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20090037903 | Information Processing Device, and Method and Computer Readable Medium Therefor - An information processing device, configured to be connected with a plurality of devices, includes a device extracting unit configured to extract, from the plurality of devices connected with the information processing device, a plurality of first devices of which respective drivers for controlling the plurality of first devices are to be installed into the information processing device, and an installation executing unit configured to consecutively install, into the information processing device, the respective drivers of the plurality of first devices extracted by the device extracting unit, in a single installation. | 02-05-2009 |
20090086246 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM THEREFOR - An information processing device configured to be connected with an image forming device includes a connection mode detecting unit detecting what kind of a connection mode is established between the information processing device and the image forming device, an operation mode setting unit setting one of a normal mode in which the image forming device performs the image forming operation without user certification and a secure mode in which the image forming device performs the image forming operation after successful user certification, as an operation mode in which the image forming device is controlled to perform an image forming operation, depending on the kind of the connection mode detected, and a driver installing unit installing a driver into the information processing device such that the driver controls the image forming device to perform the image forming operation in the mode set by the operation mode setting unit. | 04-02-2009 |
20090094598 | Method of Installing Application Programs and Computer Accessible Recording Medium Storing Installation Program - There is provided a method of installing an application program to an information processing device which is connected with a network to which an information processing server storing various pieces information are stored. The method includes the step of making the information processing device acquire setting information from the information server, the setting information being the information input through the information processing device when the application program was previously installed, the information processing device having the information processing server store the information, and the step of installing the application program based on the setting information which is acquired by having the information processing device acquire from the information processing server. | 04-09-2009 |
20090172374 | Information Processing Device, Information Processing Method, and Computer Readable Medium Therefor - An information processing device, configured to perform information processing with an application run on an operating system, includes an installing unit configured to install the application into the information processing device, an instruction accepting unit configured to accept an instruction to run the application, a first determining unit configured to determine whether the operating system has been rebooted after the installation of the application, in response to the instruction accepted through the instruction accepting unit, and a prohibiting unit configured to prohibit the application from being run when the first determining unit determines that the operating system has not been rebooted. | 07-02-2009 |
20100177351 | COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR OUTPUTTING INFORMATION, AND INFORMATION PROCESSOR AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE USING THE SAME - A computer readable medium has computer readable instructions stored thereon. The instructions, when executed by a processor communicable with an image forming device, cause the processor to perform the steps of transmitting, to a first server connected with the processor via a network, a request for supply of an expendable item for the image forming device, acquiring a first identification for identifying the expendable item to be supplied via the first server, which first identification is transmitted by the first server in response to the request, storing the first identification acquired, onto a database, acquiring a second identification for identifying an expendable item attached to the image forming device, determining whether the second identification acquired is identical to a first identification stored on the database, and outputting first information when it is determined that the second identification is different from any first identification stored on the database. | 07-15-2010 |
20110069340 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIA FOR INFORMATION DISPLAYING DEVICE AND FOR THE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A communication system including a communication device, and a plurality of information displaying devices capable of receiving status information of a communication device is provided. Each information displaying device includes a first judging unit to judge whether the received status information includes error settling information, a first display unit to display the error information and an operable image when the judgment is made that the received status information lacks the error settling information, a first transmitter to transmit error settling information to the communication device in response to an operation to the operable image, and a display restrictor to restrict the error information from being displayed when judgment is made that the received status information includes the error settling information. The communication device includes a second transmitter to transmit at least the error information, and additionally with the error setting information. | 03-24-2011 |
