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20130056178 | EBULLIENT COOLING DEVICE - An ebullient cooling device includes a chamber, a heat sink, a heat receiving member, and a heat dissipating member. The chamber includes a heat conducting plate with a heat generating body on an outer side surface thereof, and an airtight space filled with coolant that undergoes a phase change between liquid and gas, on an inner side of the heat conducting plate. The heat sink is provided on the outer side surface of the heat conducting plate. The heat receiving member is provided on an inner side surface of the heat conducting plate so as to oppose the heat generating body with the heat conducting plate sandwiched therebetween, and transfers heat generated at the heat generating body to the coolant. The heat dissipating member is provided on the inner side surface of the heat conducting plate, receives heat transferred by the coolant, and dissipates the heat to the heat sink. | 03-07-2013 |
20130188314 | VAPOR PHASE COOLING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT USING SAME - A vapor phase cooling apparatus ( | 07-25-2013 |
20130206368 | COOLING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - In a cooling device using an ebullient cooling system, the cooling performance adversely decreases if the evaporator includes projections activating the convection heat transfer and the bubble nuclei are formed on the inner wall surface, therefore, a cooling device according to an exemplary aspect of the invention includes an evaporator storing a refrigerant; a condenser condensing and liquefying a vapor-state refrigerant vaporized in the evaporator and radiating heat; and a connection connecting the evaporator and the condenser; wherein the evaporator includes a base thermally contacting with an object to be cooled, and a container; the base includes a plurality of projections on a boiling surface of a surface at an inner wall side contacting with the refrigerant; and a bubble nucleus forming surface is included only on a part of a refrigerant contacting surface including the boiling surface and the surface of the projections. | 08-15-2013 |
20130219954 | COOLING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - In a cooling device using an ebullient cooling system, cooling performance adversely decreases if the evaporator includes projections activating convection heat transfer and the bubble nuclei are formed on the inner wall surface. A cooling device according to an exemplary embodiment includes an evaporator storing a refrigerant and a condenser condensing and liquefying a vapor-state refrigerant vaporized in the evaporator and radiating heat. The evaporator includes a base thermally contacting with an object to be cooled, and a container. The base includes a plurality of projections on a boiling surface of a surface at an inner wall side contacting with the refrigerant. The cross-sectional area cut along a plane parallel to the boiling surface at the top of the projection is smaller than that at the boiling surface. The evaporator includes a bubble nucleus forming surface only on a part of a refrigerant contacting surface. | 08-29-2013 |
20130319639 | COOLING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - In a cooling device using an ebullient cooling system, it is difficult to improve the cooling performance without increasing manufacturing costs, therefore, a cooling device according to an exemplary aspect of the invention includes a heat receiving unit storing a refrigerant and receiving the heat from an object to be cooled; a heat radiating unit radiating heat by condensing and liquefying a vapor-state refrigerant arising from a refrigerant vaporizing in the heat receiving unit; and a connection connecting the heat receiving unit to the heat radiating unit; wherein the heat receiving unit includes a base thermally contacting with the object to be cooled, and a container connected to the connection; the base includes a heat receiving unit outer wall composing a part of an outer wall of the heat receiving unit, and a plurality of projections disposed on a heat receiving unit undersurface of an undersurface at an inner wall side contacting with the refrigerant; the base includes a bubble nucleus forming surface on a refrigerant contacting surface composed of the heat receiving unit undersurface and the surface of the projection; and the heat receiving unit includes a vapor-state refrigerant region containing a vapor-state refrigerant between the top edge of the projection and one of inner wall surfaces of the container facing the heat receiving unit undersurface. | 12-05-2013 |
20140027100 | PIPING STRUCTURE OF COOLING DEVICE, METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING PIPES - In a piping structure of a cooling device using an ebullient cooling system, the cooling performance of the cooling device is degraded if the pipe is provided with flexibility, therefore, a piping structure of a cooling device according to an exemplary aspect of the invention includes a first tubular part with a hollow portion through which a refrigerant used in the cooling device flows; wherein the first tubular part is made of metal materials; and the surface roughness of the inner surface of the first tubular part is less than or equal to the size of a condensation nucleus for the refrigerant. | 01-30-2014 |
20140083652 | SEALED CASING - A sealed casing includes a container provided with a plurality of opening and houses at least one heat-generating body, and a plurality of top boards sealing the openings respectively, and is characterized in that at least one of the openings is disposed in a heat-generating area where the heat-generating body is disposed, and that a cooling unit is disposed on the top board sealing the opening in the heat-generating area. | 03-27-2014 |
