Abstract: According to the present invention, a method for stably accumulating a target protein in plant cells or a plant body, and a transgenic plant in which protein has accumulated, are provided. The method of the present invention is a method for accumulating protein in plant cells, comprising accumulating a target protein or a protein deficient in an N-terminal region of the target protein in vacuoles of myrosin cells present in a multiple mutant, in which myrosin cells deficient in intravacuolar protein are also present in a plant body at locations other than around vascular bundles, by expressing a gene that encodes a target protein having an intracellular membrane system localization signal on the N-terminal and a vacuole localization signal on the C-terminal in the multiple mutant.

Abstract: To provide a material capable of obtaining a transparent conductive film having an excellent conductivity, Optical transmission, Environmental reliability, suitability for process, adhesion and hardness in a single application process, and to provide a transparent conductive film using the same and a device element using the same. A coating forming composition containing at least one kind selected from the group of metal nanowires and metal nanotubes as a first component, a polymer compound having a hydroxyl group as a second component, a compound having a group 13 element or a transition metal element as a third component, and further a solvent is prepared to obtain a transparent conductive film by the coating.

Abstract: A synchronous electric motor includes rotor having a plurality of radially-oriented magnetic dipoles and a stator. Stator teeth group with a plurality of sets of stator teeth are arranged in the same position in terms of an electrical angle with another stator teeth group to provide rotational symmetry about an axis of the rotor. In each of the stator teeth groups a predetermined number of stator teeth are arranged at intervals different from intervals of the rotor magnetic dipoles. A main coil is wound about a predetermined number of stator teeth with a sub-coil further wound around one or more a teeth. Phase and magnitude of a resulting magnetic field is adjusted by the number of loops of the main coil and sub-coil. A given stator tooth can produce maximum torque despite any difference between an alignment of the stator tooth and an inter-polar interval of the stator.

Abstract: The present invention provides a synchronous motor drive system designed to realize reduced vibration and noise along with high output. The system includes: inverters 101, 102, and 103 for converting a direct current to a three-phase alternating current; a current application control unit 52 that controls operations of the three-phase inverters; and a synchronous motor 41 driven by three-phase alternating currents supplied from the three-phase inverters. The current application control unit 52 determines, for each three-phase inverter, a current phase angle and a current amount of a three-phase alternating current to output, and each inverter supplies a three-phase alternating current having the determined current phase angle and current amount to a different one of three-phase coil groups 200a to 200c.

Abstract: Provided is a synchronous motor including a rotor having magnetic poles distributed circumferentially along a rotation direction of the rotor at equal intervals, and a stator having stator teeth arranged circumferentially along the rotation direction of the rotor, each tooth wound with a stator coil by concentrated winding. Every M consecutive stator teeth belong to one of stator teeth groups arranged at equal intervals. The M consecutive stator teeth in each stator teeth group are arranged at intervals different from the intervals of the magnetic poles of the rotor. The stator coils wound around the M consecutive stator teeth are connected to separate terminals. A motor driver supplies currents of different phases to the stator coils via the respective terminals.

Abstract: Provided is a mouthpiece that does not come off easily even when a user suddenly moves, and that can alleviate snoring, apnea and symptoms of obstructive respiratory disorders. The mouthpiece has an upper piece (2) that fits to a row of teeth of an upper jaw (J1), a lower piece (3) that fits to a row of teeth of a lower jaw (J2), and a connecting member (4) that connects the upper and lower piece (2 and 3) so that the pieces are in a preset target position and so that the upper piece (2) and the lower piece (3) are relatively displaced while generating elastic force for returning to the target position by elastically deforming the connecting member according to an external force applied to at least one of the upper piece (2) and the lower piece (3).

Abstract: The electronic device according to the present invention comprises a body having an opening part defined therein, a cover member for opening and closing the opening part of the body, a pivotally supporting mechanism for pivotally supporting a base end part of the cover member at a position adjacent to the opening part of the body, and a cam mechanism provided to opposed parts of the body and the cover member. The cam mechanism comprises a slidable contact surface and a sliding part relatively sliding on the slidable contact surface along a predetermined cam curve as the cover member is opened and closed, and the predetermined cam curve is defined about a pivot of the pivotally supporting mechanism and so as to make the cover member move in either direction of two opposite directions along the pivot of the pivotally supporting mechanism in a process of closing the cover member.

