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Patent JP-2017051597-A (JP)
Title: Assisting surface cleaning
Inventor: BENJAMIN STRANG
IPC: A47L11/24
Filed: 2016-06-23
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for assisting a user in cleaning surfaces with a cleaner.SOLUTION: The present invention relates to a method for assisting a user in cleaning surfaces with a cleaner, the method being carried out by one or more devices. The object to improve the efficiency and quality of cleaning in the case of cleaning surfaces by a user, is achieved by a method comprising: - determining position information of the cleaner or a part thereof; - determining cleaning-related information based on the determined position information; and - providing the determined cleaning-related information for the user via an output unit for assisting cleaning.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
Patent JP-2016197733-A (JP)
Title: Photosensitive imaging element and related method
Inventor: HOMAYOON HADDAD
IPC: H01L31/10
Filed: 2016-06-25
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a photosensitive element and a related method.SOLUTION: A photosensitive imaging element may include a semiconductor substrate 12 having a plurality of doped regions 14, 16 forming at least one junction portion, a texture processed region 18 which is coupled to the semiconductor substrate 12 and mounted to interact with electromagnetic radiation, and an electrically conductive element which is coupled to the semiconductor substrate 12 and operable to conduct electrical signals from the at least one junction portion. The textured-processed region 18 is operable to facilitate generation of electrical signals from detection of infrared electromagnetic radiation. The step of interacting with the electromagnetic radiation further comprises a step of increasing the effective absorption wavelength of the semiconductor substrate as compared with a semiconductor substrate 12 lacking the texture-processed region 18.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2016196655-A (JP)
Title: Inkjet recording method, radiation-curable black ink composition and radiation-curable yellow ink composition
Inventor: SATO CHIGUSA
IPC: C09D11/101
Filed: 2016-06-27
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a black/yellow radiation-curable ink composition showing excellent flexibility in a recorded image and capable of suppressing development of aggregation spots (uneven glossiness) on a surface of the image.SOLUTION: A radiation-curable black ink composition of the present invention comprises (A) a phenoxyethyl acrylate by 20 mass% or more and 55 mass% or less in a reaction component, (B) a polyfunctional acrylate by 20 mass% or more and 50 mass% or less in the reaction component, and (F1) a black pigment. A radiation-curable yellow ink composition of the present invention comprises (A) a phenoxyethyl acrylate by 20 mass% or more and 55 mass% or less in a reaction component, (B) a polyfunctional acrylate by 10 mass% or more and 50 mass% or less in the reaction component, and (F2) an yellow pigment.SELECTED DRAWING: None
Patent JP-2018002824-A (JP)
Title: Liquid detergent composition
Inventor: AMAYA TOMOHIKO
IPC: C11D3/43
Filed: 2016-06-30
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a liquid detergent composition which is excellent in film formation preventive property and is also excellent in washing performance.SOLUTION: A liquid detergent composition contains a nonionic surface active agent (A), an alkylene oxide adduct (B) of polyalkyleneamine and a compound (C) represented by expression (I): RO-(EO)-H. A mass ratio represented by component (A)/(component (B)+component (C)) is preferably 20 or less, and the liquid detergent composition preferably contains an anionic surface active agent (D) having 10 to 20 carbon atoms excluding fatty acid salt.SELECTED DRAWING: None
Patent JP-2018003083-A (JP)
Title: Production method of polyolefin-coated steel product excellent in bond durability
Inventor: FUKUDA MASAHITO
IPC: B32B15/085
Filed: 2016-06-30
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a production method of a polyolefin-coated steel product having excellent bond durability between a steel product surface and a primer by improving bond durability of the primer, in order to secure an anticorrosion property under a high temperature environment.SOLUTION: In a phosphoric acid aqueous solution having acid cleaning pH of 0.5-2.5 after a blast treatment, a reaction time of 20-120 seconds is secured in the state where a steel product temperature is 40-60°C, to thereby form an etching layer of 10-100 nm on a steel product surface, and to improve adhesion to a primer. Further, wettability to the steel product is improved by adding a 0.5-5.0% alcohol component, and bond durability is furthermore improved.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
Patent JP-2017137229-A (JP)
Title: Nitrogen-containing porous carbon material, its capacitor and manufacturing method
Inventor: LEE KWANG-CHUL
IPC: C08L101/00
Filed: 2016-07-01
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method having further superiority in application by improving conventional properties of a porous carbon material that are said difficult to further improve since when a specific surface area reaches a most preferable value, properties such as electric conductivity, thermal conductivity, oxidation and reduction and the like reach constant values.SOLUTION: A nitrogen-containing porous carbon material S3 is provided in which firstly, a preliminary compact S1 is formed by mixing a carbon material, a polymer material and a modifier containing nitrogen, a compact S2 is obtained by applying a mold process to the preliminary compact, and finally high-temperature sintering is performed to decompose and remove a part of the polymer material, another part of the polymer material and the carbon material form a skeleton structure containing a plurality of pores, and a nitrogen-containing functional group is formed by attaching the nitrogen to the skeleton structure. Further, the nitrogen-containing porous carbon material is formed on a first nitrogen-containing porous carbon plate and a second nitrogen-containing porous carbon plate, and these are installed in sea to form electricity storage capacitor that uses sea water.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2017025300-A (JP)
