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20110244380 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit configured to form a toner image on an image bearing member according to printing information; a transfer unit configured to transfer an unfixed toner image formed by the image forming unit onto a printing sheet; a fixing unit configured to heat the unfixed toner image carried on the printing sheet and fix the unfixed toner image on the printing sheet; a temperature measuring unit configured to measure the temperature of the fixing unit; and a quick-print processing unit configured to cause, when printing is started, even if the temperature of the fixing unit measured by the temperature measuring unit does not reach ready temperature, the image forming unit to perform an image forming operation on the basis of low process speed for enabling the fixing in the fixing unit, which is lower than normal process speed corresponding to the ready temperature. | 10-06-2011 |
20140192374 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to an embodiment, an image forming apparatus having a function to erase an image formed on a recoding medium is provided. The image forming apparatus has an operation panel which, in a first mode in which an image forming process and an erasing process are not executable, accepts selection of any mode of a second mode in which the image forming process and the erasing process are executable, and a third mode in which the image forming process not executable and the erasing process is executable. | 07-10-2014 |
20140193167 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to an embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, an image erasing unit, and a control unit. The image forming unit performs an image forming process of forming an image on an image bearing body by a toner and transferring the toner image from the image bearing body onto a recording medium, and a refresh process of forming an image on the image bearing body by a toner and removing the toner image from the image bearing body. The control unit controls the image forming unit such that the image forming unit performs the refresh process together with the erasing process performed by the erasing unit. | 07-10-2014 |
20140193169 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to an embodiment, an image forming apparatus which has a function of performing an erasing process of erasing an image formed on a recording medium and an image forming process of forming an image on the recording medium is provided. The image forming apparatus automatically performs the erasing process when a state where an operation panel does not receive a process request from a user continues during a predetermined time or more. | 07-10-2014 |
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20110183172 | Sealed Battery Cell - A sealed battery cell includes: a coiled electrode group comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator wound around a winding core; a cylindrical battery cell container having an open end and a bottom surface, that contains the coiled electrode group; and a sealed cover swaged in the open end of the battery cell container, which seals the open end; wherein the winding core is squeezed between the bottom surface of the battery cell container and the sealed cover, the bottom surface of the battery cell container being elastically deformed outwards in the axial direction. | 07-28-2011 |
20110223472 | CYLINDRICAL BATTERY CELL WITH NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE - A non-aqueous electrolyte battery cell according to the present invention includes: a generating unit; a battery cell container that contains the generating unit; and a sealing lid, disposed in an open end portion of the battery cell container, and that seals the battery cell container via an insulating gasket; wherein a sealing point of the insulating gasket is established at a region that is spaced by a predetermined distance in radially outward direction of the cylindrical battery cell from an inner peripheral edge of a folded over portion that is formed at the open end portion of the cylindrical battery cell container. | 09-15-2011 |
20110244285 | SECONDARY CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - In a secondary cell according to the present invention, one end portion of the electrically conductive lead is connected to the lid unit; and wherein other end portion of the electrically conductive lead is connected to the current collecting member; and the current collecting member and the lid unit are electrically connected together by a electrically conductive lead, of which one end portion that is connected to the lid unit is positioned opposite relative to a central plane of the container from the other end portion that is connected to the current collecting member, and that furthermore has one folded portion at a location partway therealong, or none. | 10-06-2011 |
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20120188340 | CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, PLAYBACK APPARATUS, DISTRIBUTION SERVER, PLAYBACK METHOD, AND DISTRIBUTION METHOD - A content distribution system capable of playing back a stream without missing out an initial frame. The content distribution system includes a distribution server and a playback apparatus. The distribution server transmits a video stream and an initial frame state flag indicating whether an initial frame of the video stream is a 3D video frame or a 2D video frame. Receiving the video stream and the initial frame state flag, the playback apparatus determines whether the initial frame is a 3D video frame or a 2D video frame by using the initial frame state flag and sets, prior to decoding the video stream, an output mode to be applied to the initial frame to a 3D output mode when the initial frame is a 3D video frame and to a 2D output mode when the initial frame is a 2D video frame. | 07-26-2012 |
