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20120287508 | DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a display device, including: a light shielding film including a plurality of fixed apertures, each allowing passage of light; a lens arranged above the plurality of fixed apertures; a plurality of shutters, which are arranged between the light shielding film and the lens and correspond to the plurality of fixed apertures, respectively, for controlling passage and blocking of the light; and a drive portion for driving each of the plurality of shutters to move between a position above each of the plurality of fixed apertures and a position retracted from each of the plurality of fixed apertures. The plurality of fixed apertures each have an elongated shape including a long-side direction and a short-side direction. The lens has a light refractive power that is larger in the short-side direction than in the long-side direction. | 11-15-2012 |
20120287509 | DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a display device, including: a light shielding film including a plurality of fixed apertures; a plurality of shutters; and a drive portion for driving each of the plurality of shutters. The plurality of fixed apertures each have an elongated shape including a long-side direction and a short-side direction, and include: fixed apertures of a first group in which the long-side direction is directed in a first direction; and fixed apertures of a second group in which the long-side direction is directed in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The plurality of shutters include: shutters of a first group, which correspond to the fixed apertures of the first group, respectively, and are linearly driven in the second direction; and shutters of a second group, which correspond to the fixed apertures of the second group, respectively, and are linearly driven in the first direction. | 11-15-2012 |
20120300494 | BACKLIGHT AND DISPLAY DEVICE - Light sources include a pair of first light sources located at both ends in an arrangement direction and a second light source located between the first light sources. Each of directions in which the first light sources face is set so as to cross a direction in which the second light source faces. Each of the first light sources has first light-emitting portions arranged along a circumferential edge and emitting lights of different colors. The second light source has second light-emitting portions arranged along the circumferential edge and emitting lights of different colors. Light emitted by one of the first light-emitting portions which is nearest to the second light-emitting portions is the same in color as light emitted by one of the second light-emitting portions which is nearest to the first light-emitting portions. | 11-29-2012 |
20120307332 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes an aperture substrate including a plurality of openings arranged in a matrix form and a plurality of shutter parts that are arranged between a first substrate and a second substrate correspondingly to the openings. The plurality of shutter parts move in a horizontal direction relative to the aperture substrate so as to control an amount of light emitted from the plurality of openings. Also, the display device includes a liquid holding wall configured to hold a liquid between the first substrate and the second substrate and is arranged to surround a display area including the plurality of shutter parts, and includes at least one bubble holding part configured to hold a bubble that is generated in the liquid and is guided to the at least one bubble holding part. The at least one bubble holding part is provided as a part of the liquid holding wall. | 12-06-2012 |
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20100331575 | Processes For The Preparation Of Optically Active Intermediates - This invention relates to processes for the production of optically active 2-(disubstituted aryl)cyclopropylamine compounds and optically active 2-(disubstituted aryl)cyclopropane carboxamide compounds which are useful intermediates for the preparation of pharmaceutical agents, and in particular the compound [1S-(1α,2α,3β(1S*,2R*),5β)]-3-[7-[2-(3,4-difluorophenyl)-cyclopropyl]amino]-5-(propylthio)-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl)-5-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-cyclopentane-1,2-diol. | 12-30-2010 |
20120136167 | Processes For The Preparation Of Optically Active Intermediates - This invention relates to processes for the production of optically active 2-(disubstituted aryl)cyclopropylamine compounds and optically active 2-(disubstituted aryl) cyclopropane carboxamide compounds which are useful intermediates for the preparation of pharmaceutical agents, and in particular the compound [1S-(1α,2α,3β(1S*,2R*),5β]-3-[7-[2-(3,4-difluorophenyl)-cyclopropyl]amino]-5-(propylthio)-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl)-5-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-cyclopentane-1,2-diol. | 05-31-2012 |
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20120008476 | INFORMATION REPRODUCTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - According to one embodiment, an information reproduction apparatus includes an information acquisition unit, an error detection unit, and a control unit. The information acquisition unit is configured to irradiate a reference beam, convert the reference beam into a luminance signal, and output the luminance signal when reproducing an information recording Medium. The error detection unit is configured to detect at least one selected from a first error and a second error by extracting a feature extraction quantity from the luminance signal. The first error is of an irradiation angle of the reference beam. The second error is of at least one selected from a temperature and a wavelength of the reference beam. The control unit is configured to control at least one selected from the irradiation angle and the at least one selected from the reproduction temperature and the wavelength of the reference beam using the second error. | 01-12-2012 |
20120140606 | INFORMATION STORAGE DEVICE, INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION STORAGE METHOD - An information storage device includes an information recording medium, at least a single light source that emits laser light, an illuminating unit that illuminates substantially the same position of the information recording medium with two light rays generated from the laser light, in different directions, a light detecting unit that detects reflection light of the two light rays reflected from the information recording medium and outputs a detection signal, an operation unit that calculates position error information of the information recording medium based on the detection signal; and, a driving device that changes the position of the information recording medium based on the position error information. | 06-07-2012 |
20120250428 | MEMORY DEVICE, RECORDING METHOD, AND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING METHOD - A memory device, includes a recording medium; a probe to write a plurality of the signals; a first driving portion to vibratory drive the recording medium; a detecting unit which, when the first driving portion changes a frequency to vibratory drive the recording medium, detects a change in an amplitude of the resonance drive, detects the frequency at which the amplitude becomes maximum as a resonance frequency; and a calculating unit which calculates a timing when the probe writes a plurality of the signals using the resonance frequency; wherein, the first driving portion vibratory drives the recording medium and the probe writes a plurality of the signals. | 10-04-2012 |
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20100007609 | KEYBOARD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND KEYBOARD MANUFACTURING METHOD - A keyboard includes a keyboard unit, a frame, and an exterior panel. The keyboard unit includes a surface made of metal, and a plurality of keys disposed on the surface. The frame made of resin is joined to the surface, the frame including a plurality of first openings into which the respective keys are inserted. The exterior panel made of metal is detachably bonded to the frame, the exterior panel including a plurality of second openings into which the respective keys protruding from the respective first openings of the frame are inserted. | 01-14-2010 |
