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20100029931 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LACTAM COMPOUND - Disclosed is a method for industrially efficiently producing a lactam compound having 8 to 15 carbon atoms at low cost by allowing a rearrangement reaction of a cyclic oxime compound to proceed without causing large amounts of by-products such as ammonium sulfate. | 02-04-2010 |
20110071313 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AROMATIC CARBOXYLIC ACID - A process for allowing an oxidation reaction efficiently to produce an object aromatic carboxylic acid with an efficient productivity by improving a catalyst activity even in the presence of a relatively small amount of a catalyst is provided. | 03-24-2011 |
20110071314 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AROMATIC POLYCARBOXYLIC ACID - A process for producing an aromatic polycarboxylic acid in which all alkyl groups are converted into carboxyl groups in a high yield by decreasing a residual amount of an intermediate product is provided. The process comprises oxygen-oxidizing an aromatic compound having a plurality of alkyl groups (e.g., durene) in the presence of a catalyst containing a cyclic imino unit having an N—OR group (wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or a protecting group for a hydroxyl group) and a transition metal co-catalyst (e.g., a cobalt compound, a manganese compound, and a zirconium compound) under heating in a lower-temperature zone and a higher-temperature zone to produce an aromatic polycarboxylic acid in which a plurality of alkyl groups are oxidized into carboxyl groups. In an initial stage of the reaction, the reaction may be conducted in a first lower-temperature zone (a reaction temperature of 60 to 120° C. and a second lower-temperature zone (an intermediate temperature zone) (a reaction temperature of 100 to 140° C.); and then, in a latter stage of the reaction, the reaction may be conducted in a higher-temperature zone (a reaction temperature of 110 to 150° C.). | 03-24-2011 |
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20090204001 | ULTRASONIC PROBE AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - A base has a plurality of projections or recesses. Each of the projections or recesses corresponds to one channel of vibration elements. Each of the vibration elements has a plurality of MUT elements. Each of the MUT elements transmits and receives ultrasonic waves. A plurality of MUT elements are arranged in each of the projections or recesses. Consequently, each of the vibration elements can transmit and receive ultrasonic waves having radiation surfaces curved along the surfaces of the projections or recesses. | 08-13-2009 |
20120004554 | ULTRASOUND PROBE AND ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUS - The ultrasound probe according to the present embodiment comprises ultrasound oscillators configured to transmit and receive ultrasound waves, an intermediate layer configured to have greater acoustic impedance than the ultrasound oscillators, a backing material configured to support the ultrasound oscillators, and a buffer layer. The ultrasound oscillators, the intermediate layer and the backing material are disposed in that order of the ultrasound oscillator, the intermediate layer and the backing material. The buffer layer, which has smaller acoustic impedance than the intermediate layer and the backing material, is disposed between the intermediate layer and the backing material. | 01-05-2012 |
20130190625 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, PHASE SHIFT TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION CONTROL METHOD, AND ULTRASONIC PROBE - According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic probe has a laminated structure of an acoustic matching layer, transducer layer with arrayed transducers, and backing layer. A transmission/reception unit transmits and receives ultrasonic waves to and from an object via the transducers. A control unit controls the transmission/reception unit to synchronize ultrasonic-wave generation by a specific transducer of the transducers with ultrasonic-wave reception by a different transducer. A phase shift detection unit detects a phase shift between an output signal from the transmission/reception unit and a reference signal, the output signal corresponding to synchronization between the ultrasonic-wave generation and the ultrasonic-wave reception. | 07-25-2013 |
20130229893 | ULTRASOUND PROBE - An ultrasound probe is provided that may improves specific desensitization of the frequency observed in the frequency characteristics and/or directional characteristics. The ultrasound probe related to this embodiment comprises an ultrasound transducer | 09-05-2013 |
20130241350 | ULTRASONIC PROBE - An ultrasonic probe including a piezoelectric vibrator and a layer, wherein the piezoelectric vibrator transmits and receives ultrasonic waves. The layer is connected to a rear surface of a side opposite a side receiving and sending ultrasonic waves from the piezoelectric vibrator and has an acoustic impedance and Young's modulus larger than that of the piezoelectric vibrator, and includes a plurality of grooves arranged such that the rear surface of the piezoelectric vibrator faces the grooves opening, wherein the plurality of grooves are shaped such that groove capacity occupying the layer volume is increased in a direction along a center to an end of the rear surface of the piezoelectric vibrator. | 09-19-2013 |
