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20090239274 | Yeast and Method of Producing L-Lactic Acid - Yeast includes an introduced gene coding a | 09-24-2009 |
20110004018 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING DIAMINE AND POLYAMIDE - A method for producing a diamine includes purifying a diamine from an aqueous solution containing a diamine salt by adding an alkaline substance to the aqueous solution and then filtering the resulting solution by allowing the solution to pass through a nanofiltration membrane to remove the salt, thereby obtaining an aqueous diamine solution. | 01-06-2011 |
20110177551 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND CONTINUOUS FERMENTATION APPARATUS - To control flow velocity of a culture liquid inside a membrane separation tank without giving influences to culture conditions in the fermentation tank, and also suppress precipitation of microorganisms or culture cells so that the production efficiency of the chemical product can be improved, in a method for producing a chemical product including the steps of: cultivating microorganisms or culture cells in a fermentation tank; transferring a culture liquid from the fermentation tank to a membrane separation tank so as to filter the culture liquid through a separation membrane; and collecting a fermentation product from a filtration liquid as the chemical product while refluxing an unfiltered culture liquid that has not been filtered so as to be joined to the culture liquid on an upstream side of the membrane separation tank, one portion of the culture liquid to be transferred from the fermentation tank is allowed to bypass the membrane separation tank depending on a pressure at the culture liquid flow-in side of the membrane separation tank. | 07-21-2011 |
20110263811 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LACTIC ACID AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYLACTIC ACID - Lactic acid is obtained by a method including (A) a step of continuous fermentation wherein a fermentation culture medium of a microorganism having an ability of lactic acid fermentation is filtered through a porous membrane having an average pore size of not less than 0.01 μm and less than 1 μm with a transmembrane pressure difference within the range of 0.1 to 20 kPa, and the permeate is collected, while retaining the non-permeated liquid in or returning the non-permeated liquid to the culture, and adding a fermentation feedstock to the culture; (B) a step of filtering the permeate obtained in Step (A) through a nanofiltration membrane; and (C) a step of distilling the permeate obtained in Step (B) under a pressure of not less than 1 Pa and not more than atmospheric pressure, at 25° C. to 200° C. to recover lactic acid. | 10-27-2011 |
20120070871 | POLYPEPTIDE HAVING D-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE ACTIVITY, POLYNUCLEOTIDE ENCODING THE POLYPEPTIDE, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF D-LACTIC ACID - Highly productive D-lactic acid fermentation uses a transformant obtained by introducing into a host cell a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide according to any one of the following (A) to (C) in such a manner that the polypeptide is expressed, which polypeptide has a D-lactate dehydrogenase activity higher than those of conventional polypeptides: (A) a polypeptide having the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:1 or 2; (B) a polypeptide having the same amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO:1 or 2 except that one or several amino acids are substituted, deleted, inserted and/or added, which polypeptide has a D-lactate dehydrogenase activity; and (C) a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence which has a sequence identity of not less than 80% to the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:1 or 2, which polypeptide has a D-lactate dehydrogenase activity. | 03-22-2012 |
20130071888 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING 1,5-PENTANEDIAMINE - A method of producing 1,5-pentanediamine includes culturing coryneform bacterium having a gene encoding lysine decarboxylase in its chromosome, which coryneform bacterium maintains lysine decarboxylase activity of not less than 50 mU/mg protein during culturing and the gene encoding lysine decarboxylase is linked downstream of a promoter that functions during the logarithmic growth phase. | 03-21-2013 |
20130095539 | LACTIC ACID PRODUCTION METHOD - A method of producing lactic acid by separating lactic acid produced in a culture solution by microbial fermentation, comprising: a step (A) of filtering the culture solution through a nano-filtration membrane; and a step (B) of distilling a lactic-acid-containing solution produced in step (A) under a pressure of 1 Pa to atmospheric pressure (inclusive) at a temperature of 25 to 200° C. (inclusive) to recover lactic acid. | 04-18-2013 |
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20120253082 | METHOD OF PRODUCING DIOL OR TRIOL - A method for producing a diol or triol, which has a step of removing impurities contained in a diol- or triol-containing solution, is provided. In the method, a diol- or triol-containing solution is filtered through a nanofiltration membrane having a polyamide-containing functional layer. The diol- or triol-containing solution is then collected from the permeate flow of the nanofiltration membrane. | 10-04-2012 |
20120253086 | METHOD OF PRODUCING BUTANOL - A method of producing butanol, which has a step of removing impurities contained in a butanol-containing solution, is provided. In the method, a butanol-containing solution is filtered through a nanofiltration membrane. Then the butanol-containing solution is collected from the permeate flow of the nanofiltration membrane. | 10-04-2012 |
20130095534 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF CADAVERINE - By a method for producing cadaverine by culturing a microorganism that extracellularly secretes lysine decarboxylase, by-production of lysine is suppressed, the yield of cadaverine relative to glucose consumption is improved compared to conventional production methods, and further, the load on the purification step in purification of cadaverine as a raw material for polyamide can be reduced. | 04-18-2013 |
