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Patent JP-2009139603-A (JP)
Title: Liquid crystal display and manufacturing method therefor
Inventor: YAMATE HIROSHI
IPC: A63F7/02
Filed: 2007-12-06
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a liquid crystal display which is provided with a plurality of display regions in which different kinds of liquid crystals are encapsulated and eliminates troubles in the display regions.  <P>SOLUTION: In the liquid crystal display, having substrates disposed opposite to each other via a liquid crystal as an envelope and provided with first and second display regions partitioned by sealing agents in its display region, the first display region is formed on the periphery of the second display region, a second sealing agent enclosing the second display region is formed continuously, without being provided with a liquid crystal encapsulating port; a liquid crystal encapsulating port is formed in at least a part of a first sealing agent enclosing the first display region; and the liquid crystal packed in the second display region is different from the liquid crystal packed in the first display region in their materials.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009136764-A (JP)
Title: Heat treating system and dryer
Inventor: OKADO MASAYUKI
IPC: F26B23/00
Filed: 2007-12-06
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heat treating system capable of stably thermally decomposing when resin waste and organic waste of high moisture contents are mixed and subjected to thermal decomposition, and to provide a dryer capable of effectively drying the organic waste of high moisture contents.  <P>SOLUTION: The heat treating system is provided with the dryer 30 drying the organic waste of high moisture contents 14 and a thermal decomposition apparatus 40 subjecting to thermal decomposition by housing the resin waste 12 and the organic waste of high moisture contents 14 dried in the dryer 30, and mixing and heating them. The dryer 30 possesses a front stage drying furnace 132 and a rear stage drying furnace 134 and the volume of housing the organic waste of high moisture contents 14 in the high moisture content 132 is larger than that of housing the organic waste of high moisture content 14 in the rear moisture content 134.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008281544-A (JP)
Title: Fatigue tester
Inventor: HISAMORI NORIYUKI
IPC: G01N3/34
Filed: 2007-12-06
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fatigue tester capable of acquiring fatigue strength characteristic data at low cost under an environment actually and suitably used for a test sample.  <P>SOLUTION: A cam 40 that rotates a rotation shaft 41 with a rotation driving section 50 and is pivoted by the rotation shaft 41 transmits the rotation motion by a rotation shaft 41 to the linear reciprocating motion by a pressurization section 30. Then, the shape of the cam 40 has a shape capable of charging a burden load in a predetermined bodily motion pattern to the pressurization section.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008108742-A (JP)
Title: Lithium ion battery and its manufacturing method
Inventor: NISHIDA HIROYUKI
IPC: H01M10/0587
Filed: 2007-12-10
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lithium ion battery with required battery performance while dispensing with a collector lead.  <P>SOLUTION: A cathode plate 18 has an uncoated portion 24 on one edge side in a widthwise direction and is coated with a cathode active substance 26, and an anode plate 20 has an uncoated portion 28 on the other edge side in a width direction and is coated with an anode active substance 30. The uncoated portions 24, 28 are projected each in an opposite direction and the cathode active substance 26 and the anode active substance 30 are arranged to face each other and arranged so as to substantially coincide with each other in a width direction.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009144376-A (JP)
Title: Dew condensation prevention sheet
Inventor: OGINO HIROYUKI
IPC: E06B7/12
Filed: 2007-12-13
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a simple anticondensation sheet with a heat insulation effect and an anticondensation effect in the constitution, which dispenses with the use of an adhesive etc. during attachment to a windowpane etc.  <P>SOLUTION: In this dew condensation prevention sheet for being stuck on a surface to be stuck, an opening is provided on the side of a sticking surface, and a plurality of sealed cells are provided on the side of the other surface. A suction cup action exerted by the plurality of cells makes the dew condensation prevention sheet stuck on the surface to be stuck.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009145517-A (JP)
Title: Curvature-adjustment device, optical scanner and image forming apparatus
