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20080294717 | INFORMATION EXCHANGE METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSOR, INFORMATION GATHERING SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, INTERMEDIARY DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - The present invention relates to, for transmitting information by a server from an information gathering device to a terminal device, an information exchange method, an information processor, a communication method, a communication system, an intermediary device, and a communication device. It is directed to provide an information exchange method, an information processor, a communication method, a communication system, an intermediary device, and a communication device with which pieces of streaming video information gathered by a number of information gathering devices can be exchanged efficiently. A feature thereof lies in linking each of the terminal devices to the information gathering device that gathers a given number of pieces of streaming video information that are asked for from its linked terminal device, out of the plurality information gathering devices, directing the information gathering devices to deliver the given number of pieces of streaming video information directly to their linked terminal device, and producing and displaying, by the terminal devices, a predetermined certain screen including a given number of streaming video images that has been delivered. | 11-27-2008 |
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20090044300 | Method For Improving Productivity of Plant By Chloroplast Technology - An object of the present invention is to provide a transformed plant which has high photosynthesis activity, and has promoted growth and productivity as compared with a wild strain, and has no fear of diffusion of an introduced gene by pollens, by expressing a trait of a specified gene by chloroplast technology in a higher plant. According to the present invention, there is provided a transformed plant using a gene recombinant vector having an expression cassette for enhancing photosynthesis activity, containing a DNA fragment comprising a gene encoding a protein having fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphatase activities between a nucleotide sequence complementary to the chloroplast gene rbcL and the chloroplast gene aacD. | 02-12-2009 |
20130174299 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF STOLON-FORMING PLANT HAVING IMPROVED TUBER PRODUCTION ABILITY OR STOLON PRODUCTION ABILITY COMPARED WITH WILD TYPE, AND STOLON-FORMING PLANT PRODUCED BY THE METHOD - The present invention provides: a method for producing stolon-forming plant having an improved tuber production ability as compared with a corresponding wild strain; and a stolon-forming plant produced by the method. The present invention also provides: a method for producing a stolon-forming plant having an improved stolon formation ability as compared with a corresponding wild strain; a stolon-forming plant produced by the method; and a kit for improving a stolon formation ability of a stolon-forming plant. The method of the present invention is a method for producing a stolon-forming plant having an improved tuber production ability as compared with a corresponding wild strain, the method including the step of introducing, into a stolon-forming plant, a Ran gene derived from | 07-04-2013 |
20140165232 | NOVEL GENE INDUCING ELONGATION OF ROOTS OR INCREASING BIOMASS, AND USE THEREFOR - By increasing, in a plant, expression of a gene or the like encoding a protein having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, it is possible to promote root elongation of the plant and/or increase biomass of the plant. | 06-12-2014 |
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20100278425 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An image processing apparatus, method and computer program that controls so that an image of image data is displayed on a display unit, controls so that a region of interest is indicated on the displayed image to acquire image data of the region of interest, generates an extraction region extracted from the image data by using each of the image segmentation algorithms to acquire the image data of the extraction region, calculates similarity by comparing the image data of the extraction region with the image data of the region of interest to select the image segmentation algorithm having highest similarity, and outputs image data extracted using the selected image segmentation algorithm to the display unit. | 11-04-2010 |
20120001910 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, CURVED LINE SPECIFYING APPARATUS, CURVED LINE SPECIFYING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A curved line specifying apparatus includes a curved surface specifying section for receiving a curved surface specifying operation in which a curved surface S in a virtual three-dimensional space is specified and a cross section image display section for outputting, to a display, the curved surface in which a cross section image of a three-dimensional image is embedded, pixel values of the cross section image being voxel values assigned to voxels on the curved surface S. | 01-05-2012 |
20120002850 | REGION DATA EDITING APPARATUS, REGION DATA EDITING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A region data editing apparatus includes a contour deforming section for receiving a contour deforming operation in which a contour of a region in a three-dimensional image is deformed, a boundary surface deforming section for deforming a boundary surface ∂D in such a manner that the boundary surface ∂D follows the contour deformed by the contour deforming operation, and a region data updating section for updating region data in such a manner that the region data thus updated represents an inside of the boundary surface which has been deformed by the boundary surface deforming section. | 01-05-2012 |
