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Integrated multiple optical elements may be formed by bonding substrates containing such optical elements together or by providing optical elements on either side of the wafer substrate. The wafer is subsequently diced to obtain the individual units themselves. The optical elements may be formed lithographically, directly, or using a lithographically generated master to emboss the elements. Alignment features facilitate the efficient production of such integrated multiple optical elements, as well as post creation processing thereof on the wafer level.

A renewable energy system for directly charging electric and hybrid vehicles is shown for areas with modest wind resources and / or solar resources. The invention consists of a composite stanchion for mounting on a base in a parking lot that is both capable of supporting a medium sized wind turbine (or solar array) and serving as a battery storage and charging control station. Significant improvements in blade pitch adjustment and cost reduction for wind turbine blades allow the system to operate at an acceptable cost in areas with modest winds and avoid the need for remotely supplied renewable electricity in areas of high population density. In turn, this will allow for increased electrical grid stability through increased use of distributed generation.

As a jig material to use under plasma reaction for producing semiconductors the present invention provides a quartz glass having resistance against plasma corrosion, particularly corrosion resistance against fluorine-based plasma gases, and which is usable without causing anomalies to silicon wafers; the present invention furthermore provides a quartz glass jig, and a method for producing the same. A quartz glass containing 0.1 to 20 wt % in total of two or more types of metallic elements, said metallic elements comprising at least one type of metallic element selected from Group 3B of the periodic table as a first metallic element and at least one type of metallic element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Sc, Y, Ti, Zr, Hf, lanthanoids, and actinoids as a second metallic element, provided that the maximum concentration of each of the second metallic elements is 1.0 wt % or less.

The present invention provides a method of producing primate retinal progenitor cells, comprising culturing primate embryonic stem cells as suspended aggregates in a serum-free medium, and obtaining retinal progenitor cells from the culture. The present invention further provides a method of producing photoreceptor precursor cells, comprising culturing isolated retinal progenitor cells differentiated from embryonic stem cells, under adhesive conditions, in the presence of a gamma secretase inhibitor, and obtaining a photoreceptor precursor from the culture.

An x-ray generating device includes at least one field-emission cold cathode having a substrate and incorporating nanostructure-containing material including carbon nanotubes. The device further includes at least one anode target. Associated methods are also described.

The present invention relates to processes for hydromethanating a carbonaceous feedstock to a methane product stream and electrical power, in which heat energy from the hot methane-enriched synthesis gas is used to generate a dry saturated steam stream, the dry saturated steam stream is converted into a superheated steam stream via pressure drop for feeding into the hydromethanation reactor to satisfy the steam demand of the hydromethanation reaction, and heat generated from a downstream gas methanation processing is recovered to produce a superheated process steam stream which is used to generate the electric power.

The invention provides a process for production of carbon nanotubes whereby a laminate prepared by alternating lamination of a metal catalyst and a material other than the metal catalyst is cut to expose the laminated structure, and carbon nanotubes are grown on the metal catalyst at the cut surface of the laminate. The process results in high-quality carbon nanotubes, with minimized bundle growth, which are each individually and independently arranged in a highly precise manner at prescribed locations. The invention also provides a carbon nanotube production process comprising a step of preparing a substrate which is inclined in one or two dimensions from a specific highly symmetrical crystal orientation and vapor depositing a metal catalyst along the atomic steps appearing on the surface of the substrate, and a step of growing the carbon nanotubes by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) using the metal catalyst as nuclei. It is thus possible to control the growth locations, diameters, orientation and chirality of carbon nanotubes.

An ultrasonic solution separator comprises an ultrasonic atomization chamber supplied with a solution containing a target material; an ultrasonic oscillator producing mist from the solution in the ultrasonic atomization chamber with ultrasonic oscillation; a power supply for ultrasonics connected to the ultrasonic oscillator, the power supply supplying high-frequency power to the ultrasonic oscillator so that the ultrasonic oscillator oscillates at an ultrasonic frequency; and a collection portion transporting the mist produced by the ultrasonic oscillator with a carrier gas and aggregating and collecting the mist included in the carrier gas. The ultrasonic separator aggregates and collects the mist produced in the ultrasonic atomization chamber by means of the collection portion. With this ultrasonic solution separator, the temperature of carrier gas in the ultrasonic atomization chamber is at least 5° C. higher than the carrier gas in the collection portion.

