baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-2009152886-A (JP)
Title: Clock generating circuit and method of utilizing the same
Inventor: WATANABE TAKAMOTO
IPC: H03L7/197
Filed: 2007-12-20
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable generation of clock signal of a desired frequency from one reference signal in a clock generating circuit for generating a clock signal multiplied or divided in frequency from the reference signal.  <P>SOLUTION: The clock generating circuit 1 includes a pulse delay circuit 10 formed of m delay elements DU linked like a ring, a period measuring unit 20 for generating period data DT indicating a period of the reference signal CKI in unit of the delay time in the delay element DU based on the passing signals P1 to Pm sequentially output from each delay unit DU, a setting value register 50 for storing a setting value MN used as a divisor or a multiplier, a control unit 30 for generating control data CD indicating an output period of a clock signal by multiplying or dividing the setting value MN in the period data DT, and an output unit 40 for outputting the clock signal CKO obtained by dividing or multiplying the reference signal CKI based on the control data CD and passing signals P1 to Pm. The clock generating circuit 1 uses the setting value MN indicated by a real number.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009151607-A (JP)
Title: On-vehicle system
Inventor: MORI HIROSHI
IPC: G08G1/16
Filed: 2007-12-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an on-vehicle system for properly detecting an arbitrary road-surface sign.  <P>SOLUTION: An image correction unit 2 applies distortion correction and view point conversion to each image, sequentially photographed with a camera 1 in a frame period, and generates an image, as a corrected image 220, which has been captured when a road-surface region directly behind a vehicle 100 is observed from an upper view point. An image compositing unit 3 extracts to composite an image portion within the same vertical direction coordinate range from the image 220, which has been generated sequentially in the frame period by means of the correction unit 2 in previous section, and generates an image, as a road-surface image 300, which has been captured when the entire road-surface on which the vehicle 100 has traveled is observed from an upper view point. A road-surface indication image extracting unit 4 extracts a portion in which the road-surface indication is included as a road-surface indication image 430 from the image 300 generated by the compositing unit 3.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009051664-A (JP)
Title: Conveying device for transporting goods via conveyor belt
Inventor: TRIEB HERBERT
IPC: B65G17/24
Filed: 2007-12-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a conveying device without requiring a direction changing means for a return strand of a conveyor belt.  <P>SOLUTION: This conveying device has the conveyor belt guided by a deflection drum and extending along a forward strand 1a and the return strand 1b, one or more of supports and a pair of first supporting cables 21 and 21a supported by the supports, a pair of second supporting cables 22 and 22a, and a supporting means 4 connected to the first supporting cables for holding a pair of third supporting cables 23 and 23a. Respective end parts of the conveyor belt have a supporting bar 10 having supporting rollers 13 and 13a, and a supporting roller of the forward strand rolls along the second supporting cables, and a supporting roller of the return strand rolls along the third supporting cables. The conveying device is provided with a first supporting frame 41 supporting the second supporting cables so as to travel along a suspension curve between the supports and a second supporting frame 42 supporting the third supporting cables so as to substantially linearly travel over a course of the device.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009149820-A (JP)
Title: Liquid thermosetting resin composition for underfill and semiconductor device using the same
Inventor: KONISHI TAKANORI
IPC: C08L81/02
Filed: 2007-12-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a liquid thermosetting resin composition for underfill, which has excellent adhesion strength, low viscosity and low thixotropic properties; and to provide a semiconductor device using the same.  <P>SOLUTION: The liquid thermosetting resin composition includes a thermosetting resin composed of an episulfide resin alone or the episulfide resin and an epoxy resin being liquid at normal temperature, a curing agent, an inorganic filler, and a mercaptosilane coupling agent.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009154974-A (JP)
Title: Boom component display apparatus
Inventor: ISHIHARA HIDEAKI
IPC: B66C23/66
