UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160087285 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR FINE METAL PARTICLES, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR FUEL CELL ELECTRODE CATALYST, SUPPORTED FINE METAL PARTICLE CATALYST, AND FUEL CELL ELECTRODE CATALYST - Provided is a method for efficiently manufacturing fine metal particles applicable as a fuel cell electrode catalyst. Provided is a method of manufacturing fine metal particles, including the step of: a hydrogen bubbling step to perform bubbling to a reaction solution, wherein: the reaction solution is prepared by allowing seeds of fine metal particles in a dispersed state and a water soluble noble metal precursor to co-exist in a water-containing solvent; and the bubbling is performed with a reaction gas containing a hydrogen gas, is provided. | 03-24-2016 |
20150295252 | Metallic Separator for Fuel Cells and Method of Manufacturing the Metallic Separator - A metallic separator for fuel cells having a metal plate, an electroconductive coating layer covering at least a surface in front and back surfaces of the metal plate which contacts a raw material and/or a reaction product, and an electroconductive channel-forming member disposed on a surface of the coating layer and forming a channel for the raw material and/or the reaction product and/or a channel for a cooling medium for cooling. A surface layer on the metal plate has a tensile residual stress within such a range that no stress-corrosion cracking occurs. | 10-15-2015 |
20150246347 | CO-SELECTIVE METHANATION CATALYST - The first object is to increase the life of a selective CO methanation catalyst, and the second object is to enhance the CO removal rate of a selective CO methanation catalyst to reduce the outlet CO concentration in a wide temperature range. Provided a selective CO methanation catalyst including a supported metal catalyst which selectively methanizes CO in a hydrogen-rich gas containing CO and CO | 09-03-2015 |
20150064601 | HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT ELECTROLYTE AND USE THEREOF - The present invention aims to provide a hydrocarbon-based polymer electrolyte which is excellent in processability and proton conductivity, especially proton conductivity at low water content, and a membrane thereof. The polymer electrolyte contains, in its main chain, a repeating unit represented by the following formula (1): | 03-05-2015 |
20140234625 | MEANS FOR MANUFACTURING MICRO-BEADS COMPRISING THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER MICRO-PARTICLES - The present invention relates to means for manufacturing micro-beads (polymer micro-particles) comprising thermoplastic polymer and having the average particle size of 10 μm or less, and extending into the nano-range. An original filament comprising a thermoplastic polymer is passed through an orifice under an air pressure (P1) and guided to a spray chamber under a pressure (P2; where P1>P2). The original filament having passed through the orifice is heated and melted under irradiation by an infrared beam, and is sprayed in microparticulate form from the orifice by the flow of air generated by the pressure differential between P1 to P2, whereby micro-beads comprising thermoplastic polymer micro-particles having an average particle size of 10 μm or less, and even less than 1 μm are manufactured. | 08-21-2014 |
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 |
20140193573 | APPARATUS OF FORMING ELECTROCONDUCTIVE SUBSTANCE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - An apparatus forms an electroconductive substance in micro holes, the apparatus introduces a fluid, that includes at least a metal complex dissolved in a supercritical fluid or a subcritical fluid, into a reaction chamber including a first space and a second space, allows a planar substrate to be disposed in the fluid that continuously moves in a specific direction in the reaction chamber. A second surface of the substrate is vertical to the specific direction in which the fluid that is introduced into the first space moves; the substrate is supported throughout the entire first surface so that the fluid travels in the micro holes of the substrate from the second surface toward the first space of the substrate; and a support member including a fine communication hole through which the fluid passes toward the second space is disposed. | 07-10-2014 |
20140152144 | ORIENTED PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMIC, PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, ULTRASONIC MOTOR, AND DUST REMOVING DEVICE - Provided is an oriented piezoelectric ceramic of satisfactory piezoelectricity, which includes a metal oxide represented by (1−x)NaNbO | 06-05-2014 |
20140151550 | Ionization Apparatus and Ionization Analysis Apparatus - A sampling nozzle | 06-05-2014 |