20140049793 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE DEVICE THEREFOR - An information processing device configured to be connected with an image forming device includes a connection mode detecting unit detecting what kind of a connection mode is established between the information processing device and the image forming device, an operation mode setting unit setting one of a normal mode in which the image forming device performs the image forming operation without user certification and a secure mode in which the image forming device performs the image forming operation after successful user certification, as an operation mode in which the image forming device is controlled to perform an image forming operation, depending on the kind of the connection mode detected, and a driver installing unit installing a driver into the information processing device such that the driver controls the image forming device to perform the image forming operation in the mode set by the operation mode setting unit. | 02-20-2014 |
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20080302467 | Pressure Resistant Vibration Absorbing Hose - A pressure resistant vibration absorbing hose has a hose body including an inner surface rubber layer, a reinforcing layer and an outer surface rubber layer and a joint fitting including a rigid insert pipe and a socket fitting. The joint fitting is attached to a swaged portion of an axial end portion of the hose body by securely swaging the socket fitting thereto. The inner surface rubber layer is formed by molding such that a swaged portion thereof is larger than a main portion thereof in diameter and a wall thickness of the swaged portion is equal to or larger than a wall thickness of the main portion, and after that, the reinforcing layer and the outer surface rubber layer are laminated to construct the hose body. | 12-11-2008 |
20120026700 | WIRING BODY CONNECTION STRUCTURE - A wiring body connection structure includes a first wiring body and a second wiring body, the first wiring body having a first base material made of an elastomer and a first wiring containing an elastomer and a conductive material, the second wiring body having a second base material and a second wiring. In the wiring body connection structure, a laminated section is partitioned where a first end of the first wiring body and a second end of the second wiring body overlap in a front-rear direction. The wiring body connection structure further includes a cover member arranged on a front surface of the first wiring body, and a conductive adhesive layer bonding the first end and the second end in the laminated section while ensuring a conductive property. The cover member is interposed between a frontmost end of the second end and the first wiring in the laminated section. | 02-02-2012 |
20120218029 | TOUCH SWITCH - A touch switch including: a conductive member for which voltage is applied from a plurality of locations for detecting presence or absence of a touch and a touch position on the conductive member of a conductor to be detected based on an electrical conduction status of the conductive member; and a detection-level changing mechanism for changing a detection level of the electrical conduction status of the conductive member due to the touch of the conductor on the conductive member. The presence or absence of the touch and the touch position on the conductive member of the conductor is detected if the detection level meets a predetermined condition. | 08-30-2012 |
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20110080164 | MAGNETO-SENSITIVE WIRE, MAGNETO-IMPEDANCE ELEMENT AND MAGNETO-IMPEDANCE SENSOR - The magneto-sensitive wire of the invention has a vortex-spin structure and hence includes no magnetic domain walls, so that the magneto-sensitive wire of the invention has an excellent hysteresis characteristic exhibiting nearly zero hysteresis. Therefore, the linearity related to the output voltage characteristic for the applied magnetic field in the determination range of an MI sensor is significantly improved as compared to MI sensors using the conventional magneto-sensitive wires. Using the magneto-sensitive wire of the invention makes it possible to provide a magneto-impedance (MI) element exhibiting a higher precision than the conventional ones and further provide a sensor using such an MI element. | 04-07-2011 |
20120013332 | MAGNETIC DETECTION DEVICE - A magnetic detection device of the present invention includes at least one pair of first magnetosensitive bodies each comprising a soft magnetic material extending in a first axis direction and being sensitive to an external magnetic field oriented in the first axis direction; and a magnetic field direction changer comprising a soft magnetic material and changing an external magnetic field oriented in a different axis direction from the first axis direction into a measurement magnetic field having a component in the first axis direction which can be detected by the at least one pair of first magnetosensitive bodies. With this magnetic detection device, the external magnetic field oriented in the different axis direction can be detected by way of the first magnetosensitive bodies. As a result, while attaining magnetic detection with high accuracy, the magnetic detection device can be reduced in size or thickness by omitting a magnetosensitive body extending long in the different axis direction. | 01-19-2012 |
20120038358 | ULTRA-SENSITIVE MAGNETOIMPEDANCE SENSOR - Provided is a magnetoimpedance (MI) sensor having a high magnetic sensor sensitivity and a wide measurement range. The MI sensor comprises an MI element, an electric current supply unit and a signal processing circuit. The MI element comprises a magnetosensitive wire formed of an amorphous soft magnetic alloy having zero magnetostriction, and a detection coil provided around the magnetosensitive wire with an electric insulator disposed therebetween, thereby detecting voltage generated at the detection coil and corresponding to an external magnetic field upon application of a high frequency electric current to the magnetosensitive wire. The electric current supply unit supplies the high frequency electric current to the MI element. The signal processing circuit processes an output signal from the detection coil. In this MI sensor, the magnetosensitive wire has at least a surface layer in which spins are aligned in a circumferential direction of the wire, and the high frequency electric current has a frequency in the range of 0.3 to 1.0 GHz inclusive. | 02-16-2012 |