20120294587 | CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, PLAYBACK DEVICE, DISTRIBUTION SERVER, PLAYBACK METHOD, AND DISTRIBUTION METHOD - To provide a content distribution system which inhibits execution of processing which is unnecessary for streams having specific structures. The content distribution system includes a distribution server and a playback apparatus. The distribution server transmits a program stream and a program state flag associated with the program stream that indicates whether or not program content corresponding to the program stream is constituted of only 3D video. The playback apparatus determines, prior to decoding the program stream, whether or not the program state flag indicates that the program content is constituted of only 3D video, and when determining that the program content is constituted of only 3D video, decodes the program stream and performs control so as to play back the program stream as 3D video without determining whether or not each frame included in the program stream is a 3D video frame. | 11-22-2012 |
20130339874 | DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, DATA TRANSMISSION DEVICE, DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD - Provided is a data processing device including: an acquisition unit which acquires a message and a threshold amount of time for the message; a display unit which displays the message; a user interface which receives instructions for selection of the displayed message; and a management unit which manages the message as a read message, irrespective of whether the user interface has received the instructions, when a threshold amount of time has elapsed since the message is displayed on the display unit. | 12-19-2013 |
20140040751 | DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is a data processing device including: a selection unit which selects a server from among a plurality of servers; an acquisition unit which acquires messages from the plurality of servers; and a display unit which display a message acquired by the acquisition unit from the server selected by the selection unit, wherein the acquisition unit acquires, before acquiring a remaining message from the server, a message from a server which is next likely to be selected by the selection unit after the server. | 02-06-2014 |
20140177646 | NETWORK TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A network terminal including a communication unit for communicating with a device with which the network terminal communicates through a communication path, and a control unit for causing the communication unit, by controlling the communication unit, to transmit to the device a communication packet for maintaining the communication path at a transmission timing in every predetermined interval, wherein by controlling the communication unit, the control unit further causes the communication unit to transmit, if a terminal state of the network terminal is changed, to the device an information packet obtained by including terminal state information indicative of the terminal state in the communication packet, through the communication path even at a time different from the transmission timing. | 06-26-2014 |
20140288946 | ADVERTISEMENT TRANSLATION DEVICE, ADVERTISEMENT DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR TRANSLATING AN ADVERTISEMENT - An advertisement translation device is a device for translating an advertisement text displayed in a display area of a predetermined size in advertisement content, and displaying the translated advertisement text in the display area. The advertisement translation device includes: an advertisement text obtainment unit which obtains the advertisement text; a linguistic information obtainment unit which obtains linguistic information indicating a target language into which the advertisement text is to be translated; a translation unit which create translated text candidates by translating the advertisement text into the target language indicated by the linguistic information; and a selection unit which selects and outputs as a translated text, at least one of the translated text candidates a full text of which is displayable in a predetermined character size in the display area. | 09-25-2014 |
20140344840 | INFORMATION RECOMMENDATION DEVICE, INFORMATION RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION RECOMMENDATION METHOD - An information recommendation device includes: a first evaluation unit which calculates, for each of a plurality of content items being broadcasted, a first evaluation value which is defined depending on a user; a second evaluation unit which calculates, for each of the content items, a second evaluation value which is defined based on a current reaction of public toward the content item; and a recommended program determination unit which determines a recommended content item based on the first evaluation value calculated by the first evaluation unit and the second evaluation value calculated by the second evaluation unit, the recommended content item being a content item recommended to the user for viewing. | 11-20-2014 |
20150082134 | SIGNAGE DATA INPUT DEVICE, SERVER, AND SIGNAGE DATA INPUT METHOD - A signage data input device of the present disclosure is a signage data input device which performs editing in conjunction with signage data displayed on a signage display device, the signage data input device including an item receiving unit configured to receive an editable item in conjunction with the signage data displayed on the signage display device, an editing unit configured to display an edit screen for editing the editable item and accepting edit-content information, and a change transmitting unit configured to transmit the edit-content information as an edit instruction. | 03-19-2015 |
20150088621 | INPUT DEVICE, SIGNAGE SERVER, AND INPUT METHOD - An input device of the present disclosure is an input device which performs change of a content in conjunction with a display of a content of a signage terminal, the input device including a change instructing unit configured to input a change instruction with respect to the content displayed on the signage terminal, and a transmitting unit configured to transmit a device ID, which specifies the signage terminal, and the change instruction. | 03-26-2015 |
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20130116066 | SOLID GOLF BALL - The invention provides a solid golf ball which has a core of at least one layer and a cover of at least one layer. At least one layer of the core is formed primarily of polybutadiene and includes at least 0.05 part by weight of a polyurethane resin powder having an average particle size of not more than 2 mm per 100 parts by weight of rubber component. At least one layer of the cover is formed primarily of polyurethane. | 05-09-2013 |
