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20080297129 | HIGH-VOLTAGE POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS EMPLOYING SAME - The voltage at a spurious frequency is decreased while maintaining as much as possible the voltage at a resonance frequency of a piezoelectric transformer, thus controlling a wide voltage range with a comparatively low cost configuration. A high-voltage power supply apparatus includes a piezoelectric transformer that outputs a highest voltage at a predetermined resonance frequency, and a generating unit that generates a signal that oscillates at a drive frequency that drives the piezoelectric transformer, throughout a frequency range that includes the resonance frequency. Furthermore, the high-voltage power supply apparatus includes an output terminal connected to the piezoelectric transformer, and a constant-voltage element inserted in a path that couples the piezoelectric transformer and the output terminal. | 12-04-2008 |
20130004196 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD MANUFACTURING METHOD - A piezoelectric transformer includes a piezoelectric element. Two primary side electrodes exist on the primary side of the piezoelectric element. The primary side electrodes are coupled by a resistor formed from a conductive coating. A discharge current is discharged via the resistor to protect a semiconductor component from the discharge current. Since neither a short-circuit terminal nor conductive jig is required, electrostatic discharge damage to a semiconductor component can be prevented by a low-cost arrangement. | 01-03-2013 |
20130100712 | POWER SOURCE DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A power source device that outputs a DC voltage includes a rectification unit configured to rectify an input pulse voltage, a voltage-current conversion unit disposed on a side where the pulse voltage is input into the rectification unit, a current-voltage conversion unit configured to convert a current from the voltage-current conversion unit into a voltage, and a comparison unit configured to compare the voltage from the current-voltage conversion unit with a reference voltage. An operation of the rectification unit is controlled based on an output from the comparison unit. | 04-25-2013 |
20130155163 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an image bearing member configured to bear a toner image; a plurality of electrode portions; a control unit configured to control a voltage applied to the electrode unit based on image information; and a toner bearing member configured to bear toner and form a toner image on the image bearing member according to the voltage applied to the electrode portion, in which α>1.22 is satisfied and rx″/ry″ is defined as α, where Dy indicates a thickness of the image bearing member, Dx indicates a distance between the electrode portions adjacent to each other, rx″ indicates a resistance component of the image bearing member in a direction parallel to Dx and ry″ indicates a resistance component of the image bearing member in a direction parallel to Dy in a rectangular solid body including Dx and Dy in a side. | 06-20-2013 |
20140254210 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The power supply apparatus includes a transformer having a primary and secondary sides, a first line and a second line to which an AC voltage is input from an AC power supply, a rectifying and smoothing unit that rectifies and smoothes the AC voltage, a shut-off unit provided between the first line and the rectifying and smoothing unit, a switching element that switches a current from the rectifying and smoothing unit to the primary side of the transformer, a first overvoltage detection unit that outputs a voltage corresponding to the AC voltage, a second overvoltage detection unit that outputs an overvoltage detection signal; and a control unit that controls the shut-off unit to shut off the input of the AC voltage. | 09-11-2014 |
20150132035 | FIXING DEVICE - A fixing device configured to fix an image on a recording material, includes: a rotary member including an electroconductive layer; a coil which has a spiral shaped portion and is disposed in the inside of the rotary member; and a core disposed in the spiral shaped portion; with magnetic resistance of the core being, with an area from one end to the other end of the maximum passage region of the image on the recording material regarding the generatrix direction, equal to or smaller than 30% of combined magnetic resistance made up of magnetic resistance of the electroconductive layer and magnetic resistance of a region between the electroconductive layer and the core. | 05-14-2015 |
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20110166365 | Collagen peptide, dipeptide and malady inhibitor - A problem that the present invention is to solve is to provide: a main body of a peptide molecule which is effective for inhibition of various maladies such as osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and pressure ulcer, particularly, a dipeptide which is easy to absorb into a body in an intestine; a collagen peptide which comprises the dipeptide as an essential dipeptide; and a malady inhibitor which comprises the dipeptide as an essential effective component. As a means of solving such a problem, a collagen peptide according to the present invention is characterized by comprising a dipeptide having a structure of Hyp-Gly as an essential dipeptide. A dipeptide according to the present invention is characterized by having a structure of Hyp-Gly. A malady inhibitor according to the present invention is characterized by comprising a dipeptide having a structure of Hyp-Gly as an essential effective component. | 07-07-2011 |
20120258919 | Collagen peptide, dipeptide and malady inhibitor - A problem that the present invention is to solve is to provide: a main body of a peptide molecule which is effective for inhibition of various maladies such as osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and pressure ulcer, particularly, a dipeptide which is easy to absorb into a body in an intestine; a collagen peptide which comprises the dipeptide as an essential dipeptide; and a malady inhibitor which comprises the dipeptide as an essential effective component. As a means of solving such a problem, a collagen peptide according to the present invention is characterized by comprising a dipeptide having a structure of Hyp-Gly as an essential dipeptide. A dipeptide according to the present invention is characterized by having a structure of Hyp-Gly. A malady inhibitor according to the present invention is characterized by comprising a dipeptide having a structure of Hyp-Gly as an essential effective component. | 10-11-2012 |
20140024596 | DISEASE INHIBITING AGENT - At least one peptide molecule selected from EGDGHLGKPGROGE (SEQ ID NO:1), EKDGHPGKPGROGE (SEQ ID NO:2), G(POG) | 01-23-2014 |
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20090099193 | EML4-ALK FUSION GENE - The present inventors found that a fusion gene present in some cancer patients is an oncogene. The present invention relates to a polypeptide as a novel fusion protein, a polynucleotide encoding the polypeptide, a vector comprising the polynucleotide, a transformed cell comprising the vector, and a therapeutic agent for cancer. | 04-16-2009 |
