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20110234024 | BRUSHLESS MOTOR AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SAME - A brushless motor includes a stator molded integrally with a resin having a fixing member including a stator iron core and a winding wound thereon, a rotor of a disk-like iron core holding a ferrite resin magnet in a circumferential direction, the rotor arranged to face the stator about a shaft, a bearing rotatably supporting the shaft, and conductive brackets fixing the bearing. The brackets are electrically connected to each other with a conducting pin in the stator. | 09-29-2011 |
20110234025 | MOTOR AND ELECTRIC DEVICE USING SAME - A motor includes: a stator molded integrally with an insulating resin having a fixing member including a stator iron core and a winding wound thereon; a rotor arranged to face the stator about a shaft; a bearing rotatably supporting the shaft; a bracket fixing the bearing; and a drive circuit substrate having a drive circuit mounted thereon for driving the winding. The stator iron core is electrically connected to a ground serving as a reference point of a zero potential on the drive circuit substrate through a conductive member. | 09-29-2011 |
20110234026 | MOTOR AND ELECTRIC DEVICE USING SAME - A motor includes: a stator including a stator iron core on which a winding is wound; a rotor including a rotating body that holds a magnet in a circumferential direction to face the stator and a shaft that fastens the rotating body to penetrate a center of the rotating body; a bearing that supports the shaft; and two conductive brackets that fix the bearing. The two brackets are electrically connected to each other, and a capacitor serving as an impedance adjusting member that adjusts impedances between the stator iron core and the electrically connected two brackets is arranged. | 09-29-2011 |
20120032536 | ELECTRIC MOTOR AND ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT WITH SAME - A motor includes a stator integrally molded together with a stator member, which includes a stator iron-core wound with a winding, by insulating resin, a rotor mounted on a shaft as a center and confronting the stator, two bearings supporting the shaft rotatably, brackets fixing the bearings, and a drive circuit board including a drive circuit which supplies an electric current to the winding and drives the rotor. Either one of the two bearings includes an outer ring and an inner ring both of which are electrically insulated from each other. | 02-09-2012 |
20120038229 | MOTOR AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT EQUIPPED WITH SAME - A motor includes a stator having a stator iron-core on which a winding is wound, a rotor having a rotary body holding a permanent magnet opposed to the stator along a circumferential direction and a shaft joined to the rotary body such that it extends through the rotary body at the center, bearings supporting the shaft, two conductive brackets for fixing the bearings, and a printed circuit board on which a drive circuit for driving the winding is mounted. A dielectric layer is provided between an outer wall of the rotary body and the shaft, the two brackets are electrically connected together, and a capacitor is connected between the stator iron-core and the brackets for adjusting impedance. | 02-16-2012 |
20120112588 | ELECTRIC MOTOR AND ELECTRIC DEVICE PROVIDED THEREWITH - Provided is an electric motor driven by an inverter of PWM method, and devised to retard electrolytic corrosion in a bearing. A rotating body of a rotor comprises an outer iron core configuring an outer peripheral portion of the rotating body, an inner iron core configuring an inner peripheral portion connected to a shaft, a dielectric layer disposed between the outer iron core and the inner iron core, a plurality of insertion holes penetrating the outer iron core in the axial direction, and permanent magnets inserted individually in the plurality of insertion holes. It thus becomes possible to increase impedance of the rotor side (inner ring side of bearing) to approximate it to impedance of the stator side (outer ring side of the bearing) to thereby bring high frequency potentials balanced between the inner ring side and the outer ring side of the bearing, so as to provide the electric motor that retards electrolytic corrosion liable to occur in the bearing, and an electric device equipped with the same. | 05-10-2012 |
20120274157 | MOTOR AND ELECTRIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A motor includes a stator having a stator iron core wound with stator windings, a rotor rotatably mounted on a shaft, a bearing for supporting the shaft, and a conductive bracket for fixing the bearing. The rotor is formed of a rotary body that holds a permanent magnet and the shaft that extends through the rotary body at center and joined to the rotary body. An electrostatic capacity between the shaft and an outermost wall of the rotary body is set smaller than an electrostatic capacity between an inner ring and an outer ring of the bearing during rotation of the bearing. | 11-01-2012 |
20130043748 | ELECTRIC MOTOR AND ELECTRIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A stator, a rotor, bearings, and conductive brackets are provided. The stator has a stator iron core having a winding wound thereon. The rotor has a rotating body that holds a permanent magnet in the circumferential direction so that the permanent magnet faces the stator, and a shaft that has the rotating body fastened thereto so as to penetrate through the center of the rotating body. Both of the bearing on the output shaft side and the bearing opposite the output shaft side journal the shaft. One of the brackets fixes the bearing on the output shaft side, and the other of the brackets fixes the bracket opposite the output shaft side. The brackets are electrically connected to each other, and a dielectric layer is formed between the shaft and the outer periphery of the rotating body. | 02-21-2013 |
