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20090016332 | Parallel computer system - To exchange data between adjacent nodes at high speed while using an existing network including a fat tree and a multistage crossbar switch. This invention provides a parallel computer system including: a plurality of nodes each of which includes a processor and a communication unit; a switch for connecting the plurality of nodes with each other; a first network for connecting each of the plurality of nodes and the switch; and a second network for partially connecting the plurality of nodes with each other. Further, the first network is comprised of one of a fat tree and a multistage crossbar network. Further, the second network partially connects predetermined nodes among the plurality of nodes directly with each other. | 01-15-2009 |
20090106499 | Processor with prefetch function - Non-speculatively prefetched data is prevented from being discarded from a cache memory before being accessed. In a cache memory including a cache control unit for reading data from a main memory into the cache memory and registering the data in the cache memory upon reception of a fill request from a processor and for accessing the data in the cache memory upon reception of a memory instruction from the processor, a cache line of the cache memory includes a registration information storage unit for storing information indicating whether the registered data is written into the cache line in response to the fill request and whether the registered data is accessed by the memory instruction. The cache control unit sets information in the registration information storage unit for performing a prefetch based on the fill request and resets the information for accessing the cache line based on the memory instruction. | 04-23-2009 |
20110202658 | INFORMATION SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD - A system permitting alteration of the information processing position, where an existing information system is used, while minimizing alterations in configuration or the like, is to be provided. Intelligent nodes each having an information processing section and any desired address altering section are arranged on boundaries of a network where packets are likely to pass. This node has a flow table for recognizing as a flow a group of packets transmitted from each user's terminal, a flow status table for determining the connection state and the next destination address or the final destination address of each flow, and a module to observe the loaded state of its own information processing function. It rewrites the destination address of any flow not in a connection-established state in the flow status table to a less loaded one out of its own information processing function section or external information processing apparatus. | 08-18-2011 |
20120117242 | SERVICE LINKAGE SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An object of the present invention is to enhance the followability of the automatic scaling of a whole system corresponding to an increase of requests in a service linkage system for linking plural services. A cloud that executes intermediate service receives an estimate of the output of service at a previous stage by an output rate estimating unit and an information gathering response from a cloud management server, estimates an output rate, and outputs the estimate to service at a following stage. A scaling control unit receives the estimate of the output of the service at the previous stage and the information gathering response, determines resources allocated to the intermediate service, and outputs a scaling request to the cloud management server and the output rate estimating unit. | 05-10-2012 |
20120314608 | INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD, AND NETWORK NODE - In a distributed information communication processing system in which a plurality of information communication devices provides a service through a network, response speed, electric power consumption, and further reliability are improved. The distributed information communication processing system which provides various services is configured by associating an entrance node (EN) which executes filtering near sensors, actuators, and terminals being information sources, an intelligent node (IN) which changes an information processing position and executes information processing and communication processing instead of a data center (DC), and a management node (MN) which manages these nodes. Thereby, real time type information processing can be realized. | 12-13-2012 |
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20100190217 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING L-LYSINE - L-Lysine is produced by culturing in a medium an | 07-29-2010 |
20110117613 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF L-AMINO ACID - An L-amino acid can be produced by culturing a bacterium which belongs to the Enterobacteriaceae family, and has an enhanced ability to use a fatty acid. The bacterium is capable of producing the L-amino acid in a culture medium containing a fatty acid or a hydrolysate of an oil-and-fat as a carbon source, thereby producing and accumulating the L-amino acid in a culture. | 05-19-2011 |
20120219995 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN L-AMINO ACID - A method for producing an L-amino acid which includes the steps of culturing a bacterium belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae and having an L-amino acid producing ability in a medium to produce and accumulate an L-amino acid in the medium, and collecting the L-amino acid from the medium, wherein the bacterium has been modified so that an activity or activities of one or two or more enzymes of the arginine succinyltransferase pathway, such as arginine succinyltransferase, succinylarginine dihydrolase, succinylornithine aminotransferase, succinylglutamate-semialdehyde dehydrogenase, and succinylglutamate desuccinylase, is/are decreased. | 08-30-2012 |
20130005000 | MUTANT rpsA GENE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING L-AMINO ACID - A method for efficiently producing an L-amino acid utilizing a bacterium belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae from a fatty acid or an alcohol such as glycerol as a raw material is provided. A bacterium belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae which is able to produce L-amino acid and harbors an RpsA protein which has a mutation such that the native aspartic acid residue at position 210 is replaced with another amino acid residue is used. This bacterium is cultured in a medium containing a carbon source selected from a fatty acid and an alcohol, and the produced L-amino acid is collected from the medium. | 01-03-2013 |
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20110112386 | NONINVASIVE ALCOHOL SENSOR - The present invention provides a noninvasive alcohol sensor that measures ethanol concentration with high accuracy by suppressing error dependent on glucose concentration. An alcohol sensor | 05-12-2011 |
20110229656 | IN-LIQUID PLASMA FILM-FORMING APPARATUS, ELECTRODE FOR IN-LIQUID PLASMA, AND FILM-FORMING METHOD USING IN-LIQUID PLASMA - In an in-liquid plasma film-forming apparatus having: a vessel | 09-22-2011 |