20100099658 | DI(ARYLAMINO)ARYL COMPOUND - The present invention provides a compound which is useful as an inhibitor against the kinase activity of EML4-ALK fusion proteins and mutant EGFR proteins. | 04-22-2010 |
20100240673 | EML4-ALK Fusion Gene - The present inventors found that a fusion gene present in some cancer patients is an oncogene. The present invention relates to a polypeptide as a novel fusion protein, a polynucleotide encoding the polypeptide, a vector comprising the polynucleotide, a transformed cell comprising the vector, a method for detecting the fusion protein or polynucleotide, a method for screening a therapeutic agent for cancer, and a method for treating cancer that is shown to be positive for the fusion gene. Further, the present invention relates kit, primer set, and probe useful in the detection of cancer that is shown to be positive for the fusion gene. | 09-23-2010 |
20110230545 | EML4-ALK FUSION GENE - The present inventors found that a fusion gene present in some cancer patients is an oncogene. The present invention relates to a polypeptide as a novel fusion protein, a polynucleotide encoding the polypeptide, a vector comprising the polynucleotide, a transformed cell comprising the vector, a method for detecting the fusion protein or polynucleotide, a method for screening a therapeutic agent for cancer, and a method for treating cancer that is shown to be positive for the fusion gene. Further, the present invention relates kit, primer set, and probe useful in the detection of cancer that is shown to be positive for the fusion gene. | 09-22-2011 |
20130158095 | EML4-ALK FUSION GENE - The present inventors found that a fusion gene present in some cancer patients is an oncogene. The present invention relates to a polypeptide as a novel fusion protein, a polynucleotide encoding the polypeptide, a vector comprising the polynucleotide, a transformed cell comprising the vector, a method for detecting the fusion protein or polynucleotide, a method for screening a therapeutic agent for cancer, and a method for treating cancer that is shown to be positive for the fusion gene. Further, the present invention relates kit, primer set, and probe useful in the detection of cancer that is shown to be positive for the fusion gene. | 06-20-2013 |
20130203810 | Identification, Assessment, and Therapy of Cancers with Innate or Acquired Resistance to ALK Inhibitors - Described herein are compositions, kits, and methods for determining whether subjects having cancer(s) positive for ALK mutations are likely to respond to treatment with an ALK inhibitor and/or whether a patient having such cancer(s) is likely to have a relatively slower disease progression. Further described are methods for prognosing a time course of disease in a subject having such cancer. | 08-08-2013 |
20150184161 | EML4-ALK FUSION GENE - The present inventors found that a fusion gene present in some cancer patients is an oncogene. The present invention relates to a polypeptide as a novel fusion protein, a polynucleotide encoding the polypeptide, a vector comprising the polynucleotide, a transformed cell comprising the vector, a method for detecting the fusion protein or polynucleotide, a method for screening a therapeutic agent for cancer, and a method for treating cancer that is shown to be positive for the fusion gene. Further, the present invention relates kit, primer set, and probe useful in the detection of cancer that is shown to be positive for the fusion gene | 07-02-2015 |
20150185223 | Compositions Comprising RAC Mutants, and Methods of Use Thereof - The present invention is based, in part, on the discovery of isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding mutant RAC polypeptides, or fragments thereof, wherein the mutant RAC polypeptides comprise one or more substitutions of an amino acid in the wild-type RAC polypeptide that renders the mutant RAC polypeptides constitutively active and oncogenic. Isolated mutant RAC polypeptides encoded by such nucleic acid molecules, as well as vectors, host cells, methods of producing encoded polypeptides using such isolated nucleic acid molecules, as well as methods of using mutant RAC nucleic acids and polypeptides for identifying, assessing, prognosing, and treating cancer, are also provided. | 07-02-2015 |
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20120219151 | PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINTING METHOD, TERMINAL, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COMPUTER PROGRAM - A printing system is provided with a terminal sending print data; a printer performing printing based on the print data; and a transfer device transferring the print data to the printer responding to a request from the printer. The terminal includes a transmission portion configured to, when communication with the transfer device is possible, send the print data to the transfer device, and configured to, when the communication is impossible, send the print data in association with a command for authentication print to the printer without via the transfer device. The printer includes a requesting portion configured to, when user authentication of a user of the terminal is successful, request the print data from the transfer device, and a printing portion configured to, when the user authentication is successful, perform the printing based on the print data received from the transfer device or the terminal. | 08-30-2012 |
20130063779 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSIGNING PRINT JOB - An apparatus for assigning a print job is provided. The apparatus includes a detector configured to detect an ambient temperature of each of a plurality of areas, said each of the areas including at least one printer and at least one air conditioning system; a selection portion configured to select a printer included in a suitable area of the areas, the suitable area being an area where the ambient temperature detected is lower than a predetermined temperature; and an issuing portion configured to give a print job to the printer selected. | 03-14-2013 |
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20120258464 | METHOD FOR DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION OF WHEAT ENDOGENOUS GENE - Provided is a method of detecting or quantifying a wheat species-specific DNA in a test sample by polymerase chain reaction. The method comprises a step of amplifying a nucleic acid molecule having a partial sequence of a nucleotide sequence identified as SEQ ID NO: 1 using a nucleic acid molecule in the test sample or a nucleic acid molecule extracted from the test sample as the template and using a primer pair capable of amplifying the partial sequence and a step of detecting or quantifying the amplified nucleic acid molecule. | 10-11-2012 |
