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20080286013 | DEVELOPER CONTAINER, DEVELOPER SUPPLYING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developer container has a main part accommodating a developer therein and is detachably attached to a main part of an image forming apparatus. The developer container comprises an outlet provided at a side of the developer container to discharge the developer from the developer container. An input unit is provided adjacent to the outlet and has a small-diameter portion an inside diameter of which is smaller than a diameter of the container main part wherein, when the developer container is attached to the image forming apparatus, the input unit is engaged with a drive motor of the image forming apparatus to receive a rotating force of the drive motor. A developer guiding unit causes the developer inside the developer container to be moved to the outlet beyond the small-diameter portion of the input unit by rotation of the developer container. | 11-20-2008 |
20090175660 | DEVELOPER CONTAINER, DEVELOPER SUPPLYING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developer container has a main part accommodating a developer therein and is detachably attached to a main part of an image forming apparatus. The developer container comprises an outlet provided at a side of the developer container to discharge the developer from the developer container. An input unit is provided adjacent to the outlet and has a small-diameter portion an inside diameter of which is smaller than a diameter of the container main part wherein, when the developer container is attached to the image forming apparatus, the input unit is engaged with a drive motor of the image forming apparatus to receive a rotating force of the drive motor. A developer guiding unit causes the developer inside the developer container to be moved to the outlet beyond the small-diameter portion of the input unit by rotation of the developer container. | 07-09-2009 |
20110026973 | DEVELOPER CONTAINER, DEVELOPER SUPPLYING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developer container has a main part accommodating a developer therein and is detachably attached to a main part of an image forming apparatus. The developer container comprises an outlet provided at a side of the developer container to discharge the developer from the developer container. An input unit is provided adjacent to the outlet and has a small-diameter portion an inside diameter of which is smaller than a diameter of the container main part wherein, when the developer container is attached to the image forming apparatus, the input unit is engaged with a drive motor of the image forming apparatus to receive a rotating force of the drive motor. A developer guiding unit causes the developer inside the developer container to be moved to the outlet beyond the small-diameter portion of the input unit by rotation of the developer container. | 02-03-2011 |
20110249991 | DEVELOPER CONTAINER, DEVELOPER SUPPLYING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus for use with a toner container which dispenses toner to the image forming apparatus, depending on an angular position of a rotatable cap of the toner container. The rotatable cap has a handle attached thereto. There is a toner container holder to support the toner container which permits the cap of the toner container to rotate. The image forming apparatus has a cover to selectively cover and uncover the toner container. There is also a device which moves with movement of the cover which interacts with the handle of the toner container. | 10-13-2011 |
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20090028377 | DAMPER FOR SPEAKER AND SPEAKER USING THE DAMPER - The present invention realizes a speaker having high sound quality by reducing resonance of curved parts in a speaker damper without decreasing sound pressure and by providing high linearity characteristic. In a damper for a speaker formed by including at least two curved parts, an elastic member is provided at least on one side or on both sides of a peripheral part in a movable part of the damper or provided in the material. | 01-29-2009 |
20090052724 | LOUDSPEAKER - A magnetic circuit part of a loudspeaker is formed of a plate, a magnet, and a yoke. A step is disposed in the plate that comes into contact with a disc-like magnet and forms a magnetic gap. A loudspeaker is provided where the step moves a voice coil away from the leakage magnetic field of the yoke, the influence of the leakage magnetic field is eliminated even when the output is large, the distortion is small, and the sound quality is high. | 02-26-2009 |
20090208025 | ACTIVE NOISE REDUCTION SYSTEM - An electromechanical converter has independent electric input sections. The output of an active noise reduction controller is inputted into an electric input section and the audio signal from an audio section is inputted into an electric input section. These are mechanically combined at a vibration section and the combined signal is radiated as a sound wave into the space. With such a structure, both the active noise reduction function and the audio reproduction function are realized without installing a large device in an existing audio reproduction apparatus. | 08-20-2009 |
