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20150149523 | NETWORK SYSTEM, CONSTANT CONNECTION METHOD, COMMUNICATION METHOD,ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONSTANT CONNECTION SERVER, APPLICATION SERVER, AND PROGRAM - A network system is provided that includes a plurality of electronic devices that becomes associated with identification information; a constant connection server that makes a constant connection with the plurality of electronic devices; and an application server that pushes information to any of the plurality of electronic devices via the constant connection server on the basis of the identification information. Alternatively, a network system is provided that includes a plurality of electronic devices; and a constant connection server that makes a constant connection with the plurality of electronic devices. The constant connection server stores an association between constant connection IDs for specifying the plurality of electronic devices and group IDs for specifying a plurality of groups, and pushes data to at least one of the plurality of electronic devices belonging to a group associated with a group ID being designated. | 05-28-2015 |
20150149524 | NETWORK SYSTEM, CONSTANT CONNECTION METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, SERVER, AND PROGRAM - A network system is provided that includes a plurality of constant connection servers, and an electronic device capable of making a constant connection with at least one of the plurality of constant connection servers. The electronic device obtains from any of the plurality of constant connection servers information concerning at least one of the plurality of constant connection servers, and opens a constant connection with any of the plurality of constant connection servers on the basis of the information. Alternatively, a network system is provided that includes an electronic device, and a constant connection server capable of making a constant connection with the electronic device. The constant connection server sends information containing a reconnection interval concerning the constant connection server to the electronic device. The electronic device waits for a time period as determined from the reconnection interval, and repeats a process of making a constant connection until a constant connection with the constant connection server succeeds. Alternatively, a network system is provided that includes a plurality of constant connection servers, a client that uses a service via any of the plurality of constant connection servers, and a server capable of communicating with the client. The server in response to a request from the client sends a list concerning at least one of the plurality of constant connection servers to the client. The client on the basis of the list opens a constant connection with a constant connection server associated with the service. | 05-28-2015 |
20150149536 | NETWORK SYSTEM, CONSTANT CONNECTION METHOD, COMMUNICATION METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONSTANT CONNECTION SERVER, APPLICATION SERVER, AND PROGRAM - A network system is provided that includes a first and a second electronic device. The first and second electronic devices perform data communications by using a first protocol that enables a constant connection, and perform data communications by using a second protocol when a predetermined condition is satisfied. Alternatively, a network system is provided that includes an electronic device; a constant connection server that makes a constant connection with the electronic device; and an application server that sends data to the electronic device in response to polling from the electronic device. The application server pushes a polling instruction to the electronic device via the constant connection server. | 05-28-2015 |
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20090080269 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device comprises an address terminal through which an address for reading out stored data in a memory array is input, a clock input terminal through which an input clock is input, a data output terminal through which data read out from the memory array in accordance with the address is output, and a clock output terminal through which an output clock synchronous with the input clock is output. The clock output terminal invariably outputs one of a first voltage and a second voltage. Only when valid data is output from the data output terminal, the clock output terminal causes an output voltage to go from the first voltage to the second voltage or from one voltage to the other voltage. | 03-26-2009 |
20090296479 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - There are provided a first nonvolatile memory array including a plurality of nonvolatile memory elements which require an erase operation before a write operation, and a second nonvolatile memory array including a plurality of overwritable nonvolatile memory elements. A request to rewrite data is received by a control circuit. The control circuit writes data to be rewritten to the second nonvolatile memory array when the capacity of the data to be rewritten is not more than that of the second nonvolatile memory array. | 12-03-2009 |
20100031001 | SERIAL MEMORY DEVICE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM - In a serial memory device which performs reception and transmission of command, address, and data via serial communication with a host controller, a base address holding circuit holds a base address which serves as a base for effective address calculation. An address operation circuit calculates an effective address based on the base address and an address input from the host controller. | 02-04-2010 |
20120002485 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - In a semiconductor memory circuit, a write voltage generation circuit receives an output voltage of a voltage boosting circuit to generate a write voltage to a memory cell. When the write voltage is low, a number-of-bits adjustment circuit increases the number of write bits of memory cells before write operation is performed. On the other hand, when the write voltage to a memory cell is high, the number-of-bits adjustment circuit decreases the number of write bits of memory cells before write operation is performed. The area and write time of the voltage boosting circuit can be reduced while the current supply capability of the voltage boosting circuit is efficiently used. | 01-05-2012 |
20130132670 | MEMORY UNIT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CPU - A memory includes a storage element which stores the number of times of application of a rewrite voltage pulse into a memory array, and a required-time output unit which outputs data representing a required time for a rewrite operation based on the number of times of application stored in the storage element. | 05-23-2013 |
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20140371433 | METHOD FOR PREPARING PHYCOCYANIN - Provided is a preparation method for phycocyanin, including: adding chitosan to a suspension of cyanobacteria containing phycocyanin; and filtering the suspension. | 12-18-2014 |
20150092432 | POWER-SUPPLY DEVICE, LIGHT FIXTURE, AND VEHICLE - A power-supply device including: a casing having a space therein and formed by metal stamping or having a thickness ranging from 0.3 to 3.0 mm; and a circuit board disposed inside the casing, wherein the casing includes a casing portion having an opening, and a cover portion disposed to cover the opening of the casing portion, the casing portion has a through hole formed at a position corresponding to a connector terminal connected to the circuit board, and the cover portion includes a storage portion bulging outward from the casing, the storage portion storing either one of an electronic component provided to a face of the circuit board which faces the cover portion and an electronic component provided across the circuit board. | 04-02-2015 |
20150291088 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE USING SAME - A power supply device includes a DC power supply circuit configured to output DC power, and a ground-fault determining circuit configured to determine presence or absence of a ground fault at a post-stage of the DC power supply circuit. The ground-fault determining circuit includes a capacitor having an end that is connected with ground, and a diode including an anode and a cathode. The anode is connected with another end of the capacitor, and the cathode is connected with an output end on a high voltage side of the DC power supply circuit. The ground-fault determining circuit further includes a constant voltage source configured to charge the capacitor with a prescribed charging voltage, and a comparator as a determining portion configured to determine presence of the ground fault when a voltage across the capacitor falls below a prescribed determination reference voltage lower than the prescribed charging voltage. | 10-15-2015 |