Inventor: SHOJI KATSUNORI
IPC: G02B26/10
Filed: 2007-12-13
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a curvature-adjustment mechanism which excellently and forcibly curves a reflecting mirror and more excellently suppresses the color shift of a multicolor image, and to provide an optical scanner and an image forming apparatus.  <P>SOLUTION: In the curvature-adjustment mechanism including supporting projections 52aY which support a reflecting mirror by contacting the rear face of the mirror respectively at the both ends of the reflecting mirror in the longitudinal direction, plate spring members 54Y which forcibly curve the reflecting mirror by exerting a force in the direction perpendicular to the mirror surface at points in the longitudinal direction of the reflecting mirror different from the supporting positions of the supporting projections 52aY and on the mirror surface of the reflecting mirror, and a thrusting means 71Y which forcibly curves the mirror in a direction reverse to a forcible curving direction with a first forcibly curving means by thrusting perpendicularly to the mirror surface at the center part in the longitudinal direction of the reflecting mirror, an energizing force varying means is provided which reduces energizing force applied on the reflecting mirror of the plate spring members 54Y according to the thrusted amount of the reflecting mirror with the thrusting means.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009142543-A (JP)
Title: Acupuncture point detector, laser beam type stimulating apparatus using it, and acupuncture point detecting method
Inventor: HIRAI NORIMITSU
IPC: A61H39/00
Filed: 2007-12-17
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus which detects the positions of acupuncture points at a high accuracy, and at the same time, can accurately cast a laser beam to the detected acupuncture points.  <P>SOLUTION: A measurement voltage generating section 103 outputs a voltage pulse of 0.2 to 0.5 volts in order in such a state that a probe 101 and a ground electrode 102 are brought into contact with a living body 200. A measuring section 104 outputs the voltage at this time, and current measurement result signals Sv and Si in order. A negative resistance characteristic judging section 106 outputs an acupuncture point detection signal Sd when the relationships of the signals Sv and Si indicates negative resistance characteristics. When the acupuncture point detection signal Sd is input in a trigger output section 109, a trigger signal St is transmitted to a laser emitting section 110, and the output of the laser beam for the stimulation of acupuncture points is started. The acupuncture point is irradiated with the laser beam by being transmitted through an optical fiber 111 and the probe 101. By detecting acupuncture points by utilizing the fact that acupuncture points indicate the negative resistance characteristics within a range of the voltage of 0.2 to 0.5 volts, the detection accuracy can be improved.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009152096-A (JP)
Title: Discharge lamp
Inventor: YAMAZAKI YUICHI
IPC: H01J61/06
Filed: 2007-12-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a discharge lamp which can conduct a stable electric discharge for a long period.  <P>SOLUTION: The discharge lamp includes: an outer circumferential envelope 2 in which a discharging gas 12 containing hydrogen is enclosed; and a pair of anodes 5a, 5b which are provided in the outer circumferential envelope and have a cathode supporting body 6, an electron emitting film 7 of diamond provided on a surface of the cathode supporting body, and a hydrogen containing film 8 which contacts with the cathode supporting body and is arranged close to the electron emitting film.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009152473-A (JP)
Title: Fitting structure of light-emitting diode element
Inventor: BABASAKI SHUICHI
IPC: H01L33/00
Filed: 2007-12-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily fit an LED element in a fitting hole provided to a case.  <P>SOLUTION: A rib 18 for guiding a light emission portion 3a of the LED element 3 to the fitting hole 15 is provided inside a case body 10a of the fitting hole 15. Consequently, when a surface 2a of a printed board 2 where the LED element 3 is fitted is fitted opposite the side of an opening 13 of the case body 10a, the light emission portion 3a of the LED element 3 abuts against the guide rib and slides along the rib to have its moving direction restricted, so that it can be easily inserted into the fitting hole.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009159026-A (JP)
Title: Differential current mirror circuit
Inventor: KUDO MASAHIRO
IPC: H03F3/34
