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20080318497 | METHOD OF MACHINING SUBSTRATE - A method of machining a wafer is disclosed, in which the wafer is held by sucking its back-side surface directly onto a suction surface of a chuck table, and the tips of protruding electrodes and a resist layer are cut to make them flush with each other (appendant part cutting step). Next, the wafer is held by sucking the surface of the cut appendant part directly onto the suction surface of the chuck table, and the back-side surface of the wafer is ground (back-side surface grinding step), followed by removing the resist layer. The wafer is held onto the chuck table without using any protective tape but by directly holding the wafer, whereby the wafer can be ground to have a uniform thickness. | 12-25-2008 |
20090042488 | BACK GRINDING METHOD FOR WAFER - A back grinding method for a wafer includes covering a face-side surface of the wafer with a resin film, and cutting the surface of the resin film to form a flat surface parallel to the face-side surface of the wafer. The wafer is held with the surface of the resin film in contact with a suction surface of a chuck table in a grinding apparatus, and the exposed back-side surface of the wafer is ground. Unevenness in thickness of the resin film is suppressed, whereby the thickness of the wafer subjected to back grinding is made to be uniform. | 02-12-2009 |
20110097875 | WAFER PROCESSING METHOD - A wafer processing method for dividing a wafer into individual devices along a plurality of crossing streets formed on the front side of the wafer, the individual devices being respectively formed in a plurality of regions partitioned by the streets. The wafer processing method includes the steps of attaching the front side of the wafer to a dicing tape supported to an annular dicing frame, grinding the back side of the wafer to reduce the thickness of the wafer to a predetermined thickness, forming a break start point along each street from the back side of the wafer, applying an external force to the wafer to break the wafer along each street where the break start point is formed, thereby dividing the wafer into the individual devices, attaching the back side of the wafer to a front side of an adhesive tape supported to an annular frame and next removing the adhesive tape from the front side of the adhesive tape, and peeling off and picking up each device from the adhesive tape. | 04-28-2011 |
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20080287165 | PORTABLE COMMUNICATOR - This communicator makes it possible for the user to do telephone, facsimile, and data communication at any location. On a pen input device, a space eye | 11-20-2008 |
20110053610 | Portable communicator - This communicator makes it possible for the user to do telephone, facsimile, and data communication at any location. On a pen input device, a space eye | 03-03-2011 |
20110191205 | Portable communicator - This communicator makes it possible for the user to do telephone, facsimile, and data communication at any location. On a pen input device, a space eye | 08-04-2011 |
20120115550 | Portable communicator - This communicator makes it possible for the user to do telephone, facsimile, and data communication at any location. On a pen input device, a space eye, a telephone control system, a facsimile control system, and a data transmission system are mounted. All of them are operated by an input pen or the space eye. The pen input device is connected to a wireless telephone equipment, and can be connected to a desired party through the public communication channel. In order to make the most of the equipment of a GPS user, the GPS user device is connected to the pen input device. The current location of the GPS user is found through the GPS user device, and the data on the current location is transmitted to the party. | 05-10-2012 |
20120135785 | PORTABLE COMMUNICATOR - A portable wireless telephone which comprises a housing that includes a microphone and a speaker, a wireless communication device capable of wirelessly connecting to a communication channel and capable of conducting transmission or reception through the communication channel; an input pen detachably connected to the housing; and a pen input controller for detecting the movement of the input pen across an input frame and the movement detected is user data; a display, disposed on the housing having first and second portions, and the first portion includes an input frame and the user data is capable of being entered into the input frame using the input pen and the user data is able to be transmitted using the wireless communication device; a control device capable of executing a display process of displaying an image via the second portion of the display. | 05-31-2012 |
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20080277630 | Metal Colloidal Particles, Metal Colloid and Use of Metal Colloid - With respect to the metal colloid of the present invention, metal colloidal particles capable of forming a metal colloid by dispersing in either or both of an aqueous dispersion medium and a nonaqueous dispersion medium in a predetermined proportion while mixing, comprise metal particles and a protective agent coordination-modified on the surface of the particles, the protective agent having a carbon skeleton containing either or both of sulfur and oxygen in the molecule, and having a structure of being coordination-modified on the surface of the metal particles using an atom or an atomic group of either or both of sulfur and oxygen as an anchor, wherein the protective agent has one, or two or more functional groups selected from the group consisting of alkoxysilyl group, silanol group and hydroxyalkyl group in a molecular structure. | 11-13-2008 |
20090250106 | COMPOSITION FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE OF SOLAR CELL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME ELECTRODE, AND SOLAR CELL USING ELECTRODE OBTAINED BY SAME METHOD - A composition for manufacturing an electrode of a solar cell, comprising metal nanoparticles dispersed in a dispersive medium, wherein the metal nanoparticles contain silver nanoparticles of 75 weight % or more, the metal nanoparticles are chemically modified by a protective agent having a main chain of organic molecule comprising a carbon backbone of carbon number of 1 to 3, and the metal nanoparticles contains 70% or more in number-average of metal nanoparticles having a primary grain size within a range of 10 to 50 nm. | 10-08-2009 |
