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20090220885 | TONER PRODUCTION METHOD AND TONER GRANULATING APPARATUS - Provided is a toner production method that reuses a fine particle toner having a particle diameter failing to meet a predetermined standard diameter which is generated in pulverizing and classifying processes carried out for a toner material including at least a binder resin, release agent and pigment. The method includes granulating the fine particle toner by means of a granulating apparatus so as to increase a loose apparent density of the fine particle toner from the range of 0.05 g/cc to 0.25 g/cc to the range of 0.30 g/cc to 0.60 g/cc, in which wherein the granulating apparatus contains two left and right press rolls having the same diameters, the two press rolls having a rotational speed ratio of 0.40 to 0.95 | 09-03-2009 |
20110020039 | TONER CONTAINER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR TONER CONTAINER - A toner container includes a cylindrical container body, having a first opening in a first end thereof and a notch in a circumferential surface thereof continuous with the first opening in the first end, a flange member to engage the first opening and the notch in the container body and having a toner outlet therein through which toner in the container body is discharged, a shutter member disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the container body, a conveyance member, rotatably installed inside the container body to convey the toner from a second end of the container body opposite the first end to the toner outlet in the flange member, and a recessed portion in the container body that projects inward into the interior of the toner container 5 mm or less from an inner surface of the container body. | 01-27-2011 |
20110123216 | TONER CONTAINER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR TONER CONTAINER - A toner container includes a cylindrical container body, having a first opening in a first end thereof and a notch in a circumferential surface thereof continuous with the first opening in the first end, a flange member to engage the first opening and the notch in the container body and having a toner outlet therein through which toner in the container body is discharged, a shutter member disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the container body, a conveyance member, rotatably installed inside the container body to convey the toner from a second end of the container body opposite the first end to the toner outlet in the flange member, and a recessed portion in the container body that projects inward into the interior of the toner container 5 mm or less from an inner surface of the container body. | 05-26-2011 |
20130330106 | TONER CONTAINER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR TONER CONTAINER - A toner container includes a cylindrical container body, having a first opening in a first end thereof and a notch in a circumferential surface thereof continuous with the first opening in the first end, a flange member to engage the first opening and the notch in the container body and having a toner outlet therein through which toner in the container body is discharged, a shutter member disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the container body, a conveyance member, rotatably installed inside the container body to convey the toner from a second end of the container body opposite the first end to the toner outlet in the flange member, and a recessed portion in the container body that projects inward into the interior of the toner container 5 mm or less from an inner surface of the container body. | 12-12-2013 |
20140029973 | POWDER STORAGE CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A powder storage container capable of preventing erroneous opening of a powder loading port. The powder storage container includes a powder storage part configured to store a developer used for image forming, a powder discharge part provided on one end part of the powder storage part to discharge the developer stored in the powder storage part, a gripping part protruding through an end face of the one end part side of the powder storage part, a powder loading port causing an inner space of the powder storage part and an outer portion of the powder storage part to communicate with each other, and a sealing member capable of sealing the powder loading port. The powder loading port is enclosed by the gripping part. | 01-30-2014 |
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20100190783 | TRIAZOLONE DERIVATIVES - A Compound represented by the following general formula (1): | 07-29-2010 |
20100297664 | PARATOPE AND EPITOPE OF ANTI-MORTALIN ANTIBODY - The amino acid sequences of paratope regions involved in internalizing function of an anti-mortalin antibody into tumor cells were determined for the L-chain and H-chain variable regions of cellular internalizing anti-mortalin antibodies and non-internalizing anti-mortalin antibodies. Cancer-cell-specific drug delivery is provided by using the mortalin-binding activity of a single-chain antibody (scFv) wherein L-chain and H-chain variable regions both having the paratope region are linked together via a peptide linker. Also, the sequence of 6 amino acids of an epitope to be recognized by an anti-mortalin antibody having the internalizing function was determined. With the use of an expression vector comprising a nucleic acid that encodes the epitope, an agent for accelerating internalization of a mortalin antibody, a drug bound thereto, and the like into cancer cells is provided. | 11-25-2010 |
20110112109 | TRIAZOLONE DERIVATIVES - A compound represented by the following general formula (1) or salts thereof or hydrates of the foregoing: | 05-12-2011 |
20110144101 | MACROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS USEFUL AS PHARMACEUTICALS - The present invention provides methods for the use of compounds having formula (I) in the treatment of various disorders including inflammatory or autoimmune disorders, and disorders involving malignancy or increased angiogenesis, wherein R | 06-16-2011 |