20130181705 | MAGNETO-IMPEDANCE SENSOR ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An MI sensor element | 07-18-2013 |
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20110040436 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A power supply system includes a main power storage device and a plurality of sub power storage devices. A converter is connected to selected one of the sub power storage devices to convert voltage between the selected sub power storage device and an electric power feeding line bidirectionally. When a request for switching the selected sub power storage device in use is generated, a converter steps up voltage on the electric power feeding line to a predetermined voltage, and thereafter a process for switching relays is performed. The predetermined voltage is higher than any of a voltage output from the main power storage device and a voltage output from a sub power storage device to be newly connected to the converter. Further, during the process for switching connection of the relays, upper limits on electric power input/output to/from the selected sub power storage device are set to 0. | 02-17-2011 |
20110178664 | HYBRID VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A power supply system includes a main power storage device and a plurality of sub power storage devices. A converter is connected to a selected one of the sub power storage devices to convert voltage between the selected sub power storage device and an electric power feeding line bidirectionally. In response to decrease in SOC of the selected sub power storage device being used, a request to switch the sub power storage device is generated and accordingly a switching process for a relay is performed. Here, while a process for starting or stopping an engine is being performed, the request to switch will not be generated even when decrease in SOC is detected. Likewise, while a process for switching the sub power storage device is being performed, the process for starting or stopping the engine will not be started even when a request to start or stop the engine is generated. | 07-21-2011 |
20110208383 | ELECTRIC POWERED VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - A power supply system includes a main power storage device and a plurality of sub power storage devices. A converter is connected to a selected one of the sub power storage devices to perform voltage conversion bidirectionally between the selected sub power storage device and an electric power feeding line. A control device executes charging control for controlling input of electric power from a load device to the main power storage device and selected sub power storage device, and switching control for switching electrical connection between the plurality of sub power storage devices and electric power feeding line, according to a braking request of the electric powered vehicle. The control device prohibits or limits, until completion of one of the charging control and switching control, the other control. | 08-25-2011 |
20120010771 | HYBRID VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A power supply system includes a main power storage device and a plurality of sub power storage devices. A converter is connected to a selected one of the sub power storage devices to convert voltage between the selected sub power storage device and an electric power feeding line bidirectionally. The sub power storage device undergoes a connection switching process, and when the last sub power storage device is currently used, then, in accordance with that sub power storage device's SOC and the vehicle's state, a request is generated to disconnect the sub power storage device and a relay is turned off. In doing so, if a process is currently performed for starting or stopping an engine, generating the request is refrained even if a decreased SOC is sensed. Similarly, if a process is performed to disconnect a sub power storage device, and therewhile a request is generated to start/stop the engine, starting the process performed for starting or stopping the engine is refrained. | 01-12-2012 |
20120013184 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE, ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM OF ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE - A power supply system includes a main power storage device and a plurality of sub power storage devices. A converter is sequentially connected to one of the sub power storage devices to convert voltage between the selected sub power storage device and an electric power feeding line bidirectionally. The sub power storage device undergoes a connection switching process, and when there is no new sub power storage device remaining for replacement, then, in accordance with that sub power storage device's SOC and the vehicle's state, a request is generated to disconnect the sub power storage device. Here, when a condition regarding a temperature of at least one of the main power storage device and the plurality of sub power storage devices is satisfied, generation of a disconnection request is prohibited, in order to protect the main power storage device. | 01-19-2012 |
20120022738 | ELECTRIC POWERED VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - An electric powered vehicle includes a motor, an inverter, a main power storage device, and a plurality of sub power storage devices. A converter is connected to a selected one of the plurality of sub power storage devices to perform voltage conversion bidirectionally between the selected sub power storage device and an electric power feeding line. A control device executes a disconnection process to disconnect a selected sub power storage device from the converter based on a state of charge of the selected sub power storage device when there is no new sub power storage device that can replace the selected sub power storage device. Further, the control device executes a braking process for the inverter for regenerative braking by the motor. The control device prohibits, during execution of one process of a disconnection process and braking process, the other process. | 01-26-2012 |