20140144169 | COOLING SYSTEM AND DEVICE HOUSING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A cooling system comprising: an evaporator for evaporating a refrigerant by performing heat exchange with outside air; a condenser for condensing a gas refrigerant into a liquid refrigerant by making a refrigerant and a cooling medium perform heat exchange with each other; a gas refrigerant pipe and a liquid refrigerant pipe connecting the evaporator and the condenser; and the evaporator including: an upper part header provided in a highest position of the evaporator, and connected with the condenser by the gas refrigerant pipe, through the gas refrigerant pipe a gas refrigerant flowing; a lower part header provided in a lowest position of the evaporator, and connected with the condenser by the liquid refrigerant pipe, through the liquid refrigerant pipe a liquid refrigerant flowing; a middle header provided in an intermediate position between the upper part header and the lower part header, and connected with the condenser by the liquid refrigerant pipe, through the liquid refrigerant pipe the liquid refrigerant flowing; an upper part evaporator, arranged between the upper part header and the middle header, including an upper part steam generating tube having a first flow path for leading a refrigerant of the middle header to the upper part header while making the refrigerant of the middle header perform heat exchange with outside air and having a second flow path for leading a refrigerant of the lower part header to the upper part header while making the refrigerant of the lower part header perform heat exchange with outside air; and a lower part evaporator, arranged between the lower part header and the middle header, including a lower part steam generating tube having a third flow path inserted into the middle header while making a refrigerant of the lower part header perform heat exchange with outside air, the lower part steam generating tube communicated with the second flow path of the upper part steam generating tube. | 05-29-2014 |
20140165638 | COOLING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MADE THEREWITH - A cooling device employing a boiling cooling method cannot exhibit sufficient cooling performance when it is installed in a low-profile electronic device. | 06-19-2014 |
20140190738 | ELECTRONIC SUBSTRATE AND AN ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic substrate | 07-10-2014 |
20140321056 | ELECTRONIC SUBSTRATE HOUSING EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS - An electronic substrate | 10-30-2014 |
20140326016 | COOLING DEVICE AND ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT USING THE SAME - A cooling device of the present invention is a cooling device arranged in a chassis equipped with an upper surface, and comprises: a refrigerant; a vaporizer that includes an evaporative vessel having a side face of a curved surface shape, and performs heat-absorption by making the refrigerant change its phase from a liquid phase state to a vapor phase state; a condenser that performs heat-radiation by making the refrigerant change its phase from a vapor phase state to a liquid phase state; a pipe that connects the vaporizer and the condenser; and a flow path suppression means for suppressing a cooling wind that flows between an area over the evaporative vessel and the upper surface. | 11-06-2014 |
20140331709 | COOLING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - When a cooling device employing an ebullient cooling system is mounted in a low-profile electronic device, not only is it impossible to obtain the sufficient cooling performance, but also the cooling efficiency of the entire electronic device decreases, therefore, a cooling device according to an exemplary aspect of the invention includes evaporating means for storing a refrigerant; condensing means for condensing and liquefying a vapor-phase refrigerant vaporized in the evaporation means and radiating heat; a pipe connecting the evaporating means to the condensing means; and flow regulating means for regulating a flow direction of air passing through the condensing means, wherein the evaporating means and the condensing means are located on roughly the same level in the vertical direction; the evaporating means includes an evaporation container and bulkhead means for separating the refrigerant disposed in the evaporation container; the height of the bulkhead means is larger than or equal to the height of a vapor-liquid interface of the refrigerant and is smaller than the height of the evaporation container; the pipe includes a vapor pipe through which vapor-phase refrigerant flows and a liquid pipe through which condensed and liquefied liquid-phase refrigerant flows; the condensing means includes first condensing means and second condensing means which differ in condensing-means height which is defined as the height in vertical direction of a condensation container composing the condensing means, and the condensing-means height of the first condensing means is configured to be larger than the condensing-means height of the second condensing means; the first condensing means includes a vapor pipe connection portion which is connected to the vapor pipe at the position above the condensing-means height of the second condensing means in vertical direction; and the flow regulating means is disposed in the upper part of the second condensing means. | 11-13-2014 |
20140366572 | COOLING DEVICE - [Problem] When a size of a cooling device using a boiling cooling system is reduced, a cooling performance decreases. | 12-18-2014 |
