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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110044835 | COMPRESSOR [Object of the Invention] The object of the present invention is to provide a compressor comprising a scroll compressing mechanism provided with a fixed scroll having an end plate and a scroll body projecting from the end plate and a movable scroll having an end plate a... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041547 | REFRIGERATION CIRCUIT Provided is a refrigeration circuit including a compressor such as a compressor having a built-in motor, a condenser, a pressure reduction and expansion means, and an evaporator. The refrigeration circuit uses R1234yf as a refrigerant and provides therein a radical-capt... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110038029 | DISPLAY LIQUID FOR ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY PANEL AND ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE A display liquid which is used in a display panel for an electrophoretic type display device is produced by adding a second solvent comprising any one of alcohols, aldehydes, or ketones of carbon numbers 6 to 8 to a hydrocarbon-based first solvent.... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110033329 | SCROLL TYPE FLUID MACHINE A scroll type fluid machine having a rotation-preventing member extending between at least one of a fixed scroll and a housing which form a non-orbiting part and a movable scroll and preventing rotation of the movable scroll, and also having a mechanism for making the r... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032558 | PDL DATA PROCESSING DEVICE A PDL data processing device may obtain PDL data including plural sets of drawing part data and a set of deletion part data. The set of the deletion part data may include timing information and data information indicating a target set of the drawing part data of a delet... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110026695 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM A communication system includes a data processing device that communicates with a communication device via a first transmission link. The communication device includes a first communication controller that controls communication with the data processing device via the f... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110020158 | RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR A compressor includes a cylinder block including cylinder bores and pistons within the cylinder bores. A front housing opposes a first cylinder block end face to form a crank chamber accommodating a piston driving mechanism. A valve plate opposes a second cylinder block... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110013259 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR CHARGED PARTICLE MIGRATION TYPE DISPLAY PANEL, CHARGED PARTICLE MIGRATION TYPE DISPLAY PANEL, AND CHARGED PARTICLE MIGRATION TYPE DISPLAY APPARATUS There is provided a manufacturing method for a charged particle migration type display panel which has a plurality of cells partitioned between two substrates placed opposite to each other by partition walls, and charged particles enclosed in the individual cells, the m... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110012953 | LIQUID SUPPLY DEVICES A liquid supply device includes a liquid cartridge having a liquid chamber that stores a liquid, a cartridge mounting portion, and a level detector that detects a position of a liquid surface of the liquid stored in the liquid chamber. The position of the liquid surface... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110001781 | LIQUID SUPPLY SYSTEMS A liquid supply system has a liquid cartridge that supplies liquid, a cartridge mounting portion, and an urging member. The liquid cartridge is removably mounted to the cartridge mounting portion, and the urging portions urges the liquid cartridge in a demounting direct... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20110001776 | IMAGE DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS Quantizing means generates a quantized density and a quantization error component for a target pixel in a plurality of pixels. A subtracter calculates, for the target pixel, a quantization error correction component by subtracting the density of the target pixel contain... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20110001772 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a detector configured to be in a first state when an amount of liquid stored in a liquid container is greater than a first threshold amount, and to be in a second state when the amount of liquid is less than or equal to the first thr... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100329897 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING THE VALVE PLATE OF A RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR TO PREVENT THE SUCTION VALVES AND/OR THE DISCHARGE VALVE OF THE COMPRESSOR FROM STICKING ON THE VALVE PLATE AT THE PORTIONS ABUTTING THE VALVE PLATE, AND RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR [Object of the Invention] An object of the present invention is to provide a method for processing the valve plate of a reciprocating compressor to prevent the suction valves and/or the discharge valves of the compressor from sticking on the valve plate at the portions ... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100329706 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF CALCULATING AMOUNT OF TONER ADHESION ACCURATELY A forming-dot counting section counts a number of dots of a subject color based on dot pattern data of the subject color. An overlapping-dot counting section compares the dot pattern data of the subject color and the dot pattern data of at least one other color of which... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100328712 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS A communication apparatus including: a requiring section which transmits a requirement for establishing a state in which and the communication apparatus and a first communication apparatus are communicable with each other via an internet line, to the first communication... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100328404 | LIQUID SUPPLY DEVICES AND LIQUID CARTRIDGES A liquid supply device includes a liquid cartridge, which has a liquid chamber that stores liquid, a cartridge mounting portion, and a surface detector. The liquid chamber has a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The liquid cartridge removably attache... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100326288 | SELECTOR VALVE FOR SHORTENING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM A system for delivering a cooking medium of a cooking apparatus includes a cooking medium tank for storing the cooking medium and a rotary valve including a rotary inlet configured to be in fluid communication with the cooking medium tank. The rotary outlet further incl... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100322520 | IMAGE-READING DEVICE An image-reading device includes a reading unit, a displaying unit, a recognition target region setting unit, a recognition target region adding unit, and a character recognizing unit. The recognition target region setting unit sets a recognition target region within th... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100309509 | PRINT DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PRINT DATA PROCESSING METHOD A print data processing apparatus includes a memory which stores print data configured page by page. The print data processing apparatus further includes an unnecessary page detection portion configured to detect an unnecessary page from the print data stored in the mem... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100307343 | COMPRESSOR INCORPORATED WITH OIL SEPARATOR A compressor incorporated with an oil separator having a separation chamber and communication holes. The separation chamber is placed adjacent to a discharge chamber, has a space formed in the entire inside of the separation chamber, separates oil-containing gas, which ... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100303218 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING AN IMAGE DISPLAY PROGRAM An image display apparatus acquires other-party device history information that associates other-party device information with call history information that is records of calls, the other-party device information being related to devices of other parties that have talke... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100302608 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF SUPPRESSING DETERIORATION OF IMAGE QUALITY A light source lights up at luminance associated with supplied electric current. An electric-current supplying section supplies the light source with electric current. A control section controls the electric-current supplying section. A reading section reads at least on... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100300980 | AUTOMATIC COOKING MEDIUM FILTERING SYSTEMS AND METHODS An automatic filtering system for filtering a cooking medium in a a fryer, includes a frypot; a filter manifold having removable filter; a pump, that supplies cooking medium from the filter manifold to the frypot; a pressure sensor that senses a pressure of the cooking ... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100299369 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DATA CONVERSION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING DATA CONVERSION PROGAM A display device includes an internal battery that supplies electric power to the display device, a data acquisition portion that acquires an incompatible data file from a first storage portion, a remaining power determination portion that determines whether an amount o... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100299307 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DATA CONVERSION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING DATA CONVERSION PROGRAM A display device includes a timing determination portion that determines whether it is a timing of converting an incompatible file into an electronic file in a specified data format, a file acquisition portion that acquires the incompatible file from a first storage dev... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100298091 | Power Transmission A power transmission in which a driven body and a drive body for driving the driven body are rotated in the same direction and are coupled through a coupling portion, transmission of torque from the drive body is interrupted when the driving load of the driven body exce... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100284328 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM A connection adapter is disposed intervening between a communication module for connection to a radio packet communication network and high-level equipment. The connection adapter transmits a communication request for second high level equipment to a management computer... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100277750 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM READABLE BY COMPUTER An image forming system includes: a data conversion unit that converts first image data into second image data; and an image output unit that outputs an image obtained by reproducing the second image data. The data conversion unit includes: a determination unit which di... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100277427 | DISPLAY PROCESSING APPARATUS A display processing apparatus includes a display, a display control unit, and a detection unit configured to determine an inputted position of the display. The display processing apparatus includes a processing performing unit configured to determine a selected designa... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100276191 | METHOD OF PRODUCING WIRE-CONNECTION STRUCTURE, AND WIRE-CONNECTION STRUCTURE For electrically connecting a wiring formed on one surface of an insulating substrate such as an FPC to an individual electrode arranged facing the other surface of the substrate, firstly, a through hole and a notch are formed by irradiating a laser beam from above onto... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100275140 | IMAGE REPRODUCING APPARATUS, IMAGE REPRODUCING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING PROGRAM An image reproducing apparatus sets event information including date of an event and retrieves a related image from images stored in a storing device on the basis of the event information. The image reproducing apparatus calculates an event waiting period from present d... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100265290 | RECORDING APPARATUS A record head has an actuator which is selectively switchable between a small-capacity state in which the capacity of a pressure chamber connected to an outlet is V1 and a large-capacity state in which the capacity of the pressure chamber is V2 which is la... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100258400 | ELECTROMAGNETIC CLUTCH Provided is an electromagnetic clutch, in which a plurality of magnetic flux shielding slits extending in the axial direction and arcuately in the circumferential direction are formed individually in a rotor and an armature, and in which the magnetic flux by the excitat... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100255343 | COMPRESSOR A compressor using a refrigerant containing a compound having a double bond characterized in that any one selected from a Fe—P-based electroplated film, a Fe—W-based electroplated film, a Fe—C-based electroplated film, a Fe—N-based electroplated film, a Co-based... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100254833 | TERMINAL DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR Provided is a terminal device for an electric compressor including: a partition wall arranged between a container part for a compression mechanism drive motor present with a lubricant-containing fluid to be compressed and a circuit part for supplying power to the motor;... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100247353 | TERMINAL DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR A terminal device for an electric compressor has a partition wall and a terminal member for supplying electricity to an electric motor for driving a compression mechanism. The partition wall is located between an electric motor-storing section, which stores the electric... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100247348 | TERMINAL DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR A terminal device for an electric compressor has a partition wall and a terminal member for supplying electricity to an electric motor for driving a compression mechanism. The partition wall is located between an electric motor-storing section, which stores the electric... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100247346 | TERMINAL DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR Provided is a terminal device for an electric compressor in which each inputting female terminal of a cluster holding a plurality of inputting female terminals for input into an electric motor built in a compressor in a resin housing is engaged with the inner end of eac... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100247147 | IMAGE-FORMING DEVICE An image-forming device has a plurality of cylindrical image-carrying members, and an optical scanning unit. The plurality of cylindrical image-carrying members is provided in a main casing for rotating about respective rotational axes. The rotational axes are parallel ... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100246779 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS A communication apparatus including: a semiconductor DAA which performs line closing and opening processings; and a controller including; an adjustment controlling section which controls the semiconductor DAA such that a line voltage and a line current upon closing a li... | 09/30/2010 |