20100158305 | LOUDSPEAKER - A loudspeaker includes frame, diaphragm whose outer rim is supported by this frame, voice coil unit connected to this diaphragm, magnetic circuit where voice coil of this voice coil unit is movably disposed in its magnetic gap, and first edge member and second edge member for supporting voice coil unit by frame. Voice coil unit is supported at two points at a predetermined interval to the side of magnetic gap from a part where diaphragm is connected. First edge member and second edge member include heat-resistant connectors that allow air to pass through, and ring edges and made of a resilient material connected to these connectors. Edge of first edge member or edge of second edge member protrudes toward diaphragm and the other edge protrudes toward magnetic circuit. | 06-24-2010 |
20100172536 | LOUDSPEAKER - A leader line of a voice coil from a conductive wire part is drawn out from a part between a diaphragm coupling part and a part disposed in the magnetic gap toward a frame in a non-contact state with a diaphragm. One end side of the second edge made of an elastic body is coupled to a part between a drawing part of the leader line on the voice coil and a part of the voice coil disposed in the magnetic gap. The other end side of the second edge is coupled to the frame. A suspension holder is integrated with the proximity of a coupling part of the second edge to the voice coil. The suspension holder is stuck to the voice coil using an adhesive. The disturbance of the movement of the voice coil can be reduced. | 07-08-2010 |
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20090143102 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE - The communication device includes: a communication control section which periodically causes a radio communication module to establish a connection to the server; a data reception and transmission instructing section which instructs the communication control section to obtain files and directory information stored in the server when the connection is established, and stores the files and the directory information in memories; and an emulation processing section which notifies, when the communication device is coupled to the computer, the computer that the communication device is a mass storage class device, submits the directory information stored in the memories to the computer, refers, when designation of a file contained in the directory information is accepted from the computer, to the directory information to read the file from the memories, and sends the file to the computer. | 06-04-2009 |
20090222798 | Information Processing Apparatus - A mobile device includes a memory for storing therein a subroutine management table to manage kinds of existing codes out of native code, first code and second code for a plurality of subroutines contained in content, a virtual machine, a precompile circuit for producing second code from first code and a subroutine management circuit for changing over processing in accordance with the kind of existing code for subroutine called up during execution of content. The subroutine management circuit judges kind of existing code with reference to the subroutine management table when the processing is changed over. | 09-03-2009 |
20100269153 | TERMINAL SYSTEM FOR GUARANTEEING AUTHENTICITY, TERMINAL, AND TERMINAL MANAGEMENT SERVER - In a terminal system for managing terminals coupled to a network, a terminal management server includes: a terminal information registration module for registering, in advance, information unique to each user of the terminal; an authentication module for executing authentication by comparing an ID and authentication information which are contained in an authentication request received from the terminal to user information set in advance; an authenticity determination module for determining, based on a predetermined investigation result received from the terminal, whether or not the terminal suffers falsification; and a unique information transmission module for transmitting, when the authentication is successful, and when the authenticity determination module has determined that the terminal does not suffer the falsification, the information unique to the each user to the terminal. The terminal outputs the information unique to the each user received from the terminal management server to a display unit. | 10-21-2010 |
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20090251003 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - An information processing apparatus selects power having a higher voltage value out of power supplied via a plurality of external apparatuses, or selects power supplied from an external apparatus via a transmission line or power supplied from a power supply, whichever has a higher voltage value, to use the selected power within the information processing apparatus. | 10-08-2009 |
20090296953 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A communication system has a communication controller for multiplexing and transmitting a power supply voltage and an audio signal to be played back by a plurality of channels, and a plurality of communication adapters which start in response to reception of the multiplexed/transmitted power supply voltage, and play back the audio signal using a playback device. The communication controller includes an audio data modulation circuit configured to modulate audio data by shifting, based on a first modulation ratio, a modulation carrier clock for modulating the audio data and a data transmission rate for transmitting the audio data in order to set a command transmission frequency bandwidth, and a command data modulation circuit configured to modulate command data by shifting, based on a second modulation ratio, a modulation carrier clock for modulating the command data and a data transmission rate for transmitting the command data in the command transmission frequency bandwidth. | 12-03-2009 |