20130119806 | MOTOR AND ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE PROVIDED WITH SAME - An electric motor includes a stator that has a stator winding wound on a stator iron core; a rotor having a rotating body with a rotating shaft in the center; a bearing for journaling the rotating shaft; and two conductive brackets for fixing the bearing. The rotating body holds a magnet such that the magnet faces the stator, and is fastened to the rotating shaft penetrating through the center of the rotating body. In the rotating body, a dielectric layer is formed between the rotating shaft and the outer circumference of the rotating body. The dielectric layer has a polygonal shape with the rotating shaft in the center. An electric device includes the thus configured electric motor. | 05-16-2013 |
20140015363 | MOTOR AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH SAME - A motor of the invention has a rotary body of a rotor, and the rotary body includes an outer core constituting an outer portion of the rotary body, an inner core constituting an inner portion connected to a shaft, and a dielectric layer disposed between the outer core and the inner core. The outer core has a protruding portion that protrudes inward from an inner surface thereof, and the inner core has a protruding portion that protrudes outward from an outer surface thereof, wherein the outer core and the inner core are so disposed that an end face of the protruding portion of the outer core and an end face of the protruding portion of the inner core confront partially with respect to each other. | 01-16-2014 |
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20100120238 | SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A first aspect of the present invention provides a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus including: a load lock chamber; a transfer chamber; and a treatment chamber | 05-13-2010 |
20130285158 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a semiconductor device which enables reduction of diffusion of Si in the manufacturing process of an MIPS element and suppression of an increase in EOT, and a method of manufacturing the same. An embodiment of the present invention is a semiconductor device including a field effect transistor having a gate insulating film provided on a silicon substrate and a gate electrode provided on the gate insulating film. The gate electrode is a stack-type electrode including a conductive layer containing at least Ti, N, and O (oxygen) and a silicon layer provided on the conductive layer, and the concentration of oxygen in the conductive layer is highest in the side of the silicon layer. | 10-31-2013 |
20140094027 | FILM FORMING METHOD AND FILM FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is a method of forming a gate insulating film for use in a MOSFET for a power device. An AlN film is formed on a SiC substrate of a wafer W and then the formation of an AlO film and the formation of an AlN film on the formed AlO film are repeated, thereby forming an AlON film having a laminated structure in which AlO films and AlN films are alternately laminated. A heat treatment is performed on the AlON film having the laminated structure. | 04-03-2014 |
20140138708 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes the steps of forming a silicon oxide film on a silicon carbide substrate, annealing the silicon carbide substrate and the silicon oxide film in gas containing hydrogen, and forming an aluminum oxynitride film on the silicon oxide film after the annealing of the silicon carbide substrate and the silicon oxide film. | 05-22-2014 |
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20080246396 | Electroluminescent Element - An EL element includes a light-emitting layer ( | 10-09-2008 |
20080283380 | PRESSURE SENSITIVE CONDUCTIVE SHEET AND PANEL SWITCH USING SAME - A first resistor layer is formed on the lower surface of a base in film form, and at the same time, a second resistor layer in which particles of different particle diameters are dispersed is formed and layered on the lower surface of the first resistor layer, and thus, a pressure sensitive conductive sheet is formed. In this configuration, the second resistor layer in uneven form makes contact with the fixed contacts in accordance with a pressing force so that electrical connection is made via the second resistor layer and the first resistor layer, and therefore, a thin panel switch with little fluctuation in the resistance value resulting from repeated operation where a stable resistance value can be gained can be realized. | 11-20-2008 |
20090173608 | LIGHT-GUIDE SHEET, MOVABLE CONTACT UNIT AND SWITCH USING THE SAME - A light-guide sheet includes a light transmissive film substrate, and luminescent protrusions formed at predetermined points on the substrate. At least one of the substrate and each of the luminescent protrusions is colored to a color tone that absorbs yellow light more than blue light. Alternatively, a reflective layer colored to a color tone that absorbs yellow light more than blue light is provided on at least one of the top and bottom faces of the substrate. | 07-09-2009 |
20100140069 | Light Guiding Sheet and Movable Contact Body Using the Same - A concavo-convex light emitting section provided on an under surface of a base material is formed of a synthetic resin with inorganic oxide dispersed therein. A larger amount of light is reflected by inorganic oxide having a large refractive index and dispersed inside the synthetic resin, to cause a plurality of light emitting sections to emit bright light with a small number of light emitting elements. A light guiding sheet capable of making bright and uniform illumination and a movable contact body using the same are realized with a simple configuration. | 06-10-2010 |
20100207907 | TOUCH PANEL AND METHOD OF DETECTING PRESS OPERATION POSITION THEREON - In a touch panel, one of conductive layers on a bottom of an upper substrate and on a top of a lower substrate is formed of belt-shaped conductive layers. The other is a single conductive layer facing the belt-shaped conductive layers. The single conductive layer is provided with a pair of electrodes in positions corresponding to both ends in a direction where the belt-shaped conductive layers extend. When the upper substrate is pressed while a voltage is applied between the pair of electrodes, the top and lower conductive layers contact with each other. Then, a voltage value corresponding to the pressed position in the direction where the belt-shaped conductive layers extend is generated from any of the belt-shaped conductive layers. From the voltage value and the position of the belt-shaped conductive layer from which the voltage value is generated, a pressed position on the upper substrate can be detected. | 08-19-2010 |