20120065828 | HYBRID VEHICLE AND TRAVEL MODE SETTING METHOD OF HYBRID VEHICLE - In the case that there is the charge record of the charger at the system startup time, the motor travel priority mode is set as the travel mode when the accumulated charge ration SOC is more than or equal to the threshold value Sev, and the hybrid travel priority mode is set as the travel mode when the accumulated charge ratio SOC is less than the threshold value Sev. In the case that there is no charge record of the charger, the travel mode is set in the same way as the case that there is the charge record when the hybrid travel shift flag Fhv is equal to value ‘0’, and the hybrid travel priority mode is set as the travel mode when the hybrid travel shift flag Fhv is equal to value ‘1’. | 03-15-2012 |
20120072063 | HYBRID VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - During vehicle travelling with the motor travel priority mode where the vehicle is driven to travel prioritizing the motor travel after system startup, when the accumulated charge ratio of the batteries becomes less than the threshold value, which is set so that the accumulated charge ratio reaches the threshold value for shifting to the hybrid travel priority mode in the case that the vehicle is driven in the motor travel for the required time to warm up the catalyst, in the state that the temperature of the catalyst for purifying the engine exhaust is less than the threshold value which is predetermined as a lower limit temperature to activate the catalyst, the engine is started up and brought to the appropriate operation state to the catalyst warm-up and the vehicle is driven with the motor travel priority mode. | 03-22-2012 |
20120072066 | HYBRID VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - In the case that the motor travel priority mode is set and the restriction mode is set as the control mode because of the request of the operation of the engine, the threshold value Peg that is smaller value between the obtained value (kw·Wout) from multiplying the output limit Wout of the battery by the preset conversion factor kw and the preset power Pset that is smaller than the converted output limit Wout of the battery at a normal time is compared with the driving power Pdrv*. The hybrid vehicle is driven with the motor travel in idle operation of the engine when the driving power Pdrv* is not more than the threshold value Peg, and the hybrid vehicle is driven with power from the engine when the driving power Pdrv* is more than the threshold value Peg. | 03-22-2012 |
20120089290 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A power supply system includes a main power storage device and a plurality of sub power storage devices. A converter is connected to a selected one of the sub power storage devices to convert voltage between the selected sub power storage device and an electric power feeding line bidirectionally. Connection of the sub power storage device is switched and, when the last sub power storage is used, a request to disconnect the sub power storage device is generated based on the SOC of the sub power storage device and the vehicle state. Specifically, where the SOC is included in a disconnection forced region in which the SOC is smaller than a reference lower limit, the sub power storage device is forced to be disconnected regardless of the vehicle state. Where the SOC is included in a disconnection permitted region in which the SOC is higher than that in the disconnection forced region, the disconnection request is generated on condition that the vehicle is in such a state that will not affect vehicle's drivability. | 04-12-2012 |
20120109442 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A power supply system for a hybrid vehicle includes a main power storage device and a plurality of sub power storage devices used selectively. When SOC of each power storage device decreases to an SOC control target, the running mode transitions from a CD mode of running with stored electric energy with an engine stopped to a CS mode of running while maintaining stored electric energy by power generation of the engine. An ECU determines a usage pattern of the power storage devices in the CS mode and the CD mode at startup of the power supply system following the start of vehicle driving. Further, in accordance with the determined usage pattern, the ECU appropriately sets an individual SOC target for each power storage device such that, upon ensuring stored electric energy available at the start of the CS mode, stored electric energy to be used in the CD mode is maximized. | 05-03-2012 |
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20090319811 | STORAGE APPARATUS AND DISK DEVICE CONTROL METHOD - In a storage apparatus, an MPU acquires a value of power capable of being used to transition a HDD from a power-saving state to an access-enabled state, receives an access command via a host I/F, determines whether or not it is possible to respond to the access command using one or more HDD in the access-enabled state from among the HDD configuring a LU, and when it is determined that it is possible to respond, selects, from HDD in the power-saving state in the access command-targeted LU, one or more HDD, which are capable of transitioning to the access-enabled state using power in a range of usable power values, and which can make a response possible, as a target to be preferentially transitioned to the access-enabled state. | 12-24-2009 |
20100005261 | STORAGE DEVICE AND POWER CONTROL METHOD - The storage device of the present invention has: a first recording unit that records a time zone history of access to each storage area assigned to a virtual volume; a second recording unit that executes a predetermined calculation based on the time zone history of access to a plurality of storage areas belonging to a plurality of pool areas and records the calculation result for each of the plurality of pool areas; a comparison unit that acquires, from the first recording unit, the time zone history of access to an optional storage area among the plurality of storage areas and compares the acquired access time zone history with the calculation result recorded in the second recording unit; and a migration unit that selects, from among the plurality of pool areas, a pool area for which the calculation result is similar to the acquired access time zone history on the basis of the result of the comparison by the comparison unit, and migrates the data stored in the optional storage area to a storage area in the selected pool area. | 01-07-2010 |
