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20090059166 | Contact lens and method of manufacturing the same - A contact lens having a mark on at least one of an anterior face and a posterior face thereof, wherein the improvement including: the mark being defined by a concave annular section having inside and outside peripheral borders of circular shape, and a center projection situated in a center of the concave annular section; an outside diameter dimension of the concave annular section is held within a range of 0.1-0.5 mm; a widthwise center section of the concave annular section in radial cross section is a flat section having smaller depth change and greater radius of curvature than widthwise side sections; and at least the flat section of the mark has a rough surface The method of manufacturing the contact lens is also disclosed. | 03-05-2009 |
20090236239 | SOFT CONTACT LENS PACKAGE PRODUCT AND METHOD OF PACKAGING SOFT CONTACT LENS - A soft contact lens (SCL) package product which can be advantageously supplied to hydrated SCL wearers, a method of shipping a SCL shipped in the form of such a SCL package product and a method of packaging the SCL, are provided. A liquid medium | 09-24-2009 |
20100259720 | Wearing-Orientation Selectable Contact Lens - A wearing-orientation selectable contact lens including: an optical zone; a first diopter power region provided in the optical zone; and a second diopter power region having a lens power that is more positive than that of the first diopter power region. A superficial center of the second diopter power region is decentered on a symmetrical meridian from a geometric center of the optical zone. A circumferential positioning member is provided so as to selectively set up: a first stable state where the superficial center of the second diopter power region is positioned to one of left and right side of the eye, and a second stable state where the superficial center of the second diopter power region is positioned to another of left and right side of the eye. A visible indicator mark is provided for identifying a lens orientation of the first stable state and the second stable state. | 10-14-2010 |
20100296050 | TILTED-WEAR TYPE CONTACT LENS - A contact lens including a circumferential positioning member that can selectively set up a first stable state where a superficial center of a second power zone is decentered on a symmetrical meridian from a geometrical center of an optical zone and an orthogonal meridian perpendicular to the symmetrical meridian with the lens worn on a right eye is circumferentially tilted by a first angle relative to a vertical line of the eye, and a second stable state where the orthogonal meridian under condition in which the lens is worn on a left eye with the right eye wearing state inverted upside down is circumferentially tilted by a second angle on the opposite side of the first angle relative to the vertical line, as well as a visible indicator mark for identifying a lens orientation. | 11-25-2010 |
20120206692 | CONTACT LENS - Provided is a contact lens of double thin type ensuring a comfortable wearing sensation, enabling improvement of oxygen permeability and tear exchange, and having a novel structure. An optical zone having no deviation of a center of gravity by a prism is formed. A pair of thin portions extending circumferentially and having a constant thickness are formed on both upper and lower sides of a peripheral zone, and a pair of thick portions extending circumferentially and having a thickness larger than that of the thin portions are formed on both left and right sides. One or more concavities are positioned symmetrically in a left-right direction during wear in a posterior surface of each of the thick portions. A minimum thickness at a portion where the concavity is formed is larger than the thickness of the thin portions. | 08-16-2012 |
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20100033940 | INTER-BOARD COUPLING CONNECTOR AND CIRCUIT BOARD DEVICE USING INTER-BOARD COUPLING CONNECTOR - An object of the invention is to provide the effects of suppressing noise radiated from a plurality of coupling terminals for coupling between boards to the peripheral space outside of an inter-board coupling connector. | 02-11-2010 |
20110228842 | IMAGE ENCODING APPARATUS, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, IMAGE ENCODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE ENCODING PROGRAM, AND IMAGE DECODING PROGRAM - A variable-length encoder that feeds a Coded Block Pattern (CBP) as an input symbol to variable-length code output part. Coded symbol memory supplies CBPs in neighboring blocks as coding map table reference information to coding map table provider. Coding map table provider determines a coding map table used in coding of the CBP, based on these CBPs in the neighboring blocks, and provides a coding map table H | 09-22-2011 |
20120106630 | IMAGE ENCODING APPARATUS, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, IMAGE ENCODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE ENCODING PROGRAM, AND IMAGE DECODING PROGRAM - A variable-length encoder that feeds a Coded Block Pattern (CBP) as an input symbol to variable-length code output part. Coded symbol memory supplies CBPs in neighboring blocks as coding map table reference information to coding map table provider. Coding map table provider determines a coding map table used in coding of the CBP, based on these CBPs in the neighboring blocks, and provides a coding map table H4 to variable-length code output part. Variable-length coding table provider feeds a variable-length coding table to variable-length code output part. Then the coding target CBP is subjected to variable-length coding, and the resultant is outputted as coded data. This allows information source coding of coding symbols to be performed efficiently according to the coding condition and the property of image. | 05-03-2012 |