20150034288 | Flat Plate Cooling Device and Method for Using the Same - In a cooling device using an ebullient cooling system, a cooling device becomes larger when a degree of freedom of the arrangement in installing it in electronic equipment is increased, and that it is impossible to obtain a sufficient degree of freedom of the arrangement, therefore, a flat plate cooling device according to an exemplary aspect of the invention includes a plate-like container including a first flat plate and a second flat plate opposite to the first flat plate; a refrigerant enclosed in the plate-like container; and a guiding wall unit connecting the first flat plate to the second flat plate and controlling a flow of the refrigerant in the plate-like container; wherein the plate-like container includes a heat receiving area which is thermally connected to a heating element disposed on at least one of the first flat plate and the second flat plate; and the guiding wall unit includes a pair of guiding walls, and the guiding walls are disposed on opposite sides of the heat receiving area. | 02-05-2015 |
20150062821 | Cooling Structure for Electronic Circuit Board, and Electronic Device Using the Same - The size of an electronic device using a cooling structure for an electronic circuit board is increased when using a heating element with a large amount of heat generation, therefore, a cooling structure for an electronic circuit board according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes an evaporator with an evaporation container storing a refrigerant; a condenser condensing and liquefying a vapor-phase refrigerant vaporized in the evaporator and radiating heat; and a pipe connecting the evaporator to the condenser, wherein the evaporator includes a heat receiving area, on one side of the evaporation container, thermally connecting to a heating element disposed on the electronic circuit board, and a plurality of flow path plates, in an area including the heat receiving area, extending in the direction parallel to the electronic circuit board; and a vapor-liquid interface of the refrigerant is positioned above or at the level of a lower end and below an upper end of the heat receiving area in the vertical direction, in the arrangement condition that the drawing direction of the flow path plates is approximately parallel to the vertical direction. | 03-05-2015 |
20150131229 | CONNECTING STRUCTURE OF COOLING DEVICE, COOLING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING COOLING DEVICE - It is impossible in a cooling device using a phase-change system, seeking high heat transport performance, to obtain sufficient cooling performance due to the increase in thermal resistance with a heating element to be cooled, therefore, a connecting structure of a cooling device according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes a connecting board with an opening; a pressing plate of thin plate elastically deformable; first fixing means for fixing the pressing plate to the connecting board with the pressing plate disposed covering heat receiving means composing the cooling device; and second fixing means for fixing the connecting board to a substrate with the heat receiving means abutting against a heating element mounted on the substrate and disposed in the opening. | 05-14-2015 |
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20090127670 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND MASK PATTERN FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate; and an insulating layer formed on at least a main surface of the semiconductor substrate; wherein a contact hole is formed at the insulating layer so as to expose the main surface of the semiconductor substrate through the insulating layer so that a cross section of the contact hole parallel to the main surface of the semiconductor substrate is shaped rectangularly. | 05-21-2009 |
20130148435 | NON-VOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE - According to one embodiment, there is provided a non-volatile semiconductor storage device including a non-volatile memory, a monitoring section, a determining section, and a notification processing section. The non-volatile memory includes a plurality of memory cells driven by word lines and a voltage generating section that generates a read voltage to be applied to the word lines. The monitoring section monitors a change in a threshold distribution of the plurality of memory cells upon performing a read processing to read data from the plurality of memory cells by applying the read voltage to the word lines. The determining section determines a degree of deterioration of the non-volatile memory in accordance with a monitoring result by the monitoring section. The notification processing section notifies a life of the non-volatile memory in accordance with a determining result by the determining section. | 06-13-2013 |
20130250643 | MULTI-CHIP PACKAGE AND MEMORY SYSTEM - A multi-chip package includes a first group of memory chips that includes a first memory chip and a second memory chip, a second group of memory chips that includes at least one memory chip, a first internal wiring system that couples the first memory chip and the second memory chip to a first terminal configured to receive a chip-enable signal, a second internal wiring system that couples the at least one memory chip to a second terminal configured to receive the chip-enable signal. The first memory chip and the second memory chip each include a chip address memory region configured to store an address associated with the memory chip, and an address rewrite module configured to rewrite the address associated with the memory chip and stored in the chip address memory region in response to an external operation. | 09-26-2013 |
