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20090102921 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - Images captured by multiple cameras installed on a vehicle are combined, and an image of the ground is projected onto a plane and is displayed around a vehicle display portion. In the vehicle display portion, actual images of portions of the vehicle may be displayed in a front area, a rear area, a left-side area, and/or a right-side area. A vehicle illustration image is displayed in the area surrounded by the actual images of the portions of the vehicle. Since the vehicle actual images are displayed at the perimeter of the vehicle display portion, it is easy for an operator who views a display screen to recognize the positional relationships between the perimeter of the vehicle and obstacles outside the vehicle perimeter. | 04-23-2009 |
20090102922 | ON-VEHICLE IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - Images taken by a plurality of cameras mounted on a vehicle are combined and an image of the surrounding area is developed, in a plane, around a vehicle display portion. The vehicle display portion shows an illustration border line indicative of the outer shape of the vehicle. The outline of the vehicle indicated by the illustration border line is drawn slightly larger than the outer shape of the actual image of the vehicle. This allows margin areas to be formed between the vehicle and its surroundings, thus reducing the possibility of a collision with an obstacle during driving. | 04-23-2009 |
20090121170 | Valve Drive Device - A valve drive device which can prevent a locknut fixing a stem nut to a drive sleeve from getting loosened. The valve drive device comprises: the stem nut for screwing a valve stem thereinto; the drive sleeve engaging with a male spline formed on a peripheral outer surface of said stem nut, said drive sleeve including a worm gear on a peripheral outer surface thereof; a worm in meshing engagement with said worm gear; and a housing that supports said drive sleeve by bearings. The valve drive device further comprises: a stem nut fastening member having a first male screw that engages with a female screw provided on a peripheral inner surface of said drive sleeve; and a locknut that engages with a second male screw provided on a reduced diameter portion of said stem nut fastening member, said second male screw having a reverse screw thread relative to said first male screw, so that no slack may arise between said stem nut fastening member and said drive sleeve. | 05-14-2009 |
20100002078 | PERIPHERY MONITORING APPARATUS - A vehicle periphery monitoring apparatus detects a three-dimensional object or obstacle even through a vehicle is stopped. When is stopping or parking, a processor controls operation to store a bird's-eye image obtained by viewpoint conversion unit of a captured image, which is captured by a rear camera immediately before the vehicle parks or stops. Thereafter, the obstacle is detected based on a difference between image portions corresponding to a same captured region in a bird's-eye image of a captured image obtained for each time period, and in the stored bird's-eye image. | 01-07-2010 |
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20080318439 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor wafer is placed in a chamber of a film-deposition apparatus, and gas in the chamber is exhausted from a gas exhaust outlet. Then, with interrupting the exhaust, an inert gas is introduced into the chamber so that the chamber has a pressure of 133 Pa or higher and lower than 101325 Pa, and then a mixed gas of an inert gas and a source gas for depositing a metal oxide film is introduced into the chamber. Then, after exhausting the gas in the chamber, an oxidation gas is introduced into the chamber to react with the molecules of the source gas absorbed on the semiconductor wafer to form a metal oxide film on the semiconductor wafer. By repeating these steps, a metal oxide film having a desired film thickness is deposited on the semiconductor wafer with a film-thickness distribution by an ALD method. | 12-25-2008 |
20100226095 | HEAT CONDUCTIVE SHEET AND POWER MODULE - Provided is a heat conductive sheet obtained by dispersing an inorganic filler in a thermosetting resin, in which the inorganic filler contains secondary aggregation particles formed by isotropically aggregating scaly boron nitride primary particles having an average length of 15 μm or less, and the inorganic filler contains more than 20 vol % of the secondary aggregation particles each having a particle diameter of 50 μm or more. The heat conductive sheet is advantageous in terms of productivity and cost and excellent in heat conductivity and electrical insulating properties. | 09-09-2010 |
20100277872 | INSULATING SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IT, AND POWER MODULE COMPRISING THE INSULATING SHEET - An insulating sheet includes an adhesive component of a thermosetting resin and containing a filler member. Heat conductivity of an adhesive face region of the insulating sheet is smaller than heat conductivity of an inner region of the insulating sheet. | 11-04-2010 |
20140287124 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FEED OR FOOD - Provided is a method of producing a feed or food product in which an inner layer is encrusted with a gelled outer layer composition, the method including the steps of: preparing an outer layer composition feedstock by adding a secondary feedstock to a protein feedstock and/or a starch feedstock that forms a gel upon heating and then mixing by stirring, and preparing an inner layer composition that is encrusted with the outer layer composition; extrusion molding with an extruder provided with a double nozzle so as to cover a surface of the inner layer composition while simultaneously gelling the outer layer composition feedstock by heat treatment; and cutting a continuously extruded cylindrically shaped product to a fixed length with a shutter mechanism while simultaneously encrusting a cut surface with the gelled outer layer composition. | 09-25-2014 |
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20110155970 | MAYENITE-TYPE COMPOUND AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF SAME - The present invention relates to a mayenite-type compound in which a part of Ca of a mayenite-type compound containing Ca, Al and oxygen is substituted by at least one kind of an atom M selected from the group consisting of Be, Mg and Sr, in which the mayenite-type compound has an atom number ratio represented by M/(Ca+M) of from 0.01 to 0.50, and at least a part of free oxygen ions in a mayenite-type crystal structure are substituted by anions of an atom having electron affinity smaller than that of an oxygen atom. | 06-30-2011 |
20110182803 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AN OXIDE - The present invention relates to a method for producing an oxide containing a conductive mayenite type compound and having an electron concentration of | 07-28-2011 |
20110278509 | METHOD FOR PREPARING MAYENITE-CONTAINING OXIDE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING ELECTROCONDUCTIVE MAYENITE-CONTAINING OXIDE - To provide a method for preparing a mayenite-containing oxide containing a mayenite type compound and having a hydride ion density of at least 1×10 | 11-17-2011 |
20120153805 | ELECTRODE FOR DISCHARGE LAMP AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An electrode for a discharge lamp includes an electrode body configured to emit thermal electrons. The electrode body is formed by a sintered body of a conductive mayenite compound. | 06-21-2012 |
20120153806 | ELECTRODE FOR DISCHARGE LAMP, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE FOR DISCHARGE LAMP, AND DISCHARGE LAMP - An electrode for a discharge lamp is provided with a mayenite compound in at least a part of the electrode that emits secondary electrons, and a surface of a surface layer of the mayenite compound is plasma treated. | 06-21-2012 |
20120153807 | ELECTRODE FOR DISCHARGE LAMP AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An electrode for a fluorescent lamp includes a filament and an emitter provided on the filament. The emitter includes a mayenite compound. | 06-21-2012 |
