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20090053616 | HOLOGRAPHIC RECORDING MEDIUM - A holographic recording medium is provided, which includes a recording layer. The recording layer comprises a radical polymeric monomer having an aromatic ring-containing group and a polymeric group, a polymer matrix having the aromatic ring-containing group, and a photo-radical polymerization initiator. | 02-26-2009 |
20090080314 | OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND ITS REPRODUCTION METHOD - An optical recording/reproducing apparatus includes an optical recording medium in which a holograms are recorded depending on an incident angle of a reference beam. The reference beam is irradiated to holograms while changing the incident angle to generate a reproduction light beam, and an image patterns are detected by an image pattern detector. The continuously output reproduction image patterns are temporarily stored in an image recorder, and the maximum value of reproduction light intensity is detected to generate a trigger signal. Depending on the trigger signal, an optimal image pattern is extracted from continuous reproduction image patterns, and thus, two-dimensional data is decoded. | 03-26-2009 |
20120214272 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC THIN FILM SOLAR CELL - Certain embodiments provide a method of manufacturing an organic thin film solar cell comprising forming, on a first electrode, a first transport layer having an uneven pattern and a photoelectric conversion layer provided on a surface of the uneven pattern, forming a second transport layer on a second electrode, and bringing the uneven pattern having the photoelectric conversion layer is formed thereon into contact with the second transport layer to mold the second transport layer. | 08-23-2012 |
20120228585 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE, DISPLAY AND ILLUMINATING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, there is provided an organic light-emitting diode including an anode and a cathode which are arranged apart from each other, and an emissive layer interposed between the anode and the cathode and including a host material and an emitting dopant. The host material includes a polymer containing dibenzothiophene backbones represented by the following formula (1) as repeating units: | 09-13-2012 |
20120307184 | LIQUID CRYSTAL/POLYMER COMPOSITE - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal/polymer complex includes a liquid crystal material, a polymer, and a chiral agent. The liquid crystal material exhibits blue phase and contains liquid crystal molecules that are spirally arranged to form liquid crystal molecular cylinders having a spiral arrangement. The polymer maintains the arrangement and has a dendrimer-type structure including a dendrimer unit and a polymerizable unit bonded to an end of the dendrimer unit. The dendrimer unit contains a central atom and at least two branched structures bonded to the central atom and has a generation of two or more. The polymerizable unit contains a polymerizable group which can bond to a polymerizable group. | 12-06-2012 |
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20090186164 | PHOTOCURABLE ACRYLIC VISCOELASTIC MATERIAL COMPOSITION, ACRYLIC VISCOELASTIC MATERIAL, ACRYLIC VISCOELASTIC MATERIAL LAYER TAPE OR SHEET AND PROCEED FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a photocurable acrylic viscoelastic material composition including: an acrylic monomer mixture containing an alkyl (meth)acrylate as a main monomer component and a polar group-containing vinyl monomer, or a partial polymerization product thereof; a (meth)acrylate compound having at least one isocyanate group within the molecule thereof; and a photopolymerization initiator. The photocurable acrylic viscoelastic material composition of the present invention has, by virtue of the above-described construction, excellent pot life and excellent storage stability, despite containing an isocyanate compound having at least one isocyanate group within the molecule thereof, and further can form an acrylic viscoelastic material excellent in the holding power at high temperatures through photocuring. Also, the acrylic viscoelastic material and acrylic viscoelastic material layer tape or sheet of the present invention is excellent in the holding power at high temperatures. | 07-23-2009 |
20100075129 | THERMALLY-FOAMABLE RE-RELEASABLE ACRYLIC PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE OR SHEET - The present invention relates to a thermally-foamable re-releasable acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet including a microparticle-containing viscoelastic substrate and a thermal foaming agent-containing pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided on at least one surface of the microparticle-containing viscoelastic substrate. The thermally-foamable re-releasable acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet of the present invention can be easily separated or disassembled at the separation or disassembling of the bonded part while maintaining a high normal-state adhesive strength at the bonding. | 03-25-2010 |
20110003135 | ULTRAVIOLET-CURABLE PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, ULTRAVIOLET-CURABLE PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention relates to an ultraviolet-curable pressure-sensitive adhesive composition including (a) a monomer component containing 70 to 99 wt % of an alkyl (meth)acrylate with the carbon number in the alkyl group being 1 to 20 and 1 to 30 wt % of a polar group-containing vinyl monomer, (b) at least one polyfunctional (meth)acrylate having four or more (meth)acryloyl groups within one molecule and having an acryl equivalent of 150 or less, in an amount of 0.01 to 0.1 parts by mol based on 100 parts by mol of the monomer component, and (c) a photopolymerization initiator; an ultraviolet-curable pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet using the same; and a process for producing the same. | 01-06-2011 |
20130025777 | METHOD OF REUSABLY SEPARATING TWO ADHERED PLATES AND APPARATUS USED FOR THE METHOD - Provided is a method of reusably separating two adhered plates, including step 1 for firmly adhering two plates adhered to each other via a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet or a curable resin layer to a first jig and a second jig, respectively, step 2 for detaching the two plates by moving at least one of the first jig and the second jig to produce a shear stress causing breakage of the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet or the curable resin layer, and step 3 for removing the two plates after detachment from the jigs, wherein, in the aforementioned step 1, one or both of the plates is(are) firmly adhered to the jig(s) via a silicone pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet or porous pressure-sensitive is adhesive sheet. Using the method, two plates adhered to each other via a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet or a curable resin layer can be stably and reusably detached by certainly fixing them by using jig fixtures. | 01-31-2013 |
20130210301 | COMPOSITE SHEET - Provided is a novel composite sheet, including a substrate and a foamed layer which is provided on at least one surface side of the substrate, at a low cost in an environment-friendly manner, in which the composite sheet includes a foamed layer having a uniform fine-cell structure, the average pore diameter of each of spherical cells of the foamed layer can be precisely controlled to a small one, the control range of the density of the foamed layer is wide, the control range of the thickness of the foamed layer is wide, and the composite sheet can express an excellent mechanical strength and is preferably excellent in toughness and heat resistance. The composite sheet includes a substrate; and a foamed layer which is provided on at least one surface side of the substrate, in which: the foamed layer has spherical cells, an average pore diameter of each of the spherical cells being less than 30 μm; and the foamed layer has a density of 0.1 g/cm | 08-15-2013 |