20120264128 | METHOD FOR QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DETECTION OF COMMON WHEAT - Disclosed are: a method for detecting common wheat among from wheat varieties contained in a sample of interest such as a food raw material or a processed food specifically, with high sensitivity, and in a qualitative and/or quantitative manner; a method for discriminating between common wheat and a wheat variety other than common wheat (e.g., durum wheat) contained in a food raw material or a processed food and detecting the common wheat in a qualitative and/or quantitative manner; and a primer set, a nucleic acid probe, and a detection kit, each of which can be used in the methods employing a PCR method. Specifically disclosed are: a method for detecting the occurrence of common wheat in a sample of interest, which comprises carrying out a PCR method using a nucleic acid extracted from the sample as a template and using a primer comprising the nucleotide sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:5 and a primer comprising the nucleotide sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:6 and detecting the occurrence of a PCR amplification product; and a method for detecting the occurrence of common wheat in a sample of interest, which comprises carrying out a quantitative PCR method using a nucleic acid extracted from the sample as a template and using a primer comprising the nucleotide sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:5, a primer comprising the nucleotide sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:6 and a nucleic acid probe comprising the nucleotide sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:11 and detecting the occurrence of common wheat qualitatively and/or quantitatively. | 10-18-2012 |
20140287405 | METHOD FOR DETECTING AND QUANTIFYING WHEAT ENDOGENOUS GENE - Provided is a method of detecting or quantifying a wheat species-specific DNA in a test sample by polymerase chain reaction. The method comprises a step of amplifying a nucleic acid molecule having a partial sequence of a nucleotide sequence identified as SEQ ID NO: 1 using a nucleic acid molecule in the test sample or a nucleic acid molecule extracted from the test sample as the template and using a primer pair capable of amplifying the partial sequence and a step of detecting or quantifying the amplified nucleic acid molecule. | 09-25-2014 |
20140288289 | METHOD FOR DETECTING AND QUANTIFYING WHEAT ENDOGENOUS GENE - Provided is a method of detecting or quantifying a wheat species-specific DNA in a test sample by polymerase chain reaction. The method comprises a step of amplifying a nucleic acid molecule having at partial sequence of a nucleotide sequence identified as SEQ ID NO: 1 using a nucleic acid molecule in the test sample or a nucleic acid molecule extracted from the test sample as the template and using a primer pair capable of amplifying the partial sequence and a step of detecting or quantifying the amplified nucleic acid molecule. | 09-25-2014 |
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20120237820 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - An electrochemical device is disclosed. The device comprises a casing having a recess with an opening on a top face of the recess, a lid configured to block the recess of the casing so that the recess is watertight and airtight, a rechargeable and dischargeable storage element and an electrolytic solution enclosed in the recess, and a separate sheet interposed between the first and second electrode sheets, the separate sheet having a higher liquid absorption section interposed between the first and second electrode sheets, and a lower liquid absorption section continuously connected to the higher liquid absorption section, having a liquid absorption smaller than that of the higher liquid absorption section and extending outwardly with respect to the first and second electrode sheets. The lower liquid absorption section has a thickness greater than that of the higher liquid absorption section. | 09-20-2012 |
20130294012 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - An electrochemical device includes a casing, a storage element, an electrolyte, a wiring, and an adhesive layer. The casing forms a liquid chamber, the liquid chamber having a bottom surface provided with a recess. The storage element is housed in the liquid chamber. The electrolyte is housed in the liquid chamber. The wiring is connected to the recess. The adhesive layer is made of a conductive adhesive filled in the recess and configured to coat the wiring and cause the storage element to adhere to the casing. | 11-07-2013 |
20130330596 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - An electrochemical device includes a container, a storage element, and a structure. The container includes a container main body including a first inner surface, and a lid including a second inner surface opposed to the first inner surface. The lid is bonded to the container main body. The container contains an electrolyte. The storage element includes first and second electrode layers respectively adhered to the first and second inner surfaces and a separator provided between the first and second electrode layers to retain the electrolyte, and is sandwiched between the first and second inner surfaces. The structure is provided in at least either one of the first and second inner surfaces. The structure compresses and deforms the storage element to form, in an area of the separator sandwiched between the first and second electrode layers, a thin wall portion thinner than in a peripheral area around the area. | 12-12-2013 |
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20140177135 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - An electrochemical device that can ensure long-term reliability is equipped with a solution chamber and an electric storage element. The solution chamber houses electrolytic solution and has a first face and a second face opposing the first face. The electric storage element is positioned in the solution chamber and has a first electrode provided on the first face and a second electrode provided on the first face away from the first electrode. This way, an electrochemical device that can ensure long-term reliability can be provided. | 06-26-2014 |
20150155540 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - An electrochemical device is provided with an electric storage element that is constituted by a first electrode sheet, a second electrode sheet, and a separate sheet installed between the two electrode sheets. The separate sheet includes: a first part (high liquid absorptivity part) sandwiched between the two electrode sheets; a second part (low liquid absorptivity part) extending outward from the two electrode sheets and not in contact with a lid; and a third part (contact part) in contact with a rim surface of the second electrode sheet, whereby the electrochemical device can quickly and reliably resolve a phenomenon of the amount of electrolyte decreasing in the part of the separate sheet sandwiched between the two electrode sheets, even if the phenomenon occurs frequently. | 06-04-2015 |