20130135902 | SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT - A highly power-efficient switching power supply is realized. A switching power supply circuit of the present invention comprises: a pulse generation unit configured to generate a pulse for alternately opening and closing a first and a second switching elements; and a switching unit configured to input a voltage to the pulse generation unit in accordance with the detected power consumption level in the external load, wherein the pulse generation unit is configured so as to reduce the pulse width of the pulse that is generated if the voltage input from the switching unit is higher than a reference voltage, and to increase the pulse width of the pulse that is generated if the voltage input from the switching unit is lower than the reference voltage. | 05-30-2013 |
20130234955 | COORDINATE INPUT APPARATUS - A coordinate input apparatus includes a light projecting unit configured to project light parallelly to an effective coordinate input region, a reflection unit configured to retroreflect the light projected by the light projecting unit, and a light receiving unit configured to receive light from the light projecting unit or the reflection unit. The coordinate input apparatus includes a moving unit configured to move a set of the light projecting unit, light receiving unit, and reflection unit in a direction perpendicular to the effective coordinate input region in order to ensure a light amount with which a pointed position in the effective coordinate input region can be calculated based on variations of a light amount distribution obtained from the light receiving unit. | 09-12-2013 |
20130257814 | COORDINATE INPUT APPARATUS - A coordinate input apparatus includes a first housing and a second housing each of which incorporate at least two sensor units each including one of the light projecting unit and one of the light receiving unit. A pointed position to an effective coordinate input region is calculated based on variations of a light amount distribution obtained from the light receiving units of each of the first and second housings. In each of the first and second housings, the field range of a light receiving unit is almost parallel to the effective coordinate input region, the optical axis direction of the light receiving unit is a direction perpendicular to a line segment connecting the barycenters of at least two sensor units in a single housing, and the field range is set to be asymmetric to the optical axis direction. | 10-03-2013 |
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20100183194 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASURING DEVICE - A three-dimensional measuring device includes an irradiation device configured to irradiate and switch among a multiplicity of light patterns having different periods and having a striped light intensity distribution on at least a measurement object, a camera having an imaging element capable of imaging reflected light from the measurement object irradiated by the light pattern, a rack configured to cause relative change in positional relationship between the imaging element and the measurement object, and a control device configured to perform three-dimensional measurements based on image data imaged by the camera. The control device performs the three-dimensional measurements by performing a phase shift method calculation of height data as a first height data for each pixel unit of image data based on a multiply phase-shifted image data obtained by irradiating on a first position a multiply phase-shifted first light pattern having a first period. | 07-22-2010 |
20110249096 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASURING DEVICE AND BOARD INSPECTION DEVICE - A board inspection device includes an irradiation device for irradiating light on a printed circuit board, a CCD camera for imaging the irradiated part of the circuit board. First image processing is performed for a first exposure time such that an inspection target region is free of brightness saturation, and second image processing is performed using a second exposure time corresponding to the insufficiency of the first exposure time relative to a certain exposure time appropriate for measurement of a measurement standard region. Thereafter, image data for three-dimensional measurement is prepared for the inspection target region using the value of image data obtained by the first image processing, and image data for three-dimensional measurement is prepared for the measurement standard region using a value obtained by summing the image data value acquired by the second image processing and the image data value acquired by the first image processing. | 10-13-2011 |
20130155416 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING THREE DIMENSIONAL SHAPE - A device for measuring three dimensional shape is configured to perform one of a first imaging operation as imaging processing of a single operation among a multiplicity of imaging operations performed by irradiation of a first light pattern of multiply varied phases, and a second imaging operation as imaging processing of a single operation among a multiplicity of imaging operations performed by irradiation of a second light pattern of multiply varied phases. The device is configured to, simultaneous with completion of the first or second imaging operation, start shifting or switching operation of said first grating or a second grating relating to said first imaging operation. The device is configured to, without waiting for completion of the shifting or switching operation, perform the other imaging operation from among the first and second imaging operations. | 06-20-2013 |
