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20080199072 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, LEARNING DEVICE AND METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM - With the present invention, data continuity is used at the time of converting an input image into high-quality image data with higher quality than the input image data, to obtain processing results which are more accurate and have higher precision. A class tap extracting unit ( | 08-21-2008 |
20080259169 | Image Processing Device, Image Processing Method, and Image Processing Program - A motion-vector-setting section ( | 10-23-2008 |
20090006874 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes: an information processing apparatus main body receiving a supply of power from power supplies disposed at outside or inside; one or a plurality of connection connectors constituted to be able to attach/detach an external apparatus, and having at least one signal terminal transmitting/receiving signals between the information processing apparatus main body and the external apparatus and at least one power terminal supplying the power from the power supplies to the external apparatus; a power supply state changing portion having a switch provided between the power supply and the power terminal, and capable of changing the switch to either one of a connection state or a non-connection state; and a power supply state control portion having user setting information set by a user concerning a control method of the power supply state changing portion, and performing a control to change the switch to either one of the connection state or the non-connection state in accordance with the user setting information at a non-operation time of the information processing apparatus main body. | 01-01-2009 |
20090022420 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention enables processing results which are more accurate and which have higher precision as to events of the real world to be obtained. (An inverse gamma correction unit | 01-22-2009 |
20100073505 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention makes it possible to process at high speed the foreground component image and the background component image of picked up images on a network platform. A client computer | 03-25-2010 |
20100098997 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE AND PROCESS FOR PREPARATION THEREOF, AND MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL - A polymer electrolyte membrane comprising as a main ingredient a block copolymer (P) which comprises, as its constituents, a vinyl alcoholic polymer block (A) and a polymer block (B) having ion-conducting groups, which block copolymer | 04-22-2010 |
20100321375 | INFORMATION REPRODUCING APPARATUS, INFORMATION REPRODUCING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information reproducing apparatus includes: a reproduction controller which generates a stop period discerning signal for discerning a stop period in which output of an image signal to a display section is stopped and outputs the generated stop period discerning signal with the image signal; and a display controller which controls the output of the image signal to the display section, the display controller discerning the stop period on the basis of the stop period discerning signal, stopping the output of the image signal to the display section in the stop period, and enabling the output of the image signal in an effective period other than the stop period. | 12-23-2010 |
20130054037 | PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - A photovoltaic power generation system includes a photovoltaic array including photovoltaic modules, the photovoltaic power generation system further includes a control apparatus configured to display output characteristics of the photovoltaic array and power generating conditions of the photovoltaic array in synchronization. | 02-28-2013 |
20130200713 | Fault Detection Apparatus - There is provided a fault detection apparatus including an open/close unit configured to open/close an electric path to pass a direct current forward, a reverse-current detector configured to detect a reverse current running through the electric path backward, and an opening unit configured to open the open/close unit when the reverse current is detected by the reverse-current detector. | 08-08-2013 |
20140131902 | GAS SEPARATION APPARATUS AND PACKING - Provided is a gas separation apparatus advantageous in suppression of increase in pressure loss and achievement of reduced size and weight, thereby reducing costs. The gas separation apparatus causes an absorbent to flow down along the surface of a packing arranged in a treatment chamber, and supplies to the treatment chamber a gas to be treated which contains a target gas component, and then causes the gas to be treated and the absorbent flowing down along the surface of the packing to come into gas-liquid contact. Thus the target gas component contained in the gas to be treated is absorbed into the absorbent and separated or recovered from the gas to be treated. The packing has at least one packing unit configured by a plurality of expanded metal plates standing vertically and being aligned. | 05-15-2014 |