20140125204 | PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - Provided is an oriented piezoelectric material with satisfactory sintering property free of Pb that is a hazardous substance, and a water-soluble alkaline ion, and a production method therefor. To this end, provided is a compound, including a tungsten bronze structure metal oxide, in which: the tungsten bronze structure metal oxide contains at least metal elements of Ba, Bi, Ca, and Nb, the metal elements satisfying the following conditions in terms of molar ratio; and has a C-axis orientation. The compound shows Ba/Nb=a: 0.363 | 05-08-2014 |
20140106170 | SODIUM NIOBATE POWDER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SODIUM NIOBATE POWDER, PLATE-LIKE PARTICLE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PLATE-LIKE PARTICLE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ORIENTED CERAMICS - Provided are methods of manufacturing an oriented ceramics containing sodium niobate and a raw material thereof. Specifically, provided is a sodium niobate powder, including cuboidal sodium niobate particles having an average side length of 0.1 μm or more to 100 μm or less, at least one face of the cuboid including a (100) plane in pseudo-cubic notation, in which the sodium niobate powder has a perovskite single-phase structure. | 04-17-2014 |
20140091263 | Novel Polyvinyl Sulfonic Acid, Production Method Thereof, and Use Thereof - The present invention relates to polyvinyl sulfonic acid comprising a vinyl sulfonic acid unit represented by a specific general formula (1), wherein the molar amount of sulfonic acid groups derived from vinyl sulfonic acid monomers with respect to the molar amount of total monomer units is 50.0 to 98.0 mol %, and the polyvinyl sulfonic acid has an absorbance of 0.1 or greater (aqueous solution: 0.2 mass %, cell length: 10 mm) in a wavelength range of 255 to 800 nm. | 04-03-2014 |
20140070197 | METHOD FOR FORMING PATTERNED ORGANIC ELECTRODE - A method for forming a patterned organic electrode includes printing a toner on a surface of a substrate using a laser printer such that a reverse pattern formed of the toner is formed on the substrate, supplying a solution containing PEDOT and PSS onto the substrate having the reverse pattern formed of the toner such that the solution containing PEDOT and PSS is supplied into a region of the surface of the substrate not covered with the reverse pattern, drying the solution containing PEDOT and PSS supplied onto the substrate, and supplying onto the substrate a stripping solution containing a toner removing solvent which removes the toner and a high conductive solvent which selectively removes the PSS such that the reverse pattern formed of the toner is stripped from the substrate. | 03-13-2014 |
20130335488 | PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL, PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, ULTRASONIC MOTOR, AND DUST REMOVING DEVICE - Provided is a piezoelectric material which has satisfactory insulation property and piezoelectric property and which does not contain lead and potassium. The piezoelectric material includes a perovskite-type metal oxide that is represented by the following general formula (1): | 12-19-2013 |
20130330541 | METAL OXIDE - Provided is a piezoelectric material excellent in piezoelectricity. The piezoelectric material includes a perovskite-type complex oxide represented by the following General Formula (1). | 12-12-2013 |
20130295751 | THIN FILM FORMING DEVICE FOR SOLAR CELL AND THIN FILM FORMING METHOD - This thin film forming method for a solar cell forms a thin film that contains a plurality of elements on the surface of an object to be processed. A raw material solution that contains the elements is dispersed in a processing space and microparticles by an electric field, and the microparticles that are dispersed form a thin film that adheres to the surface of the object to be processed. Thus, a thin film for a solar cell element with preferable crystallinity can be formed even in an atmosphere at atmospheric pressure. | 11-07-2013 |
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 |
20130270965 | PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL, PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, ULTRASONIC MOTOR, AND DUST REMOVING DEVICE - Provided is a piezoelectric material that achieves both high piezoelectric performance and high Curie temperature. In addition, provided are a piezoelectric element, a liquid discharge head, an ultrasonic motor, and a dust removing device, which use the piezoelectric material. The piezoelectric material includes a perovskite-type metal oxide that is expressed by the following general formula (1): xBaTiO | 10-17-2013 |
20130200750 | PREFERENTIALLY-ORIENTED OXIDE CERAMICS, PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, ULTRASONIC MOTOR, AND DUST REMOVING DEVICE - Provided is a manufacturing method for preferentially-oriented oxide ceramics having a high degree of crystal orientation. The manufacturing method includes: obtaining slurry containing an oxide crystal B having magnetic anisotropy; applying a magnetic field to the oxide crystal B, and obtaining a compact of the oxide crystal B; and subjecting the compact to oxidation treatment to obtain preferentially-oriented oxide ceramics including a compact of an oxide crystal C having a crystal system that is different from a crystal system of one of a part and a whole of the oxide crystal B. By (1) reacting raw materials, (2) reducing the oxide crystal A, or (3) keeping the oxide crystal A at high temperature and quenching the oxide crystal A, the oxide crystal B is obtained to be used in the slurry. | 08-08-2013 |
