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| 20090009179 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING A SEAL BETWEEN MUTIPLE CHAMBERS - An open seal check system for a multi-chamber supply container having at least one elongated seal, the system includes: (i) a base configured to support the multi chamber container; (ii) a plurality of electrodes positioned on the base so as to be at least substantially parallel with the elongated seal; and (iii) electronics connected to the electrodes, the electrodes each forming a capacitor with the multi-chamber supply container when the container is placed on the base, the electronics configured to output a single indication of a dielectric associated with each capacitor. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090012451 | PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PATIENT CONNECTION SYSTEM - A peritoneal dialysis patient assist device includes (i) a port holder shaped to hold a first connector and a first plug, (ii) a transfer set holder shaped to hold a second connector and a second plug, the transfer set holder rotatable and translatable with respect to the port holder, and (iii) an ultraviolet (“UV”) applicator positioned to radiate UV light on at least part of the first and second connectors when loaded into the port and transfer set holders, respectively. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090012459 | PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PATIENT CONNECTION SYSTEM USING ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT EMITTING DIODES - A light applicator for a peritoneal dialysis conduit connection includes a housing having a inner surface; a plurality of ultraviolet (“UV”) light-emitting diodes (“LED's”) positioned on the inner surface of the housing; and circuitry connected to the UV-LED's such that power can be supplied to energize the UV-LED's simultaneously. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20120220927 | PERITONEAL DIALYSIS CONNECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT EMITTING DIODES - Peritoneal dialysis systems are provided by the present disclosure. In a general embodiment, a peritoneal dialysis system includes a cycler, a disposable cassette operable with the cycler, a supply bag connected to the disposable cassette, a supply connector, a supply line extending from the disposable cassette, a patient connector in fluid communication with a patient's indwelling catheter, a device to connect the supply connector to the patient connector, and a housing around the device. The housing includes a plurality of ultraviolet (“UV”) light-emitting diodes (“LED's”) for directing energy towards at least one of the supply or patient connectors. The LED's are configured to deliver about 200 milliJoules in a period of about a minute. | 08-30-2012 |
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| 20130158521 | Medical Tubing Connection Assembly - A medical tubing connector pair includes a female tubing connector, and a male tubing connector. The female tubing connector has an external thread and the male tubing connector has an internal thread, the external and internal threads threadingly engaged to secure the female and male tubing connectors together. The internal thread is made from a flexible material to permit the female and male tubing connectors to be connected to or disconnected from each other without rotation of the tubing connectors relative to each other. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130281921 | PERITONEAL DIALYSIS CONNECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT EMITTING DIODES - Peritoneal dialysis systems and methods are provided by the present disclosure. In a general embodiment, a peritoneal dialysis system includes a peritoneal dialysis fluid supply, a supply line in fluid communication with the peritoneal dialysis fluid supply and terminating at a supply connector, a patient connector in fluid communication with a patient's indwelling catheter, a device configured to connect the supply connector to the patient connector without a user having to physically contact the supply connector or the patient connector, and a housing placeable around the connecting device and including a plurality of ultraviolet (“UV”) light-emitting diodes (“LED's”) positioned to direct energy towards at least one of the supply connector and the patient connector. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20150148776 | PERITONEAL DIALYSIS CONNECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT EMITTING DIODES - Peritoneal dialysis systems and methods are provided by the present disclosure. In a general embodiment, a peritoneal dialysis system includes a peritoneal dialysis fluid supply, a supply line in fluid communication with the peritoneal dialysis fluid supply, the supply line terminating at a supply connector, a patient connector in fluid communication with a patient's indwelling catheter, and a device configured to be placed around at least one of the supply connector and the patient connector during a connection of the supply connector and the patient connector, the device including an ultraviolet (“UV”) transmissive material to allow UV energy to be directed inwardly through the device towards a mating surface of the at least one of the supply connector and the patient connector during the connection of the supply connector and the patient connector. | 05-28-2015 |
