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| 20090115041 | Semiconductor package and semiconductor device - A semiconductor package includes an insulating substrate configured to be provided for mounting a semiconductor chip which processes a signal with a frequency in a radio frequency band. The insulating substrate includes a first external connecting electrode, a second external connecting electrode, and a partial antenna wiring. The first external connecting electrode and the second external connecting electrode are connected with the partial antenna wiring. Each of the first external connecting electrode and the second external connecting electrode is an electrode to be connected with an external antenna pattern. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090283883 | Semiconductor device using lead frame - A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor chip configured to process a signal in a radio frequency band; two conductive antenna connection pins connected with two external antenna conductors, respectively; an island for the semiconductor chip to be mounted thereon; a suspending pin connected with the island; and an antenna connection conductor configured to connect the two antenna connection pins without connection with the island and the suspending pin. A series connection of one of the two external antenna conductors, one of the two antenna connection pins, the antenna connection conductor section, the other of the two antenna connection pins and the other of the two external antenna conductors in this order, functions as an antenna by connecting the series connection with the semiconductor chip. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20100079213 | Oscillation circuit and method of controlling same - Disclosed is an oscillator in which current consumption relating to oscillation is reduced. The oscillator comprises: an amplifier to an input and output of which a piezoelectric oscillator and a feedback resistor are connected in parallel, and which is constituted by a CMOS logic inverter circuit; and a control circuit, which is constituted by a CMOS logic circuit, for clamping input/output levels of the amplifier and halting oscillation before oscillation start-up, unclamping the input/output levels at beginning of oscillation start-up and supplying a pulse signal to an output terminal of the amplifier a prescribed period of time after the beginning of oscillation start-up. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20110216455 | Semiconductor package and semiconductor device - A semiconductor device, includes a chip, a first external terminal, a second external terminal, and a partial antenna wiring that is coupled to the first external terminal, and that constitutes a matching circuit, wherein the chip includes first and second electrode pads that are coupled to the partial antenna wiring, a third electrode pad that is different from each of the first and second electrode pads, and that is coupled to the second external terminal, and an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit that is coupled to the third electrode pad. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20120194321 | IC TAG, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE IC TAG, AND IC TAG SYSTEM - To provide an IC tag, a method of controlling the IC tag, and an IC tag system which can reduce a communication sequence between the reader/writer and the IC tag and can shorten a communication period or a period necessary for executing the command. According to an embodiment of the invention, an IC tag that executes a command processing based on a command received from a redder/writer, includes: a command analyzing unit determining an execution condition of the command received from the redder/writer; and a command execution unit executing a first command processing if the execution condition is met, and executing a second command processing different from the first command processing if the execution condition is not met. | 08-02-2012 |
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| 20110057998 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An inkjet recording apparatus is disclosed. The inkjet recording apparatus includes a droplet ejecting head which has multiple nozzles for ejecting ink, multiple head tanks which generate a negative pressure at the droplet ejecting head and temporarily store a predetermined amount of ink, an ink cartridge which stores the ink, multiple liquid sending pumps which perform a forward transfer liquid process which sends the ink from the ink cartridge to the multiple head tanks, or a backward transfer liquid process which sends the ink from the multiple head tanks to the ink cartridge, and an ink supply channel being branched from the ink cartridge to multiple head tanks to supply ink from the ink cartridge to multiple head tanks by the corresponding one of multiple liquid sending pumps. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110221801 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A method for controlling an image forming apparatus including a head having a nozzle for discharging a liquid droplet; a sub-tank for temporarily storing the liquid supplied to the head; a main tank for storing the liquid; a pump capable of forwardly sending the liquid from the main tank to the sub-tank and reversely sending the liquid from the sub-tank to the main tank; and a sensor for sensing a pressure in the sub-tank is provided. In the method, before sending the liquid forwardly or reversely to achieve a target negative pressure in the sub-tank, a pressure sensing function of the sensor is checked by sending the liquid with the pressure in the sub-tank being at a negative pressure range in which a meniscus of the liquid is maintained. When the pressure sensing function is determined abnormal, a control is performed not to send the liquid by the pump. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20120306950 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a print head; a head tank; a carriage; a main tank; a pump; a displaceable member or feeler; a first sensor; a second sensor; a controller to supply an amount of liquid ink corresponding to the displacement difference amount of the feeler to the head tank; and an environmental condition detector. The controller stores the environmental condition when the displacement difference amount is stored; corrects the stored displacement difference amount when a change in a current environmental condition relative to the stored environmental condition is more than a previously set first threshold amount and below a previously set second threshold amount being larger than the first threshold amount; and detects and stores the displacement difference amount again when the change in the current environmental condition relative to the stored environmental condition exceeds the second threshold amount. | 12-06-2012 |
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| 20080274193 | Retinoic Acid-Containing Antidiabetic Agent - The present invention aims to provide a novel agent for treating and/or preventing diabetes which agent can not only control a blood sugar level but also fundamentally treat a patient with type I diabetes suffering from destruction of β cells and a patient with type II diabetes suffering from dysfunction in insulin secretion. The present invention provides an agent for treating and/or preventing diabetes, the agent containing retinoic acid as an active ingredient. Retinoic acid incorporated as an active ingredient may be all-trans retinoic acid, an isomer thereof, a derivative thereof, a salt thereof or a prodrug thereof. Retinoic acid may be incorporated singly. Alternatively, composite particles of retinoic acid and an appropriate inorganic or organic substance are prepared, and the retinoic acid composite particles may be incorporated. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20090017123 | DERMAL REGENERATION ENHANCER - An object of the present invention is to provide a novel dermal regeneration enhancer. In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a dermal regeneration enhancer as a novel pharmaceutical use of lyotropic liquid crystal which has been utilized as a basic material for pharmaceutical preparations for external application and for cosmetics, and the dermal regeneration enhancer of the present invention achieves an excellent suppressive effect to aging of the skin, generation of spots, etc. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090075860 | TRANSDERMAL ABSORPTION ENHANCER - An object of the present invention is to provide a transdermal absorption enhancer by which various active ingredients are transdermally absorbed. In accordance with a transdermal absorption enhancer of the present invention which effective ingredient is lyotropic liquid crystal which has been utilized as a basic material for pharmaceutical preparations for external application and for cosmetics, transdermal absorption of a macromolecular substance and a water-soluble substance was able to be improved. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20100305215 | DERMAL REGENERATION ENHANCER - An object of the present invention is to provide a novel dermal regeneration enhancer. In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a dermal regeneration enhancer as a novel pharmaceutical use of lyotropic liquid crystal which has been utilized as a basic material for pharmaceutical preparations for external application and for cosmetics, and the dermal regeneration enhancer of the present invention achieves an excellent suppressive effect to aging of the skin, generation of spots, etc. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110081418 | TRANSDERMAL ABSORPTION ENHANCER - An object of the present invention is to provide a transdermal absorption enhancer by which various active ingredients are transdermally absorbed. In accordance with a transdermal absorption enhancer of the present invention which effective ingredient is lyotropic liquid crystal which has been utilized as a basic material for pharmaceutical preparations for external application and for cosmetics, transdermal absorption of a macromolecular substance and a water-soluble substance was able to be improved. | 04-07-2011 |
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| 20100001572 | CHAIR BACKREST DEVICE - A backrest device for a chair, capable of, without a reduction in its strength and rigidity, effectively bending backward so as to follow the shape of the back of a person seated on the chair, providing the person with excellent sitting comfort. In the backrest device, a back board is supported by a backrest frame, and the back board has a flexible back stopper on the inner side of a back frame. The thickness of a vertical intermediate section of the back stopper is gradually increased from both left and right sections of the intermediate section toward the center such that the thickness is less in both left and right sections and is maximum at the center. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20110204694 | CHAIR BACKREST - A chair backrest in which a frame-like back frame is covered with a bag-like upholstering material having an open lower end in a state of tension, the back frame being formed by connecting a pair of left and right side portion frames, which extend in an up and down direction, together at upper ends and lower ends thereof by an upper frame and a lower frame which extend in the left and right direction, wherein intermediate portions in the left and right direction of the upper frame and the lower frame are connected to each other by an intermediate frame which is situated behind the both side portion frames and is extended in the up and down direction, thereby causing an intermediate portion of a rear surface portion of the upholstering material to project rearward. According to such a backrest, when a person sitting on the chair leans against the backrest, the reaction force of the upholstering material does not vary to an extreme extent during the leaning action, and a rearward recess amount of the upholstering material of the backrest in response to a load can be sufficiently secured, thereby obtaining a comfortable sitting sensation. | 08-25-2011 |