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20090219673 | Information equipment - Information equipment includes an open/close mechanism that opens or closes exhaust ports, a cooling fan that dissipates heat in the information equipment into the air through the exhaust ports, a user state detecting part that detects a contact state in which the hand of a user is in contact with the information equipment or a closeness state in which the hand of the user is close to the information equipment, and a heat dissipation control part that controls an open/closed state of the open/close mechanism so that heat exhausted from the exhaust ports is not directed to the hand of the user that is contact with or close to the information equipment, in accordance with the contact state or the closeness state detected by the user state detecting part. | 09-03-2009 |
20090245217 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus includes a storage unit including plural memory banks, a wireless communication unit for executing the wireless communication process, a communication quality information storage unit for storing the communication quality information indicating the communication quality of the wireless communication unit in the case where one of the plural memory banks is used, a memory bank selection unit for selecting the memory bank based on the communication quality information stored in the communication quality information storage unit in the case where the wireless communication process is executed by the wireless communication unit, and a memory bank switching unit for switching to the memory bank selected by the memory bank selection unit. | 10-01-2009 |
20090325528 | Terminal apparatus and diversity antenna control method for the same - A terminal apparatus adapted to receive a wireless signal by antenna diversity, wherein provisions are made to reduce the number of receive circuits while also reducing the time required for antenna selection. The a terminal apparatus is adapted to receive a wireless signal by antenna diversity, and includes: a mode-of-use detection unit for detecting the mode of use of the terminal apparatus as set up by a user; a storage unit for storing priority information that predefines an antenna to be selected for use by prioritizing the plurality of antennas according to the mode of use that can be detected by the mode-of-use detection unit; and a comparator for outputting selection control information specifying at least one antenna from among the plurality of antennas by comparing the mode of use detected by the mode-of-use detection unit with the priority information stored in the storage unit. | 12-31-2009 |
20110231139 | INFORMATION PROCESSOR - An information processor includes: a contact sensing unit that senses contact; a capacitance sensing unit that senses capacitance; a capacitance offset information storage unit that stores offset capacitance information; a contact state change determining unit that obtains information indicating a contact state from the contact sensing unit and determines a change in the contact state sensed by the contact sensing unit; a capacitance correction control unit that obtains capacitance information from the capacitance sensing unit when the change in the contact state is determined by the contact state change determining unit, and updates offset capacitance information stored in the capacitance offset information storage unit with the obtained capacitance information; and a capacitance correction calculation unit that obtains the capacitance information from the capacitance sensing unit and uses the offset capacitance information stored in the capacitance offset information storage unit to correct the obtained capacitance information. | 09-22-2011 |
20120088465 | NOISE CANCELLER, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NOISE REMOVAL METHOD - A noise canceller, information processing apparatus and noise removal method for implementing miniaturization and allowing noise reduction are provided. A generation unit | 04-12-2012 |
20120239297 | VALUE ACQUIRING METHOD, SENSOR CONTROL APPARATUS, SENSOR CONTROL METHOD, SENSOR CONTROL MEDIUM, AND ACQUISITION INTERVAL CONTROL MEDIUM - A sensor value acquiring method employed in a computer, comprising:
| 09-20-2012 |
20130169417 | RFID TAG READER, RFID TAG READING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR PERFORMING RFID TAG READING PROCESS AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An RFID tag reader is disclosed that includes a signal intensity obtaining part configured to obtain signal intensities of a first RFID tag and a second RFID tag that are read at plural read processes, a read-number obtaining part configured to obtain a number of RFID tags, among the first and the second RFID tags, that are read at the same read process, a processing part configured to weight the signal intensity of the first RFID tag obtained by the signal intensity obtaining part based on the number obtained at the corresponding read process, and a selecting part configured to select a read result of the first RFID tag based on the signal intensity of the first RFID tag weighted by the processing part. | 07-04-2013 |
20130191834 | CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - A method of controlling an information processing device includes selectively switching a first processor for executing a first operating system or a second processor for executing a second operating system to a user interface; storing a data table in which a first application program operating on the first operating system is associated with a second application program operating on the second operating system; sending information pertinent to activation of the first or second application program to a server device; receiving a result of a process from the server device, the process being performed by the server device for associating application programs based on the received information; updating the data table based on the received result; and activating the second application program, which is associated with the first application program being activated in the data table, in a state where the first processor has been switched to the user interface. | 07-25-2013 |
