Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080238388 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A power supply device includes a DC-DC converter configured to regulate an output voltage based on an externally input instruction, and a discharge circuit connected to an output capacitor of the DC-DC converter, wherein the discharge circuit includes a switch element configured to switch between a conductive state and a nonconductive state according to an instruction, and a capacitor-resistor (C-R) circuit configured to charge electric charge accumulated in the output capacitor of the DC-DC converter when the switch element is conductive and to discharge the electric charge to ground when the switch element is nonconductive. | 10-02-2008 |
20080238965 | INK JET PRINTING APPARATUS AND INK JET PRINTING METHOD - The present invention provides an ink jet printing apparatus and an ink jet printing method which are capable of stabilizing the amount of ink ejection and of printing a high-definition image by selecting a driving condition with heat conductivity of an electrothermal converter being taken into consideration. The heat conductivity from a heater to ink is classified into heater ranks, and, on the basis of the heater rank, a voltage of a drive pulse to be applied to the heater is changed. | 10-02-2008 |
20090126753 | ADHESIVE FOR WIG, WIG USING THE SAME, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE BOTH - An adhesive for a wig, a wig using the same, and methods of manufacturing the both are such that the adhesive for a wig has a single layer, is bondable unpeelably to the inner side of a wig base, and is bondable by pressure re-peelably to scalp, wherein the adhesive layer ( | 05-21-2009 |
20090140999 | INFORMATION-PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROGRAMS USED THEREIN - In an information-processing apparatus employing a coordinate input unit such as a touch panel, processing of explicitly reporting the state of an operation carried out by the user to the user is carried out in order to present a result of the operation to the user. In the information-processing apparatus employing the coordinate input unit and a display unit integrated with the coordinate input unit, in accordance with the type of an operation carried out by the user on the coordinate input unit, the apparatus issues a notice for verifying the state of the operation as well as a result of the operation and avoiding an incorrect operation to the user. To put it concretely, in the configuration of the information-processing apparatus, by outputting a display detectable by the visual sense, a sound or a vibration pattern in accordance with the number of times contact with the coordinate input unit has been made during an operation or in accordance with the state of sustaining such contact, it is possible to verify whether a tap operation or a drag operation has been carried out as intended by the user. | 06-04-2009 |
20090215247 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Illumination devices ( | 08-27-2009 |
20090217936 | WIG AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | 09-03-2009 |
20090257509 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing system includes a division unit adapted to divide encoding target data into divided data, a distributed encoding unit adapted to encode the divided data into distributed encode data and generate decode information file including time information, a generation unit adapted to generate decode image information on the basis of specification information including time information and the decode information file, and a decoding unit adapted to decode the distributed encode data on the basis of the decode image information and output decode data corresponding to the specification information. | 10-15-2009 |
20090314306 | WIG AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - In the wig | 12-24-2009 |
20100002170 | Method for Producing Long Obliquely Stretched Film - A long obliquely stretched film is obtained having an orientation axis in a direction with an angle θs of 10° or more and 85° or less from a width direction by grasping both side ends in the width direction of a longitudinally stretched film with an average retardation Re | 01-07-2010 |
20100009532 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS THEREFOR - Provided is a manufacturing method for improving the reliability of a semiconductor device having a back electrode. After formation of semiconductor elements on the surface of a silicon substrate, the backside surface thereof, which is opposite to the element formation surface, is subjected to the following steps in a processing apparatus. After deposition of a first metal film over the backside surface of the silicon substrate in a first chamber, it is heat treated to form a metal silicide film. Then, a nickel film is deposited in a third chamber, followed by deposition of an antioxidant conductor film in a second chamber. Heat treatment for alloying the first metal film and the silicon substrate is performed at least prior to the deposition of the nickel film. The first chamber has therefore a mechanism for depositing the first metal film and a lamp heating mechanism. | 01-14-2010 |
