Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a genetic sequence encoding a polypeptide having flavonoid 3?,5?-hydroxylase (F3?5?H) activity and to the use of the genetic sequence and/or its corresponding polypeptide thereof inter alia to manipulate color in flowers or parts thereof or in other plant tissue. More particularly, the F3?5?H has the ability to modulate dihydrokaempferol (DHK) metabolism as well as the metabolism of other substrates such as dihydroquercetin (DHQ), naringenin and eriodictyol. Even more particularly, the present invention provides a genetic sequence encoding a polypeptide having F3?5?H activity when expressed in rose or gerbera or botanically related plants. The instant invention further relates to antisense and sense molecules or RNAi-inducing molecules corresponding to all or part of the subject genetic sequence or a transcript thereof. The present invention further relates to promoters which operate efficiently in plants such as rose, gerbera or botanically related plants.

Abstract: A harness connection member has a cover member. In fitting a cover member to a holder, a split slit is opened with use of a slit, and wires are inserted into the holder. Thereafter, the cover member is moved to the holder, then moved over one projected annular part of the holder, and fitted into the projected ring parts. A concaved strip part is fitted to a convexed strip part to complete the installation, whereby the cover member cannot be moved relative to the holder in both longitudinal and circumferential directions.

Abstract: A fuel cell system of the present invention includes: a hydrogen generator (1) having a reformer (1a) configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas by a reforming reaction using a raw material; a fuel cell (2) configured to generate electric power using the hydrogen-containing gas supplied from the hydrogen generator (1); a combustor (3) configured to combust an anode off gas discharged from the fuel cell (2) to heat the reformer (1a); a CO detector (7) configured to detect a carbon monoxide concentration of a flue gas discharged from the combustor (3); an electric heater (8) configured to heat the CO detector (7); and a controller (19), and the controller (19) is configured to increase an amount of energization to the electric heater (8) in accordance with an increase in an amount of electric power generated by the fuel cell (2).

Abstract: A waterproof harness connector that is simple, highly reliable, and can branch a wire. An inner holder is inserted into an outer holder from an opening, and then, joints of wire terminals, where seal members are attached to wires, are inserted into wire terminal holding holes of the inner holder through wire terminal insertion openings of the outer holder. When a pin terminal is inserted into a pin terminal insertion hole of the inner holder, the pin terminal penetrates tubular contacts of the joints, which are placed in the holding hole, to electrically connect the wire terminals to each other. After that, a waterproof member is fixed to an opening to make the inside of the outer holder a waterproof structure.

Abstract: A fuel cell system of the present invention includes: a fuel cell (101); a gas passage through which an electric power generating gas used for electric power generation in the fuel cell (101) flows; a cooling water passage through which cooling water for cooling down the fuel cell (101) flows; a cooling water tank (106) disposed on the cooling water passage to store the cooling water; a humidifier having a moisture permeable membrane (61) and configured to carry out moisture exchange between the cooling water flowing through the cooling water passage and the electric power generating gas flowing through the gas passage via the moisture permeable membrane (61); and a pressure compensating gas supplier (110) configured to supply a pressure compensating gas to a specific section including the humidifier on the gas passage when a pressure in the gas passage lowers, and a water surface of the cooling water tank (106) is higher than an upper end of the moisture permeable membrane (61) of the humidifier.

Abstract: Provided is a connecting member by which an electric wire can be branched easily with high reliability. Receptacle connecting ends (2a) of a plurality of wire terminals (2) having wires (3) are inserted into a wire terminal inserting hole (1a) of a holder (1), then, a pin terminal (4a) is inserted into a pin terminal inserting hole (1b) of the pin terminal (4a). The pin terminal (4a) is inserted through a tubular contact (2c) of the receptacle connecting ends (2a) arranged in the pin terminal inserting hole (1b), and electricity is carried between the wire terminals (2) through the pin terminals (4a).

