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20090135062 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND NAVIGATION-RELATED INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD - A navigation apparatus and a navigation-related information display method acquire a plurality of orbit data from a plurality of GPS satellites, pinpoint the current geographical position of the apparatus according to the orbit data and distance data on the distances from the plurality of GPS satellites, display the acquiring progress level until completely acquiring a plurality of orbit data sufficient for pinpointing the current geographical position, count the remaining effective time of the plurality of orbit data acceptable for pinpointing the current geographical position and display the remaining effective time by means of a level mark that is provided with a gradation. | 05-28-2009 |
20130103723 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A system for creating files that includes at least one processor configured to identify, while a file is being created, a plurality of locations within the file, the plurality of locations including a first location within the file and a second location within the file different from the first location; acquire first tag information for the first location within the file and second tag information for the second location within the file; and associate the first tag information with the first location within the file and the second tag information with the second location within the file. | 04-25-2013 |
20130159400 | USER DEVICE, SERVER, AND OPERATING CONDITIONS SETTING SYSTEM - A user device including a communication interface that communicates with a server, a sensor unit that detects at least one of a state of a user and a state of the user device, and a controller that controls an operating condition of the user device by receiving information from the server based on a comparison between an output of the sensor unit and stored setting description data associating the operating condition with a predetermined output of the sensor unit. | 06-20-2013 |
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20110142113 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - The present invention provides a communication apparatus (RFIC) capable of performing a DC offset correction of an orthogonal modulation unit with a degree of accuracy higher than conventional. The orthogonal modulation unit of the RFIC includes first and second mixers, an adder and first and second switches. The first mixer receives a first local oscillation signal therein through the first switch. The second mixer receives a second local oscillation signal therein through the second switch. During calibration, a DC offset of the first mixer is adjusted in a state in which the first switch is brought to an ON state and the second switch is brought to an OFF state. Further, a DC offset of the second mixer is adjusted in a state in which the first switch is brought to an OFF state and the second switch is brought to an ON state. | 06-16-2011 |
20110304388 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Disclosed are a semiconductor integrated circuit device and a wireless communication system that are capable of improving reception sensitivity. The wireless communication system includes, for instance, a first duplexer, a second duplexer, a first low-noise amplifier circuit, and a second low-noise amplifier circuit. A transmission band compliant with a communication standard is split into two segments for use, namely, low- and high-frequency transmission bands. A reception band compliant with the communication standard is split into two segments for use, namely, low- and high-frequency reception bands. The first duplexer uses the low-frequency transmission band and low-frequency reception band as passbands. The second duplexer uses the high-frequency transmission band and high-frequency reception band as passbands. A signal received from the first duplexer and a signal received from the second duplexer are respectively amplified by the first and the second low-noise amplifier circuits, which are respectively provided to handle such signals. | 12-15-2011 |
20120146740 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The present invention provides a semiconductor device. In the semiconductor device, a signal distributor distributes a high frequency signal generated by an oscillator and inputted to an input part to first and second signals and outputs the same from first and second output parts respectively. A modulator modulates a baseband signal with the first signal and outputs the same therefrom. An offset adjustment unit compares the second signal and the first signal that leaks from the output of the modulator to thereby adjust an offset of the baseband signal. The signal distributor includes a first capacitive element provided between the input part and the first output part, and a second capacitive element provided between the first output part and the second output part. The electrostatic capacitance of the first capacitive element is larger than that of the second capacitive element. | 06-14-2012 |