20130216814 | W/O EMULSION, FOAM, AND FUNCTIONAL FOAM - Provided is a W/O emulsion, including a continuous oil phase component and an aqueous phase component immiscible with the continuous oil phase component, in which: the continuous oil phase component includes a hydrophilic polyurethane-based polymer and an ethylenically unsaturated monomer; the hydrophilic polyurethane-based polymer includes a polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene unit derived from polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene glycol; and the polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene unit includes 5 wt % to 25 wt % of polyoxyethylene. Also provided is a foam, including a hydrophilic polyurethane-based polymer, in which: the foam has an open-cell structure in which through-holes are present between adjacent spherical cells; the spherical cells each have an average pore diameter of less than 20 μm; the through-holes each have an average pore diameter of 5 μm or less; and the foam has surface openings each having an average pore diameter of 20 μm or less in a surface thereof. | 08-22-2013 |
20130224467 | FOAM, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR FOAM, AND FUNCTIONAL FOAM - Provided are a novel foam which has a uniform fine-cell structure and is excellent in toughness and heat resistance, and a production method therefor. Also provided is a functional foam which includes the above-mentioned foam and has imparted thereto various functions. The foam includes spherical cells, in which: the spherical cells each have an average pore diameter of less than 20 μm; the foam has a density of 0.15 g/cm | 08-29-2013 |
20130344308 | RADIANT HEAT CONDUCTION-SUPPRESSING SHEET - A radiant heat conduction-suppressing sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a heat conduction-suppressing layer and a heat conductive layer. The heat conduction-suppressing layer has a heat conductivity of 0.06 W/m·K or less. The heat conductive layer has a far-infrared absorptivity at a wavelength of 7 μm to 10 μm of 0.6 or less, and a heat conductivity of 200 W/m·K or more. The radiant heat conduction-suppressing sheet is used by being fixed to a housing containing a heating element under a state in which a side of the heat conduction-suppressing layer is fixed to the housing at such a position that the heat conductive layer faces a heat radiating surface of the heating element while being free of close contact with the heating element. | 12-26-2013 |
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20090052125 | METHOD OF FORMING A HOUSING HAVING A THIN WALL AND THE HOUSING - According to one embodiment, a housing is formed by using a pair of metal molds. The housing includes a first wall, second walls projecting from the first wall, and bosses projecting from the first wall. A molten material is filled into a molding space defined between the metal molds, and thereby a molded article having a shape corresponding to the housing is molded. The molded article has a plurality of first pin-receiving portions serving as the bosses, and a plurality of second pin-receiving portions projecting from the second walls. The first and the second pin-receiving portions are pushed by a plurality of ejector pins, and thereby the molded article is ejected from the metal molds. | 02-26-2009 |
20090151889 | Die for Die Casting, Method of Manufacturing Cast Product, and Cast Product - According to one embodiment, a die includes a stationary die, and a movable die. A fin section provided between a runner section and a product section is extended from one end part to the other end part of the product section in a direction intersecting a stream direction of molten metal, and includes a fin central section opposed to a biscuit section in the stream direction of the molten metal, and a fin side section on a side of the fin central section. The fin side section includes a fin thick part formed thicker than a thickness of the fin central section. The fin thick part is extended to a boundary between the fin section and the product section. The product section includes a product thick part connected to the fin thick part in a region opposed to the fin thick part. | 06-18-2009 |
20090194249 | Die and Method of Manufacturing Cast Product - According to one embodiment, a die is provided with a stationary die and a movable die. When the movable die is combined with the stationary die, a biscuit section, a product section in which a product is to be cast, a main runner configured to guide a molten metal from the biscuit section toward the product section, a main gate provided between the main runner and the product section, a sub-runner diverging from the main runner and extending along a side edge part of the product section, and a sub-gate provided between the sub-runner and the product section are formed between the stationary die and the movable die. The sub-gate is connected to the side edge part in an end portion of the product section. The sub-runner extends beyond the product section in a direction in which the side edge part extends. | 08-06-2009 |
20090218068 | DIE FOR DIE CASTING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CAST PRODUCT - According to one embodiment, a die includes a stationary die and a movable die. Between the stationary die and the movable die, a product section which includes a main product section, and a protrusion part protruding from the main product section toward a side of the biscuit section, a first runner configured to guide molten metal toward the main product section, and a second runner configured to guide molten metal toward the protrusion part are formed. The second runner is provided at a position deviated from the first runner three-dimensionally, and overpasses the first runner. | 09-03-2009 |
20090321034 | DIE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CAST PRODUCT - According to one embodiment, a biscuit section, a product section in which a cast product is to be cast, and an overflow section which is provided on the opposite side of the biscuit section with respect to the product section are provided between a stationary die and a movable die of a die. The die includes a die surface provided with a concave section in which a rib of the cast product is to be cast. The concave section includes an inner peripheral surface of the concave section which includes a first surface spreading perpendicularly to a direction from the biscuit section toward the overflow section, and positioned on the overflow section side of the inner peripheral surface, and a second surface spreading in the direction from the biscuit section toward the overflow section. Surface roughness of the first surface is finer than surface roughness of the second surface. | 12-31-2009 |
20110128683 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a housing including an exterior cover, a first rib integrated with an inner wall surface of the exterior cover facing the inside of the housing and arranged to define a plurality of first sections therein, a second rib integrated with the inner wall surface and the first rib as one unit and arranged to define a plurality of second sections therein, a plurality of projection portions projecting from the inner wall surface and each integrated with the inner wall surface and located within a respective one of the plurality of first sections, and third ribs connecting the first rib and the projection portions, respectively, and being continuous to the second ribs, respectively. | 06-02-2011 |
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20090275017 | Novel Nucleoside or Nucleotide Derivative and Use Thereof - The object of the present invention is to provide a nucleoside or nucleotide having a 5-substituted-2-oxo(1H)pyridin-3-yl group as a base, as well as a method using the same. | 11-05-2009 |
20100323364 | MODIFIED tRNA CONTAINING UNNATURAL BASE AND USE THEREOF - In the method for introducing a noncanonical amino acid residue into a desired position in a protein, the structure of tRNA is so modified as to have improved affinity for aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase or improved specificity to aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase. An unnatural base is contained at any position in tRNA, whereby the efficiency of aminoacylation of the tRNA with a noncanonical amino acid can be improved. | 12-23-2010 |
20140194320 | METHOD FOR PREPARING NUCLEIC ACID APTAMER - An object of the present invention is to develop and provide a method for efficiently and conveniently producing a nucleic acid aptamer, particularly, a DNA aptamer, having high specificity for and high binding activity against a target substance. The present invention provides a method for producing a nucleic acid aptamer, comprising: a complex formation step of mixing a single-stranded nucleic acid library with a target substance in a solution to form a complex of a single-stranded nucleic acid and the target substance; an immobilization step of mixing the solution after the preceding step with a solid-phase support to immobilize the complex onto the solid-phase support via connector(s) adsorbed on the target substance and/or the solid-phase support; a recovery step of recovering the complex immobilized on the solid-phase support from the solution; an amplification step of recovering the single-stranded nucleic acid from the complex, followed by amplification by a nucleic acid amplification method; and a single-stranded nucleic acid preparation step of converting the double-stranded nucleic acids obtained in the amplification step into single strands and then forming an intramolecular conformation. | 07-10-2014 |