20100015507 | POROUS TITANIUM HAVING LOW CONTACT RESISTANCE - Porous titanium having a low contact resistance includes porous titanium body, Au, and a Ti oxide layer ( | 01-21-2010 |
20100096002 | COMPOSITION FOR ELECTRODE FORMATION AND METHOD FOR FORMING ELECTRODE BY USING THE COMPOSITION - A composition for electrode formation containing metal nanoparticles dispersed in a dispersion medium, wherein the composition also comprises one or more organic polymers selected from the group consisting of polyvinylpyrrolidones, polyvinylpyrrolidone copolymers, polyvinyl alcohols, and cellulose ethers. | 04-22-2010 |
20100101637 | DISPERSION OF METAL NANOPARTICLES, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING METAL NANOPARTICLES - The present invention aims to provide a method for producing a dispersion of metal nanoparticles which enables to control the shape and the particle diameter over a wide range, a dispersion of metal nanoparticles having superior dispersion stability, and a method for producing the same. In addition, the present invention further aims to provide a dispersion of metal nanoparticles which has a volume resistivity of 2×10 | 04-29-2010 |
20100126582 | CONDUCTIVE REFLECTIVE FILM AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A conductive reflective film which is formed by calcining a substrate on which a composition containing metal nanoparticles is coated, the conductive reflective film including pores which appear on the film contact surface in the substrate side having an average diameter of 100 nm or less, an average depth of 100 nm or less in terms of position of the pores, and a number density of the pores of 30 pores/μm | 05-27-2010 |
20100218822 | COMPPSITE FILM FOR SUPERSTRATE SOLAR CELL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE COMPOSITE FILM FOR SUPERSTRATE SOLAR CELL, COMPOSITE FILM FOR SUBSTRATE SOLAR CELL, AND METHOD FOR PORDUCING THE COMPOSITE FILM FOR SUBSTRATE SOLAR CELL - A composite film for a superstrate solar cell or a substrate solar cell has a transparent conductive film and a conductive reflective film, wherein the transparent conductive film is formed by using a wet coating method to apply a transparent conductive film composition or dispersion containing microparticles of a conductive oxide, the conductive reflective film is formed by using a wet coating method to apply a conductive reflective film composition containing metal nanoparticles, the average diameter of holes occurring at the contact surface of the conductive reflective film on either the side of the photovoltaic layer or the side of the transparent conductive film is not more than 100 nm, the average depth at which the holes are positioned is not more than 100 nm, and the number density of the holes is not more than 30 holes/μm | 09-02-2010 |
20120308720 | CONDUCTIVE REFLECTIVE FILM AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A conductive reflective film which is formed by calcining a substrate on which a composition containing metal nanoparticles is coated, the conductive reflective film including pores which appear on the film contact surface in the substrate side having an average diameter of 100 nm or less, an average depth of 100 nm or less in terms of position of the pores, and a number density of the pores of 30 pores/μm | 12-06-2012 |
20140090699 | TRANSPARENT ELECTROCONDUCTIVE FILM FOR SOLAR CELL, COMPOSITION FOR TRANSPARENT ELECTROCONDUCTIVE FILM AND MULTI-JUNCTION SOLAR CELL - An object of the present invention is to provide a transparent electroconductive film, which in addition to satisfying each of the requirements of favorable phototransmittance, high electrical conductivity, low refractive index and the like required when using in a multi-junction solar cell, enables running costs to be reduced since the transparent electroconductive film is produced without using a vacuum deposition method. The transparent electroconductive film for a solar cell of the present invention is provided between photoelectric conversion layers of a multi-junction solar cell, a coated film of fine particles formed by coating using a wet coating method is baked, the electroconductive component in the base material that composes the electroconductive film is present within the range of 5 to 95% by weight, and the thickness of the electroconductive film is within the range of 5 to 200 nm. | 04-03-2014 |
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20090052963 | UNIT FOR CLEANING END PORTION OF RECORDING MATERIAL AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE UNIT - When a toner image larger than a recording material is formed on an image bearing member, and the toner image is transferred onto the recording material as widely as possible to form an image without margins, a toner in a vicinity of an end portion of the recording material adheres to the recording material while remaining unfixed. In order to suppress the adhesion of the toner to the end portion of the recording material, the recording material is passed through a cleaning unit for the end portion of the recording material after fixation. In the cleaning unit, the recording material is sent askew. By being conveyed while an edge of the end portion of the recording material is rubbed against a cleaning member, the recording material becomes less subject to the adhesion of the toner at the end portion thereof. | 02-26-2009 |
20100074650 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material includes a main assembly; a movable member movable, while supporting a cartridge including at least one of an image bearing member on which a latent image is to be formed and developing means for developing with a developer the latent image formed on the image bearing member, between an outside position in which the cartridge is located outside the main assembly and an inside position in which the cartridge is located inside the main assembly; and a cartridge displacing member for displacing the cartridge with respect to the movable member in a demounting direction in which the cartridge is demountable from the movable member in a state in which the movable member is located at the outside position. | 03-25-2010 |