20150221450 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - An electrochemical device is provided with an electric storage element that is constituted by a first electrode sheet, a second electrode sheet, and a separate sheet installed between the two electrode sheets. The separate sheet includes: a first part (high liquid absorptivity part) sandwiched between the two electrode sheets; a second part (low liquid absorptivity part) extending outward from the two electrode sheets; and a third part (contact part) in contact with a rim surface of the second electrode sheet, whereby the electrochemical device can quickly and reliably resolve a phenomenon of the amount of electrolyte decreasing in the part of the separate sheet sandwiched between the two electrode sheets, even if the phenomenon occurs frequently. | 08-06-2015 |
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20140036413 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CAPACITOR - An electrochemical capacitor includes a casing, an electrolyte, a storage element, a wiring and an adhesive layer. The casing forms a liquid chamber. The electrolyte is housed in the liquid chamber. The storage element is a storage element in which a positive electrode sheet, a separator sheet and a negative electrode sheet are laminated, being housed in the liquid chamber. A capacitance formed between a positive electrode active material in the positive electrode sheet and the electrolyte is greater than a capacitance formed between a negative electrode active material in the negative electrode sheet and the electrolyte. The wiring is connected to the liquid chamber. The adhesive layer is made of a conductive adhesive made with a synthetic resin including conductive particles. The adhesive layer covers the wiring, causes the positive electrode sheet to adhere to the casing, and electrically connects the wiring with the positive electrode sheet. | 02-06-2014 |
20140057158 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - An electrochemical device includes a container, a storage element, and a structure. The container includes a container main body including a first inner surface, and a lid including a second inner surface that is opposed to the first inner surface, the lid being joined to the container main body. The storage element includes a first electrode layer that is bonded to the first inner surface, a second electrode layer that is bonded to the second inner surface, and a separator that is provided between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, the storage element being sandwiched between the first inner surface and the second inner surface. The structure is provided to at least one of the first inner surface and the second inner surface, at least partially embedded in an inside of at least one of the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, and made of a cured conductive adhesive. | 02-27-2014 |
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20130325622 | DIGITAL WATERMARK ADVERTISING CONTENT SERVICE SYSTEM - The present invention provides an advertising content service system including a client terminal equipped with a camera, and a server that provides an advertising content associated with a digital watermark ID received from the client terminal. The client terminal includes a means for reading a digital watermark image embedded in a medium with the advertising content printed or displayed thereon by using the camera, analyzing the digital watermark image, extracting the digital watermark ID from the digital watermark image, and transmitting the digital watermark ID to the server. The server includes a means for acquiring from a database a detail of the advertising content associated with the digital watermark ID received from the client terminal, and transmitting the detail to the client terminal as a request source for display. | 12-05-2013 |
20140241568 | DIGITAL WATERMARK EMBEDDING METHOD AND DIGITAL WATERMARK DETECTION METHOD - A digital watermark embedding system generates a watermarked image by providing one or more specific regions in an image, each specific region including two or more base regions symmetric with respect to the centroid, and by embedding a watermark in the image while avoiding the specific region. Further, a digital watermark detecting system detects a watermark in a region other than the specific region, by detecting the shape of the specific region in which no watermark is embedded, calculating the centroid position of the specific region as a centroid, and correcting geometric transformation of the image based on the location in the image that corresponds to one or more calculated centroids. | 08-28-2014 |
20150049900 | INFORMATION PROVISION SYSTEM - A system capable of providing information having a large amount of data without spoiling the aesthetic appearance of an object is provided. An information provision terminal device | 02-19-2015 |
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20110206952 | DETERMINATION SYSTEM AND DETERMINATION METHOD FOR DETERMINING WHETHER METAL LITHIUM IS PRECIPITATED IN A LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH THE DETERMINATION SYSTEM - A determination system for determining whether metal lithium is precipitated in a lithium ion secondary battery includes: a discharging unit that causes the lithium ion secondary battery to perform constant current discharge until a voltage of the lithium ion secondary battery becomes a voltage corresponding to a predetermined low state of charge; a natural increase acquisition unit that acquires a natural increase in voltage of the lithium ion secondary battery after the constant current discharge is terminated; and a precipitation determining unit the compares the acquired natural increase with a predetermined threshold, that determines that the metal lithium is not precipitated when the natural increase is larger than or equal to the threshold, and that determines that the metal lithium is precipitated when the natural increase is smaller than the threshold. | 08-25-2011 |
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20120215472 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION TYPE LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY SYSTEM, METHOD FOR DETERMINING LITHIUM DEPOSITION IN THAT SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH THAT SYSTEM - A battery system includes a discharge amount obtaining portion that obtains a discharge amount (determination zone discharge amount) from a determination start voltage until a predetermined determination end voltage of a battery; an internal resistance obtaining portion that obtains an internal resistance value of the battery; a correlation map in which a combination of internal resistance value information and determination zone discharge amount information for a battery that is the same kind as a target of a determination and in which lithium deposition has not occurred is stored for each degree of age-related deterioration of the battery; and a deposition determining portion that determines a degree of lithium deposition in the target battery by comparing the determination zone discharge amount during the determination of the target battery with the internal resistance value during the determination of the target battery on the same scale by converting at least one via the correlation map. | 08-23-2012 |
