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20090116276 | MEMORY DEVICE, DATA RECORDING METHOD AND IC TAG - A memory device of the present invention is characterized by a memory device for storing information by making use of molecular alignment of a liquid crystal compound in a liquid crystalline state formed by spot irradiation with a laser beam to carry out a selective heat treatment on an electroconductive liquid crystal semiconductor material layer containing a liquid crystal compound, comprising: a first electrode group including a plurality of linear electrodes which are parallel to each other; an electroconductive liquid crystal semiconductor material layer formed in such a manner that the layer covers the first electrode group, the layer containing a liquid crystal compound having a long linear conjugate structural moiety and exhibiting a smectic phase as a liquid crystal phase; and a second electrode group formed on the electroconductive liquid crystal semiconductor material layer and including a plurality of linear transparent electrodes being parallel to each other and extend in a direction intersecting with the first electrode group. | 05-07-2009 |
20090124838 | LIQUID CRYSTALLINE STYRYL DERIVATIVE, PROCESS OF PREPARING SAME, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING SAME - A liquid crystalline styryl derivative represented by general formula (1): | 05-14-2009 |
20090239773 | LUBRICANT ADDITIVE, LUBRICANT COMPOSITION AND GREASE COMPOSITION - A lubricant additive comprising a rod-like liquid crystal compound possessing a cation group and an anion is disclosed. The rod-like liquid crystal compound is typically a specific type of 4-(1,3-diox-2-yl)pyridinium salt and exhibits an effect of reducing the coefficient of friction if added in a small amount. A lubricant composition and a grease composition comprising the lubricant additive are also disclosed. | 09-24-2009 |
20090250676 | LIQUID CRYSTALLINE ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL, AND SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT OR INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM USING THE SAME - An liquid crystalline organic semiconductor material practical as an organic semiconductor is provided. The material is a liquid crystal composition having a smectic liquid crystal phase. The liquid crystalline organic semiconductor material has a distyrylbenzene structure of formula (1). When heated to a temperature range for the smectic liquid crystal phase followed by being cooled, the material takes on a solid state as a result of phase transition from the smectic phase. | 10-08-2009 |
20130280555 | MAGNETIC DISK, LUBRICANT-LAYER-FORMING COMPOSITION FOR FORMING A LUBRICANT LAYER, AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE LUBRICANT LAYER - A magnetic disk according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a base material and a lubricant layer provided on or over a base material. The lubricant layer contains a rod-like ionic liquid crystal compound having a cation group and an anion group. | 10-24-2013 |
20140212080 | COMPONENT FOR USE IN A BEARING DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR FORMING A LUBRICANT LAYER - A component for use in a bearing device according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a lubricant layer on a surface of the component. Here, the lubricant layer contains a rod-like ionic liquid crystal compound having a cation group and an anion group. | 07-31-2014 |
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20080291346 | MEMORY DEVICE, DATA RECORDING METHOD, AND IC TAG - A memory device includes first electrodes, second electrodes, third electrodes, heaters, and memory cells between the first electrodes and the heaters. Each third electrode is provided on the heaters, and each second electrode is provided at a side portion of the heaters. Each memory cell contains an electroconductive liquid crystal compound having a long linear conjugate structure and exhibiting a smectic phase as a liquid crystal phase. Information can be written in the memory cells by selectively heating the heaters to cause the corresponding memory cells to have both electroconductivity and optical anisotropy. | 11-27-2008 |
20110003902 | PROTON TRANSPORTING MATERIAL, STARTING MATERIAL THEREOF, ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE, MEMBRANE ELECTROLYTE ASSEMBLY, AND FUEL CELL USING THE SAME - There are provided: a proton transporting material that improves mechanical characteristics of a sulfonated liquid crystalline polymer material, can be kept as a membrane even though it is made a solid state while maintaining a molecular arrangement of a liquid crystalline state, and is suitable for electrolyte membranes of fuel cells etc.; an ion exchange membrane, a membrane electrolyte assembly (MEA), and a fuel cell that use the proton transporting material; a starting material for the proton transporting material. The proton transporting material has a molecular structure produced by crosslinking the sulfonated liquid crystalline polymer material with a crosslinking agent having two or more functional groups in sites except that of the sulfonic acid group. | 01-06-2011 |
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20100254645 | ROLLING BEARING CAGE, AND INNER RING, CAGE AND ROLLING ELEMENT ASSEMBLY, OUTER RING, CAGE AND ROLLING ELEMENT ASSEMBLY AND ROLLING BEARING THAT ARE PROVIDED WITH ROLLING BEARING CAGE - In a rolling bearing cage, adjacent cage bar portions on both sides of each pocket have protrusions protruding toward the pocket and a radially outer side and retaining a rolling element, accommodated in the pocket, from the radially outer side, a side surface of each cage bar portion and the corresponding protrusion, facing the pocket, has a guide surface slidably guiding the rolling element, the guide surface includes a first circular arc surface having a concave shape corresponding to an outer peripheral surface of each rolling element, and a side surface of each protrusion, facing the pocket, has a second circular arc surface having a convex shape smoothly continuous with a radially outer side of the first circular arc surface and an introducing surface smoothly continuous with a radially outer side of the second circular arc surface and inclined to a side opposite to the pocket toward a distal end of the protrusion. | 10-07-2010 |
20110150379 | BEARING DEVICE - A bearing device includes: an outer ring having an outer ring raceway groove on its inner circumferential surface; an inner ring having an inner ring raceway groove on its outer circumferential surface; balls arranged between the outer and inner ring raceway grooves; a retainer retaining the balls; and a liquid lubricant supply device supplying oil content of grease to the space between the inner circumferential surface of the outer ring and the outer circumferential surface of the inner ring. The liquid lubricant supply device includes a liquid lubricant passage providing fluid communication between the inner circumferential surface and the outer circumferential surface; and a vibrating device contacting the grease to vibrate the grease to supply a liquid lubricant to the space between the inner circumferential surface and the outer circumferential surface via the liquid lubricant passage. | 06-23-2011 |
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20090052250 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - A semiconductor memory device has a plurality of word line provided on a semiconductor region, extending in a row direction, a plurality of bit lines provided in the semiconductor region, extending in a column direction, and a plurality of memory elements provided at intersections between the plurality of word lines and the plurality of bit lines. Each word line provides a first gate electrode in the corresponding memory element. A lower portion of a side surface of each word line in a direction parallel to an extending direction of the word line is perpendicular to a main surface of the semiconductor region. An upper portion of the side surface is inclined so that a width thereof becomes smaller toward a top thereof. | 02-26-2009 |