20100221039 | COLOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A color electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes cartridge mounting portions for dismountably mounting cartridges; an intermediary transfer member onto which developed images formed on electrophotographic photosensitive drums are transferred, the intermediary transfer member being provided opposed to the drums; an image forming unit comprising the cartridge mounting portions and the intermediary transfer member, the unit being movable between a transfer position for transferring, onto a sheet, the developed images transferred onto the intermediary transfer member from drums, a cartridge mounting and dismounting position for mounting and dismounting the cartridges relative to the cartridge mounting portions, and an intermediary transfer member mounting and dismounting position for mounting and dismounting the intermediary transfer member relative to a main assembly; and a unit movement preventing means for permitting the unit to move the intermediary transfer member mounting and dismounting position when no cartridge is mounted to any of the cartridge mounting portions, and for preventing the unit from moving to the intermediary transfer member mounting and dismounting position when the cartridge is mounted to at least one of the cartridge mounting portions. | 09-02-2010 |
20110211863 | COUPLING PART, PHOTOSENSITIVE DRUM, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, wherein the main assembly includes a motor, a main assembly side gear for receiving driving force from the motor, a hole defined by twisted surfaces, the hole being substantially coaxial with the gear, and a main assembly side grounding contact provided in the hole, the process cartridge includes an electrophotographic photosensitive drum; process mechanisms actable on the photosensitive drum; and a projection engageable with the twisted surfaces, the projection being provided at a longitudinal end of the photosensitive drum, wherein when the main assembly side gear rotates with the hole and projection engaged with each other, rotational driving force is transmitted from the gear to the photosensitive drum through engagement between the hole and the projection; and a cartridge side grounding contact electrically connected with the electrophotographic photosensitive drum for electrically grounding the electrophotographic photosensitive drum when the process cartridge is mounted to the main assembly of the apparatus, the cartridge side grounding contact being provided on the projection so as to be electrically connectable with the main assembly side grounding contact | 09-01-2011 |
20120219323 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material includes a main assembly; a movable member movable, while supporting a cartridge including at least one of an image bearing member on which a latent image is to be formed and developing means for developing with a developer the latent image formed on the image bearing member, between an outside position in which the cartridge is located outside the main assembly and an inside position in which the cartridge is located inside the main assembly; and a cartridge displacing member for displacing the cartridge with respect to the movable member in a demounting direction in which the cartridge is demountable from the movable member in a state in which the movable member is located at the outside position. | 08-30-2012 |
20140205322 | COUPLING PART, PHOTOSENSITIVE DRUM, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrophotographic photosensitive drum comprises a cylinder having a photosensitive layer formed thereon, with the cylinder being rotatable about an axis thereof. A driving force transmitting part is securely fixed to one axial end of the cylinder. The driving force transmitting part includes (i) a gear encircling a peripheral portion of the driving force transmitting part and (ii) a projection disposed on a side of the gear opposite from the cylinder, with the projection having a base and a free end. At least a portion of a cross-section of the projection at the base is offset from a corresponding portion of a cross-section of the projection at the free end, as seen in a direction of the axis. | 07-24-2014 |
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20100047110 | Ni-base superalloy and gas turbine component using the same - A Ni-base superalloy of the present invention essentially includes, by weight %, Co: 9 to 11%, Cr: 9 to 12%, Mo: up to 1%, W: 6 to 9%, Al: 4 to 5%, Ti: 4 to 5%, Nb: up to 1%, Ta: up to 3%, Hf: 0.5 to 2.5%, Re: up to 3%, C: 0.05 to 0.15%, B: 0.005 to 0.015%, Zr: up to 0.05%, and the balance of Ni and inevitable impurities. This alloy, as a component material of an industrial gas turbine, has an excellent resistance to corrosion at high temperatures to deal with low-quality fuel and a resistance to oxidation at high temperatures and high-temperature strength to deal with improvement in thermal efficiency due to high-temperature demands and can ensure a high yield at a casting process. | 02-25-2010 |
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20090322905 | Storage control device - A storage control device includes: a memory where a data file is temporarily stored; a read-out unit that sequentially reads out divided data segments of the data file; a storage medium that includes data storage areas having small areas and data management areas each corresponding to the small area, so as to store each of the data segments into small areas and store at least one of first link information and second link information into the data management areas; a first instruction unit that issues an instruction for procuring consecutive data management areas corresponding to a data size of data segments; a second instruction unit that issues an instruction for writing the first link information into the data management areas excluding a trailing-end data management area; and a third instruction unit that issues an instruction for sequentially writing the data segment into the data storage areas. | 12-31-2009 |
