Asao, JP
Akira Asao, Miyagi-Ken JP
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20140002936 | PROTECTION CIRCUIT | 01-02-2014 |
20150253372 | INSPECTION METHOD OF SENSOR DEVICE AND SENSOR DEVICE - In a reset period of a first stage, a switching circuit is turned on, and high-level driving voltages are output from driving circuits. In a charge transfer period subsequent to the reset period, the switching circuit is turned off, and low-level driving voltages are output from the driving circuits. It is determined whether or not an output voltage of an amplifier circuit in the charge transfer period is included in a normal range. In the inspection of a second stage subsequent to the first stage, in the same manner as in the normal measurement, voltages having opposite phases are output from the driving circuits in the reset period and the charge transfer period, and it is determined whether or not the output voltage of the amplifier circuit in the charge transfer period is included in a normal range. | 09-10-2015 |
20150256166 | VOLTAGE SELECTION CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - The highest voltage of a power supply voltage, a ground potential, and a signal voltage is output as a selection voltage from a terminal on the output side. In this case, terminals on the input side and the terminal on the output side are connected to each other through MOS transistors in the ON state. Therefore, it is possible to suppress a voltage drop due to a parasitic diode of each MOS transistor. | 09-10-2015 |
Gou Asao, Osaka JP
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20100030453 | Cetane Number Detection Means and Engine Having the Cetane Number Detection Means - A cetane number detection means in which an angular velocity detection means ( | 02-04-2010 |
Haruhiko Asao, Tokyo JP
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20110281134 | SPUTTERING TARGET FOR FORMING WIRING FILM OF FLAT PANEL DISPLAY - A copper alloy wiring film of a flat panel display of the present invention and a sputtering target for forming the same have a composition including Mg: 0.1 to 5 atom %; either one or both of Mn and Al: 0.1 to 11 atom % in total; and Cu and inevitable impurities as the balance, and if necessary, may be further including P: 0.001 to 0.1 atom %. | 11-17-2011 |
20150136595 | SPUTTERING TARGET FOR FORMING WIRING FILM OF FLAT PANEL DISPLAY - A copper alloy wiring film of a flat panel display of the present invention and a sputtering target for forming the same have a composition including Mg: 0.1 to 5 atom %; either one or both of Mn and Al: 0.1 to 11 atom % in total; and Cu and inevitable impurities as the balance, and if necessary, may be further including P: 0.001 to 0.1 atom %. | 05-21-2015 |
Hideaki Asao, Higashiomi-Shi JP
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20130069187 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE - It is an object to provide a photoelectric conversion device with high photoelectric conversion efficiency. The photoelectric conversion device includes an electrode layer, and a light absorbing layer located on the electrode layer. The light absorbing layer is comprised of a plurality of stacked semiconductor layers containing a chalcopyrite-based compound semiconductor. The semiconductor layers contain oxygen. A molar concentration of the oxygen in surfaces and their vicinities of the semiconductor layers where the semiconductor layers are stacked on each other is higher than average molar concentrations of the oxygen in the semiconductor layers. | 03-21-2013 |
Hideaki Asao, Kyotanabe-Shi JP
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20140014177 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE - It is an object of the present invention to improve photoelectric conversion efficiency in a photoelectric conversion device. The photoelectric conversion device according to the present invention uses a polycrystalline semiconductor layer including a plurality of semiconductor particles coupled together as a light-absorbing layer, each of the semiconductor particles including a group I-III-VI compound, each of the semiconductor particles having a higher composition ratio PI of a group I-B element to a group III-B element in a surface portion thereof than that in a central portion thereof. | 01-16-2014 |
20140345693 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A photoelectric conversion device and a method for producing a photoelectric conversion device are disclosed. The photoelectric conversion device includes a light-absorbing layer. The light-absorbing layer contains a chalcopyrite-based compound, and has a peak intensity ratio I | 11-27-2014 |
Hideo Asao, Tokyo JP
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20100212070 | SEAM FORMING DEVICE, AND SEAM FORMING METHOD - To provide a seam of attractive appearance in which tightening force is increased and raveling are prevented drastically. A seam ( | 08-26-2010 |
20110083596 | SEWING MACHINE - The present invention provides a sewing machine that can perform zigzag sewing a cylindrical sewn article. | 04-14-2011 |
Hideo Asao, Chofu-Shi JP
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20130081563 | TWO-NEEDLE SEWING MACHINE AND TWO-NEEDLE SEWING MACHINE STITCH FORMING METHOD - Disclosed is a two-needle sewing machine that improves strength in a convex curve part by bringing a pair of stitches close together when sewing an item. A two-needle sewing machine includes a bed part; a column part; an arm part; a needle shaft that is disposed on the leading part of the arm part; two sewing needles that are attached to the needle shaft; two horizontal hooks that catch the respective needle thread loops of the two sewing needles; and a conveyor member that conveys a material to be sewn in a direction approximately orthogonal to the bed part. On the two-needle sewing machine, the sewing needle, which is positioned in a location distant from the column part, is disposed closer to the conveyance side of the material to be sewn than the sewing needle that is positioned in a location closer to the column part. | 04-04-2013 |