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20110073582 | Steering wheel - A steering wheel includes a rim metal core, a rigid covering member, a heating element, and a cover. The rim metal core forms the framework of the rim. The rigid covering member is provided about at least a part in the circumferential direction of the rim metal core. The heating element is formed by a flexible sheet having a heat generating member that generates heat when electrified. The heating element is arranged along the outer surface of the covering member. The cover is provided about the heating element and has an outer surface that serves as an ornamental surface of the rim. A hollow portion (an air layer) is formed between the rim metal core and a part of the covering member at which the heat generating member (a resistor layer) of the heating element is located. The hollow portion serves as a heat-insulating layer. | 03-31-2011 |
20130069350 | VIBRATION DAMPING STRUCTURE FOR STEERING WHEEL - A vibration damping structure for a steering wheel includes an airbag mounted in the steering wheel, an inflator arranged forward of the airbag, and a support member elastically supporting the inflator at a position forward of the inflator. The inflator includes a peripheral wall portion and gas ports formed in the wall portion. The support member has a hole facing the inflator. A sealing portion is provided to surround the hole. Through contact between the inflator and the support member at the sealing portion, gas leakage via the hole is prevented. The inflator has a pressure receiving portion in the vicinity of the gas ports to change the flow direction of gas, which is discharged outward from the gas ports in the radial direction of the wall portion, to a direction toward a rear side. The pressure receiving portion produces force acting forward by receiving pressure from the gas. | 03-21-2013 |
20130076011 | DAMPING SYSTEM FOR STEERING WHEEL - A damping system includes: a fixed member; an airbag device including a back holder and disposed on a rear side of the fixed member; an elastic member mounted in a mounting hole of the back holder; and a horn switch mechanism including a support member supported on the fixed member on a front side of the back holder, and a slider disposed between the support member and the elastic member. The airbag device functions as a damper mass of a dynamic damper, and the elastic member functions as a spring thereof. The horn switch mechanism includes an extended portion extending forwards. An engaged portion is formed at a circumferential edge portion of the mounting hole to extend rearwards. The elastic member includes an engaging portion opened in a front surface thereof The elastic member is sandwiched by the engaged portion fitted in the engaging portion and the extended portion. | 03-28-2013 |
20130255435 | VIBRATION SUPPRESSION STRUCTURE FOR STEERING WHEEL - A vibration suppression structure for a steering wheel includes elastic support portions for elastically supporting an inflator of an airbag apparatus. Each elastic support portion is formed as a cylinder having an axis extending in the longitudinal direction of a steering shaft. At any cross section orthogonal to the axis, each elastic support portion has an outer periphery of the same oval or the same circle and an inner periphery of the same oval or the same circle. When the outer periphery is circular, the inner periphery is oval, When the inner periphery is circular, the outer periphery is oval. | 10-03-2013 |
20130257024 | AIRBAG APPARATUS - An airbag apparatus, which is incorporated in a steering wheel, includes a bag holder in the longitudinal direction of the steering wheel. An inflator is elastically supported by the bag holder with elastic support portions. A retainer includes an annular bag attachment portion. The retainer is fastened to the bag holder such that the periphery of the airbag opening is held between the bag attachment portion and the bag holder. The retainer further includes arch portions and bag encompassing portions. The arch portions extend rearward in the longitudinal direction of the steering wheel from the inner rim of the bag attachment portion, and surround the inflator. The bag encompassing portions extend inward in a radial direction of the steering shaft from the inner rim of the bag attachment portion, and encompass the periphery of the airbag opening. | 10-03-2013 |
20140131982 | VIBRATION CONTROL STRUCTURE FOR STEERING WHEEL - A vibration control structure includes a fixed member, an airbag device that is provided at a front portion thereof with a bag holder having a mounting hole and is disposed at a rear side of the fixed member, a horn switch mechanism that includes a support member supported by the fixed member in a state where the horn switch mechanism is inserted through the mounting hole and a slider disposed between the support member and the mounting hole so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction, and an annular elastic member that is disposed on the rear side of the bag holder while being mounted to the outside of the slider. The airbag device serves as a damper mass of a dynamic damper and the elastic member serves as a spring of the damper mass. | 05-15-2014 |