Filed: 2007-12-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a boom component display apparatus preventing each unit boom from being connected in wrong connecting sequences.  <P>SOLUTION: This boom component display apparatus 1 is provided with: processing units 4 installed on each of a plurality of unit booms 11a to 11g composing the boom body 3 of a crane 100 and outputting identification information of each unit boom; information transmit means 6 transmitting the identification information output from the processing units 4; and a display unit 5 to which the identification information output from the processing units 4 is transmitted through the information transmit means 6 and which displays unit boom connecting sequence information representing a relation between the connecting sequence of the plurality of unit booms 11a to 11g and the identification information of the plurality of unit booms 11a to 11g.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009155668-A (JP)
Title: Pretreatment liquid for promoting starting of electroless palladium plating reaction, electroless plating method using the pretreatment liquid, connection terminal formed by the electroless plating method, and semiconductor package using the connection terminal and its manufacturing method
Inventor: EJIRI YOSHINORI
IPC: H01L23/12
Filed: 2007-12-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pretreatment liquid for promoting starting of electroless palladium plating reaction for forming a film of uniform thickness by suppressing non-formation of electroless palladium plating film formed on a plated body functioned as a protective layer for an electroless nickel plating alloy film or reduction in thickness, an electroless plating method using the same, a connection terminal, a semiconductor package using the connection terminal, and its manufacturing method.  <P>SOLUTION: Disclosed are the pretreatment liquid for promoting starting of electroless palladium plating reaction for immersing the electroless palladium plating film before forming to promote starting of the electroless palladium plating reaction when performing depositing the electroless nickel plating alloy film, the electroless palladium plating film, and a substitution gold plating film on the plated body, or further performing electroless plating for depositing the electroless plating film, the electroless plating method using the pretreatment liquid, the connection terminal formed by the electroless plating method, the semiconductor package using the connection terminal, and its manufacturing method.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009159040-A (JP)
Title: Device and method for name resolution, and method of managing socket
Inventor: SHIMAMURA YUICHI
IPC: H04L12/22
Filed: 2007-12-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce processing capacity allocated for the generation and discard of a socket, and to reduce possibility that a false name resolution response is transmitted and a false address is stored.  <P>SOLUTION: A socket update section 17 reads socket generation time from a socket generation time storage section 15 when no addresses can be retrieved, obtains the difference between the socket generation time and time when the address could not be retrieved, and determines whether the difference has exceeded a preset threshold. When it is determined that the preset threshold has been exceeded, a socket existing at the time of the determination is discarded, a socket different from that socket is generated, and the generation time of the socket is stored at the socket generation time storage section 15 instead of the socket generation time of the socket generation time storage section 15.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009158211-A (JP)
Title: Direct-current outlet
Inventor: UENO SATORU
IPC: H01R29/00
Filed: 2007-12-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a direct-current outlet that can miniaturize a direct-current device side and then realize cost saving of an electricity distribution system.  <P>SOLUTION: The outlet includes: plug blade receiving parts 4, 5 for positive and negative electrodes, connected to a direct-current power supply via a voltage control section 3; and voltage setting means 6 for enabling the voltage control section 3 to change voltage values to be applied between the positive and negative plug blade receiving parts 4, 5.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009159478-A (JP)
Title: Moving image processing circuit
Inventor: SHO KEIUN
IPC: H04N19/44
Filed: 2007-12-27
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a moving image processing circuit 1 capable of stable moving image processing.  <P>SOLUTION: The moving image processing circuit includes: a decode processing unit 11; an RGB conversion processing unit 12; a graphic processing unit 13; and a control unit 15 for controlling the decode processing unit 11, the RGB conversion processing unit 12, and the graphic processing unit 13.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009157245-A (JP)
Title: Camera and lens barrel
Inventor: MORISAKI KAZUHIRO
IPC: G02B7/02
Filed: 2007-12-27
