baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-2008093464-A (JP)
Title: Safe and reliable umbrella
Inventor: OKAMOTO KAZUHIRO
IPC: A45B3/04
Filed: 2007-11-08
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an umbrella with a light, for the purpose of solving a situation of being too dark to see and dangerous to walk, under an umbrella in a dark place in the morning and evening (if not rainy), for example.  <P>SOLUTION: The handle of an umbrella is cut to form a flat part, with the base of a light adjustably ground and mounted thereon, so that a safe and reliable umbrella is made available.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009147630-A (JP)
Title: Connection node, and signal transfer method
Inventor: AMADA HIROAKI
IPC: H04M3/00
Filed: 2007-12-13
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To avoid double development of services by unifying call processing, as we say, of a mobile terminal in only an IMS network in the case in which two communication networks, a 3G network and an IMS network, coexist.  <P>SOLUTION: When the two networks, the 3G network (IMT-2000 network) and the IMS network, coexist at the stage of transition from the 3G network to the IMS network, the two networks are connected and a node RUA functioning as a terminal of the IMS network is provided. By the RUA, a protocol of a call processing signal from the 3G network is terminated via a subscriber line exchanger MSC or a subscriber packet exchanger SGSN, the call processing is performed in the IMS network, and application is provided.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009147089-A (JP)
Title: Apparatus and method for mounting electronic component
Inventor: MINAMIHAMA ETSURO
IPC: H05K13/08
Filed: 2007-12-13
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus for mounting an electronic component, that prevents an adhesive tape stuck to a TCP (Tape Carrier Package)from being turned up when the TCP is mounted on a panel.  <P>SOLUTION: The apparatus for mounting the electronic component is provided with: first and second imaging cameras 43 and 44 which images of the panel and TCP when mounting on the panel 1 the TCP 3 transferred to a mounting position by an index table 4; an image processor, which aligns the panel with the TCP on the basis of an imaging signal from the imaging cameras, and at the same time, detects a shift quantity between an adhesive tape 19 which is cut to a prescribed length and adhered to the TCP, and the TCP; and a controller for controlling panel alignment performed by the panel table on the basis of processing by the image processor, and relative alignment of the TCP with the adhesive tape cut to the prescribed length at a sticking/peeling position of the index table.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009143841-A (JP)
Title: Antibacterial material and method for producing the same
Inventor: YAMAMOTO TETSUYA
IPC: A01N59/16
Filed: 2007-12-13
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an antibacterial material resistant to degeneration by moisture and heat, giving little influence on the human body and having transparency and, accordingly, usable in various uses and to provide a method for producing the material.  <P>SOLUTION: The antibacterial material is produced by forming a zinc oxide thin film on a glass substrate, a plastic sheet, a plastic film substrate, etc., by vacuum deposition, sputtering, ion plating, etc. The material can be used e.g. as a plastic surface of a touch panel and a cellular phone.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009146356-A (JP)
Title: Information processor
Inventor: KOBAYASHI MAKOTO
IPC: G06F21/12
Filed: 2007-12-18
