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| 20100086848 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - In a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery and an active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: a positive electrode containing a positive-electrode active material; a negative electrode containing a negative-electrode active material; and a nonaqueous electrolyte, wherein molybdenum dioxide whose particles have an average aspect ratio of two or less is used as the positive-electrode active material or the negative-electrode active material where the aspect ratio is the ratio between the major axis length and the minor axis length of a particle-equivalent ellipse equivalent to the cross-sectional area or the two-dimensional projection image of each of the observed particles (major axis length/minor axis length), the particle-equivalent ellipse being an ellipse having the same area and the same first and second moments as the observed particle. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20130309567 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, MEHTOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTOLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE POSITIVE ELECTRODE - An object of the present invention is to provide a positive electrode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery etc. which are capable of suppressing the generation of gas during charge by suppressing a reaction between a positive electrode and an electrolyte decomposition product moved from a negative electrode and a reaction between the positive electrode and the electrolyte, and which are thereby capable of significantly improving battery characteristics such as cycling characteristics. The positive electrode active material includes a compound composed of sodium, fluorine, and erbium and adhered to a surface of lithium cobalt oxide, and can be produced by adding, while adjusting pH, an aqueous solution prepared by dissolving erbium nitrate pentahydrate to a suspension containing lithium cobalt oxide and sodium fluoride. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130309576 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE POSITIVE ELECTRODE - An object of the present invention is to provide a positive electrode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery etc. which are capable of suppressing a reaction between a positive electrode and an electrolyte decomposition product moved from a negative electrode and a reaction between the positive electrode and the electrolyte, and which are thereby capable of significantly improving battery characteristics such as continuous charge characteristics (particularly, continuous charge characteristics at a high temperature), cycling characteristics, etc. The positive electrode active material includes a compound containing a rare earth element and fluorine and adhered to a surface of a lithium transition metal composite oxide, the compound having an average particle diameter of 1 nm or less and 100 nm or more. | 11-21-2013 |
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| 20100077129 | Data Processing Apparatus, Data Processing Method and Recording Medium - A data processing apparatus includes a connection interface that performs connection to removable memories, and a dividing unit that divides original data into N pieces of subdata (N denotes an integer of 2 or more). The dividing unit stores one to (N−1) pieces of different subdata respectively in L removable memories (L denotes an integer in a range of 1 to N), which are connected to the connection interface. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20110002271 | SERVICE PROVIDING APPARATUS FOR DIGITAL PROCESSING SERVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - A service providing apparatus that provides a digital processing service and performs wireless communication with a service use apparatus that uses the service includes: a wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication; an interface unit that enables the attachment of a portable wireless communication device that performs wireless communication for the apparatus to which the wireless communication device is attached when the wireless communication device is attached; a generation unit that generates configuration information for wireless communication; and a configuration unit that executes, on the wireless communication device attached to the interface unit, based on the configuration information generated by the generation unit, a configuration process that enables wireless communication between the service use apparatus to which the wireless communication device has been attached and the wireless communication unit. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110235104 | ELECTRONICS DEVICE CAPABLE OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION, ELECTRONICS DEVICE SYSTEM, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - An electronics device, which is connected to a host apparatus via a wireless communication, includes a communication section configured to perform a wireless communication, and a communication control section configured to, if a start-up timing of the electronics device is earlier than any start-up timing of at least one electronics device other than the electronics device, perform control, as a master device, so as to cause the communication section to perform relaying of a wireless communication between the host apparatus and the at least one electronics device other than the electronics device, and if a start-up timing of the electronics device is later than any start-up timing of the at least one electronics device other than the electronics device, perform control, as a sub device, so as to cause the communication section to perform a wireless communication with the host apparatus via the master device. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20120079266 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A first communication device includes a security policy storing unit that store a security policy and a default policy applied to communication to which the security policy is not applied, a communication unit that performs communication, and a communication control unit that performs an encryption process and a decryption process according to the default policy when the communication does not correspond to the target of the policy. A second communication device includes an input and output receiving processing unit that receives an input of an encryption key of the default policy of the first communication device, a communication control unit that generates a policy including an encryption method of the default policy and the input encryption key and performs an encryption process and a decryption process in communication with the first communication device according to the policy, and a communication unit that performs communication of a communication packet. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120166608 | NETWORK COMMUNICATION METHOD, NETWORK COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, NETWORK COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - A method for network communication under SNMP includes: producing an access request when a first device accesses management information stored in a second device, the request containing additional information including identification information of the first device or identification information of a user of the first device in a value field included in a data field that contains an identifier field and the value field; transmitting the access request to the second device; and permitting the transmitted access request so that the number of devices or users accessing the second device may not exceed a predetermined number on the basis of the identification information of the first device or the user contained in the transmitted access request and identification information of a device or a user accessing the management information. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120191836 | IP ADDRESS MANAGING METHOD, PROGRAM THEREOF, NETWORK COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method of managing IP addresses in a device performing communication using the IP address includes acquiring IP addresses by a plurality of methods; storing the plurality of IP addresses such that the methods are discernable when the plurality of acquired IP addresses are the same, determining an effective IP address used in the communication from the plurality of IP addresses according to predetermined priority in the methods, and setting the IP address to be used in the communication; and determining the valid IP address according to the priority from the stored IP addresses except for the disappearing IP address when the set IP address disappears, and setting the IP address to be used in the communication. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120201245 | NETWORK COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, NETWORK COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A network communication apparatus which can transmit multicast packets includes a communication interface unit that has a plurality of IP addresses allocated thereto and transmits multicast packets using each of the plurality of IP addresses as a transmission source, and a multicast control unit that controls transmission of the multicast packets from the communication interface unit, groups the plurality of IP addresses in a plurality based on predetermined criteria, and sequentially transmits the multicast packets using one IP address belonging to each group as a transmission source with respect to all the IP addresses in each group. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120216033 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, PRINTING DEVICE, AND SA ESTABLISHMENT METHOD - A communication system includes an SA parameter exchanging portion that builds and deletes SA, and a nonvolatile storage portion that stores at least a part of information for the SA parameter set, wherein, in a case where a printing device is initialized, the printing device has a message transmission portion that transmits a predetermined message to a communication device if a part of information is stored in a nonvolatile storage portion, and the communication device deletes information for performing IPsec communication with the printing device from a nonvolatile storage portion of the communication device in response to reception of the predetermined message. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120216063 | NETWORK COMMUNICATION DEVICE, PERIPHERAL APPARATUS, AND NETWORK COMMUNICATION METHOD - A network communication device includes a first control unit that has a first application, a second control unit that has a second application and a communication processing section, and a shared storage unit, wherein, in a first mode where the first control unit is in an operation state, the first application performs a predetermined process using the shared storage unit, and the communication processing section performs communication in response to an instruction from the first application, and wherein, if the first control unit transitions from the first mode to a second mode in which power consumption is lower than that in the first mode, the first application stops execution of the process, the second application performs a process based on data related to the first application, stored in the shared storage unit, and the communication processing section performs communication in response to an instruction from the second application. | 08-23-2012 |
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| 20080245074 | Combustor of a gas turbine engine - The present combustor of gas turbine engine includes: a fuel injection unit including a fuel spray part to spray a fuel so that a diffusion combustion region is formed in a combustion chamber, and a pre-mixture supply part to supply a pre-mixture of a fuel and an air so that a pre-mixture combustion region is formed in the combustion chamber; and a fuel supply unit to supply the fuel to the fuel spray part and pre-mixture supply part. The fuel supply unit includes: a pilot fuel passage and a main fuel passage to supply the fuel to the fuel spray part and the pre-mixture supply part, respectively; an assembled fuel passage to supply the fuel to the pilot and main fuel passages; and a fuel distributor disposed at a branch point where the assembled fuel passage is connected to both the pilot and main fuel passages. The fuel distributor is configured to automatically control amounts of the fuel to be distributed to the pilot fuel passage and to the main fuel passage in accordance with the fuel pressure. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080289340 | Combustor of a gas turbine engine - The present invention provides a combustor of a gas turbine engine, including: a fuel spray portion configured to spray a fuel so as to create a diffusion combustion region in a combustion chamber; a pre-mixture supply portion configured to supply a pre-mixture gas including the fuel and an air so as to create a pre-mixture combustion region in the combustion chamber, the pre-mixture supply portion being positioned concentrically with the fuel spray portion so as to surround the fuel spray portion; and an annular separation portion disposed between a downstream end of the fuel spray portion and a downstream end of the pre-mixture supply portion so as to separate the diffusion combustion region and the pre-mixture combustion region from each other. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080302105 | Combustor of a gas turbine engine - The present invention provides a combustor of a gas turbine engine, including: a fuel spray portion configured to spray a fuel so as to create a diffusion combustion region in a combustion chamber, the fuel spray portion including a fuel atomizing portion configured to atomize the fuel, and a diffusion passage portion disposed downstream of the fuel atomizing portion, the diffusion passage portion having a spreading trumpet-like shape and being configured to diffuse the fuel and the air; a pre-mixture supply portion configured to supply a pre-mixture gas including the fuel and an air so as to create a pre-mixture combustion region in the combustion chamber, the pre-mixture supply portion being positioned concentrically with the fuel spray portion so as to surround the fuel spray portion; and fuel diffusion restraining member disposed on an inner circumferential face of the diffusion passage portion for restraining a diffusion of an injected fuel by separating a stream of the injected fuel away from the inner circumferential face. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20100269506 | Fuel spray apparatus for gas turbine engine - The present invention provides a fuel spray apparatus for a gas turbine engine, including: a pilot part configured to spray a fuel to be used for a diffusion combustion; a main part provided so as to surround the pilot part and configured to inject a pre-mixed gas only upon a high power operation; and a shield body constituting a purge air passage which is configured to take therein an air flowed on an upstream side relative to a fuel injection port of the main part as a purge air, and to blow off a fuel dripping from the fuel injection port toward a main air passage of the main part. The purge air passage is provided in a position opposite to a main fuel passage communicated with the fuel injection port across the shield body. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20110000216 | Gas turbine combustor - This invention provides a gas turbine combustor, which can enable only a swirler and a heat shield to be readily taken out from the combustor upon the exchange the swirler and the heat shield. The gas turbine combustor ( | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110016868 | FUEL SPRAYING APPARATUS OF GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A fuel spraying apparatus of a gas turbine engine includes a first fuel spraying section configured to spray fuel for diffusion combustion and a second fuel spraying section configured to spray fuel for premixed combustion. The second fuel spraying section is disposed so as to surround the first fuel spraying section. The apparatus further includes an air curtain generating section disposed between the first fuel spraying section and the second fuel spraying section. The air curtain generating section is configured to generate an air curtain which defines an outer edge of a diffusion combustion area in a combustion chamber. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20120324895 | FUEL SUPPLY DEVICE OF GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A fuel supply device of a gas turbine engine is provided. The fuel supply device includes a fuel divider which divides fuel supplied from a collecting fuel passage to feed the fuel to a pilot fuel passage and to a main fuel passage. The fuel divider includes a movable member which is movable according to fuel pressure at the fuel entrance and opens and closes pilot ports and main ports according to a distance of the movement of the movable member. When the fuel pressure at the fuel entrance is not higher than a predetermined value, the fuel is supplied only to the pilot fuel passage, while when the fuel pressure at the fuel entrance is higher than the predetermined value, the fuel is supplied to the pilot fuel passage and to the main fuel passage. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130036739 | GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR - A gas turbine combustor | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130055719 | FUEL SUPPLY DEVICE OF GAS TURBINE ENGINE - In a fuel supply device of a gas turbine engine of the present invention, a fuel divider | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130067919 | FUEL SUPPLY DEVICE OF GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A fuel divider included in a fuel supply device of a gas turbine engine includes a movable member which is movable according to a fuel pressure at a fuel entrance, opens only a pilot port when the fuel pressure at the fuel entrance is lower than a first pressure, and opens both of the pilot port and the main port when the fuel pressure at the fuel entrance is higher than the first pressure. In addition, the fuel divider includes an adjusting means which adjusts a value of the first pressure in such a manner that it applies to the movable member a counter force in a direction opposite to a direction in which the movable member moves according to the fuel pressure at the fuel entrance, and adjusts the counter force. | 03-21-2013 |