20120202911 | CURABLE COATING AGENT COMPOSITION - Disclosed is a curable coating agent composition which exhibits excellent wear resistance and weather resistance when applied as a coating agent to plastic or other substrates to be used outdoors. The curable coating agent composition comprises 95 to 65 parts by mass of a component (A) comprising an urethane adduct compound having weather resistance, 5 to 35 parts by mass of a component (B) comprising a specific organosilicon compound, 0.1 to 10 parts by mass of a component (C) which is a radical polymerization initiator, 1 to 12 parts by mass of a component (D) which is an ultraviolet ray absorber, and 10 to 1,000 parts by mass of a component (E) which is an organic solvent, with respect to 100 parts by mass of the components (A) and (B) in total. | 08-09-2012 |
20120244361 | VEHICLE MEMBER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Disclosed is a vehicle member comprising a resin substrate and a protective film formed on at least a part of the surface of the resin substrate. The protective film is produced by curing a curable coating agent composition, wherein the curable coating agent composition comprises 95 to 65 parts by mass of a component (A) comprising an urethane adduct compound having weather resistance, 5 to 35 parts by mass of a component (B) comprising a specific organosilicon compound, 0.1 to 10 parts by mass of a component (C) which is a radical polymerization initiator, 1 to 12 parts by mass of a component (D) which is an ultraviolet ray absorber, and 10 to 1,000 parts by mass of a component (E) which is an organic solvent, with respect to 100 parts by mass of the components (A) and (B) in total. | 09-27-2012 |
20130034735 | ACTINIC-LIGHT-CURABLE COMPOSITION, MOLDED POLYCARBONATE RESIN OBJECT WITH A CURED FILM, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - Disclosed is an active energy ray-curing composition containing an active energy ray-curing prepolymer (A) obtainable by a reaction of an acrylic-based prepolymer having a hydroxyl group and an acrylic monomer (a4) having an isocyanate group, an active energy ray-curing compound (B) having a benzotriazole group, another active energy ray-curing compound (C) differing from the (A) component and the (B) component, and inorganic oxide particles (D). The acrylic-based prepolymer having the hydroxyl group is a copolymer that includes an acrylic monomer (a1) having a piperidinyl group, an acrylic monomer (a2) having a hydroxyl group, etc., as monomer units. | 02-07-2013 |
20130046053 | VEHICLE MEMBER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - Disclosed is a vehicle member that includes a molded body and a protective film disposed on a surface of the molded body and formed by curing of an active energy ray-curing composition. The active energy ray-curing composition contains an active energy ray-curing prepolymer (A) obtainable by a reaction of an acrylic-based prepolymer having a hydroxyl group and an acrylic monomer (a | 02-21-2013 |
20130065062 | MEMBER FOR VEHICLE AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR THE SAME - A member for vehicle according to the present invention is equipped with a resinous substrate, and a protective film being formed on a surface of the resinous substrate partially at least. The protective film is made by curing a curing-type coating-agent composition that includes: Component (A) including a urethane adduct compound exhibiting weatherability in an amount of from 99 to 65 parts by mass; Component (B) comprising a reaction product between a colloidal silica and an alkoxysilane compound having a maleimide group in an amount of from 1 to 35 parts by mass; a radical-polymerization initiator serving as Component (C) in an amount of from 0.1 to 10 parts by mass; an ultraviolet absorber serving as Component (D) in an amount of from 1 to 12 parts by mass; and an organic solvent serving as Component (E) in an amount of from 10 to 1,000 parts by mass; with respect to a sum of Component (A) and Component (B) being taken as 100 parts by mass. The member for vehicle according to the present invention exhibits excellent wear resistance and weatherability. | 03-14-2013 |
20130065982 | CURING-TYPE COATING-AGENT COMPOSITION - A curing-type coating-agent composition according to the present invention contains: Component (A) including a urethane adduct compound exhibiting weatherability in an amount of from 99 to 65 parts by mass; Component (B) comprising a reaction product between a colloidal silica and an alkoxysilane compound having a maleimide group in an amount of from 1 to 35 parts by mass; a radical-polymerization initiator serving as Component (C) in an amount of from 0.1 to 10 parts by mass; an ultraviolet absorber serving as Component (D) in an amount of from 1 to 12 parts by mass; and an organic solvent serving as Component (E) in an amount of from 10 to 1,000 parts by mass; with respect to a sum of Component (A) and Component (B) being taken as 100 parts by mass. | 03-14-2013 |
20140242395 | MEMBER FOR VEHICLE AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR THE SAME - A member for vehicle according to the present invention includes a resinous substrate, and a protective film being formed on a surface of the resinous substrate partially at least. The protective film is made by curing a curing-type coating-agent composition containing: Component (A) (e.g., an isocyanuric ring-containing urethane (meth)acrylate compound) in an amount of from 20 to 80 parts by mass; Component (B) (e.g., an isocyanuric ring-containing tri(meth)acrylate compound free from any urethane bond) in an amount of from 10 to 70 parts by mass; Component (C) (e.g., a reaction product) between a colloidal silica and an alkoxysilane compound having a maleimide group) in amount of from 1 to 35 parts by mass; a radical-polymerization initiator serving as Component (D) in an amount of from 0.1 to 10 parts by mass; an ultraviolet absorber serving as Component (E) in an amount of from 1 to 12 parts by mass; and an organic solvent serving as Component (F) in an amount of from 10 to 1,000 parts by mass; with respect to a sum of the Component (A), the Component (B), and the Component (C) being taken as 100 parts by mass. Said protective film demonstrates excellent wear resistance and weatherability. | 08-28-2014 |
20150044477 | MEMBER FOR VEHICLE AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR THE SAME - A member for vehicle according to the present invention includes a resinous substrate, and a protective film being formed on a surface of the resinous substrate partially at least. The protective film is made by curing a curing-type coating-agent composition containing: Component (A) (e.g., an isocyanuric ring-containing urethane(meth)acrylate compound) in an amount of from 20 to 80 parts by mass; Component (B) (e.g., anisocyanuricring-containing urethane(meth)acrylate compound free from any urethane bond) in an amount of from 10 to 70 parts by mass; Component (C) including a specific organosilicon compound in an amount of from 5 to 35 parts by mass; a radical-polymerization initiator serving as Component (D) in an amount of from 0.1 to 10 parts by mass; an ultraviolet absorber serving as Component (E) in an amount of from 1 to 12 parts by mass; and an organic solvent serving as Component (F) in an amount of from 10 to 1,000 parts by mass; with respect to a sum of the Component (A), the Component (B), and the Component (C) being taken as 100 parts by mass. Said protective film demonstrates excellent wear resistance and weatherability. | 02-12-2015 |