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20080199524 | Eyedrops containing particulate agar - It is intended to prepare a composition which contains polysaccharide at a high concentration and yet remains in the state of a liquid having low viscosity to thereby provide drugs, eyedrops, foods, cosmetics, toiletry products having a novel texture or function. The composition in the state of a liquid having low viscosity is obtained by heating polysaccharide at a high concentration in a water-containing liquid and then cooling under applying a shear force, which enables the provision of the above-described drugs. The composition is usable as an aqueous drug vehicle which is free from gelling due to temperature changes during storage and easily applied without pouring and/or streaming down. Eyedrops containing agar have an effect of enhancing ocular drug penetration. Eyedrops containing particulate agar maintain a low viscosity and, achieve easy instillation and impart a favorable feel in instillation. | 08-21-2008 |
20090005528 | SOLUBLE SILICONE PREPOLYMERS - In one aspect, the invention relates to silicon-based prepolymers. The disclosed prepolymers exhibit satisfactory solubility in aqueous solutions or hydrophilic solutions and can overcome undesirable shrinkage, expansion, and related problems possessed by conventional silicone monomers and related conventional polymerization techniques by producing hydrogels from a crosslinkable prepolymer. Also disclosed are polymers and molded articles produced from the disclosed prepolymers, which attain a satisfactory oxygen permeability. Also disclosed are methods for producing the disclosed prepolymers. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. | 01-01-2009 |
20090171026 | SILICONE PREPOLYMER SOLUTIONS - In one aspect, the invention relates to silicone prepolymer compositions comprising a silicone prepolymer and a solvent. A soluble silicone prepolymer can be provided having increased average silicon content, thereby attaining a desired oxygen permeability. A solvent can be provided with a desired balance between hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity by selection and modification of the solvent molecular structure, resulting in molded polymer films and articles that exhibit minimal or nonexistent eye irritation and exhibit highly transparent products. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. | 07-02-2009 |
20100317615 | Method of enhancing ocular penetration of a drug in an eyedrop - A method of enhancing ocular penetration of a drug in an eyedrop by administering to an eye, an eyedrop containing, particulate agar having a weight-average molecular weight of from 5,000 to 1,200,000, the particulate agar being obtained by dissolving agar into an aqueous solution by heating and then cooling the resultant mixture to avoid gelling, while applying a stress by vibration, shearing, stirring, compression or pulverizing, wherein the particulate agar is in an amount of 0.1 to 10 wt %. | 12-16-2010 |
20120065348 | SOLUBLE SILICONE PREPOLYMERS - In one aspect, the invention relates to silicon-based prepolymers. The disclosed prepolymers exhibit satisfactory solubility in aqueous solutions or hydrophilic solutions and can overcome undesirable shrinkage, expansion, and related problems possessed by conventional silicone monomers and related conventional polymerization techniques by producing hydrogels from a crosslinkable prepolymer. Also disclosed are polymers and molded articles produced from the disclosed prepolymers, which attain a satisfactory oxygen permeability. Also disclosed are methods for producing the disclosed prepolymers. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. | 03-15-2012 |
20140128564 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HYDROLYSIS-RESISTANT SILICONE COMPOUNDS - In one aspect, the invention relates to hydrolysis-resistant silicone compounds. In particular, disclosed are sterically hindered hydrolysis-resistant silicone compounds and improved purity hydrolysis-resistant silicone compounds. Also disclosed are processes for making hydrolysis-resistant silicone compounds; the products of the disclosed processes; compositions and polymers comprising the disclosed compounds and products of the disclosed processes; and ophthalmic lenses, for example contact lenses, intraocular lenses, artificial cornea, and spectacle lenses, comprising the disclosed compositions, disclosed polymers, disclosed compounds, and products of the disclosed processes. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. | 05-08-2014 |
20140296554 | HYDROLYSIS-RESISTANT SILICONE COMPOUNDS - In one aspect, the invention relates to hydrolysis-resistant silicone compounds. In particular, disclosed are sterically hindered hydrolysis-resistant silicone compounds and improved purity hydrolysis-resistant silicone compounds. Also disclosed are processes for making hydrolysis-resistant silicone compounds; the products of the disclosed processes; compositions and polymers comprising the disclosed compounds and products of the disclosed processes; and ophthalmic lenses, for example contact lenses, intraocular lenses, artificial cornea, and spectacle lenses, comprising the disclosed compositions, disclosed polymers, disclosed compounds, and products of the disclosed processes. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. | 10-02-2014 |
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20080243393 | Biometric information measuring apparatus and biometric information measuring system - A biometric information measuring apparatus has a storage device for storing data concerning a biometric signal or biometric information derived from the biometric signal in association with position information indicating the current location of a sensor unit of the apparatus. Since the biometric information measuring apparatus provides the position information acquired when the data on the biometric signal or the biometric information was obtained, one can know the location and behavior of a subject at the time of measurement and exactly analyze the biometric information on the subject. | 10-02-2008 |