20110198204 | LIGHT GUIDE SHEET, AND MOVABLE CONTACT UNIT AND SWITCH USING LIGHT GUIDE SHEET - A light guide sheet has a light-transmissive film-shaped base material, and a convex first light emitting section formed on the base material. In the first light emitting section, a fluorescent pigment and a dyeing pigment are dispersed. The light guide sheet of the present invention emits light of a pure and vivid color by using the fluorescent pigment and the dyeing pigment. | 08-18-2011 |
20110280024 | LIGHT GUIDE SHEET AND MOVABLE CONTACT UNIT INCLUDING THE SAME - The light guide sheet has a base of a light transmissive film, a first light-extracting section, and a second light-extracting section. The light-extracting sections having pits and projections are formed on a surface of the base. The base has a first color converter at least at a part corresponding to the position having the first light-extracting section in a thickness direction of the base. The first color converter converts light from a light source into a first color. Forming a color converter for predetermined color at each part corresponding to a plurality of the light-extracting sections allows the one color emitted from a light-emitting element to be converted into differently colored light beams at the light-extracting sections. The structure offers various patterns of illumination without increase in number of the light-emitting element. | 11-17-2011 |
20110315534 | LIGHT GUIDE SHEET, MOVABLE CONTACT BODY USING SAME, AND SWITCH - A light guide sheet guides light emitted from a light introducer. The light guide sheet includes a film-shaped substrate, a light emitting section formed on the substrate, and a belt-shaped light-blocking section. The light emitting section reflects or scatters light transmitting in the substrate to the outside. The light-blocking section is formed in the substrate by coloring a position of the substrate to a color. In the position, the light emitting section is not formed. The color absorbs the light which is emitted from the light introducer. The light emitting section can alternatively be composed of a plurality of projections and/or a plurality of recesses. Such a light-blocking section is formed in a position of the substrate where the projections and/or the recesses are not formed. | 12-29-2011 |
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20100289452 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS FOR VEHICLES - A load and a first storage battery are connected to a generator, and a second storage battery is connected to the generator via a DC/DC converter, wherein a controller connected to the DC/DC converter, receiving a regeneration signal emitted from outside, controls the DC/DC converter so that the voltage of an input/output terminal becomes the first target voltage that is lower by the first fixed value than the voltage of input/output terminal to which the generator is connected in the DC/DC converter at the time in order to charge the second storage battery, and when regeneration signal reception is ended, the DC/DC converter is controlled so that the voltage of the input/output terminal becomes the second target voltage that is higher by the second fixed value than the voltage of input/output terminal at the time, and thereby, it is possible to enhance the regenerative power recovering efficiency irrespective of conditions during braking. | 11-18-2010 |
20110285206 | POWER UNIT - A power unit is equipped with a power generator connected to an electric load, a first storage device connected to the electric load and the power generator, a second storage device connected to the electric load, the power generator, and the first storage device, and a charge control device that controls charge/discharge of the second storage device. The charge control device controls the discharge of the second storage device such that a power is supplied to the electric load and the first storage device when a predetermined condition corresponding to a high possibility of an increase in a power generation amount of the power generator is fulfilled, and controls the discharge of the second storage device such that a power is supplied to the electric load when the predetermined condition is not fulfilled. | 11-24-2011 |
20140132002 | VEHICLE POWER SOURCE DEVICE - A vehicle power source device includes a battery, a charging circuit, a capacitor, a switch, a voltage detection circuit, a current detection circuit, a control circuit, and a recording unit. The charging circuit is connected to the battery and the capacitor. A first terminal of the switch is connected to the positive electrode of the capacitor, a second terminal is connected to the positive electrode of the battery, and a third terminal is connected to a starter. The voltage detection circuit is connected in parallel to the capacitor, and detects capacitor voltage Vc. The current detection circuit is connected between the charging circuit and the positive electrode of the capacitor, and detects the capacitor charge current Ic. The control circuit is connected to the charging circuit, the switch, the starter, the voltage detection circuit, the current detection circuit, and the recording unit. | 05-15-2014 |
20140132063 | VEHICLE POWER UNIT - A vehicle power unit is operable to, when not driving the starter, charge first and second capacitors. A controller is operable to, when driving the starter, cause the battery to supply power to the starter if a total voltage of first and second capacitor voltages is smaller than a predetermined total voltage. The controller is operable to, when driving the starter, form a parallel circuit of the battery and the first capacitor, and connect the second capacitor in series to the parallel circuit if the total voltage is not smaller than the predetermined total voltage at a beginning of use of the vehicle. The controller is operable to, when driving the starter, disconnect the battery from the starter. The vehicle power unit reduces a load applied to the battery when driving the starter, accordingly extending a life time of the battery. | 05-15-2014 |