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| 20100224706 | FORMATION METHOD OF WATER REPELLENT LAYER AND INJECTOR HAVING WATER REPELLENT LAYER - A formation method for forming a water repellent layer on a surface of a metal substrate forms asperities on a surface of a metal basis material of the metal substrate by irradiating the metal basis material with plasma ions. The formation method forms an alloy from atoms of a metal of the metal basis material and the plasma ions. The formation method forms the asperities with portions of the metal basis material, which are not etched due to the alloy, and portions of the metal basis material, which are not alloyed but are etched. The formation method forms the water repellent layer by forming the asperities. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20110139205 | THERMIONIC CONVERTER - A thermionic converter for converting thermal energy to electrical energy includes an emitter and a collector. The emitter emits thermionic electrons upon receipt of heat from a heat source. The emitter is made of a first semiconductor material to which a first semiconductor impurity is doped with a first concentration. The collector is spaced and opposite to the emitter to receive the thermionic electrons emitted from the emitter so that the thermal energy is converted to electrical energy. The collector is made of a second semiconductor material to which a second semiconductor impurity is doped with a second concentration less than the first concentration. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110192446 | SOLAR CELL MODULE AND SOLAR PANEL - A solar cell module includes a solar cell and a wavelength conversion optical plate. The solar cell is attached on the optical plate in a thickness direction of the optical plate. The optical plate converts wavelength of solar light. An end portion of the optical plate in a planar direction thereof has an end face inclined relative to the planar direction, so that light, whose wavelength is converted in the optical plate, enters into the solar cell. A solar panel includes a frame and the solar cell modules. The solar cell modules are arranged in the frame in a planar direction of the frame. The frame includes a fixing part, to which an end portion of each of the solar cell modules in a planar direction thereof is fixed in a state where each of the solar cell modules is arranged at a corresponding predetermined fixing position of the frame. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20120247536 | SOLAR CELL MODULE - A solar cell module includes a plurality of solar cells, a wavelength conversion layer, and a translucent protection plate. The solar cells are arranged in a plane direction. The wavelength conversion layer is disposed at a light-receiving side of the solar cells to convert a wavelength of light. The protection plate is disposed at a light-receiving side of the wavelength conversion layer. The protection plate has an inclined reflection surface at an end thereof to reflect light, which travels inside of the protection plate to the end of the protection plate, toward the solar cells. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120255609 | SOLAR CELL MODULE - A solar cell module includes: a solar cell; a protection plate having transparency and disposed on a light receiving side of the solar cell; and a wavelength conversion layer converting a wavelength of light and disposed between the solar cell and the protection plate. The wavelength conversion layer includes a particle, which is dispersed in the wavelength conversion layer. The particle absorbs light having a predetermined wavelength. The particle includes an element as a light emission center for emitting light having a wavelength larger than absorbed light. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120299438 | THERMIONIC GENERATOR - A thermionic generator for converting thermal energy to electric energy includes: an emitter electrode for emitting thermal electrons from a thermal electron emitting surface when heat is applied to the emitter electrode; a collector electrode facing the emitter electrode spaced apart from the emitter electrode by a predetermined distance, and receiving the thermal electrons from the emitter electrode via a facing surface of the collector electrode; and a substrate having one surface. The emitter electrode and the collector electrode are disposed on the one surface of the substrate, and are electrically insulated from each other. The thermal electron emitting surface and the facing surface are perpendicular to the one surface. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20140158179 | THERMIONIC CONVERTER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTRODE OF THERMIONIC CONVERTER - In a method of manufacturing an electrode of a thermionic converter, a carbide layer is formed on a base material by a vapor synthesis, an N-type diamond layer doped with a donor impurity is formed on the carbide layer by a vapor synthesis, and a surface of the N-type diamond layer is terminated with hydrogen. The base material is made of a metal, and the carbide layer is made of a metal carbide. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20150075579 | THERMIONIC POWER GENERATOR - A thermionic power generator includes an emitter generating thermions and a collector collecting the thermions. The emitter includes an emitter substrate having an electric conductivity, a low resistance layer stacked to the emitter substrate and made of an n-type diamond semiconductor that includes phosphorus as a donor, and an electron emission layer stacked to the low resistance layer and made of an n-type diamond semiconductor that includes nitrogen as a donor. The collector includes a collector substrate having an electric conductivity and is disposed opposite to the emitter via a clearance. The electron emission layer has a thickness equal to or less than 40 nm. | 03-19-2015 |
