Kato, US
Garrett Scott Kato, Arvada, CO US
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20140318452 | MULTI-ZONE MODULAR COATER - This disclosure describes a module web coating system and components thereof including a more uniform atmospheric control pumping mechanism and gas curtain separation system. A modular web coating system may include an unwind module, any number of process modules, and a rewind module. The process modules are interchangeable and independently operable. In addition, this disclosure describes a more uniform pumping system in which process gas is removed from multiple locations or slits spaced around a process chamber and, in an example, around a process device such as a deposition source. The gas curtain system utilizes a zone between process chambers into which separation gas is injected. Gas from the chambers is continuously removed thereby operating the chambers under negative pressure and preventing process gas from one chamber bleeding into an adjacent chamber. | 10-30-2014 |
Hidekazu Kato, Las Vegas, NV US
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20090316436 | Gaming machine - The present invention is a gaming display using a gaming display including a light guide plate having at least two flat surfaces, and a light emit member for emitting light to the light guide plates, wherein the light guide plate is sectioned by a groove for avoiding interference of light from the light emit member. Besides, the present invention is a gaming display including a light guide plate having at least two flat surfaces, and a light emit member for emitting light to the light guide plates, wherein the light guide plate is sectioned by a light shielding member for blocking light to enter another section of the light guide plate. | 12-24-2009 |
Ikuko Kato, Detroit, MI US
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20100311165 | DEVICE FOR COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF TISSUE OR STOOL SAMPLES - An arrangement for collecting a tissue or stool sample has a sample vial and a source of preservative fluid. A fluid valve controls a flow of the preservative fluid from the source of preservative fluid to the sample vial. An air equalization vent tube is coupled to the source of preservative fluid and an air valve controls a flow of air through the air equalization vent tube, the air valve and the fluid valve being actuated simultaneously. A scoop for collecting the sample is coupled to the sample vial coupler and extends into the sample vial. The preservative fluid flows from the source of preservative fluid to the sample vial by force of gravity upon actuation of the fluid valve. The air equalization vent tube transfers air from the sample vial to the source of preservative fluid upon actuation of the air valve. | 12-09-2010 |
Jeff Kato, Greeley, CO US
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20110285264 | HANDLING OF STORAGE MEDIA CARTRIDGES - Storage media cartridge handling apparatus ( | 11-24-2011 |
Jiro Kato, Rockville, MD US
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20080207555 | HYDROLASE AND METHODS FOR ITS USE - This disclosure provides methods for catalyzing the release of ADP-ribose from poly(ADP-ribose) or O-acetyl-ADP-ribose. Also provided are methods for modifying DNA repair or chromatin structure by introducing into the cell an agent that modifies the activity of an ARH3 polypeptide, or variant or fragment thereof. Further provided are methods for screening molecules involved in the poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation of proteins or O-acetyl-ADP-ribose content, and method for treating disorders by altering activity of an ARH3 protein. | 08-28-2008 |
Jun Kato, Tucson, AZ US
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20110144061 | NANOPARTICLE/DISPERSANT COMPLEX, NANOPARTICLE DISPERSION LIQUID, AND NANOPARTICLE/MATRIX-MATERIAL COMPLEX - Provided are a nanoparticle/dispersant complex having excellent dispersibility and long-term stability in a dispersion medium, a production method therefor, and a nanoparticle dispersion liquid and a nanoparticle/matrix-material complex which are colorless and transparent even at high concentrations. In the nanoparticle/dispersant complex, a nanoparticle is covered with a dispersant containing a heterocyclic cationic group and one of an oxo acid group containing a sulfur atom or a phosphorus atom and an anion moiety of the oxo acid group; in the nanoparticle dispersion liquid, the nanoparticle/dispersant complex is dispersed into a dispersion medium; in the nanoparticle/matrix-material complex, the nanoparticle/dispersant complex is dispersed into a matrix material; and the production method for a nanoparticle/dispersant complex comprises forming, under a presence of the dispersant, a nanoparticle covered with the dispersant from a nanoparticle precursor. | 06-16-2011 |
20120238700 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING METAL OXIDE ORGANIC COMPOUND COMPOSITE - A method for obtaining a metal oxide organic compound composite includes dissolving a hydrated yttrium chloride and an epoxide in a solvent, and obtaining a gel including the metal oxide organic compound composite. | 09-20-2012 |
