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20110139259 | STORAGE HOT WATER SUPPLYING APPARATUS, HOT WATER SUPPLYING AND SPACE HEATING APPARATUS, OPERATION CONTROL APPARATUS, OPERATION CONTROL METHOD, AND OPERATION CONTROL PROGRAM - A storage hot water supplying apparatus which efficiently operates with largely increased available heat in a water storage tank is provided. The storage hot water supplying apparatus ( | 06-16-2011 |
20120186278 | HOT WATER STORAGE TYPE HOT WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD OF THE SAME - A hot water storage type hot water supply system includes a storage battery unit, a heat pump cycle, a water storage tank, a water circulation path, first and second paths, first and second temperature sensors, and a controller. The heat pump cycle circulates a first refrigerant. The first and second paths circulate a second refrigerant. The first and second sensors sense temperatures of the storage battery unit and water stored in the tank, respectively. The controller controls the second refrigerant to flow in the first or the second path when the temperature of the storage battery unit sensed by the first sensor is higher or lower than a first or a second predetermined temperature, respectively. The controller controls to close the first and second paths when the temperature of the storage battery unit sensed by the first sensor is not lower than the second predetermined temperature and not higher than the first predetermined temperature. | 07-26-2012 |
20120232706 | OPERATION PLANNING METHOD, OPERATION PLANNING DEVICE, HEAT PUMP HOT WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM OPERATION METHOD, AND HEAT PUMP HOT WATER SUPPLY AND HEATING SYSTEM OPERATION METHOD - An operation planning method performed in a system including a power generation device, a first electric load operating using power generated by the power generation device, and a second electric load which generates heat using power generated by the power generation device. The operation planning method is performed to design an operation plan for the second electric load and includes: predicting, for individual unit time periods, an amount of power to be generated by the power generation device and an amount of power to be consumed by the first electric load; and designing the operation plan for the second electric load to operate during an operation period including the time period with the largest amount of reverse power, calculated by subtracting the amount of power to be consumed from the amount of power to be generated. | 09-13-2012 |
20120235478 | OPERATION PLANNING METHOD, AND HEAT PUMP HOT WATER SUPPLY AND HEATING SYSTEM OPERATION METHOD - An operation planning method performed in a system including a power generation device, a first electric load operating using power generated by the power generation device, and a second electric load which generates heat using power generated by the power generation device. The operation planning method is performed to design an operation plan for the second electric load and includes: predicting, for individual unit time periods, a power generation amount by the power generation device and a power consumption amount by the first and second electric loads; and designing the operation plan for the second electric load to operate during an operation period including the time period with the largest amount of reverse power, calculated by subtracting the first and second power consumption amounts from the power generation amount. | 09-20-2012 |
20130140015 | HEAT PUMP OPERATION METHOD AND HEAT PUMP SYSTEM - A heat pump operation method includes: obtaining, on a per time unit basis, an amount of the power generated by the power generation device, an amount of the power consumed by the electric load, and surplus power which is a difference between the generated power and the load power; and controlling operation of the heat pump to cause the heat pump to generate heat using power adjusted to follow a per time unit increase or decrease in the surplus power. In the controlling, when an amount of change in the surplus power remains greater than a predetermined threshold value for a given period of time extending back from a present time, an extent to which the power consumed by the heat pump follows the surplus power is reduced. | 06-06-2013 |
20130205814 | HEAT PUMP OPERATION METHOD AND HEAT PUMP SYSTEM - A heat pump operation method includes: obtaining, on a per time unit basis, generated power, load power, surplus power, and an impact magnitude; and controlling operation of the heat pump to cause the heat pump to consume an amount of power for generating heat adjusted to follow the surplus power obtained on a per unit time basis. In the controlling, when the impact magnitude is greater than a predetermined first threshold value, the operation of the heat pump is controlled to permit consumption of the power supplied from an energy supplier and approximate a reverse flow of the surplus power to zero, and when the impact magnitude is less than or equal to a predetermined second threshold value, the operation of the heat pump is controlled to permit the reverse flow of the surplus power and approximate the consumption of power supplied from the energy supplier to zero. | 08-15-2013 |
20130220591 | HEAT PUMP OPERATION METHOD AND HEAT PUMP SYSTEM - A heat pump operation method includes: obtaining, on a per time unit basis, generated power which is an amount of power generated by a power generation device, load power which is an amount of power consumed by an electric load, and surplus power which is a difference between the generated power and the load power; and controlling operation of the heat pump, wherein in the controlling, an amount of power consumed by the heat pump for generating heat is adjusted to follow a per unit time increase or decrease in the surplus power when a first condition is met, the first condition being that the surplus power remains greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold value for a given period of time extending back from the present time. | 08-29-2013 |
20130284818 | HEATING SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD AND HEATING SYSTEM - A method of controlling a heating system includes: obtaining, from a power supply source, information specifying an output modulation period during which power consumption by a heat pump unit is to be reduced; and controlling, based on the information obtained in the obtaining, an amount of heat generated by the heat pump unit. In the controlling, the heat pump unit is caused to generate a first amount of heat per unit time in a period other than the output modulation period, and generate a second amount of heat per unit time during the output modulation period, the second amount of heat being less than the first amount of heat. | 10-31-2013 |
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20080226825 | Ink Set For Ink-Jet Recording and Method for Producing Tetracomposite Black Image - An ink set for ink-jet recording includes a dye yellow ink, a dye magenta ink, a dye cyan ink, and a dye black ink, wherein regarding a reduction rate in OD value between before and after a predetermined lightfastness test of each patch in the case where a patch of each ink is subjected to the lightfastness test, the order of levels of reduction rates in OD values of a yellow component, a magenta component, and a cyan component in a dye black ink patch is reverse to the order of levels of reduction rates in OD values of a yellow component in the dye yellow ink patch, a magenta component in the dye magenta ink patch, and a cyan component in the dye cyan ink patch. | 09-18-2008 |
20080299316 | Ink Set for Ink-Jet Recording and Method for Producing Tetra-Composite Black Image - An ink set for ink-jet recording is characterized in that, when a patch of each of an yellow dye ink, a magenta dye ink, a cyan dye ink and a black dye ink is subjected to an ozone resistance test, the OD value reduction ratios of the patches upon the ozone resistance test are such that the order of the OD value reduction ratios of the yellow, magenta and cyan components in the black dye ink patch is the reverse of the order of the OD value reduction ratios of the yellow component of the yellow dye ink patch, the magenta component of the magenta dye ink patch and the cyan component of the cyan dye ink patch. | 12-04-2008 |
20090165675 | Water-Based Ink for Ink-Jet Recording, Ink Cartridge and Ink-Jet Recording Apparatus - A water-based ink for ink-jet recording includes a self-dispersing pigment, water, a water-soluble organic solvent, and an acetylene glycol surfactant. An amount of the self-dispersing pigment (solid content) relative to a total amount of the ink is in a range of about 3.5 wt % to about 4.5 wt %. The water-soluble organic solvent includes glycerin and dipropylene glycol propyl ether, an amount of the glycerin relative to a total amount of the ink is in a range of about 15 wt % to about 25 wt %, and an amount of the dipropylene glycol propyl ether relative to a total amount of the ink is in a range of about 2.0 wt % to about 3.0 wt %. An amount of the acetylene glycol surfactant relative to a total amount of the ink is in a range of about 0.1 wt % to about 0.3 wt %. | 07-02-2009 |
20100156969 | Ink-Jet Recording Method and Ink-Jet Recording Apparatus - An ink-jet recording method includes: determining an aggregation degree G (AB) brought about when the ink A and the ink B are brought in contact with each other, at least one of the ink A and the ink B containing a pigment; judging, based on the aggregation degree G (AB), whether or not a boundary portion PC is to be formed at a boundary between a recording portion PA of the ink A and a recording portion PB of the ink B by using an ink C; forming the recording portion PA; forming the recording portion PB; and forming the boundary portion PC if it is judged that the boundary portion PC is to be formed. In the ink jet recording method, the cost is low, the recording quality of a recorded matter is excellent, and the bleeding can be effectively avoided. | 06-24-2010 |
20110128331 | Water-Based Ink for Ink-Jet Recording, Ink Cartridge, and Ink-Jet Recording Apparatus - A water-based ink for ink-jet recording includes a coloring agent, water, and a water-soluble organic solvent. The coloring agent includes the following a dye (1) and a dye (2).