20110185201 | STORAGE SYSTEM AND ITS POWER CONTROL METHOD - In the process of controlling a plurality of storage devices | 07-28-2011 |
20120096289 | STORAGE APPARATUS AND POWER CONTROL METHOD - To enable power saving control by putting storage areas of the same attribute together in a specific RAID group in a storage apparatus that includes storage areas of different access patterns. | 04-19-2012 |
20120151169 | STORAGE APPARATUS - It is an object of the present invention to provide a storage apparatus that can suppress access performance degradation owing to processing of data deduplication. The storage apparatus according to the present invention acquires a sum of the access frequencies to each of redundantly allocated pieces of data, and performs the deduplication on the pieces of data having the sum of access frequencies less than a prescribed threshold (FIG. | 06-14-2012 |
20120278569 | STORAGE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A storage apparatus providing a logical storage area for storing data to an external apparatus, includes a plurality of storage devices each providing a physical storage area for storing the data, the storage devices being different from each other in device property including data input/output performance, a capacity virtualization part managing the physical storage areas of the storage devices as unit physical storage areas each having a predetermined storage capacity and managing the unit physical storage areas in association with a plurality of unit logical storage areas forming the logical storage area, a tier controller managing the plurality of unit physical storage areas by classifying into a plurality of tiers the unit physical storage areas provided by the storage devices having the different device properties, and a redundant data management part managing redundant unit storage areas which are a plurality of the unit physical storage areas storing the same data. The data migration between the tiers is controlled according to, for example, an access frequency to the data from the external apparatus. | 11-01-2012 |
20130311739 | STORAGE APPARATUS, STORAGE SYSTEM, AND DATA MIGRATION METHOD - Provided are a storage apparatus, a storage system, and a data migration method with which, if data of a virtual disk which belongs to one pool area is migrated to another pool area, the migration time and processing load can be reduced by migrating the data while maintaining duplicate determination. | 11-21-2013 |
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20080240441 | STORAGE CONTROLLER COMPRISING ENCRYPTION FUNCTION, DATA ENCRYPTION METHOD, AND STORAGE SYSTEM - Proposed are a storage controller equipped with an encryption function, a data encryption method, and a storage system enabling a user to apply one's desired encryption policy to data received from a computer or the like. This storage controller includes a storage apparatus for storing data from a computer, and a controller for controlling the input and output of data stored in the storage apparatus. The controller has a configuration information management unit for managing configuration information of attributes concerning an encryption function as information for encrypting data, and an encryption execution unit for performing encryption of data from the computer and data stored in the storage apparatus based on the configuration information of attributes concerning the encryption function. | 10-02-2008 |
20090265584 | STORAGE CONTROL UNIT WITH CONTROL SIGNAL PATH BETWEEN COUPLED CONTROLLERS - Provided is a storage control unit capable of, even when a failure occurs in access from a control unit to storage devices and the access from the control unit to the storage devices is switched to access via an alternate path, continuing I/O access to the storage devices without interrupting I/O requests from a host. | 10-22-2009 |
20090271638 | Storage system with an encryption function - To reduce the performance degradation of storage system, this invention provides a storage system comprising a disk drive and a disk controller. The disk controller provides a storage area of the disk drive to a host computer; executes a processing of switching an encryption key that is used to encrypt data stored in the logical volume from a first encryption key to a second encryption key; encrypts write data requested to be written with the second encryption key when the write request for one of storage areas within the logical volume that stores data for which switching of encryption keys has not been finished is received while the encryption key switching processing is being executed; and writes the encrypted write data in the logical volume to switch encryption keys for data stored in the storage area where the data is requested to be written by the received write request. | 10-29-2009 |
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20100056521 | (AZA)INDOLE DERIVATIVE AND USE THEREOF FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES - The present invention provides compounds useful as agents for the prevention or treatment of a disease associated with abnormal serum uric acid level which has a uricosuric activity or the like. The present invention relates to (aza)indole derivatives represented by the following general formula (I) having xanthine oxidase inhibitory activities and useful as agents for the prevention or treatment of a disease associated with abnormality of serum uric acid level, prodrugs thereof, or salts thereof. In the formula (I), T represents nitro or cyano and the like; ring J represents aryl or heteroaryl and the like; Q represents carboxy or 5-tetazolyl and the like; Y represents H, OH, NH | 03-04-2010 |
