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20100267687 | PHENYLPYRAZOLE DERIVATIVES - The present invention provides a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for dementia, Alzheimer's disease, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, schizophrenia, eating disorders, obesity, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, sleep disorders, narcolepsy, sleep apnea syndrome, circadian rhythm disorder, depression, allergic rhinitis or other diseases. | 10-21-2010 |
20110065667 | PHENYLPYRAZOLE DERIVATIVES - The present invention provides a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for dementia, Alzheimer's disease, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, schizophrenia, eating disorders, obesity, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, sleep disorders, narcolepsy, sleep apnea syndrome, circadian rhythm disorder, depression, allergic rhinitis or other diseases. | 03-17-2011 |
20110065668 | PHENYLPYRAZOLE DERIVATIVES - The present invention provides a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for dementia, Alzheimer's disease, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, schizophrenia, eating disorders, obesity, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, sleep disorders, narcolepsy, sleep apnea syndrome, circadian rhythm disorder, depression, allergic rhinitis or other diseases. | 03-17-2011 |
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20100060931 | Document management system - This disclosure discloses a document management system comprising: a scan apparatus provided with an optical reading device configured to optically read a paper medium to be processed and to create image data corresponding to said paper medium; a radio frequency identification (RFID) label producing apparatus configured to produce an RFID label to be affixed onto said paper medium, having a tag communication device that carries out radio communication to an RFID tag circuit element provided with an IC circuit part storing information and a tag antenna that transmits and receives information in reading by said optical reading device; and a database configured to store said image data corresponding to said paper medium and tag identification information of said RFID tag circuit element provided at said RFID label corresponding to said paper medium in association with each other, provided inside said scan apparatus or separately from said scan apparatus. | 03-11-2010 |
20100250249 | Communication control apparatus, communication control method, and computer-readable medium storing a communication control program - A communication control apparatus for communicating sound and image with another communication control apparatus via a network, includes a sound input device that acquires sound data from a sound of a user's speech, a level measuring device that measures a volume level of sound data input from the sound input device, a first determining device that determines whether the volume level measured by the level measuring device is smaller than a predetermined standard volume value, a sound recognizing device that executes sound reorganization of the sound data so as to create text data when the first determining device determines that the volume level is smaller than the standard volume value, and a transmitting device that transmits the text data created by the sound recognizing device to the another communication control apparatus. | 09-30-2010 |
20130176382 | Communication Device, Method, Non-Transitory Computer Readable Medium, and System of a Remote Conference - A communication device may acquire material data to share with a particular communication device, when one or more of first image data and first audio data is outputted. The communication device may determine whether the acquired material data includes audio data. Additionally, the communication device may change a first sound volume setting to a second sound volume setting, in response to determining that the acquired material data includes audio data. The communication device may output, through an audio output device, received first audio data according to the second sound volume setting and the material data according to a third sound volume setting. | 07-11-2013 |
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20080278857 | Flexible circuit board, motor equipped with the flexible circuit board, and hard disc drive apparatus - By providing a flexible circuit board of a laminated structure capable of preventing contamination such as fluff, miniscule pieces of iron, or textile scraps from becoming affixed to an outer peripheral cross-sectional surface of the flexible circuit board. It is possible to prevent contamination from becoming affixed to an outer peripheral cross-sectional surface of a flexible circuit board by setting a pressure-sensitive layer in such a manner that the pressure-sensitive layer does not protrude into the outer periphery of the flexible circuit board while affixing the flexible circuit board comprising of an insulating base film layer having a pressure-sensitive layer, a circuit conduction layer, and a cover film layer to a structure. | 11-13-2008 |
