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20090043025 | COATING MATERIAL COMPOSITE AND COATED ARTICLE - It is aimed at providing a coating material composite capable of having a lower refractive index and keeping higher antiscratching property, antifouling property, chemical resistance, and anticrack property even when the coating material composite is used to form a coating on a malleable substrate such as plastic substrates and exposed to high temperatures upon formation of the coating and after formation of the coating. | 02-12-2009 |
20130122279 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM, SUBSTRATE WITH TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM, AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE ELEMENT USING THE SAME - A transparent conductive film includes a first transparent resin layer including a plurality of thin metallic wires, a second transparent resin layer containing a conductive polymer, and a third transparent resin layer provided between the first transparent resin layer and the second transparent resin layer. The second transparent resin layer contains a resin which is soluble in water, and the third transparent resin layer contains a resin which is insoluble in water or has water resistance. The third transparent resin layer can suppress mixing of the second transparent resin layer with the first transparent resin layer and can make the second transparent resin layer less likely to be damaged by the first transparent resin layer. Therefore, a surface of the second transparent resin layer is made smooth and electrical conductivity is made uniform. | 05-16-2013 |
20150027755 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM, SUBSTRATE CARRYING TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM, AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a transparent conductive film wherein an electrically conductive region is converted to an electrically insulating region more readily and rapidly than traditional conductive films and the level difference between the electrically conductive region and the electrically insulating region is smaller. The transparent conductive film has an electrically conductive region | 01-29-2015 |
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20090053820 | Two-step nucleic acid testing method using the same sample - The present invention provides a method of testing whether a sequence of interest is contained in a sample nucleic acid or not, comprising performing a simple test on the sample nucleic acid and subjecting the same sample nucleic acid to a close examination when it has been judged that the sequence of interest is contained therein or when it has been judged that the sequence of interest is not contained therein; and a method of testing whether a sequence of interest is contained in a sample nucleic acid in more than a specific amount or not, comprising performing a simple quantitative test on the sample nucleic acid and subjecting the same sample nucleic acid to a close examination when it has been judged that the sequence of interest is contained therein in more than the specific amount. According to these methods, it becomes possible to examine individuals, species, habitats, etc. of organisms with much higher reliability than that in conventional techniques. | 02-26-2009 |
20140019062 | Nucleic Acid Information Processing Device and Processing Method Thereof - A nucleic acid information processing device includes a storage unit that stores first base sequence information including information on a plurality of base sequences, and second base sequence information including information on a plurality of base sequences; a threshold value receiving unit adapted to receive information that identifies a similarity threshold; a hybridization unit adapted to identify a degree of similarity and a starting position and a finishing position of a similar portion for one to one combinations with the base sequences included in the first base sequence information as a target, and the base sequences included in the second base sequence information as a probe; and a similar base sequence counting unit adapted to count for each probe a number of the targets for which the identified degree of similarity is greater than or equal to the similarity threshold, and storing the count in the storage unit. | 01-16-2014 |
20140058682 | Nucleic Acid Information Processing Device and Processing Method Thereof - It is an object of the present invention to enable simple design and change of a probe set that can be easily reused corresponding to a DNA microarray. A nucleic acid information processing device comprises: a storage unit that stores information on a plurality of base sequences; a threshold value receiving unit adapted to receive information that identifies a similarity threshold; a cluster configuration unit adapted to configure clusters by classifying the plurality of base sequences based on the similarity threshold; and a representative base sequence setting unit adapted to set one of the base sequences included in the cluster as a representative base sequence. | 02-27-2014 |
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20090270267 | Composition and method for diagnosing esophageal cancer and metastasis of esophageal cancer - This invention relates to a composition, kit, or DNA chip comprising polynucleotides and antibodies as probes for detecting, determining, or predicting the presence or metastasis of esophageal cancer, and to a method for detecting, determining, or predicting the presence or metastasis of esophageal cancer using the same. | 10-29-2009 |
20100099891 | ESTIMATION OF PROTEIN-COMPOUND INTERACTION AND RATIONAL DESIGN OF COMPOUND LIBRARY BASED ON CHEMICAL GENOMIC INFORMATION - A data processing method for an estimation of compound-protein interaction using both chemical substance information, such as a chemical property of the compound, and biological information, such as sequence information of genes to rationally and efficiently screen compounds. First space representing space coordinates of a first chemical substance group and second space representing space coordinates of a second chemical substance group are defined, and the first chemical substance group is characterized by a first characteristic amount and the second chemical substance group is characterized by a second characteristic amount, and map transformation of the coordinates of the first space and the coordinates of the second space results in the solution so as to increase the correlation between the first space and the second space using a multivariable analysis technique or a machine learning method. | 04-22-2010 |
20110098185 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING OF ESOPHAGEAL CANCER - This invention relates to a composition, kit, or DNA chip for use in diagnosis of esophageal cancer, which comprises a plurality of polynucleotides selected from the group consisting of polynucleotides whose expression levels are varied in esophageal cancer tissues obtained from esophageal cancer patients when compared with cancer-free esophageal tissues obtained from esophageal cancer patients, mutants thereof, and fragments thereof, and to a method for detecting esophageal cancer using the composition, kit, or DNA chip. | 04-28-2011 |
