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| 20090120904 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING STRUCTURE HAVING PATTERN, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MOLD - A structure having a pattern is manufactured. An elastically deformable process target is elastically deformed in an inplane direction from a first state. A first pattern is formed on the process target deformed. The elastically deformed process target is made close to or returned to the first state, thereby to form a second pattern having a size and a shape at least one of which differs from those of the first pattern. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20100246764 | SOURCE GRATING FOR X-RAYS, IMAGING APPARATUS FOR X-RAY PHASE CONTRAST IMAGE AND X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM - A source grating for X-rays and the like which can enhance spatial coherence and is used for X-ray phase contrast imaging is provided. The source grating for X-rays is disposed between an X-ray source and a test object and is used for X-ray phase contrast imaging. The source grating for X-rays includes a plurality of sub-gratings formed by periodically arranging projection parts each having a thickness shielding an X-ray at constant intervals. The plurality of sub-gratings are stacked in layers by being shifted. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110013743 | PHASE GRATING USED FOR X-RAY PHASE IMAGING, IMAGING APPARATUS FOR X-RAY PHASE CONTRAST IMAGE USING PHASE GRATING, AND X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM - A phase grating used for X-ray phase imaging is provided, in which a pitch can be narrowed by using a diffraction grating with a low aspect ratio. A phase grating used for X-ray phase imaging, characterized in that the phase grating includes a first diffraction grating in which a first projection part whose thickness is formed so that an in-coming X-ray transmits with a phase π-shifted, and a first aperture part with the same aperture width as a width of the first projection part are cyclically arranged, and a second diffraction grating in which a second projection part with the same width as a width of the first projection part, and a second aperture part with the same aperture width as the aperture width of the first aperture part are cyclically arranged, and the second diffraction grating is formed as displaced on the first diffraction grating. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110085639 | PHASE GRATING USED TO TAKE X-RAY PHASE CONTRAST IMAGE, IMAGING SYSTEM USING THE PHASE GRATING, AND X-RAY COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM - To provide a phase grating capable of acquiring, in photographing of an X-ray phase contrast image by use of X-ray with two wavelengths, an X-ray phase contrast image by a phase grating in the same size as when a single wavelength is used, provided is a phase grating used when an X-ray is directed to take an X-ray phase contrast image, the phase grating including a periodic structure for generating a phase difference between an X-ray transmitted through the structure and an X-ray not transmitted through the structure. The periodic structure has different periods in a plurality of directions in a same surface. | 04-14-2011 |
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| 20100192876 | BOILER AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING TEMPERATURE OF STEAM OUTPUT FROM BOILER - A boiler according to the present invention is a boiler configured to make combustion gas originating from combustion in a burner ( | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100236501 | REHEAT BOILER AND GAS TEMPERATURE CONTROLLING METHOD OF REHEAT BOILER - A reheat boiler according to the present invention includes a main boiler configured to make combustion gas originating from combustion in a burner flow from a furnace ( | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100251945 | MARINE BOILER STRUCTURE - Provided is a marine boiler structure that is capable of remedying non-uniformity in corrosion progression by making the temperature distribution of combustion gas that passes through a superheater uniform, and that is also capable of reducing the level of NOx contained in the combustion gas. In a marine boiler structure configured such that combustion gas generated by combustion in a burner flows from a furnace through a superheater and an evaporator tube bundle, a bottom air port that supplies part of the combustion air as bottom air from a furnace bottom portion of the furnace is provided, the bottom air port is positioned closer to the superheater relative to a burner center line, and an ejecting direction of the bottom air is set within a range inclining in the burner direction from the vertically upward direction. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20110139092 | REHEAT BOILER - Provided is a reheat boiler in which the imbalance in temperature distribution of the temperature of the combustion gas at the outlet of a reheat furnace is reduced by changing the gas flow pattern in the reheat burner. A reheat boiler includes a main boiler configured such that main combustion gas generated in combustion in a burner flows from a furnace through a superheater and evaporator tubes, a reheat furnace that is disposed on the downstream of the evaporator tubes and produces reheat combustion gas by combustion in a reheat burner, and a reheater disposed above the reheat furnace. A closing plate, serving as a drift preventing portion, is provided at a reheat furnace outlet that connects the reheat furnace and the reheater to form a flow path for the combustion gas and the reheat combustion gas so as to narrow the cross-sectional area of the flow path for the combustion gas. | 06-16-2011 |