20100022690 | FLAME-RETARDANT RESIN COMPOSITION - An object of the present invention is to provide a flame-retardant resin composition that supports a high productivity, that resists bleed out by a flame retardant present in the composition, that resists the migration of its components into ABS resin, that exhibits a high flame retardancy, and that exhibits a high flexibility. More specifically, disclosed is a resin composition comprising, based on the total content of components (A), (B), (C), and (D), the component (A), which a is polyphenylene ether, in a content of 10% by weight or more but less than 45% by weight, a component (B), which is a hydrogenated copolymer principally comprising an aromatic vinyl monomer unit and a conjugated diene monomer unit, in a content of of 20% by weight or more, a component (C), which is a styrene resin and/or olefin resin, in a content of 0% by weight or more, and a component (D), which is a metal phosphinate, in a content () of 2% by weight or more. | 01-28-2010 |
20100061565 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes a jack, a noise-canceling adjustment section, a signal superposition section, an inter-device universal communication bus, and a control section. The jack is connectable with a plug of a headphone including a microphone, outputs a first signal to the headphone, and inputs a second signal from the microphone. The noise-canceling adjustment section generates and outputs, based on the second signal input from the jack, a third signal that cancels a noise component around the headphone. The signal superposition section superposes the third signal on the first signal output from the jack. The control section controls the noise-canceling adjustment section via the inter-device universal communication bus. | 03-11-2010 |
20100121821 | SALES SUPPORT SYSTEM, SALES SUPPORT METHOD AND SALES SUPPORT PROGRAM - A sales support system, a sales support method and a sales support program are disclosed. The sales support system which includes a content database, a viewing history database, an authentication unit, an application updating unit, a storage medium storing content specifying unit, a recording position information extraction unit, a corresponding content existence determination unit, a recording position data transmission unit and a recorded content relevant data transmission unit. | 05-13-2010 |
20100253486 | INFORMATION-PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROGRAMS USED THEREIN - A method for displaying information includes detecting an input to a surface of a display, the input commanding a predetermined operation; determining a type of operation commanded based on the input; performing a command corresponding to the type of operation; and notifying a user of the type of operation by emitting a sound or vibration pattern associated with the type of operation. | 10-07-2010 |
20100259674 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A signal processing apparatus includes a lower-level region data detecting section detecting, in luminance data of an input video signal, luminance data corresponding to a value in a set lower-level region, and a data converting section converting a value of the luminance data corresponding to the lower-level region to a set conversion value. | 10-14-2010 |
20110050616 | INFORMATION-PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROGRAMS USED IN INFORMATION-PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information-processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention allows the user to select one of a plurality of input operation modes of the absolute coordinate input unit. One of the input operation modes is a specific mode allowing a display range to be moved to a desired position in a state where the highest resolution of a display unit integrated with the absolute coordinate input unit is lower than the resolution of an entire screen. The information-processing apparatus has a configuration in which, when an operation face of the absolute coordinate input unit is touched to carry out a drag operation in this specific mode, the distance of a movement made in the drag operation is detected, and the position of the display range is then changed by moving the display range by the detected distance. | 03-03-2011 |
20110097546 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LONG OBLIQUELY STRETCHED FILM - A long obliquely stretched film is obtained having an orientation axis in a direction with an angle θs of 10° or more and 85° or less from a width direction by grasping both side ends in the width direction of a longitudinally stretched film with an average retardation Re | 04-28-2011 |