20110184031 | G-Protein-Conjugated Receptor Agonist - Disclosed is a novel aralkyl carboxylic acid compound which has an agonistic activity on GPR-120 and/or GPR-40, particularly GPR-120, and is therefore useful as an appetite regulator, an anti-obesity agent, a therapeutic agent for diabetes, a pancreatic beta differentiating cell growth enhancer, a therapeutic agent for metabolic syndrome, a therapeutic agent for a gastrointestinal disease, a therapeutic agent for a neuropathy, a therapeutic agent for a mental disorder, a therapeutic agent for a pulmonary disease, a therapeutic agent for a pituitary hormone secretion disorder or a lipid flavoring/seasoning agent. The aralkyl carboxylic acid compound is represented by the general formula (I). (I) wherein the ring Q represents a pyridyl or the like; R | 07-28-2011 |
20110287112 | PROSTATE CANCER PROGRESSION INHIBITOR AND PROGRESSION INHIBITION METHOD - A prostate cancer progression inhibitor comprises 4-(4-cyano-2-{[2-(4-fluoro-1-naphthyl)propanoyl]amino}phenyl)butyric acid, a salt thereof, a solvate thereof, or a prodrug thereof. 4-(4-Cyano-2-{[2-(4-fluoro-1-naphthyl)propanoyl]amino}phenyl)butyric acid is useful as a prostate cancer progression inhibitor because this butyric acid has, for example, a growth inhibiting effect and a hormone responsiveness recovering effect on prostate cancer that has acquired hormone resistance. | 11-24-2011 |
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20100025372 | PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - In a plasma processing method, a conductor of an electrostatic chuck (ESC) and an electrode are electrically grounded prior to starting the plasma processing. A DC voltage with a polarity is applied to the conductor at a first time point after loading a substrate on the electrode. Then, the electrode is switched from an electrically grounded state to an electrically floating state at a second time point. A RF power is then applied to the electrode at a third time point. The application of the RF power is stopped at a fourth time point after a specified time has lapsed from the third time point. Then, the electrode is switched from the electrically floating state to the electrically grounded state at a fifth time point. Thereafter, the application of the DC voltage is stopped and the conductor is restored to a ground potential at a sixth time point. | 02-04-2010 |
20100041240 | FOCUS RING, PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD - A focus ring of a ring shape is disposed to surround a target substrate on a lower electrode on which the target substrate is mounted in a process chamber. The process chamber receives the target substrate and subjects the received target substrate to a plasma process. At the point of time when the focus ring is first used for the plasma process, a distance between a lower side of an edge portion of the target substrate and a portion of the focus ring facing the lower side of the edge portion of the target substrate is set to be equal to or greater than about 0.4 mm. | 02-18-2010 |
20100181294 | FOCUS RING HEATING METHOD, PLASMA ETCHING METHOD, PLASMA ETCHING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A plasma etching apparatus includes a vacuum processing chamber; a lower electrode, i.e., a mounting table for mounting the substrate, provided in the vacuum processing chamber; an upper electrode provided to face the lower electrode; a gas supply unit for supplying a processing gas to the vacuum processing chamber; a high frequency power supply unit for supplying a high frequency power to the lower electrode; and a focus ring provided on the lower electrode to surround a periphery of the substrate. In a method for performing a plasma etching on a substrate by using the plasma etching apparatus, a plasma is generated in the vacuum processing chamber to perform the plasma etching on the substrate by using the plasma after the focus ring is heated by supplying a high frequency power from the high frequency power supply unit to the lower electrode under a condition that no plasma is generated. | 07-22-2010 |
20110240224 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a substrate processing apparatus capable of suppressing generation of plasma in the space between a moving electrode and an end wall at one side of a cylindrical chamber. The substrate processing apparatus includes a cylindrical chamber to receive a wafer, a shower head movable along a central axis of the chamber inside the chamber, a susceptor opposing the shower head in the chamber, and a flexible bellows connecting the shower head to a cover of the chamber, wherein a high frequency power is applied to a processing space presented between the shower head and the susceptor, processing gas is introduced into the processing space, the shower head and the side wall of the chamber are non-contact to each other, and a bypass member is installed electrically connecting the shower head and the cover or the side wall of the chamber. | 10-06-2011 |
20110303643 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - The substrate processing apparatus includes a susceptor, which is connected to a high frequency power source and on which a substrate is held, an upper electrode plate facing the susceptor, and a processing space PS formed between the susceptor and the upper electrode, to perform a plasma etching process on the wafer by using plasma. The substrate processing apparatus includes a dielectric plate which covers a surface of the upper electrode plate, the surface of which faces the processing space PS, the upper electrode plate is divided into an inner electrode facing a center portion of the wafer and an outer electrode facing a circumferential portion of the wafer, the inner electrode and the outer electrode are electrically insulated from each other, and a second variable DC power source applies a positive DC voltage to the inner electrode and the outer electrode is electrically grounded. | 12-15-2011 |
20110318934 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A substrate processing apparatus includes a chamber accommodating a wafer, a susceptor disposed inside the chamber and on which the wafer is held, an upper electrode facing the susceptor, and a second high frequency power source connected to the susceptor, wherein the upper electrode is electrically connected to a ground and is moveable with respect to the susceptor. The substrate processing apparatus divides a potential difference between plasma generated in a processing space and the ground into a potential difference between the plasma and a dielectric and a potential difference between the dielectric and the ground by burying the dielectric in the upper electrode, and changes a gap between the upper electrode and the susceptor. Accordingly, plasma density between the upper electrode and the susceptor is changed | 12-29-2011 |