20130172106 | SOLID GOLF BALL - The invention provides a solid golf ball which has a core of at least one layer and a cover of at least one layer. At least one layer of the core is formed primarily of polybutadiene and includes at least 0.05 part by weight each of (I) a rubber powder obtained by granulating a rubber material containing acrylic acid or a metal salt of acrylic acid and (II) a polyurethane resin powder per 100 parts by weight of rubber component. At least one layer of the cover is formed primarily of polyurethane. | 07-04-2013 |
20130172119 | SOLID GOLF BALL - The invention provides a solid golf ball which has a core of at least one layer and a cover of at least one layer. At least one layer of the core is formed primarily of polybutadiene and includes at least 0.05 part by weight each of (I) a rubber powder obtained by granulating a rubber material containing acrylic acid or a metal salt of acrylic acid and (II) a polyurethane resin powder per 100 parts by weight of rubber component. At least one layer of the cover is formed primarily of polyurethane. | 07-04-2013 |
20130172120 | SOLID GOLF BALL - The invention provides a solid golf ball which has a core of at least one layer and a cover of at least one layer. At least one layer of the core is formed primarily of polybutadiene and includes at least 0.05 part by weight each of (I) a rubber powder obtained by granulating a rubber material containing methacrylic acid or a metal salt thereof and (II) a polyurethane resin powder per 100 parts by weight of rubber component. At least one layer of the cover is formed primarily of polyurethane. | 07-04-2013 |
20140371004 | SOLID GOLF BALL - The invention provides a solid golf ball which has a core of at least one layer and a cover of at least one layer. At least one layer of the core is formed primarily of polybutadiene and includes at least 0.05 part by weight of a polyurethane resin powder having an average particle size of not more than 2 mm per 100 parts by weight of rubber component. At least one layer of the cover is formed primarily of polyurethane. | 12-18-2014 |
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20130032927 | System for Self-Aligned Contacts - A system for forming self-aligned contacts includes electroplating a first metal contact onto a Group III-V semiconductor substrate, the first metal contact having a greater height than width and having a straight sidewall profile, etching back the semiconductor substrate down to a base layer to expose an emitter semiconductor layer under the first metal contact, conformally depositing a dielectric layer on a vertical side of the first metal contact, a vertical side of the emitter semiconductor layer and on the base layer, anisotropically etching the dielectric layer off of the semiconductor substrate to form a dielectric sidewall spacer on the vertical side of the first metal contact and providing a second metal contact immediately adjacent the dielectric sidewall spacer. | 02-07-2013 |
20130119400 | SELF-ALIGNED SIDEWALL GATE GaN HEMT - A method of fabricating a GaN HEMT includes growing a first epitaxial layer on a substrate, growing a second epitaxial layer on the first epitaxial layer, growing a third epitaxial layer on the second epitaxial layer, depositing a first dielectric film on the third epitaxial layer, using dielectric films to form a first sidewall dielectric spacer, forming a sidewall gate adjacent the first sidewall dielectric spacer. The sidewall gate may be made to be less than 50 nm in length. | 05-16-2013 |
20130140579 | METHOD OF INTEGRATING A PLURALITY OF BENZOCYCLOBUTENE LAYERS WITH A SUBSTRATE AND AN ASSOCIATED DEVICE - A method of integrating benzocyclobutene (BCB) layers with a substrate is provided along with a corresponding device. A method includes forming a first BCB layer on the substrate and depositing a first metal layer on the first BCB layer and within vias defined by the first metal layer. The method also forms a second BCB layer on the first metal layer and deposits a second metal layer on the second BCB layer and within vias defined by the second metal layer. The second metal layer extends through the vias defined by the second metal layer to establish an operable connection with the first metal layer. The first and second metal layers are independent of an electrical connection to any circuit element carried by the substrate, but the first and second metal layers secure the second BCB layer to the underlying structure and reduce the likelihood of delamination. | 06-06-2013 |
20130313612 | HEMT GaN DEVICE WITH A NON-UNIFORM LATERAL TWO DIMENSIONAL ELECTRON GAS PROFILE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A high electron mobility field effect transistor (HEMT) having a substrate, a channel layer on the substrate and a barrier layer on the channel layer includes a stress inducing layer on the barrier layer, the stress inducing layer varying the piezo-electric effect in the barrier layer in a drift region between a gate and a drain. A two dimensional electron gas (2DEG) has a non-uniform lateral distribution in the drift region between the gate and the drain. | 11-28-2013 |
20140213052 | System for Self-Aligned Contacts - A system for forming self-aligned contacts includes electroplating a first metal contact onto a Group III-V semiconductor substrate, the first metal contact having a greater height than width and having a straight sidewall profile, etching back the semiconductor substrate down to a base layer to expose an emitter semiconductor layer under the first metal contact, conformally depositing a dielectric layer on a vertical side of the first metal contact, a vertical side of the emitter semiconductor layer and on the base layer, anisotropically etching the dielectric layer off of the semiconductor substrate to form a dielectric sidewall spacer on the vertical side of the first metal contact and providing a second metal contact immediately adjacent the dielectric sidewall spacer. | 07-31-2014 |
