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| 20120025153 | SILICON CARBIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A silicon carbide single crystal includes nitrogen as a dopant and aluminum as a dopant. A nitrogen concentration is 2×10 | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120060751 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SILICON CARBIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL - A manufacturing method of a SiC single crystal includes growing a SiC single crystal on a surface of a SiC seed crystal, which satisfies following conditions: (i) the SiC seed crystal includes a main growth surface composed of a plurality of sub-growth surfaces; (ii) among directions from an uppermost portion of a {0001} plane on the main growth surface to portions on a periphery of the main growth surface, the SiC seed crystal has a main direction in which a plurality of sub-growth surfaces is arranged; and (iii) an offset angle θ | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120073495 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SILICON CARBIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL - In a manufacturing method of a silicon carbide single crystal, a seed crystal made of silicon carbide is prepared. The seed crystal has a growth surface and a stacking fault generation region and includes a threading dislocation that reaches the growth surface. The growth surface is inclined at a predetermined angle from a (0001) plane. The stacking fault generation region is configured to cause a stacking fault in the silicon carbide single crystal when the silicon carbide single crystal is grown. The stacking fault generation region is located at an end portion of the growth surface in an offset direction that is a direction of a vector defined by projecting a normal vector of the (0001) plane onto the growth surface. The seed crystal is joined to a pedestal, and the silicon carbide single crystal is grown on the growth surface of the seed crystal. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120132132 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SILICON CARBIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL - A manufacturing method of a SiC single crystal includes a first growth process and a re-growth process. In the first growth process, a first seed crystal made of SiC is used to grow a first SiC single crystal. In the re-growth process, a plurality of growth steps is performed for (n−1) times. In a k-th growth step, a k-th seed crystal is cut out from a grown (k−1)-th SiC single crystal, and the k-th seed crystal is used to grow a k-th SiC single crystal (n≧2 and 2≦k≦n). When an offset angle of a growth surface of the k-th seed crystal is defined as θ | 05-31-2012 |
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| 20100246357 | METHOD FOR DETECTING SURFACE DEFECTS IN PATTERNED MEDIA - An optical defect detection method for patterned media includes: irradiating a laser beam onto a patterned medium and obtaining reflected light by reflection very close to a sample; outputting the reflected light as an analog electrical signal from an optical receiver; converting the analog signal to a digital signal; obtaining a surface profile in a track direction by sampling the analog signal; obtaining a servo area profile by setting a slice for detecting servo area; calculating an average value in a track width direction based on plural servo area profiles; generating a master servo area profile based on the average value; obtaining a difference between the master servo area profile and the specific servo area profile; and detecting the presence of a defect including surface roughness, process fluctuation, and adhesion of foreign matters, from a differential waveform. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110158073 | OPTICAL CHECKING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEFECTS IN MAGNETIC DISKS - An apparatus for optically checking magnetic disk defects that makes possible more accurate determination of positions of minute defects by illuminating an area greater than a checkup area with an illuminating beam having a Gaussian distribution is to be provided. The apparatus is configured of a specular reflection detecting device including a detector having a detecting face including an array of multiple pixels, and a processing device that figures out the position of each defect by using, in addition to the output signal from each of the pixels of the detector that detected a specular reflection from the checkup area, also output signals of some pixels out of the multiple pixels having detected the specular reflection from the checkup area of one turn before and the checkup area of one turn after, both adjoining in the radial direction, and determines the type of the defect. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110188143 | METHOD AND ITS APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING A MAGNETIC DISK - In order to implement efficient read/write testing by firstly determining read/write test area-sampling positions based on position information relating to any defects detected during optical inspection, and then conducting read/write tests only upon areas neighboring the defects detected during the optical inspection, a magnetic disk to be inspected is retained on a spindle and moved under this state between an optical type of inspection apparatus and a read/write test apparatus, in which apparatus configuration the read/write test apparatus uses position information on any defects detected by the optical type of inspection apparatus and conducts read/write tests only upon neighboring areas of the defects detected by the optical type of inspection apparatus. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20120075625 | OPTICAL SURFACE DEFECT INSPECTION APPARATUS AND OPTICAL SURFACE DEFECT INSPECTION METHOD - The present invention is to provide an optical surface defect inspection apparatus or an optical surface defect inspection method that can improve a signal-to-noise ratio according to a multi-segmented cell method without performing autofocus operations, and can implement highly sensitive inspection. The present invention is an optical surface defect inspection apparatus or an optical surface defect inspection method in which an inspection beam is applied onto a test subject, an image of a scattered light from the surface of the test subject is formed on a photo-detector, and a defect on the surface of the test subject is inspected based on an output from the photo-detector. The photo-detector has an optical fiber bundle. One end thereof forms a circular light receiving surface to receive the scattered light. The other end thereof is connected to a plurality of light receiving devices. The optical fiber bundle is divided into a plurality of fan-shaped cells in the light receiving surface, and connected to the light emitting devices in units of the cells for performing the inspection based on the outputs of the plurality of cells. | 03-29-2012 |
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| 20080233459 | FUEL CELL STACK - A casing includes end plates, side plates, and a hinge mechanism for coupling the end plates and the side plates. A power generation area is defined by the distance L | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080305368 | FUEL CELL STACK - A fuel cell stack includes a load receiver provided at an outer end of a fuel cell unit, a guide receiver provided in a box, and a pressure receiver provided in at least one corner in the box. The guide receiver abuts against the load receiver for receiving the external load. The pressure receiver protrudes toward the fuel cell unit. The pressure receiver abuts against a corner of the fuel cell unit for receiving the load. The pressure receiver has a resin receiver, and the resin receiver abuts against a curved portion of the fuel cell unit for supporting the fuel cell unit. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080305383 | FUEL CELL UNIT BOX AND FUEL CELL - A stack hinge is formed by stacking a plurality of plate hinge parts each having the same shape. Each of the plate hinge parts has a tab having a pin through hole for engagement with a joint pin and a joint portion joined to a panel of a unit box. The plate hinge parts are stacked by aligning the pin through holes and fixed together to assemble the plate hinge parts into a single hinge member. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090233139 | FUEL CELL STACK - A coolant inlet manifold for coolant supply passages is attached to an end plate of a fuel cell stack. Pillars are provided on at least one end of the coolant inlet manifold in a longitudinal direction thereof. The pillars are fitted into through holes formed in the end plate, and are connected to a manifold body and to a connector. | 09-17-2009 |
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| 20110222019 | Progressive-Power Lens Designing Method, Progressive Power Lens Designing System, and Progressive-Power Lens - A progressive-lens designing system includes a manufacturer-side terminal installed in a lens manufacturer connected to a shop-side terminal installed in a spectacle shop or any other location via a network. The manufacturer-side terminal includes an optimization coefficient setting section that uses a variety of data received from the shop-side terminal to set an optimization coefficient for each target object in specific work, a dioptric power computing section that computes target dioptric power for each target object, a lens designing section that performs lens design, and an order processing section that performs order processing when receiving an order placed from the shop-side terminal. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20120086910 | Spectacle Lens, Spectacles, and Method for Manufacturing Spectacle Lens - Spectacle lenses that allow a wearer to view an object in a more comfortable manner include a pair of lenses for the left and right eyes. The power of one of the pair of lenses is shifted toward the positive side with respect to the power of the other lens, and object-side average surface power (base curve) of the one lens is smaller than object-side average surface power (base curve) of the other lens. The power (dioptric power) is principal meridian power along a principal meridian of each of the lenses, and the base curve is in the direction along the principal meridian. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120113387 | Progressive Power Lens and Progressive Power Lens Design Method - A progressive power lens including a distance portion for visual recognition of a far working distance, a near portion for visual recognition of a near working distance, and an intermediate portion provided between the distance portion and the near portion, the intermediate portion including a position of an amount of intermediate inset in which a visual line when the intermediate working distance is visually recognized passes an eyeball side surface of the progressive power lens, and addition at intermediate position for viewing an intermediate working distance smaller than the far working distance and larger than the near working distance being set to the position of the amount of intermediate inset. | 05-10-2012 |