20140278192 | BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE MEASURING APPARATUS - The present invention includes a body case having a biological sample sensor mounting portion on one end side, a temperature sensor (A) provided on the one end side inside the body case, a measurement portion connected to the biological sample sensor mounting portion, and a control portion connected to the measurement portion. A temperature sensor (B) is provided on one other end side inside the body case, and when measurement is performed by the measurement portion, temperature change amounts in the two end portions are compared using the temperature sensors (A) and (B). Furthermore, a measurement value obtained by the measurement portion is corrected using temperature information from either one of the temperature sensors (A) or (B) that is provided in the end portion on the side where the temperature change is smaller | 09-18-2014 |
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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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20090312987 | Ambient Light Sensor and Electronic Equipment - An ambient light sensor ( | 12-17-2009 |
20110114825 | Ambient Light 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. | 05-19-2011 |
20110260629 | Illuminance Sensor, and Electronic Equipment and Semiconductor Device Using the Same - In an illuminance sensor, a photoelectric converter ( | 10-27-2011 |
20120206414 | MOBILE DEVICE - Disclosed is a mobile device comprising an acceleration detection unit for detecting acceleration relative to the device; a condition identification unit; and a power supply controller which determines, from a combination of the output of the acceleration detection unit and the output of the condition identification unit, whether or not to begin to supply power to the device. | 08-16-2012 |
20150084904 | Mobile Device - Disclosed is a mobile device comprising an acceleration detection unit for detecting acceleration relative to the device; a condition identification unit; and a power supply controller which determines, from a combination of the output of the acceleration detection unit and the output of the condition identification unit, whether or not to begin to supply power to the device. | 03-26-2015 |
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20100060427 | BASE DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A base data management system is provided which can grasp specific data recorded in a plate-like or sheet-like object having high property values, such as a variety of cards, paper money, and securities, in real time, and can manage and track circulating paper money or the like. The base data management system | 03-11-2010 |
20100066619 | MAGNETIC COUPLING DEVICE AND READING DEVICE - A magnetic coupling device that supplies a high-frequency electromagnetic field appropriate for sensing and reading of information to a fine magnetic coupling circuit component contained in/added to individual banknotes, securities, or any other valuable sheet-like or plate-like objects, ensures sufficient magnetic coupling, and supplies sufficient electric power; and a reading device having equivalent functions are provided. | 03-18-2010 |
20100071746 | RF POWDER PARTICLES, RF POWDER, AND METHOD FOR EXCITING RF POWDER - RF particles that can render more difficult fabrication of counterfeit notes and the like, can generate radiofrequency magnetic fields by oscillation of a tank circuit having a particular resonant frequency, and that can easily and reliably supply electric power for oscillation, RF powder, and a method for exciting the RF powder are provided. | 03-25-2010 |
20100072426 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING RF POWDER AND RF POWDER-CONTAINING LIQUID - Provided are a method for providing an RF powder that is easily handled because it is used as a powder (powdery state), not used as individual elements, and is high in applicability and extensibility, extremely low in manufacturing cost in respect of the unit price of each particle, and extremely high in practicability; and an RF powder-containing liquid. In the method for providing an RF powder, an RF powder composed of a large number of RF powder particles | 03-25-2010 |
20100090925 | METHOD FOR ADDING RF POWDER AND RF POWDER-ADDED BASE SHEET - A method is provided for adding an RF powder to a sheet-like object having a high property value, such as a variety of cards, paper money, and securities. The RF powder makes it very difficult to produce, for example, counterfeit cards, documents and bills. Also, an RF powder-added base sheet to which the RF powder has been added is provided. In the method for adding the RF powder, the RF powder includes a plurality of RF powder particles | 04-15-2010 |
20110063184 | BASE SHEET - A base sheet | 03-17-2011 |
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20090093175 | WATER JET PROPULSION BOAT - A water jet propulsion boat is constructed such that a fuel pressure detection device is free from a detection error or breakdown and a restart ability of an engine is protected against malfunction. A fuel tank is provided in a boat body of the water jet propulsion boat through vibration absorbing members. A fuel pump unit including a fuel pump is provided in the fuel tank. A fuel pressure sensor is provided in the fuel pump unit. An electric control device stops the fuel pump if the value detected by the fuel pressure sensor is out of the normal value range. Additionally, an electric control device stops operation of the fuel pump if the fall sensor detects the overturning of the boat body and if the detected value of the fuel pressure sensor is out of the normal value range. A regulator and a filter are provided to the fuel pump unit. | 04-09-2009 |