20110043979 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes: a display portion including a display screen; a main body portion including upper and bottom surfaces; and a coupling portion to couple the display portion with the main body portion such that the display portion becomes rotatable between a first state where the display screen faces the upper surface and a second state where the display screen forms a predetermined angle with respect to the upper surface, the main body portion including a pair of side surfaces, and a first connector connectable with a first external connector and includes a lower surface exposed from the bottom surface, the display portion including a first leg portion that protrudes to be positioned lower than the bottom surface in the second state and comes into contact with a surface on which the main body portion is placed to form a predetermined tilt with respect to the surface. | 02-24-2011 |
20110051345 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes a keyboard unit, a first circuit board, and a first electronic component. The keyboard unit includes a plate that includes a front surface and a bottom surface facing each other and a first coupling portion protruding from the bottom surface, and a plurality of keys provided on the front surface side of the plate. The first circuit board is provided to face the bottom surface via the first coupling portion and includes a second coupling portion to be coupled with the first coupling portion and a first front surface as a surface on a side that faces the bottom surface. The first electronic component is mounted on the first front surface of the first circuit board. | 03-03-2011 |
20130222997 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes: a display portion including a display screen; a main body portion including upper and bottom surfaces; and a coupling portion to couple the display portion with the main body portion such that the display portion becomes rotatable between a first state where the display screen faces the upper surface and a second state where the display screen forms a predetermined angle with respect to the upper surface, the main body portion including a pair of side surfaces, and a first connector connectable with a first external connector and includes a lower surface exposed from the bottom surface, the display portion including a first leg portion that protrudes to be positioned lower than the bottom surface in the second state and comes into contact with a surface on which the main body portion is placed to form a predetermined tilt with respect to the surface. | 08-29-2013 |
20140192472 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes: a display portion including a display screen; a main body portion including upper and bottom surfaces; and a coupling portion to couple the display portion with the main body portion such that the display portion becomes rotatable between a first state where the display screen faces the upper surface and a second state where the display screen forms a predetermined angle with respect to the upper surface, the main body portion including a pair of side surfaces, and a first connector connectable with a first external connector and includes a lower surface exposed from the bottom surface, the display portion including a first leg portion that protrudes to be positioned lower than the bottom surface in the second state and comes into contact with a surface on which the main body portion is placed to form a predetermined tilt with respect to the surface. | 07-10-2014 |
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20090092754 | FILM FORMATION METHOD, MASK FOR FILM FORMATION AND FILM FORMATION DEVICE - A film formation method is provided for masking a part of a surface of an object and subsequently forming a film, by a chemical vapor deposition method, on a surface on which a film should be formed that is an exposed part of the surface of the object. The film formation method includes, upon film formation in a reaction chamber, masking the object by using a mask having a gas path formed therewithin and vents connecting the gas path with an outer surface of the mask, and controlling concentration distribution of raw material substances in the reaction chamber so that a film formation rate in the surface on which a film should be formed is constant by discharging or attenuating raw material gases, using the gas path within the mask, supplied to a surface which is covered with the mask and on which no film is formed. | 04-09-2009 |
20090102380 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - The present invention improves a manufacturing efficiency of a plasma display panel. In a plasma display panel (PDP) having a front structure (first structure) and a rear structure (second structure) which are disposed so as to be opposed to each other, the front structure and the rear structure are sealed with vacuum grease (sealing material) which is disposed so as to surround a plurality of barrier ribs formed on one surface of the rear structure and has a gas barrier characteristic, and they are fixed to each other with an adhesive agent which is disposed on an outer side of the vacuum grease with respect to the barrier ribs and has a lower viscosity than the vacuum grease. | 04-23-2009 |
20100127621 | METHOD FOR MANFACTURING FLAT PANEL DISPLAY AND PANEL FOR FLAT PANEL DISPLAY - A method for forming a film includes a step of forming an insulator layer ( | 05-27-2010 |
20100129530 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLAT PANEL DISPLAY - A method for manufacturing a flat panel display ( | 05-27-2010 |
20110062865 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A plasma display panel (PDP) includes a first plate, and a second plate disposed to face the first plate via a discharge space and providing barrier ribs. A plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes extending in a first direction, and a dielectric layer covering the first electrodes and the second electrodes are provided on the first plate. A plurality of address electrodes extending in a second direction, and a protective layer covering the dielectric layer and the address electrodes and exposing at least a part of the protective layer to the discharge space are provided on the dielectric layer. The address electrodes are made up by including a conductive layer formed by either one of aluminum and an alloy containing aluminum and copper and by not including a layer of a simple substance of copper. | 03-17-2011 |
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20120262837 | LAMINATED CAPACITOR - In a laminated capacitor, one additional first internal electrode layer, which has its edge connected to the first external electrode as do the first internal electrode layers, is provided to one of the five first internal electrode layers so as to face one another via the second dielectric layer having a thickness smaller than the thickness of the first dielectric layer and not contributing to the formation of capacity, and one additional second internal electrode layer, which has its edge connected to the second external electrode as do the second internal electrode layers, is provided to one of the five second internal electrode layers so as to face one another via the third dielectric layer having a thickness smaller than the thickness of the first dielectric layer and not contributing to the formation of capacity. | 10-18-2012 |
20140016241 | LAMINATED CAPACITOR - In a laminated capacitor, one additional first internal electrode layer, which has its edge connected to the first external electrode as do the first internal electrode layers, is provided to one of the five first internal electrode layers so as to face one another via the second dielectric layer having a thickness smaller than the thickness of the first dielectric layer and not contributing to the formation of capacity, and one additional second internal electrode layer, which has its edge connected to the second external electrode as do the second internal electrode layers, is provided to one of the five second internal electrode layers so as to face one another via the third dielectric layer having a thickness smaller than the thickness of the first dielectric layer and not contributing to the formation of capacity. | 01-16-2014 |
20140285947 | LOW-HEIGHT MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR - A low-height multilayer ceramic capacitor offering excellent flexure strength meets the condition “t | 09-25-2014 |
