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20080224037 | Charged Particle Beam Device - There is provided a charged particle beam device which can prevent a specimen from not being able to be observed due to entering of a part of a grid of a mesh in a field of view, each pixel of a scanning transmission electron microscope image is displayed on the basis of a gray value of a predetermined gradation scale. In the case where the number of pixels of a predetermined gray value is less than a predetermined percentage, it is decided that a mesh image is not included in the scanning transmission electron microscope image. In the case where the number of pixels of the predetermined gray value is not less than a predetermined percentage, it is judged that the mesh image is included in the scanning transmission electron microscope image. In the case where the mesh image is included in the scanning transmission electron microscope image, a magnification is increased, a specimen stage is moved, or beam deflection is performed, and when the mesh image is not anymore included in the scanning transmission electron microscope image, the predetermined gradation scale is converted to other gradation scale and a scanning transmission electron microscope image is obtained. | 09-18-2008 |
20090218507 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DEVICE - The present invention provides a charged particle beam device which can effectively restrain misalignment of an optical axis even if a position of an anode is changed. The present invention is a charged particle beam device comprising a cathode provided with a charged particle source which emits a charged particle, an anode which applies an electric field to the emitted charged particle, a charged particle beam deflector which deflects an orbit of a charged particle beam having passed the anode, and a charged particle beam detector which detects the charged particle beam from a sample to which the charged particle is irradiated, wherein a distance changing mechanism which changes a distance between the cathode and the anode, corresponding to a charged particle amount emitted from the charged particle source and a deflection amount control mechanism which detects a condition of the deflector under which the charged particle dose detected from the sample scanned by deflecting the charged particle beam in the changed distance becomes a desired size and controls deflection of the deflector at sample measurement on the basis of the condition are provided. | 09-03-2009 |
20110062327 | Charged Particle Beam Device - There is provided a charged particle beam device which can prevent a specimen from not being able to be observed due to entering of a part of a grid of a mesh in a field of view, in which each pixel of a scanning transmission electron microscope image is displayed on the basis of a gray value of a predetermined gradation scale. In the case where the number of pixels of the predetermined gray value is not less than a predetermined percentage, it is judged that the mesh image is included in the scanning transmission electron microscope image. When the mesh image is not anymore included in the scanning transmission electron microscope image, the predetermined gradation scale is converted to another gradation scale and a scanning transmission electron microscope image is obtained. | 03-17-2011 |
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20100193923 | Semiconductor Device and Manufacturing Method Therefor - The reliability of a semiconductor device is prevented from being reduced. A planar shape of a sealing body is comprised of a quadrangle having a pair of first sides, and a pair of second sides crossing with the first sides. Further, it has a die pad, a controller chip (first semiconductor chip) and a sensor chip (second semiconductor chip) mounted over the die pad, and a plurality of leads arranged along the first sides of the sealing body. The controller chip and the leads are electrically coupled to each other via wires (first wires), and the sensor chip and the controller chip are electrically coupled to each other via wires (second wires). Herein, the die pad is supported by a plurality of suspending leads formed integrally with the die pad and extending from the die pad toward the first sides of the sealing body. Each of the suspending leads has an offset part. | 08-05-2010 |
20110300670 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The occurrence of a resin seal failure is suppressed. A molding step is carried out using a lead frame in which there are formed multiple air vent portions for discharging gas in each cavity formed in the upper die of a molding die to outside the cavity. The air vent portions are formed at positions overlapping with the other corner portions, arranged inside a gate portion of the cavity. Each of the air vent portions is led out from the other corner portions of the cavity to outside a clamp area and is extended along sides of the cavity, respectively, in the clamp area. | 12-08-2011 |
20120267772 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - To provide a semiconductor device having suspension leads with less distortion. In QFN having a plurality of external terminal portions at the periphery of the bottom surface of a sealing body, a plurality of leads is linked to a plurality of long suspension leads of the QFN at an intermediate portion thereof or at between the intermediate portion and a position near the die pad. These long suspension leads are each supported by these leads, making it possible to suppress distortion of each of the suspension leads in a wire bonding step or molding step in the fabrication of the QFN. | 10-25-2012 |
20130020692 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A trench portion (trench) is formed at each of four corner portions of a chip bonding region having a quadrangular planar shape smaller than an outer-shape size of a die pad included in a semiconductor device. Each trench is formed along a direction of intersecting with a diagonal line which connects between the corner portions where the trench portions are arranged, and both ends of each trench portion are extended to an outside of the chip bonding region. The semiconductor chip is mounted on the chip bonding region so as to interpose a die-bond material. In this manner, peel-off of the die-bond material in a reflow step upon mounting of the semiconductor device on a mounting substrate can be suppressed. Also, even if the peel-off occurs, expansion of the peel-off can be suppressed. | 01-24-2013 |
20140061953 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - To provide a semiconductor device having suspension leads with less distortion. In QFN having a plurality of external terminal portions at the periphery of the bottom surface of a sealing body, a plurality of leads is linked to a plurality of long suspension leads of the QFN at an intermediate portion thereof or at between the intermediate portion and a position near the die pad. These long suspension leads are each supported by these leads, making it possible to suppress distortion of each of the suspension leads in a wire bonding step or molding step in the fabrication of the QFN. | 03-06-2014 |
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20110043017 | LOCK MECHANISM FOR ELECTRIC RETRACTABLE SEAT FOR VEHICLE - A lock mechanism for an electric retractable seat for a vehicle, includes a seat cushion frame, a seat back frame, a guide groove, a latch including an engagement opening portion, a slide member disengaging from the engagement opening portion when the latch is in an unlocked position, engaging with the engagement opening portion during a movement of the seat cushion frame to the seating position, and being locked between the guide groove and the engagement opening portion when the latch is in a locked position, a pawl for restricting the latch from pivoting when the pawl is in a restricted position, and allowing the latch to pivot when the pawl is in a released position, a releasing member for rotating the pawl. | 02-24-2011 |