| 06-02-2011 |
20110128333 | Water-Based Ink Set for Ink Jet Recording, Ink Cartridge, and Ink-Jet Recording Apparatus - A water-based ink set includes a yellow ink, a magenta ink, and a cyan ink, each including a coloring agent, water, and a water-soluble organic solvent. The yellow ink includes dyes (Y-1) and (Y-2), the magenta ink includes dyes (M-1) and (M-2), and the cyan ink includes a dye (C-1). | 06-02-2011 |
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20110111851 | COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING GAME PROGRAM STORED THEREON, GAME APPARATUS, AND GAME CONTROL METHOD - Manual operation means controls a motion of an operation target character in accordance with operation data outputted from an input device. Automatic motion control means controls the motion of the operation target character in accordance with a series of pieces of operation data which are prepared in advance. Game control means performs a first process when a first condition is satisfied as a result of control of the motion of the operation target character by the manual operation means only in a predetermined interval in a game in progress, performs a second process which is different from the first process when a second condition is satisfied, and executes the first when the control of the motion is performed by the automatic motion control means in at least a part of the interval regardless of whichever condition is satisfied. | 05-12-2011 |
20120306868 | STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN AN IMAGE GENERATION PROGRAM, IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS AND IMAGE GENERATION SYSTEM - When a game process is performed by an exemplary game apparatus having an LCD for displaying a stereoscopically visible image, angular velocities of rotations about axes of the game apparatus are detected by using an angular velocity sensor provided in the game apparatus. A stereoscopic effect of a stereoscopically displayed image is adjusted in accordance with a magnitude of a rotation angle of the game apparatus in a roll direction calculated based on the angular velocities of the rotations about axes of the game apparatus. | 12-06-2012 |
20120311484 | STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN AN IMAGE GENERATION PROGRAM, IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS AND IMAGE GENERATION SYSTEM - In an exemplary image generation system, a virtual camera is set in accordance with a position and an orientation of an object in a virtual space. While a predetermined operation is being performed, an orientation of a display device is detected by using an angular velocity sensor provided in the display device, and an orientation of the virtual camera is changed based on the detected orientation. When the predetermined operation is not performed, the virtual camera is positioned based on an original orientation which is determined in accordance with the position and the orientation of the object. | 12-06-2012 |
20130076618 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM, DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM, DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - An exemplary information processing apparatus selectively switches between: first control where control is performed such that, in a virtual space, a position of producing no parallax on a screen of a stereoscopic display is a first position near a predetermined object; and second control where control is performed such that the position of producing no parallax is closer to a viewpoint position of virtual cameras than the first position is. | 03-28-2013 |
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20090245851 | DEVELOPING DEVICE FRAME UNIT, DEVELOPING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE DEVELOPING DEVICE FRAME UNIT - A developing device frame unit supporting a regulating member regulating the layer thickness of developer on a developer carrier. The unit includes a frame having a seal forming portion, first and second end seals contactable to the carrier surface to prevent carrier-axial-direction leaking of the developer, and a blade sealer sealing between the regulating member and the frame to prevent developer leaking when the regulating member is mounted. The blade sealer is an elastomer resin material which is injection-molded with a metal mold and in the seal forming portion where the end seals are provided. The blade sealer connects the end seals with each other, and a protrusion provided by a squeezed-out portion of the resin material is provided by injecting, into a space defined by the metal mold, the seal forming portion, and the end seals, a resin material volume larger than a volume of the space. | 10-01-2009 |
20100150604 | SEALING MEMBER AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - Provided is a sealing member for preventing leakage of a developer from a developer containing portion of a process cartridge detachable from a main body of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus to an outside of the developer containing portion. The sealing member is made of a thermoplastic elastomer that contains at least a copolymer and a plasticizer. In a molecular weight distribution of a tetrahydrofuran soluble matter of the thermoplastic elastomer measured by gel permeation chromatography, at least one peak is present in each of a region of a molecular weight of 4,000 or less and a region of a molecular weight of 30,000 to 200,000, and a percentage of a component of a molecular weight of 800 or less in a region of a molecular weight of 5,000 or less is 30% or less. | 06-17-2010 |
20110170903 | DEVELOPING DEVICE FRAME UNIT, DEVELOPING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE DEVELOPING DEVICE FRAME UNIT - A developing device frame unit supporting a regulating member regulating the layer thickness of developer on a developer carrier. The unit includes a frame having a seal forming portion, first and second, first and second end seals contactable to the carrier surface to prevent carrier-axial-direction leaking of the developer, and a blade sealer sealing between the regulating member and the frame to prevent developer leaking when the regulating member is mounted. The blade sealer is an elastomer resin material which is injection-molded with a metal mold and in the seal forming portion where the end seals are provided. The blade sealer connects the end seals with each other, and a protrusion provided by a squeezed-out portion of the resin material is provided by injecting, into a space defined by the metal mold, the seal forming portion, and the end seal seals, a resin material volume larger than a volume of the space. | 07-14-2011 |
20110286762 | DEVELOPING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, REMANUFACTURING METHOD FOR DEVELOPING DEVICE AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A remanufacturing method for a developing device and a process cartridge includes a dismounting step of dismounting a regulating member from a development frame member, a cleaning step of cleaning a blade sealing member, and a mounting step of mounting the regulating member to the development frame member after the cleaning step. | 11-24-2011 |
20140140723 | DEVELOPING DEVICE FRAME UNIT, DEVELOPING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE DEVELOPING DEVICE FRAME UNIT - A developing device frame unit supporting a regulating member regulating the layer thickness of developer on a developer carrier. The unit includes a frame having a seal forming portion, first and second, first and second end seals contactable to the carrier surface to prevent carrier-axial-direction leaking of the developer, and a blade sealer sealing between the regulating member and the frame to prevent developer leaking when the regulating member is mounted. The blade sealer is an elastomer resin material which is injection-molded with a metal mold and in the seal forming portion where the end seals are provided. The blade sealer connects the end seals with each other, and a protrusion provided by a squeezed-out portion of the resin material is provided by injecting, into a space defined by the metal mold, the seal forming portion, and the end seal seals, a resin material volume larger than a volume of the space. | 05-22-2014 |