A continuous forming apparatus for molding foam material into foam products that includes a first endless belt and a second endless belt that cooperates with the first endless belt to mold the foam material. The continuous forming apparatus may also include a first plurality of cleats and a second plurality of cleats opposed to the first plurality of cleats that support the first endless belt and the second endless belt respectively. The first plurality of cleats may include a three-dimensional abutment surface that provides transverse and lateral support to the first endless belt. Additionally, the continuous forming apparatus may include a first frame disposed to support the first plurality of cleats, a second frame disposed to support the second plurality of cleats, and a drive mechanism for imparting motion to the first endless belt, the second endless belt, the first plurality of cleats, and the second plurality of cleats.

An improved brine maker includes a hopper having open upper and lower ends, a solids screen, and a receiving tank having an open upper end and closed lower end. The solids screen and receiving tank are pivotally secured to the hopper adjacent its lower end. The receiving tank and solids screen pivot freely and independently of the hopper to provide quick and easy access for cleaning and maintenance. Rotatable spray bars are positioned within the hopper to direct the dissolving fluid at the soluble material within the hopper. Spray holes having varying diameters and spaced relation to one another customize the fluid spray pattern for greater efficiency. A hydraulic assembly assists the operator throughout the cleaning and maintenance operations of the brine maker to reduce the time and manpower required.

On a transparent glass substrate (10), a first phase difference compensating layer (12) and a second phase difference compensating layer (14), which are formed of inorganic material, are provided. The first phase difference compensating layer (12) includes a stacked two kinds of deposition films sufficiently thinner than reference wavelength, one has high refraction index, and the other has low refraction index, to be a negative C-plate. The second phase difference compensating layer (14) includes at least two oblique deposition films, to be a positive O-plate. The first phase difference compensating layer (12) compensates a phase difference from liquid crystal molecules in a vertical orientation in a liquid crystal layer, and the second phase difference compensating layer (14) compensates a phase difference from liquid crystal molecules in a hybrid orientation in the liquid crystal layer.

The present invention provides a toner containing at least two binder resins composed of at least a resin A and a resin B which are incompatible with each other, and a colorant, wherein the toner has an average circularity of 0.93 to 0.98 and is produced by atomizing a toner composition liquid in a vapor phase to form liquid droplets and solidifying the liquid droplets, and the toner composition liquid is prepared by dissolving or dispersing the at least two binder resins and the colorant in an organic solvent.

A heat controlled ultraviolet light apparatus includes a source of ultraviolet light, a cover, and a heating or cooling element that heats / cools the space or gap between the ultraviolet light source and the cover. Accordingly, the ultraviolet light source may be maintained at an optimal temperature thereby maximizing the efficiency of the ultraviolet light source in producing ultraviolet radiation. The apparatus may further include a temperature sensor and a control circuit to automatically control production of heat / cooling by the element based upon the ambient temperatures experienced by the ultraviolet light source during use. Methods are also provided for sanitizing heating and cooling coils of various devices such as an HVAC system, and cooling systems such as a refrigeration unit and an evaporative cooler.

A coil apparatus includes a coil trace, a semiconductor substrate and a dielectric layer arranged on the semiconductor substrate, at least parts of the coil trace being arranged above a recess in the dielectric layer. The coil apparatus further includes a support apparatus arranged in the recess and connected to the coil trace for mechanically supporting the coil trace. The supporting apparatus is preferably a conductive column that is not removed when the recessed is formed in the dielectric layer.

Using a jig having on its outer circumference a holding groove group formed by a plurality of slit-shaped holding grooves with pitches of integral multiple pitches of a slot of a stator core, one side of each coil is projected outside the jig, the other side of each coil is inserted into the holding groove group, an auxiliary member having a plurality of blade portions are provided at the end surface of the jig, the jig is inserted into the inner circumference of the stator core from the auxiliary member side, one side of each coil is pushed into a corresponding slot of the stator core, thus the jig is rotated and positioned such that the holding groove can match the corresponding slot of the stator core, and the push out device inserts the other side of each coil into a corresponding slot.