Filed: 2007-12-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform signal processing precisely in a differential current mirror circuit by removing the in-phase component of an input current.  <P>SOLUTION: A first branching means 5 branches a current inputted to a first current input terminal 1 to a first current path 21 and a second current path 22. A second branching means 6 branches a current inputted to a second current input terminal 2 to a third current path 23 and a fourth current path 24. A third current mirror 13 duplicates a current combining a current flowing through the second current path 22 and a current flowing through the fourth current path 24 and supplies only the differential component of a current flowing through the first current path 21 to the first current output terminal 3 side by subtracting the current of in-phase component from the first current path 21. Similarly, the third current mirror 13 supplies only the differential component of a current flowing through the third current path 23 to the second current output terminal 4 side by subtracting the current of in-phase component from the third current path 23.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009154169-A (JP)
Title: Welding torch, welding apparatus, and method of welding
Inventor: INOUE SHIGEO
IPC: B23K9/12
Filed: 2007-12-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve efficiency in welding operation with no significant modification applied to a conventional welding apparatus.  <P>SOLUTION: A welding torch 100 includes a base part 101 of the welding torch 100, a contact tip, which is attached to the base part 101, for delivering a welding wire 110, a gas supply member, which is provided to the base part 101, for supplying shield gas to a welding part, and a welding nozzle 10, which has a tubular structure with one end attached to the base part 101 and the other open end opened outward, and houses the contact tip and the gas supply member inside the tubular structure, and at least a part of which is made of an elastic member 11.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008161683-A (JP)
Title: Endoscopic treatment tool and high-frequency treatment tool
Inventor: MIKKAICHI TAKAYASU
IPC: A61B17/04
Filed: 2007-12-26
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an endoscopic treatment tool and a high-frequency treatment tool which can be inserted into a hollow organ via a natural orifice and suture the inside wall of the hollow organ into a tubular shape with a desirable diameter.  <P>SOLUTION: The endoscopic treatment tool is the endoscopic treatment tool which is inserted into hollow organs via the mouth, nose, anus, or other natural orifice and performs suturing treatment within the hollow organs or abdominal cavities, and includes a hollow organ inside wall support 2 which is smaller than the smallest diameter of a passage from the natural orifice to the hollow organ and at least partially expands so as to have a diameter larger than the smallest diameter of the passage from the natural orifice of the hollow organ to the hollow organ.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009155883-A (JP)
Title: Floor structure of cabin in construction machine
Inventor: SHIMOGAICHI HIROSHI
IPC: E02F9/16
Filed: 2007-12-26
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the number of processes for closing the gaps formed after pipes are inserted therethrough and provide sufficient sound insulation effect for the portions where pipes are led in.  <P>SOLUTION: In a floor plate 11 of three-layer structure, an elastic sheet 14 formed of a rubber is sandwiched between a metal floor plate body 12 and a lower plate 13 and these members are joined together. A through-hole 18 having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the led pipes A is formed in the elastic sheet 14. A plurality of slits 19 ... are radially formed at the peripheral edge part of the through-hole. The through-hole 18 in the state of being closely fitted to the pipes A is expanded by the slits 19 ... to provide sound insulation effect.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009158320-A (JP)
Title: Cathode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery
Inventor: NUMATA KOICHI
IPC: H01M4/505
Filed: 2007-12-27
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cathode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery with improved cycle characteristics of the battery.  <P>SOLUTION: The cathode for the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery contains as a cathode active material a main component of a first Li-content transition metal complex oxide and a sub component of a second Li-content transition metal complex oxide. Li(Li<SB>x</SB>Mn<SB>2x</SB>Co<SB>1-3x</SB>)O<SB>2</SB>(provided; 0<x<1/3) is used as the second Li-content transition metal complex oxide. To a total volume of the first and the second Li-content transition metal complex oxide, a compounding volume of the first Li-content transition metal complex oxide is preferred to be 50 wt.% or more and 99 wt.% or less, and that of the second Li-content transition metal complex oxide to be 1 wt.% or more and less than 50 wt.%.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009156194-A (JP)