20120146171 | Image Sensor Unit and Image Sensor Apparatus - An image sensor unit includes a fixed substrate, a movable substrate, an actuate section including an actuator for moving the movable substrate against the fixed substrate, an image sensor having an imaging surface on a front surface of the image sensor, and at least, a part of a rear surface of the image sensor being directly fixed onto the movable substrate, an external electrical connecting member for conducting a transmission and reception of signals between the actuate section and the image sensor and an outside of the image sensor unit, and an internal electrical connecting member electrically connects the actuate section, the image sensor and the external connection wiring, wherein the actuate section, the image sensor, the internal connection wiring and a part of the external connection wiring are sealed into the same space. | 06-14-2012 |
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20080286254 | Composition comprising licorice polyphenol - A composition containing a licorice polyphenol and other active ingredient (antioxidant ingredient, polyphenol other than licorice polyphenol or a component relating to lipid absorption or metabolism) is highly safe, can be produced easily, and can be utilized for foods and drinks such as health food, food with health claims (specified health food, food with nutrient function claims) and the like, pharmaceutical products, quasi-drugs, cosmetics and the like. In addition, since the composition has a body fat accumulation suppressing effect, a body fat decomposition promoting effect or energy production promoting effect, it is useful for the treatment of obesity, metabolic syndrome and the like. | 11-20-2008 |
20120189611 | DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE-4 INHIBITOR - The present invention aims to provide a DPP-4 inhibitor that is obtained by using a food as a raw material and that is suitable for oral ingestion from the viewpoints of flavor and absorbability, and a composition for the prevention and/or amelioration of diabetes which contains the DPP-4 inhibitor. The present invention provides a DPP-4 inhibitor obtained by treating an azuki bean or a kidney bean with a microorganism or a proteolytic enzyme produced by the microorganism. In particular, a preferable DPP-4 inhibitor can be obtained by hydrolyzing an azuki bean with a koji mold or a proteolytic enzyme derived from the koji mold to fragment a protein in the azuki bean. | 07-26-2012 |
20130165626 | ANTIFREEZE PROTEIN - An objective of the present invention is to provide an antifreeze protein which is capable of being efficiently produced on an industrial level at low cost and which is safe and has an excellent antifreezing activity for use on a practical level. Also, an objective of the present invention is to provide a polypeptide that corresponds to the active part of the antifreeze protein; a composition, a food, a biological sample protectant and a cosmetic containing the antifreeze protein or the polypeptide; and an antibody that specifically reacts with the antifreeze protein or the polypeptide. The antifreeze protein according to the present invention is characterized in being derived from a plant and having a specific amino acid sequence or being a plant seed protein. | 06-27-2013 |
20130172245 | Liquid food composition - Provided is a liquid food composition capable of semi-solidifying in the stomach, which is a one-pack type product containing a water-soluble dietary fiber preliminarily added thereto and in the form of a liquid that can be easily taken, and stably sustains the liquid nature thereof during distribution and storage. The liquid food composition, which is capable of semi-solidifying in an acidic region, comprises a water-soluble dietary fiber (a), a specific metal compound (b), a protein (c) and an emulsifier (d), and the particle size distribution of particles contained in said liquid food composition shows two or more peaks in a neutral region. | 07-04-2013 |
20140087055 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING OIL-IN-WATER EMULSIFIED FOOD PRODUCT COMPOSITION AND ADDITIVE FOR OIL-IN-WATER EMULSIFIED FOOD PRODUCT - Provided is a method for producing an oil-in-water emulsified food product composition. The method includes adding an oil and fat containing a highly hydrophilic emulsifier or a mixture of an oil and fat containing a highly hydrophilic emulsifier and water to water or an aqueous solution of water-soluble minerals and mixing them, then adding a protein or a protein and an additional component, and heating and sterilizing the composition, and the oil and fat contains a medium chain fatty acid in a ratio of more than 0.1% by weight and less than 100% by weight with respect to the total fatty acid composition. The method can suppress foaming of the oil-in-water emulsified food product composition during mixing, can also generate no phase separation or aggregates or extremely suppress the generation after heat sterilization, and can further maintain the stability of components susceptible to oxidation, such as vitamins during preservation if such a component is contained, thus producing a high quality oil-in-water emulsified food product composition. | 03-27-2014 |
20140142036 | DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE-4 INHIBITOR - The present invention aims to provide a DPP-4 inhibitor that is obtained by using a food as a raw material and that is suitable for oral ingestion from the viewpoints of flavor and absorbability, and a composition for the prevention and/or amelioration of diabetes which contains the DPP-4 inhibitor. The present invention provides a DPP-4 inhibitor obtained by treating an azuki bean or a kidney bean with a microorganism or a proteolytic enzyme produced by the microorganism. In particular, a preferable DPP-4 inhibitor can be obtained by hydrolyzing an azuki bean with a koji mold or a proteolytic enzyme derived from the koji mold to fragment a protein in the azuki bean. | 05-22-2014 |