20140287461 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUGAR LIQUID - A method of producing a sugar liquid using a cellulose-containing biomass as a raw material includes (a) hydrolyzing a cellulose-containing biomass to produce an aqueous sugar solution and (b) filtering the obtained aqueous sugar solution through a reverse osmosis membrane to collect a purified sugar liquid from a feed side, while removing fermentation-inhibiting substances from a permeate side. | 09-25-2014 |
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20090239274 | Yeast and Method of Producing L-Lactic Acid - Yeast includes an introduced gene coding a | 09-24-2009 |
20110004018 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING DIAMINE AND POLYAMIDE - A method for producing a diamine includes purifying a diamine from an aqueous solution containing a diamine salt by adding an alkaline substance to the aqueous solution and then filtering the resulting solution by allowing the solution to pass through a nanofiltration membrane to remove the salt, thereby obtaining an aqueous diamine solution. | 01-06-2011 |
20110177551 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND CONTINUOUS FERMENTATION APPARATUS - To control flow velocity of a culture liquid inside a membrane separation tank without giving influences to culture conditions in the fermentation tank, and also suppress precipitation of microorganisms or culture cells so that the production efficiency of the chemical product can be improved, in a method for producing a chemical product including the steps of: cultivating microorganisms or culture cells in a fermentation tank; transferring a culture liquid from the fermentation tank to a membrane separation tank so as to filter the culture liquid through a separation membrane; and collecting a fermentation product from a filtration liquid as the chemical product while refluxing an unfiltered culture liquid that has not been filtered so as to be joined to the culture liquid on an upstream side of the membrane separation tank, one portion of the culture liquid to be transferred from the fermentation tank is allowed to bypass the membrane separation tank depending on a pressure at the culture liquid flow-in side of the membrane separation tank. | 07-21-2011 |
20110263811 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LACTIC ACID AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYLACTIC ACID - Lactic acid is obtained by a method including (A) a step of continuous fermentation wherein a fermentation culture medium of a microorganism having an ability of lactic acid fermentation is filtered through a porous membrane having an average pore size of not less than 0.01 μm and less than 1 μm with a transmembrane pressure difference within the range of 0.1 to 20 kPa, and the permeate is collected, while retaining the non-permeated liquid in or returning the non-permeated liquid to the culture, and adding a fermentation feedstock to the culture; (B) a step of filtering the permeate obtained in Step (A) through a nanofiltration membrane; and (C) a step of distilling the permeate obtained in Step (B) under a pressure of not less than 1 Pa and not more than atmospheric pressure, at 25° C. to 200° C. to recover lactic acid. | 10-27-2011 |
20120070871 | POLYPEPTIDE HAVING D-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE ACTIVITY, POLYNUCLEOTIDE ENCODING THE POLYPEPTIDE, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF D-LACTIC ACID - Highly productive D-lactic acid fermentation uses a transformant obtained by introducing into a host cell a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide according to any one of the following (A) to (C) in such a manner that the polypeptide is expressed, which polypeptide has a D-lactate dehydrogenase activity higher than those of conventional polypeptides: (A) a polypeptide having the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:1 or 2; (B) a polypeptide having the same amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO:1 or 2 except that one or several amino acids are substituted, deleted, inserted and/or added, which polypeptide has a D-lactate dehydrogenase activity; and (C) a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence which has a sequence identity of not less than 80% to the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:1 or 2, which polypeptide has a D-lactate dehydrogenase activity. | 03-22-2012 |
20130071888 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING 1,5-PENTANEDIAMINE - A method of producing 1,5-pentanediamine includes culturing coryneform bacterium having a gene encoding lysine decarboxylase in its chromosome, which coryneform bacterium maintains lysine decarboxylase activity of not less than 50 mU/mg protein during culturing and the gene encoding lysine decarboxylase is linked downstream of a promoter that functions during the logarithmic growth phase. | 03-21-2013 |
20130095539 | LACTIC ACID PRODUCTION METHOD - A method of producing lactic acid by separating lactic acid produced in a culture solution by microbial fermentation, comprising: a step (A) of filtering the culture solution through a nano-filtration membrane; and a step (B) of distilling a lactic-acid-containing solution produced in step (A) under a pressure of 1 Pa to atmospheric pressure (inclusive) at a temperature of 25 to 200° C. (inclusive) to recover lactic acid. | 04-18-2013 |
20130323800 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CADAVERINE - A method produces cadaverine more efficiently and at a higher yield than production methods by the conventional fermentation methods. The method includes culturing coryneform bacterium/bacteria having an ability to produce cadaverine and having a resistance to 2,2′-thiobis(ethylamine). Preferably, the coryneform bacterium/bacteria has/have lysine decarboxylase activity and, preferably, the coryneform bacterium/bacteria has/have homoserine auxotrophy and/or a resistance to S-(2-aminoethyl)-L-cysteine. | 12-05-2013 |
20140004576 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CADAVERINE | 01-02-2014 |