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20090252388 | Finger identification apparatus - An identification apparatus that keeps the conditions for imaging uniform among successive identifications and requires a user to perform only a series of simple maneuvers. An identification apparatus comprising a guide member, a light source, and an imaging unit. The guide member includes a pattern or a structure that inspires a user to position his/her finger thereon or to approach his/her specific finger region thereto. A contact member such as a button switch is preferably located at a position in the guide member at which a fingertip is to be positioned. An optical opening is formed at a position coincident with a position at which a portion of a finger to be imaged for identification should be placed. The light source radiates near-infrared light through the portion of the finger to be imaged. The imaging means acquires an image of the finger, and the apparatus compares the image to previously registered images. The apparatus may also include dual light sources power saving functionality, and means for limiting the interference of external light sources. | 10-08-2009 |
20110176126 | Finger identification apparatus - An identification apparatus that keeps the conditions for imaging uniform among successive identifications and requires a user to perform only a series of simple maneuvers. An identification apparatus comprising a guide member, a light source, and an imaging unit. The guide member includes a pattern or a structure that inspires a user to position his/her finger thereon or to approach his/her specific finger region thereto. A contact member such as a button switch is preferably located at a position in the guide member at which a fingertip is to be positioned. An optical opening is formed at a position coincident with a position at which a portion of a finger to be imaged for identification should be placed. The light source radiates near-infrared light through the portion of the finger to be imaged. The imaging means acquires an image of the finger, and the apparatus compares the image to previously registered images. The apparatus may also include dual light sources power saving functionality, and means for limiting the interference of external light sources. | 07-21-2011 |
20130216105 | FINGER IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS - An identification apparatus keeps the conditions for imaging uniform among successive identifications, and requires a user to perform only a series of simple maneuvers. The apparatus comprises a guide member, a light source, and an imaging unit. The guide member includes a pattern or structure for a user to position his/her finger thereon or to approach his/her specific finger region thereto. A contact member is located in the guide member where a fingertip is positioned. An optical opening is formed at a position coincident with where a finger to be imaged should be placed. The light source radiates near-infrared light through the portion of the finger to be imaged. The imaging means acquires an image of the finger, and the apparatus compares the image to previously registered images. The apparatus may also include dual light sources power saving functionality, and means for limiting the interference of external light sources. | 08-22-2013 |
20140126783 | Finger Indentification Apparatus - An identification apparatus keeps the conditions for imaging uniform among successive identifications, and requires a user to perform only a series of simple maneuvers. The apparatus comprises a guide member, a light source, and an imaging unit. The guide member includes a pattern or structure for a user to position his/her finger thereon or to approach his/her specific finger region thereto. A contact member is located in the guide member where a fingertip is positioned. An optical opening is formed at a position coincident with where a finger to be imaged should be placed. The light source radiates near-infrared light through the portion of the finger to be imaged. The imaging means acquires an image of the finger, and the apparatus compares the image to previously registered images. The apparatus may also include dual light sources power saving functionality, and means for limiting the interference of external light sources. | 05-08-2014 |
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20110162862 | ELECTRIC POWER TOOL - An electric power tool includes a tool portion, a fuel cell, a power drive source, and a water-holding unit. The water-holding unit holds a reaction water produced in the fuel cell by oxidation reaction between a fuel and an oxidizing agent. | 07-07-2011 |
20110240320 | ELECTRIC POWER TOOL, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An electric power tool includes a tool element, an electric motor, a rechargeable battery, a fuel battery, a state measuring unit, and a control unit. The electric motor receives power supply to drive the tool element. The rechargeable battery is electrically connected to the electric motor and supplies power to the electric motor. The fuel battery is electrically connected to the rechargeable battery and charges the rechargeable battery. The state measuring unit measures a state of the rechargeable battery. The control unit controls charging of the rechargeable battery by the fuel battery at least based on the state of the rechargeable battery measured by the state measuring unit. | 10-06-2011 |
20120037385 | ELECTRIC POWER TOOL POWERED BY A PLURALITY OF SINGLE-CELL BATTERY PACKS - An electric power tool comprises a tool main body, a plurality of battery packs that is detachably attached to the tool main body, and a controller that controls discharges of the battery packs attached to the tool main body. Each battery pack comprises a memory device that stores characteristic data of the rechargeable cell. The controller accesses each of the memory devices of the battery packs and controls the discharges of the battery packs based upon the characteristic data stored in the memory devices. | 02-16-2012 |
