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20100121102 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING METHIONINE - A process for producing methionine advantageously in view of cost, while efficiently recovering useful components, is provided including the following steps: (1) hydrolyzing 5-[2-(methylthio)ethyl]imidazolidine-2,4-dione in the presence of a basic potassium compound; (2) introducing carbon dioxide into the reaction solution obtained in the step (1) to thereby precipitate methionine, and separating the resulting slurry into a precipitate and a mother liquor; (3) concentrating the mother liquor obtained in the step (2), mixing the resulting concentrate with a lower alcohol, introducing carbon dioxide into the resulting mixture to thereby precipitate methionine and potassium hydrogencarbonate, and separating the resulting slurry into a precipitate and a mother liquor; and (4) concentrating the mother liquor obtained in the step (3), treating the resulting concentrate by heating at a temperature of from 150 to 200° C., and recycling the treated solution for use in step (2). | 05-13-2010 |
20100121103 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING METHIONINE - A process for producing methionine advantageously in view of cost, while efficiently recovering useful components, is provided, including the following steps: (1) hydrolyzing 5-[2-(methylthio)ethyl]imidazolidine-2,4-dione in the presence of a basic potassium compound; (2) introducing carbon dioxide into the reaction solution obtained in step (1) to thereby precipitate methionine, and separating the resulting slurry into a precipitate and a mother liquor; (3) concentrating the mother liquor obtained in step (2), mixing the resulting concentrate with a lower alcohol, introducing carbon dioxide into the resulting mixture to thereby precipitate methionine and potassium hydrogencarbonate, and separating the resulting slurry into a precipitate and a mother liquor; and (4) concentrating the mother liquor obtained in step (3), treating the resulting concentrate by heating at a temperature of from 150 to 200° C., and recycling the treated solution for use in step (3). | 05-13-2010 |
20100121104 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING METHIONINE - A process for producing methionine, while corrosion of a pipe and a reaction vessel is well inhibited, is provided including the following steps (1) to (3), wherein a content of thiols in 3-methylthiopropanal is 500 ppm or less, based on the propanal, and a content of hydrogen sulfide in 3-methylthiopropanal is 60 ppm or less, based on the propanal; step (1) in which 3-methylthiopropanal is reacted with hydrogen cyanide in the presence of a base to give 2-hydroxy-4-methylthiobutanenitrile; step (2) in which the 2-hydroxy-4-methylthiobutanenitrile obtained in step (1) is reacted with ammonium carbonate to give 5-(β-methylmercaptoethyl)hydantoin; and step (3) in which the 5-(β-methylmercaptoethyl)hydantoin obtained in step (2) is hydrolyzed in the presence of a basic potassium compound to give methionine. | 05-13-2010 |
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20100014335 | THREE-PHASE POWER CONVERTING APPARATUS - A three-phase inverter circuit ( | 01-21-2010 |
20110128763 | POWER CONVERTING APPARATUS - A power converting apparatus is provided with three sets of half-bridge inverters ( | 06-02-2011 |
20120218800 | POWER CONVERTER DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A leg includes: two semiconductor device groups connected in series and a division current is generated in a current which flows in the semiconductor device group between elements in the semiconductor device groups, a current sensor which detects a current which flows in the semiconductor device group, a voltage command generation unit which calculates a voltage command value to be outputted, a voltage drop calculating unit which calculates a voltage drop of the semiconductor device group by using a current value which is detected by the current sensor and voltage drop characteristics including a division characteristic of the semiconductor device group, and a switching control unit which corrects a voltage command value which is generated by the voltage command generation unit by using the voltage drop which is calculated so as to control ON/OFF of the switching element. | 08-30-2012 |
20140240948 | POWER CONVERSION DEVICE - A power conversion device includes an inverter that drives a motor; a fin that cools down the inverter; a first core including a through hole that allows passage of a positive side conductor that connects a power supply system and the inverter and a negative side conductor that grounds the inverter; a ground conductor that grounds the fin; a ground conductor that grounds a motor yoke via a capacitor; and a ground conductor including one end that is connected to the negative side conductor or the ground conductor and the other end that is grounded. | 08-28-2014 |
