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20080256781 | Joining method and joined unit - The present invention provides a joining method of metal plates, which can connect two metal plates without a projection in a surface of the metal plates and a gap, and a joined unit having metal plates which are connected without a projection in a surface of the metal plates and a gap between the metal plates. The joined unit has a pair of metal plates. One of the metal plates has a hole, and another metal plate has a projection having a height less than a thickness of the one of the metal plates. The projection passes through the hole, the one of the metal plates is placed on the other of the metal plates each other, and a central part of an end surface of the projection is crushed in the hole. Thereby, the metal plates are joined to each other, and the joined unit can be provided. | 10-23-2008 |
20090068399 | Composite metal sheet, method for joining metal sheets, and device for joining metal sheets - It is an object of the present invention to provide a composite metal sheet having remarkably enhanced electrical property and reliability, a method for preparing the same composite metal sheet, and a device for preparing the same composite metal sheet. Specifically, the present invention provides a composite metal sheet produced by joining two metal sheets together, comprising: a projection formed by cutting the two metal sheets along a cutting line and pressing an area surrounded by the cutting line and a reference line in the two metal sheets, with the two metal sheets overlapping each other, with the reference line remaining uncut, with the cutting line extending from and communicating with both terminals of the reference line while forming a predetermined shape together with the reference line, and with the projection formed at one portion of the area in response to pressure applied to the area; hole generated by forming the projection in the two metal sheets; and a joint disposed between an outer peripheral cutting face of the projection and an inner peripheral cutting face of the hole. | 03-12-2009 |
20090289039 | Circuit board conveying and soldering apparatus - A circuit board and components provided thereupon are held by and between lower and upper palettes. The upper palette has protecting portions that are provided above and opposed to the components. The shielding components prevent light beams irradiated by a preheating light source from directly reaching the components made of colored synthetic resin. Meanwhile, the upper palette has openings that are opposed to the circuit board except for the components protected by the protecting portions members. The light beams from the light source travel through the openings and applied to the circuit board. Openings are formed so as to be opposed to terminals that are soldered on and connected to the circuit board. Inner surfaces of the openings are made of light-reflecting material that reflects downward the light beams from the light source. | 11-26-2009 |
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20090195490 | Driving method for display device - A liquid crystal display includes pixels each having an switching element, drain drivers and gate drivers for operating the switching elements and the pixels, and drain lines and gate lines supplying signals from the drain drivers and the gate drivers to the switching elements being formed on one of a pair of substrates sandwiching a liquid crystal layer. Wiring lines are formed on the one of a pair of substrates for transferring display data signals and a clock signal to the gate drivers. | 08-06-2009 |
20100237896 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer formed between the first substrate and the second substrate. A pixel area is formed on the first substrate, and a driver is formed on the substrate and electrically connected with the pixel area. A plurality of lines are electrically connected with the driver, and a plurality of pads are electrically connected with the plurality of lines. The plurality of pads are formed in a straight line and are not electrically connected with each other except for the electric connection with the plurality of lines. | 09-23-2010 |
20120194577 | DRIVING METHOD FOR DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display includes pixels each having an switching element, drain drivers and gate drivers for operating the switching elements and the pixels, and drain lines and gate lines supplying signals from the drain drivers and the gate drivers to the switching elements being formed on one of a pair of substrates sandwiching a liquid crystal layer. Wiring lines are formed on the one of a pair of substrates for transferring display data signals and a clock signal to the gate drivers. | 08-02-2012 |
20130002734 | DRIVING METHOD FOR DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display includes pixels each having an switching element, drain drivers and gate drivers for operating the switching elements and the pixels, and drain lines and gate lines supplying signals from the drain drivers and the gate drivers to the switching elements being formed on one of a pair of substrates sandwiching a liquid crystal layer. Wiring lines are formed on the one of a pair of substrates for transferring display data signals and a clock signal to the gate drivers. | 01-03-2013 |
20130201418 | DRIVING METHOD FOR DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display includes pixels each having an switching element, drain drivers and gate drivers for operating the switching elements and the pixels, and drain lines and gate lines supplying signals from the drain drivers and the gate drivers to the switching elements being formed on one of a pair of substrates sandwiching a liquid crystal layer. Wiring lines are formed on the one of a pair of substrates for transferring display data signals and a clock signal to the gate drivers. | 08-08-2013 |
