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20110316142 | SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE WITH RESIN-MOLDED PACKAGE OF HEAT SPREADER AND POWER SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP - A semiconductor module is provided which includes a resin molded package which is made by a resinous mold assembly. The resin molded package is clamped by covers through a fastener to make the semiconductor module. The resinous mold assembly has formed therein a coolant path that is a portion of a coolant passage through which a coolant flows to coal a semiconductor chip embedded in the resin molded package. The resinous mold assembly is made up of a first mold and a second mold. The first mold has the semiconductor chip, heat spreaders, and electric terminals embedded therein. The second mold is wrapped around an outer periphery of the first mold. The second mold is made of resin which is lower in softening temperature than that of the first mold, thereby facilitating ease of removing the first mold from the resin molded package for reusing the resin molded package. | 12-29-2011 |
20110316143 | SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE WITH COOLING MECHANISM AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor module is provided which includes a semiconductor unit which is made by a resin mold. The resin mold has formed therein a coolant path through which a coolant flows to cool a semiconductor chip embedded in the resin mold. The resin mold also includes heat spreaders, and electric terminals embedded therein. Each of the heat spreaders has a fin heat sink exposed to the flow of the coolant. The fin heat sink is welded to a surface of each of the heat spreaders through an insulator, thus minimizing an electrical leakage from the heat spreader to the coolant. | 12-29-2011 |
20110318884 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE WITH RESIN-MOLDED ASSEMBLY OF HEAT SPREADER AND SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP - A method of producing a semiconductor module which includes a resin molded package and a coolant passage is provided. The resin molded package is made up of a thermosetting resin-made mold and a thermoplastic resin-made mold. The resin molded package is formed by making the thermoplastic resin-made mold, placing the thermoplastic resin-made mold and a semiconductor sub-assembly made up of a power semiconductor chip, heat spreaders, terminals, etc., and then forming the thermosetting resin-made mold. Specifically, the thermosetting resin-made mold is made after the thermoplastic resin-made mold, thereby creating a high degree of adhesion of the thermosetting resin-made mold to the thermoplastic resin-made mold before the thermosetting resin-made mold is hardened completely, thereby forming firmly an adhered interface between the thermosetting resin-made mold and the thermoplastic resin-made mold. This minimizes the risk of occurrence of air gaps at the adhered interface and avoids the leakage of the coolant outside the resin molded package. | 12-29-2011 |
20120001318 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a package and a cooler. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor element, a metal member, and a molding member for encapsulating the semiconductor element and the metal member. The metal member has a metal portion thermally connected to the semiconductor element, an insulating layer on the metal portion, and a conducting layer on the insulating layer. The conducting layer is at least partially exposed outside the molding member and serves as a radiation surface for radiating heat of the semiconductor element. The cooler has a coolant passage through which a coolant circulates to cool the conducting layer. The conducting layer and the cooler are electrically connected together. | 01-05-2012 |
20140015120 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING COOLER - A semiconductor device includes a package and a cooler. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor element, a metal member, and a molding member for encapsulating the semiconductor element and the metal member. The metal member has a metal portion thermally connected to the semiconductor element, an insulating layer on the metal portion, and a conducting layer on the insulating layer. The conducting layer is at least partially exposed outside the molding member and serves as a radiation surface for radiating heat of the semiconductor element. The cooler has a coolant passage through which a coolant circulates to cool the conducting layer. The conducting layer and the cooler are electrically connected together. | 01-16-2014 |
20140203426 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING COOLER - A semiconductor device includes a package and a cooler. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor element, a metal member, and a molding member for encapsulating the semiconductor element and the metal member. The metal member has a metal portion thermally connected to the semiconductor element, an insulating layer on the metal portion, and a conducting layer on the insulating layer. The conducting layer is at least partially exposed outside the molding member and serves as a radiation surface for radiating heat of the semiconductor element. The cooler has a coolant passage through which a coolant circulates to cool the conducting layer. The conducting layer and the cooler are electrically connected together. | 07-24-2014 |
20140361425 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING COOLER - A semiconductor device includes a package and a cooler. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor element, a metal member, and a molding member for encapsulating the semiconductor element and the metal member. The metal member has a metal portion thermally connected to the semiconductor element, an insulating layer on the metal portion, and a conducting layer on the insulating layer. The conducting layer is at least partially exposed outside the molding member and serves as a radiation surface for radiating heat of the semiconductor element. The cooler has a coolant passage through which a coolant circulates to cool the conducting layer. The conducting layer and the cooler are electrically connected together. | 12-11-2014 |