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| 20090017232 | MAGNETIC LATENT IMAGE HOLDING BODY, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a magnetic latent image holding body in which the surface thereof has water repellency and a magnetic latent image is visualized by a liquid developer that contains a magnetic toner and an aqueous medium. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090245874 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - An image forming device contains: a latent image holding member; a latent image forming unit; a developer storage unit that stores a liquid developer including a toner and an aqueous medium; a developer supply member that supplies the liquid developer to a latent image holding member; and a transfer unit that transfers a toner image to a recording medium. The developer supply member has a surface formed of a liquid absorbent member and is disposed such that a part of the liquid absorbent member is immersed in the liquid developer stored in the liquid developer storage unit and that another part of the liquid absorbent member is in contact with and compressed by the latent image holding member. The water repellency of the surface of the latent image holding member is higher than the water repellency of the surface of the developer supply member. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090262164 | DEVELOPER SUPPLY DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developer supply device, includes: a developer holder; and a developer reservoir which is disposed inside of the developer holder, holds a liquid developer, and has at least one supply section that supplies the liquid developer from the developer reservoir to the developer holder, the liquid developer including a toner and an aqueous medium, and the developer supply device supplying the liquid developer that has been supplied to the developer holder to a medium which is a supply target for the liquid developer. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090274973 | LIQUID DEVELOPER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A liquid developer includes: an aqueous medium; and a magnetic toner which is substantially dispersed in the aqueous medium and includes a polymer compound and a magnetic powder, the amount of the magnetic powder being from about 0.2 volume % to about 5 volume % with respect to the magnetic toner. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100227982 | INK RECEIVING PARTICLES, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND CURABLE RESIN DISPERSION COMPOSITION - Ink receiving particles is provided. The ink receiving particles includes polymer particles, the polymer particles including a resin including an acidic group and a polyoxyethylene chain, the acidic group at least partially having a salt structure. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100248111 | PARTICLE DISPERSION LIQUID, PARTICLES, PARTICLE DISPERSION LIQUID CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - The present invention provides a particle dispersion liquid including (meth)acrylic resin-containing hydrophobic particles, an acetylene glycol surfactant adsorbed to the hydrophobic particles, and water; the particle size, in a state of being swollen due to absorbing water until saturation, of the hydrophobic particles to which the acetylene glycol surfactant has been adsorbed being 1.1 to 2 times as large as the particle size of the hydrophobic particles in a dried state. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100248127 | LIQUID DEVELOPER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIQUID DEVELOPER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A liquid developer includes: magnetic polymer particles including a magnetic material containing yttrium iron garnet (YIG), a polymer compound having a carboxylate salt structure, and a colorant; and a dispersion medium in which the magnetic polymer particles are dispersed. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20120141933 | LIQUID DEVELOPER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - The present invention provides a liquid developer including an insulating carrier liquid and toner particles containing a binder resin, the binder resin including a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer and a styrene thermoplastic resin, and the toner particles being dispersed in the insulating carrier liquid. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120189954 | LIQUID DEVELOPER, DEVELOPER CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A liquid developer includes: a carrier liquid and toner particles dispersed in the carrier liquid, including a binder resin which contains a thermoplastic resin having repeating units derived from a monomer having a styrene skeleton and repeating units derived from a monomer having an acrylic ester structure, and a thermoplastic elastomer resin that is a block copolymer, the block copolymer having a first block portion including repeating units derived from a monomer having a styrene skeleton, a second block portion including repeating units derived from an alkene having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, and a third block portion including repeating units derived from a monomer having a styrene skeleton and these block portions being bonded in this order. | 07-26-2012 |