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20100036111 | METHOD FOR REPLICATING NUCLEIC ACIDS AND NOVEL UNNATURAL BASE PAIRS - The present invention relates to a method for nucleic acid replication and novel artificial base pairs. | 02-11-2010 |
20110053782 | NOVEL DNA CAPABLE OF BEING AMPLIFIED BY PCR WITH HIGH SELECTIVITY AND HIGH EFFICIENCY - The present invention relates to unnatural base pairs of Ds (a 5-amino-7-(2-thienyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine-3-yl group) and a Pa derivative (a 2-nitro-1H-pyrrole-1-yl group bearing a substituent having a π-electron system attached at position 4) that can be replicated with high selectivity/high efficiency, and methods for replicating nucleic acids containing the unnatural base pairs. The present invention also relates to methods for incorporating an unnatural base bearing a functional substituent attached thereto into DNA by a nucleic acid replication reaction. The present invention also relates to methods for replicating and selectively collecting a nucleic acid containing an unnatural base pair from a nucleic acid pool. The present invention also relates to methods for determining a sequence of natural bases in the proximity of an unnatural base in DNA for achieving highly efficient and highly selective replication of a nucleic acid containing the unnatural base. | 03-03-2011 |
20120231462 | ARTIFICIAL BASE PAIR CAPABLE OF FORMING SPECIFIC BASE PAIR - The present invention provides a double-stranded nucleic acid in which at least one nucleic acid strand includes an unnatural base that forms a self-complementary base pair or an unnatural base that forms a base pair with any natural base with substantially the same thermal stability. The present invention also provides a method of hybridizing a first nucleic acid strand with a second nucleic acid strand, wherein the first nucleic acid strand includes an unnatural base that forms a self-complementary base pair or an unnatural base that forms a base pair with any natural base with substantially the same thermal stability, and a method of applying the nucleic acid to SNP detection, a DNA chip, DNA/RNA computing, or an in vitro translation system. The present invention provides a method of introducing an unnatural base into a nucleic acid strand and thereby controlling the thermodynamic stability in hybridization of the nucleic acid strand. | 09-13-2012 |
20120245340 | NOVEL ARTIFICIAL FLUORESCENT BASES - The present invention relates to novel unnatural fluorescent nucleic acid bases, that is, a purine base, a 1-deazapurine base, and a 1,7-deazapurine base each having a functional group which consists of two or more heterocyclic moieties linked together, at the 6-position thereof (the 6-position of purine ring). The present invention also relates to a compound containing the unnatural base, a derivative thereof, and a nucleic acid containing a nucleotide having the unnatural base. The present invention also relates to a method of preparing the nucleic acid. The unnatural base of the present invention has excellent fluorescence characteristics and also has excellent properties as a universal base. | 09-27-2012 |
20130122506 | NUCLEIC ACID BASE ANALOGS WITH QUENCHING AND FLUORESCENT ACTIVITIES AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - It is an object of the present invention to provide quenching or fluorescent nucleic acid base analogs and applications thereof. The quencher of the present invention has a 2-nitropyrrole structure represented by Formula I: | 05-16-2013 |
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20090303624 | TERAHERTZ-BAND OPTICAL COMPONENT - A terahertz-band optical component is provided which has extremely high heat resistance and which shows excellent characteristics, such as a coefficient of linear expansion and humidity. A periodic insular pattern is formed on a principal surface of a thin-plate-shaped substrate made of mica as a predetermined conductive pattern. The terahertz-band optical component has extremely high heat resistance and shows excellent characteristics, such as a coefficient of linear expansion and humidity. | 12-10-2009 |
20150050209 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF MAYENITE - The present invention provides a production method of mayenite in which mayenite can be produced without requiring a high-temperature treatment, and the cost of equipment and heating cost are inexpensive, and in its turn, the production cost of mayenite is inexpensive. The production method of mayenite is characterized in that mayenite (Ca | 02-19-2015 |
20150056130 | CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION METHOD OF HYDROGEN - The present invention provides a continuous production method of hydrogen which is able to produce hydrogen, which is clean energy, simply and continuously without using ammonia. The invention of the continuous production method of hydrogen includes a hydrogen production step comprising introducing mayenite (Ca | 02-26-2015 |
20150078987 | METHOD FOR PREPARING HYDROGEN - One object of the present invention is to provide a method for preparing hydrogen which is able to simply produce hydrogen which is clean energy without using ammonia as used in the background art and which is very high in safety. The method for preparing hydrogen of the present invention is characterized in that hydrogen is generated by introducing mayenite (Ca | 03-19-2015 |
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20100187107 | Enzyme electrode - The present invention relates to an enzyme electrode including: a carbon particle; a metal particle held on the carbon particle, the metal particle having a catalytic activity against a redox reaction; a redox enzyme. The enzyme electrode of the present invention further includes a high-resistance particle enhancing an electrical resistance, the high-resistance particle being chemically stable. The high-resistance particle contains an inorganic substance, for example. The inorganic substance is aluminum oxide or smectite, for example. | 07-29-2010 |
20110033381 | MOLECULAR PROBE FOR IMAGING OF PANCREATIC ISLET AND THE PRECURSOR, AND USE OF THE SAME - A precursor of molecular probe for imaging of pancreatic islets is provided. A polypeptide represented by any one of the following formulae (1) to (4), or a polypeptide having a homology with the foregoing polypeptide. | 02-10-2011 |
20110059483 | Molecular Probe for Imaging of Pancreatic Islets and Use of the Same - To provide a molecular probe for imaging of pancreatic islets. A molecular probe for use in imaging of pancreatic islets is provided. The molecular probe includes any one of the following polypeptides; polypeptides represented by the following formulae (1), (5), and (9); and polypeptides having homology with the foregoing polypeptides; | 03-10-2011 |
20110081663 | Molecular Probe for Imaging of Pancreatic Islets and Use of the Same - A molecular probe for imaging of pancreatic islets is provided. The molecular probe includes a polypeptide represented by the following formula (1), or a polypeptide that has a homology with the foregoing polypeptide. | 04-07-2011 |
20110171129 | Molecular Probe Precursor for Imaging of Pancreatic Islet, and Use Thereof - A precursor of a molecular probe for imaging of pancreatic islets is provided. The precursor includes a polypeptide represented by any one of the following formulae (1) to (12), or a polypeptide having a homology with the foregoing polypeptide: | 07-14-2011 |
20110206605 | Molecular Probe for Imaging of Pancreatic Islets and Use of the Same - A molecular probe for use in imaging of pancreatic islets is provided. The molecular probe comprises a polypeptide represented by the following formula (1), (2), or (3), or a polypeptide having homology with the foregoing polypeptide, | 08-25-2011 |
20120087863 | Peptide Derivative and Use of the Same - A new peptide derivative is provided. The peptide derivative is represented by the following general formula (I), | 04-12-2012 |