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a camera with a lens barrel having impact resistance performance of absorbing impact to suppress deformation and breakage of an external member, reducing the impact force propagating to an internal constitution member via the external member, and suppressing adverse effect of the impact force on the lens barrel when the excessive impact from the outside is applied to the front face, a side surface or the like of the lens barrel, and to provide the lens barrel.  <P>SOLUTION: The camera with the lens barrel 1 includes a frame member 20 forming the lens barrel, an external member 12d for covering the outer surface of the frame member, and an impact absorbing member 56 arranged between the frame member and the external member.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009158046-A (JP)
Title: Optical disk apparatus
Inventor: SATO SHIGEKI
IPC: G11B7/005
Filed: 2007-12-27
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical disk apparatus which calculates an evaluation index by discriminating a mark and a space of a reproduced signal.  <P>SOLUTION: The optical disk apparatus comprises: an enable signal generation means 150 configured to generate an enable signal for discriminating a mark and a space in a reproduction signal of an optical disk 100, a first index calculation means 152 configured to calculate a first evaluation index for evaluating a signal quality of the mark based on a discrimination in accordance with the enable signal, and a second index calculation means 154 configured to calculate a second evaluation index for evaluating a signal quality of the space based on the discrimination in accordance with the enable signal.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009156455-A (JP)
Title: Tank and construction method of tank
Inventor: YAMAMOTO MASATSUGU
IPC: E04H7/20
Filed: 2007-12-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a storage tank equipped with a dike capable of constructing the dike having a perpendicular tension material on a lower part of the dike without dividing construction into an upper part and a lower part and a construction method thereof.  <P>SOLUTION: A fixing part 9 of the perpendicular tension material 17 is provided on an outer surface of the dike 5, a sheath pipe 21 communicated with the fixing part 9 is buried in an inside of the dike 5, and the dike 5 is constructed to an upper end, and then, the perpendicular tension material 17 is introduced into the sheath pipe 21, and at least one end is fixed to the fixing part 9, and prestress force is introduced into the lower part of the dike 5.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009161592-A (JP)
Title: Rubber composition for inner liner, inner liner and tire
Inventor: ISHIDA HIROICHI
IPC: B60C5/14
Filed: 2007-12-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rubber composition for an inner liner excellent in roll workability and tire formability in the unvulcanized state and excellent in air impermeability after vulcanization, an inner liner formed using the same and a tire manufactured using the inner liner.  <P>SOLUTION: The rubber composition for an inner liner for forming an inner liner of a tire contains a rubber component, a resin component comprising at least one of a phenolic resin and a petroleum resin, and a paraffinic wax, wherein the resin component is contained in an amount of 1-3 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, and the paraffinic wax is contained in an amount of 1-3 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the rubber component. The inner liner formed using the composition and the tire manufactured using the inner liner are also provided.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2007529816-A (JP)
Title: ネットワークを利用した最適オークション方法
IPC: G06Q30/08
Filed: 2005-03-17
Abstract: 本発明はネットワークを利用した最適オークション方法に関するものであり、特に個人の提案金額だけ単に評価する従来オークション方式を脱皮し、オークションの評価対象項目及び評価方法を多様化して、これを総合評価することにより、最高価格や最低価格の入札者ではなくても、オークションを行う者の好み又はオークションの目的に最も近く、利益を最大化することができる入札者がいる場合を最適の落札者とするオークション方法を提示し、オークションの基本目的を達成すると共に、オークション参加者の参加の幅を広げる効果を得て、さらに効率的なオークションを実現できるようにすることを特徴とする。また、本発明はインターネット等、通信ネットワークを利用して逆オークションと、賃貸オークション、逆賃貸オークションなど、いろいろなオークション形式を様々な方法で取引し、オークション取引の主目的とするオークション開始者の利益を最大化することができる最適オークション方法を特徴とする。
Patent JP-2007530047-A (JP)
Title: 腫瘍内皮細胞の増殖を検出するための方法及びバイオマーカー
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2005-03-24
Abstract: 血管内皮細胞の増殖速度を評価するために、方法、バイオマーカー及び発現特性を開示する。より具体的には、本発明は、腫瘍脈管構造において内皮細胞の増殖を調節するように設計された癌治療薬の薬力学効果を評価するためのバイオマーカー及び遺伝子特性として使用できる一連の遺伝子を提供する。一態様では、本発明は、哺乳類ＫＤＲ受容体活性などのキナーゼ受容体活性を阻害するように設計された化合物の効果の評価方法を提供する。
Patent JP-2007530813-A (JP)
Title: ポリプロピレンをベースとし、改善された特性を有するモノフィラメント
IPC: D01F6/06
Filed: 2005-03-22
Abstract: 本発明は、ポリプロピレンをベースとし、改善された特性、特に改善された耐摩耗性を有するモノフィラメント、これらのモノフィラメントの製造方法及びそれらの使用に関する。より特定的には、本発明は、２３０℃／２．１６ｋｇにおいて１．９ｇ／１０分又はそれ未満のメルトフローインデックス（ＭＦＩ）を有するポリプロピレンから得られた、ポリプロピレンをベースとするモノフィラメントに関する。
Patent JP-2007532780-A (JP)
IPC: B22F9/04
Filed: 2005-04-14
Abstract: A hydrogen storage composition comprises a particulate alloy comprising grains of magnesium, wherein the grain boundaries contain phases comprising nickel and at least one non-nickel transition metal, wherein the nickel is present at levels of <= 5 wt% based on the composition as a whole, and wherein the at least one non-nickel transition metal is present at levels of <= 0.5 wt% based on the composition as a whole.