20150305129 | DISCHARGE LAMP LIGHTING DEVICE AND HEADLIGHT USING SAME - Control unit decreases power to be supplied to high-pressure discharge lamp when an output voltage or an output current for high-pressure discharge lamp measured by measurement unit is in an abnormal range. Drive unit driving switching element includes capacitor that supplies, to a control electrode of switching element disposed on high potential side, electric charge necessary for turning on switching element disposed on high potential side when switching element disposed on low potential side is turned off. When high-pressure discharge lamp is started up, a discharge lamp lighting device starts to charge capacitor before DC/DC converter is started to operate, and control unit has a determination period for determining presence/absence of an abnormality based on a measured value acquired by measurement unit in a state in which DC/DC converter and DC/AC inverter are operated after completion of charging of capacitor. | 10-22-2015 |
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20120147997 | PREAMBLE GENERATING APPARATUS, PREAMBLE GENERATING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A preamble generating apparatus used for synchronization of a reception apparatus in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing system and generating a preamble to be added to a beginning of data at a time of communication, receives preamble length identifying information and position specifying information, and generates a plurality of elements constituting a preamble according to a predetermined sequence based on those information. The preamble generating apparatus creates a preamble model, and generates a plurality of preambles by setting the generated elements at positions of elements in element deciding information included in the preamble model, the positions indicating elements in the preamble model which are to be used in data communication. The preamble generating apparatus calculates PAPRs respectively corresponding to the plurality of preambles, and compares the PAPRs of the preambles with one another to decide the preamble corresponding to a minimum PAPR as a preamble to be used in communication. | 06-14-2012 |
20130107982 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD | 05-02-2013 |
20130107983 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD | 05-02-2013 |
20130128996 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A modulator generates a modulation signal from an input signal. A serial-parallel converter generates a subcarrier modulation signal from the modulation signal. A first operator generates first data by multiplying a predetermined non-singular matrix by the subcarrier modulation signal. A second operator generates second data by multiplying a matrix calculated by multiplying a predetermined transformation matrix by the predetermined non-singular matrix by the subcarrier modulation signal, or multiplying the predetermined transformation matrix by the first data. A synthesizer generates a baseband signal from data obtained by adding the second data to the first data, or data obtained by subtracting the second data from the first data. A transmitter generates a transmission signal from the baseband signal, and transmits the transmission signal to another apparatus via an antenna. | 05-23-2013 |
20130188631 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A modulator generates a modulation signal from an input signal. A serial-parallel converter generates a subcarrier modulation signal from the modulation signal. An inserter inserts a transmission-side data series, generated by multiplying a data series having an autocorrelation property by a predetermined series amplitude coefficient, in a signal for synthesis, generated by multiplying the subcarrier modulation signal by a predetermined signal amplitude coefficient, in such a way that elements in the signal for synthesis and elements in the transmission-side data series are alternately positioned, thereby generating first data. An IFFT unit performs an inverse fast Fourier transformation on the first data. A separator generates a baseband signal based on first half data of an operation result from the IFFT unit. A transmitter generates a transmission signal from the baseband signal, and transmits it to another apparatus via an antenna. | 07-25-2013 |
20130195098 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A modulator generates a modulation signal from an input signal. A serial-parallel converter generates a subcarrier modulation signal from the modulation signal. An IFFT unit performs an inverse fast Fourier transformation on the subcarrier modulation signal, generating first data. A decomposer decomposes the first data into real data and imaginary data. An operator performs a predetermined operation using a predetermined threshold value, a boundary value and the real data, generating positive data and negative data. Another operator performs a similar operation on the imaginary data. A generator adds the positive data and negative data based on the real data, and adds the positive data and negative data based on the imaginary data, generating real operation data and imaginary operation data. A synthesizer synthesizes both operation data to generate a baseband signal. A transmitter generates a transmission signal from the baseband signal, and transmits it to another apparatus via an antenna. | 08-01-2013 |
20130202060 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A modulator generates a modulation signal from an input signal, and a serial-parallel converter generates a subcarrier modulation signal from the modulation signal. An IFFT unit performs an inverse fast Fourier transformation on the subcarrier modulation signal to generate first data. An operator multiplies respective elements of the first data by amplitude coefficients, and further adds dispersion coefficients to the multiplication result, the amplitude coefficients being real numbers other than 0 defined for the respective elements, at least one of the amplitude coefficients having a value other than 1, the dispersion coefficients being complex numbers defined for the respective components, and at least one of the dispersion coefficients having a value other than 0. Then, data symbols are generated based on a calculation result. A transmitter transmits a transmission frame including the data symbols to another apparatus via an antenna. | 08-08-2013 |
20130215994 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A serial-parallel converter generates a subcarrier modulation signal from a modulation signal which is generated from the input signal by a modulator. An IFFT unit performs an inverse fast Fourier transformation on the subcarrier modulation signal. A divider divides a calculation result to generate first subdata. A disperser adds dispersion coefficients to elements of first subdata. A sorter generates second subdata from post-dispersion first subdata. An operator performs a predetermined calculation using elements in the same line of the post-dispersion first subdata and second subdata. A corrector subtracts correction coefficients from elements of post-average first subdata. A synthesizer arranges post-correction first subdata in positions at the time of division and synthesizes them to generate a baseband signal. A transmitter generates a transmission signal to transmit. | 08-22-2013 |
20130223560 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A modulator generates a modulation signal from an input signal, and a serial-parallel converter generates a subcarrier modulation signal from the modulation signal. An IFFT unit performs an inverse fast Fourier transformation on the subcarrier modulation signal, and a decomposer decomposes a calculation result into a real part data and an imaginary part data. A calculator applies a predetermined calculation with respect to each element the value of which is equal to or greater than a positive threshold value and each element the value of which is equal to or less than a negative threshold value among the real part data and the imaginary part data. A synthesizer synthesizes the real part data and the imaginary part data to generate a baseband signal, and a transmitter generates a transmission signal from the baseband signal, and transmits it to another apparatus via an antenna. | 08-29-2013 |
20130251056 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A modulator generates a subcarrier modulation signal from an input signal, a parallel-serial converter generates a subcarrier modulation signal from the modulation signal. An IFFT calculator performs reverse Fast Fourier Transform on the subcarrier modulation signal, and a separator separates a calculation result into real part data and imaginary part data. A real part calculator performs a calculation on each element of the real part data to generate real part post-distribution data. An imaginary part calculator performs the data processing on the imaginary part data in the same manner, and generates imaginary part post-distribution data. A combiner combines the real part post-distribution data and the imaginary part post-distribution data to generate a baseband signal, and a transmitter which generates a transmission signal from the baseband signal to transmit generated transmission signal. | 09-26-2013 |