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20100207048 | SUCK BACK VALVE SYSTEM AND VALVE-CLOSING-OPERATION CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - There is provided a suck back valve system in which problems in the suck back function are resolved. In a suck back system including an integral-type suck back valve in which an on/off valve that performs opening and closing operations by a first pneumatic actuator has a suck back function of preventing liquid dripping by means of a diaphragm that moves with the closing operation and a protective on/off valve provided at the upstream side adjacent to the integral-type suck back valve as a measure against malfunction in the integral-type suck back valve and performing opening and closing operations by a second pneumatic actuator, an opening and closing control unit is provided that, during the fully closing operation of the integral-type suck back valve, completes the fully closing operation of the protective on/off valve earlier than full closing of the integral-type suck back valve. | 08-19-2010 |
20100230626 | SUCK-BACK VALVE - A suck-back valve includes a piston and a valve body linked via a shaft portion. An open/close valve, operated by fluid pressure, is provided with a suck-back function. A suck-back chamber formed in an internal channel of the open/close valve and an actuator that operates the piston are separated by a diaphragm linked to and operating with the shaft portion. The shaft portion includes a valve-body-side shaft portion and a piston-side shaft portion. The piston-side shaft portion is loosely fitted to the valve-body-side shaft portion, allowing for independent movement in an axial direction. The closing operation of the valve body involves a two-step operation where, first, the shaft portion, along with the piston and the diaphragm, moves to the fully closed position of the valve body and where, second, the piston-side shaft portion moves with the piston and the diaphragm to increase the volume of the suck-back chamber. | 09-16-2010 |
20120111423 | FLUIDIC DEVICE UNIT STRUCTURE - Provided is a fluidic device unit structure in which a plurality of fluidic devices are integrated into a single unit and in which retention of a chemical solution or the like can be prevented. The fluidic device unit structure includes a plurality of fluidic devices connected through a channel; a base member on which the plurality of fluidic devices are integrally disposed; a fastened portion disposed inside the base member; and a fastening member fastened to the fastened portion through at least the fluidic device to thereby hold the fluidic device with the base member. | 05-10-2012 |
20140145099 | FLOW RATE ADJUSTING DEVICE - The flow rate adjusting device includes: a valve body disposed so as to open and close the fluid passage; a dial operation part which adjusts minute opening of the valve body in the slow-leaking mechanism; a lock nut part which fixes the adjusting position of the minute opening; and a lock cap which prevents motion of the dial operation part and the lock nut part. The lock cap includes: a first insertion hole into which the substantially cylindrical dial operation part is inserted; a second insertion hole into which a rod protruding upward from the housing is inserted; and an arm part which connects the first insertion hole and the second insertion hole. | 05-29-2014 |
20140306132 | FLOW REGULATING APPARATUS - Provided is a flow regulating apparatus including: a valve body part having a projecting part provided at a tip thereof; and a taper-shaped valve seat part in which a distance from a center axis gradually becomes longer at a constant inclination as it gets away from a valve hole along a center axis direction of a valve chamber, in which in a blocking state where inflow of the fluid from the valve hole to the valve chamber is blocked, a contact position where the needle part and the valve seat part come into contact with each other is separated from a valve hole edge serving as a boundary of the valve hole and the valve seat part. | 10-16-2014 |
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20100189679 | CROSSLINKED POLYALLYLAMINE OR ACID ADDITION SALT THEREOF, AND USE THEREOF FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES - A cross-linked polyallylamine or an acid addition salt thereof has both high phosphate adsorption capability and low degree of swelling, and a medical use thereof. The cross-linked polyallylamine or an acid addition salt thereof is obtained by copolymerization of allylammonium dihydrogen phosphate with an acid addition salt of N,N′-diallyl-1,3-diaminopropane in an amount of 5 to 25 mol % with respect to the amount of the allylammonium dihydrogen phosphate, the cross-linked polyallylamine or an acid addition salt thereof having a phosphate adsorption capacity of 2.7 to 5.0 mmol/g; and a degree of swelling of 2.0 to 5.0. The cross-linked polyallylamine or an acid addition salt thereof is useful as a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for hyperphosphatemia. | 07-29-2010 |
20130022196 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SERVER APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - In an embodiment, an information processing apparatus is connected to external apparatuses. The information processing apparatus includes:
| 01-24-2013 |
20150086010 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SERVER APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - In an embodiment, an information processing apparatus is connected to external apparatuses. The information processing apparatus includes:
| 03-26-2015 |
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20100096803 | PUSHER GAME MACHINE - A pusher game machine ( | 04-22-2010 |
20110150262 | HEADSET - A headset of the invention can achieve high-quality sound reproduction over a wide band while allowing sound from the outside to be sufficiently heard. The headset includes at least one vibrator configured to vibrate in accordance with an electric signal. The headset also includes at least one diaphragm each being associated with the respective vibrator. The headset also includes a holding unit that, when worn on a head of a user, holds the diaphragm such that at least part of the diaphragm is spaced from a side surface of the head by a predetermined distance. When the headset has two diaphragms, the holding unit may also function as a linking member that links the two diaphragms. | 06-23-2011 |