Abstract: A subject is to provide a material capable of obtaining a transparent conductive film having an excellent conductivity, optical transparency, environmental resistance, process resistance and close contact in a single application process, and to provide a transparent conductive film and a device element using the same. The means is to prepare a coating forming composition containing at least one kind of materials selected from the group of metal nanowires and metal nanotubes as a first component, polysaccharides and a derivative thereof as a second component, a thermosetting resin compound as a third component, and water as a fourth component to obtain a transparent conductive film by using the coating.

Abstract: In the wig 10 provided with a wig base 11 and hair materials 12 attached to the wig base, the wig base 11 is zoned in its front portion 11a to an artificial skin portion 110a from a virtual hairline of the wearer's forehead portion toward a top portion and to a net pattern 11b connected thereto, the artificial skin portion is made of a synthetic resin film integrated with a shape retention net, provided with a front edge region 111 of the pre-determined width from a front edge 11a? positioned on the wearer's virtual hairline toward inside and with a rear region 112 connected to the front edge region, and the front edge region 111 is bent to a sharper inclination than the wearer's corresponding head outline, giving a curved ridge line, resulting in an arc-shaped warp up prevention structure.

Abstract: A lavatory pan washing apparatus includes a water supply unit supplying washing water into a rim so that a whirling flow is formed in a lavatory bowl, an air inlet pipe connected to a water discharge channel continuing to the downstream side of a water sealing portion of a pan, an air sucking unit sucking air through the pipe from the channel, and a control unit configured to activate the water supply unit at a time of washing of the pan so that the washing water is supplied into the water sealing portion. The control unit is configured to start activation of the air sucking unit after rise of a water level in the lavatory bowl, so that air is sucked through the pipe from the channel. The control unit is configured to deactivate the water supply unit after air has flowed through the air inlet pipe into the channel.

Abstract: A portable electronic device includes: a casing provided therein with a battery compartment, the battery compartment being given an opening for the installation of the battery; a cover body pivotally supported on the casing to open and close the opening; a spring part for causing the battery inside the battery compartment to be spring-biased in a direction toward the opening; a lock lever provided to the casing, the lock lever being capable of moving back and forth between a locking position entering the opening and a lock releasing position retreating from the opening, while being spring-biased in a direction from the lock releasing position to the locking position; and a pressure applying part formed on the inner surface of the cover body, the pressure applying part pressing the lock lever placed in the lock releasing position toward the locking position immediately before the cover body is completely closed.

Abstract: Enhancing torque while reducing torque rippling. A synchronous electric motor, comprising a rotor 2 and a stator 3, wherein a plurality of stator teeth 7 form stator teeth groups 8 with three stator teeth 7 lined up circumferentially forming one group; for the three stator teeth, a main coil is independently wound and sub-coil is further wound around at least one of the stator teeth; coils in one phase are constituted by, in series, the three main coils included in one of the stator teeth groups 8 and sub-coils included in other stator teeth groups, serially connected; and coils in another phase comprise the sub-coils included in one of the stator teeth groups 8 as well as three main coils included in other stator teeth groups.

Abstract: The electronic device according to the present invention has a device body capable of attaching a second device thereto by a screw member, and comprises a chassis provided to the device body, a mounting seat made of resin for attaching the second device, and a metal plate, the mounting seat is provided to the chassis and provided with a female screw formed therein in which the screw member is to be threaded as well as a closing part defining a bottom surface of the female screw and a back surface of the mounting seat, and the metal plate is fixed to the mounting seat to support the closing part by supporting a back surface thereof.

Abstract: In the zoom lens, the second lens group includes at least one surface that is an aspheric surface, and during changing magnification, the second lens group, the third lens group, and the fourth lens group are respectively capable of moving independently, with the position of the aperture moving along a convex trajectory on the optical axis from the image side to the object side during changing magnification. Through operation in this manner, the zoom lens of the invention is inexpensive and compact, and efficiently corrects various types of aberration. Thus, at a high magnification ratio of 5× or greater, the zoom lens of the invention affords a wide field exceeding approximately 78 degrees at the wide angle end, and affords a high performance compact zoom lens whose distortion is held to 3% or less.