20110104437 | VAPOR DEPOSITION FILM - A vapor deposition film has a vapor deposition layer composed of a metal or an inorganic oxide formed on at least one side of a resin layer (A) which is composed of a resin composition (1). The resin composition (1) is a polyglycol acid containing not less than 70% by mole of a specific structure (a structure represented by formula (1)) as a repeating unit. The surface on which the vapor deposition layer is deposited has a center line average roughness of 5-50 nm. The vapor deposition film has excellent gas barrier properties, excellent workability and decomposition resistance sufficient for practical use. | 05-05-2011 |
20110123744 | SEPARATION-RESISTANT GAS-BARRIER LAMINATE - In a gas-barrier laminate having a layer structure of aromatic polyester resin/polyglycolic acid resin/aromatic polyester resin, a small amount of an aromatic polyester resin polymerized with a germanium compound (catalyst) is blended to the polyglycolic acid resin forming the core layer, thereby surface-roughening the polyglycolic acid resin layer. As a result, the peeling resistance between the polyglycolic acid resin/aromatic polyester resin layers is practically improved while maintaining a good gas-barrier property. | 05-26-2011 |
20110235356 | VEHICLE HEADLIGHT - A vehicle light can include a matrix type semiconductor light source, an imaging lens and a reflector. The light source can project an enlarged matrix light on the reflector via the imaging lens. The reflector can include a matrix reflex surface having horizontal curvatures. Each of the horizontal curvatures of the reflex surfaces arranged in columns can be configured such that the corresponding column light is extended gradually in a wider range as the corresponding column light approaches from a central column light toward both edge column lights. Accordingly, a magnification of light projected from the reflector can become gradually large as approaching from the central column toward both edge columns. Thus, the disclosed subject matter can provide vehicle headlights that can form favorable light distribution patterns for a low beam and a high beam having a bright central portion in a wide range of a smooth light distribution pattern. | 09-29-2011 |
20110267276 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROCESSING PROGRAM IN INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - The present invention provides an information processing apparatus including: a keyboard that has a plurality of operating keys and is foldable via a hinge part, the keyboard being set in a closed state in which the operating keys are closed and in an opened state in which the operating keys are opened; and an apparatus main unit that is connected with the keyboard and performs a process corresponding to an operation of the operating keys on the keyboard. The closed state and the opened state of the keyboard are detected, and operation of one of the apparatus main unit and the keyboard is controlled according to a detection result. | 11-03-2011 |
20110273897 | Vehicle light - A vehicle light can improve the visibility (noticeability) for pedestrians, roadside obstructs, other vehicles and the like in actual traffic environments. The vehicle light can be configured to project light beams with a predetermined white color, and can include a light source with a color temperature range of 4500 K to 7000 K. The light source emits light beams including four color light beams represented by four coordinate values of predicted colors including red, green, blue and yellow in the a* b* coordinate system corresponding to the CIE 1976 L*a*b* color space. The four coordinate values in the a* b* coordinate system can be encompassed by respective circle areas having a radius of, for example, 5, and each having center coordinate values of (41.7, 20.9) for red, (−39.5, 14.3) for green, (8.8, −29.9) for blue and (−10.4, 74.2) for yellow, for example. | 11-10-2011 |
20120001611 | DC/DC CONVERTER AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A DC/DC converter comprising: a switching element; a driving unit configured to turn on/off the switching element based on a pulse width of a control signal; a control unit configured to generate the control signal based on a voltage signal; and a generation unit configured to generate the voltage signal by connecting a detection unit having a resistor corresponding to a temperature and a resistance element in series, and dividing a reference voltage by the detection unit and the resistance element. | 01-05-2012 |
20120010351 | POLYPROPYLENE-BASED RESIN COMPOSITION, MOLDED ARTICLE THEREOF, AND AUTOMOBILE INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR MATERIAL USING THE SAME - There are provided a polypropylene-based resin composition having excellent impact resistance, tensile elongation at break and rigidity, a molded article thereof, and an automobile interior or exterior material using the same. The polypropylene-based resin composition contains 50 to 90% by mass of a polypropylene-based polymer (A), 5 to 50% by mass of an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer rubber (B), and 0.1 to 5% by mass of a copolymer (C) primarily comprising a vinyl aromatic monomer unit and an alkylene monomer unit, wherein a content of an α-olefin monomer unit in all alkylene monomers is 45 mol % or more. | 01-12-2012 |
