Abstract: A reconfigurable operational amplifier includes: a first signal input terminal; a second signal input terminal; an output terminal; an operational amplifier having a non-inverting input, an inverting input, and an output; a negative feedback circuit path from the output of the operational amplifier to the inverting input of the operational amplifier; a first input circuit path from the first signal input terminal to the non-inverting input of the operational amplifier; a second input circuit path from the second signal input terminal to the inverting input of the operational amplifier; an output circuit path from the output of the operational amplifier to the output terminal; and logic units, wherein one or more of the logic units are provided in at least one of the negative feedback circuit path, the first input circuit path, the second input circuit path, and the output circuit path.

Abstract: An electric toothbrush with a rechargeable battery includes a chassis having a rechargeable battery receiving section and a bobbin section, which are integrally formed to each other and are aligned along a common axis in said order. The rechargeable battery receiving section and the bobbin section are connected to each other by a pair of connecting arms extending generally parallel to each other. A rechargeable battery with tongue shaped terminals is accommodated in the rechargeable battery receiving section. In the chassis two openings are formed to have an easy access to the tongue shaped terminals. At a time of disposal of the electric toothbrush, a user can remove the rechargeable battery by cutting the arms to remove the bobbin section, and cutting the tongue shaped terminals to remove the body of the battery. In other embodiments, an inductive charger and method of forming the same is disclosed.

Abstract: An information acquiring device for acquiring information data of an object includes: a condition detecting unit configured to detect use condition data of the information acquiring device; and a file generating unit configured to generate a file in which the information data, the use condition data, and information on response characteristics of the condition detecting unit are associated with one another. A method for acquiring information executed by an information acquiring device includes: acquiring information data of an object and storing the information data in a storage unit; detecting use condition data of the information acquiring device and storing the use condition data in the storage unit; and reading the information data and the use condition data from the storage unit, and generating a file in which the information data and the use condition data are associated with information on response characteristics in detecting the use condition data.

Abstract: According to the present invention, an information processing apparatus includes: an information acquiring unit which acquires data regarding a target; an information correction unit which corrects the data to generate corrected data to measure information regarding the target; and a recording control unit which records the data and the corrected data in association with each other.

Abstract: A blood pressure information measurement device includes a main body, including an inflation pump and an exhaust valve, and a cuff, including an air bladder for pulse wave measurement and an air bladder for blood pressure value measurement. The air bladder for pulse wave measurement and the air bladder for blood pressure value measurement are wrapped around a proximal side and a distal side of the upper arm, respectively. A first piping portion connects the air bladder for blood pressure value measurement to the inflation pump and the exhaust valve. A second piping portion branching from the first piping portion connects the air bladder for pulse wave measurement to the first piping portion. The second piping portion includes a 2-port valve that switches between connecting and disconnecting the air bladder for pulse wave measurement and the first piping portion, and a pressure sensor for measuring a pulse wave.

Abstract: A semiconductor device capable of reconfiguration, including a plurality of logic units which are connected to each other by an address line or a data line, wherein each of the logic units includes: a plurality of address lines; a plurality of data lines; a clock signal line to receive a system clock signal; a first and a second memory cell units which operate synchronously with the clock signal; a first address decoder which decodes an address signal and outputs a decode signal to the first memory cell unit; a second address decoder which decodes an address signal and outputs a decode signal to the second memory cell unit; and an address transition detection unit which generates an internal clock signal and outputs the internal clock signal to the first memory cell unit, when a transition of the address signal input from the plurality of address lines is detected, wherein the first memory cell unit operates synchronously with the internal clock signal, and the second memory cell unit operates synchronously w

Abstract: An information discriminating device includes an information acquiring unit, an information discriminating unit, and an information superimposing unit. The information acquiring unit acquires private information to be privately used by a user of the information discriminating device. The information discriminating unit discriminates a public information portion that is also usable as public information accessible by a special majority in the private information acquired by the information acquiring unit from a private information portion unusable as the public information. The information superimposing unit superimposes the private information portion on the public information.

