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20120261038 | LOW ALLOY STEEL FOR GEOTHERMAL POWER GENERATION TURBINE ROTOR, AND LOW ALLOY MATERIAL FOR GEOTHERMAL POWER GENERATION TURBINE ROTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A low alloy steel ingot contains from 0.15 to 0.30% of C, from 0.03 to 0.2% of Si, from 0.5 to 2.0% of Mn, from 0.1 to 1.3% of Ni, from 1.5 to 3.5% of Cr, from 0.1 to 1.0% of Mo, and more than 0.15 to 0.35% of V, and optionally Ni, with a balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities. Performing quality heat treatment including a quenching step and a tempering step to the low alloy steel ingot to obtain a material, which has a grain size number of from 3 to 7 and is free from pro-eutectoid ferrite in a metallographic structure thereof, and which has a tensile strength of from 760 to 860 MPa and a fracture appearance transition temperature of not higher than 40 ° C. | 10-18-2012 |
20140020387 | POWER GENERATING SYSTEM - In one embodiment, a power generating system includes; a flow dividing unit configured to divide a first heat medium supplied thereto to a first flow path and a second flow path; and a heat accumulating unit configured to accumulate the first heat medium sent thereto via the second flow path and deliver the first heat medium at a temporally leveled flow rate. The system further includes: a heat exchanging unit configured to transfer heat from the first heat medium sent thereto via the first flow path and the first heat medium delivered thereto from the heat accumulating unit, to a second heat medium that is lower in boiling point than the first heat medium; and a turbine configured to rotationally move with the second heat medium to which heat has been transferred by the heat exchanging unit. | 01-23-2014 |
20140116046 | POWER GENERATING SYSTEM - A flasher separates a geothermal fluid into steam and hot water. A steam turbine is driven by being supplied with the separated steam as a working medium. An evaporator is supplied with the steam from the steam turbine as a first heating medium, which is thereafter supplied to a first preheater via the evaporator. A superheater is supplied with the hot water separated by the flasher as a second heating medium, which is thereafter supplied to a second preheater via the superheater. A medium turbine is driven by being supplied, as a working medium, with a low-boiling-point medium having been heat-exchanged sequentially in the first preheater, the second preheater, the evaporator, and the superheater. In the evaporator and the first preheater, the low-boiling-point medium and the first heating medium are heat-exchanged. In the superheater and the second preheater, the low-boiling-point medium and the second heating medium are heat-exchanged. | 05-01-2014 |
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20110104126 | Human Hepatic Stem Cell, Method for Preparation of the Same, Method for Induction of Differentiation of the Same, and Method for Utilization of the Same - The present invention provides a human hepatic stem cell which is sorted based on the presence or absence of the expression of at least one marker selected from the group consisting of CD318, CD90, CD66 and CD13. A method of preparing the human hepatic stem cell, a method of inducing differentiation of the same and a method of using the same are also provided. | 05-05-2011 |
20140289877 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING TISSUE AND ORGAN - The present invention provides a means for reconstituting tissues and organs having mature functions. | 09-25-2014 |
20160046903 | METHOD FOR PREPARING CHONDROCYTES - The present invention provides a method for preparing chondrocytes which enable construction of a cartilage tissue, the method being capable of solving the problems with conventional methods. | 02-18-2016 |
20160122722 | TISSUE STRUCTURE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - A tissue structure for enabling comprehensive understanding of gene patterns of mature cells and a method of preparing the tissue structure are provided. A tissue structure is obtained by co-culturing an endodermal, ectodermal, or mesodermal cell derived from a stem cell and at least one cell and/or factor selected from the group consisting of a vascular cell, a mesenchymal cell, a factor secreted by a vascular cell, a factor secreted by a mesenchymal cell, and a factor secreted when both a vascular cell and a mesenchymal cell exist. A value obtained by assay of a plurality of functions using a Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient is closer to a value of a cell or biological tissue sampled from an adult than a value of a cell or biological tissue sampled from a fetus. | 05-05-2016 |
20160137962 | CULTURE CHAMBER AND CULTURE METHOD - A culture chamber includes a plurality of recesses ( | 05-19-2016 |
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20090039591 | FEEDING DEVICE AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A feeding device includes a feeding unit configured to be driven while being in contact with a recording sheet to feed the recording sheet, and a stacking unit configured to stack a plurality of the recording sheets and to press or release the stacked recording sheets to or from the feeding unit. Also, the feeding device includes a separating unit configured to separate the plurality of recording sheets fed by the feeding unit, one by one, a detecting unit configured to detect the recording sheet in an area downstream of the separating unit, and a control unit configured to control each of the units. The control unit switches a feeding operation between at least two feeding operations in accordance with a drive time of the feeding unit from when the feeding unit is started to be driven to when the detecting unit detects the recording sheet. | 02-12-2009 |
20100254744 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS - An apparatus includes a platen including a supporting surface that supports a sheet that is conveyed, a sensor unit including an image sensor that takes an image of the sheet so as to detect the movement of the sheet. The sensor unit is embedded in the supporting surface and takes an image of a back side of the sheet, the sheet being supported on the supporting surface. | 10-07-2010 |
20100309238 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An apparatus includes a conveyance unit configured to convey a sheet, a carriage configured to support and cause a recording head to scan for performing an operation on the conveyed sheet, a curl amount acquiring unit configured to acquire a curl amount of the sheet when a leading edge of the sheet reaches a predetermined position, a threshold value acquiring unit configured to acquire a threshold value of an allowable curl amount when the sheet passes through the predetermined position, and a control unit configured to control the operation such that, when the acquired curl amount exceeds the threshold value, time taken from a start of the operation on the predetermined recording area to a point when the leading edge reaches the predetermined position is increased more than when the curl amount does not exceed the threshold value. | 12-09-2010 |