20090095061 | ABNORMALITY DETECTION DEVICE OF FUEL PUMP - An abnormality detection device of a fuel pump reduces costs and prevents detection error or breakdown by making the fuel pressure sensor unnecessary. The abnormality detection device includes an abnormality detection circuit, a fuel pump driving voltage detection unit to detect the voltage value of an abnormality detection circuit, and a meter. The abnormality detection circuit is constituted by the circuit including a resistance disposed between a battery side of the fuel pump motor to drive the fuel pump and a ground side. If the voltage value detected by the fuel pump driving voltage detection unit is larger than the upper limit or lower than the lower limit of the normal range, the warning lamp of the meter flashes and a buzzer makes an alarm sound. The abnormality detection circuit is housed in the fuel pump module disposed in the fuel tank. | 04-16-2009 |
20090111338 | WATER JET PROPULSION BOAT - A water jet propulsion boat includes a fuel pump driven by an electric control unit and arranged to deliver fuel from a fuel tank to an engine via a fuel pipe, and a fuel pressure sensor arranged to detect a pressure of the fuel delivered to the engine by the fuel pump. When a magnitude of the fuel pressure detected by the fuel pressure sensor is less than a predetermined magnitude, the fuel pump is activated. On the other hand, when the magnitude of the fuel pressure detected by the fuel pressure sensor is equal to or greater than the predetermined magnitude, the fuel pump is deactivated. Also, when the fuel pressure detected by the fuel pressure sensor becomes equal to or less than an abnormal threshold value, either one or both of the fuel pump and the engine are deactivated. The water jet propulsion boat lowers power consumption, reduces battery size, extends battery life, and lowers costs. | 04-30-2009 |
20090240423 | MISFIRE DETECTING DEVICE FOR WATER JET PROPULSION WATERCRAFT - A misfire detecting device is provided for a water jet propulsion watercraft in which a propulsion unit operates through an operation of an engine to propel the water jet propulsion watercraft. The misfire detecting device includes injectors arranged to inject fuel into the engine under a fuel injection amount adjusting control implemented by an electric control device, ignition plugs arranged to ignite the fuel injected into the engine from the injectors to operate the engine, an oxygen sensor arranged to detect that a misfire occurs in the engine, a warning lamp and buzzer arranged to inform that the misfire occurs, etc. The misfire detecting device prevents the warning lamp and the buzzer from informing the warning if the misfire is caused through the control by the electric control device. Accordingly, the misfire detecting device for a water jet propulsion watercraft ensures that an operator cannot mistake a misfire caused under a control for a misfire caused due to an abnormality of an engine or other components thereof. | 09-24-2009 |
20120303209 | ENGINE FAILURE DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM AND WATERCRAFT HAVING THE SAME - An engine failure diagnosis system simply performs failure diagnosis of engine components, which are driven while an engine is operating, even at the time when the engine is stopped, and identifies a component that has failed and a location where a failure has occurred. The engine failure diagnosis system includes an ECM arranged to control an engine provided in an outboard motor of a watercraft. The ECM includes an actuation command section arranged to actuate engine components, which are driven while the engine is running, in a given manner, and a failure diagnosis section arranged to diagnose the presence of a failure in the engine components. The engine components of the engine are provided with actuated condition detecting sections arranged to detect a predetermined actuated condition. When the actuation command section outputs an actuation command while the engine is stopped, the engine components are actuated in a given manner. | 11-29-2012 |
20130102206 | WATERCRAFT - In a watercraft, a storage device stores area information including position information regarding a specified area. A controller compares a current position of a watercraft main body obtained by a global navigation satellite system receiver to the position information related to the specified area. The controller controls the watercraft main body in accordance with a normal mode when the current position of the watercraft main body is within the specified area. The controller controls the watercraft main body in accordance with a limited mode in which at least a portion of a plurality of functions of the watercraft main body are limited in comparison with the normal mode when the current position of the watercraft main body is not within the specified area. | 04-25-2013 |
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20100004383 | MODIFIED POLYOLEFIN RESIN AND USES THEREOF - It is an object of the present invention to provide a modified polyolefin resin adhesive agent which is excellent in adhesiveness to a nonpolar substrate, particularly a poorly adhesive polyolefin substrate to which no surface treatment has been given and to a polar substrate, develops the excellent adhesiveness by drying or thermal compression bonding at relatively low temperature, and exhibits a low tack. That is, the present invention provides the modified polyolefin resin obtained by modifying a polyolefin resin with (A) a polarity imparting agent which is at least one selected from chlorine, unsaturated carboxylic acid, derivatives and anhydrides of unsaturated carboxylic acid and radical polymerizable monomers; and (B) an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer having an unsaturated bond at one end, and use of said modified polyolefin resin as an aqueous resin composition or an organic solvent resin composition. | 01-07-2010 |