20150044290 | TREATMENT METHOD USING LIQUID FOOD COMPOSITION - Provided is a liquid food composition capable of semi-solidifying in the stomach, which is a one-pack type product containing a water-soluble dietary fiber preliminarily added thereto and in the form of a liquid that can be easily taken, and stably sustains the liquid nature thereof during distribution and storage. The liquid food composition, which is capable of semi-solidifying in an acidic region, comprises a water-soluble dietary fiber (a), a specific metal compound (b), a protein (c) and an emulsifier (d), and the particle size distribution of particles contained in said liquid food composition shows two or more peaks in a neutral region. | 02-12-2015 |
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20100030194 | CONNECTOR AND INFUSION TUBE SET - A connector includes a male connector section having a male-side cavity, a female connector section having a female-side cavity to which another male connector section the same as the male connector section can be connected, a seal member formed from an elastic material for maintaining liquid tightness between the connector sections when the other male connector section and the female connector section are connected to each other, and lock mechanisms disposed respectively on the male connector section side and the female connector section side for maintaining the connected condition of the connector sections when the other male connector section and the female connector section are connected to each other. Each of the lock mechanisms has a male lock section formed to project in parallel to the direction of connection between the connector sections, and a female lock section, which is formed adjacent to the male lock section and parallel to the direction of connection, and to which another male lock section the same as the male lock section can be coupled. | 02-04-2010 |
20100030195 | CONNECTOR AND INFUSION TUBE SET - A connector includes a male connector section having a cavity, a female connector section having a cavity to which another male connector section the same as the male connector section can be connected, a male lock section or a female lock section, disposed adjacent to the male connector section so that the connection direction thereof is parallel to that of the male connector section, a female lock section disposed adjacent to the female connector section so that the connection direction thereof is parallel to that of the female connector section, and to which another male lock section the same as the male lock section can be coupled, or a male lock section disposed adjacent to the female connector section so that the connection direction thereof is parallel to that of the female connector section, and to which another female lock section the same as the female lock section can be coupled, and a seal member formed from an elastic material, for maintaining liquid-tightness of the connection between the other male connector section and the female connector section in a locked condition where the other male lock section and the female lock section are coupled to each other, wherein an unlocking sound, which enables recognition of unlocking, is generated at a time of unlocking when the locked condition is released. | 02-04-2010 |
20100145312 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a first structure including a tubular male connector section that has a male-side cavity, and a tubular female connector section having a female-side cavity, which communicates with the male-side cavity and to which another male connector section the same as the male connector section can be connected, and a second structure including an installation section that can be installed on the first structure, a male lock section disposed adjacent to the male connector section in an installed condition in which the second structure is installed on the first structure, so that the direction of connection thereof is parallel to that of the male connector section, and a female lock section to which another male lock section the same as the male lock section can be connected, which is disposed adjacent to the female connector section in the installed condition, so that the direction of connection thereof is parallel to that of the female connector section, wherein the first structure can be used selectively either with the second structure installed thereon or without the second structure. | 06-10-2010 |
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20110077602 | INJECTION NEEDLE ASSEMBLY AND MEDICINE INJECTION APPARATUS - An injection needle assembly includes a needle having a needle point to puncture skin, a needle hub including a first member which holds the needle, and a second member in which a discharge part of a syringe is to be fitted, and an elastic member disposed inside the second member to make liquid-tight close contact with the inner surface of the second member, with the elastic member having an insertion hole in which the needle tube is inserted. | 03-31-2011 |
20120179113 | SYRINGE NEEDLE ASSEMBLY AND MEDICATION SYRINGE DEVICE - To make it possible to integrally form a needle tube and a needle hub by reliably holding and fixing the needle tube with a chuck member and then performing insert molding, a device has a needle tube having a needle tip capable of puncturing a living body; and a needle hub that is adapted to hold the needle tube in a state where the needle tip of the needle tube is protruded and that is formed with a retention hole into which a chuck member is inserted, the chuck member being adapted to hold and fix the circumferential surface of the needle tube when performing insert molding. | 07-12-2012 |