Patent JP-2007537185-A (JP)
IPC: C07D265/28
Filed: 2005-05-10
Abstract: N-(Phenyl-substituted cycloalkyl or cycloalkylmethyl)-phenylethanolamine derivatives (I) (including benzo-heterocyclic analogs) are new. Also new are cyclopropylamine or cyclopropylmethylamine derivative intermediates (II). Phenylethanolamine derivatives of formula (I) (including optical isomers, enantiomer mixtures and racemates) and their salts, solvates and hydrates are new. n : 0 or 1; m : 1-4; X : direct bond, 2-6C alkenylene, -O-Q-, -NH-Q-, -S-Q- or -Q-; Q : 1-6C alkylene; R 1>H; and R 3>hydroxyalkyl or halo; or R 1> + R 2>OCH 2CONH, CH 2CH 2CONH, CH=CHCONH, NHCH 2CONH, SCH 2CONH, OCONH, SCONH, NHCONH or OCH 2SO 2NH (all optionally substituted (os) by 1 or 2 of alkyl, OH or halo); R 3>, R 4>H, OH, halo, 1-6C alkyl, 1-6C haloalkyl, 1-6C hydroxyalkyl, NH 2 or mono- or dialkylamino; R 5> - R 8>H, OR 9>, halo, 1-6C alkyl, 1-6C haloalkyl, 1-6C hydroxyalkyl, 3-6C cycloalkyl, 3-6C hydroxycycloalkyl, CN, NO 2, COR 9>, COOR 9>, CONR 10>R 11>, NR 10>R 11>, NR 10>COR 9>, NR 10>SO 2R 12>, SR 12>, SOR 12>, SO 2R 12>, SO 2NR 10>R 11> or halo; or two vicinal groups R 6> - R 8> together= 2-6C alkylene, 2-6C alkenylene or O-Q-O (all os by 1 or 2 of alkyl, alkoxy, OH or halo); R 9> - R 11>H, alkyl, aryl or arylalkyl; R 12>alkyl, aryl or arylalkyl; unless specified otherwise alkyl moieties have 1-4C and aryl moieties 6-10C. An independent claim is included for cycloalkylamine or cycloalkylalkylamine derivative intermediates of formula (II) as new compounds, provided that m= 1. [Image] [Image] ACTIVITY : Antiinflammatory; antiasthmatic; antiallergic; virucide; antibacterial; fungicide; protozoacide; anthelmintic; cardiant; dermatological; immunosuppressive; tocolytic; antiarrhythmic; vasotropic; antipruritic. MECHANISM OF ACTION : beta -Mimetic.