20110043024 | SEAT FOR VEHICLE - A seat for a vehicle includes a seat cushion frame reciprocating between seating and retracted positions, a seat back frame rotatable between standing and forward-tilted positions, a head rest movable between stationary and retracted positions, a pair of links provided at both end portions of the seat cushion frame on a floor in a lateral direction of the vehicle, a guide member including a guide groove extending between the seating and retracted positions, a slide member arranged at the seat cushion frame and sliding along the guide groove, a head rest retaining device retaining the head rest in the stationary position, a rotary member supported by the seat back frame and rotated by the slide member, and an interlocking device arranged between the rotary member and the head rest retaining device and releasing the head rest from the stationary position in accordance with a rotation of the rotary member. | 02-24-2011 |
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20090285034 | LATENCY COUNTER, SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM - To provide a latency counter capable of increasing the signal quality of outputted internal commands. There is provided a point-shift FIFO circuit controlled by count values of a counter circuit. The point-shift FIFO circuit includes: a first wired-OR circuit that combines outputs of first latch circuits; a second wired-OR circuit that combines outputs of second latch circuits; a gate circuit that combines outputs of the first and second wired-OR circuits; and reset circuits that reset the first and second wired-OR circuits, respectively, based on the count value of the counter circuit. According to the present invention, as compared to a case that outputs of all the latch circuits are wired-OR connected, output loads are more reduced. Thus, a high signal quality can be obtained. | 11-19-2009 |
20090285048 | COUNTER CIRCUIT, LATENCY COUNTER, SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM - To provide a counter circuit capable of accurately counting a high-frequency signal in which hazard or the like is easily generated. There are provided: a frequency dividing circuit that generates first and second frequency dividing clocks, which differ in phase to each other, based on a clock signal; a first counter that counts the first frequency dividing clock; a second counter that synchronizes with the second frequency dividing clock to fetch a count value of the first counter; and a selection circuit that exclusively selects count values of the first and second counters. According to the present invention, a relation of the count values between the first and second counters is kept always constant, and thus, even when hazard occurs, the count values are only made to jump and the count values do not fluctuate. | 11-19-2009 |
20090289677 | DEVICE - A device in which a clock generation circuit is connected to a counter circuit for controlling operation timing of a DLL circuit or the like, and the counter circuit is intermittently operated by intermittently supplying a clock signal to the counter circuit from the clock generation circuit. | 11-26-2009 |
20100207680 | IMPEDANCE CONTROL CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - To include two counter circuits that change impedances of two replica circuits, respectively, and an impedance adjustment control circuit that controls the counter circuits to update count values of the counter circuits. The impedance adjustment control circuit controls one of the counter circuits to finish updating the count value of the counter circuit in response to a change of the impedance of the corresponding replica circuit from a state of being lower than an impedance of an external resistor to a state of being higher than the impedance of the external resistor, and controls the other counter circuit to finish updating the count value of the other counter circuit in response to a change of the impedance of the other replica circuit from a state of being higher than the impedance of the former replica circuit to a state of being lower than the impedance of the former replica circuit. With this configuration, the adjust errors generated in the replica circuits are canceled. | 08-19-2010 |
20100208535 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE, MEMORY MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM - To provide a semiconductor device including a skew detecting circuit activated in a write leveling mode, and an ODT control circuit that activates a terminating resistance circuit connected to a data strobe terminal by using an ODT signal. The ODT control circuit includes counters that delay the ODT signal, activates the terminating resistance circuit by using the ODT signal having passed the counters in a normal operation mode, and activates the terminating resistance circuit by using the ODT signal having bypassed the counters in the write leveling mode. With this configuration, in the write leveling mode, a write leveling operation can be performed quickly without waiting for latency of the ODT signal. | 08-19-2010 |
20100302893 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE, MEMORY CONTROLLER THAT CONTROLS THE SAME, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - To include a power-down control circuit that suspends an operation of a predetermined internal circuit in response to a power-down command, and an external terminal to which a selection signal is input from outside simultaneously with issuance of a power-down command. The power-down control circuit suspends an operation of a DLL circuit when the selection signal is at a low level, and continues an operation of the DLL circuit when the selection signal is at a high level. According to the present invention, by using the selection signal input simultaneously with a power-down command, mode selection can be made on-the-fly. | 12-02-2010 |
20110279157 | DEVICE - A device in which a clock generation circuit is connected to a counter circuit for controlling operation timing of a DLL circuit or the like, and the counter circuit is intermittently operated by intermittently supplying a clock signal to the counter circuit from the clock generation circuit. | 11-17-2011 |
20120124436 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE PERFORMING PARALLEL TEST OPERATION - A semiconductor memory device includes: first test circuits each of which operates in a first test mode in which the first test circuit receives a plurality of comparison result signals each indicating a comparison result of storage contents of a plurality of memory cells included in a memory cell array in parallel and generates a first output signal by converting the comparison result signals into serial signals or a second test mode in which the first test circuit generates a second output signal by compressing the data amount of the plurality of comparison result signals. Each of the first test circuits outputs the first and second output signals to a common bus. | 05-17-2012 |
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20090040681 | Electrode Sheet for Electrostatic Chuck, and Electrostatic Chuck - An electrostatic chuck electrode sheet which allows the difference in capacitance between electrodes due to the presence or absence of a substrate to be increased to a level which can be accurately detected using a known substrate detection device, and allows an electrostatic chuck to exhibit an excellent attraction force, and an electrostatic chuck using the electrode sheet, are disclosed. The electrode sheet has a layered structure in which a first insulating layer, a first electrode layer, an inter-electrode insulating layer, a second electrode layer, and a second insulating layer are stacked and attracts a substrate on the first insulating layer, the first electrode layer having a plurality of openings in a specific planar area, and the second electrode layer having opening equivalent portions provided at positions at which the openings in the first electrode layer are projected onto the second electrode layer in a depth direction of the electrode sheet and having almost the same area as the projected openings, and connection portions that connect the opening equivalent portions. The electrostatic chuck is formed using the electrode sheet. | 02-12-2009 |