Kei Kato, Wheeling, IL US
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20150328769 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR TEACHING INDUSTRIAL ROBOT - A method for teaching an industrial robot, which includes providing, on a user interface, symbols corresponding to input selections for teaching the industrial robot a processing operation, receiving input, via the user interface, of selected symbols, and utilizing the input of the selected symbols to formulate the processing operation of the industrial robot. An apparatus for teaching an industrial robot that includes a user interface having symbols corresponding to input selections for teaching the industrial robot a processing operation, and a processing unit configured to receive input, via the user interface, of selected symbols, the processing unit being configured to utilize the input of the selected symbols to formulate the processing operation of the industrial robot. | 11-19-2015 |
20150328772 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR PROGRAMMING INDUSTRIAL ROBOT - A method for programming an industrial robot, which includes providing a processing operation that is divided into a plurality of layers, and providing, via a processing unit, for selection among predetermined selections in each layer of the plurality of layers to program the processing operation. An apparatus for programming an industrial robot that includes a processing unit configured to provide a processing operation that is divided into a plurality of layers, where the processing unit is configured to provide for selection among predetermined selections in each layer of the plurality of layers to program the processing operation. | 11-19-2015 |
Keiko Kato, Urbana, IL US
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20150132650 | VANADIUM OXIDE BASED AMORPHOUS CATHODE MATERIALS FOR RECHARGEABLE MAGNESIUM BATTERY - A magnesium electrochemical cell having a positive electrode containing as an active ingredient, an amorphous material of formula [V | 05-14-2015 |
Mitsunori Kato, Cambridge, MA US
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20120015907 | Furopyridine compounds and uses thereof - The present invention provides a compound of formula I; | 01-19-2012 |
Rick A. Kato, Fort Collins, CO US
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20120278795 | FIRMWARE MANAGEMENT - Computer-readable storage media, methods and systems are provided for managing firmware on a plurality of field-replaceable units (“FRU”) ( | 11-01-2012 |
Saul Kato, New York, NY US
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20150082465 | System and Method for Whole-Animal High-Throughput Compound Screening - The present invention provides systems and methods for performing assays for determining the presence of one or more compounds or analytes in a sample using whole-animals. The systems and methods are particularly suited to high-throughput screening techniques to identify compounds that are effective in a whole animal based system. The methods of the invention have broad application in high-throughput drug discovery and identification, particularly for molecules which are associated with disease and disease progression. | 03-19-2015 |
Shinichiro Kato US
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20140299234 | CARBURIZED PART, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF, AND STEEL FOR CARBURIZED PART - The invention provides a carburized part which has excellent medium-cycle fatigue strength in particular subjected to surface-hardening treatment by carburization. The invention provides a carburized part including a carburized layer formed by performing carburizing treatment to a steel, the steel including, in terms of % by mass: 0.15% to 0.25% of C, 0.15% or less of Si, 0.4% to 1.1% of Mn, 0.8% to 1.4% of Cr, 0.25% to 0.55% of Mo, 0.015% or less of P, and 0.035% or less of S, with the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, and the steel satisfying the following relation; 0.10≦[Mo]/(10[Si]+[Mn]+[Cr])≦0.40, in which [M] represents a content of element M in terms of % by mass. | 10-09-2014 |
Shintaro Kato, Boulder, CO US
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20130065782 | Renal Cell Carcinoma Biomarkers and Uses Thereof - The subject disclosure concerns methods for evaluation of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Such methods include a method of determining of a diagnosis of the individual as having or not having RCC; determination of a prognosis of a future course of RCC; determination of disease burden; or determination of recurrence of RCC in an individual who had been apparently cured of RCC. The methods each involve the detection of the value of at least one biomarker of Table 1. The biomarker value is used, in some of the methods, to determine whether the individual does or does not demonstrate evidence of disease, and in another method, to determine the degree or a score indicative of the individual's extent of disease. | 03-14-2013 |