20130254251 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A series generator divides a data series having an autocorrelation property equally into a certain number to generate subdata series. A modulator multiplies a predetermined amplitude coefficient and a unique number by each element of the subdata series, respectively, and rearranges the subdata series and synthesizes the rearranged subdata series to generate the modulation data. An IFFT unit performs an IFFT on the modulation data. The calculator divides the calculation result equally into the certain number to generate the sub calculation results, and multiplies an equalization coefficient by each element of the sub calculation results. A synthesizer generates a baseband signal by arranging the sub calculation results, so that an arranged position corresponds to a position at the time of being divided equally, and synthesizing the arranged result. A transmitter generates the transmission signal and transmits it to another apparatus via an antenna. | 09-26-2013 |
20130279625 | Communication Device and Communication Method - The modulator creates modulated signals from input signals. The series/parallel converter creates subcarrier modulated signals from the remaining data and modulated signals. The arithmetic operator arranges and combines a first number of elements of the subcarrier modulated signals from the first one and a second number of elements of a data series from the first one each multiplied by a given amplitude coefficient to create arithmetic operation data. The IFFT executor executes the inverse fast Fourier transformation of the arithmetic operation data. The combiner creates baseband signals from the arithmetic operation results. The determiner calculates the peal-to-average power ratio of the baseband signals. The processing of the arithmetic operator to the determiner is repeated while changing at least one of given numbers until the baseband signals complying with a given criterion are detected. The transmitter creates transmission signals from the baseband signals and transmits the transmission signals via an antenna. | 10-24-2013 |
20130315322 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A modulator | 11-28-2013 |
20130343371 | Communication Device and Communication Method - A modulator performs a predetermined operation for making an absolute value of an operation result of at least one element of an input signal greater than 0 on the individual elements of the input signal. The modulator generates post-operation data by associating individual elements of the input signal with individual elements of a data series which is a set of pieces of data which are equal in number to the elements of the input signal and whose absolute values are equal to one another, and multiplying the individual elements of the input signal which are subjected to the predetermined operation by the elements of the data series. An IFFT calculator performs inverse fast Fourier transformation on the post-operation data, and a synthesizer synthesizes operation results from the IFFT calculator to generate a baseband signal. A transmitter generates a transmission signal from the baseband signal and transmits the transmission signal. | 12-26-2013 |
20140079099 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - When a changer changes a communication parameter based on a channel characteristic, a selector selects a switch data sequence corresponding to the changed communication parameter. A serial-parallel converter performs a serial-parallel conversion on a switch data sequence. An IFFT unit performs an IFFT. A transmitter synthesizes a calculation result from the IFFT unit to generate data symbol, and generates a transmission frame based on the data symbol. The transmitter then transmits the transmission frame to a second apparatus. A receiver receives a transmission frame from the second apparatus to generate data symbol. An FFT unit performs an FFT on the data symbol to generate a parallel signal. If a correlator determines that a notification of the change in the communication parameter has been correctly transmitted based on an autocorrelation analysis of the parallel signal, a communication apparatus starts communication using the changed communication parameter. | 03-20-2014 |
20140140421 | Communication Apparatus and Communication Method - The communication apparatus comprises a modulator that modulates an input signal to generate a modulated signal; an inserter that inserts a predetermined element into the modulated signal at a predetermined position to generate inserted data of which the number of elements is equal to a size of Fast Fourier Transformation (FFT); a calculator that calculates Peak-to-Average Power Ratio (PAPR) of a baseband signal corresponding to the inserted data; and a transmitter transmits a transmission signal corresponding to the baseband signal based on the calculated PAPR. | 05-22-2014 |
20140198881 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A communication apparatus comprises an inserter that inserts an element having a value of 0 or nearly 0 into a predetermined position of a modulated signal to generate inserted data; an operator that adds a pilot signal comprising a data series of which the elements at the positions corresponding to the predetermined positions in the modulated signal are multiplied by a first amplitude coefficient and the elements other than the elements multiplied by the first amplitude coefficient are multiplied by a second amplitude coefficient to the inserted data to generate a post-operation data; an IFFT unit that performs IFFT on the post-operation data; and a transmitter that generates a baseband signal based on the post-operation data on which the IFFT is performed and transmits a transmission signal generated from the baseband signal. | 07-17-2014 |
20140219371 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A modulator generates modulation signals from input signals. A combiner arranges subcarrier modulation signals based on the modulation signals in order thereby to generate a compound matrix. The shifter shifts elements of each row of the compound matrix to generate shift matrix. An IFFT calculator subjects the shift matrix to inverse fast Fourier transformation to generate inverse transformation matrix. A maximum detector detects a column with a highest peak-to-average power ratio among columns of the inverse transformation matrix. A minimum detector detects an inverse transformation matrix including a column with a lowest peak-to-average power ratio among columns of inverse transformation matrices detected by the maximum detector. A transmitter generates a transmission signal based on baseband signals generated from each column of the inverse transformation matrix detected by the minimum detector, and transmits the transmission signal. | 08-07-2014 |
20140301500 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A computational processor uses a binary signal, being a set of 1- or 0-valued elements of a same number as a number of elements in an input signal, to generate computational data whose elements are exclusive OR values between each element of the input signal and a corresponding element in the binary signal at a same position. The modulator | 10-09-2014 |
20140359355 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A modulator subjects an input signal to primary modulation to generate a primary modulated signal. A transmitter generates and transmits a transmission signal based on a secondary modulated signal generated from the primary modulated signal. A retransmission request receiver receives a retransmission request that contains identification information. An operator uses a data sequence that is a set of elements of a same number as a number of elements in an input signal identified by the identification information and with element values of 1 or 0 to generate operation data whose elements are values of exclusive OR of respective elements of the input signal and respective elements of the data sequence that are at same positions as positions of the respective elements of the input signal. If a retransmission request receiver receives a retransmission request, the modulator and transmitter perform the above processing using the operation data as an input signal. | 12-04-2014 |