20110274941 | ACTIVE ENERGY RAY CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION - It is an object of the present invention to provide an active energy ray curable resin composition exhibiting good adhesion to a polyolefin-based resin base material. More specifically, there is provided an active energy ray curable resin composition comprising: a block copolymer (C) that includes a polymer block (A) composed mainly of an olefin-based monomer unit and a polymer block (B) composed of a vinyl-based monomer unit having a carboxyl group, a carboxylic anhydride group, or a sulfonic acid group and/or a second vinyl-based monomer unit copolymerizable with the aforementioned vinyl-based monomer unit, the block copolymer (C) having a weight-average molecular weight from 5,000 to 100,000; and an active energy ray curable compound (D). | 11-10-2011 |
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20090105355 | Flocculant for separating and flocculating oil and water - A flocculant for separating and flocculating oily components and water components is provided so that no sludge is produced when the oily components and the water components contained in the emulsion having a high COD value; and the throughput of the active sludge is not decreased in the secondary treatment of the active sludge. A flocculant for separating and flocculating oily components and water components contained in oil-in-water type or water-in-oil type emulsion, comprises a unit (i), and at least one of units (ii) and (iii) represented by the following formulas: (i) —(C(R | 04-23-2009 |
20150027947 | ACTIVATED SLUDGE TREATMENT METHOD, AND METHOD FOR UPGRADING EXISTING WASTE WATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT USING SAID METHOD - The object is to provide an activated sludge treatment method whereby production of excess sludge is brought substantially to zero; and a method for upgrading existing waste water treatment equipment, employing this method. The method includes a step (1) in which sludge ( | 01-29-2015 |
20150048012 | BIOREACTOR - An aim of the invention is to provide a bioreactor and a waste water treatment method that employs this tank, whereby anaerobic and aerobic microorganism treatment can be continuously carried out, even when the volume of the bioreactor is large, and whereby installation costs can be minimized. The invention comprises an outer tank ( | 02-19-2015 |
20150048023 | BIOREACTOR AND THE WASTE WATER TREATMENT METHOD - An aim of the invention is to provide a bioreactor and a waste water treatment method that employs this tank, whereby anaerobic and aerobic microorganism treatment can be continuously carried out, even when the volume of the bioreactor is large, and whereby installation costs can be minimized. The invention comprises an outer tank ( | 02-19-2015 |
20150053613 | ACTIVATED SLUDGE TREATMENT METHOD, AND METHOD FOR UPGRADING EXISTING WASTE WATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT USING SAID METHOD - The object is to provide an activated sludge treatment method whereby production of excess sludge is brought substantially to zero; and a method for upgrading existing waste water treatment equipment, employing this method. The method includes a step ( | 02-26-2015 |
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20080212764 | Communication relay apparatus, communication relay method, and computer product - As a result of a power saving technique for a portable dual terminal equipped with both WLAN unit and PHS unit, a call is usually relayed from an S-P gateway to a call receiver terminal via the PSTN, thereby incurring a call charge to the caller. According to the present invention, the call from the S-P gateway to the call receiver terminal (dual terminal) is terminated before a call charge is incurred, and the call receiver terminal calls back the S-P gateway via the IP network or the PSTN. The SIP server, instead of the call receiver terminal, identifies the caller terminal to call back, thereby connecting the call from the call receiver terminal to the caller terminal. In addition to this “callback method”, the present invention further provides “reconnection method”, “reconnection plus call-again method”, and “call-again method”, thus offering four types of methods. | 09-04-2008 |
20110026543 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A mobile communication apparatus includes a storage unit that stores therein correspondence information correlating area and transmission resource; an area deducing unit that deduces in which area the mobile communication apparatus is located; a selecting unit that selects the transmission resource correlated, in the correlation information stored by the storage unit, with the area deduced by the area deducing unit; and a transmitter that using the transmission resource selected by the selecting unit, transmits data to a second mobile communication apparatus. | 02-03-2011 |
