to provide compounds of formula (1) or their pharmacologically acceptable salts or solvates wherein A represents aryl; R | 08-19-2010 |
Yoko Hirohara, Tokyo JP
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20080246921 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPTOMETRY - To provide an eye examination apparatus and an eye examination method that make it possible to measure eyesight or contrast sensitivity in the binocular viewing state and further make it possible to measure optical characteristics in such an appropriate binocular viewing state. An eye examination apparatus | 10-09-2008 |
Yoko Hoshino, Hiroshima-City JP
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20090248257 | SEAT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - An egress-start determining device determines a start of egress of a passenger seated in a seat of a vehicle. A completion determining device determines completion of a driver's head moving out of a door opening of the vehicle after the start of egress of the passenger. A seat-sitting-face height adjusting device adjusts a height of a sitting face of the seat in such a manner that the height is adjusted to a first height during a time from the start of egress of the passenger to the completion of the driver's head moving out of the door opening of the vehicle, and the height is adjusted to a second height after the completion of the driver's head moving out of the door opening of the vehicle. | 10-01-2009 |
Yoko Iida, Los Angeles, CA US
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20080239681 | CARABINER UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS HUB - A connector hub apparatus is provided that has a carabiner clip connected to one or more portions of the apparatus. The apparatus can utilize a locking or non-locking type carabiner clip to secure the hub to a bag, belt loop, etc. for quick and easy transport of the apparatus. The hub apparatus can also be clipped around a group of wires or cables to securely fasten the hub in a position off the user's desktop, thus freeing up desk space. In one embodiment, the hub apparatus has an integrated upstream cable and plug that folds out from the apparatus, thereby eliminating the need to carry an upstream cable with the hub apparatus when traveling. | 10-02-2008 |
Yoko Iijima, Chiba JP
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20100209969 | GERANIOL SYNTHASE, METHODS OF PRODUCTION AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to novel type of monoterpene synthase, a key enzyme in the production of the monoterpene aroma compound geraniol. More specifically, the present invention relates to nucleic acid sequences coding for GES from flowers and herbs species, in particular sweet basil, as well as to vectors containing the sequences, to host cells containing the sequences and to methods of producing recombinant GES, its products, and uses thereof. | 08-19-2010 |
Yoko Inoue, Tokyo JP
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20080239171 | Image displaying apparatus and display controlling device - An image displaying apparatus includes laser light sources corresponding to a plurality of colors, while at least one of the laser light sources corresponding to one of the colors includes a plurality of wavelength conversion laser light sources corresponding to a mutually same color and has a plurality of outputs. The image displaying apparatus is operable to display a color image by causing a spatial modulation element to perform a spatial modulation process on laser beams output from the laser light sources by using a field sequential method. When the spatial modulation element performs the spatial modulation process on the laser beams output from one of the laser light sources (e.g., the green laser light source) having a plurality of outputs, a drive controlling device causes green laser emitting units serving as the wavelength conversion laser light sources to sequentially output pulses so that the laser beams output from the green laser emitting units continuously form substantially constant laser outputs that have substantially the same peak power as each other. | 10-02-2008 |
20080259605 | Illumination light source and image display apparatus - An illumination light source includes a coherent light source in which a plurality of light emitting points that emit coherent light beams are arranged in a one-dimensional array; and a light magnifying unit that magnifies the coherent light beams that are emitted from the light emitting points so that a diameter of light emitted from the coherent light source in a direction perpendicular to a direction of arrangement of the light emitting points is larger than a diameter in the direction of arrangement of the light emitting points. The illumination light source also includes an optical fiber; and a light-converging optical system in which a magnification is set such that light emitted from the light magnifying unit is coupled to the optical fiber, based on a maximum diameter of the light emitted from the light magnifying unit. | 10-23-2008 |
20090052203 | Illumination light source and image display apparatus - A coherent light source includes a plurality of light emitting points arranged in one-dimensional array. A beam shaping unit shapes a light beam so that a diameter of a light emitted from the coherent light source in a direction perpendicular to a direction of the light emitting point array is larger than a diameter in the direction of the light emitting point array, and an intensity distribution of the light emitted from each of the light emitting points is uniform. A magnification of a focusing optical system is set such that a light emitted from the beam shaping unit is coupled to an optical fiber based on a maximum diameter of the light emitted from the beam shaping unit. | 02-26-2009 |
20090122416 | Laser light beam coupling apparatus - Plural collimator lenses are arranged corresponding to plural laser light sources to collimate light beams emitted from the laser light sources into substantially parallel light beams, respectively. A condenser lens focuses the substantially parallel light beams. A coupling optical element, on which light beams focused by the condenser lens are incident, couples the light beams into a single light beam. The laser light sources are arranged such that a longitudinal direction of an emitting region of each of the laser light sources is coincident with a radial direction of the condenser lens. | 05-14-2009 |
20100074580 | LIGHT SOURCE UNIT AND IMAGE DISPLAYING APPARATUS - A light source unit includes a laser element that includes a plurality of light emitting points that are arranged along one direction on an end face thereof and irradiates laser beams having a spread in a spreading direction that is perpendicular to the one direction. A cylindrical lens held by a first body tube collimates the laser beams in block. Circular lenses held by a second body tube condense the collimated beams into an inlet of an optical fiber. The first body part and the second body part are positioned and directly coupled to each other so that an optical axis of the cylindrical lens accords with that of the circular lenses. | 03-25-2010 |
20110228230 | LASER LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A laser light source device has a laser light source for emitting a laser beam, a laser driver for driving the laser light source, a light-collecting lens for collecting the laser beam and reflecting a part of the laser beam, an optical sensor for receiving a reflected laser beam which has been reflected by the light-collecting lens and outputting a detection signal corresponding to intensity of the reflected laser beam, and a controller for controlling driving of the laser light source by the laser driver in accordance with the detection signal, and the light-collecting lens is disposed in a eccentric-rotated state so that an optical axis of the light-collecting lens has a tilt with respect to a central ray of the laser beam being incident on the light-collecting lens. | 09-22-2011 |
20110280272 | LASER LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - A laser light source device including: a laser light source that emits laser beams from a plurality of light emitting points; and a polarization rotating unit that is arranged on a light axis of a laser beam output from one or a plurality of light emitting points of the laser light source, wherein the polarization rotating unit rotates a polarization of the laser beam output from one or a plurality of light emitting points by about 90°. | 11-17-2011 |
20140091198 | LASER OUTPUT MEASUREMENT MECHANISM - A laser output measurement mechanism includes a light splitter that is disposed in a state rotated by a predetermined angle about an optical axis of laser light incident thereon, and that reflects a part of the laser light according to a Fresnel reflectivity that depends on a polarization direction and an incident angle of the laser light at a reflection surface thereof, and a light detector that measures an intensity of the laser light reflected by the light splitter. | 04-03-2014 |
20140285804 | LASER OUTPUT MEASURING APPARATUS - A laser output measuring apparatus in which an optical separator is disposed in a position that is rotated by a predetermined angle about an optical axis of a laser beam converged by a lens, and further rotated by a predetermined angle about the optical axis of the laser beam and a straight line perpendicular to an incident surface of the laser beam. | 09-25-2014 |