20150160225 | Renal Cell Carcinoma Biomarkers and Uses Thereof - The subject disclosure concerns methods for evaluation of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Such methods include a method of determining of a diagnosis of the individual as having or not having RCC; determination of a prognosis of a future course of RCC; determination of disease burden; or determination of recurrence of RCC in an individual who had been apparently cured of RCC. The methods each involve the detection of the value of at least one biomarker of Table 1. The biomarker value is used, in some of the methods, to determine whether the individual does or does not demonstrate evidence of disease, and in another method, to determine the degree or a score indicative of the individual's extent of disease. | 06-11-2015 |
Takafumi Kato US
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20130011481 | Pyrroloquinolinyl-Pyrrolidine-2,5-Dione Formulations and Methods for Preparing and Using Same - The present invention provides pyrroloquinolinyl-pyrrole-2,5-dione formulations and methods of treating a cell proliferative disorder, such as a cancer, by administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of the formulations containing pyrroloquinolinyl-pyrrole-2,5-dione compounds. | 01-10-2013 |
Takahira Kato, Novi, MI US
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20080197258 | Screw boss with snap fitting - A connection joint employs a first piece defining a protruding boss and a threaded hole. A second piece resides over the first piece and has a through hole that corresponds to the boss and aligns with the hole in the first piece. A bevel at the end of the second piece is utilized to initially contact the boss during installation of the second piece over the first piece. The second piece biases and then snaps into place to permit a tight and secured fit of the second piece on the first piece. A third piece that lies upon the second piece, the third piece defining a third hole that is aligned with the first and second holes. In aligning the hole of the third piece with that of the first and second, the third piece may abut the boss. A threaded screw through the holes holds the three pieces together. | 08-21-2008 |
20080209748 | Insert molding dial structure - A vehicle instrument cluster gauge may have a dial plate with an inner dial, an outer dial, indicia and graduations. The graduations may originate on a dial plate rear surface near or at the center of the gauge and traverse radially outward toward the outer or peripheral edge of the dial plate and wrap from the rear surface, around the peripheral edge and onto the front surface of the dial plate thereby creating a three-dimensional gauge structure with the dial plate. When on the dial surface, the front graduation part protrudes above and away from the outer dial face of the dial plate. The graduation may also create an overhang or cantilever by protruding over a front surface of the outer dial, and have edges formed by 90 degree surfaces and have a projected centerline directed radially through a geometric center of the dial plate, where a pointer may mount. | 09-04-2008 |
20100188835 | ILLUMINATED INDICATING DEVICES FOR INSTRUMENT PANELS - An illuminated indicating device includes a dial plate, a pointer, a first light source, a light guide and a light filter. The first light source emits a beam of light and the light guide diverts the beam of light into a first light to the pointer and a second light to a front side of the dial plate. The light filter includes a first filtering portion and a second filtering portion. The first filtering portion is located in a path of the first light to allow a first color of light to pass through and the second filtering portion is located in a path of the second light to allow a second color of light to pass through. | 07-29-2010 |
20110044021 | THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DIAL FOR INSTRUMENT CLUSTER - An indicating instrument, such as for an instrument cluster, may employ a dial with numerous lighted indicia and numerous lighted graduations, to individually demark the indicia. The indicia and graduations may be viewable on a first side of the dial, while on a second side of the dial, a frustum of a rectangular pyramid may be located immediately behind, relative to a viewer, each graduation. A light emitting diode may provide light into and through the protruding frustum, and a reflector case mounted to the dial may direct light from the light emitting diode into the frustum. Light directed into the frustum may pass through the frustum, through the graduation, and out of the graduation to the first side of the dial. Instead of a frustum, a recessed portion with four sloping and converging sides into the dial may be utilized to produce an illuminated graduation with a three-dimensional appearance. | 02-24-2011 |
Takahisa Kato, Brookline, MA US
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20130112891 | CHARGED PARTICLE OPTICAL SYSTEM AND SCRIBING APPARATUS - A charged particle optical system includes: a member | 05-09-2013 |