20090078988 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes a protection target element formed on a semiconductor substrate and includes a protection target element electrode, a substrate connecting part including a substrate connecting electrode electrically connected to the semiconductor substrate and a fuse structure provided between the protection target element electrode and the substrate connecting electrode and includes a fuse film configured to be torn by applying a predetermined current thereto. The protection target element electrode, the substrate connecting electrode and the fuse film are formed of an integral conductive film as long as the fuse film is not torn. | 03-26-2009 |
20110084277 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - A semiconductor memory device has a plurality of word line provided on a semiconductor region, extending in a row direction, a plurality of bit lines provided in the semiconductor region, extending in a column direction, and a plurality of memory elements provided at intersections between the plurality of word lines and the plurality of bit lines. Each word line provides a first gate electrode in the corresponding memory element. A lower portion of a side surface of each word line in a direction parallel to an extending direction of the word line is perpendicular to a main surface of the semiconductor region. An upper portion of the side surface is inclined so that a width thereof becomes smaller toward a top thereof. | 04-14-2011 |
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20110085808 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member and a developing device for developing an electrostatic latent image. The developing device includes a developer container, a rotatable developer carrying member, including a first electrode member; and a developer supplying member, including a second electrode member. The apparatus further includes a measuring device capable of measuring a remaining developer amount; and a replenishing device for performing a replenishing operation by rotating the developer supplying member while applying a DC bias between the first and second electrode members so that a value obtained by subtracting an electric potential of the second electrode member from an electric potential of the first electrode member has a polarity identical to a normal charge polarity of the developer. When the remaining developer amount measured is not more than a threshold, the replenishing operation is performed and the remaining developer amount is measured again. | 04-14-2011 |
20110150547 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a first drum for bearing an electrostatic latent image; a first developing device for developing the latent image with toner into a toner image on the first drum; a first cleaning device having a cleaning blade for cleaning the first drum; a second drum; a second developing device for developing the latent image with toner into a toner image on the second drum; a second cleaning device having a cleaning blade for cleaning the second drum; a rotatable member contactable to the first drum and the second drum; wherein the rotatable member is an intermediary transfer member for receiving the toner images from the drums and for transferring it onto a sheet, or a feeding member for feeding a sheet for receiving the toner images; and a control device for controlling a toner supply process for supplying toner into between the first drum and the blade of the first cleaning device when formation of the toner image to be transferred onto the sheet is not carried out, wherein the control device selects between the toner supply process using the toner accommodated in the first developing device and the toner supply process using the toner accommodated in the second developing device, in accordance with an amount of the toner accommodated in the first developing device or the second developing device. | 06-23-2011 |
20130287451 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, DEVELOPING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A developing roller configured to develop an electrostatic latent image on a photosensitive drum, a supply roller configured to supply developer to the developing roller are provided, and the surface of the developing roller moves in the same direction as the surface of the photosensitive drum and at a speed higher than the photosensitive drum at a nip portion between the photosensitive drum and the developing roller, the surface of the supply roller moves in the same direction as the surface of the developing roller and at a speed higher than the developing roller at a nip portion between the developing roller and the supply roller. | 10-31-2013 |
20130287452 | DEVELOPMENT DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In a development device in which a developer containing unit underlies a development chamber, a supplying member in the development chamber forms a nip portion with a developer carrier and the developer carrier and the supplying member rotate in the direction in which their respective surfaces move from an upper end to a lower end of the nip portion. | 10-31-2013 |
20140178087 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an exposure device configured to expose image bearing members charged by charging devices to form latent images on the image bearing members, and a control unit configured to, in ether one or both of an image forming unit A and an image forming unit B, adjust an amount of exposure by which the image bearing member is exposed and a charging voltage based on information about the image bearing members of the image forming units A and B. The control unit is configured to make the charging voltage and the amount of exposure in the image forming unit A different from the charging voltage and the amount of exposure in the image forming unit B. | 06-26-2014 |
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20110033202 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a housing; a photosensitive member unit detachably mountable relative to the housing and which includes a photosensitive member; a transfer belt unit detachably mountable relative to the housing which includes a transfer belt member and a spacing mechanism for spacing the transfer belt member from the photosensitive member; a shaft member, provided in the housing, for supporting the photosensitive member; a guiding portion, provided on the photosensitive member unit, for guiding mounting, to the housing, of the photosensitive member unit; and a rotation regulating member, provided on the transfer belt unit, for regulating a movement of the guiding portion, in the a rotational direction, of the photosensitive member at the time of the mounting of the photosensitive unit to the housing. | 02-10-2011 |
20110274461 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus may transfer an image to a transfer-receiving material. The image forming apparatus includes a main body to which a cartridge is detachably mounted. The cartridge includes an image bearing member in contact with the transfer-receiving material and a receiving member to receive driving force from the main body to drive and rotate the image bearing member. The image forming apparatus also includes a shaft passing through and supporting the receiving member of the cartridge and a transmission member to rotate around the shaft and to transmit drive force from a motor to the receiving member. A bending unit included with the image forming apparatus bends the shaft passing through and supporting the receiving member and the transmission member. | 11-10-2011 |
20130016987 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSAANM IMAI; YuichiroAACI Kashiwa-shiAACO JPAAGP IMAI; Yuichiro Kashiwa-shi JP - An image forming apparatus capable of reducing fluctuations in the rotational speed of an image carrier caused by harmonic noise. A surface of the image carrier is charged with electricity. An exposure unit forms an electrostatic latent image by exposing on the charged surface of the image carrier to light. A rotational drive unit rotates the image carrier. A first detecting unit detects a rotational speed of the image carrier. A second detecting unit detects a home position of the image carrier. An exposure control unit controls timing with which the exposure unit exposes the image carrier to light based on the rotational speed of the image carrier detected by the first detecting unit and the home position detected by the second detecting unit. | 01-17-2013 |