20140300873 | LASER LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A laser light source apparatus includes: a laser light source that emits a laser beam; a condenser lens that converges the laser beam emitted from the laser light source; and a light guide unit that propagates and outputs the laser beam converged by the condenser lens, and the laser beam converged by the condenser lens is made incident at an angle other than perpendicular to an incident end face of the light guide unit. | 10-09-2014 |
Yoko Inoue, Matsudo-Shi JP
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20080288518 | CONTENT DATA BLOCK PROCESSING - The present invention provides a method for processing content data. The method comprises buffering a sequence of received compressed content data blocks ( | 11-20-2008 |
Yoko Ishihara, Saitama JP
Yoko Ishihara, Itabashi-Ku JP
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20080240993 | IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY TEST TOOL - An objective of the present invention is to provide an immunochromatography test tool having high detection sensitivity without leakage of a test solution to a space formed between an edge of a test piece and edge of a lower cover, in an immunochromatography test tool utilizing an antigen-antibody reaction. The immunochromatography test tool includes an upper cover having a test solution dropping window and a test result detection window, a lower cover having a test piece setting guide, and a test piece housed between the upper cover and the lower cover. In the test tool, contact angles of inner surfaces of the upper and lower covers are 60° to 150° with respect to water. The inner surfaces of the upper and lower covers are preferably subjected to a water repellent treatment. | 10-02-2008 |
Yoko Iwakaji, Kanagawa-Ken JP
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20110193049 | MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - According to one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a memory device is disclosed. The method includes forming a silicon diode. At least an upper portion of the silicon diode is made of a semiconductor material containing silicon and doped with impurity. The method includes forming a metal layer made of a metal on the silicon diode. The method includes forming a metal nitride layer made of a nitride of the metal on the metal layer. The method includes forming a resistance change film. In addition, the method includes reacting the metal layer with the silicon diode and the metal nitride layer by heat treatment to form an electrode film containing the metal, silicon, and nitrogen. | 08-11-2011 |
20110227025 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a word line interconnection layer, a bit line interconnection layer and a pillar. The word line interconnection layer includes a plurality of word lines which extend in a first direction. The bit line interconnection layer includes a plurality of bit lines which extend in a second direction crossing over the first direction. The pillar is arranged between each of the word lines and each of the bit lines. The pillar includes a silicon diode and a variable resistance film, and the silicon diode includes a p-type portion and an n-type portion. The word line interconnection layer and the bit line interconnection layer are alternately stacked, and a compressive force is applied to the silicon diode in a direction in which the p-type portion and the n-type portion become closer to each other. | 09-22-2011 |
20110233506 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile memory device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a resistance change portion and a select element. The resistance change portion is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode and configured to transition between a first resistance state and a second resistance state. The select element is provided between the resistance change portion and the first electrode and has a p-layer including a p-type semiconductor, an i-layer including an intrinsic semiconductor, and an n-layer including an n-type semiconductor. The select element contains an impurity having a smaller bandgap energy than the intrinsic semiconductor, and a concentration peak of the impurity in the i-layer is placed in a center portion of layer thickness of the i-layer. | 09-29-2011 |
20120091414 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a plurality of silicon films. The plurality of silicon films are disposed on one plane and are made of polysilicon containing an impurity. A crystal orientation of each of the silicon films is a (311) orientation. | 04-19-2012 |
20120235107 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile memory device includes a word line interconnect layer, a bit line interconnect layer, a pillar, and charge bearing members. The word line interconnect layer includes a plurality of word lines extending in a first direction. The bit line interconnect layer includes a plurality of bit lines extending in a second direction that intersects the first direction. The pillar is disposed between each of the word lines and each of the bit lines. The charge bearing members contain a negative fixed charge, and provided on side faces of the pillars. The pillars includes a diode film provided with a p-type layer and an n-type layer and a variable resistance film stacked on the diode film. The charge bearing member is disposed on side faces of the p-type layer, and is not disposed on side faces of the n-type layer. | 09-20-2012 |
Yoko Kato, Kashiwa-Shi JP
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20080310887 | TONER SUPPLYING ROLLER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A toner supplying roller is provided in which a polyurethane foam layer can be obtained without decreasing the reactivity of the polyurethane material, and in which contamination by a catalyst remaining in the polyurethane foam layer is suppressed, so that a good image can be obtained. Moreover, the toner supplying roller has suitable aperture cells in the surface, suitably performs the scraping off of the development residual toner and toner supply between the toner supplying roller and the developing roller, and forms a uniform toner thin film on the developing roller, so that a good image can be obtained. In a toner supplying roller including a polyurethane foam layer that is formed on the mandrel periphery using a polyurethane material including a polyol and a polyisocyanate, the polyol and the polyisocyanate have an amine number of 3 mg KOH/g or more and 15 mg KOH/g or less in total. | 12-18-2008 |
Yoko Kato, Tokyo JP
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20090258007 | Anti-Perp Antibody - The present invention provides an antibody which specifically recognizes three-dimensional structure of an extracellular region of a polypeptide encoded by PERP (p53 apoptosis effector related to PMP-22) gene and binds to the extracellular region. The antibody of the present invention is useful for treatment of various diseases which highly expresses a polypeptide encoded by the PERP gene. Also, a polypeptide encoded by the PERP gene or a cell expressing the polypeptide can be specifically detected by an immunological method using the antibody, so that the antibody is useful for diagnosis of various diseases related to PERP. | 10-15-2009 |
Yoko Kawada, Ibaraki JP
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20090062371 | ORAL PREPARATION FOR PROMOTING SYNTHESIS OF TISSUE COLLAGEN - An object of the present invention is to provide an oral preparation for promoting synthesis of tissue collagen, an oral preparation for promoting healing of skin wounds or an oral preparation for preventing or improving skin wrinkles or sagging, which is safe and has an excellent effect. The present invention can provide an oral preparation for promoting synthesis of tissue collagen, an oral preparation for promoting healing of skin wounds or an oral preparation for preventing or improving skin wrinkles or sagging, which comprises hydroxyproline or a salt thereof as an active ingredient. | 03-05-2009 |
Yoko Kawamura, Gifu JP
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20100121192 | METHOD FOR IMAGING BLOOD VESSEL, SYSTEM FOR IMAGING BLOOD VESSEL AND PROGRAM FOR IMAGING BLOOD VESSEL - The blood vessel imaging system includes a carriage for moving in a row direction an ultrasonic probe having a plurality of ultrasonic transducers arranged along a column direction and along the row direction. A computer repeats intermittent movement control for the carriage in shorter distance than a row pitch of the ultrasonic transducers along the row direction for each of a plurality of predetermined periods. Three-dimensional image processing or four-dimensional image processing is performed on the basis of a two-dimensional image and position information, the two-dimensional image being generated by making original image information, which is obtained by the ultrasonic transducers, two-dimensional in an ultrasonograph. The computer generates the images of a maximum diameter, a minimum diameter, and the difference between the maximum diameter and the minimum diameter for each measurement site in a carotid artery on the basis of the image processing result. | 05-13-2010 |
