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| 20100223805 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING DEVICE, RECYCLING METHOD OF FILTRATION MATERIAL AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Disclosed is a substrate processing device, in which for a filtration material to remove particles contained in a gas used for a drying process, the accretion attached on the filtration material can be removed in a state where the filtration material is disposed on a flow path through which gas flows. The disclosed substrate processing device performs a drying process on a substrate by generating a drying gas from a drying gas generating unit, removing particles in the drying gas by having the drying gas flow through a filtration material, and contacting the gas with the substrate with a liquid remaining thereon in a processing unit. A filtration material heating part heats the filtration material up to a first temperature during the drying process in order to maintain the drying gas at a temperature higher than a dew point temperature of the drying gas, and heats the filtration material up to a second temperature higher than the first temperature during a recycling process of the filtration material in order to evaporate and remove accretion attached on the filtration material. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20110089137 | SUBSTRATE LIQUID PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE LIQUID PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING SUBSTRATE LIQUID PROCESSING PROGRAM STORED THEREIN - Provided are a substrate liquid processing apparatus, a substrate liquid processing method, and a computer readable storage medium having a substrate liquid processing program stored therein that can prevent the occurrence of the electrostatic breakdown caused by the discharge of electric charges in a substrate. The substrate liquid processing apparatus processes a circuit-forming surface of the substrate with a chemical liquid. Furthermore, prior to processing the substrate with the chemical liquid, the substrate liquid processing apparatus performs an anti-static process for an surface opposite to the circuit-forming surface of the substrate by an anti-static liquid, thereby emitting the electric charges on the substrate. | 04-21-2011 |
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| 20080208462 | Vehicle navigation system - A navigation system for a vehicle for generating a plurality of routes from a present position of the vehicle to a destination acquires the present position. The system stores map data of a map and storing position detection data. The system displays the map based on the map data. The system forms a factor chart of each of the plurality of routes and the associated one or more factors. The system causes the factor chart of the associated one or more factors of the each of the plurality of routes to be displayed. The system searches for at least one facility located along the each of the plurality of routes based on the position detection data. The system causes the at least one facility to be displayed together with the chart of the associated factor. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20090248289 | Apparatus for providing guidance route - A navigation apparatus determines an influence of a typhoon, and provides a selection of two routes towards a destination if the typhoon has a great influence exceeding an influence threshold. The two routes provided are, a stand-by route that waits the typhoon to pass by and a detour route that avoids the typhoon by making a detour without waiting. The two routes are respectively presented on a display screen, after calculation by a route calculation unit, with an expected arrival time to the destination, a travel distance to the destination, and a stand-by time (only for the stand-by route) with an assistance of a draw unit. The navigation apparatus thus provides a user with a re-calculated guidance route that does not unnecessarily increase the travel distance to the destination, without forcing the user to be involved in a driving under the influence of the typhoon. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20110010085 | Navigation device, program for the same and method for indicating information of the same - A destination setting unit is configured to set a destination on a map. A time setting unit is configured to set a target time by which a user should arrive at the destination. A specifying unit is configured to associate an intermediate point, which is on a path to the destination, with a departure time, by which the user should leave the intermediate point so as to arrive at the destination by the target time. The specifying unit is further configured to specify the associated intermediate point and the departure time. An indication unit is configured to indicate the associated intermediate point and the departure time on a display device such that the user can recognize a correspondence between the associated intermediate point and the departure time. | 01-13-2011 |