20120169225 | ELECTRODE FOR DISCHARGE LAMP, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE FOR DISCHARGE LAMP, AND DISCHARGE LAMP - An electrode for a discharge lamp is provided with a mayenite compound in at least a part of the electrode that emits secondary electrons, and the mayenite compound is fired in a vacuum atmosphere with an oxygen partial pressure of 10 | 07-05-2012 |
20140061551 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CONDUCTIVE MAYENITE COMPOUND - A method of manufacturing an electrical conductive mayenite compound, including, (1) a step of preparing a calcinated powder including calcium oxide and aluminum oxide at a ratio of 13:6 to 11:8 (based on molar ratio as converted to CaO:Al | 03-06-2014 |
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20090302223 | METHOD OF MEASURING TERAHERTZ WAVE AND TERAHERTZ SPECTROSCOPIC APPARATUS - A method of measuring a terahertz wave includes the steps of: starting input of a pulse signal showing that scale marks have been detected, which are arranged at equal intervals along a moving direction of a movable stage which can move in a direction in which an optical path length of incident pulse light is contracted or extended; and taking signals outputted at pulse intervals of the pulse light from a terahertz wave detecting section by synchronizing the timing with the pulse signal. | 12-10-2009 |
20110136263 | MICROBEAD ANALYSIS METHOD AND MICROBEAD ANALYZER - Provided is a microbead analysis method for a microbead. The microbead is formed in a columnar shape having a top surface and a bottom surface facing each other, as placed almost in parallel, and a side surface extending therefrom, and carries an identification pattern formed on at least one of the top surface and the bottom surface and a substance immobilized on a surface thereof having affinity to an analyte substance. The method includes detecting fluorescence emitted from the microbead surface due to interaction of the analyte substance with the substance having affinity to the analyte substance from a region including a region of the top surface and the bottom surface where there is no identification pattern formed and the side surface. | 06-09-2011 |
20110138890 | CELL FOR TESTING MICROBEADS AND METHOD OF ANALYZING MICROBEADS - Disclosed herein is a cell for testing microbeads, used for testing microbeads each formed in a cylindrical shape having an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to and substantially parallel to each other and a side surface continuous with the upper and lower surfaces, at least one of the upper surface and the lower surface being provided with an identification pattern, the cell including: a support substrate; and a cover disposed opposite to the support substrate, wherein a space between the support substrate and the cover forms a containing space in which to dispose the microbeads, and the distance between the support substrate and the cover is greater than the thickness of the microbeads and smaller than twice the thickness of the microbeads. | 06-16-2011 |
20130020201 | NUCLEIC-ACID EXTRACTION METHOD AND NUCLEIC-ACID EXTRACTION CARTRIDGE - The present disclosure provides a nucleic-acid extraction method for carrying out the following procedures in the same cell, the procedures including: performing an ultrasonic process on a sample containing a nucleic acid; adsorbing substances contained in the sample by making use of an adsorption carrier; and condensing the nucleic acid by damming the nucleic acid moving in an electrophoresis phenomenon. In accordance with the nucleic-acid extraction method, it is possible to carry out an ultrasonic process, an adsorption process and an electrophoresis process in the same cell. Thus, it is possible to eliminate an operation to transfer the sample from one cell to another one for each of the processes. | 01-24-2013 |
20140197107 | METHOD OF PURIFYING NUCLEIC ACIDS, METHOD OF EXTRACTING NUCLEIC ACIDS AND KIT FOR PURIFYING NUCLEIC ACIDS - [Object] To provide a method of purifying nucleic acids where the operation is simple and the nucleic acids can be extracted in a short time with high efficiency. | 07-17-2014 |
20140251809 | APPARATUS FOR PREPARING NUCLEIC ACIDS AND METHOD FOR PREPARING NUCLEIC ACIDS - An apparatus for preparing nucleic acids is provided which includes an anode, a cathode, and a space formed between the anode and the cathode. In addition, in the apparatus described above, the space includes a first porous film provided at an anode side, a second porous film provided at a cathode side, an inlet port which is proved in a region sandwiched between the first porous film and the second porous film and which introduces a specimen containing proteins and nucleic acids into the region, and a gel filter provided between the inlet port and the first porous film. | 09-11-2014 |
20140334981 | MICROBEAD ANALYSIS METHOD AND MICROBEAD ANALYZER - Provided is a microbead analysis method for a microbead. The microbead is formed in a columnar shape having a top surface and a bottom surface facing each other, as placed almost in parallel, and a side surface extending therefrom, and carries an identification pattern formed on at least one of the top surface and the bottom surface and a substance immobilized on a surface thereof having affinity to an analyte substance. The method includes detecting fluorescence emitted from the microbead surface due to interaction of the analyte substance with the substance having affinity to the analyte substance from a region including a region of the top surface and the bottom surface where there is no identification pattern formed and the side surface. | 11-13-2014 |
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20090313064 | DELIVERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An item delivery service capable of distributing items while maintaining anonymity between an exhibitor (vendor) and a successful bidder (purchaser) is provided. | 12-17-2009 |
20110043587 | CARD PRINTER AND CARD PRINTING/STACKING DEVICE - Based on information recorded on and read out from a card, a card printer erasably writes information on the card or erases information recorded on the card. The card printer comprises transport means T for transporting card | 02-24-2011 |
20110298172 | DOCUMENT CONVEYOR - A document transporter is provided which has a conveyor | 12-08-2011 |
20120259558 | AIR GAP MEASURING APPARATUS - Disclosed is an air gap measuring apparatus, for measuring width of an air gap formed between a rotator and a stator. An insertion section has a first flat plate section and a second flat plate section. Gap adjusting means drives the second flat plate section such that the second flat plate section moves away from the first flat plate section, until the first flat plate section and the second flat plate section abuts on the rotator and the stator. An operating section extends to outside of the insertion section, and operates the gap adjusting means. An elastic body has an end that follows the first flat plate section, and other end that follows the second flat plate section. A strain gage outputs electrical signals corresponding to the strain of the elastic body, the strain being formed due to the movement of the second flat plate section. | 10-11-2012 |
20130192987 | BIOSENSOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A biosensor according to the present invention includes a first base material having an insulating surface; an adhesive layer located on the insulating surface of the first base material; and an electrode system and wiring sections fixed to the first base material via the adhesive layer. The electrode system includes top electrode layers and bottom electrode layers, and the bottom electrode layers are formed of a material having a higher conductivity than that of the top electrode layers; the electrode system includes a working electrode and a counter electrode, and also includes an enzyme reaction section located on the working electrode, the enzyme reaction section containing an enzyme and an electron acceptor; and the bottom electrode layers and the wiring sections are integral with each other. | 08-01-2013 |