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20130054397 | STORE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A store system comprises an image output section configured to output an image captured by an image capturing unit, an object recognition section configured to recognize a specific object by reading the characteristic quantity of the output image and a reporting section configured to report that an object other than a commodity subjected to sales registration is recognized in the condition that the recognized object is the object other than the commodity included in a commodity file storing information for the sales registration. | 02-28-2013 |
20130056286 | SELF CHECKOUT TERMINAL AND METHOD - A self checkout terminal comprises a measurement section configured to measure the weight of a commodity, a shooting section configured to shoot an image, a recognition unit configured to recognize the commodity from the shot image, an extraction unit configured to extract the commodity information satisfying the recognized commodity from a commodity master file storing the commodity information including the weight of the commodity, wherein the commodity information is information satisfying the commodity, a selection unit configured to select the commodity information including a weight approximately the same as the measured weight from the extracted commodity information and a registration unit configured to carry out sales registration on the commodity satisfied by the selected commodity information. | 03-07-2013 |
20130057692 | STORE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A store system comprises an acquisition section configured to acquire an image picked-up by an image pick-up section, a similarity calculation section configured to calculate a similarity which represents a degree with which the reference image of each commodity is similar to the image of an object picked-up by the image pick-up section, a display control section configured to display the commodity information of the commodity corresponding to the reference image with a high similarity as a commodity candidate executing registration processing on a display section based on the similarity calculated by the similarity calculation section, a selection acceptance section configured to accept the selection to the commodity information displayed on the display section and a processing section configured to process the object picked-up by the image pick-up section as the commodity corresponding to the selected commodity information accepted by the selection acceptance section. | 03-07-2013 |
20130058530 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An information processing apparatus comprises a first imaging section configured to image the holding surface of a holding platform on which an object is held from different directions, a recognition section configured to, read out the characteristics of the object image of a object contained in the first imaged image based on each of the first imaged images that are respectively imaged by the first imaging section from different directions and compare the read characteristics with the pre-stored characteristics of each object, thereby recognizing the object corresponding to the object image every first imaged image and a determination section configured to determine the recognition result of the object held on the holding platform based on the recognition result of the object image every first imaged image. | 03-07-2013 |
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20090145217 | TRIGGER UNIT MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR WHEEL POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM - A first trigger unit and a second trigger unit output trigger signals to transceivers disposed for the four wheels of a vehicle. The first and second trigger units are attached to wall surfaces of tire housings corresponding to the left front and left rear wheels respectively. Each of the first and second trigger units is arranged in a position of the wall surface having an angle from 5 to 25 degrees with respect to the side of the corresponding wheel. Transceivers attached to a right front and right rear wheels are thus located farther from the trigger units than the left front and left rear wheels, respectively. Such arrangement allows the transceivers attached to the right front and right rear wheels to receive the outputted trigger signals with sufficient accuracy due to high field strength. | 06-11-2009 |
20090237228 | TIRE INFLATION PRESSURE DETECTION SYSTEM - Transceiver ID information associated with a subject vehicle is accurately registered even when another vehicle having transceivers is nearby. During ID registration, a degree of a variance among received strength data elements is obtained in relation to a plurality of transceivers each having ID information associated therewith. ID information associated with data elements having a small degree of a variance is recognized as ID information of a transceiver attached to the subject vehicle. Therefore, ID information associated with transceivers attached to the subject vehicle can be reliably discriminated from ID information associated with transceivers attached to another vehicle. | 09-24-2009 |
20100073157 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING WHEEL POSITION AND TIRE AIR PRESSURE - In a tire air pressure detection system, a trigger device is caused to transmit a notification trigger signal to notify wheel position detection in advance of outputting a detection trigger signal for signal magnitude measurement. After confirming reception of the notification trigger signal by a transceiver device, the trigger device is caused to transmit a detection trigger signal for wheel position detection. The detection trigger signal is transmitted after the transceiver device is set in a signal reception wait condition. The transceiver device is thus enabled to receive the detection trigger signal to measure a signal magnitude of the detection trigger signal. | 03-25-2010 |
20130196610 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A first communication apparatus and a second communication apparatus are capable of wireless communication with each other. The first communication apparatus has a normal operation mode and a tuning mode that differs from the normal operation mode and allows a variable matching portion to adjust a matching state. When the tuning mode is selected, the first transmission portion transmits an operation mode transition request signal to the second communication apparatus. A first reception portion receives a tuning reference signal transmitted from the second communication apparatus in response to the operation mode transition request signal. A reception signal intensity measurement portion measures a reception signal intensity of the received tuning reference signal. The variable matching portion adjusts a matching state based on the measured reception signal intensity of the tuning reference signal. | 08-01-2013 |
20130222128 | Tire Pressure Detecting Apparatus Having Wheel Position Detection Function - In a tire pressure detecting apparatus, a receiver stores wheel positions detected by a previous wheel position detection as previous wheel positions. When an ignition switch is turned on and until wheel positions are newly specified by a current wheel position detection, the receiver permits an indicator to indicate tire pressure of each of wheels based on the previous wheel positions to notify a driver of the tire pressure from an earlier timing. The receiver permits the indication of the tire pressure based on the previous wheel positions only when a difference of the tire pressure between the wheels is equal to or less than a threshold. If there is a possibility that tire pressure of one of the wheels is insufficient, the receiver prevents the indicator to indicate the tire pressure until a current wheel position detection finishes. | 08-29-2013 |