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| 20110094445 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING THIN-FILM SOLAR CELL - An apparatus for manufacturing a thin film solar cell of the present invention includes a film forming chamber in which a film is formed on a film formation face of a substrate using a CVD method; an electrode unit including a cathode unit having cathodes to which voltages are to be applied arranged on both sides thereof, and a pair of anodes each of which is arranged to face a different one of the cathodes, at a separation distance therefrom; a mask for covering a peripheral edge portion of the substrate; and a discharge duct installed around the cathode unit. A film formation space is formed between the cathode unit and the substrate installed on the side of the anode, an evacuation passage is formed between the mask and the cathode unit, the discharge duct and the film formation space are connected together via the evacuation passage, and a film forming gas introduced into the film formation space is evacuated from the discharge duct through the evacuation passage. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110094446 | THIN-FILM SOLAR CELL MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - A thin-film solar cell manufacturing apparatus, includes: a film formation space in which a substrate is disposed so that a film formation face of the substrate is substantially parallel to a direction of gravitational force, and in which a desired film is formed on the film formation face by a CVD method; a cathode unit including cathodes to which a voltage is applied, and two or more power feeding points, the cathodes being disposed at both sides of the cathode unit; and an anode distantly disposed so as to face the cathodes that are disposed at both sides of the cathode unit. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110100296 | FILM FORMATION APPARATUS - A film formation apparatus includes: a film forming chamber in which a desired film is formed on a substrate in a vacuum; a loading-ejecting chamber fixed to the film forming chamber with a first opening-closing section interposed therebetween, being capable of reducing a pressure inside the loading-ejecting chamber so as to form a vacuum atmosphere; a second opening-closing section provided at a face opposite to the face of the loading-ejecting chamber on which the first opening-closing section is provided; and a carrier holding the substrate so that a film formation face of the substrate is substantially parallel to a direction of gravitational force, wherein the carrier or the substrate passes through the second opening-closing section, and is transported to the loading-ejecting chamber and is transported from the loading-ejecting chamber; a plurality of carriers is disposed in the loading-ejecting chamber in parallel to each other; the plurality of carriers is transported in parallel between the loading-ejecting chamber and the film forming chamber; and a film is simultaneously formed on a plurality of substrates that is held by the plurality of carriers in the film forming chamber. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110100297 | THIN-FILM SOLAR CELL MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - A thin-film solar cell manufacturing apparatus includes a film forming chamber that is evacuated to a reduced pressure and forms a film on a substrate using a CVD method; a loading-ejecting chamber that is connected to the film forming chamber via a first opening-closing part and that is switchable between atmospheric pressure and reduced pressure; transfer rail that is laid at the film forming chamber and the loading-ejecting chamber; a carrier that holds the substrate and moves along the transfer rail; and a carrier transfer mechanism that transfers the carrier, wherein, the carrier transfer mechanism is provided in the loading-ejecting chamber to transfer the carrier between the film forming chamber and the loading-ejecting chamber. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110107969 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING THIN-FILM SOLAR CELL - An apparatus for manufacturing a thin film solar cell of the present invention has a film forming chamber in which a substrate is arranged so that the film formation face of the substrate is substantially parallel to the direction of gravitational force and a film is formed on the film formation face by a CVD method; an electrode unit including a cathode unit having cathodes to which voltages are to be applied arranged on both sides thereof, and a pair of anodes each of which is arranged to face the cathodes, respectively, at a separation distance therefrom; and a conveying part which supports the substrate and conveys the substrate to between the cathode and the anode facing the cathode. The separation distance is variable. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110120370 | THIN-FILM SOLAR CELL MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - A thin-film solar cell manufacturing apparatus includes a film forming chamber which stores a substrate; and an electrode unit which performs film formation using a CVD method on the substrate in the film forming chamber. The electrode unit has an anode and a cathode; and a side wall portion which holds the anode and the cathode and forms a part of a wall portion of the film forming chamber, and is attachable to and detachable from the film forming chamber. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110189384 | THIN-FILM SOLAR CELL MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - A thin-film solar cell manufacturing apparatus includes a film forming chamber that is evacuated to a reduced pressure and forms a film on a substrate using a CVD method; a loading-ejecting chamber that is connected to the film forming chamber via a first opening-closing part and that is switchable between atmospheric pressure and reduced pressure; a first carrier that holds a pre-processed substrate; and a second carrier that holds a post-processed substrate, wherein the loading-ejecting chamber simultaneously stores the first carrier and the second carrier. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20120034731 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A photoelectric conversion device manufacturing system in which a photoelectric conversion device is manufactured, the photoelectric conversion device including a p-type semiconductor layer, an i-type semiconductor layer, and an n-type semiconductor layer which are sequentially layered on a transparent-electroconductive film formed on a substrate in the photoelectric conversion device. The system includes: an i-layer-formation reaction chamber comprising at least a first film formation section, a second film formation section, and a third film formation section, the i-layer-formation reaction chamber forming the i-type semiconductor layer, the first film formation section, the second film formation section, and the third film formation section being sequentially arranged along a transfer direction in which the substrate is transferred; and a plurality of door valves separating the first film formation section, the second film formation section, and the third film formation section so that the length of the second film formation section is greater than the lengths of the first film formation section and the third film formation section in the transfer direction. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120190149 | CATALYTIC CVD EQUIPMENT, METHOD FOR FORMATION OF FILM, PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF SOLAR CELL, AND SUBSTRATE HOLDER - In a catalytic CVD equipment, a holder includes an antireflective structure for preventing reflection of a radiant ray that is ejected from the catalytic wire toward the side of the substrate. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120190176 | CATALYTIC CVD EQUIPMENT, METHOD FOR FORMATION OF FILM, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF SOLAR CELL - In a catalytic CVD equipment, the control unit controls a temperature of the catalytic wires to a standby temperature at predetermined time intervals before and after the film is formed. The standby time is a predetermined temperature which is lower than the temperature of the catalytic wires when the film is formed, and is higher than room temperature. | 07-26-2012 |