Kazuhiro Asao, Mie JP
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20080220653 | BULB SOCKET AND AN ASSEMBLING METHOD THEREFOR - A frame-shaped cover ( | 09-11-2008 |
Kazuhisa Asao, Osaka JP
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20110058788 | RECORDING/PLAYBACK DEVICE - A recording/playback device enables the user to grasp at a glance the overview of titles of recorded television programs and immediately select and playback a desired scene without being required to set chapters in advance. When a display device displays a recorded television program, the recording/playback device splits the recorded television program of one title into equal time segments, creates time-sequentially thumbnails positioned approximately at the split points, and arranges them in a list to display them on the screen. I-picture frame data temporally closest to the split points is used to create thumbnails in order to speed up the playback. Time information is displayed together with each thumbnail. When the user selects any thumbnail, the television program is played back starting from that segment. In such a way of displaying, the user can see at a glance what scenes are recorded in the television program without being required to give chapters. | 03-10-2011 |
Kazuki Asao, Kobe-Shi JP
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20150093754 | ANALYZER, ANALYZING METHOD, AND TIP CONTAINER - Disclosed is an analyzer comprising: a liquid container mounting section in which a liquid container are set; a container mounting section in which at least one tip container accommodating a plurality of pipette tips is set; a cover detecting section that detects a presence of a cover mounted on the tip container; a dispensing section that equips a pipette tip accommodated in the tip container and dispenses a quantity of liquid from the liquid container to a reaction container via the equipped pipette tip; a detecting section that interrogate a property of the liquid; and a controller programmed to prohibit a process of equipping the pipette tip by the dispensing section when the cover on the tip container is detected, and permits the process when no cover is detected. | 04-02-2015 |
20150114140 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING POSITION OF ASPIRATOR AND SAMPLE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a method for adjusting a position of an aspirator in a sample processing apparatus, the sample processing apparatus comprising the aspirator configured to aspirate a sample or a reagent from a container and a capacitance sensor connected to the aspirator to detect change in capacitance, the method comprising: moving the aspirator above a position adjustment part which is electrically conductive and which is disposed at a predetermined position; obtaining capacitance detected by the capacitance sensor while moving the aspirator; and setting reference position information indicating a reference position of the aspirator based on change in the obtained capacitance. | 04-30-2015 |
Kazunari Asao, Hitachinaka JP
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20080201091 | Sample electrification measurement method and charged particle beam apparatus - The present invention has the object of providing a charged particle beam irradiation method ideal for reducing the focus offset, magnification fluctuation and measurement length error in charged particle beam devices. | 08-21-2008 |
20100294929 | Sample Electrification Measurement Method and Charged Particle Beam Apparatus - The present invention has the object of providing charged particle beam irradiation method ideal for reducing the focus offset, magnification fluctuation and measurement length error in charged particle beam devices. To achieve these objects, a method is disclosed in the invention for measuring the electrical potential distribution on the sample with a static electrometer while loaded by a loader mechanism. Another method is disclosed for measuring the local electrical charge at specified points on the sample, and isolating and measuring the wide area electrostatic charge quantity from those local electrostatic charges. Yet another method is disclosed for correcting the measurement length value or magnification based on fluctuations found by measuring the amount of electrostatic charge at the specified points under at least two charged particle optical conditions, and then using a charged particle beam to measure fluctuations in measurement dimensions occurring due to fluctuations in the electrostatic charge at the specified locations. | 11-25-2010 |
Kazunari Asao, Tokai JP
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20120061566 | SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE - An object of the present invention is to provide a scanning electron microscope suitable for monitoring apparatus conditions of the microscope itself, irrespective of the presence of charge-up, specimen inclination, and the like. In order to achieve the object, proposed is a scanning electron microscope including a function to monitor the apparatus conditions on the basis of information obtained with an electron beam reflected before reaching a specimen. Specifically, for example, while applying a negative voltage to the specimen to reflect the electron beam before the electron beam reaches the specimen, and simultaneously supplying a predetermined signal to a deflector for alignment, the scanning electron microscope monitors changes of the detected positions of the reflected electrons of the electron beam. If the above-mentioned predetermined signal is under the condition where an alignment is properly performed, the changes of the detected positions of the electrons reflect deviation of an axis. | 03-15-2012 |