Abstract: It is possible to provide a connection member of simple structure having a high reliability and capable of performing electric cable branching. Connection portions (2a) of a plurality of electric cable terminals (2) having an electric cable (3) are respectively inserted into an electric cable terminal insertion hole (1b) of a holding body (1). Cylindrical contact points (2c) of the connection portions (2a) are aligned in a pin terminal insertion hole (1a) and a pin terminal (4a) is inserted into the pin terminal insertion hole (1a). The pin terminal (4a) is successively inserted into the cylindrical contact points (2c) of the electric cable terminals (2) arranged in parallel in the pin terminal insertion hole (1a) so that the pin terminal (4a) is electrically connected to the plurality of connection portions (2a) and the connection portions (2a) are short-circuited with one another.

Abstract: A method of operating a fuel cell system including stopping power generation of a fuel cell which generates electric power using a fuel gas and an oxidizing gas, filling and keeping a combustible gas in a cathode of the fuel cell after said step, supplying the oxidizing gas to the cathode, supplying the combustible gas discharged from the cathode in response to the previous step to a combustor capable of heating a fuel generator for generating the fuel gas or an exhaust pipe connected to the combustor via a branch passage branching from an oxidizing gas passage located downstream of the cathode, diluting the combustible gas supplied to the combustor or the exhaust pipe with air supplied to the combustor or exhaust gas supplied to the exhaust pipe such that the combustible gas has a concentration lower than a combustion lower limit, and discharging the diluted combustible gas to atmosphere.

Abstract: A hydrogen generating apparatus including a reformer which performs a reforming reaction using a material and steam to generate hydrogen-containing gas; a water evaporator which generates the steam supplied to the reformer; a first water pathway through which reforming water to be supplied to the water evaporator flows; a pump which supplies the reforming water to the water evaporator 1a; a second water pathway 7 branching from the first water pathway on the downstream side of the pump; a first water tank to which the water flowing through the second water pathway flows; a first flow rate controller provided on the second water pathway; and a controller which operates the pump and controls the first flow rate controller so that water flows through the second water pathway, thereby stably generating hydrogen and preventing degradation of the reformer thereof is realized.

Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell configured to generate power by consuming a fuel gas and having an outlet port through which the fuel gas flows out; a moisture removal unit configured to remove moisture contained in the fuel gas that has been sent through the outlet port; a burner located downstream of the moisture removal unit to combust the fuel gas; and a gas pipe on-off valve configured to open and close a pipe that makes the moisture removal unit and the burner communicate with each other, and the fuel cell system is designed such that the gas pipe on-off valve closes when the power generation stops.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a genetic sequence encoding a polypeptide having flavonoid 3?,5?-hydroxylase (F3?5?H) activity and to the use of the genetic sequence and/or its corresponding polypeptide thereof inter alia to manipulate color in flowers or parts thereof or in other plant tissue. More particularly, the F3?5?H has the ability to modulate dihydrokaempferol (DHK) metabolism as well as the metabolism of other substrates such as dihydroquercetin (DHQ), naringenin and eriodictyol. Even more particularly, the present invention provides a genetic sequence encoding a polypeptide having F3?5?H activity when expressed in rose or gerbera or botanically related plants. The instant invention further relates to antisense and sense molecules or RNAi-inducing molecules corresponding to all or part of the subject genetic sequence or a transcript thereof. The present invention further relates to promoters which operate efficiently in plants such as rose, gerbera or botanically related plants.

Abstract: The present invention provides a protein having aurone synthase activity involved in the color of flowers such as snapdragons, a gene that encodes it, cDNA in particular, and its applications. This gene can give yellow color to the flowers of plants by introducing into plants deficient in chalcone isomerase and so forth and expressing.

Abstract: An electric connector housing that is, even though small in size, capable of fixing a connection terminal with large engagement force. An upper cover (22) is placed on a holder (21) where a connection terminal (11) is fixed, and the holder (21) and the upper cover (22) are connected by a locking mechanism. In this state, the holder (21) and the upper cover (22) firmly prevent the connection terminal (11) from moving in a front-rear direction and a top-bottom direction. The connector housing cooperates with a mating connector to cause connector terminals to be fitted together, and functions as a connector.

