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20120154915 | VARIABLE WAVELENGTH INTERFERENCE FILTER, OPTICAL FILTER DEVICE, OPTICAL MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A variable wavelength interference filter includes an electrostatic actuator that includes a fixed electrode and a movable electrode. The fixed electrode includes a plurality of fixed partial electrodes, the movable electrode includes a plurality of movable partial electrodes, and each partial actuator is configured by the fixed partial electrode and the movable partial electrode that face each other. The partial actuators have an equal area, have centers of gravity thereof arranged at equal angular intervals on a virtual circle having a center point of the movable portion as its center, and are electrically connected in series between partial electrodes for voltage application. | 06-21-2012 |
20140022643 | VARIABLE WAVELENGTH INTERFERENCE FILTER, OPTICAL FILTER DEVICE, OPTICAL MODULE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING VARIABLE WAVELENGTH INTERFERENCE FILTER - A variable wavelength interference filter includes a stationary substrate and a movable substrate opposed to each other, the stationary substrate includes a stationary reflecting film, a first drive electrode, and a first capacitance detecting electrode, and the movable substrate includes a movable reflecting film arranged to have an inter-reflecting film gap with the stationary substrate, a second drive electrode arranged to have an inter-drive electrode gap with the first drive electrode, and a second capacitance detecting electrode arranged to have an inter-capacitance detecting electrode gap with the first capacitance detecting electrode. The capacitance detecting electrodes detect the capacitance between the electrodes. The gap amount of the inter-reflecting film gap is changed by the drive electrodes. The gap amounts of the inter-reflecting film gap, the inter-drive electrode gap, and the inter-capacitance detecting electrode gap are different from each other. | 01-23-2014 |
20140263983 | SEALING STRUCTURE, INTERFERENCE FILTER, OPTICAL MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An interference filter includes a first substrate on which a fixed reflection film is provided, a second substrate which faces the first substrate and on which a movable reflection film is provided, a first bonding film that bonds the first substrate and the second substrate to each other, and a sealer that is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate in a first interspace that allows a first internal space sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate to communicate with a space outside the interference filter, the sealer sealing the first internal space, and an inter-substrate distance between the first substrate and the second substrate in the first interspace decreases in a direction from outer circumferential edges of the substrates toward an inner portion of the first interspace in a plan view viewed in a substrate thickness direction. | 09-18-2014 |
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20100302660 | OPTICAL FILTER, OPTICAL FILTER DEVICE, ANALYZER, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FILTER - An optical filter includes: a first substrate and a second substrate that are disposed to face each other; a first mirror and a first electrode that are disposed on the second substrate side of the first substrate; and a second mirror and a second electrode that are disposed on the first substrate side of the second substrate, wherein the first mirror and the second mirror are connected via a wire. | 12-02-2010 |
20110194118 | WAVELENGTH VARIABLE INTERFERENCE FILTER, OPTICAL SENSOR, ANALYZER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING WAVELENGTH VARIABLE INTERFERENCE FILTER - A wavelength variable interference filter includes: a first substrate which has a light transmissive property; a second substrate which has a light transmissive property and is disposed to face one surface of the first substrate and is bonded thereto; a first reflection film which is provided on the first substrate; a second reflection film which is provided on the second substrate; and a variable section which varies the gap; wherein the second substrate includes: a first layer which has a movable section; and a second layer which is laminated to a surface of the first layer facing the first substrate, is formed in a plate shape with a uniform thickness, and has a support section configured to displaceably support the movable section; and the first layer is not laminated to at least a region overlapping with the support section in the planar view. | 08-11-2011 |
20120086945 | TUNABLE INTERFERENCE FILTER, OPTICAL MODULE, PHOTOMETRIC ANALYZER, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF TUNABLE INTERFERENCE FILTER - A tunable interference filter comprising a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a first reflection film formed on the first substrate, a second reflection film formed on the second substrate, the second reflection film facing the first reflection film by interposing a gap, and a gap adjustable-part that adjusts the gap, wherein the second substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposed to the first surface, wherein the second substrate includes a first groove on the first surface, and wherein the second substrate includes a second groove on the second surface, the second groove facing the first groove. | 04-12-2012 |