20090041980 | Electrostatic Chuck and Electrode Sheet for Electrostatic Chuck - An electrostatic chuck having excellent chucking force and holding force is provided. The electrostatic chuck includes a laminate structure in which a first insulating layer, a first electrode layer, an interelectrode insulating layer, a second electrode layer and a second insulating layer are successively laminated on a metal base in an order of increasing distance from the metal base. The second electrode layer includes a pattern electrode having a plurality of opening portions within a flat area, and a shortest distance X between mutually opening portions and a length L of a line segment formed by feet of perpendiculars when barycenters of the adjacent opening portions are projected to a virtual line which is a straight line parallel to the shortest distance X satisfy L/X≦1.5 and L<2.6 mm. | 02-12-2009 |
20090250077 | Apparatus for removing foreign material from substrate and method for removing foreign material from substrate - Provided are an apparatus for and a method of removing foreign materials from a substrate which reliably remove the foreign materials, eliminate a chance of redeposition of the foreign materials, and are applicable even to large-size substrates. The apparatus for removing foreign materials includes electrostatic chucks ( | 10-08-2009 |
20100149720 | BIPOLAR ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK - A bipolar electrostatic chuck which has excellent dielectric breakdown strength and provides excellent attracting performance. The bipolar electrostatic chuck eliminates difficulty in dismounting a sample from a sample attracting plane as much as possible after application of a voltage to electrodes is finished. The bipolar electrostatic chuck is provided with a first electrode and a second electrode in an insulator and permits a surface of the insulator to be the sample attracting plane. The insulator has the first electrode, an interelectrode insulating layer and the second electrode in this order from the sample attracting plane in the depth direction. The second electrode has a region not overlapping with the first electrode in a normal line direction of the sample attracting plane. | 06-17-2010 |
20110141650 | ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING ATTRACTED STATE OF WAFER - Provided is an electrostatic chuck device including attraction determining means, which enables a quick and accurate recognition of an attracted state of a substrate, and also provided is a method of determining an attracted state of a substrate, which enables a quick and accurate recognition of the attracted state of the substrate in the electrostatic chuck device. The electrostatic chuck device includes: an electrostatic chuck for attracting the substrate, the electrostatic chuck being provided on an upper surface side of a metal base; and attraction determining means for determining the attracted state of the substrate. Further, the method of determining an attracted state of a substrate is used for the electrostatic chuck device including the electrostatic chuck for attracting the substrate, the electrostatic chuck being provided on the upper surface side of the metal base, the method including obtaining, by a heat flux sensor, a flow of heat transferred from the substrate via the electrostatic chuck, to thereby determine the attracted state of the substrate. | 06-16-2011 |
20110157761 | ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK - Provided is an electrostatic chuck ( | 06-30-2011 |
20110199093 | METHOD FOR INSPECTING ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK, AND ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK APPARATUS - Provided are a method and an apparatus capable of determining which attracting electrode in an electrostatic chuck of bipolar type has a capacitance abnormality occurring in its vicinity. In this inspection method, a positive auxiliary electrode ( | 08-18-2011 |
20120120545 | ELECTROSTATIC ATTRACTING STRUCTURE AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREFOR - Provided are an electrostatic attracting structure which allows a strongly integrated structure to be maintained when used, and also allows the structure to be changed freely in configuration after the use, and a method of fabricating the same. The electrostatic attracting structure includes: a plurality of sheet members each having an electrode which is sandwiched between two dielectric materials; and at least one attraction power source, in which the plurality of sheet members are stacked, and by applying a voltage between the electrodes of facing sheet members, the facing sheet members are electrically attracted and fixed, when the electrostatic attracting structure is used, the dielectric material of any one of or both of outermost sheet members attracts the object to be attracted, and after the use, the stacked plurality of sheet members are made separable from one another by canceling the application of the voltage. | 05-17-2012 |
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20090286187 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE DEVICE - To provide a manufacturing method of an optical waveguide device which is capable of suppressing the surface roughening of core side surfaces of an optical waveguide when the optical waveguide is formed on a surface of a metal substrate. An under cladding layer | 11-19-2009 |
20100067849 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE DEVICE AND OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE DEVICE OBTAINED THEREBY - A manufacturing method of an optical waveguide device and an optical waveguide device obtained thereby. An under cladding layer is formed on the front surface of a colored-layer-coated PET substrate including a PET substrate portion and a colored layer of a color that absorbs irradiation light and formed on the back surface of the PET substrate portion, and then a photosensitive resin layer for the formation of cores is formed thereon. In forming the cores, when the irradiation light reaches the bottom surface of the PET substrate portion, most of the irradiation light is absorbed by the colored layer, so that there is little irradiation light reflected from the bottom surface of the PET substrate portion. This significantly reduces the irradiation light reflected diffusely from the PET substrate portion and reaching the photosensitive resin layer to thereby effectively suppress the surface roughening of the side surfaces of the cores. | 03-18-2010 |
20100068653 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE DEVICE - A manufacturing method of an optical waveguide device which is capable of suppressing the surface roughening of core side surfaces of an optical waveguide when the optical waveguide is formed on a roughened surface of a substrate. An under cladding layer is formed on a roughened surface of a substrate made of a material that absorbs irradiation light, and then a photosensitive resin layer for the formation of cores is formed thereon. Irradiation light is directed toward this photosensitive resin layer to expose the photosensitive resin layer in a predetermined pattern to the irradiation light. When the irradiation light transmitted through the photosensitive resin layer for the formation of the cores and the under cladding layer reaches the surface of the substrate, the irradiation light is absorbed by the substrate, so that there is little irradiation light reflected from the surface of the substrate. | 03-18-2010 |