20120206201 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A variable gain amplifier circuit includes output nodes, a plurality of amplifiers, and a detection circuit. The amplifiers are coupled in parallel with each other between the output nodes and a reference node and selectively assume an operating state in accordance with a control signal. The detection circuit outputs a detection signal according to the magnitude of an input signal to each amplifier. Each amplifier includes a first transistor, a second transistor, and a bias circuit. The first transistor receives, at its control electrode, the input signal or a signal proportional to the input signal. The second transistor is series-coupled to the first transistor between the first reference node and an output node. The bias circuit applies a DC voltage of a magnitude according to the detection signal to a control electrode of the second transistor. | 08-16-2012 |
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20090262500 | COOLING DEVICE, HEAT SINK, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - There are provided a cooling device and a heat sink that can effectively radiate heat generated by a heat source while reducing the volume of discharged gas to avoid noise, and an electronic apparatus in which the cooling device and the heat sink are mounted. A heat sink | 10-22-2009 |
20100118515 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY, AND DISPLAY - A method of manufacturing a display not needing a complicated post-process for forming a reflecting mirror film and allowing degradation in an organic light-emitting device to be prevented, and a display. The method of manufacturing a display includes the steps of: forming a plurality of organic light-emitting devices in a display region on a substrate to form a light-emitting panel; forming projection-shaped reflection elements corresponding to the plurality of organic light-emitting devices, respectively, on a base to form a reflector; forming an adhesive layer along an outer edge of the light-emitting panel; and bonding the light-emitting panel and the reflector together with the adhesive layer in a vacuum atmosphere, thereby to form a vacuum layer in a space between the light-emitting panel and the reflector. | 05-13-2010 |
20110175118 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL COMPONENT, OPTICAL COMPONENT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A method and optical component prevent external light reflection and increase light extraction efficiency. In one example embodiment, an optical component is provided on a light extraction side of a light-emitting panel. After a shielding film shaped like a lattice or a mesh is formed on a transparent substrate, a resist film is formed, the resist film is irradiated with ultraviolet light UV from the back side of the substrate by using the shielding film as a mask, and development is carried out, so that an optical functional element is formed. The planar shape of the undersurface of the optical functional element is the same as the planar shape of the lattice or the mesh of the shielding film, and a positioning error between the optical functional element and the shielding film becomes extremely small. | 07-21-2011 |
20110181974 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL PART AND OPTICAL PART, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY AND DISPLAY - In one embodiment, a light-emitting device includes an optical part which is configured to prevent the formation of a residual film and to enhance light extraction efficiency. In one embodiment, an optical part as a reflective plate is arranged on a light extraction side of a light-emitting panel. In one embodiment, a plurality of optical function elements are formed independently of one another on a base of the optical part. In one embodiment, a residual film which is an optically unnecessary part between the base and the plurality of optical function elements is eliminated to prevent unnecessary light guiding, reflection or the like to the residual film. In one embodiment, in a light-emitting device including the optical part, stray light due to unnecessary light guiding or reflection to the residual film is reduced, and an improvement in light extraction efficiency achievable. | 07-28-2011 |
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20080199466 | HUMAN MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY AGAINST A COSTIMULATORY SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION MOLECULE AILIM AND PHARMACEUTICAL USE THEREOF - Immunization of human antibody-producing transgenic mice, which have been created using genetic engineering techniques, with AILIM molecule as an antigen resulted in various human monoclonal antibodies capable of binding to AILIM and capable of controlling a variety of biological reactions (for example, cell proliferation, cytokine production, immune cytolysis, cell death, induction of ADCC, etc.) associated with AILIM-mediated costimulatory signal (secondary signal) transduction. Furthermore, it has been revealed that the human monoclonal antibody is effective to treat and prevent various diseases associated with AILIM-mediated costimulatory signal transduction, being capable of inhibiting the onset and/or advancement of the diseases. | 08-21-2008 |
