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20080227943 | METHOD OF STORING COATING SOLUTION FOR FORMING INTERLAYER INSULATING FILM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of storing a coating solution for forming an interlayer insulating film for a semiconductor device, the method includes: storing a coating solution for forming an interlayer insulating film for a semiconductor device in a vessel having a wetted surface made of a plastic, and the coating solution containing at least one silane coupling agent. | 09-18-2008 |
20090059347 | INFORMATION DISPLAY PANEL - In an information display panel, in which display media are sealed in a plurality of cells formed by partition walls between two opposed substrates, at least one of two substrates being transparent, and, in which the display media, to which an electrostatic field is applied, are made to move so as to display information such as an image, a tensile elastic modulus of the partition wall is controlled in a range of 10-100 MPa and a breaking elongation of the partition wall is controlled in a range of 2-500%. | 03-05-2009 |
20090104371 | FILM FORMING COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING FILM, FILM, AND INSULATING FILM - A film forming composition is provided that includes (A) a radical polymerization initiator, and (B-1) a compound represented by Formula (1) below and/or a polymer polymerized using at least a compound represented by Formula (1) below, and/or (B-2) a compound represented by Formula (2) below and/or a polymer polymerized using at least a compound represented by Formula (2) below | 04-23-2009 |
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20120073533 | CAMSHAFT DEVICE, ENGINE WITH SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CAMSHAFT DEVICE - A camshaft device ( | 03-29-2012 |
20120141060 | OUTER RING OF TAPERED ROLLER BEARING AND TAPERED ROLLER BEARING - An outer ring has a tapered tubular portion having a tapered raceway surface, a small diameter side extension portion that extends radially outward from a small diameter side edge of the tapered tubular portion, and a large diameter side extension portion that extends from a large diameter side edge of the tapered tubular portion in a direction away from the axis of the outer ring. The small diameter side extension portion and the large diameter side extension portion are larger in thickness than the tapered tubular portion. | 06-07-2012 |
20120174882 | CAMSHAFT APPARATUS - Among a plurality of bearings that rotatably support a camshaft ( | 07-12-2012 |
20120321234 | CONICAL BEARING - In a cage, parallel portions are formed that face a raceway surface of a inner ring in a radial direction and that extend in an axial direction from a small diameter side of a tapered raceway surface toward a side of a large flange part. Grooves extending in the axial direction are formed on inner surfaces of the parallel portions. Between the tapered raceway surface of the inner ring and the inner surfaces of the parallel portions, gaps are formed that allow gear oil to be retained in the grooves through agency of surface tension of the gear oil when the cage is stationary relative to the inner ring. | 12-20-2012 |
20120321237 | CONICAL ROLLER CAGE - A conical roller cage that implements a conical roller bearing that is able to suppress torque and that is able to smoothly supply lubricant to a raceway surface includes: a small-diameter annular portion, a large-diameter annular portion having a bore diameter larger than a bore diameter of the small-diameter annular portion, pillar portions that couple the small-diameter annular portion to the large-diameter annular portion and that are located at intervals from each other in a circumferential direction, roller partition wall portions each radially extending from a radial end face of a corresponding one of the pillar portions, and canopy portions each protruding from a radial end portion of a corresponding one the roller partition wall portions, at an opposite side to a side of the pillar portion, toward both sides in the circumferential direction. | 12-20-2012 |
20130239727 | CAMSHAFT DEVICE - An intake camshaft device | 09-19-2013 |
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20090062830 | PUNCTURE APPARATUS WITH AUTOMATIC PUNCTURE FUNCTION - The present invention is a puncture apparatus with an automatic puncture function, that includes: a hollow needle tube; a flexible sheath having the needle tube inserted therethrough; a main body having one of the ends of the sheath fixed thereto; a slider attached to the main body, the slider being capable of sliding in an axial direction relative to the main body; a needle tube-maneuvering section, attached to the slider, capable of sliding in an axial direction relative to the slider, the needle tube-maneuvering section having an end section of the needle tube fixed thereto; a retraction state-maintaining member for maintaining the needle tube-maneuvering section in the retracted state toward a proximal end; an urging member, provided in the needle tube-maneuvering section, for urging a retracted state of the needle tube-maneuvering section toward the distal end; an operation section for resetting the operation of the retraction state-maintaining member; releasing the ejection force; and projecting the needle tube-maneuvering section toward the distal end; and an unintentional operation preventive member, provided to the slider, for holding the operation section in an non-operating state, wherein the non-operating state of the operation section held by the unintentional operation preventive member can be reset only when the distal end of the needle tube is exposed by sliding the slider to a predetermined position relative to the main body. | 03-05-2009 |
20120123201 | TREATMENT TOOL FOR ENDOSCOPE - A treatment tool for an endoscope includes a forcep sheath, a first forcep cup and a second forcep cup which are attached to a distal end of the forcep sheath, and which cooperate with each other to be openable/closable as a whole, an operation wire which is movably arranged in the forcep sheath along an axial direction thereof, which is connected to the first forcep cup and the second forcep cup, and which opens/closes the first forcep cup and the second forcep cup when moved in its axial direction, wherein a sharp needle-shaped portion is formed on a distal end of the first forcep cup, the sharp needle-shaped portion extending farther than a distal end of the second forcep cup, and the sharp needle-shaped portion is arranged so that at least a portion thereof overlaps the second forcep cup. | 05-17-2012 |