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20110126455 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF INOCULUM OF MICROORGANISMS OPTIMIZED AS CATALYST FOR MULTIPLE PARALLEL MINERALIZATION - Provided is a method of producing an inoculum, which can drastically reduce a time to complete a reaction for mineralizing an organic material into nitrate nitrogen and can add a large amount of the organic material at one time in a multiple parallel mineralization for generating nitrate nitrogen as inorganic nutrients from the organic material, resulting in efficient generation of a high concentration of nitrate nitrogen and drastic reduction of the amount of a microorganism source added. The method of producing an inoculum comprises: placing water in a container that can store water therein, inoculating microorganisms capable of conducting a multiple parallel mineralization thereinto, and maintaining an environment that allows the multiple parallel mineralization to proceed in the water, thereby culturing the microorganisms capable of conducting a multiple parallel mineralization; forming a biofilm on a solid surface that contacts with the water and then collecting the biofilm; and utilizing the collected biofilm as an inoculum of the microorganisms optimized as a catalyst for the multiple parallel mineralization. | 06-02-2011 |
20130008215 | WATER-SOLUBLE IRON SUPPLY AGENT WITH REDUCING POWER USING COFFEE GROUNDS OR TEA DREGS AS RAW MATERIAL - A water-soluble iron-supplying agent including a reaction product as an active ingredient, in which the reaction product is obtained by using roasted and ground coffee beans and/or tea leaves as feedstocks for supplying a metal ion-solubilizing component, and mixing the feedstocks for supplying the metal ion-solubilizing component with an iron-supplying source containing trivalent iron in the presence of water; specifically, a water-soluble iron-supplying agent which can reduce trivalent iron into a divalent iron ion and maintain the divalent iron ion to supply a water-soluble iron ion (divalent iron ion) stably for a long period of time. | 01-10-2013 |
20130017270 | FENTON REACTION CATALYST USING COFFEE GROUNDS OR TEA DREGS AS RAW MATERIALAANM Morikawa; Claudio KendiAACI Tsu-shiAACO JPAAGP Morikawa; Claudio Kendi Tsu-shi JPAANM Shinohara; MakotoAACI Tsu-shiAACO JPAAGP Shinohara; Makoto Tsu-shi JP - A Fenton reaction catalyst including a reaction product as an active component, in which the reaction product is obtained by using roasted and ground coffee beans (in particular, coffee grounds) or tea leaves (in particular, tea dregs) as feedstocks for supplying a component having a reduction effect, and mixing the feedstocks for supplying the component having a reduction effect with an iron-supplying source containing divalent or trivalent iron in the presence of water. The Fenton reaction catalyst can be used to generate hydroxy radicals from hydrogen peroxide. The Fenton reaction catalyst can maintain iron in a divalent state for a long period of time. | 01-17-2013 |
20140031196 | FENTON REACTION CATALYST PRODUCED USING REDUCING ORGANIC SUBSTANCE AS RAW MATERIAL - To develop a Fenton reaction catalyst that can maintain divalent iron stably for a long period of time, can utilize trivalent iron or metallic iron, which is an inexpensive iron-supplying source, by converting into divalent iron, and is harmless to the human body and the environment, provided is a Fenton reaction catalyst, including, as an active component, a reaction product obtained by mixing a specific reducing organic substance (e.g., ascorbic acid, a polyphenol-containing plant component, or a plant dry distillation liquid component) with an iron-supplying source at a predetermined ratio in the presence of water. Also provided are a sterilization method, a pollutant degradation method, and a luminescence method based on chemiluminescence, which involve using the Fenton reaction catalyst. | 01-30-2014 |
20140127078 | METHOD FOR CATALYZING A FENTON REACTION - A method for catalyzing a Fenton reaction, including adding hydrogen peroxide to a Fenton reaction catalyst, the Fenton reaction catalyst including a reaction product, wherein the reaction product is obtained by using roasted and ground coffee beans and/or tea leaves as a feedstock for supplying a component having a reduction effect, and mixing the feedstock for supplying the component having a reduction effect with an iron-supplying source containing divalent or trivalent iron in the presence of water. | 05-08-2014 |
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20130071791 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM IRRADIATION APPARATUS, CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DRAWING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - An irradiation apparatus includes: a measurement device including a shield in which plural apertures are formed, and plural detectors configured to respectively detect plural charged particle beams respectively having passed through the plural apertures; a scanning mechanism configured to perform scanning of the plural beams and the measurement device relative to each other so that the plural beams respectively traverse edges of the plural apertures; and a controller configured to perform control of the scanning mechanism and the measurement device to obtain a characteristic of each beam. The controller is configured to perform the control such that in a period of the scanning, an energy, shielded by the shield, out of an energy of one beam increases with time, while an energy, shielded by the shield, out of an energy of another beam decreases with time. | 03-21-2013 |
20130143161 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS - An apparatus includes an irradiation device configured to irradiate an object with charged particle beams, a measurement device configured to measure a characteristic of each of charged particle beams, and a controller. The measurement device includes a plate including knife edges, and a sensor configured to detect a charged particle beam incident thereon via the plate. The controller causes one charged particle beam, selected from the charged particle beams, to perform a scan relative to the measurement device so that the one charged particle beam traverses at least two knife edges among the plurality of knife edges, and to generate correction information for correcting a measurement error of the measurement device due to deformation of the plate, based on an output from the sensor upon the scan. | 06-06-2013 |