20140151570 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM LENS AND EXPOSURE APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An electrostatic charged particle beam lens includes an electrode including a flat plate having a first surface having a normal line extending in a direction of an optical axis and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the electrode having a through-hole extending from the first surface to the second surface. When an opening cross section is defined as a cross section of the through-hole taken along a plane perpendicular to the normal line and a representative diameter is defined as a diameter of a circle obtained by performing regression analysis of the opening cross section, a representative diameter of the opening cross section in a first region that is on the first surface side and a representative diameter of the opening cross section in a second region that is on the second surface side are smaller than a representative diameter of the opening cross section in a third region that is a region in the electrode disposed between the first surface and the second surface. | 06-05-2014 |
20140151571 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM LENS AND EXPOSURE APPARATUS USING THE SAME - In a charged particle beam lens according to the present invention, the orientations of through-holes formed in electrodes and precision of forming the through-holes are determined in accordance with the degree of influences of the surfaces of the electrodes on the aberration of the lens. | 06-05-2014 |
20140166894 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM LENS AND EXPOSURE APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An electrostatic charged particle beam lens includes an electrode including a flat plate having a first surface having a normal line extending in a direction of an optical axis and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the electrode having a through-hole extending from the first surface to the second surface. A circularity in a first region that is on the first surface side and a circularity in a second region that is on the second surface side are each better than a circularity in a third region that is a region in the electrode disposed between the first surface and the second surface. | 06-19-2014 |
20140190006 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM LENS - There is provided a method for manufacturing a charged particle beam lens having a bonded electrode obtained by bonding at least a first conductive substrate having a first through-hole and a second conductive substrate having a second through-hole. The above method includes: forming the first through-hole in the first conductive substrate; forming the second through-hole in the second conductive substrate; and bonding the first conductive substrate and the second conductive substrate so that the first through-hole and the second through-hole communicate with each other. | 07-10-2014 |
20140197325 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM LENS AND EXPOSURE APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An electrostatic charged particle beam lens includes an electrode including a flat plate having a first surface having a normal line extending in a direction of an optical axis and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the electrode having a through-hole extending from the first surface to the second surface. When an opening cross section is defined as a cross section of the through-hole taken along a plane perpendicular to the normal line and a representative diameter is defined as a diameter of a circle obtained by performing regression analysis of the opening cross section, a representative diameter of the opening cross section in a first region that is on the first surface side and a representative diameter of the opening cross section in a second region that is on the second surface side are each larger than a representative diameter of the opening cross section in a third region that is a region in the electrode disposed between the first surface and the second surface. | 07-17-2014 |
20140243592 | MECHANICAL STRUCTURE OF ARTICULATED SHEATH - A sheath apparatus includes, a plurality of node rings configured to be tilted with respect to each other, each node ring defining a substantially cylindrical wall and having at least one hole passing through said cylindrical wall, the plurality of node rings being arranged next to each other along a linear axis such that consecutive node rings contact each other at a contact plane; a manipulating wire going through the holes in said stacked node rings; and a position restoring component configured to restore said stacked node rings from a tilted position to an original position, wherein said position restoring component is located inside or outside of the stacked node rings. | 08-28-2014 |
20140334604 | MICROSTRUCTURE, AND IMAGING APPARATUS HAVING THE MICROSTRUCTURE - A microstructure includes a substrate, and a grating provided in the substrate and made of metal. The grating is provided with a plurality of holes. The plurality of holes are arranged in a first direction. In a plane containing the first direction, the maximum value of the distance between the center of gravity of a grating region composed of the grating and the plurality of holes and the outer edge of the grating region is less than 1.39 times the minimum value of the distance between the center of gravity of the grating region and the outer edge of the grating region. | 11-13-2014 |