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20080227827 | COMPOUNDS THAT ABROGATE DNA DAMAGE INDUCED CELL CYCLE G2 CHECKPOINT AND/OR AUGMENT ANTI-CANCER ACTIVITY OF DNA-DAMAGING TREATMENTS - The invention provides compositions and methods to inhibit the cell cycle G2 checkpoint, in particular the DNA-damage-induced G2 checkpoint, in mammalian cells including human cells. Specifically, the invention provides compositions and methods to sensitize cells to DNA-damaging agents by abrogating the cell cycle G2 checkpoint. Compounds of the invention are used to treat proliferative disorders such as cancer. The invention provides compositions and methods for selectively sensitizing G1 checkpoint impaired cancer cells to DNA-damaging agents and treatments. | 09-18-2008 |
20080293137 | COMPOUNDS THAT ABROGATE DNA DAMAGE INDUCED CELL CYCLE G2 CHECKPOINT AND/OR AUGMENT ANTI-CANCER ACTIVITY OF DNA-DAMAGING TREATMENTS - The invention provides compositions and methods to inhibit the cell cycle G2 checkpoint, in particular the DNA-damage-induced G2 checkpoint, in mammalian cells including human cells. Specifically, the invention provides compositions and methods to sensitize cells to DNA-damaging agents by abrogating the cell cycle G2 checkpoint. Compounds of the invention are used to treat proliferative disorders such as cancer. The invention provides compositions and methods for selectively sensitizing G1 checkpoint impaired cancer cells to DNA-damaging agents and treatments. | 11-27-2008 |
20090192090 | PEPTIDES AND PEPTIDOMIMETICS HAVING IMMUNE-MODULATING, ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, AND ANTI-VIRAL ACTIVITY - The invention provides compounds having immune-modulating and/or anti-inflammatory and/or anti-viral activity, wherein compounds of the invention include peptides and peptidomimetics. The invention further provides methods of using immune-modulating and/or anti-inflammatory and/or anti-viral compounds of the invention. In particular, the invention provides methods for treating a disease related to an immune disorder or inflammation or viral infection by administering an amount of a G2-checkpoint-abrogating peptide or peptidomimetic sufficient to inhibit the disease. | 07-30-2009 |
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20110038595 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A communication apparatus includes a communication unit that communicates with an external apparatus via communication lines conforming to HDMI standard, a first detection unit that determines whether a first signal is detected indicating that the communication unit and the external apparatus are connected, a second detection unit that determines whether a second signal is detected indicating that the external apparatus is in a state where the external apparatus displays video data transmitted from the communication unit, and a control unit that controls the communication unit to transmit the video data to the external apparatus if the first signal and the second signal are detected. | 02-17-2011 |
20110047586 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A communication apparatus includes a communication unit, an acquisition unit, and a control unit. The control unit controls the acquisition unit to acquire again information for generating video data to be transmitted to an external apparatus by the communication unit from an apparatus if the predetermined signal is detected, the predetermined signal indicates that a state of the apparatus is changed to a first state from a second state after the state of the apparatus is changed to the second state from the first state. | 02-24-2011 |
20120198286 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A communication apparatus includes a first unit that transmits predetermined data to an external apparatus, a second unit that transmits a command to the external apparatus, and a control unit that controls the second unit to transmit a first command and a second command to the external apparatus. The control unit controls the first unit not to transmit the predetermined data to the external apparatus if the external apparatus is not in a power-on state. Further, if the external apparatus is in the power-on state, the control unit controls the first unit to transmit the predetermined data to the external apparatus after the second command is transmitted to the external apparatus. | 08-02-2012 |
20130057771 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A communication apparatus includes a communication unit that outputs a predetermined request for acquiring a predetermined logical address acquired by an external apparatus to the external apparatus, and a control unit that controls the communication unit to transmit a command using the predetermined logical address acquired from the external apparatus, wherein the predetermined logical address is related to a device type of the communication apparatus. | 03-07-2013 |
20130155333 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR REMOTELY OPERATING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device executes a certain process when first data for instructing the electronic device to begin the certain process has been received from an external apparatus, and stops the certain process when the external apparatus has not been detected as a certain apparatus and when a first time has elapsed since the certain process was executed, even if second data for instructing the electronic device to stop the certain process has not been received. | 06-20-2013 |
20140270694 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A communication apparatus includes a communication unit that communicates with an external apparatus via communication lines conforming to HDMI standard, a first detection unit that determines whether a first signal is detected indicating that the communication unit and the external apparatus are connected, a second detection unit that determines whether a second signal is detected indicating that the external apparatus is in a state where the external apparatus displays video data transmitted from the communication unit, and a control unit that controls the communication unit to transmit the video data to the external apparatus if the first signal and the second signal are detected. | 09-18-2014 |
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20090080946 | TONER CONVEYING MECHANISM, CLEANING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A cleaning device comprises a toner conveying mechanism, wherein the toner conveying mechanism includes a conveying member that rotates to convey toner; and an elastic member that is furnished for contacting with circumference of the conveying member, wherein the elastic member contacts to circumference of the rotating conveying member with slide. | 03-26-2009 |