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20100107386 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR - Provided is a method of manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor including a capacitor element, the capacitor element having an anode body with a dielectric coating film formed on a surface thereof and a solid electrolyte made of a conductive polymer. The method includes the steps of: forming the capacitor element having the anode body with the dielectric coating film formed on the surface thereof; preparing a polymerization liquid A containing one of a monomer as a precursor of the conductive polymer and an oxidant, and a silane compound; preparing a polymerization liquid B by adding the other of the monomer and the oxidant that is not contained in polymerization liquid A, to polymerization liquid A; and performing polymerization after impregnating the capacitor element with polymerization liquid B. | 05-06-2010 |
20100136222 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR - Provided is a method of manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor, including the steps of: forming a capacitor element including an anode body having a dielectric coating film on a surface thereof; impregnating the capacitor element with a polymerization liquid containing a precursor monomer of a conductive polymer and an oxidant; impregnating the capacitor element impregnated with the polymerization liquid with a silane compound or a silane compound containing solution; and forming a conductive polymer layer by polymerizing the precursor monomer after impregnating the capacitor element with the silane compound or the silane compound containing solution. | 06-03-2010 |
20120284978 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR - Provided is a method of manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor including a capacitor element, the capacitor element having an anode body with a dielectric coating film formed on a surface thereof and a solid electrolyte made of a conductive polymer. The method includes the steps of: forming the capacitor element having the anode body with the dielectric coating film formed on the surface thereof; preparing a polymerization liquid A containing one of a monomer as a precursor of the conductive polymer and an oxidant, and a silane compound; preparing a polymerization liquid B by adding the other of the monomer and the oxidant that is not contained in polymerization liquid A, to polymerization liquid A; and performing polymerization after impregnating the capacitor element with polymerization liquid B. | 11-15-2012 |
20130202783 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR - Provided is a method of manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor, including the steps of: forming a capacitor element including an anode body having a dielectric coating film on a surface thereof; impregnating the capacitor element with a polymerization liquid containing a precursor monomer of a conductive polymer and an oxidant; impregnating the capacitor element impregnated with the polymerization liquid with a silane compound or a silane compound containing solution; and forming a conductive polymer layer by polymerizing the precursor monomer after impregnating the capacitor element with the silane compound or the silane compound containing solution. | 08-08-2013 |
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20090005599 | Method for Producing Imide Ether Compound - Provided is a method for producing an imide ether compound in high yield. The method is characterized in that a nitrile compound, an alcohol, and a hydrogen halide are continuously introduced into a flow reaction device comprising a mixer and a flow reactor, to be subjected to a reaction. Because a reaction proceeds in a ratio of 1:1 by a flow reactor, selectivity is improved and generation of by-products is decreased, and thus an imide ether compound can be efficiently produced. | 01-01-2009 |
20100021369 | ALKALI METAL IODIDE SALT SOLUTION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A method for producing an alkali metal iodide salt solution including combusting a liquid for combustion so as to combust a combustible component of the liquid for combustion; and subsequently cooling a resultant gas containing a decomposition product. The method comprises the steps of (a) providing a liquid containing (i) an alkali metal iodide salt, (ii) an inorganic-salt-forming substance capable of forming, at combustion, an inorganic salt containing an alkali metal and (iii) an organic compound; (b) adding to the liquid a precipitation solvent capable of depositing the inorganic-salt-forming substance; (c) removing from the liquid the inorganic-salt-forming substance precipitated in the step (b) so as to obtain the liquid for combustion; and (d) combusting the liquid for combustion and subsequently cooling the resultant gas containing a decomposition product. Accordingly, there can be achieved a method for producing a highly pure alkali metal iodide salt solution from a liquid containing an iodine compound. | 01-28-2010 |
20100261929 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCTION OF CYANOHYDRIN COMPOUND, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF ALPHA-HYDROXYESTER COMPOUND - A process according to the present invention for producing a cyanohydrin compound flow-reacts a carbonyl compound with hydrogen cyanide in the presence of a catalyst, and can therefore reduce the residence time. This makes it possible to reduce the period of time over which the resulting cyanohydrin compound is exposed to an unreacted portion of the carbonyl compound. As a result, the resulting cyanohydrin compound can be prevented from reacting with the unreacted portion. This makes it possible to produce the cyanohydrin compound in good yield. That is, the process according to the present invention for producing a cyanohydrin compound produces a cyanohydrin compound in good yield from a carbonyl compound and hydrogen cyanide. | 10-14-2010 |
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20080307704 | Coal gasification plant and method for operating the same - It is an object to solve a bypass line corrosion problem effectively, enable prompt supply of a fuel gas into a bypass line in the event of an emergency, and provide an inexpensive coal gasification plant. An integrated coal gasification combined cycle power generation plant includes a coal gasification furnace, a dust remover, a gas refiner, a gas turbine and the like, a main system line connecting therebetween, and a bypass line connecting between the outlet side of the coal gasification furnace in the main system line and a flare stack, wherein a dust remover bypass valve which is disposed in an upstream portion of the bypass line and which opens and closes the bypass line, a treatment gas control valve which is disposed in a downstream portion of the bypass line and which controls the flow rate, and a first inert gas input line which is disposed downstream from the dust remover bypass valve and which supplies the inert gas to the bypass line are provided. | 12-18-2008 |
20100058730 | GAS TURBINE POWER GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETECTING CALORIFIC ABNORMALITY OF THE SAME - A variation in calorific value is detected using existing measurement values, without using a measurement device such as a calorimeter. An allowable variation range of a gas turbine power generation output with respect to a charged fuel amount or an allowable variation range of a charged fuel amount with respect to a gas turbine power generation output is set from a relation between the fuel amount charged to the combustor of the gas turbine and the gas turbine power generation output when the fuel gas calorific value is constant, and a calorific abnormality is detected when an actually charged fuel amount or an actual gas turbine power generation output falls outside the allowable variation range. | 03-11-2010 |
20100180503 | STARTING METHOD OF COAL GASIFIER AND STARTING DEVICE THEREFOR - In a coal gasification furnace adapted to feed pulverized coal thereinto by the use of inert carrier gas and gasify the same, any startup burner can be unnecessitated thereby eliminating any startup combustion chamber. Further, even in the use of a startup burner, it is smaller and lighter in weight than conventional startup burners, allowing the startup combustion chamber to be compact and limiting the height of the entirety of the gasification furnace. As a characteristic feature, a pulverized coal fuel supply passageway ( | 07-22-2010 |
