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20090296317 | Electrolytic capacitator element and processing for producing the same - A process is provided for producing an electrolytic capacitor element that can uniformly form a highly electrically conductive polymer having a nano thickness level on a nano porous anode element substrate and suitable for use in high-capacitance electrolytic capacitors used in emergency power supplies and backup power supplies in electronic equipment. An oxide film and an electrically conductive polymer film are formed by pulsed constant current electrolysis of a monomer for an electrically conductive polymer and a nanoporous valve action metal in an electrolysis solution comprising an ionic liquid. | 12-03-2009 |
20100259867 | ELECTRODE FOR ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An electrical double-layer capacitor electrode with excellent capacitance characteristics is obtained together with a manufacturing method therefor. | 10-14-2010 |
20130070393 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR - A solid electrolytic capacitor is impregnated with a conductive polymer dispersion solution comprising sorbitol. In the capacitor, the hydroxyl group of sorbitol acts as the oxygen source necessary for the anodic oxidation of anodic oxide film when voltage is applied to the solid electrolytic capacitor. Consequently, the oxide film is repaired and withstand voltage property is improved, which is thought to be due to the anodic oxidation that repairs the damage on the oxide film. Superior electric capacitance can further be attained by specifying the sorbitol content in the dispersion solution to be at 60-90 wt %. | 03-21-2013 |
20130180091 | ELECTRODE FOR ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An electrical double-layer capacitor electrode with excellent capacitance characteristics is obtained together with a manufacturing method therefor. Paper-molded sheet of carbon nanotubes is integrated with etched foil constituting a collector, by means of bumps and indentations formed on the surface of etched foil to prepare an electrical double-layer capacitor electrode. Alternatively, carbon nanotubes grown around core catalyst particles on substrate are integrated with etched foil by means of humps and indentations formed on the surface of etched foil to prepare all electrical double-layer capacitor electrode. To manufacture these electrodes, this carbon nanotube sheet or substrate with carbon nanotubes grown thereon is laid over bumps and indentations on the surface of etched foil, and the sheet or substrate and the foil are pressed under 0.01 to 100 t/cm2 of pressure to integrate the carbon nanotubes with the etched foil. | 07-18-2013 |
20140014167 | ELECTRODE BODY FOR SOLAR CELL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE ELECTRODE BODY, AND SOLAR CELL PROVIDED WITH THE ELECTRODE BODY - Disclosed is an electrode body for a solar cell, which is capable of being used as a component of both an organic thin-film solar cell and a dye-sensitized solar cell, and has excellent heat resistance. This electrode body for a solar cell is provided with a substrate with a conductive part at least on the surface and a conductive polymer layer located on the conductive part of the substrate, in which the conductive polymer layer includes: a polymer derived from at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of 3,4-disubstituted thiophenes; and an anion as a dopant to the polymer generated from at least one organic non-sulfonate compound having an anion with the molecular weight of 200 or more. Additionally, the density of the conductive polymer layer is in the range of 1.15 to 1.80 g/cm | 01-16-2014 |
20140014168 | ELECTRODE BODY FOR SOLAR CELL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE ELECTRODE BODY, AND SOLAR CELL PROVIDED WITH THE ELECTRODE BODY - Disclosed is an electrode body for a solar cell, which is capable of being used as a component of both an organic thin-film solar cell and a dye-sensitized solar cell, and has excellent heat resistance. This electrode body for a solar cell is provided with a substrate with a conductive part at least on the surface and a conductive polymer layer located on the conductive part of the substrate, in which the conductive polymer layer includes: a polymer which is obtained by polymerizing a monomer selected from the group consisting of 3,4-disubstituted thiophenes; and an anion as a dopant to the polymer generated from at least one organic non-sulfonate compound having an anion with the molecular weight of 200 or more. Since the anion of the organic non-sulfonate compound is included as a dopant in the conductive polymer layer, the heat resistance of the conductive polymer layer is improved. | 01-16-2014 |
20150187511 | DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL - Provided is a dye-sensitized solar cell which exhibits excellent heat resistance and high photoelectric conversion efficiency. This dye-sensitized solar cell is provided with: a negative electrode having a semiconductor layer with a pigment as a photosensitizer, an electrolyte layer located on the semiconductor layer of the negative electrode having a paired oxidized species and reduced species, and a positive electrode located on the electrolyte layer having a conductive polymer layer that acts as a catalyst to convert the oxidized species into the reduced species. The conductive polymer layer in the positive electrode contains a polymer derived from at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of 3,4-disubstituted thiophenes; and an anion as a dopant to the polymer generated from at least one organic non-sulfonate compound having an anion with the molecular weight of 200 or more. The thickness of the conductive polymer layer is within the range of 100 to 10000 nm. | 07-02-2015 |