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| 20090011274 | Coated Steel Sheet, Finished Product, Panel for Use in Thin Television Sets, and Method for Manufacturing Coated Steel Sheet - A coated steel sheet that has excellent bending workability, press formability, film adhesiveness after processing, solvent resistance, chemical resistance, stain resistance, weather resistance, electrical conductivity, and corrosion resistance, good surface appearance, and sufficient film hardness is provided. The coated steel sheet is produced by successively forming a galvanized layer and a chemical conversion coating free from chromium on both faces of a steel sheet, and forming a monolayer film on the chemical conversion coating at one face of the steel sheet. The monolayer film contains a polyester resin cured with a cross-linker and resin particles. The resin particles have an average particle size in the range of 3 to 40 μm, a glass transition temperature in the range of 70° C. to 200° C., and hardness higher than that of the polyester resin. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20100098939 | COATED STEEL SHEET AND TELEVISION COVER FORMED OF THE SAME - A coated steel sheet includes a steel sheet, a galvanized layer disposed on both sides of the steel sheet, a chromium-free chemical conversion film disposed on the galvanized layers, an undercoat containing a color pigment disposed on one of the chemical conversion films, and an organic resin topcoat containing a brightening agent disposed on the undercoat, and the total thickness of the undercoat and the topcoat is 10 μm or less. The coated steel sheet is suitable for a television cover that has high brightness and a high capability of hiding the color and flaws of a substrate. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20110217565 | BLACK-COATED STEEL SHEET, WORKED MATERIAL, AND PANEL FOR FLAT-PANEL TELEVISION - A black-coated steel sheet exhibits good bendability and a good appearance after press working is provided. Zinc based plating layers, a chromium-free chemical conversion coating disposed on the zinc based plating layer, and a colored single organic coating which is disposed on the chemical conversion coating and which contains a polyester resin having a hydroxyl value of 10 KOHmg/g or more, an imino-containing melamine resin, and 5 to 15 percent by mass of carbon black are included, wherein the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the organic coating is 40° C. or higher, the film thickness is 10 μm or less, and the hardness is 200 N/mm | 09-08-2011 |
| 20120301744 | ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET PROVIDED WITH INSULATING COATING WHICH HAS INORGANIC WITH SOME ORGANIC MATERIALS - An electrical steel sheet is provided with an insulating coating which has inorganic with some organic materials, the insulating coating including inorganic components and an organic resin, the insulating coating contains, as the inorganic components, a Zr compound, a B compound, and a Si compound, specifically, when expressed as percentages in the dry coating, 20% to 70% by mass of the Zr compound (in terms of ZrO | 11-29-2012 |
| 20140294661 | FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL - The ferritic stainless steel has a chemical composition containing, by mass %, C: 0.003% or more and 0.012% or less, Si: 0.30% or more and 0.60% or less, Mn: 0.10% or more and 0.35% or less, P: 0.040% or less, S: 0.020% or less, Cr: 17.0% or more and 19.0% or less, Ni: more than 0.10% and 0.30% or less, Ti: 0.10% or more and 0.40% or less, Nb: 0.005% or more and less than 0.050%, Mo: 0.20% or less, N: 0.005% or more and 0.015% or less, Cu: 0.3% or more and 0.5% or less, Mg: less than 0.0005%, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140308154 | FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL - The invention provides ferritic stainless steels exhibiting good weldability and excellent corrosion resistance even under such welding conditions that sensitization is induced. The ferritic stainless steel includes, by mass %, C: 0.001 to 0.030%, Si: more than 0.3 to 0.55%, Mn: 0.05 to 0.50%, P: not more than 0.05%, S: not more than 0.01%, Cr: 19.0 to 28.0%, Ni: 0.01 to less than 0.30%, Mo: 0.2 to 3.0%, Al: more than 0.08 to 1.2%, V: 0.02 to 0.50%, Cu: less than 0.1%, Nb: 0.005 to 0.50%, Ti: 0.05 to 0.50%, and N: 0.001 to 0.030%, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, the ferritic stainless steel satisfying Equations (1) and (2). | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140363328 | FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL - Provided is ferritic stainless steel that realizes high corrosion resistance of a welded zone and that has high resistance to weld cracking. The ferritic stainless steel contains, by mass %, C: 0.001% to 0.030%, Si: 0.03% to 0.80%, Mn: 0.05% to 0.50%, P: 0.03% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Cr: 19.0% to 28.0%, Ni: 0.01% to less than 0.30%, Mo: 0.2% to 3.0%, Al: more than 0.15% to 1.2%, V: 0.02% to 0.50%, Cu: less than 0.1%, Ti: 0.05% to 0.50%, N: 0.001% to 0.030%, and Nb: less than 0.05%. The expression Nb×P≦0.0005 is satisfied in which each element symbol represents the content (by mass %) of the element, and the balance is Fe and inevitable impurities. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150023832 | FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL - A ferritic stainless steel is provided having a chemical composition consisting of, by mass %, C: 0.003% or more and 0.015% or less, Si: 0.05% or more and 0.30% or less, Mn: 0.10% or more and 0.35% or less, P: 0.06% or less, S: 0.02% or less, Cr: 17.0% or more and 19.0% or less, Ni: more than 0.10% and 0.30% or less, Ti: 0.10% or more and 0.40% or less, Nb: 0.005% or more and less than 0.050%, Mo: less than 0.20%, N: 0.005% or more and 0.015% or less, Cu: 0.30% or more and 0.50% or less, Mg: less than 0.0005% and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities. | 01-22-2015 |
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| 20100306596 | METHOD OF ASCERTAINING PRIMARY CAUSE OF MEMORY CONSUMPTION IN PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR THE SAME - A method of holding information for identifying a cause for an object becoming problematic and presenting the information to a user. The method ascertains the cause of memory consumption by a program in a computer system. This method includes: acquiring a first call path related to the creation of an object from a memory; acquiring a second call path related to the connection to the object from the memory; and determining a common part of the acquired first and second call paths, wherein the common part indicates the cause in the program. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100306741 | Method for Optimizing Processing of Character String During Execution of a Program, Computer System and Computer Program for the Same - A method, computer system and computer program for optimizing the processing of a character string during execution of the program by using characteristic information that indicates a characteristic of the character string and is associated with the character string. The method includes the steps of determining, on the basis of a characteristic of a first character string and operation for the first character string, a characteristic information of at least one of the first character string and a second character string obtained as a result of the operation, and associating the characteristic information with the at least one character string. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110246974 | DYNAMIC COMPILER PROGRAM, DYNAMIC COMPILING METHOD AND DYNAMIC COMPILING DEVICE - A dynamic compiler program product, method, and device for sequentially compiling a partial computer program in a computer. The program product causes the computer to function as: an execution status acquisition unit for acquiring respective values of one or more pieces of current execution status information; a determination unit for reading, from the shared pool, the second list of the conditions associated with an executable instruction stream generated by compiling a partial program that is the same as a partial program to be compiled and determining whether respective values of corresponding pieces of current execution status information satisfy the conditions; and a dynamic compilation unit for generating an executable instruction stream by compiling the partial program to be compiled on the condition that a result of determination made by the determination unit is negative. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20140019810 | METHOD OF ASCERTAINING PRIMARY CAUSE OF MEMORY CONSUMPTION IN PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR THE SAME - A method of holding information for identifying a cause for an object becoming problematic and presenting the information to a user. The method ascertains the cause of memory consumption by a program in a computer system. This method includes: acquiring a first call path related to the creation of an object from a memory; acquiring a second call path related to the connection to the object from the memory; and determining a common part of the acquired first and second call paths, wherein the common part indicates the cause in the program. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140149971 | DYNAMIC COMPILER PROGRAM, DYNAMIC COMPILING METHOD AND DYNAMIC COMPILING DEVICE - A dynamic compiler program product, method, and device for sequentially compiling a partial computer program in a computer. The program product causes the computer to: acquire respective values of one or more pieces of current execution status information; read, from the shared pool, a list of the conditions associated with an executable instruction stream generated by compiling a partial program that is the same as a partial program to be compiled, and determine whether respective values of corresponding pieces of current execution status information satisfy the conditions. The program product causes the computer to further generate an executable instruction stream by compiling the partial program to be compiled on the condition that a result of determination made is negative. | 05-29-2014 |
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| 20090096124 | Method of producing anti-alumina-buildup immersion nozzle for continuous casting - A method of producing an immersion nozzle for continuous casting, which includes integrally molding a first zirconia-graphite compound applied to a powder-line portion of the nozzle, and a second compound applied to at least an inner hole portion of the nozzle. The second compound includes 10 mass % or more of clinker particles each containing CaO as a mineral phase, and the surface of at least a part of the clinker particles is subjected to an anti-hydration treatment, such as a heat treatment to be performed under a CO | 04-16-2009 |
| 20100038050 | Continuous casting of molten steel for sheet metal - Disclosed is a method of continuous casting of aluminum-killed steel, using a refractory martial containing 20 mass % or more of CaO.MgO-based clinker. 60% or more of MgO grains included in the grains of the CaO.MgO-based clinker have a diameter of 50 μm or less. The refractory martial is used at least at a portion to be in contact with molten steel. The present invention can reduce the diameter of MgO grains as inclusions in slabs to suppress the occurrence of flaws in a milled sheet metal. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20110003679 | Anti-alumina-buildup refractories for casting nozzles - Disclosed is anti-alumina-buildup refractories for casting nozzles, which comprises a refractory aggregate including 20 mass % or more of CaO component, and 10 mass % or more of clinker particles each containing CaO as a mineral phase, on the basis of 100 mass % of the entire composition. At least a part of the surfaces of the CaO exposed from the surfaces of the corresponding clinker particles is formed with a CaCO | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110297707 | Anti-alumina-buildup refractories for casting nozzles - Disclosed is anti-alumina-buildup refractories for casting nozzles, which comprises a refractory aggregate including 20 mass % or more of CaO component, and 10 mass % or more of clinker particles each containing CaO as a mineral phase, on the basis of 100 mass % of the entire composition. At least a part of the surfaces of the CaO exposed from the surfaces of the corresponding clinker particles is formed with a CaCO | 12-08-2011 |
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| 20090192418 | Moving Body Inspection Apparatus And Method of Comparing Phases Between Movement Waveforms - In a moving body inspection apparatus, sequential waveform data obtained from a movement sensor is analyzed, wherein a plurality of waveforms from the waveform data is generated; phases compared among a plurality of movement waveforms; and a result of comparing phases are displayed. A partial waveform in a frequency analysis time interval having a predetermined length is extracted from a plurality of the movement waveforms. A frequency analysis operation is performed for the extracted partial waveforms to calculate phases at maximum power frequencies in the frequency analysis time interval; a phase difference is calculated among a plurality of the movement waveforms. The peaks may be detected in a plurality of movement waveforms. Peak intervals are calculated as time intervals between adjoining peaks. The peaks among the movement waveforms are matched. Phase differences are calculated among a plurality of the movement waveforms. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20130057288 | MAGNETIC MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING MAGNETIC FIELD - In a magnetic measurement system for a battery, a magnetic signal generated by electric currents in the battery for charging and discharging can be accurately measured without saturating the output of a magnetic sensor even in an environment having strong magnetic noise, and electric current distribution in the lithium-ion battery is visualized. Generating a antiphase magnetic field having an antiphase magnetic field to a magnetic field measured by each magnetic sensor into the cancel coil disposed around each the magnetic sensor before charging and discharging; thereafter, reducing magnetic noise by subtracting the magnetic data recorded before charging and discharging (the correction-magnetic field data) from the magnetic data for charging and discharging; and accurately measuring the magnetic signal generated from the lithium-ion battery for charging and discharging are included. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130085417 | DEGREE OF HARDNESS MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND DEGREE OF HARDNESS MEASUREMENT METHOD - For measuring hardness of an object, a measurement apparatus is pushed against the object and a degree of hardness calculation system calculates hardness based on information from the measurement apparatus. The measurement apparatus includes an acceleration sensor which outputs first information of acceleration of a contact area of the measurement apparatus, and a second sensor, such as a magnetic sensor or a pressure sensor, which outputs second information based on pressure applied to the contact area. The degree of hardness calculation system generates a second-derivative waveform by twice differentiating a waveform based on the output of the second sensor, compares the second-derivative waveform and the information of acceleration from the acceleration sensor, and calculates hardness of the object based on the comparison result. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130226049 | COMPRESSION DEPTH CALCULATION SYSTEM AND COMPRESSION DEPTH CALCULATION METHOD - It is an object to calculate a compression depth easily with high degree of accuracy. The present invention provides a compression depth calculation system | 08-29-2013 |