20100092893 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE DEVICE - A method of manufacturing an optical waveguide device capable of suppressing the surface roughening of core side surfaces of an optical waveguide. Forming an under cladding layer on the front surface of a substrate; forming a photosensitive resin layer for core formation on a surface of the under cladding layer; wherein, in forming the cores, (A) irradiation light transmitted through the photosensitive resin layer, reaching the front surface of the substrate having an arithmetic mean roughness (Ra) in the range of 1 to 2 nm, or (B) irradiation light transmitted through the photosensitive resin layer and reflected from the bottom surface, where the front surface and back surface both have an arithmetic mean roughness (Ra) in the range of 1 to 2 nm. | 04-15-2010 |
20120077129 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE FOR CONNECTOR - A production method of an optical waveguide for a connector is provided, which reduces an optical coupling loss. Cores are formed in a crossing pattern, a branched pattern or a linear pattern, and then an over-cladding layer formation photosensitive resin layer is formed over the cores. In turn, a heat treatment is performed at a temperature of 70° C. to 130° C. to properly form mixed layers in interfaces between the cores and the photosensitive resin layer. By thus forming the mixed layers, the connector optical waveguide can be produced as having a reduced optical coupling loss. | 03-29-2012 |
20120114294 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE, AND OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE PRODUCED BY USING THE RESIN COMPOSITION - A resin composition for an optical waveguide is provided, which permits easy formation of a core pattern using an alkali developing liquid and suppresses degradation of the alkali developing liquid. An optical waveguide produced by using the resin composition is provided. The resin composition comprises: (A) an alkali soluble resin, as a major component, having a structural unit represented by formula (1): | 05-10-2012 |
20120155819 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE, OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE PRODUCED BY USING THE RESIN COMPOSITION, AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF THE OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE - A resin composition for an optical waveguide is provided, which has excellent adhesiveness to a cladding layer of the optical waveguide and excellent patternability for formation of a core portion of the optical waveguide and reduces the optical waveguide loss. An optical waveguide produced by using the resin composition is also provided. The resin composition comprises: (A) a multifunctional partially-acrylated epoxy resin, as a major component, having an epoxy group and a (meth)acrylate group in the same main chain thereof; and (B) a photopolymerization initiator as a curing component. The optical waveguide includes: a substrate; a cladding layer provided on the substrate; and a core portion provided on the cladding layer for transmission of an optical signal; wherein the core portion is formed from the resin composition. | 06-21-2012 |
20140327959 | INFRARED REFLECTIVE FILM - To provide an infrared reflective film including a reflective layer and a protective layer laminated sequentially on one surface of a substrate, wherein the protective layer is a layer including a polymer including at least any two or more repeating units of the repeating units A, B and C in the following chemical formula I, and the indentation hardness of the protective layer is 1.2 MPa or more. | 11-06-2014 |
20150022879 | INFRARED REFLECTIVE FILM - Provided is an infrared reflective film in which a reflective layer and a protective layer are sequentially layered on one surface of a substrate. The protective layer contains a polymer, and the dynamic friction coefficient on the surface of the protective layer is 0.001 to 0.45. | 01-22-2015 |
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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 |
20110160385 | MACROMONOMER MIXTURE, TERMINAL-REACTIVE POLYMER MIXTURE, INTERMEDIATE FOR MACROMONOMER AND SILICONE HYDROGEL - To obtain a hydrophilic macromonomer mixture which is a highly polymerized hydrophilic macromonomer, has few components not bonded to the polymer chain after polymerization, and is less likely to leaching. Provided is a macromonomer mixture containing macromonomer A being a macromonomer having a group obtained by further introducing a polymerizable group into a reactive group derived from a polymerization initiator at an end thereof; and macromonomer B being a macromonomer having a group obtained by further introducing a polymerizable group into a reactive group derived from a chain transfer agent at an end thereof. | 06-30-2011 |
20110230589 | SILICONE HYDROGEL, LENS FOR EYE AND CONTACT LENS - The present invention provides transparent silicone hydrogels with high acrylamide monomer content and an excellent balance between moisture content. | 09-22-2011 |
20110237766 | SILICONE (METH)ACRYLAMIDE MONOMER, POLYMER, OPHTHALMIC LENS, AND CONTACT LENS - The present invention relates to a silicone (meth)acrylamide monomer, and this silicone (meth)acrylamide monomer is particularly suitable for use in contact lenses, intraocular lenses, artificial cornea, and the like. | 09-29-2011 |
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 |
20130131298 | 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. | 05-23-2013 |
20130131369 | 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. | 05-23-2013 |
20130260066 | SILICONE HYDROGEL, LENS FOR EYE AND CONTACT LENS - The present invention provides transparent silicone hydrogels with high acrylamide monomer content and an excellent balance between moisture content. | 10-03-2013 |
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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20100056738 | SILICONE POLYMER, OCULAR LENSES, AND CONTACT LENS - A silicone polymer having sufficient antibacterial properties and high transparency; and Ophthalmic lenses made of the polymer, such as a contact lens, and artificial cornea. The silicone polymer is characterized by being obtained by and a monomer having an ammonium salt in the molecule. | 03-04-2010 |
20110008403 | MEDICAL ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITION AND MEDICAL DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME - A medical antimicrobial composition includes a siloxanyl structure-containing polymer and an ammonium group-containing polymer, which is excellent in transparency, flexibility and mechanical properties, and also excellent in adhesion to a base resin with good mechanical properties, particularly to a silicone resin. The medical antimicrobial composition includes an ammonium group-containing polymer compound (A) dispersed in a siloxanyl structure-containing polymer (B) and a medical device comprising the medical antimicrobial composition. | 01-13-2011 |
20110077322 | 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. | 03-31-2011 |
20120283381 | MACROINITIATOR CONTAINING HYDROPHOBIC SEGMENT - The present invention relates to macroinitiators comprising at least one hydrophobic segments in a molecule, wherein a molecular weight of the hydrophobic segment is 300 to 1800. The present invention further relates to block copolymers, wetting agent and polymeric materials having the block copolymers of the present invention associated with, which is suitable for medical devices, particularly for ophthalmic devices, including contact lenses, ophthalmic lenses, punctal plugs and artificial corneas. | 11-08-2012 |
20130178594 | SILICONE (METH)ACRYLAMIDE MONOMER, POLYMER, OPHTHALMIC LENS, AND CONTACT LENS - The present invention relates to a silicone (meth)acrylamide monomer, and this silicone (meth)acrylamide monomer is particularly suitable for use in contact lenses, intraocular lenses, artificial cornea, and the like. | 07-11-2013 |