20130132011 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING RECHARGEABLE BATTERY, AND VEHICLE - A diagnostic device diagnoses a lithium ion battery including a plurality of battery blocks. If a condition is established for starting a diagnosis, the diagnostic device starts discharging the battery, and after each battery block has a voltage decreased to a measurement starting voltage until the block has the voltage decreased to a measurement ending voltage the block discharges an amount of power, which the diagnostic device calculates for the battery block. If all blocks each discharge power in an amount larger than a brand-new product threshold value the diagnostic device determines that the battery is in a brand new condition. If all blocks each discharge power in an amount larger than a uselessness threshold value the diagnostic device determines that the battery is useful. If at least one block discharges power in an amount smaller than the uselessness threshold value the diagnostic device determines that the battery is useless. | 05-23-2013 |
20140055144 | DETERMINATION SYSTEM AND DETERMINATION METHOD FOR DETERMINING WHETHER METAL LITHIUM IS PRECIPTATED IN A LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH THE DETERMINATION SYSTEM - A determination system for determining whether metal lithium is precipitated in a lithium ion secondary battery includes: a discharging unit that causes the lithium ion secondary battery to perform constant current discharge until a voltage of the lithium ion secondary battery becomes a voltage corresponding to a predetermined low state of charge; a natural increase acquisition unit that acquires a natural increase in voltage of the lithium ion secondary battery after the constant current discharge is terminated; and a precipitation determining unit the compares the acquired natural increase with a predetermined threshold, that determines that the metal lithium is not precipitated when the natural increase is larger than or equal to the threshold, and that determines that the metal lithium is precipitated when the natural increase is smaller than the threshold. | 02-27-2014 |
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20080231672 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND LIQUID SUPPLY METHOD - A liquid ejecting apparatus which includes an ejection head capable of ejecting a liquid to an ejection object, a liquid source including a liquid container capable of containing the liquid, a flow channel capable of allowing the liquid to flow form the liquid source to the ejection head, and a pressure buffer disposed in the flow channel capable of buffering a variation in pressure of the liquid in the flow channel when the liquid container is detached from the liquid source. | 09-25-2008 |
20100045733 | FLUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A fluid ejecting apparatus includes a fluid ejecting head with a nozzle forming face having formed thereon a plurality of nozzles for ejecting fluid, a cap that is able to form a sealed space together with the nozzle forming face by being in contact with the nozzle forming face, a decompressing unit that is coupled to the cap so as to decompress the sealed space via a first channel, an ambient air ventilating unit that is coupled to the cap so as to open the sealed space to ambient air via a second channel, and a check valve that is provided on the second channel between the cap and the ambient air ventilating unit. | 02-25-2010 |
20140253645 | LIQUID SUPPLY APPARATUS AND LIQUID CONTAINER - A liquid supply apparatus and a liquid container that allow a liquid outlet portion and a liquid inlet portion to be readily connected to each other are provided. An ink supply apparatus for supplying ink to an inkjet printer includes: an ink container that has an ink bag, and an ink outlet portion in communication with the ink bag; a right recess portion and a left recess portion that support the ink container; an ink inlet needle that can be connected to the ink outlet portion; and a connection tube that connects the ink inlet needle and the inkjet printer. The ink container is detachably supported by the right recess portion and the left recess portion such that the ink outlet portion is positioned on the upper side in the gravity direction of the ink bag. | 09-11-2014 |
20150035900 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND WIPING METHOD - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting unit which includes a nozzle forming surface having nozzle openings for ejecting liquid formed thereon, a wiper which is contactably disposed on the nozzle forming surface, a movement unit which is able to relatively move the liquid ejecting unit and the wiper, and a control unit which controls the movement units such that an interference amount of the wiper and the nozzle forming surface in a position of the wiper which comes in contact with the liquid ejecting unit, is smaller than an interference amount of the wiper and the nozzle forming surface when the wiper is relatively moved through a nozzle region which is a region including the nozzle openings of the nozzle forming surface in a direction along the nozzle forming surface. | 02-05-2015 |
20150042721 | LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS - A liquid ejection apparatus includes a liquid ejection unit including a nozzle formation surface in which an opening of a nozzle for ejecting liquid is formed; a wiper disposed so that the wiper can come in contact with the nozzle formation surface; and a liquid collection portion, which is capable of collecting liquid adhered to the wiper, disposed on an end side of the nozzle formation surface of the liquid ejection unit so as to be spaced apart from the nozzle formation surface in a wiping direction. The liquid collection portion includes a scraper having a scraping surface that scrapes off the liquid adhered to the wiper by coming in contact with the wiper, and a liquid absorbing material disposed at a position that does not come in contact with the wiper and at a position that comes in contact with an end portion of the scraping surface. | 02-12-2015 |
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20150109378 | LIQUID STORAGE CONTAINER AND LIQUID JET APPARATUS - A liquid storage container includes a liquid storage section configured to store a liquid, a liquid injection section connected to the liquid storage section and configured to inject the liquid into the liquid storage section, a liquid injection port defined as an intersection at which the liquid injection section and the liquid storage section intersect each other, an air chamber communicated with air, an air introduction section communicated to the air chamber and configured to introduce the air to the air chamber, a communicating passage through which the liquid storage section and the air chamber are communicated to each other, and a collection section configured to collect the liquid and provided in a route of the communicating passage, the route being configured to send the air from the air chamber toward the liquid storage section and being a portion through which the air goes downward from above of the route in a posture where the liquid injection port is oriented upward in a direction intersecting with a horizontal direction. | 04-23-2015 |