20150016160 | POWER CONVERTER - A power converter includes inverters, AC sides of the inverters being connected in parallel, and a controller configured to control total output power of the inverters by controlling output power of at least one of the inverters in a control cycle shorter than a shortest communication cycle which allows communication with each of the inverters. | 01-15-2015 |
20150016161 | POWER CONVERTER - A power converter includes inverters, AC sides of the inverters being connected in parallel, a power command value determiner configured to determine a first power command value and a second power command value, the first power command value being lower than a proportional division power value obtained by proportionally dividing a required power value required as total output power of the inverters based on respective rated outputs of the inverters, the second power command value being higher than the proportional division power value, and a controller configured to control output powers of the inverters at the first power command value and the second power command value determined by the power command value determiner. | 01-15-2015 |
20150137393 | GAS SEPARATION DEVICE AND PACKING - The gas separation device separates or captures a target gas component from a gas to be processed by: causing an absorbing liquid to flow down on a surface of a packing disposed inside a processing tank while supplying the gas to be processed containing the target gas component into the processing tank; bringing the absorbing liquid flowing down on the surface of the packing and the gas to be processed into gas-liquid contact; and thereby causing the absorbing liquid to absorb the target gas component contained in the gas to be processed. The packing includes at least one packing unit formed from multiple expanded metal plates, which are disposed vertically and arranged in parallel. Each expanded metal plate includes strands forming the openings which are arranged like stairs. Each strand is inclined to the vertical direction at an angle in a range from 48° to 73°. | 05-21-2015 |
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20080214861 | Method for Producing 2-Hydroxyester Compounds - A simple and easy-to-use method for producing a 2-hydroxyester compound using a cyanohydrin compound, as a raw material, is provided. A method for producing a 2-hydroxyester compound represented by the general formula (1) (provided that ethyl 2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyrate is excluded), wherein an acid is introduced into a mixture of a cyanohydrin compound represented by the general formula (2), an alcohol, an organic solvent and water: | 09-04-2008 |
20100196238 | METHOD FOR DECOMPOSING DINITROGEN MONOXIDE - A method for decomposing dinitrogen monoxide including bringing a gas containing dinitrogen monoxide into contact with a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) equilibrium catalyst. | 08-05-2010 |
20100261929 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCTION OF CYANOHYDRIN COMPOUND, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF ALPHA-HYDROXYESTER COMPOUND - A process according to the present invention for producing a cyanohydrin compound flow-reacts a carbonyl compound with hydrogen cyanide in the presence of a catalyst, and can therefore reduce the residence time. This makes it possible to reduce the period of time over which the resulting cyanohydrin compound is exposed to an unreacted portion of the carbonyl compound. As a result, the resulting cyanohydrin compound can be prevented from reacting with the unreacted portion. This makes it possible to produce the cyanohydrin compound in good yield. That is, the process according to the present invention for producing a cyanohydrin compound produces a cyanohydrin compound in good yield from a carbonyl compound and hydrogen cyanide. | 10-14-2010 |
20110271886 | COMBUSTION APPARATUS IN WHICH EMISSION OF N2O IS CONTROLLED, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING EMISSION OF N2O - Emission of N | 11-10-2011 |
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20120031834 | ION-EXCHANGE MEMBRANE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - There is provided an ion-exchange membrane comprising an ion-exchange layer made of a cationic polymer and/or an anionic polymer and a supporting layer, wherein the ion-exchange layer is formed on the supporting layer by printing. Such an ion-exchange membrane exhibits excellent anti-organic fouling and low membrane resistance, thereby high efficient and long-time stable electrodialysis can be achieved. Formation of the ion-exchange layer as a charge-mosaic layer consisting of the cationic polymer domains and the anionic polymer domains provides a charge-mosaic membrane exhibiting excellent electrolyte permselectivity and mechanical strength. | 02-09-2012 |
20120034481 | CHARGE-MOSAIC MEMBRANE - There is provided a charge-mosaic membrane comprising a cationic block copolymer (P) having a vinyl alcohol polymer block (A) and a cationic-group containing polymer block (B) as components; and an anionic block copolymer (Q) having a vinyl alcohol polymer block (C) and an anionic-group containing polymer block (D) as components. Such a charge-mosaic membrane is useful as a charge-mosaic membrane for piezodialysis because it exhibits higher membrane strength and higher permselectivity and has a larger charge density and a larger salt permeation flux. | 02-09-2012 |