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20090014411 | Fabricating method for multilayer printed circuit board - A fabrication method for a multilayer printed circuit board includes: forming a first circuit-forming pattern and a first insulation layer, into which the first circuit-forming pattern is inserted, on a first carrier; forming inner circuit patterns and inner insulation layers over the first insulation layer, and forming inner vias connecting the inner circuit patterns positioned on different insulation layers; forming a second circuit-forming pattern on a second carrier and inserting the second circuit-forming pattern into a second insulation layer on an outermost side; removing the first carrier and the second carrier; forming circuit-forming grooves by removing the first circuit-forming pattern and the second circuit-forming pattern, and forming via-forming indentations connected with the circuit-forming grooves; and forming outer circuit patterns and outer vias by filling the circuit-forming grooves and the via-forming indentations with a conductive material. This can provide a thin printed circuit board having high reliability and fine-lined circuits. | 01-15-2009 |
20090053897 | Method of fabricating a circuit board - A method of fabricating a circuit board is disclosed. The method includes: forming a trench in a base and forming an electroless plating layer over a surface of the base and an inner surface of the trench; providing a carrier, on one side of which a plating resist is coated; forming a transcribed part on the surface of the base by stacking the carrier onto the base and transcribing the plating resist onto the surface of the base; forming a pattern in the trench by plating, and removing the transcribed part; and removing portions of the electroless plating layer and the pattern. This method makes it possible to form circuit patterns with a uniform thickness and to provide high workability. | 02-26-2009 |
20120308718 | FABRICATING METHOD FOR MULTILAYER PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A method of fabricating a multilayer printed circuit board includes forming a first circuit-forming pattern and a via-forming pattern on a first carrier, and forming a first insulation layer; repeatedly forming inner circuit patterns and inner insulation layers over the first insulation layer by forming circuit-forming patterns and imprinting, and forming inner vias connecting the inner circuit patterns positioned on different insulation layers; forming a second circuit-forming pattern on a second carrier and inserting the first circuit-forming pattern and the second circuit-forming pattern respectively into the first insulation layer and a second insulation layer; removing the first carrier and the second carrier; forming circuit-forming grooves by removing the first circuit-forming pattern and the second circuit-forming pattern, and forming via-forming indentations connected with the circuit-forming grooves; and forming outer circuit patterns and outer vias by filling the circuit-forming grooves and the via-forming indentations with a conductive material. | 12-06-2012 |
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20110185046 | IP BROADCAST RECEIVER APPARATUS - There is provided an IP broadcast receiver apparatus capable of, even when the input of a stream is delayed, determining whether a stream is to be inputted later and displaying a picture when a stream is inputted. When the content providing side makes a request to set a streamstatus attribute to “play” in a display using BML, the IP broadcast receiver apparatus determines whether channel information has been acquired from an IP broadcast server. The IP broadcast receiver apparatus sets the streamstatus attribute to “play” if channel information has been acquired from the IP broadcast server and sets the streamstatus attribute to “stop” if channel information has not been acquired from the IP broadcast server. | 07-28-2011 |
20110197244 | DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVER AND DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEPTION METHOD - Upon start of processing, a digital broadcast receiver can acquire a CDN configuration information file (XML) after newly connected to a CDN by a user's operation. Next, the digital broadcast receiver acquires a PF configuration information file written in the CDN configuration information. The digital broadcast receiver judges whether there is an IP broadcast or not. If there is an IP broadcast, the digital broadcast receiver connects to a multicast address described in the PF configuration information file (XML), and acquires information on all channels in the PF from a SI dedicated stream (all station SI including no video or audio) (channel scan). The URL of a SNTP is described in the CDN configuration information file. Time information is acquired through the SNTP at the same time as (or at a timing near the timing of, such as immediately before or immediately after) the channel scan. The above processing enables easy time acquisition which is a problem peculiar to an IPTV with which viewing of an IP broadcast is possible. | 08-11-2011 |
20110197245 | DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVER AND RECEPTION METHOD - If there is a service provider for which basic registration has already been performed, the processing proceeds to step S | 08-11-2011 |
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20100166081 | VIDEO STREAM PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR THE SAME - The apparatus includes an input selector | 07-01-2010 |
20110149156 | DATA TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, DATA RECEIVING APPARATUS, DATA TRANSMITTING METHOD, DATA RECEIVING METHOD, AND AUDIO-VISUAL ENVIRONMENT CONTROLLING METHOD - Provided are a data transmission device, a data reception device, a method for transmitting data, a method for receiving data, and a method for controlling audio-visual environment that carry out the control of peripheral devices in consistence with contents producer's intention, thereby realizing the listening/viewing of the contents with a realistic sensation. The data transmission device is comprised of a video coding unit ( | 06-23-2011 |