20120104991 | ELECTRIC POWER TOOL SYSTEM - An electric power tool system comprises a tool main body, a battery pack detachably attached to the tool main body and a first charger that charges the battery pack. The first charger is detachably attached to the tool main body and/or the battery pack. The first charger is capable of charging the battery pack while the battery pack is attached to the tool main body. The first charger is preferably cordless and contains at least rechargeable battery for storing energy to charge the battery pack. | 05-03-2012 |
20120104992 | ELECTRIC POWER TOOL SYSTEM - An electric power tool system comprises a tool main body, a battery pack detachably attached to the tool main body, and a first charger that charges the battery pack. The first charger comprises a rechargeable battery that supplies current to at least one rechargeable battery of the battery pack. The at least one rechargeable battery of the first charger preferably has a larger charge storage capacity than the at least one rechargeable battery of the battery pack. | 05-03-2012 |
20130099722 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC POWER TOOL - The present invention is a power supply device for electric power tool that supplies an electric power to an electric power tool. The power supply device includes: an adapter configured to be electrically connected to the electric power tool; and a fuel cell configured to generate an electric power to be supplied to the electric power tool through the adapter, by causing an oxidation reaction between a fuel and an oxidant. | 04-25-2013 |
20140019074 | MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A measurement system according to one aspect of the present invention includes a battery pack and at least one type of connected device to which the pack is connected. The pack includes a first detection device detecting a predetermined physical quantity in the pack and having a predetermined measurement range. The connected device includes a second detection device detecting a physical quantity the same as the predetermined physical quantity and having a measurement range different from the range of the first detection device. One of the pack and the connected device includes a receiving device and a measurement processing device that performs a predetermined measurement process by using one of: a detection-value-related information received by the receiving device; and a detection result by one device of the first detection device and the second detection device, the one device being provided in one of the pack and the connected device. | 01-16-2014 |
20140147718 | HAND-HELD POWER TOOLS AND BATTERY PACKS THEREFOR - A battery pack adapted to be attached to, and drive, a hand-held power tool includes a plurality of series-connected battery cells having a nominal power output of at least 300 Watts. The battery pack weighs less than 275 grams and has a nominal power output to weight ratio of at least at least 1100 Watts/kilogram. A power tool system or kit includes such a battery pack and a hand-held, battery-powered tool adapted to operate with a battery pack having a nominal power output of 600 Watts or more. | 05-29-2014 |
20140151079 | POWER TOOL SYSTEM AND ADAPTER THEREFOR - A power tool system includes a hand-held power tool having a housing with a battery pack interface, an electrically-driven device and a first connector. A battery pack is detachably attached to the battery pack interface and supplies current to the electrically-driven device. An adapter has a second connector physically and electrically connected with the first connector in a detachable manner. The adapter receives power from the battery pack via the hand-held power tool and provides at least one additional electrical function to the hand-held power tool or performs at least one additional electrical function that the hand-held power tool is not otherwise capable of performing. Further, the adapter is at least partially disposed in a space defined in part by the housing and in part by the battery pack when the housing and battery pack are attached to each other. | 06-05-2014 |
20140158389 | THEFT-DETERRENCE SYSTEM FOR POWER TOOL SYSTEM, AND ADAPTER AND METHOD THEREFOR - A power tool system includes a hand-held power tool having a motor or a solenoid that drives a tool, and a first memory that stores at least one pass code. A battery pack is detachably attached to, and supplies current to, the power tool and has a second memory that stores at least one pass code. An electronically-actuatable lock and a first controller are provided in the power tool and/or in the battery pack. The first controller reads the pass codes from the first and second memories when the battery pack is attached to the power tool, directly compares the pass codes from the first memory and the second memory, and causes the first electronically-actuatable lock to prohibit or impair operation of the power tool when the pass codes do not match or otherwise correspond in a predetermined manner. | 06-12-2014 |
20140159640 | CHARGER FOR HAND-HELD POWER TOOL, POWER TOOL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CHARGING A POWER TOOL BATTERY - A charger for a hand-held power tool includes a power source interface, a charger base and a charging cradle rotatably supported on the charger base. The rotatable charging cradle includes at least two charging output terminals electrically connected to the power source interface. A power tool system includes the charger and the hand-held power tool. A method of charging the power tool system includes contacting charging input terminals of the power tool with the charging output terminals, rotating the charging cradle and the power tool relative to the charging base and supplying charging current to at least one battery cell while the charging cradle and the power tool are allowed to freely swing relative to the charging base. | 06-12-2014 |