20120123273 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes: transmission and reception signal lines that send transmission and reception signals of ultrasound to a plurality of ultrasound transducers; signal determining portions near the ultrasound transducers and determine a selection signal for selecting an ultrasound transducer to be driven or a readout signal for reading out the selection signal, the selection signal being sent out in synchronization with a transmission signal for forming the transmission and reception signal, and couple the ultrasound transducer to be driven with the transmission and reception signal line according to a result of the determination; and direct current blocking/clipping circuits that block a direct current bias component superimposed on the transmission and reception signal and sent via the transmission and reception signal line, and clip a waveform with large amplitude. The transmission and reception signal line sends the transmission and reception signal with the selection signal or the readout signal. | 05-17-2012 |
20130018269 | ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - An ultrasound transducer includes a substrate and a lower electrode layer, a lower insulating layer, an upper insulating layer, and an upper electrode layer. The lower insulating layer and the upper insulating layer are arranged to be opposed to each other via an air gap section. The upper insulating layer and the lower insulating layer are different in a material and thickness and satisfy Equation 1 below. In Equation 1, K | 01-17-2013 |
20130072801 | ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER UNIT AND ULTRASOUND ENDOSCOPE - An ultrasound transducer unit includes: an ultrasound element; a substrate; a signal transmission cable; a cylindrical metal shield member that has a large-diameter portion, a small-diameter portion, and a step portion, in which the large-diameter portion covers an outer circumference of the substrate; ground wiring that electrically connects the substrate and an outer circumferential face of the metal shield member; and an opening portion formed in the step portion or the small-diameter portion. The ground wiring is extended to outside the metal shield member from inside the large-diameter portion through the opening portion, and is electrically connected to an outer circumferential face of the small-diameter portion to thereby electrically connect the substrate and the outer circumferential face of the metal shield member. | 03-21-2013 |
20130286786 | ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER ARRAY, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER ARRAY AND ULTRASOUND ENDOSCOPE - An ultrasound transducer array according to an embodiment includes a substrate, a plurality of groove-like recesses arranged at a predetermined interval on one surface of the substrate, a cell region arranged between the recesses on the one surface side of the substrate, a flexible film configured to cover the substrate and the cell region and having fragility lower than fragility of the substrate, and a dividing groove having a width smaller than a width of the recess and reaching from the other surface of the substrate to the flexible film in the recess. | 10-31-2013 |
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20100206723 | PHOTOCATALYST ELEMENT, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PREPARING THE SAME - A photocatalyst according to the invention comprises a photocatalytic film of a compound of titanium and oxygen and is characterized in that the photocatalytic film is made porous and has 0.02 or higher value as a value calculated by dividing the arithmetical mean deviation of profile Ra with the film thickness. The photocatalytic film can also be specified by the intensity ratio between x-ray diffraction peaks of the anatase structure of titanium oxide. Such a porous photocatalytic material can be obtained by a reactive sputtering method in conditions of adjusting film formation parameters such as the film formation rate, the sputtering pressure, the substrate temperature, the oxygen partial pressure and the like in proper ranges, respectively, and the photocatalyst material is provided with excellent decomposition and hydrophilization capability. | 08-19-2010 |
20100210447 | PHOTOCATALYST ELEMENT, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PREPARING THE SAME - A photocatalyst according to the invention comprises a photocatalytic film of a compound of titanium and oxygen and is characterized in that the photocatalytic film is made porous and has 0.02 or higher value as a value calculated by dividing the arithmetical mean deviation of profile Ra with the film thickness. The photocatalytic film can also be specified by the intensity ratio between x-ray diffraction peaks of the anatase structure of titanium oxide. Such a porous photocatalytic material can be obtained by a reactive sputtering method in conditions of adjusting film formation parameters such as the film formation rate, the sputtering pressure, the substrate temperature, the oxygen partial pressure and the like in proper ranges, respectively, and the photocatalyst material is provided with excellent decomposition and hydrophilization capability. | 08-19-2010 |
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20080230526 | Welding method and welded joint structure - The invention provides a welding system capable of freely controlling the dispersion and concentration of arc heat over the groove face with an extremely narrow gap and a high strength and high quality welded joint structure which is formed by this welding system and which is capable of preventing softening/hardening of the structure, the lowering of the toughness thereof and the generation of a crack. According to the welding system, the melting rate of a welding wire is controlled relative to the welding wire feeding rate by changing the characteristic of an arc current so that the range of behavior and the transfer rate of the arc pole (the arc generating main point at a groove surface) are controlled. Further, the welded joint structure consists of a high strength steel having a superfine grain structure with a carbon equivalent of as low as less than 0.38 and a crystal grain size of less than 7 μm and is welded by a consumable electrode type arc welding method so as to control the arc heat distribution on the groove face of the joint. | 09-25-2008 |