20110190911 | DATA TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, DATA TRANSMITTING METHOD, AUDIO-VISUAL ENVIRONMENT CONTROLLING APPARATUS, AUDIO-VISUAL ENVIRONMENT CONTROLLING SYSTEM, AND AUDIO-VISUAL ENVIRONMENT CONTROLLING METHOD - Provided are a data transmission device, a method for transmitting data, an audio-video environment control device, a method for controlling audio-visual environment, an audio-video environment control system, wherein peripheral devices can be appropriately controlled in accordance with the layout of the peripheral devices in an actual audio-visual environment so that a high realistic sensation is obtained. A data reception device ( | 08-04-2011 |
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20090218045 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - The plasma processing apparatus has a beam-shaped spacer | 09-03-2009 |
20090255901 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS, PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD, AND TRAY | 10-15-2009 |
20100051584 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD | 03-04-2010 |
20100096088 | PLASMA ETCHING APPARATUS - A plasma etching apparatus includes a pressure-reducible chamber | 04-22-2010 |
20110111601 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD - In a plasma processing apparatus, thrust-up pins are elevated and a thrust-up force is detected when electrostatic attraction for a substrate by a substrate holding device is ceased after completion of plasma processing, the elevation of the thrust-up pins is ceased upon detection of a detection threshold, and a stepped elevating operation in which the elevation and stoppage of the thrust-up pins are repeated a plurality of times are thereafter commenced on condition that the detected thrust-up force falls to or below the detection threshold and that release of the substrate from a placement surface has not been completed. In the stepped elevating operation, operation timing of the thrust-up device is controlled so that the completion of the release of the substrate from the placement surface is detected when the thrust-up pins are stopped after being elevated and so that the stepped elevating operation is continued on condition that the release has not been completed. | 05-12-2011 |
20120256363 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD - A tray for a dry etching apparatus includes substrate accommodation holes penetrating a thickness direction and a substrate support portion supporting an outer peripheral edge portion of a lower surface of a substrate. An upper portion includes a tray support surface supporting a lower surface of the tray, substrate placement portions on each of which a lower surface of the substrate to be placed, and a concave portion for accommodating the substrate support portion. A dc voltage applying mechanism applies a dc voltage to an electrostatic attraction electrode. A heat conduction gas supply mechanism supplies a heat conduction gas between the substrate and substrate placement portion. During carrying of the substrate, the outer peripheral edge of the lower surface of the substrate is supported by the substrate accommodation hole. During processing of the substrate, the substrate support portion is accommodated in the concave portion. | 10-11-2012 |
20140048527 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD - A tray for a dry etching apparatus includes substrate accommodation holes penetrating a thickness direction and a substrate support portion supporting an outer peripheral edge portion of a lower surface of a substrate. An upper portion includes a tray support surface supporting a lower surface of the tray, substrate placement portions on each of which a lower surface of the substrate to be placed, and a concave portion for accommodating the substrate support portion. A dc voltage applying mechanism applies a dc voltage to an electrostatic attraction electrode. A heat conduction gas supply mechanism supplies a heat conduction gas between the substrate and substrate placement portion. During carrying of the substrate, the outer peripheral edge of the lower surface of the substrate is supported by the substrate accommodation hole. During processing of the substrate, the substrate support portion is accommodated in the concave portion. | 02-20-2014 |
20140154832 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD - A dry etching apparatus includes a tray for conveying substrates. The tray has substrate housing holes as through holes each capable of housing the three substrates. The substrates are supported by a substrate support section protruding from a hole wall of each of the substrate housing holes. A stage is provided in a chamber in which plasma is generated. The stage includes substrate installation sections to be inserted from a lower surface side of the tray to the substrate housing holes so that lower surfaces of the plurality of the substrates transferred from the substrate support section are installed on substrate installation surfaces that are their upper end surfaces. High shape controllability and favorable productivity for the angular substrate can be implemented while preventing increased in size of the apparatus. | 06-05-2014 |
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20080305998 | Ligand to GPR8 and DNA thereof - The present invention aims at providing a ligand to GPR8, its DNA, etc., and more particularly, a polypeptide capable of binding to GPR8 or its amides or esters, or salts thereof, as well as its DNA, etc. | 12-11-2008 |