20140359268 | Methods of Securely Changing the Root Key of a Chip, and Related Electronic Devices and Chips - Disclosed are methods and apparatus for changing a security key on a computer chip that has a CPU, a first OTPROM (OTPROM1) storing a root key of the chip or derivative thereof (RKPUB1), and a second OTPROM (OTPROM2) on which the chip manufacturer stores nothing. A ROM of the chip stores a first software program (SW1). A device manufacturer can take that chip and interface it to a mass memory of a memory block of an electronic device, then execute a second software program (SW2) that is stored on the mass memory only if SW2 is authenticated by SW1 using the RKPUB1. Then a new root key of the chip or derivative thereof (RKPUB2) is provided (via SW2 or a USB connection for example) which is stored to the OTPROM2 via a security service portion of SW1. Thereafter RKPUB2 can be used to authenticate SW2. | 12-04-2014 |
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20110109883 | CEILING-MOUNTING SUSPENSION DEVICE FOR PROJECTOR - A ceiling-mounting suspension device ( | 05-12-2011 |
20110181287 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprises: static magnetic field generation means which generates a static magnetic field in an imaging space where an object to be examined is placed; gradient magnetic field generation means which generates a gradient magnetic field in the imaging space; high-frequency magnetic field generation means which generates a high-frequency magnetic field in the imaging space; calculation means which calculates an amount of the electromagnetic wave absorbed by the object when the high-frequency magnetic field is irradiated to the object; and a measurement means which measures a characteristic of the high-frequency magnetic field generation means. | 07-28-2011 |
20120226137 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND SAR ESTIMATION METHOD - In order to further improve the accuracy of SAR estimation by accurately estimating, for each object, the energy of RF pulses absorbed into a part of an object, for example, a head, on the basis of measurement performed before main imaging, a nuclear magnetic resonance imaging apparatus estimates a head SAR by calculating a signal S | 09-06-2012 |
20130023753 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND SAR ADJUSTMENT METHOD - Desired imaging is performed within the SAR restriction without changing the imaging conditions set in advance when SAR exceeds an upper limit. In order to do so, in imaging of an object performed by combination of a plurality of pulse sequences, a SAR graph showing a temporal change in the predicted SAR value of each pulse sequence is displayed. When the predicted SAR value of the pulse sequence is the same as or exceeds the upper SAR limit, the exchange of such pulse sequences or the insertion of a waiting time is performed. | 01-24-2013 |
20130207653 | MAGNETIC RESONANACE IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING IRRADIATION MAGNETIC FIELD - There is provided an MRI apparatus capable of measuring the B1 distribution of an RF transmission coil in a short time with high accuracy. In order to realize this, imaging means of the MRI apparatus includes a B1 distribution measurement sequence that includes an application of a pre-pulse by RF radiation means and a plurality of signal acquisition sequences with different elapsed time (TI) from the pre-pulse. The signal acquisition sequence uses a pulse having a small flip angle as an RF pulse and is executed before the longitudinal relaxation after the pre-pulse ends. Calculation means calculates the B1 distribution of the RF radiation means using image data with different TI acquired in the respective signal acquisition sequences. | 08-15-2013 |
20140253121 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND IRRADIATION MAGNETIC FIELD DISTRIBUTION MEASUREMENT METHOD - To obtain the irradiation magnetic field distribution of each channel of a multichannel transmission RF coil at high speed, for multiple channels which are all or some of the channels of the transmission coil, an image is acquired by irradiation with one channel or a combination of two or more channels, an irradiation magnetic field distribution upon irradiation with all of the multiple channels is acquired, and the irradiation magnetic field distribution of each channel is calculated using the acquired irradiation magnetic field distribution of all of the multiple channels and the phase difference calculated from the image of each channel and the image of all of the multiple channels. | 09-11-2014 |
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20110145368 | ASSESSMENT FEEDBACK SYSTEM - The assessment of an assessed person by an assessor is fed back to the assessed person together with his/her self-assessment to provide the assessed person with an opportunity to consider the assessments. An assessment feedback system of the present invention is such that the assessed person and the assessor perform assessments along a main assessment document, in which assessment items (questions) relating to the attitudes and behavior of the assessed person are classified by category. The main assessment results (360 fb: grasp of current situation) are then fed back to the assessed person to select one assessment item for each category, based on the main assessment results. This leads to create a subsidiary assessment document for performing an intermediate assessment (360 fb: intermediate measurement) along the subsidiary assessment document. Finally, a final assessment is performed along the main assessment document (360 fb: final measurement). | 06-16-2011 |
20120325642 | CARBONIZING DEVICE - The carbonizing apparatus includes a heating chamber that thermally decomposes a treatment object by heating, a preliminary chamber through which the treatment object is carried from an outside into the heating member in a state in which the heating chamber is substantially shielded from the outside, the preliminary chamber being provided between the heating chamber and the outside, a plurality of cooling chambers in which the treatment object is treated after thermal decomposition, shielding doors that close the preliminary chamber, the heating chamber, and the cooling chambers arranged in series, a transport means that transports the treatment object while opening and closing the shielding doors, and exhaust pipes through which gas discharged from the preliminary chamber, the heating chamber, and the cooling chambers is exhausted. The treatment object is carbonized while being sequentially passed through the preliminary chamber, the heating chamber, and the cooling chambers. | 12-27-2012 |
20140079598 | CARBONIZING DEVICE - The carbonizing apparatus includes a heating chamber that thermally decomposes a treatment object by heating, a preliminary chamber through which the treatment object is carried from an outside into the heating member in a state in which the heating chamber is substantially shielded from the outside, the preliminary chamber being provided between the heating chamber and the outside, a plurality of cooling chambers in which the treatment object is treated after thermal decomposition, shielding doors that close the preliminary chamber, the heating chamber, and the cooling chambers arranged in series, a transport means that transports the treatment object while opening and closing the shielding doors, and exhaust pipes through which gas discharged from the preliminary chamber, the heating chamber, and the cooling chambers is exhausted. The treatment object is carbonized while being sequentially passed through the preliminary chamber, the heating chamber, and the cooling chambers. | 03-20-2014 |
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20080262307 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, PROGRAM AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD - An endoscope system having a two-stage depression button provided in an operation portion of an endoscope; a first switch changing from off to on by a first stage depressing operation of the depression button and maintaining the on state after the first stage; a second switch changing from off to on by a second stage depressing operation of the depression button; and a control unit controlling to provide an air feeding function when the first switch is on and provide a water feeding function without providing the air feeding function regardless of a state of the first switch when the second switch is on, the control unit controlling to provide the air feeding function with a delay of a predetermined time period so long as the first switch does not change from on to off within the predetermined time period when the first switch changes from off to on. | 10-23-2008 |