20110154788 | APPARATUS FOR BACKWASHING FILTER - The reliability of backwashing valves constituted of first backwashing valves and second backwashing valves is ensured. A first backwashing valve (backwashing-gas rear valve) ( | 06-30-2011 |
20140059982 | APPARATUS FOR BACKWASHING FILTER - The reliability of backwashing valves constituted of first backwashing valves and second backwashing valves is ensured. A first backwashing valve (backwashing-gas rear valve) ( | 03-06-2014 |
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20090021677 | COMPOSITE RETARDATION PLATE, ITS PRODUCTION METHOD, COMPOSITE OPTICAL MEMBER AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - There is provided a composite retardation plate ( | 01-22-2009 |
20090066888 | COMPOSITE POLARIZING PLATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a composite polarizing plate wherein a transparent protection layer ( | 03-12-2009 |
20090115945 | POLARIZING PLATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE POLARIZING PLATE, LAMINATED OPTICAL MEMBER, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - This invention provides a polarizing plate comprising a polarizer formed of a polyvinyl alcohol resin on which a dichroic dye is adsorbed and aligned. A protective film is stacked on both sides of the polarizer. At least one of the protective films is formed of a propylene resin. In stacking the protective film formed of propylene resin on at least one side of the polarizer, a method is advantageously adopted that the protective film on its surface to be applied onto the polarizer is subjected to corona discharge treatment and the polarizer is applied onto the treated face through an adhesive. | 05-07-2009 |
20100118240 | COMPOSITE RETARDATION PLATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF, COMPOSITE OPTICAL MEMBER, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is a composite retardation plate which comprises a retardation plate composed of a transparent resin, a primer layer, and a coating retardation layer comprising an organic modified lay complex and a binder resin laminated in this order, wherein the primer layer is composed of a composition comprising a water-soluble organic metal compound selected from a water-soluble organic titanium compound and a water-soluble organic zirconium compound and a water-soluble resin. The composite retardation plate may further comprise a polarizing plate preferably laminated on the side of the resin retardation plate, thereby providing a composite optical member. The composite optical member may be combined with a liquid crystal cell to provide a liquid crystal display device. | 05-13-2010 |
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20090092406 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image forming apparatus in which surplus tabbed sheets produced in one set of output can be utilized for the next set of output, without requiring a user to perform a laborious task. In the image forming apparatus, a CPU calculates the number of tabbed sheet groups which will be used for one set of image formation and the number of tabbed sheets which will be used from among the last tabbed sheet group. Among the last tabbed sheet group, surplus tabbed sheets which will be left unused in the one set of image formation are determined. If the number of tabbed sheets is equal to or less than the number of the surplus tabbed sheets, at least one of the surplus tabbed sheets is used to carry out two sets of image formation. | 04-09-2009 |
20090129806 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD THEREFOR, AND PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus capable of efficiently performing an image forming processing even in a case where a post-processing apparatus performs a post-processing during a both-sides printing. A first time period needed by a first both-sides image forming processing and a second time period needed by a second both-sides image forming processing are computed in a case where a post-processing unit performs a post-processing on a recording sheet formed images on both sides thereof. The first time period and the second time period is compared, and any one of the first both-sides image forming processing and the second both-sides image forming processing is selected based on the comparison. | 05-21-2009 |
20090136242 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus to which a developer storage container can be detachably mounted, includes: a reception unit arranged to receive information from the developer storage container; a first temperature detection unit provided in an inside of the image forming apparatus and arranged to detect a temperature of the inside of the image forming apparatus; a cooling unit arranged to cool the inside of the image forming apparatus; and a control unit arranged to determine on the basis of the received information whether second temperature detection unit is provided to the developer storage container, control the cooling unit on the basis of the detection result of the first temperature detection unit when the second temperature detection unit is not provided, and control the cooling unit on the basis of the detection results of the first and second temperature detection units when the second temperature detection unit is provided. | 05-28-2009 |
20090175638 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - This invention provides an image forming apparatus capable of shortening the user's print waiting time as much as possible when it is determined that image adjustment is necessary during the image forming operation, and a control method therefor. To accomplish this, in a color image forming apparatus including a plurality of image forming stations which form toner images with a plurality of toners on the basis of a job, it is discriminated whether adjustment processing is necessary during a continuous image forming operation based on the job. If it is discriminated that adjustment processing is necessary, it is determined whether each of the image forming stations has a non-operating time enough to execute the discriminated adjustment processing during the image forming operation. The image forming station determined to have a non-operating time enough to execute adjustment processing executes the discriminated adjustment processing during the non-operating time. | 07-09-2009 |
20090320013 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus connected to a plurality of accessory device includes a storage unit configured to store a plurality of control programs to be updated corresponding to each of the plurality of accessory devices, and a control unit configured to send a control program whose update time is the longest among the plurality of control programs to be updated which are stored in the storage unit, to the accessory device in priority to other control programs. | 12-24-2009 |
20100239296 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus connected to a conveying-speed-changeable sheet post processing device includes a discharging unit which discharges a sheet in a reverse discharge mode with front and back surfaces of the image-formed sheet reversed, and a non-reverse discharge mode without front and back surfaces of the image-formed sheet reversed, and discharges the sheet at a first speed or a second speed lower than the first speed; and a control unit which controls the discharging unit to discharge the sheet at the first speed in the reverse discharge mode and at the second speed in the non-reverse discharge mode. When the sheet is discharged at the second speed, the control unit controls the discharging unit to discharge a subsequent sheet at the second speed even if the subsequent sheet is to be discharged in the reverse discharge mode. | 09-23-2010 |