20150016568 | PREAMBLE GENERATING DEVICE, PREAMBLE GENERATING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM - A first calculator generates first computational data by multiplying each element in a result obtained by applying a fast Fourier transform to data containing at least one of a real data sequence and an imaginary data sequence with reordered elements by an element of a preamble model at a same position as the each element. A second calculator generates second computational data by performing computation that converts an absolute value of each element in the inverse fast Fourier-transformed first computational data into a value in a predetermined range. A third calculator generates third computational data by multiplying each element in the fast Fourier-transformed second computational data by an element of the preamble model at a same position as the each element. A decider generates the third computational data as a preamble in a case of the PAPR of the inverse fast Fourier-transformed third computational data matching a predetermined criterion. | 01-15-2015 |
20150036696 | PREAMBLE GENERATING DEVICE, PREAMBLE GENERATING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM - A first calculator generates first computational data by reordering elements in at least one of either a real data sequence or an imaginary data sequence constituting a data sequence having a number of elements determined according to a number of elements in a preamble model. A second calculator generates second computational data in which elements of data obtained by applying a fast Fourier transform to the first computational data are spaced apart by a designated number of elements. A preamble generator generates a preamble by multiplying each element of the second computational data by an element of the preamble model at a same position as the each element. A preamble determiner determines on the preamble as a preamble of the transmit signal in a case in which a peak-to-average power ratio of data obtained by applying an inverse fast Fourier transform to the preamble matches a predetermined criterion. | 02-05-2015 |
20150098520 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - An identification provider provides predetermined identification data to an input signal, and generates a first signal. A differential encoder performs a differential encoding of a data series that is an aggregate of data having a matching number of elements to that contained in the first signal, and generates a second signal. A modulator modulates each of the first and second signals using a primary modulation, and generates first and second modulated data. An IFFT calculator performs an inverse fast Fourier transformation on each of the first and second modulated data, and generates first and second inverse transformed data. A selector compares peak-to-average power ratios calculated by baseband signals associated with the first and second inverse transformed data, and selects a baseband signal having the lower peak-to-average power ratio. A transmitter generates a transmission signal based on the selected baseband signal, and transmits the transmission signal. | 04-09-2015 |
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20100319283 | Foam filling member - A foam filling member that can hold a foam sheet in a looped shape stably, without increasing the number of components, to provide improved vibration suppression and sound insulation. The strip-like foam sheet is formed in a looped shape by bending round it, so that both end portions of the foam sheet are overlapped with each other in a thickness direction thereof to form an overlapped portion therein. Then, insertion shafts of a clip are inserted through the overlapped portion, so that the overlapped portion is held in sandwich relation between a base portion and a head portion to form a foam filling member. Then, a supporting portion of the fixing portion of the clip is inserted in a fixing hole of an inner panel and fixed to the inner panel. After the inner panel and an outer panel are welded, the foam filling member is foamed, cross-linked, and cured by heating in a drying line process at the baking finish, to thereby produce the foam, whereby the interior space of the pillar is filled up with the foam, leaving no space therein. | 12-23-2010 |
20100319284 | Foam filling member - A foam filling member that can hold a foam sheet in a looped shape stably, without increasing the number of components, to provide improved vibration suppression and sound insulation. The strip-like foam sheet is formed in a looped shape by bending round it, so that both end portions of the foam sheet are overlapped with each other in a thickness direction thereof to form an overlapped portion therein. Then, insertion shafts of a clip are inserted through the overlapped portion, so that the overlapped portion is held in sandwich relation between a base portion and a head portion to form a foam filling member. Then, a supporting portion of the fixing portion of the clip is inserted in a fixing hole of an inner panel and fixed to the inner panel. After the inner panel and an outer panel are welded, the foam filling member is foamed, cross-linked, and cured by heating in a drying line process at the baking finish, to thereby produce the foam, whereby the interior space of the pillar is filled up with the foam, leaving no space therein. | 12-23-2010 |
20100325994 | Foam filling member - A foam filling member that can hold a foam sheet in a looped shape stably, without increasing the number of components, to provide improved vibration suppression and sound insulation. The strip-like foam sheet is formed in a looped shape by bending round it, so that both end portions of the foam sheet are overlapped with each other in a thickness direction thereof to form an overlapped portion therein. Then, insertion shafts of a clip are inserted through the overlapped portion, so that the overlapped portion is held in sandwich relation between a base portion and a head portion to form a foam filling member. Then, a supporting portion of the fixing portion of the clip is inserted in a fixing hole of an inner panel and fixed to the inner panel. After the inner panel and an outer panel are welded, the foam filling member is foamed, cross-linked, and cured by heating in a drying line process at the baking finish, to thereby produce the foam, whereby the interior space of the pillar is filled up with the foam, leaving no space therein. | 12-30-2010 |
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20080311423 | Producing Method for Magnesium Alloy Material - The invention is to provide a magnesium alloy material such as a magnesium alloy cast material or a magnesium alloy rolled material, excellent in mechanical characteristics and surface precision, a producing method capable of stably producing such material, a magnesium alloy formed article utilizing the rolled material, and a producing method therefor. | 12-18-2008 |
20100047109 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A MAGNESIUM-ALLOY MATERIAL - The invention offers (a) a method of producing a magnesium-alloy material, the method being capable of obtaining a magnesium-alloy material having high strength, (b) a magnesium-alloy material having excellent strength, and (c) a magnesium-alloy wire having high strength. A molten magnesium alloy is supplied to a continuous casting apparatus provided with a movable casting mold to produce a cast material. The cast material is supplied to between at least one pair of rolls to perform an area-reducing operation (a rolling operation). The rolling operation is performed such that pressure is applied to the cast material using the rolls from at least three directions in the cross section of the cast material. A magnesium-alloy material obtained through the above-described production method has a fine crystal structure and is excellent in plastic processibility. | 02-25-2010 |
20110033332 | PRODUCING METHOD FOR MAGNESIUM ALLOY MATERIAL - A magnesium alloy material such as a magnesium alloy cast material or a magnesium alloy rolled material, excellent in mechanical characteristics and surface precision, a producing method capable of stably producing such material, a magnesium alloy formed article utilizing the rolled material, and a producing method therefor. The magnesium material includes a melting step of melting a magnesium alloy in a melting furnace to obtain a molten metal, a transfer step of transferring the molten metal from the melting furnace to a molten metal reservoir, and a casting step of supplying a movable mold with the molten metal from the molten metal reservoir, through a pouring gate, and solidifying the molten metal to continuously produce a cast material. Parts are formed by a low-oxygen material having an oxygen content of 20 mass % or less. The cast material is given a thickness of from 0.1 to 10 mm. | 02-10-2011 |
20110256419 | COMPOSITE MEMBER - A composite member suitable for a heat radiation member of a semiconductor element and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. This composite member is a composite of magnesium or a magnesium alloy and SiC, and it has porosity lower than 3%. This composite member can be manufactured by forming an oxide film on a surface of raw material SiC, arranging coated SiC having the oxide film formed in a cast, and infiltrating this coated SiC aggregate with a molten metal (magnesium or the magnesium alloy). The porosity of the composite member can be lowered by improving wettability between SiC and the molten metal by forming the oxide film. According to this manufacturing method, a composite member having excellent thermal characteristics such as a coefficient of thermal expansion not lower than 4 ppm/K and not higher than 10 ppm/K and thermal conductivity not lower than 180 W/m·K can be manufactured. | 10-20-2011 |