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent unauthorized use of an application with expiration date by an operation of a built-in clock in an information processor capable of executing a plurality of applications.  <P>SOLUTION: As shown in Figure 4, the information processor is provided with an unauthorized use prevention means of the application with expiration date having a system built-in clock 402, a time setting means, the application with expiration date, an accumulated setting difference time storage 404, a time setting means for updating the accumulated setting difference time storage, an application information storage for storing accumulated setting difference time, and an application expiration date determination means for determining the expiration date 407 of the application 406 using the current time and the accumulated setting difference time.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008155024-A (JP)
Title: Staple driver for articulating surgical stapler
Inventor: VIOLA FRANK J
IPC: A61B17/068
Filed: 2007-12-18
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a staple drive assembly configured to prevent bowing or buckling of a drive member as the stapler is actuated so as to drive staples into tissue.  <P>SOLUTION: The staple drive assembly includes a cartridge having a body portion, the body portion is provided with at least one staple containing pocket, and an elongated band movably mounted within the body portion. The elongated band is movable beneath the at least one staple containing pocket so as to push out a staple contained within the at least one staple containing pocket from the body portion when the elongated band passes beneath the staple containing pocket.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009148773-A (JP)
Title: Die for die-casting and die-casting method
Inventor: TAKAHASHI TAKUMA
IPC: B22D17/22
Filed: 2007-12-19
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a die for die-casting and a die-casting method, which allow molten metal flow approximately equally into the upper part side and the lower part side of a cavity.  <P>SOLUTION: A base-end side bar-like part 42 of a flow divider 40 is positioned in a flow divider inserting through-hole 30b and in a cavity 31. A front end part 41 is arranged extending from the cavity 31 into a first runner part 21 through a gate 21a. An upper part 41A of the tapered surface of the front end part 41 of the flow divider 40, which is formed in an approximately truncated-conical shape, is arranged close to an upper part 21A of the internal circumferential surface of an intermediate die 20, which demarcates the first runner part 21. The distance between the upper part 41A of the tapered surface of the front end part 41 and the upper part 21A of the internal circumferential surface of the intermediate die 20, which demarcates the first runner part 21, is shorter than the distance between the part other than the upper part 41A of the tapered surface of the front end part 41 and the part other than the upper part 21A of the internal circumferential surface of the intermediate die 20, which demarcates the first runner part 21.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008080167-A (JP)
Title: Pachinko game machine
Inventor: ENOMOTO HIROSHI
IPC: A63F7/02
Filed: 2007-12-19
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To secure a display area and reduce costs and stresses.  <P>SOLUTION: A variable display device 11 has a single display area to all kinds of start winning openings, which is not split depending on the kinds of the start winning openings 7 and 8. Reserved ball storage sections are provided for the kinds of the start winning openings respectively and instances on winning of game balls 4 in the kinds of start winning openings to which the reserved ball storage sections are related are stored in the reserved ball storage sections during the varying performance display in the variable display device 11. In preferentially performing varying performance display in the variable display device 11, when there is storage of instances on winning of the game balls in the reserved ball storage sections, the game machine preferentially performs the varying performance display corresponding to the storage of all instances on winning stored in any one of the reserved ball storage sections. An announcement means to announce that the varying performance display currently going on in the variable display device 11 is based on instances of winning of the game balls in either of the two kinds of start winning openings is provided.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009150606-A (JP)