20100322649 | Image forming device and method - An image forming device and method improves image quality by detecting the density of a pattern and adjusting the voltage applied to a developer supply member if necessary in response to the detected density. The pattern can be a medium duty tone pattern, which is relatively sensitive to environmental changes that can affect image density. The density detection pattern can be produced and detected after every predetermined number of sheets are printed, to maintain an acceptable image density during large print jobs. The pattern is formed on the surface of a transferring unit, which transfers the sheets. | 12-23-2010 |
20120189355 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a developer bearing body and first and second supplying members. An image bearing body and the first and second supplying members are disposed around the developer bearing body in this order. The developer bearing member rotates, and supplies a developer material to the image bearing body. The first and second supplying members rotate in contact with the developer bearing body and supply the developer material to the developer bearing body. The image bearing body is upstream of the second supplying member with respect to rotation of the developer bearing body, and the second supplying member is upstream of the first supplying member. The ratio of the circumferential speed of the first supplying member to that of the developer bearing body is larger than that of the circumferential speed of the second supplying member to circumferential speed of the developer bearing body. | 07-26-2012 |
20120230734 | IMAGE FORMATION UNIT AND IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - An image formation unit includes an image carrier, a developer carrier configured to supply developer to the image carrier to form a developer image on the image carrier, first and second developer supply members configured to supply the developer to the developer carrier, a first developer container room configured to contain therein the developer and accommodating therein the first developer supply member, and a second developer container room configured to contain therein the developer and accommodating therein the second developer supply member. | 09-13-2012 |
20140037311 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An image forming device includes each of developing devices including an image carrying part, a charging part that charges the image carrying part, a developing part on which a developing voltage is applied and which attaches developer to the image carrying part to develop the electrostatic latent image, and a control part that controls each of the developing devices. The developers are a white developer and other color developers, one of the developing devices using the white developer being defined the white developing device, the others using the other color developers being defined the non-white developing devices, and a developing potential difference of the white developing device is smaller than other developing potential differences of the non-white developing devices, the developing potential difference being defined between the developing voltage and potential of the image carrying part of the each developing device. | 02-06-2014 |
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20090164927 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - An image processing apparatus includes an input unit configured to input image data and is communicably connected to an external apparatus via a network, wherein a document with a predetermined form is obtained from the external apparatus via the network and a screen based on the document obtained by the obtaining unit is displayed. Image data input by the input unit according to instructions from a user via the screen displayed with the display unit is transmitted. At this time, determination is made regarding the size of image data that can be processed by the transmission destination of the image data, and based on the determination results thereof, control is performed such that the image data according to the size of image data that can be processed by the transmission destination is input by the input unit. | 06-25-2009 |
20090251738 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - An image processing apparatus, which includes an input unit configured to input image data and which is communicably connected to multiple external apparatuses via a network, which obtains a document with a predetermined form via the network from one of the multiple external apparatuses and transmits the image data input by the input unit according to instructions from a user based on the predetermined form. Also, in the case that the predetermined form described in the obtained document is recognized as a form to request input of image data, determines whether transmission of the image data should be restricted according to transmission destination of the image data transmitted, and based on the determining results, a control unit restricts transmission of the image data. | 10-08-2009 |
20100214588 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus that lightens the workload for a serviceman or an administrator who imports setting information into the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes an operation section via which the user can input data. The apparatus stores setting information containing a plurality of settings required for operation control and discriminating information on each setting for discriminating whether the setting is of a common setting item or of an apparatus-specific setting item, changes the discriminating information on each setting of the setting information, according to a specific instruction given by the user via the user interface, and externally outputs the stored setting information. | 08-26-2010 |
20120268783 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE SAME - An image forming apparatus compares device identification information acquired from XML setting information received from a connected device with device identification information of the image forming apparatus, and determines an import level based on a comparison result. The image forming apparatus extracts a setting according to the import level using each module of a plurality of applications for the image forming apparatus, and stores the extracted setting in a storage that is used for control performed in each application. The device identification information that determines the import level includes at least one of firmware version, destination information, user editing information, accessory connection information, and license information, in addition to model management number and machine body management number. | 10-25-2012 |
20120327442 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PROCESSING METHOD THEREFOR - Upon generation of a prescribed condition in an image forming apparatus, when a download request of configuration data associated with that condition is sent to a configuration data management apparatus, the requested configuration data of those managed by the configuration data management apparatus are downloaded to the image forming apparatus. Then, the image forming apparatus uses the configuration data downloaded from the configuration data management apparatus as those associated with the condition. | 12-27-2012 |