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| 20080211956 | Image Pickup Device - A plurality of imaging regions ( | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090002505 | Imaging Device - The generation of a false color at the periphery is prevented in an imaging device including a compound eye optical system in which parallax occurs for each color information. An imaging device that includes a plurality of lens portions, a plurality of imaging regions each including a light receiving surface that is substantially perpendicular to the optical axis direction of each of the lens portions, and outputting an imaging signal, and a parallax computing portion that uses any one of the plurality of imaging signal as a reference imaging signal (G | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090067830 | COMPOUND EYE-CAMERA MODULE - A lens module ( | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090174804 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT ELEMENT - The present invention includes: a plurality of lens portions, each having at least one lens; a plurality of image pickup regions which are provided to correspond to the lens portions, respectively, and each of which has a light receiving surface substantially perpendicular to a direction of an optical axis of the corresponding lens portion; an image pickup signal input portion | 07-09-2009 |
| 20100118291 | RANGEFINDER AND RANGE FINDING METHOD - A rangefinder includes: a lens system ( | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100225755 | COMPOUND EYE CAMERA MODULE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - An optical filter array ( | 09-09-2010 |
| 20110141309 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, PORTABLE EQUIPMENT, AND IMAGING SENSOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A plurality of imaging regions are provided in one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of optical systems and are disposed on optical axes of the respective optical systems. Each imaging region has a plurality of pixels. The imaging apparatus further comprises an origin detecting means for detecting an origin of each imaging region, a pixel position specifying means for specifying positions of a plurality of pixels included in each imaging region using the origin as a reference, and a combination means for combining a plurality of images captured by the respective imaging regions. Thereby, it is possible to make a thin imaging apparatus capable of being easily assembled. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110149050 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A stereoscopic image display device according to the present invention includes: an image generating section | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110237965 | PULSE WAVE DETECTOR - A pulse wave detector includes a) a light source repeatedly turned on and off, b) a light receiving element for receiving light, and c) an arithmetic processor for processing an output value acquired through the light receiving element. The arithmetic processor performs arithmetic processing for calculating the difference between a first output value acquired through the light receiving element when the light source is turned on and a second output value acquired through the light receiving element when the light source is turned off. With this structure, a pulse wave detector capable of detecting pulse waves even under the conditions where external light intensity varies can be provided. | 09-29-2011 |
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| 20090327669 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROGRAM EXECUTION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus comprises a storage storing program modules and parallel execution control description describing relationships of the program modules, a conversion module extracting a part relating to the program module from the parallel execution control description, and creating graph data structure creation information including preceding and succeeding information of the program module, an adding module extracting graph data structure creation information to which the input data is given, creating a node, and adding the created node to a formerly created graph data structure, and an execution module subjecting the graph data structure to at least one of depth-first search and breadth-first search with a restricted breadth, selecting one node from nodes stored in the node memory, and executing a program module corresponding to the selected node. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20110283093 | MINIMIZING PROGRAM EXECUTION TIME FOR PARALLEL PROCESSING - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus comprises a storage storing program modules and parallel execution control description describing relationships of the program modules, a conversion module extracting a part relating to the program module from the parallel execution control description, and creating graph data structure creation information including preceding and succeeding information of the program module, an adding module extracting graph data structure creation information to which the input data is given, creating a node, and adding the created node to a formerly created graph data structure, and an execution module subjecting the graph data structure to at least one of first search and second search with a restricted breadth, selecting one node from nodes stored in the node memory, and executing a program module corresponding to the selected node. | 11-17-2011 |