20120039874 | HUMAN MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY AGAINST A COSTIMULATORY SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION MOLECULE AILIM AND PHARMACEUTICAL USE THEREOF - Immunization of human antibody-producing transgenic mice, which have been created using genetic engineering techniques, with AILIM molecule as an antigen resulted in various human monoclonal antibodies capable of binding to AILIM and capable of controlling a variety of biological reactions (for example, cell proliferation, cytokine production, immune cytolysis, cell death, induction of ADCC, etc.) associated with AILIM-mediated costimulatory signal (secondary signal) transduction. Furthermore, it has been revealed that the human monoclonal antibody is effective to treat and prevent various diseases associated with AILIM-mediated costimulatory signal transduction, being capable of inhibiting the onset and/or advancement of the diseases. | 02-16-2012 |
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20090231994 | DEMODULATING CIRCUIT, DEMODULATING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECEIVING DEVICE - Disclosed herein is A demodulating circuit including: an FFT processing section; an intercarrier interferential component removing section; an extracting section; a transmission path characteristics estimating section; an interpolating section; a symbol sequence estimating section; and an interference replica generating section. | 09-17-2009 |
20110211872 | ROLL SUPPORTING MECHANISM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND ASSEMBLY BODY - A roll supporting mechanism rotatably supports an electrically-conducted roll. The roll supporting mechanism includes an electrically-conducting portion that contacts with a circumferential portion of an outer periphery of the electrically-conducted roll to conduct electricity to the electrically-conducted roll, and an insulating portion that contacts with the other circumferential portion of the outer periphery of the electrically-conducted roll at a contact portion smaller than a contact portion of the electrically-conducting portion and that is formed by an insulating material. | 09-01-2011 |
20120076526 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member rotatably supported in a body of the image forming apparatus, and bearing a developer image; a developing device including a developing container, a developing member, and a transporting member, the developing container containing a developer, the developing member disposed so as to oppose the image bearing member, the developing member having thereon the developer in the developing container and rotating to develop a latent image, the transporting member transporting the developer in the developing container while stirring the developer, the developing device being unremovably supported with respect to the body of the image forming apparatus; and a damping member disposed with respect to an axial direction of a rotational axis of the developing member so as to be situated at an end portion of the developing container in the axial direction, and restraining vibration of the developing container. | 03-29-2012 |
20120076548 | POWDER HOLDING CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A powder holding container includes: a tubular shaped section that is formed in a tubular shape with a hole formed in a tube wall for letting powder pass through; an opening and closing member that moves in a straight line inside the tubular shaped section to open and close the hole; a projection portion that projects out from the opening and closing member and enters the hole; and a resilient tab that is formed by a cutout provided in the opening and closing member, and is resiliently deformable in directions in which the projection portion enters or exits the hole. | 03-29-2012 |
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20100208025 | EXPOSURE DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An exposure device includes a reference current generating unit generating a reference current for each image of respective colors, a photoelectric current generating unit generating a photoelectric current in response to a light amount of the light emitting element, a driving unit driving the light emitting element, a first controller, a drive voltage holding unit holding a drive voltage given to the driving unit, a second controller controlling the driving unit based on the drive voltage held, a comparison current generating unit generates a comparison current, a difference current generating unit generating a difference current, of each color, corresponding to a difference between the reference current of each color and the comparison current. The first controller compares a value obtained by adding the difference current of each color to the photoelectric current with the comparison current to control the driving unit so that the photoelectric current becomes the reference current. | 08-19-2010 |
20100245527 | EXPOSURE DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An exposure device includes a plurality of light emitting elements, a load, a first supplying unit and a second supplying unit. The first supplying unit supplies a driving current to one of (i) light emitting elements used to form an image among the plurality of light emitting elements and (ii) the load, in accordance with a modulation signal. The first supplying unit supplies a bias current to the other. The second supplying unit supplies the bias current to light emitting elements not used to form the image among the plurality of light emitting elements, regardless of the modulation signal. | 09-30-2010 |