20130071318 | FUEL REFORMER, SELECTIVE CO METHANATION METHOD, SELECTIVE CO METHANATION CATALYST, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is a catalyst for fuel reformation that causes carbon monoxide contained in hydrogen gas, which is produced from a variety of hydrocarbon fuels, to react with hydrogen and thereby to be transformed into methane, while inhibiting methanation of carbon dioxide contained in the hydrogen gas. The selective CO methanation catalyst includes at least one of a halogen, an inorganic acid, and a metal oxo-acid adsorbed or bonded as a carbon dioxide reaction inhibitor to a carbon monoxide methanation active component. | 03-21-2013 |
20130065133 | BATTERY SEPARATOR COMPRISING A POLYOLEFIN NANOFILAMENT POROUS SHEET - Disclosed is a highly safe battery separator, in particular a separator for a lithium ion secondary battery, which reduces internal resistance, achieves good ionic conductivity, prevents passing of electrode active materials, and also prevents electrical short circuit by controlling deposition of lithium metal (dendrite). Also disclosed is a means for stably producing the battery separator with high productivity. Specifically disclosed are: a battery separator which is composed of a porous polyolefin sheet that is formed from a group of polyolefin nanofilaments that have an average filament diameter of less than 1 μm and a filament size distribution of 0.2 or less; and a means for producing the battery separator. | 03-14-2013 |
20130056671 | PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMICS, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMICS, PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS, ULTRASONIC MOTOR, OPTICAL APPARATUS, VIBRATION GENERATOR, DUST REMOVING DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Provided is a piezoelectric ceramics that can achieve both high piezoelectric performance and a high Curie temperature. Also provided are a piezoelectric element, a liquid discharge head, an ultrasonic motor, and a dust removing device, which use the piezoelectric ceramics. The piezoelectric ceramics include a perovskite-type metal oxide expressed by a general formula (1): xBaTiO | 03-07-2013 |
20130029181 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CERAMICS AND PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL - A method of manufacturing ceramics includes: placing, on a base material, a first slurry in which a metal oxide powder is dispersed; applying a magnetic field to the first slurry to solidify the first slurry, thereby forming an under coat layer made of a first compact; placing, on the under coat layer, a second slurry containing a metal oxide powder constituting the ceramics; applying a magnetic field to the second slurry to solidify the second slurry, thereby forming a second compact to obtain a laminated body of the second compact and the under coat layer; and obtaining the ceramics made of the second compact by removing the under coat layer from the laminated body of the second compact and the under coat layer and then sintering the second compact, or sintering the laminated body of the second compact and the under coat layer and then removing the under coat layer. | 01-31-2013 |
20130020525 | PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE - Provided is a piezoelectric material having good piezoelectric properties and a Curie temperature (Tc) of 150° C. or higher, and a piezoelectric device using the piezoelectric material. The piezoelectric material includes a sintered body made of a perovskite-type metal oxide represented by the following general formula (1): xBi(Mg | 01-24-2013 |
20120180475 | ACTUATOR AND SHEET-SHAPED ACTUATOR - An actuator | 07-19-2012 |
20120133243 | ACTUATOR AND ACTUATOR MANUFACTURING METHOD - There is provided an actuator including a displacement unit made of a mixture of a silicone-containing elastomer and an ionic liquid; and multiple electrodes provided to apply an electric field to a part or whole of the displacement unit. Here, the displacement unit is deformed by applying a voltage between the multiple electrodes. | 05-31-2012 |
20120063963 | SELECTIVE CO METHANATION CATALYST, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, AND APPARATUS USING THE SAME - Provided is a new catalyst capable of removing carbon monoxide economically without adding particular reaction gas externally. Also provided are a process for producing and an apparatus using such a catalyst. Impregnation of a Ni—Al composite oxide precursor of a nonstoichiometric composition prepared by the solution-spray plasma technique with a ruthenium salt to be supported and performing reduction treatment allows CO methanation reaction to selectively proceed even in the high-temperature range in which CO | 03-15-2012 |
