Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080242361 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A CPU of mobile a terminal causes, if to-do data is selected on a to-do review screen, a liquid crystal display to display a to-do data confirmation screen of the to-do data. In the to-do data confirmation screen, if the to-do data contains a character string that is an index of a telephone number or an email address in a phonebook data storage area, the character string is linked to the telephone number or the email address. | 10-02-2008 |
20080242363 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - A communications terminal comprises a display, a first storage for storing data, a second storage unit that stores a first and a second information set, the first information set including a first communications address and a communications recipient's name, and the second information set includes a second communications address and a communications recipient's name, a first display controller displays a text string expressed by data stored in the first storage unit; and a second display controller that identifies a name from the second storage unit included in the text string being displayed. When the name is associated with the first communications address, a screen prompts communications to the first communications address, or when the name is associated with the second communications address, a screen prompts communications to the second communications address. | 10-02-2008 |
20080250001 | Method and System for Providing Information in Virtual Space - In an information providing system | 10-09-2008 |
20080250391 | Communication terminal apparatus - A Java application is started, the started Java application instructs a Flash bridge section | 10-09-2008 |
20080252716 | Communication Control Device and Communication Terminal - A first mobile communication terminal sends position data of an avatar for the terminal and position data of an avatar for a second mobile communication terminal, with which a user of the first terminal wishes to communicate, to a communication control device. The communication control device determines whether a position indicated by each of the two pieces of position data is within a predetermined space. If the communication control device determines that positions indicated by the two pieces of position data are within the predetermined space, the first and second mobile communication terminals start a videophone call using captured images, and otherwise, the mobile communication terminals start a videophone call using avatar images. | 10-16-2008 |
20090045332 | SUBSTRATE FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY, MASS SPECTROMETRY, AND MASS SPECTROMETER - Provided is a substrate for mass spectrometry, which enables a detection of a high molecular weight compound to be conducted at a high sensitivity, and can avoid the fragmentation so that there is substantially no obstacle to the analysis of a low molecular weight region. The substrate is a substrate for mass spectrometry for use in laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry, containing a metal and having a porous structure on a surface thereof, wherein at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of a carboxyl group, a sulfonic group and an ammonium chloride group is covalently bonded to the surface of the substrate. | 02-19-2009 |
20090083627 | Method and System for Providing Information in Virtual Space - In an information providing system | 03-26-2009 |
20090165130 | CONTENTS TRANSMISSION METHOD AND CONTENTS TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - Mobile unit | 06-25-2009 |
20090193515 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE - With regard to data, stored in mobile phone | 07-30-2009 |
20090199012 | CONTENTS TRANSMISSION METHOD AND CONTENTS TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - Mobile unit | 08-06-2009 |
20090291842 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CATALYST LAYER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - A method for manufacturing a catalyst layer that has good long-term water resistance and a method for manufacturing a membrane electrode assembly. The method for manufacturing a catalyst layer includes the processes of: (1) attaching an Si compound comprising Si, —OH bound to the Si or a group that is bound to the Si and becomes —OH upon hydrolysis, and a hydrophobic group to a surface of a catalyst precursor layer comprising at least platinum oxide; (2) attaching a mixture comprising a metal compound having a metal atom and —OH bound to the metal atom or a group that is bound to the metal atom and becomes —OH upon hydrolysis and a proton conductive polymer electrolyte to the surface of the catalyst precursor layer to which the Si compound has been attached; and (3) reducing the catalyst precursor layer to which the mixture has been attached. | 11-26-2009 |
20090311568 | CATALYST LAYER, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, FUEL CELL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CATALYST LAYER - A catalyst layer that has good long-term water resistance and in which outflow of the hydrophobizing agent present on the catalyst layer surface is prevented, a membrane electrode assembly, a fuel cell, and a method for manufacturing a catalyst layer. The first aspect of the present invention relates to a catalyst layer having a catalyst structural body including platinum and gold, a proton conductive electrolyte, and a siloxane polymer having a hydrophobic group and a group including —SH, wherein a sulfur atom of the group including —SH of the siloxane polymer and the gold of the catalyst structural body are bound by a thiol bond. | 12-17-2009 |
20100015490 | MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL - The present invention provides a membrane electrode assembly for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, including: an electrolyte membrane; a catalyst layer; and a conductive porous gas diffusion layer, in which an interface between the catalyst layer and the electrolyte membrane is provided with a groove for allowing one of passage and retention of a fluid, and a polymer electrolyte fuel cell employing the membrane electrode assembly. As a result, there is provided at low costs the membrane electrode assembly for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell having improved drainage performance and the polymer electrolyte fuel cell employing the membrane electrode assembly and having stable power generation performance. | 01-21-2010 |