20150109379 | LIQUID STORAGE CONTAINER AND LIQUID JET APPARATUS - A liquid storage container includes a liquid storage section configured to store a liquid, a liquid injection section configured to inject the liquid into the liquid storage section, a liquid injection port defined as an intersection at which the liquid injection section and the liquid storage section intersect each other, an air chamber communicated with air, an air introduction path communicated to the air chamber and configured to introduce the air to the air chamber, a communicating passage through which the liquid storage section and the air chamber are communicated to each other, a first connecting port, which is a connecting port between the air introduction path and the air chamber, being located below a position that is lowered by a first distance from an upper end of the air chamber and located above a position that is raised by a second distance from a lower end of the air chamber in a posture where a liquid injection port is oriented upward in the intersecting direction, and a second connecting port, which is a connecting port between the communicating passage and the air chamber, in the intersecting direction in the posture, where the first distance is defined as a length of the first connecting port in an intersecting direction intersecting with a horizontal direction in the posture and the second distance is defined as a length of the second connecting port in the intersecting direction in the posture. | 04-23-2015 |
20150109386 | LIQUID STORAGE CONTAINER AND LIQUID JET APPARATUS - A liquid storage container includes a liquid storage section configured to store a liquid, a liquid injection section connected to the liquid storage section and configured to inject the liquid into the liquid storage section, an air chamber communicated with air, an air introduction section communicated to the air chamber and configured to introduce the air to the air chamber, a communicating passage through which the liquid storage section and the air chamber are communicated to each other, a liquid injection port defined as an intersection at which the liquid injection section and the liquid storage section intersect each other, and a connecting port defined between the liquid storage section and the communicating passage and located above the liquid injection port in a posture where the liquid injection port is oriented upward in a direction intersecting with a horizontal direction. | 04-23-2015 |
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20130047190 | NETWORK SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS - A network system includes an image projection apparatus that projects image data; a first terminal; and a second terminal where the first terminal includes an original image data storing unit that stores original image data and a corresponding information generating unit that generates corresponding information in which image identification data of the image data for projection, generated from the original image data, capable of identifying the original image data and terminal identification data for identifying the first terminal correspond with each other, and the image projection apparatus includes a request sending unit that sends, upon receiving a request for delivering the image data being projected from the second terminal, the request for delivering the original image data including the image identification data, which is included in the corresponding information stored in the storing unit, to the first terminal. | 02-21-2013 |
20130162663 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF OUTPUTTING IMAGE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING IMAGE OUTPUT CONTROL PROGRAM - An apparatus, system, and method of outputting an image, and image output control program stored in a recording medium are described. The image output apparatus that displays data through a display obtains first element identification information for identifying a first element included in a specified folder, determines whether the first element is a folder based on the first element identification information, obtains second element identification information for identifying a second element included in the first element when the first element is determined to be the folder, analyzes whether the second element is a data file having a data format compatible with the display to generate an analysis result, determines a display format of the first element that is determined to be the folder based on the analysis result of the second element, and causes the display to display an image that reflects the first element in the determined display format. | 06-27-2013 |
20130314427 | NETWORK SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS - A network system includes an image projection apparatus that projects image data; a first terminal; and a second terminal where the first terminal includes an original image data storing unit that stores original image data and a corresponding information generating unit that generates corresponding information in which image identification data of the image data for projection, generated from the original image data, capable of identifying the original image data and terminal identification data for identifying the first terminal correspond with each other, and the image projection apparatus includes a corresponding information sending unit that sends, upon receiving the request for delivering the corresponding information of the image data being projected from the second terminal, the corresponding information stored in the storing unit, to the second terminal. | 11-28-2013 |
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20130003057 | Fluid Separation Device, Gas Separation Device and Detection Device Using the Same - A fluid separation device includes a holding member which holds a first fluid sample and a light source which casts light with a specific wavelength onto the holding member. When the first fluid sample contains a specific substance, a maximum value L | 01-03-2013 |
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20150098085 | SENSOR CHIP, SENSOR CARTRIDGE, AND DETECTION APPARATUS - A sensor chip capable of reliably combining propagating surface plasmon resonance with localized surface plasmon resonance of metal nanostructures is provided. A sensor chip includes a metal grating. The metal grating includes multiple long metal pieces extending in a first direction. The long metal pieces are arranged at a pitch smaller than the wavelength of an excitation light. A dielectric layer covers the surface of the metal grating. A linear concavo-convex pattern which extends in a second direction intersecting the first direction is formed on the dielectric layer. Metal nanostructures are placed on the surface of the dielectric layer. | 04-09-2015 |