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20100088743 | PERSONAL-INFORMATION MANAGING APPARATUS AND PERSONAL-INFORMATION HANDLING APPARATUS - A personal-information managing apparatus includes: a usage permission policy managing unit to manage usage permission policy in which a boundary between usage permission and usage prohibition of personal information is defined; a personal information request receiving unit to receive a request for the personal information from the personal-information handling apparatus; a usage-permission issuing unit to obtain the usage permission policy corresponding to the received request via the usage permission policy managing unit, and to issue a usage permit corresponding to the usage permission policy and the requested personal information to the personal-information handling apparatus; a usage permit issue history managing unit to manage the issued usage permit and usage permission issue history relating to the personal information; and a credibility establishing unit to establish credibility of information exchange with the personal-information handling apparatus in relation to the issuing of the usage permit and the personal information. | 04-08-2010 |
20100097179 | USER AUTHENTICATION DEVICE AND USER AUTHENTICATION METHOD - Biometric information registered for each user is held, user information being a plurality types of attribute information associated with each user is held, a possibility that the user requests authentication is predicted and a predicted value is calculated for each user by using the plurality types of attribute information contained in the held user information. When biometric information for an authentication request is accepted, the accepted biometric information is matched against the biometric information for a plurality of users determined based on calculated predicted values, and it is determined based on the result of the matching whether a person having entered the accepted biometric information is authenticated as the user. | 04-22-2010 |
20100186083 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING USER - A user authenticating apparatus stores user information where identification information to identify each of a plurality of users and biological information of each user are associated with each other, acquires identification information of the user, when the user starts to use a predetermined target, authenticates each user using the acquired identification information and the stored user information, as first authentication, stores the identification information of the user whose first authentication is succeeded as success information, acquires the biological information of the user, and authenticates each user using the acquired biological information and the biological information corresponding to the identification information of the users stored as the success information among the stored biological information, as second authentication. | 07-22-2010 |
20100214062 | VERIFICATION APPARATUS AND AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS - A verification apparatus includes a storage unit storing a plurality of pieces of verification biometric information on a per group basis with personal identification information unmapped to the verification biometric information and a verification unit performing a 1:N verification operation on the verification biometric information of a verification target person read by read unit and the plurality of pieces of verification biometric information on a per group basis. | 08-26-2010 |
20120131648 | INFORMATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An information management apparatus includes a first control information setting unit that sets first control information for permitting use of information within a destination terminal to the information; a second control information setting unit that sets second control information for permitting the destination terminal to forward the information to the information; a displaying permitting unit that controls, when information set with the first control information is received from a source terminal, to permit the information to be used locally within an apparatus; and a forwarding permitting unit that controls, when information set with the second control information is received from a source terminal, to permit the information to be forwarded. | 05-24-2012 |
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20090148748 | SEPARATOR AND SEPARATOR SEAL FOR POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS - A rubber composition comprising (A) a mixture of two or more alkenyl-containing liquid organopolysiloxanes having different weight average molecular weights, (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane, (C) fumed silica having a BET specific surface area of 50-400 m | 06-11-2009 |
20090148749 | SEPARATOR AND SEPARATOR SEAL FOR POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS - A rubber composition comprising (A) a liquid alkenyl-containing organopolysiloxane with Mw<100,000, (B) a gum-like organopolysiloxane with Mw≧150,000, (C) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane, (D) fumed silica, and (E) an addition reaction catalyst and having a viscosity of 20-200 Pa-s at a shear rate of 10 s | 06-11-2009 |
20090148750 | SEPARATOR AND SEPARATOR SEAL FOR POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS - A rubber composition comprising (A) an alkenyl-containing organopolysiloxane, (B) a silicone resinous copolymer, (C) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane, (D) fumed silica having a BET specific surface area of 50-400 m | 06-11-2009 |
20090220849 | FUEL CELL SEPARATOR SEALING MATERIAL AND FUEL CELL SEPARATOR - For use in a fuel cell separator comprising a separator substrate, a primer layer, and an elastomeric seal, a sealing material comprises a primer composition containing Si—H groups of which the primer layer is formed, and a liquid addition-curable silicone rubber composition containing alkenyl groups and Si—H groups of which the elastomeric seal is formed. A molar ratio of the total amount of Si—H groups to the total amount of alkenyl groups per unit weight of the primer composition and the silicone rubber composition is in the range: 5.009-03-2009 | |
20100098892 | FLUOROSILICONE RUBBER COMPOSITION AND CURED PRODUCT THEREOF - A fluorosilicone rubber composition including: (A) an organopolysiloxane containing trifluoropropyl groups and monovalent aliphatic unsaturated hydrocarbon groups, with a viscosity at 25° C. of not less than 10,000 mPa·s, represented by a specific average composition formula, in an amount of 100 parts by mass, (B) a silica-based filler, in an amount of 2 to 100 parts by mass, (C) a hydrotalcite-based inorganic anion exchanger, in an amount of 0.1 to 20 parts by mass, and (D) a curing agent, in an effective amount. Also disclosed is a cured product obtained by curing the composition. The composition forms a molded item that exhibits minimal deterioration in physical properties even when exposed to heat at temperatures of 200° C. or higher. | 04-22-2010 |
20130266799 | SILICONE RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR USE AS HIGH-VOLTAGE INSULATOR AND POLYMER INSULATOR - A silicone rubber composition comprising (A) an organopolysiloxane composition of the organic peroxide cure or addition reaction cure type, (B) a normally solid organic compound having at least two ester bonds per molecule, and (C) particulate aluminum hydroxide having an average particle size of up to 20 μm is suited for use as high-voltage electric insulator since it maintains insulating properties for a long term in outdoor service and has acid resistance and a long lifetime even in polluted areas. | 10-10-2013 |
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20100232967 | CENTRIFUGAL FAN - A centrifugal fan preferably includes a stator portion; a substantially cylindrical rotor holder; an annular support plate secured to an outer circumferential surface and/or a lower end portion of the rotor holder; and a plurality of blades secured to the support plate. The support plate is integrally defined by a substantially annular blade support portion arranged radially farthest from the rotor holder to support the plurality of blades; a cylindrical portion arranged radially closest to the rotor holder to encircle the outer circumferential surface of the rotor holder; and a sloping portion arranged between the blade support portion and the cylindrical portion to slope from an upper end portion of the cylindrical portion to the blade support portion. | 09-16-2010 |