An object of the present invention is to provide a process allowing long-term, stable production of isocyanates at a high yield without the various problems found in the prior art during production of isocyanates without using phosgene. The present invention discloses a process for producing an isocyanate by subjecting a carbamic acid ester to a decomposition reaction in the presence of a compound having an active proton and a carbonic acid derivative.

In a cold rolling method for producing annular composite workpieces, at least two hollow cylindrical workpieces made of different materials are inserted into one another. The at least two hollow cylindrical workpieces are roll formed by pressing the at least two hollow cylindrical workpieces against each other between two diametrically opposed external roll forming tools and an internal rolling arbor or between two diametrically opposed external roll forming tools and an internal roll forming tool to form a composite workpiece. The composite workpiece is a bearing ring or a gear ring. One of the hollow cylindrical workpieces can be a nonferrous material such as aluminum.

A silicon monoxide or a silicon monoxide vapor deposition material is characterized in that a hydrogen gas content is not lower than 120 ppm, and a silicon monoxide vapor deposition material having its hydrogen gas content not lower than 150 ppm. A film deposition rate is increased when the silicon monoxide is deposited on a substrate so that a silicon monoxide deposited film can efficiently be formed. A sublimation rate can be increased in producing the silicon monoxide by setting the hydrogen gas content of the raw material silicon powders to 30 ppm or more and the silicon monoxide can efficiently be produced at low cost. The silicon monoxide producing method can be used for producing vapor deposition materials for packaging materials having transparency and barrier properties for foods, medical products, medicinal products, and the like or vapor deposition materials for lithium battery electrode materials having silicon monoxide deposited films.

A nucleic acid delivery system is described. The delivery system contains a fusion protein having a target moiety and a nucleic acid binding moiety, and a nucleic acid sequence bound to the nucleic acid binding moiety of the fusion protein. The target moiety can be an antibody or a ligand. The use of this nucleic acid delivery system to transienntly or stably express a desired nucleic acid sequence in a cell is disclosed. Also disclosed is the use of this delivery system to target a cell and deliver a desired product.

By simultaneously carrying out an isomerization reaction at position 2 of monatin in different configurations at positions 2 and 4 in the presence of an aldehyde under a condition of pH 4 to 11 in a mixture solvent of water and an organic solvent, and the crystallization of monatin in the same configurations at positions 2 and 4 or a salt thereof, monatin useful as a sweetener, particularly optically active monatin can efficiently be produced.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a flaky copper powder composed of fine particles having a sharp distribution particle size, a large crystallite diameter and high oxidation resistance. The flaky copper powder of the present invention contains P and has a crystallite diameter / D1A ratio of 0.01 or more to achieve the object. The method for producing the flaky copper powder comprises four steps: a first step of preparing an aqueous solution containing a copper salt and complexing agent; a second step of adding an alkali hydroxide to the aqueous solution to prepare a first slurry containing cupric oxide; a third step of adding a first reducing agent which can reduce the cupric oxide into cuprous oxide to the first slurry to prepare a second slurry containing cuprous oxide; and a fourth step of adding a second reducing agent which can reduce the cuprous oxide into copper to the second slurry to provide a flaky copper powder, wherein phosphoric acid and its salt are added in at least one of the first to third steps and / or in the second slurry in the fourth step.

A low-loss compact and a method for producing the compact are provided.A method for producing a compact by using coated soft magnetic powder that includes coated soft magnetic particles constituted by soft magnetic particles and insulating coatings coating outer peripheries of the soft magnetic particles includes a raw material preparation step and an irradiation step. In the raw material preparation step, a raw compact is prepared by press-forming coated soft magnetic powder. In the irradiation step, part of a surface of the raw compact is irradiated with a laser. Irradiating a part of a surface of a raw compact with laser increases the number of disrupted portions of conductive portions where constituent materials of the soft magnetic particles at the surface of the raw compact have become conductive to each other, and the loss of the compact can be decreased.