20140159662 | PORTABLE BATTERY PACK CHARGING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR RECHARGING A BATTERY PACK, AND ADAPTER THEREFOR - A method for recharging a battery pack includes attaching a portable charger to a user, which portable charger includes or is attached to a self-contained power supply and wherein a first charging port of the portable charger is disposed, e.g., on a belt worn by the user, hanging the battery pack on the belt while the battery pack is physically engaged and in electrical communication with a power tool, and initiating a transfer of power from the charger to the battery pack when the first charging port is at least proximal to a second charging port that is in electrical communication with at least one battery cell of the battery pack. A portable charging system capable of performing this method, as well as an adapter for use in performing this method, are also disclosed. | 06-12-2014 |
20140159919 | Adapter for Power Tools, Power Tool System and Method of Operating the Same - An adapter for a power tool powered by a detachable battery pack includes a connector for directly connecting the adapter only to the power tool in a detachable manner, a controller, at least one memory and/or storage device in communication with the controller, and at least one communication port configured to transmit electrical communications from the adapter controller to a controller located in the power tool and vice versa. The adapter is further configured such that, when a battery pack, which also includes a controller, is connected to the power tool, a communication path is established from the battery pack controller to the adapter controller via the power tool controller. | 06-12-2014 |
20140159920 | ADAPTER FOR POWER TOOLS, POWER TOOL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESSLY COMMUNICATING MAINTENANCE INFORMATION THEREFOR - An adapter for a power tool powered by a detachable battery pack which adapter includes a connector configured to detachably connect the adapter directly to the power tool, an adapter controller, at least one memory and/or storage device in communication with the adapter controller and configured to store maintenance information concerning the battery pack or to store maintenance information concerning the battery pack and the power tool, at least one communication port configured to transmit electrical communications, including said maintenance information, from the adapter controller to a controller located in the power tool and vice versa, and a transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit the maintenance information to an external device. | 06-12-2014 |
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20150054447 | ELECTRIC POWER TOOL SYSTEM - An electric power tool system comprises a tool main body, a battery pack detachably attached to the tool main body, and a first charger that charges the battery pack. The first charger comprises a rechargeable battery that supplies current to at least one rechargeable battery of the battery pack. The at least one rechargeable battery of the first charger preferably has a larger charge storage capacity than the at least one rechargeable battery of the battery pack. | 02-26-2015 |
20150054464 | ELECTRIC POWER TOOL SYSTEM - An electric power tool system comprises a tool main body, a battery pack detachably attached to the tool main body and a first charger that charges the battery pack. The first charger is detachably attached to the tool main body and/or the battery pack. The first charger is capable of charging the battery pack while the battery pack is attached to the tool main body. The first charger is preferably cordless and contains at least rechargeable battery for storing energy to charge the battery pack. | 02-26-2015 |
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20100248404 | Method for producing group III nitride-based compound semiconductor device - A method for producing a Group III nitride-based compound semiconductor device includes, before bonding a support substrate to an epitaxial layer formed on an epitaxial growth substrate, forming trenches in such a manner as to extend from the top surface of a stacked structure including the epitaxial layer to at least the interface between the epitaxial growth substrate and the bottom surface of the epitaxial layer. The trenches divide the epitaxial layer into extended device areas which encompass respective product device structures, and stress relaxation areas. A plurality of laser irradiations are performed for laser lift off such that, after each laser irradiation, the expanded device areas and the stress relaxation areas are formed by a laser-irradiated area and a laser-unirradiated area, and a strip-shaped laser-unirradiated stress relaxation area is formed at a boundary between the laser-irradiated area and the laser-unirradiated area. | 09-30-2010 |
20100248407 | Method for producing group III nitride-based compound semiconductor device - Provided is a method for producing a Group III nitride-based compound semiconductor light-emitting device, wherein a contact electrode is formed on an N-polar surface of an n-type layer through annealing at 350° C. or lower. In the case where, in a Group III nitride-based compound semiconductor device produced by the laser lift-off process, a contact electrode is formed, through annealing at 350° C. or lower, on a micro embossment surface (i.e., a processed N-polar surface) of an n-type layer from vanadium, chromium, tungsten, nickel, platinum, niobium, or iron, when a pseudo-silicon-heavily-doped layer is formed on the micro embossment surface (i.e., N-polar surface) of the n-type layer through treatment with a plasma of a silicon-containing compound gas, and treatment with a fluoride-ion-containing chemical is not carried out, ohmic contact is obtained, and low resistance is attained. | 09-30-2010 |