20140048210 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A substrate processing apparatus includes a chamber accommodating a wafer, a susceptor disposed inside the chamber and on which the wafer is held, an upper electrode facing the susceptor, and a second high frequency power source connected to the susceptor, wherein the upper electrode is electrically connected to a ground and is moveable with respect to the susceptor. The substrate processing apparatus divides a potential difference between plasma generated in a processing space and the ground into a potential difference between the plasma and a dielectric and a potential difference between the dielectric and the ground by burying the dielectric in the upper electrode, and changes a gap between the upper electrode and the susceptor. Accordingly, plasma density between the upper electrode and the susceptor is changed | 02-20-2014 |
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20090092900 | HEAT-RESISTANT INSULATING LAYER-PROVIDED SEPARATOR AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A heat-resistant insulating layer-provided separator includes a polyolefin layer and a heat-resistant insulating layer formed on one or both surfaces of the polyolefin layer and containing a heat-resistant resin and an oxidation-resistant ceramic particle. The heat-resistant insulating layer contains the oxidation-resistant ceramic particle in a proportion of from 60 to 90%. | 04-09-2009 |
20110052984 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY CELL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY CELL - A negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary cell, includes: a negative electrode active material layer containing a negative electrode active material, a polyvinylidene fluoride component including polyvinylidene fluoride and/or a derivative having polyvinylidene fluoride as a main chain, a styrene-butadiene component including a styrene-butadiene polymer and/or a derivative having a styrene-butadiene polymer as a main chain, a nonionic surfactant having an HLB of 10 to 15, and N-methylpyrrolidone; and a foil-shaped negative electrode current collector provided with the negative electrode active material layer on at least one principal surface of the collector. | 03-03-2011 |
20110217589 | CYLINDRICAL NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY - A cylindrical nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: a wound electrode unit as a wound electrode laminate of belt-like positive and negative electrodes laminated via a separator, the positive electrode including a positive electrode collector and a positive electrode active material layer, and the negative electrode including a negative electrode collector and a negative electrode active material layer; an adhesive member provided to cover the wound electrode laminate at a terminating end portion lying on an outer side of the wound electrode unit; and a battery canister housing the wound electrode unit, the adhesive member including a base material, and an adhesive layer provided on a whole surface or on at least a part of the surface on one side of the base material, and the base material being a mixture of a resin material of high swellability and a resin material of high melting point. | 09-08-2011 |
20150079441 | CYLINDRICAL NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY - A cylindrical nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: a wound electrode unit as a wound electrode laminate of belt-like positive and negative electrodes laminated via a separator, the positive electrode including a positive electrode collector and a positive electrode active material layer, and the negative electrode including a negative electrode collector and a negative electrode active material layer; an adhesive member provided to cover the wound electrode laminate at a terminating end portion lying on an outer side of the wound electrode unit; and a battery canister housing the wound electrode unit, the adhesive member including a base material, and an adhesive layer provided on a whole surface or on at least a part of the surface on one side of the base material, and the base material being a mixture of a resin material of high swellability and a resin material of high melting point. | 03-19-2015 |
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20100133961 | CONTROLLER-INTEGRATED ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE - A controller-integrated rotating electrical machine includes a rotating electrical machine main body having a stator winding and a field winding and provided with a rotation detector that detects a rotation angle of a rotation shaft, a power circuit that controls a current flowing into the stator winding according to a detection output of the rotation detection portion, a field switching circuit that controls a current to flow into the field winding, and a capacitor connected in parallel with the power circuit and the field switching circuit. Both ends of the capacitor portion are connected to an external battery. The capacitor is disposed in closer proximity to the field switching circuit than the rotation detector, and connected to the field switching circuit via a common connection terminal. Noises superimposed on the rotation detection portion are thus reduced. | 06-03-2010 |
20100289329 | POWER CONVERTER FOR VEHICLE - A vehicle power converter including a plurality of switching elements having diodes connected thereto in parallel and constituting a multi-phase bridge circuit and a controller for conducting the switching element corresponding to each diode in synchronization with a conduction state of the diode concerned to perform synchronous rectification and is connected between a power generator-motor driven from the external to generate multi-phase AC power and DC equipment, further includes a load state detecting unit for detecting a load state of the power generator-motor when the multi-phase AC power occurs, wherein a shift from diode rectification to synchronous rectification or a shift from the synchronous rectification to the diode rectification is carried out in accordance with an output of the load state detecting unit. | 11-18-2010 |
20110049880 | IDLE-STOP RESTART CONTROL SYSTEM - The idle-stop restart control system includes: a sensorless synchronous motor-generator which operates as a generator and a starting motor; an induced-signal detecting circuit for detecting an induced signal output from an armature winding; a field drive circuit for controlling energization of a field winding; and a restart control circuit output, to the field drive circuit, a drive signal for controlling the energization of the field winding to amplify the induced signal while calculating the number of revolutions and an angular position of a rotor based on the detected induced signal when an engine stop command is input and a level of the detected induced signal is equal to or less than a predetermined value and output the drive signal for controlling the energization of the armature winding to restart the engine based on the calculated number of revolutions and angular position of the rotor when a restart command is input. | 03-03-2011 |