Title: Device for removing salt content in air
Inventor: TAKEDA HIROFUMI
IPC: B01D47/02
Filed: 2007-12-20
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To further efficiently reduce salt content included in the air in ventilating the inside of facilities only by a natural air cooling method without using a power unit.  <P>SOLUTION: This device for removing salt contents in the air comprises: an air passage 7 for taking the air outside of a storage room 2 into the storage room 2 receiving a stored object in ventilating the storage room (building 2) by natural ventilation; a water storage portion 9 disposed on the way of the air passage 7 to store the water 39 kept into contact with the air flowing in the air passage 7; and a plurality of projections 11 alternately disposed on a ceiling face and a bottom face of the water storage portion 9 along the air flowing direction, and having inclined faces 10 to allow the airflow to meander up and down. The tops 34 of bottom-side projections 11 and lower ends 35 of the ceiling-side projections 11 are positioned upper than a water level of the water 39.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009156041-A (JP)
Title: Vane pump
Inventor: MATSUKI ETSUO
IPC: F04C2/344
Filed: 2007-12-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vane pump having a simple constitution capable of making a vane force act to one axial side.  <P>SOLUTION: The vane pump has an inclined face 35A on an end face 8a on the other axial side of the vane 8 for making the vane 8 fluid force Fb act to one axial side (to the lower side in Fig.6) of a rotating shaft Ax accompanied by the rotation of a rotating part 4. Specifically, the inclined face 35A is formed extending toward one axial side so as progress to the forward side in a rotating direction RD from the front side.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009156489-A (JP)
Title: Deodorizing system and method for lavatory
Inventor: MATSUZAKI DAIKI
IPC: F24F11/04
Filed: 2007-12-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a deodorizing system and a deodorizing method for a lavatory capable of properly operating a deodorizing apparatus and a ventilator according to an odor level in the lavatory to comfortably use the lavatory.  <P>SOLUTION: This deodorizing system of the lavatory comprises the deodorizing apparatus 1, the ventilator 2 and a control device 3. The control device 3 starts an operation of the deodorizing apparatus by transmitting an operation start signal for the deodorizing apparatus to the deodorizing apparatus 1, when it is determined that the odor level in the lavatory 9 is higher than a set odor level B, and starts an operation of the ventilator 2 by transmitting an operation start signal for the ventilator to the ventilator 2 when it is determined that the odor level in the lavatory 9 after the transmission of the operation start signal for the deodorizing apparatus, is higher than a set odor level A higher than the set odor level B.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009159437-A (JP)
Title: Information processor, information processing method, and program
Inventor: TAKIZAWA TOMOMI
IPC: H04N21/432
Filed: 2007-12-27
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processor capable of easily acquiring a content on a network without adding new information to an image signal nor newly arranging a separate server or the like; an information processing method; and a program.  <P>SOLUTION: This information processor includes: display means 115 and 117 displaying the image of image data on a display screen; a frame acquisition part 121 sequentially acquiring frame images from the image data in response to the operation of a user or automatically; an image region extraction part 123 extracting an image region without having a difference from a predetermined number of previous frame images within the respective frame images acquired by the frame acquisition part 121; a character information extraction part 124 extracting character information included in the image region extracted by the image region extraction part 123; and a retrieval part 131 retrieving a content on a network by using the character information extracted by the character information extraction part 124 as a keyword. The display means 115 and 117 display the content retrieved by the retrieval part 131 on the display screen.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009157790-A (JP)