20110221756 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Provided is an image processing device capable of effectively displaying the details of a plurality of different branches included in a structure that is divided into a plurality of branches. An image processing device | 09-15-2011 |
20110306406 | GAME APPARATUS - It is an object to appropriately obtain an effect aimed at by changing the amount of payout objects to be paid out through specific control according to the bet amount of a game play that has produced a predetermined progress result regarding a start condition for specific control. | 12-15-2011 |
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20120185858 | PROCESSOR OPERATION MONITORING SYSTEM AND MONITORING METHOD THEREOF - A processor includes a computation unit; a storage unit storing a program; and a data transmission circuit that transmits to an operation monitoring unit a signal corresponding to an instruction for reporting the execution stage of the program. The operation monitoring unit: includes a transition operation identification. circuit and a loop processing identification circuit. The transition operation identification circuit receives a start ID instruction with an attached ID that identifies a task; a termination ID instruction that identifies termination of task operation; and if the task is execution of loop processing, a loop instruction that reports the maximum value of the number of times of this loop processing. The transition operation identification circuit identifies success of the transition operations of the tasks of the program, based on the ID instructions. The loop processing identification circuit identifies abnormality of the number of times of loop processing. | 07-19-2012 |
20120303324 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING DIAGNOSTIC PULSE SIGNAL, AND CONTROL DEVICE THEREFOR - A control device includes a diagnostic pulse signal generating section having an internal circuit that generates control data and generates diagnostic pulse data for diagnosing the operating terminal and diagnoses the function of the signal line and the operating terminal from the waveform of a feedback signal of the diagnostic pulse signal; a variable amplification circuit that multiplexes the diagnostic pulse signal on the control signal and sends the result to the operating terminal with a preset signal level; and a receiving circuit that receives the feedback signal and sends it to the internal circuit. The internal circuit comprises a correction pulse data generating section that corrects the diagnostic pulse data by correcting the rise time of the diagnostic pulse signal. Even if the length of the signal line is long, the diagnostic pulse signal reception can be achieved without expanding the pulse width of the diagnostic pulse signal. | 11-29-2012 |
20130191387 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR DISPLAYING A TAG ADDED TO A CONTENT FILE - The present invention is directed to improving user operability by identifiably notifying the user of the current collective addition statuses of tags to a plurality of files which are targets of tag addition or tag deletion, when the tags are collectively added or deleted to/from the plurality of files. An information processing apparatus acquires tag information stored in association with a plurality of content files, and selects a part of the plurality of content files. The information processing apparatus then detects whether the acquired tag information is associated with the selected content files, and displays the tag information in a display mode according to a sufficiency rate at which the piece of the tag information is added to the selected content files. | 07-25-2013 |
20140016415 | PROGRAMMING METHOD TO TIGHTEN THRESHOLD VOLTAGE WIDTH WITH AVOIDING PROGRAM DISTURB - A non-volatile storage system that performs a multi-stage programming process to program non-volatile storage to a set of data threshold voltage distributions. The multi-stage programming process includes performing a first stage of the multi-stage programming process to change threshold voltages of at least a subset of the non-volatile storage elements from an erased distribution to one or more intermediate distributions, performing an intermediate stage of the multi-stage programming process to change threshold voltages of at least some of the non-volatile storage elements to appropriate distributions of the data threshold voltage distributions, and performing a later stage of the multi-stage programming process, after performing the intermediate stage of the multi-stage programming process, to tighten only a subset of the data threshold voltage distributions. | 01-16-2014 |
20150122011 | Thermal Flow Meter - Provided is a thermal flow meter through which a measurement with high accuracy and has a discharge function. In a thermal flow meter | 05-07-2015 |
20150135824 | Thermal Flow Meter - The present invention aims to provide a thermal flow meter capable of avoiding pollutants guided to an outer circumference side of the bypass passage by virtue of a centrifugal force or particle or liquid pollutants that are not centrifugally separated from reaching a heat transfer surface of an air flow sensing portion and obtaining high measurement accuracy. In the thermal flow meter of the present invention, the bypass passage has an upstream side curved path | 05-21-2015 |
20150185058 | Thermal Flow Meter - The present invention is to improve measurement accuracy of a thermal flow meter. In a thermal flow meter of the invention, a circuit package | 07-02-2015 |
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20100061716 | CAMERA BODY AND IMAGING DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH SAME - A camera body includes a body mount to which the lens unit can be mounted, a metal main frame supporting the body mount, an imaging element configured to convert an optical image of the subject into image data, an intermediate part disposed along a thermal conduction path formed between the main frame and the imaging element, and a metal heat radiating member connected to the intermediate part. | 03-11-2010 |