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20080199238 | Image Generating Apparatus - An image generating apparatus includes a print portion printing a paper, a platen roller arranged so as to be opposed to the print portion, a heat radiating member mounted on the print portion, radiating heat generated in the print portion, integrally provided with a plate-like support shaft as an axis of rotation and rotatable in a direction for coming into pressure contact with or separating from the platen roller, a regulating member regulating movement of the print portion in a printing direction of the paper, a chassis having a hole-shaped bearing receiving the plate-like support shaft, and a side plate mounted on the chassis. | 08-21-2008 |
20090284668 | Display Screen Turning Apparatus and Television Set - A display screen turning apparatus includes a display screen support member provided with a first gear and supporting a display screen portion rotatably in a horizontal plane and rotatably with respect to a vertical plane and a rack plate provided with a second gear meshing with the first gear, wherein the first gear meshed with the second gear moves by movement of the second gear following linear movement of the rack plate in the horizontal plane, thereby rotating the display screen support member in an anteroposterior direction by a prescribed angle with respect to the vertical plane. | 11-19-2009 |
20100091214 | Display Screen Turning Apparatus - This display screen turning apparatus includes a first rotation support portion formed to be horizontally rotatable with respect to a base and a second rotation support portion formed to be horizontally rotatable with respect to the base independently of the first rotation support portion, for horizontally rotating a display screen portion by rotating at least either the first rotation support portion or the second rotation support portion. | 04-15-2010 |
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20130291533 | VEHICLE-BODY ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRIC BRAKE ACTUATOR - Untreated bosses are formed in advance in two directions on a cylinder mechanism. The bosses on one side are formed as mounts to attach a motor cylinder device to a vehicle body, and the other bosses are formed as ports to connect to the cylinder mechanism. The mount bosses are formed on the outside in the width direction of the vehicle, and the port bosses are formed on the inside in the width direction of the vehicle. | 11-07-2013 |
20130333375 | VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM - The following are provided: an input device via which an operator inputs brake operations; a motor cylinder device that generates hydraulic brake pressure on the basis of electric signals based on said brake operations; and a VSA device that assists in stabilizing the behavior of the vehicle on the basis of the aforementioned hydraulic brake pressure generated by the motor cylinder device. Said input device, motor cylinder device, and VSA device are disposed, separated from each other, in an engine compartment partitioned off forwards of a dashboard. | 12-19-2013 |
20130340422 | VEHICLE-BODY ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRIC BRAKE ACTUATOR - A structure for attaching a motor cylinder device to the body of the vehicle, said vehicle brake system including: an input device via which an operator inputs brake operations; and a motor cylinder device that generates hydraulic brake pressure on the basis of electrical signals based on said brake operations. Said motor cylinder device has: an electric motor that operates on the basis of electrical signals; a driving-force transmission unit that transmits driving force from the electric motor; and a cylinder mechanism that applies pressure to a brake fluid by moving a piston axially by means of the driving force transmitted by the driving-force transmission unit. A mount for attaching the motor cylinder device to the body of the vehicle is provided near the center of gravity of the motor cylinder device. This makes it possible to minimize displacement of the electric brake actuator when subjected to vibration. | 12-26-2013 |
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20100248034 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR POSITIVE ELECTRODE OF LITHIUM BATTERY - The present invention provides a composite material for positive electrodes of lithium batteries, which provides a lithium battery having excellent high rate electrical discharge characteristics, has a sufficiently secured diffusion passage for Li, and has high conductivity, a process for producing the same, as well as a positive electrode and a battery using the composite material for positive electrodes of lithium batteries. The present invention relates to a composite material for positive electrodes of lithium batteries, comprising composite particles containing positive electrode active material particles and fibrous carbons, wherein the composite particles have a form in which the positive electrode active material particles are supported by the fibrous carbons. | 09-30-2010 |
20100270496 | BURNED COMPOSITE METAL OXIDE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The burned composite metal oxide of the present invention is a burned composite metal oxide which is porous and particulate and which is obtained by subjecting a slurry comprising at least one metal oxide (a), at least one metal compound (b) and a solvent to spray granulation to obtain granules, and burning the granules, the metal oxide (a) selected from the group consisting of a transition metal oxide and an oxide of a metal belonging to 3B, 4B and 5B of a periodic table, the metal compound (b) selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal compound and an alkali earth metal compound, wherein the metal oxide (a) and the metal compound (b) are sparingly soluble in the solvent; the burning is conducted after a heat-maintaining step of heating the granules obtained by the spray granulation at a temperature in a range of ±200° C. based on the decomposition temperature of the metal compound (b); and the metal compound (b) contains at least a nonmetallic element component desorbed in the heat-maintaining step. | 10-28-2010 |