20120179114 | SYRINGE NEEDLE ASSEMBLY AND MEDICATION INJECTION DEVICE - To prevent a coating agent applied to the surface of a needle tube from being infiltrated into the clearance between the needle tube and a needle hub, a device comprises a needle tube that has a needle tip capable of puncturing a living body and that is coated with a coating agent on the surface of a tip-end portion on the side of the needle tip; and a needle hub adapted to hold the needle tube in a state where the needle tip of the needle tube is protruded. The needle hub has a through-hole through which the needle tube is inserted, and a discharge hole extending from the through-hole to the outer surface of the needle hub and adapted to discharge the coating agent infiltrated into the through-hole. | 07-12-2012 |
20120323187 | INJECTION NEEDLE ASSEMBLY AND DRUG INJECTION APPARATUS - An injection needle assembly is an assembly used by being attached to an injector including an injection barrel filled with medicine and a needle tube, and is provided with a sticking needle tube having a needle tip to be stuck into a skin, a needle holding portion, an engagement portion and a connection portion. The needle holding portion holds the sticking needle tube and a fit tube of the engagement portion is engaged with a needle hub of the injection barrel. The connection portion includes a luminal portion in which there are arranged a proximal end on the opposite side of the needle tip of the sticking needle tube and a needle tip (ejection port) at the needle tube of the injector, and the sticking needle tube and the needle tube communicate with each other in a liquid tight manner. | 12-20-2012 |
20130006179 | INJECTION NEEDLE ASSEMBLY AND DRUG INJECTION APPARATUS - An injection needle assembly includes a needle tube having a needle tip to be stuck into a skin, a first member, a second member, an adjustment portion, and a pressing force restricting member. The first member holds the needle tube and the second member holds the first member movably toward the axial direction of the needle tube. A discharge portion of the syringe is fitted into this second member The adjustment portion is provided at the periphery of the needle tube and includes a needle protrusion surface which abuts the skin in a case in which the needle tube is stuck to the living body. The pressing force restricting member is arranged between the first member and the second member, and restricts the pressing force added from the first member to the skin. | 01-03-2013 |
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20090123102 | Rolling Bearing Device for a Road-Wheel, a Method of Manufacturing the Same and a Turning Apparatus for a Bearing Member - In a rolling bearing device for a road-wheel including an inner shaft | 05-14-2009 |
20090252446 | Wheel rolling bearing assembly and manufacturing method thereof - A rolling bearing assembly for a wheel includes: an inner ring member in which an inner ring raceway surface is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the inner ring member; an outer ring member having a fitting tubular portion on the inboard side that is fitted into an attachment hole of a vehicle body member, and an outer ring raceway surface is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the outer ring member; a plurality of rolling elements disposed between the inner and outer ring raceway surfaces; and a cage that holds the plurality of rolling elements. The bore diameter B of the fitting tubular portion of the outer ring member is smaller than the diameter C of a circumscribed circle of the rolling elements. | 10-08-2009 |
20100210369 | WHEEL BEARING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A wheel bearing device of the invention includes a flanged shaft member that includes a shaft portion to which a rolling bearing is assembled, a fitting shaft portion that is formed on one end side of the shaft portion and that is fitted to a center hole of a wheel, and a plurality of flange portions that extend radially outward on an outer peripheral surface located between the shaft portion and the fitting shaft portion and each of which has a bolt hole in which a hub bolt for fastening the wheel is arranged. Each flange portion is formed by side extrusion when a forged recess is formed at a center of an end surface of the fitting shaft portion by cold forging. | 08-19-2010 |
20110103732 | ROLLING BEARING DEVICE FOR A ROAD-WHEEL, A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND A TURNING APPARATUS FOR A BEARING MEMBER - In a rolling bearing device for a road-wheel including an inner shaft | 05-05-2011 |
20120189236 | WHEEL ROLLING BEARING DEVICE - In a wheel rolling bearing device, where a pitch diameter of the inner-row ball set is D1 and a pitch diameter of the outer-row ball set is D2, D1 and D2 are set so as to satisfy the relationship “D107-26-2012 | |
20130292996 | WHEEL ROLLING BEARING UNIT - A wheel rolling bearing unit has a hub spindle having flange and shaft-shaped sections, an inner-ring raceway surface on the outer peripheral surface of the shaft-shaped section; an outer ring member disposed around the outer periphery of the shaft-shaped section, an outer-ring raceway surface on the inner peripheral surface thereof; and rolling elements between the inner-ring raceway and outer-ring raceway surfaces. The flange section is on one side of the spindle in a rotation axis direction thereof; on the flange surface, a cylindrical spigot joint section protruding on one side is coaxial with the spindle; the boundary section of the flange surface and the outer peripheral surface of the spigot joint section has an arc-shaped boundary surface to connect smoothly toward the flange surface. The surface roughness of the boundary surface is finer than that of the flange surface and the outer peripheral surface of the spigot joint section. | 11-07-2013 |