20110208468 | POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK ESTIMATION DEVICE - A device that estimates a positional relationship between loads individually connected through sensors to electric power-supply ends provided in a power distribution network includes a communication unit configured to change a resistance value located between each of electric power-supply ends and a ground terminal of each of sensors and measure a voltage value produced between each of the electric power-supply ends and the ground terminal; and a determination unit configured to acquire voltage values from the two selected sensors from among the sensors after a resistance value of one of the two sensors that has a higher acquired voltage value is changed, calculate a ratio between voltage values acquired before and after the resistance value is changed, and determine that the two sensors are connected to a branch circuit in a same system in the power distribution network, when each ratio about the two sensors is within a specified range. | 08-25-2011 |
20110218693 | ELECTRIC POWER LEVELING CONTROLLER - An electric power leveling controller includes an information acquisition unit that acquires information of electric energy consumption from a power consuming device consuming electric energy from the power source and electric energy charged into a power storage device, a storage unit that stores a specific threshold value for each power storage device, and a control unit that causes a first power consuming device to be power-supplied by the power source, causing the power storage device corresponding to the first power consuming device to be charged with a difference between the specific threshold value and the electric energy consumption, causing the power source to supply to a second power consuming device electric energy corresponding to the specific threshold, and causing the power storage device corresponding to the second power consuming device to discharge to the second power consuming device the difference between the electric energy consumption and the specific threshold value. | 09-08-2011 |
20110257803 | POWER CONTROL METHOD, AND POWER CONTROL APPARATUS - A power control method for a power supplying unit for supplying power from a commercial power supply and a battery to a load. The method includes (a) calculating a deviation amount between an actual power demand and a predicted power demand in a predetermined unit period on the basis of power demand transition data and power demand prediction data, (b) correcting, by a computer, a leveling target value on the basis of the calculated deviation amount, and (c) controlling the power supplying unit so that the power supplying unit supplies power corresponding to the corrected leveling target value from the commercial power supply. The power demand transition data is stored in a power database, and the power demand prediction data is stored in a prediction data storing unit. The leveling target value is a target value of power to be supplied from the commercial power supply. | 10-20-2011 |
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20090103885 | MOVING IMAGE REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND PROCESSING METHOD THEREFOR - A moving image reproducing apparatus of the present invention transfers moving image data stored in a built-in memory to an external storage device in order starting from moving image data corresponding to a sequence having a short total reproduction time, the sequence being reproduced by a reproduction control unit. | 04-23-2009 |
20110255798 | DATA TRANSFORM APPARATUS - This invention decreases the count of access to a memory which stores image data regarding orthogonal transform, and quickly generates orthogonal transform coefficients. An apparatus includes a storage unit which stores image data, a memory controller which reads each block from the storage unit, a first transforming unit which receives and orthogonally transforms the input block, and calculates only one DC component, a selector which selects and outputs one of the block read out via the memory controller, and data of DC components from the first transforming unit that are equal in number to pixels included in the block, a second transforming unit which orthogonally transforms data that have been output from the selector and are equal in number to pixels included in the block, and outputs either one DC component or a plurality of AC components, and a controller which controls the memory controller, selector, and second transforming unit. | 10-20-2011 |
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20130335591 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM, IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, IMAGE CODING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A multi-viewpoint image which has been captured with respect to an object from a plurality of viewpoints is coded by setting a base viewpoint among the plurality of viewpoints. An image captured from a viewpoint that is not the base viewpoint is then coded using a reference image selected based on imaging parameters and a parallax. | 12-19-2013 |