20140340213 | WHEEL POSITION DETECTOR AND TIRE INFLATION PRESSURE DETECTOR HAVING THE SAME - A wheel position detector for a vehicle includes: a transmitter at each wheel having a first controller for generating and repeatedly transmitting a frame with specific identification information and an acceleration sensor; a receiver at a vehicle body receiving the frame from one wheel and having a second controller for performing wheel position detection; and a wheel speed sensor for detecting a tooth of a gear. The second controller acquires gear information indicating a tooth position; sets a variation allowance based on the tooth position; registers the one wheel with using the variation allowance; sets another variation allowance based on another tooth position when the receiver receives a new frame; and changes the variation allowance to a new variation allowance provided by an overlap portion between the variation allowance and another variation allowance. | 11-20-2014 |
20140365162 | WHEEL POSITION DETECTING DEVICE AND TIRE PRESSURE DETECTING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - In a wheel position detecting device, a transmission angular position of a transmitter to transmit a frame from the transmitter to a receiver is changed by a predetermined angle each time the transmitter transmits the frame. A receiver acquires gear information indicating a tooth position of a gear rotating in association with a corresponding wheel, based on a detection signal of a wheel speed sensor. The receiver specifies to which wheels the transmitter is integrated, based on the tooth position of the gear at a reception timing of the frame. | 12-11-2014 |
20140371980 | WHEEL POSITION DETECTOR AND TIRE INFLATION PRESSURE DETECTOR HAVING THE SAME - In a wheel position detector for a vehicle, a transmitter on each wheel repeatedly transmits a data frame containing identification information when an angle of the transmitter reaches a transmission angle. A receiver for receiving the frame is mounted on a body of a vehicle and performs wheel position detection, based on the frame, to specify a target wheel from which the frame is transmitted. The receiver acquires a tooth position of a gear rotating with a corresponding wheel when receiving the frame. The receiver specifies the target wheel based on a frequency with which the tooth position appears. | 12-18-2014 |
20140372070 | WHEEL POSITION DETECTOR AND TIRE INFLATION PRESSURE DETECTOR HAVING THE SAME - A wheel position detector for a vehicle includes: a transmitter at each wheel having a first control portion for generating and transmitting a frame with specific identification information; and a receiver at a vehicle body receiving the frame from one wheel and having a second control portion for performing wheel position detection; and a wheel speed sensor for detecting a tooth of a gear. The second control portion: acquires gear information indicating a tooth position; corrects the tooth position based on a time difference between acquiring of the gear information and receiving time of the frame; and specifies the one wheel based on the tooth position at reception time. | 12-18-2014 |
20140379291 | WHEEL POSITION DETECTOR AND TIRE INFLATION PRESSURE DETECTOR HAVING THE SAME - In a wheel position detector for a vehicle, a transmitter on each wheel repeatedly transmits a data frame containing identification information when an angle of the transmitter reaches a transmission angle. A receiver for receiving the frame is mounted on a body of a vehicle and performs wheel position detection based on the frame to specify a target wheel from which the frame is transmitted. The receiver acquires a tooth position of a gear rotating with a corresponding wheel when receiving the frame and sets a variation allowable range based on the tooth position. The receiver specifies the target wheel by determining whether the tooth position falls within the variation allowable range. The transmitter changes the transmission angle at a predetermined time interval. | 12-25-2014 |
20150020584 | WHEEL POSITION DETECTOR AND TIRE INFLATION PRESSURE DETECTOR HAVING THE SAME - A wheel position detector for a vehicle includes: a transmitter at each wheel having a first control portion for transmitting a frame with specific identification information; and a receiver at a vehicle body receiving the frame from one wheel and having a second control portion for performing wheel position detection; and a wheel speed sensor for detecting a tooth of a gear. The second control portion: acquires gear information indicating a tooth position; sets a variation allowance based on the tooth position; registers the one wheel with using the variation allowance; and performs the wheel position detection by excluding an identified wheel as the one wheel from a candidate of another wheel mounting the transmitter that transmits another frame when the second control portion identifies the one wheel. | 01-22-2015 |
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20080258894 | WHEEL IDENTIFYING APPARATUS HAVING IMPROVED MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF TRIGGERING DEVICES - In a wheel identifying apparatus, first and second devices respectively transmit first and second trigger signals. The first device is mounted on the body of a vehicle closer to the front axle than the rear axle and closer to one of the front wheels than the other; it has the same height as the front axle and an orientation angle in a range of 0 to 90°. The second device is mounted on the vehicle body closer to the rear axle than the front axle and closer to one of the rear wheels than the other; it has the same height as the rear axle and an orientation angle in a range of 0 to 90°. Consequently, the first trigger signal can be reliably received by transceivers on the front wheels, and the second trigger signal can be reliably received by transceivers on the rear wheels. | 10-23-2008 |
20080276701 | Wheel identifying apparatus and tire inflation pressure detecting apparatus with function of wheel identification - A wheel identifying apparatus includes first and second triggering devices located on the body of a vehicle, a plurality of transceivers each of which is located on one of the running and spare wheels of the vehicle, and a receiver and a wheel identifier both of which are located on the body of the vehicle. The first and second triggering devices continuously transmit first and second trigger signals, respectively. Each of the transceivers monitors the strength of either the first or second trigger signal thereat for a given length of time, and transmits a signal indicating variation in the monitored strength. The receiver receives and provides to the wheel identifier all the signals transmitted by the transceivers. The wheel identifier identifies, for each of the signals, the wheel on which the transceiver having transmitted the signal is located through a comparison between the variations indicated by the signals. | 11-13-2008 |
20090058626 | TIRE INFLATION PRESSURE DETECTING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF TRIGGERING ONLY SELECTED TRANSCEIVER TO PERFORM TASK - A transceiver according to the present invention includes a receiver, a signal strength determiner, and a controller. The receiver receives a trigger signal transmitted by a triggering device; the trigger signal indicates both a signal strength range and a command. The signal strength determiner determines the strength of the trigger signal received by the receiver. The controller is configured to: 1) determine whether the strength of the trigger signal determined by the signal strength determiner is within the signal strength range indicated by the trigger signal; 2) and perform a task in accordance with the command indicated by the trigger signal only when the strength of the trigger signal is within the signal strength range. | 03-05-2009 |
20090160632 | Wheel identifying apparatus and tire inflation pressure detecting apparatus with function of wheel identification - A wheel identifying apparatus according to the present invention includes a plurality of transceivers, a triggering device, a receiver, and a wheel identifier. Each of the transceivers is located on one of a plurality of wheels of a vehicle and works to receive a trigger signal and transmit a response signal in response to receipt of the trigger signal. The triggering device is located on a body of the vehicle at different distances from the transceivers and works to transmit the trigger signal. The receiver works to receive the response signals transmitted by the transceivers. The wheel identifier is operatively connected to the receiver and works to identify, for each of the response signals received by the receiver, the wheel on which the transceiver having transmitted the response signal is located using the fact that strengths of the trigger signal at the transceivers are different from each other. | 06-25-2009 |