20130149134 | FAN - A fan includes a stationary portion, a rotating portion, and an impeller arranged to rotate about a central axis together with the rotating portion to produce an axial air current. The rotating portion includes a rotor holder. The impeller includes a cup portion arranged to cover the rotor holder and a plurality of blades arranged on an outer circumference of the cup portion. The cup portion includes a cup cover portion arranged to extend radially outward from the central axis; a cup cylindrical portion being substantially cylindrical in shape, and arranged to extend in an axial direction from an outer edge portion of the cup cover portion; and a cup through hole arranged to extend through the cup portion at a position overlapping with a portion or boundary between the cup cover portion and the cup cylindrical portion. | 06-13-2013 |
20130171015 | FAN MOTOR - A fan motor includes a motor; an impeller; a motor control board; an AC/DC converter board; electronic components mounted on the AC/DC converter board; and a housing arranged to contain the motor, the impeller, the motor control board, and the AC/DC converter board. The housing includes a base portion arranged to hold a stationary portion of the motor on an axially upper side thereof; and a case portion arranged to extend to assume a tubular shape on an axially lower side of the base portion. The AC/DC converter board is arranged in an interior space of the case portion. At least a portion of the interior space is filled with a resin material. Surfaces of the AC/DC converter board and the electronic components are covered with the resin material. The fan motor further includes a projecting portion arranged to project into the interior space. | 07-04-2013 |
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20080226531 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SOLID PRODUCT - Provided is a production method and a production apparatus using a method for producing a solid product by a reaction of gaseous raw materials with a plurality of components including a step of conducting the reaction using a reactor disposed in a vertical direction; a step of feeding the gaseous raw materials with a plurality of components from the upper part of the reactor; a step of, in the lower part of the reactor, forming a seal gas layer composed of a gas having a high density and fed continuously from the lower part of the reactor; a step of discharging an exhaust gas containing a by-product gas generated by the reaction and unreacted gaseous raw materials from somewhere in the upper part of the formed seal gas layer; and a step of accommodating a solid product in the seal gas layer of the lower part. | 09-18-2008 |
20080233038 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON - To provide a method for producing polycrystalline silicon at relatively low cost, wherein the amount of waste generated is reduced by decreasing the amount of waste generated in producing polycrystalline silicon from silicon chloride by a method of reduction and increasing the amount of reused auxiliary raw materials. In the production of polycrystalline silicon using a gas phase reaction of a silicon chloride gas and a reducing agent gas, a chlorine gas is blown into an exhaust gas discharged from a reaction device to initiate a reaction, an unreacted reducing agent and silicon particles contained in the exhaust gas are chlorinated, and then a reducing agent chloride contained in the exhaust gas is separated from the other impurities and recovered. | 09-25-2008 |
20090246102 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SOLID PRODUCT - Provided is a production method and a production apparatus using a method for producing a solid product by a reaction of gaseous raw materials with a plurality of components including a step of conducting the reaction using a reactor disposed in a vertical direction; a step of feeding the gaseous raw materials with a plurality of components from the upper part of the reactor; a step of, in the lower part of the reactor, forming a seal gas layer composed of a gas having a high density and fed continuously from the lower part of the reactor; a step of discharging an exhaust gas containing a by-product gas generated by the reaction and unreacted gaseous raw materials from somewhere in the upper part of the formed seal gas layer; and a step of accommodating a solid product in the seal gas layer of the lower part. | 10-01-2009 |
20110142742 | METHOD FOR PURIFICATION OF SILICON TETRACHLORIDE - An object of the present invention is to provide a method for purification of silicon tetrachloride which solves the problems of separating and removing organic chlorosilanes by distillation or adsorption. | 06-16-2011 |
20110158885 | HIGH PURITY CRYSTALLINE SILICON, HIGH PURITY SILICON TETRACHLORIDE AND PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide more inexpensive high purity crystalline silicon which can satisfy not only a quality required to a raw material of silicon for a solar cell but also a part of a quality required to silicon for an up-to-date semiconductor and a production process for the same and provide high purity silicon tetrachloride used for production of high purity crystalline silicon and a production process for the same. The high purity crystalline silicon of the present invention has a boron content of 0.015 ppmw or less and a zinc content of 50 to 1000 ppbw. The production process for high purity crystalline silicon according to the present invention is characterized by that a silicon tetrachloride gas and a zinc gas are supplied to a vertical reactor to react them at 800 to 1200° C., whereby crude crystalline silicon is formed at a chip part of a silicon tetrachloride gas-supplying nozzle, and the crude crystalline silicon is grown downward from the chip part of the silicon tetrachloride gas-supplying nozzle; the grown crude crystalline silicon is discharged to an outside of the reactor, and the discharged crude crystalline silicon is subjected to acid treatment. | 06-30-2011 |
20110165032 | PRODUCTION PROCESS FOR HIGH PURITY POLYCRYSTAL SILICON AND PRODUCTION APPARATUS FOR THE SAME - In the production process of the present invention for high purity polycrystal silicon, using a vertical reactor having a silicon chloride gas-feeding nozzle and a reducing agent gas-feeding nozzle which are disposed at an upper part and a waste gas discharge pipe, a silicon chloride gas and a reducing agent gas are fed into the reactor to form polycrystal silicon at a tip part of the silicon chloride gas-feeding nozzle by the reaction of the silicon chloride gas with the reducing agent gas, and the polycrystal silicon is allowed to grow from the tip part of the silicon chloride gas-feeding nozzle toward a lower part thereof. | 07-07-2011 |
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20090035212 | Method for Concentrating Oxygen Isotope or Isotopes - The method for concentrating an oxygen isotope or isotopes of the present invention combines the step of concentrating | 02-05-2009 |
20090045043 | Method and apparatus for concentrating oxygen isotopes - The present invention provides a method and an apparatus in which after diluting ozone with gas, the ozone concentration is maintained low under conditions in that noble gas is solidified, ozone molecules comprising | 02-19-2009 |
20090071814 | METHOD FOR CONCENTRATING HEAVY NITROGEN ISOTOPE - The object of the present invention is to provide a method for concentrating effectively the heavy nitrogen isotope | 03-19-2009 |
20090199659 | GASKET - A gasket according to the present invention is for sealing a valve or pipe used in a high-pressure gas supplying equipment, which is comprised of a polymer material containing magnetic particles. Also, in a determination method of deterioration and damages of a gasket according to the present invention, the aforementioned gasket is used as the gasket for sealing a valve or pipe in a high-pressure gas supplying equipment, and the magnetic force of the gasket is measured to determine the deterioration and the damages of the gasket. | 08-13-2009 |
