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| 20100259709 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAME - The present invention provides a manufacturing method for a liquid crystal display device, wherein the liquid crystal display device comprises first and second color filters provided on the liquid crystal side of one of a pair of substrates which are positioned so as to face each other and sandwich liquid crystal in between so as to be adjacent to each other, and a first side portion of the first color filter on the second color filter side overlaps with a second side portion of the second color filter on the first color filter side, characterized in that the border between the light blocking region and the non-light blocking region in a photomask for forming the first color filter, which corresponds to the first side portion, has a zigzag pattern with repeating mountains and valleys along this border, and the border between the light blocking region and the non-light blocking region in a photomask for forming the second color filter, which corresponds to the second side portion, has a zigzag pattern with repeating mountains and valleys along this border. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100321283 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAME - A liquid crystal display device with a higher aperture ratio is provided. According to one embodiment of the present invention, second color filters are formed so as to overlap with first color filters when adjacent color filters having different colors are formed on the TFT substrate side, so that the angle of the first tapers where said first color filters overlap and the angle of the second tapers where said second color filters overlap are set to 45° or more and 90° or less. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110001910 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device according to the invention includes a first substrate, on a surface of which are formed: a first color film which has a color other than black, and one portion of which configures a first pixel; a second color film, one portion of which configures a second pixel adjacent to the first pixel; a third color film, at least one portion of which configures a third pixel; and a fourth color film, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate and second substrate, wherein the first color film and second color film have a first overlapping portion in which they overlap each other in the boundary between the first pixel and second pixel, and the fourth color film, being formed on the first overlapping portion, configures a post spacer which defines the space between the first substrate and second substrate. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110254006 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A display device in which a plurality of gate wires and a plurality of drain wires that intersect the gate wires are provided, and thin film transistors connected to the gate wires and the drain wires are formed for respective pixel regions. At least one of the gate wires, the drain wires, and lead wires drawn from the gate wires or the drain wires is formed of a light-transmitting patterned conductive film. The light-transmitting patterned conductive film is formed of at least a first light-transmitting patterned conductive film, and a second light-transmitting patterned conductive film laminated on the first light-transmitting patterned conductive film. The second light-transmitting patterned conductive film is formed of a conductive film for coating only the surface of the first light-transmitting patterned conductive film including its side wall surface. | 10-20-2011 |
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| 20110134289 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM - In an image pickup apparatus including a plurality of pixels arranged a matrix of rows and columns, a correction unit performs a correction process based on an electric signal output via a first switch element of a particular pixel and a correction electric signal output via a second switch element of the particular pixel. A correction image signal based on the correction electric signal output via the second switch element is acquired in a period that partially overlaps in time a period in which an image signal based on the electric signal output via the first switch element is acquired. When the electric signal associated with the image signal is output for the particular pixel, the second switch element of the particular pixel is controlled to be in an on-state over a period during which the first switch element of the particular pixel is in an off-state. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110248176 | DETECTION APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DETECTION SYSTEM - A detection apparatus comprising a substrate; a switching element arranged over the substrate and including a plurality of electrodes; a conductive line arranged over the substrate and electrically connected to a first electrode of the plurality of electrodes of the switching element; and a conversion element including a semiconductor layer arranged over the switching element and the conductive line and arranged between two electrodes, one electrode of the two electrodes being electrically connected to a second electrode of the plurality of electrodes of the switching element, is provided. The one electrode of the conversion element is arranged over the switching element and the conductive line through a space formed between the one electrode and the first electrode of the switching element or between the one electrode and the conductive line. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20120032088 | DETECTION APPARATUS AND RADIATION DETECTION SYSTEM - A stacked-type detection apparatus including a plurality of pixels arranged at small intervals is configured to have low capacitance associated with signal lines and/or driving lines. With this novel configuration, small time constant and high-speed driving capability can be achieved in the signal lines and/or driving lines. The plurality of pixels in the detection apparatus are arranged in a row direction and a column direction on an insulating substrate. Each pixel includes a conversion element and a switch element, the conversion element is disposed above the switch element. A driving line disposed below the conversion elements is connected to switch elements arranged in the row direction, and a signal line is connected to switch elements arranged in the column direction. The signal line includes a conductive layer embedded in an insulating member, the insulating member is disposed in a layer lower than an uppermost surface portion of the driving line. | 02-09-2012 |