Yoko Kawamura, Gifu-Shi JP
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20110040181 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT - An image processing device acquires an ultrasound B-mode image sequence and creates an evaluation function of a mode of the longitudinal sectional shape of the carotid artery rendered in a frame following the frame that has already been modeled, thereby optimizing the evaluation function. The image processing device estimates and models the position and shape of the longitudinal sectional shape of the carotid artery for the following frame based on the optimization result, and performs the same for the subsequent frames. The image processing device outputs a variation of the carotid artery diameter in response to heartbeats based on the modeling result. | 02-17-2011 |
20110105901 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ULTRA-SONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - A computer | 05-05-2011 |
20110112402 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, STORAGE MEDIUM AND ULTRA-SONOGRAPH - A computer | 05-12-2011 |
Yoko Kimura, Amagasaki-Shi JP
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20090053379 | CEREAL BRAN GRANULE AND FOOD PREPARED USING THE SAME - The aim of the present invention is to provide a novel food material which comprises cereal bran containing plenty of dietary fiber, does not harm the volume of bakery products and cakes, and gives good taste to them, even when it is added to the dough of bakery products such as bread and cakes. Another aim of the present invention is to provide a food, such as bakery products, i.e. bread and cakes, which is prepared by using the novel food material of the present invention. The aims are attained by providing cereal bran granule obtained by granulating powdery composition which comprises powder of cereal bran, and a food prepared by using the cereal bran granule. | 02-26-2009 |
Yoko Kinoshita, Okayama-Ken JP
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20090011229 | OPTICAL MULTILAYER BODY - There is provided an optical laminate comprising a hard coat layer which is excellent in an antistatic effect as well as in optical properties. The optical laminate comprises a base material; and a hard coat layer provided on the base material directly or through other layer, wherein the hard coat layer comprises a resin and electroconductive fine particles, has a PV value, defined by the ratio of the weight of the electroconductive fine particles to the weight of the resin, in the range of 3 to 50, and has an antistatic property. | 01-08-2009 |
Yoko Kinoshita, Tochigi-Ken JP
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20090168168 | OPTICAL LAMINATED BODY - The present invention discloses an antistatic optical laminate. The optical laminate comprises a light transparent base material and at least an antistatic layer provided on the light transparent base material, wherein the antistatic layer comprises an electroconductive polymer as an antistatic agent, the surface of the antistatic layer has a concavoconvex shape, and the height of convexes in the antistatic layer is not less than 40 nm and not more than 300 nm. | 07-02-2009 |
Yoko Kudo, Shiga JP
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20090292012 | Therapeutic Agent - A therapeutic agent or prophylactic agent for a disease requiring an anti-foaming action for a cell and/or an inhibitory action for acyl-CoA cholesterol acyltransferase in treatment or prevention, characterized in that the therapeutic agent or prophylactic agent comprises as an effective ingredient a processed product derived from | 11-26-2009 |
20100317613 | ACTIVITY ENHANCER FOR DETOXIFYING ENZYME - It is intended to provide a drug, a food or a feed which has an effect of enhancing the activity of a second-phase detoxifying enzyme and an effect of increasing intracellular glutathione content. | 12-16-2010 |
Yoko Kudo, Otsu-Shi JP
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20090076136 | THERAPEUTIC AGENT - The present invention relates to a therapeutic agent or prophylactic agent for a disease accompanying an abnormality in an amount of insulin or insulin response, an insulin-mimetic action agent, a food, beverage, or feed, an agent for enhancement of glucose uptake into a cell, and an agent for inducing differentiation into an adipocyte, each comprising as an effective ingredient at least one compound selected from the group consisting of specified compounds having an insulin-mimetic action, derivatives thereof, and pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof. | 03-19-2009 |
Yoko Kurihara, Ashigarakami-Gun JP
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20100191729 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM AND COMPUTER DATA SIGNAL - An information processing apparatus includes a calculation unit, an information selection unit and an information retrieval unit. The calculation unit calculates a retrieval target level for each information based on time from when the information was stored in the past to the present. The retrieval target level for each information is used to determine as to whether or not each information is set as a retrieval target. The information selection unit selects some of the pieces of information as the retrieval targets based on the retrieval target levels calculated by the calculation unit. The information retrieval unit retrieves the some of the information selected by the information selection unit. | 07-29-2010 |
20100235610 | PROCESSING SYSTEM, PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A processing apparatus includes: an operation detection unit that detects an operation; a request unit that requests other processing apparatuses to transmit functions when the operation is detected by the operation detection unit; a receiving unit that receives replies in response to the requests of the request unit from the at least one of the other processing apparatuses; a selection unit that selects at least one of the other processing apparatuses from which the receiving unit has received the replies; and a communication unit that performs communication with the at least one of the other processing apparatuses selected by the selection unit. | 09-16-2010 |
Yoko Maeda, Itami-Shi JP
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20110121311 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a semiconductor substrate including a low-resistance nitride layer laminated on a substrate, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, a semiconductor substrate, and a semiconductor device. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor substrate of the present invention includes the following steps: A nitride substrate having a principal surface and a back surface opposite to the principal surface is prepared. Vapor-phase ions are implanted into the back surface of the nitride substrate. The back surface of the nitride substrate is bonded to a dissimilar substrate to form a bonded substrate. The nitride substrate is partially separated from the bonded substrate to form a laminated substrate including the dissimilar substrate and a nitride layer. The laminated substrate is heat-treated at a temperature over 700° C. | 05-26-2011 |
20130040437 | Method of Manufacturing Composite Substrate - A composite-substrate manufacturing method is provided with: a step of carrying out implantation of ions through a surface of a bulk substrate composed of the nitride compound semiconductor; a step of setting said surface of the bulk substrate against the second substrate, and bonding the bulk substrate and the second substrate together to obtain a bonded substrate; a step of elevating the temperature of the bonded substrate to a first temperature; a step of sustaining the first temperature for a fixed time; and a step of producing a composite substrate by severing the remaining portion of the bulk substrate from the bonded substrate; characterized in that a predetermined formula as for the first temperature, the thermal expansion coefficient of the first substrate, and the thermal expansion coefficient of the second substrate is satisfied. | 02-14-2013 |
20140103358 | Composite Substrate - An epitaxial-deposition composite substrate, of more than about 50 mm diameter, in which a nitride-compound semiconductor first substrate is bonded together with a second substrate of either identical or different material. The first substrate is ion-implanted, and on its nitrogen-face side is coated with a special film of thickness within a predetermined range. On a bonding side of the second substrate a special coating of thickness within the predetermined range is formed. The join created by the coated nitrogen-face side of the first substrate being bonded to the coated bonding side of the second substrate occupies at least 90% of the surface area where the two substrates meet. | 04-17-2014 |
Yoko Makiyori, Kyoto JP