20100134474 | SCAN SIGNAL LINE DRIVER CIRCUIT, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD OF DRIVING SCAN SIGNAL LINES - A gate driver of on embodiment of the present invention includes: a scan signal output circuit for performing alternately scanning whereby either odd-numbered scan signal lines or even-numbered scan signal lines are sequentially driven and scanning whereby the remaining scan signal lines are sequentially driven; a rise counter circuit for sensing the rise count for a clock signal in a HIGH level period of an externally supplied start signal; a scan sequence setup circuit for setting up a scan sequence to be followed by the scan signal output circuit according to the rise count; and a start signal generating circuit for generating a start signal to be supplied to a next scan signal line driver circuit. Hence, the resultant scan signal line driver circuit and method of driving a display device is capable of producing high quality images at low cost while restricting power consumption and heat generation by a data signal line driver circuit. | 06-03-2010 |
20110050759 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND SCANNING LINE DRIVING DEVICE - In a display device driven by multi-picture element driving, in order to realize narrowing of a frame, a gate driver provided in the display device includes buffers. Storage capacitor driving signals are inputted in the buffers. In at least one embodiment, once the storage capacitor driving signals are inputted, the buffers shape waveforms of the storage capacitor driving signals, and outputs the storage capacitor driving signals thus shaped to storage capacitor wires via terminals “CSVtypeA | 03-03-2011 |
20120013595 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A display device includes, in a display region, a first circuit including a photodiode ( | 01-19-2012 |
20120092302 | DISPLAY DEVICE - It is an object of the present invention to provide a display device equipped with a display panel that is provided with a photo-detection section with improved accuracy of detecting a touch position. A display panel ( | 04-19-2012 |
20120162179 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In a liquid crystal display device provided with a monolithic gate driver, a panel frame area is to be reduced as compared with a conventional configuration so that the device size can be reduced. In a region on an array substrate located outside of a display region, a third metal ( | 06-28-2012 |
20120268441 | SCAN SIGNAL LINE DRIVER CIRCUIT, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD OF DRIVING SCAN SIGNAL LINES - A gate driver includes: a scan signal output circuit for performing alternately scanning whereby either odd-numbered scan signal lines or even-numbered scan signal lines are sequentially driven and scanning whereby the remaining scan signal lines are sequentially driven; a rise counter circuit for sensing the rise count for a clock signal in a HIGH level period of an externally supplied start signal; a scan sequence setup circuit for setting up a scan sequence to be followed by the scan signal output circuit according to the rise count; and a start signal generating circuit for generating a start signal to be supplied to a next scan signal line driver circuit. Hence, the resultant scan signal line driver circuit and method thereof is capable of producing high quality images at low cost while restricting power consumption and heat generation by a data signal line driver circuit. | 10-25-2012 |
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20110175936 | ANGULAR DEPENDENT PIXELS FOR TRICK VIEW - A display device having a display panel for displaying an image by spatial light modulation includes a plurality of pixel groups, each pixel group including a first pixel having a first type of luminance against viewing angle response, and a second pixel having a second type of luminance against viewing angle response, wherein the first and second luminance against viewing angle responses are different from one another. The display device further includes a controller operatively coupled to each of the plurality of pixel groups, wherein the controller is configured to drive each of the plurality of pixel groups such that on average the plurality of pixel groups simultaneously provide a predetermined on-axis luminance and an predetermined off-axis luminance for a region of the image corresponding to each pixel group. | 07-21-2011 |
20120169790 | APPARATUS, DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD, PROGRAM, STORAGE MEDIUM AND LOOKUP TABLE FOR OPERATING A DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING A DISPLAY PANEL - A method of operating a display device comprising a display panel comprises receiving main and side image pixel data respectively representing a main image (S | 07-05-2012 |
20120176404 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND PROGRAM FOR PROCESSING IMAGE DATA FOR DISPLAY BY A DISPLAY PANEL OF A DISPLAY DEVICE, AND A DISPLAY DEVICE - A method is provided of processing image data for display by a display panel of a display device. The method comprises receiving main image pixel data representing a main image and side image pixel data representing a side image, and performing a mapping of the pixel data to signals used to drive the display panel. The mapping is arranged to produce an average on-axis luminance which is dependent mainly on the main image pixel data and an average off-axis luminance which is dependent at least to some extent on the side image pixel data. A compression of the main image pixel data is performed in advance of or at least partly incorporated into the mapping, the compression being performed at least partly in dependence upon the main image pixel data and at least partly in dependence upon how the off-axis luminance varies with pixel data input to the mapping. | 07-12-2012 |
20130063457 | DISPLAY DEVICE WITH FASTER CHANGING SIDE IMAGE - A display device is provided which includes a liquid crystal display panel including a plurality of pixels each having one or more sub-pixels; and control electronics configured to provide, in response to image data, signal voltages to the pixels in a first mode whereby an on-axis viewer and an off-axis viewer perceive substantially a same main image, and signal voltages to the pixels in a second mode whereby the on-axis viewer perceives the main image and the off-axis viewer perceives a side image different from the main image. | 03-14-2013 |