20130155451 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The setting management service determines whether or not to hand over configuration data before being replaced to an image forming apparatus after being replaced based on a changed content of device configuration information of the image forming apparatus after being replaced and a handover condition associated with configuration data of the image forming apparatus when the image forming apparatus is replaced, and specifies a setting item required for a reset based on a content of a change flag indicating whether or not a user has changed a setting of configuration data from an initial value to thereby notifies the specified setting item to the image forming apparatus when configuration data is not handed over. The image forming apparatus that has received the notification displays a screen that prompts a reset of the setting item required for the reset. | 06-20-2013 |
20150022856 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus is capable of communicating with a server that can generate print data. In the image processing apparatus, first data is transmitted to the server when the first data is in a format that cannot be processed in the image processing apparatus. Print processing of second data is executed ahead of the first data, when the second data received after the first data is in a format which can be processed in the image processing apparatus and the first data is in a state of being converted. | 01-22-2015 |
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20090169928 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A fuel cell system having a fuel cell for causing reactant gas to be electrochemically reacted to generate power, a reactant gas supply path for supplying reactant gas to the fuel cell, a reactant gas recirculation path for recirculating exhaust gas discharged from the fuel cell and combining the recirculating exhaust gas with reactant gas flowing through the reactant gas supply path to the fuel cell, and a pump unit disposed in the reactant gas recirculation path to pump the recirculating exhaust gas through the reactant gas recirculation path. A pump-tempering apparatus increases the temperature of the pump unit and a controller controls the pump-tempering apparatus. After the controller receives a fuel cell system stop signal, the controller controls the pump-tempering apparatus such that the temperature of the pump unit becomes higher than the temperature of piping in the reactant gas recirculation path. | 07-02-2009 |
20130149627 | OPERATING METHOD OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM - Conventional fuel cell systems had the problem of impurity gases flowing back from a buffer tank and a reduction in the voltages of unit cells when the supply pressure of an anode gas is caused to pulsate at startup. An operating method include setting any one of the amplitude and cycle of the pulsation of the supply pressure of the anode gas to a fuel cell stack (FS) in accordance with the permeability of a nitrogen gas from a cathode side to an anode side. The method makes it possible to suppress unnecessary pulsation of the supply pressure of the anode gas at startup, and thus to maintain the concentration of a hydrogen gas in the fuel cell stack (FS) at an optimum level while preventing degradation in the mechanical strength of a membrane electrode structure that constitutes each unit cell (FC) of the fuel cell stack (FS). | 06-13-2013 |
20130164649 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - An anode gas non-recirculation type fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, a buffer tank for purging impurity gas included in anode off-gas from the fuel cell stack, an impurity gas concentration detector for detecting impurity gas concentration in the buffer tank, and an anode gas supply unit for supplying anode gas to the fuel cell stack. When pressure-supplying impurity gas in the fuel cell stack to the buffer tank while pulsating a supply pressure by the anode gas supply unit, an activation control is executed by changing, by the anode gas supply unit, at least one of a pulsative pressure and a pulsative cycle of anode gas supply according to impurity gas concentration in the buffer tank. According to the system, it is possible to get adequate hydrogen gas concentration in a fuel cell stack and to remove impurity at its activation. | 06-27-2013 |
20130273449 | FUEL CELL - To prevent inflow of liquid water into a power generating portion even if the liquid water remains in a manifold, and to enable size reduction by making constant the contact or surface pressure. S According to the present invention, in a fuel cell comprising a power generating section including an electrolyte membrane joined between an anode and a cathode, and a manifold to cause inflow and outflow of an hydrogen containing gas and an oxygen containing gas separately from each other to the anode and cathode; the manifold is formed with an inflow preventing portion to prevent inflow of a liquid water remaining in the manifold, into the power generating portion. | 10-17-2013 |
20140093803 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system that generates electric power by supplying anode gas and cathode gas to a fuel cell includes a control valve adapted to control the pressure of the anode gas to be supplied to the fuel cell; a buffer unit adapted to store the anode-off gas to be discharged from the fuel cell; a pulsation operation unit adapted to control the control valve in order to periodically increase and decrease the pressure of the anode gas at a specific width of the pulsation; and a pulsation width correcting unit adapted to correct the width of the pulsation on the basis of the temperature of the buffer unit. | 04-03-2014 |
20140220467 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes: a coolant circulation passage through which a coolant for cooling a fuel cell circulates; a pump that circulates the coolant; a radiation unit that cools the coolant by discharging heat from the coolant; a bypass passage connected to the coolant circulation passage so as to bypass the radiation unit; and an open/close valve that is provided in a convergence portion where low temperature coolant that has passed through the radiation unit and high temperature coolant that has passed through the bypass passage without passing through the radiation unit converge, and that opens when a temperature of the high temperature coolant reaches or exceeds a predetermined opening temperature, whereby the low temperature coolant and the high temperature coolant converge and are supplied thus to the fuel cell, wherein a basic discharge flow of the pump is calculated in accordance with a condition of the fuel cell, and when the temperature of the low temperature coolant is lower than a predetermined temperature, a discharge flow of the pump is increased above the basic discharge flow. | 08-07-2014 |
20140242487 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes a control valve for controlling the pressure of anode gas to be supplied to a fuel cell, a buffer unit for storing anode off-gas discharged from the fuel cell, and a start-up anode gas pressure control unit for feeding inert gas in an anode gas flow passage of the fuel cell under pressure to the buffer unit by controlling the pressure of the anode gas to be supplied to the fuel cell when the fuel cell system is started. The start-up anode gas pressure control unit controls the pressure of the anode gas according to a temperature difference between the temperature of the fuel cell and that of the buffer unit. | 08-28-2014 |