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20110078664 | PROGRAM TRANSLATION METHOD AND NOTIFYING INSTRUCTION INSERTING METHOD - The present invention comprises: a converting step for converting a source program into a machine language program; an inserting step for inserting notifying instructions for notifying that the source program has been executed in the machine language program; and a program generating step for generating the executable program from the machine language program in which the notifying instructions are inserted. Further, in the inserting step, the notifying instructions are placed at the entry points of each basic block that constitutes the machine language program and the notifying instructions to which the same conditions as those of the conditional instruction groups are granted are placed at the entry points of conditional instruction groups provided in the machine language program. In the program generating step, identification information for identifying the notifying instructions is granted to each of the notifying instructions. According to this, the present invention enables analysis of the executed range in the program that includes the conditional instructions as well. | 03-31-2011 |
Yoko Mashige, Kanagawa JP
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20110129669 | NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR CRYSTAL AND ITS PRODUCTION METHOD - A method for efficiently producing a plate-like nitride semiconductor crystal having the desired principal plane in a simple method is provided. A raw material gas is fed to a seed crystal in which a ratio (L/W) of length L in a longitudinal direction and maximum width W, of a plane of projection obtained by projecting a crystal growth face on the seed crystal in a growth direction is from 2 to 400, and the maximum width W is 5 mm or less, thereby growing a plate-like semiconductor crystal on the seed crystal. | 06-02-2011 |
Yoko Matsuda, Ehime JP
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20100210028 | MEASURING METHOD USING BIOSENSOR - In a biosensor for measuring the concentration of an object to be analyzed by optical signal detection, when a liquid sample is supplied to a supply part ( | 08-19-2010 |
20100260411 | CHROMATOGRAPHY INSPECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR JUDGING DEGRADATION OF CHROMATOGRAPHY SPECIMEN - By measuring a luminance difference between predetermined two points or a luminance variation in a predetermined region in a state in which a liquid sample is developed in a chromatography specimen | 10-14-2010 |
20100273271 | SOLUTION MEASUREMENT METHOD AND SOLUTION MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A solution measurement method in which a specimen X stored in a capillary | 10-28-2010 |
20110053291 | METHOD FOR ANALYZING SAMPLE SOLUTION AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING SAMPLE SOLUTION - Disclosed is a method for analyzing a sample solution, including introducing a sample solution | 03-03-2011 |
Yoko Matsui, Sendai-Shi JP
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20100150510 | FLEXIBLE OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE, PROCESS FOR ITS PRODUCTION, AND EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION FOR FLEXIBLE OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES - The present invention provides a flexible optical waveguide in which at least one of a lower cladding layer, a core layer, and an upper cladding layer is composed of an epoxy film formed using an epoxy resin composition containing a polyglycidyl compound having a polyalkylene glycol chain(s) and at least two glycidyl groups or an epoxy film having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 100° C. or lower, a process for its production, and an epoxy resin composition for flexible optical waveguides. | 06-17-2010 |
Yoko Matsui, Tsukuba-Shi JP
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20100284664 | Production method of polyimide solution and fluorinated polyimide solution - The invention aims to provide a method by which a solution of polyimide can be easily obtained. Further, the invention aims to provide a fluorinated polyimide solution by which fluorinated polyimide excellent especially as an optical material and an electronic functional material can easily be produced. The production method of the soluble polyimide solution according to invention is characterized by mixing a mixture containing a polyamide acid, a cyclodehydration reagent, and a solvent by a rotation-revolution mixing method. Further, the fluorinated polyimide solution of the invention is a solution of polyimide defined by the following formula (II): | 11-11-2010 |
Yoko Matsunaga, Matsunaga JP
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20100029631 | CARBOXYLIC ACID COMPOUNDS AND MEDICINAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING THE SAME AS THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT - A compound represented by formula (I) | 02-04-2010 |
Yoko Matsushima, Osaka JP
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20090013204 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND MOBILE PHONE - An information processing device, for use in a mobile terminal unable to obtain power consumption information from an external source, which can estimate, based on an actual performance value, a battery life, power consumption for processing that changes depending on the usage by the user, and so on, and ensures execution of processing specified by the user for a specified period of time, the information processing device comprising a power consumption calculating unit which calculates, for each processing executed by the information processing device, power consumption information concerning an amount of power consumed by executing each processing; a request generating unit which compares the amount of power indicated by the power consumption information and a remaining amount of power of the information processing device, and generates a request to execute predetermined processing according to a result of the comparison; and a request processing unit which executes the predetermined processing in response to the generated request. | 01-08-2009 |
20110103764 | BROADCAST CONTENT RECORDING AND REPRODUCING SYSTEM - An input unit receives a viewing condition inputted by a user for a received broadcast content. A reproduction unit reproduces the broadcast content which meets the viewing condition while controlling a reproduction rate indicating a reproduction speed of the broadcast content. | 05-05-2011 |
Yoko Matsuzaki, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20090167101 | Over-mold stator assembly and process for preparation thereof - A stator assembly and a method for making a stator assembly wherein the stator assembly is over-molded with thermally conductive and electrically insulating polymer composition. The stator core of the stator assembly is coated with adhesive component to provide higher heat transfer at the interface of stator core and over-molded insulator and coil. | 07-02-2009 |
20090179506 | Encapsulated stator assembly and process for preparation thereof - An encapsulated stator assembly comprising a stator core of laminated electromagnetic steel sheets and containing wire wound coils; an insulator covering the stator core positioned between the stator core and the wire wound coils; wherein an encapsulating polymer composition substantially encapsulates the stator core and the wire wound coils and the insulator and an adhesive component is interfaced between the stator core and the encapsulating polymer composition and wherein the encapsulating polymer composition comprises a thermally conductive polymer composition having a thermal conductivity of at least about 0.6 W/mK. A method for making the encapsulated stator assembly is also part of the invention. | 07-16-2009 |
Yoko Miyamoto, Ebina JP
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20080280226 | Polyimide film, image-forming apparatus, method for producing the polyimide film, and method for producing the intermediate transfer belt - A polyimide film having a polyimide as the primary constituent and containing at least a polymeric electroconductive material, wherein | 11-13-2008 |
Yoko Mori, Ushiku-Shi JP
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20090209475 | Sulfonated sugar compounds, pharmaceutical compositions which contain the same, and methods of treating tumors with the same - Sulfoquinovosylacyl propanediol compounds represented by formula (I): | 08-20-2009 |
20100298246 | Sulfonated sugar compounds, pharmaceutical compositions which contain the same, and methods of treating tumors with the same - Sulfoquinovosylacyl propanediol compounds represented by formula (I): | 11-25-2010 |
Yoko Mori, Hokkaido JP
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20110158908 | CYCLOSPORIN A-BINDING PROTEIN - Disclosed are: a composition and a method for the diagnosis and/or the treatment of a CSABP-related disease, the regulation of the proliferation of an RNA virus and the regulation of an RNA-metabolizing system, which targets a cyclosporin A-binding protein (CSABP); a method for the screening of a component that targets a CSABP; a composition and a method for the detection/inhibition of CsA, NS5B or cyclosphilin B by utilizing a CSABP; a promoter for a CSABP; a method for the screening of a substance capable of regulating the expression of a CSABP by utilizing the promoter; and a method for the determination of the occurrence or clinical stage of a CSABP-related disease. | 06-30-2011 |
Yoko Nagai, Nagareyama-Shi JP