20150357988 | FILTER DEVICE AND ELECTRIC-VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROLLER - A filter device that removes a noise current generated by an inverter includes a first filter capacitor that is provided in parallel to a direct-current unit of the inverter, a first filter reactor that is provided between a high-potential side of the first filter capacitor and an overhead line that is a power supply source of direct-current power, and a series circuit unit in which a fuse serving as a circuit disconnecting unit that is disconnected when a current larger than a rated current flows therein, a second filter reactor serving as an inductance element, and a second filter capacitor serving as a capacitance element are connected in series, where one end of the series circuit unit is connected to a low-potential side of the first filter capacitor and one end of the first filter reactor is connected to the series circuit unit. | 12-10-2015 |
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20150188447 | ELECTRICAL POWER CONVERTER - An electrical power converter includes: AC voltage terminals U, V, and W; DC voltage terminals P and N; a converter cell series unit composed of one or more converter cells connected in series between the AC voltage terminals U, V, and W and the DC voltage terminals P and N, each converter cell including a semiconductor element and a capacitor; and a first inductance connected in series to the converter cell series unit, between, of the DC voltage terminals P and N, a DC voltage terminal at the lowest potential with respect to the ground, and the AC voltage terminals U, V, and W. | 07-02-2015 |
20150236603 | POWER CONVERSION DEVICE - A power conversion device includes transformers provided with primary windings connected to input terminals and secondary windings including pluralities of single-phase open windings that are insulated to each other; a plurality of converter cells connected to the secondary windings of the transformers; and a control circuit for controlling ON/OFF of switching elements. The converter cells are each include a converter and the inverter that are provided with the switching elements, in which their input ends are connected to the respective single-phase open windings, so that the input ends are connected in mutually parallel fashion, through the transformers, to the input terminal of each phase, and in which their output ends are connected in mutually serial fashion to an output terminal of each phase, to thereby perform three or more-level power conversion. | 08-20-2015 |
20160036314 | POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS - A cell block including a plurality of cell converters connected in cascade and each including switching elements and a capacitor is provided. The cell block includes external connection terminals for connecting to another cell block in cascade, and a bypass circuit is connected to the external connection terminals. | 02-04-2016 |
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20080216646 | Piston seal member and disc brake using the piston seal member - The piston seal member is formed of a crosslinked rubber composition, the rubber composition including 100 parts by weight of an ethylene-propylene rubber, 20 to 60 parts by weight of a first carbon black, 50 to 100 parts by weight of a second carbon black, and 5 to 20 parts by weight of carbon nanofiber having an average diameter of 0.5 to 500 nm, the total amount of the first carbon black and the second carbon black being 70 to 160 parts by weight. The first carbon black has an average particle diameter of 35 to 100 nm and a DBP absorption of 50 to 200 ml/100 g. The second carbon black has an average particle diameter that is greater than the average particle diameter of the first carbon black and ranges from 60 to 500 nm and a DBP absorption of 5 to 50 ml/100 g. | 09-11-2008 |
20120116018 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR INK JET - Provided is a resin composition for ink jet, including at least a component (A) and a component (B), in which the component (A) includes a (b)-(a)-(b) type isobutylene-based triblock copolymer composed of an isobutylene-based polymer block (a) and a styrene-based polymer block (b), and the component (B) includes a cyclic-polyolefin-based polymer. The resin composition for ink jet has water-vapor barrier properties and gas barrier properties comparable to or more than those of crosslinked rubbers having high water-vapor barrier properties and high gas barrier properties, and can be molded by any of press-molding, injection molding, extrusion molding, and the like. | 05-10-2012 |
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20100185000 | TITANIUM COMPOUND AND PROCESS FOR ASYMMETRIC CYANATION OF IMINES - The present invention relates to titanium catalysts for asymmetric synthesis reactions produced by bringing a reaction mixture obtained by contacting water and a titanium alkoxide into contact with an optically active ligand represented by the general formula (a), wherein R | 07-22-2010 |
20100249443 | TITANIUM COMPOUND AND PROCESS FOR ASYMMETRIC CYANATION OF IMINES - The present invention relates to titanium catalysts for asymmetric synthesis reactions produced by bringing a reaction mixture obtained by contacting water and a titanium alkoxide into contact with an optically active ligand represented by the general formula (a), wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are independently a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or the like, and A* represents a group with two or more carbon atoms having an asymmetric carbon atom or axial asymmetry. The invention further relates to a process for asymmetric cyanation of imines, wherein the process comprises reacting an imine with a cyanating agent in the presence of the titanium catalyst. | 09-30-2010 |