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20100275655 | METHOD OF WELDING METALLIC GLASS WITH CRYSTALLINE METAL BY HIGH-ENERGY BEAM - [Problems] To provide a method of welding a metallic glass and a crystalline metal by shifting a high-energy beam scan area from a butting face thereof to the metallic glass side, to fall within a composition range required for glass phase formation of a metallic glass base material in a simplified assured manner. | 11-04-2010 |
20120094141 | DESIGN METHOD OF WELDING METHOD, WELDING METHOD AND WELDED JOINT BODY - A welding method is provided which makes it possible to obtain a joint body having a sufficient strength by selecting a metal glass and a crystalline metal having given conditions. According to the present invention, there is provided a welding method of applying energy to an interface where a metal glass and a crystalline metal make contact with each other or to the metal glass near the interface, of forming a molten layer by heating and melting the metal glass and of performing welding, in which the molten layer after the metal glass and the crystalline metal have been joined together has a glass formation ability, the metal glass has a glass formation ability in which a nose time of a TTT curve when a solid of the metal glass is reheated is 0.2 seconds or more, and the metal glass and the crystalline metal are formed with a material that satisfies a temperature range of a temperature of the metal glass at which a spread factor of the crystalline metal that has not been melted and the molten metal glass is 25% or more and a melting point of the crystalline metal to be 100k or more. | 04-19-2012 |
20130284829 | INJECTION NOZZLE - Provided is an injection nozzle which is capable of maintain high response performance over a long period of time, in a manner compatible with an increase in fuel injection pressure of a high-pressure common rail system which is one type of fuel injection system for internal combustion engines such as diesel engines. The injection nozzle comprises a valve body | 10-31-2013 |
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20110173724 | TRITERPENE OXIDASE DERIVED FROM PLANT BELONGING TO GENUS GLYCHYRRHIZA, GENE ENCODING THE TRITERPENE OXIDASE, AND USE OF THE PROTEIN OR THE GENE - The present invention provides a protein having an activity of oxidizing a dammarane-type triterpene, a gene encoding the same, and use of the protein and the gene. The present invention specifically relates to a protein obtainable from a plant belonging to the genus | 07-14-2011 |
20120246760 | TRITERPENE OXIDASE DERIVED FROM PLANT BELONGING TO GENUS GLYCYRRHIZA, GENE ENCODING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - Identification of a protein having an activity of oxidizing oleanane-type triterpene, and a gene encoding the protein, the protein and the gene, and use thereof are provided. For example, a protein having an activity of oxidizing oleanane-type triterpene obtained from a plant in the family Fabaceae, a gene encoding the protein and use thereof are provided. The protein is shown in, for example, SEQ ID NO: 4, 14 or 18, and the gene encoding the protein is shown in, for example, SEQ ID NO: 3, 13 or 17. A transformant into which the gene is introduced can be produced, and thereby a triterpene oxidase can be obtained. | 09-27-2012 |
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20080223673 | HYDRAULIC SHOCK ABSORBER - A shock absorber includes a cylinder tube connected to one portion of a shock absorbing body, a main piston rod extending from a piston with its extension end being connected to another portion of the shock absorbing body, a sub piston rod extending from the piston, an oil chamber pressurizing device arranged to pressurize a hydraulic oil, and damping force generators arranged to generate a damping force by allowing the hydraulic oil to flow between first and second oil chambers. A sealed space for containing an extension end of the sub piston rod is provided. Gas having a pressure larger than atmospheric pressure and smaller than a pressure applied on the hydraulic oil by the oil chamber pressurizing device is filled in the sealed space. | 09-18-2008 |
20090101459 | HYDRAULIC SHOCK ABSORBER - In a shock absorber of a vehicle, when a moving speed of a piston rod in relation to a cylinder tube is slow and first and second input forces are externally applied to the shock absorber, damping forces of pressure side and extension side first damping force generating devices are larger than that of pressure side and extension side second damping force generating devices. On the other hand, when the moving speed is fast, the damping forces of the pressure side and the extension side second damping force generating devices are larger than that of the pressure side and the extension side first damping force generating devices. A gas enclosure chamber filled with gas is connected to a first chamber through a free piston. | 04-23-2009 |
20090283373 | DAMPER - A damper includes a cylinder tube having a first end connected to one portion of a member of an object for damping, and a fixing rod guide arranged to close a second end of the cylinder tube; a movable rod guide fitted on the first end of the cylinder tube; a main piston rod extending from the piston side, the piston fitted in the cylinder tube and passing through the fixing rod guide; a sub-piston rod extending on the piston side and passing through the movable rod guide; and a spring normally biasing the movable rod guide toward the piston. A damping force generation oil passage is arranged to connect first and second oil chambers in a cylinder tube defined by the piston. The number of parts of a through-rod type damper is reduced to simplify a construction thereof and to make the damper compact. | 11-19-2009 |
20100072009 | HYDRAULIC DAMPER - A hydraulic damper includes a cylindrical tube, a first rod guide fitted close to one end of the cylindrical tube, a second rod guide fitted closer to the other end of the cylindrical tube, and a piston arranged to be axially slidable between the two rod guides. The piston partitions a space between the two rod guides into a first oil chamber and a second oil chamber. A main piston rod extends from the piston and penetrates the first rod guide. An auxiliary piston rod extends from the piston and penetrates the second rod guide. A pressurizer is arranged to pressurize hydraulic fluid filled in the first oil chamber and the second oil chamber. Damping force generators are arranged to generate a damping force by allowing the hydraulic fluid to flow between the two oil chambers. The main piston rod and the auxiliary piston rod have different diameters from each other. The hydraulic damper has a simple constitution and is capable of increased responsiveness. | 03-25-2010 |