Patent JP-2008508381-A (JP)
IPC: C08G77/24
Filed: 2005-06-03
Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition which comprises (i) at least one block condensate of organofunctional siloxanes of the general formula (I) [F]e[QcPb]d (I) and/or (ii) at least one mixture composed of e[F] and d(c[Q]+b[P]) and, where appropriate d[QcPb]. These compositions or block condensates are obtainable via reaction of block units F with block units Q, P, and/or QP, by one of the following methods:-c1) diluting block unit F optionally with an alcohol, adding an organic or inorganic acid and from 0.5 to 150 mol of water per mole of Si of the siloxane used, whereupon at least partial hydrolysis of the block units used takes place, then adding block unit Q and block unit P, and allowing the mixture to react, or-c2) diluting block unit F optionally with an alcohol, mixing with Q, P, and/or block unit QP, then adding an organic or inorganic acid and, using from 0.5 to 150 mol of water per mole of Si of the siloxanes used, carrying out partial hydrolysis and block-condensation, or-c3) diluting block unit F optionally with an alcohol, adding an organic or inorganic acid and from 0.5 to 150 mol of water per mole of Si of the siloxane used, with at least partial hydrolysis, adding block unit QP, and allowing the mixture to react, or-c4) diluting block units Q, P, and/or QP, optionally with an alcohol, adding an organic or inorganic acid and from 0.5 to 1.5 mol of water per mole of Si of the siloxanes used, and at least partially hydrolyzing, then adding block unit F and also from 0 to 148.5 mol of water per mole of Si of the siloxanes used, and allowing the mixture to react, or-c5) diluting block unit F optionally with an alcohol, mixing with from 0.5 to 150 mol of water per mole of Si of the siloxanes used, and with an organic or inorganic acid, and then adding a tetraalkoxysiloxane, and allowing the mixture to react. The present invention further relates to a process for the preparation of these compositions or block condensates, and to their use and to items thus obtainable: abrasion-resistant easy-clean coatings and items equipped with this type of coating.
Patent JP-2008508611-A (JP)
Title: 集中型生体認証
IPC: H04W12/08
Filed: 2005-07-28
Abstract: システム（２００）は、個人の身元を確認する情報に関連した音声サンプル情報を格納する記憶部（２１０）を含む。システムは、ＶｏＩＰ（Voice over Internet Protocol）によってパケット化されるとともに呼び出し中に呼出人から得られるデジタルオーディオサンプルを使って呼出人の身元を認証するための要求を、呼出人によって呼び出される通信プラットフォーム（１５０／１５２／１５４）から受ける受信部（２２１）を含む。さらにシステムは、デジタルオーディオサンプルを音声サンプル情報と照合し、呼出人を本人と認証する処理部（２２３）を含む。
Patent JP-2008523578-A (JP)
Title: 半導体発光装置、発光モジュール及び照明装置
IPC: H01L33/50
Filed: 2005-12-07
Abstract: 【課題】放熱性を向上させることができる上、高集積化が容易な半導体発光装置を提供する。 【解決手段】半導体多層膜(11)と、半導体多層膜(11)を支持する基材(12)と、第１給電端子(17a)と、第２給電端子(17b)とを含み、基材(12)における半導体多層膜(11)側に配置された主面(12a)に対する裏面(12b)には、凸部(12c)が形成されており、第１及び第２給電端子(17a,17b)は、裏面(12b)における凸部(12c)を除く箇所(12d)及び基材(12)の側面(12e)から選ばれる少なくとも１つに接触して形成されており、凸部(12c)の先端面(121c)は、第１及び第２給電端子(17a,17b)と電気的に絶縁されている半導体発光装置(1)とする。 【選択図】図１
Patent JP-2008509947-A (JP)
IPC: A61P29/00
Filed: 2005-08-08
Abstract: This invention is directed to compounds of the formula (I): wherein one of R<SUP>6</SUP>, R<SUP>7</SUP>, R<SUP>8 </SUP>and R<SUP>9 </SUP>is and X, R<SUP>1 </SUP>to R<SUP>12</SUP>, m, n and o are as defined in the description, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and/or esters thereof. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, to a process for their preparation and to their use for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases which are modulated by PPARdelta and/or PPARalpha agonists.
Patent JP-2008502437-A (JP)
IPC: A61B17/32
Filed: 2005-06-07
Abstract: The invention relates to a device for collecting small diameter hair grafts comprising a portable cutting tool ( 1 ) which is consists of a tool-holder body ( 2 ), a cylindrical tool provided with a hollow axle ( 4 ) for inserting hollow needle ( 5, 17, 25 ) whose diameter ranges from 0.7 to 2 mm, a motor ( 3 ) for rotatably driving said needle ( 5, 17, 25 ) with respect to said body ( 2 ). The inventive device also comprises a graft storage container ( 9, 18, 22 ) which is connected to the body ( 2 ) and is provided with a graft input orifice ( 10, 19 ) connected to the vicinity of the rear end of the hollow needle ( 5, 17, 25 ) and a suction orifice ( 13, 20 ) connected to graft suction means which is arranged in such a way that the graft is enable to enter directly the container ( 9, 18, 22 ) by sucking said graft through the needle ( 5, 17, 25 ).