20110319629 | TITANIUM COMPOUNDS AND PROCESS FOR CYANATION OF IMINES - The present invention relates to titanium catalysts for synthesis reactions produced by bringing a reaction mixture comprising a titanium alkoxide and a ligand in contact with water, wherein the ligand is represented by the general formula (e): wherein R | 12-29-2011 |
20120209007 | TITANIUM COMPOUNDS AND PROCESS FOR CYANATION OF IMINES - The present invention relates to titanium catalysts for synthesis reactions produced by bringing a reaction mixture comprising a titanium alkoxide and a ligand in contact with water, wherein the ligand is represented by the general formula (e): wherein R | 08-16-2012 |
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20100062700 | COIN DEPOSITING AND DISPENSING MACHINE - A coin depositing and dispensing machine prevents a foreign object mixed together with coins put in a coin receiving port from causing a malfunction, facilitates distinguishing coins of a depositing and transporting system from coins of a dispensing and transporting system, and facilitates removal of a coin jam. Coins received from a coin receiving port are fed separately by a feeding unit to a depositing and transporting unit. A rotary disc rotated at a position tilted at a predetermined angle is used for the feeding unit. By using the rotary disc, only coins are fed to the depositing and transporting unit, and foreign objects are eliminated. The depositing and transporting unit and a dispensing and transporting unit are arranged opposite to each other in a machine body, and the depositing and transporting unit is tilted together with the rotary disc. Coins in each unit are thereby easily distinguished from each other. | 03-11-2010 |
20100062701 | COIN DEPOSITING AND DISPENSING MACHINE - A coin depositing and dispensing machine having an accommodating and dispensing portion enabling coins to enter/exit a transporting unit, and the transporting unit can be used for both a depositing and a dispensing system. This enables the coin dispensing port, collection coin dispensing port and replenishment coin input slots to be flexibly arranged in a front face, rear face, and upper face or rear face, of a machine body respectively. Coins to be dispensed and coins to be collected can be dispensed from the collection coin dispensing port in the rear face of the machine body. Additionally, coins for replenishment are put into the replenishment coin input slot, and the accommodating and dispensing portion can be directly replenished with coins through a replenishment chute portion. | 03-11-2010 |
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20100193340 | POWER SEAT CONTROL UNIT - A power seat control unit has a dial-type switch, a seesaw-type switch and button-type switches. The dial-type switch is ring-shaped, and allows a seat occupant to perform frontward and rearward inclining adjustments of a seat back of a power seat depending on a rotation direction thereof. The seesaw-type switch is inward of the dial-type switch and across a center of the dial-type switch and allows the seat occupant to perform a frontward and rearward displacement adjustments of the seat depending on a pushed position. The button-type switches are inward of the dial-type switch and on both sides of the seesaw-type switch, and allow the seat occupant to perform tilt-up and tilt-down adjustments of a front portion of a seat cushion and lift-up and lift-down adjustments of a rear portion of the seat cushion depending on which button-type manual switch is pushed. | 08-05-2010 |
20110278142 | SLIDE SWITCH - A slide switch has a first small-current fixed contact, a second small-current fixed contact, a first large-current fixed contact and a second large-current fixed contact all disposed on a board. A movable contact member is movable along the board and includes a first small-current movable contact, a second small-current movable contact, a first large-current movable contact and a second large-current movable contact, all of which are integrally formed together. The first small-current movable contact is adapted, according to the movement of the movable contact member, to be brought into contact with the first small-current fixed contact. The first large-current movable contact is adapted, according to the movement of the movable contact member, to contact the first large-current fixed contact. The second small-current movable contact is continually in contact with the second small-current fixed contact. The second large-current movable contact is continually in contact with the second large-current fixed contact. | 11-17-2011 |