20150255222 | POLYMERIZATION LIQUID, CONDUCTIVE POLYMER FILM OBTAINED FROM POLYMERIZATION LIQUID, AND SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR - Provided is a polymerization liquid for electropolymerization, which uses a solvent that is mainly composed of water, which is greatly increased in the amount of a monomer contained therein, and which is capable of quickly forming a conductive polymer layer having high conductivity and heat resistance, A polymerization liquid for electropolymerization of the present invention contains: a solvent that is composed of 100-80% by mass of water and 0-20% by mass of an organic solvent; at least one monomer having a pi-conjugated double bond; at least one supporting electrolyte; and at least two nonionic surfactants. The at least two nonionic surfactants are composed of at least one acetylenol surfactant and at least one water-soluble nonionic surfactant other than the acetylenol surfactant. Due to the combination of the two nonionic surfactants, the amount of the monomer emulsified with the solvent can be greatly increased. | 09-10-2015 |
20150332858 | DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL - Provided is a dye-sensitized solar cell which exhibits excellent heat resistance and high photoelectric conversion efficiency. This dye-sensitized solar cell is provided with: a negative electrode having a semiconductor layer with a pigment as a photosensitizer, an electrolyte layer located on the semiconductor layer of the negative electrode having a paired oxidized species and reduced species, and a positive electrode located on the electrolyte layer having a conductive polymer layer that acts as a catalyst to convert the oxidized species into the reduced species. The conductive polymer layer in the positive electrode contains a polymer derived from at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of 3,4-disubstituted thiophenes; and an anion as a dopant to the polymer generated from at least one organic non-sulfonate compound having an anion with the molecular weight of 200 or more. The thickness of the conductive polymer layer is within the range of 100 to 10000 nm. | 11-19-2015 |
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20090274908 | PREPARATION PROCESS OF MICROBEADS, AND MICROBEADS - The present application provides a process for the preparation of microbeads, including the steps of: patterning a thin film, which has been formed on a substrate, into microbead regions of at least one predetermined shape by photolithography; immobilizing a predetermined substance on the thus-patterned microbead regions; and stripping off, from the substrate, the thus-patterned microbead regions with the substance immobilized thereon. | 11-05-2009 |
20090279787 | MICROBEAD AUTOMATIC RECOGNITION METHOD AND MICROBEAD - A microbead automatic recognition method includes the steps of: acquiring an image of a circular surface of a cylindrical microbead having a recognition pattern created on the circular surface and a plurality of reference points also created on the circular surface; and acquiring information on the rear/front and/or orientation of the cylindrical microbead from the acquired image on the basis of the positions of the reference points. | 11-12-2009 |
20110183272 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING MICROBEADS AND MICROBEADS - In one example embodiment, a method fabricates microbeads, which can supply a bead set containing a various types of microbeads and having distinct populations of the respective types of microbeads. In one example embodiment, the method includes forming a hydrophilic layer made of a hydrophilic organic material on a substrate. In one example embodiment, the method includes laminating on the hydrophilic layer a thin film capable of being peeled off in the form of microbeads. In one example embodiment, the method includes forming the thin film in a given configuration by photolithography. In one example embodiment, the method includes solid-phasing a given substance on the post-formed thin films. In one example embodiment, the method includes peeling off the post-formed thin films, which have been solid-phased with the substance, from the substrate along with at least a part of the hydrophilic layer to obtain microbeads. | 07-28-2011 |
20120195507 | MICROBEAD AUTOMATIC RECOGNITION METHOD AND MICROBEAD - A microbead automatic recognition method includes the steps of: acquiring an image of a circular surface of a cylindrical microbead having a recognition pattern created on the circular surface and a plurality of reference points also created on the circular surface; and acquiring information on the rear/front and/or orientation of the cylindrical microbead from the acquired image on the basis of the positions of the reference points. | 08-02-2012 |
20140334981 | MICROBEAD ANALYSIS METHOD AND MICROBEAD ANALYZER - Provided is a microbead analysis method for a microbead. The microbead is formed in a columnar shape having a top surface and a bottom surface facing each other, as placed almost in parallel, and a side surface extending therefrom, and carries an identification pattern formed on at least one of the top surface and the bottom surface and a substance immobilized on a surface thereof having affinity to an analyte substance. The method includes detecting fluorescence emitted from the microbead surface due to interaction of the analyte substance with the substance having affinity to the analyte substance from a region including a region of the top surface and the bottom surface where there is no identification pattern formed and the side surface. | 11-13-2014 |