20130254463 | MEMORY SYSTEM - According to an embodiment, a memory system includes a nonvolatile memory that stores system data into a first address, a first data verifying unit, an address selecting unit, a first data operating unit, a second data verifying unit and a second data operating unit. | 09-26-2013 |
20140068146 | MEMORY SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a memory system according to one embodiment is equipped with several nonvolatile memory chips and a memory controller that controls the nonvolatile memory chips based on a firmware. The firmware is written in a nonvolatile memory chip positioned the farthest distance from the memory controller. | 03-06-2014 |
20140328129 | NON-VOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE - According to one embodiment, there is provided a non-volatile semiconductor storage device including a non-volatile memory, a monitoring section, a determining section, and a notification processing section. The non-volatile memory includes a plurality of memory cells driven by word lines and a voltage generating section that generates a read voltage to be applied to the word lines. The monitoring section monitors a change in a threshold distribution of the plurality of memory cells upon performing a read processing to read data from the plurality of memory cells by applying the read voltage to the word lines. The determining section determines a degree of deterioration of the non-volatile memory in accordance with a monitoring result by the monitoring section. The notification processing section notifies a life of the non-volatile memory in accordance with a determining result by the determining section. | 11-06-2014 |
20150117080 | MULTI-CHIP PACKAGE AND MEMORY SYSTEM - A multi-chip package includes a first group of memory chips that includes a first memory chip and a second memory chip, a second group of memory chips that includes at least one memory chip, a first internal wiring system that couples the first memory chip and the second memory chip to a first terminal configured to receive a chip-enable signal, a second internal wiring system that couples the at least one memory chip to a second terminal configured to receive the chip-enable signal. The first memory chip and the second memory chip each include a chip address memory region configured to store an address associated with the memory chip, and an address rewrite module configured to rewrite the address associated with the memory chip and stored in the chip address memory region in response to an external operation. | 04-30-2015 |
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20100277236 | PREDISTORTER - Provided is a predistorter which compensates for a memory effect occurring in an amplifier used in a communication device, especially an electric memory effect as well. The predistorter includes: a distortion compensation circuit ( | 11-04-2010 |
20130113561 | OUTPUT MODE SWITCHING AMPLIFIER - An output mode switching amplifier, including: a transistor for signal amplification connected between a first node on an input side and a second node on an output side; a bypass path for bypassing the transistor between the first node and the second node; a voltage control circuit for switching whether to apply a bias voltage to the transistor so that a transmission signal is amplified by the transistor or to output a transmission signal via the bypass path without amplifying the transmission signal by the transistor; and a second-harmonic reflection circuit connected to the bypass path, for reflecting a second harmonic of the transmission signal. | 05-09-2013 |
20130249626 | MULTIPLE POWER MODE AMPLIFIER - A multiple power mode amplifier includes: N amplifiers connected in series via switches; and a control circuit for controlling the N amplifiers in accordance with the output modes. P amplifiers out of the N amplifiers constitute a driver amplifier, and constitute a negative feedback amplifier including a feedback circuit for negatively feeding back its own output signal to its own input side. N−P amplifiers constitute a final stage amplifier connected in series to the negative feedback amplifier in a disconnectable manner. The control circuit is configured to: in a first output mode, disconnect the final stage amplifier from the negative feedback amplifier, and disable the feedback circuit; and in a second output mode, connect the final stage amplifier in series to the negative feedback amplifier, and enable the feedback circuit. | 09-26-2013 |
20140103996 | FRONT-END AMPLIFIER - A front-end amplifier has an impedance detector that detects an impedance seen looking into an antenna side from a power amplifier from a radio-frequency signal output from the power amplifier and a radio-frequency signal reflected from the antenna, in which a control circuit decides on whether the impedance detected by the impedance detector belongs to a specific region or not, and controls, if the impedance belongs to the specific region, at least one of the bias condition of the power amplifier and the impedance of a variable-matching circuit. | 04-17-2014 |
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20080238465 | BURN-IN SYSTEM WITH HEATING BLOCKS ACCOMODATED IN COOLING BLOCKS - A burn-in system enabling the temperatures of a large number of electronic devices differing in amount of self generated heat to be simultaneously reliably adjusted to a predetermined temperature, that is, a burn-in system bringing heater blocks having heaters, cooling blocks formed with channels able to carry a coolant, and sensor blocks having temperature sensors into contact with a plurality of DUTs mounted on a burn-in board and simultaneously performing a burn-in test on the plurality of DUTs, wherein each cooling block is formed with a first accommodating space and second accommodating space, each heater block is accommodated in a first accommodating space in a state maintaining clearance from the inside wall surfaces, and each sensor block is accommodated in a second accommodating space in a state maintaining clearance from the inside wall surfaces. | 10-02-2008 |