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| 20100025363 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM MANUFACTURING METHOD - The present invention provides a substrate processing apparatus capable of suppressing mutual contamination and/or damage of the insides of ion beam generators arranged opposite each other via a substrate, and a magnetic recording medium manufacturing method. A substrate processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first ion beam generator that applies an ion beam to one surface to be processed of a substrate W, and a second ion beam generator that applies an ion beam to another surface to be processed, which are arranged opposite each other via the substrate W, and an area of a first grid in the first ion beam generator, and an area of a second grid in the second ion beam generator, each area corresponding to an opening of the substrate W, are occluded. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100028529 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM MANUFACTURING METHOD - The present invention provides a substrate processing apparatus capable of suppressing mutual contamination and/or damage of the insides of ion beam generators arranged opposite each other via a substrate, and a magnetic recording medium manufacturing method. A substrate processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first ion beam generator that applies an ion beam to one surface to be processed of a substrate, and a second ion beam generator that applies an ion beam to another surface to be processed, which are arranged opposite each other via the substrate, and a first grid in the first ion beam generator, and a second grid in the second ion beam generator are configured so as to be asymmetrical to each other. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20120097533 | DOUBLE-LAYER SHUTTER SPUTTERING APPARATUS - A sputtering apparatus including a target holder configured to hold at least two targets; a substrate holder configured to hold a substrate; a first shutter plate arranged between the target holder and the substrate holder, the first shutter plate having at least two holes and being capable of rotating around an axis; a second shutter plate arranged between the first shutter plate and the substrate holder, the second shutter plate having at least two holes and being capable of rotating around the axis; wherein the first and second shutter plates are rotated such that paths are simultaneously created between the at least two targets and the substrate through the at least two holes of the rotated first shutter plate and the at least two holes of the rotated second shutter plate, and a film is formed on the substrate by co-sputtering of the at least two targets. | 04-26-2012 |
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| 20080304117 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus has: a setting unit; a sheet conveying unit; a reading unit which can read an image of the sheet conveyed onto the setting unit by the sheet conveying unit and can read the image of the sheet set onto the setting unit; and an abutting unit which abuts an edge of the sheet which is set onto the setting unit, said edge of the sheet crosses a sheet conveying direction of the sheet conveying unit. The abutting unit is provided at a position where it is not come into contact with the sheet conveyed by the sheet conveying unit. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090122367 | IMAGE SCANNING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An image scanning device including: a conveyance path which conveys originals; a first scanning means and a second scanning means which are placed such that they sandwich the conveyance path; and a white reference member used for adjusting the white levels of the scanning means; wherein at least one of the first scanning means, the second scanning means and the white reference member is movable; the first scanning means and the second scanning means can scan the same surface of said white reference member since the first scanning means or the second scanning means is moved or the white reference member is moved. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090316222 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus is provided that can prevent image streaks due to dirt, stain or the like from being produced in an image of an original that is read while being conveyed. The image reading apparatus (A) includes an ADF ( | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100157375 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The image forming apparatus includes first and second reading portions which read images of first and second faces of an original, an image forming portion which forms an image on a sheet based on image data read by the reading portions, a calculation portion which calculates difference between respective image data, a correction portion which calculates correction data to decrease difference of the image data based on the image data difference, and a control portion which controls the image forming portion so that an image for correction to correct the reading accuracy difference is formed on a sheet based on the correction data; and the calculation portion calculates difference between respective image data when the image for correction formed on a sheet is respectively read by the first and second reading portions, and the correction portion recalculates correction data based on the image data difference calculated by the calculation portion. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20120113487 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus capable of avoiding an erroneous detection that documents that are not bound are erroneously considered as bound, thus reducing the number of suspended document feeding operations. | 05-10-2012 |