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20090152444 | ILLUMINATION SENSOR - In an ambient light sensor according to the present invention, a current amplification portion which amplifies a light current obtained by a light receiving portion to generate an output signal includes: a current amplification stage that has: a first current mirror amplifier which is composed of a bipolar transistor, and a second current mirror amplifier which is composed of a field effect transistor connected in parallel with the first current mirror amplifier; and a changeover control circuit which monitors an amplified current input into the current amplification stage, and performs changeover control of the first and second current mirror amplifiers according to a value of the amplified current. | 06-18-2009 |
20110254864 | CALCULATION DEVICE, MOVEMENT DETECTION DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT - The calculation device ( | 10-20-2011 |
20120286162 | Semiconductor Device and Electronic Apparatus Employing the Same - Disclosed is a semiconductor device, comprising a driver that causes first through third infrared LEDs to emit light sequentially at prescribed times; an infrared light sensor that receives infrared light that is emitted by the first through the third infrared LEDs and reflected by a reflecting object, and generates photoelectric currents at levels corresponding to the intensity of the received infrared light; an amplifier that generates first through third infrared light information, on the basis of the photoelectric current that is generated by the infrared light sensor, and which denote the intensity of the infrared light; an A/D converter; and a linear/logarithmic converter apparatus. It is thus possible to sense the movement of the reflecting object on the basis of the first through the third infrared light information. | 11-15-2012 |
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20090271463 | PSEUDORANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR AND DATA COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - The present invention is directed to improve leak analysis resistance by improving randomness of a pseudorandom number. A pseudorandom number generator as a representative embodiment of the invention includes a shift resistor obtained by coupling a plurality of flip flop circuits and can generate a pseudorandom number by shifting signals by the shift register synchronously with a clock signal. A shift amount changing circuit capable of changing a shift amount in the shift register in accordance with a control signal supplied from the outside of the pseudorandom number generator is provided. By changing the shift amount in the shift register in accordance with a control signal supplied from the outside of the pseudorandom number generator by the shift amount changing circuit, it becomes difficult to make outputs of the pseudorandom number generator the same. By using such a pseudorandom number generator, leak analysis resistance can be improved. | 10-29-2009 |
20100122108 | ARITHMETIC UNIT AND ARITHMETIC PROCESSING METHOD - There is a need for providing a battery-less integrated circuit (IC) card capable of operating in accordance with a contact usage or a non-contact usage, preventing coprocessor throughput from degrading despite a decreased clock frequency for reduced power consumption under non-contact usage, and ensuring high-speed processing under non-contact usage. A dual interface card is a battery-less IC card capable of operating in accordance with a contact usage or a non-contact usage. The dual interface card operates at a high clock under contact usage and at a low clock under non-contact usage. A targeted operation comprises a plurality of different basic operations. The dual interface card comprises a basic arithmetic circuit group. Under the contact usage, the basic arithmetic circuit group performs one basic operation of the targeted operation at one cycle. Under the non-contact usage, the basic arithmetic circuit group sequentially performs at least two basic operations of the targeted operation at one cycle. | 05-13-2010 |
20120198211 | ARITHMETIC UNIT AND ARITHMETIC PROCESSING METHOD FOR OPERATING WITH HIGHER AND LOWER CLOCK FREQUENCIES - There is a need for providing a battery-less integrated circuit (IC) card capable of operating in accordance with a contact usage or a non-contact usage, preventing coprocessor throughput from degrading despite a decreased clock frequency for reduced power consumption under non-contact usage, and ensuring high-speed processing under non-contact usage. A dual interface card is a battery-less IC card capable of operating in accordance with a contact usage or a non-contact usage. The dual interface card operates at a high clock under contact usage and at a low clock under non-contact usage. A targeted operation comprises a plurality of different basic operations. The dual interface card comprises a basic arithmetic circuit group. Under the contact usage, the basic arithmetic circuit group performs one basic operation of the targeted operation at one cycle. Under the non-contact usage, the basic arithmetic circuit group sequentially performs at least two basic operations of the targeted operation at one cycle. | 08-02-2012 |
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20090290611 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A semiconductor laser comprises: a ridge structure including a p-type cladding layer, an active layer, and an n-type cladding layer stacked on one another; and a burying layer burying sides of the ridge structure. The burying layer includes a p-type semiconductor layer and an n-type semiconductor layer that form a pn junction; and one of the p-type semiconductor layer and the n-type semiconductor layer has a carrier concentration of 5×10 | 11-26-2009 |
20100246623 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE - A semiconductor laser according to the present invention comprises a λ/2 dielectric film (λ: in-medium wavelength of a dielectric film, for example, SiO | 09-30-2010 |
20120076168 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE - A semiconductor laser according to the present invention comprises a λ/2 dielectric film (λ: in-medium wavelength of a dielectric film, for example, SiO | 03-29-2012 |
20120269219 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE - A semiconductor laser according to the present invention comprises a λ/2 dielectric film (λ: in-medium wavelength of a dielectric film, for example, SiO | 10-25-2012 |
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20080267680 | Electrically conductive pattern forming apparatus - An electrically conductive pattern forming apparatus has process disposition which reduces contamination of a pattern or inside of the apparatus due to backflow and leakage of a liquid material such as a developing agent or a cleaning liquid. A developing device and a cleaning device in the electrically conductive pattern forming apparatus using an electrophotographic method are disposed in a lower region about the center of a photoreceptor, a solvent removing process is disposed in a region in which the photoreceptor rotates upward, and a transfer liquid applying process and an electrostatic transfer process are disposed above the center of the photoreceptor and in a region in which the photoreceptor rotates downward. | 10-30-2008 |
20090268183 | CONDUCTIVE PATTERN FORMING APPARATUS - Apparatus for forming a conductive pattern capable of stably forming a wiring pattern of a desired thickness by providing at least one thickness detection means for detecting the thickness of a formed pattern and capable of adjusting at least one of parameters such as a developing bias voltage or a concentration of a developer that contributes to the thickness of the pattern based on the information obtained from the thickness detection means. | 10-29-2009 |
20100031883 | CONDUCTIVE PATTERN FORMING APPARATUS - A conductive pattern forming apparatus using electrostatic force, by which high productivity, application to a large area and pattern change availability are achieved, without limiting a substrate nor increasing extra steps of plating and the like, with easy steps, lower cost, shorter manufacturing time and less environmental load. The conductive pattern forming apparatus is provided with an electrostatic latent image forming means for forming an electrostatic pattern on a dielectric thin film surface, and a developing means for forming the conductive pattern by development by supplying a conductive particle dispersed solution to the electrostatic latent image and bringing the solution into contact with the electrostatic latent image. The conductive particle dispersed solution is provided by dispersing conductive particles, which have ionic organic molecules adsorbed on the surface and a particle diameter of 100 nm or less, in a non-polar solvent. | 02-11-2010 |