20110234337 | Filter circuit for differential communication - In a filter circuit, first and second coils are connected to first and second communication lines, respectively. At a secondary side of the first and second coils, first and second capacitors are connected in series between the first and second communication lines. At a primary side of the first and second coils, third and fourth capacitors are connected in series between the first and second communication lines. A connection node between the first and second capacitors is grounded. A connection node between the third and fourth capacitors is grounded. The first and second coils are adjacently arranged in order to have a reversed polarity to each other. The filter circuit having the above structure works as a n-type filter capable of eliminate both common mode noise and normal mode noise. The filter circuit can eliminate noise caused by the first and second coils. | 09-29-2011 |
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20100000642 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire exhibiting high traction performance. A center circumferential groove ( | 01-07-2010 |
20110120608 | STUDLESS TIRE - Provided is a studless tire capable of achieving both the traction performance and the steering stability at the time of traveling on the ice and snow at a high level. | 05-26-2011 |
20140190608 | TIRE MOLD, TIRE, AND TIRE MANUFACTURING METHOD - The tread surface of a tire according to the present invention is molded with a tire mold having a tread molding surface, and at least a portion of the tread molding surface is formed by projecting spherical projection material having a predetermined sphericity and causing the spherical projection material to collide. | 07-10-2014 |
20140352862 | TIRE AND TIRE FORMING MOLD - The present invention provides a tire that has a maximum profile peak height Rp in a predetermined range on at least a part of the tread surface. In addition, a tire forming mold of the present invention has a maximum profile peak height Rp in a predetermined range on at least a part of the tread-surface molding surface. | 12-04-2014 |
20140360638 | TIRE AND TIRE FORMING MOLD - The present invention provides a tire with improved on-ice performance and on-snow performance and a tire forming mold used for manufacturing (forming) the tire. The present invention provides a tire that has a large number of protrusions formed on at least a part of a tread surface and partitioned by recesses extending in a mesh pattern, in which each recess has a recess width of 50 μm or less. A tire forming mold that has a tread-surface molding surface for molding the tread surface of the tire, with a large number of recesses partitioned by protrusions extending in a mesh pattern formed on at least a part of the tread-surface molding surface, in which each protrusion has a protrusion width of 50 μm or less. | 12-11-2014 |
20150020939 | TIRE MOLD, TIRE, AND TIRE MANUFACTURING METHOD - The tread surface of a tire according to the present invention is molded with a tire mold having a tread molding surface, and at least a portion of the tread molding surface is formed by projecting spherical projection material having a predetermined sphericity and causing the spherical projection material to collide. | 01-22-2015 |
20150021813 | TIRE MOLD, TIRE, AND TIRE MANUFACTURING METHOD - The tread surface of a tire according to the present invention is molded with a tire mold having a tread molding surface, and at least a portion of the tread molding surface is formed by projecting spherical projection material having a predetermined sphericity and causing the spherical projection material to collide. | 01-22-2015 |
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20090194151 | Semiconductor substrate, method for forming electrode, and method for fabricating solar cell - The present invention is directed to a semiconductor substrate having at least an electrode formed thereon, in which the electrode has a multilayer structure including two or more layers, of the multilayer structure, at least a first electrode layer directly bonded to the semiconductor substrate contains at least silver and a glass frit, and contains, as an additive, at least one of oxides of Ti, Bi, Zr, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Si, Al, Ge, Sn, Pb, and Zn, and, of an electrode layer formed on the first electrode layer, at least an uppermost electrode layer to be bonded to a wire contains at least silver and a glass frit and does not contain the additive. This makes it possible to form, on a semiconductor substrate, an electrode adhered to the semiconductor substrate with sufficient adhesive strength and adhered to a wire via solder with sufficient adhesive strength by lowering both contact resistance and interconnect resistance. | 08-06-2009 |
20090243111 | SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE, ELECTRODE FORMING METHOD, AND SOLAR CELL FABRICATING METHOD - The present invention is directed to a semiconductor substrate having an electrode formed thereon, the electrode including at least silver and glass frit, the electrode including: a multi-layered structure constituted of a first electrode layer joined directly to the semiconductor substrate, and an upper electrode layer formed of at least one layer and disposed on the first electrode layer; wherein the upper electrode layer is formed by firing a conductive paste having a total silver content of 75 wt % or more and 95 wt % or less, the content of silver particles having an average particle diameter of 4 μm or greater and 8 μm or smaller with respect to the total silver content in the upper electrode layer being higher than that in the first electrode layer. As a consequence, it is possible to form the electrode, which has the high aspect ratio and hardly suffers an inconvenience such as a break, on the semiconductor substrate by a simple method. | 10-01-2009 |
20120289044 | SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE, ELECTRODE FORMING METHOD, AND SOLAR CELL FABRICATING METHOD - A semiconductor substrate having an electrode formed thereon, the electrode including at least silver and glass frit, the electrode including: a multi-layered structure with a first electrode layer joined directly to the semiconductor substrate, and an upper electrode layer formed of at least one layer and disposed on the first electrode layer. The upper electrode layer is formed by firing a conductive paste having a total silver content of 75 wt % or more and 95 wt % or less, the content of silver particles having an average particle diameter of 4 μm or greater and 8 μm or smaller with respect to the total silver content in the upper electrode layer being higher than that in the first electrode layer. | 11-15-2012 |
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20120174960 | SOLAR CELL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL, AND SOLAR CELL MODULE - Disclosed is a solar cell which is provided with: a semiconductor substrate having a light-receiving surface and a non-light-receiving surface; a PN junction section formed on the semiconductor substrate; a passivation layer formed on the light-receiving surface and/or the non-light-receiving surface; and power extraction electrodes formed on the light-receiving surface and the non-light-receiving surface. The solar cell is characterized in that the passivation layer includes an aluminum oxide film having a thickness off 40 nm or less. As a result of forming a aluminum oxide film having a predetermined thickness on the surface of the substrate, it is possible to achieve excellent passivation performance and excellent electrical contact between silicon and the electrode by merely firing the conductive paste, which is conventional technology. Furthermore, an annealing step, which has been necessary to achieve the passivation effects of the aluminum oxide film in the past, can be eliminated, thus dramatically reducing costs. | 07-12-2012 |
20130081691 | COATING FLUID FOR BORON DIFFUSION - A coating fluid comprising a boron compound, an organic binder, a silicon compound, an alumina precursor, and water and/or an organic solvent is used to diffuse boron into a silicon substrate to form a p-type diffusion layer. The coating fluid is spin coated onto the substrate to form a uniform coating having a sufficient amount of impurity whereupon a p-type diffusion layer having in-plane uniformity is formed. | 04-04-2013 |