20150044582 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system supplies a fuel cell with an anode gas and a cathode gas, thereby generating electric power. The fuel cell system includes: a control valve for controlling a pressure of the anode gas in the fuel cell; a buffer part for accumulating an anode off-gas discharged from the fuel cell; an off-gas discharge passage for connecting the fuel cell and the buffer part with each other; a purge passage connected to the off-gas discharge passage; a purge valve; a purge unit configured to open the purge valve to discharge the gas in the buffer part to an outside of the fuel cell system; and a pressure control unit configured to decrease the pressure of the anode gas in the fuel cell from a first predetermined pressure to a second predetermined pressure, thereby controlling the gas in the buffer part to flow backward to the fuel cell side. | 02-12-2015 |
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20080217581 | Fluorescent Diketopyrrolopyrroles - The present invention relates to fluorescent diketopyrrolopyrroles of the formula (I), or (III), a process for their preparation and their use for the preparation of inks, colorants, pigmented plastics for coatings, non-impact-printing material, color filters, cosmetics, polymeric ink particles, toners, as fluorescent tracers, in color changing media, in solid dye lasers, EL lasers and electroluminescent devices. A luminescent device comprising a compound, or composition according to the present invention is high in the efficiency of electrical energy utilisation and high in luminance. | 09-11-2008 |
20090066231 | Electroluminescent device - The present invention relates to electroluminescent devices that comprise organic layers that contain triazole compounds of the formula (I), or formula (II). The compounds are suitable components of, for example, blue-emitting, durable, organo-electroluminescent layers. The electroluminescent devices may be employed for full color display panels in, for example, mobile phones, televisions and personal computer screens. | 03-12-2009 |
20090131673 | Electroluminescent Device - Disclosed are electroluminescent devices that comprise organic layers that contain dibenzofuran compounds. The compounds are suitable components of, for example, blue-emitting, durable, organo-electroluminescent layers. The electroluminescent devices may be employed for full color display panels in, for example, mobile phones, televisions and personal computer screens. | 05-21-2009 |
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20100186604 | REFRIGERATING APPARATUS - An object is to provide a refrigerating apparatus which eliminates a disadvantage that a refrigerant circuit is overloaded and which can safely be operated. The refrigerating apparatus includes a control unit which starts the operation of a refrigerant compressor of the refrigerant circuit in response to an operation signal and which regulates an expansion valve so that the temperature of a refrigerant in a water heat exchanger becomes +80° C. or more and so that the temperature of the refrigerant in an evaporator becomes 0° C. or less. The control unit detects a state of a case where a cold storage amount in an ice cold storage tank of an ice cold storage unit reaches a predetermined amount or more and a state of a case where the control unit judges that a hot water storage tank is full of hot water, after the elapse of a predetermined time from the start of the operation of the compressor, and stops the operation of the compressor when one of the states is satisfied. | 07-29-2010 |
20100300135 | REFRIGERATING APPARATUS - A refrigerating apparatus including a first refrigeration cycle circuit having a first compressor, a first radiator, a supercooler, a first pressure-reducing device and an evaporator that are connected through a refrigerant pipe, a second refrigeration cycle circuit having a second compressor, a second radiator, a second pressure-reducing device and the supercooler that are connected through a refrigerant pipe, a refrigeration unit in which the first compressor and the first radiator are mounted, a showcase in which the first pressure-reducing device and the evaporator are mounted, a supercooling hot water supply device in which the second compressor, the second radiator, the second pressure-reducing device and the supercooler are mounted, and a hot-water stock device having a hot water supply tank that is connected to the second radiator of the supercooling hot water supply device through a second radiator. | 12-02-2010 |
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20080301763 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING COMPUTER SYSTEM RESOURCE PERFORMANCE - According to the present invention, policies are prepared for a plurality of resources residing in a computer system comprising a storage system for copying data from a copy source volume to a copy target volume, and an evaluation is carried out for an evaluation-target resource of the plurality of resources for determining whether or not to execute a predefined action based on the policy of this evaluation-target resource. A policy corresponding to a resource related to copying of the plurality of resources is determined based on a time period related to the copying. | 12-04-2008 |
20110231686 | MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND MANAGEMENT METHOD - Power savings for a storage apparatus while preventing a drop in response performance is achieved. When the storage area supplied by the memory apparatus groups is not accessed by the host apparatus for a predetermined period, stop operation is performed for each of the memory apparatuses configuring the memory apparatus groups. The management apparatus groups, among the resources, resources with overlapping time zones for which the number of accesses by the application is zero, in the same group, and maps each of the groups to the memory apparatus groups respectively. At this time, if the number of accesses in each of the time zones of the groups of resources mapped to the memory apparatus groups exceeds the reference value of the memory apparatus groups, the group is divided into a plurality of groups and each of the plurality of groups is mapped to the memory apparatus groups. | 09-22-2011 |
20110246740 | MANAGEMENT METHOD AND MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - A management method and management apparatus that can prevent deterioration of response performance of an entire system is suggested. | 10-06-2011 |
20120005541 | METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR MONITORING EXECUTION STATE OF PROGRAM - Item values associated with an execution state of a program executed on a computer are collected in detail while suppressing the computer load. When reducing the interval for collecting values of one item to be monitored, the interval for collecting values of items other than that item is increased. If the computer load is increased, an interval of at least one item is increased. Moreover, there is provided an upper limit for the number of items whose intervals can be reduced simultaneously. Moreover, when varying the interval of the item according to the values of the respective items, the interval variation range is varied according to the item state and the computer load. | 01-05-2012 |