Abstract: An insulating motor housing includes first to fourth power supply elements stacked in their thickness direction to be spaced and insulated from each other and integrated with a housing body by insert molding. A power source connector using power source terminals of the second to fourth power supply elements as connector terminals is also integrated with the housing body.

Abstract: An axial air-gap electronic motor has a teeth surface of a stator and a magnet surface of a rotor arranged opposedly along an axis line direction of an output shaft of the rotor with a predetermined gap being provided therebetween. The stator has a plurality of core members connected in a ring form. In manufacturing the electronic motor, after the teeth surfaces of the core members are arranged so as to face to each other and a dummy member is arranged between predetermined core members, a coil is wound from one end side toward the other end side of the core members continuously without being cut, and a coil of a length corresponding to a transition wire set between the core members is wound on the dummy member.

Abstract: In an axial air-gap electronic motor in which a teeth surface of a stator and a magnet surface of a rotor are arranged opposedly along the axis line direction of an output shaft of the rotor with a predetermined gap being provided therebetween, the stator has a plurality of core members connected in a ring form with the axis line being a center, and each of the core members is provided with a connecting device for connecting the teeth surfaces to each other in an opposed state. In order to shorten the wire winding time and reduce the assembling manpower for the core members, a stator is formed by connecting a plurality of core members in a ring form with the axis line being a center, and locking ribs are provided as connecting devices for connecting the core members to each other in a rod form along the axis line direction.

Abstract: A fuel-cell power generation system includes a fuel-cell power generator, a power measurement section for measuring an actual power-consumption value in a household appliance, and a power-consumption estimation section for estimating a future power-consumption value over a given time-period after a given time point, in accordance with the actual power-consumption value measured by the power measurement section. Moreover, the system includes a power-generation instruction section for determining the need of startup/stop of the fuel-cell power generator in accordance with the estimated power-consumption value from the power-consumption estimation section.

Abstract: A fuel cell system (100) comprising: a fuel cell (1) for generating electric power using a fuel gas; a fuel gas generator section (2) for generating the fuel gas using a raw material gas; a combustor section (2a) for generating heat energy to be used for generating the fuel gas; an air feeder section (2b) for feeding air when the heat energy is generated; and a controller section (101); wherein the fuel cell is filled with the raw material gas before the fuel gas is fed, and wherein the controller section (101) performs a control operation such that the feed rate of air supplied from the air feeder section (2b) to the combustor section (2a) increases when the fuel gas generated in the fuel gas generator section (2) is supplied to the fuel cell (1).

Abstract: A nonaqueous ink composition for an ink jet recording, comprising (A) a urethane resin dispersant with an acidic functional group, (B) a pigment, and (C) an organic solvent [and optionally (D) a thermal reactive compound], characterized in that the urethane resin dispersant (A) is a branched urethane resin dispersant prepared by polymerizing a terminal-isocyanate-containing compound (p), which has been prepared by reacting (a) a polyisocyanate having three or more isocyanate groups, and (b) a monoalcohol, under the condition that a molar ratio (Ma/Mb) of the number of moles (Ma) of isocyanate groups (NCO) from the polyisocyanate (a) to the number of moles (Mb) of hydroxyl groups (OH) from the monoalcohol (b) is 3/2 to 3/0.

Abstract: The present invention provides an enzyme which catalyzes a reaction to transfer sugar to a hydroxyl group at position 2? of chalcones and a gene thereof, and preferably an enzyme which catalyzes a reaction to transfer glucose to a hydroxyl group at position 2? of the chalcones. Furthermore, the invention provides a plant whose flower color has been changed using the glycosyltransferase. Using probes corresponding to conservative regions of the glycosyltransferase, some tens of glycosyltransferase genes having nucleotide sequences corresponding to the conservative regions were cloned from flower petal cDNA libraries of carnation and the like. Furthermore, each of the glycosyltransferase genes was expressed in Escherichia coli, activity to transfer glucose to position 2? of the chalcone, i.e., the glycosyltransferase activity at position 2? of chalcone was confirmed in an extract solution of the Escherichia coli, and it was confirmed that cloned genes encoded the glycosyltransferase at position 2?.