20130197176 | SILICONE (METH)ACRYLAMIDE MONOMER, POLYMER, OPHTHALMIC LENS, AND CONTACT LENS - The present invention relates to a silicone (meth)acrylamide monomer, and this silicone (meth)acrylamide monomer is particularly suitable for use in contact lenses, intraocular lenses, artificial cornea, and the like. | 08-01-2013 |
20140235782 | MACROMONOMER MIXTURE, TERMINAL-REACTIVE POLYMER MIXTURE, INTERMEDIATE FOR MACROMONOMER AND SILICONE HYDROGEL - To obtain a hydrophilic macromonomer mixture which is a highly polymerized hydrophilic macromonomer, has few components not bonded to the polymer chain after polymerization, and is less likely to leaching. Provided is a macromonomer mixture containing macromonomer A being a macromonomer having a group obtained by further introducing a polymerizable group into a reactive group derived from a polymerization initiator at an end thereof; and macromonomer B being a macromonomer having a group obtained by further introducing a polymerizable group into a reactive group derived from a chain transfer agent at an end thereof. | 08-21-2014 |
20140296368 | MACROINITIATOR CONTAINING HYDROPHOBIC SEGMENT - The present invention relates to macroinitiators comprising at least one hydrophobic segments in a molecule, wherein a molecular weight of the hydrophobic segment is 300 to 1800. The present invention further relates to block copolymers, wetting agent and polymeric materials having the block copolymers of the present invention associated with, which is suitable for medical devices, particularly for ophthalmic devices, including contact lenses, ophthalmic lenses, punctal plugs and artificial corneas. | 10-02-2014 |
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20110143238 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A casing of a fuel cell system is divided into a fluid supply section, a module section, and an electrical equipment section. A detector, a fuel gas supply apparatus, an oxygen-containing gas supply apparatus, and a water supply apparatus are provided in the fluid supply section. A fuel cell module and a combustor are provided in the module section. A power converter and a control device are provided in the electrical equipment section. The module section is interposed between the fluid supply section and the electrical equipment section. | 06-16-2011 |
20110143239 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A casing of a fuel cell system is divided into a first fluid supply section, a second fluid supply section, a module section, and an electrical equipment section. A water supply apparatus, a fuel gas supply apparatus, and a detector are provided in the first fluid supply section. An oxygen-containing gas supply apparatus is provided in the second fluid supply section. A fuel cell module and a combustor are provided in the module section. A power converter and a control device are provided in the electrical equipment section. The module section is interposed between the first fluid supply section and the electrical equipment section. The second fluid supply section is disposed on the lower surface of the module section. | 06-16-2011 |
20110159391 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A case configuring a fuel cell system is divided into a module section, a first fluid supply section, a second fluid supply section, and an electric section. The electric section is provided with a first intake vent for intake of an oxidant gas from outside the case into the electric section. The second fluid supply section is provided with a second intake vent for intake of the oxidant gas subjected to intake from the first intake vent, into an oxidant gas supply device. The case is internally provided with first and second internal partitions which generate a bypass path for blocking straight flow of the oxidant gas from the first intake vent to the second intake vent. | 06-30-2011 |
20120100452 | FUEL CELL STACK - The present invention provides a fuel cell stack that has a separator arranged between fuel cells, the separator including: a sandwiching section which sandwiches an electrolyte electrode assembly and includes a fuel gas channel and a separately provided oxygen-containing gas channel; a bridge which is connected to the sandwiching section and includes a reactant gas supply channel; a reactant gas supply section which is connected to the bridge and includes a reactant gas supply passage; and a connecting section that connects the sandwiching section to the bridge. | 04-26-2012 |
20120164549 | FUEL CELL - The present invention provides a fuel cell in which an electrolyte electrode assembly having an electrolyte sandwiched between an anode and a cathode is provided between separators, each of the separators including: a sandwiching section which sandwiches an electrolyte electrode assembly and includes a fuel gas channel and a separately provided oxygen-containing gas channel; a bridge which is connected to the sandwiching section and includes a reactant gas supply channel; a reactant gas supply section which is connected to the bridge and includes a reactant gas supply passage; and a connecting section that connects the sandwiching section to the bridge. | 06-28-2012 |
20130017464 | FUEL CELL SYSTEMAANM Fujisawa; KimikoAACI Wako-shiAACO JPAAGP Fujisawa; Kimiko Wako-shi JPAANM Ogawa; TetsuyaAACI Wako-shiAACO JPAAGP Ogawa; Tetsuya Wako-shi JP - A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell module, a combustor, a fuel gas supply apparatus, an oxygen-containing gas supply apparatus, a water supply apparatus, a power converter, a control device, and a casing containing the fuel cell module, the combustor, the fuel gas supply apparatus, the oxygen-containing gas supply apparatus, the water supply apparatus, the power converter, and the control device. The casing includes a casing body and an open/close door that opens/closes the casing body by rotation about a vertical axis through hinges. The power converter and the control device are attached onto the open/close door at upper and lower positions. | 01-17-2013 |
20130029237 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell module, a combustor, a fuel gas supply apparatus, an oxygen-containing gas supply apparatus, a water supply apparatus, a power converter, a control device, and a casing containing the fuel cell module, the combustor, the fuel gas supply apparatus, the oxygen-containing gas supply apparatus, the water supply apparatus, the power converter, and the control device. The casing includes a casing body having an opening in the front face and a slide door that is installed onto the casing body. When the slide door slides horizontally, the opening is opened/closed. The power converter and the control device are attached onto the slide door at upper and lower positions. | 01-31-2013 |
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20090091058 | GOLF BALL - The present invention provides a golf ball having excellent rebound characteristics and excellent flight performance, while maintaining good durability and good appearance. The present invention relates to a golf ball comprising a core composed of a center and at least one intermediate layer formed on the center, and a cover covering the. core, and having many dimples on the surface thereof, wherein the outermost layer of the intermediate layer is formed from thermoplastic resin, has a thickness of 0.5 to 3.0 mm, and has depressions on the surface thereof at the position and shape corresponding to the dimples through the cover, and the cover is formed from thermoplastic resin and has a thickness of 0.1 to 0.8 mm in land portion having no dimple. | 04-09-2009 |