20130328184 | COMPOSITE MEMBER INCLUDING SUBSTRATE MADE OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A composite member has a substrate made of a composite material having SiC combined with magnesium or a magnesium alloy, and has a warpage degree of not less than 0.01×10 | 12-12-2013 |
20150225635 | COMPOSITE MEMBER - A composite member suitable for a heat radiation member of a semiconductor element and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. This composite member is a composite of magnesium or a magnesium alloy and SiC, and it has porosity lower than 3%. This composite member can be manufactured by forming an oxide film on a surface of raw material SiC, arranging coated SiC having the oxide film formed in a cast, and infiltrating this coated SiC aggregate with a molten metal (magnesium or the magnesium alloy). The porosity of the composite member can be lowered by improving wettability between SiC and the molten metal by forming the oxide film. According to this manufacturing method, a composite member having excellent thermal characteristics such as a coefficient of thermal expansion not lower than 4 ppm/K and not higher than 10 ppm/K and thermal conductivity not lower than 180 W/m·K can be manufactured. | 08-13-2015 |
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20110132659 | ALUMINUM ALLOY WIRE - Provided are an aluminum alloy having high toughness and high electric conductivity, an aluminum alloy wire, an aluminum alloy stranded wire, a covered electric wire, a wire harness, and a process for production of an aluminum alloy wire. The aluminum alloy wire contains by mass 0.2 to 1.0% of Mg, 0.1 to 1.0% of Si, and 0.1 to 0.5% of Cu with the balance being Al and impurities and satisfies the relationship: 0.8≦Mg/Si mass ratio≦2.7. The Al alloy wire exhibits an electric conductivity of 58% IACS or above and an elongation of 10% or above. The Al alloy wire is produced via successive steps of casting, rolling, wire drawing, and softening treatment. Since the Al alloy wire has been subjected to softening treatment, the wire is excellent in toughnesses such as elongation and impact resistance, so that when used in a wire harness, the wire is inhibited from being broken in the neighborhood of a terminal in mounting the wire harness. | 06-09-2011 |
20110140517 | ALUMINUM ALLOY WIRE - An aluminum alloy, an aluminum alloy wire, an aluminum alloy stranded wire, a covered electric wire, and a wire harness that are of high toughness and high electrical conductivity, and a method of manufacturing an aluminum alloy wire are provided. The aluminum alloy wire contains not less than 0.005% and not more than 2.2% by mass of Fe, and a remainder including Al and an impurity. It may further contain not less than 0.005% and not more than 1.0% by mass in total of at least one additive element selected from Mg, Si, Cu, Zn, Ni, Mn, Ag, Cr, and Zr. The Al alloy wire has an electrical conductivity of not less than 58% IACS and an elongation of not less than 10%. The Al alloy wire is manufactured through the successive steps of casting, rolling, wiredrawing, and softening treatment. The softening treatment can be performed to provide an excellent toughness such as elongation and impact resistance and thereby reduce fracture of the electric wire in the vicinity of a terminal portion when the wire harness is installed. | 06-16-2011 |
20120070248 | LINEAR OBJECT, BOLT, NUT AND WASHER EACH COMPRISING MAGNESIUM ALLOY - There is provided a linear object comprising magnesium-alloy having not only excellent heat resistance but also excellent plastic formability. The linear object comprising magnesium-alloy contains, on a mass percent basis, 0.1% to 6% Y, one or more elements selected from the group consisting of 0.1% to 6% Al, 0.01% to 2% Zn, 0.01% to 2% Mn, 0.1% to 6% Sn, 0.01% to 2% Ca, 0.01% to 2% Si, 0.01% to 2% Zr, and 0.01% to 2% Nd, and the balance being Mg and incidental impurities, in which the linear object comprising magnesium-alloy has a creep strain of 1.0% or less, the creep strain being determined by a creep test at a temperature of 150° C. and a stress of 75 MPa for 100 hours. | 03-22-2012 |
20130126231 | ALUMINUM ALLOY WIRE - An aluminum alloy, an aluminum alloy wire, an aluminum alloy stranded wire, a covered electric wire, and a wire harness that are of high toughness and high electrical conductivity, and a method of manufacturing an aluminum alloy wire are provided. The aluminum alloy wire contains not less than 0.005% and not more than 2.2% by mass of Fe, and a remainder including Al and an impurity. It may further contain not less than 0.005% and not more than 1.0% by mass in total of at least one additive element selected from Mg, Si, Cu, Zn, Ni, Mn, Ag, Cr, and Zr. The Al alloy wire has an electrical conductivity of not less than 58% IACS and an elongation of not less than 10%. The Al alloy wire is manufactured through the successive steps of casting, rolling, wiredrawing, and softening treatment. The softening treatment can be performed to provide an excellent toughness such as elongation and impact resistance and thereby reduce fracture of the electric wire in the vicinity of a terminal portion when the wire harness is installed. | 05-23-2013 |
20150357072 | ALUMINUM ALLOY WIRE - An aluminum alloy, an aluminum alloy wire, an aluminum alloy stranded wire, a covered electric wire, and a wire harness that are of high toughness and high electrical conductivity, and a method of manufacturing an aluminum alloy wire are provided. The aluminum alloy wire contains not less than 0.005% and not more than 2.2% by mass of Fe, and a remainder including Al and an impurity. It may further contain not less than 0.005% and not more than 1.0% by mass in total of at least one additive element selected from Mg, Si, Cu, Zn, Ni, Mn, Ag, Cr, and Zr. The Al alloy wire has an electrical conductivity of not less than 58% IACS and an elongation of not less than 10%. The Al alloy wire is manufactured through the successive steps of casting, rolling, wiredrawing, and softening treatment. The softening treatment can be performed to provide an excellent toughness such as elongation and impact resistance and thereby reduce fracture of the electric wire in the vicinity of a terminal portion when the wire harness is installed. | 12-10-2015 |
20150362006 | LINEAR OBJECT AND BOLT, INCLUDING A MAGNESIUM ALLOY - There is provided a linear object comprising magnesium-alloy having not only excellent heat resistance but also excellent plastic formability. The linear object comprising magnesium-alloy contains, on a mass percent basis, 0.1% to 6% Y, one or more elements selected from the group consisting of 0.1% to 6% Al, 0.01% to 2% Zn, 0.01% to 2% Mn, 0.1% to 6% Sn, 0.01% to 2% Ca, 0.01% to 2% Si, 0.01% to 2% Zr, and 0.01% to 2% Nd, and the balance being Mg and incidental impurities, in which the linear object comprising magnesium-alloy has a creep strain of 1.0% or less, the creep strain being determined by a creep test at a temperature of 150° C. and a stress of 75 MPa for 100 hours. | 12-17-2015 |
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20110310472 | INFRARED OPTICAL FILTER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE INFRARED OPTICAL FILTER - The infrared optical filter of the present invention comprises a substrate formed of an infrared transmitting material and a plurality of filter parts arranged side by side on one surface side of the substrate. Each filter part includes: a first λ/4 multilayer film in which two kinds of thin films having mutually different refractive indices but an identical optical film thickness are alternately stacked; a second λ/4 multilayer film in which the two kinds of thin films are alternately stacked, said second λ/4 multilayer film being formed on the opposite side of the first λ/4 multilayer film from the substrate side, and; and a wavelength selection layer interposed between the first λ/4 multilayer film and the second λ/4 multilayer film, said wavelength selection layer having an optical film thickness different from the optical film thickness of each the thin film according to a desired selection wavelength. A low refractive index material of the first λ/4 multilayer film and the second λ/4 multilayer film is an oxide, and a high refractive index material thereof is a semiconductor material of Ge. A material of the wavelength selection layer is identical to a material of the second thin film from the top of the first λ/4 multilayer film. | 12-22-2011 |