20140316272 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS - The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus is provided capable of preventing visibility of the ultrasound image from being impaired when piercing a puncture needle. The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus according to the embodiments includes an image processor and a display controller. The image processor generates an ultrasound image based on echo signals received by the ultrasound probe. The display controller causes a display unit to display, along with the ultrasound image, a marker which indicates allowable change range for the orientation of the puncture needle defined by the guide mechanism for guiding the puncture needle to the puncture target part. | 10-23-2014 |
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20160027624 | SPUTTERING APPARATUS - A sputtering apparatus that forms a film on a substrate by sputtering in a chamber includes an electrode including a holding portion that holds a target, and configured to apply a potential to the target via the holding portion, a first magnet and second magnet arranged to sandwich a space between the holding portion, and a substrate arrangement surface on which the substrate should be arranged, and to be spaced apart from each other in a direction along the substrate arrangement surface, a shield arranged between the first magnet and the second magnet, and between the substrate arrangement surface and the holding portion, and a rotation driving unit configured to integrally rotate the target, the first magnet, and the second magnet. | 01-28-2016 |
20160056026 | PROCESSING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a processing apparatus including a vacuum vessel, a plurality of electrodes arranged in the vacuum vessel, a plurality of power supplies configured to apply potentials to the plurality of electrodes, a detector configured to detect a potential in a process space between a substrate transferred into the vacuum vessel and each of the plurality of electrodes, and a controller configured to control phases of the potentials to be applied to the plurality of electrodes by the plurality of power supplies based on the potential detected by the detector. | 02-25-2016 |
20160060750 | DEPOSITION APPARATUS - A deposition apparatus comprises a target unit, an anode unit into which electrons emitted from the target unit flow, a striker configured to come into contact with the target unit to render the target unit and the anode unit conductive, so as to cause arc discharge between the target unit and the anode unit, a striker driving unit configured to drive the striker in one of a direction toward the target unit and a direction to retract from the target unit, a power supply unit configured to supply power to the target unit and the anode unit, and a control unit configured to control the striker driving unit and the power supply unit. The control unit supplies the power to the target unit and the anode unit after bringing the striker into contact with the target unit. | 03-03-2016 |
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20090134010 | SPUTTERING APPARATUS AND SPUTTERING METHOD - A sputtering apparatus according to the present invention includes a substrate holding means for holding substrates and gas introducing routes having a plurality of gas jetting ports arranged at a plurality of places surrounding the substrates, and characterized in that at least one of the gas introducing routes is provided with a gas introduction connecting port, and the number of gas jetting ports provided in at least one of the gas introducing routes with the gas introduction connecting port is smaller than the number of gas jetting ports provided in the other gas introducing routes without the gas introduction connecting ports, or an aperture of each of the gas jetting ports provided in at least one of the gas introducing routes with the gas introduction connecting port is smaller than an aperture of each of the gas jetting ports provided in the other gas introducing routes without the gas introduction connecting ports. | 05-28-2009 |
20090134012 | SPUTTERING APPARATUS AND SPUTTERING METHOD - A gas introduction path intended for improving uniformity of the supply of a process gas is provided. A sputtering apparatus of the present invention has substrate holding means that holds a substrate and a gas introduction path, which has a plurality of gas spouts arranged in a closed curve in a plurality of positions surrounding the circumference of the substrate, and gas-introduction connections are provided in at least two positions substantially opposed to each other on the closed curve. Such two gas introduction paths are provided symmetrically with respect to the substrate on the front surface side and the rear surface side of the substrate. | 05-28-2009 |