20130133738 | FIRING FURNACE FOR FIRING ELECTRODE OF SOLAR CELL ELEMENT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL ELEMENT, AND SOLAR CELL ELEMENT - Disclosed is a firing furnace for firing an electrode of a solar cell element, which is provided with: a transfer member, which transfers a substrate having a conductive paste applied thereto; a heating section, which heats the substrate and fires the conductive paste; and a cooling section, which cools the heated substrate. The furnace is also provided with a heating means for heating the transfer member. Specifically, at the time of firing the electrode paste using the wire-type firing furnace, since a wire is fired at a temperature substantially equivalent to the ambient temperature of the heating section, deterioration of yield due to having the electrode damaged by a deposited material of the metal component of the conductive paste is suppressed, said deposited material being deposited on the wire, and the wire-type firing furnace can be continuously used. | 05-30-2013 |
20130153026 | SUBSTRATE FOR SOLAR CELL, AND SOLAR CELL - Provided is a substrate for a solar cell, wherein a flat chamfered portion is formed on one corner of a silicon substrate having a square shape in a planar view, or a notch is formed on the corner or close to the corner. This invention makes it possible to easily check the position of the substrate and determine the direction of the substrate in a solar cell manufacturing step, and suppresses failures generated due to the direction of the substrate. | 06-20-2013 |
20130161313 | HEAT-TREATMENT FURNACE - The disclosed heat-treatment furnace, used in a semiconductor-substrate heat-treatment step, is characterized by the provision of a cylindrical core, both ends of which have openings sized so as to allow insertion and removal of semiconductor substrates. This reduces standby time between batches during consecutive semiconductor heat treatment, thereby improving productivity. Furthermore, the use of a simple cylindrical shape for the structure of the core reduces the frequency at which gas-introduction pipe sections fail, thereby decreasing the running cost of the heat-treatment process. | 06-27-2013 |
20130171763 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SOLAR CELL AND FILM-PRODUCING DEVICE - Disclosed in a method that is for producing a solar cell and that is characterized by performing an annealing step on a semiconductor substrate before an electrode-forming step. By means of performing annealing in the above manner, it is possible to improve the electrical characteristics of the solar cell without negatively impacting reliability or outward appearance. As a result, the method can be widely used in methods for producing solar cells having high reliability and electrical characteristics. | 07-04-2013 |
20130206229 | SOLAR CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a solar cell, including the steps of: forming an SiNx film over a second principal surface of an n-type semiconductor substrate; forming a p-type diffusion layer over a first principal surface of the n-type semiconductor substrate after the SiNx film forming step; and forming an SiO | 08-15-2013 |
20130247957 | SOLAR CELL AND SOLAR-CELL MODULE - A solar cell has: an emitter layer formed on a light-receiving-surface side of a crystalline silicon substrate, with a dopant of the opposite conductivity type from the silicon substrate added to the emitter layer, a passivation film formed on the surface of the silicon substrate, an extraction electrode and a collector electrode. The extraction electrode extracts photogenerated charge from the silicon substrate and the collector electrode collects the charge collected at the extraction electrode. The extraction electrode contains a first electrode that consists of a sintered conductive paste. The first electrode, at least, is formed so as to pass through the passivation layer. The collection electrode contains a second electrode that has a higher conductivity than the first electrode. This solar cell reduces contact-resistance losses between the silicon and the electrodes, resistance losses due to electrode resistance, and optical and electrical losses in the emitter layer. | 09-26-2013 |
20130247974 | SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a solar cell having a silicon monocrystal substrate surface with a textured structure and, near the surface of said substrate, a damage layer reflecting the slice processing history from the time of manufacture of the silicon monocrystal substrate. The damage layer near the surface of the silicon monocrystal substrate is derived from the slice processing history at the time of manufacture of the substrate and functions as a gettering site, contributing to a longer lifetime of the substrate minority carriers. Thanks to this effect, the solar cell characteristics are dramatically increased. Further, new damage need be inflicted, and no additional work is required because damage from the slicing is used. | 09-26-2013 |
20130255747 | SOLAR CELL AND SOLAR-CELL MODULE - A solar cell has a passivation film formed on a crystalline silicon substrate that has at least a p-n junction, and an electrode formed by printing and heat-treating a conductive paste. The solar cell has a first electrode comprising an extraction electrode, which extracts photogenerated carriers from the silicon substrate, formed so as to contact the silicon substrate and a second collector electrode, which collects the carriers collected at the extraction electrode, formed so as to contact the first electrode. Other than the point of contact between the first electrode and the second electrode, at least, the second electrode contacts the silicon substrate only partially or not at all. By leaving the passivation film between the collector electrode and the silicon, either completely or partially, the solar cell reduces charge losses at electrode/silicon interfaces, improves the short-circuit current and open voltage, and yields improved characteristics. | 10-03-2013 |
20130284263 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL ELEMENT AND SOLAR CELL ELEMENT - Provided is a method for manufacturing a solar cell element that can increase the film thickness for collector electrodes formed in a screen printing process and reduce the resistance value of the same as well as contribute to improvements in conversion efficiency. When a collector electrode for a solar cell element is formed by screen printing of a conductive paste, that screen-printing process is repeated a plurality of times. At this time, the squeegee speed during the second or later screen printing is faster than the squeegee speed during the first screen printing. The second and later screen printing is superimposed on the collector electrode printed the first time; therefore, the faster the squeegee speed is, the better the plate release is for the paste and foundation. The amount of paste applied increases, and the film for the collector electrode that is formed becomes thicker. | 10-31-2013 |
20130291743 | SCREEN PRINTING PLATE FOR SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR PRINTING SOLAR CELL ELECTRODE - The present invention relates to screen printing plate for a solar cell in which an electroconductive paste is used to simultaneously print a bus bar electrode and a finger electrode, the screen printing plate characterized in that the opening width of a finger electrode opening of the screen printing plate is less than 80 μm and a bus bar electrode opening of the screen printing plate has a closed section. The use of this screen printing plate makes it possible to reduce the cost of manufacturing solar cells, prevent the connecting section between the bus bar electrode and the finger electrode from breaking without causing an increase in shadow loss or compromising the aesthetic quality of the solar cells, and manufacture highly reliable solar cells with good productivity. | 11-07-2013 |
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20090267068 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR - The thin film transistor includes a gate insulating layer covering a gate electrode, over a substrate having an insulating surface; a semiconductor layer forming a channel formation region, in which a plurality of crystal regions is included in an amorphous structure; an impurity semiconductor layer imparting one conductivity type which forms a source region and a drain region; and a buffer layer formed from an amorphous semiconductor, which is located between the semiconductor layer and the impurity semiconductor layer. The thin film transistor includes the crystal region which includes minute crystal grains and inverted conical or inverted pyramidal grain each of which grows approximately radially from a position away from an interface between the gate insulating layer and the semiconductor layer toward a direction in which the semiconductor layer is deposited in a region which does not reach the impurity semiconductor layer. | 10-29-2009 |