20120119087 | CHARGED-PARTICLE MICROSCOPE - A charged-particle-beam device is characterized in having a control value for an aligner coil ( | 05-17-2012 |
20130206986 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS - There is proposed a charged particle beam apparatus including: a plurality of noise removal filters that remove noise of an electrical signal; a measurement unit that measures the contrast-to-noise ratio after applying one of the noise removal filters; and a determination unit that determines a magnitude relationship between the contrast-to-noise ratio measured by the measurement unit and a threshold value set in advance. | 08-15-2013 |
20140197313 | CHARGED-PARTICLE MICROSCOPE - A charged-particle-beam device is characterized in having a control value for an aligner coil ( | 07-17-2014 |
Kazunari Asao, Naka JP
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20130343649 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - In order to solve the problem that the resolution of a back-scattered electron image without a contrast difference between materials with close atomic numbers is low, an image processing apparatus that performs an image process on a back-scattered electron image as an input image includes: a material peak detection unit that determines a peak luminance value with a peak of a frequency of a luminance histogram based on a luminance value obtained for each measurement position by using the input image as an input and information about material-dependent back-scattered electron generation efficiency, and that outputs the peak luminance value for each material; and an image information adjustment unit that emphasizes a material-dependent contrast on the basis of the input image and the peak luminance value for each material. | 12-26-2013 |
Kei Asao, Osaka JP
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20120098601 | AMPLIFYING CIRCUIT - When an output voltage from the amplifying circuit includes a positive DC voltage, an electric current continuously flows in a power source voltage, a load, and a reference voltage in this order. As a result, the reference voltage increases so as to be a first threshold voltage or more. The detecting section detects that the reference voltage is the first threshold voltage or more. When the output voltage from the amplifying circuit includes a negative DC voltage, an electric current continuously flows in the reference voltage, the load, a grounding potential in this order. As a result, the reference voltage reduces so as to be a second threshold voltage or less. The detecting section detects that the reference voltage is the second threshold voltage or less. | 04-26-2012 |
20120293256 | SWITCHING AMPLIFIER - When a switching amplifier transitions into a power-off state, a switch is turned off and a power supply controller forcibly discharges a capacitor and forcibly reduces a reference potential with respect to a second power supply voltage. Since a logic power supply voltage reduces by the same amount as the reference potential, the logic power supply voltage from a viewpoint of the reference potential is fixed. A constant current circuit reduces a constant current according to the reduction in the reference potential with respect to the second power supply voltage, and reduces a first electric current and a second electric current. Before the logic power supply voltage from the viewpoint of the reference potential reduces, the first electric current and the second electric current are reduced, and an operation of a pulse generating unit can be ended in a normal state. | 11-22-2012 |
Kimihiko Asao, Toyota JP
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20100014940 | Bolt, the axial force of which is to be determined by a supersonic wave, and a method for the manufacturing thereof - The object of the present invention is to provide a bolt, the axial force of which can be measured by a supersonic wave, or the like, with high accuracy and which can be manufactured in a shortened process. | 01-21-2010 |
Koji Asao, Kawagoe-Shi JP
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20130016851 | PSEUDONOISE GENERATION DEVICE AND PSEUDONOISE GENERATION METHODAANM Asao; KojiAACI Kawagoe-shiAACO JPAAGP Asao; Koji Kawagoe-shi JPAANM Tanaka; JunichiAACI Kawagoe-shiAACO JPAAGP Tanaka; Junichi Kawagoe-shi JP - A determination part specifies the road width upon which the vehicle CR is traveling based on the current position of a vehicle CR detected by a position detection part, referring to road width information in a storage part. The part determines an arrival ranges for pseudonoise being outputted outside the vehicle based on the specified road width. Subsequently, a control part determines audio volume settings for pseudonoise from left and right speakers of a pseudonoise generation part, based on the determined arrival range. As a result, pseudonoise at audio volumes corresponding to the audio volume settings is outputted outside the vehicle from the speakers of the part. Thus, the output of the pseudo engine noise is properly controlled with in consideration for the presence of the possible subject to be warned in a variety of surroundings changed depending on the classification of the road. | 01-17-2013 |
Koji Asao, Tomioka JP
