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| 20090299018 | Polylactide manufacturing apparatus and method for manufacturing polylactide - In a process of manufacturing polylactide, synthesis of high-quality polymers is achieved with a sufficient degree of vacuum secured. Provided is an apparatus for manufacturing polylactide which includes the steps of preparing lactide through oligomerization of lactic acid and depolymerization of the resulting oligomers, effecting ring-opening polymerization of the lactide, and removing unreacted lactide. The apparatus comprises an exhausting gas treatment device for reducing pressure in the step of removing unreacted lactide. The exhausting gas treatment device includes boilers ( | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100076165 | EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYHYDROXYCARBOXYLIC ACID - This invention provides an equipment and a method for producing polyhydroxycarboxylic acid whereby the yield of a starting material in the process can be improved. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100249362 | APPARATUS AND METHOD BOTH RELATING TO POLYMER SYNTHESIS - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for producing polylactic acid by depolymerizing lactic acid oligomers and subjecting the obtained lactide to ring-opening polymerization, through which lactide can be efficiently obtained. The present invention relates to a lactide production apparatus for continuously or intermittently producing lactide, comprising: a depolymerization device | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110160447 | METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING ACROLEIN - An object of the present invention is to provide a method for commercially manufacturing acrolein in a large flow rate by making supercritical water and an acid interact with glycerin, wherein by efficiently mixing high-concentration glycerin and supercritical water with each other, the method is made capable of making the synthesis stably proceed with a high yield while the occlusion and abrasion of the pipes and devices due to the generation of by-products are being suppressed. The method for synthesizing acrolein of the present invention is a method for synthesizing acrolein by making supercritical water and an acid interact with glycerin, the method using a reaction apparatus including: a cylindrical mixing flow path for mixing a fluid including glycerin and a fluid including supercritical water with each other; a first inlet flow path, disposed offset from the central axis of the mixing flow path, for making the fluid including glycerin flow into the mixing flow path; and a second inlet flow path, disposed offset from the central axis of the mixing flow path, for making the fluid including supercritical water flow into the mixing flow path, wherein the first inlet flow path and the second inlet flow path are each provided in a plurality of numbers in such a way that the first inlet flow paths and the second inlet flow paths are alternately arranged so as to encircle the central axis of the mixing flow path. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110269934 | PRODUCTION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POLYTRIMETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE - An object of the present invention is to provide a reasonable polycondensation step by which an appropriate molecular weight can be obtained and material decomposition associated with thermolysis can be suppressed, so as to contribute to production technology for PTT polymers. The production method for polytrimethylene terephthalate comprises an esterification step and a polycondensation step, wherein the polycondensation step is divided into multiple stages, polycondensation is performed using a polymerization vessel having a twin-shaft agitator in the final stage of the polycondensation step, and the polymerization temperature during the subsequent stage of the polycondensation step is less than the polymerization temperature during the former stage of the polycondensation step. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110319667 | REACTION PROCESS UTILIZING CRITICAL - In order to perform organic synthesis process through action with supercritical water and acid stably while suppressing a trouble caused by a by-product, a method and an apparatus are provided, including the following steps. Water is supplied to high-pressure pumps ( | 12-29-2011 |
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| 20110130921 | IN-VEHICLE DISPLAY SYSTEM - An in-vehicle display system for installation in a vehicle displays information. The in-vehicle display system includes a display part that (i) displays multiple items of setting information respectively related to plural types of in-vehicle apparatus on a common area of a screen interchangeably such that the multiple items of one of the plural types of in-vehicle apparatus are displayed in the common area at one time, and (ii) displays an index indicating one of the in-vehicle apparatus that is presently a displaying subject of the common area, a first switching member, provided separate from the display part, receiving an instruction from a user for switching the in-vehicle apparatus that is the displaying subject to a first apparatus of the plural types of in-vehicle apparatus, and a second switching member, provided separate from the display part, receiving an instruction from the user for switching the in-vehicle apparatus that is the displaying subject to a second apparatus of the plural types of in-vehicle apparatus, the second apparatus being different from the first apparatus, and a position of the second switching member relative to a position of the first switching member corresponds with a displayed position of an index of the second apparatus relative to a displayed position of an index of the first apparatus. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110131494 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AUDIO APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus is provided. An item selection device selects, through a selection manipulation unit, an item from a plurality of items which are displayed in the form of a list and arranged in an arrangement direction. A manipulation detection unit detects a state of a selection manipulation of the selection manipulation unit. A display area enlargement unit enlarges a display area of the selected item in the arrangement direction when the manipulation detection unit detects that the selection manipulation of the selection manipulation unit is stopped. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110131515 | IN-VEHICLE DISPLAY SYSTEM - The receiver respectively receives an instruction by a first operation to select a first item from amongst a plurality of first items displayed on a display unit, an instruction by a second operation to determine the first item selected from amongst the plurality of first items, and an instruction by a third operation to display a plurality of second items representing commands relating to the first item selected from amongst the plurality of first items. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110131519 | IN-VEHICLE DISPLAY SYSTEM - An in-vehicle display system is installed in a vehicle for displaying information to a user. The system includes a display unit that displays information; an operation unit that is located separately from the display unit and that allows a user to perform user operations including a directional operation and a turning operation; and a receiver that receives user instructions for making entry of plural characters that can be displayed on the display unit, based on displayed content displayed on the display unit and the user operations made with the operation unit. The receiver receives: (i) a first one of the directional operation and the turning operation as the user instruction in order to select a group from amongst a plurality of groups displayed on the display unit each of the plurality of groups representing a plurality of characters which are candidates for entry, and (ii) a second one of the directional operation and the turning operation as the user instruction in order to select a character from amongst the plural characters included in the group that is selected by the first one of the directional operation and the turning operation. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110164053 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing device capable of processing navigation information is provided. Image processing means generates a signal for displaying a basic screen including a predetermined display element, to which a predetermined function is assigned, on a display device and outputs the signal to the display device. Detection means detects a user's operation of the predetermined display element displayed on the display device. Image generation means generates a superimposed display image for providing the predetermined function assigned to the predetermined display element when the operation is detected by the detection means. When the superimposed display image is generated by the image generation means, the image processing means generates a signal for displaying a superimposed screen, in which the superimposed display image is superimposed on the basic screen, on the display device and outputs the signal to the display device. The superimposed display image generated by the image generation means includes a relation display image which allows the user to visually understand a relation between the predetermined display element and the superimposed display image. The relation display image is generated so as to be continuously displayed even when a displayed content of the superimposed display image is updated. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110164062 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - An information processing device capable of processing navigation information is provided. A touch panel can display images and can receive a user's touch operation. An image generation section generates a navigation image including a map image and a plurality of operation button images for receiving the touch operation, the images being displayed on the touch panel. A plurality of operation button images include a first operation button image related to a navigation function and a second operation button image related to a plurality of functions other than the navigation function. The image generation section generates a first image which is obtained by combining the navigation image and the first operation button image and a second image which includes the second operation button. The first image and the second image are respectively displayed in a first display region and a second display region. The first display region and the second display region are separated by a movable boundary. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110181540 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A navigation system is provided. A medium insertion port is disposed on the front surface of a main unit and a portable recording medium is loaded into or unloaded from the main unit through the medium insertion port. A display unit is disposed on the front surface of the main unit and can move between a closed position where the medium insertion port is covered and an opened position where the medium insertion port is exposed. A limitation section limits the movement of the display unit to the opened position. A limitation removing section removes the limitation by the limitation section. An operation section receives an operation on the navigation system. The operation section can receive an operation other than an operation to be intrinsically received by the operation section. The limitation removing section removes the limitation by the limitation section when the operation section receives the operation other than the operation to be intrinsically received. | 07-28-2011 |