20090126468 | FILTER UNIT FOR CONDUCTIVE FLUID DETECTION APPARATUS AND CONDUCTIVE FLUID DETECTION APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A conductive fluid detection apparatus for detecting moisture mixed into a coolant comprises: a filter unit having a tubular member through which a coolant can flow, mesh members made of stainless steel etc. and filter paper through which the coolant can pass, but which can hold moisture, the mesh members and the filter paper provided and stacked inside the tubular member, the filter paper interposed between the mesh members; a resistance value measurement circuit measuring the resistance value between mesh members; and a relay stopping the supply of power to the pump when the resistance value between the mesh members falls. | 05-21-2009 |
20090230985 | BURN-IN SYSTEM WITH MEASUREMENT BLOCK ACCOMODATED IN COOLING BLOCK - A burn-in system enabling the temperatures of a large number of electronic devices differing in amount of self generated heat to be simultaneously reliably adjusted to a predetermined temperature, that is, a burn-in system bringing heater blocks having heaters, cooling blocks formed with channels able to carry a coolant, and sensor blocks having temperature sensors into contact with a plurality of DUTs mounted on a burn-in board and simultaneously performing a burn-in test on the plurality of DUTs, wherein each cooling block is formed with a first accommodating space and second accommodating space, each heater block is accommodated in a first accommodating space in a state maintaining clearance from the inside wall surfaces, and each sensor block is accommodated in a second accommodating space in a state maintaining clearance from the inside wall surfaces. | 09-17-2009 |
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20090193872 | GAS SENSOR CHIP AND GAS SENSOR PROVIDED THEREWITH - To provide a gas sensor chip, and a gas sensor provided therewith, capable of producing stable output characteristics over an extended period of time even when installed in a harsh environment such as a boiler smokestack carrying exhaust gasses. There is a backside structure wherein a catalyst carrier that contacts a gas to be measured is disposed on one side of a thermal conductor, a temperature sensing portion is disposed in a location that does not contact the gas to be measured, on the other side of the thermal conductor, and the temperature sensing portion measures the temperature corresponding to the temperature of the catalyst carrier through the thermal conductor, to enable the sensing of the amount of flow over an extended period of time without the temperature sensing portion being negatively affected by the gas to be measured. | 08-06-2009 |
20130238259 | ELECTROMAGNETIC FLOW METER - An electromagnetic flow meter includes a measurement tube, an excitation coil, an excitation current supplying unit supplying an excitation current with an excitation frequency fex to the excitation coil, a pair of electrodes disposed inside the measurement tube, a measuring unit measuring a flow based on an emf that arises between the electrodes, a first A/D converting unit that converts the emf to a digital signal, a sampling unit sampling the digital signal, a noise evaluation value calculating unit, based on at least the sample data sampled by the sampling unit, calculating as a noise evaluation value the magnitude of the impact of a noise component owing to adherence of foreign matter to the electrodes upon the measurement of the flow, and an electrode scaling diagnosing unit determining an electrode foreign matter adherence state by comparing the noise evaluation value and a predetermined diagnostic threshold value. | 09-12-2013 |
20140247532 | MAGNETIC EXCITATION CIRCUIT FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC FLOW METER - A magnetic excitation circuit is used as a circuit for providing a magnetic excitation electric current based on a magnetic excitation power supply voltage to a magnetic excitation coil of an electromagnetic flow meter. The magnetic excitation circuit includes four voltage storing circuits that store and output a driving voltage that is charged by a common driving voltage. The voltage storing circuits are connected respectively between the control terminals and the output terminals of four switching elements. When the four switching elements are turned ON in relation to a positive interval or a negative interval, the four switching elements operate by the driving voltages that are outputted from the respective voltage storing circuits. | 09-04-2014 |
20140266438 | SIGNAL AMPLIFYING CIRCUIT FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC FLOW METER - In a signal amplifying circuit, a flow rate signal, inputted between flow rate signal input terminals of a connector, is inputted into one input terminal and the other input terminal of an instrumentation amplifier through resistive elements and subjected to differential amplification. The amplified output signal thereof is outputted to a sample hold circuit through a coupling capacitor. The flow rate signals, inputted between the flow rate signal input terminals, are buffered by buffer amplifiers, and output signals thereof are outputted to a fault detecting circuit. An interconnection, which connects one of the flow rate signal input terminals and a non-inverting input terminal of one of the buffer amplifiers, is guarded by a guard ring pattern. An interconnection, which connects the other one of the flow rate signal input terminals and a non-inverting input terminal of the other one of the buffer amplifiers, is guarded by another guard ring pattern. | 09-18-2014 |