20110300636 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING HYDROGEN PEROXIDE - The presence of hydrogen peroxide vapor is detected with high sensitivity. Oxygen molecules in the air are ionized by electrons generated by a discharge plasma, thereby producing an oxygen molecule negative ion O | 12-08-2011 |
20110298336 | CERAMIC, PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE, AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - To provide a piezoelectric ceramic containing BiFeO | 12-08-2011 |
20110297870 | PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - Provided is an oriented piezoelectric material with satisfactory sintering property free of Pb that is a hazardous substance, and a water-soluble alkaline ion, and a production method therefor. To this end, provided is a compound, including a tungsten bronze structure metal oxide, in which: the tungsten bronze structure metal oxide contains at least metal elements of Ba, Bi, Ca, and Nb, the metal elements satisfying the following conditions in terms of molar ratio; and has a C-axis orientation. The compound shows Ba/Nb=a: 0.363 | 12-08-2011 |
20110193451 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR PREFERENTIALLY-ORIENTED OXIDE CERAMICS, PREFERENTIALLY-ORIENTED OXIDE CERAMICS, PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, ULTRASONIC MOTOR, AND DUST REMOVING DEVICE - Provided is a manufacturing method for preferentially-oriented oxide ceramics having a high degree of crystal orientation. The manufacturing method includes: obtaining slurry containing an oxide crystal B having magnetic anisotropy; applying a magnetic field to the oxide crystal B, and obtaining a compact of the oxide crystal B; and subjecting the compact to oxidation treatment to obtain preferentially-oriented oxide ceramics including a compact of an oxide crystal C having a crystal system that is different from a crystal system of one of a part and a whole of the oxide crystal B. By (1) reacting raw materials, (2) reducing the oxide crystal A, or (3) keeping the oxide crystal A at high temperature and quenching the oxide crystal A, the oxide crystal B is obtained to be used in the slurry. | 08-11-2011 |
20110182871 | NOVEL MICROORGANISM AND PLANT DISEASE CONTROL AGENT USING THE MICROORAGNISM - A novel microorganism which can be expected to have both a preventive effect and a therapeutic effect and may be applied to various phytopathogenic bacteria, and whose effects are not reduced even when used in combination with a chemical pesticide, and a plant disease control agent using the microorganism are provided. | 07-28-2011 |
20110171563 | GAS DIFFUSION LAYER FOR FUEL CELL - A gas diffusion layer for a fuel cell includes a conductive microparticle layer and a base material layer. The conductive microparticle layer is formed with first pores of no less than 0.5 μm and no more than 50 μm and second pores of no less than 0.05 μm and less than 0.5 μm. Pores are also formed in the base material layer. A total volume of the second pores is no less than 50% and less than 100% of a total volume of all of the pores in the conductive microparticle layer. By properly setting a pore size D | 07-14-2011 |
20110097079 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, OPTICAL TRANSMITTER, OPTICAL RECEIVER AND METHODS, AND CORRELATORS USED THEREFOR - A complex orthogonal code in the present invention is one in which each row of a square matrix of N rows and N columns in which an element of an mth row and nth column is exp[2πj(m−1)(n−1)/N] (where j is an imaginary unit) is adopted as a code word. An optical orthogonal code for Optical Code Division Multiplexing/Optical Code Division Multiple Access (OCDM/OCDMA) is realized by a train of N-number of optical pulses corresponding to the argument (phase) of the code elements. An optical transmitter or optical receiver includes an optical correlator provided with a sampled Bragg grating having a plurality of Bragg gratings disposed serially at regular intervals inside an optical waveguide. The optical correlator is allocated any one of the code words. In the optical transmitter, an optical signal to be transmitted is encoded by the optical correlator. In the receiver, a received optical signal is decoded by the optical correlator. A high autocorrelation output is obtained only in a case where the code word used to encode the received optical signal and the code word allocated to the optical receiver match. | 04-28-2011 |
20110012050 | PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL - Provided is a piezoelectric material including a lead-free perovskite-type composite oxide which is excellent in piezoelectric characteristics and temperature characteristics and is represented by the general formula (1): | 01-20-2011 |
20100231096 | PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE - Provided is a piezoelectric material having a good piezoelectric property and Curie temperature (Tc) of 150° C. or higher, and a piezoelectric device using the piezoelectric material. The piezoelectric material includes a sintered body made of a perovskite-type metal oxide represented by the following general formula (1): xBi(Mg | 09-16-2010 |