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20110082308 | ALUMINUM COMPLEX AND USE THEREOF - Provided is a process in which cyclization of a compound having, in a molecule, a formyl group and a double bond which allow carbonyl-ene cyclization, the compound existing as a mixture of optical isomers thereof, increases the ratio of a particular optical isomer not only in a cyclized compound, but also in an unreacted compound. The process comprises performing, in the presence of a specified aluminum complex represented by the general formula: [Al | 04-07-2011 |
20110295031 | ORGANOALUMINUM COMPOUND - A catalyst for obtaining isopulegol of high diastereoselectivity by highly selective cyclization reaction of citronellal is provided. The present invention relates to an organoaluminum compound obtained by reacting at least one organoaluminumoxy compound selected from the group consisting of chain aluminoxanes, cyclic aluminoxanes and bis(dialkylaluminumoxy)alkylboranes, with at least one hydroxy compound selected from the group consisting of diarylphenols, bis(diarylphenol) compounds, biaryldiols, dimethanols and silanols. | 12-01-2011 |
20110319638 | ALUMINIUM COMPLEXES AND USE THEREOF AS A CATALYST IN INTRAMOLECULAR RING CLOSURE REACTIONS - To provide a process for increasing the proportion of an optical isomer of not only a compound having a closed ring but also a compound not having a closed ring when an optical isomer mixture of a compound having both a formyl group and a double bond capable of causing a carbonyl-ene ring closing reaction in the same molecule is subjected to a ring closing reaction. A process for increasing the proportion of an optical isomer characterized by subjecting an optical isomer mixture of a compound having both a formyl group and a double bond capable of causing a carbonyl-ene ring closing reaction in the same molecule to a ring closing reaction in the presence of a predetermined aluminum complex represented by the general formula: [Al | 12-29-2011 |
20120136176 | CATALYST FOR ASYMMETRIC HYDROGENATION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICALLY ACTIVE CARBONYL COMPOUND USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a catalyst used for manufacturing an optically active carbonyl compound by selective asymmetric hydrogenation of an α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compound, which is insoluble in a reaction mixture, and a method for manufacturing the corresponding optically active carbonyl compound. Particularly, the invention provides a catalyst for obtaining an optically active citronellal useful as a flavor or fragrance, by selective asymmetric hydrogenation of citral, geranial or neral. The invention relates to a catalyst for asymmetric hydrogenation of an α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compound, which comprises: a powder of at least one metal selected from metals belonging to Group 8 to Group 10 of the Periodic Table, or a metal-supported substance in which the at least one metal is supported on a support; an optically active peptide compound; and an acid, and also relates to a method for manufacturing an optically active carbonyl compound using the same. | 05-31-2012 |
20130217895 | CATALYST FOR ASYMMETRIC HYDROGENATION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICALLY ACTIVE CARBONYL COMPOUND USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a catalyst used for manufacturing an optically active carbonyl compound by selective asymmetric hydrogenation of an α, β-unsaturated carbonyl compound, which is insoluble in a reaction mixture, and a method for manufacturing the corresponding optically active carbonyl compound. Particularly, the invention provides a catalyst for obtaining an optically active citronellal useful as a flavor or fragrance, by selective asymmetric hydrogenation of citral, geranial or neral. The invention relates to a catalyst for asymmetric hydrogenation of an α, β-unsaturated carbonyl compound, which comprises: a powder of at least one metal selected from metals belonging to Group 8 to Group 10 of the Periodic Table, or a metal-supported substance in which the at least one metal is supported on a support; an optically active cyclic nitrogen-containing compound; and an acid, and also relates to a method for manufacturing an optically active carbonyl compound using the same. | 08-22-2013 |
20150315110 | ALUMINUM CATALYST - An aluminum catalyst is obtained by reacting at least one compound of a specific alkylaluminum compound and a specific hydridoaluminum compound with a specific hydroxy compound. The specific hydroxyl compound is a specific 2-cycloalkyl-6-arylphenol or a specific di(2-cycloalkyl-6-arylphenol). A method for producing isopulegol or optically active isopulegol includes selectively cyclizing citronellal using the aluminum catalyst. | 11-05-2015 |
20150329452 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICALLY ACTIVE ISOPULEGOL AND OPTICALLY ACTIVE MENTHOL - A method for producing an optically active isopulegol includes asymmetrically isomerizing a specific compound in the presence of a ruthenium catalyst and a base, thereby giving an optically active citronellal, and selectively cyclizing the optically active citronellal in the presence of an aluminum catalyst. The aluminum catalyst is obtained by reacting a specific hydroxy compound and at least one aluminum compound selected from a specific alkylaluminum compound, a specific hydride aluminum compound, a specific linear aluminoxane and a specific cyclic aluminoxane. | 11-19-2015 |