20120259814 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING COMPUTER SYSTEM RESOURCE PERFORMANCE - According to the present invention, policies are prepared for a plurality of resources residing in a computer system comprising a storage system for copying data from a copy source volume to a copy target volume, and an evaluation is carried out for an evaluation-target resource of the plurality of resources for determining whether or not to execute a predefined action based on the policy of this evaluation-target resource. A policy corresponding to a resource related to copying of the plurality of resources is determined based on a time period related to the copying. | 10-11-2012 |
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20110261588 | INVERTER MODULE AND INTEGRATED-INVERTER ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR USING THE SAME - An inverter module and an integrated-inverter electric compressor using the same, which can eliminate noise interference, noise leakage, and the like attributable to a smoothing capacitor accommodated therein and which can be reduced in size and weight is provided. An inverter module ( | 10-27-2011 |
20120237192 | HEAT MEDIUM HEATING APPARATUS AND VEHICULAR AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is a heat medium heating apparatus including: a plurality of flat heat exchanger tubes 12; PTC heaters 13 that are respectively incorporated between flat tube parts of the flat heat exchanger tubes 12; a heat exchanger holding member 15 that press-fixes the flat heat exchanger tubes 12 and the PTC heaters 13, from one side of the flat heat exchanger tubes 12 to an inner surface of a casing 11; and a control board 17 that has a surface on which a control circuit 21 is mounted, the control circuit 21 including heat-generating electrical components 20 that control the PTC heaters 13, in which the control board 17 includes heat penetration parts that are formed so as to pass through the control board 17 correspondingly to mounting positions of the heat-generating electrical components 20, and the heat-generating electrical components 20 are mounted so as to be cooled via the heat penetration parts. | 09-20-2012 |
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20130341318 | HEATER CONTROL DEVICE, METHOD AND PROGRAM - A heater control device having at least two PTC heaters having PTC elements includes switching units which are provided so as to correspond to the PTC heaters and which switch an energized state and a non-energized state of the PTC elements by being turned ON and OFF, pattern information which defines state combination patterns of the energized state and the non-energized state of the PTC elements with respect to a required power value for the heater unit, and a ratio controlling unit which when the required power for the heater unit is at an intermediate value of the required power values defined in the pattern information, controls a ratio of the energized state to the non-energized state of the PTC elements based on a ratio of ON time to OFF time for which an average power within a certain period matches the required power. | 12-26-2013 |
20150034626 | HEATING MEDIUM HEATING APPARATUS AND VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONER PROVIDED WITH SAME - The disclosure provides a heating medium heating apparatus by which it is possible to directly detect a temperature of a semiconductor switching element such as an IGBT, and to perform high-reliability overheating protection control, while suppressing the number of installations of the temperature sensor, and provides a vehicle air conditioner provided with the heating medium heating apparatus. In the heating medium heating apparatus, at least two PTC heaters are provided, the energization of the PTC heaters is respectively ON/OFF-controlled by a plurality of circuits, each containing a semiconductor switching element ( | 02-05-2015 |
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20080306287 | Process for Preparing Tetrahydropyran-4-Carboxylic Acid Compound - The present invention is to provide a process for preparing tetrahydropyran-4-carboxylic acid represented by the formula (1): | 12-11-2008 |
20090171083 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING 4-AMINOQUINAZOLINE COMPOUND - A 4-aminoquinazoline derivative can be obtained by the steps of reacting quinazolin-4-one or its derivative with a chlorinating agent in a first organic solvent in the presence of an organic base, and subsequently reacting the reaction product with an amine compound represented by the formula R | 07-02-2009 |
20090253909 | PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF 6, 7-BIS (2-METHOXYETHOXY) QUINAZOLIN-4-ONE - 6,7-Bis(2-methoxyethoxy)quinazolin-4-one of formula (5) useful in synthesis of an anti-cancer drug can be prepared by a reaction of ethyl 2-amino-4,5-bis(2-methoxyethoxy)benzoate of formula (4) with an orthoformic acid in the presence of an ammonium acetate: | 10-08-2009 |
20100010233 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING IMIDAZOLIDIN-2,4-DIONE COMPOUND AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING SOLID STATE 4,5-DIHYDROXY-2-IMIDAZOLIDINONE COMPOUND - An object of the present invention is to provide an industrially suitable process for preparing an imidazolidin-2,4-dione compound which is safe, simple and easy to prepare the imidazolidin-2,4-dione compound with high yield, which is a useful compound, for example, as a material for decomposing a harmful halogenated aromatic hydrocarbon compound such as dioxin, etc., an electroless silver plating solution for electronic parts, or a diazo copying material, etc. This object can be solved by a process for preparing an imidazolidin-2,4-dione compound which comprises subjecting a 4,5-dihydroxy-2-imidazolidinone compound, (1) to dehydration reaction in the presence of an acid catalyst(s); or (2) to reaction at 100 to 300° C. Or, it can be solved by a process for preparing an imidazolidin-2,4-dione compound which comprises reacting a mixed solution of a urea compound, glyoxal, and a base at 20 to 300° C. | 01-14-2010 |
20100099909 | POLYCYCLIC PENTAFLUOROSULFANYLBENZENE COMPOUND AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE COMPOUND - A polycyclic pentafluorosulfanylbenzene compound represented by the following general formula (1) and a process for producing the polycyclic pentafluorosulfanylbenzene compound which comprises reacting a specific pentafluorosulfanylbenzene compound with a specific boronic acid compound are provided. The polycyclic pentafluorosulfanylbenzene compound is a novel compound and can be produced by the process industrially advantageously. | 04-22-2010 |