Patent JP-2008502454-A (JP)
IPC: A61B17/78
Filed: 2005-06-08
Abstract: The invention refers to an apparatus for internal fixation of a fracture comprising an elongated rod (100) with a head (105), a stem (108), a longitudinal axis (10) with a curved segment located in a lateral-medial plane, and a curved segment (303) located in an anterior-posterior plane, and holes (110, 111, 112; 120, 121) for reception of fixing elements extending transversely to the longitudinal axis (10) through the rod (100). A plurality of spiraling flutes (109) is located along a portion of said rod (100) for guiding and orienting the rod (100) about its longitudinal axis (10) during its insertion, wherein the orientation of the spiraling flutes (109) changes by approximately 90° angular rotation about the longitudinal axis (10) of the rod (100), as these spiraling flutes (109) travel from their start point to their termination point.
Patent JP-2008514179-A (JP)
Title: モーター冷却経路およびスラストベアリング負荷設計
IPC: H02K5/16
Filed: 2005-09-15
Abstract: 別々のモーター冷却入口およびベアリング冷却入口を有するハウジングを含むモーターが提供される。モーターはハウジング内に配置され、ステーターと、空気ベアリングに支持されたローターアセンブリーと、を含む。モーター冷却入口はステーターと流体的に連通しており、ベアリング冷却入口は空気ベアリングと流体的に連通している。モーター冷却入口はローターアセンブリーに第一の圧力を加える第一の冷却流体を供給し、ベアリング冷却入口はローターアセンブリーに第一の圧力とは異なる第二の圧力を加える第二の冷却流体を供給する。ローターアセンブリーにかかる圧力がおおよそ互いに打ち消しあうベアリング負荷を発生する。これは、モーター冷却入口とベアリング冷却入口とに共通する通気口をハウジングに設けることによって達成される。結果として、実質的に同じ寸法のジャーナルベアリングおよびシールを用いることができ、かついくつかのシールを省略することができる。
Patent JP-2008513163-A (JP)
Title: 気道移植装置、それを作製する方法および使用する方法
IPC: A61F2/20
Filed: 2005-09-21
Abstract: 空気通路に開口部を維持および／または作り出すための気道移植装置が開示されている。前記装置を使用する方法もまた開示されている。気道移植装置は、空気通路の開口部を制御する変形可能な要素を含む。変形可能な要素は、電気活性高分子要素であることが好ましい。空気通路の壁が虚脱する場合、電気活性高分子要素に通電することにより、前記壁に支持を与え、したがって、完全にまたは部分的に空気通路を開く。気道移植装置を使用した、睡眠時無呼吸およびいびきなどの気道疾患を治療する方法が本出願で開示されている。
Patent JP-2008516158-A (JP)
Title: 油圧式締結具用荷重支持リング
IPC: F16B31/04
Filed: 2005-10-05
Abstract: 荷重支持リング（１２０、２２０）は、スタッド（１２３）または脆弱部分（２２８）によって接続されるセグメント（１２１、１２２、２２１、２２２）を有し、そこで向かい合うテーパー面（１２５、１２６、２２５、２２６）が座金（３４１）のテーパー面（３４２）上の油圧式締結具（１１０、２１０）の相補面（１１４、１１５）と協働して、荷重支持リング（１１０、２１０）の制御された解放を可能にして油圧式締結具（１１０、２１０、３１０）でテンションをかけたボルトまたはスタッドを緩めることを可能にする。
Patent JP-2008515544-A (JP)
IPC: A61N1/08
Filed: 2005-10-05
Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for renal neuromodulation using a pulsed electric field to effectuate electroporation or electrofusion. It is expected that renal neuromodulation (e.g., denervation) may, among other things, reduce expansion of an acute myocardial infarction, reduce or prevent the onset of morphological changes that are affiliated with congestive heart failure, and/or be efficacious in the treatment of end stage renal disease. Embodiments of the present invention are configured for percutaneous intravascular delivery of pulsed electric fields to achieve such neuromodulation.