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20120206107 | PROTECTION MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING STATUS DATA OF THE PROTECTION MODULE - A protection module interposed between a chargeable/dischargeable secondary battery and a load, the protection module includes a first switching element connected to the chargeable/dischargeable secondary battery, a second switching element connected to the load, a protection unit configured to prevent over-charge and over-discharge of the chargeable/dischargeable secondary battery by switching on/off the first and the second switching elements, a storage unit configured to store status data of the chargeable/dischargeable secondary battery and threshold data pertaining to a status of the chargeable/dischargeable secondary battery, a status monitor unit configured to monitor the status of the chargeable/dischargeable secondary battery. The status monitor unit is configured to set plural storage areas in the storage unit and store the status data and a flag data indicating whether the status data is a latest status data in one of the plural storage areas. | 08-16-2012 |
20130085695 | BATTERY STATE MEASURING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A battery state measuring method computes a battery voltage at a time when charging or discharge of a battery stops, corresponding to a charging rate of a unit time before, based on a first battery characteristic. The method further computes a variation per unit time of the charging rate, corresponding to a voltage difference between the detected and computed battery voltages, based on a second battery characteristic, and computes a charging rate of the unit time after, using the charging rate of the unit time before and the computed variation. | 04-04-2013 |
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20080284966 | Image Display Device - A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate with a liquid crystal layer therebetween, a seal material joining the first substrate and the second substrate to each other, a plurality of gate signal lines and a plurality of drain signal lines, wherein the gate signal lines and the drain signal lines being formed on the first substrate, and a plurality of drive circuits connected to the first substrate. Data transmission signal lines are formed on the first substrate, wherein the data transmission signal lines are connected electrically between the drive circuits, and at least a part of at least one of the data transmission signal lines is positioned between the seal material and the first substrate. | 11-20-2008 |
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20130100368 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A liquid crystal display device includes a first insulating layer which sits on an end portion of a first transparent electrode, a gate electrode under the first insulating layer, a semiconductor layer on the first insulating layer, a first wiring which is formed so as to reach the first transparent electrode thereon from the semiconductor layer and is electrically connected to the first transparent electrode, a second wiring which is pulled out from the upper part of the semiconductor layer with an interval from the first wiring, a second insulating layer which covers the first wiring, the second wiring, the semiconductor layer, and the second insulating layer which covers the first transparent electrode, a second transparent electrode which is formed on the second insulating layer, and a liquid crystal layer which is arranged on the second transparent electrode. | 04-25-2013 |
20140176889 | Liquid Crystal Display Device - A liquid crystal display device includes a pixel electrode, a common electrode, and an insulating layer which is formed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode. The pixel electrode or the common electrode includes at least one strip shaped portion which is extended in a first direction. A first thickness of the insulating layer between the pixel and common electrodes at a first portion extending from a vicinity of end of the at least one strip shaped portion in the first direction toward the end of the at least one strip shaped portion is thicker than a second thickness of the insulating layer between the pixel and the common electrodes at a second portion extending from the vicinity of end of the at least one strip shaped portion in the first direction toward a center of the at least one strip shaped portion. | 06-26-2014 |
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20080302184 | ACCELERATION SENSOR AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - First and second semiconductor layers are attached to each other with an insulation layer sandwiched therebetween. An acceleration sensor device is formed in the first semiconductor layer. A control device for controlling the acceleration sensor device is formed on the second semiconductor layer. Through holes are formed in the second semiconductor layer, and an insulation layer is formed to cover the wall surfaces of the through holes. Through interconnections are formed within the through holes for electrically connecting the acceleration sensor device and the control device to each other. Accordingly, it is possible to obtain an acceleration sensor having excellent detection accuracy while having a reduced size, and a fabrication method thereof. | 12-11-2008 |