20120100371 | Flame-Retardant Resin Composition - The present invention provides a resin composition that simultaneously (1) supports high productivities, (2) is resistant to bleed out by the flame retardant present in the composition, (3) is resistant to migration of its components to another resin, (4) exhibits a high flame retardancy, and (5) exhibits high flexibility. The resin composition includes components (A) a polyphenylene ether, (B) a hydrogenated copolymer, (C) a styrene resin and/or olefin resin, and (D) a metal phosphinate, wherein the component (B) includes (B1) a polymer block principally comprising an aromatic vinyl monomer unit, and (B2) a hydrogenated copolymer block principally comprising an aromatic vinyl monomer unit and a conjugated diene monomer unit, and a content of the aromatic vinyl monomer unit in the (B2) is 20 to 95% by weight, and a content of the aromatic vinyl monomer unit in the (B) is 35 to 80% by weight. | 04-26-2012 |
20120140507 | LIGHTING UNIT - A lighting unit can form a plurality of light distribution patterns without use of a shield and without an act of shielding light from a light source. The lighting unit can include a laser diode, a fluorescent member with a fluorescent portion configured to receive blue light from the laser diode and emit white light, and a projector type lens configured to project the white light. The fluorescent member can be rotated around a rotation shaft perpendicular to the optical axis of the projector type lens and shaped such that when the fluorescent member is rotated by a predetermined angle by the driving member and viewed from the projector type lens, a plurality of contours of the fluorescent portion can be changed according to the predetermined angle. | 06-07-2012 |
20120194155 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A power supply apparatus that suppresses radiation of noise while supplying a stable voltage, and a method of supplying power are provided. The power supply apparatus includes a power conversion unit configured to input a voltage to convert the voltage into an electric power; and a smoothing unit configured to include a coil, a capacitor, and a cable in which power supply wires connecting one end of the capacitor to the coil and ground wires connecting the other end of the capacitor to a ground of the power conversion unit are alternately arranged, and to smooth the voltage output from the power conversion unit. | 08-02-2012 |
20120232207 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FLUORINATED COPOLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE - To provide a process for producing a fluorinated copolymer nanocomposite comprising a fluorinated copolymer and inorganic fine particles dispersed therein to a high degree, and a process for producing a molded fluororesin product. The process for producing a fluorinated copolymer nanocomposite comprising a fluorinated copolymer and inorganic fine particles, characterized in that a mixture (A) containing a fluorinated copolymer comprised of repeating units based on tetrafluoroethylene and repeating units based on ethylene, inorganic fine particles, and a solvent which can dissolve the fluorinated copolymer under ordinary or elevated pressure at a temperature of not higher than the melting point of the fluorinated copolymer, is heated to at least a temperature at which the fluorinated copolymer dissolves in the solvent, and the solvent is subsequently removed. The process for producing a molded fluororesin product by using the fluorinated copolymer nanocomposite to produce a molded product. | 09-13-2012 |
20130114283 | VEHICLE HEADLIGHT - Light emitted from a light source having an S/P ratio being 2.0 or more is projected to a peripheral area in front of a vehicle body, and thereby an earlier awareness with the peripheral vision under dark environment (e.g., during nighttime driving) can be facilitated. | 05-09-2013 |
20130121012 | VEHICLE HEADLIGHT - A vehicle headlight can facilitate an earlier awareness with peripheral vision under dark environment (such as during nighttime, tunnel, or adverse weather driving). The light source can include a plurality of white LEDs. The plurality of white LEDs include a first white LED and a second white LED. The first white LED has an S/P ratio, which is represented by (S(λ)*V′(λ))/(S(λ)*V(λ)) in which S(λ) is a spectrum of the first light source, V′(λ) is a relative luminosity factor in scotopic vision, and V(λ) is a relative luminosity factor in photopic vision, lower than that of the second white LED. | 05-16-2013 |