20100227864 | 5-MEMBERED HETEROCYCLIC DERIVATIVE AND USE THEREOF FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES - The present invention provides compounds useful as agents for the prevention or treatment of a disease associated with abnormal serum uric acid level which has a uricosuric activity or the like. The present invention relates to 5-membered heterocyclic derivatives represented by the following general formula (I) having xanthine oxidase inhibitory activities and useful as agents for the prevention or treatment of a disease associated with abnormality of serum uric acid level, prodrugs thereof, or salts thereof. In the formula (I), T represents nitro, cyano and the like; ring J represents aryl or heteroaryl; Q represents carboxy, 5-tetazolyl and the like; Y represents H, OH, NH | 09-09-2010 |
20110230454 | (AZA)INDOLE DERIVATIVE AND USE THEREOF FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES - The present invention provides compounds useful as agents for the prevention or treatment of a disease associated with abnormal serum uric acid level which has a uricosuric activity or the like. The present invention relates to (aza)indole derivatives represented by the following general formula (I) having xanthine oxidase inhibitory activities and useful as agents for the prevention or treatment of a disease associated with abnormality of serum uric acid level, prodrugs thereof, or salts thereof. In the formula (I), T represents nitro or cyano and the like; ring J represents aryl or heteroaryl and the like; Q represents carboxy or 5-tetazolyl and the like; Y represents H, OH, NH | 09-22-2011 |
20120289506 | 5-MEMBERED NITROGEN CONTAINING HETEROCYCLIC DERIVATIVES AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING THE SAME - 5-membered heterocyclic derivatives represented by general formula (I) having xanthine oxidase inhibitory activities and useful as agents for the prevention or treatment of a disease associated with abnormality of serum uric acid level, prodrugs thereof, or salts thereof. In the formula (I), T represents nitro, cyano and the like; ring J represents aryl or heteroaryl; Q represents carboxy, 5-tetazolyl and the like; Y represents H, OH, NH | 11-15-2012 |
20130252955 | (AZA)INDOLE DERIVATIVE AND USE THEREOF FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES - The present invention provides compounds useful as agents for the prevention or treatment of a disease associated with abnormal serum uric acid level which has a uricosuric activity or the like. The present invention relates to (aza)indole derivatives represented by the following general formula (I) having xanthine oxidase inhibitory activities and useful as agents for the prevention or treatment of a disease associated with abnormality of serum uric acid level, prodrugs thereof, or salts thereof. In the formula (I), T represents nitro or cyano and the like; ring J represents aryl or heteroaryl and the like; Q represents carboxy or 5-tetazolyl and the like; Y represents H, OH, NH | 09-26-2013 |
20140179932 | (AZA)INDOLE DERIVATIVE AND USE THEREOF FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES - The present invention provides compounds useful as agents for the prevention or treatment of a disease associated with abnormal serum uric acid level which has a uricosuric activity or the like. The present invention relates to (aza)indole derivatives represented by the following general formula (I) having xanthine oxidase inhibitory activities and useful as agents for the prevention or treatment of a disease associated with abnormality of serum uric acid level, prodrugs thereof, or salts thereof. In the formula (I), T represents nitro or cyano and the like; ring J represents aryl or heteroaryl and the like; Q represents carboxy or 5-tetazolyl and the like; Y represents H, OH, NH | 06-26-2014 |
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20090028591 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive member; a charging device for charging the photosensitive member; an exposure device for exposing the photosensitive member charged by the charging device in accordance with image information; a developing device for developing, with toner, an electrostatic image formed on the photosensitive member by the exposure device into a toner image; a transfer charger for transferring the toner image formed on the photosensitive member by the developing device onto an image receiving member in a transfer portion; a light discharger, provided between the transfer charger and the charging device with respect to a rotational direction of the photosensitive member, for electrically discharging by light the photosensitive member; a current detector for detecting a current flowing through the transfer charger; a corrector for correcting a charging bias voltage applied to the charging device on the basis of an output of the current detector provided when a portion of the photosensitive member charged by the charging device substantially without being subjected to a light discharging operation of the light discharger passes through the transfer portion and on the basis of an output of the current detector provided when a portion of the photosensitive member subjected to a light discharging operation of the light discharger and charged by the charging device passes through the transfer portion. | 01-29-2009 |
20100111550 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a rotatable photosensitive member; a charging member for electrically charging the photosensitive member; applying means for applying to the charging member a charging bias in the form of a DC voltage biased with an AC voltage; toner image forming means for forming a toner image on the photosensitive member charged by the charging member; setting means for setting a frequency of a first charging bias at a first frequency in a first mode in which the photosensitive member is rotated at a first speed to effect image formation and for setting a frequency of a second charging bias at a second frequency, different from the first frequency, in a second mode in which the photosensitive member is rotated at a second speed lower than the first speed to effect image formation; detecting means for detecting a current passing between the charging member and the photosensitive member during application of a test bias to the charging member; and adjusting means for adjusting the second charging bias on the basis of an output of the detecting means when the photosensitive member is rotated at the first speed and a test bias having the second frequency is applied to the charging member at the time of switching an image forming mode from the first mode to the second mode. | 05-06-2010 |
