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20090129132 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR POWER CONVERTER - A control circuit for a power converter includes a voltage command unit that generates a voltage command signal, a voltage command compensation unit that compensates the voltage command signal to generate a compensatory voltage command signal, and a switching pattern arithmetic unit that generates a switching signal for each of semiconductor switching elements of the power converter based on the compensatory voltage command signal and a carrier wave. The conversional fundamental frequency of the power converter is f and the carrier frequency of the carrier wave is fc. The voltage command compensation unit generates a compensation signal including at least one compensatory frequency component of fc−n×f (where n denotes successive positive and negative integers), and generates the compensatory voltage command signal. | 05-21-2009 |
20090184598 | ROTATIONAL ANGLE DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERMANENT MAGNET DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINE AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE - A rotational angle detection device for a permanent magnet dynamo-electric machine, including: a stator ( | 07-23-2009 |
20100271853 | CONTROLLER OF POWER CONVERTER - A controller of a power converter including an inverter that includes plural semiconductor switching elements. The controller suppresses an error between a voltage command and an inverter output voltage and responds to a voltage command at a high speed. The controller includes a voltage command generator that generates a voltage command signal and a switching pattern calculator that calculates and outputs, based on the voltage command signal, a switching pattern of a synchronous PWM system in which an average value of an inverter output voltage matches the voltage command signal. | 10-28-2010 |
20100277149 | CONTROLLER OF POWER CONVERTER - A controller that controls a switching element of an inverter using pulse width modulation is applied to a power converter including an inverter, to realize a stable change of a carrier frequency, current control responsiveness, and inverter loss suppression. The controller includes a carrier-frequency setting unit that sets a carrier frequency command used for pulse width modulation of an inverter corresponding to a current command and a current-command change rate. The carrier-frequency setting unit includes a carrier frequency map having mapped thereon information of a carrier frequency corresponding to a current command expressed in a vertical axis and a current-command change rate expressed in a lateral axis, and outputs information of a carrier frequency on the carrier frequency map corresponding to the input current command and the input current-command change rate to a switching pattern calculator. | 11-04-2010 |
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20110100954 | PLASMA ETCHING METHOD AND PLASMA ETCHING APPARATUS - In processing a magnetic film composed for example of Fe, Co or Ni formed on a substrate and a nonvolatile metal containing the same in a vacuum reactor using a plasma generating gas for generating plasma and a gas containing C and O, a power applied to an antenna for generating plasma is time-modulated, wherein the feeding of gas containing C and O to the vacuum reactor is synchronized with the time-modulated antenna power so that the supply of gas containing C and O to the vacuum reactor is suppressed when the antenna power is high and the gas containing C and O is fed to the vacuum reactor when the antenna power is low. | 05-05-2011 |
20130200042 | PLASMA ETCHING METHOD AND PLASMA ETCHING APPARATUS - In processing a magnetic film composed for example of Fe, Co or Ni formed on a substrate and a nonvolatile metal containing the same in a vacuum reactor using a plasma generating gas for generating plasma and a gas containing C and O, a power applied to an antenna for generating plasma is time-modulated, wherein the feeding of gas containing C and O to the vacuum reactor is synchronized with the time-modulated antenna power so that the supply of gas containing C and O to the vacuum reactor is suppressed when the antenna power is high and the gas containing C and O is fed to the vacuum reactor when the antenna power is low. | 08-08-2013 |
20140116985 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MAGNETORESISTIVE ELEMENT - The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a magnetoresistive element having a high selection ratio of an insulating layer to a free layer. The method for manufacturing a magnetoresistive element includes the steps of preparing (left drawing, middle drawing) a substrate on which a free layer, a fixed layer disposed under a first magnetic layer, and a barrier layer that is an insulating layer disposed between the free layer and the fixed layer are formed and processing (right drawing) the free layer by plasma etching, in which an insulating layer configuring the barrier layer contains a Ta element or a Ti element. | 05-01-2014 |