20090039065 | Welding wire and welding method - A plurality of metal materials to be a composition, without containing a flux, of a required welded portion are laminated in order to improve characteristics such as toughness of the welded portion and to carry out a stable welding operation. A welding wire enclosing an alkaline metal compound is used between the layers. The welding is carried out in a high-purity inert gas atmosphere. | 02-12-2009 |
20110042365 | WELDING METHOD AND WELDING JOINT STRUCTURE - The invention provides a welding system capable of freely controlling the dispersion and concentration of arc heat over the groove face with an extreamly narrow gap and a high strength and high quality welded joint structure which is formed by this welding system and which is capable of preventing softening/hardening of the structure, the lowering of the toughness thereof and the generation of a crack. According to the welding system, the melting rate of a welding wire is controlled relative to the welding wire feeding rate by changing the characteristic of an arc current so that the range of behavior and the transfer rate of the arc pole (the arc generating main point at a groove surface) are controlled. Further, the welded joint structure consists of a high strength steel having a superfine grain structure with a carbon equivalent of as low as less than 0.38 and a crystal grain size of less than 7 μm and is welded by a consumable electrode type arc welding method so as to control the arc heat distribution on the groove face of the joint. | 02-24-2011 |
20130034384 | WELDING METHOD AND WELDED JOINT STRUCTURE - The invention is a welding method capable of controlling an arc heat distribution on a groove face of a base metal, which comprises increasing or decreasing the melting rate of a welding wire relative to the feeding rate of the welding wire by changing the characteristic of an arc current to thereby change an arc generating position of a fusing end of the welding wire, wherein an AC arc welding operation is performed by changing the polarity of the welding wire as the characteristic of the arc current; and a welded joint structure formed by the welding method. | 02-07-2013 |
20140079471 | WELDING METHOD AND WELDED JOINT STRUCTURE - The invention is a welding method capable of controlling an arc heat distribution on a groove face of a base metal, which comprises increasing or decreasing the melting rate of a welding wire relative to the feeding rate of the welding wire by changing the characteristic of an arc current to thereby change an arc generating position of a fusing end of the welding wire, wherein an AC arc welding operation is performed by changing the polarity of the welding wire as the characteristic of the arc current; and a welded joint structure formed by the welding method. | 03-20-2014 |
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20100054395 | X-RAY COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS - An X-ray computer tomography apparatus includes an X-ray tube, a two-dimensional array type X-ray detector, a rotating mechanism, a pair of collimators, a collimator moving mechanism which separately moves the pair of collimators in a direction almost parallel to a rotation axis, a reconstruction processing unit which reconstructs image data in a reconstruction range, and a collimator control unit. The collimator control unit controls the position of each collimator in accordance with the distance between an X-ray central plane corresponding to a cone angle 0° and an end face of the reconstruction range. The collimator moving mechanism moves each of the pair of collimators in the range from the outermost position corresponding to the maximum cone angle to the innermost position offset from a position corresponding to a cone angle of nearly 0° to the opposite side. | 03-04-2010 |
20110280366 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND X-RAY CT SYSTEM - An image processing apparatus and X-ray CT system, having a tracheal bifurcation area extraction part, for extracting the tracheal bifurcation area from an X-ray image and a tracheal bifurcation identification part, for identifying the tracheal bifurcation from the tracheal bifurcation area. | 11-17-2011 |
20130039457 | X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an input unit repeatedly inputs a trigger signal originating from a specific cardiac phase from an electrocardiograph. An RR period determination unit determines whether the period between the input time point of the latest trigger signal, of repeatedly input trigger signals, and the input time point of an immediately previously input trigger signal is equal to or more than the preset first threshold, for each input of the latest trigger signal. A scan control unit terminates the generation of X-rays, if it is determined that the period is equal to or more than the first threshold. | 02-14-2013 |
20130223713 | MEDICAL APPARATUS AND X-RAY CT SYSTEM - A medical apparatus according to an embodiment comprises a setting part, a creating part, and a display controller. The setting part is used for setting an insertion route of a puncture needle for a subject onto an image based on volume data. The creating part creates a graphic schematically indicating the volume data. The display controller displays the graphic on a display, and displays a route image corresponding to the insertion route. | 08-29-2013 |
20130251096 | X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an X-ray CT apparatus includes units. The unit calculates an arrhythmia index. The unit selects a normal mode or an arrhythmia mode based on the arrhythmia index. In the normal mode, after the elapse of a predetermined delay time from the characteristic wave, projection data is collected along with X-ray generation. Upon detecting an arrhythmia, the X-ray generation is temporarily stopped. In the arrhythmia mode, after the elapse of the predetermined delay time, projection data is collected along with X-ray generation. Upon detecting an arrhythmia, an arrhythmia scanning procedure corresponding to an arrhythmia type is temporarily executed, and projection data is collected along with the X-ray generation. | 09-26-2013 |