20120201561 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive drum chargeable by a charging device; a developing device for developing an electrostatic image formed on the drum, wherein the developing device includes a carrying member for carrying and conveying toner to a position where the toner opposes the drum and a screw; a transfer device for transferring a toner image formed on the drum; an exposure device for lowering a potential of the drum by exposing the drum to light; and a controller for effecting, in a period in which the screw is rotated to supply the toner to a portion of the carrying member where the toner is not carried, such a control that the toner is not moved from the carrying member to the drum by electrically charging the drum and that an exposure amount of the drum is smaller than an exposure amount during image formation. | 08-09-2012 |
20130177328 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive member (drum); a rotatable charging member for electrically charging the drum; a bias applying device for applying a charging bias to the charging member in the form of a DC voltage biased with an AC voltage; a current detector for detecting an AC current passing between the charging member and the drum; a temperature and humidity detector; a setting device for setting a condition of the charging bias on the basis of a plurality of detected AC currents passing between the charging member and the drum when a plurality of AC voltages depending on an output of the temperature and humidity detector are applied to the charging member; and a corrector for correcting the set condition of the charging bias on the basis of an output of the current detector when a predetermined AC voltage is applied to the charging member. | 07-11-2013 |
20130195475 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive drum; a charging rotatable member for charging the drum by applying a voltage comprising a DC voltage component and an AC voltage component; a current detector for detecting a current flowing when a predetermined inspecting voltage is applied to the charging rotatable member; a storing portion for storing information corresponding to a reference current; a supplying portion for supplying a signal for notifying information corresponding to a lifetime of the drum on the basis of information stored in the storing portion and an output of the current detector; and a renewing portion for renewing information stored in the storing portion in accordance with the output of the current detector. | 08-01-2013 |
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20100297465 | SURFACE-TREATED STEEL SHEET, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND RESIN-COATED STEEL SHEET - It is an object to provide a surface-treated steel sheet which contains no Cr, which is excellent in wet resin adhesion, and which can be used as an alternative to a conventional tin-free steel sheet and to provide a resin-coated steel sheet produced by coating the surface-treated steel sheet with resin. A surface-treated steel sheet including an adhesive layer which is disposed on at least one surface of the steel sheet and which contains Ti and at least one selected from the group consisting of Co, Fe, Ni, V, Cu, Mn, and Zn, the ratio of the total amount of Co, Fe, Ni, V, Cu, Mn, and Zn to the amount of Ti contained therein being 0.01 to ten on a mass basis, and a method for producing the surface-treated steel sheet. | 11-25-2010 |
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20140102907 | TIN-PLATED STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a tin-plated steel sheet includes forming an Sn-containing plating layer on at least one surface of a steel sheet so that the mass per unit area of Sn is 0.05 to 20 g/m | 04-17-2014 |
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20080218415 | NULL-FILL ANTENNA, OMNI ANTENNA, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT - A wide-angle null-fill antenna with no null in the depression angle range, an omni antenna using the same, and radio communication equipment. A null-fill antenna comprises a first antenna array including antenna elements arranged with a prescribed point as the center, and a second antenna array having amplitude characteristics substantially equal to those of the antenna elements forming the first antenna array. The first antenna array is excited so that the excitation amplitude distribution is to have symmetry with respect to the prescribed point, while the excitation phase distribution is to have point symmetry with respect to the prescribed point. The phase center of the first antenna array is substantially coincident with that of the second antenna array. | 09-11-2008 |
20090085805 | NULL-FILL ANTENNA, OMNI ANTENNA, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT - A wide-angle null-fill antenna with no null in the depression angle range, an omni antenna using the same, and radio communication equipment. A null-fill antenna comprises a first antenna array including antenna elements arranged with a prescribed point as the center, and a second antenna array having amplitude characteristics substantially equal to those of the antenna elements forming the first antenna array. The first antenna array is excited so that the excitation amplitude distribution is to have symmetry with respect to the prescribed point, while the excitation phase distribution is to have point symmetry with respect to the prescribed point. The phase center of the first antenna array is substantially coincident with that of the second antenna array. | 04-02-2009 |