20150068681 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A plasma processing device includes a processing chamber for generating a plasma, a vacuum window that constitutes a part of a wall of the processing chamber, induction antennas including at least two systems for generating plasma in the processing chamber, radio frequency power sources for applying the current independently to the respective induction antennas, and a controller including phase circuits for controlling the phase of the current of the radio frequency power sources of the respective systems or the current value over time, and a control unit. The controller sequentially time modulates the phase difference between currents flowing to the systems or the current value within a sample processing period to move the plasma generation position so as to make the ion incident angle to the wafer uniform in the wafer plane. | 03-12-2015 |
20150125511 | STERILE COMPOSITION - A sterile composition which comprises a protein and an aliphatic polyester containing the protein and is sterilized with radiation. In this sterile composition, the structure and function (activity) of the protein are retained. | 05-07-2015 |
20150132279 | RADIATION STERILIZATION-RESISTANT PROTEIN COMPOSITION - A protein composition which comprises a mixture of glycine, phenylalanine and histidine and/or a cellulose ether derivative as an additive and has resistance to radiation sterilization. | 05-14-2015 |
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20080255427 | LIGATION APPARATUS AND A LIGATION MEMBER - Provided is a grasper including an introduction tube that is capable of being inserted into a body cavity; an operational elongate body that is inserted into the introduction tube so as to advance and retract; and a clip that is attached to a distal end portion of the introduction tube and is operated by the relative movement between the operational elongate body and the introduction tube so as to grasp a body tissue, then is indwelled in a body. The clip has a plurality of grasping arms which are operated to be moved by the operational elongate body or the introduction tube, at least in a direction where the grasping arms are closed, so as to grasp the body tissue; and a retracting portion which retracts a portion of the body tissue between the plurality of grasping arms. | 10-16-2008 |
20150230799 | CLIP UNIT - A clip unit including: a clip main body having a first arm portion, a second arm portion, and a middle portion; a pressing tube formed in a tube shape to be capable of accommodating the clip main body, the pressing tube being provided to deform the clip main body so as to make a distal end of the first arm portion and a distal end of the second arm portion to approach to each other, as the middle portion, the first arm portion, and the second arm portion are moved toward a proximal end side of the clip unit; a locking portion configured to protrude from an inner circumferential surface of the pressing tube on the proximal end side of the pressing tube; and a first locked portion configured to protrude from a lateral surface of the first arm portion. | 08-20-2015 |
20150305741 | ENDOSCOPE TREATMENT TOOL - An endoscope treatment tool includes: a clip unit having a clip main body which includes first and second arm portions, a pressing tube which is formed in a tube shape, a locking portion which protrudes from an inner circumferential surface of a proximal end of the pressing tube, and a locked portion which protrudes from the clip main body; a linear member connected to the clip unit; a sheath in which the linear member is inserted; and a fracture mechanism connected to a proximal end of the linear member. The fracture mechanism includes a first support member connected to the linear member, a second support member disposed on a proximal end side of the first support member, and a fracturable member disposed between the first support member and the second support member so as to connect the first support member and the second support member. | 10-29-2015 |
20150374381 | ENDOSCOPE TREATMENT TOOL - An endoscope treatment tool includes a clip main body which includes a pair of arm portions; a pressing tube through which the clip main body is inserted; a locking portion which is disposed on an inner circumferential surface of a proximal end of the pressing tube; a locked portion which is disposed on the proximal end side of the clip main body; a sheath portion; a linear member connected to the clip main body and inserted through the sheath portion; a stopper portion which is configured to regulate a protrusion length of the linear member with respect to the distal end of the sheath portion; and a connection member which is disposed at a distal end of the linear member such that a connection between the linear member and the clip main body is released by regulating a movement of the clip main body. | 12-31-2015 |
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20130283836 | EXPANSION VALVE AND VIBRATION-PROOF SPRING - An expansion valve includes a shaft for transmitting the drive force to a valve element and a vibration-proof spring, set between the body and the shaft, which generates the sliding friction by biasing the shaft. The vibration-proof spring includes a spring body of a hollow tube shape, a spring part, which is integrally formed with a side wall of the spring body, and a bulging portion formed on the spring part in a protruding manner such that the tip of the bulging portion is placed opposite to a part of the shaft. When the bulging portion abuts against the shaft inserted to the vibration-proof spring, the spring part is placed in a position along the spring body or is warped outwardly from the spring body, so that the elastically reactive force resulting from the warped spring part allows the shaft to slide in a stabilized manner. | 10-31-2013 |