20140072099 | X-RAY CT APPARATUS, X-RAY CT SYSTEM - A technique is provided that makes it possible to easily recognize the pre-defined image on the image obtained in the present. An X-ray CT apparatus creates first volume data and second volume data based on the results of scanning a subject with X-rays at different timings. The X-ray CT apparatus comprises: a setter, a storage and a display controller. The setter is configured to set a specified setup image in regard to an image based on the first volume data. The storage is configured to store the setup image and a setup position thereof. The display controller is configured to cause a display to display an image based on the second volume data, as well as causing the setup image to be displayed in the position corresponding to the setup position in the image based on the second volume data. | 03-13-2014 |
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20100208555 | ESCAPEMENT GOVERNOR, MECHANICAL WATCH, PALLET FORK (INCOMPLETE) MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND ROLLER MANUFACTURING METHOD - Disclosed are an integrally molded type pallet fork (incomplete) with a safety pin and a roller table that are formed with high precision by a simple process, a thin escapement governor including the pallet fork (complete) and the roller table, and a method of manufacturing the pallet fork (complete) and the roller table. The pallet fork (complete) of the escapement governor includes a pair of entry horn and exit horn extending from the rotation axis of the pallet fork (complete) toward the rotation axis of a balance with hairspring and adapted to transmit the power of an escape wheel to an impulse pin; and a safety pin which is provided in a side surface of the pallet fork (complete) between the pair of entry horn and exit horn, which extends from the rotation axis of the pallet fork (complete) toward the rotation axis of the balance with hairspring, which is situated at a position nearer to the rotation axis of the pallet fork (complete) than the pair of entry horn and exit horn, which enters a passing hollow to thereby cause the pallet fork (complete) to make normal rotation or reverse rotation with respect to the rotation axis of the pallet fork (complete), and which abuts a portion of a roller other than the passing hollow to thereby prevent erroneous rotation of the pallet fork (complete); and the roller is formed in a single layer. | 08-19-2010 |
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20100012971 | GAN LED ELEMENT AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A first conductive film | 01-21-2010 |
20110012154 | LED ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LED ELEMENT - Provided is a GaN-based LED element having a novel structure for improving output by increasing light extraction efficiency. A GaN-based LED element comprising: a semiconductor laminated structure in which an n-type GaN-based semiconductor layer is arranged on the side of a lower surface of a p-type GaN-based semiconductor layer having an upper surface and the lower surface, and a light emitting part comprising a GaN-based semiconductor is interposed between the layers; a p-side electrode formed on the upper surface of the p-type GaN-based semiconductor layer; and an n-side electrode electrically connected to the n-type GaN-based semiconductor layer, wherein the p-side electrode comprises a transparent conductive film comprising a window region serving as a window for extracting light generated in the light emitting part, and a flat section and a rough surface section formed by a roughening treatment are arranged to form a predetermined mixed pattern on the upper surface of the p-type GaN-based semiconductor layer covered with the window region of the transparent conductive film. | 01-20-2011 |
20110260196 | LED ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LED ELEMENT - Provided is a GaN-based LED element having a novel structure for improving output by increasing light extraction efficiency. A GaN-based LED element comprising: a semiconductor laminated structure in which an n-type GaN-based semiconductor layer is arranged on the side of a lower surface of a p-type GaN-based semiconductor layer having an upper surface and the lower surface, and a light emitting part comprising a GaN-based semiconductor is interposed between the layers; a p-side electrode formed on the upper surface of the p-type GaN-based semiconductor layer; and an n-side electrode electrically connected to the n-type GaN-based semiconductor layer, wherein the p-side electrode comprises a transparent conductive film comprising a window region serving as a window for extracting light generated in the light emitting part, and a flat section and a rough surface section formed by a roughening treatment are arranged to form a predetermined mixed pattern on the upper surface of the p-type GaN-based semiconductor layer covered with the window region of the transparent conductive film. | 10-27-2011 |
20120112626 | WHITE LIGHT-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - A white light-emitting semiconductor device having improved reproducibility of bright red. The device outputs light having a blue component, a green component, and a red component. Each of the light components (blue, green, and red) consists of a light-emitting semiconductor element and/or a phosphor that absorbs light emitted by a light-emitting semiconductor element and emits light through wavelength conversion. The outputted light has a spectrum which has a maximum wavelength in the range of 615-645 nm, and the intensity at a wavelength of 580 nm of the outputted light, which has been normalized with respect to luminous flux, is 80-100% of the intensity at a wavelength of 580 nm of standard light for color rendering evaluation, which has been normalized with respect to luminous flux. | 05-10-2012 |