20090292166 | MEDICAL DEVICE - A medical device for examination or treatment based on a reference point A | 11-26-2009 |
20090292171 | MEDICAL DEVICE - A medical device for examination or treatment based on a reference point, includes: a virtual endoscopic image generation section configured to generate a virtual endoscopic image of a bronchus from a plurality of different line-of-sight positions using three-dimensional image data of the bronchus of a subject that is obtained in advance; an image retrieval section configured to retrieve a virtual endoscopic image highly similar to an endoscopic image of the bronchus picked up by an image pickup section arranged at a distal end portion of an insertion section; a reference-point setting section configured to set a reference point based on a line-of-sight position of the highly similar virtual endoscopic image; and a relative-position calculation section configured to calculate a relative position of a treatment instrument to the reference point. | 11-26-2009 |
20090292175 | MEDICAL DEVICE - A medical device for examination or treatment based on a reference point, including: an image pickup section capable of picking up an image of a bronchus in a patient; a VBS image generation section configured to generate a virtual endoscopic image of bronchus in a patient from a plurality of different line-of-sight positions based on three-dimensional image data of the patient that is obtained in advance; an image retrieval section configured to retrieve a virtual endoscopic image highly similar to the endoscopic image of the bronchus picked up by the image pickup section; and a reference-point setting section configured to set a predetermined position near the image pickup section as a reference point based on the line-of-sight positions of the highly similar virtual endoscopic image. | 11-26-2009 |
20110036800 | AUTOMATIC COUPLER FOR MODEL RAILROAD CAR - In an automatic coupler for a model railroad car, a coupler body includes a knuckle coupler member formed of a coupler trunk having a knuckle portion and an engagement portion, and a receiving coupler member formed of a coupler trunk having a receiving portion and an engagement portion. A holder includes a lower holder member having a holder plate, a holder shaft projecting from the holder plate and adapted to engage with the engagement portions, and a spring portion adapted to surround the engagement portions. The holder plate, holder shaft, and the spring portion are integrally formed, and an upper holder member is adapted to be fixed to the lower holder member with the coupler body interposed between. The coupler body and the holder have a guide mechanism that allows the coupler body to follow a curve when the car travels on the curve. | 02-17-2011 |
20110234780 | MEDICAL APPARATUS - A medical apparatus includes an endoscopic insertion portion provided with an image pickup unit and a channel; a treatment unit provided with a sensor and a bending portion and passed through a channel, with a distal end portion of the treatment unit being allowed to protrude from an insertion-portion distal end portion of the endoscopic insertion portion, where the sensor is disposed in the distal end portion and the bending portion is adapted to bend the distal end portion; a storage unit adapted to store three-dimensional image data; a target position setting unit adapted to set the target position based on the three-dimensional image data; a virtual endoscopic image generating unit adapted to generate a virtual endoscopic image using a line-of-sight parameter which includes a position, a direction, and a roll angle of the distal end portion detected by the sensor, based on the three-dimensional image data; and an image processing unit adapted to perform a superimposition process and thereby display operation information used to insert the distal end portion to the target position in superimposition on the virtual endoscopic image. | 09-29-2011 |
20120197082 | ROTARY SELF-PROPELLED ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - A rotary self-propelled endoscope system includes an insertion section body, an insertion section, a drive unit, a torque detection unit, and a control unit. In a distal end portion of the insertion section body, a rigid distal end portion including an image pickup apparatus is disposed. The insertion section is rotatably fit to the outside of the insertion section body, and includes a rotary tubular member having a helical portion formed by a helical concave-convex portion. The drive unit applies the rotary tubular member with axial and rotational drive force. The torque detection unit detects torque information of the rotary tubular member. On the basis of the torque information detected by the torque detection unit, the control unit compares a present value with a preset limit value for controlling the torque of the rotary tubular member, and controls the drive unit on the basis of the comparison result. | 08-02-2012 |
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20110068678 | FLUORESCENT LAMP - The present invention relates to a fluorescent lamp including: a discharge space containing a discharge gas and being surrounded by a glass; a discharge electrode; a phosphor; and a mayenite type compound provided on at least a part of an inner surface contacting the discharge gas. According to the fluorescent lamp of the present invention, a fluorescent lamp that has good luminous efficiency of ultraviolet ray from a discharge gas, has good discharge characteristics such as discharge starting voltage and discharge sustaining voltage in a fluorescent lamp, is chemically stable, has excellent oxidation resistance, has excellent sputtering resistance, and can achieve electric power saving is provided. | 03-24-2011 |
20110155970 | MAYENITE-TYPE COMPOUND AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF SAME - The present invention relates to a mayenite-type compound in which a part of Ca of a mayenite-type compound containing Ca, Al and oxygen is substituted by at least one kind of an atom M selected from the group consisting of Be, Mg and Sr, in which the mayenite-type compound has an atom number ratio represented by M/(Ca+M) of from 0.01 to 0.50, and at least a part of free oxygen ions in a mayenite-type crystal structure are substituted by anions of an atom having electron affinity smaller than that of an oxygen atom. | 06-30-2011 |
20110182803 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AN OXIDE - The present invention relates to a method for producing an oxide containing a conductive mayenite type compound and having an electron concentration of | 07-28-2011 |
20110278509 | METHOD FOR PREPARING MAYENITE-CONTAINING OXIDE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING ELECTROCONDUCTIVE MAYENITE-CONTAINING OXIDE - To provide a method for preparing a mayenite-containing oxide containing a mayenite type compound and having a hydride ion density of at least 1×10 | 11-17-2011 |
20120153805 | ELECTRODE FOR DISCHARGE LAMP AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An electrode for a discharge lamp includes an electrode body configured to emit thermal electrons. The electrode body is formed by a sintered body of a conductive mayenite compound. | 06-21-2012 |
20120153806 | ELECTRODE FOR DISCHARGE LAMP, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE FOR DISCHARGE LAMP, AND DISCHARGE LAMP - An electrode for a discharge lamp is provided with a mayenite compound in at least a part of the electrode that emits secondary electrons, and a surface of a surface layer of the mayenite compound is plasma treated. | 06-21-2012 |
20120153807 | ELECTRODE FOR DISCHARGE LAMP AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An electrode for a fluorescent lamp includes a filament and an emitter provided on the filament. The emitter includes a mayenite compound. | 06-21-2012 |