20120228503 | INFRARED SENSOR - The infrared sensor in accordance with the present invention includes a pyroelectric element, an IC device, and a surface-mounted package. The IC device is configured to process an output signal of the pyroelectric element. The package houses the pyroelectric element and the IC device. The package includes a package body and a package lid configured to transmit infrared rays to be detected by the pyroelectric element, and has electrical conductivity. The package body is provided on its surface with plural recessed parts arranged in tiers. The IC device is mounted on a bottom of the lower recessed part. The package body includes an output wiring configured to electrically connect an output terminal of the IC device to an external connection terminal and a shielding member interposed between the pyroelectric element and the output wiring. | 09-13-2012 |
20120235038 | INFRARED GAS DETECTOR AND INFRARED GAS MEASURING DEVICE - An infrared gas detector includes an infrared reception member, a package configured to accommodate the infrared reception member, and an optical filter. The infrared reception member includes a plurality of thermal infrared detection elements each configured to detect infrared based on heat caused by received infrared. The thermal infrared detection elements are placed side by side. The package is provided with a window opening configured to allow the infrared reception member to receive infrared. The optical filter is attached to the package so as to cover the window opening, and includes a plurality of filter elements respectively corresponding to the plurality of the thermal infrared detection elements. Each of the filter elements includes a filter substrate made of an infrared transparent material, a transmission filter configured to transmit infrared of a selected wavelength, and a cut-off filter configured to absorb infrared of a wavelength longer than the selected wavelength. The transmission filter and the cut-off filter are formed over the filter substrate. The filter substrate is thermally coupled to the package. The transmission filters of the respective filter elements are configured to transmit infrared of the different selected wavelengths. | 09-20-2012 |
20120298867 | INFRARED FRAME DETECTOR - An infrared flame detector of the present invention has an infrared radiation receiving element accommodated in a package. In the infrared radiation receiving element, a set of two pyroelectric elements are arranged side by side and connected in anti-series on a pyroelectric element forming substrate. An infrared optical filter includes a filter forming substrate made of an infrared radiation transmitting material, a set of two narrowband transmission filter sections formed at positions respectively corresponding to positions of the pyroelectric elements on a first surface of the filter forming substrate and configured to transmit infrared radiation of a first selective wavelength and infrared radiation of a second selective wavelength, and a broadband blocking filter section formed on a second surface of the filter forming substrate and configured to absorb infrared radiation of a wavelength longer than an upper limit of an infrared reflection band. | 11-29-2012 |
20120318980 | PYROELECTRIC INFRARED DETECTION ELEMENT AND INFRARED SENSOR USING THE SAME - The pyroelectric infrared detection element has a pyroelectric element including opposite first and second electrodes and an infrared absorption part. The first and second electrodes are formed on first and second thickness-direction surfaces of a pyroelectric substrate respectively. The detection element includes an output terminal unit including first and second output terminals on the substrate, and first and second wiring parts connecting the first and second output terminals to the first and second electrodes respectively. The first wiring part includes a connecting line being a conductive layer on the first surface to connect the first output terminal to the first electrode, and a canceling line for canceling charges generated at the connecting line in response to a change in temperature of the substrate. The canceling line is a conductive layer on the second surface to be insulated from the second electrode and to be connected to the connecting line. | 12-20-2012 |
20130126739 | OPTICAL DETECTION DEVICE, AND APPARATUS USING SAME - Each lens of a multi-segment lens is a Fresnel lens in which a second surface, being the reverse side surface of a first surface, has a plurality of lens surfaces. At least one of the plurality of lens surfaces is configured from a part of a side surface of an elliptical cone having a central axis oblique to a normal line of the first surface. Any normal line intersecting with the lens surface configured from the part of the side surface of the elliptical cone among normal lines of respective points on the first surface is non-parallel to a central axis of the elliptical cone corresponding to the lens surface with which the any normal line intersects. | 05-23-2013 |
20130141800 | FRESNEL LENS - A Fresnel lens comprises a first surface, and a second surface being the reverse side surface of the first surface and having a plurality of lens surfaces. Each lens surface is configured from a part of a side surface of an elliptical cone, which has an apex located on the second surface side and a bottom surface located on the first surface side. Here, in the Fresnel lens, any normal line intersecting with the lens surface configured from the part of the side surface of the elliptical cone among normal lines of respective points on the first surface is non-parallel to a central axis of the elliptical cone corresponding to the lens surface with which the any normal line intersects. | 06-06-2013 |
20130235479 | COLLECTING LENS AND MULTI-SEGMENT LENS - A collecting lens comprises a first surface and a second surface. Said first surface lens is defined as an opposite surface of said collecting lens from said second surface. Said second surface has a lens surface. Said lens surface includes a plurality of lens function surfaces. Each of said lens function surfaces is defined as part of a side surface of corresponding one of elliptical cones. A particular normal line which is arbitrarily selected from normal lines at respective points on said first surface and crosses one of said lens function surface is not parallel to a central axis of the elliptical cone corresponding to said lens function surface crossed by said particular normal line. Said central axes of the elliptical cones are not parallel to each other. | 09-12-2013 |
20140063065 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SERVER APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - Disclosed is an information processing apparatus including virtual object management section ( | 03-06-2014 |
20150277611 | VIBRATION CONTROL DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND VIBRATION CONTROL METHOD - In the use of a touch panel which vibrates in synchronization with a touch operation, discomfort caused by a panel vibration sound is reduced while an operational feeling of a touch operation on the touch panel being maintained. A vibration control device used for an electronic apparatus which includes a touch panel that vibrates in synchronization with a touch operation and a vibrating source that is different from the touch panel, includes a predominant frequency acquirer that acquires a main component of a vibrational frequency of the vibrating source as a predominant frequency of vibrations of the vibrating source; a consonant sound determiner that determines a consonant sound frequency based on the acquired predominant frequency, the consonant sound frequency being a frequency of a sound which is in consonant with a sound having the acquired predominant frequency; and a vibrational frequency setter that sets a vibrational frequency of the touch panel to the determined consonant sound frequency. | 10-01-2015 |
20150277612 | VIBRATION CONTROL DEVICE, TOUCH PANEL INPUT APPARATUS, AND VIBRATION CONTROL METHOD - In the use of a touch panel which vibrates in synchronization with a touch operation, discomfort caused by a panel vibration sound is reduced while an operational feeling of a touch operation on the touch panel being maintained. A vibration control device that is used for a touch panel which vibrates in synchronization with a touch operation, includes a sound data acquirer that acquires sound data of a surrounding sound of the touch panel; a predominant frequency acquirer that extracts a predominant frequency of the surrounding sound from the acquired sound data; a consonant sound determiner that determines a consonant sound frequency based on the extracted predominant frequency, the consonant sound frequency being a frequency of a sound which is in consonant with a sound having the extracted predominant frequency; and a vibrational frequency setter that sets a vibrational frequency of the touch panel to the determined consonant sound frequency. | 10-01-2015 |