20120107239 | Precursor of Molecular Probe for Pancreatic Islet Imaging and Use of the Same - A precursor of a molecular probe for imaging of pancreatic islets is a compound expressed as the following formula (I): | 05-03-2012 |
20130052132 | Method for Producing Radioactively Labeled Polypeptide - The present invention relates to a method for producing a polypeptide. The method includes labeling a molecular probe precursor represented by an amino acid sequence of the formula (1) using a labeling compound capable of labeling a lysine or lysine derivative: | 02-28-2013 |
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20100285598 | Novel Artificial Base Pairs and Uses Thereof - The present invention provides nucleic acids based on novel artificial base pairing, as well as a preparation method and uses thereof. | 11-11-2010 |
20110053782 | NOVEL DNA CAPABLE OF BEING AMPLIFIED BY PCR WITH HIGH SELECTIVITY AND HIGH EFFICIENCY - The present invention relates to unnatural base pairs of Ds (a 5-amino-7-(2-thienyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine-3-yl group) and a Pa derivative (a 2-nitro-1H-pyrrole-1-yl group bearing a substituent having a π-electron system attached at position 4) that can be replicated with high selectivity/high efficiency, and methods for replicating nucleic acids containing the unnatural base pairs. The present invention also relates to methods for incorporating an unnatural base bearing a functional substituent attached thereto into DNA by a nucleic acid replication reaction. The present invention also relates to methods for replicating and selectively collecting a nucleic acid containing an unnatural base pair from a nucleic acid pool. The present invention also relates to methods for determining a sequence of natural bases in the proximity of an unnatural base in DNA for achieving highly efficient and highly selective replication of a nucleic acid containing the unnatural base. | 03-03-2011 |
20120231462 | ARTIFICIAL BASE PAIR CAPABLE OF FORMING SPECIFIC BASE PAIR - The present invention provides a double-stranded nucleic acid in which at least one nucleic acid strand includes an unnatural base that forms a self-complementary base pair or an unnatural base that forms a base pair with any natural base with substantially the same thermal stability. The present invention also provides a method of hybridizing a first nucleic acid strand with a second nucleic acid strand, wherein the first nucleic acid strand includes an unnatural base that forms a self-complementary base pair or an unnatural base that forms a base pair with any natural base with substantially the same thermal stability, and a method of applying the nucleic acid to SNP detection, a DNA chip, DNA/RNA computing, or an in vitro translation system. The present invention provides a method of introducing an unnatural base into a nucleic acid strand and thereby controlling the thermodynamic stability in hybridization of the nucleic acid strand. | 09-13-2012 |
20120245340 | NOVEL ARTIFICIAL FLUORESCENT BASES - The present invention relates to novel unnatural fluorescent nucleic acid bases, that is, a purine base, a 1-deazapurine base, and a 1,7-deazapurine base each having a functional group which consists of two or more heterocyclic moieties linked together, at the 6-position thereof (the 6-position of purine ring). The present invention also relates to a compound containing the unnatural base, a derivative thereof, and a nucleic acid containing a nucleotide having the unnatural base. The present invention also relates to a method of preparing the nucleic acid. The unnatural base of the present invention has excellent fluorescence characteristics and also has excellent properties as a universal base. | 09-27-2012 |
20130122506 | NUCLEIC ACID BASE ANALOGS WITH QUENCHING AND FLUORESCENT ACTIVITIES AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - It is an object of the present invention to provide quenching or fluorescent nucleic acid base analogs and applications thereof. The quencher of the present invention has a 2-nitropyrrole structure represented by Formula I: | 05-16-2013 |
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20080305631 | METHOD FOR FORMING ELECTRODE STRUCTURE FOR USE IN LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING STACKED STRUCTURE - A method for forming an electrode structure in a light emitting device is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: forming a mask material layer having an opening; depositing a first material layer on the mask material layer and on a portion of a compound semiconductor layer exposed through the bottom of the opening by a physical vapor deposition method reducing the particle density so that the mean free path for collision is long; depositing a second material layer on the first material layer on the mask material layer, on the first material layer deposited on the bottom of the opening, and on a portion of the compound semiconductor layer exposed through the bottom of the opening by a vapor deposition method other than the physical vapor deposition method; and removing the mask material layer and the first and second material layers deposited on the mask material layer. | 12-11-2008 |
20090014748 | METHOD OF ELECTRICALLY CONNECTING ELEMENT TO WIRING, METHOD OF PRODUCING LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT ASSEMBLY, AND LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT ASSEMBLY - A method of electrically connecting an element to wiring includes the steps of forming a conductive fixing member precursor layer at least on wiring provided on a base, and arranging an element having a connecting portion on the wiring such that the connecting portion contacts the conductive fixing member precursor layer, and then heating the conductive fixing member precursor layer to form a conductive fixing member latter, thereby fixing the connecting portion of the element to the wiring, with the conductive fixing member layer therebetween, wherein the conductive fixing member precursor layer is composed of a solution-tape conductive material. | 01-15-2009 |
20100259164 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A manufacturing method of a display device, includes: a first step of collectively transferring light-emitting elements arranged at every specified number of light-emitting elements formed and arranged on a first substrate to a transfer area set on a second substrate; and a second step of transferring light-emitting elements remaining on the first substrate to between the plural light-emitting elements mounted on the second substrate in at least one of a state where the first substrate is moved with respect to the transfer area on the second substrate and a state where the first substrate is rotated in a plane. | 10-14-2010 |
20100289053 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting element, including the steps of: forming a nickel thin film having a thickness of one atomic layer to 10 nm so as to contact a semiconductor layer forming a light emitting element structure; and forming a silver electrode on the nickel thin film. | 11-18-2010 |
20110031519 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor light emitting device includes a light emitting portion, and an electrode formed on the light emitting portion. The electrode includes: a light reflecting layer configured to reflect light emitted from the light emitting portion and including a first metal; a first seed layer formed directly on the light reflecting layer and including a second metal; a second seed layer coating at least side surfaces of the light reflecting layer and the first seed layer, the second seed layer including a third metal; and a plating layer coating at least top and side surfaces of the second seed layer, the plating layer including a fourth metal. | 02-10-2011 |
20110241047 | PHOTO-EMISSION SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A photo-emission semiconductor device superior in reliability is provided. The photo-emission semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer, a light reflection layer provided on the semiconductor layer, and a protective layer formed by electroless plating to cover the light reflection layer. Therefore, even if the whole structure is reduced in size, the protective layer reliably covers the light reflection layer without gap. | 10-06-2011 |