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20130215595 | INDICATOR FOR VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SHIFT OPERATING DEVICE, AND VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SHIFT OPERATING DEVICE - The indicator comprises: a light-emitting member capable of emitting light, wherein the light-emitting member has a segment with a shape corresponding to an outline of a gate groove; a face panel disposed in opposed relation to the light-emitting member, and adapted, during the light-emitting of the light-emitting member, to allow light having the shape corresponding to the outline of the gate groove to be transmitted therethrough; and a cover member disposed just above the face panel, and formed with an opening which surrounds a position where the light transmitted through the face panel appears on an outer surface of the face panel. | 08-22-2013 |
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20090215719 | LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HYALURONIC ACID AND/OR SALT THEREOF, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND COSMETIC PREPARATION AND FOOD COMPOSITION CONTAINING SAME - A low-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid and/or its salt is obtained by dispersing hyaluronic acid and/or its salt in an acidic water-containing medium. | 08-27-2009 |
20090312282 | Novel Low Molecular Weight Hyaluronic Acid and/or Salt Thereof, and Cosmetic Preparation, Pharmaceutical Composition, and Food Composition Each Using Same - A low-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid and/or its salt has an average molecular weight of 5000 to 20,000, and has a molecular weight distribution in which the proportion of components having a molecular weight of 10,000 or less is 40 wt % or more and the proportion of components having a molecular weight of 50,000 or more is 5 wt % or less. | 12-17-2009 |
20120021649 | Connector, method of manufacturing the connector and apparatus for manufacturing the connector - A connector comprises a base insulator, a plurality of elongated plate shaped contacts arranged on the base insulator, and a cover insulator arranged to hold the contacts in cooperation with the base insulator and welded to the base insulator, the base insulator is provided with a pair of openings arranged to face each other across each of holders and to intersect with the direction in which the holders are arranged. | 01-26-2012 |
20120237787 | WIRE TO CONDUCTIVE METAL PLATE LASER WELDING STRUCTURE - A laser welding structure that is formed by joining a stranded wire (wire) of a signal line and a welding portion (conductive metal plate) by locally applying a laser beam and thereby melting and solidifying the stranded wire of the signal line and the welding portion has the following features. That is, the melting point of the stranded wire of the signal line and the melting point of the welding portion are different. The laser welding structure is obtained by applying a laser beam to one of the stranded wire of the signal line and the welding portion that has a higher melting point, i.e., to the welding portion having a higher melting point. | 09-20-2012 |
20120244758 | CONNECTOR EASILY ENABLING A REDUCTION IN THICKNESS AND BEING STRUCTURALLY STABLE - A conductive terminal member is disposed at a portion between an insulating base film and an insulating cover film while insulating intermediate members are disposed at other portions therebetween. In this event, the intermediate members are formed in predetermined shapes and are located so as not to overlap the terminal member. The base film and the cover film are each melt-fixed to the intermediate members so that the terminal member is fixedly held between the base member and the cover film. | 09-27-2012 |
20130005188 | CONNECTOR - A connector which is capable of preventing spring characteristics of contacts from changing due to sucking up of solder. A plurality of contacts each include a contact portion in contact with an electrode of a card-type electronic component, a spring portion for pressing the contact portion against the electrode of the card-type electronic component, and a connection portion which is soldered to a pad on a printed substrate. The spring portion of each contact is formed with a low wettability area on an end thereof toward the connection portion, to which solder is less likely to adhere. | 01-03-2013 |
20130232787 | CONNECTOR, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE CONNECTOR AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING THE CONNECTOR - A connector comprises a base insulator, a plurality of elongated plate shaped contacts arranged on the base insulator, and a cover insulator arranged to hold the contacts in cooperation with the base insulator and welded to the base insulator, the base insulator is provided with a pair of openings arranged to face each other across each of holders and to intersect with the direction in which the holders are arranged. | 09-12-2013 |
20150155674 | CONNECTOR, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE CONNECTOR AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING THE CONNECTOR - A connector comprises a base insulator, a plurality of elongated plate shaped contacts arranged on the base insulator, and a cover insulator arranged to hold the contacts in cooperation with the base insulator and welded to the base insulator, the base insulator is provided with a pair of openings arranged to face each other across each of holders and to intersect with the direction in which the holders are arranged. | 06-04-2015 |