20110234127 | CURRENT LIMITING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A current limiting device for vehicle includes a switching portion that passes/cuts off a current from an input terminal to an output terminal, a reflux portion that is connected to a connection point of the switching portion and the output terminal and supplies a current to a motor generator while the switching portion is cutting off the current, a current measurement portion that measures the current flowing from the output terminal to the motor generator, and a current control portion that controls the switching portion to switch ON/OFF according to a current value measured by the current measurement portion. When the motor generator is motor-driven using electric power of a condenser, the current control portion limits the current to the motor generator by controlling the switching portion to switch ON/OFF in a case where the measured current value is equal to or exceeds a predetermined current value. | 09-29-2011 |
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20100154390 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A reducing agent addition valve is arranged in a position in which at least part of a reducing agent added to an exhaust gas in an exhaust passage at a location upstream of a precatalyst reaches the precatalyst in the state of liquid, and the reducing agent is supplied in a more suitable state to an exhaust gas purification device which is arranged in the exhaust passage at a downstream side of the precatalyst. When the addition of the reducing agent is performed by the reducing agent addition valve, the flow rate of the exhaust gas flowing into the precatalyst is decreased so that at least part of the reducing agent, which has reached the precatalyst and has vaporized in the precatalyst, is caused to flow back. | 06-24-2010 |
20100192544 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION APPARATUS IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An apparatus that raises temperature of a post-catalyst at an early time while suppressing reducing agent poisoning of the post-catalyst and discharge of a reducing agent into the outside when a pre-catalyst and the post-catalyst are arranged in series in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine in order from an upstream side thereof. The pre-catalyst is arranged to allow an exhaust gas to flow between an outer peripheral surface thereof and an inner peripheral surface of the exhaust passage. A reducing agent addition valve adding a reducing agent to allow the reducing agent to pass through the pre-catalyst is arranged immediately upstream of the pre-catalyst in the exhaust passage. Further, a retention catalyst is arranged in the exhaust passage between the pre-catalyst and the post-catalyst, to temporarily retain the reducing agent in the exhaust gas. | 08-05-2010 |
20100192550 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An object of the present invention is to prevent an excessive temperature rise of a precatalyst in the case where the precatalyst is provided in the exhaust passage upstream of an exhaust gas purification apparatus and has a heat capacity smaller than that of the exhaust gas purification apparatus, and reducing agent is added from a reducing agent addition valve toward an upstream end surface of the precatalyst. According to the present invention, the reducing agent addition valve is located in such a way that the reducing agent added through it reaches the precatalyst in a liquid state. In the case where the level of activity of the precatalyst is higher than a specific level at the time when the addition of reducing agent through the reducing agent addition valve is performed so as to supply the reducing agent to the precatalyst and the exhaust gas purification apparatus, the reducing agent is added more intensively than in the case where the level of activity of the precatalyst is not higher than the specific level. | 08-05-2010 |
20110107749 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - There is provided an exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine in which exhaust gas that is in a state in which an even concentration distribution of reducing agent is achieved is caused to flow into an exhaust gas purification apparatus. The system includes a small-diameter catalyst | 05-12-2011 |
20120017572 | TEMPERATURE RAISING SYSTEM FOR AN EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION CATALYST - A technique is provided which is capable of reducing an amount of smoke generated in a temperature raising system in which fuel added to an exhaust gas flowing through an exhaust passage is caused to combust at the time of requesting a temperature rise in an exhaust gas purification catalyst. | 01-26-2012 |
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20100250924 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A communication apparatus includes: a first storage unit registering a plurality of addresses of a plurality of communication apparatuses; a command sending unit sending a first command for requesting a first public key, which corresponds to a first secret key of the first communication apparatus, to the address of the first communication apparatus; a response receiving unit receiving from the first communication apparatus a first response including the first public key; a storage control unit associating the first public key the address of the first communication apparatus and registering the first public key; an encrypted data generating unit encrypting first data, which is to be sent to the first communication apparatus, using the first public key registered in association with the address of the first communication apparatus to generate first encrypted data; and a data sending unit sending the first encrypted data to the address of the first communication apparatus. | 09-30-2010 |
20100250950 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A communication apparatus includes: a first storage unit storing a received electronic mail; a verification unit executing a first verification about an electronic signature attached to the received electronic mail; a printing unit printing the received electronic mail if a verification result of the first verification is positive; a deletion unit deleting the printed electronic mail from the first storage unit; and a storage control unit controlling a second storage unit to store the mail information about the received electronic mail in the second storage unit if the verification result of the first verification is negative. The verification unit again executes the first verification about a specific electronic signature attached to a specific electronic mail which mail information is stored in the second storage unit. The printing unit prints the specific electronic mail if a verification result by again executing the first verification about the specific electronic signature is positive. | 09-30-2010 |