20120169225 | ELECTRODE FOR DISCHARGE LAMP, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE FOR DISCHARGE LAMP, AND DISCHARGE LAMP - An electrode for a discharge lamp is provided with a mayenite compound in at least a part of the electrode that emits secondary electrons, and the mayenite compound is fired in a vacuum atmosphere with an oxygen partial pressure of 10 | 07-05-2012 |
20140242391 | GLASS PLATE TO BE TEMPERED - To provide a glass plate to be tempered, which has a low thermal expansion coefficient at relatively low temperature, and which can have a sufficiently high surface compression stress by a conventional heat tempering process, even when it is thin. A glass plate to be tempered, which contains B | 08-28-2014 |
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20110126096 | Remote control apparatus, remote control system, information processing method of remote control apparatus, and program - A remote control apparatus includes a display panel, an operation detector detecting an operation of touching the display panel, a remote controller remotely controlling an electronic apparatus in accordance with the touch operation, an item selection unit allowing a user to select a selection item in the display panel, a touch operation determination unit comparing a duration time of an operation of touching the selection item with a predetermined threshold value, a detailed information obtaining unit obtaining detailed information on the selection item from the electronic apparatus when the duration time is smaller than the threshold value, a related information obtaining unit obtaining related information on the selection item using the selection item as a searching condition from an external service apparatus when the duration time is equal to or larger than the threshold value, and a display controller controlling display of the detailed information or the related information. | 05-26-2011 |
20110135270 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program, and information processing system - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a search information notification section which notifies a search device of search information via a communication section, a search result acquisition section which acquires a plurality of search result pages retrieved from a plurality of search pages, respectively, in accordance with the search information, from the search device via the communication section, and a display control section which causes a display section to display one of the plurality of search result pages acquired by the search result acquisition section from the search device, and which causes the display section to display another one of the plurality of search result pages based on the operation information an input of which is accepted by an input section. | 06-09-2011 |
20110161888 | Operation direction determination apparatus, remote operating system, operation direction determination method and program - There is provided an apparatus including a touch panel for detecting a moving start point and a moving end point of a pointer, a first determination unit for, while an apparatus is being gripped with a first hand, determining whether the apparatus is being one-handedly operated with a finger of the first hand as the pointer, a setting unit for, when the apparatus is being one-handedly operated, setting a determination region made of two or more regions to each of which a different moving direction is assigned, by using two or more curved lines which are previously obtained by approximating to a moving trajectory of the pointer during one-handed operation and are set with the detected moving start point as an intersection, and a second determination unit for determining a moving direction assigned to a region in which the detected moving end point is positioned as the operation direction. | 06-30-2011 |
20110163795 | SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT AND COMPUTER SYSTEM - A device includes, but is not limited to, a first transistor, a first current mirror circuit, a second transistor, and a first compensation circuit. The first transistor is controlled by a first control voltage. The first current mirror circuit is driven by the first transistor as a first current source. The second transistor is driven by the first current mirror circuit. The second transistor has a first output voltage that varies depending on the first control voltage. The first compensation circuit reduces variations of the first output voltage. The variations of the first output voltage are caused by variations in performance of the first and second transistors. | 07-07-2011 |
20110163981 | Manipulation direction judgment device, remote manipulation system, manipulation direction judgment method and program - There is provided a manipulation direction judgment device including a touch panel for detecting a movement start point and a movement end point of a pointer moving on a display panel, an angle area setting unit for setting a first angle area including at least two primary areas assigned different movement directions, respectively, and boundary areas forming boundaries between the primary areas, an angle area specifying unit for specifying an area in which an angle of a vector connecting the movement start point with the movement end point is located on the first angle area, and a manipulation direction judgment unit for judging the movement direction assigned to the primary area in which the angle of the vector is located, as a manipulation direction, using the first angle area only when the angle of the vector is located in the primary area. | 07-07-2011 |
20110197101 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND TEST METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor device includes a first management area storing a plurality of inspection results, the plurality of inspection results being obtained by executing inspections for each of a plurality of storage areas which store a plurality of data; and a second management area storing the plurality of inspection results. The first and second management areas are independent from each other. | 08-11-2011 |
20110298700 | OPERATION TERMINAL, ELECTRONIC UNIT, AND ELECTRONIC UNIT SYSTEM - An operation terminal includes: a posture detection section detecting a posture of the operation terminal, a change of the posture, or both thereof; a mode selection section selecting, based on a detection result of the posture detection section, an operation mode from a plurality of operation modes including a gesture mode and a non-gesture mode; and a transmission section sending a control command corresponding to the detection result of the posture detection section to an electronic unit when the gesture mode is currently selected. | 12-08-2011 |
20120020149 | Semiconductor device - A memory cell changes a potential of a bit line to a discharge potential from a precharge potential in correspondence with held data. A sense amplifier precharges a bit line by a precharge circuit, compares potential at a decision point linked with the potential of the bit line with a decision threshold and outputs a comparison result by an output circuit, and sets the potential at the decision point at a time of precharging in correspondence with the decision threshold. A capacitor element connects between the bit line and an input end of the output circuit. A potential setting circuit enables setting of an input end of the output circuit forming a decision point, to a prescribed potential between a precharge voltage of the bit line and the decision threshold at a time of precharging the bit line. Operating range of memory function is enlarged. | 01-26-2012 |
20120144058 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING AN APPLIANCE CONTROL DEVICE FOR AN APPLIANCE - Systems and methods for operating an appliance control device for controlling the operation of a variety of appliances are provided. The appliance control device may acquire a list identifying one or more functions executable by an appliance. The list may further identify a corresponding protocol corresponding to each function included in the list. The appliance control device may transmit a request to the appliance for execution of a desired function selected from the list using a specified protocol selected based on the corresponding protocol corresponding to the desired function. In turn, the appliance may transmit the list to the appliance control device upon request. Further, the appliance may also receive the request to execute the desired function in accordance with the selected specified protocol, and execute the desired function in response to the request. | 06-07-2012 |