20160084549 | CONTROL VALVE - A vibration-proof spring, which coaxially inserts a shaft, is provided in a body of a control valve. The vibration-proof spring includes a cylindrical spring body, spring parts, which are integrally formed with a side wall of the spring body and are supported by the spring body in a cantilevered manner, and bulging portions, which are formed, on surfaces of the spring parts facing the shaft, in a protruding manner. The spring body is formed as a cylindrical body such that a plate-like body, which is obtained by punching a metallic plate through a press-forming process, is bent along a longitudinal direction of the plate-like body. Also, the spring body is formed in such a manner as to have edge parts that protrude radially outward from at least one of ends of the cylindrical body in the direction of axis line. | 03-24-2016 |
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20150066370 | WEATHER PREDICTING METHOD, WEATHER PREDICTING APPARATUS, AND AIR UTILIZING APPARATUS - A weather predicting method includes: selecting, from weather information related to areas and times and including temperature data, a weather information sets related to multiple times over a fixed period concerning a first area containing a location where the air utilizing apparatus is placed; by solving, with selected weather information sets as input data, differential equations expressing the weather information based on analysis models for conducting weather simulations, generating a first narrow-area weather information sets related to smaller second areas disposed within the first area; selecting a second narrow-area weather information set concerning a second area containing the location of the air utilizing apparatus from among generated first narrow-area weather information sets; and generating a temperature cumulative frequency distribution or a temperature exceedance probability distribution during the fixed period by using temperature data contained in the second narrow-area weather information set for calculating a design temperature of the air utilizing apparatus. | 03-05-2015 |
20150120193 | WEATHER PREDICTING METHOD, WATER PREDICTING APPARATUS, AND AIR UTILIZING APPARATUS - A weather predicting method is provided and includes: selecting, from weather information including temperature data and related to times and areas, a weather information related to an area containing a location where an air utilizing apparatus is placed and related to multiple times over a certain period; by solving, with weather information as input data, differential equations expressing weather information based on weather analysis models used for conducting weather simulations, generating first narrow-area weather information related to areas smaller than the area corresponding to the weather information; selecting a second narrow-area weather information concerning an area containing the location of the air utilizing apparatus from among the first narrow-area weather information; and generating a temperature cumulative distribution or a temperature exceedance probability distribution over a certain period by using temperature data contained in the second narrow-area weather information for calculating a design temperature of the air utilizing apparatus. | 04-30-2015 |
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20080297431 | Liquid Crystal Display Apparatus and Information Device - In a liquid crystal display, a pixel driving circuit | 12-04-2008 |
20090059145 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The liquid crystal display device according to this invention includes a control structure provided at each of or one of a liquid crystal side of a first substrate and a liquid crystal side of a second substrate to control a tilt direction of a liquid crystal upon application of a voltage to a liquid crystal layer, a first domain where a liquid crystal tilts in one direction upon application of a voltage to a liquid crystal layer, and a second domain where a liquid crystal tilts in a direction different from the tilt direction of the liquid crystal in the first domain by substantially 180°. Herein, an angle formed by the tilt direction of the liquid crystal in the first domain and a horizontal direction of a screen in the liquid crystal display device falls within a range between 22° and 39° or a range between 51° and 68°. | 03-05-2009 |
20090161048 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - In a liquid crystal display ( | 06-25-2009 |
20090290113 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - The display device includes a pair of insulating substrates arranged so as to be opposed, a bonding layer, and a strain suppressing plate. The bonding layer is provided on the outer surface side of one insulating substrate. The strain suppressing plate has rigidity higher than that of the insulating substrate to suppress the strain caused by curving the insulating substrate. The strain suppressing plate is fixed to the insulating substrate by the bonding layer. | 11-26-2009 |