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20090022269 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS - A radiation imaging apparatus that performs radiation imaging of a breast of a subject, which includes a table for laying down the subject; a receiving section that receives a breast of the subject laid on the table in a supine position; a radiation imaging section including a radiation emission unit and a radiation detection unit each located at a position opposing to each other being interposed by the breast of the subject received in the receiving section; and a drive unit that shifts the receiving section to a position suitable for imaging the breast of the subject. | 01-22-2009 |
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20100111256 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS AND PROCESSING METHOD THEREFOR - A radiation imaging apparatus acquires information on a scattered radiation distribution at each rotation angle preliminarily determined for a rotation unit, based on images respectively obtained from a first radiation detection sensor having no grid, and a second radiation detection sensor having a grid. Then, the radiation imaging apparatus corrects the image obtained from the second radiation detection sensor based on the information on the scattered radiation distribution so as to reduce influence of scattered radiation thereon. Next, the radiation imaging apparatus performs reconstruction processing based on the image corrected by the correction unit. | 05-06-2010 |
20120020541 | RADIOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - A radiographic apparatus which includes an X-ray irradiation unit which irradiates X-rays and an X-ray detection unit which detects an X-ray image of an object irradiated by the X-ray irradiation unit includes a first defect detection unit which detects, as a position-dependent defect, a pixel, of X-ray images, whose pixel value is always abnormal, and acquires position information of the defect in the X-ray image, a second defect detection unit which detects, as a defect, a pixel, of the X-ray images, which temporarily becomes abnormal dependent on the lapse of time, and a determination unit which determines a correction method for correcting the pixel value of the pixel in which the abnormality is detected by the second defect detection unit, based on the information indicating the imaging condition. | 01-26-2012 |
20130156285 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus that processes a radiation image obtained from a detector in which a plurality of pixels are two-dimensionally arranged includes: an obtainment unit that obtains a radiation image; a control unit that controls, in accordance with radiation dose characteristics of a first pixel in the detector and a first pixel value of the first pixel in the radiation image, a weighting coefficient for the first pixel value of the first pixel and a weighting coefficient for second pixel values that are different from the first pixel value; and a correction unit that corrects the first pixel value in the obtained radiation image based on the weighting coefficients. | 06-20-2013 |
20140140634 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND PROGRAM - A radiation imaging apparatus includes a radiation imaging unit configured to capture a radiation image of a subject, a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication with an external apparatus, a wireless reception characteristics obtaining unit configured to obtain a wireless reception characteristic of the wireless communication unit, an estimation unit configured to estimate an amount of noise included in the radiation image on the basis of a characteristic value of the wireless reception characteristic, and a correction unit configured to correct the noise included in the radiation image on the basis of the amount of noise estimated by the estimation unit. | 05-22-2014 |
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20090031578 | Absolute position measuring apparatus - An absolute position measuring apparatus includes a first rotary encoder that detects a rotation of a spindle as a phase signal which varies in a first cycle and a second rotary encoder that detects the rotation of the spindle as another phase signal which varies in a second cycle. A rotation of a first rotor of the first rotary encoder is transmitted to a second rotor via a relay gear that is meshed with a first gear provided on an outer circumference of a first rotary cylinder and a second gear provided on an outer circumference of a second rotary cylinder. Thus, an absolute position of the spindle is calculated on the basis of two phase signals that are different in cycle. Further, it is not necessary to provide a conventionally-known spiral key groove so that the apparatus can be easily downsized. Manufacturing costs can be also reduced. | 02-05-2009 |
20090113734 | Measuring instrument - A measuring instrument includes a detector that outputs a measured value, a digital display unit, an analog display unit having a plurality of display segments, and a display controller. The display controller includes: a tolerance range display unit that lights or blinks display segments corresponding to a preset tolerance range relative to a preset value; a first determiner that obtains a difference between the present value and a present measured value and determines whether the difference is within an analog display range wider than the tolerance range; a difference display unit that lights a display segment corresponding to the last one or the last two digits of the present measured value when the first determiner determines that the difference is within the analog display range; a second determiner that determines whether the difference is within the tolerance range; and an acceptance or rejection display unit that displays a result determined by the second determiner. | 05-07-2009 |
20090282689 | Digital displacement measuring instrument - A digital displacement measuring instrument detects a displacement of a spindle by an encoder and then displays the displacement on a digital display unit. With an imaginary base line centered along an axial direction of an outer circumference of a sleeve, a millimeter graduation for displaying the displacement of the spindle in millimeters is provided on one side, and the inch graduation for displaying the displacement of the spindle is provided on the other side. | 11-19-2009 |
20100005676 | INSIDE DIAMETER MEASURING TOOL - An inside diameter measuring tool includes: a main body; an axially moving spindle having a male screw to be screwed to the main body; a plurality of contact pieces provided on the main body, the measuring pieces moving in a direction substantially orthogonal to the axial direction of the spindle; and a conical member interposed between the contact pieces and the spindle, the conical member advancing and retracting the contact pieces in the direction substantially orthogonal to the axial direction of the spindle. The lead of the male screw of the spindle is 1.0 mm or more and the cone angle of the conical member is less than 53 degrees. Preferably, the lead of the male screw is 2.0 mm and the cone angle of the conical member is approximately 28 degrees. | 01-14-2010 |
20100024237 | DIGITAL DISPLACEMENT MEASURING INSTRUMENT - A digital displacement measuring instrument includes a spindle screwed into a body to be axially advanced and retracted relative to the body; and an encoder that detects a displacement of the spindle. The encoder includes a rotor and a stator. The rotor is supported by a rotor bushing. The rotor bushing includes an engaging key engageable with a key groove axially provided on the outer circumference of the spindle, and is displaceable in the axial direction of the spindle via a position adjusting screw. The stator is fixed to the body via a stator bushing in the vicinity of the spindle so as not to be displaceable in the axial direction of the spindle. | 02-04-2010 |
20110061256 | HEAT INSULATING COVER AND MICROMETER - Disclosed is a micrometer with an improved a heat-insulating property. A micrometer | 03-17-2011 |
20110247231 | MICROMETER - A micrometer includes: a body; a fixed sleeve that is fixed to the body; a spindle that is screwed to the fixed sleeve; a thimble that is rotatably fitted to an outer circumference of the fixed sleeve and has an outer end connected to the spindle; an operation sleeve fitted over a range from an outer circumference of the thimble to an outer end of the spindle and being rotatable relative to the thimble; and a constant pressure mechanism that is disposed between the operation sleeve and the spindle, the constant pressure mechanism transmitting a rotation of the operation sleeve to the spindle and allowing a free rotation of the operation sleeve against the spindle when a predetermined or more amount of load is applied on the spindle. Ball bearings are disposed between the thimble and the operation sleeve. | 10-13-2011 |