20150088161 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND TENDON-DRIVEN DEVICE - An apparatus including a tendon-driven device such as an endoscope comprising a bendable body, a tendon attached to and extending a length of said body, and an actuator that will actuate said tendon based on a control signal from a controller. The controller is configured to send said control signal to said actuator and comprises a forward-kinematic-mapping unit that estimates an angular displacement, wherein the kinematic-mapping unit is configured for: providing a tension value of the tendon to obtain a desired angular displacement wherein the tension has a nonlinear relationship with the desired angular displacement based on information of friction where the tension is greater that would be calculated without including the effect of friction. The friction coefficient may be determined as it changes over time. | 03-26-2015 |
20150105615 | MEDICAL INSTRUMENT - When a bendable medical instrument is used, the present invention reduces a risk that a body of the medical instrument is damaged. | 04-16-2015 |
20150133959 | MEDICAL APPARATUS - To prevent a medical apparatus such as an endoscope or an electrophysiological catheter that includes an insertion portion to be inserted into the body of a patient from breaking at any unexpected positions. | 05-14-2015 |
20150148600 | MEDICAL INSTRUMENT - The present invention provides a medical instrument which is capable of reducing damage, such as cutting of a wire, to the medical instrument even if excessively large load is applied to an inserting portion. A medical instrument including: a deformable portion; a wire configured to deform the deformable portion; a driving unit configured to drive the wire; a drive control unit configured to control the driving unit; and a load detecting unit configured to detect load applied to the deformable portion, wherein when the load detected by the load detecting unit exceeds a threshold value, the drive control unit controls the driving unit to retain posture of the deformable portion. | 05-28-2015 |
20150374205 | MECHANICAL STRUCTURE OF ARTICULATED SHEATH - A sheath apparatus includes, a plurality of node rings configured to be tilted with respect to each other, each node ring defining a substantially cylindrical wall and having at least one hole passing through said cylindrical wall, the plurality of node rings being arranged next to each other along a linear axis such that consecutive node rings contact each other at a contact plane; a manipulating wire going through the holes in said stacked node rings; and a position restoring component configured to restore said stacked node rings from a tilted position to an original position, wherein said position restoring component is located inside or outside of the stacked node rings. | 12-31-2015 |
Takehiro Kato US
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20150380537 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device in which a first region of a first conductivity type, a second region of a second conductivity type, and a third region of the first conductivity type are laminated in this order from a front surface side of a semiconductor substrate, a trench gate electrode extending to the third region through the first region and the second region is formed, a front surface electrode is formed on the front surface, and an insulating region covering a top surface of the trench gate electrode insulates the front surface electrode and the trench gate electrode is known. The insulating region is formed to stay within a trench. The front surface electrode is formed on the front surface with no step and extends uniformly. Generation of stress concentration on the front surface electrode is suppressed, and strength and reliability of the front surface electrode may be improved. | 12-31-2015 |
Taro Kato US
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20140035086 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR - A solid-state image sensor includes a semiconductor layer having photoelectric conversion portions, and a wiring structure arranged on a side of a first face of the semiconductor layer, and receives light from a side of a second face of the semiconductor layer. The wiring structure includes a reflection portion having a reflection surface reflecting light transmitted through the semiconductor layer from the second face toward the first face, toward the semiconductor layer, and an insulation film located between the reflection surface and the first face. The sensor includes a first dielectric film arranged to contact the first face, and a second dielectric film arranged between the insulation film and the first dielectric film and having a refractive index different from refractive indices of the first dielectric film and the insulation film. | 02-06-2014 |