20120120402 | WAVELENGTH VARIABLE INTERFERENCE FILTER, OPTICAL MODULE, AND LIGHT ANALYZER - A wavelength variable interference filter includes: a first movable mirror disposed on a first substrate; a second movable mirror disposed so as to be opposed to the first movable mirror with a predetermined gap interposed therebetween; and an electrostatic actuator which varies the length of the gap between the mirrors. The first substrate has a first movable portion on which the first movable mirror is disposed, and a first linkage portion which holds the first movable portion in such a manner that the first movable portion can shift in the thickness direction of the substrate. The second substrate has a second movable portion on which the second movable mirror is disposed, and a second linkage portion which holds the second movable portion in such a manner that the second movable portion can shift in the thickness direction of the substrate. | 05-17-2012 |
20120188552 | VARIABLE WAVELENGTH INTERFERENCE FILTER, OPTICAL MODULE, SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYZER, AND ANALYZER - A variable wavelength interference filter includes a fixed substrate having a fixed reflecting film, a movable substrate having a movable reflecting film, and an electrostatic actuator including a fixed electrode and a movable electrode. The fixed electrode includes first and second fixed partial electrodes electrically isolated from each other. First and second extraction electrodes extending from the first and second fixed partial electrodes, respectively, are formed on the fixed substrate. The movable electrode is formed in a ring shape covering first and second facing regions facing the first and second fixed partial electrodes, respectively. | 07-26-2012 |
20120206731 | VARIABLE WAVELENGTH INTERFERENCE FILTER, OPTICAL MODULE, AND OPTICAL ANALYSIS DEVICE - An etalon is provided with a fixed substrate and a movable substrate opposed to the fixed substrate. The fixed substrate is provided with a first bonding surface to be bonded to the movable substrate via a bonding film and a first electrode surface on which a part of the first electrode is formed. The movable substrate is provided with a second bonding surface to be bonded to the first bonding surface via the bonding film and a second electrode surface on which a part of the second electrode is formed. In the state in which the fixed substrate and the movable substrate are bonded to each other with the bonding film, the first electrode formed on the first electrode surface and the second electrode formed on the second electrode surface have contact with each other. | 08-16-2012 |
20120257205 | TUNABLE INTERFERENCE FILTER, OPTICAL MODULE, AND PHOTOMETRIC ANALYZER - A tunable interference filter includes: a first substrate; a second substrate; a first drive electrode provided on the first substrate ; a second drive electrode provided on the second substrate; a first detection electrode provided on the first substrate; a second detection electrode provided on the second substrate, wherein the first drive electrode includes a first partial drive electrode and a second partial drive electrode, a first lead drive electrode extending from the first partial drive electrode and a second lead drive electrode extending from the second partial drive electrode are provided on the first substrate, the first detection electrode includes a first partial detection electrode and a second partial detection electrode provided along a virtual circle, a first lead detection electrode extending from the first partial detection electrode and a second lead detection electrode extending from the second partial detection electrode are provided on the first substrate. | 10-11-2012 |
20120287438 | OPTICAL FILTER, OPTICAL FILTER MODULE, AND PHOTOMETRIC ANALYZER - An optical filter includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposed to the first substrate, a first optical film provided on a surface of the first substrate facing the second substrate, a second optical film provided on the second substrate and opposed to the first optical film via a gap, a first electrode provided on the surface of the first substrate facing the second substrate, and a second electrode provided on the second substrate and opposed to the first electrode, wherein a first charged body film with charge is formed on top of the first optical film, a second charged body film with charge is formed on top of the second optical film, and the first charged body film and the second charged body film are charged with the same polarity and opposed. | 11-15-2012 |
20130038876 | VARIABLE WAVELENGTH INTERFERENCE FILTER, OPTICAL MODULE, OPTICAL ANALYSIS DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING VARIABLE WAVELENGTH INTERFERENCE FILTER - A variable wavelength interference filter includes a first substrate having a fixed mirror, a second substrate bonded to the first substrate and having a movable portion and a movable mirror fixed to the movable portion, a third substrate bonded to the second substrate on the side opposite to the first substrate, and an electrostatic actuator which displaces the movable portion in a substrate thickness direction, wherein a penetration hole connecting a light exiting-side space between the first substrate and the second substrate and a light incident-side space between the second substrate and the third substrate to a space outside the filter is formed, and the penetration hole is sealed with a sealant which tightly closes each space in a reduced-pressure state. | 02-14-2013 |