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20110043237 | WAFER TRAY AND TEST APPARATUS - In order to shorten testing time of a plurality of devices under test formed on a semiconductor wafer, a wafer tray used by a test apparatus performing the test is provided. The wafer tray includes a first flow passage for fixing the semiconductor wafer to the wafer tray using vacuum suction, a second flow passage for fixing the wafer tray to the test apparatus using vacuum suction, and a heater for heating a loading surface on which at least the semiconductor wafer is loaded. By using this wafer tray, the semiconductor wafer, which is the object being tested, can be smoothly attached to and detached from different test heads, and testing can be begun quickly after the semiconductor wafer is attached to a test head. | 02-24-2011 |
20110062979 | TEST SYSTEM AND PROBE APPARATUS - A probe apparatus includes a wire substrate with terminals; a wafer tray forming a hermetically sealed space with the wire substrate and for mounting a semiconductor wafer; a probe wafer provided between the wire substrate and the wafer tray, having an apparatus connection terminal electrically connected to a terminal of the wire substrate and wafer connection terminals electrically connected to the semiconductor chips respectively and collectively; an apparatus anisotropic conductive sheet provided between the wire substrate and the probe wafer; a wafer anisotropic conductive sheet provided between the probe wafer and the semiconductor wafer; and a decompressing section that decompresses the hermetically sealed space between the wire substrate and the wafer tray, to cause the wafer tray to move to a predetermined position from the wire substrate, to electrically connect the wire substrate and the probe wafer, and to electrically connect the probe wafer and the semiconductor wafer. | 03-17-2011 |
20110095777 | TEST WAFER UNIT AND TEST SYSTEM - A wafer unit for testing is electrically connected to a plurality of chips to be tested formed on a wafer to be tested, the wafer unit for testing including: a connecting wafer provided to face the wafer to be tested, and to be electrically connected to each of the plurality of chips to be tested; and a temperature distribution adjusting section provided on the connecting wafer, and to adjust a temperature distribution of the wafer to be tested. | 04-28-2011 |
20110109337 | PROBE WAFER, PROBE DEVICE, AND TESTING SYSTEM - A probe wafer electrically connected to a semiconductor wafer on which a plurality of semiconductor chips are formed includes: a wafer substrate for pitch conversion including a wafer connection surface and an apparatus connection surface opposing the wafer connection surface; a plurality of wafer connection terminals formed on the wafer connection surface of the wafer substrate for pitch conversion, at least one wafer connection terminal provided for each of the semiconductor chips and electrically connected to an input/output terminal of the corresponding semiconductor chip; a plurality of apparatus connection terminals formed on the apparatus connection surface of the wafer substrate in one-to-one relation with the plurality of wafer connection terminals at an interval different from an interval of the wafer connection terminals, to be electrically connected to an external apparatus; and a plurality of transfer paths, each electrically connecting a corresponding wafer connection terminal to an apparatus connection terminal. | 05-12-2011 |
20110121848 | PROBE WAFER, PROBE DEVICE, AND TESTING SYSTEM - There is provided a testing system for testing a plurality of semiconductor chips formed on a single semiconductor wafer. The testing system includes a wafer substrate, a plurality of wafer connector terminals that are provided on the wafer substrate in such a manner that one or more wafer connector terminals correspond to each of the semiconductor chips, where each wafer connector terminal is to be electrically connected to an input/output terminal of a corresponding semiconductor chip, a plurality of circuit units that are provided on the wafer substrate in such a manner that one or more circuit units corresponds to each of the semiconductor chips, where each circuit unit generates a test signal to be used for testing a corresponding semiconductor chip and supplies the test signal to the corresponding semiconductor chip to test the corresponding semiconductor chip, and a controller that generates a control signal used to control the plurality of circuit units. | 05-26-2011 |
20120038382 | PROBE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A probe includes a plurality of boards each of which has a plurality of magnets, a plurality of the boards include a first board and a second board laid on the first board, a plurality of the magnets include a plurality of first magnets provided with the first board and a plurality of second magnets provided with the second board and arranged so as to respectively face a plurality of the first magnets, and the first magnet and the second magnet facing each other are provided so that mutually different magnetic poles face each other. | 02-16-2012 |