Abstract: Provided is a synchronous motor including a rotor having magnetic poles distributed circumferentially along a rotation direction of the rotor at equal intervals, and a stator having stator teeth arranged circumferentially along the rotation direction of the rotor, each tooth wound with a stator coil by concentrated winding. Every M consecutive stator teeth belong to one of stator teeth groups arranged at equal intervals. The M consecutive stator teeth in each stator teeth group are arranged at intervals different from the intervals of the magnetic poles of the rotor. The stator coils wound around the M consecutive stator teeth are connected to separate terminals. A motor driver supplies currents of different phases to the stator coils via the respective terminals.

Abstract: The present invention provides a synchronous motor drive system designed to realize reduced vibration and noise along with high output. The system includes: inverters 101, 102, and 103 for converting a direct current to a three-phase alternating current; a current application control unit 52 that controls operations of the three-phase inverters; and a synchronous motor 41 driven by three-phase alternating currents supplied from the three-phase inverters. The current application control unit 52 determines, for each three-phase inverter, a current phase angle and a current amount of a three-phase alternating current to output, and each inverter supplies a three-phase alternating current having the determined current phase angle and current amount to a different one of three-phase coil groups 200a to 200c.

Abstract: Disclosed is a drainage connector which can realize a flushing toilet of excellent usability. The drainage connector (10) establishes communication between a drain outlet (6B) of a toilet drainage path (L) leading to the downstream side of a toilet bowl (2) formed in a toilet body (1) and a connecting port (31) of a drain conduit (30) led into the room to be equipped with the toilet body (1). The drainage connector (10) is equipped with a casing (11) having a flow inlet (12) connected to the drain outlet (6B) and a flow outlet (18) connected to the connecting port (31), and an internal piping (20) arranged in the casing (11). The internal piping (20) is constituted of an upstream piping (22) having an upstream opening (21) communicating with the flow inlet (12), for forming a downward flow path, and a downstream piping (23) connected to the upstream piping (22) and having a downstream opening (24) opened into the casing (11), for forming an upward flow path.

Abstract: A lavatory pan washing apparatus and a lavatory pan washing method which are able to achieve both a higher discharging performance and a higher water-saving effect are provided. The lavatory pan washing apparatus includes water supply means that supplies washing water to a lavatory bowl 2 of a lavatory pan 1, a water discharge channel 5 continuing to the downstream side of a water sealing portion 4 of the lavatory pan 1, air sucking means that sucks air from the water discharge channel 5, and control means that controls the water supply means and the air sucking means. The control means activates the water supply means and starts supply of the washing water to the water sealing portion 4 via the lavatory bowl 2 and, after having raised the water level in the lavatory bowl 2, activates the air sucking means when washing the lavatory pan 1.

Abstract: In order to provide excellent device characteristics and enhance fabrication yield and run-to-run reproducibility in a buried device structure using a low mesa on a p-type substrate, a cross sectional configuration before growth of a contact layer of a device, i.e., after growth of an over-cladding layer is flattened so as not to cause a problem in crystal quality of the contact layer. A mesa-stripe stacked body including at least a p-type cladding layer (2), an active layer (4) and an n-type cladding layer (6) is formed on a p-type semiconductor substrate (1), a current-blocking layer (8) is buried in both sides of the stacked body, and an n-type over-cladding layer (9) and an n-type contact layer (10) are disposed on the current-blocking layer (8) and the stacked body. The n-type over-cladding layer (9) is made of a semiconductor crystal having a property for flattening a concavo-convex shape of upper surfaces of the current-blocking layer (8) and the stacked body.

Abstract: The electronic device according to the present invention comprises a body having an opening part defined therein, a cover member for opening and closing the opening part of the body, a pivotally supporting mechanism for pivotally supporting a base end part of the cover member at a position adjacent to the opening part of the body, and a cam mechanism provided to opposed parts of the body and the cover member. The cam mechanism comprises a slidable contact surface and a sliding part relatively sliding on the slidable contact surface along a predetermined cam curve as the cover member is opened and closed, and the predetermined cam curve is defined about a pivot of the pivotally supporting mechanism and so as to make the cover member move in either direction of two opposite directions along the pivot of the pivotally supporting mechanism in a process of closing the cover member.