20090327371 | Storage control device - The storage control device includes: a control unit that stores a data file that includes main data and file information in a write-once type storage medium having a data information area containing a plurality of clusters having a predetermined size; an acquisition unit that acquire size information of the clusters from the storage medium; a calculation unit that calculates a number of clusters required for storing file information corresponding to each data file in data storing area using the number of data files to be stored in the storage medium, the size of file information, and the size information of the clusters; and a setting unit that sets a data information area corresponding to the number of clusters calculated by the calculation unit as a storage area for file information. | 12-31-2009 |
20120284468 | STORAGE CONTROL DEVICE - A storage control device includes: a memory where a data file is temporarily stored; a read-out unit that sequentially reads out divided data segments of the data file; a storage medium that includes data storage areas having small areas and data management areas each corresponding to the small area, so as to store each of the data segments into small areas and store at least one of first link information and second link information into the data management areas; a first instruction unit that issues an instruction for procuring consecutive data management areas corresponding to a data size of data segments; a second instruction unit that issues an instruction for writing the first link information into the data management areas excluding a trailing-end data management area; and a third instruction unit that issues an instruction for sequentially writing the data segment into the data storage areas. | 11-08-2012 |
20130290652 | STORAGE CONTROL DEVICE - A storage control device includes: a memory where a data file is temporarily stored; a read-out unit that sequentially reads out divided data segments of the data file; a storage medium that includes data storage areas having small areas and data management areas each corresponding to the small area, so as to store each of the data segments into small areas and store at least one of first link information and second link information into the data management areas; a first instruction unit that issues an instruction for procuring consecutive data management areas corresponding to a data size of data segments; a second instruction unit that issues an instruction for writing the first link information into the data management areas excluding a trailing-end data management area; and a third instruction unit that issues an instruction for sequentially writing the data segment into the data storage areas. | 10-31-2013 |
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20090096896 | Electronic camera - An electronic camera includes: an imaging device that captures a subject image and outputs image signals; an image synthesizing device that performs image synthesis to generate a single image by using a plurality of sets of image signals obtained on different imaging conditions by the imaging device; and a control device that determines whether or not to perform the image synthesis with the image synthesizing device based on a predetermined determination condition, and, when it is determined to perform the image synthesis, controls the image synthesizing device so as to perform the image synthesis. | 04-16-2009 |
20090290038 | Electronic camera - An electronic camera comprises an image processing unit that performs image quality adjustment using a plurality of adjustment parameters, an information acquisition unit that acquires from an external device first image quality adjustment information including a parameter group for use with the image quality adjustment and an image quality adjustment algorithm that applies the parameter group, and a control unit that controls the image processing unit so that it performs image quality adjustment while applying the parameter group included in the first image quality adjustment information that has been acquired to the image quality adjustment algorithm included in the first image quality adjustment information that has been acquired. | 11-26-2009 |
20110234880 | Camera configured to issue a warning - This camera includes a display device that displays a photographic condition, and a detection unit that detects a problem related to photography of which a photographer should be warned. When some problem is detected by the detection means, notification thereof is provided via a specification display (a simple warning message) for notifying of the detected problem, for example by blinking an in-viewfinder help mark; and when a specified actuation (for example the depression of a help button) is performed while this specification display is being provided, a warning message (a detailed warning message) that describes in text the details of the problem that has been detected is displayed upon the display device (for example, a liquid crystal monitor). | 09-29-2011 |
20110254970 | Electronic camera - An electronic camera comprises an image processing unit that performs image quality adjustment using a plurality of adjustment parameters, an information acquisition unit that acquires from an external device first image quality adjustment information including a parameter group for use with the image quality adjustment and an image quality adjustment algorithm that applies the parameter group, and a control unit that controls the image processing unit so that it performs image quality adjustment while applying the parameter group included in the first image quality adjustment information that has been acquired to the image quality adjustment algorithm included in the first image quality adjustment information that has been acquired. | 10-20-2011 |