20090169923 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING USING THE VAPOR SUPPLYING APPARATUS - A vapor supplying apparatus comprises a holding unit for holding a liquid or solid substance; cooling means for cooling the holding unit; detection means for detecting the temperature of the holding unit; and a control means for controlling said cooling means based on the temperature detected by the detection means. The temperature of the holding unit is adjusted by using the cooling means under the control of the control means, thereby to control vaporization or sublimation of the liquid or solid substance in supplying a vapor of the substance. Means for measuring the pressure of the vapor vaporized or sublimated from the liquid or the solid substance is provided under the atmosphere in which the water supplying apparatus is placed, and the control means controls the temperature of the holding unit so that the pressure of the vapor becomes a predetermined value based on the measured pressure. | 07-02-2009 |
20100025363 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM MANUFACTURING METHOD - The present invention provides a substrate processing apparatus capable of suppressing mutual contamination and/or damage of the insides of ion beam generators arranged opposite each other via a substrate, and a magnetic recording medium manufacturing method. A substrate processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first ion beam generator that applies an ion beam to one surface to be processed of a substrate W, and a second ion beam generator that applies an ion beam to another surface to be processed, which are arranged opposite each other via the substrate W, and an area of a first grid in the first ion beam generator, and an area of a second grid in the second ion beam generator, each area corresponding to an opening of the substrate W, are occluded. | 02-04-2010 |
20100028529 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM MANUFACTURING METHOD - The present invention provides a substrate processing apparatus capable of suppressing mutual contamination and/or damage of the insides of ion beam generators arranged opposite each other via a substrate, and a magnetic recording medium manufacturing method. A substrate processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first ion beam generator that applies an ion beam to one surface to be processed of a substrate, and a second ion beam generator that applies an ion beam to another surface to be processed, which are arranged opposite each other via the substrate, and a first grid in the first ion beam generator, and a second grid in the second ion beam generator are configured so as to be asymmetrical to each other. | 02-04-2010 |
20100096568 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CLEANING METHOD OF THE SAME - A method for cleaning a substrate processing apparatus in which a first ion beam generator and a second ion beam generator are arranged opposite to each other to sandwich a plane on which a substrate is to be placed, and which processes two surfaces of the substrate, comprises steps of retreating the substrate from a position between the first ion beam generator and the second ion beam generator, and cleaning the second ion beam generator by emitting an ion beam from the first ion beam generator to the second ion beam generator. | 04-22-2010 |
20110168545 | MULTILAYER-FILM SPUTTERING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FORMING MULTILAYER FILM - Provided is a sputtering apparatus which can form a multilayer film giving high productivity and with less spiral pattern by effective use of targets, and a method of forming multilayer film using the apparatus. An embodiment is a multilayer-film sputtering apparatus comprising: a rotatable cathode unit ( | 07-14-2011 |
20110192344 | FILM FORMING APPARATUS - The invention provides a multi-film forming apparatus including a substrate holder stock chamber for storing a plurality of substrate holders separately from a path in the multi-film forming apparatus, so that production can be performed without being affected by the process of removing a film accumulated on the surface of the substrate holder and the process of replacing the substrate holder, or by the process of removing a film accumulated on the surface of the substrate holder or the process of replacing the substrate holder, and hence high-throughput production is possible. A branch path is provided on the path of the multi-film forming apparatus, and a substrate holder stock chamber for storing a plurality of substrate holders which enables retrieval of the substrate holder from the path and feeding of the substrate holder to the path is provided. | 08-11-2011 |
20130133571 | FILM FORMING APPARATUS - The invention provides a multi-film forming apparatus including a substrate holder stock chamber for storing a plurality of substrate holders separately from a path in the multi-film forming apparatus, so that production can be performed without being affected by the process of removing a film accumulated on the surface of the substrate holder and the process of replacing the substrate holder, or by the process of removing a film accumulated on the surface of the substrate holder or the process of replacing the substrate holder, and hence high-throughput production is possible. A branch path is provided on the path of the multi-film forming apparatus, and a substrate holder stock chamber for storing a plurality of substrate holders which enables retrieval of the substrate holder from the path and feeding of the substrate holder to the path is provided. | 05-30-2013 |