20100224879 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR - A thin film transistor includes a gate insulating layer covering a gate electrode, a semiconductor layer in contact with the gate insulating layer, and impurity semiconductor layers which are in contact with part of the semiconductor layer and which form a source region and a drain region. The semiconductor layer includes a microcrystalline semiconductor layer formed on the gate insulating layer and a microcrystalline semiconductor region containing nitrogen in contact with the microcrystalline semiconductor layer. The thin film transistor in which off-current is small and on-current is large can be manufactured with high productivity. | 09-09-2010 |
20130270525 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR - A thin film transistor includes a gate insulating layer covering a gate electrode, a semiconductor layer in contact with the gate insulating layer, and impurity semiconductor layers which are in contact with part of the semiconductor layer and which form a source region and a drain region. The semiconductor layer includes a microcrystalline semiconductor layer formed on the gate insulating layer and a microcrystalline semiconductor region containing nitrogen in contact with the microcrystalline semiconductor layer. The thin film transistor in which off-current is small and on-current is large can be manufactured with high productivity. | 10-17-2013 |
20140191220 | Light-Emitting Element, Light-Emitting Device, Electronic Device, and Lighting Device - A light-emitting element of the present invention can have sufficiently high emission efficiency with a structure including a host material being able to remain chemically stable even if a phosphorescent compound having higher emission energy is used as a guest material. The relation between the relative emission intensity and the emission time of light emission obtained from the host material and the guest material contained in a light-emitting layer is represented by a multicomponent decay curve. The relative emission intensity of the slowest component of the multicomponent decay curve becomes 1/100 for a short time within a range where the slowest component is not interfered with by quenching of the host material (the emission time of the slowest component is preferably less than or equal to 15 μsec); thus, sufficiently high emission efficiency can be obtained. | 07-10-2014 |
20140291642 | LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND LIGHTING DEVICE - Provided is a light-emitting element having a light-emitting layer which contains at least a host material and a plurality of guest materials, where the host material has a lower T1 level than that of at least one of the plurality of guest materials. The emission of the one of the plurality of guest materials exhibits a multicomponent decay curve, and the lifetime thereof is less than or equal to 15 μsec, preferably less than or equal to 10 μsec, more preferably less than or equal to 5 μsec, where the lifetime is defined as a time for the emission to decrease in intensity to 1/100 of its initial intensity. | 10-02-2014 |
20140339522 | LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND LIGHTING DEVICE - To increase emission efficiency of a fluorescent light-emitting element by efficiently utilizing a triplet exciton generated in a light-emitting layer. The light-emitting layer of the light-emitting element includes at least a host material and a guest material. The triplet exciton generated from the host material in the light-emitting layer is changed to a singlet exciton by triplet-triplet annihilation (TTA). The guest material (fluorescent dopant) is made to emit light by energy transfer from the singlet exciton. Thus, the emission efficiency of the light-emitting element is improved. | 11-20-2014 |
20140339524 | LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, LIGHTING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided is a light-emitting element which has an anode, a light-emitting layer over the anode, an electron-transport layer over and in contact with the light-emitting layer, an electron-injection layer over and in contact with the electron-transport layer, and a cathode over and in contact with the electron-injection layer. The light-emitting layer has an electron-transport property, and the electron-transport layer includes an anthracene derivative. The light-emitting layer further includes a phosphorescent substance. This device structure allows the formation of a highly efficient blue-emissive light-emitting element even though the phosphorescent substance has higher triplet energy than the anthracene derivative which directly contacts with the light-emitting layer. | 11-20-2014 |
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20110310472 | INFRARED OPTICAL FILTER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE INFRARED OPTICAL FILTER - The infrared optical filter of the present invention comprises a substrate formed of an infrared transmitting material and a plurality of filter parts arranged side by side on one surface side of the substrate. Each filter part includes: a first λ/4 multilayer film in which two kinds of thin films having mutually different refractive indices but an identical optical film thickness are alternately stacked; a second λ/4 multilayer film in which the two kinds of thin films are alternately stacked, said second λ/4 multilayer film being formed on the opposite side of the first λ/4 multilayer film from the substrate side, and; and a wavelength selection layer interposed between the first λ/4 multilayer film and the second λ/4 multilayer film, said wavelength selection layer having an optical film thickness different from the optical film thickness of each the thin film according to a desired selection wavelength. A low refractive index material of the first λ/4 multilayer film and the second λ/4 multilayer film is an oxide, and a high refractive index material thereof is a semiconductor material of Ge. A material of the wavelength selection layer is identical to a material of the second thin film from the top of the first λ/4 multilayer film. | 12-22-2011 |
20120235038 | INFRARED GAS DETECTOR AND INFRARED GAS MEASURING DEVICE - An infrared gas detector includes an infrared reception member, a package configured to accommodate the infrared reception member, and an optical filter. The infrared reception member includes a plurality of thermal infrared detection elements each configured to detect infrared based on heat caused by received infrared. The thermal infrared detection elements are placed side by side. The package is provided with a window opening configured to allow the infrared reception member to receive infrared. The optical filter is attached to the package so as to cover the window opening, and includes a plurality of filter elements respectively corresponding to the plurality of the thermal infrared detection elements. Each of the filter elements includes a filter substrate made of an infrared transparent material, a transmission filter configured to transmit infrared of a selected wavelength, and a cut-off filter configured to absorb infrared of a wavelength longer than the selected wavelength. The transmission filter and the cut-off filter are formed over the filter substrate. The filter substrate is thermally coupled to the package. The transmission filters of the respective filter elements are configured to transmit infrared of the different selected wavelengths. | 09-20-2012 |