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20130183598 | FUEL CELL STACK - A fuel cell stack includes a fuel cell. A separator of the fuel cell includes a sandwiching section for sandwiching an electrolyte electrode assembly, a bridge section, and a reactant gas supply section. A fuel gas channel and an oxygen-containing gas channel are formed in the sandwiching section. A fuel gas supply channel, a fuel gas return channel, and an oxygen-containing gas supply channel are formed in the bridge section. A fuel gas supply passage a fuel gas discharge passage and an oxygen-containing gas supply passage are formed in the reactant gas supply section. The bridge section is provided integrally with the reactant gas supply section, and surrounds the entire outer circumference of the sandwiching section. | 07-18-2013 |
20140134515 | SOFC STACK WITH TEMPERATURE ADAPTED COMPRESSION FORCE MEANS - A fuel cell stack includes a stack body formed by stacking a plurality of solid oxide fuel cells in a stacking direction. The fuel cell stack includes wall plate members and fuel cell support members. The wall plate members are provided in the stacking direction of the stack body around the sides of the stack body. Each of the fuel cell support members includes a composite layer made of composite material of alumina fiber and vermiculite. The fuel cell support members are interposed between the wall plate members and the sides of the stack body, and apply a load to the sides of the stack body in directions of a separator surface. | 05-15-2014 |
20140141351 | SOFC STACK WITH TEMPERATURE ADAPTED COMPRESSION FORCE MEANS - A fuel cell stack includes a lower end plate for placing a stack body on the lower end plate, a load plate for applying a load to the stack body in a stacking direction, and a fuel cell support member provided between the load plate and the stack body. The fuel cell support member includes composite layers made of composite material of alumina fiber and vermiculite. The fuel cell support member includes a first support section for applying a load to sandwiching sections at a position corresponding to electrolyte electrode assemblies, and a second support section for applying a load to reactant gas supply sections in the stacking direction. The density of the first support section is smaller than the density of the second support section. | 05-22-2014 |
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20120181229 | METHOD OF TREATING A PLANT WASTEWATER AND TREATMENT SYSTEM THEREFOR - A method of treating wastewater containing an organic compound includes feeding wastewater to an anoxic tank, adding compounds containing nitrogen and phosphorus components to wastewater, performing anaerobic treatment on wastewater, and discharging treated wastewater as pre-treated water; introducing pre-treated water into an anaerobic treatment tank, performing anaerobic treatment on pre-treated water, thereby decomposing the organic compound into organic compounds of smaller molecular size and a mixture gas containing methane and carbon dioxide, and discharging treated water as primary water; introducing primary water into an aerobic treatment tank, performing aerobic treatment on primary water, and discharging treated water through a solid-liquid separator as secondary water; and introducing at least a part of secondary water into a reverse osmosis membrane separation unit, and separating part of secondary water into RO permeated water and RO concentrated brine, wherein at least a part of RO concentrated brine is recycled to the anoxic tank. | 07-19-2012 |
20150021264 | TREATMENT METHODS AND TREATMENT SYSTEMS FOR PLANT EFFLUENTS - A plant effluent treatment method includes a mixing treatment step that mixes a microorganism activating agent into plant effluent containing organic compounds as discharged from a chemical plant, petroleum plant or petrochemical plant and discharges it as mixing treatment effluent, and an aerobic treatment step that subjects the mixing treatment effluent to aerobic biological treatment and solid-liquid separation treatment in a membrane bioreactor tank. | 01-22-2015 |
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20110192145 | PARTICULATE MATTER MEASURING DEVICE - An object of this invention is to improve resistance to heat and to increase a measurable range of a pressure without increasing a cost. In order to attain the object, a first unit arranged near an exhaust gas pipe and a second unit arranged separately from the first unit and connected to the first unit through a connecting pipe are provided, and the first unit has an exhaust gas flow channel from one end of which an exhaust gas is introduced, an orifice part arranged in a midst of the exhaust gas flow channel, a pressure rising check valve of a mechanically operating type that is connected to a downstream side of the orifice part in the exhaust gas flow channel, and a dilution gas flow channel that is connected to a downstream side of the orifice part in the exhaust gas flow channel so that the diluted exhaust gas diluted by the dilution gas is derived from the other end of the exhaust gas flow channel. | 08-11-2011 |
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20120090377 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING NUMBER OF PARTICLES - Provided is a system for determining a number of particles, which has a simplified and compact structure as well as a reduced cost. The system comprises a diluter (PND | 04-19-2012 |
20120174989 | METHOD OF MEASURING CHARACTERISTICS OF CRITICAL ORIFICE TYPE CONSTANT FLOW RATE INSTRUMENT FOR USE IN MULTISTAGE DILUTION MECHANISM - A method of measuring characteristics of a critical orifice type constant flow rate instrument is applied to a dilution mechanism including dilution units in series. Diluent gas of one dilution unit and diluent gas of the other dilution unit are kept flowing in a derivation flow passage for deriving redundant gas of the corresponding one dilution unit in a manner that the total flow rate thereof is equal to a prescribed constant flow rate and that the flow rate of the diluent gas from the corresponding dilution unit is equal to the flow rate in use. The flow rate characteristics of the critical orifice type constant flow rate instrument are measured based on at least an upstream side pressure of the critical orifice type constant flow rate instrument provided in the derivation flow passage at this time. | 07-12-2012 |