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20150060159 | STRADDLE-TYPE VEHICLE - A snowmobile includes a transmission unit that transmits a driving force generated by an engine to the ground surface, in which ground touching portions of the transmission unit that are spaced apart from each other in the vehicle width direction receive reaction forces mutually different in magnitude from the ground surface; a suspension that supports the transmission unit so as to swing in the up-down direction; and a vehicle body vibration control damper extending between a first portion and a second portion that are spaced apart from each other of the vehicle body frame and a member fixed to the vehicle body frame, the vehicle body vibration control damper generating a damping force against variations that change the distance between the first portion and the second portion. | 03-05-2015 |
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20090164673 | DMA TRANSFER CONTROL DEVICE - A DMA transfer control device includes a setting register group for setting transfer informations, a number-of-transfers register to which the number of transfers to be performed is set, and which updates a value thereof every time one DMA transfer is completed, a transfer control unit, a secondary setting register group for setting other transfer informations different from the transfer informations, and a specified ordinal-number-of-transfer register. Every time one DMA transfer is initiated, either a value of the setting register group or a value of the secondary setting register group is selected for each of the transfer informations in accordance with a result of an arithmetic operation between a value of the number-of-transfers register and a value of the specified ordinal-number-of-transfer register, and inputted to the transfer control unit. As a result, by making settings for one DMA transfer, it is possible to temporarily change the transfer informations. | 06-25-2009 |
20120089811 | ADDRESS CONVERSION APPARATUS - An address conversion apparatus includes a TLB, and an address conversion control section configured to count a consecutive address number indicating the number of consecutive addresses from a pair of a logical address and a physical address stored in the TLB with reference to an address conversion table, store the consecutive address number in association with the pair of the logical address and the physical address, determine whether a conversion target address is included in a range of the consecutive address number from the logical address stored in the TLB or not, and add, if the conversion target address is included in the range, a difference between the logical address and the conversion target address to the physical address which forms a pair with the logical address to calculate a converted physical address. | 04-12-2012 |
20130104137 | MULTIPROCESSOR SYSTEM - A multiprocessor system including a plurality of processors, each including a task scheduler that determines a task execution order of the tasks in a task set to be executed by the processors within a task period which is defined as a period in repeated execution of the task sets, and processors that execute the respective tasks; and a scheduler management device having a command unit configured to issue a command for at least one of the task schedulers to change the task execution order, wherein each of the task schedulers, when receiving the command from the command unit, changes the task execution order of the processors. | 04-25-2013 |
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20090239145 | LITHIUM ION RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A high power lithium-ion secondary battery having an increased capacity and capable of maintaining high discharge voltage and repeating charging/discharging high current. A lithium-ion secondary battery having; an electrode group formed by laminating or winding a negative electrode layer and a positive electrode layer so as to interpose a separator made of synthetic resin, the negative electrode layer containing a material capable of intercalating/deintercalating lithium-ion, and a positive electrode layer including a lithium-containing metallic oxide; and a non-aqueous electrolyte containing lithium salt, where the electrode group is immersed. The positive electrode material unit contains a fluorinated lithium-containing metallic oxide as a main material, and the separator possesses a hydrophilic group. Further, the positive electrode material preferably contains a main material including LiNi | 09-24-2009 |
20090278082 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - It is an object of the present invention to provide a cathode active material capable of reducing degradation in an operation voltage and capacity as compared conventionally when used for a lithium ion secondary battery, and a method for manufacturing the same. The cathode active material contains a composite oxide of lithium and a transition metal (s), wherein a reduction loss of TLC in the composite oxide is 20 to 60%. Also, the composite oxide has a particle diameter of 0.5 to 100 μm, and is preferably fluorinated. The method for manufacturing the cathode active material includes the step of fluorinating the cathode active material. The composite oxide has a particle diameter of 0.5 to 100 μm. The fluorinating step is to fluorinate the composite oxide in a reaction vessel under conditions where fluorine gas partial pressure is 1 to 200 kPa, a reaction time is 10 minutes to 10 days, and a reaction temperature is −10 to 200° C. | 11-12-2009 |