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20100002945 | IMAGE ENCODING APPARATUS, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, IMAGE ENCODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE ENCODING PROGRAM, AND IMAGE DECODING PROGRAM - A variable-length encoder that feeds a Coded Block Pattern (CBP) as an input symbol to variable-length code output part. Coded symbol memory supplies CBPs in neighboring blocks as coding map table reference information to coding map table provider. Coding map table provider determines a coding map table used in coding of the CBP, based on these CBPs in the neighboring blocks, and provides a coding map table H | 01-07-2010 |
20130217126 | DRIED HYDROGEL, DRIED VITRIGEL MEMBRANE, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A dried vitrigel membrane is produced by a method including the following steps of (1) a step of keeping a hydrogel in the inside of a wall surface mold with a shape the same as the desired shape disposed on a substrate, and discharging a part of free water within the hydrogel from a gap between the substrate and the wall surface mold; (2) a step of removing the wall surface mold from the top of the substrate; (3) a step of drying the hydrogel to remove the residual free water, thereby fabricating a vitrified dried hydrogel; (4) a step of rehydrating the dried hydrogel to fabricate a vitrigel membrane; and (5) a step of redrying the vitrigel membrane to remove free water, thereby fabricating a vitrified dried vitrigel membrane. | 08-22-2013 |
20130280807 | CELL CULTURE CHAMBER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, TISSUE MODEL USING CELL CULTURE CHAMBER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A single cell-culture chamber is provided that includes a dried vitrigel membrane covering and secured to one open end surface of a tubular frame. Also provided is a double cell-culture chamber that includes two tubular frames of substantially the same planar cross-sectional shape adhesively secured to each other with a dried vitrigel membrane interposed between the opposing open end surfaces of the tubular frames so as to form a first chamber and a second chamber via the dried vitrigel membrane. | 10-24-2013 |
20140319728 | DRIED HYDROGEL, DRIED VITRIGEL MEMBRANE, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A dried vitrigel membrane is produced by a method including the following steps of (1) a step of keeping a hydrogel in the inside of a wall surface mold with a shape the same as the desired shape disposed on a substrate, and discharging a part of free water within the hydrogel from a gap between the substrate and the wall surface mold; (2) a step of removing the wall surface mold from the top of the substrate; (3) a step of drying the hydrogel to remove the residual free water, thereby fabricating a vitrified dried hydrogel; (4) a step of rehydrating the dried hydrogel to fabricate a vitrigel membrane; and (5) a step of redrying the vitrigel membrane to remove free water, thereby fabricating a vitrified dried vitrigel membrane. | 10-30-2014 |
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20090249333 | RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING VIRTUAL MACHINE MANAGING PROGRAM RECORDED THEREIN AND MANAGING SERVER DEVICE - A virtual machine managing program manages plural physical machines and makes a computer device execute processing through virtual machines developed on each physical machine. Virtual machines are assigned to physical machines on the basis of CPU usage rate and temperature, and are moved among the physical machines as needed, to maintain acceptable operating conditions. | 10-01-2009 |
20090249334 | RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING THEREON VIRTUAL MACHINE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, MANAGEMENT SERVER DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANAGING VIRTUAL MACHINE - A virtual machine managing method includes: a dependence relation list generation step of detecting a dependence relation among virtual machines implemented on a physical machine and generating a dependence relation list, based on a detection result; a target management table generation step of reading, when a selection instruction for selecting a target virtual machine to be halted among the plurality of implemented virtual machines is detected; and a halted target presentation step of reading the virtual machine identification information on all of the virtual machines in dependence relation with the target virtual machine to be halted, and visually presenting the read virtual machine identification information on all of the target virtual machines to be halted. | 10-01-2009 |
20090249354 | RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING RECORDED THEREIN VIRTUAL MACHINE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, MANAGEMENT SERVER APPARATUS AND VIRTUAL MACHINE MANAGEMENT METHOD - A virtual machine managing method includes: virtual machine list generation step of detecting a plurality of virtual machines deployed on a physical machine; a dependency list generation step of detecting dependencies among the virtual machines deployed on the physical machine; a power-off order generation step of, based on table contents of the virtual machine list table and the dependency list table, generating a power-off order management table which manages a power-off order in which the same virtual machines are sequentially powered off in descending order of dependency, in units of the physical machine; and a target presentation step of, when an instruction for selecting the power-off target physical machine is detected, reading the power-off order corresponding to this power-off target physical machine from the power-off order management table, and visually presenting this read power-off order. | 10-01-2009 |