Toshihiro Kato US
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20160003181 | CONTROL DEVICE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control device of an internal combustion engine according to the present invention executes air-fuel ratio control based on an output of an air-fuel ratio sensor provided at an upstream side of a catalyst, with correction based on an output of an oxygen sensor at a downstream side of the catalyst. When it is determined that a degree of an output tendency in a predetermined lean region is not less than a predetermined lean degree, and that a degree of an output tendency in a predetermined rich region is less than a predetermined rich degree based on lean tendency and rich tendency values representing output tendencies of the oxygen sensor, a limit is set to the correction in a direction to more suppress enriching of an air-fuel ratio as a degree is larger in which the output of the oxygen sensor is shifted to a lean side. | 01-07-2016 |
Tsukasa Kato US
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20150290702 | UP-DRAWING CONTINUOUS CASTING APPARATUS AND UP-DRAWING CONTINUOUS CASTING METHOD - An up-drawing continuous casting apparatus includes a holding furnace that holds molten metal, and a shape defining member that is set near a molten metal surface of a molten metal held in the holding furnace, and defines a section shape of a casting to be cast, as the molten metal passes through the shape defining member. The shape defining member is able to be switched between a joined state and a partitioned state. With such a structure, it becomes possible to form a casting having a branched structure. | 10-15-2015 |
Yasushi Pedro Kato, Weston, FL US
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20100283164 | Ocular Lens - A method of making an ocular lens device (and resulting lens device) from a polyolefin copolymer material having a crosslinking component, wherein the material is processed to remove unwanted reaction byproducts that can contribute to reduced transparency of the polyolefin copolymer material in the ocular environment of the eye. | 11-11-2010 |
20140058008 | Ocular Lens - A method of making an ocular lens device (and resulting lens device) from a polyolefin copolymer material having a crosslinking component, wherein the material is processed to remove unwanted reaction byproducts that can contribute to reduced transparency of the polyolefin copolymer material in the ocular environment of the eye. | 02-27-2014 |
Yohei Kato US
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20150267941 | HEAT PUMP DEVICE - A heat pump device that collects heat both from outdoor air and another heat source. When capacity is insufficient in a single operation, a controller determines whether to switch the single operation to a simultaneous operation by comparing a temperature of an additional heat source with a current refrigerant temperature. In a heating operation, the controller switches single operation to simultaneous operation when the temperature of the additional heat source is higher than the current refrigerant temperature, and continues the single operation when the temperature of the additional heat source is equal to or lower than the current refrigerant temperature. As another determination method, the controller estimates a refrigerant temperature after addition of a heat source, the controller switches single operation to simultaneous operation when estimated refrigerant temperature is higher than current refrigerant temperature, and continues single operation when the estimated refrigerant temperature is no greater than current refrigerant temperature. | 09-24-2015 |
Yoji Kato US
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20140274931 | NOVEL COMPOUND CONTAINED IN MANUKA HONEY AND USE OF SAME - The present description discloses a novel biologically active ingredient of manuka honey. Specially, the present description discloses a compound represented by the following formula. In this formula, each of R | 09-18-2014 |
Yoshinaga Kato US
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20150296176 | TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND PROGRAM - A recording medium stores a program which, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform a process, the computer connected to a transmission terminal connected to a display device and connected to a second transmission terminal via a network, the process including: displaying an area of a program component on a screen of a second display device connected to the computer; receiving selection of one of display data of a whole area of the screen and display data of the area of the program component; acquiring the display data of the whole area or the area; receiving resolution information indicating a resolution of the display device from the transmission terminal; determining a resolution of the display data based on the resolution information and second resolution information indicating a second display device resolution; and transmitting the display data with the determined resolution to the transmission terminal. | 10-15-2015 |