20100071037 | SYSTEM FOR RESTRICTING CONTENT ACCESS AND STORAGE - UIMID of a UIM | 03-18-2010 |
20100107404 | METHOD OF PRODUCING FUEL CELL CATALYST LAYER - Provided is a method of producing a fuel cell catalyst layer which has a large specific surface area and high activity and which includes the steps of: forming a dendritic structural member including a catalyst precursor by a vapor phase method; providing a coating layer on a surface of the dendritic structural member; and subjecting the dendritic structural member having the coating layer provided thereon to a reduction treatment. The dendritic structural member including a catalyst precursor is a dendritic structural member including platinum oxide or a dendritic structural member containing a composite oxide of platinum oxide and an element except platinum. | 05-06-2010 |
20100136457 | GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODE, FUEL CELL, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODE - The present invention provides a gas diffusion electrode in which flooding therein is suppressed. The gas diffusion electrode includes: a membrane formed of conductive fibers; a layer formed of conductive fine particles existing while coming into contact with one of surfaces of the membrane; and a catalyst, in which the membrane formed of the conductive fibers includes a region carrying the catalyst and a region free from carrying the catalyst, the region carrying the catalyst including a surface of the membrane formed of the conductive fibers on an opposite side of a surface of the membrane formed of the conductive fibers, which is brought into contact with the layer formed of the conductive fine particles. The catalyst can be formed by a reactive sputtering method. | 06-03-2010 |
20100221635 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FUEL CELL, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND FUEL CELL - Provided is a method of manufacturing a membrane electrode assembly including catalyst layers in both sides of a polymer electrolyte membrane, substance diffusion of the catalyst layer being improved, in which forming at least one of the catalyst layers includes at least: forming a first layer including one of a catalyst and a catalyst precursor on a surface of a sheet by vapor-phase deposition; forming a through hole in the first layer; forming a second layer including one of a catalyst and a catalyst precursor on a surface of the first layer having the through hole by vapor-phase deposition; joining a polymer electrolyte membrane to a surface of the second layer; and peeling off the sheet from the first layer. | 09-02-2010 |
20100297342 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FUEL CELL - Provided is a method of manufacturing a membrane electrode assembly including catalyst layers in both sides of a polymer electrolyte membrane, substance diffusion of the catalyst layer being improved, in which forming at least one of the catalyst layers includes at least: forming a first layer including one of a catalyst and a catalyst precursor on a surface of a sheet by vapor-phase deposition; forming a through hole in the first layer; forming a second layer including one of a catalyst and a catalyst precursor on a surface of the first layer having the through hole by vapor-phase deposition; joining a polymer electrolyte membrane to a surface of the second layer; and peeling off the sheet from the first layer. | 11-25-2010 |
20120038912 | LIQUID LEAKAGE DETECTOR, LIQUID TRANSPORT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DETECTING LIQUID LEAKAGE - A liquid leakage detector includes: a first liquid detection unit provided at a member to be detected, the first liquid detection unit being configured to detect a liquid leaked from the member to be detected; a liquid impermeable member which covers the first liquid detection unit to protect the same from the ambient air; and a determining unit configured to determine whether the liquid is leaking from the member to be detected in response to a signal from the first liquid detection unit. | 02-16-2012 |
20130010027 | INKJET RECORDING HEAD - An inkjet recording head includes plural element substrates and a coolant flow channel. Each of the plural element substrates is provided with an ejection port surface and plural energy generating elements. The coolant flow channel is provided with a first heat transfer portion overlapping, in a direction vertical to the ejection port surface, a central portion of each of the element substrates in a direction in which the plural energy generating elements are arranged, and a second heat transfer portion overlapping, in the vertical direction, an area between the plural element substrates which adjoin in the arranged direction. The first heat transfer portion and the second heat transfer portion are provided with recesses or projections, and arrangement density of the recesses or the projections of the first heat transfer portion being greater than that of the second heat transfer portion. | 01-10-2013 |
20130196846 | HYDROPHOBIC CATALYST LAYER FOR POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is a hydrophobic catalyst layer for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell to which hydrophobicity is imparted so that the dissipation property of produced water is improved and which simultaneously has an increased effective surface area and an increased utilization ratio of a catalyst, and a method of producing the same. The catalyst layer for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell includes a catalyst obtained by reducing a platinum oxide, a hydrophobic agent, and a proton conductive electrolyte, wherein the hydrophobic agent is mainly composed of alkylsiloxane. An Si compound containing a hydrophobic substituent is brought into contact with a platinum oxide to subject the Si compound to hydrolysis and a polymerization reaction by the catalytic action of the platinum oxide, and then it is reduced, thereby obtaining a hydrophobic catalyst layer carrying an alkylsiloxane polymer. | 08-01-2013 |
20130208053 | LIQUID DISCHARGING RECORDING HEAD - A liquid discharging recording head includes an element substrate including a plurality of discharge ports configured to discharge liquid and a plurality of energy generating elements configured to generate energy for discharging the liquid, a support member configured to support the element substrate, a first member configured to support an end of the element substrate in an array direction in which the discharge ports are arrayed, the first member having a thermal conductivity lower than a thermal conductivity of the support member, and a second member configured to support an end of the element substrate in an intersecting direction intersecting the array direction, the second member having a thermal conductivity lower than the thermal conductivity of the support member and a thermal resistance lower than a thermal resistance of the first member. | 08-15-2013 |