Abstract: A semiconductor device capable of reconfiguration, including a plurality of logic units which are connected to each other by an address line or a data line, wherein each of the logic units includes: a plurality of address lines; a plurality of data lines; a clock signal line to receive a system clock signal; a first and a second memory cell units which operate synchronously with the clock signal; a first address decoder which decodes an address signal and outputs a decode signal to the first memory cell unit; a second address decoder which decodes an address signal and outputs a decode signal to the second memory cell unit; and an address transition detection unit which generates an internal clock signal and outputs the internal clock signal to the first memory cell unit, when a transition of the address signal input from the plurality of address lines is detected, wherein the first memory cell unit operates synchronously with the internal clock signal, and the second memory cell unit operates synchronously w

Abstract: A reconfigurable operational amplifier includes: a first signal input terminal; a second signal input terminal; an output terminal; an operational amplifier having a non-inverting input, an inverting input, and an output; a negative feedback circuit path from the output of the operational amplifier to the inverting input of the operational amplifier; a first input circuit path from the first signal input terminal to the non-inverting input of the operational amplifier; a second input circuit path from the second signal input terminal to the inverting input of the operational amplifier; an output circuit path from the output of the operational amplifier to the output terminal; and logic units, wherein one or more of the logic units are provided in at least one of the negative feedback circuit path, the first input circuit path, the second input circuit path, and the output circuit path.

Abstract: A replacement head for an oral care implement, such as a powered toothbrush, wherein the replacement head utilizes a specially designed structure for coupling the replacement head to an oral care implement body. In one embodiment, the invention can be a replacement head comprising: a head having a plurality of tooth cleaning elements mounted thereto; a tubular sleeve comprising a cavity for receiving a stem of the body, a proximal edge defining an opening into the cavity, and a distal end to which the head is coupled, the tubular sleeve comprising a locking tab for engaging an undercut surface of a locking section of a boss.

Abstract: An interchangeable lens includes an optical system which is variable in focal distance and in which a size of an image circle varies by the focal distance, the image circle being an effective image formation region of an optical image of a subject; a lens data storage unit which stores data indicating a correspondence between a value of the focal distance and a value of the size of the image circle; and a lens interface unit which sends data indicating the correspondence to the imaging apparatus.

Abstract: A replacement head for an oral care implement, such as a powered toothbrush, wherein the replacement head utilizes a specially designed structure for coupling the replacement head to an oral care implement body. In one embodiment, the invention can be a replacement head comprising: a head having a plurality of tooth cleaning elements mounted thereto; a tubular sleeve comprising a cavity for receiving a stem of the body, a proximal edge defining an opening into the cavity, and a distal end to which the head is coupled, the tubular sleeve comprising a locking tab for engaging an undercut surface of a locking section of a boss.

Abstract: A measurement device includes an air bag on a peripheral side, an air bag on a central side, and an air bag positioned therebetween. During blood pressure measurement, the air bags integrally behave, and the blood pressure is measured from the change in inner pressure thereof. During pulse wave measurement, the inner pressure of the air bag on the peripheral side is maintained to higher than or equal to the systolic blood pressure, and the measurement site is avascularized. The inner pressure of the air bag on the central side is maintained to the pressure near the blood pressure value, and the pulse wave is measured from the change in inner pressure thereof. The inner pressure of the air bag positioned therebetween is opened to atmospheric pressure, and the vibration of the air bag on the central side is prevented from propagating to the air bag on the peripheral side.

Abstract: A communication device calculates a signal travelling time indicating a time period from a first time at which the signal has been transmitted from the communication device, to a second time at which the transmitted signal is expected to arrive at another communication device serving as a communication partner. The communication device retransmits the signal to the another communication device when a retransmission request of the signal is received from the another communication device after the signal has been transmitted to the another communication device, and suspends a retransmission of the signal when the retransmission request is received again from the another communication device before the signal travelling time elapses from the first time.

Abstract: A highly stable mutant of human IgG4 antibody is provided. Such antibody is an antibody in which the CH3 domain of human IgG4 is substituted with the CH3 domain of human IgG1 and which exhibits inhibited aggregate formation, an antibody in which the CH3 and CH2 domains of human IgG4 are substituted with the CH3 and CH2 domains of human IgG1, respectively, or an antibody in which arginine at position 409 indicated in the EU index proposed by Kabat et al. of human IgG4 is substituted with lysine and which exhibits inhibited aggregate formation.

Abstract: This invention provides an agonist antibody to a human thrombopoietin receptor (human c-Mpl), and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same for use in treatment of thrombocytopenia. The disclosed agonist antibody comprises (1) antibody constant regions comprising heavy and light chain constant regions, each of which may optionally contain domain substitutions, or may contain deletions, substitutions, additions, or insertions of amino acid residues, and (2) antibody variable regions capable of binding to and activating a human thrombopoietin receptor. The-agonist antibody further induces colony formation at a concentration of 10,000 ng/ml or lower, and has a maximal activity at least 50% higher than that of PEG-rHuMGDF and an 50% effective concentration (EC50) of 100 nM or less.