20130230725 | LAMINATE FOR STRETCH-FORMING AND STRETCHED LAMINATE USING THE SAME - A laminate for stretch-forming includes: a polyglycolic acid-based resin layer containing 100 parts by mass of a polyglycolic acid-based resin and 0.5 parts by mass or more and 10 parts by mass or less of at least one thermoplastic elastomer selected from the group consisting of polyester-based thermoplastic elastomers and polyurethane-based thermoplastic elastomers; and a thermoplastic resin layer adjacent to the polyglycolic acid-based resin layer, as well as a stretched laminate is obtained by stretching the same. | 09-05-2013 |
20130302715 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CATALYST CARRIER, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING COMPOSITE CATALYST, COMPOSITE CATALYST, AND FUEL CELL USING SAME - A catalyst carrier production process includes a step (a) of mixing a transition metal compound (1), a nitrogen-containing organic compound (2), and a solvent to provide a catalyst carrier precursor solution; a step (b) of removing the solvent from the catalyst carrier precursor solution; and a step (c) of thermally treating a solid residue obtained in the step (b) at a temperature of 500 to 1100° C. to provide a catalyst carrier; wherein the transition metal compound (1) is partly or wholly a compound including a transition metal element (M1) selected from the group 4 and 5 elements of the periodic table as a transition metal element; and at least one of the transition metal compound (1) and the nitrogen-containing organic compound (2) includes an oxygen atom. | 11-14-2013 |
20130313774 | SLIDING MEMBER FOR SHEET-SHAPED RECORDING MATERIAL DETACHMENT, SEAL RING FOR AUTOMOBILE, AND SEAL RING AND SLIDING MEMBER FOR INDUSTRIAL GAS COMPRESSOR - An objective of the present invention is to provide a sliding member for sheet-shaped recording material detachment having superior resistance to abrasion and superior heat resistant rigidity, and either a seal ring for an automobile or a seal ring or a sliding member for an industrial gas compressor, having high mechanical strength while ensuring flexibility. The objective is achieved with a sliding member for sheet-shaped recording material detachment, and either a seal ring for an automobile or a seal ring or a sliding member for an industrial gas compressor, made from a resin composite comprising: as a first element, either an adhesive fluorocarbon resin (A) or a resin compound of the resin (A) and a fluorocarbon resin (B) which differs from the resin (A), which are in a volumetric ratio (AB) of 5/95 to 99/1; and as a second element, 0.5 to 99 volume % of a thermoplastic polyimide (C). | 11-28-2013 |
20130316194 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF GLASS BLANK FOR MAGNETIC DISK, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR MAGNETIC DISK, GLASS BLANK FOR MAGNETIC DISK, GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR MAGNETIC DISK, AND MAGNETIC DISK - To provide a method for manufacturing a glass blank for magnetic disk and a method for manufacturing a glass substrate for magnetic disk, which are capable of producing a glass blank for magnetic disk having a good surface waviness by press forming, and a method for manufacturing a glass substrate for magnetic disk. A method for manufacturing a glass blank for magnetic disk, which includes a forming process of press-forming a lump of molten glass using a pair of dies, wherein in the forming process, press forming is performed using thermally equalizing means for reducing a difference in temperature in the press forming surface of the die during pressing of the molten glass. | 11-28-2013 |
20140050912 | GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR MAGNETIC DISK AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR MAGNETIC DISK - A method for manufacturing a glass substrate for magnetic disk is provided. The method includes a forming process of press-forming a lump of molten glass using a pair of dies, wherein in the forming process, the cooling rate of the molten glass during pressing is controlled so that a first compressive stress layer is formed on a pair of principal faces of a glass blank that is press formed, and the method includes a chemically strengthening process for forming a second compressive stress layer on a pair of principal faces of a glass substrate formed using the glass blank after the forming process. | 02-20-2014 |
20140060117 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR MAGNETIC DISK - A method for manufacturing a glass substrate for magnetic disk, the internal strain of which is reduced without performing annealing treatment, is provided. The method includes a forming process of forming a plate-shaped glass blank by pressing a lump of molten glass using a pair of dies, wherein the method includes: a removing process of removing at least a part of a residual stress layer formed on the principal face of the glass blank press-formed in the forming process; and a process of forming a donut-shaped glass substrate by subjecting the glass blank after the removing process to machining. | 03-06-2014 |
