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| 20100172677 | FIXING APPARATUS - A fixing apparatus for heat-fixing a toner image formed on a sheet, includes a roller; an endless belt contacted to the roller; a pressing member contacted to an inner surface of the endless belt and cooperating with the roller to nip the endless belt, wherein the sheet on which the unfixed toner image is formed is heated while being nipped and fed by a nip between the roller and the endless belt, wherein such a surface of the pressing member as is opposed to the inner surface of the endless belt is curved substantially in the same direction as a curved surface of the roller, wherein the nip includes a first nip region in which the belt is not pressed by the pressing member and the endless belt is contacted to the roller by an elastic force of the endless belt which is in a slack state, and a second nip region in which the endless belt is contacted to the roller by pressing of the pressing member, wherein the nip starts with the first nip region with respect to a feeding direction of the sheet, wherein the second nip region is continuous with the first nip region. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20110318036 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming station for forming a toner image on a recording material; and a fixing portion including a heating rotatable member, a heating element for heating the heating rotatable member using heat generation by electric power supply, a pressing rotatable member for contacting the heating rotatable member to form a nip for nipping and feeding the recording material, a pressure changing member for changing a pressure to the nip, wherein the fixing portion fixes the toner image on the recording material while nipping and feeding the recording material carrying the toner image by the nip, and fixing portion is capable of changing a glossiness of the toner image by changing the pressure to the nip by operation of the pressure changing member, wherein the image forming apparatus is operable in a glossy mode in which the glossiness of the toner image is switchable, wherein a MD-1 hardness of a surface layer of the heating rotatable member contactable with the toner image is 20-70, and when the glossy mode is selected so as to raise the glossiness at the time of heating and fixing of the toner image, the pressure changing member operates so as to lower the pressure to the nip. | 12-29-2011 |
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| 20080203004 | ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION WATER TREATMENT APPARATUS - An ultraviolet irradiation water treatment apparatus includes a vessel having a cylindrical side portion, and plural rod-shaped ultraviolet lamps are disposed in parallel with a central axis of the side portion in the vessel. A water inlet pipe through which water flows into the vessel is provided in an outer wall of the side portion at a position in a tangential direction of an inner periphery of the side portion. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080210608 | Ultraviolet radiation water treatment system - A water treatment system that performs a water purifying treatment by use of ultraviolet radiation, comprises a front stage ultraviolet radiation device for radiating ultraviolet light in a front stage process in a water purifying treatment process, a rear stage ultraviolet radiation device for radiating ultraviolet light in a rear stage process, and a controller for controlling these ultraviolet radiation devices. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090166276 | WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM - Disclosed is a water treatment system including a raw water tank, a module which includes a filtration membrane, a feed pump, a filtered water tank, a backwash pump which flows filtered water backward from the filtered water tank to the module, a valve and a channel which switch the direction of the water flow between the forward and reverse directions, a controller which suspends the supply of raw water from the raw water tank to the module, switches the valve and channel to the reverse direction, makes the backwash pump to supply filtered water from the filtered water tank to the module thereby backwashing the filtration membrane, and washing drainage treatment line including which treats backwashing drainage generated by backwashing of the filtration membrane, and returns the water to the raw water tank. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20100044285 | SOLID-LIQUID SEPARATOR - An activated carbon adder adds activated carbon to raw water before flocculating sedimentation, to adsorb suspended matter contained in raw water, a liquid cyclone is adapted to separate activated carbon with suspended matter adsorbed thereon, from raw water containing activated carbon, an inflow line is connected with the liquid cyclone so as to cause raw water containing activated carbon before flocculating sedimentation to flow into the liquid cyclone and swirl therein, an activated carbon discharge line discharges activated carbon spun down out of raw water containing activated carbon in the liquid cyclone, from the liquid cyclone, and a pretreated water discharge line discharges raw water having got rid of activated carbon as pretreated water from the liquid cyclone, allowing for a reduced amount of chemicals to be used, with production of a reduced amount of sludge. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20110024646 | ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION WATER TREATMENT APPARATUS - An ultraviolet irradiation water treatment apparatus includes a vessel having a cylindrical side portion, and plural rod-shaped ultraviolet lamps are disposed in parallel with a central axis of the side portion in the vessel. A water inlet pipe through which water flows into the vessel is provided in an outer wall of the side portion at a position in a tangential direction of an inner periphery of the side portion. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110056876 | DESALINATION SYSTEM - Certain embodiments provide a desalination system including a desalination plant, a carbon dioxide contacting plant, a carbonate filtering plant, and an electrolysis plant. The desalination plant works to separate raw water into fresh water and high salinity condensed water. The carbon dioxide contacting plant works to bring carbon dioxide into contact with condensed water obtained at the desalination plant, producing carbonates. The carbonate filtering plant works to filter carbonate containing condensed water produced at the carbon dioxide contacting plant, effecting a carbonate removal from condensed water. The electrolysis plant works for an electrolytic treatment of condensed water after the carbonate removal at the carbonate filtering plant to produce a chemical or chemicals for use in the desalination system. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110150707 | ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, an ultraviolet irradiation system that sterilizes, disinfects, and inactivates raw water such as city water or underground water, includes a plurality of ultraviolet irradiation devices connected in series, and a controller configured to control output and non-output of the ultraviolet irradiation devices. The ultraviolet irradiation device includes a water processing vessel through which the raw water flows, an ultraviolet lamp configured to irradiate the raw water in the water processing vessel with ultraviolet rays, and an ultraviolet sensor configured to measure an amount of ultraviolet rays emitted from the ultraviolet lamp. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110150708 | ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an ultraviolet irradiation device that sterilizes, disinfects, and inactivates raw water such as city water or underground water, includes a water processing vessel, an ultraviolet sensor, and a controller. The water processing vessel includes a water supply port into which the raw water flows, at least a pair of ultraviolet lamps configured to irradiate the raw water that flows into the water processing vessel with ultraviolet rays, and a water discharge port from which the raw water irradiated with the ultraviolet rays is discharged. The ultraviolet sensor is configured to measure an amount of ultraviolet rays irradiated from the ultraviolet lamps. The controller is configured to control turnon and turnoff of the ultraviolet lamps. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110220813 | ULTRAVIOLET WATER TREATMENT APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an ultraviolet water treatment apparatus includes an ultraviolet lamp unit provided with a first plumbing flange coupling on each of both ends thereof, and further provided therein with an ultraviolet irradiation tube including an ultraviolet lamp and a lamp protective tube configured to protect the ultraviolet lamp, and a cleaning device drive unit provided with a second plumbing flange coupling on each of both ends thereof and configured to drive a cleaning device configured to clean a surface of the lamp protective tube. The ultraviolet lamp unit and the cleaning device drive unit are coupled with each other on the first and second plumbing flange couplings. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20120061585 | ULTRAVIOLET WATER TREATING APPARATUS - An ultraviolet water treating apparatus according to one embodiment has an ultraviolet irradiation unit, and water inlet and outlet pipes. The unit includes a hollow enclosure with first and second openings in its peripheral wall. Within the enclosure, one or more ultraviolet irradiation devices are provided, which irradiate ultraviolet light onto the water flowing through the enclosure. Also within the enclosure, a cleaning device is provided, which includes a cleaning tool to clean the surface of each protective sleeve, and a driving unit to move the cleaning tool along the protective sleeve. The inlet pipe is in fluid communication with the first opening and flows the water therethrough into the enclosure. The outlet pipe is in fluid communication with the second opening and flows the ultraviolet-irradiated water therethrough out of the enclosure. The inlet and outlet pipes have their central axes intersected with the central axis of the enclosure. | 03-15-2012 |
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| 20090111054 | NEGATIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A negative resist composition including:
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| 20090191478 | METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN AND NEGATIVE RESIST COMPOSITION - A novel method of forming a resist pattern in which thickness loss from the resist pattern is reduced, and a negative resist composition that can be used in this method of forming a resist pattern. The method of forming a resist pattern includes: forming a first resist film by applying a first resist composition to a support, forming a first resist pattern by selectively exposing the first resist film through a first mask pattern and then developing the first resist film, forming a second resist film by applying a negative resist composition containing an ether-based organic solvent (S″) having no hydroxyl groups onto the support having the first resist pattern formed thereon, and forming a resist pattern by selectively exposing the second resist film through a second mask pattern and then developing the second resist film. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090297980 | Resist composition and method of forming resist pattern - A novel resist composition and method of forming a resist pattern that can be used in lithography applications. The resist composition includes a base component (A) that exhibits changed solubility in an alkali developing solution under action of acid, and an acid generator component (B) that generates acid upon exposure, wherein the base component (A) contains a polymer compound (A1) having a structural unit (a0) represented by general formula (a0-1) shown below, wherein R | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100035178 | Negative resist composition, method of forming resist pattern and polymeric compound - A negative resist composition including an alkali-soluble resin component (A), an acid generator component (B) that generates acid upon exposure, and a cross-linking component (C), the alkali-soluble resin component (A) including a polymeric compound (F) having a structural unit (f1) containing a base dissociable group and a structural unit (f2) containing a cross-linking group-containing group. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100035192 | METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A method of forming a resist pattern including: forming a resist film on a substrate using a chemically amplified negative resist composition; forming a latent image of a first line and space pattern by subjecting the resist film to first exposure through a photomask; forming a latent image of a second line and space pattern so as to intersect with the latent image of the first line and space pattern by subjecting the resist film to second exposure through a photomask; and subjecting the resist film to developing to form a hole pattern in the resist film. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100081080 | POLYMER COMPOUND, RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A polymer compound including a structural unit (a0) represented by general formula (a0-1) shown below: | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100081088 | RESIST COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN, COMPOUND AND ACID GENERATOR INCLUDING THE SAME - A resist composition including a base component (A) which exhibits changed solubility in an alkali developing solution under the action of acid and an acid-generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure, wherein the acid-generator component (B) includes an acid generator (B1) composed of a compound having a base dissociable group within a cation moiety. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20110262864 | Method of forming resist pattern and negative tone-development resist composition - A method of forming a resist pattern, including: forming a resist film on a substrate using a resist composition containing a base component (A) which exhibits decreased solubility in an organic solvent under action of an acid and an acid-generator component (B) which generates an acid upon exposure, conducting exposure of the resist film, and patterning the resist film by a negative tone development using a developing solution containing an organic solvent, wherein the base component (A) includes a resin component (A1) containing a structural unit (a0) derived from an acrylate ester containing an acid decomposable group which generates an alcoholic hydroxy group by the action of acid to thereby exhibit increased hydrophilicity. | 10-27-2011 |