20110244667 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including a nitride semiconductor layer having high-precision thickness is provided. The method includes steps of: forming a gallium nitride (GaN) layer whose main face is a +c face on a substrate; forming a trench by selectively etching down a partial region in the +c face of the GaN layer; forming a metal layer so as to bury the trench; and separating the substrate and the GaN layer, after that, polishing a −c face of the GaN layer until the metal layer is exposed, and removing a part in a thickness direction of the GaN layer. | 10-06-2011 |
20120169786 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, ILLUMINATING DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A light emitting device includes: one or plural light emitting elements having plural electrodes; a chip-like insulator surrounding the one or plural light emitting elements from a side surface side of the one or plural light emitting elements; and plural terminal electrodes electrically connected one-to-one with the plural electrodes, and having protrusions each protruding from a peripheral edge of the chip-like insulator. | 07-05-2012 |
20120218318 | LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS, ILLUMINATION APPARATUS AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a light emitting apparatus including: one or a plurality of light emitting devices each having a plurality of electrodes and each emitting light from the upper surface of the light emitting device; a plurality of terminal electrodes provided on the lower side of the light emitting devices in a positional relation with the light emitting devices and electrically connected to the electrodes of the light emitting devices; a first metal line brought into contact with the upper surfaces of the light emitting devices and one of the terminal electrodes, provided at a location separated away from side surfaces of the light emitting devices and created in a film creation process; and an insulator in which the light emitting devices and the first metal line are embedded. | 08-30-2012 |
20120223345 | LIGHT EMITTING UNIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A light emitting unit including plural kinds of light emitting elements with different light emitting wavelengths, wherein, among the light emitting elements, at least one kind of light emitting element includes a semiconductor layer configured by laminating a first conductive layer, an active layer and a second conductive layer and having a side surface exposed by the first conductive layer, the active layer and the second conductive layer; a first electrode electrically connected to the first conductive layer; a second electrode electrically connected to the second conductive layer; a first insulation layer contacting at least an exposed surface of the active layer in the surface of the semiconductor layer; and a metal layer contacting at least a surface, which is opposite to the exposed surface of the active layer, in the surface of the first insulation layer, and electrically separated from the first electrode and the second electrode. | 09-06-2012 |
20140284634 | LIGHT-EMISSION ELEMENT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME, AS WELL AS DISPLAY - A light-emission element assembly includes: a light-emission element; a mold section in which the light-emission element is molded; a pad section protruding from an undersurface of the mold section, and electrically connected to the light-emission element; and a reinforcement section provided in the pad section, and projecting towards a side on which the mold section is provided. | 09-25-2014 |
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20100259222 | Battery protection circuit, method for protecting battery, power supply device and program - A reusable period of a battery can be maintained for a long time by recharging while avoiding abnormal heating of the battery due to over discharge. A battery protection circuit comprises a control part that cuts off a discharge switch which is a discharge path to a load for a battery when a voltage value of the battery is equal to or less than a first threshold value, or when the voltage value of the battery is less than the first threshold value, wherein the control part cuts off a power switch as a power supply path to the control part itself when the voltage value of the battery is equal to or less than a second threshold value, or when the voltage value of the battery is less than the second threshold value which is lower than the first threshold value. | 10-14-2010 |
20100259270 | Method for determining cell number, cell number determination device, power supply device and program - A number of cells can be determined before control for a battery without providing cell number setting and input means. The cell number determination device comprises voltage measuring units that select an “i”th cell among cells that are connected in series and that configure a battery, and that measure a voltage value between a terminal in which the “i”th cell and an (i−1)th cell, which is in one location higher than the “i”th cell, are connected and a ground potential line, voltage comparators that determine an existence, nonexistence or normality of the cells by comparing a voltage value of an (i+1)th cell that is in one location lower than the “i”th cell with the voltage value of the “i”th cell measured by the voltage measuring units and a cell number determination unit that determines a number of assembled cells and normal cells and cell assembled locations in the battery. | 10-14-2010 |
20100259856 | Power supply control device, method for controlling power supply, program and power supply device - A power supply control device for controlling power supply to a pair of terminals to which a load is connected, comprising a voltage measuring part for measuring a voltage which has a predetermined relationship with the voltage of the pair of terminals, a short circuit detecting part for detecting whether a short circuit exists between the pair of terminals based on the measured voltage and for making power supply to the pair of terminals stop when existence of a short circuit is detected, and a constant current supplying part for supplying a constant current though the pair of terminals; wherein the short circuit detecting part is configured to detect that the previously detected short circuit is eliminated when the voltage measured by the voltage measuring part is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value upon supplying the constant current through the pair of terminals. | 10-14-2010 |
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20110127127 | SUSPENSION CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND CONTROL APPARATUS FOR DAMPING-FORCE ADJUSTABLE SHOCK ABSORBER - Provided is a suspension control apparatus for a vehicle comprising a damping-force adjustable shock absorber interposed between a vehicle body and a wheel of a vehicle, and a controller for variably controlling damping-force characteristics of the damping-force adjustable shock absorber between hard and soft, wherein the controller is configured to switch the damping-force characteristics to a soft side when a direction of a stroke of the damping-force adjustable shock absorber is reversed between an extension stroke and a contraction stroke. | 06-02-2011 |
20120029770 | VEHICLE BODY ATTITUDE CONTROL APPARATUS - The present invention provides a vehicle body attitude control apparatus capable of improvement of cornering operability, steering stability, and a ride comfort while a vehicle is running. A controller includes a gain, a determination unit, a multiplication unit, an FF control unit, a difference calculation unit, an FB control unit, an average value calculation unit, a target damping force calculation unit, and a damper instruction value calculation unit so as to enable such control that a pitch rate and a roll rate are set into a proportional relationship while the vehicle is cornering. The controller calculates a target pitch rate proportional to the roll rate, variably controls a damping force characteristic of a damping force variable damper disposed at each of front left, front right, rear left, and rear right wheels so as to achieve the target pitch rate, and generates a pitch moment to be applied to the vehicle body accordingly. | 02-02-2012 |