Title: Liquid crystal medium
Inventor: LEE EUN-KYU
IPC: C09K19/30
Filed: 2016-07-01
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a liquid crystal medium.SOLUTION: The present invention relates to a liquid crystal (LC) medium comprising a polymerisable compound, to a process for its preparation, to use of the LC medium for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in LC displays, especially in an LC display of the polymer sustained alignment (PSA) type, and to an LC display, especially a PSA display, comprising the LC medium.SELECTED DRAWING: None
Patent JP-2017051599-A (JP)
Title: Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and image processor
Inventor: YAMAGATA HITOSHI
IPC: G16H10/60
Filed: 2016-07-01
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus which can support image analysis regarding a plurality of regions in the brain: and to provide an image processor.SOLUTION: A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a display control part. The display control part performs control so that a matrix regarding a plurality of regions in the brain and showing a connection relation between the regions is displayed. The display control part performs control so that the plurality of regions arranged along a first axis are narrowed down into a part of the regions and are displayed in the matrix on the basis of an attention degree set to each of the plurality of regions.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2018005142-A (JP)
Title: Optical instrument
Inventor: YASUDA HITOSHI
IPC: G03B15/05
Filed: 2016-07-08
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical instrument in which a peak current value does not decrease irrespective of reduced dimming level in dimming by lighting duty of an LED light.SOLUTION: The optical instrument comprises: a lens; a camera main body; illumination means including a plurality of light source elements for subject illumination; and dimming control means for controlling a lighting duty of the light source element. The control means determines, according to a dimming level, the number of the light source elements to be simultaneously turned on, switches and controls the light source elements to be simultaneously turned on at a duty of the dimming level, and lighting controls the light source elements so that the time when all the light source elements are turned on in a unit period equals to the duty of the dimming level.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2018009838-A (JP)
Title: Building damage presence estimation method
Inventor: HAYASHI KENICHI
IPC: E04B1/00
Filed: 2016-07-12
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a building damage presence estimation method which allows presence of a damage of each floor of a building to be accurately identified.SOLUTION: The estimation method includes the steps of: preparing a reference design value regarding an interlayer deformation angle by executing static analysis to a building model having a plurality of floors; obtaining a primary eigenmode by executing an eigenvalue analysis to the building model and obtaining an analytical horizontal displacement amount of each floor; installing a deformation amount record device at a mounting spot of a damping brace of each floor; obtaining an actual horizontal displacement amount acquired by the deformation amount record device; obtaining a correction coefficient from the analytical horizontal displacement amount and the actual horizontal displacement amount; obtaining a corrected primary eigenmode by correcting the primary eigenmode so that the horizontal displacement amount of the first floor in the primary eigenmode of the building matches the actual horizontal displacement amount, obtaining a re-corrected horizontal displacement amount of each floor by multiplying it by the correction coefficent and calculating the interlayer deformation angle based on the actual value; and comparing the reference design value with the interlayer deformation angle based on the actual value.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
Patent JP-2018008443-A (JP)
Title: Image formation apparatus, power control method of image formation apparatus and program
Inventor: HIKICHI ATSUSHI
IPC: G03G21/00
Filed: 2016-07-14
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image formation apparatus, a power control method of the image formation apparatus and a program which can shorten the time to completion of printing from recovery from the sleep while suppressing the waste such as power consumption and exhaustion of a storage device.SOLUTION: An image formation apparatus operates by switching between the normal power state where power supply necessary for printing is performed and the power-saving state. The power-saving state is the state where power supply to control means for controlling the image formation apparatus, storage means for storing printing data used by printing means and the printing means is not performed. In the power-saving state, it is determined whether or not received data is instruction data requiring power supply to the storage means in accordance with reception of the data from an external device by reception means. When the received data is the instruction data requiring power supply to the storage means, power supply is performed at least to the control means and storage means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5
Patent JP-2018010572-A (JP)
Title: Direction indicator operation timing calculation method, driving support method, vehicle control method, and direction indicator operation timing calculation device
Inventor: KAWANISHI JUN
IPC: G08G1/09
Filed: 2016-07-15