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20090325258 | Magnetic particle holding carrier and method for preparing the same - Provided is a magnetic particle holding carrier enabling automatization of treatment of a biological substance such as a protein by improving dispersibility of nano-size magnetic particles and suppressing nonspecific adsorption onto the wall of a container such as a pipette tip without damaging the properties of the nano-size magnetic particles such as a large solid-phase area and ability to arbitrarily design a functional protein, and provide a method for preparing the same. The magnetic particle holding carrier is formed of a micro-size nonmagnetic carrier and a plurality of nano-size magnetic particles bound to the carrier. | 12-31-2009 |
20100240041 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR TRAPPING SINGLE CELL - It is to provide a microfluidic device which separates and captures with high efficiency a large amount of cells in a sample at one-cell level without damaging the cells by utilizing a microfabrication technology. The device sequentially comprises: an upper substrate consisting of a plastic plate provided with a groove for forming a microchannel communicating a sample-supply opening and a sample-discharge opening; a plastic upper flat plate forming the microchannel by cooperating with the upper substrate, the plate being provided with an aperture for a micromesh; a holding plate holding a plastic micromesh having a plurality of micro through-pores for capturing cells; a plastic lower flat plate provided with an aperture for suctioning; and a lower substrate consisting of a plastic flat plate provided with a groove for forming a suction channel, wherein the micro through-pores for capturing cells of the micromesh have an inverted mortar-like shape or a cylindrical shape, and wherein the upper flat plate is constituted by a softer plastic as compared to the upper substrate. | 09-23-2010 |
20110057145 | METHOD FOR PREPARING DENDRIMER-MODIFIED, MAGNETIC FINE PARTICLES - There is provided a method for preparing dendrimer-modified magnetic fine particles wherein such particles can be made within a shorter time and more inexpensively than in the above-stated prior art processes and lot-to-lot variations in properties are lessened. The method for preparing dendrimer-fixed magnetic fine particles comprises the steps of providing magnetic particles having a functional group at a surface thereof, providing a dendrimer having a functional group at a base end portion thereof and synthesized to a desired generation and binding the functional group of the magnetic particles and the functional group of the dendrimer directly or indirectly through a crosslinking agent. | 03-10-2011 |
20110060136 | DENDRIMER-COATED MAGNETIC FINE PARTICLES, AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME AND UTILITY THEREOF - Dendrimer-coated magnetic fine particles comprise magnetic fine particles, a lipid bilayer covering a surface of individual magnetic fine particles, and a dendrimer bound to an outer layer of the lipid bilayer. With the dendrimer-coated magnetic fine particles, the dendrimer is positively charged are brought into contact with a nucleic acid-containing solution to adsorb the nucleic acid on the dendrimer, while the nucleic acid-adsorbed fine particles are collected by magnetic force to recover the nucleic acid from the solution. | 03-10-2011 |
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20110063679 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Disclosed is an image processing apparatus to generate printing data, comprising: a storage section to store the image data and reference data; a printing data generating section to generate the printing data based on the image data and the reference data; and a control section to output an address of the image data and that of the reference data to the printing data generating section, wherein the printing data generating section obtains the data based on the addresses thereof, and stores them in an internal storage section of the printing data generating section, and the control section outputs both of the addresses thereof when storage content stored in the internal storage section does not include the reference data obtained based on the address thereof, and only outputs the address of the image data when the storage content already includes the reference data obtained based on the address thereof. | 03-17-2011 |
20110235080 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is an image processing apparatus including: a control section including a plurality of computing sections, each of the plurality of computing sections to perform language analyzing processing to perform language analysis on PDL data to generate a display list of an object, drawing processing to rasterize an object of the display list, and combining processing to combine data of the rasterized object, to generate printable data based on the PDL data, wherein each of the plurality of computing sections is set to any one of two or more resolutions for rasterizing; the rasterizing in the drawing processing is performed parallel in each of the computing sections at the resolutions set in each computing section; and the combining processing enlarges the data of the rasterized object of a low resolution to the highest resolution and combines the data. | 09-29-2011 |