20110068534 | FEEDING DEVICE AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A feeding device includes a feeding unit configured to be driven while being in contact with a recording sheet to feed the recording sheet, and a stacking unit configured to stack a plurality of the recording sheets and to press or release the stacked recording sheets to or from the feeding unit. Also, the feeding device includes a separating unit configured to separate the plurality of recording sheets fed by the feeding unit, one by one, a detecting unit configured to detect the recording sheet in an area downstream of the separating unit, and a control unit configured to control each of the units. The control unit switches a feeding operation between at least two feeding operations in accordance with a drive time of the feeding unit from when the feeding unit is started to be driven to when the detecting unit detects the recording sheet. | 03-24-2011 |
20110199415 | CORRECTION INFORMATION DETERMINATION METHOD AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A correction information determination method may be used to control a recording apparatus. The recording apparatus includes a first conveyance unit, a second conveyance unit, and a recording unit arranged between the first and second conveyance units. The first conveyance unit is caused to rotate and record patterns for measuring a conveyance distance when a conveyance state changes from both the first and second conveyance units being utilized to the second conveyance unit being utilized. A conveyance start rotation phase of the first conveyance unit is acquired. Based on the conveyance distance measured based on the patterns, correction information about a rotation amount of the first conveyance unit is determined, the rotation amount used when the conveyance state is changed during recording by the recording apparatus. | 08-18-2011 |
20150239251 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus that facilitates an operation of replacing a printing-agent housing container is provided. In the printing apparatus, when a cover is closed, a LED and a light receiving section can acquire information on whether or not an ink tank is mounted on a carriage. Furthermore, when the cover is opened, the light receiving section can move in a retracting direction from an opening. | 08-27-2015 |
20150352865 | PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR PRINTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A printing apparatus includes a feeding unit configured to feed a printing sheet stacked on a stacking unit, a conveying unit configured to convey the printing sheet fed by the feeding unit, a printing unit configured to print the printing sheet conveyed by the conveying unit, and a control unit configured to control the feeding unit and the conveying unit. When continuously printing on the first surfaces of a plurality of printing sheets, the feeding unit forms an overlap state in which a trailing edge of a preceding sheet and a leading edge of a succeeding sheet overlap each other, and the conveying unit conveys the printing sheets while keeping the overlap state. When performing double-sided printing on the first surface and the second surface of the printing sheet, the feeding unit does not form the overlap state. | 12-10-2015 |
20160052311 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A printing apparatus comprises a feeding unit which feeds a printing sheet stacked on a stacking unit, a conveyance unit which conveys the fed printing sheet, a printing unit which prints the conveyed printing sheet, and a control unit which controls conveyance of printing sheets so that a trailing edge of a preceding sheet and a leading edge of a succeeding sheet overlap each other, wherein based on an ink amount to be applied to an area of a predetermined range from at least one of the leading edge of the succeeding sheet and the trailing edge of the preceding sheet, the control unit decides an overlapping amount of an area where the trailing edge of the preceding sheet and the leading edge of the succeeding sheet overlap each other. | 02-25-2016 |
20160052733 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A sheet feeding apparatus includes a feeding unit, a separation surface, a first separation part configured to switch between a condition in which the first separation part is protruded from the separate surface and the sheet comes into contact with the first separation part and a condition in which the first separation part is retracted from the separate surface and the sheet does not come into contact with the first separation part and to be fixed to each of the two conditions and a second separation part configured to be movable in a direction from a condition in which the second separation part is protruded from the separate surface and the sheet is capable of come into contact with the second separation part to a condition in which the second separation part is retracted from the separate surface, according to a contact force received from the sheet. | 02-25-2016 |
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20120100816 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - According to one exemplary embodiment, a communication apparatus includes: a measurement module which measures reception power of each field; a determination module which determines whether the reception power is within a range; a calculator which calculates a gain using the reception power if the reception power is not within the range; an adjuster which adjusts a field according to one of an initial gain and the calculated gain; a selector which selects a field length according to the number of field adjustments by the adjuster; and a transmitter which transmits information regarding the field length. When the number of the adjustments is lower than a first threshold value, the selector selects a first value, and when the number of the adjustments is equal to or higher than the first threshold value, the selector selects a second value that is higher than the first value, as the field length. | 04-26-2012 |
20120142286 | RADIO DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a radio device comprises a differential antenna that has a pair of differential power supply terminals, a transmitter that transmits a first signal via the differential antenna, a receiver that has a pair of differential input terminals and receives a second signal via the differential antenna, a first control unit, and a second control unit. The first control unit causes a signal conduction state between the differential antenna and the receiver when the receiver receives the second signal. The second control unit switches from a signal conduction state to a signal block state between one of the differential input terminals and one of the differential power supply terminals based on a reception state when the receiver receives the second signal. | 06-07-2012 |
20120170696 | RECEIVER - A receiver includes: a first mixer that generates an in-phase signal from a received signal; a second mixer that generates a quadrature signal from the received signal; a first A/D converter that converts the in-phase signal into a digital in-phase signal; a second A/D converter that converts the quadrature signal into a digital quadrature signal; a calculator that calculates an addition/subtraction quantity based on a correction quantity, which is based on an amplitude value of the digital in-phase signal or the digital quadrature signal, and a quantization error of the first A/D converter or the second A/D converter; and an addition/subtraction unit that adds or subtracts the addition/subtraction quantity to or from the digital in-phase signal or the digital quadrature signal. | 07-05-2012 |