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| 20100165315 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An apparatus which performs, using light supplied from a light source, an exposure process of transferring a pattern of an original onto a substrate by exposure and a measurement process for alignment between the original and the substrate, comprises a controller configured to control the light source, wherein the light source has an oscillation frequency that varies and is a number of times of light emission per unit time, and includes a control system configured to control a spectrum width of the light, and the controller oscillates the light source at a first oscillation frequency by setting the control system to an inactive state in the measurement process, and oscillates the light source at a second oscillation frequency by setting the control system to an active state in the exposure process. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100166030 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS, LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DEVICE - An apparatus exposes a substrate via a pattern of a reticle using pulsed light generated by a light source, and includes a controller configured to control the light source so that the oscillation frequency of the light source changes periodically while the apparatus exposes the substrate. The oscillation frequency is the number of times of emission of the light source per unit time. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100321655 | EXPOSURE SYSTEM, CONTROL APPARATUS OF EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DEVICE - A system includes a plurality of exposure apparatuses each detecting a position of a mark formed on a substrate under a detection condition, positioning the substrate in accordance with the detected position, and exposing the positioned substrate; and a controller configured, if a detection condition for a certain process is changed in one of the plurality of exposure apparatuses for an error occurred in the one exposure apparatus while another exposure apparatus of the plurality of exposure apparatuses is processing a lot including a plurality of substrates for the certain process, to preset a detection condition in the other exposure apparatus in accordance with the changed detection condition after a process of detecting a position of a mark of a substrate currently being processed in the lot is completed and before a process of detecting a position of a mark of a next substrate in the lot is started. | 12-23-2010 |
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| 20090060546 | Liquid Measuring Device, Liquid Developer Storing Apparatus, and Image Forming Apparatus - A liquid measuring device includes a floating member that is moved in accordance with a liquid surface, a first magnetic field generator that is disposed in the floating member and positions its north (N) pole to face a first direction, a second magnetic field generator that is disposed in the floating member to be spaced apart from the first magnetic field generator and positions its south (S) pole to face the first direction, and a plurality of proportional output-type hole elements that detect magnetic fields generated by the first magnetic field generator and the second magnetic field generator in positions facing the first direction. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090110424 | Liquid Developer Collecting System and Image Forming Apparatus Including the Same - A liquid developer collecting system. A developing unit has a developing roller. A developing roller cleaning unit collects liquid developer on the developing roller. A concentration control unit stores liquid developer collected by the developing roller cleaning unit and controls the concentration of the liquid developer. A first feed unit feeds the liquid developer in the concentration control unit to the developing unit. A second feed unit feeds the liquid developer in the concentration control unit. A developer storage unit stores the liquid developer fed by the second feed unit. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090123167 | Liquid Developer Collecting System and Image Forming Apparatus Including the Same - A liquid developer collecting system. A collection section collects liquid developer from a photosensitive body. A storage section stores liquid developer collected by the collection section. A first feed unit feeds liquid developer from the storage section to a concentration control unit. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20100196053 | Exposure Head and Image Forming Apparatus - An exposure head includes first and second light-emitting element rows formed by disposing light-emitting elements in a first direction on a light-transmitting substrate. A first photosensor is disposed at a first side in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction on the light-transmitting substrate to receive light emitted from the light-emitting elements of the first and second light-emitting element rows. A second photosensor is disposed in the second direction at a second side opposite to the first side on the light-transmitting substrate to receive light emitted from the light-emitting elements of the first and second light-emitting element rows. An image-forming optical system forms an image with light emitted from the light-emitting elements. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100254723 | EXPOSURE HEAD, EXPOSURE HEAD CONTROL METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An exposure head includes: a light-emitting element; an image formation optical system that forms an image of light from the light-emitting element; multiple reference elements disposed relative to the light-emitting element; and a control unit that controls the light emission of the light-emitting element and extinguishes the reference elements during a latent image formation operation. The control unit finds the degree of decay of the light-emitting element based on the light amounts of the light-emitting element and the multiple reference elements at a time when the latent image formation operation is not being carried out, and controls the light amount of the light-emitting element during the latent image formation operation based on the degree of decay. | 10-07-2010 |