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20090286174 | MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEM OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - In an exposure process forming a predetermined circuit pattern of a semiconductor device on a wafer, a resist dimension of the resist pattern formed on a wafer and a focus position in the exposure process at past time are measured, a resist dimension and a focus position of a wafer to which the exposure process is secondly performed are estimated by using measurement results of these measured resist dimension and focus position, and a focus offset value is calculated by using estimated values of these estimated resist dimension and focus position, and then, an exposure dose is calculated as considering this focus offset value, and a resist pattern is formed on the wafer to which the exposure process is performed by using these calculated exposure dose and focus offset value. | 11-19-2009 |
20110264424 | APPARATUS ABNORMALITY DIAGNOSIS METHOD AND SYSTEM - A technique relating to an apparatus abnormality diagnosis system, capable of easily creating and adding/updating an diagnosis model with respect to an initial and new failure case, and appropriately and efficiently achieving diagnosis of abnormality and instruction of operation using the model. In the abnormality diagnosis system, an diagnosis model creating process unit creates a structured abnormality model expressing a structured abnormality of maintenance operation type to an alarm and apparatus event relating to the maintenance operation type by a graph network structure based on acquisition of maintenance operation data (S | 10-27-2011 |
20110276828 | APPARATUS ANOMALY MONITORING METHOD AND SYSTEM - There is provided a technique related to an apparatus anomaly monitoring method and capable of achieving a model which can detect an anomaly with high accuracy, monitoring with using the model, and others. In an apparatus anomaly monitoring system, a model creation module ( | 11-10-2011 |
20120136629 | APPARATUS ABNORMALITY MONITORING METHOD AND SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an apparatus abnormality monitoring method, and it provides a technology that can achieve accurate abnormality detection, cause diagnosis, and others. This system relates to monitoring of a newly-installed apparatus (T) among a plurality of similar apparatuses | 05-31-2012 |
20120259569 | DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM AND DIAGNOSIS METHOD FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - Manufacturing management information relating to a module battery and single battery mounted therein which are obtained in a battery manufacturing process ( | 10-11-2012 |
20130335009 | Inspection System, Charger/Discharger, and Inspection Method of Secondary Battery - An inspection system (a secondary battery anomaly detection system) has a ROM which stores data including information about a V-dQ/dV curve upon initial charge of a reference secondary battery. At inspection of a secondary battery, upon initial charge from a power supply, an anomaly detecting unit uses an amount of stored electricity calculated from a current value detected by a current detecting unit to calculate a dQ/dV actual measurement value, which is a ratio of a changed amount of the amount of stored electricity to a changed amount of a voltage value detected by a voltage detecting unit, compares the calculated value and the information about the V-dQ/dV curve to determine whether the calculated value corresponds to a feature point on the curve, and detects an anomaly of the secondary battery (incapability of long-term capacity reliability) when the calculated value does not correspond to the feature point on the curve. | 12-19-2013 |
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20100022138 | CONNECTOR - The present invention provides a connector including an insulative body; a first differential signaling contact, disposed inside the body; a second differential signaling contact, disposed inside the body in spaced relation to and at an equal height level to the first differential contact; and a third contact, disposed inside the body, at a different height level from the differential signaling contacts, and positioned between the differential signaling contacts and offset toward one of the differential signaling contacts. The third contact includes a first overlapping portion that overlaps in plane position with the first differential signaling contact; and a second overlapping portion that overlaps in plane position with the second differential signaling contact. Overlap areas of the first and second overlapping portions relative to the first and second differential signaling contacts, respectively, are adjusted in accordance with an impedance difference between the first and second differential signaling contacts. | 01-28-2010 |
20100203768 | CONNECTOR - A connector according to the invention includes an insulative body, and a first contact and a second contact that are disposed in the body at different height levels from each other, the first contact or the second contact being elastically deformable. The first contact includes an mismatched portion having an higher impedance than that of another portion of the first contact. The second contact includes an adjusting portion to be brought close to the mismatched portion by elastic deformation of the first contact or the second contact in a direction close to the second contact or the first contact. | 08-12-2010 |
20100248515 | CONNECTOR - A connector has a first contact and first signal contacts, and a second contact and second signal contacts arrayed at a different height. All the contacts have connection portions arranged at the same height position. The connection portion of the first contact is located between the connection portions of the second signal contacts and the connection portion of the second contact is located between the connection portions of the first signal contacts. A distance B is larger than a distance A. The distance A is a distance between the connection portion of the first signal contact and the connection portion of the second contact and also a distance between the connection portion of the second signal contact and the connection portion of the first contact. The distance B is a distance between the connecting portion of the first signal contact and an adjacent connection portion of the second signal contact. | 09-30-2010 |