20090091060 | GOLF BALL - The present invention provides a golf ball having excellent rebound characteristics and flight performance, while maintaining good durability and appearance. The present invention relates to a golf ball comprising a center, an intermediate layer and a cover, the intermediate layer comprises an outermost layer and a second layer adjacent to the underside of the outermost layer, and the cover has many dimples on the surface thereof, wherein the second layer is formed from thermoplastic resin and has a thickness of 0.5 to 2.0 mm, the outermost layer is formed from thermosetting or thermoplastic resin and has a thickness of 1 to 100 μm, the intermediate layer has depressions on the surface thereof at the position and shape corresponding to the dimples through the cover, and the cover is formed from thermoplastic resin and has a thickness of 0.1 to 0.8 mm in land portion having no dimple. | 04-09-2009 |
20130307182 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A GOLF BALL - An object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a golf ball excellent in kneading workability when preparing a core rubber composition containing (d) a carboxylic acid and/or a salt thereof. The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a golf ball comprising the steps of blending (a) a base rubber and at least (b) a carboxylic acid and/or a salt thereof to prepare a first masterbatch; blending (a) a base rubber and at least (c) a crosslinking initiator to prepare a second masterbatch; blending the first masterbatch and second masterbatch to form a core rubber composition; molding the core rubber composition into a spherical core; and forming one or more cover layers covering the spherical core. | 11-21-2013 |
20130320587 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GOLF BALL - An object of the present invention is to provide a novel method of manufacturing a golf ball comprising forming a spherical core having less-variable compression deformation amount and stabilized properties. The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a golf ball, comprising the steps of: blending (a) a base rubber, (b) an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and/or a metal salt thereof as a co-crosslinking agent, (c) a crosslinking initiator, (d) a carboxylic acid and/or a salt thereof having a number-average particle size ranging from 15 μm to 60 μm, and (e) where necessary a metal compound to prepare a core rubber composition; molding the core rubber composition into a spherical core under specific conditions; and forming at least one cover layer on the spherical core. | 12-05-2013 |
20130324312 | GOLF BALL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball comprising a core formed from a rubber composition containing (d) a carboxylic acid and/or a salt thereof and traveling a great flight distance on driver shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a spherical core and at least one cover layer covering the spherical core, wherein the spherical core is formed from a rubber composition containing (a) a base rubber, (b) an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and/or a metal salt thereof as a co-crosslinking agent, (c) a crosslinking initiator, (d) a carboxylic acid and/or a salt thereof and two or more kinds of (e) organic sulfur compounds, provided that the rubber composition further contains (f) a metal compound in case of containing only (b) the α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms as the co-crosslinking agent. | 12-05-2013 |
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20100207750 | INFORMATION GENERATING DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME, INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM FOR MOBILE BODY, MODULE FOR DRIVER'S SEAT, AND MOBILE BODY - A DPF controller ( | 08-19-2010 |
20100245580 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, REPRODUCTION DEVICE, INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR MOBILE OBJECT, MODULE FOR DRIVER'S SEAT, AND MOBILE OBJECT - A DPF-ECU ( | 09-30-2010 |
20100271194 | DISPLAY CONTOL UNIT, ON-VEHICLE DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY CONTROLLER, AND ON-VEHICLE DISPLAY - An on-vehicle display control unit includes a CPU to which vehicle data of various kinds are inputted and a graphic LSI arranged to generate display data to be outputted to a display. The graphic LSI is arranged to generate predetermined display data from image data generated by a meter ECU. However, if there is a problem in a state of the meter ECU or an input status of 3D moving picture data, the graphic LSI receives a fail safe control from the CPU ( | 10-28-2010 |
20100283597 | DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A display system of the present invention includes a liquid crystal platform section ( | 11-11-2010 |
20110109473 | INSTRUMENT PANEL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, INSTRUMENT PANEL IMAGE CHANGING METHOD, VEHICLE, SERVER, INSTRUMENT PANEL IMAGE CHANGING SYSTEM, INSTRUMENT PANEL IMAGE DISPLAY PROGRAM, COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM ON WHICH INSTRUMENT PANEL IMAGE DISPLAY PROGRAM IS RECORDED - An instrument panel image display apparatus for displaying an instrument panel image on an instrument panel mounted on a machine includes an image display section arranged to display, in accordance with image data encoding instrument images that provide a user with information about an inside and an outside of the machine, an instrument panel image containing the instrument images, and an image data changing section arranged to change a display state of an instrument image to another display state according to a state of the machine, from among a plurality of display states determined in advance according to the state of the machine. With this structure, an instrument panel image according to the user's own preferences and the state of the machine is created without undermining safety during operation. | 05-12-2011 |
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20110134758 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus readily captures packet data effective in analyzing failures that occur in a network. To accomplish this, the information processing apparatus evaluates the necessity for changing a storage condition defined in filter setting data created by a developer or the like, displays a plurality of appropriate candidates if there is an inappropriate rule, and causes a service person to select from the appropriate candidates. Further, the information processing apparatus generates a filter based on an input from the service person and appropriate filter setting data, and captures packet data using the generated filter. | 06-09-2011 |
20110173623 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM - A data processing apparatus that makes it possible for a user of a data processing apparatus to recognize whether or not descriptive contents of process definition tickets are executable on the data processing apparatus. Process definition tickets in which sequential processing flows for realizing functions are described are obtained, and it is determined whether or not the descriptive contents of the process definition tickets are executable on the data processing apparatus. A list of the process definition tickets whose descriptive contents have been determined as being executable on the data processing apparatus as a result of the determination is displayed in a manner being identifiable by the user. The user selects the process definition ticket whose descriptive contents are executable on the data processing apparatus from the list of the displayed process definition tickets, and the selection is received. The descriptive contents of the received process definition ticket are executed. | 07-14-2011 |
20110194133 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR PROGRAM - If data is received from the information processing apparatus when the main control unit is in the second power state, it is determined, based on the received data, whether to (i) cause the main control unit to revert to the first power state or to (ii) cause the sub control unit to make a response to the received data without the main control unit reverting to the first power state. If it is determined as the case (ii), response information for the received data is generated and transmitted to the information processing apparatus, and the communication connection information held in the sub control unit is updated. If it is determined as the case (i), the main control unit is caused to revert to the first power state and notified of the communication connection information held by the sub control unit. | 08-11-2011 |