20120200783 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A control device may include a control unit to control transmission of a predetermined control command to a controlled device, when an operation surface is put face down is detected from a detection result of at least one sensor indicating the operation surface is put face down. | 08-09-2012 |
20120201402 | CONTROL DEVICE, SOUND SWITCHING METHOD OF CONTROL DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - A control device may include a control unit to switch an output information to a predetermined output information, when a transition of contents of a controlled device is detected. | 08-09-2012 |
20120249466 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, CONTROL TARGET DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - Provided is a remote commander including an input section which accepts input of operation information, a communication section which communicates with a control target device via a radio signal, a display section, an operation information acquisition section which acquires the operation information through the input section, a command notification section which creates a notification command based on the operation information acquired by the operation information acquisition section, and notifies the control target device of the created notification command through the communication section, an operation result acquisition section which acquires a result obtained by execution of processing performed by the control target device in accordance with the notification command, as an operation result from the control target device through the communication section, and a display control section which causes the display section to display the operation result acquired by the operation result acquisition section. | 10-04-2012 |
20130002578 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM AND REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM - Systems and methods for modifying one or more touch sensitive regions of a touch device are provided. In one aspect, the touch device may be provided as part of a display, such as a touch screen display. In various aspects, a processor may be configured to detect an operation performed by a user on the touch device. The processor may determine whether the operation was performed on the touch device using the right hand, the left hand, or both hands by the user. The processor may then modify one or more regions of the touch device based on the determination. Where the touch device is provided as part of a display, the processor may be further configured to display one or more graphical UI components (e.g., an icon) on the display based on the touch sensitive regions of the touch device. | 01-03-2013 |
20140160832 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method for sensing data in a resistive memory device including a sense amplifier with an input coupled to a bitline through a capacitor includes activating a word line to form a current path through a resistive memory cell to the bitline, precharging the bitline to a first precharge voltage and precharging the input of the sense amplifier to a second precharge voltage between the first precharge voltage and the decision threshold of the sense amplifier, disabling, after a first predetermined period of time, precharge of the bit line and precharge of the input of the sense amplifier, and latching data at an output of the sense amplifier after a second predetermined period of time. | 06-12-2014 |
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20090086241 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - An image forming apparatus including: an image processing section which creates print data to be outputted out of complex original document data including both character data and diagram data in a single page of data; and an image forming section which outputs the created print data onto a sheet, wherein the image processing section determines divided character data and divided diagram data in the complex original document data, to be outputted; creates character print data by enlarging the divided character data and attaching position information in the complex original document data; creates diagram print data by enlarging the divided diagram data and attaching position information in the complex original document data; and creates position information attached print data in which the position information of the divided character data and the divided diagram data are attached to the complex original document data. | 04-02-2009 |
20100017594 | TRANSMITTING METHOD AND TRANSMITTING DEVICE, RECEIVING METHOD AND RECEIVING DEVICE, AND TRANSFER METHOD AND TRANSFER SYSTEM - Data broadcast data, which is broadcast in data broadcasts, is constructed by disposing, for example, EMD (Electric Music Distribution) links required to acquire song data as actual broadcast data, which is broadcast in actual broadcasts by a transmitting device, the actual broadcast data is transmitted, and the data broadcast data wherein the EMD links for the song data in the actual broadcasts are disposed, is transmitted periodically during the transmission of the actual broadcast data. The actual broadcast data and the data broadcast data are received by a user terminal, and the EMD links disposed in the data broadcast data are stored whenever there is an input of an operation to attach a “bookmark”. Thus, audio data such as songs in programs broadcast can easily be acquired by radio. | 01-21-2010 |
20110063670 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - An image forming system comprises: a processing portion provided with a function to execute jobs related to image formation; a position information acquisition portion for identifying a location where the processing portion is installed; a storage portion for storing an area and a function restricted in the area in association with each other, and a control portion for obtaining from the storage portion the function stored in association with the area which includes the installation location of the processing portion identified by the position information acquisition portion is included, and restricting an execution of the job a related to the function of the processing portion. | 03-17-2011 |
20110261405 | INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL AND POWER STATE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - The distance between an information processing terminal and each image forming apparatus is detected based on the position information of the information processing terminal and each image forming apparatus, and the difference in elevation and layout drawing are checked to determine whether or not the image forming apparatus is located in the same floor or room with the information processing terminal, whereby the image forming apparatus is selected, and a request to shift the power state to the power-on side is sent to the selected image forming apparatus. Further, the server device provides such power control as to acquire the information on the position and number of terminal devices in the started-up state and the information of the position of each image forming apparatus, and to select the image forming apparatus to be set to the power-on state out of plural image forming apparatuses, based on this information. | 10-27-2011 |
20120271923 | TRANSMITTING METHOD AND TRANSMITTING DEVICE, RECEIVING METHOD AND RECEIVING DEVICE, AND TRANSFER METHOD AND TRANSFER SYSTEM - Data broadcast data, which is broadcast in data broadcasts, is constructed by disposing, for example, EMD (Electric Music Distribution) links required to acquire song data as actual broadcast data, which is broadcast in actual broadcasts by a transmitting device, the actual broadcast data is transmitted, and the data broadcast data wherein the EMD links for the song data in the actual broadcasts are disposed, is transmitted periodically during the transmission of the actual broadcast data. The actual broadcast data and the data broadcast data are received by a user terminal, and the EMD links disposed in the data broadcast data are stored whenever there is an input of an operation to attach a “bookmark”. Thus, audio data such as songs in programs broadcast can easily be acquired by radio. | 10-25-2012 |