20120272729 | DUST-PROOF STRUCTURE FOR MEASURING TOOL - A dust-proof structure for a measuring tool, includes: a case provided with an opening formed through a surface opposed to a protection plate thereof; a solar panel accommodated in the case through the opening of the case; an intermediate panel pressing an outer circumferential portion of the solar panel against a bottom wall of the case; a display device disposed at an inward portion of the intermediate panel and opposed to the solar panel with a gap; a cover attached to close the opening of the case; a screw used to secure the cover and the intermediate panel to the case; and a temporary-fixing unit disposed between the intermediate panel and the case, the temporary-fixing unit temporarily fixing the intermediate panel to the case while the outer circumferential portion of the solar panel is pressed against the bottom wall of the case. | 11-01-2012 |
20130055579 | MEASURING INSTRUMENT - A measuring instrument includes a display that displays measurements. The display is provided by an organic electroluminescent display device or an electronic paper including an assembly of organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) devices. Since the display is provided by the organic electroluminescent display device or an electronic paper including an assembly of organic electroluminescence devices, visibility of the display can be enhanced. Further, since the display can be used for various measuring instruments in common and the display design can be easily changed, production cost can be reduced. | 03-07-2013 |
20130091720 | MICROMETER - A micrometer includes: a displacement detector that detects a displacement of a spindle; a display device that is rotatably attached to a fixed sleeve; and a control device that controls the display device. The display device includes: an image display section that displays an image including a measurement value based on the displacement detected by the displacement detector; a surface member that faces the image display section and has a touch surface; a position sensor that detects a position pressed on the touch surface; and a support member that supports the image display section, the surface member and the position sensor while the touch surface is exposed to an outside, the support member being rotatably attached to the fixed sleeve. | 04-18-2013 |
20130226507 | DIGITAL DISPLACEMENT MEASURING INSTRUMENT - A digital displacement measuring instrument includes: a body; a spindle; an encoder; a display; a speed information detector that detects a moving speed of the spindle; a judging unit that judges whether or not the spindle is stopped based on the moving speed detected by the speed information detector and, when the judging unit judges that the spindle is stopped, judges whether or not the moving speed of the spindle just before the spindle is stopped exceeds a predetermined threshold; and a notifying unit that notifies a judgment result provided by the judging unit. | 08-29-2013 |
20130247403 | DIGITAL INDICATOR AND MULTIPOINT MEASURING APPARATUS - A digital indicator includes: a body; a spindle formed in the body, movably in an axial direction; a displacement detecting sensor configured to detect a movement displacement amount of the spindle; a display device configured to display the movement displacement amount of the spindle detected by the displacement detecting sensor; and a display controller configured to linearly move a measured value display mark representing a measured value in a display surface of the display device according to variations in the measured value. | 09-26-2013 |
20140102192 | DUST-PROOF STRUCTURE FOR MEASURING TOOL - A dust-proof structure for a measuring tool, includes: a case provided with an opening formed through a surface opposed to a protection plate thereof; a solar panel accommodated in the case through the opening of the case; an intermediate panel pressing an outer circumferential portion of the solar panel against a bottom wall of the case; a display device disposed at an inward portion of the intermediate panel and opposed to the solar panel with a gap; a cover attached to close the opening of the case; a screw used to secure the cover and the intermediate panel to the case; and a temporary-fixing unit disposed between the intermediate panel and the case, the temporary-fixing unit temporarily fixing the intermediate panel to the case while the outer circumferential portion of the solar panel is pressed against the bottom wall of the case. | 04-17-2014 |
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20120041669 | TRAFFIC INFORMATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE, TRAFFIC INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND TRAFFIC INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - Conventionally, different traffic information cannot be sent in accordance with an output reason of a request to send. According to the present invention, a request to send traffic information, which is output in response to an instruction given by a user operation or an automatically given instruction, is acquired, an output reason of the request to send is determined, and a communication unit is controlled so that the traffic information on different areas is sent depending on the cases where the output reason is the instruction given by the user operation or the automatically given instruction. | 02-16-2012 |
20120265428 | VEHICLE MOTION ESTIMATING DEVICE, VEHICLE MOTION ESTIMATING METHOD, AND VEHICLE MOTION ESTIMATING PROGRAM - According to the present invention, information which is associated with a motion of a vehicle can be acquired even in the case where no vehicle travels on a road. Motion information, which is associated with the motion of the vehicle on the road where the vehicle traveled, is acquired along with time information. Reference traffic information, which is traffic information on the road at a reference time which is specified by the time information, is acquired from a traffic information providing device which constantly provides the traffic information. A correlation between the motion information and the reference traffic information is specified. Furthermore, estimated motion information, which indicates an estimated motion of the vechicle on the road at an estimate time when the motion is estimated, is acquired based on estimating source traffic information at the estimate time and the correlation, the estimating source traffic information being provided as the traffic information of the estimating source from the traffic information providing device in the case where no motion information is acquired at the estimate time. | 10-18-2012 |
20130103291 | TRAFFIC SIGNAL CYCLE ESTIMATION DEVICE AND TRAFFIC SIGNAL CYCLE ESTIMATION METHOD - A traffic signal cycle estimation device | 04-25-2013 |
20130317706 | PARKING ASSIST SYSTEM AND PARKING ASSIST METHOD - A parking assist system includes: an actuator that drives a back door of a vehicle; an opening degree control unit that controls an opening degree of the back door by controlling the actuator; a storage device that stores an allowable opening degree of the back door at a park position of the vehicle in association with the park position; and a position information acquisition unit that acquires position information of the vehicle. When a position of the vehicle corresponds to the park position stored in the storage device, the opening degree control unit limits the opening degree of the back door on the basis of the allowable opening degree of the back door, stored in the storage device in association with the park position. | 11-28-2013 |
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20110159136 | MOLD ASSEMBLY - A mold assembly that forms an expansion molded body by expanding foam raw material inside a cavity, includes a first die, a second die that closes together with the first die, wherein a sealed cavity is formed between the first die and the second die when the first die and the second die are closed, and a sealing member that is provided on at least one of the first die or the second die and seals the cavity, wherein at least one of a first space that is on a side of the sealing member that faces the cavity and leads to the cavity, or a second space that is formed inside the sealing member and leads to the cavity, is formed when the first die and the second die are closed. | 06-30-2011 |