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20100196716 | Graphite Film and Graphite Composite Film - An object of the present invention is to provide a graphite film, and a graphite composite film both having an excellent thermal diffusivity which can sufficiently manage heat dissipation of electronic instruments, precision instruments and the like, along with an excellent flex resistance which can withstand application to bent portions. | 08-05-2010 |
20100266830 | Filmy Graphite and Process for Producing the Same - A process for producing a filmy graphite includes the steps of forming a polyimide film having a birefringence of 0.12 or more and heat-treating the polyimide film at 2,400° C. or higher. | 10-21-2010 |
20110011601 | FIRE BARRIER PROTECTION COMPRISING GRAPHITIZED FILMS - Methods of providing fire barrier protection comprise installing a fire barrier system comprising a flexible graphitized polymer sheet in a structure. Additionally, the fire barrier system installed in a structure is described. | 01-20-2011 |
20110114342 | Fire barrier protection for airplanes comprising graphite films - A fire barrier system for use in aircraft, ship or offshore drilling platform comprises a flexible graphite sheet. Methods of providing fire barrier protection in an aircraft, ship or offshore drilling platform comprise installing the described fire barrier system in the aircraft, ship or offshore drilling platform. Additionally, the fire barrier system when installed in the aircraft, ship or offshore drilling platform is described. | 05-19-2011 |
20110162792 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING GRAPHITE FILM AND GRAPHITE FILM PRODUCED THEREBY - In order to obtain a graphite film having an excellent thermal diffusivity, a high density, and excellent flatness without flaws, recesses and wrinkles on the surface, the process for producing a graphite film according to the present invention comprises the graphitization step for a raw material film made of a polymer film and/or a carbonized polymer film and/or the post-planar pressurization step for the film in this order to prepare a graphite film, wherein the graphitization step is a step of thermally treating two or more stacked raw material films at a highest temperature of 2,000° C. and includes a method of electrically heating the raw material films themselves and/or a method of thermally treating the films while applying pressure to the films planarly, and the post-planar pressurization step includes a method of planarly pressurizing the one raw material film or the multiple stacked raw material films after graphitization by single-plate press or vacuum press. | 07-07-2011 |
20110165379 | Graphite Film and Graphite Composite Film - An object of the present invention is to provide a graphite film, and a graphite composite film both having an excellent thermal diffusivity which can sufficiently manage heat dissipation of electronic instruments, precision instruments and the like, along with an excellent flex resistance which can withstand application to bent portions. | 07-07-2011 |
20110169180 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CARBONACEOUS FILM, AND GRAPHITE FILM OBTAINED THEREBY - In a method for producing a carbonaceous film in which a polymer film is wrapped around a core and is subjected to a heat treatment, material film surfaces during the carbonization step are prevented from fusion, whereby a long carbonaceous having a large area film is obtained. | 07-14-2011 |
20120034151 | Filmy Graphite and Process for Producing the Same - A process for producing a filmy graphite includes the steps of forming a polyimide film having a birefringence of 0.12 or more and heat-treating the polyimide film at 2,400° C. or higher. | 02-09-2012 |
20120121880 | GRAPHITE FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING GRAPHITE FILM - Provided is a long and large-area graphite film having improved thermal diffusivity and flex resistance, and accompanied by ameliorated ruffling. According to a method for producing a graphite film, in which graphitization of a heat-treated film consisting of a carbonized polymer film is carried out in a state being wrapped around an internal core, the method being characterized in that a heat treatment is executed by controlling distance(s) between the internal core and the film, and/or between the layers of the film, a graphite film accompanied by significantly ameliorated ruffling can be obtained. | 05-17-2012 |
20130101498 | Filmy Graphite and Process for Producing the Same - A process for producing a filmy graphite includes the steps of forming a polyimide film having a birefringence of 0.12 or more and heat-treating the polyimide film at 2,400° C. or higher. | 04-25-2013 |
20130164210 | GRAPHITE FILM AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING GRAPHITE FILM - A graphite film which is low in graphite dust generation can be produced by properly selecting acid dianhydride and diamine which constitute a polyimide film, which polyimide film is a raw material of the graphite film. Specifically, the graphite film which is low in graphite dust generation can be obtained if (1) the acid dianhydride is PMDA and the diamine has a molar ratio of ODA/PDA in a range of 100:0 to 80:20, or (2) the acid dianhydride has a molar ratio of PMDA/BPDA in a range of 80:20 to 50:50, and the diamine has a molar ratio of ODA/PDA in a range of 30:70 to 90:10. | 06-27-2013 |
20130189180 | Graphite Film and Graphite Composite Film - An object of the present invention is to provide a graphite film, and a graphite composite film both having an excellent thermal diffusivity which can sufficiently manage heat dissipation of electronic instruments, precision instruments and the like, along with an excellent flex resistance which can withstand application to bent portions. | 07-25-2013 |
20140056801 | Filmy Graphite and Process for Producing the Same - A process for producing a filmy graphite includes the steps of forming a polyimide film having a birefringence of 0.12 or more and heat-treating the polyimide film at 2,400° C. or higher. | 02-27-2014 |
20140093713 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING GRAPHITE FILM AND GRAPHITE FILM PRODUCED BY THE METHOD - A graphite film excelling in heat conductivity, especially, a graphite film of high heat conductivity that even when its thickness is large, would not suffer damage by heat treatment. There is provided a process for producing a graphite film, including graphitizing a raw material film of a polymer film and/or carbonized polymer film, characterized by including (i) holding the raw film in a vessel capable of direct passage of current through voltage application and (ii) applying voltage to the vessel to thereby induce electrification so that graphitization is carried out. There is further provided a process for producing a graphite film, characterized by including the step of holding the raw material film in vessel (A) being electrifiable, subsequently holding the resultant vessel (A) in vessel (B) being electrifiable and effecting current passage through the whole so that graphitization is carried out. | 04-03-2014 |
20150030841 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE FLATNESS OF GRAPHITE FILM, GRAPHITE FILM, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - When a raw material graphite film bad in flatness is laminated onto another material, creases and other defects may be caused. In particular, when a graphite film having a large area is laminated, defects such as creases may be often caused. In order to solve such defects, a flatness correction treatment step is performed wherein a raw material graphite film is subjected to heat treatment up to 2000° C. or higher while a pressure is applied thereto. This flatness correction treatment gives a graphite film good in flatness. Furthermore, when the flatness of the raw material graphite film is corrected by use of a thermal expansion of a core, a graphite film small in sagging can be obtained. | 01-29-2015 |
20150054187 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CARBONACEOUS FILM AND GRAPHITE FILM OBTAINED THEREBY - In a method for producing a carbonaceous film in which a polymer film is wrapped around a core and is subjected to a heat treatment, material film surfaces during the carbonization step are prevented from fusion, whereby a long carbonaceous having a large area film is obtained. | 02-26-2015 |
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20100206854 | LASER SOLDERING APPARATUS - By irradiating laser light | 08-19-2010 |
20110026208 | EXTERIOR PARTS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT USING THE SAME - On a triangular groove array structure | 02-03-2011 |
20110033670 | EXTERIOR PARTS - An exterior part ( | 02-10-2011 |
20110090564 | EXTERIOR PARTS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An exterior part ( | 04-21-2011 |
20130130084 | BATTERY BLOCK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a cell block ( | 05-23-2013 |