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| 20080218239 | Interface circuit and signal output adjusting method - The problem to be solved by of this claimed application is solved by providing an interface circuit and a signal output adjusting method that are capable of adjusting amplitude of a transmission-side signal by taking attenuation of a transmission path into consideration. In a transmission-side circuit part of an interface circuit | 09-11-2008 |
| 20090219072 | Apparatus, circuit and method of transmitting signal - An apparatus includes a transmission circuit which transmits a data by a differential signal, and a control circuit which halts a portion of the differential signal under a predetermined condition. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20150280869 | SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, RECEIVER APPARATUS, SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD, TRANSMISSION APPARATUS CONTROL PROGRAM, AND RECEIVER APPARATUS CONTROL PROGRAM - A signal transmission system includes a transmission apparatus provided with a transmitting device which outputs a transmitting data signal as a transmission signal using a driving ability designated by a drive control signal, and a drive control device which outputs a drive control signal based on a transmission timing signal and a determination notice signal for notifying reception quality; and a receiver apparatus provided with a receiving device which receives the transmission signal and outputs a received signal, a timing generating device which generates a received timing signal from the received signal, and a determining device which determines reception quality of the received signal using the received timing signal, and outputs the determination result as the determination notice signal. | 10-01-2015 |
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| 20130083919 | ACCESS CONTROL METHOD, INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME, AND INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM - When a user carries a mobile terminal with confidential information, such as customer information, stored therein, it is required to maintain information confidentiality and to prevent an unauthorized third party from accessing the confidential information even if the mobile terminal is stolen. According to the disclosed access control method, an encryption key is generated based on a planned route and the information is encrypted. When the user accesses the information, a decryption key is generated based on the actual movement route that is regularly acquired. The encrypted information can be decrypted if the planned route and the movement route match. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130116919 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM, NAVIGATION APPARATUS, METHOD AND SERVER - A navigation system comprises a detection part for detecting a location and a speed of a navigation apparatus, a voice message weight storage part for storing voice message weight association information, which associates a weight with each of multiple voice messages, a rule storage part for storing priority rule information denoting a rule for deciding a priority for each of multiple voice messages, a priority decision part for deciding a priority for each of the multiple voice messages based on the priority rule information, and a voice output part for outputting from the navigation apparatus multiple voice messages in a sequence conforming to the decided priority. The rule denoted by the priority rule information is a rule for deciding the priority for each voice message based on the detected location and speed of the navigation apparatus, and the weight of each voice message denoted by the voice-weight association information. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130311128 | TEST SUPPORT SYSTEM, TEST SUPPORT METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - An example of the invention is a test support system for supporting testing of a function of a program that works depending on a position of a mobile object in map information. A storage device holds event generation requirements information defining requirements for generation of an event in the program. The requirements specify a position designated in the map information and requirements on movement of the mobile object with respect to the designated position. A processor creates a plurality of test cases to be referred to in creating test data to be input to the program for checking whether the event is generated in accordance with the requirements with reference to the map information and the requirements. Each of the plurality of test cases specifies the designated position in the map information and movement of the mobile object with respect to the designated position. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20150116135 | ROAD INFORMATION SHARING METHOD, ROAD INFORMATION SHARING SYSTEM, ROAD INFORMATION SHARING DEVICE, AND ROAD INFORMATION SHARING PROGRAM - A road information sharing method according to the present invention is a road information sharing method for sharing the road information via a terminal device, the road information sharing method including the steps of storing sensor information acquired from a vehicle moving in accompaniment with the terminal device, detecting the road information from the sensor information on the basis of detection rules for detecting the road information, notifying a user about the road information detected, and prompting the user to make a judgment of necessity/unnecessity of registration about the detected road information, and storing the detected road information, if the detected road information is judged to be registration-necessary by the user. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150279128 | METHOD OF DIAGNOSING OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS - A method of diagnosing operating characteristics of a vehicle by a server device includes: obtaining operating characteristics information relative to the operating characteristics of the vehicle; and diagnosing the operating characteristics of the vehicle based upon feature information relative to a feature of a driver of the vehicle registered in advance in the server device and the operating characteristics information obtained from the vehicle. | 10-01-2015 |
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| 20120144807 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The present invention is intended to improve a SOx reduction rate which is a ratio of an amount of SOx reduction with respect to an amount of SOx occlusion in SOx poisoning recovery processing. In the present invention, in the SOx poisoning recovery processing in which the SOx occluded in an NOx storage reduction catalyst is reduced by decreasing the air fuel ratio of an exhaust gas flowing into the NOx storage reduction catalyst to a predetermined air fuel ratio in a repeated manner, the length of a period in which the air fuel ratio of an exhaust gas flowing into the NOx storage reduction catalyst is decreased is made longer in a relatively early time during the processing than in a relatively late time during the processing. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120240561 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust purification system of an internal combustion engine which is controlled so that a combustion air-fuel ratio becomes lean at the time of ordinary operation, provided with an adsorption part which adsorb unburned fuel which is contained in exhaust gas and an oxidation part which has catalyst particles of a metal which oxidizes carbon monoxide. The adsorption part includes zeolite which substantially adsorbs the lower olefins which are contained in the exhaust gas. The adsorption part and the oxidation part are arranged so that the exhaust gas contacts the adsorption part, then contacts the oxidation part. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20130034469 | CONTROL SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control system of an internal combustion engine in which a catalyst device having oxidation ability is arranged in the exhaust system, is provided. When a temperature of the catalyst device is lower than a set temperature, the combustion temperature is made a first combustion temperature or under or is made a second combustion temperature or over, to make an amount of lower olefin in the exhaust gas smaller than that when the combustion temperature is higher than the first combustion temperature and is lower than the second combustion temperature. Therefore, an amount of lower olefin which reduces the oxidation rate of CO in the catalyst device is decreased so as to realize the quick warming-up of the catalyst device by using of the oxidation reaction heat of CO. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130287638 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - This exhaust gas purification device for an internal combustion engine is provided with a particulate filter disposed in an engine exhaust system, and a catalytic device disposed downstream of the particulate filter in the engine exhaust system. The catalytic device holds sulfuric acid as a sulfate and releases the product as SO | 10-31-2013 |
| 20140109767 | METHOD OF REMOVING ASH FROM PARTICULATE FILTER - A method of removing ash from a wall flow type particulate filter which is arranged in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine in which combustion is performed in an excess of oxygen for trapping particulate matter in exhaust gas, using a solid acid which is carried on the particulate filter, renders the state of the particulate filter a state where the exhaust gas which flows into the particulate filter is lowered in concentration of oxygen and the particulate filter is raised in temperature, and then renders the state of the particulate filter a state where the exhaust gas which flows into the particulate filter in an oxidizing atmosphere contains SOx. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140116033 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A wall flow type particulate filter is arranged inside the exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine where combustion is performed under an excess of oxygen. The particulate filter carries a solid acid. The solid acid has a Hammett acidity function smaller than −0.83 and larger than −12 in the standard state. To remove the ash from the particulate filter, ash atomization processing for rendering the state of the particulate filter a state where the exhaust gas which flows into the particulate filter is lowered in concentration of oxygen and the particulate filter is raised in temperature is temporarily performed. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140116034 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A wall flow type particulate filter is arranged inside the exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine where combustion is performed under an excess of oxygen. The particulate filter carries an ash atomization agent. To remove the ash from the particulate filter, ash atomization processing for rendering the state of the particulate filter a state where the exhaust gas which flows into the particulate filter is lowered in concentration of oxygen and the particulate filter is raised in temperature is temporarily performed. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140120001 | PARTICULATE FILTER - A wall flow type particulate filter ( | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140216016 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A wall flow type particulate filter is arranged inside the exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine where combustion is performed under an excess of oxygen. The particulate filter carries a solid acid. The solid acid has an acid strength which is higher than the acid strength of sulfurous acid and lower than the acid strength of sulfuric acid. To remove the ash from the particulate filter, ash atomization processing for rendering the state of the particulate filter a state where the exhaust gas which flows into the particulate filter is lowered in concentration of oxygen and the particulate filter is raised in temperature is temporarily performed. | 08-07-2014 |
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| 20130024049 | VEHICLE REMOTE OPERATING SYSTEM AND IN-VEHICLE DEVICE - In a vehicle remote operating system remotely operating a host vehicle VM from a portable terminal | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130173148 | PARKING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS - A parking assistance apparatus includes a display unit that displays an image of a scene behind a host vehicle. At least when the host vehicle moves forward or when the host vehicle is stopped, the display unit displays an indication including a plurality of kinds of trajectories along which the host vehicle is able to back up from a point at which the host vehicle is currently positioned, in a manner such that the indication is superimposed on the image of the scene behind the host vehicle. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130289801 | VEHICLE REMOTE OPERATING SYSTEM AND IN-VEHICLE DEVICE - In a vehicle remote operating system remotely operating a host vehicle VM from a portable terminal | 10-31-2013 |
| 20140005870 | VEHICLE HAVING OBSTACLE DETECTION DEVICE | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140012464 | VEHICLE PERIPHERY MONITORING DEVICE - The recognizability of a vehicle peripheral environment may be enhanced. A vehicle periphery monitoring device is to monitor the periphery of a vehicle. The vehicle periphery monitoring device includes an imaging unit that obtains a plurality of peripheral images by imaging the periphery of the vehicle, a display unit that displays the plurality of peripheral images imaged in the imaging unit, and an image control unit that controls the plurality of peripheral images displayed in the display unit. The image control unit varies a distance between the plurality of peripheral images displayed in the display unit, As a result, sensory understanding of a vehicle peripheral environment by a driver may be enhanced, thereby enhancing the recognizability of the vehicle peripheral environment. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140148971 | PARKING ASSISTANCE DEVICE - When a host vehicle moves forward, a drawing arithmetic unit and a display of an ECU which display the image of the surroundings of the host vehicle display a trajectory when the host vehicle moves forward from the current position at the current steering angle and trajectories when the host vehicle is reversed from the current position at a steering angle different from the current steering angle so as to be superimposed on a bird's-eye image. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140232538 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD | 08-21-2014 |
| 20150009330 | OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE - An object detection device is equipped with an object detection unit that detects a moving object in a periphery of a vehicle, and a threshold change unit that changes, based on mobility information on the vehicle, a detection threshold in detecting the moving object. Thus, by changing the detection threshold T such that the moving object becomes difficult to detect during a movement of the host vehicle, especially during a turn thereof, the occurrence of an erroneous detection can be suppressed even in a situation where an erroneous detection is likely to occur. It is preferable that the detection threshold be changed such that the moving object becomes difficult to detect as a speed increases or as a steering angle increases. The detection threshold may be changed in stages or continuously based on the mobility information on the vehicle. | 01-08-2015 |