20130099550 | VEHICLE SEAT COMPONENT - A vehicle seat component includes a cushion member, and an upholstery member that covers the cushion member. The cushion member and the upholstery member are integrated together during molding of the cushion member. The upholstery member has a first portion that is air-permeable and that is arranged at a seating side, and a second portion that is laminated on the first portion and that prevents intrusion of a molding material of the cushion member. A thin section that is recessed toward the upholstery member is formed in a back surface of the cushion member. | 04-25-2013 |
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20110317200 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING AN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - The present invention provides an information processing apparatus including: a first control section that, when execution of printing at a printing device connected via a communications section is instructed, performs control to display at a display section a print settings screen for making settings relating to the printing; a calculation section that calculates an estimated value of power consumption that the printing device will consume if the printing is executed on the basis of the settings relating to printing; and a second control section that, when a pre-specified operation is performed at the print settings screen, performs control to display the estimated value of power consumption and display at the display section an energy saving settings screen for making, of the settings relating to printing, settings relating to energy saving. | 12-29-2011 |
20130235417 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing device includes an execution unit that executes a control program for causing a functional unit to realize a predetermined function, a memory that stores the control program, a state variable indicating a state of the functional unit, and activation history of either initial activation or second and following activation, in a nonvolatile memory, and a communication unit that causes the execution unit to communicate with the functional unit, wherein the execution unit includes a first procedure where the control program is stored in the memory and the control program is read and is executed, and a second procedure where the control program pre-stored in the memory is read and is executed, refers to the activation history when activation is performed, executes the first procedure in a case of the initial activation, and executes the second procedure in a case of the second and following activation. | 09-12-2013 |
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20100290074 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSOR AND SIGNAL TRANSMITTING DEVICE - The information processing system includes: an information processor operating in an active state and a power saving state consuming less power than the active state, and recovering to the active state by receiving a signal in the power saving state and processing information in the signal; a signal transmitting device transmitting a signal to the information processor; and a communication line establishing communication between the information processor and the signal transmitting device. The signal transmitting device transmits the signal after appending, to a predetermined region inside the signal, the identification information for identifying a processing content of the signal. The information processor specifies the processing content from the identification information when receiving, in the power saving state, the signal, recovers to the active state where power is supplied to a functional unit to execute the processing content, and starts processing on information stored in a data region of the signal. | 11-18-2010 |
20100293400 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives, from an external device via a communication line, a signal requesting provision of various types of services; a processing unit that when the receiving unit receives the signal in a setting period of a power saving state where power consumption is lower than in a running state, returns to the running state to process the signal and provide a service corresponding to the signal; and a memory that stores a content of the service provided by the processing unit and a content of a request requested by the signal, the content of the service and the content of the request being correlated respectively, wherein when the request received by the receiving unit in the setting period of the power saving state matches the content of the request stored in the memory, the processing unit reads the content of the service correlated with the content of the request from the memory and provides the service corresponding to the content of the service to the external device. | 11-18-2010 |
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20100189984 | THERMAL-IMPRINTING RESIN SOLUTION, THERMAL-IMPRINTING RESIN THIN FILM, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THOSE - There are provided a resin solution substantially applicable to thermal imprinting, a thin film thereof, and manufacturing methods of those. A thermal imprinting resin solution for forming a thin film used for thermal imprinting applications comprises a thermoplastic resin and greater than or equal to at least one kind of solvent which can dissolve the resin, and an containing amount of foreign particles having a grain diameter larger than or equal to 0.2 μm is controlled to be less than 3000 particles/cm | 07-29-2010 |
20100310830 | Etching Mask, Base Material Having Etching Mask, Finely Processed Article, And Method For Production Of Finely Processed Article - There are provided an etching mask which has a superior thermal imprinting characteristic and also a good anti-etching characteristic, a base material with the etching mask, a microfabricated product to which those etching mask and base material are applied, and a production method of the microfabricated product. The etching mask formed of a thermoplastic resin containing at least one kind of skeleton expressed by a chemical formula (1) or a chemical formula (2) in a main chain wherein R | 12-09-2010 |
20110024948 | IMPRINTING DEVICE AND IMPRINTING METHOD - The present invention provides an imprinting device and an imprinting method which can uniformly apply pressure between a mold and a molding object and which can increase and decrease a temperature at a fast speed. An imprinting device is for transferring a pattern on a mold to a film molding object, and comprises a stage for holding the mold, a pressurizing-chamber casing which configures a pressurizing-chamber together with the molding object, sealing means which airtightly seals a space between the pressurizing-chamber casing and the molding object, opening and closing means which opens and closes the space between the pressurizing-chamber casing and the molding object, pressurizing means which adjusts atmospheric pressure in the pressurizing-chamber, heating means which heats either one of or both of the mold and the molding object, and degassing means which eliminates any gas present between the mold and the molding object. | 02-03-2011 |
20120223461 | IMPRINTING DEVICE AND IMPRINTING METHOD - The present invention provides an imprinting device and an imprinting method which can uniformly apply pressure between a mold and a molding object and which can increase and decrease a temperature at a fast speed. An imprinting device is for transferring a pattern on a mold to a film molding object, and comprises a stage for holding the mold, a pressurizing-chamber casing which configures a pressurizing-chamber together with the molding object, sealing means which airtightly seals a space between the pressurizing-chamber casing and the molding object, opening and closing means which opens and closes the space between the pressurizing-chamber casing and the molding object, pressurizing means which adjusts atmospheric pressure in the pressurizing-chamber, heating means which heats either one of or both of the mold and the molding object, and degassing means which eliminates any gas present between the mold and the molding object. | 09-06-2012 |