20120078470 | VEHICLE ATTITUDE CONTROLLER - A vehicle attitude controller capable of improving turning operability, steering stability, and ride quality of a vehicle. In a normal-operation region, a pitch control unit for calculating a target pitch rate in accordance with a roll rate performs control in priority to a roll suppression section. In this case, a target damping force calculated in the pitch control unit is weighed to control a damping-force characteristic of the dampers so that a pitch rate becomes equal to the target pitch rate. In a critical region in which a road-surface gripping state of the vehicle tires is bad, the roll suppression section performs control in priority to the pitch control unit so as to weigh a target damping force calculated in the roll suppression section. As a result, the damping-force characteristic of the dampers is controlled so as to increase the amount of roll suppression control. | 03-29-2012 |
20120247888 | SUSPENSION APPARATUS - Shock absorbers of left and right front wheel suspensions and shock absorbers of left and right rear wheel suspensions each are constituted by a damping force adjustable hydraulic shock absorber provided with a frequency response unit. An actuator of a damping force variable mechanism provided to the shock absorber is driven and controlled by a controller. The controller variably adjusts the damping force between the soft side and the hard side by the damping force variable mechanism according to a vertical vibration when a vehicle body vertically vibrates at a low frequency. The controller does not adjust the damping force when the vehicle body vibrates at a higher frequency than the low frequency. | 10-04-2012 |
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20150066243 | VEHICLE BEHAVIOR CONTROL APPARATUS - A tire load calculation section of a controller calculates tire load factors of the respective wheels. A target tire load-factor calculation section calculates a tire load factor average value (η | 03-05-2015 |
20150088379 | SUSPENSION SYSTEM - The present invention is directed to providing a suspension system capable of improving maneuverability and stability. A controller, which controls each of shock absorbers, includes a main control calculation unit, a longitudinal force reaction force calculation unit, a lateral force reaction force calculation unit, an addition unit, and a suspension reaction force consideration unit. The controller subtracts an output from a vertical force calculation unit including the longitudinal force reaction force calculation unit, the lateral force reaction force calculation unit, and the addition unit from an output from the main control calculation unit by the suspension reaction force consideration unit, thereby succeeding in calculating a vertical force applied between a vehicle body and each wheel as a value in consistency with an actual behavior of a vehicle. | 03-26-2015 |
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20100030966 | Cache memory and cache memory control apparatus - Disclosed herein is a cache memory including: a tag storage section including entries each including a tag address and a pending indication portion, at least one of the entries being to be referred to by a first address portion of an access address; a data storage section; a tag control section configured to compare a second address portion of the access address with the tag address included in each of the entries referred to to detect an entry whose tag address matches the second address portion, and, when the pending indication portion included in the detected entry indicates pending, cause an access related to the access address to be suspended; and a data control section configured to select data corresponding to the detected entry from among the data storage section, when the pending indication portion included in the detected entry does not indicate pending. | 02-04-2010 |
20110238952 | INSTRUCTION FETCH APPARATUS, PROCESSOR AND PROGRAM COUNTER ADDITION CONTROL METHOD - An instruction fetch apparatus is disclosed which includes: a program counter configured to manage the address of an instruction targeted to be executed in a program in which instructions belonging to a plurality of instruction sequences are placed sequentially; a change designation register configured to designate a change of an increment value on the program counter; an increment value register configured to hold the changed increment value; and an addition control section configured such that if the change designation register designates the change of the increment value on the program counter, then the addition control section increments the program counter based on the changed increment value held in the increment value register, the addition control section further incrementing the program counter by an instruction word length if the change designation register does not designate any change of the increment value on the program counter. | 09-29-2011 |
20110238953 | INSTRUCTION FETCH APPARATUS AND PROCESSOR - An instruction fetch apparatus is disclosed which includes: a detection state setting section configured to set the execution state of a program of which an instruction prefetch timing is to be detected; a program execution state generation section configured to generate the current execution state of the program; an instruction prefetch timing detection section configured to detect the instruction prefetch timing in the case of a match between the current execution state of the program and the set execution state thereof upon comparison therebetween; and an instruction prefetch section configured to prefetch the next instruction upon detection of the instruction prefetch timing. | 09-29-2011 |
20120331234 | CACHE MEMORY AND CACHE MEMORY CONTROL UNIT - Data transfer between processors is efficiently performed in a multiprocessor including a shared cache memory. Each entry in a tag storage section | 12-27-2012 |
20140289473 | CACHE MEMORY, CACHE MEMORY CONTROL UNIT, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE CACHE MEMORY - A cache memory includes: a tag storage section in which one of a plurality of indexes, each index containing a plurality of tag addresses and one suspension-indicating section, is looked up by a first address portion of an accessed address; a data storage section; a tag control section configured to, when the suspension-indicating section contained in the looked-up index indicates suspension, allow access relevant to the accessed address to wait, and when the suspension-indicating section contained in the looked-up index indicates non-suspension, compare a second address portion different from the first address portion of the accessed address to each of the plurality of tag addresses contained in the looked-up index, and detects a tag address matched with the second address portion; and a data control section. | 09-25-2014 |
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20100289982 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, LED DRIVING CIRCUIT, AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING AN IMAGE - The semiconductor device is included in the LED driving circuit (current regulator) of driving the LED array (with series-connected number m×parallel-connected number n), and is formed of a plurality (n pieces) of LED driving devices of controlling a current (constant-current driving) flowing in each string. A vertical semiconductor device, for example, a vertical MOSFET is used as the LED driving device. Both of a main device functioning as a constant-current driving device and a subsidiary device functioning as a circuit-breaking switch during dimming are formed inside a chip of the device, which are formed of the vertical semiconductor devices. In a first surface of the device, each source region of the main device and the subsidiary device is formed so as to be insulated from each other through an isolation region. | 11-18-2010 |
20100327348 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND POWER-SUPPLY DEVICE USING THE SAME - In a lateral-type power MOSFET, high breakdown voltage is achieved with suppressing to increase a cell pitch, and a feedback capacity and an ON resistance are decreased. An n | 12-30-2010 |
20120287097 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, LED DRIVING CIRCUIT, AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING AN IMAGE - The semiconductor device is included in the LED driving circuit (current regulator) of driving the LED array (with series-connected number m×parallel-connected number n), and is formed of a plurality (n pieces) of LED driving devices of controlling a current (constant-current driving) flowing in each string. A vertical semiconductor device, for example, a vertical MOSFET is used as the LED driving device. Both of a main device functioning as a constant-current driving device and a subsidiary device functioning as a circuit-breaking switch during dimming are formed inside a chip of the device, which are formed of the vertical semiconductor devices. In a first surface of the device, each source region of the main device and the subsidiary device is formed so as to be insulated from each other through an isolation region. | 11-15-2012 |