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20080196834 | LIQUID PHASE ETCHING METHOD AND LIQUID PHASE ETCHING APPARATUS - A liquid phase etching method which comprises spraying a chemically reactive liquid, with a specific speed, to a solid article, an aggregate of solid articles or a gelatinous material to be treated; and a liquid etching apparatus having a mechanism for holding a processing object to be treated and a nozzle structure for spraying a chemically reactive liquid to the processing object to be treated which is held by the mechanism. The method and apparatus allow the significant improvement of the etching rate while maintaining the accuracy of etching. | 08-21-2008 |
20100167508 | METHOD FOR INTRODUCING IMPURITIES AND APPARATUS FOR INTRODUCING IMPURITIES - A method for introducing impurities includes a step for forming an amorphous layer at a surface of a semiconductor substrate, and a step for forming a shallow impurity-introducing layer at the semiconductor substrate which has been made amorphous, and an apparatus used therefore. Particularly, the step for forming the amorphous layer is a step for irradiating plasma to the surface of the semiconductor substrate, and the step for forming the shallow impurity-introducing layer is a step for introducing impurities into the surface which has been made amorphous. | 07-01-2010 |
20110081787 | PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - With evacuation of interior of a vacuum chamber halted and with gas supply into the vacuum chamber halted, in a state that a mixed gas of helium gas and diborane gas is sealed in the vacuum chamber, a plasma is generated in a vacuum vessel and simultaneously a high-frequency power is supplied to a sample electrode. By the high-frequency power supplied to the sample electrode, boron is introduced to a proximity to the substrate surface. | 04-07-2011 |
20130022759 | PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - With the evacuation of an interior of a vacuum chamber halted and with gas supply into the vacuum chamber halted, in a state that a mixed gas of helium gas and diborane gas is sealed in the vacuum chamber, a plasma is generated in a vacuum vessel and simultaneously a high-frequency power is supplied to a sample electrode. By the high-frequency power supplied to the sample electrode, boron is introduced to a proximity to a substrate surface. | 01-24-2013 |
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20090156846 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FATTY ACID ALKYL ESTERS AND GLYCERIN - Disclosed is a process for producing a fatty alkyl ester and glycerin, including step 1 of reacting fats and oils with C1 to C5 lower alcohols, step 2 of removing the lower alcohols discharged from the outlet of a rector in step 1 until the lower alcohol content is reduced to 8 wt % or less, step 3 of separating the product obtained in step 2 into oil and aqueous phases, step 4 of reacting the oil phase obtained in step 3 with lower alcohols in the presence of an acid catalyst, and step 5 of separating the product discharged from the outlet of a reactor in step 4 into oil and aqueous phases thereby giving fatty acid alkyl esters and glycerin, as well as a process for producing fatty alcohols from hydrogen and the fatty acid alkyl esters obtained in the above process. | 06-18-2009 |
20100179338 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FATTY ACID ESTERS - The present invention relates to a process for producing fatty acid alkyl esters from fats/oils and a C1 to C5 lower alcohol as reaction starting materials with a solid catalyst, wherein the starting materials and reaction products in a reaction system where the degree of conversion of fats/oils is 50 mol % or more are reacted in such a state as to be in one-liquid phase, or the starting materials and reaction products in a reaction system at a stage with the highest degree of conversion of fats/oils are reacted in such a state as to be in one-liquid phase. | 07-15-2010 |
20110015414 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING GLYCIDOL - The present invention relates to a process for producing glycidol from glycerol carbonate by subjecting the glycerol carbonate to decarboxylation reaction in the presence of a solvent containing no active hydrogen. In the process, glycidol can be produced from glycerol carbonate as a raw material of the glycidol with a high selectivity. | 01-20-2011 |
20110282103 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF POLYGLYCERYL ETHER DERIVATIVES - The present invention relates to a process for producing polyglyceryl ether derivatives in which the polyglyceryl ether derivatives are produced from an alcohol (except for glycidol and glycerol) and glycidol in the presence of an aluminosilicate which is ion-exchanged with at least one cation selected from the group consisting of ammonium ions, alkali metal ions and alkali earth metal ions. In the process of the present invention, a removal step of the catalyst can be simplified, and the polyglyceryl ether derivatives can be produced in an economical and efficient manner. | 11-17-2011 |
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20080236662 | DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - In a solar cell module in which a plurality of dye sensitized solar cells is arranged on a plane basis and is connected in series with an intercell region interposed therebetween, a first transparent substrate, a first transparent conductive film, a dye carrying oxide semiconductor layer, an electrolyte layer, a catalyst layer, a second transparent conductive film and a second transparent substrate are laminated, an insulating barrier seals cells on both sides thereof in fluid tightness and insulates them in the intercell region, an electrode connecting portion provided in a central part in a vertical direction of the insulating barrier connects an extended portion of the first transparent conductive film of one of the cells on the both sides to that of a second transparent conductive film of the other cell, and the electrode connecting portion penetrates through at least one of the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate in the vertical direction and is thus exposed. | 10-02-2008 |
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20140083745 | WIRING SUBSTRATE - There is provided a wiring substrate. The wiring substrate includes: a first wiring layer; a first insulating layer on the first wiring layer; a first coupling agent layer on the first insulating layer; a first copper/tin alloy layer on the first coupling agent layer; a first via hole formed through the first copper/tin alloy layer, the first coupling agent layer, and the first insulating layer to reach the first wiring layer; a metal catalyst provided on only a sidewall of the first via hole; a seed layer provided on the metal catalyst and formed only on the sidewall of the first via hole; and a metal plating layer formed on the first copper/tin alloy layer and the seed layer and filled in the first via hole to contact the first wiring layer. | 03-27-2014 |
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20100309491 | PRINTER AND PRINTING SYSTEM - This disclosure discloses a printer comprising: a host communication device that performs information transmission and reception by wired or wireless communication for the functioning as a host device of a target device; and a target processing portion that performs predetermined processing in accordance with target device information acquired from said target device when said host communication device performs information transmission and reception with said target device. | 12-09-2010 |