20140085439 | DISPLAY DEVICE - The display device includes a display panel on which sub-pixel pairs are arranged in a lateral direction, and a parallax barrier shutter panel on which sub-openings that can be changed between a light transmittance state and a light-shielding state are arranged in a lateral direction. Arbitrary allocated number of adjacent sub-openings among the plural sub-openings belonging to a reference parallax barrier pitch are put into a light transmittance state, and the remaining sub-openings are put into a light-shielding state, so that a general opening is formed on the parallax barrier shutter panel. A sub-opening pitch of the sub-opening on the boundary part between the adjacent common driving areas is different from the sub-opening pitch of the other sub-openings. | 03-27-2014 |
20140218670 | MULTIPLE VIEW LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - Each pixel of a multiple view liquid crystal display in a normally black mode includes a counter electrode provided with a slit for generating a fringe electric field. An alignment film subjected to liquid crystal alignment processing in a predetermined direction is disposed on a surface of a TFT substrate provided with the counter electrode. An angle formed by an extending direction of a slit at an end of a pixel region (a first region) and a direction of the liquid crystal alignment processing is greater than an angle formed by the extending direction of the slit in a central part of the pixel region (a second region) and the direction of the liquid crystal alignment processing. The first region has a higher transmittance than that in the second region when low luminance display is carried out. | 08-07-2014 |
20140313456 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A first polarizing plate is disposed on a first main surface of a liquid crystal display panel. A second polarizing plate is disposed on a second main surface of the liquid crystal panel. The first polarizing plate includes a first polarizer and a first phase difference film laminated on a main surface on the liquid crystal display panel side in the first polarizer. The second polarizing plate includes a second polarizer and a transparent film laminated on a main surface on the side opposite to the liquid crystal display panel in the second polarizer. | 10-23-2014 |
20150098034 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device of a horizontal electric field type includes: a first electrode and a second electrode formed on a liquid-crystal-side surface of the first transparent substrate, and two polarization plates respectively adhered such that respective transmission axes thereof are orthogonal to each other, wherein the liquid crystal material is rotated by an electric field generated between the first electrode and the second electrode. With respect to the transmission axis located in an extending direction between the first electrode and the second electrode, an initial orientation direction of the liquid crystal material is within a range between a direction rotated by 0.5-degree in an opposite response direction of the liquid crystal material and a direction orthogonal to an electric field direction generated between the first electrode and the second electrode. | 04-09-2015 |
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20090204284 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - Provided is a vehicle control system which can maintain stability of the vehicle with an inexpensive configuration without bringing discomfort to a driver when control intervenes. The vehicle control system includes: road surface reaction torque detecting means | 08-13-2009 |
20150354974 | CHARGING FACILITY INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM AND ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN VEHICLE - A charging facility information providing system includes: an electrically driven vehicle, a charging facility, and a management center, wherein, in the case of charging the storage battery, the electrically driven vehicle and the charging facility perform charge communication, the electrically driven vehicle sends travel plan information, to the charging facility by the charge communication during the charge of the storage battery, the charging facility transfers the travel plan information sent from the electrically driven vehicle to the management center through an information network, then based on the travel plan information received from the charging facility, the management center creates a charging plan which is matched with the running route of the electrically driven vehicle, acquires charging facility information of a charging facility at a scheduled charging place included in the charging plan, and sends the charging plan and the charging facility information to the charging facility through the information network and the charging facility transfers the acquired charging plan and the charging facility information to the electrically driven vehicle by the charge communication. | 12-10-2015 |