20130083399 | WAVELENGTH VARIABLE INTERFERENCE FILTER, OPTICAL FILTER DEVICE, OPTICAL MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A wavelength variable interference filter includes a fixed substrate, a movable substrate, a fixed reflective film provided on the fixed substrate, a movable reflection film provided on the movable substrate and opposed to the fixed reflective film via an inter-reflective film gap, a fixed electrode provided on the fixed substrate, a movable electrode provided on the movable substrate and opposed to the fixed electrode via an inter-electrode gap, a fixed charging preventing electrode provided along the outer circumferential edge of the fixed electrode and in non-contact with the fixed electrode and grounded, and a movable charging preventing electrode provided along the outer circumferential edge of the movable electrode and in non-contact with the movable electrode and grounded. | 04-04-2013 |
20130107262 | SPECTROPHOTOMETER | 05-02-2013 |
20130308134 | OPTICAL MODULE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, FOOD ANALYZER, SPECTROSCOPIC CAMERA, DRIVING METHOD OF WAVELENGTH VARIABLE INTERFERENCE FILTER - A optical module includes, a wavelength variable interference filter which include reflection films opposite to each other and an electrostatic actuator portion including a first electrostatic actuator and a second electrostatic actuator and changing a gap between the reflection films, and a voltage control portion which controls voltage which is applied to the electrostatic actuator portion, the voltage control portion includes, a bias driving portion which applies bias voltage to the first electrostatic actuator, a gap detector, and a feedback control portion which applies feedback voltage corresponding to a detected gap amount to the second electrostatic actuator. | 11-21-2013 |
20140063501 | VARIABLE WAVELENGTH INTERFERENCE FILTER, OPTICAL MODULE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING VARIABLE WAVELENGTH INTERFERENCE FILTER - A variable wavelength interference filter includes a first substrate having a stationary mirror, a second substrate bonded to the first substrate and provided with a movable section and a movable mirror fixed to the movable section, and a third substrate bonded to the second substrate on an opposite side to the first substrate, and is provided with a first inner space sandwiched by the first substrate and the second substrate, a first gap, through which the first inner space communicates with the outside, a second inner space sandwiched by the second substrate and the third substrate, and a second gap, through which the second inner space communicates with the outside, and the first gap and the second gap are each sealed by a sealing member. | 03-06-2014 |
20140071445 | Optical Module, Electronic Device, and Driving Method - An optical module includes a wavelength variable interference filter having a fixed reflective film, a movable reflective film which faces the fixed reflective film with a gap between reflective films interposed therebetween, and an electrostatic actuator that changes the gap between reflective films, and a gap control unit that controls the electrostatic actuator. The gap control unit controls the electrostatic actuator on the basis of an order which is set in accordance with a wavelength to be measured, and changes the gap between the reflective films. | 03-13-2014 |
20140340686 | VARIABLE WAVELENGTH INTERFERENCE FILTER, OPTICAL MODULE, AND OPTICAL ANALYSIS DEVICE - An etalon is provided with a fixed substrate and a movable substrate opposed to the fixed substrate. The fixed substrate is provided with a first bonding surface to be bonded to the movable substrate via a bonding film and a first electrode surface on which a part of the first electrode is formed. The movable substrate is provided with a second bonding surface to be bonded to the first bonding surface via the bonding film and a second electrode surface on which a part of the second electrode is formed. In the state in which the fixed substrate and the movable substrate are bonded to each other with the bonding film, the first electrode formed on the first electrode surface and the second electrode formed on the second electrode surface have contact with each other. | 11-20-2014 |
20150029590 | OPTICAL FILTER DEVICE, OPTICAL MODULE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND MEMS DEVICE - An optical filter device includes a wavelength variable interference filter that has a fixed substrate provided with a fixed reflective film and a movable substrate provided with a movable reflective film, a casing that has an inner space for storing the wavelength variable interference filter therein, and a fixation portion that fixes the wavelength variable interference filter to the casing. In addition, the fixation portion is provided between a side surface of the fixed substrate and an inner surface of the casing. | 01-29-2015 |