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| 20090053121 | CATALYST FOR OXIDIZING MERCURY METAL, EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING CATALYST COMPRISING CATALYST FOR OXIDIZING MERCURY METAL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A catalyst mainly containing silicon oxide and vanadium oxide and having an Si/V atomic ratio within the range from 99.5/0.5 to 85/15 is obtained by gelatinizing a liquid mixture of a colloidal silica and a vanadium compound in advance, then mixing the thus-obtained slurry by heating, and finally drying and/or firing the resulting mixture. As a catalyst for oxidizing mercury metal, this catalyst is brought into contact with an exhaust gas containing mercury metal, thereby oxidizing mercury metal. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090246111 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION CATALYST AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention realizes a catalyst which is hardly deteriorated even when volatile catalyst-poisoning compounds such as P and As are accumulated and which can reduce the rate of oxidation of SO | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100069231 | BASE FOR CATALYST, CATALYST AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THOSE - The present invention provides a catalyst base material and a catalyst which have high strength, high porosity or high activity and methods of producing the catalyst base material and catalyst. The present invention relates to a method of producing a catalyst base material, the method comprising dispersing or dissolving a hydrophilic polymer coagulant as a first component, a water-soluble thickener as a second component, a colloidal inorganic binder as a third component and an inorganic fiber as a fourth component in water to form a catalytic slurry or paste, supporting the catalytic slurry or paste on a net-like substrate such that the meshes of the net-like substrate are filled up with the slurry or paste, by drying and/or calcinating the substrate. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100183492 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING CATALYST - To overcome the problem of a conventional catalyst and to provide an exhaust gas purifying catalyst that meets the requirement concerning Hg oxidation activity and SO | 07-22-2010 |
| 20110116999 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION CATALYST ON WHICH INFLUENCE OF IRON COMPOUND HAS BEEN SUPPRESSED - An exhaust gas purification catalyst is provided which contains titanium oxide as a main component and an oxide of one element or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of tungsten (W), molybdenum (Mo), and vanadium (V) as an active component, wherein the exhaust gas purification catalyst contains phosphoric acid or a water soluble phosphoric acid compound so that the atomic ratio of phosphorus (P) to a catalytically active component represented by the following formula is more than 0 and 1.0 or less; | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110189069 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION CATALYST AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention realizes a catalyst which is hardly deteriorated even when volatile catalyst-poisoning compounds such as P and As are accumulated and which can reduce the rate of oxidation of SO | 08-04-2011 |
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| 20090097833 | OPTICAL APPARATUS INCLUDING IMAGE BLUR CORRECTION DEVICE - An optical apparatus includes a shake detection unit to detect shaking applied to a camera; an image blur correction driving unit for driving a lens and correcting image blur caused by the shaking; and a selection unit configured to select whether correction of image blur is to be permitted or inhibited. If image blur correction is permitted, the image blur correction driving unit operates in accordance with a first driving characteristic. If image blur correction is inhibited, the image blur correction driving unit holds the lens near an optical axis in accordance with a second driving characteristic. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20110002679 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An optical device includes a shooting optical system including an AF lens, an AF lens driving apparatus for driving the AF lens, a detection unit for detecting a defocus amount corresponding to a difference between an image pickup position of an object and an imaging position of the object which is formed by the shooting optical system, and a control unit for drive-controlling the AF lens driving apparatus to reduce the defocus amount. The control unit detects a shooting magnification of the shooting optical system and changes a method of controlling the AF lens driving apparatus to reduce the defocus amount based on the shooting magnification. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110069217 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING AUTOFOCUS FUNCTION, AND LENS UNIT - An image pickup apparatus includes a magnification information acquisition unit configured to acquire information on an image pickup magnification of an image pickup optical system, and a controller configured to select a first focus control that stops a focus control after an on-focus state of the image pickup optical system is obtained by the focus control, and a second focus control that continues the focus control even after the on-focus state of the image pickup optical system is obtained by the focus control. The controller sets the first focus control mode when the information on the image pickup magnification is information corresponding to image pickup magnification smaller than a predetermined value, and the controller sets the second focus control mode when the information on the image pickup magnification is information corresponding to image pickup magnification equal to or larger than the predetermined value. | 03-24-2011 |