20110235105 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - Disclosed is an image forming apparatus which generates print data based on control data for page print inputted from an external device and which forms an image based on the print data. The image forming apparatus includes a control unit having a plurality of arithmetic processing units, and an image forming unit for forming an image based on the print data which is outputted by the control unit. The control unit generates the print data by carrying out a rasterizing process of one page in band unit constituted by a predetermined number of lines based on the control data for page print and sequentially outputs the generated print data at output timings defined in a constant output interval, wherein the rasterizing process is controlled based on whether or not generation of print data is to be completed within the output interval for all of bands in the one page. | 09-29-2011 |
20110235911 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - The image processing apparatus includes: a storage section including a region to be used when rasterization processing is performed with respect to intermediate language form data created by a band based on page description language form data; a plurality of operation sections; and a control section to perform the rasterization processing with respect to the intermediate language form data by using the operation sections. The control section generates a plurality of segmented regions by dividing the band constituting each pieces of the intermediate language form data into a plurality of pieces based on the number of the operation sections, and assigns a segmented region for executing the rasterization processing among the segmented regions to each of the operation sections. | 09-29-2011 |
20110304871 | IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS, PRINTING DATA GENERATION APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PRINTING DATA GENERATION METHOD - Disclosed is an image formation apparatus, comprising: a reception section to receive PDL data; an image processing section including a plurality of operation sections, each of which executing a task performing processing by a page or a task performing processing by a band to generate printing data based on the PDL data; a control section to analyze the PDL data to obtain the number of printing pages, the control section dynamically setting the number of the operation sections assigned to each of the task performing the processing by the page and the task performing the processing by the band in accordance with the obtained number of the printing pages; and a printing section to form an image on a printing medium based on the generated printing data. | 12-15-2011 |
20120013938 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, HARDWARE ACCELERATOR, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Disclosed is an image processing device to generate printing data based on intermediate language data, comprising: a memory to store the intermediate language data and the printing data; a hardware accelerator to perform rendering processing to generate the printing data from the intermediate language data read from the memory; and a control section to input a memory address of the intermediate language data stored in the memory to the hardware accelerator, wherein at least one of the hardware accelerator and the control section obtains a plurality of rendering regions corresponding to ranges to which the rendering processing is performed based on the intermediate language data, and produces a comprehensive rendering region comprehending the rendering regions based on a correlation between the plurality of rendering regions, and wherein the hardware accelerator generates the printing data corresponding to the comprehensive rendering region to transfer the generated printing data to the memory. | 01-19-2012 |
20120026521 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Disclosed is an image processing apparatus includes a plurality of control sections each of which performs analysis processing of analyzing data of page description language form to generate intermediate language data and rendering processing of generating rendering data based on the intermediate language data generated by the analysis processing, the plurality of control sections capable of performing the analysis processing and the rendering processing parallely with each other; and a storage section which stores the intermediate language data and the rendering data, and at least any one of the plurality of control sections obtains information with regard to a vacant capacity of the storage section, and at least any one of the control sections discontinues the analysis processing being performed by at least any one control section and performs the rendering processing based on the information with regard to the vacant capacity of the storage section and a predetermined set value. | 02-02-2012 |
20120086964 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Disclosed is an image processing apparatus, comprising: a control section including a plurality of operation units; and a nonvolatile storage section to store a program to execute analysis processing and rendering processing by a control of the control section, the analysis processing analyzing page description language format data to generate intermediate language format data by the band, and the rendering processing generating rendering data based on the generated intermediate language format data, wherein the control section assigns the operation units the analysis and rendering processing to be executed, based on the stored program, wherein at least one of the operation units is capable of executing the analysis and rendering processing, and wherein when the operation unit is executing one of the analysis and rendering processing, and when an event which suspends the processing being executed occurs, the operation unit executes the other processing. | 04-12-2012 |