20150092275 | ACTUATOR DRIVE SYSTEM, OPTICAL MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An actuator drive system includes electrostatic actuators and a voltage controller that applies drive voltages to the electrostatic actuators, and the voltage controller includes a digital control device that splits an 8-bit drive variable corresponding to an overall displacement amount provided by the electrostatic actuators into 4-bit individual drive variables, a first DAC that produces a first drive voltage signal based on a first individual drive variable, and a second DAC that produces a second drive voltage signal based on a second individual drive variable. | 04-02-2015 |
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20080228299 | Audio Reproducing Apparatus And Audio Reproducing Method, Allowing Efficient Data Selection - In a music selection mode, a reproduction object deciding unit in an audio reproducing apparatus selects a plurality of pieces of candidate music from music data stored in a storage unit and has a reproducing unit reproduce them simultaneously. An assigned position deciding unit controls an audio processing unit in such a manner as to assign the sound images of the pieces of candidate music respectively to different positions. An input by which one unit of sound is selected from among a plurality of sounds that a user hears from the different positions is entered to an input unit. Then the reproduction object deciding unit determines that music data corresponding to the sound has been selected. This causes a changeover to a normal mode and the selected music data only is reproduced. | 09-18-2008 |
20110302032 | CONTENT RECOMMENDATION DEVICE AND CONTENT RECOMMENDATION METHOD - A content recommendation device includes: a use information storage section storing types of information related to use as information related to use of content by a user; a recommended content deciding section deciding content to be recommended to the user in accordance with each of the types of information related to use as a recommended content, and deciding types of recommended content items corresponding to the types of information related to use; a switching rule storage section storing a switching rule setting a period for switching the type of the recommended content as a rule set by a regional manager who is in charge of selling content in a specific region; a selection section selecting one type of the recommended content among the types of recommended content items when a recommended content suggestion request is generated from a terminal of the user residing in the specific region, and sequentially selecting different types of content after the period set by the switching rule; and a recommended information providing section providing information representing the recommended content selected by the selection section for the terminal of the user. | 12-08-2011 |
20110302165 | CONTENT RECOMMENDATION DEVICE AND CONTENT RECOMMENDATION METHOD - A content recommendation device deciding content to be recommended to a user among a plurality of content items includes: a clustering section creating a cluster set including clusters by clustering use statuses of content of users on the basis of a predetermined index; an effectiveness determining section determining effectiveness of the clustering by evaluating a correlation between the content and the cluster in the cluster set; a popular content deciding section selecting the cluster to which the user who becomes a recommendation partner belongs from the cluster set and deciding the popularity degree of each content item in accordance with the use status of each content item by the users in the cluster; and a recommended content deciding section evaluating the popularity degree of each content item in the cluster to which the user who becomes the recommendation partner belongs by taking into account and estimating the effectiveness of the cluster set therein and deciding the relatively popular content item among the content items as the content item to be recommended. | 12-08-2011 |
20120096026 | CONTENT RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM, CONTENT RECOMMENDATION METHOD, CONTENT RECOMMENDATION DEVICE, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - The content recommendation system includes a user attribute information acquisition means for acquiring attribute information of a given user, a list acquisition means for acquiring at least one list from among lists of content sequentially generated over time on the basis of the attribute information of the given user acquired by the user attribute information acquisition means, a user preference information acquisition means for acquiring user preference information, which is feature information of content preferred by the given user, a content extraction means for extracting some content from content included in the list acquired by the list acquisition means on the basis of the user preference information acquired by the user preference information acquisition means, and a content presentation means for presenting the content extracted by the content extraction means to the given user. | 04-19-2012 |