20120210548 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING POWER COLLECTION FOIL FOR SAME, AND POWER COLLECTION FOIL FOR SAME - The present invention provides a method for producing a lithium secondary battery in which peeling of an active substance can be prevented and the generation of metal powder can be prevented when a power collection foil is processed at an electrode production step. The method for producing the lithium secondary battery includes an electrode-producing step of producing a positive electrode and a negative electrode; a step of forming a group of electrodes by layering the positive electrode and the negative electrode on each other through a separator, or winding the positive electrode and the negative electrode through a separator; and a step of immersing the group of the electrodes in an electrolyte. The electrode-producing step has a boring step of forming a plurality of through-holes penetrating a power collection foil and having projected parts projected from at least a rear surface of the power collection foil and a mixed agent-forming step of forming a mixed agent layer on the power collection foil through which the through-holes have been formed. After the boring step finishes, the mixed agent-forming step is successively performed without winding the power collection foil through which the through-holes have been formed. | 08-23-2012 |
20120328923 | ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention provides a negative-electrode material for a lithium secondary battery which has a very low resistance, allows the lithium secondary battery to be charged and discharged (high output) at a high current and have a high capacity, and achieve a cycle life to such an extent that the lithium secondary battery can be mounted on a vehicle. The electrode material is composed of (a) at least one active substance ( | 12-27-2012 |
20150010798 | ELECTROLYTE HOLDER FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention provides an electrolyte holder for a lithium secondary battery capable of holding an electrolytic solution inside electrodes or at an interface between the separator and each of the electrodes, preventing electrolyte shortage inside the electrodes, and restraining dendrite from precipitating and growing and also provide the lithium secondary battery, using the electrolyte holder, which is capable of achieving a cycle life to such an extent that the lithium secondary battery can be used for industrial application. An electrolyte holder ( | 01-08-2015 |
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20120258363 | POSITIVE-ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR A LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - Provided is a positive electrode material for a safe, high capacity, long lifetime lithium ion secondary battery capable of large current charging and discharging. The positive electrode material contains between 5% by mass or more and 30% by mass or less of a carbon black composite formed by joining together fibrous carbon and carbon black wherein ash is 1.0% or less by mass in accordance with JIS K 1469 and the remainder includes olivine-type lithium iron phosphate, and volatile oxygen-containing functional groups which constitutes 1.0% or less by mass of the positive electrode material. The fibrous carbon is preferably a nanotube having a fiber diameter of 5 nm or more and 50 nm or less and a specific surface area between 50 m | 10-11-2012 |
20140335419 | COMPOSITE PARTICLES, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, AND SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is positive electrode material for a highly safe lithium-ion secondary battery that can charge and discharge a large current while having long service life. Disclosed are composite particles comprising: at least one carbon material selected from the group consisting of (i) fibrous carbon material, (ii) chain-like carbon material, and (iii) carbon material produced by linking together fibrous carbon material and chain-like carbon material; and lithium-containing phosphate, wherein at least one fine pore originating from the at least one carbon material opens to outside the composite particle. Preferably, the composite particles are coated with carbon. The fibrous carbon material is preferably a carbon nanotube with an average fiber size of 5 to 200 nm. The chain-like carbon material is preferably carbon black produced by linking, like a chain, primary particles with an average particle size of 10 to 100 nm. | 11-13-2014 |
20140342231 | COMPOSITE PARTICLES, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR SECONDARY BATTERIES, AND SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is positive electrode material for a highly safe lithium-ion secondary battery that can charge and discharge a large current while having long service life. Disclosed are composite particles comprising: particles of lithium-containing phosphate; and carbon coating comprising at least one carbon material selected from the group consisting of (i) fibrous carbon material, (ii) chain-like carbon material, and (iii) carbon material produced by linking together fibrous carbon material and chain-like carbon material, wherein each particle is coated with the carbon coating. The fibrous carbon material is preferably a carbon nanotube with an average fiber size of 5 to 200 nm. The chain-like carbon material is preferably carbon black produced by linking, like a chain, primary particles with an average particle size of 10 to 100 nm. The lithium-containing phosphate is preferably LiFePO | 11-20-2014 |
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20100098954 | OPTICAL ELEMENT AND OPTICAL ELEMENT MANUFACTURING METHOD - An optical element includes: first and second optical components, at least one of the first and second optical components having a light transmission characteristic; and a bonding film bonding the first and the second optical components together, the bonding film being formed by plasma polymerization and including an Si skeleton having a random atomic structure including a siloxane (Si—O) bond and a leaving group binding to the Si skeleton. The first and second optical components are bonded together by the adhesive properties of the bonding film which are provided by applying energy to at least a part of the bonding film to eliminate the leaving group from the Si skeleton at a surface of the bonding film. Preferably, an average thickness of the bonding film is equal to or less than a wavelength of light passing through the optical component having the light transmission characteristic. | 04-22-2010 |