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20150042769 | IMAGE PROCESSING FOR PRIVACY AND WIDE-VIEW USING ERROR DIFFUSION - A display device includes control electronics and a pixellated liquid crystal (LC) panel. The control electronics receives inputs of main image data for a main image and side image data for a side image. The control electronics outputs combined image data combining the main and side images such that an on-axis viewer perceives from the combined image the main image, and an off-axis viewer perceives from the combined image the side image. The output image data comprises data values chosen from a set of available output data values for the pixels selected from multiple sets of available data values depending on at least on the side image data. For a pixel currently being processed, the output data value is chosen from the selected set of available output data values for which a resulting luminance value is closest to a target luminance value for the current pixel. | 02-12-2015 |
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20110105904 | WIRELESS ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, WIRELESS ULTRASONIC PROBE, AND PROBE AUTHENTICATION METHOD - A wireless ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus ( | 05-05-2011 |
20120281502 | BEAMFORMING METHOD, ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A beamforming method according to the present invention is a method of processing echo signals of a target region which are obtained from a probe including a plurality of receiving elements arrayed on a predetermined line. The beamforming method includes the following steps (S | 11-08-2012 |
20140078866 | BEAMFORMING METHOD AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - A beamforming method includes: generating a main beam signal by performing, with a focus on a first region, a delay and sum operation on receiving echo signals; generating a sub beam signal which has a low sensitivity to ultrasound signals reflected off the first region; and generating a narrow beam signal by (i) calculating a coefficient for narrowing an angle of the main beam signal, and (ii) multiplying the main beam signal by the coefficient, wherein in the generating of a sub beam signal, the sub beam signal is generated using a differential signal that is a difference between two beam signals each of which is generated by performing a delay and sum operation on the receiving echo signals, with a focus on a corresponding one of two regions of a subject which are different from the first region and are different from each other. | 03-20-2014 |
20140094700 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND BEAMFORMING METHOD - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes: a first reference beam generating unit generating a first reference beam from DAS signals calculated in an N-th frame; a second reference beam generating unit generating a second reference beam from a DAS signal calculated in an (N−1)-th frame, the DAS signal calculated in the N-th frame, and another DAS signal calculated in an (N+1)-th frame; an attenuation coefficient calculating unit calculating, based on the first reference beam and the second reference beam, an attenuation coefficient to be multiplied by the DAS signals calculated in the N-th frame; and a beamforming unit generating and providing a beamformed signal generated for a reference scan line in the N-th frame by multiplying a DAS signal calculated in the N-th frame by the attenuation coefficient. | 04-03-2014 |
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20090318814 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXAMINATION/DIAGNOSIS OF LIFESTYLE RELATED DISEASE USING NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY - The present invention is a method and an apparatus for examination/diagnosis of lifestyle related disease, wherein the test sample from a human or other animal subject is irradiated with light having a wavelength region of a region of 400 nm-2,500 nm or a part of the region, of which the reflection light, the transmission light, or the transmission reflection light is then detected to give spectroscopic data of absorbance, and afterward a previously prepared analysis model is used to execute an analysis of the absorbance at the whole or specific wavelength used for the measurement. | 12-24-2009 |
20110028808 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXAMINATION OF CANCER, SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS (SLE), OR ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY SYNDROME USING NEAR-INFRARED LIGHT - An object of the present invention is to provide apparatuses for examining/diagnosing clinical disease of cancer, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), or antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. Blood, blood-derived component, urine, sweat, nail, skin, or hair is irradiated with light having a wavelength of 400 to 2,500 nm or a part of the range, of which the reflection light, the transmission light, or the transmission reflection light is then detected to give spectroscopic absorbance data, and afterward a previously prepared analysis model is used to analyze the absorbance over the whole wavelengths or at a specific wavelength for the measurement to allow the achievement of the object. | 02-03-2011 |
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20090204771 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS FROM A PLURALITY OF MASTERS TO SHARED MEMORY COMPOSED OF A PLURALITY OF BANKS EACH HAVING A PLURALITY OF PAGES - The memory access device includes: a plurality of command division sections provided for a plurality of masters; a plurality of inter-master arbitration sections provided for a plurality of banks; and a memory control section. Each of the command division sections divides a command issued by the corresponding master into a plurality of micro-commands when the access region of the command is over two or more banks among the plurality of banks, each of the micro-commands being a command accessing only one of the two or more banks, and gives each of the micro-commands to an inter-master arbitration section corresponding to the bank including the access region of the micro-command. Each of the inter-master arbitration sections arbitrates micro-commands given from the command division sections to select one. The memory control section selects one of a plurality of micro-commands selected by the inter-master arbitration sections to perform memory access. | 08-13-2009 |