20140351207 | CONTENT RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM, CONTENT RECOMMENDATION METHOD, CONTENT RECOMMENDATION DEVICE, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - The content recommendation system includes a user attribute information acquisition means for acquiring attribute information of a given user, a list acquisition means for acquiring at least one list from among lists of content sequentially generated over time on the basis of the attribute information of the given user acquired by the user attribute information acquisition means, a user preference information acquisition means for acquiring user preference information, which is feature information of content preferred by the given user, a content extraction means for extracting some content from content included in the list acquired by the list acquisition means on the basis of the user preference information acquired by the user preference information acquisition means, and a content presentation means for presenting the content extracted by the content extraction means to the given user. | 11-27-2014 |
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20090288680 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A method for producing an organic light-emitting device is provided for an organic light-emitting device having a substrate provided with external connection terminals, organic light-emitting elements provided on the substrate, and a protective film that covers the organic light-emitting elements. The method includes, sequentially, providing a protective film removal layer on the external connection terminals, forming the protective film on the substrate, dividing the substrate on which the protective film has been formed, and cleaning the substrate with water, an aqueous solution, or a solvent. The protective film removal layer and the protective film are removed from the external connection terminals as a result of cleaning the substrate. | 11-26-2009 |
20100320909 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - Display apparatuses are enhanced in reliability in such a manner that external moisture is prevented from penetrating display regions and planarization layers are prevented from being stripped off. In particular, in a display apparatus including a display region containing organic light-emitting devices arranged on a circuit substrate, a bank-separating region separating a bank is provided in a planarization layer-separating region separating a planarization layer, an end portion of the planarization layer is covered with the bank, an end portion of an organic protective layer extending over the display region is spaced from a portion of the planarization layer that is located outside the bank-separating region and a portion of the bank that is located outside the bank-separating region, and the inorganic protective layer and an end portion of the bank that is disposed in the display region are covered with an inorganic protective layer. | 12-23-2010 |
20110115961 | ORGANIC ELECTRO-LUMINESCENT DISPLAY APPARATUS AND IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - Light is prevented from being emitted from a region that overlaps a contract hole in a structure in which light emitting devices are stacked. A stacked organic electro-luminescent display apparatus includes a contact hole that electrically connects a first electrode or a second electrode to a driving circuit. The first or second electrode and a second organic compound layer are provided in the contact hole, and the second organic compound layer existing in the contact hole does not emit light. | 05-19-2011 |
20120273457 | THIN FILM PATTERNING METHOD - Provided is a thin film patterning method for patterning a thin film made of one of inorganic, organic, and organic/inorganic materials provided on a first substrate including: forming and patterning a thin film made of a material A on the first substrate; forming a thin film made of a material B, which is one of inorganic, organic, and organic/inorganic materials, on the first substrate and on the thin film; bonding the thin film, which is formed on the thin film, to a second substrate, thereby laminating the first substrate and the second substrate together to produce a laminated substrate; and removing the thin film and the thin film, which is provided on the thin film, from the first substrate. | 11-01-2012 |
20120276484 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ORGANIC EL DISPLAY DEVICE - A method for manufacturing an organic EL display device is provided in which an organic compound layer is formed by vapor deposition after a layer used for patterning the organic compound layer has been formed, so that the organic compound layer is formed without being affected by the surface tension of the sides of the layer for the patterning. | 11-01-2012 |
20130137205 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE - A method of manufacturing an organic electroluminescent device includes a step of forming a masking layer and an intermediate layer on a first organic compound layer such that the masking layer and the intermediate layer have a predetermined pattern, a step of patterning the first organic compound layer using the masking layer and the intermediate layer, a step of forming a second organic compound layer, and a step of removing the intermediate layer and the second organic compound layer formed thereon in such a manner that the intermediate layer is contacted with a dissolving liquid for dissolving the intermediate layer. In the method, the first and second organic compound layers are protected by covering the first and second organic compound layers with a sacrificial layer until the patterning of the first and second organic compound layers is completed. | 05-30-2013 |