20120298867 | INFRARED FRAME DETECTOR - An infrared flame detector of the present invention has an infrared radiation receiving element accommodated in a package. In the infrared radiation receiving element, a set of two pyroelectric elements are arranged side by side and connected in anti-series on a pyroelectric element forming substrate. An infrared optical filter includes a filter forming substrate made of an infrared radiation transmitting material, a set of two narrowband transmission filter sections formed at positions respectively corresponding to positions of the pyroelectric elements on a first surface of the filter forming substrate and configured to transmit infrared radiation of a first selective wavelength and infrared radiation of a second selective wavelength, and a broadband blocking filter section formed on a second surface of the filter forming substrate and configured to absorb infrared radiation of a wavelength longer than an upper limit of an infrared reflection band. | 11-29-2012 |
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20080291784 | Acoustic Wave Sensor - In an acoustic wave sensor for detecting a distance to an object and an orientation where the object is located with using acoustic waves, an acoustic wave generating device generating an acoustic wave by applying thermal impact to the air with no mechanical vibration is used as a wave transmitting device, and an electric capacitance microphone converting variation of pressure due to acoustic wave to variation of an electric signal is used as each wave receiving device. Therefore, dead zone caused by reverberation component included in the acoustic wave transmitted from the wave transmitting device and dead zone caused by reverberation component included in wave receiving signals outputted from the wave receiving devices can be shortened and angular sensitivity of the acoustic wave sensor can be increased, in comparison with a conventional acoustic wave sensor using piezoelectric devices as the wave transmitting device and the wave receiving devices. | 11-27-2008 |
20090114819 | INFRARED SENSOR UNIT AND PROCESS OF FABRICATING THE SAME - An infrared sensor unit has a thermal infrared sensor and an associated semiconductor device commonly developed on a semiconductor substrate. A dielectric top layer covers the substrate to conceal the semiconductor device formed in the top surface of the substrate. The thermal infrared sensor carried on a sensor mount which is supported above the semiconductor device by means of a thermal insulation support. The sensor mount and the support are made of a porous material which is superimposed on top of the dielectric top layer. | 05-07-2009 |
20090145686 | PRESSURE WAVE GENERATOR AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - A pressure wave generator is provided, which has excellent output stability over time. This pressure wave generator comprises a substrate, a heat generating layer, and a heat insulating layer formed between the substrate and the heat generating layer. A pressure wave is generated in a surrounding medium (air) by a change in temperature of the heat generating layer, which is caused upon energization of the heat generating layer. The heat insulating layer comprises a porous layer and a barrier layer formed between the porous layer and the heat generating layer to prevent diffusion of reactive substances such as oxygen and moisture in the air and impurities into the porous layer. By the formation of the barrier layer, it is possible to prevent a reduction in output of the pressure wave generator caused by a change over time of the porous layer. | 06-11-2009 |
20090184830 | SMOKE SENSOR OF SOUND WAVE TYPE - The present invention provides a smoke sensor of sound wave type that excels in responsiveness and has a low probability of false detection. The smoke sensor has a sound wave generating unit that provides an ultrasound wave to a monitoring space, a sound wave receiving unit that receives the ultrasound wave from the sound wave generating unit via the monitoring space, and a signal processing unit that detects an abnormality of the monitoring space by using an output of the sound wave receiving unit. The signal processing unit includes a smoke density estimation unit that estimates a smoke density in the monitoring space on the basis of a difference between the output of the sound wave receiving unit and a standard value, and a smoke density determination unit that determines the abnormality of the monitoring space by comparing the smoke density estimated by the smoke density estimation unit with a predetermined threshold. | 07-23-2009 |
20100259396 | FIRE ALARM SYSTEM - A fire alarm system, determining existence or nonexistence of a fire by using an ultrasound wave, comprises a sound wave generator and a sound wave detector to detect sound waves propagated through two propagation paths having different lengths each other. The system comprises a calculation means for calculating a pressure ratio between a first sound pressure, which is a sound pressure of a sound wave propagated through a first propagation path, and a second sound pressure, which is a sound pressure of a sound wave propagated through a second propagation path, and a smoke density estimator. The smoke density estimator calculates a change ratio between the pressure ratio calculated by the calculation means and a predetermined standard pressure ratio, and determines a smoke density from the change ratio based on a predetermined relational expression describing the relation between the change ratio and the smoke density, and determines existence of a fire when the smoke density exceeds a predetermined threshold. | 10-14-2010 |
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20120143162 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ABSORBENT ARTICLE - An absorbent article according to the present invention includes leg elastic bodies and a central elastic body. An absorber has a bent part formed along a longitudinal direction. The leg elastic bodies continuously extend from one rear waistline edge to the other rear waistline edge in a state of being stretched in a width direction in a rear waistline region. The central elastic body is provided in a central portion in the width direction in a state of being stretched along the longitudinal direction, while overlapping with any one of a front waistline region and the rear waistline region in a thickness direction. At least a part of the central elastic body intersects with the leg elastic bodies while overlapping with the bent part in the thickness direction. | 06-07-2012 |
20120289923 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE - An absorbent article according to the present invention includes a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorber. The absorber has a body unit having a foreside constricted portion and a backside constricted portion, and a pair of extension units extending outside in the widthwise direction of the absorber from the body unit. An outer region is folded toward an inner region at the side of the topsheet, and the maximum length of the inner region along the longitudinal direction of the absorber is shorter than the maximum length of the outer region. | 11-15-2012 |
20130060219 | DISPOSABLE WEARING ARTICLE - In a crotch region in the disclosed absorbent article, a waist elastic member provided in a front waist region, and waist elastic members provided in a rear waist region are arranged so as to not come into contact with each other, and a linear identification part is provided in either the front waist region or the rear waist region, in a manner such that in a first region wherein an absorbent main body is provided the identification part is only visible from the side of the absorbent article which is not in contact with the skin, and in a second region wherein the absorbent main body is not provided the identification part is visible from both the side of the absorbent article which is in contact with the skin and that which is not. | 03-07-2013 |
20130079743 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE - In the disclosed absorbent article ( | 03-28-2013 |
20130102987 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE - In the disclosed absorbent article, in a first region, a first elastic member extends linearly in the widthwise direction, in a second region, a second elastic member extends linearly in the widthwise direction, the elongational stress of the first elastic member is greater than the elongational stress of the second elastic member, and the length in the widthwise direction of the joining region that is of both the main body of an absorbent body and a chassis in the first region is configured in a manner so as to be shorter than the length in the widthwise direction of the joining region that is of both the main body of the absorbent body and the chassis in the second region. | 04-25-2013 |