Title: Rank traveling system
Inventor: INOUE KOJI
IPC: B60W30/165
Filed: 2007-12-27
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the whole consumption energy of a rank.  <P>SOLUTION: A rank traveling system includes: a self-vehicle information acquisition processing means for acquiring self-vehicle information; a peripheral vehicle information acquisition processing means for acquiring peripheral vehicle information about a peripheral vehicle 11; and a rank compilation processing means for reading the projection area of each vehicle configured of a self-vehicle 10 and the peripheral vehicle 11 in the self-vehicle information and the peripheral vehicle information, and for compiling the rank based on the projection area. Since the rank is compiled based on the projection area of each vehicle configured of the self-vehicle 10 and the peripheral vehicle 11, a down-stream side vehicle in the blowing direction of wind is placed behind an upstream side vehicle, so that a wind pressure is reduced which each vehicle receives due to natural wind and traveling wind. Also, an air resistance is minimized which each vehicle receives when it is viewed from the whole rank.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009159558-A (JP)
Title: Operator reception monitoring and switching system
Inventor: TSUDA JUNICHI
IPC: H04M3/51
Filed: 2007-12-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform reception switching to a second operator objectively and automatically by reducing stress of a first operator caused by speech of a customer at a call center.  <P>SOLUTION: An operator reception monitoring and switching system 10 acquires speech voice data of a customer whom a first operator is talking with (151), detects dangerous phrases from the speech voice data (153), performs prescribed conversion processing to a part of the detected dangerous phrases, and outputs them (154). Also, the system detects voice pitch of the customer, calculates a fluctuation amount with respect to a standard voice pitch (152), and displays a section corresponding to the state as a stress receiving state when the detection of the dangerous phrases or of a prescribed fluctuation amount occurs for the prescribed number of times or more (171). The system also determines whether or not the number of detection times of the dangerous phrases or the prescribed fluctuation amount satisfies a determination condition (155) and, when it satisfies the determination condition, notifies a front reception control unit 3 of a switch request for switching call reception to a second operator (172).  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008101781-A (JP)
Title: Method of changing clutch torque of clutch provided in power train for vehicle with automated shift transmission device
Inventor: RIEGER CHRISTIAN
IPC: F16D48/02
Filed: 2007-12-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve a method for determining a clutch grip point.  <P>SOLUTION: The rotating speed of a motor is monitored. When total torque composed of motor torque and the motor inertial moment exceeds a threshold during reduction in the rotating speed of the motor to be monitored, the determined grip point is shifted to a direction a clutch is opened.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008150711-A (JP)
Title: Disk-coating system
Inventor: FAIRBAIRN KEVIN P
IPC: C23C14/56