20110019226 | SERVER, PRINTER, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A first server is connectable to a communication device and a second server via a network. The first server includes: a conversion unit; a print data supply unit; a determination unit and an application data supply unit. In a first case where the determination unit determines that the conversion unit can convert specific application data, the conversion unit converts the specific application data into specific print data, and the print data supply unit supplies the specific print data to the print unit. In a second case where the determination unit determines that the conversion unit cannot convert the specific application data, the application data supply unit supplies the specific application data to the second server that can convert the specific application data. | 01-27-2011 |
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20080239407 | FACSIMILE SYSTEM - A facsimile system having a facsimile server, an administrative terminal, a sender facsimile machine, and receiver facsimile machines is provided. The sender facsimile machine includes a sender-side transmitter unit to transmit facsimile usable data and first information to the facsimile server. The administrative terminal includes a terminal-side data storage to store second information and location information, an input unit, a terminal-side receiver unit, a search unit to search for the second information corresponding to the first information, and a terminal-side transmitter unit to transmit the location information to the facsimile server. The facsimile server includes a server-side receiver unit to receive the facsimile usable data and the first information, a server-side data storage, and a server-side transmitter unit to transmit the first information to the administrative terminal and the facsimile usable data to the receiver facsimile machine. | 10-02-2008 |
20140211252 | Terminal Apparatus and System - A terminal apparatus includes: a first position receiving unit configured to receive terminal position information indicating a position of the terminal apparatus; a receiving unit configured to receive a plurality of distance information corresponding to each of printers that are printer candidates to execute a printing, wherein each of the plurality of distance information is generated on the basis of coordinate information, which includes information of a latitude and a longitude indicating a position of the corresponding printer, and the terminal position information; a choosing unit configured to preferentially choose a printer having a short distance to the terminal apparatus from the printers based on the distance information; and a printing instruction unit configured to transmit a printing instruction for printing execution to a specific printer of the one or more chose printers. | 07-31-2014 |
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20100097445 | RESTAURANT TABLES AND ELECTRONIC MENU APPARATUS - A restaurant table for which seats are arranged includes, a top plate on which a dishes is set, and a display panel provided in the top plate, and configured to display a three-dimensional image of the dish to be stereoscopically viewable. | 04-22-2010 |
20100097446 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus which displays a plurality of items includes a display panel provided with a function of displaying a three-dimensional image to be stereoscopically viewable, an item overview creation section which creates information on an item overview screen on which two-dimensional images of the respective items are arranged, an overview display control section which displays the item overview screen on the display panel, and a specific item display control section which switches an image of a specific item selected from among the items two-dimensional images of which are displayed on the item overview screen from the two-dimensional image to a three-dimensional image. | 04-22-2010 |
20100100844 | ELECTRONIC MENU APPARATUS - An electronic menu apparatus includes, a display provided with a function of displaying a three-dimensional image to be stereoscopically viewable, a menu data storage section configured to store, for each of items included in a menu, menu data, a list display control section which displays a list of the items on the display, a selection receiving section which receives a selection input of any one item from among the respective items displayed on the list, and an image display control section which displays, on the basis of image data included in menu data of one item a selection input of which has been received by the selection receiving section, the menu data of one item being among the menu data of the respective items stored in the menu data storage section, a three-dimensional image of the one item the selection input of which has been received, on the display. | 04-22-2010 |
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20110154970 | SAW BLADE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a saw blade including saw teeth, each of the saw teeth satisfying 17°≦θ≦40°, 35°≦β≦58°, 15°<α, where θ is a rake angle, β is a tooth angle, and α is a clearance angle; a sum of the rake angle θ, the tooth angle β, and the clearance angle α being 90′; a radius r of an arc-shaped chip curler portion | 06-30-2011 |
20120204700 | METHOD OF HOLDING BAND SAW BLADE BY MEANS OF BAND SAW BLADE GUIDE DEVICE, AS WELL AS BAND SAW BLADE GUIDE DEVICE - In the process of holding a non-toothed section of a band saw blade between a fixed insertion block and a movable insertion block included in a band saw blade guide device, the movable insertion block is moved while a return allowing unit included in an insertion block moving unit is held in a returnable state, the insertion block moving unit configured to move the movable insertion block toward the fixed insertion block. The band saw blade is firmly held between the fixed insertion block and the movable insertion block. Thereafter, the entirety of the insertion block moving unit, including the return allowing unit, is fixed in an immovable state by a mechanical fixing unit. | 08-16-2012 |
20130133500 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BANDSAW BLADE, AND BANDSAW BLADE - A method for manufacturing a bandsaw blade provided at the top of the teeth with cutting tips made of a hard material, includes the steps of: offsetting to the left and right saw teeth constituting left and right offset teeth; forming the saw teeth constituting the left and right offset teeth to a smaller tooth height than that of the saw teeth constituting straight teeth; and grinding cutting tips provided to the top of the left and right offset teeth subsequent to the offsetting step, and machining the edge lines at the top of the left and right offset teeth so that the lines are orthogonal to the travel direction of a bandsaw blade and the cutting direction of the bandsaw blade. | 05-30-2013 |
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20080231220 | Image Forming Apparatus Appropriately Setting Current Value for Driving Motor - When a printing instruction is provided, a CPU causes a stepping motor M to drive a developer and calculates the value of a load of the stepping motor M before printing operations are performed. Then, CPU determines whether the value of the load is within a predetermined range stored in advance. If the value is not within the predetermined range, CPU causes a display to display an error message. | 09-25-2008 |