20100101719 | OPTICAL ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - An optical element includes a first optical component and a second optical component each having light transmission properties; and a bonding film bonding together the first and the second optical components. The bonding film is formed by plasma polymerization and includes an Si skeleton having a random atomic structure including a siloxane (Si—O) bond and leaving groups binding to the Si skeleton. The first and the second optical components are bonded together by the bonding film having adhesive properties provided by applying energy to at least a part of the bonding film to eliminate the leaving groups from the Si skeleton at a surface of the bonding film. Additionally, the bonding film is formed so as to have approximately the same refractive index as that of at least one of the first and the second optical components by adjusting a film forming condition of the plasma polymerization. | 04-29-2010 |
20100104878 | BONDING METHOD, BONDED STRUCTURE, AND OPTICAL ELEMENT - A bonding method includes forming a bonding film on a surface of a base member by plasma polymerization, the bonding film including an Si skeleton of a random atomic structure including a siloxane (Si—O) bond and leaving groups binding to the Si skeleton; applying UV light to the bonding film to eliminate the leaving groups at the surface of the bonding film from the Si skeleton so as to provide adhesion properties to the bonding film, an accumulated amount of the UV light being adjusted to control a refractive index of the bonding film; and bonding the base member and an object together via the bonding film to obtain a bonded structure. | 04-29-2010 |
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20080259285 | ILLUMINATION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROJECTION DEVICE - An illumination optical system has: a light source, a first optical member, a second optical member, and a rod integrator, and illuminates an image display surface of a display element. The light source emits illumination light having a flat beam cross section. The first optical member reduces flatness of the beam cross section. The second optical member condenses or diverges the illumination light. The rod integrator uniformizes spatial energy distribution of the illumination light subjected to optical action of the first and second optical members. | 10-23-2008 |
20080278693 | ILLUMINATION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROJECTION DEVICE - An illumination optical system has: a light source, a diffusion member, and a rod integrator, and illuminates an image display surface of a display element. The light source emits an illumination beam having a flat cross section. The diffusion member isotropically diffuses the illumination beam. The rod integrator uniformizes spatial energy distribution of the illumination beam put into a diffused state by the diffusion member. | 11-13-2008 |
20080297668 | VIDEO PROJECTION DEVICE - A video projection device includes: a video display element, a projection lens, a converter lens, and a video processing part. The video display element displays a video by an electrical video signal. The projection lens projects on a screen the video displayed on the video display element. The converter lens is attachably and detachably provided for the projection lens. The video processing part outputs different video signals to the video display element in accordance with whether or not the converter lens is attached. | 12-04-2008 |
20090168041 | PROJECTION APPARATUS - A projection apparatus including an image display element for modulating illumination light, an illumination optical system for irradiating the illumination light onto the image display element, a projection optical system for projecting the modulated light by the image display element onto a projection surface, and an optical system changing section for changing the illumination optical system, wherein the illumination optical system includes a light source, a condensing optical system, a rod integrator and an illumination relay optical system wherein the projection optical system includes a projection variable-aperture diaphragm whose aperture diameter can be adjusted, and wherein the optical system changing section changes, when the aperture diameter of the projection variable-aperture diaphragm is made smaller, the illumination optical system such that an amount of light passing through the projection variable-aperture diaphragm with that aperture diameter increases. | 07-02-2009 |
20090303607 | ANAMORPHIC CONVERTER AND IMAGE PROJECTION SYSTEM - An anamorphic converter includes, from a projected-surface side, a first group and a second group. The first group includes one or more lens elements and has a negative power at least in a main magnification direction. The second group includes one or more lens elements and has a positive power at least in the main magnification direction. Of optical surfaces, a last surface of the first group and a first surface of the second group: [1] have a power in both main magnification and sub-magnification directions; [2] are convex toward the projected-surface side in both main magnification and sub-magnification directions in a region having an area that is | 12-10-2009 |
20110128503 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE PROJECTOR - A stereoscopic image projector is provided with a display device, a characteristic-differentiation member, an optical-path separation member, an optical-path combining member, and a single projection lens. The display device displays a left-eye image which is a left parallax image and a right-eye image which is a right parallax image on different regions of an image display surface. The characteristic-differentiation member gives projection light beams each carrying a different one of images displayed on the display device optical characteristics that are different from each other. By using the difference in optical characteristic, the optical-path separation member separates optical paths of the left-eye and right-eye images from each other, and the optical-path combining member coaxially combines the separated optical paths together. The projection lens, by using the combined projection light beams, superimposingly projects, onto a screen, the right-eye and left-eye images having the optical characteristics that are different from each other. | 06-02-2011 |