20150124258 | DETECTION APPARATUS - Provided are an optical device, a detection apparatus, etc., capable of obtaining a sufficiently large enhanced electric field without utilizing coupling between a localized surface plasmon and a propagating surface plasmon. An optical device includes a substrate, a metal layer formed on the substrate, a dielectric layer formed on the metal layer, and multiple metal nanostructures formed on the dielectric layer. When the thickness of the dielectric layer is denoted by d and the polarizability of the metal nanostructures is denoted by α, the following formulae are satisfied: d>α | 05-07-2015 |
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20140039319 | ULTRASONIC MEASURING APPARATUS AND BLOOD VESSEL INNER DIAMETER CALCULATING METHOD - In an ultrasonic measuring apparatus, an addition/averaging-period setting unit determines a blood vessel diameter stable period in which a blood vessel diameter is in a stable state in one heartbeat period and sets the blood vessel diameter stable period as an addition and averaging period. An adding and averaging unit adds up and averages reflected wave measurement data measured in the addition and averaging period set by the addition/averaging-period setting unit. A blood-vessel-diameter calculating unit calculates a blood vessel inner diameter of a blood vessel using combined data obtained by the addition and averaging of the adding and averaging unit. | 02-06-2014 |
20140364740 | ULTRASOUND MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND ULTRASOUND MEASUREMENT METHOD - A first interface of a media-adventitia interface and a second interface of a lumen-intima interface are specified on the basis of reflected waveform data in an n-th frame, a first interface of a media-adventitia interface and second interfaces of a lumen-intima interface are specified on the basis of reflected waveform data in an m-th frame, a first interface displacement amount and second interface displacement amounts between the n-th and m-th frames are determined, a reference displacement amount is calculated from the same reflected waveform data by phase difference tracking as the displacement amount of a vascular wall, and evaluation values for evaluating interface specification credibility are calculated from the first interface displacement amount, the second interface displacement amounts, and the reference displacement amount. | 12-11-2014 |
20150216500 | ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT METHOD - A transmission and reception control unit controls transmission of an ultrasonic wave toward a blood vessel and reception of a reflected wave. A setting unit sets a signal range including a signal part for tracking movement of blood vessel walls of the blood vessel due to pulsation, and a signal waveform template in the signal range, among received signals of the reflected waves obtained at a first timing. Then, a detection unit detects a second timing when a signal waveform of the signal part corresponding to the signal range among the received signals and the signal waveform template satisfy predetermined equivalent conditions. A tracking unit starts tracking at the second timing. | 08-06-2015 |
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20100117779 | INDUCTOR AND ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY USING IT - An inductor embedded in a printed wiring board includes a conductor extending in the thickness direction of a printed circuit board and a magnetic body that is in contact with the conductor with no gap therebetween. For example, the magnetic body is composed of ferrite having a cylindrical tubular shape. The conductor is composed of a copper film formed by plating on an inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical tubular ferrite. The inductor is inserted in the thickness direction of the printed wiring board. | 05-13-2010 |
20110102122 | INDUCTOR AND ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY USING IT - A printed wiring board including a substrate having a first surface and a second surface on the opposite side of the second surface, a first conductive circuit formed on the first surface of the substrate, a second conductive circuit formed on the second surface of the substrate, a magnetic body embedded in the substrate and extending in a thickness direction of the substrate, the magnetic body having a through-hole formed through the magnetic body and extending in the thickness direction of the substrate, and a through-hole conductor formed on an inner surface of the through-hole of the magnetic body such that the first and second conductive circuits are electrically connected to each other through the through-hole conductor. | 05-05-2011 |
20140027165 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD - A printed wiring board includes a first buildup layer including first and second interlayer insulating layers, and a second buildup layer formed on the first buildup layer and including the outermost interlayer insulating layer and the outermost conductive layer formed on the outermost interlayer resin insulating layer. The buildup layer includes a first signal line interposed between the first and second interlayer insulating layers, a first ground layer formed on a surface of the first interlayer resin insulating layer, and a second ground layer formed on a surface of the second interlayer resin insulating layer such that the first signal line is interposed between the first and second ground layers, the first and second interlayer insulating layers and the outermost interlayer insulating layer include resin materials, respectively, and the first and second interlayer insulating layers are different from the outermost interlayer insulating layer in material and/or thickness. | 01-30-2014 |
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20090200073 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD WITH CAPACITOR - A printed wiring board includes a capacitor including a dielectric body having a first surface and a second surface, a first electrode provided on the first surface of the dielectric body, and a second electrode provided on the second surface of the dielectric body. The first electrode has an area facing and being smaller than the first surface of the dielectric body, and the second electrode has an area facing and being larger than the second surface of the dielectric body. | 08-13-2009 |
20120212919 | INDUCTOR COMPONENT AND PRINTED WIRING BOARD INCORPORATING INDUCTOR COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INDUCTOR COMPONENT - A printed wiring board includes a core substrate having a cavity and having first and second surfaces, an inductor component accommodated in the cavity, a filler resin filling a gap formed between the substrate and component in the cavity, and a buildup layer formed on the first surface of the substrate and the component. The component has a coil layer, a second insulation layer formed on the coil layer, an electrode formed on the substance layer, and a via conductor formed in the substance layer and connecting the coil layer and the electrode, the component is accommodated in the cavity such that the electrode faces the first surface of the substrate, and the buildup layer includes an interlayer insulation layer formed on the first surface of the substrate and the component, a conductive layer formed on the insulation layer, and a connection via conductor connecting the conductive layer and electrode. | 08-23-2012 |