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20100062252 | Water absorbing agent, water absorbing article and method for production of water absorbing agent - An object of the present invention is to provide a water absorbing agent having a low amount of residual monomer, small variance of the amount of residual monomer among ranges of particle size distribution and favorable absorption properties, and being sanitary; an absorbing article; and a method for the production of a water absorbing agent. The water absorbing agent of the present invention has the amount of residual monomer of not higher than 500 ppm, and a residual monomer index of not greater than 0.30. The method for the production includes a first step of obtaining a hydrogel polymer by polymerizing an aqueous solution of a monomer including an unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or a salt thereof in the presence of a crosslinking agent; a second step of obtaining a water absorbent resin precursor which is in powder form and includes particles having a particle size of 300 to 850 μm and particles having a particle size of smaller than 300 μm as main components by drying said hydrogel polymer followed by pulverization and classification to adjust the particle size distribution, a third step of obtaining a water absorbent resin by heating a mixture of said water absorbent resin precursor and a surface crosslinking agent, which can form an ester bond around the surface of said water absorbent resin precursor, a fourth step of adding by spraying an aqueous solution that includes a sulfur-containing reducing agent to said water absorbent resin, and a fifth step of subjecting the mixture of the water absorbent resin and said aqueous solution to a heat treatment under an airflow of not lower than 40° C. but not higher than 120° C. | 03-11-2010 |
20120189861 | POLYACRYLIC ACID (SALT)-BASED WATER ABSORBENT RESIN AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A method for producing a polyacrylic acid (salt)-based water absorbent resin, sequentially including the steps of: storing or producing acrylic acid; mixing acrylic acid containing a polymerization inhibitor with water, a crosslinking agent, and optionally, a basic composition, and/or neutralizing them, to prepare an aqueous monomer solution; polymerizing the aqueous monomer solution; drying an obtained water-containing gel-like crosslinked polymer; and optionally carrying out surface crosslinking, wherein the acrylic acid containing the polymerization inhibitor has a water content of not higher than 1,000 ppm (by mass; the same applies hereinafter), and/or the aqueous monomer solution has a formic acid content of 1 to 700 ppm, relative to the monomer. | 07-26-2012 |
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20080313641 | Computer system, method and program for managing volumes of storage system - Provided is a computer system including a host computer, a storage system, and a management computer, in which the storage system receives data I/O request to virtual logical volumes and data I/O request to one or more real logical volumes, each of the virtual logical volumes is allocated to one of one or more pools, storage areas of physical storage systems are allocated to all storage areas defined as the pools, and when a performance problem has occurred in one of the virtual logical volumes, the management computer selects the one of the virtual logical volumes, and selects a pool other than the pool to which the selected virtual logical volume is allocated and the real logical volumes as a migration destination of the selected virtual logical volume, to thereby prevent a performance problem from being caused by interference among the virtual logical volumes sharing the pool. | 12-18-2008 |
20090070444 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SUPPLY OF DIGITAL CONTENT - Digital content is stored in a logical volume provided in a storage system connected to a communications network. A sub-management computer selects a destination computer forming a supply destination for digital content from a plurality of business computers or virtual computers, further selects the address information corresponding to the selected destination computer from a plurality of address information components, and allocates the selected address information to the digital content itself or to the storage device. | 03-12-2009 |
20120011510 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING COMPUTER RESOURCES - A computer resource control system for running business applications on virtual computers within a business computer by using computer, virtual computer, network, and storage resources, the system comprises a collection process section for periodically collecting the dynamically changing information about the use of each resource when business applications run on the virtual computers within the business computer; a resource recovery process section for calculating the amounts of resources required for the operations of the business applications periodically in accordance with the dynamically changing information about the use of each resource, which is gathered by the collection process section, allocating the calculated amounts of resources to the resources of each virtual computer, and recovering any extra resources; and a resource allocation process section for allocating the extra resources, which are recovered by the resource recovery process section, to the virtual computers in accordance with the priorities of the business applications. | 01-12-2012 |
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20100029966 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SPHINGOMYELIN AND PLASMALOGEN-FORM GLYCEROPHOSPHOLIPID - Disclosed is a process for producing sphingomyelin and plasmalogen-form glycerophospholipid, which comprises the step (A) of extracting a total lipids from a chicken skin powder and drying the extract, the step (B) of subjecting the dried total lipids obtained in said step (A), to extraction treatment with a solvent mixture of an aliphatic hydrocarbon solvent and a water-soluble ketone solvent to separate an insoluble portion composed mainly of sphingomyelin and a soluble portion, the step (C) subjecting the insoluble portion composed mainly of sphingomyelin, obtained in said step (B), to extraction treatment with a solvent mixture of water and a water-soluble ketone solvent to remove a non-lipid component contained in the soluble portion, and the step (D) of drying the soluble portion obtained in said step (B), and subjecting the thus-obtained dried product to extraction treatment with a water-soluble ketone solvent to separate and recover an insoluble portion composed mainly of plasmalogen-form giycerophospholiuld. | 02-04-2010 |