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20090031853 | COMBINATION GEAR, DETACHABLE UNIT, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THESE - A combination gear having a simple structure is provided at low cost without increasing a number of components. In at least two gears adjacent in an axial line direction and having a same rotation direction, three engaging portions arranged in a regular triangle are formed at an end of one of the adjacent gears and a regular triangle engaging hole is formed at an end of another gear. The engaging portions and the engaging hole fit together with play remaining, and when one of the gears rotates, the three engaging portions and three surfaces of the engaging hole engage such that the other gear rotates coaxially, and when rotation stops, the engaging portions and the engaging hole move in a direction orthogonal to the axial line by a play amount and become eccentric. | 02-05-2009 |
20090052940 | IMAGING CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An imaging cartridge is detachably loaded into an image forming apparatus body. A process unit has a developing device for developing an electrostatic latent image on a photoconductor to form a toner image, and a cleaning device for collecting toner remaining on the image bearing body even after transfer of the toner image. A new toner box is detachably attached to the process unit and serves for storing therein unused toner fed to a developing device. A waste toner box is detachably attached to the process unit and serves for storing therein waste toner collected by the cleaning device. A support mechanism couples the new toner box and the waste toner box to each other so as to be supported each other in a manner allowing elastic relative displacement. | 02-26-2009 |
20090060567 | IMAGING CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Downsizing can be achieved even with simple structure. An imaging cartridge includes an image carrier | 03-05-2009 |
20090060570 | IMAGING CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An imaging cartridge has a process unit and a toner box unit formed by integrating a new toner box and a waste toner box. The toner box unit is attachable to and detachable from the process unit. Shutters which open and close a connecting section between the new toner box and a developing device included in the process unit can be opened by manual operation when the toner box unit is attached to the process unit. Shutters and which open and close a connecting section between a cleaning device included in the process unit and the waste toner box are opened when the imaging cartridge is in the process of being moved to a prescribed position in an apparatus body. | 03-05-2009 |
20090214255 | IMAGING CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention provides an imaging cartridge in which a handle, which is used for mounting the imaging cartridge to either one of two image forming apparatuses in which the attachment/detachment directions of the imaging cartridge are different, does not obstruct the mounting operation of the imaging cartridge to the other image forming apparatus. The imaging cartridge can be attached to or detached from a main body of a first image forming apparatus in a first direction, while can be attached to or detached from a main body of a second image forming apparatus in a second direction that is different from the first direction by 90 degrees. The imaging cartridge includes a pair of handles gripped upon attaching or detaching the imaging cartridge to or from the main body of the first image forming apparatus in the first direction. The handle of the pair of handles, which is positioned at the far side when the imaging cartridge is attached to or detached from the main body of the second image forming apparatus, is made of a movable handle that moves so as not to hinder the attaching or detaching operation. | 08-27-2009 |
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20090108646 | VEHICLE SEAT - A seat back has a seat back frame, a plane spring structure, and a headrest provided at the upper end of a seat back frame. The plane spring structure has left and right side wires, and horizontal wires extending in the horizontal direction. Connection wires are provided between the seat back frame and plane spring structure. First end portions and second end portions of the connection wires function as detachable portions. At least one of these detachable portions is detached from the seat back frame or plane spring structure by the load applied to the seat back, when a vehicle is bumped from behind. | 04-30-2009 |
20130278030 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat comprises: a vehicle body side member; a seat cushion having left and right side frames; left and right front links provided respectively between front end sides of the left and right side frames and the vehicle body side member, the left and right front links configure a portion of a lifter mechanism that moves the seat cushion, and one end side of the respective left and right front links is coupled to the vehicle body side member so as to be rotatable about an axis along the seat left-right direction; and a coupling member coupling together front end sides of the left and right side frames along the seat left-right direction, that is rotatable with respect to the left and right side frames about an axis along the seat left-right direction, and that is joined to other end side of the respective left and right front links. | 10-24-2013 |