20120035280 | ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - There is provided an anion exchange membrane comprising, as a main element, a block copolymer having a vinyl alcohol polymer block and a cationic-group containing polymer block as components and which is subjected to a crosslinking treatment. An anion exchange membrane is produced by heating a film obtained from a solution of the block copolymer at a temperature of 100° C. or more, crosslinking the film with a dialdehyde compound in water, an alcohol or a mixture of these under an acidic condition and then washing the film with water. Thus, there can be provided an anion exchange membrane in which organic fouling can be prevented and which exhibiting excellent basic properties such as a membrane resistance and an ionic transport number and excellent membrane strength. | 02-09-2012 |
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20120312168 | GAS SEPARATION COMPOSITE MEMBRANE - Disclosed is a gas separation composite membrane comprising a polyamidoamine dendrimer (A) having a specific group, a vinyl alcohol-based polymer (B) containing 0.5 to 5 mol % of carboxyl groups, and a crosslinking agent (C) having an azetidinium group, wherein the mass ratio (A)/(C) of the polyamidoamine dendrimer (A) to the crosslinking agent (C) having an azetidinium group is 20/80 to 65/35, and the mass ratio (B)/(C) of the vinyl alcohol-based polymer (B) to the crosslinking agent (C) having an azetidinium group is 20/80 to 80/20. Thus, a gas separation composite membrane capable of separating a specific type of gas from a mixed gas containing water vapor is provided. | 12-13-2012 |
20120321963 | GEL POLYMER ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION - An objective of the present invention is to provide a gel polymer electrolyte composition which exhibits excellent electrolyte retaining ability, excellent ion conductivity, higher mechanical strength and excellent shape preservation, which does not require an extra step for crosslinking, and which can provide a secondary battery with excellent cycle properties and a vinyl acetal polymer used for a gel polymer electrolyte composition. There are provided a vinyl acetal polymer for a gel polymer electrolyte composition, wherein the vinyl acetal polymer has a cationic functional group, as well as a gel polymer electrolyte composition comprising the vinyl acetal polymer and an electrolyte solution, wherein a weight ratio of the vinyl acetal polymer to the electrolyte solution is 0.5:99.5 to 9:91. | 12-20-2012 |
20130267647 | POLYVINYL ACETAL RESIN FOR THERMOFORMING - An object of the invention is to provide a polyvinyl acetal resin for thermoforming that allows providing a molded product that is excellent in thermal stability, and excellent in the heat resistance without harming the properties of the polyvinyl acetal resin, and the invention relates to a polyvinyl acetal resin for thermoforming, which is obtained by acetalization of a polyvinyl alcohol resin having a viscosity average polymerization degree of 500 to 2000 and a saponification degree of 99.5 mol % or more with aldehyde, wherein the sum of vinyl alcohol units acetalized with the aldehyde is 65 to 88 mol % with respect to the total repeating units, and the content of alkali metal or alkali earth metal is 0.1 to 50 ppm. The molar ratio of a vinyl alcohol unit acetalized with an aldehyde having four or more carbon atoms/a vinyl alcohol unit acetalized with an aldehyde having three or less carbon atoms is preferably 90/10 to 0/100. | 10-10-2013 |
20140200280 | ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - There is provided an anion exchange membrane comprising, as a main element, a block copolymer having a vinyl alcohol polymer block and a cationic-group containing polymer block as components and which is subjected to a crosslinking treatment. An anion exchange membrane is produced by heating a film obtained from a solution of the block copolymer at a temperature of 100° C. or more, crosslinking the film with a dialdehyde compound in water, an alcohol or a mixture of these under an acidic condition and then washing the film with water. Thus, there can be provided an anion exchange membrane in which organic fouling can be prevented and which exhibiting excellent basic properties such as a membrane resistance and an ionic transport number and excellent membrane strength. | 07-17-2014 |
20150224472 | POROUS GRAFT COPOLYMER PARTICLES, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND ADSORBENT MATERIAL USING SAME - Provided are graft copolymer particles enabling introduction of adsorptive functional groups adsorbing metals and others, a method for producing same, and an adsorbent using same. (1) Porous graft copolymer particles containing graft chains introduced into porous particles (particle surface having an average pore diameter of 0.01-50 μm) including at least one resin selected from olefin resins, water-insoluble modified polyvinyl alcohol resins, amide resins, cellulosic resins, chitosan resins and (meth)acrylate resins. (2) A method for producing porous graft copolymer particles including (I) melt-kneading a polymer A and a polymer B other than the polymer A to obtain a compound material, (II) extracting and removing the polymer B from the compound material to obtain a porous material of the polymer A, (III) granulating the porous material, and (IV) introducing graft chains into the porous particles. (3) An adsorbent of porous graft copolymer particles. | 08-13-2015 |