20120229342 | ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device has a substrate having a first surface and a second surface on the opposite side of the first surface, a first-surface-side conductive layer formed on the first surface of the substrate, a second-surface-side conductive layer formed on the second surface of the substrate, and through hole conductors connecting the first-surface-side conductive layer and the second-surface-side conductive layer. The first-surface-side conductive layer and the second-surface-side conductive layer are formed such that the first-surface-side conductive layer and the second-surface-side conductive layer are connected via the through hole conductors in a crank form from the first surface to second surface of the substrate. | 09-13-2012 |
20130020116 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD - A printed wiring board has a packaging substrate having multiple pads, and a transmission substrate mounted on the multiple pads of the packaging substrate. The packaging substrate has a pad group constituted of pads which mount an electronic component, the multiple pads mounting the transmission substrate includes a first pad positioned in a peripheral portion of the packaging substrate and a second pad positioned between the first pad and the pad group, the second pad is electrically connected to a signal pad of the pads in the pad group, and the transmission substrate includes a horizontal wiring which electrically connects the second pad and the first pad and which transmits a signal between the second pad and the first pad. | 01-24-2013 |
20130223033 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD, INDUCTOR COMPONENT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INDUCTOR COMPONENT - A printed wiring board has a core base having an opening portion, an inductor component accommodated in the opening portion, and a filler resin filling gap between the component and a side wall of the opening portion. The component has a support layer, a first conductive pattern on the support, an interlayer insulation layer on the support and first pattern, a second conductive pattern on the insulation layer, and a via conductor in the insulation layer and connecting the first and second patterns, the insulation layer includes a magnetic layer and a resin layer covering the magnetic layer, the magnetic layer includes magnetic material and resin material and has a first hole, the insulation layer has a second hole penetrating through the resin layer such that the second hole passes through the first hole and extends to the first pattern, and the via conductor is formed in the second hole. | 08-29-2013 |
20130342301 | INDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND PRINTED WIRING BOARD - An inductor device for a printed wiring board has an insulation layer having a first penetrating hole penetrating through the insulation layer, a magnetic core structure including a magnetic material filled in the first penetrating hole through the insulation layer such that the magnetic core structure including a first magnetic body layer formed in the first penetrating hole is formed through the insulation layer, and a conductor layer formed on the insulation layer and having an inductor pattern such that the inductor pattern is surrounding the circumference of the magnetic core structure. | 12-26-2013 |
20140020940 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTED WIRING BOARD - A printed wiring board includes a core substrate, a first buildup layer formed on a first surface of the core substrate and including an insulation layer and a conductive layer, a second buildup layer formed on a second surface of the core substrate on the opposite side with respect to the first buildup layer and including an insulation layer and a conductive layer, and an inductor device positioned in the second buildup layer and including a resin insulation layer and a coil layer formed on the resin insulation layer. The second buildup layer has a cavity in which the inductor device is accommodated. | 01-23-2014 |
20140159851 | INDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND PRINTED WIRING BOARD - An inductor device has a core base, and an inductor structure including a first conductive pattern formed on a first surface side of the core base, a second conductive pattern formed on a second surface side of the core base on the opposite side with respect to the first surface side of the core base, and a through-hole conductor formed through the core base such that the through-hole conductor is connecting the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern. The core base includes a magnetic material layer including a magnetic material, and the magnetic material layer of the core base is positioned adjacent to at least a portion of the periphery of the inductor structure. | 06-12-2014 |
20150137931 | INDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND PRINTED WIRING BOARD - A printed wiring board includes an insulation layer having a first penetrating hole penetrating through the insulation layer, a magnetic core structure including a magnetic material filled in the first penetrating hole through the insulation layer such that the magnetic core structure including a first magnetic body layer formed in the first penetrating hole is formed through the insulation layer, and a conductor layer formed on the insulation layer and having an inductor pattern such that the inductor pattern is surrounding a circumference of the magnetic core structure. The magnetic core structure and the inductor pattern of the conductor layer form an inductor device. | 05-21-2015 |
20150213946 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD - A printed wiring board includes a core substrate, a first buildup layer formed on first-surface side of the substrate, a second buildup layer formed on second-surface side of the substrate, and an inductor component formed on the second-surface side of the substrate. The inductor component includes a base layer, first conductive patterns formed on first surface of the base layer, second conductive patterns formed on second surface of the base layer and through-hole conductors connecting the first and second conductive patterns through the base layer such that the inductor component has an inductor structure having the first conductive patterns, the second conductive patterns and the through-hole conductors, and the base layer of the inductor component has a magnetic body structure including magnetic material such that the magnetic body structure is positioned on an inner side of the inductor structure. | 07-30-2015 |