20100160813 | MEDICAL APPARATUS AND LIVING TISSUE FREEZING AND HARVESTING APPARATUS - A first trocar as an medical apparatus includes an insertion hole having a projection opening for leading out a biopsy forceps into a body of a subject, a lid body for blocking the projection opening of the insertion hole, and a cooling sheet for cryogenically cooling a biopsy portion arranged in the vicinity of the lid body in a state where the biopsy forceps is stored in the insertion hole, and is capable of easily harvesting a living tissue while retaining morphological change of tissues in a living body under various hemodynamics. | 06-24-2010 |
20100155647 | OXYNITRIDE PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided are an oxynitride piezoelectric material which exhibits ferroelectricity and has good piezoelectric properties and a method of producing the oxynitride piezoelectric material. The oxynitride piezoelectric material includes a tetragonal perovskite-type oxynitride represented by the following general formula (1): | 06-24-2010 |
20100129832 | DETECTION METHOD AND DETECTION REAGENT FOR AUTOIMMUNE PANCREATITIS OR FULMINANT TYPE-1 DIABETES - By detecting an antibody which immunologically reacts with amylase α2-A in a sample, AIP or FT1DM is examined or the possibility of developing FT1DM is determined. Detection of this antibody is for instance carried out by an immunological method using an antigen which immunologically reacts with this antibody. The antigen is preferably a partial fragment containing the amino acid sequence of amino acid numbers 299 to 512 of human amylase α2-A. | 05-27-2010 |
20100025618 | PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL - Provided is a piezoelectric material which includes a compound free of lead and alkali metal and has a good piezoelectric property. The piezoelectric material where tungsten bronze structure oxides being free of lead and alkali metal and represented by A | 02-04-2010 |
20100025617 | METAL OXIDE - Provided is a piezoelectric material excellent in piezoelectricity. The piezoelectric material includes a perovskite-type complex oxide represented by the following General Formula (1). | 02-04-2010 |
20090315432 | METAL OXIDE, PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL AND PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT - Provided are a piezoelectric material without using lead or an alkali metal, the piezoelectric material having a stable crystal structure in a wide temperature range, high insulation property, and high piezoelectric property, and a piezoelectric element using the piezoelectric material, in which the piezoelectric material is made of a metal oxide having a tetragonal crystal structure and expressed by Ba(Si | 12-24-2009 |
20090297508 | Compositions and methods for treating hemostasis disorders associated with clec-2 signal transduction - The present invention provides a method for screening compounds to identify therapeutic candidates for treating hemostasis disorders, the method includes the steps of contacting a cell that expresses a CLEC-2 receptor with a test compound and a CLEC-2 receptor ligand, under conditions which, but for the presence of the test compound, permit binding of the CLEC-2 receptor to the CLEC-2 receptor ligand; and detecting if any increase or decrease in an indicator of CLEC-2 receptor activity is observed in comparison to a control; wherein an increase or decrease in the indicator in comparison to the control indicates that the test compound is a candidate for modulating hemostasis. | 12-03-2009 |
20090214926 | Metal Separator For Fuel Cell and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A metallic separator for fuel cells having a metal plate, an electroconductive coating layer covering at least a surface in front and back surfaces of the metal plate which contacts a raw material and/or a reaction product, and an electroconductive channel-forming member disposed on a surface of the coating layer and forming a channel for the raw material and/or the reaction product and/or a channel for a cooling medium for cooling. A surface layer on the metal plate has a tensile residual stress within such a range that no stress-corrosion cracking occurs. | 08-27-2009 |
20090082687 | Breathing monitoring device having a multi-point detector - In medical situation, a self breathing holding method using no breathing monitoring device shows inferior accuracy in holding breathing by a patient with poor understanding of the self breathing holding method. In view of the above, development of a readily understandable breathing holding method and breathing monitoring device with high accuracy has been desired. A breathing monitoring device having a multi-point detector comprises a housing mounted to a treatment couch for a patient to lie thereon, so as to cover the patient's body, such as a chest, an abdomen, or the like; a displacement amount determination unit mounted to the housing, for determining displacement amounts of at least two points on the patient's chest and abdomen; and a respiration level determination unit for determining a combined displacement amount which is a combination of the displacement amounts determined of the patient's chest and abdomen due to respiration. | 03-26-2009 |