In the presence of an imide compound (e.g., N-hydroxyphthalimide) shown by the following formula (1):wherein R1 and R2 represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group and a cycloalkyl group, and R1 and R2 may bond together to form a double bond, or an aromatic or non-aromatic ring, and Y is an O or OH, and n denotes 1 to 3;a substrate is allowed to contact with at least one reactant selected from (i) a nitrogen oxide and (ii) a mixture of carbon monoxide and oxygen to be introduced with at least one functional group selected from a nitro group and a carboxyl group. The nitrogen oxide includes, for example, a compound represented by the formula NxOy (e.g., N2O3, NO2). The substrate includes, for example, a compound having a methine carbon atom (e.g., adamantane), a compound having a methyl group or a methylene group at an adjacent moiety of an aromatic ring. According to such reaction, the substrate can be efficiently nitrated or carboxylated even in a mild or moderate condition.

Provided is a production process for a graft copolymer or a thermoplastic resin composition containing the above graft copolymer, which comprises graft-polymerizing 100 parts by mass of a combination of 20 to 100% by mass of a reactive polyolefin and 0 to 80% by mass of a polyolefin other than the reactive polyolefin with 0.2 to 300 parts by mass of at least one specific monomer under the presence of a radical initiator and which is useful as a sealant, a modifier for polyolefins, a surface treating agent, a primer treating agent, a coating agent component and the like.

Disclosed are: a catalyst which is capable of reducing and converting nitrate ions into ammonia without adding a hydrogen gas thereto; a method for synthesizing ammonia using the catalyst, wherein nitrate ions are reduced without adding a hydrogen gas thereto; and a method for decreasing nitrogen oxide in water by reducing nitrate ions contained in the water. Disclosed is a photocatalyst composition that is obtained by loading a photocatalyst, which is capable of photoreducing protons into a hydrogen gas, with CuPd alloy nanoparticles. The photocatalyst composition is used for the purpose of producing ammonia by photoreducing nitrogen that is coexistent with water and nitrogen oxide. The CuPd alloy nanoparticles are (1) CuPd alloy nanoparticles having a B2 type crystal structure and represented by CuxPd(1-x) (wherein 0.3<x<0.7), (2) CuPd alloy nanoparticles having a bcc type crystal structure and represented by CuxPd(1-x) (wherein 0.3<x<0.7), (3) CuPd alloy nanoparticles having a fcc type crystal structure and represented by CuxPd(1-x) (wherein 0.01≦x≦0.99), (4) CuPd alloy nanoparticles having an L12 type crystal structure and represented by CuxPd(1-x) (wherein 0.7≦x≦0.98), or (5) CuPd alloy nanoparticles having a crystal structure wherein at least two of a B2 type portion, a bcc type portion, an fcc type portion, an L12 type portion and a phase separation type portion are mixed. Disclosed are a method for synthesizing ammonia using the photocatalyst composition, and a method for decreasing nitrogen oxide in water using the photocatalyst composition.

The present invention provides an efficient production method of an optically active cis-silylolefin oxide compound useful as an intermediate for various compounds. A production method of an optically active cis-silylolefin oxide compound by subjecting an optically active cis-silylolefin compound to an asymmetric oxidation with a high enantioselectivity and a high chemical yield by utilizing as a catalyst, an optically active titanium complex of Formula (1), Formula (2):or the like.

Designed to determine a number of frames of data for acquisition from video data on the basis of image quality setting data that allows image quality to be set for an image output by an image output device; and to acquire from the video data the determined number of frames of data, and synthesize the acquired number of frames of data to generate image data representing tones of an image by means of a multitude of pixels. Since image data can be generated by synthesizing frames of data in a number appropriate to the image quality of the output image, the process of generating image data representing a still image can be performed efficiently, and a still image derived efficiently.

A process, advantageous in producibility, for the production of a vinyl compound containing very small amounts of ionic impurities and hydrolysable halogens, which is capable of curing by means of heat and / or light and giving a cured product having excellent dielectric characteristics and heat resistance, which process can efficiently remove a generated salt and comprises reacting a non-protonic polar solvent solution of a specific bifunctional phenylene ether oligomer with a vinylbenzyl halide in the presence of an alkoxide of an alkali metal,wherein the thus-obtained reaction solution is acidified with a specific amount of an acidic substance, then a salt generated is removed, an alkali substance containing a specific amount of an alkali metal is added to the thus-obtained solution, then a salt generated is removed, and the thus-obtained solution is mixed with water or a water-alcohol mixed solution, to precipitate a solid.