20150024630 | Connector - Provided is a connector free from such inadvertent withdrawal or slip-out of the shell from the main body during insertion or drawing-out of the connection object. The connector includes a contact to be electrically connected to a connection object, a main body holding the contact, and a shell covering the main body. The main body includes a first end portion on a side to which the connection object is connected, a second end portion opposite to the first end portion, and a groove formed along a direction orthogonal to a connecting direction of the connection object; and the shell includes a projecting portion which projects to an inner side of the shell for engaging within the groove. | 01-22-2015 |
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20100304244 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL DEVICE - To provide a solid oxide fuel cell device capable of smooth transition from a startup state to an electrical generating state. The present invention is a solid oxide fuel cell device ( | 12-02-2010 |
20100304245 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL DEVICE - To provide a solid oxide fuel cell device capable of stably increasing the temperature of a fuel cell units and smoothly starting electrical generation. The present invention is a solid oxide fuel cell device ( | 12-02-2010 |
20100304249 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL DEVICE - To provide a solid oxide fuel cell device capable of smooth transition from a startup state to an electrical generating state. The present invention is a solid oxide fuel cell device ( | 12-02-2010 |
20110076576 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL DEVICE - The present invention is a solid oxide fuel cell device with a load following function for changing a fuel supply rate in response to a load defined as a required power determined by demand power. The solid oxide fuel cell device of the present invention comprises a fuel module having a fuel cell stack composed of a plurality of solid oxide fuel cells and a reformer for reforming fuel and supplying the fuel to the fuel cells; an inverter for receiving electrical power generated by the fuel cell module and converting the power to alternating power; a command power value setting device for setting a command power value to be generated by the fuel cell module based on the amount of load; a fuel control device for determining a fuel supply rate supplied to the fuel cells and supplying the fuel so as to generate the above command power value; an inverter permitted power value instruction device for instructing to the inverter an inverter permitted power value corresponding to the above command power value, which is the permitted amount of power to be extracted from the fuel cell module, after the fuel has been supplied to the fuel cells by the fuel control device; and an inverter permitted power value change device for changing the amount of change per unit time in the next inverter permitted power value and outputting the amount of change unit time to the inverter permitted power value instruction device; wherein the inverter permitted power value change device presets a plurality of proportionality characteristics indicating the differing multiple amounts of change per unit time, selecting one proportionality characteristic from among multiple proportionality characteristics based on the status of load, changing the amount of change per unit time in the next inverter permitted power value by using the selected proportionality characteristic. | 03-31-2011 |
20110076577 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL DEVICE - The present invention is a solid oxide fuel cell device with a load following function for changing a fuel supply rate in response to a load defined as a required power determined by demand power. The solid oxide fuel cell device comprises a fuel cell module having a fuel cell stack composed of a plurality of solid oxide fuel cells and a reformer for reforming fuel and supplying the fuel to the fuel cells; an inverter for receiving electrical power generated by the fuel cell module and converting the power to alternating power; a command power value setting device for setting a command power value to be generated by the fuel cell module based on the amount of load; a fuel control device for determining an fuel supply rate and supplying the fuel by the fuel supply rate to the fuel cells so as to generate the command power value; an inverter permitted power value instruction device for instructing to the inverter an inverter permitted power value corresponding to the command power value, which is the permitted amount of power to be extracted from the fuel cell module, after the fuel has been supplied by the fuel supply rate to the fuel cells by the fuel control device; and an inverter permitted power value change device for changing an amount of change per unit time in a next inverter permitted power value based on a temperature inside the fuel cell module and outputting the amount of change per unit time to the inverter permitted power value instruction device; wherein the inverter permitted power value change device changes the amount of change per unit time in the inverter permitted power value to be larger, the higher the temperature is, in a temperature region equal to or lower than a first predetermined temperature, and to be smaller, the higher the temperature is, in a temperature region equal to or higher than a second predetermined temperature. | 03-31-2011 |
20110076578 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL DEVICE - The present invention is a solid oxide fuel cell device ( | 03-31-2011 |
20110217603 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - To provide a solid oxide fuel cell in which the reformer is compact but is capable of supplying an appropriate quantity of fuel. The present invention is a solid oxide fuel cell ( | 09-08-2011 |