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20100307404 | Method for manufacturing III metal nitride single crystal - It is used a substrate main body | 12-09-2010 |
20110274609 | Group 3B nitride crystal substrate - A group 13 nitride crystal substrate according to the present invention is produced by growing a group 13 nitride crystal on a seed-crystal substrate by a flux method, wherein a content of inclusions in the group 13 nitride crystal grown in a region of the seed-crystal substrate except for a circumferential portion of the seed-crystal substrate, the region having an area fraction of 70% relative to an entire area of the seed-crystal substrate, is 10% or less, preferably 2% or less. | 11-10-2011 |
20110287222 | Group 3B nitride crystal - A sapphire substrate on a surface of which a thin film of gallium nitride is formed is prepared as a seed-crystal substrate and placed in a growth vessel. Gallium and sodium metals are weighed to achieve a molar ratio of 25 to 32:68 to 75 and added into the vessel. The vessel is put into a reaction vessel. An inlet pipe is connected to the reaction vessel. Nitrogen gas is introduced from a nitrogen tank through a pressure controller to fill the reaction vessel. While the internal pressure of the reaction vessel is controlled to be a predetermined nitrogen gas pressure and target temperatures are set such that the temperature of a lower heater is higher than the temperature of an upper heater, a gallium nitride crystal is grown. As a result, a group 13 nitride crystal having a large grain size and a low dislocation density is provided. | 11-24-2011 |
20120012984 | METHOD FOR GROWING GROUP 13 NITRIDE CRYSTAL AND GROUP 13 NITRIDE CRYSTAL - To grow a gallium nitride crystal, a seed-crystal substrate is first immersed in a melt mixture containing gallium and sodium. Then, a gallium nitride crystal is grown on the seed-crystal substrate under heating the melt mixture in a pressurized atmosphere containing nitrogen gas and not containing oxygen. At this time, the gallium nitride crystal is grown on the seed-crystal substrate under a first stirring condition of stirring the melt mixture, the first stirring condition being set for providing a rough growth surface, and the gallium nitride crystal is subsequently grown on the seed-crystal substrate under a second stirring condition of stirring the melt mixture, the second stirring condition being set for providing a smooth growth surface. | 01-19-2012 |
20120175740 | BASE SUBSTRATE, GROUP 3B NITRIDE CRYSTAL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Regarding a base substrate, a plurality of steps are formed stepwise on the principal surface (c-face). Each step has a height difference of 10 to 40 μm, and an edge is formed parallel to an a-face of a hexagonal crystal of GaN. Meanwhile, the terrace width of each step is set at a predetermined width. The predetermined width is set in such a way that after a GaN crystal is grown on the principal surface of the base substrate, the principal surface is covered up with grain boundaries when the grown GaN crystal is observed from the surface side. The plurality of steps can be formed through, for example, dry etching, sand blasting, lasing, and dicing. | 07-12-2012 |
20130221490 | METHOD FOR GROWING GROUP 13 NITRIDE CRYSTAL AND GROUP 13 NITRIDE CRYSTAL - To grow a gallium nitride crystal, a seed-crystal substrate is first immersed in a melt mixture containing gallium and sodium. Then, a gallium nitride crystal is grown on the seed-crystal substrate under heating the melt mixture in a pressurized atmosphere containing nitrogen gas and not containing oxygen. At this time, the gallium nitride crystal is grown on the seed-crystal substrate under a first stirring condition of stirring the melt mixture, the first stirring condition being set for providing a rough growth surface, and the gallium nitride crystal is subsequently grown on the seed-crystal substrate under a second stirring condition of stirring the melt mixture, the second stirring condition being set for providing a smooth growth surface. | 08-29-2013 |
20140014028 | Method for Producing Gallium Nitride Layer and Seed Crystal Substrate Used in Same - A gallium nitride layer is produced using a seed crystal substrate by flux method. The seed crystal substrate | 01-16-2014 |
20140026809 | Process for Producing Group 13 Metal Nitride, and Seed Crystal Substrate for Use in Same - A seed crystal substrate | 01-30-2014 |
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20140158978 | Semiconductor Light-Emitting Element and Laminate Containing Same - A semiconductor light emitting device includes a film of a nitride of a group 13 element grown on a seed crystal substrate by flux method from a melt including a flux and a group 13 element under nitrogen containing atmosphere, an n-type semiconductor layer provided on the film of the nitride, a light emitting region provided on the n-type semiconductor layer, and a p-type semiconductor layer provided on the light emitting region. The film includes an inclusion distributed layer in a region distant by 50 μm or less from an interface of the film on the side of the seed crystal substrate and including inclusions derived from components of the melt, and an inclusion depleted layer with the inclusion depleted formed on the inclusion distributed layer. | 06-12-2014 |
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20110014478 | MOLDED BODY FOR BIODIESEL FUEL - The present invention provides a molded article for a biodiesel fuel having excellent durability against a biodiesel fuel. The invention is a molded article for a biodiesel fuel of which the surface to be contacted with a biodiesel fuel is made of a fluorine-containing ethylenic resin. | 01-20-2011 |
20120037398 | ETHYLENE/TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE COPOLYMER, ELECTRICAL WIRE, AND FLUORINE RESIN POWDER FOR ROTATIONAL MOLDING - The present invention provides an ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer showing good heat resistance and good crack resistance even in a high temperature environment. The present invention is an ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer, comprising: copolymerization units derived from ethylene; tetrafluoroethylene; and a fluorine-containing vinyl monomer represented by general formula: CH | 02-16-2012 |
20120111601 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND POWDER COATING MATERIAL, PELLET, RESIN FORMED ARTICLE, AND ELECTRIC WIRE - The present invention provides a composition including a fluorine-containing polymer, and excellent in heat resistance even if only a small amount of additives is added to the composition. The present invention relates to a composition, comprising: a fluorine-containing polymer (a) and a cobalt compound (b). | 05-10-2012 |
20140031469 | AQUEOUS FLUOROPOLYMER DISPERSION - The present invention provides an aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion that shows favorable dispersion stability and is less likely to have a pH decrease even after storage for a long period of time. The present invention provides an aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion including: a fluoropolymer; a fluorine free surfactant; at least one organic electrolyte selected from the group consisting of hydroxy monocarboxylic acids, hydroxy dicarboxylic acids, tricarboxylic acids, and amino acids; and a fluorine-containing anionic surfactant containing not more than 7 carbon atoms. | 01-30-2014 |
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20100051059 | CLEANING AND DRYING-PREVENTING METHOD, AND CLEANING AND DRYING-PREVENTING APPARATUS - A cleaning and drying-preventing method including: positioning a nozzle in a container such that a funnel-like inner circumferential surface of the container is located around a periphery of a distal end of the nozzle; sucking a liquid in the nozzle to retract a level of the liquid to a side of a supply passage; supplying a solvent into the container to form a swirl flow of the solvent turning around the distal end of the nozzle, and cleaning the nozzle by the swirl flow; supplying a solvent into the container to form a liquid pool of the solvent; and further retracting the level of the liquid in the nozzle to the side of the supply passage. A liquid layer, an air layer, and a solvent layer are formed in the nozzle in this order from the side of the supply passage, to prevent drying of the liquid in the nozzle. | 03-04-2010 |