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| 20090169218 | OPTICAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE, OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, AND BANDWIDTH CONTROL METHOD - A system and method of transmitting client data encoded according to an 8B/10B encoding between a client side and an optical communication network side, including inserting padding signals in an amount corresponding to a rate difference between a clock on the client side and a clock in the optical transmission device and controlling a clock to be used as a reference in transmitting the client data to synchronize with a clock having been used as a reference in transmitting the client data on the basis of a ratio of padding signals having been inserted in the client data. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20110150469 | OPTICAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION METHOD - There is provided an optical transmission device which includes a determiner, a convertor, and a switch. The determiner determines whether a frame includes a fixed stuff byte area or not when the frame is received from a first network, where the frame includes a payload area for storing client data and the fixed stuff byte area is for storing fixed data. When the determiner determines that the frame includes the fixed stuff byte area, a convertor to convert a fixed stuff byte area into the payload area and a switch switches a clock frequency from a first clock frequency used in the first network to a second clock frequency used in a second network when the frame including the converted fixed stuff byte area is output to the second network on the basis of the clock frequency as a reference. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20120300771 | TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD - A transmission apparatus includes a clock generator that generates a clock. When data is received, the transmission apparatus maps a plurality of pieces of received asynchronous data to a cross connection frame by using the generated clock. The transmission apparatus also cross-connects the mapped cross connection frame by using the generated clock. The transmission apparatus also transmits data of the cross-connected cross connection frame. | 11-29-2012 |
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| 20100004365 | HIGH FILM BUILD COATING COMPOSITION CONTAINING POLYTRIMETHYLENE ETHER DIOL - The present disclosure is directed to a coating composition that is capable of producing coatings being sag-free at high coating thicknesses, having excellent adhesion to substrates, and good appearance. This disclosure is further directed to a coating composition comprising components derived from renewable resources. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100331456 | Powder Coating Composition with New Pigment - A powder coating composition comprising an intimate mixture of at least one film forming resin binder and from 0.1 to 50 wt. %, based on the total weight of the powder coating composition, of at least one modified encapsulated titanium dioxide. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110003931 | Modified Titanium Dioxide - An encapsulated titanium dioxide comprising an intimate mixture of
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| 20110052919 | COATING COMPOSITION CONTAINING POLYTRIMETHYLENE ETHER DIOL - The present disclosure is directed to a coating composition having excellent adhesion to primer layers, fast drying, improved flexibility and good pot life. This disclosure is further directed to a coating composition comprising components derived from renewable resources, low Tg acrylic polymers having one or more crosslinkable functional groups and a crosslinking agent having one or more crosslinking functional groups. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110171106 | VOC EMISSION CONTROL PROCESS AND SYSTEM - The present invention is directed to a process and a system for decomposing one or more volatile organic compounds (VOC) from a composition. This invention is particularly directed to a process and a system for decomposing one or more volatile organic compounds (VOC) from a coating composition. This invention is directed for reducing overall VOC emission from a composition, particularly from a coating composition. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20120077912 | POLYESTER HAVING RENEWABLE 1,3-PROPANEDIOL - The present disclosure is directed to a polyester having renewable 1,3-propanediol. This invention is further directed to a coating composition comprising the polyester having components derived from renewable resources. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120094012 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING COATING HAVING DESIRED GLOSS VALUE - The present invention is directed to a method for producing a coating having a desired gloss value on a substrate. This invention is also directed to method for producing a predicted gloss value of a coating on a substrate. This invention is further directed to a method of using a matting agent comprising components derived from renewable resources. | 04-19-2012 |
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| 20100279123 | MATTING AGENT COMPOSITION CONTAINING POLYTRIMETHYLENE ETHER DIOL AND USE THEREOF - The present invention is directed to a matting agent for reducing gloss of a coating. The matting agent comprises: a) a silica component; b) a polytrimethylene ether diol; c) one or more solvents; and d) optionally, one or more polymers. This invention is further directed to a matting agent comprising components derived from renewable resources. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110052920 | POLYESTER AND POLYTRIMETHYLENE ETHER DIOL BASED COATING COMPOSITION - The present disclosure is directed to a coating composition having excellent adhesion and flexibility. This invention is further directed to a coating composition comprising components derived from renewable resources. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110165423 | POLYTRIMETHYLENE ETHER DIOL BASED COATING COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF - The present disclosure is directed to a coating composition having excellent adhesion and balanced coating properties. This disclosure is further directed to a coating composition comprising components derived from renewable resources. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110269884 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A LOW VOC COATING COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF - The present disclosure is directed to a process for producing a low VOC (volatile organic content) coating composition. The present disclosure is particularly directed to a process for producing a low VOC (volatile organic content) coating composition by mixing a water based crosslinking component and an organic solvent based crosslinkable component. The present disclosure is further directed to a low VOC coating composition produced by the process. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20120171478 | FLUORINATED SAG CONTROL AGENT AND USE THEREOF - The present disclosure is directed to a sag control agent comprising a reaction product of an isocyanate and a fluorinated amine. This disclosure is further directed to a coating composition comprising the sag control agent. This disclosure is also directed to a process of forming a sag-free coating layer on a substrate. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120177916 | HIGH FILM BUILD COATING COMPOSITION CONTAINING POLYTRIMETHYLENE ETHER DIOL - The present disclosure is directed to a coating composition that is capable of producing coatings being sag-free at high coating thicknesses, having excellent adhesion to substrates, and good appearance. This disclosure is further directed to a coating composition comprising components derived from renewable resources. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120189764 | PROCESS FOR PREDICTING GLOSS OF LOW GLOSS COATING BY WET COLOR MEASUREMENT - The present invention is directed to a process for process for predicting gloss of a coating resulting from a wet layer of a low gloss coating composition, such as automotive OEM or refinish paint. The process includes measuring reflectance of the layer of the coating composition applied over a test substrate and then allowing the layer to dry and/or cure into a coating. Thereafter, its gloss is measured with a gloss meter. The process is repeated with varying amounts of one or flatting agents added to the composition and the reflectance vs. gloss is plotted on a graph and by using a curve fitting equation a gloss prediction curve is obtained. By measuring the reflectance of a wet layer of a target low gloss coating composition the gloss of a coating that would result from such a layer is then predicted by using the gloss prediction curve. The process is most useful during the manufacture of coating compositions, such as automotive OEM and refinishes paints. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120191416 | PROCESS FOR PREDICTING GLOSS OF LOW GLOSS COATING BY WET COLOR MEASUREMENT - The present invention is directed to a device for process for predicting gloss of a coating resulting from a wet layer of a low gloss coating composition, such as automotive OEM or refinish paint. The device includes measuring reflectance of the layer of the coating composition applied over a test substrate and then allowing the layer to dry and/or cure into a coating. Thereafter, its gloss is measured with a gloss meter. The device is repeated with varying amounts of one or flatting agents added to the composition and the reflectance vs. gloss is plotted on a graph and by using a curve fitting equation a gloss prediction curve is obtained. By measuring the reflectance of a wet layer of a target low gloss coating composition the gloss of a coating that would result from such a layer is then predicted by using the gloss prediction curve. The device is most useful during the manufacture of coating compositions, such as automotive OEM and refinishes paints. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120208020 | COALESCING AGENT FOR WATERBORNE COATINGS - The present disclosure is directed to coalescing agent for waterborne coatings. The coalescing agent comprises low molecular weight polytrimethylene ether glycol having a Mn (number average molecular weight) in a range of from 100 to 490. This disclosure is further directed to a waterborne coating composition comprising the coalescing agent. The waterborne coating compositions can be used as interior and exterior top coats, basecoats, primers, primer surfacers and primer fillers. The waterborne coating compositions can be used as architecture coatings, automotive original equipment manufacturer (OEM) coatings, automotive refinish coatings, sports equipment coatings or any other coatings. The disclosure is particularly directed to a coating composition comprising components derived from renewable resources. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120219805 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LOW VOC COATING COMPOSITIONS - The present invention is directed to a process for producing a low VOC (volatile organic compound) coating composition. The process can comprise mixing a solvent borne coating component and a low or zero VOC waterborne coating component in the presence of a low molecular weight polytrimethylene ether glycol. The present invention can be used to produce low VOC coatings for automotive original equipment manufacturing (OEM) and refinish coating applications, industrial coating applications on equipments and structures, or architectural coating applications on buildings or other structures. This disclosure is further directed to a coating composition comprising components derived from renewable resources. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120322931 | THERMOSET COMPOSITION CONTAINING LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYTRIMETHYLENE ETHER GLYCOL - The present disclosure is directed to a thermoset composition comprising a low molecular weight polytrimethylene ether glycol. This disclosure is further directed to an antimicrobial coating composition, an antimicrobial coating layer, an antimicrobial adhesive, or an antimicrobial sealant formed from the thermoset composition comprising the low molecular weight polytrimethylene ether glycol. The thermoset compositions can be used as interior and exterior top coats, basecoats, primers, primer surfacers, primer fillers, adhesives or sealants. The disclosure is particularly directed to a thermoset composition comprising components derived from renewable resources. | 12-20-2012 |