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20100109347 | Incubator - In an incubator according to the present invention, physical condition of a newborn is less likely to get out of order though a hand insertion window can easily be opened by operation with, for example, an elbow instead of a hand. A latch in a latch mechanism has a spiral face that extends to at least part of the periphery of a rotation shaft that extends along a side of a newborn chamber. A releasing member in the latch mechanism presses the spiral face of the latch by movement along the side of the newborn chamber and rotates the latch from a holding position to a releasing position for a hand insertion door. In addition, even if the latch in the latch mechanism rotates about the rotation shaft between the holding and releasing positions for the hand insertion door, the releasing member does not rotate. | 05-06-2010 |
20120238798 | Incubator - A hand insertion door board is attached to the peripheral portion of each hand insertion window formed in an outside portion of a newborn infant container of an incubator. A holding portion is formed on one side portion of the hand insertion door board in the lateral direction. A bracket which pivotally supports a support shaft having a vertical axis is attached to the holding portion. A latch lever is pivotally supported by the support shaft of the bracket. A press lever which releases latching operation of the latch lever is pivotally attached by using the support shaft of the bracket. When the press lever is pressed against the biasing force of a compression coil spring, the press lever presses projecting pieces of the latch lever to make the latch lever pivot about the support shaft to the release position. | 09-20-2012 |
Yoko Nakadozono, Osaka JP
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20110003958 | Biopolymer Originating in Eucommia Ulmoides - Provided is an eucommia-derived biopolymer, which is obtained by biologically decaying an eucommia to obtain an eucommia decomposition product, and washing the eucommia decomposition product. The biopolymer is obtained by such a convenient method, and contains mainly a trans-isoprenoid and has a relatively high molecular weight. Therefore, the biopolymer is solid and elastomeric, and is useful as an industrial material. | 01-06-2011 |
Yoko Nakahana, Hyogo JP
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20110085951 | SAMPLE STORAGE - A sample storage, in which barcodes and two-dimensional codes written on the outer surface of the sample storage can be read correctly without false recognition. A storage tube | 04-14-2011 |
20110181875 | SAMPLE STORAGE - Provide a sample storage, in which barcodes and two-dimensional codes printed on the outer surface of the sample storage can be read correctly without false recognition. A storage tube | 07-28-2011 |
20120087848 | LID ELEMENT ARRAY AND A MICRO TUBE ARRAY FOR SAMPLE STORAGE INCLUDING THE SAME - A lid element array and a micro tube array set for sealing the opening of each micro tube in an array quickly at low cost. A lid element array | 04-12-2012 |
Yoko Nakai, Kyoto-Shi JP
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20110043792 | ANALYZER - This invention is to make the detection sensitivities as even as possible among a plurality of specimens to be inspected in an analyzer that leads light transmitted from the plurality of specimens to be inspected to a single spectrometer via optical fibers, the analyzer includes first and second light guide members provided for every first and second specimen to be inspected so as to lead the light obtained from each of the specimens to be inspected to a photo-detecting part, and light projection side end portions of a plurality of optical fiber elements composing the first and second light guide members are arranged in mixture. | 02-24-2011 |
20140185049 | SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS METHOD AND SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYZER - The present invention improves an S/N ratio and light intensity resolution provided by an A/D converter, and an analyzer includes: a measurement cell irradiated with light during sample measurement; a dimming element irradiated with the light during reference measurement; an amplifier configured to amplify an analog light intensity signal outputted from a light detector; an A/D converter configured to convert the analog light intensity signal into a digital light intensity signal; and an arithmetic device configured to calculate absorbance using a digital sample light intensity signal outputted from the A/D converter during the sample measurement and a digital reference light intensity signal outputted from the A/D converter during the reference measurement, wherein an amplification factor of the amplifier is set such that the analog reference light intensity signal and the analog sample light intensity signal become less than or equal to a full scale of the A/D converter. | 07-03-2014 |
Yoko Ohashi, Kanagawa-Ken JP
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20100191479 | POTENTIOMETRIC TIRTATION METHOD AND POTENTIOMETRIC TITRATION APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a potentiometric titration method comprising assuming a titration curve and a differential curve from measured values; computing a straight line (D) connecting the two measured values on the titration curve which are present adjacent to a tentative terminal point (P); computing a first estimation line (B | 07-29-2010 |
Yoko Ohta, Fukuoka JP
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20110128847 | PACKET TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND PACKET TRANSMISSION METHOD - The packet transmission device including: a first and a second storage module to store a token value; a token controller to add a predetermined token value to a first total token value, and subtract a predetermined token value from the first total value in response to the output of the packet; an overrun state controller to add an excess of the first total token value over a predetermined upper limit value to a second total token value, in the case where the first total token value added by addition control is greater than or equal to the predetermined upper limit value; and an underrun state controller to subtract a predetermined token value from the second total token value and add the subtracted token value to the first total token value, in the case where the subtracted first total token value is less than the predetermined upper limit value. | 06-02-2011 |
Yoko Okubo, Yokohama JP
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20080292249 | ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - There can be realized a compact optical network unit with an optical cable provided between an optical cable housing and an optical video terminal housing. When the optical video terminal housing is opened and closed by rotating 90 degrees or more about hinges connecting the two housings, the extra length of the optical cable is absorbed in an optical cable length adjustment portion of the optical video terminal housing as well as in an optical cable housing portion. Thus, the optical cable can be smoothly moved through a cable guide which is a base point of the movable portion of the optical cable, without an operation to prevent the optical cable from being stuck. | 11-27-2008 |
Yoko Phillips, San Diego, CA US
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20100267110 | LACCASES, NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING THEM AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM - The invention provides laccases, polynucleotides encoding these enzymes, the methods of making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. | 10-21-2010 |
Yoko Saito, Tokyo JP
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20100231777 | IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SWITCHING MODE OF IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device includes an imaging unit that takes an image; a display unit that displays the image taken by the imaging unit and displays a menu of selectable modes in accordance with a change in a position of the imaging device; and an operation detecting unit that detects a position or a direction of an operation applied to the imaging device. The imaging device also includes a control unit that determines the position or the direction of the operation detected by the operation detecting unit and performs control to switch a mode in accordance with a correspondence between the position or the direction of the operation and the menu displayed on the display unit. | 09-16-2010 |
20110074945 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit for capturing a subject and generating image data of the subject, an operation input unit for receiving inputs of operation signals containing a release signal for instructing the imaging unit to shoot, an acceleration detector for detecting an acceleration of the imaging apparatus, a state detector for separately detecting a case in which the imaging apparatus is overland, a case in which the imaging apparatus is underwater and a photographer shoots while swimming, and a case in which the imaging apparatus is underwater and the photographer shoots while changing a water depth, and a control unit for performing operation control depending on an input into the operation input unit and/or into the acceleration detector according to a state detection result by the state detector. | 03-31-2011 |