20110145830 | JOB ASSIGNMENT APPARATUS, JOB ASSIGNMENT PROGRAM, AND JOB ASSIGNMENT METHOD - A job assignment apparatus includes: a correlation calculation unit to calculate a correlation between an execution time used for processing a program that depends on a computer resource operating at the start of an execution request job and an execution time used for processing a predetermined amount of data in the execution request job which operates immediately after completion of an operation of the program; a resource identification unit to identify the computer resource on which the execution request job depends on the basis of the correlation calculated by the correlation calculation unit; and a job assignment unit to assign the execution request job to one of execution servers connected to the job assignment apparatus so as to exclude simultaneous execution of a job that depends on the same computer resource as the computer resource identified by the resource identification unit and the execution request job. | 06-16-2011 |
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20080236966 | Damping force adjustable fluid pressure shock absorber - A piston coupled to a piston rod is fitted in a sealed cylinder in which oil is contained. During an extension stroke of the piston rod, a damping force is generated by an extension-side valve body, and at the same time, a valve-opening pressure of an extension-side main valve is adjusted by an inner pressure in an extension-side backpressure chamber. During a compression stroke of the piston rod, a damping force is generated by a compression-side valve body, and at the same time, a valve-opening pressure of a compression-side main valve is adjusted by an inner pressure in a compression-side backpressure chamber. A simple structure is realized by using a common guide bore for guiding the extension-side valve body and the compression-side valve body. Check valves are provided at both ends of the guide bore and communication passage are provided through the extension-side valve body and the compression-side valve body so that an amount of excess oil due to a movement of the extension-side valve body and the compression-side valve body can be expelled, thereby improving responsiveness of the shock absorber. | 10-02-2008 |
20080257668 | Fluid pressure shock absorber - An object of the present invention is to generate a stable damping force and enhance durability of a main valve in a hydraulic shock absorber in which valve opening of the main valve is controlled by an inner pressure of a backpressure chamber. A first piston | 10-23-2008 |
20090091122 | PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTING SHEET, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ENVELOPE WITH PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTING SHEET - The present invention provides a personal information protecting sheet in which personal information can be easily made illegible. The personal information protecting sheet includes a base material, a release layer formed on at least a part of the surface of the base material, and an image-receiving layer formed on the release layer. When a force having a directional component that is larger than a predetermined value and parallel to the surface of the base material is applied to the surface, a portion of the image-receiving layer to which the force is applied is peeled from the release layer. | 04-09-2009 |
20120040436 | TYPE MILK-CLOTTING PROTEASE DERIVED FROM A MICROORGANISM - The present invention provides an improved type protease which comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least 75% identical to SEQ ID NO:3, said improved type protease has at least one mutation selected from the group consisting of: (A) replacement of glutamine corresponding to glutamine at position 265 in SEQ ID NO: 3 with an acidic amino acid; and (B) replacement of glutamine at position 266 in SEQ ID NO: 3 with an acidic amino acid, and wherein said improved type protease has milk-clotting activity. | 02-16-2012 |
20150300432 | EDDY-CURRENT RETARDING DEVICE - This eddy-current retarding device includes: a magnet holding member that is coaxially provided to a rotating shaft and holds plural permanent magnets in a circumferential direction; a brake member that includes paired disk portions disposed on both sides of the magnet holding member in the axial direction of the rotating shaft, a connecting portion that connects the paired disk portions, and an eddy-current generating portion that causes eddy current due to rotation of the permanent magnets, and this brake member being supported in a relatively rotatable manner with respect to the rotating shaft; and a friction brake that causes a friction member to press against the brake member at the time of braking to bring the brake member to a stop. | 10-22-2015 |
20150323023 | FLUID-TYPE RETARDING DEVICE - This fluid-type retarding device includes: a rotating disk provided to a rotating shaft; a rotating housing that includes paired disk portions and a cylinder portion connecting outer circumferential portions of the disk portions so as to surround the rotating disk, and is rotatably supported with the rotating shaft; and a friction brake that presses a friction member against the rotating housing at the time of braking to bring the rotating housing to a stop. On at least one surface of the rotating disk, a disk vane extending from an inner circumference of the surface toward an outer peripheral side is formed, and on an inner surface of each of the paired disk portions corresponding to the disk vane, a housing vane extending from an inner circumference to an outer periphery is formed. Furthermore, working fluid is accommodated within the rotating housing. | 11-12-2015 |