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20130011290 | ROTARY COMPRESSOR - A rotary compressor includes a cylinder having an annular cylinder space, a piston eccentrically disposed relative to the cylinder, and a drive shaft ( | 01-10-2013 |
20150037189 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR - A scroll compressor includes a fixed scroll and an orbiting scroll. Each of the fixed and orbiting scrolls includes an end plate and a spiral wrap standing on a front surface of the end plate. The scrolls are arranged such that the front surfaces of the end plates face each other and the wraps are engaged with each other. The orbiting scroll eccentrically rotates, without turning on an axis thereof, with respect to the fixed scroll to compress fluid in compression chambers respectively formed inside and outside the wrap of the orbiting scroll. Each wrap is formed in a shape such that at least one of the compression chambers serves as a rate-reduced compression chamber where a volume change rate thereof is reduced in a middle of a compression phase. | 02-05-2015 |
20150240815 | ROTARY COMPRESSOR - A rotary compressor includes a cylinder with a cylinder chamber, a piston, a blade and a pair of bushes. The piston is movable-within the cylinder chamber. The blade is integrally formed with the cylinder or piston and penetrates a groove formed in the other to segment the cylinder chamber into high and low pressure chambers. The bushes are provided at the groove and sandwich the blade from both sides of the blade. At least one of the pair of bushes includes an oil supply passage formed from a blade-side sliding surface to a groove-side sliding surface, a blade-side oil reservoir formed on the blade-side sliding surface, and a groove-side oil reservoir on the groove-side sliding surface. Ends of the oil supply passage open to the blade-side and groove-side oil reservoirs. The groove-side oil reservoir being wider than the blade-side oil reservoir. | 08-27-2015 |
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20090261609 | ROBOT HAND AND FINGER MECHANISM - A robot hand converts the longitudinal extending and retracting motion of an actuating rod of a linear actuator into opening and closing motion of left and right first links via a link mechanism. The link mechanism includes left and right middle links composed of coil springs. When the left and right first links come in contact with an object to be gripped, the middle links elastically deform and expand, and the force gripping the object gradually increases due to the elastic deformation of the middle links. It is possible to prevent a large gripping force from acting suddenly on the object and to prevent the object from being deformed, damaged, or otherwise suffering harmful effects. | 10-22-2009 |
20120153655 | ROBOT HAND AND FINGER MECHANISM - A robot hand converts the longitudinal extending and retracting motion of an actuating rod of a linear actuator into opening and closing motion of left and right first links via a link mechanism. The link mechanism includes left and right middle links composed of coil springs. When the left and right first links come in contact with an object to be gripped, the middle links elastically deform and expand, and the force gripping the object gradually increases due to the elastic deformation of the middle links. It is possible to prevent a large gripping force from acting suddenly on the object and to prevent the object from being deformed, damaged, or otherwise suffering harmful effects. | 06-21-2012 |
20130081496 | WAVE GEAR DEVICE HAVING THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONTACTING INVOLUTE POSITIVE DEFLECTION TOOTH PROFILE - In a wave gear device, an involute tooth profile with the low pressure angle α (<20°) is employed as a basic tooth profile of external teeth of a flexible external gear. In the principal section of the external teeth, the tooth depth thereof satisfies 2κ | 04-04-2013 |
20140217855 | VIBRATION POWER-GENERATING STRAIN WAVE GEARING - The strain wave gearing includes a rigid internally toothed gear, a flexible externally toothed gear that is disposed coaxially therein and is flexible in the radial direction, and a wave generator that is disposed coaxially inside the externally toothed gear. The flexible externally toothed gear is bent in the radial direction by the wave generator and meshes with the rigid internally toothed gear in sections. When the position of meshing of the rigid internally toothed gear with the flexible externally toothed gear moves in the circumferential direction as the wave generator rotates, a relative rotation that corresponds to the difference in number of teeth of the two gears is generated between the two gears. A vibration-powered generator is disposed on the flexible externally toothed gear. The vibration-powered generator is provided with a piezoelectric element. | 08-07-2014 |