20110018918 | PRINTER - In case resolution is set to 360 dpi, each dot is formed on each printing line provided orthogonally to conveying direction at intervals obtained by dividing an inch on a surface tape by 360 lines. Contrarily, in case resolution is set to 180 dpi, each dot array is formed to occupy two printing lines. In case a control unit judges that the number of dot-array-formed printing lines from start of printing till temporary stop of printing with 180 dpi is not equal to that of dot-array-formed printing lines with 360 dpi, a portion of serial arrays of dots to be formed from start of printing till temporary stop of printing with 180 dpi is formed with 360 dpi so that the number of dot-array-formed printing lines from start of printing till temporary stop of printing is made equal to that of dot-array-formed printing lines in printing with 360 dpi. | 01-27-2011 |
20110163852 | RFID TAG COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND RFID TAG COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - This disclosure discloses an RFID tag communication system comprising: a communication antenna that performs wireless communication using a plurality of communication formats with a plurality of types of RFID circuit elements, each of the RFID circuit elements having an IC circuit part configured to store information and a tag antenna configured to transmit and receive information, each type of the plurality of types of RFID circuit element having a different compatibility factor and lacking communication compatibility; a format switching portion that sequentially switches the plurality of communication formats in a switching order that corresponds to the frequency of use results of each of the plurality of communication formats used in the past; and an information acquisition portion that performs an acquisition process to acquire information by wireless communication from the RFID circuit elements using each of the communication formats that are sequentially switched by the format switching portion. | 07-07-2011 |
20110235123 | PRINTER - A printer includes a connection port that connects an external storage device to the printer, a command input unit that inputs coded information or text-form information, and a processor that executes a command corresponding to coded information or text-form information inputted in the command input unit by using data stored in the external storage device connected to the connection port. | 09-29-2011 |
20140096064 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing device includes a touch panel, a screen group storage portion, a processor, and a memory. The memory stores computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the image processing device to perform operations. The operations include determining that it is a switching timing when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and switching a currently displayed screen to a next screen and displaying the next screen on the touch panel, based on screen group information stored in the screen group storage portion, in response to determining that it is the switching timing. | 04-03-2014 |
20140119658 | Information Management Apparatus and Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Medium - An information management apparatus includes a processor and a memory. The memory is configured to store computer-readable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to perform processes including acquiring stroke data, the stroke data being data representing a trajectory and being data that includes information indicating positions on the trajectory, identifying, based on first stroke data, a first character string that is a character string formed by a first trajectory, identifying, based on second stroke data, a second character string that is a character string formed by a second trajectory, generating an image file that is a data file representing a third trajectory based on third stroke data, storing the image file in storing portion as a file including at least the first character string in a file name, and storing the image file in the storing portion in association with data representing the second character string. | 05-01-2014 |
20140307279 | PRINTER AND PRINTING SYSTEM - This disclosure discloses a printer comprising: a host communication device that performs information transmission and reception by wired or wireless communication for the functioning as a host device of a target device; and a target processing portion that performs predetermined processing in accordance with target device information acquired from said target device when said host communication device performs information transmission and reception with said target device. | 10-16-2014 |
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20080204645 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Bead spacers, which are disposed on at least one principal surface of a pair of substrates forming a liquid crystal display device, are bonded to the principal surface by an alignment film or an organic material film. Specifically, the bead spacers disposed on the principal surface are covered with the alignment film, or the bead spacers are bonded by the organic material film to the alignment film formed on the principal surface of the substrate. | 08-28-2008 |
20090001841 | Rotation electric machine having a wave winding coil with cranked crossover conductor, distributed winding stator, and method and apparatus for forming same - The invention provides a distributed winding stator using a rectangle conductor as coil, realizing a miniaturized coil end and reduced current density compared to the prior art stator, so as to obtain a miniaturized rotation electric machine with high power. The distributed winding stator is formed by wave winding a conductor source wire having a rectangular cross-section, wherein the wire is cranked so that parietal regions on both ends are displaced corresponding to the width of the source wire and that the length is within the range of intervals between adjacent slots, and inserting the wave winding coil into slots of the stator. | 01-01-2009 |
20090200888 | Rotating Electric Apparatus and Method for Connecting Stator Coils Thereof - Each pair of coils mutually connected in a stator winding is arranged in a fashion that a first coil of each pair of coils has an inner-circumferential-side coil terminal ( | 08-13-2009 |
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20100232573 | CARDIOVASCULAR X-RAY DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM - A cardiovascular x-ray diagnostic system capable of taking radiographs at different positions by moving at least one of a tabletop on which a subject is placed and a radiographic system equipped with an x-ray tube and an x-ray detector includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a radiography position from a position of the tabletop and a position of the radiographic system; a reference position identification unit configured to identify a reference radiography position; and a radiographic unit configured to take radiographs by changing a radiographic parameter based on a current radiography position acquired by the acquisition unit and the reference radiography position. | 09-16-2010 |
20130208863 | MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING APPARATUS - A medical diagnostic imaging apparatus of an embodiment includes: an imaging unit configured to capture a medical image of a blood vessel in which an artificial valve is to be placed; a display unit configured to display the medical image captured by the imaging unit; a storage unit configured to store artificial valve information about a length of the artificial valve; and a control unit configured to find a length of the artificial valve in the medical image displayed by the display unit, and to judge whether or not the length thus found and the length in the artificial valve information stored in the storage unit are the same. | 08-15-2013 |
20130315370 | X-RAY DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND X-RAY DIAGNOSIS ASSISTING METHOD - An X-ray diagnosis apparatus of an embodiment includes: an imaging unit that includes an X-ray tube which emits an X-ray to a subject, and an X-ray detector which detects an X-ray passing through the subject; an X-ray beam limiting unit that is disposed between the X-ray tube and the X-ray detector, has a plurality of collimator blades, and can be rotated; an image processing unit that generates a fluoroscopic image of a region of interest set by the X-ray beam limiting unit; and a control unit that individually controls the plurality of collimator blades in such a way that a long side of an opening formed by the plurality of collimator blades goes in a longitudinal direction of a target within the fluoroscopic image. | 11-28-2013 |