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20100071966 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH PAD APPARATUS - Electrodes E | 03-25-2010 |
20150037478 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DRYING INSTANT NOODLES - An object of the present invention is to provide a method for drying non-fried noodles for obtaining non-fried noodles that are easily loosened without sticking of noodle strings and excellent in restorability. The present invention includes, as a step of drying non-fried noodles, a step of putting gelatinized noodle strings into a retainer, the retainer having one or more small holes in a bottom surface thereof so as to give a ratio of the total area of the small holes to the area of the bottom surface of the retainer of 30% or less, or having no small hole in the bottom surface, that is, the retainer having an aperture ratio of 0 to 30% and blowing a high-speed air flow, preferably having a wind speed of 50 m/s or higher, from above the retainer toward the noodle strings in the retainer. | 02-05-2015 |
20150296845 | DRYING METHOD AND DRYING DEVICE OF INSTANT NOODLES - An object of the present invention is to provide a method for drying non-fried instant noodles for obtaining non-fried noodles that are easily loosened without sticking of noodle strings and excellent in restorability. The present invention includes, as a step of drying non-fried instant noodles, a step of putting gelatinized noodle strings into a drying retainer, and blowing a high-speed air flow from above the retainer toward a noodle mass of the noodle strings to perform drying. In the drying step, the retainer employed has a shape such that a transition portion from a bottom surface to a side surface (side wall portion) is formed to be a curved surface with a radius of curvature of 5 to 15 mm, and preferably the high-speed air flow is blown at a wind speed of 50 m/s or higher in terms of the speed to which the noodle strings are exposed. | 10-22-2015 |
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20090303618 | OBJECTIVE OPTICAL SYSTEM AND ENDOSCOPE - An objective optical system includes, a first group having positive refractive power, a second group having positive refractive power, the first group having a first parallel flat plate, a diaphragm, a second parallel flat plate and a first plano-convex lens with its convex surface facing the image side in the above mentioned order as viewed from the object side, the first parallel flat plate, the second flat parallel plate and the first plano-convex lens forming a cemented lens, the second parallel flat plate being formed by an infrared absorption filter, the second group having a second plano-convex lens with its convex surface facing the object side. | 12-10-2009 |
20120130175 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - A light source apparatus includes a first rotational filter section that can place a blue filter, a green filter and a magenta filter in a light path, a second rotational filter section that can place a yellow filter in the light path and a band selection filter section that can place an NBI filter that limits blue and green light to a narrow band, wherein the first and the second rotational filter sections are controllable so that in the case of normal light imaging, the yellow filter is placed in the light path when the magenta filter is placed in the light path and in the case of narrow band imaging, the NBI filter is placed in the light path LP and the yellow filter is placed in the light path when the green filter is placed in the light path. | 05-24-2012 |
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20090256193 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a semiconductor device which includes a split-gate type memory cell having a control gate and a memory gate, a low withstand voltage MISFET and a high withstand voltage MISFET, variations of the threshold voltage of the memory cell are suppressed. A gate insulating film of a control gate is thinner than a gate insulating film of a high withstand voltage MISFET, the control gate is thicker than a gate electrode | 10-15-2009 |
20100237404 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device having a non-volatile memory is disclosed, whose disturb defect can be diminished or prevented. A memory cell of the non-volatile memory has a memory gate electrode formed over a main surface of a semiconductor substrate through an insulating film for charge storage. A first side wall is formed on a side face of the memory gate electrode, and at a side face of the first side wall, a second side wall is formed. On an upper surface of an n | 09-23-2010 |
20100264479 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a semiconductor device having, over a semiconductor substrate, a control gate electrode and a memory gate electrode which are adjacent to each other and constitute a nonvolatile memory. The height of the memory gate electrode is lower than the height of the control gate electrode. A metal silicide film is formed over the upper surface of the control gate electrode, but not formed over the upper surface of the memory gate electrode. The memory gate electrode has, over the upper surface thereof, a sidewall insulating film made of silicon oxide. This sidewall insulating film is formed in the same step as that for the formation of respective sidewall insulating films over the sidewalls of the memory gate electrode and the control gate electrode. The present invention makes it possible to improve the production yield and performance of the semiconductor device having a nonvolatile memory. | 10-21-2010 |