20140065446 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GLASS BLANK FOR MAGNETIC DISK, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR MAGNETIC DISK, GLASS BLANK FOR MAGNETIC DISK - A method for manufacturing a glass blank for magnetic disk and a method for manufacturing a glass substrate for magnetic disk are provided which are capable of producing a glass blank for magnetic disk having a good surface waviness by press forming. The method includes a forming process of press-forming a lump of molten glass using a pair of dies, wherein in the forming process, press forming is performed using thermally equalizing means for reducing a difference in temperature in the press forming surface of the die during pressing of the molten glass. | 03-06-2014 |
20140070729 | ILLUMINATION APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM - There is provided an illumination apparatus including an illumination unit, a reception unit, and a control unit configured to control illumination of the illumination unit in accordance with a default illumination pattern. When the reception unit receives an illumination pattern, the control unit performs illumination control different from the illumination according to the default illumination pattern. | 03-13-2014 |
20140111743 | SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND MOBILE DEVICE - An area light source device has a light guide plate having an end face and a light exit surface, a light source that is disposed in a position facing the end face of the light guide plate, a plurality of optical sheets that are disposed on the light guide plate, a light shielding plate that is disposed so as to cover an upper portion of the light source, and a light blocking member that is provided between the end face of the light guide plate and the light exit surface. The end face of the light guide plate is configured to have light introduced therethrough. The light exit surface of the light guide plate is configured to output the light from the light guide plate. The light blocking member is different from the light shielding plate. | 04-24-2014 |
20140113020 | MOLD MANUFACTURING MASK BLANKS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MOLD - A fine pattern is formed with high pattern precision, and a time required for fabricating a mold is considerably shortened. Provided are mask blanks used for manufacturing a sub-master mold by transferring the fine pattern provided on a surface of an original mold by imprint, having a hard mask layer including a chromium compound layer expressed by a chemical formula CrO | 04-24-2014 |
20140120454 | FUEL CELL ELECTRODE CATALYST AND PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREOF - A fuel cell electrode catalyst which includes, at least, M1 that is at least one element selected from 3 to 7 group transition metal elements; M2 that is at least one element selected from iron group elements; M3 that is at least one element selected from 13 group elements; carbon; nitrogen; and oxygen, as constitutional elements, wherein when the atomic ratios of the elements (M1:M2:M3:carbon:nitrogen:oxygen) are represented by a:b:c:x:y:z, 0 | 05-01-2014 |
20140170527 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CATALYST FOR DIRECT-LIQUID FUEL CELL, CATALYST PRODUCED BY THE PROCESS AND USES THEREOF - In a direct-liquid fuel cell supplied directly with a liquid fuel, a process for producing an electrode catalyst for a direct-liquid fuel cell is provided which is capable of suppressing decrease in cathode potential caused by liquid fuel crossover and providing an inexpensive and high-performance electrode catalyst for a direct-liquid fuel cell. The process for producing an electrode catalyst for a direct-liquid fuel cell includes Step A of mixing at least a transition metal-containing compound with a nitrogen-containing organic compound to obtain a catalyst precursor composition, and Step C of heat-treating the catalyst precursor composition at a temperature of from 500 to 1100° C. to obtain an electrode catalyst, wherein part or entirety of the transition metal-containing compound includes, as a transition metal element, at least one transition metal element M1 selected from Group IV and Group V elements of the periodic table. | 06-19-2014 |
20140170528 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A FUEL CELL ELECTRODE CATALYST, FUEL CELL ELECTRODE CATALYST AND USE THEREOF - Provided is a process for producing a fuel cell electrode catalyst with high catalytic activity that is alternative to a noble metal catalyst, through a heat treatment at a relatively low temperature. A process for producing a fuel cell electrode catalyst includes a step (I) of obtaining a catalyst precursor, including a step (Ia) of mixing at least a metal compound (1), a nitrogen-containing organic compound (2), and a fluorine-containing compound (3), and a step (II) of heat-treating the catalyst precursor at a temperature of 500 to 1300° C. to obtain an electrode catalyst, a portion or the entirety of the metal compound (1) being a compound containing an atom of a metal element M1 selected from the group consisting of iron, cobalt, chromium, nickel, copper, zinc, titanium, niobium and zirconium, and at least one of the compounds (1), (2) and (3) containing an oxygen atom. | 06-19-2014 |