20150330418 | 3-POSITION OPERATING ACTUATOR AND PERMANENT-MAGNET EDDY-CURRENT DECELERATION DEVICE - A braking actuator uses a single cylinder without using a spring to achieve a 3-position operation. A partition plate and an intermediate check plate are affixed within a cylinder at suitable intervals in the axial direction. Inserted movably in the axial direction of the cylinder are a first piston disposed between a pressing lid and the intermediate check plate, a second piston disposed between the intermediate check plate and the partition plate, and a third piston disposed between the partition plate and a pressing lid. A rod which is axially movable within the cylinder has a base end attached to the third piston and a tip end which extends outside from the cylinder through the partition plate, the second piston, the intermediate check plate, the first piston, and the pressing lid. A stopper affixed to a middle portion of the rod moves the first piston or the second piston. | 11-19-2015 |
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20120305835 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery provided by the present invention is obtained by mixing a nickel-containing lithium-manganese complex oxide having a spinel structure and an aluminum- and/or magnesium-containing lithium-nickel complex oxide having a lamellar structure. The lamellar-structure lithium-nickel complex oxide is a compound represented by general formula LiNi | 12-06-2012 |
20120328949 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF SAME - Provided is a lithium ion secondary battery having a positive electrode active material containing Mn and exhibiting improved charge/discharge cycle characteristics. A secondary battery | 12-27-2012 |
20130164617 | ANODE MATERIAL, LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ANODE MATERIAL - The main object of the present invention is to provide an anode material capable of improving cycling characteristics of a lithium secondary battery. The present invention solves the problem by providing an anode material comprising a reactant between: a metal oxide represented by a general formula of M | 06-27-2013 |
20130280621 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION AND USE THEREOF - The present invention provides a non-aqueous electrolyte solution that can be used as an electrolyte solution of a non-aqueous secondary battery to improve the discharge rate performance of the battery. The non-aqueous electrolyte solution comprises a non-aqueous solvent and a BF | 10-24-2013 |
20140021402 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, AND ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL - A main object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing, with excellent productivity, an anode active material having the composition of a mica group mineral. The object is attained by providing a method for producing a vitreous anode active material, comprising steps of: a heat treatment step of heat treating a raw material mixture having a composition that is capable of forming a mica group mineral, at a heat treatment temperature that is higher than or equal to the melting temperature of the raw material mixture, and thereby forming a raw material melt; and a cooling step of cooling the raw material melt and thereby vitrifying the raw material melt. | 01-23-2014 |
20140134489 | LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is a lithium-ion secondary battery that uses a non-carbonaceous negative electrode active material capable of exhibiting capacitance properties. The lithium-ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution. The negative electrode includes a mica group mineral having at least one transition metal in its composition as a negative electrode active material. | 05-15-2014 |
20150188141 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - This invention provides a lithium secondary battery capable of bringing about greater cycle characteristics, being in a 4.2 V or higher class. The lithium secondary battery provided by this invention is a 4.2 V or higher class lithium secondary battery using a lithium transition metal composite oxide as a positive electrode active material. The lithium secondary battery comprises a negative electrode at or around which a silicon-containing cyclic compound and/or a reaction product thereof are present. The silicon-containing cyclic compound comprises at least one silicon atom in its ring and has a vinyl group. | 07-02-2015 |
20150188142 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention provides a lithium secondary battery using a lithium transition metal composite oxide as a positive electrode active material. The lithium secondary battery is constituted with a negative electrode on and/or around which a cyclic silazane-based compound and/or a reaction product thereof are present. The cyclic silazane-based compound comprises a Si—N bond in the ring constituting the cyclic silazane-based compound and also has at least one vinyl group. | 07-02-2015 |
20150214571 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Provided is a lithium secondary battery in which reduction of battery performance is inhibited. The lithium secondary battery provided by this invention uses a lithium transition metal composite oxide as a positive electrode active material. On and/or around the negative electrode constituting the lithium secondary battery, a silicon-containing compound and/or a reaction product thereof are present. The silicon-containing compound has a silsesquioxane moiety and also at least one species of functional group selected from vinyl groups and phenyl groups. | 07-30-2015 |