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20120075400 | METHOD OF FORMING IMAGE USING HEAT-SENSITIVE TRANSFER IMAGE-RECEIVING SHEET HAVING A LENTICULAR LENS - A method of forming an image, having the steps of: superposing a heat-sensitive transfer sheet on a heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet; and applying thermal energy, in which the heat-sensitive transfer sheet has a dye transfer barrier layer between a support and a dye layer, the image-receiving sheet has a lenticular lens on a transparent support and at least one receptor layer at the back side of the transparent support, and the image-receiving sheet contains at least one kind of a latex polymer in said at least one receptor layer and has a subbing layer which contains at least one kind of a resin that is identical with at least one kind of a resin constituting the lenticular lens, at the side of the transparent support, opposite to the side on which the lenticular lens is provided. | 03-29-2012 |
20120321792 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming method in which images having better rub fastness than the related art, for which ink permeation toward the rear surface is suppressed, are formed in a case in which images are formed at a high speed using plain paper or special paper is provided. | 12-20-2012 |
20130250016 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD - The invention provides an image forming method including at least applying an ink composition to a recording medium to form an image, the recording medium having an absorption amount of the ink composition, within 20 msec | 09-26-2013 |
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20120118652 | VEHICLE - In the case where a vehicle | 05-17-2012 |
20120143426 | DRIVE CONTROLLER FOR VEHICLE - In a drive controller for a vehicle including: a drive source configured to output a drive force to a first axle serving as one of front and rear wheel axles; an electric motor configured to output a drive force to a second axle serving as the other of the front and rear wheel axles; a one-way power transmission device disposed on a power transmission pathway between the second axle and the electric motor so as to transmit a power drive force from the electric motor to the second axle; a two-way power transmission device that transmits a rotation power from the second axle to the electric motor or transmits the power drive force and a regeneration drive force from the electric motor to the second axle, the drive controller includes: a first detector that detects a speed of the vehicle or a rotation speed of the second axle; a target rotation speed determination section that determines a target rotation speed of the electric motor based on the speed of the vehicle or the rotation speed of the second axle; a second detector that detects a rotation speed of the electric motor; and a controller that controls the electric motor such that the rotation speed of the electric motor is synchronized with the target rotation speed and that controls an output torque of the electric motor or an activation of the two-way power transmission device, when the electric motor starts power drive or regeneration drive while the vehicle is traveling by the drive force from the drive source. | 06-07-2012 |
20130150211 | VEHICLE DRIVE SYSTEM - A rear-wheel drive system includes motors for generating driving force to drive a vehicle, hydraulic brakes on power transmission lines between the motors and rear wheels switching a motors side and a wheels side to a connected state or a disconnected state, an ECU controlling the motors and the brakes and a one-way clutch in parallel with the hydraulic brakes on the transmission line configured to be engaged when a forward rotational power on the motors side is inputted into the wheels side and disengaged when a backward rotational power on the motors side is inputted into the wheels side and vice versa. The ECU causes the hydraulic brakes to be applied so as to put the motors side and the wheels side in the connected state when the forward rotational power on the motors side is inputted into the wheels side. | 06-13-2013 |
20130165293 | VEHICLE DRIVE SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a vehicle drive system includes a left-wheel drive unit having a first motor and a first transmission and a right-wheel drive unit having a second motor and a second transmission. When a left and right opposite torque control in which a first motor and a second motor produce torque in opposite directions is executed by controlling one motor of the first motor and the second motor to produce forward torque or backward torque and the other motor to produce backward torque or forward torque that is opposite to the torque produced by the one motor, the motor control unit controls the one motor based on a target revolution state quantity of the one motor, while the motor control unit controls the other motor based on a target torque state quantity of the other motor. | 06-27-2013 |
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20110293295 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a first unit including means contributable to image formation; a second unit constituting a pair with the first unit and including means contributable to the image formation; a detecting device for detecting a degree of use of each of the first unit and the second unit, wherein limits of usability are predetermined for the first unit and the second unit, respectively; and a control device capable of outputting information signals for notifying states near the limits of usability on the basis of preset thresholds of degrees of use, respectively, wherein a number of capable image formations from an output of the signal indicating the near state for the first unit to the limit of usability of the first unit is larger than a number of capable image formations from an output of the signal indicating the near state for said second unit to the limit of usability of the second unit, and wherein the control device outputs the signal for the second unit when the degree of the second unit reaches a second threshold of degree, and the control device outputs the signal for the first unit when a condition that the degree of the first unit reaches a first threshold of degree of the first unit and a condition that the degree of the second unit reaches a second threshold of degree are satisfied. | 12-01-2011 |