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| 20080280749 | Titanium Carbide Powder and Titanium Carbide-Ceramics Composite Powder and Method for Production Thereof, and Sintered Compact From the Titanium Carbide Powder and Sintered Compact From the Titanium Carbide/Ceramics Composite Powders and Method for Production Thereof - Disclosed is a highly-pure fine titanium carbide powder having a maximum particle size of 100 nm or less and containing metals except titanium in an amount of 0.05 wt % or less and free carbon in an amount of 0.5 wt % or less. The powder has a NaCl-type crystal structure, and a composition represented by TiCxOyNz, wherein X, Y and Z satisfy the relations: 0.5≦X≦1.0; 0≦Y≦0.3; 0≦Z≦0.2; and 0.5≦X+Y+Z≦1.0.) The powder is produced by: dissolving an organic substance serving as a carbon source in a solvent to prepare a liquid, wherein the organic substance contains at least one OH or COOH group which is a functional group coordinatable to titanium of titanium alkoxide, and no element except C, H, N and O; mixing titanium alkoxide with the liquid to satisfy the following relation: 0.7≦α≦1.0 (wherein α is a molar ratio of the carbon source to the titanium alkoxide), so as to obtain a precursor solution; and subjecting a product in the precursor solution to a heat treatment in a non-oxidizing atmosphere or a vacuum atmosphere at a temperature of 1050 to 1500° C. The present invention can provide fine titanium carbide powders with nano-scale particle sizes, which are free of inorganic impurities, such as titanium oxide and metal, low in free carbon, and effective in enhancing characteristics of a titanium carbide-ceramics composite sintered body. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20110160034 | Titanium carbide powder and titanium carbide-ceramics composite powder and method for production thereof, and sintered compact from the titanium carbide powder and sintered compact from the titanium carbide/ ceramics composite powders and method for production thereof - Disclosed is a highly-pure fine titanium carbide powder having a maximum particle size of 100 nm or less and containing metals except titanium in an amount of 0.05 wt % or less and free carbon in an amount of 0.5 wt % or less. The powder has a NaCl-type crystal structure, and a composition represented by TiCxOyNz, wherein X, Y and Z satisfy the relations: 0.5≦X≦1.0; 0≦Y≦0.3; 0≦Z≦0.2; and 0.5≦X+Y+Z≦1.0.) The powder is produced by: dissolving an organic substance serving as a carbon source in a solvent to prepare a liquid, wherein the organic substance contains at least one OH or COOH group which is a functional group coordinatable to titanium of titanium alkoxide, and no element except C, H, N and O; mixing titanium alkoxide with the liquid to satisfy the following relation: 0.7≦α≦1.0 (wherein α is a molar ratio of the carbon source to the titanium alkoxide), so as to obtain a precursor solution; and subjecting a product in the precursor solution to a heat treatment in a non-oxidizing atmosphere or a vacuum atmosphere at a temperature of 1050 to 1500° C. The present invention can provide fine titanium carbide powders with nano-scale particle sizes, which are free of inorganic impurities, such as titanium oxide and metal, low in free carbon, and effective in enhancing characteristics of a titanium carbide-ceramics composite sintered body. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110268969 | FINE METAL CARBIDE PARTICLES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There is provided fine metal carbide particles which do not require pulverization of an initial material, a reaction intermediate and a product that causes the contamination with metallic impurities, which can promote a carbonization reaction uniformly at a lower temperature than in the past, and which can be manufactured at a low cost; and a method of manufacturing the same. The fine metal carbide particles are prepared by heat-treating, in a nonoxidizing atmosphere or a vacuum atmosphere, a solid obtained by drying an aqueous metal complex solution containing a water-soluble metal compound, and a low-molecular-weight water-soluble organic compound having one or more functional group(s) selected from the group consisting of amino group, hydroxyl group and carboxyl group, and having at least one of oxygen and nitrogen as heteroatom(s). In the fine metal carbide particles, the average particle diameter is 100 nm or less, the content of iron as impurities is 100 ppm or less, and the ratio of the total carbon amount is within ±0.3 wt % around a theoretical ratio of the total carbon amount calculated from the composition of the metal carbide. | 11-03-2011 |
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| 20090158847 | Angular Velocity Sensor | 06-25-2009 |
| 20100236328 | APPARATUS HAVING A MOVABLE BODY - An apparatus with a second movable portion that moves along an x-axis direction and a z-axis direction and a first movable portion that only moves along the z-axis direction is disclosed. The apparatus is provided with a fixed portion fixed to a support portion, a plurality of first spring portions connected to the fixed portion, a first movable portion connected to the plurality of first spring portions, a second spring portion connected to the first movable portion, and a second movable portion connected to the second spring portion. A spring constant of each of the plurality of first spring portions in the z-axis direction is lower than spring constants of each of the plurality of first spring portions in the x-axis and a y-axis directions respectively, and a spring constant of the second spring portion in the x-axis direction is lower than spring constants of the second spring portion in the y-axis and the z-axis directions respectively. The first movable portion is configured to move along the z-axis but not to move along the x-axis and the y-axis nor to rotate around the z-axis, and the second movable portion is configured to move along the x-axis and the z-axis with respect to the support portion. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20110083517 | SENSOR SYSTEM - A sensor system includes a first sensing device that includes a sensor, and first and second surrounding portions that surround the sensor at least partially, a second sensing device that comprises a sensor, and first and second surrounding portions that surround the sensor at least partially, wherein at least one of a combination of shapes of the first and second surrounding portions of the respective first and second sensing devices and a combination of physical properties of the first and second surrounding portions of the respective first and second sensing devices is configured such that a detection characteristic of the first sensing device is different from a detection characteristic of the second sensing device. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110215428 | MEMS STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - In a MEMS structure, a first trench which penetrates the first layer, the second layer and the third layer is formed, and a second trench which penetrates the fifth layer, the forth layer and the third layer is formed. The first trench forms a first part of an outline of the movable portion in a view along the stacked direction. The second trench forms a second part of the outline of the movable portion in the view along the stacked direction. At least a part of the first trench overlaps with the first extending portion in the view along the stacked direction. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110232384 | LAMINATED STRUCTURE PROVIDED WITH MOVABLE PORTION - A structure having a first movable portion that is displaced perpendicular to a substrate surface and a second movable portion that is displaced parallel to the substrate surface is realized by a laminated structure, and manufacturing cost is reduced by employing a nested structure for the first movable portion and the second movable portion. The laminated structure is provided with a frame-like outer movable portion and an inner movable portion housed within the frame of the outer movable portion. A y spring is connected to the outer movable portion, and the outer movable portion is displaceably supported in a y-axis direction by the y spring at a height apart from an outer substrate. A z spring is connected to the inner movable portion, and the inner movable portion is displaceably supported in a z-axis direction by the z spring at a height apart from the outer substrate. The outer movable portion and the z spring are at different heights from the substrate, and the z spring overpasses across the outer movable portion at a height apart from the outer movable portion. | 09-29-2011 |
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| 20080265045 | Humidity Control System - A humidity control system ( | 10-30-2008 |
| 20100242529 | REFRIGERATION APPARATUS - A refrigeration apparatus uses a refrigerant that operates in a supercritical range, and includes a compression mechanism, a heat source-side heat exchanger, an expansion mechanism, a usage-side heat exchanger, an intercooler and an intermediate oil separation mechanism. The compression mechanism has a plurality of compression elements, and is configured and arranged so that refrigerant discharged from a first-stage compression element is sequentially compressed by a second-stage compression element. The intercooler is configured and arranged to cool refrigerant flowing through an intermediate refrigerant tube that draws refrigerant discharged from the first-stage compression element into the second-stage compression element. The intermediate oil separation mechanism is configured and arranged to separate a refrigeration oil from the refrigerant discharged from the first-stage compression element. The intermediate oil separation mechanism is arranged at a section of the intermediate refrigerant tube between the first-stage compression element and an inlet of the intercooler. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100300141 | REFRIGERATION APPARATUS - An air-conditioning apparatus uses carbon dioxide as a refrigerant, and includes comprises a two-stage-compression-type compression mechanism, a heat source-side heat exchanger, an expansion mechanism, a usage-side heat exchanger, and an intercooler. The intercooler uses air as a heat source. The intercooler is configured and arranged to cool refrigerant flowing through an intermediate refrigerant tube that draws refrigerant discharged from the first-stage compression element into the second-stage compression element. The intercooler is integrated with the heat source-side heat exchanger to form an integrated heat exchanger, with the intercooler disposed in an upper part of the integrated heat exchanger. | 12-02-2010 |
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| 20110049989 | DC-DC CONVERTER CIRCUIT - This inverter circuit includes two switching elements which are turned alternately ON and OFF, and a first primary winding connected in series between these switching elements, and also includes an output transformer having a secondary winding for obtaining an output voltage. This inverter circuit also includes a first voltage source and a second voltage source. The first voltage source applies a voltage to the first switching element via the first primary winding. And the second voltage source applies a voltage to the second switching element via the second primary winding. This inverter circuit also includes a regeneration snubber circuit for regenerating charge accumulated in a snubber capacitor. The regeneration snubber circuit includes a regeneration circuit including a voltage boost section which converts the primary side voltage of the output transformer to a predetermined voltage, which it outputs. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110058395 | INVERTER CIRCUIT - This current balanced push-pull type inverter circuit includes first and second switching elements, and an output transformer which includes a first primary winding and a second primary winding connected in series between said first and second switching elements, and also includes a secondary winding for obtaining an output voltage. This inverter circuit also includes a first voltage supply capacitor, a second voltage supply capacitor, and a control unit. A first snubber circuit, in which a first free wheel diode and first and second snubber capacitors are connected in series, is connected in inverse parallel to the first switching element. A first discharge resistor is connected between the first snubber capacitor and a first power supply capacitor, and a second discharge resistor is connected between the second snubber capacitor and a third power supply capacitor. And a second snubber circuit and discharge resistors are connected to the second switching element as well, in a similar manner. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110216557 | INVERTER CIRCUIT - This inverter circuit includes first and second switching elements and an output transformer which is provided with a first primary winding connected in series between said first and second switching elements, and also with a secondary winding for obtaining an output voltage. The inverter circuit is further provided with a first voltage supply, a second voltage supply, and a control unit. The first voltage supply applies voltage to said first switching element via said first primary winding. And the second voltage supply applies voltage to said second switching element via said second primary winding. The control unit turns said first switching element and said second switching element alternatingly ON and OFF. This inverter circuit also includes first and second regeneration snubber circuits for regenerating the charge charged into snubber capacitors. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110280048 | DC-DC CONVERTER CIRCUIT - This DC-DC converter circuit includes a switching circuit which switches a DC power supply with a primary side switching element, a transformer to a primary side winding whereof the output of the switching circuit is applied and which outputs a voltage which has been changed by a predetermined voltage change ratio to a secondary side winding, and secondary diodes for current adjustment connected to the secondary side winding of the transformer. Moreover, it includes a regeneration snubber circuit connected in parallel with the secondary diode circuit and including a series circuit of a discharge blocking diode and a snubber capacitor and a switching element for regeneration connected in parallel with the discharge blocking diode, a filter circuit connected between rectification outputs of the secondary diode circuit, and a control unit which turns the switching element for regeneration ON a predetermined time period after the timing of turning the primary side switching element OFF. The predetermined time period is set to approximately the time period during which the charge, accumulated in the snubber capacitor due to reverse recovery time when one of the secondary diodes has been turned OFF, discharges. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110280054 | INVERTER CIRCUIT - This inverter circuit includes first and second switching elements and an output transformer which has a first primary winding connected in series between the first switching element and the second switching element and a second primary winding for obtaining an output voltage. The inverter circuit also includes a first voltage source, a second voltage source, and a control unit. The first voltage source is connected between a first connection point at which the first primary winding is connected to the second switching element, and the first switching element, and applies a voltage to the first switching element via the first primary winding. And the second voltage source is connected between a second connection point at which the first primary winding is connected to the first switching element, and the second switching element, and applies a voltage to the second switching element via the first primary winding. The control unit alternately turns the first switching element and the second switching element ON and OFF. And this inverter circuit also may include first and second recovery snubber circuits for recovering electrical charge in snubber capacitors. | 11-17-2011 |
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| 20090250028 | VALVE TIMING ADJUSTING APPARATUS - A valve timing adjusting apparatus includes a housing, a vane rotor, a lock member, a resilient member, and a control unit. The housing includes a limitation groove, limitation stoppers, and a lock hole. When the lock member is received in the groove, the rotational phase is controlled within a predetermined range. When the lock member is fitted with the lock hole, the rotational phase is locked to a lock phase. The resilient member urges the lock member toward the limitation groove and the lock hole in the predetermined direction. The control unit controls a driving force that actuates the lock member in a direction opposite from the predetermined direction. The lock member has small and large diameter portions that are receivable in the lock hole. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20100199937 | VALVE TIMING ADJUSTING APPARATUS - A valve timing adjusting apparatus includes a housing, a vane rotor, and a spiral spring. The spiral spring has a most radially inward part engaged with a rotational shaft of the vane rotor in a state, where the most radially inward part is wound around the rotational shaft. The rotational phase has an intermediate position defined between a full retard position and a full advance position of the rotational phase. The spiral spring has a radially outward segment that is located radially outward of the most radially inward part. When the rotational phase is in a range on a retard side of the intermediate position or on an advance side of the intermediate position, the radially outward segment is engaged with the stopper such that the spiral spring urges the vane rotor in the advance direction or in the retard direction relative to the housing, respectively. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20110088645 | VALVE TIMING ADJUSTER - A valve timing adjuster for an internal combustion engine adjusts valve timing. The valve timing adjuster includes a housing, a vane rotor, a regulation device, a fluid route, and an opening/closing control device. The regulation device regulates a rotational phase of the vane rotor relative to the housing to a regulation position located between a full advance position and a full retard position. The fluid route is communicated with a specific chamber that is at least one of an advance chamber and a retard chamber. The fluid route extends via a radially inner part to be communicated with atmosphere. The radially inner part is located radially between the specific chamber and a rotation center. The opening/closing control device opens and closes the fluid route. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110162601 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A valve timing control apparatus has a regulation member to fix a phase. The regulation member has a main regulation member and a sub regulation member. The main regulation member is inserted into a recess part to regulate the phase. The sub regulation member has an engagement part engageable with the main regulation member in an escape direction Y and disengageable from the main regulation member in an insertion direction X. Further, the sub regulation member has a pressure reception part that receives pressure in the escape direction Y from hydraulic fluid in an operation chamber. The main regulation member is urged in the insertion direction X by a main resilient member. Further, the sub regulation member is urged in the insertion direction X by a sub resilient member. The main regulation member moves in the escape direction Y only by hydraulic fluid, and moves in the insertion direction X only by the resilient member. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110259289 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A primary resilient member urges a primary limiting member into a recess in an inserting direction in a state where a rotational phase is a limited phase in a limited phase range. A relative slide gap is radially provided between the primary limiting member and a secondary limiting member at a location adjacent to a working chamber. First and second primary slide gaps are radially provided between the primary limiting member and radially opposed wall surface sections of the receiving hole. A secondary slide gap is radially provided between the secondary limiting member and a radially opposed wall surface section of the receiving hole. The relative slide gap is larger than the first and second primary slide gaps and the secondary slide gap. | 10-27-2011 |
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| 20100111492 | CONTENT PLAYBACK DEVICE AND CONTENT PLAYBACK METHOD - According to one embodiment, a content playback device includes a receiving module which receives a plurality of channels including content, a selection module which selects a desired channel from a plurality of channels, a playback module which plays back a content item included in the selected channel, and a creation module which creates a special clock based on a playback time of a content item for the selected channel. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100115555 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPRODUCING VIDEO DATA IN VIDEO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM USING NETWORK - According to one embodiment, a video-data reproduction apparatus is connected by a network to a server that distributes moving-picture content in unit of programs. The apparatus has a browser and a monitor. The browser can reproduce moving-picture content in units of programs, each at a time on the entire screen of the monitor. The browser performs a process of switching the program being reproduced on the entire screen, to a program designated, in accordance with an instruction input at a remote controller while the apparatus remains in the full-screen reproduction mode. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100306807 | Content Reproduction Apparatus and Content Reproduction Method - According to one embodiment, a content reproduction apparatus comprises a receiving module that receives, from a server via a network, a channel including a plurality of contents arranged along a time base so as to be distributable, a reproduction module that selectively reproduces the contents included in the received channel, and a control module that shows, when reproduction of a final content on the time base in the channel is completed, that reproduction of the final content is completed, wherein the reproduction module further reproduces, after it is shown that reproduction of the final content is completed, another content included in the channel. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110055872 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPRODUCING VIDEO DATA IN VIDEO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM USING NETWORK - According to one embodiment, a video-data reproduction apparatus is connected by a network to a sever that distributes moving-picture content in unit of programs. The apparatus has a browser and a monitor. The browser can reproduce moving-picture content in units of programs, each at a time on the entire screen of the monitor. The browser performs a process of switching the program being reproduced on the entire screen, to a program designated, in accordance with an instruction input at a remote controller while the apparatus remains in the full-screen reproduction mode. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110296479 | Video Processor and Video Processing Method - In one embodiment, there is provided a video processor that includes: an access module configured to access a Web site on internet; an analyzing module configured to analyze information about the Web site so as to calculate processing load for displaying the Web site; and a display controller configured to switch between a first display mode and a second display mode depending on the processing load, wherein only the Web site is displayed in the first display mode, and wherein both the Web site and a certain image are displayed together in the second display mode. | 12-01-2011 |