20140042896 | WHITE LIGHT-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - A white light-emitting semiconductor device having improved reproducibility of bright red. The device outputs light having a blue component, a green component, and a red component. Each of the light components (blue, green, and red) is based on a light-emitting semiconductor element and/or a phosphor that absorbs light emitted by a light-emitting semiconductor element and emits light through wavelength conversion. The outputted light has a spectrum which has a maximum wavelength in the range of 615-645 nm, and the intensity at a wavelength of 580 nm of the outputted light, which has been normalized with respect to luminous flux, is 80-100% of the intensity at a wavelength of 580 nm of standard light for color rendering evaluation, which has been normalized with respect to luminous flux. | 02-13-2014 |
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20100196486 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING ARIPIPRAZOLE SUSPENSION AND FREEZE-DRIED FORMULATION - Disclosed are a method for producing an aripiprazole suspension, wherein the aripiprazole has a mean particle size of 1 to 10 μm, the method comprising the steps of: (a) combining bulk aripiprazole and a vehicle to form a primary suspension; (b) subjecting the primary suspension to first pulverization using e.g., a high shear pulverizing machine, a dispersion machine that applies shear force to a material to be processed, a colloid mill, an ultrasonic dispersion machine, or a high-pressure jet type emulsifying dispersion machine to form a secondary suspension; and (c) subjecting the secondary suspension to second pulverization using e.g., a high-pressure jet type emulsifying dispersion machine to form a sterile final suspension; and a method for producing a freeze-dried formulation from the aripiprazole suspension. | 08-05-2010 |
20100203151 | MICROSPHERES HAVING CORE/SHELL STRUCTURE - Disclosed are microspheres having a core/shell structure and a spherical shape, wherein (a) the core comprises solid-state aripiprazole, and (b) the shell coats all or most of the surface of the core, and the shell comprises a biodegradable polymer; a process for producing the microspheres; and an injectable aqueous suspension formulation containing the microspheres; and the like. | 08-12-2010 |
20130045250 | SUSPENSION AND CAKE COMPOSITION CONTAINING CARBOSTYRYL DERIVATIVE AND SILICONE OIL AND/OR SILICONE OIL DERIVATIVE - A suspension and a cake composition are provided in which agglomeration of the active ingredient that is caused when silicone oil and/or silicone oil derivative is contained therein can be suppressed without a special treatment, such as sonication. The suspension contains, in a dispersion medium, an active ingredient of a specific mean primary particle size, and silicone oil and/or silicone oil derivative. The cake composition contains an active ingredient of a specific mean particle size, and silicone oil and/or silicone oil derivative. | 02-21-2013 |
20130302384 | MEDICAL DEVICE CONTAINING A CAKE COMPOSITION COMPRISING ARIPIPRAZOLE AS AN ACTIVE INGREDIENT, AND A CAKE COMPOSITION COMPRISING ARIPIPRAZOLE AS AN ACTIVE INGREDIENT - The present invention provides a medical device containing a cake composition comprising aripiprazole as an active ingredient and capable of suppressing agglomeration of aripiprazole in a suspension obtained by resuspending a freeze-dried substance; and a cake composition comprising aripiprazole as an active ingredient. The present invention relates to a medical device containing, in a storage container whose inner wall is treated with silicone, a freeze-dried cake composition comprising separately prepared aripiprazole as an active ingredient, wherein there is a space between the inner wall and the cake composition; and a cake composition comprising aripiprazole as an active ingredient and having a strength of 5 to 100 N. | 11-14-2013 |
20140112993 | FREEZE-DRIED ARIPIPRAZOLE FORMULATION - An object of the present invention is to provide a freeze-dried aripiprazole powder formulation that exhibits good dispersibility and is easily dispersed into a homogenous suspension when reconstituted with water. The present invention provides a freeze-dried aripiprazole formulation obtained by a process comprising the steps of spraying for freezing an aripiprazole suspension containing (I) aripiprazole, (II) a vehicle for the aripiprazole, and (III) water for injection, and drying | 04-24-2014 |
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20100219488 | SILICON STRUCTURE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND SENSOR CHIP - A silicon structure of the present invention is provided with a silicon substrate ( | 09-02-2010 |
20110292479 | OPTICAL REFLECTION ELEMENT - An optical reflection element includes a mirror portion and an oscillator coupled to the mirror portion. The oscillator includes a base, an insulating layer, a drive element, and a monitor element. The insulating layer is formed on the base. The drive element and the monitor element are formed on the insulating layer, and are separated from each other by a separation groove. Each of the drive element and the monitor element includes a lower electrode layer, a piezoelectric layer, and an upper electrode layer formed in that order on the insulating layer. The monitor element has high detection accuracy, allowing the optical reflection element to perform self-excited driving with high accuracy. | 12-01-2011 |
20120033279 | OPTICAL REFLECTION ELEMENT - An optical reflection element has a frame-shaped supporting body, a first oscillator and a second oscillator each having a meander shape, and a mirror portion. A line segment connecting a joining position between the mirror portion and the first oscillator to a joining position between the supporting body and the first oscillator, and a line segment connecting a joining position of the mirror portion and the second oscillator to a joining position of the supporting body and the second oscillator cross a mirror portion central axis. An outer circumference of at least any one of turn portions of the first oscillator and the second oscillator is deviated from a first end portion axis that is parallel to the mirror portion central axis and extends along a first side of the mirror portion. Alternatively, an outer circumference of at least any one of the turn portions of the first oscillator and the second oscillator is deviated from a second end portion axis T | 02-09-2012 |