Filed: 2007-12-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system with a small footprint, which has many stations and processes substrates such as magnetic disks.  <P>SOLUTION: In a disk processing and manufacturing device, processing chambers are stacked on top of each other and disks move through a system on disk carriers, wherein the disk carriers are adjustable to take various sizes of disks. The disks enter the system through a loading zone and are then mounted in the disk carriers. The disks are in the carrier and continuously move at a certain level through the processing chambers and then move to another level by a lift or elevator. At another level, the disks continuously move again through the system and are then output at an unloading zone.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008506356-A (JP)
Title: Ｒａｂ９ａ、ｒａｂ１１ａ、および感染症に関するこれらのモジュレーター
IPC: C07K14/82
Filed: 2005-02-24
Abstract: 本明細書において病原菌による細胞の感染を減少させる、例えば病原菌感染を治療または予防する方法を開示する。例示的な病原菌は、脂質リフトを利用するものを含む。Rab9AおよびRab11Aのモジュレーターなどの病原菌感染に関与する薬剤を同定する方法もまた開示する。
Patent JP-2007526705-A (JP)
Title: 補正インタレース解除装置による保護
IPC: H04N5/44
Filed: 2005-03-02
Abstract: 【課題】モーション補正インタレース解除装置を提供する。 【解決手段】インタレースされた信号から進行走査信号を生成するモーション補正インタレース解除装置。これは、インタレースされた信号内のインタレースされたフィールドの少なくとも１つに対してそのフィールド内の欠損ラインを導出するためのモーション補正手段（１８）を含む。モーション補正手段の精度に関する第１の信頼基準を導出するための手段（１２）は、フィールドの既知のラインを用いる。モーション補正の精度の第２の信頼基準を導出するための手段（１０）は、少なくとも２つの他のフィールドの既知のラインを用いる。また、少なくともモーション補正ユニット（１８）から及び信頼基準に応じて１つの他のインタレース解除装置（２０）から表示のための出力を選択するための手段（１６）を提供する。 【選択図】図７
Patent JP-2007532572-A (JP)
Title: 免疫反応調整剤を送達させるための方法、組成物および調製物
IPC: A61K39/39
Filed: 2005-04-08
Abstract: 可溶性ＩＲＭ−ポリマー複合体、その調製物および使用方法であって、ここで該可溶性ＩＲＭ−ポリマー複合体が、ポリマー（アルキレンオキシド含有ポリマーなど）に結合された（共有結合で結合されるなど）１つ以上のＩＲＭ化合物を含む。
Patent JP-2007532978-A (JP)
Title: 電気的に活性の液晶眼科用装置のパターン化された電極
IPC: G02B3/14
Filed: 2005-04-11
Abstract: 電気的活性装置が与えられ、これは１対の透明な基板の間に配置された液晶層と、液晶層と第１の透明な基板の内面との間に位置されている１以上のパターン化された電極セットとを具備しており、前記パターン化された電極セットはそれぞれ対向するパターンを形成する２以上の電極を具備し、前記電極は絶縁層により分離され、パターン化された電極セットを形成する電極間には水平方向のギャップが存在せず、液晶層と第２の透明基板の内面との間には導電層を具備している。この装置は通常の装置よりも大きな効率を与える。 【選択図】図１
Patent JP-2007533985-A (JP)
Title: 医療診断におけるタキキニンの前駆体および／またはその断片の使用
IPC: G01N33/68
Filed: 2005-04-20
Abstract: 本発明は、ヒトまたは動物の体液、組成気および/または生体材料における診断コンポーネントに関する。より具体的には、アルツハイマー病、パーキンソン病、うつ病および/または痛みの状態を含む中枢神経系の病気/疾患、神経疾患、内分泌疾患、大脳疾患、筋肉疾患、局所性疾患、全身性疾患、慢性疾患、炎症性疾患、細菌感染症およびウイルス感染症を含む感染疾患、髄膜炎、敗血症、クローン病、潰瘍性大腸炎、鎌状赤血球貧血、虚血、筋萎縮性側索硬化症、リウマチ性関節炎を含む関節炎、気管支炎、痛覚過敏症、喘息、細菌中毒を含む中毒、免疫疾患、頭蓋大脳外傷を含む多発性/外傷、腫瘍/癌、脳梗塞、ストレス、アトピー性皮膚炎、HIV、ハンチントン病、熱傷、繊維筋痛症、統合失調症、ヒルシュスプルング病、アレルギー、家族性自律神経失調症（ライリーデイ症候群）、造血障害、膠芽細胞腫および星細胞腫を含むグリオーマ、血液脳関門疾患についての、医療診断のための、および予後および経過制御の診断的検出のためのマーカーペプチドとしての、体液、組織または他の生体材料から単離したプロタキキニンおよびその断片の使用に関する。本発明は、更には、特定のタンパク質およびその断片、より具体的にはプロタキキニンおよびその断片に結合する抗体を提供する。本発明に従って、前記診断に有用なキットも提供される。
Patent JP-2008511876-A (JP)
Title: タッチパッド上のスクロールおよびエッジモーションの改良された方法
IPC: G06F3/0488
Filed: 2005-04-25
Abstract: 静電容量感知式タッチパッドを使用する方法であって、タッチパッドは、その表面に複数のゾーンを含んでおり、複数のゾーンのうちの１つの中での指の検出によって、グラフィカルユーザインターフェイスのウィンドウ内でのスクロールの方向および速度が決定され、複数のゾーンのうちの１つの中での指の検出によって、グラフィカルユーザインターフェイスにおいてエッジモーションを行うカーソルの移動の方向および速度が決定され、したがって、エッジモーションおよびスクロールを、指の動きの検出ではなく、複数のゾーン内での指の検出場所のみに依存するようにする。
Patent JP-2007536880-A (JP)
Title: 送信アンテナを介してディジタル信号を伝送するトランスポンダシステム用の送信回路
IPC: B60R25/04
Filed: 2005-04-14
Abstract: 本発明は、例えば自動車において鍵なし立入り監視システムのために使用されるように、所定の搬送周波数を持つ電波用の送信アンテナを介してディジタル信号を伝送するトランスポンダシステム用の送信回路に関する。   動作電圧の低い範囲にわたって送信回路を少ない損失で動作させるため、所定のクロック周波数のパルス幅変調された信号を発生するＰＷＭ信号発生器が設けられ、ＰＷＭ信号のクロック周波数がディジタル信号の周波数より大きく、なるべくその倍数であり、ディジタル信号の伝送のため、ディジタル信号がＰＷＭ信号に重畳される。ＰＷＭ信号はスイッチング動作で半導体スイッチを制御し、送信アンテナの前に帯域フィルタが接続されている。   ＰＷＭ信号のパルス−休止比を合わせかつ送信電流を目標値に設定するためなるべく制御回路が設けられ、ディジタル信号の伝送の前に、所定のテスト期間中ＰＷＭ信号のテスト列が送信され、送信アンテナを通る電流が検出され、電流がほぼ目標値に一致するようにＰＷＭ信号のパルス−休止比が制御され、続いて所定の送信期間中ディジタル信号が送信され、パルス−休止比が一定に保たれる。 【選択図】図１
Patent JP-2008502701-A (JP)
Title: ボリン酸錯体を含有する抗生物質および使用法
IPC: C07F5/04
Filed: 2005-06-14
Abstract: ボリン酸錯体を組み込んだ抗生物質、特にヒドロキシキノリン、イミダゾールおよびピコリン酸誘導体、さらにこれらの抗生物質の組成物の構造および調製を開示し、ならびに細菌および真菌が原因となる疾患の治療のための治療薬だけでなく、殺菌剤および殺真菌剤として、抗生物質および組成物を使用する方法も開示する。
Patent JP-2007538128-A (JP)
IPC: C09B67/26
Filed: 2005-05-12
Abstract: The present invention concerns concentrated aqueous solutions of anionic disazo dyes, comprising salts and or the free acids of anionic dyes of the formula and 2-(2-butoxyethoxy) ethanol wherein the substituents are each as defined in claim 1 and the use of these solutions for dyeing and/or printing hydroxyl-containing substrates and for producing inkjet inks.