20100055277 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FUNCTIONAL MATERIAL, THE FUNCTIONAL MATERIAL AND CONTINUOUS HEATING APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING THE SAME - A process for preparing a functional material by heat-treating a skin portion of poultry to carry out deoiling and defatting and to concentrate and pasteurize human-type sphingomyelin and plasmalogen-type glycerophospholipid contained in said skin portion, said heat-treatment comprising the steps of (A) continuously injecting hot water heated to 100° C. or higher and/or steam into a heating chamber of a semi-sealed space having said temperature or higher, to generate water microdroplets and moist hot steam, (B) replacing air in said heating chamber with said water microdroplets and moist hot steam, to fill a gas component (gaseous water) that has a composition having a relative humidity of 95% or more and an oxygen concentration of 0.2% by volume or less and that is maintained in a temperature range of 100 to 115° C., (C) injecting steam in a 100% wet state to said gaseous water to stably form a composite heating medium composed of hot water, water microdroplets and steam, and (D) applying continuous amplitude heating including a temperature difference of at least 10° C. to the skin portion of poultry with said composite heating medium in an atmosphere having a temperature of 100 to 115° C. and an oxygen concentration of 0.2% by volume or less. | 03-04-2010 |
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20110052280 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS - An image heating apparatus includes a rotatable image heating member including an electroconductive layer; a pressing member, press-contacting the image heating member, for forming a nip in which an image on a recording material is to be heated; an urging member, provided inside the image heating member, for urging the image heating member toward the pressing member; and an excitation coil for induction-heating the electroconductive layer. When a length of the image heating member with respect to a rotational axis direction of the image heating member is Lb, a length of the pressing member with respect to the rotational axis direction is Lr, an outside distance of bent portions of the excitation coil at both end portions of the excitation coil with respect to the rotational axis direction is LcoilA, and an inside distance of the bent portions with respect to the rotational axis direction is LcoilB, the lengths Lb and Lr and the distance LcoilA and LcoilB satisfy the following relationship: | 03-03-2011 |
20120294660 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS - An image heating apparatus includes a rotatable image heater including: an electroconductive layer; a pressor, press-contacting the heater, for forming a nip in which an image on a recording material is to be heated; an urging member, provided inside the heater, for urging the heater toward the pressor; and an excitation coil for induction-heating the electroconductive layer. When the length of the heater with respect to a rotational axis direction thereof is Lb, the length of the pressor with respect to the rotational axis direction is Lr, the outside distance of bent portions of the coil at both end portions thereof with respect to the rotational axis direction is LcoilA, and the inside distance of the bent portions with respect to the rotational axis direction is LcoilB, the lengths Lb and Lr and the distance LcoilA and LcoilB satisfy the following relationship: | 11-22-2012 |
20130195519 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus sequentially transfers toner images formed on a plurality of photosensitive drums onto an intermediate transfer member or a transfer material to form an image. The image forming apparatus includes an intermediate transfer belt provided with electrical conductivity, and a power supply for applying a voltage to a secondary transfer roller to pass a current from the secondary transfer roller to the plurality of photosensitive drums via the intermediate transfer belt, thus primarily transferring the toner images from the plurality of photosensitive drums onto the intermediate transfer belt. | 08-01-2013 |
20140321891 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus that forms an image by consecutively superposing toner images that have been formed on a plurality of photosensitive drums, on an intermediate transfer member or a transfer medium. The image forming apparatus is made compact and operates at a low cost. Since a current supply member supplies a current in a rotational direction of an intermediate transfer belt, multiple first transfer portions do not need corresponding voltage sources. Even in the case where a charging member supplies a current, the potential of the intermediate transfer belt is maintained at a predetermined potential by a constant-voltage element connected to support rollers. | 10-30-2014 |