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20130016218 | GENERATION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE-EVOCATIVE SOUND AND GENERATION METHOD FOR VEHICLE-EVOCATIVE SOUNDAANM Asao; KojiAACI TomiokaAACO JPAAGP Asao; Koji Tomioka JPAANM Tanaka; JunichiAACI KumagayaAACO JPAAGP Tanaka; Junichi Kumagaya JP - Based on the current position of a vehicle MV detected by a position detection part | 01-17-2013 |
Kosuke Asao, Wako-Shi JP
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20110266012 | BEACH CLEANER - There is provided a beach cleaner which can excellently screen out sand scraped up on a trash withdrawing member with requiring neither a meandering motion nor a sand removing work. | 11-03-2011 |
20120285711 | BEACH CLEANER - A beach cleaner has a frame formed by a longitudinal member and a lateral member, a ski member that is secured to a front portion of the frame and grounded to a sand surface GL, a trailing target portion that is trailed by a trailing vehicle, a separator that is provided at a front lower portion of the frame and scrapes up trash from a sand area while separating the trash from sand, a trash withdrawing member that is provided to the frame at a rear side of the separator to collect the trash scraped up by the separator onto a mesh member, and a wheel at a rear side of the frame. The trash withdrawing member has a fixed withdrawing body that is located at a front end portion and fixed to the frame, and a swing withdrawing body. | 11-15-2012 |
Kosuke Asao, Saitama JP
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20100071918 | Beach-cleaning system for separating litter from sand, trailer incorporating same, and method of using same - A box-shaped beach-cleaning trailer is configured to be loaded with, and collectively carry beach-cleaning equipment and a litter collection station. The beach-cleaning equipment are towed by a vehicle to collect litter on the sands. The litter collected by the beach-cleaning equipment is collected in the litter collection station. The trailer includes a pair of rail members disposed on upper edges of the respective opposite side wall portions such that the rail members face each other with an opening therebetween. A sieve unit is detachably mounted on the rail members, and is configured to move a back-and-forth direction along the rail members. The sieve unit is moved in a back-and-forth direction manually; or by using a driving mechanism including a drive wheel, a driven wheel, and a connecting rod arranged between the sieve unit and the driven wheel, for separating colleted litter of various sizes from sand. | 03-25-2010 |
Masahiro Asao, Tokyo JP
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20130070643 | NETWORK SELECTION SUPPORTING METHOD AND NETWORK SELECTION SUPPORTING APPARATUS - To support selection of a communication system of a network applied to an FA system of a user, a network selection supporting method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a condition displaying step of displaying, on a condition input screen, one or a plurality of selection conditions set in advance related to the communication system of the network applied to the FA system, a condition receiving step of receiving an input of a selection condition desired by the user among the selection conditions displayed on the condition input screen, a communication system searching step of searching through a communication system database and finding a communication system matching the input selection condition, and a communication system list displaying step of displaying a search result of the communication system on the communication system list display screen as a list. | 03-21-2013 |
Masaya Asao, Ebina-Shi JP
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20090061322 | ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND ELECTRODE STRUCTURE HAVING THE ELECTRODE MATERIAL - The electrode material for a lithium secondary battery according to the present invention includes particles of a solid state alloy having silicon as a main component, wherein the particles of the solid state alloy have a microcrystal or amorphous material including an element other than silicon, dispersed in microcrystalline silicon or amorphized silicon. The solid state alloy preferably contains a pure metal or a solid solution. The composition of the alloy preferably has an element composition in which the alloy is completely mixed in a melted liquid state, whereby the alloy has a single phase in a melted liquid state without presence of two or more phases. The element composition can be determined by the kind of elements constituting the alloy and an atomic ratio of the elements. | 03-05-2009 |
Masaya Asao, Yokohama-Shi JP
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20100183828 | PIGMENT DISPERSION AND INKJET RECORDING MEDIUM USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a pigment dispersion having an inorganic pigment dispersed therein, characterized in that a metal compound adheres to the inorganic pigment and a metal ion concentration of the metal compound in the pigment dispersion does not exceed 0.05 mol/L. | 07-22-2010 |
20100291325 | RECORDING MEDIUM - A recording medium includes a substrate and at least two ink receiving layers formed on the substrate. In the recording medium, an uppermost ink receiving layer of the at least two ink receiving layers has a dry coated amount of 5 g/m | 11-18-2010 |
20110059298 | SURFACE-MODIFIED INORGANIC PIGMENT, COLORED SURFACE-MODIFIED INORGANIC PIGMENT, RECORDING MEDIUM AND PRODUCTION PROCESSES THEREOF, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND RECORDED IMAGE - The invention relates to a surface-treated inorganic pigment which has an inorganic pigment having acid function and an amorphous body located on the surface of the inorganic pigment having acid function and formed by at least a divalent or higher-valent metal and an anion component in a state where the inorganic pigment and the amorphous body do not chemically bond to each other, and which does not exhibit acid function. | 03-10-2011 |