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain operation timing of a direction indicator capable of coping with a change in a road environment.SOLUTION: A direction indicator operation timing calculation device 1 receives a processing request including vehicle state information and external information from an object vehicle intending to turn right or left, receives traffic situations at a vehicle position of the vehicle state information from a traffic situation analysis device 3, and makes the traffic situations included in the external information. Then, it searches for vehicle state information and external information in the storage device the same as or similar to the vehicle state information and external information in the processing request, and calculates right operation timing of the direction indicator for the object vehicle on the basis of travel distance included in the vehicle state information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4
Patent JP-2018017127-A (JP)
Title: Exhaust emission control system
Inventor: OSADA HIDEKI
IPC: F02D41/04
Filed: 2016-07-25
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve more efficient regeneration processing by improving the responsiveness of air system control during the regeneration processing.SOLUTION: An exhaust emission control system includes an intercooler 22, a bypass passage 25 for bypassing intake air from the intercooler 22, a first intake valve 23 capable of opening/closing an intake passage 20, a second intake valve 26 capable of opening/closing the bypass passage 25, an exhaust gas aftertreatment device 70 provided in an exhaust passage 30 for purifying exhaust gas, and a regeneration processing control part 100 for performing the regeneration processing to restore the exhaust gas purifying capability of the exhaust gas aftertreatment device 70 while simultaneously using air system control to fully opening the first intake valve 23 and adjust the opening of the second intake valve 26 on the basis of the temperature of the exhaust gas and an excess air ratio and injection system control to supply unburnt fuel into the exhaust gas.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2018016482-A (JP)
Title: Image formation device
Inventor: V DANG LONG
IPC: B65H5/38
Filed: 2016-07-29
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image formation device which enables a guide unit to be easily attached to a housing.SOLUTION: An image formation device 1 includes: an image formation part 6; a housing 2; and a guide unit 51. The image formation part 6 forms images on sheets S. The housing 2 houses the image formation part 6. The guide unit 51 is detachably attached to the housing 2 from one side. The housing 2 has: a first recessed part 22; a second recessed part 27; a first guide groove 23; and a second guide groove 28. The second recessed part 27 faces the first recessed part 22. The first guide groove 23 extends from one side of the first recessed part 22 in the first recessed part 22. The second guide groove 28 extends from one side of the second recessed part 27 in the second recessed part 27. The guide unit 51 has a first protruding part 52d and a second protruding part 52e. The first protruding part 52d is guided along the first guide groove 23 and fitted in the first recessed part 22. The second protruding part 52e is guided along the second guide groove 28 and fitted in the second recessed part 27.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6
Patent JP-2018022717-A (JP)
Title: Semiconductor light-emitting device drive circuit
Inventor: HIROKI TOMOYUKI
IPC: H01S5/042
Filed: 2016-08-01
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a semiconductor light-emitting device drive circuit which never causes an insufficient source voltage to the semiconductor light-emitting device, which can reduce a light emission delay until a desired luminance is obtained, and which can minimize heat generation of a current-control element.SOLUTION: A semiconductor light-emitting device drive circuit comprises: a constant voltage source 11 for supplying a voltage to a semiconductor laser LD; a constant current circuit 12 for controlling a current-control element Q1 connected in series with the semiconductor laser, thereby causing a constant current to flow through the semiconductor laser; a forward voltage monitor circuit 13 for measuring a forward voltage of the semiconductor laser; and a microcomputer 14. The microcomputer sets a voltage value of the constant voltage source to a source voltage maximum set value appropriately set by the circuit when the forward voltage measured by the forward voltage monitor circuit is equal to or lower than a forward voltage value corresponding to a threshold current value of the semiconductor laser. The microcomputer sets the voltage value of the constant voltage source to a source voltage value required for driving the semiconductor laser and smaller than the source voltage maximum set value when the forward voltage exceeds the forward voltage value corresponding to the threshold current value.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2017008942-A (JP)
Title: System and method for high efficiency power generation using nitrogen gas working fluid
Inventor: MILES R PALMER
IPC: F02C7/08
Filed: 2016-08-01
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a power production method using high pressure/low pressure ratio Brayton mainly using Nmixed with COand HO combustion product as a working fluid, in which high pressure is within a range of 80 bar-500 bar, and the pressure ratio is within a range of 1.5-10.SOLUTION: A natural gas fuel can be burned in a first high-pressure combustor by using a pressurized preheated air of approximately stoichiometric amount, a net combustion gas can be mixed with heated high-pressure recycled N+CO+HO stream. The stream relieves a mixture gas temperature to a value necessary for a maximum input temperature to a first power turbine producing shaft.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2018030086-A (JP)
Title: Method for manufacturing heat sink
Inventor: NAGAKAWA YUTA
IPC: B05D5/00
Filed: 2016-08-24