20130300166 | HEADREST DEVICE - A headrest device comprising: a headrest stay that is coupled to an upper end portion of a seatback of a vehicle seat, and that supports a headrest pad; an internal structure that is embedded inside the headrest pad, that is supported from a rear by the headrest stay, and that supports a head of an occupant from the rear during a vehicle rear-on collision via a support face that is formed at a front face of the internal structure; and a forward projection portion that is configured by a portion of the headrest stay that projects forward, that is disposed at an upper side or a lower side of the support face within the headrest pad, and that suppresses the head supported by the support face from tilting backward or tilting forward by pivoting about the support face as a pivoting center. | 11-14-2013 |
20130307301 | VEHICLE SEAT - In a vehicle seat ( | 11-21-2013 |
20140132048 | VEHICLE SEAT - In a seat device, a stay including grommets is set with bending rigidity towards the vehicle front lower than the bending rigidity towards the vehicle rear. Moreover, there is a large displacement of the headrest towards the vehicle front since the stay including the grommets has a lower bending rigidity towards the vehicle front than the bending rigidity towards the vehicle rear. The headrest can be promptly displaced towards the side of the head of the occupant due to setting the bending rigidity of the stay including the grommets, thereby enabling the time until the headrest contacts the head of the occupant to be shortened with a simple configuration. | 05-15-2014 |
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20090023143 | Predicting agent for metastasis - By disclosing part of metastasis mechanisms in cancer cells, the metastatic potential of cancer cells will be determinable. Anti-galectin-9 Ab against galectin-9 is contained as an effective component with or without others, thereby enabling the evaluation or detection of galectin-9 expression levels in cancer cells wherein the metastatic potential of the cancer cells can be assessed or detected. | 01-22-2009 |
20100009908 | Galectin 9-Polymer Conjugates - Galectin 9, which is an immune function-controlling factor belonging to a new class that is different from known cytokines and is expected to be used as a therapeutic drug for various immune-related diseases such as an autoimmune disease, has disadvantages (such as high sensitivity to protease and poor solubility) to be solved in developing therapeutic drugs. Therefore, there is a need to overcome these disadvantages. Chemically modified galectin 9, prepared by conjugating a polymer (for example, poly(ethylene glycol: PEG) to galectin 9, in particular, stabilized galectin 9, is verified to exert higher solubility with improvements in pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics (for example, prolongation of action potential duration, such as prolongation of blood half-life and others) and in suppression of hemagglutination and thus has excellent characteristics as a drug. | 01-14-2010 |
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20110281351 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LAMINATED HIGH-DENSITY CULTURED ARTIFICIAL TISSUE, AND LAMINATED HIGH-DENSITY CULTURED ARTIFICIAL TISSUE - Disclosed is a process for producing an artificial tissue, which comprises a step of providing a liquid flow control member and a mesh member in a flow path through which a cell culture liquid comprising at least one type of animal cells, a collagen-binding cell growth factor and an extracellular matrix component is circulated and cultured to accumulate the extracellular matrix molecule and the animal cells on the surface of the liquid flow control member at a high density, thereby forming a high-density cultured tissue, wherein the liquid flow control member and the mesh member are so arranged in the flow path that these members are in contact with each other or in proximity to each other, and wherein the mesh member is arranged on the back side of the liquid flow control member relative to the direction of the liquid flow. Also disclosed is an artificial tissue produced by the process. | 11-17-2011 |
20130017998 | NOVEL MODIFIED GALECTIN 9 PROTEINS AND USE THEREOF - A recombinant galectin 9 (rGal 9) is provided which exhibits an immune system-mediated action and a direct action on tumor cells (i.e., activity of inducing the intercellular adhesion and apoptosis of the tumor cells), thereby potent in inducing the inhibition of cancer metastasis and reduction. Moreover, the rGal 9 exerts no efficacy on non-activated lymphocytes but can induce apoptosis in activated T cells, in particular, CD4-positive T cells causing an excessive immune response. | 01-17-2013 |