20110083702 | NOZZLE CLEANING APPARATUS, NOZZLE CLEANING METHOD AND A COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING NOZZLE CLEANING PROGRAM - Disclosed are a nozzle cleaning apparatus and a nozzle cleaning method, which are capable of effectively cleaning a nozzle for discharging a process liquid to a substrate, with a simple structure and a low cost. A nozzle | 04-14-2011 |
20110083703 | NOZZLE CLEANING APPARATUS, NOZZLE CLEANING METHOD AND A COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING NOZZLE CLEANING PROGRAM - Disclosed are a nozzle cleaning apparatus and a nozzle cleaning method, which are capable of effectively cleaning a nozzle for discharging a process liquid to a substrate, with a simple structure and a low cost. A nozzle | 04-14-2011 |
20120255581 | CLEANING AND DRYING-PREVENTING METHOD, AND CLEANING AND DRYING-PREVENTING APPARATUS - A cleaning and drying-preventing method including: positioning a nozzle in a container such that a funnel-like inner circumferential surface of the container is located around a periphery of a distal end of the nozzle; sucking a liquid in the nozzle to retract a level of the liquid to a side of a supply passage; supplying a solvent into the container to form a swirl flow of the solvent turning around the distal end of the nozzle, and cleaning the nozzle by the swirl flow; supplying a solvent into the container to form a liquid pool of the solvent; and further retracting the level of the liquid in the nozzle to the side of the supply passage. A liquid layer, an air layer, and a solvent layer are formed in the nozzle in this order from the side of the supply passage, to prevent drying of the liquid in the nozzle. | 10-11-2012 |
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20100328729 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE PROGRAM THEREOF - The image reading apparatus, which is capable of communicating with the electrical paper displaying an image based on image data, is configured to select whether the image displayed on the electrical paper is read based on a size of the electrical paper or a size of the image data, when the image is read, and to instruct the electrical paper to change a display content of the image to be displayed on the electrical paper, in accordance with a result of the selection. | 12-30-2010 |
20110273737 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus manages an upper limit value of the number of licenses that can be issued to total multifunction peripheral (MFP)s provided within the system and the number of already issued licenses. If a request for issuing a license that permits the execution of a job has been received from the MFP, the information processing apparatus executes control for issuing the license if the number of already issued licenses does not exceed the upper limit value of the number of licenses that can be issued, when the license is issued. On the other hand, if it is determined that the number of already issued licenses exceeds the upper limit value of the number of licenses that can be issued, the information processing apparatus executes control for issuing no license. | 11-10-2011 |
20120086956 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An apparatus for printing a tint block image including a latent image and a background image on a sheet includes a first receiving unit configured to receive latent printing density of the latent image, a second receiving unit configured to receive background printing density of the background image, a changing unit configured to change the latent printing density and the background printing density according to the type or the size of sheets to be used in printing, and a printing unit configured to print the tint block image on the sheet according to the changed latent printing density and the changed background printing density. | 04-12-2012 |
20130329241 | PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In a printing apparatus including two types of sheet storage unit, one capable of detecting a size of a sheet and the other not capable of detecting a size of a sheet, a possibility of outputting a print product which is not intended by a user is reduced. A method for controlling a printing apparatus includes feeding a sheet from a first sheet storage unit, feeding a sheet from a second sheet storage unit, and performing control to feed a sheet in such a way that a sheet is fed preferentially from a second sheet storage unit which is provided with a sensor for detecting a size of a sheet rather than from a first sheet storage unit which is not provided with a sensor for detecting a size of a sheet based on whether each sheet storage unit is provided with a sensor. | 12-12-2013 |
20140153059 | FACSIMILE APPARATUS CAPABLE OF PERFORMING DIVISION PRINTING OF DOCUMENT, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A facsimile apparatus which is improved in user friendliness for a user to print a document received by facsimile communication and is capable of performing division printing of the document. A sheet size of sheets on which the received document is to be printed is determined. In a preview process, when a document to be printed according to a determined sheet size is to be divided so as to be printed on a plurality of sheets, a preview image of the document in which a position where the document is to be divided is indicated is displayed on a display section. Further, in the preview process, the preview image is displayed on the display section by changing the position where the document is to be divided according to designation of the sheet size by a user. | 06-05-2014 |
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20090007090 | SOFTWARE UPDATING METHOD AND PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE - A software updating method for updating software stored as compressed code in a nonvolatile memory provided in a portable terminal on the basis of differential data via wireless communication includes the steps of providing a file system area having a fault-tolerant property; decompressing, at the execution of software updating, the compressed code of the software and loading the decompressed code into a random-access memory; updating the software in the random-access memory on the basis of the differential data; compressing the updated software; and storing a backup of a compressed updated code sequence corresponding to a compressed updated portion of the compressed updated software in the file system area and then writing the compressed updated code sequence corresponding to the compressed updated portion of the compressed updated software back to the nonvolatile memory. | 01-01-2009 |
20100042985 | PORTABLE TERMINAL, PORTABLE TERMINAL CONTROL METHOD, AND PORTABLE TERMINAL CONTROL PROGRAM - A portable terminal includes: a storage unit for storing at least a first program and software converting data to convert the first program into a second program; a storage control unit to perform reading and writing of the program and data as to the storage unit; a software converting processing unit to execute processing that converts the first program into the second program, using the first program and software converting data read by the storage control unit from the storage unit; and a terminal starting control unit to execute at the time of terminal startup one or the other of starting up the first program, and starting up the converting processing from the first program to the second program by the program converting processing unit and the second program that has been converted. | 02-18-2010 |
20130332918 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TIME NOTIFICATION FOR UPDATING SOFTWARE - A terminal device may include: a communication interface to receive, from a server via a network, a file for updating software in a memory device coupled with the terminal device, and a software update table that includes data regarding one or more performance values and one or more time values indicative of one or more lengths of time taken to update the software using the file; a processor to obtain data regarding a performance value of the memory device, select, from the software update table, one of the one or more performance values based on the performance value of the memory device, and obtain, from the software update table, a time value associated with the selected performance value; and an output device to provide an output corresponding to the obtained time value. Each performance value is associated with one of the one or more time values, respectively. | 12-12-2013 |