20090153091 | IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - An error detector determines whether or not there is a frequency error. In a case where it is determined that there is the frequency error, the error detector further determines whether or not the frequency error stays within a targeted error range. In a case where it is determined that the frequency error stays within the targeted error range, a proportional gain is decreased. In a case where it is determined that the frequency error fails to stay within the targeted error range, the proportional gain is increased. Then, a frequency proportional-integral-derivative operation processing is executed based on a set gain. | 06-18-2009 |
20090317103 | IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS AND PREPARATION OPERATION EXECUTION METHOD - Upon completing a preparation operation including different processes, an image formation apparatus shifts to ready state in which image formation is executable, the processes including at least one process executed using a corresponding motor. The image formation apparatus comprises: an obtainer for obtaining, for each process, an estimated time period between start and completion thereof; and a controller for starting execution of, out of the processes, (i) one process whose estimated time period is the longest, then (ii) any other process so that any other process is executed in parallel with said one process. When said one process is included in the at least one process, the controller initiates the motor by high-speed initiation by applying thereto first voltage that is higher than second voltage. When any other process is included in the at least one process, the controller initiates the motor by normal initiation by applying thereto first voltage. | 12-24-2009 |
20110187043 | SHEET TRANSPORTATION DEVICE INCLUDING ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPONENT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A sheet transportation device includes a transportation path for transportation of a sheet, a transportation unit for applying force to a sheet on the transportation path, and an electromagnetic component for driving the transportation unit by receiving supply of electric power. At the sheet transportation device, the absence/presence of a sheet is detected at a downstream side of the region where the transportation unit applies force to a sheet in the transportation path, and counter electromotive force induced in response to electric power being supplied to the electromagnetic component is supplied as the electric power for the detector. | 08-04-2011 |
20120241442 | INDUCTION HEATING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An induction heating device comprises: a resonant circuit provided with a coil heating a workpiece inductively and a capacitor, the coil and the capacitor being coupled in parallel with each other; a switching element coupled in series with the resonant circuit; a power supply which applies to the resonant circuit, a direct-current input voltage whose instantaneous value can be changed with the lapse of time; and a power controller which controls power to the workpiece by turning the switching element ON at a certain time and changing an ON period of the switching element, and the power controller is characterized by turning the switching element ON with a delay of an integral multiple of a resonant period of the resonant circuit if a value of power to the workpiece is equal to or lower than a first threshold which is predetermined. | 09-27-2012 |
20120275810 | INDUCTION HEATING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An induction heating device including a coil which inductively heats a workpiece of a fuser with an input voltage obtained from an alternating current voltage by rectification; a switching element coupled in series with the coil; a peak voltage detector which detects a peak value of the input voltage; an effective voltage detector which detects an effective value of the input voltage; a crest factor calculator which calculates an actual crest factor of the input voltage based on the peak value of the input voltage and the effective value of the input voltage; and a power controller which achieves control of power to the fuser by controlling the duty ratio of ON and OFF periods of the switching element. | 11-01-2012 |
20140064768 | IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - An electromagnetic induction heating apparatus comprises: a resonance circuit that includes a inductor and a capacitor; a direct-current electric power supply; and a switching element performing ON and OFF switching of electric power supplied to the resonance circuit by the direct-current electric power supply; performs intermittent control of the electric power supply by controlling the ON and OFF switching at regular intervals, and by performing control to stop the electric power supply when not controlling the ON and OFF switching, wherein during the intermittent control, the switching control unit performs gradual control such that, upon beginning the control of the ON and OFF switching, the electric power supply gradually increases to reach a target value, and upon stopping the control of the ON and OFF switching, the electric power supply gradually decreases from the target value until stopping, such that the gradual decrease involves fewer steps than the gradual increase. | 03-06-2014 |
20140219668 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS DETECTING OCCURRENCE OF JAM - An image forming apparatus includes a timing roller for conveying paper in the image forming apparatus, a first motor receiving supply of electric power from a power source for driving the timing roller, a second motor receiving supply of electric power from the power source, a sensor for detecting whether a jam occurs at the conveyance roller, a drive relay for cutting off supply of electric power from the power source to the first and second motors, if occurrence of a jam is detected, and a control circuit for controlling an operating state of the second motor such that regenerative power produced at the first motor due to rotation of the conveyance roller is supplied to the second motor, if occurrence of a jam is detected. | 08-07-2014 |
20140233976 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - An image forming apparatus having: a power source applying alternating current voltage to the magnetizing coil; a demagnetizing coil switchable between a conductive state and a cutoff state, and when in the conductive state, cancelling out a portion of a magnetic flux produced by the magnetizing coil; a contact switch and a semiconductor switch electrically connected in parallel, and, in combination, bringing the demagnetizing coil into the conductive state or the cutoff state; and a control unit opening or closing the switches separately. The control unit: opens or closes the semiconductor switch in synchronization with a zero-crossing of the alternating current voltage at least when the contact switch is open; opens or closes the contact switch only when the semiconductor switch is closed; and opens the semiconductor switch when the demagnetizing coil brought into the conductive state by the contact switch needs to be maintained in the conductive state. | 08-21-2014 |