Patent JP-2008505152-A (JP)
Title: 光学活性アルキルコハク酸モノアルキルエステルの製造法
IPC: C07B53/00
Filed: 2005-07-06
Abstract: 本願発明は、式(I)で表される光学活性アルキルコハク酸モノアルキルエステルの製造法に関する。 【化１】     式中、Ｄ及びＥは相互に無関係に水素原子、C 1 -C 10 -アルキル基であり、R はC 1 -C 10 -アルキル基、アリール基、アルキルアリール基を表す。 【選択図】なし
Patent JP-2008504923-A (JP)
Title: 吸入装置および該吸入装置を組み立てる方法
IPC: G06M1/02
Filed: 2005-06-23
Abstract: 服用量の薬剤をユーザに送給するための吸入装置であって、ユーザに投与される前記薬剤を収容するのに適合したキャニスタ（５）と、該キャニスタ（５）に結合されたカウンタ（１５）とを備えている。本発明によれば、前記キャニスタ（５）は、その基部端部（６ａ）上に前記カウンタ（１５）を受け合うのに適合しており、前記カウンタ及び／又はキャニスタは、両者の取付のために接触部分（１８，２０）を更に備え、この接触部分は摩擦を増大させる手段を有しており、それにより、カウンタが前記キャニスタの長手方向における異なる位置の範囲に安定して取り付けられることを許容し、前記カウンタは、更に、当該カウンタを前記キャニスタに組み付ける工程中、前記カウンタと前記キャニスタの全体の長さが規定長さの規定公差範囲内になるまで、前記キャニスタに対し付勢されるのに適合している。
Patent JP-2008507366-A (JP)
IPC: A61M5/31
Filed: 2005-07-22
Abstract: An injection syringe (100) comprises a barrel having a distal end and a proximal end; and finger member(s) non-slidably attached to a distal portion of the barrel. The finger member is configured to permit application of a force by one or more fingers of a person's hand such that the syringe is urged in a distal direction. Independent claims are also included for: (1) a medical reconstitution system (200) for a composition (50) comprising mixable first and second constituents (30, 40), comprising a receptacle (20) containing the first constituent; and a syringe containing the second constituent; (2) delivering a multi-constituent composition for injection, comprising providing a first constituent in a receptacle having a pierceable seal, a piercing member (25) movable between a retracted position and a fully-pierced position, and a first connector (27) in fluid communication with the piercing member; providing a second constituent in an injection syringe having finger member(s) proximate to a distal end of the syringe, and having a second connector on the distal end of the syringe; connecting the first and second connectors while the piercing member is in the retracted position; displacing the piercing member from the retracted position to the fully-pierced position by pushing the distal finger member (150) toward the receptacle, thus causing the piercing member to pierce the seal; injecting the second constituent from the syringe into the receptacle through the first and second connectors and the piercing member; causing the first and second constituents to mix together in the receptacle to form the composition; and drawing the composition into the syringe from the receptacle through the piercing member and through the first and second connectors; and (3) a distal finger brace for a hypodermic syringe having a barrel with a proximal end and a distal end, comprising a central bore sized and configured to receive a portion of the syringe barrel proximate to the distal end of the barrel; a lip configured to positively engage the distal end of the barrel; and outwardly extending finger tab(s). The receptacle comprises a container including a pierceable seal; a piercing member configured to selectively pierce the pierceable seal, and being operable between a retracted position and a fully pierced position; a first connector connected to and in fluid communication with the piercing member; and a sterile shield (28) surrounding the seal and the piercing member. The syringe comprises a barrel having a distal end, a proximal end, and a second connector on the distal end, where the second connector is configured to engage the first connector of the receptacle and provide a fluid-tight connection with the first connector; and the finger member(s). When the piercing member is in the retracted position and the first and second connectors are sealingly engaged together, the piercing member is capable of being advanced to the fully-pierced position by pushing and displacing the finger member in the distal direction toward the receptacle.