20120113492 | OPTICAL REFLECTION ELEMENT - An optical reflecting element includes a mirror, and a pair of high-frequency vibrators and a pair of low-frequency vibrators for vibrating the mirror. The high-frequency vibrators include a substrate, a bottom electrode layer formed on the substrate, a piezoelectric layer, and a drive electrode and a first monitor electrode as the top electrode layer. One end of the low-frequency vibrator has the substrate shared with the high-frequency vibrator, a bottom electrode layer, a piezoelectric layer, a drive electrode, and a second monitor electrode as the top electrode layer. The other end of the low-frequency vibrator has the substrate shared with the high-frequency vibrator, a bottom electrode layer, a piezoelectric layer, a drive electrode, a first monitor electrode, and an insulator layer as a dead zone for preventing a piezoelectric effect due to the piezoelectric layer from reaching the first monitor electrode. The first monitor electrode provided on the low-frequency vibrator is connected from the top of the vibrator to an extraction electrode. | 05-10-2012 |
20120320439 | OPTICAL REFLECTION ELEMENT - An optical reflection element has a frame, a pair of meandering-shaped vibration elements, a mirror having a reflection surface, and a pair of protective beams. The vibration elements have their respective outer ends supported by confronting portions of an inside of the frame. The vibration elements support the mirror with respective inner ends thereof. The protective beams extend from the respective confronting portions of the inside of the frame toward the mirror with a predetermined space from the vibration elements and in parallel with a vibration axis of the vibration elements. | 12-20-2012 |
20130040094 | FIBROUS PROJECTIONS STRUCTURE - A silicon structure of the present invention is provided with a silicon substrate ( | 02-14-2013 |
20130050791 | OPTICAL REFLECTION ELEMENT - An optical reflection element includes a frame, a meandrous vibrating part having an outer end connected with an inside of the frame, and a mirror part supported by an inner end of the meandrous vibrating part. The meandrous vibrating part has a meandrous shape that includes curved portions and vibrating beams alternately connected with the curved portions. A curvature of respective one of the curved portions is smaller than a curvature of at least one of the curved portions which is located closer to the inner end than the respective one of the curved portions. This optical reflection element has a large deflection angle of the mirror part. | 02-28-2013 |
20130107339 | OPTICAL REFLECTION ELEMENT | 05-02-2013 |
20130271804 | VIBRATING ELEMENT HAVING MEANDERING SHAPE, AND OPTICAL REFLECTION ELEMENT - A vibrating element having a meandering shape includes a vibrating beam and a piezoelectric actuator provided on the vibrating beam. The vibrating beam has a meandering-shape substantially formed into the plurality of continuous turned-down shapes. The vibrating beam includes the plurality of turned-down units and the plurality of coupling units coupled to the turned-down units, and the coupling units and the turned-down units are alternately disposed. The piezoelectric actuator includes a lower electrode provided on the vibrating beam, a piezoelectric film provided on the lower electrode, and an upper electrode provided on the piezoelectric film. A non-existence region where the piezoelectric film does not exist is provided in at least one of a neighborhood of a midpoint of an inner circumference of each of the turned-down units and a neighborhood of a curvature changing point in which a curvature of the inner circumference of each of the turned-down shapes changes. | 10-17-2013 |
20140368087 | PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A piezoelectric actuator device includes a vibrator and a driver to vibrate the vibrator. The vibrator includes a lower vibration layer configured to vibrate and an upper vibration layer coupled to an upper surface of the lower vibration layer and configured to vibrate together with the lower vibration layer. The driver includes an upper electrode layer on a lower surface of the lower vibration layer, a piezoelectric layer on a lower surface of the upper electrode layer, and a lower electrode layer on a lower surface of the piezoelectric layer. The lower vibration layer of the vibrator is made of organic material. The upper vibration layer is mainly made of inorganic material. The lower vibration layer has a smaller longitudinal elastic modulus than the upper vibration layer. The piezoelectric actuator device has a large resistance to disturbance vibrations and a large warping amount of the vibrator without increasing power consumption. | 12-18-2014 |
20150036201 | OPTICAL REFLECTION ELEMENT - An optical reflection element includes a fixed portion having a pair of sides opposite to each other, a pair of first vibration portions having one ends each connected to respective one of the sides of the fixed portion, a pair of connection portions each connected to respective one of another ends of the first vibration portions, a movable frame rotatably supported by another ends of the first vibration portions via the connection portions, a pair of second vibration portions having one ends each connected to respective one of a pair of sides of the movable frame, and a mirror rotatably connected to another ends of the second vibration portions. The second vibration portions are configured to transmit a rotational vibration about a rotation axis to the mirror. The connection portions are connected to the movable frame in a direction of the rotation axis. The connection portions are connected to a part of the movable frame at which a displacement of the movable frame due to the rotational vibration of the mirror has a minimum amount. This optical reflection element reduces unnecessary vibration, and projects clear images. | 02-05-2015 |
20150049155 | ACTUATOR, OPTICAL REFLECTING ELEMENT, AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE USING OPTICAL REFLECTING ELEMENT - An actuator includes a frame, a driver portion having one end connected to an inside of the frame, a movable portion connected to another end of the driver portion, and an electrode provided at the movable portion. The driver portion vibrates the movable portion by being driven by a driving signal. The electrode receives a high-frequency signal higher than that of the driving signal. This actuator is driven at a high speed by a large deflection angle, and can prevent dust from adhering to the movable portion. | 02-19-2015 |