20090166623 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A first interconnection is formed along a groove of a substrate and on a bottom surface of the groove, and has a first thickness. A second interconnection is electrically connected to the first interconnection and has a second thickness larger than the first thickness. An acceleration sensing unit is electrically connected to the second interconnection. A sealing unit has a portion opposed to the substrate with the first interconnection therebetween, and surrounds the second interconnection and the acceleration sensing unit on the substrate. A cap is arranged on the sealing unit to form a cavity on a region of the substrate surrounded by the sealing unit. Thereby, airtightness of the cavity can be ensured and also an electric resistance of the interconnection connected to the acceleration sensing unit can be reduced. | 07-02-2009 |
20100218611 | SEMICONDUCTOR PRESSURE SENSOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor pressure sensor includes a silicon substrate, an active gauge resistance forming portion having a first diaphragm and a first gauge resistance formed on the silicon substrate, and a dummy gauge resistance forming portion for temperature compensation having a second diaphragm and a second gauge resistance, formed on the substrate. The first diaphragm of the active gauge resistance forming portion and the second diaphragm of the dummy gauge resistance forming portion for temperature compensation are formed of a common polysilicon film. The polysilicon film has an anchor portion to be connected to the substrate. The first and second diaphragms have mutually identical or symmetrical structures and the first and second gauges have mutually identical or symmetrical structures. Accordingly, a semiconductor pressure sensor capable of highly accurate temperature compensation and manufacturing method thereof can be provided. | 09-02-2010 |
20100242618 | SEMICONDUCTOR PRESSURE SENSOR AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A diaphragm made of a polysilicon film is provided above a first main surface of a silicon substrate. Four gauge resistors are provided on the top face of the diaphragm. A through hole for exposing the bottom face of the diaphragm is formed in the silicon substrate. An anchor portion for mounting the diaphragm on the silicon substrate is provided between the diaphragm and the silicon substrate in a manner surrounding circumferentially an opening end of the through hole located at the side facing the first main surface. Accordingly, a semiconductor pressure sensor having a diaphragm of reduced and less varied thickness can be obtained. | 09-30-2010 |
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20120142523 | POROUS COMPOSITE METAL OXIDE, CATALYST USING THE SAME, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE POROUS COMPOSITE METAL OXIDE AND THE CATALYST - A porous composite metal oxide, including a mixture of first ultrafine particles containing alumina and second ultrafine particles containing zirconia, wherein the first ultrafine particles and the second ultrafine particles are uniformly dispersed in such a way as to satisfy a condition that standard deviations of content ratios (% by mass) of all metal elements contained in the porous composite metal oxide at 0.1% by mass or more are each 10 or less, the standard deviations being obtained by measuring content ratios of the metal elements at 100 measurement points within a minute analysis region of 20 nm square by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy using a scanning transmission electron microscope equipped with a spherical aberration correction function. | 06-07-2012 |
20120244056 | METHOD OF SYNTHESIZING METAL COMPOSITE OXIDE AND METAL COMPOSITE OXIDE OBTAINED BY SAME - A method of synthesizing metal composite oxide, the method including: a step of separately introducing into a high-speed stirring apparatus a ceria composite oxide microparticle colloid having a mean particle diameter of 10 nm or less after adding a dispersant and an alumina microparticle colloid having a mean particle diameter of 10 nm or less after adding a dispersant; a step of synthesizing alumina-ceria composite oxide microparticles by allowing the ceria composite oxide microparticles and the alumina microparticles that have been introduced into the high-speed stirring apparatus to react in a microscopic space; and a step of applying a shearing force of 17000 sec | 09-27-2012 |
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20080212772 | Image forming apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes a receiving unit for receiving data encrypted with a first encryption method and sent from a host device; a decryption unit for decrypting the data thus encrypted; an embedded data generation unit for re-editing the data thus decrypted to generate embedded information; an embedded information encryption unit for encrypting the embedded information with a second encryption method; and an image forming unit for forming the embedded information thus encrypted on a medium as a base emblem pattern. | 09-04-2008 |
20110140215 | SEMICONDUCTOR PRESSURE SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor pressure sensor comprises: a substrate having a through-hole; a polysilicon film provided on the substrate and having a diaphragm above the through-hole; an insulating film provided on the polysilicon film; first, second, third, and forth polysilicon gauge resistances provided on the insulating film and having a piezoresistor effect; and polysilicon wirings connecting the first, second, third, and forth polysilicon gauge resistances in a bridge shape, wherein each of the first and second polysilicon gauge resistances is disposed on a central portion of the diaphragm and has a plurality of resistors connected in parallel, a structure of the first polysilicon gauge resistance is same as a structure of the second polysilicon gauge resistance, and a direction of the first polysilicon gauge resistance is same as a direction of the second polysilicon gauge resistance. | 06-16-2011 |