20110055443 | MEMORY CONTROL APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is a memory control apparatus including: a monitoring unit that monitors, for each of the masters, a usable bandwidth indicating an amount of memory access data to be accessed per unit time in response to a corresponding one of the access requests from the master; a holding unit that holds a predetermined request bandwidth for each of the masters; a bandwidth determining unit that determines whether or not the usable bandwidth has reached the predetermined request bandwidth for each of the masters; and a control unit that issues an advanced refresh command to the memory based on a result of the determination by the bandwidth determining unit for each of the masters, regardless of timing of a refresh cycle. | 03-03-2011 |
20110138092 | ARBITRATION DEVICE, ARBITRATION SYSTEM, ARBITRATION METHOD, SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - Provided is a hierarchical arbitration device wherein an arbitration device at each level of the hierarchy selects a resource use request having the highest priority and a resource use request having the second highest priority, outputting these two resource use requests to the arbitration device that is one level higher. After outputting the memory use request having the highest priority to a resource control unit as the top priority resource use request, when the arbitration device at the highest level of the hierarchy receives a signal from the memory control unit indicating receipt of the resource use request, the arbitration device then selects the resource use request having the second highest priority and outputs this resource request as the next top priority resource use request. | 06-09-2011 |
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20110200855 | SECONDARY BATTERY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION SYSTEM, WIND POWER GENERATION SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE PROVIDED THERWITH; AND METHOD FOR FABRICATION OF A SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery with improved life characteristics is provided. The secondary battery (lithium-ion secondary battery) has: an electrode assembly including positive electrodes and negative electrodes; and a package container for housing the electrode assembly along with non-aqueous electrolyte liquid. The package container includes a package can for housing the electrode assembly and a sealing plate sealing the opening of the package can. On the sealing plate, an elevated portion is formed that projects toward the electrode assembly and has, on the side opposite from the electrode assembly, a cavity portion for storing refill non-aqueous electrolyte liquid. The elevated portion has a hole for feeding the refill non-aqueous electrolyte liquid stored in the cavity portion toward the electrode assembly. The hole is sealed with a sealing stopper formed of a resin material letting the refill non-aqueous electrolyte liquid leak toward the electrode assembly. | 08-18-2011 |
20120107673 | SECONDARY BATTERY - To obtain a secondary battery that surely positions and fixes a laminated type of electrode group by effectively curbing lateral deviation and vertical deviation, in secondary batteries RB | 05-03-2012 |
20120214051 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A rechargeable battery having excellent heat resistance, pressure resistance, and airtightness is provided by using a crimping technique to connect a metal exterior body and an electrode terminal. The rechargeable battery comprises an electrode group which includes a positive electrode and a negative electrode; an exterior container which includes an exterior canister for housing the electrode group, and a sealing plate for sealing an open part of the exterior canister; a pair of electrode terminals crimp joined to the exterior container from inside the exterior container; and an electrolyte solution filled into the exterior container. | 08-23-2012 |
20120308874 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND BATTERY PACK - Provided are a secondary battery and a battery pack, in which when a plurality of secondary batteries having a laminated electrode assembly are stacked to constitute the battery pack, deformation of each secondary battery can be suppressed, electrode assemblies are not shifted, and no breakage occurs in terminals, even if an external force such as vibration is applied. For this purpose, a secondary battery (RB) includes anti-displacement members disposed inside and outside of the lid member ( | 12-06-2012 |
20120308878 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a large secondary battery including a lamination body in which multiple positive electrode plates, multiple negative electrode plates, and multiple separators are laminated, having a structure in which the lamination body is not shifted. The secondary battery with high reliability and a manufacturing method thereof is provided, in which there is no abnormal state even if an external force such as vibration is applied. Positive electrode plate ( | 12-06-2012 |
20120328917 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - In order to obtain a secondary battery and a method for producing same whereby, notwithstanding the large size of an electrode group of several tens of stacked layers of positive electrode plates, negative electrode plates, and separators, any residual air, gases, or the like present between layers can be effectively driven out, and the electrolyte can be induced to reliably penetrate into the interior of the electrode group, secondary batteries RB | 12-27-2012 |
20140182413 | BICYCLE CRANK ARM AND BICYCLE CRANK ASSEMBLY - A bicycle crank arm includes a first member and a second member. The first member has a crank axle interacting portion and a first recessed part around the crank axle interacting portion. The second member is attached to the first member. The first member has a first side facing the second member and a second side opposite to the first side. The first recessed part is recessed from the second side toward the first side such that the first recessed part includes an attachment area attached to the second member on the first side. | 07-03-2014 |