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| 20100164103 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor layer composed of one of GaAs based semiconductor, InP-based semiconductor, and GaN-based semiconductor; a first silicon nitride film that is provided on the semiconductor layer, and of which an end portion is in contact with a surface of the semiconductor layer; a protective film that is composed of one of polyimide and benzocyclobutene, and is provided on the semiconductor layer and the first silicon nitride film, the protective film covering the end portion of the first silicon nitride film; and a first metallic layer that is composed of one of titanium, tantalum and platinum, and is continuously provided from a first portion located between the semiconductor layer and the protective film to a second portion located between the end portion of the first silicon nitride film and the protective film, the first metallic layer being in contact with the surface of the semiconductor layer and a surface of the end portion of the first silicon nitride film. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100164112 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer, an electrode pad that is composed of Au and is provided on the semiconductor layer, a silicon nitride film provided on the semiconductor layer and the electrode pad so that an end portion of the silicon nitride film is located, and a metal layer that contacts a part of a surface of the electrode pad and the end portion of the silicon nitride film and is provided so that another part of the surface of the electrode pad is exposed, the metal layer including any of Ti, Ta and Pt. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100193894 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip, and a guard ring made of an electrically conductive material and arranged between electrodes on the semiconductor chip and side edges of the semiconductor chip, the guard ring being divided by isolating sections on the semiconductor chip. | 08-05-2010 |
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| 20090190164 | Method and apparatus for forming image - In an image forming apparatus, a setting management unit acquires at least one of first setting data and second setting data. The first setting data is information that specifies data to be included in the identification image from among the identification data and the second setting data is information that specifies a position of the identification image. An output control unit outputs (e.g., prints) output data including the identification image that is created based on at least one of the first setting data and the second setting data that is acquired by the setting management unit. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090310182 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING IMAGE AND RECORDING MEDIUM - One or more among a PC document receive filter, a FAX document receive filter, a read filter, and a readout filter create a report on each of the corresponding functions in a format common to the functions. A report filter changes a format of the created report as desired by the user. Therefore, when a setting for a report output process is changed, it is not necessary to change the setting with respect to each of the functions. Thus, it is possible to reduce development man-hours for the report output process. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100104295 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND OUTPUT SETTING METHOD OF CONSUMED STATUS OF CONSUMABLE ITEMS OF THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus which uses a consumable item is disclosed. The image forming apparatus includes a consumed status detecting unit which detects a value of the consumed status of the consumable item, a determining unit which determines whether to output an exchange message of the consumable item by comparing the value of the consumed status of the consumable item detected by the consumed status detecting unit with a predetermined value, an exchange message output setting unit which sets presence or non-presence of an output of the exchange message, and a consumed status output setting unit which sets presence or non-presence of an output of the consumed status of the consumable item detected by the consumed status detecting unit. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20110091223 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND OUTPUT SETTING METHOD OF CONSUMED STATUS OF CONSUMABLE ITEMS OF THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus which uses a consumable item is disclosed. The image forming apparatus includes a consumed status detecting unit which detects a value of the consumed status of the consumable item, a determining unit which determines whether to output an exchange message of the consumable item by comparing the value of the consumed status of the consumable item detected by the consumed status detecting unit with a predetermined value, an exchange message output setting unit which sets presence or non-presence of an output of the exchange message, and a consumed status output setting unit which sets presence or non-presence of an output of the consumed status of the consumable item detected by the consumed status detecting unit. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20120027429 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND OUTPUT SETTING METHOD OF CONSUMED STATUS OF CONSUMABLE ITEMS OF THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus which uses a consumable item is disclosed. The image forming apparatus includes a consumed status detecting unit which detects a value of the consumed status of the consumable item, a determining unit which determines whether to output an exchange message of the consumable item by comparing the value of the consumed status of the consumable item detected by the consumed status detecting unit with a predetermined value, an exchange message output setting unit which sets presence or non-presence of an output of the exchange message, and a consumed status output setting unit which sets presence or non-presence of an output of the consumed status of the consumable item detected by the consumed status detecting unit. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120069356 | Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and computer program product - An image forming apparatus includes: a storage unit that stores print data and transformation data transformed into a printable format by reflecting a print condition on the print data; a detection unit that detects an error when the transformation data stored in the storage unit is printed; a decision unit that decides a resolution print condition which is a print condition for resolving an error based on a content of the error and a device state when the error is detected; a transformation unit that acquires the print data from the storage unit and transforms the acquired print data into transformation data on which the decided resolution print condition is reflected; and a print control unit that prints the transformation data transformed by the transformation unit. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120229852 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a data interpreting unit configured to interpret a printing condition of an entirety of a printing job when starting the printing job, and a job control unit configured to determine whether an occurrence of an error for the print job is predicted based on the interpretation of the printing condition of the entirety of the printing job by the data interpreting unit, and terminate the printing job when the occurrence of an error is predicted based on the interpretation of the printing condition of the entirety of the printing job by the data interpreting unit and store data of the printing job in an memory area. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120308245 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND OUTPUT SETTING METHOD OF CONSUMED STATUS OF CONSUMABLE ITEMS OF THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An apparatus in which a plurality of consumable items are loadable to the apparatus. The apparatus includes a consumption status detecting unit to detect a respective consumption status of each of the consumable items, a consumption information output setting unit to set whether an exchange message for each of the consumable items is to be output, and a consumable item information output unit to output the exchange message, which is indicative of an exchange time of the respective consumable item, based on the respective consumption statuses detected by the consumption status detecting unit and the setting of the consumption information output setting unit. | 12-06-2012 |
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| 20110048571 | BLOW-MOLDED FOAM AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An object of the invention is to provide a blow-molded foam which has homogeneous foamed cells in size, is light in weight, and is excellent in surface smoothness, and a process for producing the same. The invention is directed to a blow-molded foam 1 having a wall portion formed in such a manner that a thermoplastic resin containing a foaming agent mixed therewith is subjected to blow molding. Herein, the wall portion has a closed cell structure in which a plurality of foamed cells are contained. The wall portion has an expansion ratio of not less than 2.0 times. The wall portion has an outer face having a center-line average surface roughness Ra of less than 9.0 μm. The foamed cell has a cell diameter having a standard deviation of less than 40 μm in a thickness direction of the wall portion. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110056584 | LIGHT-WEIGHT AIR CONDITIONING DUCT FOR VEHICLE - [Problem] To provide a light-weight air conditioning duct for vehicle that is light in weight and excellent in mechanical strength. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110101558 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MOLDED FOAM - An object of the invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a molded foam which is lightweight and excellent in strength. According to the invention, a method for manufacturing a molded foam from a foamed parison includes: an extruding step of extruding a resin blend containing a foaming agent and a thermoplastic resin to form a foamed parison; an attaching step of closely attaching facing portions of an inner wall surface of the foamed parison to each other to form a foamed parison laminated body; a mold clamping step of sealing and mold clamping the foamed parison laminated body by clamping the foamed parison laminated body by split mold blocks; and a sucking step of sucking air between the split mold blocks to reduce a pressure between the split mold blocks, after the attaching step and the mold clamping step. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110104414 | METHOD FOR MOLDING MOLDED FOAM, AND MOLDED FOAM - The invention provides a molded foam molding method capable of obtaining a molded foam in which pinholes may not be formed with ease even when a blow ratio is high and which has a high expansion ratio. The invention also provides a molded foam which includes no pinholes, is reduced in weight, and is excellent in heat insulating property. The molding method includes blending a polypropylene-based resin having an equilibrium compliance from 2.0 to 6.0 (10 | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110127688 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MOLDED FOAM - A method for manufacturing molded foam which uses cheap materials, is light in weight and which is excellent in impact resistance. In the method for manufacturing molded foam, propylene homopolymer with a long chain branch, propylene ethylene block copolymer and low density polyethylene are mixed in the base resin at a prescribed mixing ratio. A blowing agent is added to carry outfoaming. A prescribed mixing ratio is determined based on the value arrived at by a multiplying melt tension of each material mixed with the melt flow rate and the Tensile Rupture Elongation. | 06-02-2011 |