20130321611 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit for capturing a subject and generating image data of the subject, an operation input unit for receiving inputs of operation signals containing a release signal for instructing the imaging unit to shoot, an acceleration detector for detecting an acceleration of the imaging apparatus, a state detector for separately detecting a case in which the imaging apparatus is overland, a case in which the imaging apparatus is underwater and a photographer shoots while swimming, and a case in which the imaging apparatus is underwater and the photographer shoots while changing a water depth, and a control unit for performing operation control depending on an input into the operation input unit and/or into the acceleration detector according to a state detection result by the state detector. | 12-05-2013 |
20140210985 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit for capturing a subject and generating image data of the subject, an operation input unit for receiving inputs of operation signals containing a release signal for instructing the imaging unit to shoot, an acceleration detector for detecting an acceleration of the imaging apparatus, a state detector for separately detecting a case in which the imaging apparatus is overland, a case in which the imaging apparatus is underwater and a photographer shoots while swimming, and a case in which the imaging apparatus is underwater and the photographer shoots while changing a water depth, and a control unit for performing operation control depending on an input into the operation input unit and/or into the acceleration detector according to a state detection result by the state detector. | 07-31-2014 |
Yoko Sakamoto, Ehime JP
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20100100007 | BLOOD TESTING DEVICE - A blood testing device includes (i) a main body, having a puncture component for puncturing a finger, a finger contact component where the finger to be punctured is placed during puncture by the puncture component, a sensor receptacle in which a blood sensor can be mounted, and a measurement component that measures concentration of a component in the blood held in the blood sensor, and (ii) at least one main body support that has a first space into which a finger other than the finger to be punctured is inserted, and that is provided to the main body directly or via another member. | 04-22-2010 |
Yoko Sakamoto, Tokushima-Shi JP
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20100094002 | Thiazole Compound and Use Thereof - Thiazole compounds for inhibiting the activity of phosphodiesterase 4, the production of tumor necrosis factor alpha, and the production of interleukin 4. The compounds of the invention are represented by general formula (1): | 04-15-2010 |
Yoko Sakurai, Kyoto JP
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20090305158 | Toner and Toner Binder - A polyester resin toner binder which gives a toner with good anti-blocking property at high temperature and high humidity and good low-temperature fixing ability. The present invention is directed to a toner binder for developing electrostatic charge images, which binder comprises a condensation-polymerization polyester resin, the polyester resin being a product formed in the presence of a catalyst (a) represented by the following general formula (I): | 12-10-2009 |
20120308926 | TONER AND TONER BINDER - A polyester resin toner binder which gives a toner with good anti-blocking property at high temperature and high humidity and good low-temperature fixing ability. The present invention is directed to a toner binder for developing electrostatic charge images, which binder comprises a condensation-polymerization polyester resin, the polyester resin being a product formed in the presence of a catalyst (a) represented by the following general formula (I): | 12-06-2012 |
Yoko Sakurai, Kyoto-Shi JP
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20090280423 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIN DISPERSIONS AND RESIN PARTICLES - The present invention concerns a method for producing an aqueous dispersion (X1), the method including a step that includes mixing an aqueous dispersion liquid (W) of resin particles (A) comprising a resin (a) with a precursor (b0) of a resin (b) or an oily liquid (OL) comprising the precursor (b0) and an organic solvent to disperse the precursor (b0) or the oily liquid (OL) in the aqueous dispersion liquid (W), followed by causing the precursor (b0) to react in the aqueous dispersion liquid (W) to form resin particles (B) comprising the resin (b), thereby obtaining the aqueous dispersion (X1) of resin particles (C) having a structure where resin particles (A) are adhered on the surface of the resin particles (B), wherein at least one of the resin (a) and the resin (b) contains a polyester resin (p1) formed in the presence of a specific titanium catalyst (t) or a resin (p2) having the polyester resin (p1) as a constituent unit. | 11-12-2009 |
Yoko Shibata, Cambridge GB
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20100190188 | MUTANT G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTORS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING THEM - A method for selecting a G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) with increased stability, the method comprising (a) providing one or more mutants of a parent GPCR, (b) selecting a ligand, the ligand being one which hinds to the parent GPCR when the GPCR is residing in a particular conformation, (c) determining whether the or each mutant GPCR has increased stability with respect to binding the selected ligand compared to the stability of the parent GPCR with respect to binding that ligand, and (d) selecting those mutants that have an increased stability compared to the parent GPCR with respect to binding the selected ligand. Mutants of β-adrenergic receptor, adenosine receptor and neurotensin receptor are also disclosed. | 07-29-2010 |
20120270230 | MUTANT G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTORS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING THEM - The invention relates to mutant G-protein coupled receptors with increased conformational stability, and methods of use thereof. In some aspects, polynucleotides encoding the mutant G-protein coupled receptors are provided. In some aspects, host cells comprising the polynucleotides are provided. In some aspects, the invention relates to crystallized forms of the mutant G-protein coupled receptors, and methods of preparing the same. | 10-25-2012 |
Yoko Shiga, Singapore SG
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20110126206 | OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT APPARATUS OF INFORMATION-PROCESSING SYSTEM - Information processing equipment and power/cooling facilities are managed together for power savings without degrading system processing performance. An operations management apparatus | 05-26-2011 |
Yoko Shimagami, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20090281182 | AGENT FOR AMELIORATION OF DYSPHAGIA, AND PHARMACEUTICAL OR FOOD COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAME - Disclosed is an agent for ameliorating dysphagia containing capsinoid as an active ingredient. Also disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition or food composition containing the agent. The agent, pharmaceutical composition or food can be administered to a subject suffering from dysphagia such as elderly person. | 11-12-2009 |
Yoko Shimominami, Kawasaki JP
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20090286537 | MOBILE SWITCHBOARD, MOBILE UNIT, MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND POSITION- REGISTRATION EXTENDING METHOD - A mobile unit transmits a request for position registration to a network when moving from a first area to a second area. When the number of incoming calls does not exceed a threshold and the number of movements between the first area and the second area exceeds a threshold, a mobile switchboard combines the first area and the second area into an extended area, and informs the mobile unit of the extended area. | 11-19-2009 |
20110319078 | MOBILE SWITCHBOARD, MOBILE UNIT, MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND POSITION- REGISTRATION EXTENDING METHOD - A mobile unit transmits a request for position registration to a network when moving from a first area to a second area. When the number of incoming calls does not exceed a threshold and the number of movements between the first area and the second area exceeds a threshold, a mobile switchboard combines the first area and the second area into an extended area, and informs the mobile unit of the extended area. | 12-29-2011 |
20120282928 | MOBILE SWITCHBOARD, MOBILE UNIT, MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND POSITION-REGISTRATION EXTENDING METHOD - A mobile unit transmits a request for position registration to a network when moving from a first area to a second area. When the number of incoming calls does not exceed a threshold and the number of movements between the first area and the second area exceeds a threshold, a mobile switchboard combines the first area and the second area into an extended area, and informs the mobile unit of the extended area. | 11-08-2012 |
Yoko Shinohara, Chiba-Shi JP