20140193739 | OXYGEN REDUCTION CATALYST, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL - It is an object of the present invention to provide an oxygen reducing catalyst having high catalytic activity and high durability using a transition metal (such as titanium); and a method for producing a fuel cell electrode catalyst using the oxygen reducing catalyst. The present invention provides the oxygen reduction catalyst including titanium, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen as constituent elements at a specific ratio, wherein in XRD measurement using a Cu—Kα ray, peaks are each present in at least regions A and B among regions A to D which occupy 2θ ranges of 42° to 43°, B: 36.5° to 37°, 25° to 26°, and 27° to 28°, respectively; and each of maximum peak intensities I | 07-10-2014 |
20140202480 | WIG BASE PROVIDED WITH CAMOUFLAGE STRIP ON ITS PERIPHERY - A wig base of the present invention is at least partially made of net-material, and to periphery of which a strip of net-material is attached. The strip has a quadruple constitution, wherein the net-material of the strip is folded double along a folding line, and side edges of the folded net-material is further folded inwardly. The periphery edge of the wig base is covered by the folded strap. There is kept a first space (X) between the folding line of the strip and the periphery edge of the wig base. | 07-24-2014 |
20140202481 | WIG BASE FOR A WIG, WHICH IS A TYPE OF COVERING WHOLE HEAD OF WEARER - A wig base is disclosed, which comprises a first stretchable net-region with a predetermined width, two non-stretchable net-regions connected to lower right and left sides of the first stretchable net-region, and a second stretchable net-region between the two non-stretchable net-regions. An area of a wearer from “hollow of the neck” to “nucha” is covered mainly by the first stretchable net-region. The two non-stretchable net-regions would be at around the “hollow of the neck” of the wearer without deforming itself. Thanks to the second stretchable net-region existing between the between the two non-stretchable net-regions, the distortion of the wig base can be effectively relieved, and thus, higher fitness of the whole wig base can be obtained. | 07-24-2014 |
20140205239 | INTERCONNECTING ADAPTER FOR LC TYPE OPTICAL CONNECTORS - The invention prevents an LC type optical connector plug from seriously harming a body of a worker, particularly eyes of the worker in a work for fitting the LC type optical connector plug having various concavo-convex shapes. A connector housing ( | 07-24-2014 |
20140234468 | MOLD BLANK, MASTER MOLD, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COPY MOLD AND MOLD BLANK - There is provided a mold blank comprising a hard mask, wherein the hard mask layer has a composition containing chromium, nitrogen, and oxygen and has a content variation structure in which content of the nitrogen is varied continuously or gradually in a layer thickness direction and content of the oxygen is varied in the layer thickness direction continuously or gradually substantially in an opposite direction to the nitrogen. | 08-21-2014 |
20140268856 | VEHICLE HEADLIGHT - Light emitted from a light source having an S/P ratio being 2.0 or more is projected to a peripheral area in front of a vehicle body, and thereby an earlier awareness with the peripheral vision under dark environment (e.g., during nighttime driving) can be facilitated. | 09-18-2014 |
20140271330 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SPHEROIDAL GRAPHITE CAST IRON AND VEHICLE COMPONENT USING SAID SPHEROIDAL GRAPHITE CAST IRON - A method for producing spheroidal graphite cast iron having a specific final composition includes: subjecting a molten iron to a spheroidization treatment using a spheroidizing agent of an Fe—Si—Mg—Ca-based alloy containing no rare earth element; conducting an inoculation treatment using a first Fe—Si-based inoculant; and conducting a pouring inoculation treatment with a given amount of a second Fe—Si-based inoculant containing 45-75% of Si, 1-3% of Ca, and 15 ppm or less of Ba. | 09-18-2014 |
20140348694 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SPHEROIDAL-GRAPHITE CAST IRON, AND SPHEROIDAL-GRAPHITE CAST IRON MEMBER OBTAINED FROM SAID SPHEROIDAL-GRAPHITE CAST IRON - A process for producing spheroidal graphite cast iron includes a spheroidization treatment, an inoculant treatment and a pouring inoculation treatment. A molten iron is subjected to the spheroidization treatment using a spheroidizing agent of an Fe—Si—Mg—Ca-based alloy which contains a given amount of Ba and contains substantially no rare-earth element. | 11-27-2014 |