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20080265481 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes moving rollers and a feeding roller. The moving rollers move a set first sheet in a direction intersecting a conveying direction. The feeding roller conveys sheets at a sheet stacking portion. After the first sheet is shifted to a parallel position by the moving roller, a second sheet at a setting position and the first sheet at the parallel position are conveyed by the feeding roller. | 10-30-2008 |
20080265496 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes a platen that guides a sheet, restraining members disposed on the platen at respective side edges of the sheet to restrain the side edges of the sheet from being raised, a sheet width detector that detects the width of the sheet, and a restraining member detector that detects the positions of the restraining members. At least one of the restraining members is moved in accordance with the information obtained by the sheet width detector regarding the positions of the side edges of the sheet and the information obtained by the restraining position detector regarding the positions of the restraining members. | 10-30-2008 |
20080266622 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS - A sheet processing apparatus includes a feeding portion that feeds an original or a recording medium, a reading portion that reads an original, and a recording portion that performs recording on a recording medium. The original or recording medium fed from the feeding portion can be selectively conveyed to the reading portion or the recording portion, thereby allowing for compactness of the apparatus as well as cost reduction. | 10-30-2008 |
20090096831 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An inkjet recording apparatus includes a first support member fixed to a chassis and configured to guide the motion of a carriage, and a second support member provided farther from a platen than the first support member. The gap between a recording head and the platen is changed by moving the second support member. | 04-16-2009 |
20090141098 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes a head set lever which fixes a head cartridge to a carriage section. The head set lever is movable between a first position at which the head cartridge is fixed to the carriage section and a second position at which mounting and removal of the head cartridge on and from the carriage section is permitted. Attachment of an ink tank to the head cartridge is inhibited when the head cartridge is mounted on the carriage section and the head set lever is arranged at a position other than the first position. | 06-04-2009 |
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20120176453 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes a head set lever which fixes a head cartridge to a carriage section. The head set lever is movable between a first position at which the head cartridge is fixed to the carriage section and a second position at which mounting and removal of the head cartridge on and from the carriage section is permitted. Attachment of an ink tank to the head cartridge is inhibited when the head cartridge is mounted on the carriage section and the head set lever is arranged at a position other than the first position. | 07-12-2012 |
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20090037005 | Electronic device media management system and method - An electronic device, comprising a media system module configured to output media content of a playlist, the media system module configured to identify a media file from the playlist and, if the identified media file lacks at least one of an audio component or a visual component, output another media file having the lacking component from the playlist concurrently with the identified media file. | 02-05-2009 |
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20110004749 | Launching An Application From A Power Management State - A method for launching a selected application in a computer system that is either in a sleep state or a power-off state, the computer system includes an operating system (OS) installed therein to execute applications in a normal mode of the OS. The method includes, while the computer system is in one of the sleep state and the power-off state, receiving a command to launch the selected application in the computer system, loading the OS in a sandbox mode preconfigured for the selected application, and the OS in the sandbox mode launching the selected application to run in the computer system. | 01-06-2011 |
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20140028558 | INPUT DEVICE - An example of the input device includes a housing, a processor, a first input member, and a second input member. The input device additionally includes a non-transitory storage medium including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to generate a first command in the user interface of the computer program upon movement of the first input member to an actuated position, a second command in the user interface of the computer program upon movement of the second input member to an actuated position, the second command differing from the first command, and a scroll command in the user interface of the computer program upon movement of the housing of the input device in a direction, the scroll command differing from the first command and second command, while the first input member and the second input member are in the actuated positions. | 01-30-2014 |