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20110007612 | Head gimbal assembly and information recording and reproducing apparatus - There are provided a head gimbal assembly and an information recording and reproducing apparatus capable of easily positioning a light guiding portion and a slider on a tongue portion and performing a stable recording and reproducing operation. A head gimbal assembly recording information on a recording medium using a near-field light includes: a suspension that extends along a surface of the recording medium so as to be deflectable in a thickness direction; a support portion that is provided at a tip end side of the suspension so as to be more deflectable in the thickness direction than the suspension; a light guiding portion that has a support-facing portion provided to the support portion so as to face the support portion and introduces a light flux used for generating the near-field light; and a 3-dimensional structure that is provided to the support portion and used for positioning the support-facing portion on a desired portion of the support portion, wherein the support-facing portion has a portion in which a width of a sectional surface thereof perpendicular in a longitudinal direction of the suspension is larger than a width of a contact surface that makes contact with the support portion. | 01-13-2011 |
20110075527 | Head gimbal assembly using near-field light and information recording and reproducing apparatus including the same - Of side surfaces of a flexible substrate provided on a flexure, one surface opposing an optical fiber forms a mirror surface inclined by a predetermined angle with respect to the longitudinal direction of the optical fiber. Owing to this configuration, the optical fiber is optically coupled to a near-field light element inside a slider. | 03-31-2011 |
20120063278 | Near-field light generating element, method of manufacturing near-field light generating element, near-field light head, method of manufacturing near-field light head, and information recording and playback device - A core includes a first core, and a second core covering a side surface of the first core, and is formed in a polygonal shape when viewed from a Z direction. A metal film is placed on a side surface in the core, and is formed so that a width of an interface between the metal film and the core is narrower than a width of the side surface of the core. | 03-15-2012 |
20120113769 | Recording head, method of manufacturing recording head, and information recording and playback apparatus - A near-field light generating element has a core that guides a laser light in a direction of a disk while reflecting the laser light, and a cladding that encapsulates the core in an inner portion, and lengths of a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction of an incident side end surface of the laser light in the core are formed so as to match the lengths of a long axis direction and a short axis direction of the laser light that is entered to the core. | 05-10-2012 |
20120206032 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NEAR-FIELD LIGHT GENERATING ELEMENT AND NEAR-FIELD LIGHT GENERATING ELEMENT - A U-shaped groove and a V-shaped groove are formed onto a cladding disposed on a substrate, a core and a metal structure are formed inside the grooves, respectively, and then the substrate surface is planarized. Further, after a cladding is formed again, the substrate is cut and the cut surface is polished such that the metal structure inside the V-shaped groove has a predetermined thickness, thereby forming a scattering body. | 08-16-2012 |
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Yoko Suzuki, Tokyo JP
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20090146866 | WIRELESS APPARATUS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM - A wireless apparatus which can realize a DFS function that avoidance of interference with radar is considered in an Ad-Hoc mode under a multihop circumstance is provided. A Beacon frame is transmitted at a shorter interval than a previously set interval when radar is detected by wireless apparatuses N | 06-11-2009 |
Yoko Takagi, Kyoto-Shi JP
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20090292477 | Method and Apparatus for Screening and Assaying Environmental Sample - A screening measurement technology enabling a prompt determination about whether or not further confirmation is required by another measuring method, for an environmental sample, such as a sample containing dioxins, is provided. A sample solution in which a known amount of antibodies are mixed, is poured into a measurement cell ( | 11-26-2009 |
Yoko Takahashi, Kanagawa JP
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20080298780 | PROGRAM RECORDING AND PLAYING APPARATUS AND PORTABLE TERMINAL FOR RECORDING AND PLAYING PROGRAMS - A broadcast program recording and playing apparatus includes a program management unit that manages a database storing program information for broadcast programs. A transmission unit transmits the program information stored in the database to an electronic apparatus using wireless communication. Under the control of the electronic apparatus, a control unit controls an apparatus having functions of recording and playing the broadcast programs. | 12-04-2008 |
Yoko Takahashi, Tokyo JP
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20090130717 | Novel K04-0144 Substance and a Process for Production Thereof - A microorganism represented by a strain K04-0144 belonging to | 05-21-2009 |
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Yoko Takekawa, New York, NY US
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20100304279 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF PHASE SHIFT MASK, CREATING METHOD OF MASK DATA OF PHASE SHIFT MASK, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A phase shift mask having a plurality of mask patterns or mask data thereof is prepared, and an overlapped focus range in each of the mask patterns in a case where a result of exposure to each of the mask patterns, obtained by an exposure experiment or a lithography simulation, meets a desired dimension is obtained. A digging depth is determined at discretion based on the obtained overlapped focus range. | 12-02-2010 |
Yoko Takeuchi, Tokyo JP
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20090156302 | GAME SYSTEM - A game system for a game where plural players partake and are combined on the basis of subjective data on the players. A game machine comprises a game control device for controlling a game executed with a game machine operated by a player who is combined with a player operating the game machine itself, an evaluation obtaining device for obtaining evaluation data which is evaluation to the player P | 06-18-2009 |
20100056239 | GAME APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A game apparatus includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores question-and-answer data that includes first data and second data. The processor selectively executes a process of assigning the first data to setting a question and the second data to checking an answer to the question and a process of assigning the second data to setting a question and the first data to checking an answer to the question, and performs a question-and-answer process according to the result of assignment. Therefore, the game apparatus can make a plurality of questions by using identical question-and-answer data. | 03-04-2010 |
Yoko Takeuchi, Yamato JP
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20110201229 | Card Connector - A card connector ( | 08-18-2011 |
Yoko Tanaka, Gifu JP
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20100266125 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION DEVICE, AND TERMINAL DEVICE - An identifier generator generates a second identifier containing information on contents. The second identifier is different from a first identifier used to grant a connection request sent from a terminal apparatus. A beacon transmitter transmits the second identifier, generated by the identifier generator, as a beacon. A connection processing unit permits the connection request by the first identifier stored beforehand in the terminal apparatus, and rejects the connection request by the second identifier. A base station apparatus generates the first identifier containing address information used to access a server apparatus, as an identifier used to permit a connection request sent from the terminal apparatus. The base station apparatus transmits, as beacons, a first identifier and a second identifier used to identify the base station itself. The terminal apparatus acquires the address information contained in the received first identifier, conveys the second identifier to the server apparatus identified by the address information, and acquires information on the contents distributed by the base station apparatus. | 10-21-2010 |
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Yoko Tanaka, Osaka JP
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20100296135 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE READING METHOD - An image reading apparatus of the present invention includes a document placing unit on which a document is placed, alight source unit in which light sources are arrayed in a depth direction, a light source drive unit that drives the light sources, and a light source control unit that controls so that the light sources are divided into a plurality of groups to be driven. An image sensor is provided at a position capable of receiving light emitted from the light sources and reflected by the document on the document placing unit. Further, the document size is detected through detection of a position of an edge of the document from an output signal from the image sensor. Then, the light source drive unit is controlled so that, when the image is to be read, the light sources are activated to illuminate the document. | 11-25-2010 |