20140349212 | OXYGEN REDUCTION CATALYST AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention concerns an oxygen reduction catalyst comprising composite particles in which primary particles of a titanium compound is dispersed into a carbon structure, wherein the composite particles have titanium, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen as constituent elements, and with regard to a ratio of number of atoms of each of the elements when titanium is taken as 1, a ratio of carbon is larger than 2 and 5 or less, a ratio of nitrogen is larger than 0 and 1 or less, and a ratio of oxygen is 1 or more and 3 or less, and an intensity ratio (D/G ratio) of D band peak intensity to G band peak intensity in a Raman spectrum is in the range of 0.4 to 1.0. The oxygen reduction catalyst according to the present invention has satisfactory initial performance and excellent start-stop durability. | 11-27-2014 |
20140360853 | SWITCHGEAR AND OPENING AND CLOSING METHOD THEREOF - A switchgear including a plurality of switch units having a fixed electrode and a movable electrode; and an operating device configured to operate the movable electrode of each of the switch units, wherein the operating device is configured of one motive part and two follower parts that intermittently operate with each other, and part of each of the follower parts touches the motive part, thereby in a condition that moving force is not transmitted from the motive part to the follower part, a state of the follower part is fixed, and in a condition that the motive part shifts from an initial position to a final position, a state of one of the follower parts is allowed to transit, and a state of the other of the follower parts is changed with a delay from such state transit, thereby the switch units are driven while a time delay is produced. | 12-11-2014 |
20140367362 | ELECTRODE FOR VACUUM CIRCUIT BREAKER, AND VACUUM INTERRUPTER USING THE ELECTRODE - An electrode for a vacuum circuit breaker comprises a cylindrical conducting body, a contact electrode as a combination electrode, and a plurality of slits provided on a surface area of the cylindrical conducting body, the slits being inclined with respect to an axial direction of the cylindrical conducting body, wherein an angle between the slits and the axial direction of the cylindrical conducting body is smaller as the slit becomes farther away from the contact electrode. | 12-18-2014 |
20140376148 | ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK DEVICE - An electrostatic chuck device includes an electrostatic chuck part that has an upper surface as a placement surface for placing a plate-shaped sample and has an internal electrode for electrostatic attraction built therein; and a cooling base part that cools the electrostatic chuck part. The electrostatic chuck part and the cooling base part are integrally adhered to each other via an adhesive layer. An insulator having a double pipe structure including an insulator and an insulator provided coaxially with an outer peripheral portion of the insulator is provided in a cooling gas hole, formed in the electrostatic chuck part and the cooling base part, so as to cover an exposed surface of the adhesive layer on the cooling gas hole side. | 12-25-2014 |
20150044595 | PRODUCTION PROCESS OF ELECTRODE CATALYST FOR FUEL CELLS, ELECTRODE CATALYST FOR FUEL CELLS AND USES THEREOF - An object of the present invention is to suppress flooding phenomenon in an electrode catalyst for fuel cells containing a metal atom, a carbon atom, a nitrogen atom and an oxygen atom. A production process of an electrode catalyst for fuel cells is provided which includes a fluorination step of bringing a catalyst body into contact with fluorine, the catalyst body having an atom of at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of zinc, titanium, niobium, zirconium, aluminum, chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, strontium, yttrium, tin, tungsten, cerium, samarium and lanthanum, a carbon atom, a nitrogen atom and an oxygen atom. | 02-12-2015 |
20150078710 | DUST PROOFING SHUTTER BUILT-IN ADAPTER OF LC TYPE OPTICAL CONNECTOR - The invention can prevent a leading end of a ferrule including a core portion from being damaged in an erroneous insertion. A shutter plate is provided with a clearance for receiving in a non-contact manner a leading end portion of a ferrule which is inserted from a diagonally upward direction side before a fitting portion. The clearance is formed into a rectangular shape, a trapezoidal shape, a circular arc shape, a bowl-like recess shape or an opening shape from a front surface side of the shutter plate toward an inner side, and the shutter plate is structured such that the shutter plate is pushed away and opened by a leading end opening edge portion of a coupling sleeve which is provided so as to cover a periphery of the ferrule, at the same time of receiving the leading end portion of the ferrule by the clearance in a non-contact state. | 03-19-2015 |