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20140345602 | SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTOR - A trough type solar thermal collector which uses a curved mirror to make a heat tube which is arranged in the front of the curved mirror collect sunlight and to heat a fluid which flows through the inside of the heat tube, the trough type solar thermal collector configured to be able to avoid damage to the curved mirror due to vortex-induced vibration, is provided. The trough type solar thermal collection apparatus of the present invention is provided with, at an outer edge of the curved mirror in the direction of change of curvature of the curved shape of the curved mirror, vortex control means for controlling the flow of vortices which forms at the outer edge, whereby it is possible to avoid damage to the curved mirror such as occurs due to vortex-induced vibration at the time when higher windspeed resistance specifications are sought from the apparatus. | 11-27-2014 |
20150285532 | HEAT CONVERSION MEMBER AND HEAT CONVERSION LAMINATE - The present invention addresses the problem of providing a heat conversion member capable of efficiently converting light to heat. This heat conversion member includes at least one type of semiconductor, and is characterized in that the band gap of the semiconductor is 0.5-1.2 eV. | 10-08-2015 |
20150300695 | HEAT CONVERSION MEMBER AND HEAT CONVERSION LAMINATE - The present invention addresses the problem of providing a heat conversion member capable of efficiently converting light to heat. This heat conversion member is characterized in that it includes a composite material of at least one type of semiconductor and at least one type of metal material. | 10-22-2015 |
20150316291 | OPTICAL SELECTIVE FILM - The present invention addresses the issue of providing an optical selective film that contributes to efficiently converting light into heat. This optical selective film is characterized in that: the optical selective film includes at least an Ag-containing layer, and an Ag diffusion prevention layer that is disposed adjacent to the Ag-containing layer; and the Ag diffusion prevention layer contains FeSi | 11-05-2015 |
20150369519 | SOLAR-HEAT COLLECTION TUBE - A solar-heat collection tube includes: a central metal tube through which a heat medium flows; a glass tube, which covers the outer periphery of the central metal tube such that an annular vacuum space is defined between the glass tube and the central metal tube; and a metal thermal-expansion-difference absorption portion, which absorbs the thermal expansion difference between the central metal tube and the glass tube. The glass tube includes an end portion having an end surface. The thermal-expansion-difference absorption portion is formed from metal, and includes a connecting end connected to the end portion of the glass tube. The connecting end is formed to be gradually reduced in thickness. The connecting end is connected to the glass tube in a state in which the connecting end enters the end portion of the glass tube through the end surface of the glass tube. | 12-24-2015 |
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20130231007 | CONNECTOR AND SWITCH - There is provided a connector including a connection terminal to be connected to another connection terminal of another connector; a fixed contact; a movable contact provided on one button end portion of a movable plate; a card made of an insulating material and being in contact with the movable plate; a button in contact with the card; a swing spring connected to the button; and a slide operating portion for controlling a contact between the fixed contact and the movable contact, wherein one of the fixed contact and the movable contact is connected to the connection terminal, the button is pushed down by moving the slide operating portion in one direction to thereby move the movable plate via the card, the connector is in a turn-on state when the fixed contact is in contact with the movable contact, the swing spring generates restoring force in a direction of separating a contact between the fixed contact and the movable contact, and the movable contact is separated from the fixed contact so as to be in a turn-off state the connector by moving the slide operating portion in another direction opposite to the one direction. | 09-05-2013 |
20140187072 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a connecting terminal to be connected to another connecting terminal of another connector, a fixed contact, a movable contact provided at one end of a movable plate, a movable spring connected to the movable plate, and an operation part that moves according to an operation performed by an operator. The connecting terminal is connected to one of the fixed contact and the movable contact. The operation part applies a force to a part of the movable spring in a direction that is substantially parallel to a direction of a force applied to operate the operation part, and causes the movable contact to contact the fixed contact. The direction of the force applied to operate the operation part is substantially parallel to a direction in which the movable contact moves. | 07-03-2014 |
20140273637 | CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR BAR - A connector includes a connecting terminal, a fixed contact, a movable plate, a movable contact provided at an end of the movable plate, a card that includes an insulator and contacts the movable plate, a button that contacts the card, an opening spring connected to the button, and a sliding operation part that controls a contact between the fixed contact and the movable contact. When the sliding operation part is moved in a first direction, the movable contact is brought into contact with the fixed contact and the connector is turned on. When the sliding operation part is moved in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the movable contact is caused to move away from the fixed contact and the connector is turned off. The sliding operation part is provided on a surface that is different from a surface on which the connecting terminal is provided. | 09-18-2014 |