20140146944 | X-RAY DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND A DOSE MANAGEMENT METHOD - An X-ray diagnosis apparatus detects X-rays output from an X-ray source and transmitted through a subject, and generates images of the inside of the subject, and comprises a detector, an X-ray intensity distribution data generator, and an entrance dose distribution data generator. The detector detects the intensity of the X-rays output from the X-ray source. The X-ray intensity distribution data generator generates X-ray intensity distribution data showing the X-ray intensity for each of a plurality of subdomains of an X-ray irradiation field from the X-ray source based on the detection outcome by the detector. The entrance dose distribution data generator generates entrance dose distribution data showing the dose of X-rays output from the X-ray source and irradiated onto the subject, based on the X-ray intensity distribution data. | 05-29-2014 |
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20100140992 | HEAD RESTRAINT POSITION ADJUSTING DEVICE AND HEAD RESTRAINT POSITION ADJUSTING METHOD - A head rest position adjusting device | 06-10-2010 |
20110254572 | CAPACITANCE-TYPE SENSOR - To measure the distance between a sensing target and sensors accurately by suppressing differences in amount of change in outputs from sensors and differences in initial capacitances thereof and detect the sensing target highly accurately, capacitance-type sensor includes: sensor electrodes configuring a sensor electrode group; and a pair of guard electrodes. The sensor electrodes are driven being supplied with a sensor potential or a guard potential, and the guard electrodes are driven being supplied with the guard potential. Even when the outermost sensor electrode of the sensor electrode group is activated, the amount of change in the outputs from the sensor electrodes configuring the sensor electrode group and their capacitance values can be made substantially uniform because the guard electrodes are driven at the guard potential. | 10-20-2011 |
20110264332 | HEADREST POSITION ADJUSTMENT DEVICE AND HEADREST POSITION ADJUSTMENT METHOD - To highly precisely adjust a position of a headrest automatically and to an appropriate condition with simple configuration, when the distance between the headrest and .a head is within a certain range, a detecting circuit of a headrest position adjustment device calculates an estimated height-direction center position of the head based on sensing signals from a plurality of sensing electrodes. Based on the calculated value, the detecting circuit detects the height position of the head. When the distance between the headrest and the head is not within the certain range, the detecting circuit detects the height position of the head based on sensing signals from at least the sensing electrode located at a lowermost position and the sensing electrode located at an uppermost position among the plurality of sensing electrodes. | 10-27-2011 |
20120261969 | HEAD REST POSITION ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - A headrest position adjustment device includes a capacitance sensor unit, and a drive motor unit. The capacitance sensor unit includes a plurality of electrode groups each configured by a plurality of sensing electrodes. The total electrode area of each of the electrode groups is switchable by a switching unit of a circuit unit between at least a total electrode area A and a total electrode area A+B. The total electrode area A is selected when the distance d between a head and a headrest is short, and the total electrode area A+B is selected when the distance is long. In this way, the sensitivity is changed depending on how long or how short the distance is. An estimated center position of the head is calculated based on capacitance values obtained, and thereby the position of the headrest is adjusted. | 10-18-2012 |
20130116893 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE DISTANCE BETWEEN A HEAD AND A HEADREST, HEADREST-POSITION ADJUSTING DEVICE USING SAID DEVICE, METHOD FOR MEASURING THE DISTANCE BETWEEN A HEAD AND A HEADREST, AND HEADREST-POSITION ADJUSTING METHOD USING SAID METHOD - Disclosed is a headrest position adjusting device provided with a distance measuring device and drive motor units. The distance measuring device is provided with a plurality of detection electrodes and a detection circuit including a plurality of capacitance detection circuits and a computation circuit. The computation circuit uses capacitance values, position information from the detection electrodes, and a high-degree function with a degree of at least 3 to compute a high-degree curve in a two-dimensional coordinate system with capacitance on the y-axis and detection-electrode position on the x-axis. The computation circuit computes the highest-degree coefficient of the high-degree curve and determines the distance between a head and a front part of a headrest on the basis of the computed highest-degree coefficient. On the basis of the measurement result, the headrest position adjusting device moves the front part of the headrest towards the front or back of a vehicle. | 05-09-2013 |
20130249748 | ANTENNA DEVICE, AND MOVING BODY EQUIPPED WITH ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device includes: a plate-like antenna having an electrically conductive path arranged in a two-dimensional manner, the electrically conductive path having a meander shape which is made up of at least one return pattern; and a base member, while causing the antenna to be spaced away from an outer surface of a body containing an electrically conductive material layer of a movable body, holding the antenna in such a manner as to conform to the outer surface, the base member being made from a dielectric material. | 09-26-2013 |
20130249749 | ANTENNA INTEGRATED HARNESS - An antenna integrated harness in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: a wire harness formed by bundling a plurality of electric cables; an antenna element which is two-dimensional planar and is provided on, while conforming to, a surface of the wire harness; and a feed line connected with the antenna element and bundled with the plurality of electric cables. | 09-26-2013 |
20130270885 | HEAD RESTRAINT POSITION ADJUSTING DEVICE AND HEAD RESTRAINT POSITION ADJUSTING METHOD - A head rest position adjusting device | 10-17-2013 |
20140239685 | HEAD RESTRAINT POSITION ADJUSTING DEVICE AND HEAD RESTRAINT POSITION ADJUSTING METHOD - A head rest position adjusting device has a capacitance sensor unit and a drive motor unit, and the capacitance sensor unit has plural detection electrodes which are arranged in such a way that the long sides are aligned along the height direction. A detection circuit has plural capacitance detection circuits connected to the detection electrodes, respectively, and an arithmetic processing circuit, and the drive motor unit has a motor drive circuit and a drive motor. Even if the head restraint is in an initial condition, the detection circuit detects an estimated center position of a head in the height direction or a detection electrode having the highest output as a reference position from detection signals from individual detection electrodes, and adjusts a position of the head restraint relative to a seat with reference to the reference position. | 08-28-2014 |
20140354500 | DIPOLE ANTENNA - A dipole antenna in accordance with the present invention includes a first antenna element provided in a two-dimensional surface and having a linear shape and a second antenna element provided in the two-dimensional surface and having a spiral shape that circles around the first antenna element. | 12-04-2014 |
20140354509 | LOOP ANTENNA - A loop antenna in accordance with the present invention has an antenna element having a shape that traces a closed curve, the antenna element including (i) a first projection section which projects from one of two end sections of the antenna element toward an inside of the closed curve and (ii) a second projection section which projects from the other of the two end sections of the antenna element toward the inside of the closed curve, each of the first projection section and the second projection section including a feed point. | 12-04-2014 |