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| 20080206999 | METHOD FOR WET ETCHING WHILE FORMING INTERCONNECT TRENCH IN INSULATING FILM - A wet etching method that includes forming an insulating film on a substrate, and irradiating laser light to the insulating film during wet etching of the insulating film using an etching solution. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20090061633 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to an aspect of an embodiment, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device has forming an insulating layer comprising silica-based insulating material, processing the insulating layer, hydrophobizing the insulating layer by applying a silane compound to act on the insulating layer; and irradiating the insulating layer with light or an electron beam. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090085170 | INTERFACIAL ROUGHNESS REDUCING FILM, WIRING LAYER, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An interfacial roughness reducing film which is in contact, on one side thereof, with an insulating film and in contact, on a side opposite from the one side, with wiring comprises a Si—O bond, and is formed using a composition containing a silicon compound that comprises at least one bond of Si—N bonds and Si—Cl bonds wherein the number of Si—N bonds and Si—Cl bonds combined per molecule of the compound is at least two. An interfacial roughness between the interfacial roughness reducing film and the wiring is smaller than that between the interfacial roughness reducing film and the insulating film. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090309196 | SURFACE-HYDROPHOBICIZED FILM, MATERIAL FOR FORMATION OF SURFACE-HYDROPHOBICIZED FILM, WIRING LAYER, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A surface-hydrophobicized film is provided which is in contact with an insulating film, and has a higher hydrophobicity than the insulating film at the time of the contact, and which is in contact, on an opposite side of the surface-hydrophobicized film, with wiring, and contains at least one atom selected from the group consisting of sulfur atoms, phosphorus atoms and nitrogen atoms. Semiconductor devices with wiring layers having a low leakage current, a high EM resistance and a high TDDB resistance can be manufactured by using the film. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100007031 | AGENT FOR POST-ETCH TREATMENT OF SILICON DIELECTRIC FILM, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The invention provides an agent for post-etch treating a silicon dielectric film, including: at least one nitrogen-containing substance selected from the group consisting of ammonium bases and amine compounds; an acid; and at least one silicon-containing compound containing silicon, carbon and hydrogen. According to the present invention, it becomes possible to suppress an increase in the dielectric constant of a silicon dielectric film caused by etching. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100133692 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SILICIC COATING, SILICIC COATING AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A silicic coating of 2.4 g/cm | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100163928 | COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - An i-GaN layer (electron transit layer), an n-GaN layer (compound semiconductor layer) formed over the i-GaN layer (electron transit layer), and a source electrode, a drain electrode and a gate electrode formed over the n-GaN layer (compound semiconductor layer) are provided. A recess portion is formed inside an area between the source electrode and the drain electrode of the n-GaN layer (compound semiconductor layer) and at a portion separating from the gate electrode. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100320618 | INTERCONNECTION SUBSTRATE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An interconnection substrate including: a first insulating film made of a silicon compound, an adhesion enhancing layer formed on the first insulating film, and a second insulting film made of a silicon compound and formed on the adhesion enhancing layer, wherein the first insulating film and the second insulating film are combined together with a component having a structure represented by General Formula (1) described below: | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110193096 | COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An n-type GaN layer ( | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110207319 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device includes forming an insulating film above a semiconductor substrate, forming an opening in the insulating film, forming a conductive film above the insulating film with the opening formed, removing the conductive film above the insulating film to bury the conductive film in the opening, and processing a surface of the insulating film with a silicon compound including Si—N or Si—Cl. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20120056191 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS - A semiconductor device includes a GaN electron transport layer provided over a substrate; a first AlGaN electron supply layer provided over the GaN electron transport layer; an AlN electron supply layer provided over the first AlGaN electron supply layer; a second AlGaN electron supply layer provided over the AlN electron supply layer; a gate recess provided in the second AlGaN electron supply layer and the AlN electron supply layer; and a gate electrode provided over the gate recess. | 03-08-2012 |
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| 20110136909 | METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING EXCESSIVE APPETITE - Agents for the inhibition, suppression, or prevention of overeating include glutamic acid and/or at least one of its salts, as is or in a carrier or base, and have superior safety at a low price and further have a favorable flavor and are suited for long-term use. Such agents will amplify or sustain a sense of fullness and, further, are effective against appetite stimulation that arises regardless of a sense of fullness with respect to foods that are, for example, sweet or delicious, especially for a person who has a drive for thinness. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110151089 | COMPOSITION CONTAINING MAGNESIUM GLUTAMATE WHICH CAN ENHANCE THE SALTINESS OF FOODS AND DRINKS - A composition which enhances the saltiness and the salty flavor of food or drink, and a method for enhancing the saltiness and the salty flavor of food or drink are described. The composition contains magnesium glutamate, and can be used to improve a decrease in the taking ratio of a food or a drink, which contains sodium chloride in a reduced amount, because of the lack of the salty taste thereof. | 06-23-2011 |