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for manufacturing a heat sink which can manufacture a heat sink with a simple process at low cost with high dimensional accuracy.SOLUTION: A method for manufacturing a heat sink includes: a casting step of casting a metal substrate by a die casting method; and a coating step of spray-coating a heat-dissipating coating material onto the surface of the metal substrate. The method for manufacturing the heat sink further includes, between the casting step and the coating step: a temperature measurement step of measuring the temperature of the metal substrate where excess heat of the casting remains; and a determination step of determining whether or not the temperature of the metal substrate is a temperature within a set temperature range which is previously set as a start temperature in the coating step. When the temperature of the metal substrate is a temperature within the set temperature range, the coating step is started. When the temperature of the metal substrate is a temperature is out of the set temperature range, the coating step is started after the temperature of the metal substrate becomes a temperature within the set temperature range or after the temperature of the metal substrate is controlled to a temperature within the set temperature range.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2018032260-A (JP)
Title: Paper sheet discrimination device and automatic transaction machine
Inventor: SAITO TAKAHIRO
IPC: B65H5/06
Filed: 2016-08-25
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a paper sheet discrimination device and an automatic transaction machine capable of improving detection accuracy of magnetic information on a medium.SOLUTION: The paper sheet discrimination device includes: a conveyance path 2 for conveying paper currency or the like therethrough; a drive rollers 4 and 6 and following rollers 5 and 7 which are disposed in the conveyance path 2 for conveying the paper currency or the like; and plural magnetic sensors 32 which are arranged in a direction perpendicular to a conveyance direction L of the paper currency or the like to acquire the magnetic information of the paper currency or the like. A driven roller 5 which has a metal bearing 25 is disposed at a position displaced in a conveyance direction L with respect to plural magnetic sensors 32 and 32 and the distances to the neighboring plural magnetic sensors 32 are equal to each other.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
Patent JP-2018036334-A (JP)
Title: Display device and television receiver
Inventor: SHIMIZU TAKAHARU
IPC: G02F1/133
Filed: 2016-08-29
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display device and television receiver that appropriately achieve local dimming without accompanying a change in color hue, and can reduce light intensity unevenness of emitting light.SOLUTION: A backlight (20A) of a liquid crystal display device (1A) comprises: a plurality of edge-type LEDs (23) that makes white light incident from a lateral end face (22a) of one piece of a light guide plate (22) corresponding to an area size of a liquid crystal display panel (10), and makes the incident white light emerge from a light emerging face (22b) of the light guide plate (22); and a plurality of direct type LEDs (25) that makes white light incident from a rear face of the light guide plate (22), and makes the incident white light emerge from the light emerging face (22b) of the light guide plate (22). The light guide plate (22) is composed of: an equal thickness part (22c); and a lenticular part (22e) that is formed into the equal thickness part (22c).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2018037811-A (JP)
Title: Optical module, optical transmission device, and optical module deterioration determination method
Inventor: NAKANISHI TAKAYUKI
IPC: H04B10/079
Filed: 2016-08-30
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accurately measure a deterioration in a transmitter unit during the operation of optical transmission.SOLUTION: In an optical module 100 for transmitting an optical signal, the transmission side has a test pattern control unit 109 and an MCU 103 which insert and transmit a test pattern code, having an optical output of continuous ON and continuous OFF, into the preamble of an optical signal frame to be transmitted. The reception side includes a reception control unit 107 and an MCU 103 which receives the optical signal transmitted from the transmission side, to obtain an extinction ratio, on the basis of the optical level of the continuous ON and the continuous OFF of a specific pattern code which is included in the frame part of the received optical signal.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2017023768-A (JP)
Title: Game program
Inventor: KUREBAYASHI HAJIME
IPC: A63F13/58
Filed: 2016-09-02
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game program that improves game properties of city-building elements and the like.SOLUTION: A game program of the present invention allows a computer to execute the steps of: causing a plurality of users including a first user and a second user to construct a competition game space shared via a network; updating game points, which are associated with prescribed users and game objects by arranging the game objects associated with the prescribed users, in the competition game space; processing such that the game objects are not arranged in the competition game space after a competition time has elapsed since the competition game space was constructed; and comparing the game points associated respectively with the plurality of users to select a winner from the plurality of users.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 21
Patent JP-2017178917-A (JP)
Title: Solid washing agents, mineral stains washing methods, and skin or hair cosmetic methods
Inventor: KOBOSHI SHIGEHARU
IPC: A61Q5/02
Filed: 2016-09-06
Abstract: PURPOSE: To provide solid washing agents containing no surfactant which breaks the barrier layer of the skin, mineral stain-washing methods, and skin or hair cosmetic methods, first; and to provide solid washing agents for removing mineral stains, mineral stain-washing methods, and skin or hair cosmetic methods, secondly.CONSTITUTION: In a carbon dioxide gas generating solid washing agent which substantially contains no surfactant, a solid detergent has a solution with pH of 6.2 to 8.0 after dissolution, a mineral stain-washing method uses the solid washing agent, and a skin or hair cosmetic method uses the solid washing agent.SELECTED DRAWING: None