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20090026493 | Electrostatic Protection Circuit - An electrostatic protection circuit includes a thyristor that discharges an excess charge generated between a first power supply terminal and a second power supply terminal having a lower voltage than the first power supply terminal, a trigger device that supplies a current turning on the thyristor, and an electrostatic discharge element placed between the first power supply terminal and the second power supply terminal in parallel with thyristor and having a higher current supply capability than the trigger device at the same inter-power-terminal voltage, the electrostatic element changing to an on state in a time shorter than a turn-on time of the thyristor connected to the trigger device and at a voltage lower than a turn-on voltage of the thyristor. | 01-29-2009 |
20090159973 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING NON-SILICIDE REGION IN WHICH NO SILICIDE IS FORMED ON DIFFUSION LAYER - A semiconductor device includes first and second MOSFETs corresponding to at least first power source voltage and second power source voltage lower than the first power source voltage, and non-silicide regions formed in drain portions of the first and second MOSFETs and having no silicide formed therein. The first MOSFET includes first diffusion layers formed in source/drain portions, a second diffusion layer formed below a gate portion and formed shallower than the first diffusion layer and a third diffusion layer formed with the same depth as the second diffusion layer in the non-silicide region, and the second MOSFET includes fourth diffusion layers formed in source/drain portions, a fifth diffusion layer formed below a gate portion and formed shallower than the fourth diffusion layer and a sixth diffusion layer formed shallower than the fourth diffusion layer and deeper than the fifth diffusion layer in the non-silicide region. | 06-25-2009 |
20110254096 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING NON-SILICIDE REGION IN WHICH NO SILICIDE IS FORMED ON DIFFUSION LAYER - A semiconductor device includes first and second MOSFETs corresponding to at least first power source voltage and second power source voltage lower than the first power source voltage, and non-silicide regions formed in drain portions of the first and second MOSFETs and having no silicide formed therein. The first MOSFET includes first diffusion layers formed in source/drain portions, a second diffusion layer formed below a gate portion and formed shallower than the first diffusion layer and a third diffusion layer formed with the same depth as the second diffusion layer in the non-silicide region, and the second MOSFET includes fourth diffusion layers formed in source/drain portions, a fifth diffusion layer formed below a gate portion and formed shallower than the fourth diffusion layer and a sixth diffusion layer formed shallower than the fourth diffusion layer and deeper than the fifth diffusion layer in the non-silicide region. | 10-20-2011 |
20130335870 | ELECTROSTATIC PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The electrostatic protection circuit includes a first resistor connected between the power supply terminal and the grounding terminal. The electrostatic protection circuit includes a first capacitor connected in series with the first resistor. The electrostatic protection circuit includes a first inverter to which a signal based on a signal at a point of connection between the first resistor and the first capacitor is input. The electrostatic protection circuit includes a protecting MOS transistor that has a source and a drain connected between the power supply terminal and the grounding terminal and is controlled by a signal based on a first signal output to a gate thereof. The electrostatic protection circuit includes a second capacitor connected to the signal based on the first signal at a first end thereof and to the power supply terminal and/or the grounding terminal at a second end thereof. | 12-19-2013 |
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20110148322 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE - To a constant-current power supply whose output current can be variably set, light emitting modules can be connected in parallel. A control unit recognizes connection information outputted from an information output unit provided in each of the light emitting modules and varies the output current of the constant-current power supply. Drive can be controlled in response to a state of the connected light emitting modules such as the connecting number of light emitting modules. | 06-23-2011 |
20120007517 | LIGHT EMITTING MODULE AND ILLUMINATING DEVICE - To a constant-current power supply whose output current can be variably set, light emitting modules can be connected in parallel. A control unit recognizes connection information outputted from an information output unit provided in each of the light emitting modules and varies the output current of the constant-current power supply. Drive can be controlled in response to a state of the connected light emitting modules such as the connecting number of light emitting modules. | 01-12-2012 |
20120007521 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - To a constant-current power supply whose output current can be variably set, light emitting modules can be connected in parallel. A control unit recognizes connection information outputted from an information output unit provided in each of the light emitting modules and varies the output current of the constant-current power supply. Drive can be controlled in response to a state of the connected light emitting modules such as the connecting number of light emitting modules. | 01-12-2012 |
20120194097 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - To a constant-current power supply whose output current can be variably set, light emitting modules can be connected in parallel. A control unit recognizes connection information outputted from an information output unit provided in each of the light emitting modules and varies the output current of the constant-current power supply. Drive can be controlled in response to a state of the connected light emitting modules such as the connecting number of light emitting modules. | 08-02-2012 |