20120099158 | DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - A data processing device for incorporating one or more scanned data files generated by an image scanning device for storage into a file in a specified format (e.g. an Excel file) equipped with a plurality of display areas (e.g. spreadsheets), which is capable of receiving user's designation of one of the display areas to which each of the scanned data files is allocated to (S | 04-26-2012 |
20120140259 | PRINT DATA GENERATION DEVICE, PRINT DATA GENERATION METHOD AND MEDIUM - Disclosed is a print data generation device comprising: a storage unit including: a region in which there are temporarily stored data in an intermediate language format between data in a page description language format and print data, and the print data to be generated based on the data in the intermediate language format; and a rasterization region for use at a time when rasterization processing in which the print data is to be generated based on the data in the intermediate language format is executed; and a control unit that includes a plurality of arithmetic operation parts, sets arithmetic operation parts which execute the rasterization processing based on a status of use of the arithmetic operation parts and a status of a free region of the storage unit, and executes the rasterization processing for each of the set arithmetic operation parts. | 06-07-2012 |
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20130163050 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus has a direct print function by which application data is obtained from an external device so that image formation is performed. The image forming apparatus includes an obtaining unit, a classification unit, a discarding unit, a storage unit, an image processing unit and an image forming unit. The obtaining unit obtains the application data. The classification unit classifies the application data into use data used for the image formation and no-use data not used for the image formation on the basis of a predetermined setting related to the image formation. The discarding unit discards the no-use data. The storage unit stores the use data. The image processing unit generates print data on the basis of the stored use data. The image forming unit performs the image formation on the basis of the print data. | 06-27-2013 |
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20150123997 | Information Display System Including Transmission Type HMD, Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Storage Medium and Display Control Method - Provided are an information display system, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and a display control method. The information display system includes a transmission type head-mounted display and a control section. The control section includes a gaze point detecting section configured to detect a point of gaze of a user, a first judgment section configured to judge whether the user gazes at a certain area on a virtual screen or on the background beyond the virtual screen, a second judgment section configured to judge whether a sight-line region around the intersection of the virtual screen and a sight line of the user overlaps with an object displayed on the virtual screen, and a display control section configured to, in response to a movement of the point of gaze, change at least one of a display position and a display mode of the object on the basis of judgment results. | 05-07-2015 |
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20130069725 | RF POWER AMPLIFIER - A reduction is achieved in the primary-side input impedance of a transformer (voltage transformer) as an output matching circuit without involving a reduction in Q-factor. An RF power amplifier includes transistors, and a transformer as the output matching circuit. The transformer has a primary coil and a secondary coil which are magnetically coupled to each other. To the input terminals of the transistors, respective input signals are supplied. The primary coil is coupled to each of the output terminals of the transistors. From the secondary coil, an output signal is generated. The primary coil includes a first coil and a second coil which are coupled in parallel between the respective output terminals of the transistors, and each magnetically coupled to the secondary coil. By the parallel coupling of the first and second coils of the primary coil, the input impedance of the primary coil is reduced. | 03-21-2013 |
20130300505 | RF POWER AMPLIFIER - A reduction is achieved in the primary-side input impedance of a transformer (voltage transformer) as an output matching circuit without involving a reduction in Q-factor. An RF power amplifier includes transistors, and a transformer as the output matching circuit. The transformer has a primary coil and a secondary coil which are magnetically coupled to each other. To the input terminals of the transistors, respective input signals are supplied. The primary coil is coupled to each of the output terminals of the transistors. From the secondary coil, an output signal is generated. The primary coil includes a first coil and a second coil which are coupled in parallel between the respective output terminals of the transistors, and each magnetically coupled to the secondary coil. By the parallel coupling of the first and second coils of the primary coil, the input impedance of the primary coil is reduced. | 11-14-2013 |