20140043631 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image forming apparatus includes: a printer unit that forms an image based on image data and outputs the image on a sheet; and a control unit that controls hardware resources of the image forming apparatus including at least the printer unit by executing a first operating system that is activated on the image forming apparatus and a control program that operates on the first operating system to control the image forming apparatus. The control unit can execute second to N-th (N is an integer of 2 or more) operating systems that activate at least one or more applications and an emulator that is disposed between the first operating system and the second to N-th operating systems to allow the second to N-th operating systems to operate on the first operating system. | 02-13-2014 |
20140043632 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - An image forming apparatus includes a control unit that controls hardware of at least the image forming apparatus by executing a first operating system and a control program that operates on the first operating system to control the image forming apparatus and that can operate the other operating system that activates at least one application. Management data that correlates information related to data, an application that uses the data and the other operating system that activates the application are stored in a storage unit, wherein the control unit has a function of displaying a list of the data on a screen, and when data is selected from the list of the data and a predetermined operation is performed, the control unit operates the other operating system and the application that are correlated with information on the selected data. | 02-13-2014 |
20140043634 | Image Forming Apparatus and Method of Controllling the Same - An image forming apparatus includes a printer unit to form an image and outputting the image on a sheet, a storage unit, a control unit to control hardware resources of the image forming apparatus including at least the printer unit and the storage unit by executing a first OS that is activated on the image forming apparatus and a control program operating on the first OS and that can execute second to N-th OSs that activate at least one application and an emulator disposed between the first OS and the second to N-th OSs to allow the second to N-th OSs to operate on the first OS, wherein the control unit can cause the first OS to enter into a sleep mode and inhibits the first OS from entering into the sleep mode when at least one of the second to N-th OSs is active. | 02-13-2014 |
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20090193180 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A memory card capable of connecting to a host device includes a flash memory, a host interface unit which transfers data between a host device and the memory card, and a transfer mode control unit which changes a data transfer mode based on a command from the host device. The transfer mode control unit outputs status data containing an error code to the host device if a transfer mode change command is inputted from the host device, instructing the memory card to change to a transfer mode not supported by the host interface unit of the memory card. | 07-30-2009 |
20090217111 | EVALUATION METHOD AND EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE - An evaluation method is proposed to evaluate reliability of a nonvolatile memory in a semiconductor storage device with respect to data writing and data reading. While power is being supplied to the semiconductor storage device, a test program and the control program are written in a storage unit of the semiconductor storage device. The test program being written to control execution of an evaluation test performed for evaluating the reliability of the nonvolatile memory and generate a simulated access command identical to an access command input externally for accessing the nonvolatile memory. Access to the nonvolatile memory is controlled according to the test program and control program in the storage unit. | 08-27-2009 |
20110264826 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A memory card capable of connecting to a host device includes a flash memory, a host interface unit which transfers data between a host device and the memory card, and a transfer mode control unit which changes a data transfer mode based on a command from the host device. The transfer mode control unit outputs status data containing an error code to the host device if a transfer mode change command is inputted from the host device, instructing the memory card to change to a transfer mode not supported by the host interface unit of the memory card. | 10-27-2011 |
20110284431 | PIEZOELECTRIC VALVE AND OPTICAL GRANULAR MATERIAL-SORTING APPARATUS UTILIZING SUCH PIEZOELECTRIC VALVE - A piezoelectric valve comprising: a valve main body formed in which are a gas pressure chamber that takes in compressed gas supplied from the outside as well as a gas release channel through which the compressed gas is released from the gas pressure chamber; a valve body placed in the gas pressure chamber to open and close the gas release channel; a piezoelectric element that generates, in the form of displacement, a driving force needed to operate the valve body; at least one displacement amplification mechanism that amplifies a displacement of the piezoelectric element and causes it to act upon the valve body; and a driving means for applying voltage to the piezoelectric element in order to drive the valve body to open the valve and thereby open the gas release channel; wherein such piezoelectric valve is characterized in that the driving means applies voltage to the piezoelectric element in multiple stages so as to suppress fluctuation in the amount of gas ejected from the gas release channel when the valve opens. | 11-24-2011 |
20120124314 | RECORDING MEDIUM - A recording medium according to an embodiment includes: a storing section including a first area in which a number-of-reproductions limited file is written and a second area in which at least one determination address in an address range of the first area, in which the number-of-reproductions limited file is written, and a number of readable times of the number-of-reproductions limited file are written; and a control section configured not to perform, after the number of readouts of reading out of data in the at least one determination address reaches the number of readable times, output of the number-of-reproductions limited file in response to a readout request for the number-of-reproductions limited file. | 05-17-2012 |
20130256200 | OPTICAL GRANULAR MATERIAL-SORTING APPARATUS UTILIZING PIEZOELECTRIC VALVE - An optical granular material-sorting apparatus includes: a transfer means for transferring objects being sorted; an optical detection means for detecting, at a detection position, objects being sorted as they drop from an end of the transfer means; and a blasting means provided below the optical detection means and designed to blow away objects being sorted through blasting of air based on the result of detection by the optical detection means. The blasting means has a piezoelectric valve which is driven by a driving means to blast air based on the result of detection by the optical detection means. The driving means applies voltage to a piezoelectric element in multiple stages so as to suppress fluctuation in the amount of gas ejected from a gas release channel when the valve opens. | 10-03-2013 |