20120134710 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A process cartridge for an image forming apparatus includes a developing roller, including a shaft member and an elastic layer therearound, for developing operation while contacting an image bearing member with a peripheral speed difference; a toner supplying roller contactable to the developing roller; a regulating member, contactable to the developing roller, wherein a length of the regulating member is shorter than that of the developing roller; and a cleaning blade, contactable to the image bearing member. The developing roller has a region capable of carrying the toner regulated by the regulating member and a region, outside thereof, both of which regions are contactable to the image bearing member, wherein the cleaning blade extends over the regions when the cleaning blade is contacted to the image bearing member. The shaft member has an outer diameter in a region outside a first contact region between the regulating member and the developing roller, and an outer diameter in a second contact region between the toner supplying roller and the developing roller wherein the former outer diameter is smaller than the latter outer diameter. | 05-31-2012 |
20140199093 | DEVELOPER ACCOMMODATING CONTAINER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developer accommodating container for accommodating a developer includes: a flexible container provided with an opening for permitting discharge of the developer; a sealing member for sealing the opening in a state in which the sealing member is bonded to a periphery of the opening, wherein the sealing member is capable of exposing the opening by being removed by pulling; and a reinforcing portion, provided at least as a part of the periphery of the opening, for decreasing a degree of deformation of the opening. | 07-17-2014 |
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20110200282 | VEHICLE DRIVE UNIT FOR DUMP TRUCK - A wheel drive motor ( | 08-18-2011 |
20130056289 | TRAVEL DRIVE DEVICE FOR DUMP TRUCK - A wheel mounting cylinder ( | 03-07-2013 |
20130062926 | TRAVEL DRIVE DEVICE FOR DUMP TRUCK - There are provided an axle housing, a rotational shaft provided to axially extend in a spindle of the axle housing, a wheel mounting cylinder which is mounted on an outer peripheral side of the spindle through wheel support bearings and to which wheels are mounted, and a planetary gear reduction mechanism for decelerating rotation of the rotational shaft, which is transmitted to the wheel mounting cylinder. A carrier forming a part of the planetary gear reduction mechanism is mounted in a non-rotating state on an open end side of the spindle. A cylindrical coupling member is provided between the spindle and the carrier, and provided with an axial one side outer periphery splined-coupled to an open end inner peripheral side of the spindle and an axial other side outer periphery spline-coupled to an inner peripheral side of the carrier. | 03-14-2013 |
20130065724 | TRAVEL DRIVE DEVICE FOR DUMP TRUCK - There are provided a rotational shaft provided in a spindle, a wheel mounting cylinder which is mounted through wheel support bearings on an outer peripheral side of the spindle, and a planetary gear reduction mechanism for decelerating rotation of the rotational shaft, which is transmitted to the wheel mounting cylinder. A carrier forming a part of the planetary gear reduction mechanism is mounted in a non-rotating state on an open end side of the spindle. A cylindrical coupling member is provided between an open side of the spindle and the carrier. An oil guide path is formed between a one-side end surface of each of planetary gears and an opposing surface portion of a cylindrical coupling member for guiding lubricant oil ejected from a meshing part therebetween to a planetary gear bearing. | 03-14-2013 |
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20120015472 | METHOD OF PRODUCING SOLAR CELL MODULE - On a substrate is formed a transparent and conductive front electrode layer, on which is formed a photoelectric conversion unit that generates an electric power by a light. On the photoelectric conversion unit is formed a transparent and conductive film, on which a silver-containing back electrode layer. On the back electrode layer is formed further a back electrode reinforcing film formed by UV-irradiation of, or by heating of, or by heating after UV-irradiation of a layer that is obtained by applying a composition for reinforcing film on the back electrode layer with a wet coating method. | 01-19-2012 |
20120145224 | SOLAR CELL MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - Disclosed is a solar cell module wherein peeling between a substrate and a photoelectric conversion layer is not easily generated. In the solar cell module, a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, each of which has a transparent electrode ( | 06-14-2012 |
20120325315 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERTER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ITS MANUFACTURE - A photoelectric converter device includes a front surface glass plate, a photoelectric conversion unit formed on the front surface glass plate and serving to generate electric power in response to incidence of light, and a back surface glass plate arranged so as to cover the photoelectric conversion unit. The front surface glass plate and the back surface glass plate are fused and joined in at least a part of a peripheral portion of the glass plates. | 12-27-2012 |