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| 20090205297 | GAS/LIQUID SEPARATOR - A gas/liquid separator in which separation performance for fluid into gas and liquid is enhanced is provided. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090304031 | DIGITAL SIGNAL DEMULTIPLEXING DEVICE AND MULTIPLEXING DEVICE - A digital signal demultiplexing apparatus for demultiplexing a received signal including a plurality of signals that are frequency-multiplexed to output demultiplexed signals is disclosed. The digital signal demultiplexing apparatus includes: demultiplexing filter bank means including a configuration in which unit demultiplexing filter banks are connected in a multistage manner, each unit demultiplexing filter bank including one or more filters for filtering an input signal and a down-sampler for down-sampling an output signal of each filter to output an down-sampled signal; and frequency conversion and decimator means configured to receive at least one of the received signal and output signals of each unit demultiplexing filter bank. The frequency conversion and decimator means includes frequency conversion means, for each input signal, configured to shift a frequency of an input signal and output a shifted signal, and one or more decimator means serially connected to an output of each frequency conversion means, and the decimator means includes a filter for performing band limitation of an input signal and a down-sampler for down-sampling an output signal of the filter and output a down-sampled signal. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100118515 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY, AND DISPLAY - A method of manufacturing a display not needing a complicated post-process for forming a reflecting mirror film and allowing degradation in an organic light-emitting device to be prevented, and a display. The method of manufacturing a display includes the steps of: forming a plurality of organic light-emitting devices in a display region on a substrate to form a light-emitting panel; forming projection-shaped reflection elements corresponding to the plurality of organic light-emitting devices, respectively, on a base to form a reflector; forming an adhesive layer along an outer edge of the light-emitting panel; and bonding the light-emitting panel and the reflector together with the adhesive layer in a vacuum atmosphere, thereby to form a vacuum layer in a space between the light-emitting panel and the reflector. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20110181974 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL PART AND OPTICAL PART, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY AND DISPLAY - In one embodiment, a light-emitting device includes an optical part which is configured to prevent the formation of a residual film and to enhance light extraction efficiency. In one embodiment, an optical part as a reflective plate is arranged on a light extraction side of a light-emitting panel. In one embodiment, a plurality of optical function elements are formed independently of one another on a base of the optical part. In one embodiment, a residual film which is an optically unnecessary part between the base and the plurality of optical function elements is eliminated to prevent unnecessary light guiding, reflection or the like to the residual film. In one embodiment, in a light-emitting device including the optical part, stray light due to unnecessary light guiding or reflection to the residual film is reduced, and an improvement in light extraction efficiency achievable. | 07-28-2011 |
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| 20100077735 | EXHAUST GAS CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust gas control apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes: a catalyst that is provided in an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine; a HC adsorption member that is provided in the exhaust system at a position downstream of the catalyst, and that has a function of adsorbing hydrocarbon in exhaust gas; a secondary air supply device that supplies secondary air to the exhaust system at a portion upstream of the catalyst; a supply prohibition unit that prohibits supply of the secondary air when the internal combustion engine is started; and a supply start time control unit that controls the time when supply of the secondary air is started after the internal combustion engine is started based on the amount of hydrocarbon discharged from the internal combustion engine or a value correlated with the amount of hydrocarbon discharged from the internal combustion engine. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20110174256 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a startup operation of an internal combustion engine, the internal combustion engine is started by supplying fuel to only a first cylinder group formed of a portion of cylinders, from among a plurality of cylinders that make up the internal combustion engine, when a startup condition of the internal combustion engine has been satisfied, and then fuel starts to be supplied to a second cylinder group formed of the remaining cylinders after the internal combustion engine has started. Meanwhile, in a stopping operation of the internal combustion engine, the internal combustion engine is stopped when a shutoff condition of the internal combustion engine is satisfied, by first stopping the supply of fuel to the second cylinder group and then stopping the supply of fuel to the first cylinder group after the supply of fuel to the second cylinder group has been stopped. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110197860 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE CONTROLLER - An internal combustion engine is started by performing fuel supply into part of a plurality of cylinders included in the internal combustion engine. After the magnitude of the negative pressure produced in intake piping of the internal combustion engine exceeds a predetermined reference value, fuel supply into the remaining cylinder(s) is started. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110203552 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine starts the internal combustion engine by initiating combustion in cylinders belonging to a first cylinder group, from among a plurality of cylinders that make up the internal combustion engine. The control apparatus monitors a change in an amount of negative pressure generated in an intake pipe when the internal combustion engine is started, and obtains information related to an alcohol concentration of fuel used in the internal combustion engine. The control apparatus also calculates a fuel injection quantity necessary to initiate combustion in cylinders belonging to a second cylinder group, based on the amount of negative pressure generated in the intake pipe and the alcohol concentration of the fuel, and initiates combustion in each cylinder belonging to the second cylinder group when the necessary fuel injection quantity enters a range of quantities that are able to be injected by corresponding injectors. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110283684 | CONTROL SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control system of an internal combustion engine in which a first fuel of ammonia and a second fuel which is easier to burn than ammonia are used as fuels. An ammonia ratio is usually set to a reference ammonia ratio which is determined in advance in accordance with an operating state of an engine. At the time when feed of the fuel is restarted after suspension of feed of the fuel at the time of deceleration, the ammonia ratio is temporarily made lower than the reference ammonia ratio in accordance with the operating state of the engine. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110283959 | AMMONIA BURNING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An ammonia burning internal combustion engine in which, in addition to ammonia, a reformed gas reformed at a reformer is fed into a combustion chamber. When a reforming ability of the reformer is less than a predetermined reforming ability, an ammonia ratio is increased to a ratio more than the ammonia ratio after completion of engine warmup set in advance in accordance with an operation state of the engine, and secondary air is fed from a secondary air feeding device into an engine exhaust passage upstream of an exhaust purification catalyst. | 11-24-2011 |
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| 20080318000 | SANDWICH PANEL - There is provided a lightweight sandwich panel of exceptional utility, which satisfies the flexural strength and in-plane shear strength requirements for an inner wall material used in aircraft. The sandwich panel comprises a laminating material in which a plurality of fiber bodies_is laminated, and a surface material, the laminating material and the surface material being laminated in the stated order from the inside to the outside on the upper and lower surfaces of a hollow columnar core. The laminating material comprises at least four unidirectional fiber bodies each of which has fibers aligned in a uniform direction and is laminated so that each of the fiber directions thereof is at approximately 0 , +45°, −45°, and 90°, respectively, in relation to one edge of the sandwich panel. The unidirectional fiber bodies are stitched together using a stitching yarn. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20100035018 | Sandwich panel - A sandwich panel that has excellent practicality as an inner wall material used in aircraft, for example, whereby the abovementioned requirements of flexural strength, peel strength, and in-plane shear strength can be satisfied while having reduced weight. A sandwich panel in which a middle material | 02-11-2010 |
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| 20090085847 | TRANSMISSIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In a transmissive liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal panel and a backlight, the liquid crystal panel contains pixels each divided into four subpixels, a red (R), a green (G), a blue (B), and a white (W) subpixel. The backlight is a white backlight emitting light with controllable emission luminance. A luminance lowering section performs luminance lowering processing on input RGB signals (original input signals) for transformation into luminance-lowered RGB signals. An output signal generating section obtains transmittances and a backlight value from the luminance-lowered RGB signals. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090160747 | TRANSMISSIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In a transmissive liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal panel and a backlight, the liquid crystal panel has pixels each divided into four subpixels, namely red (R), green (G), blue (B), and white (W) subpixels. Further, the backlight is a white backlight whose light emission luminance is controllable. Furthermore, a color-saturation conversion section performs a color-saturation reduction process on a first input RGB input signal serving as an original input signal, and then a gamma-correction section performs a gamma-correction process on the first RGB input signal. An output signal generation section calculates transmittances and a backlight value in accordance with gamma-corrected RGB input signal obtained after the gamma-correction process has been performed by the gamma-correction section. | 06-25-2009 |