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20100178462 | ANTIREFLECTION STRUCTURE, LENS BARREL INCLUDING ANTIREFLECTION STRUCTURE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ANTIREFLECTION STRUCTURE - An antireflection structure that can be formed in a desired shape, and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. An antireflection structure | 07-15-2010 |
20140154818 | DEFECT DETECTION METHOD, METHOD FOR REPAIRING ORGANIC EL ELEMENT, AND ORGANIC EL DISPLAY PANEL - A defect detection method for an organic EL element having a first electrode, a second electrode, and a functional layer and a light-emission layer disposed between the electrodes, including: applying a first voltage, between the electrodes, that, when the organic EL element includes, between the electrodes, a defective portion that is a potential cause of non-light emission of the light-emission layer, reduces electrical resistance of a first portion, of the functional layer, corresponding to the defective portion and makes the organic EL element detectable as a dark spot, whose light-emission layer does not emit light; and after applying the first voltage, applying a second voltage between the electrodes and detecting whether or not the organic EL element is the dark spot, the second voltage, when the organic EL element does not include the defective portion, causing the light-emission layer to emit light. | 06-05-2014 |
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20090053698 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING SUBTRACTION POLYNUCLEOTIDE - The present invention provides a method for obtaining or amplifying a polynucleotide (a tester-specific polynucleotide), in which an amount existing in a sample (tester) is larger than the amount existing in another sample (driver), easily and within a short time as well as with high efficiency, a polynucleotide obtained (amplified) by such method, a method for identifying gene mutation in the tester, and a kit to be used in such methods. | 02-26-2009 |
20100209972 | METHOD FOR SYNTHESIS OF SINGLE- OR DOUBLE-STRANDED DNA, AND KIT FOR THE SYNTHESIS - An object of the present invention is to provide a simple and safe method for synthesis of single-stranded or double-stranded DNA and a kit for performing the synthesis. The present invention relates to, (1) a method for synthesis of single-stranded DNA, comprising a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the template RNA, characterized by comprising the following steps: 1) Step 1 in which the template RNA is subjected to reverse transcription reaction, 2) Step 2 in which the solution obtained in the treatment of Step 1 is subjected to alkaline treatment; (2) a method for synthesis of double-stranded DNA, comprising a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the template RNA, characterized by comprising the following steps: 1) Step 1 in which the template RNA is subjected to reverse transcription reaction, 2) Step 2 in which the solution obtained in the treatment of Step 1 is subjected to alkaline treatment, 3) Step 3 in which the obtained single-stranded DNA is converted to a double strand, as well as (3) a kit for synthesis of single-stranded DNA and (4) a kit for synthesis of double-stranded DNA for use in the above-described method for synthesis. | 08-19-2010 |
20130337451 | METHOD FOR DETECTING METHYLATED CYTOSINE - The invention provides a method for obtaining DNA after bisulfite reaction which can be stored with libraries in genome reserved and has excellent storage stability, and a method for detecting methylated cytosine. Specifically, the invention provides a method for obtaining DNA complementary to single-stranded DNA in which non-methylated cytosine has been uracilated by subjecting single-stranded DNA to a bisulfite reaction and then a reverse transcriptase reaction. The resulting complementary DNA can be amplified by a PCR reaction. Methylated cytosine can be detected in single-stranded DNA by subjecting the single-stranded DNA, in order, to a bisulfite reaction, a reverse transcriptase reaction, and a PCR reaction, and then subjecting the obtained PCR amplification product to nucleotide sequence analysis. | 12-19-2013 |
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20100188852 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE WITH SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENTS - An illumination device includes a base board, an insulator, a conductor, a plurality of semiconductor light-emitting elements and a light-transmissive sealing member. The base board includes a surface and projection portions. The projection portion is formed to become gradually thicker from its end toward the surface of the base board. The insulator is formed on the surface. The conductor is formed on the insulator. The semiconductor light-emitting elements are mounted on the projection portions. The semiconductor light-emitting elements are electrically connected to the conductor via connection members. The sealing member covers the insulator, the projection portions, the semiconductor light-emitting elements and the connection members. | 07-29-2010 |
20110182073 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE WITH SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENTS - An illumination device includes a base board, an insulator, a conductor, a plurality of semiconductor light-emitting elements and a light-transmissive sealing member. The base board includes a surface and projection portions. The projection portion is formed to become gradually thicker from its end toward the surface of the base board. The insulator is formed on the surface. The conductor is formed on the insulator. The semiconductor light-emitting elements are mounted on the projection portions. The semiconductor light-emitting elements are electrically connected to the conductor via connection members. The sealing member covers the insulator, the projection portions, the semiconductor light-emitting elements and the connection members. | 07-28-2011 |
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20120201028 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE WITH SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENTS - An illumination device includes a base board, an insulator, a conductor, a plurality of semiconductor light-emitting elements and a light-transmissive sealing member. The base board includes a surface and projection portions. The projection portion is formed to become gradually thicker from its end toward the surface of the base board. The insulator is formed on the surface. The conductor is formed on the insulator. The semiconductor light-emitting elements are mounted on the projection portions. The semiconductor light-emitting elements are electrically connected to the conductor via connection members. The sealing member covers the insulator, the projection portions, the semiconductor light-emitting elements and the connection members. | 08-09-2012 |
20120305963 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND LUMINAIRE - According to one embodiment, a light-emitting device includes a substrate, a reflecting layer formed on the substrate, a light-emitting element placed on the reflecting layer, and a sealing resin layer that covers the reflecting layer and the light-emitting element. The oxygen permeability of the sealing resin layer is equal to or lower than 1200 cm | 12-06-2012 |
20130105842 | Light-Emitting Module and Illumination Device | 05-02-2013 |
20130106279 | Light-Emitting Module and Luminaire | 05-02-2013 |
20140286040 | Lamp and Luminaire - A lamp according to an embodiment includes a plurality of light-emitting sections including a plurality of kinds of light-emitting elements provided side by side in a predetermined direction on a substrate and configured to respectively emit lights of different colors, luminous fluxes of the lights respectively emitted by the light-emitting elements being separately controllable. The lamp according to the embodiment includes a pipe configured to diffuse the lights emitted by the light-emitting elements and formed including a translucent material, linear transmittance of which is any value of 0% to 50%. A distance “d” from a lower part of the pipe to the light-emitting elements is larger than the inner radius of the pipe. | 09-25-2014 |