20110298879 | RECORDING MEDIUM - The invention provides a recording medium capable of inhibiting conspicuousness of scratches attached to the recording medium and preventing the occurrence of density unevenness in an image. The recording medium has a substrate and an ink receiving layer provided on the substrate, wherein substrate is a resin-coated substrate obtained by coating a base material with a resin, and wherein Ra2 is 0.3 μm or more and 2.5 μm or less and Ra1-Ra2 is 2.0 μm or more, where Ra1 is an arithmetic average roughness of a surface of the substrate son the side of the ink receiving layer as prescribed by JIS B 0601:2001 and Ra2 is an arithmetic average roughness of the outermost surface of the recording medium as prescribed by JIS B 0601:2001. | 12-08-2011 |
20110300315 | RECORDING MEDIUM - The invention provides a recording medium capable of inhibiting cracks and also inhibiting peeling off of an ink receiving layer upon folding of the recording medium. The recording medium has a substrate and an ink receiving layer provided on the substrate, wherein the substrate is a resin-coated substrate obtained by coating a base material with a resin, the arithmetic average roughness Ra of a surface of the substrate on the side of the ink receiving layer as prescribed by JIS B 0601:2001 is 3.0 μm or more, the skewness Rsk of a roughness curve of the surface of the substrate as prescribed by JIS B 0601:2001 is 0.2 or less, and the coating thickness of the ink receiving layer is 50 μm or less. | 12-08-2011 |
20110300316 | RECORDING MEDIUM - The invention provides a recording medium capable of inhibiting occurrence of undertrapping, lowering the visibility of scratches on the outermost surface of the recording medium and inhibiting occurrence of a mottled pattern when recording is conducted. The recording medium has a substrate and an ink receiving layer provided on the substrate, wherein the arithmetic average roughness Ra of the outermost surface of the recording medium as prescribed by JIS B 0601:2001 is 1.1 μm or more and 2.5 μm or less, and the skewness Rsk of a roughness curve of the outermost surface of the recording medium as prescribed by JIS B 0601:2001 is 0.1 or less. | 12-08-2011 |
20110300317 | RECORDING MEDIUM - A recording medium includes an ink-receiving layer formed by applying a coating liquid onto at least one surface of a substrate and drying the coating liquid, the coating liquid containing hydrated alumina and a binder, in which the hydrated alumina in the coating liquid has an average particle size of 100 nm to 250 nm, the surface of the ink-receiving layer has an arithmetic average roughness Ra of 0.8 μm to 2.5 μm, the arithmetic average roughness Ra being specified by JIS B0601:2001, and the surface of the ink-receiving layer has a specular gloss at 60° of 10.0% or less, the specular gloss at 60° being specified by JIS Z8741. | 12-08-2011 |
20130011584 | RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is a recording medium including an ink-receiving layer containing an inorganic pigment and a binder on at least one surface of a substrate. The ink-receiving layer contains a compound including zirconium, silicon, and at least one element selected from Group 2 and Group 3 elements of the periodic table. | 01-10-2013 |
20130330487 | RECORDING MEDIUM - There is provided a recording medium including a substrate and an ink-receiving layer formed on at least one surface of the substrate, wherein the ink-receiving layer contains an inorganic pigment, a binder, and a compound containing aluminum, silicon, and at least one element selected from Group 2 and 3 elements of the periodic table, and the compound content is in the range of 0.1 mass % to 30 mass % relative to the inorganic pigment content. | 12-12-2013 |
Masaya Asao, Kyoto JP
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20100323098 | ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY, ELECTRODE STRUCTURAL BODY COMPRISING SAID ELECTRODE MATERIAL, RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY HAVING SAID ELECTRODE STRUCTURAL BODY, PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SAID ELECTRODE STRUCTURAL BODY, AND PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SAID RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY - An electrode material for a rechargeable lithium battery, characterized in that said electrode material comprises a fine powder of a silicon-based material whose principal component is silicon element, said fine powder having an average particle size (R) in a range of 0.1 μm≦R<0.5 μm. An electrode structural body for a rechargeable lithium battery, having an electrode material layer comprising said silicon-based material fine powder. A rechargeable lithium battery whose anode comprising said electrode structural body. | 12-23-2010 |
Mitsunari Asao, Kuwana-Shi JP
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20090190873 | Sealing member for use in rolling bearing and rolling bearing - A sealing member, for sealing urea compound-containing grease enclosed in a rolling bearing, in which an elastic body deteriorates to a low extent when the rolling bearing is subjected to a high temperature and which is capable of maintaining a preferable sealing performance for a long time and excellent in reliability and durability. | 07-30-2009 |
Mitsunari Asao, Mie JP