20100061717 | CAMERA BODY AND IMAGING DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH SAME - A camera body includes a body mount, an imaging element, an imaging element circuit board, a main circuit board, and a metal heat radiating plate. The body mount allows the lens unit to be mounted. The imaging element is disposed on the opposite side of the body mount from the side where the lens unit is mounted, and converts an optical image of the subject into image data. The imaging element circuit board is electrically connected to the imaging element and controls the imaging element. The main circuit board is disposed on the opposite side of the imaging element from the body mount, and includes a camera controller. The heat radiating plate is disposed between the imaging element and the main circuit board. | 03-11-2010 |
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20130151127 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE CONTROL APPARATUS - An internal combustion engine control apparatus includes a pseudo knock determination unit that determines whether or not a pseudo knock has been produced in a knock detection window, based on at least one of the frequency, a status amount indicating a rotation speed of the internal combustion engine, a status amount indicating a load of the internal combustion engine, and a status amount indicating an air-fuel ratio of the internal combustion engine; and a moving-average processing unit that sets a second period to a period that is approximately the same as a first period, in the case where it has been determined that the pseudo knock was not produced, and that does not implement moving-averaging or sets the second period to a period that is narrower than the first period, in the case where it has been determined that a pseudo knock was produced. | 06-13-2013 |
20130151128 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE CONTROL APPARATUS - There are provided a combustion start determination unit that determines whether or not the inner-cylinder state of an internal combustion engine has changed from a non-combustion state to a combustion state; and a filter coefficient changing demand unit that outputs a filter coefficient changing demand until a predetermined filter coefficient changing period elapses from the time instant when the combustion start determination unit determines that the inner-cylinder state of the internal combustion engine has changed from the non-combustion state to the combustion state to the time instant. Based on the filter coefficient changing demand, at least one of a background level calculation unit and a standard deviation calculation unit changes the value of a filter coefficient utilized in a filtering operation to the one with which a filtering effect is weakened. | 06-13-2013 |
20130166183 | KNOCK CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A knock control apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes a knock signal normalization portion that normalizes a knock signal using base statistics calculated on the basis of the knock signal. The knock signal normalization portion calculates base statistics on the basis of a last value and a current value of the knock signal and normalizes the knock signal using a base statistic interpolated according to an operating state. | 06-27-2013 |
20130192343 | KNOCK DETECTION DEVICE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In order to obtain a knock detection device of an internal combustion engine which satisfies two objects of following capability and separation from a continuous knock generation state, when a background level is calculated by ((current background level)=(filter coefficient)×(previous background level)+(1−filter coefficient)×(output signal from knock sensor)), updating quantity of the background level is limited by ((1−filter coefficient)×(value not lower than maximum value of output signal from knock sensor at time when knock is not generated)). | 08-01-2013 |
20130218443 | KNOCK CONTROL DEVICE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a knock control device of an internal combustion engine equipped with a control unit which updates a background level based on an output signal from a knock sensor and detects the generation of a knock by comparing a variation of the background level with a knock determination value, a determination as to whether the knock is generated is performed by ((variation of first filter value of peak hold value)>((1−filter coefficient)/(1+filter coefficient)×(predetermined value larger than maximum value of variation of peak hold value in case where knock is not generated))). | 08-22-2013 |
20150083072 | CONTROL DEVICE OF COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINE - A control device of a compression-ignition engine is provided. The control device includes the engine having a cylinder, an exhaust gas recirculation system for introducing exhaust gas into the cylinder, and a controller for operating the engine by compression-ignition combustion of mixture gas inside the cylinder within a predetermined compression-ignitable range on a low engine load side. Within the compression-ignitable range, the controller sets an EGR ratio higher as the engine load becomes lower, and the controller sets the EGR ratio to a predetermined highest EGR ratio when the engine load is at a specific load that is on the low engine load side within the compression-ignitable range. When the engine load is lower than the specific load, the controller sets the EGR ratio to be lower than the highest EGR ratio. | 03-26-2015 |
20150083073 | CONTROL DEVICE OF COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINE - A control device of a compression-ignition engine is provided. The device includes an engine having a cylinder, a fuel injection valve for injecting a fuel, an exhaust valve mechanism for switching an operation mode of an exhaust valve between a normal mode and an open-twice mode, a throttle valve disposed on an intake passage, and a controller for operating the engine by compression-ignition combustion of mixture gas inside the cylinder at least within a low engine load range. The controller suspends the fuel injection by the fuel injection valve when a predetermined fuel cut condition is met while the engine decelerates, and the controller fully closes the throttle valve and controls the exhaust valve mechanism to operate in the open-twice mode during the fuel cut. When a predetermined fuel resuming condition is met, the controller restarts the fuel injection, opens the throttle valve, and causes the compression-ignition combustion. | 03-26-2015 |