20140234736 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL DEVICE - The present invention is a solid oxide fuel cell device with a load following function for changing a fuel supply rate in response to a load defined as a required power determined by demand power. The solid oxide fuel cell device comprises a fuel cell module having a fuel cell stack composed of a plurality of solid oxide fuel cells and a reformer for reforming fuel and supplying the fuel to the fuel cells; an inverter for receiving electrical power generated by the fuel cell module and converting the power to alternating power; a command power value setting device for setting a command power value to be generated by the fuel cell module based on the amount of load; a fuel control device for determining an fuel supply rate and supplying the fuel by the fuel supply rate to the fuel cells so as to generate the command power value; an inverter permitted power value instruction device for instructing to the inverter an inverter permitted power value corresponding to the command power value, which is the permitted amount of power to be extracted from the fuel cell module, after the fuel has been supplied by the fuel supply rate to the fuel cells by the fuel control device; and an inverter permitted power value change device for changing an amount of change per unit time in a next inverter permitted power value based on a temperature inside the fuel cell module and outputting the amount of change per unit time to the inverter permitted power value instruction device; wherein the inverter permitted power value change device changes the amount of change per unit time in the inverter permitted power value to be larger, the higher the temperature is, in a temperature region equal to or lower than a first predetermined temperature, and to be smaller, the higher the temperature is, in a temperature region equal to or higher than a second predetermined temperature. | 08-21-2014 |
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20080273289 | Film capacitor and method of manufacturing same - A film capacitor suited to car-mount application, excellent in heat cycle tolerance and humidity resistance, and high in productivity, while maintaining low heat generation and low inductance characteristic is provided. The film capacitor comprises a film capacitor element, a bus bar as metal terminal connected to electrode of this film capacitor element, and a case for containing them, in which the film capacitor element and bus bar are packed within the case by plural layers of epoxy resin compositions, and the plural layers of epoxy resin compositions are composed so that the coefficient of linear expansion is smallest in the composition disposed in the uppermost layer. | 11-06-2008 |
20080310075 | Metalized Film Capacitor, Case Mold Type Capacitor Using the Same, Inverter Circuit, and Vehicle Drive Motor Drive Circuit - A metalized film capacitor capable of exhibiting stable performance in a wide temperature range is provided. The metalized film capacitor has an elliptical cross sectional shape having a major axis of 60 mm or above. In this capacitor, offset for shifting in the width direction of a pair of metalized film is set to 1.2 mm or above. Since the bonding state between metal vapor-deposited electrode and metal sprayed electrode formed on the end surface is stable, a stable contact between metal sprayed electrode and dielectric film is maintained, thereby preferably maintaining tan σ and exhibiting excellent performance even if the use temperature range is increased and the thermal stress is increased. | 12-18-2008 |
20100202095 | CASE MOLD TYPE CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The case mold type capacitor has a capacitor element, a pair of terminals, and molding resin. Each terminal of the pair is connected to a first electrode and a second electrode of the capacitor element, respectively. The capacitor element is embedded in the molding resin in a manner that a terminal section disposed at an end of each of terminals are partially exposed to outside. The molding resin has epoxy resin containing inorganic filler and a moisture absorbent mixed in the epoxy resin. | 08-12-2010 |
20130222967 | CASE MOLD TYPE CAPACITOR - A case mold type capacitor is formed of multiple metalized film capacitors connected together in parallel and rigidly accommodated with molding resin within a case. The multiple metalized film capacitors are divided into a first block and a second block, and P-poles of each block confront each other, and N-poles thereof also confront each other. Bus-bars including a connection terminal for external connection at an end are connected to respective P-poles and N-poles of each block. The bus-bars connected to the P-poles are coupled together, and the bus-bars connected to the N-poles are coupled together. Each one of the bus-bars includes a section located on the opening side of the case with respect to the blocks. The bus-bars connected to the P-poles overlap in part, and the bus-bars connected to the N-poles also overlap in part. | 08-29-2013 |
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20100055781 | SUBSTRATE FOR CULTURE OF CARDIOVASCULAR TISSUE - The scaffold for culturing a cardiovascular tissue of the present invention is a scaffold for culturing a cardiovascular tissue, which is tubular, and comprises a foamed polymer comprising a bioabsorbable material reinforced with a reinforcing material comprising a bioabsorbable material, the foamed polymer comprising lactide (D, L, DL isomer)-ε-caprolactone copolymer containing lactide (D, L, DL isomer) in a content of 50 to 54 mole % and ε-caprolactone in a content of 50 to 46 mole %, and the reinforcing material being covered with the foamed polymer. | 03-04-2010 |
20100055791 | MATRIX FOR REGENERATING CARDIOVASCULAR TISSUE AND METHOD FOR REGENERATING CARDIOVASCULAR TISSUE - Materials for culturing cardiovascular tissues wherein a sponge made of a bioabsorbable material is reinforced with a reinforcement made of a bioabsorbable material. | 03-04-2010 |
20110038911 | PROSTHETIC MATERIAL FOR LIVING ORGAN - It is an object of the invention to provide a prosthetic material for living organs, which can sufficiently withstand the arterial pressure and thereby can prevent leakage of blood or rupture of blood vessels, and which serves as a scaffold for vascular tissue regeneration, and does not necessitate repeated surgeries or the like. | 02-17-2011 |