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20110199774 | OPTICAL ELEMENT AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - Provided is an optical element which suppresses generation of glare and a dark section and is applicable to planar light emission having improved light efficiency. A light emitting device is also provided. A light emitting device is provided with: a light transmitting member having a light inputting section having light inputted thereto, a first light guide section which guides light inputted to the inputting section to a reflecting surface, the reflecting surface which is arranged on the first light guide section on the side opposite to the light inputting side and totally reflects light which forms one linear path among inputted light, and a second light guide section which guides reflected light; and a light emitting member which inputs light to the inputting section. The first light guide section contains light scattering particles, which multiply scatter light and generate light that passes through the reflecting surface and is outputted to the external, and the second light guide section partially or entirely outputs inputted light to the same surface to which light passed through the reflecting surface is outputted. | 08-18-2011 |
20110222309 | OPTICAL ELEMENT AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - Provided are an optical element and a light-emitting device with which the illuminated area can be expanded in spite of a small light-emitting area, and that also enable the device to be downsize. The light-emitting device is equipped with sheet-like light-guide sections (a first light-guide section and a second light-guiding section) for guiding light, and a light-emitting member for emitting light. The second light-guide section has a prism section with a saw tooth-like cross-section for changing the direction of the light guided to one of its surfaces. In the prism section, the angle of incidence at which parallel light guided to the second light guide section enters reflective surface of saw teeth at positions away from the LED is set to be greater than the angle of incidence (δ) at which the light enters the reflective surface of the saw teeth at the side toward the LED. In addition, in the prism section, the angle of protrusion of the saw teeth at positions away from the LED is set to be greater than the angle of protrusion of the saw teeth at the side toward the LED. | 09-15-2011 |
20120020082 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND BULB-TYPE LED LAMP - Provided is a light emitting device which can uniformly diffuse and radiate light from all the regions of the globe of an LED bulb without deteriorating light transmission efficiency. A light emitting device is provided with a light scattering/guiding globe and an LED which is disposed on one end of the light scattering/guiding globe. The light scattering/guiding globe is a body with no air released from the inside and is composed of a light scattering/guiding material having light scattering particles contained therein. The globe has the bottom surface on the side of the LED, and is provided with a first light incoming surface as a first hollow section, which is formed in a circular cone shape in the light outputting direction from the bottom surface. | 01-26-2012 |
20120176800 | LIGHT GUIDING BODY AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A light guiding body of this invention comprises a light incident surface arranged on one end side of a light guide member, a light reflecting surface arranged on another end side of the light guide member opposite to the light incident surface across the light guide member, and a light emitting surface, arranged on a side surface of the light guide member between the light incident surface and the light reflecting surface, through which light input from the light incident surface into the light guide member passes to outside, in which the light guide member is formed as a solid body and at least a part of the light guide member is made from light scattering guide material which contains light scattering particles. | 07-12-2012 |
20120286314 | WHITE LED LIGHTING DEVICE, AND OPTICAL LENS - Disclosed are a white LED lighting device and an optical lens used in it. The white LED lighting device comprises a white LED and an optical lens. The white LED includes: a LED chip which emits blue light: and a fluorescent material which is excited by emission light of the LED chip and converts a wavelength into fluorescence of a complementary color of blue. The optical lens is formed with a scattering light guide which is given uniform scattering power in terms of a volume. The scattering light guide includes scattering particles for the scattering efficiency in a short wavelength range of light to be higher than that in a long wavelength range of light. | 11-15-2012 |
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20130070464 | LIGHTING APPARATUS - A lighting apparatus includes: an LED module; a heat sink releasing heat generated by the LED module; a cover covering the LED module; a cap; and an insulating member located between the cap and the heat sink. Further provided is a light source supporting body having a locking part locking into the heat sink so as to hold the LED module on the heat sink. The cover has a protruding part fitting and locking into the light source supporting body or the heat sink. In the insulating member, one end side has an inserted part locking into the heat sink, and the other end side has a connection part screwed into the cap. | 03-21-2013 |
20130077318 | LIGHTING APPARATUS - A lighting apparatus comprises: an LED module; a heat sink releasing heat generated by the LED module; and a light source supporting body having a locking part locking to the heat sink so as to hold the LED module on the heat sink. This avoids the necessity of screws used for attaching the LED module to the heat sink, and hence reduces the number of components and realizes easy attaching work for the light source. Thus, workability is improved in comparison with the conventional art. | 03-28-2013 |
20130082595 | LIGHTING APPARATUS - A lighting apparatus includes: an LED module; a power supply part supplying electricity to the LED module; a heat sink releasing heat generated by the LED module; a cap containing in the inside at least a part of the power supply part; and an insulating member located between the cap and the heat sink. In the insulating member, one end side has a connection part connected to the inside of the cap. The connection part has an opening part conducting heat from the power supply part to the cap. Since the opening part is provided in the connection part connected to the inside of the cap, a part of the power supply part is arranged in the inside of the cap without being blocked by the insulating member. | 04-04-2013 |