20120117113 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING HISTORY CONTROL FUNCTION AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An information processing apparatus having a history control function that is capable of using a limited history storage area effectively and of analyzing a history easily. A file storage unit stores a file. A communication unit communicates with an external apparatus via a network. An operation request storage unit stores operation requests to the file stored in the file storage unit from the external apparatus. An analysis unit analyzes the operation requests stored in the operation request storage unit. An operation log storage unit determines contents of the operation requests to the file stored in the file storage unit based on an analysis result by the analysis unit, and to store the contents as operation logs about the file stored in the file storage unit. | 05-10-2012 |
20120272083 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus and a control method therefor are provided, which realize security communication in a power saving mode while suitably maintaining the power saving mode, even if a control unit operating in the power saving mode has fewer resources than a control unit operating in a normal power mode. To accomplish this, the image processing apparatus stores a plurality of security information pieces regarding a security communication, selects a security information piece to be notified to the network interface apparatus from among the security information pieces, and notifies the network interface apparatus of the selected security information piece. The network interface apparatus executes security communication using the notified security information piece, when the image processing apparatus operates in the power saving mode. | 10-25-2012 |
20130198546 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A data processing apparatus includes first and second information processing apparatuses. The first information processing apparatus has a first power mode and a second power mode in which electric power consumption is smaller than in the first power mode. The second information processing apparatus is capable of communicating with the first information processing apparatus and an external apparatus via a network. Definition information including identification information identifying a packet received via the network and process information indicating a process to be performed on the packet is received at least from one of the first information processing apparatus and the external apparatus. If a packet is received from the external apparatus in the second power mode, the packet is analyzed to identify definition information corresponding to the packet based on the identification information. A process is performed according to the process information included in the definition information. | 08-01-2013 |
20140006821 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF OPERATING IN POWER SAVING MODE, CONTROL METHOD OF DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | 01-02-2014 |
20140146345 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - If an information processing apparatus detects that a shift condition for shifting from a normal power mode to a power saving mode has been satisfied, the information processing apparatus determines whether a session with an external apparatus has been established. If it is determined that the session has been established, the information processing apparatus shifts to a first power saving mode while maintaining the session. On the other hand, if it is determined that the session has not been established, the information processing apparatus shifts to a second power saving mode in which less power is consumed than in the first power saving mode. | 05-29-2014 |
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20090237726 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, OPERATION RECORDING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire log data recording operation of the image forming apparatus, a first storage unit configured to store the acquired log data in a volatile memory, a calculation unit configured to calculate a total size of the log data stored in the volatile memory, a determination unit configured to determine whether the calculated total size of the log data has reached a threshold value, a second storage unit configured to store the log data from the first storage unit when the total size of the log data in the first storage unit has reached the threshold value, and a changing unit configured to change the threshold value according to an operation state of the image forming apparatus. | 09-24-2009 |
20130055036 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, OPERATION RECORDING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire log data recording operation of the image forming apparatus, a first storage unit configured to store the acquired log data in a volatile memory, a calculation unit configured to calculate a total size of the log data stored in the volatile memory, a determination unit configured to determine whether the calculated total size of the log data has reached a threshold value, a second storage unit configured to store the log data from the first storage unit when the total size of the log data in the first storage unit has reached the threshold value, and a changing unit configured to change the threshold value according to an operation state of the image forming apparatus. | 02-28-2013 |
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20120125724 | STEEL SHEET FOR BRAKE DISC, AND BRAKE DISC - A steel sheet for a brake disc contains, on a mass percent basis, 0.02% or more and less than 0.10% C, 0.6% or less Si, more than 0.5% and 2.0% or less Mn, 0.06% or less P, 0.01% or less S, 0.05% or less Al, 11.0% to 13.5% Cr, 0.01% to 0.30% Ni, 0.10% to 0.60% Nb, 0.03% or more and less than 0.10% N, more than 0.0010% and 0.0060% or less B, and the balance being Fe and incidental impurities, and the steel sheet after quenching has a hardness of 32 HRC to 40 HRC on a Rockwell hardness scale C (HRC). | 05-24-2012 |
20130196172 | STAINLESS STEEL FOIL AND CATALYST CARRIER FOR EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING DEVICE USING THE FOIL - A stainless steel foil contains, in percent by mass, 0.05% or less of C, 2.0% or less of Si, 1.0% or less of Mn, 0.003% or less of S, 0.05% or less of P, 25.0% to 35.0% of Cr, 0.05% to 0.30% of Ni, 3.0% to 10.0% of Al, 0.10% or less of N, 0.02% or less of Ti, 0.02% or less of Nb, 0.02% or less of Ta, 0.005% to 0.20% of Zr, 0.02% or less of Ce, 0.03% to 0.20% of REM excluding Ce, 0.5% to 6.0% in total of at least one of Mo and W, and the balance being Fe and incidental impurities. | 08-01-2013 |
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20100281903 | EVAPORATOR AND COOLING DEVICE - Service life of the compressor is extended. The evaporator is provided with the housing having the suction port connectable to the suction portion of the compressor in order to evaporate at least part of a droplet or misty working fluid in the housing by a suction effect of the compressor through the suction port, comprising a filter installed in the housing, the filter dividing a space in the housing into the first space for generating the droplet or misty working fluid and the second space for communicating with the suction port, the filter being inclined away from the suction port as advancing upward, and the filter transmitting therethrough vapor resulting from evaporation of the droplet or misty working fluid while capturing the droplet or misty working fluid. | 11-11-2010 |