20140363210 | DEVELOPER SUPPLY CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developer supply container for an image forming apparatus includes a container shell; a developer accommodation bag contained in the container shell; a developer discharging path for discharging the developer from the bag an outside of the developer supply container; an air fluid communication path for fluid communication between inside and outside of the container shell; and a maintaining portion sealing the air fluid communication path to maintain a pressure inside the container shell in a negative pressure state, wherein the developer accommodation bag deforms to discharge the developer, by the maintaining portion opening the air fluid communication path to permit air to enter the container shell through the air fluid communication path. | 12-11-2014 |
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20090241907 | FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR/SENSOR MOUNT ASSEMBLY - A fuel pressure sensor/sensor mount assembly for use in a fuel injection system equipped with fuel injectors which inject fuel, as supplied from an accumulator through fuel pipes, into a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine mounted in an engine compartment of a vehicle. The assembly includes a connector unit and fuel pressure sensors. The connector unit has formed therein a plurality of communication paths each of which is to establish a connection between one of the fuel injectors and the accumulator through one of the fuel pipes. The connector unit also has formed therein sensor mounts exposed to the communication paths. Each of the fuel pressure sensors is disposed in the sensor mount to measure the pressure of the fuel in the communication path. This structure permits steps of installing the fuel pressure sensors within the engine compartment to be decreased and ensures desired measurement accuracy of the fuel pressure sensors. | 10-01-2009 |
20100252001 | FUEL INJECTOR WITH FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR AND ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTION METHOD OF THE SAME - In a fuel injector, a body has formed therein a spray hole and a fuel supply passage. Fuel supplied to the fuel supply passage is delivered to the spray hole. A fuel pressure sensor produces a signal indicative of a pressure of the fuel. First terminals are attached to the fuel pressure sensor and include a terminal for outputting the signal. The fuel pressure sensor is threadedly installed in the body while the first terminals are rotated. A connector includes a housing attached to the body, and second terminals supported by the housing for external electric connection of the fuel pressure sensor. Wires are operative to establish electrical connection between the first terminals and the second terminals. A wire holder is configured to hold each of the plurality of wires at least partly around the fuel pressure sensor. | 10-07-2010 |
20100252002 | FUEL INJECTOR WITH FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR AND ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTION METHOD OF THE SAME - In a fuel injector, a body has formed therein a spray hole and a fuel supply passage. Fuel supplied to the fuel supply passage is delivered to the spray hole. A fuel pressure sensor produces a signal indicative of a pressure of the fuel. First terminals are attached to the fuel pressure sensor, and include a terminal for outputting the signal. The fuel pressure sensor is threadedly installed in the body while the plurality of first terminals are rotated about a preset axis. A connector includes a housing attached to the body, and second terminals supported by the housing for external electric connection of the fuel pressure sensor. Electrodes are each arranged to extend around the preset axis in a circular arc. Each of the electrodes electrically connects a corresponding one of the first terminals to a corresponding one of the second terminals. | 10-07-2010 |
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20080271824 | Spring Steel Wire - The present invention provides a spring steel wire which has a tempered martensitic structure brought about by quenching-tempering. The present spring steel wire has a 40% or higher reduction of area and a 1,000 MPa or higher shear yield stress after subjected to heat treatment for at least hours at a temperature ranging from 420° C. to 480° C. The present steel wire preferably constitutes, based on mass %, C: 0.50-0.75%, Si: 1.80-2.70%, Mn: 0.1-0.7%, Cr: 0.70-1.50%, Co: 0.02-1.00%, and remnants consisting of Fe and impurities, or constitutes, based on mass %, C: 0.50-0.75%, Si: 1.80-2.70%, Mn: over 0.7-1.50%, Cr: 0.70-1.50%, and remnants consisting of Fe and impurities. | 11-06-2008 |
20090293998 | Oil-Tempered Wire and Method of Producing the Same - An oil-tempered wire that has high fatigue strength and toughness after the nitriding treatment, and a method of producing the same, and a spring using the oil-tempered wire are provided. The oil-tempered wire has a tempered martensite structure. A lattice constant of a nitride layer formed on a surface of the wire is 2.870 Å to 2.890 Å when the oil-tempered wire is nitrided. The oil-tempered wire is produced by wire drawing a steel wire and quenching and tempering the wire drawn steel wire. The quenching is performed after the radiation heating is performed at 850 to 950° C. for over 30 sec to 150 sec, and the tempering is performed at 400 to 600° C. | 12-03-2009 |