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20100248422 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE - A method of manufacturing a nonvolatile memory device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: forming a metal film containing metal whose oxide functions as a variable resistive material and which reacts with silicon through heat treatment and forms metal silicide, on an interlayer insulating film having a silicon layer, which is patterned in a predetermined shape and connected to a first wire, with the surface thereof exposed, performing heat treatment to form a silicide layer on the surface of the silicon layer, oxidizing the silicide layer to form a variable resistive layer on an upper part of the silicon layer, and forming a second wire coupled to the variable resistive layer. | 09-30-2010 |
20100261330 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NONVOLATILE STORAGE DEVICE - A method of manufacturing a nonvolatile storage device having memory cell arrays according to an embodiment of the present invention includes forming, in a memory cell array forming region above a processed film, first columnar members arrayed at substantially equal intervals in the first direction and the second direction, forming, concerning at least arrays as a part of arrays of the first columnar members in the first direction, second columnar members long in section having major axes longer than sections of the first columnar members outside of the memory cell array forming region such that the major axes are set in the first direction and the second columnar members continue to ends of the arrays, and forming, in the same manner as above, third columnar members, which continue to arrays of the first columnar members in the second direction. | 10-14-2010 |
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20080252743 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR DRIVING IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus has a pixel array including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged in column and row directions, a first output unit configured to be driven by a first driving signal and to output first signals fed from at least some of the photoelectric conversion elements in the pixel array, and a second output unit configured to be driven by a second driving signal and to output second signals fed from at least some of the photoelectric conversion elements in the pixel array. The first driving signal and the second driving signal are asynchronous. | 10-16-2008 |
20090096905 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus which is capable of providing optimal image quality according to a scene to be shot, and is improved in user-friendliness. A determination unit comprising a comparator, a comparison potential, and an OR element determines an output level of each pixel or each area formed by a plurality of pixels in the image pickup device with reference to a predetermined output level. A system controller changes a charge transfer period in a horizontal blanking period for a line including a pixel or an area of with the output level is not lower than the predetermined output level, according to a result of determination by the determination unit. | 04-16-2009 |
20120113301 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus for processing image signals output from an image sensor having a plurality of unit cells each including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements for receiving light passing through different pupil regions and each of which can be read out separately, wherein: a detection unit detects a phase difference between a plurality of images each formed on the basis of image signals of photoelectric conversion elements located in a same position in each of the plurality of unit cells; a determination unit determines a defective photoelectric conversion element; and a correction unit corrects a defective image signal of a defective photoelectric conversion element using an image signal corresponding to the defective image signal and constituting another of the plurality of images that does not include the defective image signal, based on the phase difference detected by the detection unit. | 05-10-2012 |
20120236191 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT PROVIDED WITH CHARGE HOLDING PORTION, CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image pickup apparatus capable of reducing the influence of dark current noise to thereby obtain excellent image quality, even when the dynamic range is expanded under a photographing condition. In an image pickup element of a CMOS image sensor of the apparatus, a photo diode (PD) generates and accumulates electric charge according to an optical input, and a floating diffusion portion (FD) accumulates the electric charges. A charge holding portion (MEM) is disposed between PD and FD. A first transfer transistor selectively separates and connect between PD and MEM, and a second transfer transistor selectively separates and connects between MEM and FD. A system control circuit sets an operation mode to either a first operation mode in which PD and MEM are separated or a second operation mode according to photographing conditions for shooting an object in which PD and MEM are connected. | 09-20-2012 |
20130258155 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT HAVING IMAGE PICKUP PIXEL AND FOCUS DETECTION PIXEL AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - An image pickup apparatus | 10-03-2013 |
20140043437 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image pickup apparatus ( | 02-13-2014 |
20140139644 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME AND PROGRAM - Left- and right-eye captured images are output upon reception of light beams having passed through one imaging optical system, and the difference, between the left- and right-eye captured images, of each of subjects included in the left- and right-eye captured images is detected. An extraction image extracted from a region which includes a main subject and has a predetermined size is output for each of the left- and right-eye captured images. At this time, the region is set so that the difference, between the left- and right-eye captured images, of a subject which is different from the main subject and included in both the extraction images has a predetermined value. | 05-22-2014 |