20120313160 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a semiconductor device having, over a semiconductor substrate, a control gate electrode and a memory gate electrode which are adjacent to each other and constitute a nonvolatile memory. The height of the memory gate electrode is lower than the height of the control gate electrode. A metal silicide film is formed over the upper surface of the control gate electrode, but not formed over the upper surface of the memory gate electrode. The memory gate electrode has, over the upper surface thereof, a sidewall insulating film made of silicon oxide. This sidewall insulating film is formed in the same step as that for the formation of respective sidewall insulating films over the sidewalls of the memory gate electrode and the control gate electrode. The present invention makes it possible to improve the production yield and performance of the semiconductor device having a nonvolatile memory. | 12-13-2012 |
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20100239219 | PARTICLE AND NEAR-FIELD OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE - A particle includes: a metal; and a compound containing a hydrogen-bonding forming group, an absorption group different from the hydrogen-bonding forming group, and an aromatic ring, M representing the metal, A representing the absorption group, B representing the hydrogen-bonding forming group, a representing an integer of 0 or greater, b representing an integer of 0 or greater, c representing an integer of 1 or greater, R1 representing an aromatic ring (a planar ring up to a pi-electron number of 24) and a derivative of the aromatic ring, R2 through R5 representing a hydrogen atom, saturated hydrocarbon, unsaturated hydrocarbon, an ether bond, an ester bond, a cyano group, or derivatives of the substances and bonds, and the compound having a structure expressed by the following chemical formula. | 09-23-2010 |
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20140165300 | REDUCTION OF AMMONIA ODOR WHEN COLORING AND/OR LIGHTENING HAIR - Agents and methods are provided for coloring and/or lightening keratinic fibers. In one embodiment, an agent for coloring and/or lightening keratinic fibers includes, in a cosmetic carrier, (a) one or more oxidation dye precursors, (b) ammonia, (c) one or more ethoxylated fatty alcohols having a degree of ethoxylation from 80 to 120, and (d) one or more zwitterionic polymers. The agent contains no carbonates. | 06-19-2014 |
20140283315 | HAIR COSMETIC - A problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a hair cosmetic which can be easily applied to the hair uniformly, and at the same time, does not drip from the hair, does not spatter when applied to the hair, and does not dirty the surrounding, clothing, the skin or the like. The present invention relates to a hair cosmetic comprising (A) a cationic surfactant, (B) a nonionic surfactant, (C) a higher alcohol, (D) an oil having an IOB value of 0.1 or lower, and (E) water, which is used after being mixed with a gas to be thickened. | 09-25-2014 |
20150231056 | 2-PART HAIR COSMETIC - The present invention provides a two-part hair cosmetic material having a reduced irritating smell due to ammonia. Specifically, the present invention relates to a two-part hair cosmetic material comprising a first agent containing an alkali agent and a second agent containing an oxidizing agent, wherein the first agent contains the following ingredients: (A) a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether having a polyoxyethylene chain length of 50 or more, (B) a higher alcohol, and (C) a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether having a polyoxyethylene chain length shorter than the polyoxyethylene chain length of the polyoxyethylene alkyl ether (A), and the content of a higher alcohol having 20 or more carbon atoms in the higher alcohol (B) is 1.0% by weight or less based on the weight of the first agent. | 08-20-2015 |
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20130327924 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR, CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - There is provided a solid-state image sensor including unit pixels each including a photoelectric transducer which generates a charge corresponding to an amount of incident light and accumulates the charge therein, a first transfer gate which transfers the charge accumulated in the photoelectric transducer, a charge holding region in which the charge transferred from the photoelectric transducer by the first transfer gate is held, a second transfer gate which transfers the charge held in the charge holding region, a floating diffusion region in which the charge transferred from the charge holding region by the second transfer gate is held to be read out as a signal, and a reset section which resets the charge in the floating diffusion region. The first transfer gate and the reset section are connected to an identical drive section through a drive line shared thereby, and are simultaneously driven by the drive section. | 12-12-2013 |
20140084138 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR, METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - There is provided a solid-state image sensor including a photoelectric conversion part which generates a charge corresponding to received light and accumulates the charge therein, a charge holding part in which before the charge accumulated in the photoelectric conversion part is transferred to a floating diffusion region, the charge is held for a predetermined time, a first transfer gate which transfers the charge accumulated in the photoelectric conversion part to the charge holding part, a second transfer gate which transfers the charge held in the charge holding part to the floating diffusion region, and a charge discharging gate which discharges the charge in the photoelectric conversion part. Before charge accumulation in the photoelectric conversion part for the next frame is started, part of the charge accumulated in the charge holding part is discharged. | 03-27-2014 |