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20100002839 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS THAT DISPLAYS ANALYSIS IMAGE WITH TAKEN IMAGE, X-RAY IMAGING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Positioning images are created by a projection-image creating unit before imaging, and the positioning images are grouped and stored by a projection-image storage unit for each preset. When imaging is started, a positioning-information calculating unit calculates positioning parameters using the positioning images stored in the projection-image storage unit. An analysis-image-for-synthesis creating unit creates an analysis image using the positioning parameters, and an analysis-image synthesizing and displaying unit synthesizes the analysis image with a live image and displays a synthesized image. When an imaging direction of an X-ray angiography apparatus is changed, a positioning-information updating unit directly updates the positioning parameters based on an amount of change of the imaging direction. | 01-07-2010 |
20120310074 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, A MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS, AND A MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - A medical image processing apparatus includes a morphological identification part, a function calculator and a display processor. The morphological identification part identifies morphological information related to thickness of a heart muscle of a subject or thickness of surrounding sites thereof from medical image data obtained by capturing an image of the subject using a medical imaging apparatus. The function calculator determines cardiac function information related to movement of the heart muscle of the subject based on the medical image data. The display processor causes a display to display a combination of the identified morphological information and the calculated cardiac function information which is identified by color. The medical image processing apparatus can easily diagnose diseases. | 12-06-2012 |
20130094731 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a medical image processing apparatus includes at least a vascular region extracting unit, a vascular shape image generating unit, a perfusion analyzing unit, a perfusion image generating unit, an image composition unit. The vascular region extracting unit extracts a vascular region based on a three-dimensional medical image. The vascular shape image generating unit generates an image of a vascular shape of the vascular region. The perfusion analyzing unit performs perfusion analysis on the three-dimensional medical image and obtains a perfusion value indicating a blood circulation condition in tissue around the vascular region. The perfusion image generating unit generates an image indicating the perfusion value. The image composition unit generates a vascular shape perfusion composition image in which an image of the vascular shape in a contraction portion in a blood vessel corresponding to the vascular region is combined with the image indicating the perfusion value. | 04-18-2013 |
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20090146898 | Antenna Module-Use Magnetic Core Member, Antenna Module, and Portable Information Terminal Having the Same - There are provided an antenna module-use magnetic core member, an antenna module and a portable information terminal provided with the same, capable of improving a communication distance without increasing a module thickness. In an antenna module ( | 06-11-2009 |
20090257167 | VARIABLE CAPACITOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Disclosed is a variable capacitor that includes signal electrodes configured to sandwich a dielectric layer so as to generate a signal electric field, and control electrodes configured to sandwich the dielectric layer so as to generate a control electric field in a direction intersecting with the signal electric field generated between the signal electrodes. | 10-15-2009 |
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20090115790 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE AND MOBILE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A display control device and technique for controlling displays on a display unit, in which a plurality of display segments are two-dimensionally arranged (e.g. a dot matrix type display unit), is provided. The technique is effectively applicable to a write data latch circuit of a memory for storing display data in the display control device, such as, for example, a liquid crystal display control device, a mobile electronic apparatus, etc. A display drive control technique for controlling a moving picture display mode of a display device is also provided. The display drive control circuit controls a picture display mode of a display device for displaying still pictures and moving pictures to a liquid crystal display device, such as, for example, a dot matrix type display devices, an organic EL display device, etc. | 05-07-2009 |
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20140043348 | Display Control Device and Mobile Electronic Apparatus - A display control device and technique for controlling displays on a display unit, in which a plurality of display segments are two-dimensionally arranged (e.g. a dot matrix type display unit), is provided. The technique is effectively applicable to a write data latch circuit of a memory for storing display data in the display control device, such as, for example, a liquid crystal display control device, a mobile electronic apparatus, etc. A display drive control technique for controlling a moving picture display mode of a display device is also provided. The display drive control circuit controls a picture display mode of a display device for displaying still pictures and moving pictures to a liquid crystal display device, such as, for example, a dot matrix type display devices, an organic EL display device, etc. | 02-13-2014 |