20150287558 | SWITCH - A switch includes a fixed contact part including a fixed contact, a movable contact part including a movable contact, a control button, an operation part including a first end and a second end, and a lock. When the first end is pressed, the control button is pressed by the operation part, the movable contact touches the fixed contact, and the switch becomes an ON state. While the movable contact and the fixed contact are in contact with each other, a first protrusion of the lock touches an engaging part of the control button to limit movement of the control button and maintain the ON state. When the second end is pressed, the operation part touches a second protrusion of the lock and moves the lock in such a direction that the first protrusion moves away from the engaging part, and the switch becomes the OFF state. | 10-08-2015 |
20160071663 | CONNECTOR AND SWITCH - A connector includes a fixed contact, a movable contact that contacts with the fixed contact, a slide, a contact slide operated in association with a movement of the slide, a button that is pushed in accordance with the movement of the slide, the button including a lower portion, an upper portion, and a slant portion connecting the lower portion to an upper stage, and a card that moves the movable contact toward and away from the fixed contact in accordance with the movement of the button, wherein the contact slide contacts with the lower portion when the switch is in a turn-off state, contacts with the slant portion so as to push the button and cause the card to move the movable contact toward the fixed contact when the slide slides in one direction, and contacts with the upper portion when the switch is in a turn-on state. | 03-10-2016 |
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20120022297 | PURIFICATION METHOD OF DIHYDROXYBENZENE - A purification method of dihydroxybenzene comprising the following steps, for obtaining purified dihydroxybenzene from crude dihydroxybenzene containing at least isopropenylphenol and hydroxyacetophenone as impurities: first extraction step: water is added to crude dihydroxybenzene to prepare a dihydroxybenzene aqueous solution A, then, the solution is subjected to extraction by allowing it to contact with an extraction solvent ( | 01-26-2012 |
20120149942 | METHOD FOR HANDLING AQUEOUS SOLUTION CONTAINING WATER-SOLUBLE SUBSTANCE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ALKYLBENZENE HYDROPEROXIDE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HYDROXYBENZENE - There is provided a method for handling an aqueous solution containing a water-soluble substance that changes into a water-insoluble substance over time, including a step of bringing the aqueous solution to be treated containing the water-soluble substance that changes into the water-insoluble substance over time into contact with a water-insoluble organic solvent, and extracting the water-soluble substance into the water-insoluble organic solvent. Preferably, the water-soluble substance is alkylbenzene hydroperoxide, and the water-insoluble substance is alkylbenzene hydroperoxide-derived alcohol. Preferably, the aqueous solution to be treated is an alkaline aqueous phase separated in a water-washing step in a process of manufacturing the alkylbenzene hydroperoxide that has an alkali extraction step, the water-washing step, an oxidation step, and a reaction solution separation step. | 06-14-2012 |
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20090322939 | VIDEO SCAN CONVERTER - A video scan converter processes a video stream including a first coding unit, which has been obtained by encoding a pair of fields N | 12-31-2009 |
20110032272 | VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS - Even when an OSD video signal is superimposed on a video signal, deterioration in the frequency characteristic or in gradation of the video or OSD video signal superimposed on it is minimized. A graphic image is represented by a video signal that provides color information and degree of transparency information on a pixel basis. The video processor includes: a filtering section, which receives and converts a 4:2:0 format video signal representing the video into a 4:2:2 or 4:4:4 format video signal; a decision section, which determines, by reference to the transparency information, whether the graphic image be superimposed on the video; a synthesizing section, which superimposes a color difference signal representing the graphic image on that of the video signal converted by the filtering section; and a scaling section for performing scaling on the synthetic color difference signal. Depending on the decision result, the filtering and scaling sections change between a mode of processing to retain pixel data and location information of the color difference signal of the 4:2:0 format video signal and another mode of processing to retain not to retain the pixel data and location information. | 02-10-2011 |
20110038596 | VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS - Color difference signals of demodulated video are vertically filtered to be converted into 4:2:2 signals before subjected to OSD synthesis, after which those signals are once again vertically filtered as a sort of scaling to obtain the output resolution. As filtering is carried out in two stages, the frequency characteristic deteriorates. A video processor superimposes an OSD video signal on a 4:2:0 format video signal, and includes: a converting section for converting the OSD video signal into YUV signals; an OSD luminance signal scaling section for performing scaling on an OSD luminance signal included in the YUV signals; a luminance signal synthesizing section for synthesizing the scaled OSD luminance signal and the luminance signal of the 4:2:0 format video signal; an OSD color difference signal scaling section for performing scaling on OSD color difference signals included in the YUV signals; and a color difference signal synthesizing section for synthesizing the scaled OSD color difference signals and the color difference components of the 4:2:0 format video signal. | 02-17-2011 |