20110141438 | ILLUMINATION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND PROJECTOR - First and second light sources emit first and second light beams, respectively. A light condensing system condenses the beams, and a polarization separation system separates each of the beams into first and second polarization components. A ½ phase plate converts the polarization state of the first polarization component to one equal to that of the second polarization component, and a rod integrator uniformizes spatial energy distribution of the beams condensed by the light condensing system. A relay system forms an image of an exit face of the rod integrator on a region to be illuminated. The light condensing system condenses the first and second polarization components onto first and second regions, respectively, of an entrance face of the rod integrator; and the ½ phase plate is placed at the first region of the entrance face of the rod integrator or at a position conjugate with the first region. | 06-16-2011 |
20120194787 | Image Projection Apparatus - An image projector has a light source emitting blue, green, and red illumination light, a digital micromirror device forming blue, green, and red images, and a projection system enlarging the images, and fulfills the formula FP≦1/(2·sin {sin | 08-02-2012 |
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20080317828 | Fentanyl compound-containing edible patch to be applied to oral mucosa - There is provided a film-type edible oral mucosal patch comprising a main ingredient, a fentanyl compound, contained in a base comprising (A) a semi-synthetic water-insoluble polymer compound, (B) a semi-synthetic water-soluble polymer compound, (C) a synthetic water-soluble polymer compound, (D) a water-soluble polyhydric alcohol and (E) a pH-adjusting agent. The oral mucosal patch consists of substances accepted as the food additives or pharmaceutical additives approved for oral administration, and is industrially efficiently produced and easily and safely used. | 12-25-2008 |
20100055159 | PERCUTANEOUS PREPARATIONS - A bisphosphonic acid derivative-containing percutaneous preparation of an excellent percutaneous permeability, comprising a bisphosphonic acid derivative such as incadronic acid, minodronic acid, etc., or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, a solubilizing agent for the derivative or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and an amphiphilic solubilizing auxiliary agent, which may optionally contain a suspension-type base such as a polyvalent alcohol, a higher fatty acid ester, a liquid hydrocarbon or a vegetable oil, etc. This preparation has an excellent percutaneous permeability, reduces burdens on the patient, does not deteriorate the patient's compliance even in the administration over a prolonged period of time and can achieve the therapeutic effects in a short period of time. | 03-04-2010 |
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20090148201 | BELT MEMBER, TRANSFER UNIT INCORPORATING SAME, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME, AND METHOD OF EVALUATING SAME - A multi-layer endless belt member with a high-resistance surface layer for use in an image forming apparatus. A volume resistivity thereof ranges from approximately 8.0 to approximately 11.0 in log[Ω·cm]. An amount of resistivity change of a first surface thereof is greater than an amount of resistivity change of a second surface thereof by 0.05 or greater in log [Ω/square], where the amount of resistivity change of the first surface indicates a difference between surface resistivity values measured after a given voltage is applied for 1 second and for 100 seconds on the first surface thereof and the amount of resistivity change of the second surface indicates a difference between surface resistivity values measured after a given voltage is applied for 1 second and for 100 seconds on the second surface thereof. | 06-11-2009 |
20100021216 | ENDLESS BELT MEMBER, TRANSFER UNIT INCORPORATING SAME, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A multi-layer endless belt member, which can be incorporated in a transfer unit for use in an image forming apparatus, includes a base layer and a surface layer disposed on the base layer and having a higher resistivity and has a first resistivity of a first surface thereof and a second resistivity of a second surface thereof opposite the first surface different from the first resistivity. The second resistivity of the second surface ranges from approximately 9.0 to approximately 12.5 in a common logarithm value (log[Ω/square]) when measured after 500V is applied for 10 seconds. An amount of resistivity change in the first resistivity ranges from approximately 0.5 to approximately 1.5 after application of 100V and is 0.2 or smaller after application of 500V. An amount of resistivity change in the second resistivity is 0.1 or smaller after application of 100V and 500V. | 01-28-2010 |
20100239335 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a first endless transfer belt, first extending members, a first transfer electric generator, a secondary transfer unit disposed outboard and at least partially facing the first endless transfer belt, and an ultrasonic vibration generator, including a vibration imparting part from which ultrasonic vibrations is applied to the first endless transfer belt. The secondary transfer unit and the first endless transfer belt form a transfer nip forming a transfer electric field due to a difference in electric potential therebetween. The first transfer electric field generator contacts the first endless transfer belt at a position other than a position disposed opposite the secondary transfer unit. The vibration imparting part contacts the first endless transfer belt at a position intermediate between the first transfer electric field generator and the secondary transfer unit in a direction of rotation of the first endless transfer belt. | 09-23-2010 |