20140061103 | OPTICAL SORTING MACHINE - The present invention intends to provide an optical sorting machine which can improve the collection rate of non-defective products without increasing the size of the machine. The optical sorting machine of the present invention includes a granular object feed unit including storage means that stores an object to be sorted, and transfer means that transfers the object to be sorted from the storage means; an optical sorting unit including optical detection means that detects an object to be sorted falling along a predetermined trajectory from an end portion of the transfer means, determination means that determines a type of the object to be sorted based on a detection signal from the optical detection means, an ejector that removes an object to be sorted determined as a specific type from the predetermined falling trajectory based on a determination result by the determination means, and a discharge hopper having a first discharge passage provided at a falling position of the object to be sorted falling along the predetermined trajectory, a second discharge passage provided at a falling position of the object to be sorted removed from the predetermined falling trajectory, and a third discharge passage formed between the first discharge passage and the second discharge passage; and conveyance means that conveys an object to be sorted discharged from the third discharge passage of the discharge hopper in the optical sorting unit to the storage means of the granular object feed unit. | 03-06-2014 |
20140166549 | CHUTE FOR OPTICAL SORTING MACHINE - A chute for an optical sorter sorting machine allows objects to be sorted to drop under gravity from the lower end of the chute, thereby supplying the objects to an optical detection section. The chute is provided with: a first portion which includes a portion for receiving the objects to be sorted which are supplied from a supply section; and a second portion which continues from the first portion The first portion is composed of a single part and has: flat surfaces along which the objects to be sorted flow down; and connection surfaces. The flat surfaces located upstream are bent downward, and the connection surfaces located downstream are is bent upward to form a smooth undulation in the surface along which the objects to be sorted flow down. | 06-19-2014 |
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20080298498 | TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, RECEIVING APPARATUS, RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, TRANSMITTING METHOD, RECEIVING METHOD, COMMUNICATION METHOD AND PROGRAM - A communication method for transmitting and receiving a coded signal is provided. In a transmitting end, the method holds (determines) control information for specifying an insertion position and an insertion amount to insert a redundant signal known to the receiving apparatus into an information data sequence, generates a coded signal sequence by encoding an information data sequence, generates a transmission signal by inserting the redundant signal into the coded signal sequence based on the held control information, and transmits the generated transmission signal. In a receiving end, the method receives the transmission signal as a received signal, holds likelihood information for a redundant signal contained in the received signal, calculates a likelihood from the received signal, substitutes the likelihood information for a likelihood corresponding to the redundant signal included in the calculated likelihood and demodulates the signal. | 12-04-2008 |
20090002235 | Radio Communication System, Transmission Apparatus, Transmission Method, Program and Recording Medium - Although the beam forming is quite a good scheme, if there exist particularly a plurality of users, the characteristic deterioration occurs in an associated communication line due to the tight radio resource on the reverse line and delay in the transmission time caused by the feedback of information exceeding the required information. The transmitter | 01-01-2009 |
20090060064 | OFDM Communication System, Method for Generating Feedback Information Thereof, and Communication Apparatus - An OFDM communication system which performs appropriate feedback flexibly adapted to channel states, while suppressing an amount of feedback information. The OFDM communication system has first and second communication apparatuses. In a second receiver of the second communication apparatus, a channel quality measurement part measures channel quality for each of sub-carriers. A time variation measurement part and a frequency measurement part respectively measure variation of channel quality in a time domain and a frequency domain, respectively, and output the variation of channel quality as time variation information and frequency variation information, also respectively. Based on the measured time variation information and frequency variation information, a two-dimensional control part performs two-dimensional blocking for forming two-dimensional blocks each from plural adjacent sub-carriers which are adjacent to each other in the time domain and the frequency domain. The two-dimensional control part measures and outputs channel quality of each two-dimensional block, as feedback information. | 03-05-2009 |
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20110132518 | DEVICE FOR HOLDING A SUBSTRATE, PROCESS FOR HOLDING A SUBSTRATE, AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING LAMINATED GLASS - By employing a simple structure, there is provided a device for holding a substrate, a process for holding a substrate, and a process for manufacturing laminated glass, which are capable of determining the position of a substrate to be held with good precision, ensuring a force enough to attract a substrate and preventing a substrate from coming off. | 06-09-2011 |
20110198040 | PEELING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a peeling device which peels off a reinforcing sheet stuck on a substrate, including: a supporting unit which supports one main surface of a laminate having the substrate and the reinforcing sheet; a plate-shaped flexible member to be attached to the other main surface of the laminate; a plurality of pads fixed to a surface of the flexible member lying opposite to the laminate side; a plurality of rods each of which is coupled to any one of the plurality of pads; a plurality of driving devices by which the plurality of rods are made to move, respectively, in their individual axial directions; and a control device by which a position of each of the plurality of rods is controlled on an individual basis, in which each of the plurality of pads is coupled to any one of the plurality of the rods via any one of a plurality of joints so that each pad is allowed to be pivotable centering on a vicinity of an intersection point of a centerline of the rod coupled thereto with a surface of the reinforcing sheet facing the substrate side or a surface of the substrate facing the reinforcing sheet side, and in which the one main surface of the laminate is supported by the supporting unit, and at the same time, the position of each of the plurality of rods is controlled by the control device so that the other main surface of the laminate is subjected to bending deformation in sequence from one-end side thereof. | 08-18-2011 |
20120136640 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING COLLISION PERFORMANCE OF VEHICLE MEMBER, AND MEMBER COLLISION TEST DEVICE USED FOR SAME - A performance evaluation method of a vehicle member includes a calculation process for performing an analysis using a partial structure CAE model modeling a module where a member of a vehicle to be evaluated and a collision test device for conducting a collision test on the member are combined, and obtaining a value of a collision performance evaluation parameter in the partial structure CAE model; a calculation process for determining a boundary condition of the partial structure CAE model; a calculation process for determining a test condition of a member collision test device based on the boundary condition of the partial structure CAE model; and a test process for conducting a collision test using a physical member collision test device and a physical member, based on the set condition of the member collision test device. | 05-31-2012 |
20130118646 | METHOD OF HOT STAMPING GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET - In a cooling a galvanized steel sheet (W), change in emissivity of a surface of the galvanized steel sheet (W) is measured in a temperature range lower than the boiling point of zinc but not lower than the ferrite transformation temperature, using an emissivity sensor ( | 05-16-2013 |