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| 20080280054 | COATING FILM FORMING APPARATUS, USE OF COATING FILM FORMING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A coating film forming apparatus that holds a substrate upon a spin chuck and forms a coating film by supplying a chemical liquid upon a top surface of said substrate comprises: an outer cup provided detachably to surround the spin chuck; an inner cup provided detachably to surround a region underneath the substrate held upon the chuck; a cleaning nozzle configured to supply a cleaning liquid for cleaning a peripheral edge part of the substrate, such that the cleaning liquid is supplied to a peripheral part of a bottom surface of the substrate; a cutout part for nozzle mounting, the cutout part being provided to the inner cup to engage with the cleaning nozzle; and a cleaning liquid supply tube connected to the cleaning nozzle, the cleaning nozzle being detachable to the cutout part in a state in which the cleaning liquid supply tube is connected. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090285984 | COATING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A coating apparatus includes a driving unit configured to rotate a substrate holding member about a vertical axis to spread a coating liquid supplied on a front side central portion of a substrate toward a front side peripheral portion of the substrate by a centrifugal force. The apparatus is provided with a wobble damping mechanism including a gas delivery port and a suction port both disposed to face a back side of the substrate and configured to damp a wobble of the substrate being rotated by delivering a gas from the delivery port and sucking the gas into the suction port. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090285991 | COATING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A coating apparatus includes a liquid film forming mechanism configured to form a liquid film of a process liquid for preventing a contaminant derived from a coating liquid from being deposited or left on a back side peripheral portion of a substrate. The liquid film forming mechanism includes a counter face portion facing the back side peripheral portion of the substrate and a process liquid supply portion for supplying the process liquid onto the counter face portion. The coating apparatus further includes a posture regulating mechanism disposed around the substrate holding member and configured to damp a vertical wobble of the peripheral portion of the substrate being rotated. The posture regulating mechanism includes delivery holes arrayed in a rotational direction of the substrate and configured to deliver a gas onto a back side region of the substrate on an inner side of the peripheral portion. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20110220216 | LIQUID TREATMENT APPARATUS, MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING METHOD OF A CUP BODY, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A liquid treatment apparatus treating a surface of a substrate held generally horizontally on a stage in a housing by supplying a treating liquid to said surface from a supply nozzle. The liquid treatment apparatus includes a cup body provided so as to surround the substrate held in the substrate holding part laterally, the cup body being mounted detachably to a base inside the housing from an upward direction thereof; a cup body holding part holding the cup body detachably; and an elevating mechanism moving the cup body holding part up and down between a first position at which the cup body is mounted upon the base body and a second position located above the first position. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110297192 | SUBSTRATE LIQUID PROCESSING APPARATUS - A substrate liquid processing apparatus of the present invention includes a process-liquid supply unit selectively supplying a plurality of types of process-liquids to the substrate held by a substrate holding table, first and second guide cups which are disposed in this order from the top and are configured to respectively guide downward the process-liquid scattering from the rotating substrate while being held by the substrate holding table; and a position adjustment mechanism adjusting a positional relationship between the first and second guide cups and the substrate holding table. A first process-liquid recovery tank is provided at a lower area of the first and second guide cups and recovers the process-liquid guided by the first guide cup. A second process-liquid recovery tank is provided at the inner peripheral side of the first process-liquid recovery tank and recovers the process-liquid guided by the second guide cup. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110297257 | SUBSTRATE LIQUID PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SUBSTRATE LIQUID PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM PERFORMING SUBSTRATE LIQUID PROCESSING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD ON SUBSTRATE LIQUID PROCESSING APPARATUS - A substrate liquid processing apparatus includes a placement table configured to hold a substrate, a rotary driving unit configured to rotate the placement table, a liquid supply unit configured to supply a liquid to the substrate placed on the placement table, and an upper liquid guide cup, a central liquid guide cup, and a lower liquid guide cup which are disposed in this order from the top and are configured to guide downward the liquid scattering from the rotating substrate being placed on the placement table. A driving mechanism is configured to move up and down the upper liquid guide cup, the central liquid guide cup, and the lower liquid guide cup. The driving mechanism is connected to the central liquid guide cup. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120153044 | SUBSTRATE LIQUID PROCESSING APPARATUS - A substrate liquid processing apparatus of the present invention includes a guide rotary cup configured to guide a process-liquid scattering from a substrate rotating and being held by a substrate holding table and a guide cup configured to guide downward the process-liquid guided by the guide rotary cup. The guide cup includes a downward extension portion extending downward from an inner peripheral end portion of a guide cup body and an inner peripheral extension portion extending inward from the inner peripheral end portion more than the downward extension portion. The inner peripheral extension portion is configured to form a gas guide space together with the guide rotary cup and the downward extension portion so that a gas turning by the rotation of the guide rotary cup can be guided downward. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120160275 | LIQUID TREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - Disclosed is a liquid treatment apparatus including a nozzle positioned below the substrate retained by a substrate retaining unit. The nozzle is capable of ejecting two fluids of a mixture of a liquid and a gas. The nozzle includes a plurality of liquid-ejecting passages for ejecting a liquid and a plurality of gas-ejecting passages for ejecting a gas, and also includes a plurality of liquid-ejecting ports each corresponding to one of the liquid-ejecting passages. The liquid-ejecting ports are arrayed on a horizontal line extending inwardly from a position below a peripheral portion of the substrate. The liquid-ejecting ports are configured to eject the liquid towards the lower surface of the substrate in an ejecting direction, and the ejecting direction is inclined at an inclination angle in a rotating direction of the substrate rotated by rotational driving unit with respect to a plane including the lower surface of the substrate. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120160278 | LIQUID TREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - Disclosed is a liquid treatment apparatus for processing a lower surface of the substrate. The apparatus includes a first nozzle disposed below a lower surface of the substrate retained by the substrate retaining unit to eject a treatment liquid towards the lower surface of the substrate, the first nozzle having a plurality of first ejection ports, which are arrayed from a position opposing a central portion of the substrate retained by the substrate retaining unit to a position opposing a peripheral portion of the substrate retained by the substrate retaining unit. An ejecting direction of the treatment liquid ejected from the first ejection port is inclined towards a rotation direction of the substrate rotated by the rotational driving unit. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120183693 | Coating Film Forming Apparatus, Use Of Coating Film Forming Apparatus, And Recording Medium - A coating film forming apparatus that holds a substrate upon a spin chuck and forms a coating film by supplying a chemical liquid upon a top surface of said substrate comprises: an outer cup provided detachably to surround the spin chuck; an inner cup provided detachably to surround a region underneath the substrate held upon the chuck; a cleaning nozzle configured to supply a cleaning liquid for cleaning a peripheral edge part of the substrate, such that the cleaning liquid is supplied to a peripheral part of a bottom surface of the substrate; a cutout part for nozzle mounting, the cutout part being provided to the inner cup to engage with the cleaning nozzle; and a cleaning liquid supply tube connected to the cleaning nozzle, the cleaning nozzle being detachable to the cutout part in a state in which the cleaning liquid supply tube is connected. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120213925 | COATING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A coating method includes holding a substrate in a horizontal state on a substrate holding member; supplying a coating liquid onto a front side central portion of the substrate held on the substrate holding member; rotating the substrate holding member about a vertical axis to spread the coating liquid supplied on the front side central portion of the substrate toward a front side peripheral portion of the substrate by a centrifugal force; and damping a wobble of the substrate being rotated, by a wobble damping mechanism including a gas delivery port and a suction port both disposed to face a back side of the substrate, while delivering a gas from the delivery port and sucking the gas into the suction port. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120301612 | COATING METHOD - A coating method includes supplying a coating liquid from a coating nozzle onto a front side central portion of a substrate held on a substrate holding member, rotating the substrate holding member about a vertical axis to spread the coating liquid toward a peripheral portion of the substrate by a centrifugal force and thereby form a film of the coating liquid, forming a liquid film of a process liquid for preventing a contaminant derived from the coating liquid from being deposited or left on a back side peripheral portion of the substrate, and damping a vertical wobble of the peripheral portion of the substrate being rotated, by a posture regulating mechanism, while delivering a gas from delivery holes onto a back side region of the substrate on an inner side of the peripheral portion on which the liquid film is formed. | 11-29-2012 |
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| 20110048469 | LIQUID PROCESSING APPARATUS AND LIQUID PROCESSING METHOD - Disclosed is a liquid processing apparatus and a liquid processing method that can prevent a processing liquid from being left on a lift pin after a drying-out process of a substrate, thereby preventing the processing liquid from being attached to the back surface of the substrate after the liquid processing. The liquid processing apparatus of the present disclosure includes a holding plate that supports a substrate, a lift pin plate provided above the holding plate having a lift pin that supports the wafer from a lower side, and a processing liquid supply unit that supplies the processing liquid to the back surface of the wafer. The processing liquid supply unit is provided with a head part configured to close a penetrating hole of the lift pin plate. The processing liquid supply unit and the lift pin plate are configured to be elevated with respect to the holding plate. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20130228200 | LIQUID PROCESSING APPARATUS, LIQUID PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN A COMPUTER-READABLE PROGRAM - Provided is a liquid processing apparatus that selectively supplies processing liquids with a switching operation to the surface of a substrate to perform a liquid processing. The liquid processing apparatus includes a first processing liquid supply unit including a first nozzle block that selectively supplies an acidic chemical liquid and a rinse liquid, and a second processing liquid supply unit including a second nozzle block that selectively supplies an alkaline chemical liquid and a rinse liquid. When a chemical liquid is supplied to the substrate from one of the first and second nozzle blocks, the other of the first and second nozzle blocks is retreated to a retreat position. When the rinse liquid is supplied to the substrate from one of the first and second nozzle blocks, the other of the first and second nozzle blocks is moved to a processing position. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20140014134 | LIQUID PROCESSING APPARATUS, CLEANING JIG, AND CLEANING METHOD - The present disclosure provides a cleaning method which enables a cup and a member around the cup to be cleaned thoroughly. In this cleaning method, a cleaning liquid is supplied to a cleaning jig from the upper side of the cleaning jig while rotating the cleaning jig held by a substrate holding unit. The cleaning liquid supplied to the cleaning jig is scattered obliquely upward along an inclined surface of an inclined portion which is provided around the entire circumference of the cleaning jig in the vicinity of the outer circumferential edge of the cleaning jig, thereby cleaning cups. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140026927 | LIQUID PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CLEANING METHOD - Disclosed are a liquid processing apparatus and a cleaning method which may perform cleaning on a portion which is not in the vicinity of a drain section in an exhaust route. The liquid processing apparatus includes an exhaust section provided in vicinity of the drain section, which is configured to exhaust a surrounding atmosphere of the substrate held by the substrate holding unit; an exhaust route forming member configured to form an exhaust route reaching the exhaust section; and a first cleaning unit configured to supply a cleaning liquid to the exhaust route forming member at the exhaust route side. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140360540 | LIQUID PROCESSING APPARATUS, LIQUID PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING PROGRAM STORED THEREIN - Disclosed is a liquid processing apparatus including first and second cups installed so as to surround a rotation holding unit of a substrate and guide a processing liquid scattered from the rotating substrate downwards. A first driving unit and a second driving unit elevate the first cup and the second cup between a position receiving the processing liquid and the lower position thereof. A controller controls that the first cup and the second cup are ascended at the same time by transferring the driving force of the first driving unit while the first cup or a first elevating member thereof is overlapped with the second cup or a second elevating member thereof from the lower side by setting the ascending speed of the first cup to be higher than the ascending speed of the second cup when the first and second cups are ascended at the same time. | 12-11-2014 |
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| 20090046388 | HEAD SLIDER HAVING LUBRICANT LAYER ON ITS FLOATING SURFACE - A head slider that includes a slider body having a air bearing surface, a magnetic head provided on the slider body, and a lubricant layer disposed on the air bearing surface, the lubricant layer being composed of a fluorocarbon resin. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090310257 | HEAD SLIDER AND MAGNETIC STORAGE DEVICE WITH HEAD SLIDER - A head slider includes a slider that is disposed at a tip of a supporting member, floats with an air flow occurring due to rotation of a storage medium, and has a medium facing surface onto which a water-repellent material is applied, with an area near the magnetic head being exposed; and a magnetic head that is disposed at an air outflow end side of the slider and has a recording element and a reproducing element. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100190034 | SURFACE TREATMENT, SURFACE-TREATED HEAD SLIDER OR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING-REPRODUCING DEVICE - A novel technology for lowering the surface free energy is provided. A treatment surface is irradiated with ultraviolet light in a gas containing a fluorine-containing organic substance, thereby forming a coating layer on the treatment surface. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100232071 | PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING/PLAYBACK APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a magnetic head includes a slider, a recording/reproduction element formed on a distal end face of the slider, and a resin film formed at least on the recording/reproduction element and the distal end face and having at least one of water repellency and oil repellency. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20120137718 | COOLING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A cooling apparatus includes: an evaporator, including a porous body, a vapor channel and a liquid channel separated by the porous body, to evaporate a working fluid in liquid phase; a condenser to condense the working fluid in vapor phase; a liquid reservoir tank to reserve the working fluid in the liquid phase; a vapor line connecting an outlet of the vapor channel in the evaporator and an inlet of the condenser; a liquid line connecting an outlet of the condenser and a first inlet of the liquid reservoir tank; a liquid supply line connecting an outlet of the liquid reservoir tank and an inlet of the liquid channel in the evaporator; a liquid return line connecting an outlet of the liquid channel in the evaporator and a second inlet of the liquid reservoir tank; and a liquid transport unit interposed in the liquid supply line. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120227954 | LOOP HEAT PIPE SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A loop heat pipe system includes: a loop heat pipe (LHP) including an evaporator, a condenser, a vapor line, and a liquid; a temperature sensor to measure temperature of part of the LHP, a working fluid portion in which has different phases in a situation where the LHP functions as a heat transport device and in a situation where the LHP dose not function as a heat transport device and a liquid phase of the working fluid dose not exist in the evaporator; a heater to heat a heating target part of the vapor line; and a controller, in order to start the LHP, to turn on the heater, to monitor temperature of the heating target part using the temperature sensor, and to turn off the heater when detecting a change caused by condensation of a vapor phase of the working fluid in the monitored temperature. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120312506 | LOOP HEAT PIPE - A loop heat pipe includes an evaporator to vaporize a working fluid due to heat supplied from an external heat source; a condenser to cause the vaporized working fluid to condense; and connecting lines to connect the evaporator and the condenser in a loop, wherein the evaporator includes a first space defined by a set of walls including a contact wall that comes into contact with the external heat source, a second space provided adjacent to at least one of the walls other than the contact wall, and a through-hole formed in a dividing wall separating the first space and the second space to allow the first space and the second space to communicate with each other. | 12-13-2012 |
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| 20090065318 | OIL PRESSURE CONTROL APPARATUS - In one embodiment, an oil pressure control apparatus includes a belt-driven continuously variable transmission, a lockup clutch provided in a torque converter, a primary regulator valve that regulates a line oil pressure that becomes a source pressure of oil pressure of various parts, and a lockup control valve that performs switching when controlling engagement/release of the lockup clutch. Control of the primary regulator valve and control of the lockup control valve are performed with a single linear solenoid valve. In this case, control of the primary regulator valve and control of the lockup control valve are performed in different ranges. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090264231 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM - A hydraulic control system of a vehicle power train having a belt-type continuously variable transmission, and a hydraulic lock-up clutch, includes: a line pressure control valve; first and second control valves; first, second and third electromagnetic valves; and a fail-safe valve. The fail-safe valve is switched to a fail position in which a line pressure is supplied to one of a drive pulley and a driven pulley when a rapid deceleration state is likely to occur in the belt-type continuously variable transmission, the fail-safe valve is switched to a normal position in which a hydraulic pressure output from the first control valve is supplied to the one of the drive pulley and the driven pulley during times other than the above, and the fail-safe valve is switched by a combination of a hydraulic pressure controlled by the second electromagnetic valve and a hydraulic pressure controlled by the third electromagnetic valve. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090266429 | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE CONTROL APPARATUS - A hydraulic pressure control apparatus includes a primary regulator valve that regulates a pressure discharged from an oil pump to form a line pressure that is used as an original pressure for a hydraulic pressure that is supplied to each element, and a secondary regulator valve that regulates a hydraulic pressure downstream of the primary regulator valve to form a secondary pressure. Two pilot pressures (first modulator hydraulic pressure, control hydraulic pressure from a duty solenoid) are supplied to the secondary regulator valve. The secondary regulator valve is configured in such a manner that when one of the pilot pressures changes, a change in the one of the pilot pressures is absorbed by the other pilot pressure. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100151977 | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SUPPLY UNIT OF CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - A control valve switches between the (A) state where the first oil passage to which a hydraulic pressure obtained by decreasing a line pressure is supplied is in communication with the fifth oil passage for supplying the hydraulic pressure to a forward clutch or a reverse brake and the third oil passage to which a hydraulic pressure controlled by an SLP linear solenoid valve is supplied is in communication with the sixth oil passage for supplying the hydraulic pressure to a primary pulley, and the (B) state where the second oil passage to which a hydraulic pressure controlled by an SLT linear solenoid valve is supplied is in communication with the fifth oil passage and the fourth oil passage for supplying the hydraulic pressure to a secondary pulley is in communication with the sixth oil passage. The fourth oil passage has an orifice. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20110132141 | OIL PASSAGE STRUCTURE OF CHAIN-DRIVE OIL PUMP - An oil passage structure of a chain-driven oil pump includes three lines of oil passages for supplying oil from the center support to the torque converter, a first oil passage for supplying oil to the torque converter through the inside of an input shaft of the torque converter, a second oil passage for supplying oil to the torque converter through a space defined by the outer periphery surface of the input shaft and the inner periphery surface of a stator shaft, and a third oil passage for supplying oil to the torque converter by bypassing the drive sprocket. The third oil passage is provided on the outer periphery side of the drive sprocket and in a position where it does not interfere with the operation of a chain. Accordingly, it is possible to utilize the flex lock-up to a maximum extent, and to reduce the diameter of the sprocket. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20120011841 | HYDRAULIC DEVICE FOR STEPLESS TRANSMISSION - A hydraulic device includes a switch-over valve | 01-19-2012 |
| 20130089453 | VEHICULAR INTERNAL GEAR TYPE OIL PUMP - An oil pump includes a first spill passage formed on a side surface ( | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130170953 | VEHICULAR POWER TRANSMITTING SYSTEM - A vehicular power transmitting system including an oil pump constructed to sufficiently reduce a required drive torque. A high-pressure-port discharge amount of first and second high-pressure passages of the oil pump is determined such that an amount of consumption of working oil of relatively high pressure can be afforded only by the high-pressure-port discharge amount, during steady-state running of a vehicle in which engine speed is not lower than a predetermined threshold value corresponding to a predetermined lowest target input shaft speed of a continuously variable transmission for its shifting control. The pressure of the working oil discharged from first and second low-pressure discharge passages is kept at a predetermined low level, and the required drive torque of the oil pump is sufficiently reduced. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20140305114 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR AUTOMOBILE - An automatic transmission device for an automobile includes a torque converter accommodated in a torque converter housing, a stator shaft supporting a stator of the torque converter, a torque converter housing, a stator shaft supporting a stator of the torque converter, a torque converter sleeve provided concentrically with the stator shaft and coupled with an inner periphery side of an impeller shell of the torque converter, a first bearing provided between an inner peripheral surface of the torque converter sleeve and an outer peripheral surface of the stator shaft, and a second bearing provided between an outer peripheral surface of the torque converter sleeve and an inner surface of the torque converter housing. | 10-16-2014 |