20130171467 | LASER-BONDED COMPONENT AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SAME - Provided are a laser-bonded component and a production method for same that ensure sufficient bonding strength using little laser energy and which cause little increase in surrounding temperature. A nickel layer, being a surface layer, is formed having sufficient thickness on the upper surface of a copper plate that is uppermost amongst at least two superposed copper plates, a laser is irradiated from above the nickel layer, a re-solidification section formed by fusing and alloying the copper in the copper plates and the nickel in the nickel layer is formed through to inside the bottommost copper plate, and the copper plates are bonded together. The re-solidification section having high breaking strength is formed by the alloying of the nickel and the copper. As a result, the copper plates can be bonded with a small welding surface area and little laser energy. | 07-04-2013 |
20130344376 | BATTERY BLOCK - The present invention provides a battery block that accommodates unit cells having higher capacities, and, even in case of abnormal heat generation in the unit cell, does not cause abnormal heat generation in the neighboring unit cells, thereby preventing a chain reaction of degradations and abnormalities of the accommodated unit cells. The battery block of the present invention includes a battery case having a minimum thickness section satisfying the relationship “K2/K1≧K3−1”. K1 is the thermal conductance between the battery case and the unit cell. K2 is the thermal conductance of the minimum thickness section of the battery case between two neighboring holes for accommodating the respective unit cells. K3 is a ratio between the abnormal heat temperature of a reference cell and the ambient temperature causing abnormal heat generation in this cell. | 12-26-2013 |
20140045037 | BATTERY BLOCK AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A battery block comprising: a battery case that includes a plurality of metal pipe-shaped members joined or adhered to each other; a cell accommodated inside each of the plurality of metal pipe-shaped members; and an insulating layer that covers the outer wall surface or the inner wall surface of the metal pipe-shaped members of the battery case. According to the present invention, even if unnecessary contact between battery blocks occurs in a power supply unit, a short circuit or the like does not occur. | 02-13-2014 |
20140363728 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack that has superior output characteristics and long-term reliability and is less expensive is provided. More specifically, a battery pack is provided that includes plurality of batters cells each having electrode terminals including a positive terminals and a negative terminal, the battery cells being stacked on top of one another; and a bus bar haying a bent portion, the bus bar being welded and electrically connected to the electrode terminals, wherein each of the electrode terminals is formed of a flat plate, and a stacking direction of the electrode terminals and a stacking direction of the battery cells are the same, and the electrode terminal of one of the battery cells and the electrode terminal of another one of the battery cells are electrically connected by the bus bar. | 12-11-2014 |
20150155529 | BATTERY BLOCK AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a battery block that serves as a member that contains a plurality of battery cells, wherein if abnormal heat generation occurs, the resulting heat is evenly, rapidly, and efficiently distributed throughout the entire block, and the portions in which the battery cells are accommodated have high dimensional precision. The present invention provides a battery block that contains the following: a metal case that contains a plurality of pipe-shaped members; and battery cells accommodated, respectively, in said plurality of pipe-shaped members. The pipe-shaped members are joined to each other, forming a single unit, and join parts that join adjacent pipe-shaped members to each other are at least 70% as long as the pipe-shaped members themselves. | 06-04-2015 |
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20140122077 | VOICE AGENT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A voice agent device includes: a position detection unit which detects a position of a person in a conversation space to which the voice agent device is capable of providing information; a voice volume detection unit which detects a voice volume of the person from a sound signal in the conversation space obtained by a sound acquisition unit; a conversation area determination unit which determines a conversation area as a first area including the position when the voice volume has a first voice volume value and determines the conversation area as a second area including the position and being smaller than the first area when the voice volume has a second voice volume value smaller than the first voice volume value, the conversation area being a spatial range where an utterance of the person can be heard; and an information provision unit which provides provision information to the conversation area. | 05-01-2014 |
20150039100 | CONTROL METHOD - A control method includes: displaying candidate information on a user interface region of a display unit in an information terminal; obtaining, via a network, an operation history of each of apparatuses which indicates an operation performed on the corresponding apparatus; displaying, on the user interface region, a dialog for prompting a user to confirm whether or not to perform predetermined control on a target apparatus which is extracted according to at least one of (a) selected apparatus information (b) selected place information and (c) selected operator information, and has an operation history that satisfies a predetermined condition; generating a control signal for performing the predetermined control on the target apparatus, when the user confirms in the dialog that the predetermined control is to be performed on the target apparatus; and transmitting the control signal to the target apparatus via the network. | 02-05-2015 |
20150066516 | APPLIANCE CONTROL METHOD, SPEECH-BASED APPLIANCE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND COOKING APPLIANCE - In a case of receiving, from an audio input device, instruction information including first audio information indicating operation instructions for a cooking appliance when first and second cooking units are executing first and second cooking programs, respectively, operation instructions are recognized from the first audio information. In a case where it is determined that the instruction information includes second audio information related to the first cooking menu information or the second cooking menu information, a control command is transmitted to the cooking appliance to cause the cooking appliance to execute a process corresponding to the operation instructions, without executing a process according to the first cooking program or the second cooking program corresponding to one of the first cooking menu information or the second cooking menu information to which the second audio information is related. | 03-05-2015 |
20150067528 | CONTROL METHOD - A control method according to the present disclosure is used in a remote control system including apparatuses and an information terminal that controls at least one of the apparatuses via a network. The control method includes: a step (S | 03-05-2015 |
20150095790 | CONTROL METHOD - A control method used in a remote control system according to the present disclosure includes: a step of displaying candidates for a target apparatus to be controlled among apparatuses on a user interface region of a display unit of an information terminal; a step of obtaining, via a network, control indexes used to determine a display mode for the user interface region; a step of displaying, on the user interface region, one or more control menus in a display mode determined based on a selected target apparatus and the control indexes; a step of generating a control signal for causing the target apparatus to perform an operation according to control corresponding to a control menu, when the control menu is selected from the one or more displayed control menus; and a step of transmitting the control signal to the target apparatus via the network. | 04-02-2015 |
20150235642 | SPEECH DIALOGUE CONTROL METHOD - A cloud server extracts voiceprint data from voice data of a user, and distinguishes the user. The cloud server identifies a task which the user instructs, from the voice data of the user. If contexts required to execute the task have not been amassed, the cloud server registers the distinguished user as a task owner, and notifies the user with a reply sentence to cause the user to speak the required context. If the voiceprint data of the voice data which the user has uttered matches the voiceprint data of the user A, and all required contexts are amassed, the cloud server causes a device to execute the task. | 08-20-2015 |