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20090232432 | Lubricating grease and lubricating grease-enclosed roller bearing - The present invention provides lubricating grease which is excellent in durability at a high temperature, restrains a reaction from occurring between fluorine and steel, and has a long life; and a rolling bearing in which the lubricating grease is enclosed. The lubricating grease contains perfluoropolyether oil as a base oil thereof and fluorocarbon resin powder as a thickener thereof. The lubricating grease further contains an additive containing a substance capable of forming a film on a metal surface. The substance is a diurea compound having an —NH— bond in a molecular structure thereof, an organic-acid metal salt such as sodium sebacate, molybdate such as potassium molybdate or sodium molybdate, or a bismuth-containing compound such as bismuth sulfate. The rolling bearing has an inner ring and an outer ring disposed concentrically with each other, a plurality of rolling elements interposed between the inner ring and the outer ring, and a retainer dividedly holding the rolling elements. The lubricating grease is enclosed on the periphery of the rolling elements. | 09-17-2009 |
20130276563 | GREASE COMPOSITION, GREASE-PACKED BEARING, UNIVERSAL JOINT AND LINEAR MOTION DEVICE - The present invention provides a grease composition which contains a small amount (not more than 0.06 wt %) of molybdenum and yet is capable of achieving an excellent low friction property when mechanical parts in which the grease composition has been packed are operated under a severe sliding condition in which they are subjected to a high speed and a high contact pressure. The present invention also provides a bearing, a universal joint, and a linear motion device in which the grease composition of the present invention is packed. A grease composition ( | 10-24-2013 |
Mizuho Asao, Saitama JP
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20100002412 | Vehicle meter - A vehicle meter is provided including a dial | 01-07-2010 |
Osamu Asao, Kyoto JP
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20090068614 | Dental polishing article which contains spherical resin particles - The present invention provides a dental polishing article having excellent polishability, which can polish dental composite resin, porcelain, dental restorative and prosthetic materials and teeth at a low cost, conveniently in a short time. More specifically, the present invention provides a dental polishing article which comprises a polishing portion formed by compounding polishing grains in an elastomer binder, and the polishing portion further comprising spherical resin particles. | 03-12-2009 |
20150230883 | DENTAL POLISHING INSTRUMENT - An object of the present invention is to provide a dental polishing instrument that causes no clogging, that prevents occurrence of any secondary flaw, that is excellent in the polishing property, and that can provide high gloss in a short time period, for a dental prosthetic appliance difficult to polish. Another object thereof is to provide a dental polishing instrument that enables easy discharge of polishing sludge while that simultaneously shows sufficient strength. A dental polishing instrument according to the present invention can suppress clogging and occurrence of any secondary flaw due to the polishing sludge and can efficiently polish by forming a polishing abrasive grain layer including polishing abrasive grains and a resin material, into protrusions on the surface of a base material thereof and by disposing the protrusions on the base material. | 08-20-2015 |
Osamu Asao, Minamikawachi-Gun JP
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20100248182 | Carbide bar for dental rotary instrument - This invention discloses a carbide bar for a dental rotary instrument which eliminates defects of the prior art. In the prior art, blades of the carbide bar are twisting on to rightward from a bottom to a top portion and this twisting offers some inconvenience such as detaching connection between hand piece and the bar during rotation work and stacking of cutting dusts for ill efficiency. This invention has now developed a new method for the blades, which should be twisted leftward from the bottom to the top to clear the submitted inconvenience. | 09-30-2010 |
Satoru Asao, Osaka-Shi JP
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20130278650 | COLOR IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - In the present display device, LEDs are controlled to be lit up in an alternating manner where BG-LEDs ( | 10-24-2013 |
Shigeharu Asao, Yokohama JP
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20080309651 | DRIVE CONTROL CIRCUIT DEVICE FOR FLAT PANEL DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided is a technology related to a PDP apparatus and capable of realizing the efficiency improvement in the processing of a control circuit including the processing between a control circuit (waveform generating circuit unit) and a non-volatile memory (waveform ROM). In a control circuit of a PDP apparatus, an SFM (serial flash memory) is used as a non-volatile memory, and waveform decoding data and a waveform decoding address set are stored as a first waveform in the SFM. An LSI (waveform generating circuit LSI) stores the data from the waveform decoding data in a first SRAM in an internal SRAM unit and stores the data corresponding to one reading cycle (for example one SF) selected from the waveform decoding address set in a second SRAM in the internal SRAM unit. | 12-18-2008 |
Shigeharu Asao, Kawasaki JP