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20090190320 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Coupling reliability of a passive component is improved to increase the reliability of a semiconductor device. A first through hole is formed in a first electrode part of a first plate-like lead, and a second through hole is formed in a second electrode part of a second plate-like lead. As a result, at the first electrode part of the first plate-like lead, one external terminal of the passive component can be coupled to the first electrode parts on both sides of the first through hole while being laid across the first through hole. Also, at the second electrode part of the second plate-like lead, the other external terminal of the passive component can be coupled to the second electrode parts on both sides of the second through hole while being laid across the second through hole. Accordingly, at central portions both in the longitudinal and width directions of the passive component, the passive component is surrounded by sealing members. As a result, thermal stress applied to jointing materials such as solder can be reduced, improving the reliability of the semiconductor device (semiconductor package). | 07-30-2009 |
20100308421 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The size of a semiconductor device is reduced. A semiconductor chip in which a power MOSFET is placed above a semiconductor chip in which another power MOSFET is formed and they are sealed with an encapsulation resin portion. The semiconductor chips are so arranged that the upper semiconductor chip does not overlap with the area positioned directly above a gate pad electrode of the lower semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chips are identical in size and the respective source pad electrodes and gate pad electrodes of the lower semiconductor chip and the upper semiconductor chip are identical in shape and arrangement. The lower semiconductor chip and the upper semiconductor chip are arranged with their respective centers displaced from each other. | 12-09-2010 |
20110081750 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - The reliability of a semiconductor device is enhanced. A first lead frame, a first semiconductor chip, a second lead frame, and a second semiconductor chip are stacked over an assembly jig in this order with solder in between and solder reflow processing is carried out to fabricate their assembly. Thereafter, this assembly is sandwiched between first and second molding dies to form an encapsulation resin portion. The upper surface of the second die is provided with steps. At a molding step, the second lead frame is clamped between the first and second dies at a position higher than the first lead frame; and a third lead frame is clamped between the first and second dies at a higher position. The assembly jig is provided with steps at the same positions as those of the steps in the upper surface of the second die in positions corresponding to those of the same. | 04-07-2011 |
20110312134 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - The reliability of a semiconductor device is enhanced. A first lead frame, a first semiconductor chip, a second lead frame, and a second semiconductor chip are stacked over an assembly jig in this order with solder in between and solder reflow processing is carried out to fabricate their assembly. Thereafter, this assembly is sandwiched between first and second molding dies to form an encapsulation resin portion. The upper surface of the second die is provided with steps. At a molding step, the second lead frame is clamped between the first and second dies at a position higher than the first lead frame; and a third lead frame is clamped between the first and second dies at a higher position. The assembly jig is provided with steps at the same positions as those of the steps in the upper surface of the second die in positions corresponding to those of the same. | 12-22-2011 |
20130120504 | INKJET PRINTHEAD - An inkjet printhead includes multiple sets each of which includes a nozzle, pressure chamber, and actuator; a circuit board; and a connection member. The circuit board includes a wire, through hole via, and ink channel. The connection member, which connects the wire to a driving unit, is provided outside of an array area where the sets are two-dimensionally arrayed. The number of the nozzle rows is N, and each row includes M nozzles (M and N: integer of 2 or more). The through hole vias corresponding to the nozzles of n nozzle row of the N nozzle rows are provided inside of the array area (n: 1≦n05-16-2013 | |
20140204153 | INKJET PRINTHEAD - An inkjet printhead includes multiple sets each of which includes a nozzle, pressure chamber, and actuator; a circuit board; and a connection member. The circuit board includes a wire, through hole via, and ink channel. The connection member, which connects the wire to a driving unit, is provided outside of an array area where the sets are two-dimensionally arrayed. The number of the nozzle rows is N, and each row includes M nozzles (M and N: integer of 2 or more). The through hole vias corresponding to the nozzles of n nozzle row of the N nozzle rows are provided inside of the array area (n: 1≦n07-24-2014 | |