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20110136878 | AMIDE DERIVATIVE, PEST CONTROL AGENT CONTAINING THE AMIDE DERIVATIVE, AND PEST CONTROLLING METHOD - A pest control agent containing a compound represented by the following Formula (1), wherein A represents a carbon atom, a nitrogen atom, or the like, K represents a non-metal atom group necessary for forming a cyclic linking group derived from a 5- or 6-membered aromatic ring, in combination with A and two carbon atoms to which A bonds, X represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or the like, n represents an integer of from 0 to 4, T represents —C(=G | 06-09-2011 |
20110137068 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AMIDE DERIVATIVE - An amide derivative represented by Formula (3), which exhibits excellent efficacy in pest control effect, is produced by allowing a compound represented by the following Formula (1) and a compound represented by Formula (2) to react with each other. In Formula (1) to Formula (3), Y | 06-09-2011 |
20140107368 | AMIDE DERIVATIVE, PEST CONTROL AGENT CONTAINING THE AMIDE DERIVATIVE, AND PEST CONTROLLING METHOD - A pest control agent containing a compound represented by the following Formula (1), wherein A represents a carbon atom, a nitrogen atom, or the like, K represents a non-metal atom group necessary for forming a cyclic linking group derived from a 5- or 6-membered aromatic ring, in combination with A and two carbon atoms to which A bonds, X represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or the like, n represents an integer of from 0 to 4, T represents —C(=G | 04-17-2014 |
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20080260931 | INTERMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OF FATTY ACID TRIGLYCERIDES - There are provided an intermolecular compound of (a) di-saturated medium chain fatty acids mono-saturated long chain fatty acid triglyceride and (b) 1,3-di-saturated long chain fatty acids 2-mono-unsaturated long chain fatty acid triglyceride, of which a long spacing value by X-ray diffraction is 65 Å or more, and foods containing the intermolecular compound. The intermolecular compound can be used as a part of fats and oils that constitute foods. Due to formation of the intermolecular compound, the fats and oils containing large amounts of symmetric triglycerides such as cocoa butter and those containing medium chain fatty acids do not form separate crystals and, therefore, can keep smooth texture and prevent blooming. | 10-23-2008 |
20090136619 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING A HARD BUTTER SUITABLE FOR CHOCOLATE PRODUCTS - There is provided a process for preparing a fat and oil having a 1,3-disaturated long-chain fatty acid 2-monounsaturated long-chain fatty acid triglyceride (SUS)/1,2-disaturated long-chain fatty acid 3-monounsaturated long-chain fatty acid triglyceride (SSU) mass ratio of 9/1 or more, which comprises conducting transesterification of a fat and oil containing SUS of 50% by mass or more and SSU with an action of a 1,3-selective lipase selected from the group consisting of lipases derived from | 05-28-2009 |
20100222607 | FRACTIONATION METHOD OF 1,3-DISATURATED-2-UNSATURATED TRIGLYCERIDE - The present invention discloses a method of producing triglycerides rich in XOX fat and/or XLX fat, which comprises the steps of heating and dissolving triglycerides (XOX fat and/or XLX fat) which comprise 20 to 60 mass % of a triglyceride having a saturated fatty acid residue on each of the first and third position and an oleoyl group and/or a linoleoyl group on the second position in total triglycerides in the presence of 1 to 30 mass % of a fatty acid lower alkyl ester; and then cooling the mixture to precipitate crystals and conducting solid-liquid separation. This method is a more efficient and industrially suitable fractionation and production method of fats and oils which are rich in a triglyceride (XOX fat and/or XLX fat) having a saturated fatty acid residue on each of the first and third position and an oleoyl group and/or a linoleoyl group on the second position. | 09-02-2010 |
20100278985 | OIL-AND-FAT COMPOSITION, PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF THE COMPOSITION, CHOCOLATE, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF THE CHOCOLATE - Disclosed is an oil-and-fat composition suitable for the coating with a tempered chocolate, particularly suitable for the enrobing with the chocolate. Also disclosed is a low-fat tempered chocolate suitable for coating, particularly enrobing. Specifically disclosed is an oil-and-fat composition which has a content of an oleoyldipalmitin (P2O) component of 70 to 85% by mass, which contains a symmetric triglyceride 1,3-dipalmitoyl-2-oleoylglycerin (POP) in the oleoyldipalmitin (P2O) component at a ratio of the amount of 1,3-dipalmitoyl-2-oleoylglycerin (POP) to the amount of the oleoyldipalmitin (P2O) component [(POP)/(P2O)] of 0.95 or more by mass, and which has a content of tripalmitin (PPP) of 2 to 6% by mass. The oil-and-fat composition is added to a tempered chocolate. | 11-04-2010 |
20130230634 | OIL AND FAT COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THEREOF - The present invention addresses the problem of developing an oil and fat composition which can be used for accelerating or omitting tempering in production process of chocolate, and is capable of maintaining StOSt type triglyceride crystals in a fine state stably, shows good dispersibility, and offers ease of handling such as subdivided packaging or the like. | 09-05-2013 |
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20110316030 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A semiconductor light emitting diode comprising: a support substrate; an intermediate layer including an intermediate electrode portion, a second conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer, a first conductive semiconductor layer and an upper electrode portion sequentially disposed on the upper surface side of the support substrate in this order; and a lower electrode layer provided on the lower surface side of the support substrate, wherein: the intermediate layer has at least one intermediate electrode portion extending linearly or in an island-like shape; and the upper electrode portion and the intermediate electrode portion are disposed, in a view obtained by projecting these electrode portions, on an imaginary plane in parallel with the upper surface of the support substrate, respectively, in a positional relationship that these electrode portions, are offset from each other. | 12-29-2011 |
20120007116 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A semiconductor light emitting diode including: a support substrate; an intermediate layer including an intermediate electrode portion, a second conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer, a first conductive semiconductor layer and an upper electrode portion sequentially disposed on the upper surface side of the support substrate in this order; and a lower electrode layer provided on the lower surface side of the support substrate, where: the intermediate layer has at least one intermediate electrode portion extending linearly or in an island-like shape; and the upper electrode portion and the intermediate electrode portion are disposed in such a positional relationship that these electrode portions are in parallel with and offset from each other and a distance between the upper electrode portion and the intermediate electrode portion is within the range of 10 μm to 50 μm. | 01-12-2012 |