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20080278418 | PLASMA DISPLAY APPARATUS AND A METHOD OF DRIVING THE PLASMA DISPLAY APPARATUS - A method of driving a PDP apparatus to sufficiently suppress the background light emission and improve the dark room contrast, in which first electrodes and second electrodes are arranged adjacently, a first display line is formed between one side of the second electrode and the first electrode adjacent thereto, a second display line is formed between the other side of the second electrode and the first electrode adjacent thereto, and the interlaced display that displays the first display line and the second display line alternately in different fields is performed, has been disclosed, wherein the reset voltage that directly relates to the intensity of the background light emission is varied according to the number of times of sustain discharges, the display conditions, and so on, in each subfield and the reset discharge is caused to occur with the minimum voltage in each subfield. | 11-13-2008 |
20120075276 | Plasma display apparatus and method of driving the plasma display apparatus - A plasma display apparatus and method are provided. The plasma display apparatus includes a plasma display panel in which first electrodes and second electrodes are arranged adjacently and third electrodes are arranged to cross the first and second electrodes. The method for driving a plasma display apparatus in which first electrodes and second electrodes are arranged adjacently and third electrodes are arranged to cross the first and second electrodes and in which one field comprises subfields having a reset period followed by an address period and a sustain period includes in a reset period, applying to second electrodes a voltage of a first waveform in which an applied voltage value increases according to a lapse of time and applying to second electrodes a voltage of a second waveform in which an applied voltage value decreases according to a lapse of time. | 03-29-2012 |
20140022224 | METHOD FOR DRIVING PLAZMA DISPLAY PANEL - A method is provided for driving a plasma display panel having parallel first and second electrodes, third electrodes crossing the first and second electrodes, and discharge cells with electrodes crossing mutually in the form of a matrix. The method includes a reset period during which distribution of wall charges in the discharge cells is uniformed, an addressing period during which wall charges are produced in the discharge cells according to display data, and a sustain discharge period during which sustain discharge is induced in discharge cells in which wall charges are produced during the addressing period. The driving method includes during the reset period, in lines defined by the first and second electrodes, applying a first pulse, in which an applied voltage varies with time to induce first discharge, and applying a second pulse in which an applied voltage varies with time to induce second discharge as an erase discharge. | 01-23-2014 |
20140306944 | METHOD OF DRIVING A PLASMA DISPLAY APPARATUS - A method of driving a plasma display apparatus in which first electrodes and second electrodes are arranged adjacently and third electrodes are arranged to cross the first and second electrodes and in which one field comprises plural subfields having a reset period followed by an address period and a sustain period is provided. The method includes in the reset period in at least two of the subfields, applying a first waveform having a voltage that gradually increases in time to a first reached voltage to the second electrodes, and thereafter, applying a second waveform having a voltage that gradually decreases in time to the second electrodes, wherein the first reached voltages applied in at least two subfields of the subfields are different. | 10-16-2014 |
Shigeharu Asao, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20120032602 | Method for driving plasma display panel - A method for driving a plasma display panel in which a plurality of first and second electrodes are arranged adjacently each other, a plurality of third electrodes are arranged to cross the first and second electrodes, the plasma display panel having a reset period, an address period, and a sustain discharge period is provided. The method includes in the reset period, applying to the second electrodes a first waveform voltage, whose applied potential increases with time, then applying to the second electrodes a second waveform voltage, whose applied potential decreases with time. The method includes when applying the first waveform voltage, a first constant voltage is applied to the first electrodes, and a second constant voltage higher than the first constant voltage is applied to the third electrodes and when applying the second waveform voltage, a third constant voltage is applied to the first electrodes, and a fourth constant voltage lower than the third constant voltage is applied to the third electrodes. | 02-09-2012 |
20140300590 | METHOD FOR DRIVING PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A method is provided for driving a plasma display panel having parallel first and second electrodes, third electrodes crossing the first and second electrodes, and discharge cells with electrodes crossing mutually in the form of a matrix. The method includes a reset period during which distribution of wall charges in the discharge cells is uniformed, an addressing period during which wall charges are produced in the discharge cells according to display data, and a sustain discharge period during which sustain discharge is induced in discharge cells in which wall charges are produced during the addressing period. The driving method includes during the reset period, in lines defined by the first and second electrodes, applying a first pulse, in which an applied voltage varies with time to induce first discharge, and applying a second pulse in which an applied voltage varies with time to induce second discharge as an erase discharge. | 10-09-2014 |