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20100170196 | PACKAGE APPARATUS - A package apparatus includes a first conveyance unit and a second conveyance unit. The first conveyance unit is configured and arranged to convey a plurality of packaged objects in a first conveying direction. The second conveyance unit is provided below the first conveyance unit and configured and arranged to convey the packaged objects in a second conveying direction generally opposite from the first conveying direction. The second conveyance unit is configured and arrange to overlay each of the packaged objects received from the first conveyance unit on an adjacent one of the packaged objects such that the packaged objects are generally oriented in the second conveying direction to form a group of the packaged objects that is conveyed in the second conveying direction on the second conveyance unit. | 07-08-2010 |
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20100205913 | PACKAGING APPARATUS - A packaging apparatus includes a conveyance unit having first and second position control plates. The first position control plate is arranged to selectively move forward or backward so as to obstruct or pass the group of packaged objects conveyed on the conveyance unit. When positions of the packaged objects are adjusted, the second position control plate is arranged to move from a downstream-side portion of the conveyance unit toward the first position control plate, rotate in a direction toward the first position control plate, or move from the downstream-side portion of the conveyance unit toward the first position control plate and simultaneously rotate in the direction toward the first position control plate. A subsequent process step delivery unit is arranged to deliver the group of packaged objects after the positions thereof are adjusted by the first and second position control plates, to a subsequent process device. | 08-19-2010 |
20110232228 | PACKAGING APPARATUS - A packaging apparatus includes a collection unit and a conveyance unit. The collection unit is configured and arranged to overlay a plurality of packaged objects on adjacent packaged objects. The conveyance unit is configured and arranged to convey, as a group of packaged objects, the packaged objects which are overlaid on the adjacent packaged objects at the collection unit. The conveyance unit includes a position control component. At least one portion of the position control component is positioned below a conveyance plane of the conveyance unit and the other portion of the position control component is positioned above the conveyance plane of the conveyance unit before positions of the packaged objects are adjusted, the one portion and the other portion of the position control component is provided sequentially. | 09-29-2011 |
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20090266148 | SEAL CHECKER - A seal checker for conveying and pressing a packaging bag by upper and lower conveyance units is provided which is capable of saving space with a compact structure, and is also capable of improving maintainability and cleanability. A lower transfer conveyor is mounted on a main body frame, and an upper transfer conveyor is supported by an elevating mechanism mounted to the main body frame. The elevating mechanism includes first and second link members and a frame that connects upper end portions of the link members to each other. Lower portions of the first and second link members are connected to the main body frame. The frame is configured so as to move in parallel with the lower transfer conveyor. | 10-29-2009 |
20090277133 | CONVEYING DEVICE, AND BOXING DEVICE AND BOXING SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A conveying device is adapted to receive a plurality of articles, to accumulate the articles so as to form a batch of the articles, and to convey the batch of the articles. The conveying device includes a delivery unit, a placing unit and a control unit. The delivery unit is configured and arranged to turn the articles to orient the articles in a standing position after receiving the articles while delivering the articles to a downstream side at a delivery position. The placing unit is configured and arranged to accumulate the articles sequentially delivered from the delivery unit to form the batch of the articles in a prescribed accumulation form. The control unit is configured to change a delivery interval in which each of the articles is sequentially delivered to the placing unit according to the prescribed accumulation form. | 11-12-2009 |
20090283385 | CONVEYANCE DEVICE AND PACKING DEVICE PROVIDED THEREWITH - A conveyance device for accumulating and aligning a plurality of articles and conveying a batch of the articles includes a conveyance unit, first, second and third support members, and a drive unit. The conveyance unit is configured to convey the batch of the articles in a conveying direction. The first and second support members are configured to move along the conveyance unit so as to support an article disposed at a front end or a back end among the articles constituting the batch of the articles. The third support member is arranged on the conveyance unit and configured to move with respect to the conveyance unit so as to sandwich the batch of the articles between the third support member and at least one of the first support member and the second support member. The drive unit is configured to independently drive the first, second and third support members. | 11-19-2009 |
20090308024 | TRANSPORT APPARATUS AND BOXING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SAME - A transport apparatus for transporting an article, which is a bag formed from a flexible packaging material, includes a first transport part and a second transport part. The first transport part is configured and arranged to transport the article in a predetermined transport direction with the article being supported from below by a transport surface of the first transport part. The second transport part is configured and arranged to transport the article in the predetermined transport direction while exerting a downward force on a portion of an upper surface of the article being transported by the first transport part. | 12-17-2009 |