20100293992 | CONDENSER AND COOLING DEVICE - In the condenser provided with two of the degassing chambers separated by a cooling fluid, communication between the degassing chambers is prevented even if a pressure difference is increased between the degassing chambers. The condenser has the housing having the vapor inflow port connectable to the discharge portion of the compressor, the first degassing chamber, in the housing, communicating with the vapor inflow port, and the second degassing chamber, in the housing, arranged above the first degassing chamber across the partition portion, and the passing portion for permitting a cooling fluid to flow from the second degassing chamber to the first degassing chamber, wherein the first degassing chamber is separated from the second degassing chamber by the cooling fluid in the passing portion, and the passing portion has a pressure head space for containing a specified volume of cooling fluid so as to absorb a variation in a pressure difference between the first degassing chamber and the second degassing chamber. | 11-25-2010 |
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20090096343 | EXCIMER LAMPS - To avoid a decline in the reflectivity of an ultraviolet reflection film caused by lighting for an extended period of time and providing a uniform illuminance an excimer lamp has a silica glass discharge vessel with electrodes on opposite sides of the discharge vessel, wherein excimer discharge is generated in the discharge space of the discharge vessel, wherein an ultraviolet reflection film made of silica particles and alumina particles is formed on a surface exposed to the discharge space and wherein the mean particle diameter of silica particles is at least 0.67 times as large as the mean particle diameter of the alumina particles. The alumina particles in the ultraviolet reflection film preferably constitute at least 5 wt % and more preferably at least 10 wt % of the sum of silica particles and alumina particles. | 04-16-2009 |
20090096376 | EXCIMER LAMPS - An excimer lamp, including a discharge vessel made of silica glass and having a discharge space; a pair of electrodes disposed on the discharge vessel, wherein the discharge space is filled with xenon gas; and an ultraviolet reflection film made from ultraviolet scattering particles, including silica particles and alumina particles, formed on a surface of the discharge vessel exposed to the discharge space. A thickness Y of the ultraviolet reflection film satisfies the expression Y>4X+5, given that a mean particle diameter of the ultraviolet scattering particles making up the ultraviolet reflection film is X (μm). | 04-16-2009 |
20090096377 | EXCIMER LAMP - An excimer lamp which can emit UV radiation with a high degree of efficiency and high degree of uniformity, has a UV-reflecting film that does not peel. The excimer lamp is fitted with a silica glass discharge vessel that encloses a discharge gas which forms excimer molecules by dielectric barrier discharge in an internal space enclosed by a top wall panel, a bottom wall panel, side wall panels and end panels and with an electrode on both the outer surface of the top wall panel and another electrode on the outer surface of the bottom wall panel. On the inner surface of the discharge vessel, a UV-reflecting film comprised of silica and alumina particles is formed, at least, on the inner surface area of the side wall panels with the silica particles composing at least 30 weight % of the UV-reflecting film. | 04-16-2009 |
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20090031332 | DISK DEVICE - A lift frame supports a turntable unit, and moves between a lower-most position and a read/write position in conjunction with slide movement of a follower slider. The follower slider has a pressing member and a cam groove. Pressed to a bottom plate of a device chassis by a coil spring, the pressing member stabilizes the movement of the follower slider. The cam groove fits onto a lifting pin of the lift frame. At the read/write position, the cam bottom wall is constituted of a pin pushing portion. The pin pushing portion is pushed upward by the coil spring to press the lifting pin to a cam groove upper wall when the lift frame is in the read/write position. | 01-29-2009 |
20090271808 | DISK DEVICE WITH INSERTION SLOT - An optical disk device has a casing, an insertion slot and a loading mechanism for loading a disk. A shutter is shiftable transversely to an elongate slot shape of the insertion slot, closes the insertion slot partially when in a closed position, and opens the insertion slot when in an open position. A coupling hole is disposed at an end of the shutter with respect to the elongate slot shape. A shift lever moves the coupling hole in a first direction along the elongate slot shape upon shifting of the loading mechanism for loading, and moves the coupling hole in a second direction upon shifting of the loading mechanism for unloading. A cam mechanism shifts the shutter to the closed position when the coupling hole is moved in the first direction, and shifts the shutter to the open position when the coupling hole is moved in the second direction. | 10-29-2009 |
20100138846 | DISK DEVICE - A lifting frame has a lifting pin that fits into a lifting cam groove of a follower slider, and swings up and down about a rod near a disk slot. A holding member is swingably attached to front end of the lifting frame. This holding member supports a turntable unit for holding a disk. The holding member has a cam follower pin that fits into a swinging cam groove of a loading slider to raise and lower the holding member. When the lifting frame swings down from a read/write position to a lowered position, the holding member inclines from the lifting frame so as to place the turntable unit substantially parallel to a disk carrying direction. | 06-03-2010 |
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20090281738 | TIRE INSPECTION DEVICE - A tire inspection device generates an analyzing wavelet for wavelet transformation correlating time, corresponding to tire surface position, and frequency, based on a frequency representing a characteristic portion of a predetermined tire surface structure. After this, the tire inspection device generates and stores an integer numeric filter from the created analyzing wavelet, detects the tire surface structure, carries out wavelet transformation on a signal obtained by the detection by using the numeric filter as the analyzing wavelet, and outputs the transformation result as the characteristic information representing the characteristic portion. | 11-12-2009 |
20100026799 | SEPARATION FILTER SELECTION DEVICE AND TIRE INSPECTION DEVICE - A separation filter selection device provided with an image input unit, a memory unit, a setting unit, an evaluation unit and a separation filter selection unit is disclosed. The image input unit inputs a captured image capturing a tire surface including a characteristic portion thereof. The memory unit stores plural filters for performing image processing of the captured image, stores a training image in which the characteristic portion is separated from the captured image, and a weighted image in which a weighting is set to a predetermined region of the captured image. The setting unit combines two or more filters out of the plural filters and sets a separation filter. The evaluation unit derives an evaluation value of the separation filter on the basis of an image in which a differential between the processed image that has been processed by each of the filters of the separation filter, and the training image, and to which a weighting based on the weighted image is applied. The separation filter selection unit repeats the setting of the setting unit and the evaluation value computation of the evaluation unit until the evaluation value is within a specific range, and selects the separation filter corresponding to the evaluation value resulting from the repeated processing as a separation filter for separating the characteristic portion from the captured image. | 02-04-2010 |