20140184545 | TOUCH PANEL DEVICE - A touch panel device includes a touch panel, a first displacement section, and a second displacement section. The first displacement section is in contact with a reserve surface of the touch panel and displaces the touch panel in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the touch panel based on a first drive signal. The second displacement section is in contact with the reverse surface of the touch panel at a location close to a location where the first displacement section is in contact with the reverse surface of the touch panel and displaces the touch panel in the direction perpendicular to a plane of the touch panel based on a second drive signal. | 07-03-2014 |
Yoko Tanaka, Mizuho-City JP
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20090177759 | BASE STATION APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING CONTENTS AND TERMINAL APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING THE CONTENTS - A content transmitter distributes contents. An update information management unit manages update information on the update of the contents distributed by the content transmitter. An identifier generator generates notifying identifiers containing the update information managed by the update information management unit. The update information contains the update time of each content or a time period until each content is updated. A beacon transmitter transmits, as beacon, the notifying identifiers generated by the identifier generator. | 07-09-2009 |
20090213777 | DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS AND RECEIVING APPARATUS FOR REPRODUCING PREDETERMINED CONTENTS - A content receiver receives content data distributed repeatedly from a distribution station. The content data are stored in a content storage. A reproduction processing unit sequentially reproduces parts of the content data stored in the storage corresponding to content data received by the content receiver. A content management unit monitors the degree of completion of the content data stored. When the monitored degree of completion becomes a preset level or above, a connection processing unit disconnects connection to the distribution station. After the connection has been disconnected, an identifier receiver receives reproduction information informed from the distribution station. The reproduction processing unit reproduces the content data according to the reproduction information. | 08-27-2009 |
Yoko Taniguchi, Fukuoka JP
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20080280749 | Titanium Carbide Powder and Titanium Carbide-Ceramics Composite Powder and Method for Production Thereof, and Sintered Compact From the Titanium Carbide Powder and Sintered Compact From the Titanium Carbide/Ceramics Composite Powders and Method for Production Thereof - Disclosed is a highly-pure fine titanium carbide powder having a maximum particle size of 100 nm or less and containing metals except titanium in an amount of 0.05 wt % or less and free carbon in an amount of 0.5 wt % or less. The powder has a NaCl-type crystal structure, and a composition represented by TiCxOyNz, wherein X, Y and Z satisfy the relations: 0.5≦X≦1.0; 0≦Y≦0.3; 0≦Z≦0.2; and 0.5≦X+Y+Z≦1.0.) The powder is produced by: dissolving an organic substance serving as a carbon source in a solvent to prepare a liquid, wherein the organic substance contains at least one OH or COOH group which is a functional group coordinatable to titanium of titanium alkoxide, and no element except C, H, N and O; mixing titanium alkoxide with the liquid to satisfy the following relation: 0.7≦α≦1.0 (wherein α is a molar ratio of the carbon source to the titanium alkoxide), so as to obtain a precursor solution; and subjecting a product in the precursor solution to a heat treatment in a non-oxidizing atmosphere or a vacuum atmosphere at a temperature of 1050 to 1500° C. The present invention can provide fine titanium carbide powders with nano-scale particle sizes, which are free of inorganic impurities, such as titanium oxide and metal, low in free carbon, and effective in enhancing characteristics of a titanium carbide-ceramics composite sintered body. | 11-13-2008 |
20110160034 | Titanium carbide powder and titanium carbide-ceramics composite powder and method for production thereof, and sintered compact from the titanium carbide powder and sintered compact from the titanium carbide/ ceramics composite powders and method for production thereof - Disclosed is a highly-pure fine titanium carbide powder having a maximum particle size of 100 nm or less and containing metals except titanium in an amount of 0.05 wt % or less and free carbon in an amount of 0.5 wt % or less. The powder has a NaCl-type crystal structure, and a composition represented by TiCxOyNz, wherein X, Y and Z satisfy the relations: 0.5≦X≦1.0; 0≦Y≦0.3; 0≦Z≦0.2; and 0.5≦X+Y+Z≦1.0.) The powder is produced by: dissolving an organic substance serving as a carbon source in a solvent to prepare a liquid, wherein the organic substance contains at least one OH or COOH group which is a functional group coordinatable to titanium of titanium alkoxide, and no element except C, H, N and O; mixing titanium alkoxide with the liquid to satisfy the following relation: 0.7≦α≦1.0 (wherein α is a molar ratio of the carbon source to the titanium alkoxide), so as to obtain a precursor solution; and subjecting a product in the precursor solution to a heat treatment in a non-oxidizing atmosphere or a vacuum atmosphere at a temperature of 1050 to 1500° C. The present invention can provide fine titanium carbide powders with nano-scale particle sizes, which are free of inorganic impurities, such as titanium oxide and metal, low in free carbon, and effective in enhancing characteristics of a titanium carbide-ceramics composite sintered body. | 06-30-2011 |
20110268969 | FINE METAL CARBIDE PARTICLES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There is provided fine metal carbide particles which do not require pulverization of an initial material, a reaction intermediate and a product that causes the contamination with metallic impurities, which can promote a carbonization reaction uniformly at a lower temperature than in the past, and which can be manufactured at a low cost; and a method of manufacturing the same. The fine metal carbide particles are prepared by heat-treating, in a nonoxidizing atmosphere or a vacuum atmosphere, a solid obtained by drying an aqueous metal complex solution containing a water-soluble metal compound, and a low-molecular-weight water-soluble organic compound having one or more functional group(s) selected from the group consisting of amino group, hydroxyl group and carboxyl group, and having at least one of oxygen and nitrogen as heteroatom(s). In the fine metal carbide particles, the average particle diameter is 100 nm or less, the content of iron as impurities is 100 ppm or less, and the ratio of the total carbon amount is within ±0.3 wt % around a theoretical ratio of the total carbon amount calculated from the composition of the metal carbide. | 11-03-2011 |
Yoko Terato, Hokkaido JP
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20090086075 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD THEREOF, AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A solid-state image pickup device includes a pixel array including pixels arranged in a matrix, a pixel signal readout unit, and a timing control unit for controlling processing of the pixel signal readout unit by using a timing signal. The pixel signal readout unit includes: a plurality of comparators for comparing a readout signal potential with a reference voltage to generate a determination signal and outputting the determination signal, and a plurality of counters. Each counter counts a comparison time of each corresponding one of the comparators. The timing control unit (a) divides a predetermined processing period into at least a first-time readout period, a first comparison period, a second-time readout period, and a second-time comparison period, (b) classifies the periods into two periods, and (c) generates a timing signal of processing of each divided period by counting for each divided period in the counter. | 04-02-2009 |
Yoko Tsuda, Ibaraki JP
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20090095676 | Carrier for Liquid Chromatography, Chromatographic Columns Packed With the Carrier, and Method of Separation of Organic Substances With the Columns - The present invention provides a chromatography carrier which can recover aromatic compounds such as PCB and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon from other substances specifically and quickly using small amounts of the carrier and an organic solvent, a chromatography column packed with the carrier and a method for efficiently separating organic compounds such as PCB and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon using the column. | 04-16-2009 |