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20080297062 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE - To a constant-current power supply whose output current can be variably set, light emitting modules can be connected in parallel. A control unit recognizes connection information outputted from an information output unit provided in each of the light emitting modules and varies the output current of the constant-current power supply. Drive can be controlled in response to a state of the connected light emitting modules such as the connecting number of light emitting modules. | 12-04-2008 |
20100097007 | LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE LIGHTING DEVICE - There is provided an LED lighting device having a satisfactory temperature characteristic and a small amount of variation in output current. The step-down chopper is provided with a first circuit including the switching element, the impedance means and a first inductor connected in series and a second circuit including the first inductor and a diode connected in series. A self-excited drive signal generation circuit is provided with a second inductor magnetically coupled with the first inductor and applies a voltage induced in the second inductor to the switching element to keep the switching element on. A turn-off circuit outputs an output voltage when the voltage of the impedance means detected by a comparator exceeds the reference value, and the output voltage allows a switching element to turn on to short-circuit the output terminals of the self-excited drive signal generation circuit, resulting in that the switching element is turned off. | 04-22-2010 |
20120319613 | Illuminating Device - To a constant-current power supply whose output current can be variably set, light emitting modules can be connected in parallel. A control unit recognizes connection information outputted from an information output unit provided in each of the light emitting modules and varies the output current of the constant-current power supply. Drive can be controlled in response to a state of the connected light emitting modules such as the connecting number of light emitting modules. | 12-20-2012 |
20120326620 | Illuminating Device - To a constant-current power supply whose output current can be variably set, light emitting modules can be connected in parallel. A control unit recognizes connection information outputted from an information output unit provided in each of the light emitting modules and varies the output current of the constant-current power supply. Drive can be controlled in response to a state of the connected light emitting modules such as the connecting number of light emitting modules. | 12-27-2012 |
20140035487 | Illuminating Device - To a constant-current power supply whose output current can be variably set, light emitting modules can be connected in parallel. A control unit recognizes connection information outputted from an information output unit provided in each of the light emitting modules and varies the output current of the constant-current power supply. Drive can be controlled in response to a state of the connected light emitting modules such as the connecting number of light emitting modules. | 02-06-2014 |
20140042931 | Illuminating Device - To a constant-current power supply whose output current can be variably set, light emitting modules can be connected in parallel. A control unit recognizes connection information outputted from an information output unit provided in each of the light emitting modules and varies the output current of the constant-current power supply. Drive can be controlled in response to a state of the connected light emitting modules such as the connecting number of light emitting modules. | 02-13-2014 |
20140049188 | Illuminating Device - To a constant-current power supply whose output current can be variably set, light emitting modules can be connected in parallel. A control unit recognizes connection information outputted from an information output unit provided in each of the light emitting modules and varies the output current of the constant-current power supply. Drive can be controlled in response to a state of the connected light emitting modules such as the connecting number of light emitting modules. | 02-20-2014 |
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20090136826 | SOLID CATALYSTS AND FUEL CELL EMPLOYING THE SOLID CATALYSTS - A solid catalyst having a close-packed structure has basic structural units present in the surface of the solid catalyst, the basic structural units including (i) a triangular lattice constituted of atoms of platinum, ruthenium, and at least one additional element which are disposed at the vertexes in the triangular lattice so that each atom of one of the elements adjoins atoms of the other elements or (ii) a rhombic lattice constituted of atoms of platinum, ruthenium, and at least one additional element which are disposed at the vertexes in the rhombic lattice in an atomic ratio of 1:2:1 so that each ruthenium atom directly adjoins a platinum atom and an atom of the additional element; and a fuel cell includes either of the solid catalyst as an anode-side electrode catalyst. | 05-28-2009 |
20090137388 | SOLID CATALYSTS AND FUEL CELL EMPLOYING THE SOLID CATALYSTS - A solid catalyst has a close-packed structure and has a first surface layer and a second surface layer, wherein the first surface layer includes platinum as a main component and the second surface layer contains Pt | 05-28-2009 |
20090257931 | METHOD OF RECOVERING NOBLE METALS AND RECOVERING SYSTEM FOR NOBLE METALS - A recovering method is provided, which includes contacting a solid component containing Ru with an aqueous solution to create a Ru compound, and causing the Ru compound to selectively elute in the aqueous solution. The aqueous solution is formed of at least one selected from the group consisting of aqueous solutions A, B, C, D, and E. The aqueous solution A comprises an acid and formic acid, alcohols, aldehydes, a compound having a hemiacetal structure or a compound having an acetal structure. The aqueous solution B comprises an acid and a compound which creates, in the coexistence thereof with the acid, formic acid, alcohols, aldehydes, a compound having a hemiacetal structure or a compound having an acetal structure. The aqueous solution C comprises an acid and sugars. The aqueous solution D comprises formic acid, and the aqueous solution E comprises oxalic acid. | 10-15-2009 |