20140028758 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - A liquid ejection head includes a plurality of recording element substrates that each include an energy generating element generating energy utilized for ejecting a liquid and that each have a supply port through which the liquid is supplied to the energy generating element, a plurality of support members that each have a flow passage communicating with a corresponding one of the supply ports and that each support a corresponding one of the plurality of recording element substrates, a base substrate that supports the plurality of support members, and a heat insulating member disposed between the flow passages and the base substrate. In the liquid ejection head, a thermal conductivity of the support members is equal to or greater than a thermal conductivity of the recording element substrates, and a thermal conductivity of the heat insulating member is less than a thermal conductivity of the base substrate. | 01-30-2014 |
20140218443 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD AND RECORDING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A liquid discharge head includes: a recording element substrate including a discharge port group for discharging liquid and a supply port for supplying the liquid to the discharge port group; a supporting member including a liquid chamber for storing the liquid therein, the supporting member being configured to support the recording element substrate; a flow path formed between the liquid chamber and the supply port and configured to allow the liquid to flow therethrough along a main surface of the recording element substrate on which the supply port opens; and a plurality of through holes communicating the liquid chamber with the flow path. A sum of opening areas of the plurality of through holes per unit area is greater in a region having relatively high temperature than that in a region having relatively low temperature in an in-plane direction of the main surface of the recording element substrate. | 08-07-2014 |
20140327721 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejection head capable of more efficiently ejecting ink and an inkjet printing apparatus are provided. The liquid ejection head has a block member which surrounds at least a part of an effective bubble-generating region involved with heat generation in a heat-generating element and which is formed so as to protrude from the heat-generating element in a direction in which a liquid is ejected. The block member is arranged in a position where a distance of a position of an inner end part from an outer end part of the effective bubble-generating region is +2 μm or less, with an outward direction being set to be positive. | 11-06-2014 |
20150022591 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - A liquid ejection head includes a plurality of recording element substrates that each include an energy generating element generating energy utilized for ejecting a liquid and that each have a supply port through which the liquid is supplied to the energy generating element, a plurality of support members that each have a flow passage communicating with a corresponding one of the supply ports and that each support a corresponding one of the plurality of recording element substrates, a base substrate that supports the plurality of support members, and a heat insulating member disposed between the flow passages and the base substrate. In the liquid ejection head, a thermal conductivity of the support members is equal to or greater than a thermal conductivity of the recording element substrates, and a thermal conductivity of the heat insulating member is less than a thermal conductivity of the base substrate. | 01-22-2015 |
20150029265 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS - A liquid ejection head includes an electrical wiring substrate and a printing element substrate, wherein the position variation of the printing element substrate due to curing of a sealing agent is eliminated. Specifically, a gap between two support members is covered with the electrical wiring substrate so as to be able to prevent a first sealing agent from flowing into this gap. As a result, even in the case where the size of the gap varies due to the variation in the dimensional accuracy and/or the variation in the assembly accuracy, the first sealing agent will not enter this gap, and therefore the shape thereof can be made substantially uniform regardless of the positions. This results in a substantially uniform stress in curing and contracting of the first sealing agent, and the variation in the mounting position of the printing element substrate can be suppressed. | 01-29-2015 |
20150085017 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - A liquid ejection head includes a plurality of ejection members, each having an ejection port for ejecting liquid, an energy generating element for generating energy to be utilized to eject liquid from the ejection port, a liquid chamber for storing liquid to be supplied to the ejection port and a heater, and a base substrate bearing the plurality of ejection members arranged thereon and having a common flow channel for supplying liquid to the plurality of liquid chambers. The common flow channel communicates with the liquid chambers by way of respective branch ports and each of the branch ports is provided with a notch portion at the upstream side thereof as viewed in the flow direction of liquid flowing through the common flow channel. | 03-26-2015 |
20150085018 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - A liquid ejection head includes a plurality of ejection members, each having an ejection port for ejecting liquid and a liquid chamber for supplying liquid to the ejection port, a base substrate carrying the plurality of ejection members arranged thereon, the base substrate being provided with a common flow channel for supplying liquid to the plurality of liquid chambers, and a plurality of branch ports each allowing the common flow channel to communicate with the plurality of liquid chambers. Each of the branch ports is provided with a notch portion at an upstream side thereof as viewed in the flow direction of liquid flowing through the common flow channel. | 03-26-2015 |