Title: Exhaust emission control device
Inventor: YAMASHITA YOSHIYUKI
IPC: F01N3/20
Filed: 2007-12-27
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an exhaust emission control device capable of favorably purifying exhaust gas even in sudden accelerating operation of an internal combustion engine.  <P>SOLUTION: This exhaust emission control device 2 to control an exhaust system 1 is furnished with an exhaust passage 11 in which exhaust gas discharged from an internal combustion engine 10, a first purifying catalyst device 12 interposed and provided in an exhaust passage 11 and to purify the exhaust gas, a second purifying catalyst device 13 interposed and provided in an exhaust passage on the downstream side of the first purifying catalyst device 12, a by-pass passage 14 to connect the exhaust passage 11 on the upstream side of the first purifying catalyst device 12 and the exhaust passage 11 between the first purifying catalyst device 12 and the second purifying catalyst device 13 to each other and an opening and closing valve 15 interposed and provided in the by-pass passage 14 and to open and close the by-pass passage 14 and is furnished with an opening and closing valve control means 20 to control to open and close the opening and closing valve 15, based on a predetermined opening and closing condition of the opening and closing valve 15, and a valve opening delay means 26 to delay valve opening of the opening and closing valve 15 by the opening and closing valve control means 20.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008164171-A (JP)
Title: Seal retainer device and force transmission device equipped with seal retainer device
Inventor: DEGLER MARIO
IPC: F16J15/18
Filed: 2007-12-27
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To fix the positions of a plurality of sealing devices particularly arranged in the different positions of one member, in the least possible time.  <P>SOLUTION: This seal retainer device 1 has at least one abutting surface 22, 23 for fixing the positions of the sealing devices 9, 10 radially and/or axially; at least one functional surface 70, 71 for connection to a component 4; and at least one second functional surface 28 for forming a thrust sliding bearing surface or a radial sliding bearing surface.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009157831-A (JP)
Title: Coin processing device
Inventor: SUZUKI MIKIO
IPC: G07D1/00
Filed: 2007-12-27
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a coin processing device for storing coins whose denominations have been designated in a conveyance safe for proper denominations.  <P>SOLUTION: The denomination-categorized conveyance safe 11 includes denomination identification means 65 and 66, and a coin processor 12 includes identification detection means 61 and 62 for detecting the denomination identification means 65 and 66 of the mounted conveyance safe 11; and a control means for permitting storage processing when the denominations designated by a designation means are matched with the denominations of the conveyance safe 11 detected by the identification detection means 61 and 62, and for inhibiting the storage processing when the denominations designated by the designation means are not matched with the denomination of the conveyance safe 11 detected by the identification detection means 61 and 62.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009162817-A (JP)
Title: Toner for developing electrostatic charge image, developer, toner container, process cartridge, image forming method and image forming apparatus
Inventor: KURAMOTO SHINICHI
IPC: G03G9/09
Filed: 2007-12-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain toner particles which have monodispersity and ensure a narrower range of interparticle variation in many characteristic values necessary for toner, such as fluidity and charging characteristics, and to provide a toner which enables to form a clear high-quality image and hardly causes discoloration.  <P>SOLUTION: The toner for developing an electrostatic charge image is obtained by forming a toner composition liquid containing at least a colorant into oil droplets in an aqueous medium, and solidifying the oil droplets into solid particles, wherein the colorant is obtained by reacting a polymer with a basic dye, wherein the polymer contains ≥10 mol% of a monomer having any one of a sulfonic acid group, a sulfonic acid salt group, a sulfuric acid group and a sulfuric acid salt group as a constitutional monomer.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009160789-A (JP)
Title: Printer, printing data preparation device and computer program