20100073231 | NULL-FILL ANTENNA, OMNI ANTENNA, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT - A wide-angle null-fill antenna with no null in the depression angle range, an omni antenna using the same, and radio communication equipment. A null-fill antenna comprises a first antenna array including antenna elements arranged with a prescribed point as the center, and a second antenna array having amplitude characteristics substantially equal to those of the antenna elements forming the first antenna array. The first antenna array is excited so that the excitation amplitude distribution is to have symmetry with respect to the prescribed point, while the excitation phase distribution is to have point symmetry with respect to the prescribed point. The phase center of the first antenna array is substantially coincident with that of the second antenna array. | 03-25-2010 |
20110267232 | NULL-FILL ANTENNA, OMNI ANTENNA, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT - A wide-angle null-fill antenna with no null in the depression angle range, an omni antenna using the same, and radio communication equipment. A null-fill antenna comprises a first antenna array including antenna elements arranged with a prescribed point as the center, and a second antenna array having amplitude characteristics substantially equal to those of the antenna elements forming the first antenna array. The first antenna array is excited so that the excitation amplitude distribution is to have symmetry with respect to the prescribed point, while the excitation phase distribution is to have point symmetry with respect to the prescribed point. The phase center of the first antenna array is substantially coincident with that of the second antenna array. | 11-03-2011 |
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20110068308 | INFRA-RED REFLECTIVE MATERIAL AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND PAINT AND RESIN COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE SAME - An infra-red reflective material is a perovskite-like multiple oxide which includes at least an alkaline-earth metal and at least one type of element selected from a group of titanium, zirconium and niobium, and further, if necessary, manganese and/or iron, an element belonging to the IIIa group of the periodic table such as aluminum and gallium, etc., or zinc, etc., has sufficient infra-red reflective power, is excellent in thermal stability and heat resistance, and does not raise concerns on safety and environmental issues. The infra-red reflective material can be produced by, for example, mixing an alkaline-earth metal compound and a titanium compound and further, if necessary, a manganese compound and/or an iron compound, a compound belonging to the IIIa group of the periodic table, or a zinc compound in predetermined amounts, and firing the mixture. The produced multiple oxide is powdery and can be mixed with paint or a resin composition so as to be used for various purposes such as painting a roof or an outside wall of a building, a road, or a foot path in order to reduce the heat island phenomenon. | 03-24-2011 |
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20100259616 | Image Pickup Apparatus, On-Vehicle Image Pickup Apparatus, Method And Apparatus For Manufacturing Image Pickup Apparatus - A disclosed image pickup apparatus includes a first member holding a lens, and a second member holding an image pickup element converting an image formed via the lens into an electric signal, the second member having an approximately rectangular shape and two approximately arc-shaped location cutout portions at respective diagonal corners of the approximately rectangular shape. In the image pickup apparatus, the first and the second members are bonded via an indirect bonding structure portion where the first and second members are bonded via a fixing member with an ultraviolet curable adhesive and a filler bonding structure portion where the first and second members are bonded by supplying a thermosetting adhesive therebetween. | 10-14-2010 |
20110025850 | CAMERA UNIT AND SENSING DEVICE - A camera unit includes an image sensor, a circuit board in which a signal processor circuit to process an output signal of the image sensor is formed, a cable including a signal conductor element and a ground conductor element and connected at one end to the circuit board, and a shielding component formed to enclose the circuit board therewith. The ground conductor element is connected to both a ground terminal of the circuit board and the shielding component in a vicinity of the end of the cable. | 02-03-2011 |
20140146227 | CAMERA UNIT AND SENSING DEVICE - A camera unit includes an image sensor, a circuit board in which a signal processor circuit to process an output signal of the image sensor is formed, a cable including a signal conductor element and a ground conductor element and connected at one end to the circuit board, and a shielding component formed to enclose the circuit board therewith. The ground conductor element is connected to both a ground terminal of the circuit board and the shielding component in a vicinity of the end of the cable. | 05-29-2014 |
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20120141694 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A TBA-liquid crystal display panel including a liquid crystal medium with positive dielectric anisotropy, wherein the liquid crystal medium includes, in 100% by weight of the liquid crystal compounds identified by the compounds recited in formulas I through IX below: | 06-07-2012 |
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20140077130 | LIQUID CRYSTAL MEDIUM AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - The instant invention relates to mesogenic media exhibiting a blue phase, comprising one, two or more compounds of formula I-A | 03-20-2014 |
20140097384 | LIQUID CRYSTAL MEDIUM AND LIQUID DISPLAY - The instant invention relates to mesogenic media comprising one or more compounds selected from the group of compounds of formulae I to XA | 04-10-2014 |
20140125938 | POLYMERIZABLE COMPOUNDS AND THEIR USE IN LIQUID CRYSTAL MEDIA AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS - The present invention relates to polymerizable compounds, liquid-crystalline media containing the compounds, in particular liquid crystal (LC) media and LC displays having a polymer-stabilized blue phase, and also LC media for LC displays of the PS or PSA type (“polymer-sustained” or “polymer-sustained alignment”). | 05-08-2014 |