20150028791 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus drives and rotates at least one of a photosensitive drum and a transport roller with use of a stepping motor in a multi-phase excitation mode. The image forming apparatus includes: a constant-voltage control unit controlling the stepping motor by applying a constant voltage for each phase; a constant-current control unit controlling the stepping motor by regulating an amount of current for each phase by a chopping control; a measuring unit measuring a chopping count of each phase on a per-step basis; a chopping count determination unit determining whether the chopping count of each phase is less than or equal to a predetermined count; and a control switching unit causing the constant-voltage control unit to control the stepping motor when the chopping count determination unit determines affirmatively, and causing the constant-current control unit to control the stepping motor when the chopping count determination unit determines negatively. | 01-29-2015 |
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20100016628 | Polyester Polyol - A star-branched polyester polyol is obtained by polymerizing lactide or lactic acid, using, as an initiator, a fat and oil composed mainly of a triacylglycerol that has at least three hydroxyl groups or epoxy groups in its molecule. This polyester polyol has low crystallinity and a low melting point, and thus shows good working properties when used in various applications. Furthermore, this polyester polyol is derived from renewable resources, and, thus, it is highly desirable in view of its effectiveness in protecting the global environment and preventing fossil resources from being depleted. | 01-21-2010 |
20130168322 | AMIDOXIME-MODIFIED POLYACRYLONITRILE POROUS BODY - An amidoxime-modified PAN porous body obtained by reacting with hydroxylamine a polyacrylonitrile porous body that is monolithic, has a thickness of 1 mm or more and contains polyacrylonitrile (PAN) as the main component to convert a nitrile group of the polyacrylonitrile porous body into an amidoxime group. This porous body is a porous body for adsorbing a metal ion, for example, an ion of metal such as copper, iron, nickel, vanadium, indium, gallium, silver, mercury, lead, uranium, plutonium, cesium, barium, lanthanum, thallium and strontium. | 07-04-2013 |
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20100032616 | MIXED MATERIAL WITH HIGH EXPANSION RATE FOR PRODUCING POROUS METALLIC SINTERED BODY - A mixed material having a high expansion rate for producing a porous metallic sintered body including: a conventional mixed material for producing a porous metallic sintered body which is formed of a mixture including a composition of 0.05 to 10% by mass of a non-water-soluble hydrocarbon-based organic solvent having 5 to 8 carbon atoms, 0.5 to 20% by mass of a water-soluble resin binder, and 5 to 80% by mass of a metal powder having an average particle size within a range of 0.5 to 500 μm, and water as the balance; and a gas, wherein the mixed material contains the gas so that the proportion of the gas is within a range of 2 to 50% by volume while the remainder is the conventional mixed material for producing a porous metallic sintered body. | 02-11-2010 |
20100289167 | APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING POROUS BODY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING POROUS BODY - An apparatus for producing a porous body that forms an expandable slurry containing at least inorganic powder, a foaming agent, and a binder into a sheet, causes the expandable slurry sheet to be foamed and baked, and thereby produces the porous body, the apparatus includes: a mixer preparing the expandable slurry by containing inorganic powder, a foaming agent, and a binder; a die-coater that has a discharge opening which discharges the expandable slurry provided from the mixer to an external thereof so as to shape the expandable slurry into a sheet; and a carrier sheet arranged so as to face the discharge opening of the die-coater with a gap interposed therebetween, and feeding the expandable slurry discharged from the discharge opening, wherein a flow path of the expandable slurry from inside the mixer to the discharge opening of the die-coater is hermetically sealed from an outside. | 11-18-2010 |
20130015600 | APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING POROUS BODY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING POROUS BODY - An apparatus for producing a porous body that forms an expandable slurry containing at least inorganic powder, a foaming agent, and a binder into a sheet, causes the expandable slurry sheet to be foamed and baked, and thereby produces the porous body, the apparatus includes: a mixer preparing the expandable slurry by containing inorganic powder, a foaming agent, and a binder; a die-coater that has a discharge opening which discharges the expandable slurry provided from the mixer to an external thereof so as to shape the expandable slurry into a sheet; and a carrier sheet arranged so as to face the discharge opening of the die-coater with a gap interposed therebetween, and feeding the expandable slurry discharged from the discharge opening, wherein a flow path of the expandable slurry from inside the mixer to the discharge opening of the die-coater is hermetically sealed from an outside. | 01-17-2013 |
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20100154702 | SURFACE MODIFIED QUARTZ GLASS CRUCIBLE, AND ITS MODIFICATION PROCESS - A surface modified quartz glass crucible and a process for modifying the crucible includes a layer of a metal oxide on the whole or a part of the inside and/or outside of the crucible, and baking it. At least an inside surface of the crucible is coated with a said metal oxide of magnesium, calcium, strontium or barium. The coated layer of the crucible does not abrade easily and provides a high dislocation free ratio of silicon single crystals pulled by using the crucible. | 06-24-2010 |
20100154703 | SILICA GLASS CRUCIBLE - To provide a silica glass crucible, wherein there are no problems of generating a sinking and buckling when said crucible is used for pulling up silicon single crystal at a high temperature. | 06-24-2010 |
20100192841 | REINFORCING METHOD OF SILICA GLASS SUBSTANCE AND REINFORCED SILICA GLASS CRUCIBLE - A process reinforcing a silica glass substance, such as a silica glass crucible, is provided without intermixing an impurity. The process comprises forming a silica glass powder layer on a surface of the silica glass substance, and crystallizing said silica glass powder layer under high temperature. As for a silica glass crucible, the process for reinforcing the silica glass crucible and the reinforced silica glass crucible are provided, wherein the silica glass powder layer on the whole or a part of the surface of the crucible is formed and then, crystallized under a temperature at the melting of a silicon raw material being charged into said quartz glass crucible. | 08-05-2010 |