Inventor: MIYASHITA TOMOMOTO
IPC: B41J21/00
Filed: 2007-12-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a printer, a printing data preparation device and a computer program which enable the length of the blocks after the second one to be established arbitrarily and efficiently.  <P>SOLUTION: If an upper cursor key is pushed once, 0.1 mm is added to 17.5 mm currently displayed on a liquid crystal display, and the first criteria length setpoint of the first block becomes 17.6 mm. By contraries, if a lower cursor key is pushed once, 0.1 mm is subtracted from 17.5 mm displayed on the liquid crystal display, and the first criteria length setpoint of the first block becomes 17.4 mm (S51:YES, S52). In the case of a right cursor key being pushed (S62:YES), when the very last block is not under setting (S63:NO), a next block length setting (S64) for establishing the criteria length and magnification of the next block is performed.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2007528646-A (JP)
Title: 会議または電話用の音響エコー・キャンセラのバックグラウンド訓練
IPC: H04M1/00
Filed: 2004-03-05
Abstract: 音響エコー・キャンセラを有し、オーディオ・アプリケーションと、会議アプリケーションおよび電話アプリケーションの少なくとも一方とを実施することができる電子装置において、音響エコー・キャンセラのバックグラウンド訓練方法を提供する。この方法は、非訓練用オーディオ・アプリケーションに対応する音声を利用して、音響エコー・キャンセラの訓練を行うステップ（６５０）を含んでいる。
Patent JP-2008500811-A (JP)
Title: 修飾ブーゲニンタンパク質、サイトトキシン、ならびにそれらの方法および使用
IPC: A61K47/48
Filed: 2005-03-18
Abstract: 非修飾ブーゲニンタンパク質と比較した場合に、生物学的活性およびヒトT細胞を活性化する性向が低い修飾型のブーゲニンタンパク質が提供される。非修飾T細胞エピトープペプチドと比較して、ヒトT細胞を活性化する性向が低いブーゲニンのT細胞エピトープペプチド、および修飾T細胞エピトープペプチドもまた、提供される。癌に結合し、修飾ブーゲニンタンパク質に付着されるリガンドを含むサイトトキシンもまた、提供される。これらのサイトトキシンおよびヒトの癌を治療するための薬学的組成物を使用して、哺乳動物癌細胞を阻害または破壊する方法もまた、提供される。
Patent JP-2007529948-A (JP)
Title: マルチメディアブロードキャスト／マルチキャストサービスシステムにおける受信信号の利得を最大化する方法
IPC: H04Q7/20
Filed: 2005-03-09
Abstract: 本発明は、ユーザー端末(ＵＥ)と基地局制御器(ＲＮＣ)を含むマルチメディアブロードキャスト/マルチキャストサービス(ＭＢＭＳ）を提供する非同期移動通信システムで、ＭＢＭＳデータのソフトコンバイニングをするための方法を提供する。この方法は、基地局制御器によってユーザー端末が位置した自セルと、前記自セルに隣接した少なくとも一つ以上の隣接セルそれぞれのＲＴＤ(Ｒｏｕｎｄ  Ｔｒｉｐ  Ｄｅｌａｙ）を測定する段階と、基地局制御器によって自セルと隣接セルそれぞれのＲＴＤを考慮して前記ユーザー端末が要求したＭＢＭＳデータを受信するように同一の伝送時点で前記ＭＢＭＳデータを伝送する段階と、ユーザー端末は同一の伝送時点でそれぞれのセルから伝送されるＭＢＭＳデータを受信してソフトコンバイニングを遂行する段階と、を有することを特徴とする。
Patent JP-2007533074-A (JP)
Title: 電池用安全素子及びこれを備えた電池
IPC: H01M6/50
Filed: 2005-05-18
Abstract: 【課題】所定の温度以上で抵抗が急降下する金属・絶縁体転移特性を有する物質を含む安全素子及び該安全素子を介して正極と負極が接続されたことを特徴とする電池を提供する。 【解決手段】本発明による電池は、ＭＩＴ特性物質を含む安全素子を備え、電池が高温に曝されるか、外部からの衝撃などにより電池の温度が上昇する場合、安全な放電状態になることにより電池の安全性を確保することができる。
Patent JP-2007535624-A (JP)
IPC: D06M101/18
Filed: 2005-04-08
Abstract: The present invention relates to nonwoven webs or fabrics. In particular, the present invention relates to nonwoven webs having superior abrasion resistance and excellent softness characteristics. The nonwoven materials comprise fibers made from of a polymer blend of isotactic polypropylene, reactor grade propylene based elastomers or plastomers, and optionally, a homoge-neously branched ethylene/alpha olefin plastomer or elastomer. The isotactic polypropylene can be homopolymer polypropylene, and random copolymers of propylene and one or more alpha-olefins. The reactor grade propylene based elastomers or plastomers plastomer have a molecular weight distribution of less than about 3.5, and a heat of fusion less than about 90 joules/gm. In particular, the reactor grade propylene based elastomers or plastomers contains from about 3 to about 15 percent by weight of units derived from an ethylene, and a melt flow rate of from about 2 to about 200 grams/10 minutes. The present invention also relates to cold drawn textured fibers comprising of a polymer blend of isotactic polypropylene and reactor grade propylene based elastomers or plastomers.
Patent JP-2007536065-A (JP)
Title: 蒸気透過性液体バリア層を具備する通気性吸収性物品及び複合物
IPC: A61F13/53
Filed: 2005-05-12
Abstract: 本発明は、蒸気透過性液体バリア層を使うことにより、防護及び快適性を改善する吸収性物品並びに複合物に関するものである。具体的には、この層は、バリア層の１以上の領域上にバリアコーティングを付着させることから得られ、物品全体の選択領域が液体に対するバリアを示す一方、物品全般が依然として通気性であるとみなされる。
Patent JP-2008501937-A (JP)
Title: 蛍光分析を用いて有機染料の光触媒分解を測定する方法
IPC: G01N21/64
Filed: 2005-06-02
Abstract: 【課題】本発明は、蛍光分析によって光触媒活性の表面における有機染料の光触媒分解を定量化する方法に関する。 【解決手段】本発明の目的を達成するために、検査される光触媒及び光触媒非活性参照物は、有機染料によってコーティングされる。そして、このサンプルは、強度及びスペクトル分布既知の紫外線又は可視光線に照射される。蛍光強度は、照射の前後及び機械の構成によって照射中にも、蛍光スキャナ、チップリーダー又は蛍光顕微鏡によって検出される。染料にもコーティングされ、光触媒非活性参照物（例えば、石英）に比べて、染料にコーティングされた光触媒のその後の蛍光減少が、検査されているサンプルの光触媒効率の量的な測定値としてみなされる。
Patent JP-2008501281-A (JP)
IPC: H04W28/06
Filed: 2005-05-11
Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing new configurations for transmitting control information between a mobile terminal and a network using a common control channel (CCCH) logical channel/transport channel. The new configurations enable messages to be sent that are larger than currently allowed and the availability of the new configurations is indicated such that mobile terminals that do not support the new configurations are not impacted.