20120105900 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FORMING IMAGES - An image forming apparatus performs a direct printing function. A selecting section selects at least two files from a plurality of files stored in at least one of an internal storage medium and an external storage medium. A human interface receives passwords form a user. A password determining section determines whether the selected files are protected by passwords. A file extracting section extracts the selected files from an internal storage medium or external storage medium. A password verifying section determines whether passwords contained in the selected files and the passwords inputted through the human interface coincide. A printer prints the selected files. A printing controller controls the printer, causing the printer to print at least one of selected files if the password verifying section has determined that the password contained in the at least one selected file and the password inputted by the user coincide. | 05-03-2012 |
20120147438 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - An image processing device includes an image scanning part that scans an image on a document and generates image data based on the image, an input part that accepts an input designation of a division number into which the image data generated by the image scanning part is divided, and an output resolution of output image data created based on the image data, a division processing part that creates divided image data by dividing the image data by the division number accepted by the input part, controller that calculates a scan resolution based on the division number and the output resolution of the output image data, and a data output part that outputs the divided image data as the output image data. The controller controls the image scanning part to scan the image at the calculated scan resolution. | 06-14-2012 |
20120152029 | SEMICONDUCTOR PRESSURE SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor pressure sensor, a multilayer structure including a polysilicon diaphragm, a polysilicon gauge resistor formed on a side of a space which is to serve as a vacuum chamber below the polysilicon diaphragm, and a group of insulating films containing the polysilicon diaphragm and the polysilicon gauge resistor and having an etching solution introduction hole in contact with a sacrificial layer is formed on the sacrificial layer. Then, an etching solution is supplied through the etching solution introduction hole and the sacrificial layer is etched with the etching solution, to thereby obtain a diaphragm body formed of the multilayer structure, which functions on the vacuum chamber, and a surface of a silicon substrate below a first opening of a first insulating film is etched to thereby form the space which is to serve as the vacuum chamber and a diaphragm stopper disposed in the space, protruding toward near the center of the diaphragm body. With this structure, it is possible to provide a technique for suppressing the variation in the performance of a semiconductor pressure sensor when the semiconductor pressure sensor is downsized. | 06-21-2012 |
20130077786 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes a processor configured to assign image data a first restriction to restrict a first operation on the image date and a second restriction to restrict a second operation on the image data, an output unit configured to output the image data with the first restriction and second restriction, a restriction information storage unit configured to store therein a preset first password to allow the first operation and a preset second password allow the second operation, an entry unit configured to prompt a user to enter a new first password to allow the first operation and a new second password to allow the second operation, and a selector configured to allow the user to select the preset passwords or the new passwords to be used for the assignment of the first restriction and the second restriction to the image data by the processor. | 03-28-2013 |
20140003601 | IMAGE DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE DATA PROCESSING PROGRAM | 01-02-2014 |
20140319585 | SEMICONDUCTOR PRESSURE SENSOR AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - At a pressure sensor region, a pressure sensor including a fixed electrode, a vacuum chamber and a movable electrode is formed at a pressure sensor region, whereas a memory cell transistor and a field effect transistor are formed at a MOS region. An etching hole communicating with the vacuum chamber is sealed by a first sealing film and the like. The vacuum chamber is formed by removing a portion of a film identical to the film of a gate electrode of the memory cell transistor. | 10-30-2014 |
20150191347 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: simultaneously forming first and second well regions on a semiconductor substrate, wherein the second well region becomes a fixed electrode; simultaneously forming a first gate insulating film on the first well region and a fixed electrode protective film on the second well region; simultaneously forming a floating gate electrode on the first gate insulating film and a sacrificial film on the fixed electrode protective film; simultaneously forming a second gate insulating film on the floating gate electrode and a movable electrode protective film on the sacrificial film; simultaneously forming a gate electrode on the second gate insulating film and a movable electrode on the movable electrode protective film; removing the sacrificial film to form a void by; and vacuum-sealing the void to form a vacuum chamber. | 07-09-2015 |