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20090119430 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The router which relays a transfer request and a reply between master and slave components has request-control circuits provided therein. The request-control circuits judge the slave component to transfer a request from each master component to, and arbitrate the conflict between requests to one slave component. Further, for the router, a slave-component-allocation-control circuit which variably allocates the slave components to be connected to the request-control circuits to the request-control circuits is adopted. In case that a slave component in connection with one request-control circuit is subjected to no access, changing the allocation of the slave component in connection with the one request-control circuit makes possible to utilize the resource of the one request-control circuit. | 05-07-2009 |
20110271024 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The router which relays a transfer request and a reply between master and slave components has request-control circuits provided therein. The request-control circuits judge the slave component to transfer a request from each master component to, and arbitrate the conflict between requests to one slave component. Further, for the router, a slave-component-allocation-control circuit which variably allocates the slave components to be connected to the request-control circuits to the request-control circuits is adopted. In case that a slave component in connection with one request-control circuit is subjected to no access, changing the allocation of the slave component in connection with the one request-control circuit makes possible to utilize the resource of the one request-control circuit. | 11-03-2011 |
20110294442 | TRANSCEIVER SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - A transceiver system which can communicate a plurality of linked partners, and the increase in power consumption by the transceiver system can be minimized. The transceiver system includes a transceiver, and a communication controller. The transceiver is capable of performing transmitted and received data communication with terminal devices. The communication controller is capable of controlling the memory transfer of transmitted and received data. The transceiver system can be set to an operation mode selected from among intermittent- and uninterrupted-operation modes. In the intermittent-operation mode, the transceiver and the communication controller work alternately, whereas in the uninterrupted-operation mode, the transceiver and the communication controller works in parallel. The operation mode of the transceiver system is set according to unique identification data of terminal devices. In a working period of the communication controller in the intermittent-operation mode, the operation of the transceiver is stopped by the control signal. | 12-01-2011 |
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20100079252 | Apparatus for communicating with RFID tag and method for communicating with RFID tag - This disclosure discloses an apparatus for communicating with a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, configured to execute information reading from a plurality of RFID tag circuit elements, each of the RFID tag circuit elements having different polarization-phase direction of a tag antenna, comprising: a distribution-related information obtainment portion configured to obtain distribution-related information associated with polarization corresponding to a distributed state of the plurality of RFID tag circuit elements in a peripheral area; an antenna device configured to carry out information transmission and reception with the plurality of RFID tag circuit elements; a polarization-phase switching portion capable of switching a polarization-phase direction of the antenna device during radio communication to a plurality of directions; and a switching setting portion configured to set a switching time interval for the plurality of polarization-phase directions on the basis of the distribution-related information obtained. | 04-01-2010 |
20110080265 | RFID TAG COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING WITH RFID TAG - The disclosure discloses an RFID tag communication system comprises: at least one RFID tag provided with one or more reversible identifiers capable of reverse at response; and a plurality of apparatuses, said apparatus including: an antenna device; a storage device configured to store a setting element of each of said one or more reversible identifiers; a setting portion configured to set the reversible identifier on the basis of said setting element; a reading command transmission portion configured to transmit a reading command by means of using said reversible identifier; a notification signal generation portion configured to generate an identifier notification indicating the reversible identifier; a notification signal output portion configured to output said identifier notification to the other apparatuses; a notification signal input portion configured to input said identifier notification from the other apparatuses; and a setting element update portion configured to update said setting element. | 04-07-2011 |
20110316675 | APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING WTIH RFID TAG - The disclosure discloses an apparatus comprising: an apparatus antenna; a signal transmitting portion configured to transmit a response request signal; an information obtainment portion configured to obtain tag identification information of the RFID tag circuit element; an identification information storage portion configured to store the tag identification information obtained; a calculation portion configured to calculate a duplicated obtainment ratio by the number of redundantly obtained pieces of information of a current obtainment result of the tag identification information to a past obtainment result of the tag identification information stored in the identification information storage portion and by the obtainment result; a comparison portion configured to compare the duplicated obtainment ratio with a threshold value; and a communication control portion configured to execute communication control of widening or narrowing a communication range in the case that the duplicated obtainment ratio is less than or exceeds the threshold value. | 12-29-2011 |
20140253949 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication apparatus includes: a communicating device configured to communicate with a mobile terminal according to a short distance wireless communication standard; at least one input receiver each configured to receive an input; and a controller configured to execute a processing related to the input received by the at least one input receiver. The controller is configured to execute: an approach detection processing in which the controller detects an approach of the mobile terminal to the communicating device; and a disabling processing in which the controller disables at least a portion of the at least one input receiver in response to detection of the approach of the mobile terminal in the approach detection processing. | 09-11-2014 |