20160039296 | CHARGING AND DISCHARGING CONTROL APPARATUS AND ELECTRIC MOTOR VEHICLE - The present invention aims to provide a charging and discharging control apparatus that can reduce a period until charging and discharging processing is started while reducing power consumption during non-use, and to provide an electric motor vehicle including the charging and discharging control apparatus. The charging and discharging control apparatus of the present invention predicts, with use of a charging and discharging start predictor, whether a charging and discharging operation including at least one of an operation to charge a storage apparatus and an operation to discharge the storage apparatus is started or not. In accordance with a result of prediction, a manager manages transition of a charging and discharging controller from an activated state to a standby state and from the standby state to the activated state. | 02-11-2016 |
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20110064234 | REFLECTOR STRUCTURE, SOUND FIELD ADJUSTING METHOD, COLUMNAR REFLECTOR STRUCTURE, ROOM, PROGRAM, AND VARIOUS ACOUSTIC ROOM DESIGNING SYSTEM - There is provided a sound field adjusting method that can provide an acoustic improvement effect tailored to the characteristics of various acoustic rooms, with small differences in reflection properties between sound receiving points. The diameters of a plurality of columnar reflectors are calculated so as to diffuse sound waves of respective different frequency ranges. An arrangement condition is calculated so that the columnar reflectors having the calculated diameters form a plurality of reflecting surfaces that reflect the sound waves of different frequency ranges in random reflection directions, with random reflection time delays, or in random phases. The plurality of columnar reflectors having respective different diameters are then arranged under the arrangement condition. The arrangement condition is calculated to form a reflecting surface for a sound wave of a higher frequency range near a sound source, and form a reflecting surface for a sound wave of a lower frequency range far from the sound source. A sound absorbing structure by using the internal space of the arranged columnar reflectors provides effective countermeasures against low-range standing waves. | 03-17-2011 |
20120014551 | SOUND GENERATION SYSTEM, SOUND RECORDING SYSTEM, SOUND GENERATION METHOD, SOUND RECORDING METHOD, SOUND ADJUSTING METHOD, SOUND ADJUSTING PROGRAM, SOUND FIELD ADJUSTING SYSTEM, SPEAKER STAND, FURNITURE, SPEAKER CABINET, AND SPEAKER DEVICE - Provided are a sound generation system and a sound recording system, which are placed in a room to adjust sound. A columnar body is disposed around a sound source to adjust how much sound of a low-tone range, as well as of a middle- and high-tone range, is absorbed and diffused. Moreover, a columnar body is disposed around a recording device to adjust how much sound of a low-tone range, as well as of a middle- and high-tone range, is absorbed and diffused. The columnar bodies may be made of a combination of different diameters and/or lengths. The arrangement distances may be random. With the columnar body disposed at the most appropriate location, it is possible to adjust sound in a wide band. | 01-19-2012 |
20140334654 | SOUND GENERATION SYSTEM, SOUND RECORDING SYSTEM, SOUND GENERATION METHOD, SOUND RECORDING METHOD, SOUND ADJUSTING METHOD, SOUND ADJUSTING PROGRAM, SOUND FIELD ADJUSTING SYSTEM, SPEAKER STAND, FURNITURE, SPEAKER CABINET, AND SPEAKER DEVICE - Provided are a sound generation system and a sound recording system, which are placed in a room to adjust sound. A columnar body is disposed around a sound source to adjust how much sound of a low-tone range, as well as of a middle- and high-tone range, is absorbed and diffused. Moreover, a columnar body is disposed around a recording device to adjust how much sound of a low-tone range, as well as of a middle- and high-tone range, is absorbed and diffused. The columnar bodies may be made of a combination of different diameters and/or lengths. The arrangement distances may be random. With the columnar body disposed at the most appropriate location, it is possible to adjust sound in a wide band. | 11-13-2014 |
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20090251272 | INDUCTOR - An inductor includes a magnetic core having high permeability or high saturation property; and a coil element embedded in the magnetic core, wherein the magnetic core has a polygon, with 5 or more, pillar shape. | 10-08-2009 |
20100321143 | INDUCTOR - Provided is an inductor which effectively uses a mounting space and has remarkably reduced radiation noise. The inductor is provided with a magnetic core ( | 12-23-2010 |
20110267848 | POWER CONVERTER - Reduction of power loss and operation in a two-phase mode are made possible. | 11-03-2011 |
20130128622 | POWER CONVERTING APPARATUS - A power converting apparatus makes reduction of power loss possible and operates in a two-phase mode. A power converting apparatus of the inventive concept includes I-shaped block cores, each being made of a magnetic material; and E-shaped cores, each being produced by combining two L-shaped magnetic materials to each of the I-shaped cores. In each of the E-shaped cores, the block core is defined as a central leg, the other two legs are defined as a first outside leg and a second outside leg, respectively, and a closed magnetic path is configured by two E-shaped cores combined such that one of respective central legs in the two E-shaped cores, one of respective first outside legs therein, and one of respective second outside legs therein are caused to face the other of the central legs, the other of the first outside legs, and the other of the second outside legs. | 05-23-2013 |