20110205336 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE REPRODUCING APPARATUS - There is provided a reproducing apparatus that includes a separating unit operable to separate a three-dimensional image signal containing left-eye image data and right-eye image data into left-eye image data and right-eye image data, a decoder operable to decode the left-eye image data to output a left-eye image signal, and decode the right-eye image data to output a right-eye image signal, a first image quality adjustment unit operable to adjust image quality of an image indicated by the left-eye image signal, and a second image quality adjustment unit operable to adjust image quality of an image indicated by the right-eye image signal. Adjustment of the image quality of the image indicated by the left-eye image signal, which is performed by the first image quality adjustment unit, is performed independently from adjustment of the image quality of the image indicated by the right-eye image signal, which is performed by the second image quality adjustment unit. | 08-25-2011 |
20130038611 | IMAGE CONVERSION DEVICE - The image conversion apparatus converts non-stereoscopic image data into stereoscopic image data configured by left-eye image data and right-eye image data. The image conversion apparatus includes an input unit that inputs a non-stereoscopic image, and a conversion unit that generates and outputs the left-eye image data and the right-eye image data based on the non-stereoscopic image data input through the input unit. When a stereoscopic image configured by the left-eye image and the right-eye image is displayed on a display apparatus capable of displaying a stereoscopic image, the conversion unit generates the left-eye image data and the right-eye image data to cause a user to visually recognize the stereoscopic image so that a predetermined portion in a horizontal direction in the displayed stereoscopic image is present at a position farthest from the user in a direction vertical to a display surface of the display apparatus, and a portion other than the predetermined portion is present at a position closer to the user toward left and right ends of the stereoscopic image. | 02-14-2013 |
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20150055362 | VEHICLE REAR LAMP STRUCTURE - It is provided a vehicle rear lamp structure that can effectively utilize light that is illuminated from a light source. A door side lamp portion of a rear combination lamp has a housing that supports an incandescent bulb for a back lamp, and a lens that covers the incandescent bulb for the back lamp by being fixed to the housing, and transmits light illuminated from the incandescent bulb for the back lamp. Further, a garnish is mounted to the door side lamp portion. A surface at the lens side of the garnish reflects light, that is illuminated from the incandescent bulb for the back lamp, toward a vehicle rear side. Due thereto, light illuminated from the incandescent bulb for the back lamp can be utilized effectively. | 02-26-2015 |
20150345731 | VEHICLE LAMP STRUCTURE - A rear combination lamp is configured to include a door-side lamp portion, which has a first LED, a first housing, and a first lens, and a fender-side lamp portion, which has a second LED, a second housing, and a second lens. The door-side lamp portion and the fender-side lamp portion are disposed adjacent to one another in the vehicle width direction. Moreover, a second lamp-side reflector that reflects toward the second lens the light emitted from the second LED is disposed between the second housing and the second lens. Part of the second lamp-side reflector is configured as an interstitial reflecting portion that reflects the light emitted from the second LED between the first lens and the second lens. | 12-03-2015 |
20150354774 | VEHICLE LAMP STRUCTURE - A rear combination lamp is structured to include: a door side lamp portion having a first LED, a first housing and a first lens; and a fender side lamp portion having a second LED, a second housing and a second lens. Further, a first lamp side leg portion is provided at the first lens. Moreover, a second lamp side leg portion that extends along the first lamp side leg portion, and an extending portion that extends toward the door side lamp portion side from a second housing side end portion of the second lamp side leg portion, are provided at the second lens. A distal end of this extending portion is disposed further toward the door side lamp portion side than the first lamp side leg portion, and the distal end of the extending portion is fixed to the second housing. | 12-10-2015 |
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20130187034 | ANALYSIS METHOD, ADHESIVE TAPE, AND PEN - There is provided an analysis method including the steps of forming a layer including a calibration reagent, that can generate ions by using a DART ion source apparatus, in a predetermined area of a sample, and performing mass spectrometry on the ions generated from an area of the sample including the layer by using DART or DESI while moving the sample having the layer formed therein. | 07-25-2013 |
20130284915 | MASS SPECTROMETRY METHOD, MASS SPECTROMETER, AND MASS SPECTROMETRY SYSTEM - A mass spectrometry method of the present invention is a method for conducting mass spectrometry in such a manner that an ion that is produced from a sample is introduced into a mass spectrometer by using DART or DESI, wherein the mass spectrometer has an ion introduction part for introducing the ion thereinto and the ion introduction part is heated at a predetermined timing. | 10-31-2013 |
20130299692 | MASS SPECTROMETRY METHOD, ION PRODUCTION DEVICE, AND MASS SPECTROMETRY SYSTEM - A mass spectrometry method of the present invention is such that a sample is heated to generate a gas and an ion that is produced from the gas is introduced into a mass spectrometer by using DART so that mass spectrometry is conducted. | 11-14-2013 |