Shinichirou Asao, Ichihara-Shi JP
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20110165416 | 4-METHYL-1-PENTENE POLYMER, RESIN COMPOSITION CONTAINING 4-METHYL-1-PENTENE POLYMER, MASTERBATCH THEREOF, AND FORMED PRODUCT THEREOF - [Object] To provide a resin composition with excellent mold releasability and blocking resistance. | 07-07-2011 |
20140248488 | 4-METHYL-1-PENTENE POLYMER, RESIN COMPOSITION CONTAINING 4-METHYL-1-PENTENE POLYMER, MASTERBATCH THEREOF, AND FORMED PRODUCT THEREOF - [Object] To provide a resin composition with excellent mold releasability and blocking resistance. | 09-04-2014 |
Shinji Asao, Tokyo JP
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20120301610 | METHOD OF PRODUCING GLASS PREFORM AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A method of producing a glass preform by depositing silica powder that contains silica particles on a starting material includes a transferring step, a disaggregating step, and a depositing step. The transferring step includes transferring the silica powder. The disaggregating step includes disaggregating and dispersing agglomerates of the silica particles contained in the silica powder while being transferred in the transferring step. The depositing step includes depositing the silica powder, which is transferred and is obtained by disaggregating and dispersing the agglomerates of the silica particles, on the starting material. | 11-29-2012 |
Shinobu Asao, Osaka JP
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20090187897 | COMPILING METHOD AND COMPILING PROGRAM - The compiling method and compiling program which can delete a redundantly generated function, regardless of whether or not a class object is generated and whether or not calling is performed is a compiling method for converting an input program written in an object-oriented language and having at least one class into an object program, and which includes: a virtual inheritance analyzing step of analyzing whether or not each class in the input program is defined by virtual inheritance; a special function consolidating step of generating a code which consolidates at least one of plural constructors and plural destructors of the class, in the case where, as a result of the analysis in the virtual inheritance analyzing step, the class is not defined by virtual inheritance; and a generating step of generating an object program including the code generated in the special function consolidating step. | 07-23-2009 |
20110202906 | COMPILING METHOD AND COMPILING PROGRAM - A compiling method for translating an input program to an object program enables a user to easily ascertain how the input program and the object program are affected by designation of a plurality of extended language specifications. The compiling method includes: analyzing, in the case where the plurality of extended language specifications are designated in the input program, the designated plurality of extended language specifications, to determine which part of the input program is affected by the designated plurality of extended language specifications; and outputting information about the part, together with the object program. | 08-18-2011 |
Tadayoshi Asao, Yokkaichi-City JP
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20120312595 | WIRING HARNESS ARRANGEMENT STRUCTURE - Core shield pipes and one collectively encasing braided shield tube are fixed and electrically connected using a metal bracket and a metal clamp. The metal bracket has two semi-circular members formed by dividing a circular plate sized to be covered by the collectively encasing braided shield tube into two parts. Semi-circular pipe insertion grooves are provided side by side at intervals on facing sides of the semi-circular members to face each other and the core shield pipes are inserted respectively into the pipe insertion grooves. The collectively encasing braided shield tube is mounted to cover the outer periphery of the metal bracket formed of the semi-circular members and the metal clamp is fastened to the outer periphery of the collectively encasing braided shield tube. | 12-13-2012 |
Takafumi Asao, Suita-City JP
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20150150488 | STRESS EVALUATION APPARATUS - In an evaluation process, a first muscle strength (i.e., muscle potential) of a first muscle responsible for a dorsiflexing action of the ankle joint of a leg manipulating an accelerator pedal is acquired using a first muscle potential sensor. A second muscle strength (i.e., muscle potential) of a second muscle responsible for a plantarflexing action of the ankle joint of the leg manipulating the accelerator pedal is acquired using a second muscle potential sensor. Then, on the basis of time-series variation of each of the muscle potentials acquired using the first and second muscle potential sensors, a synchronous activity level is calculated as an evaluation index. When the difference between the evaluation index and an evaluation standard pre-determined is not less than a prescribed value, it is evaluated that an occupant of a vehicle feels stress as a result of manipulating an in-vehicle information apparatus while driving the vehicle. | 06-04-2015 |
Takafumi Asao, Yamatokoriyama-City JP
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20140088452 | STRESS EVALUATION APPARATUS, STRESS EVALUATION METHOD AND STRESS EVALUATION PROGRAM - A stress evaluation apparatus, a stress evaluation method, and a program for evaluating stress received by an operator during when an in-vehicle device is operated by an upper limb are provided. The apparatus includes a detection sensor, a calculation process portion and an evaluation portion. The detection sensor detects a muscle potential of a measuring object muscle of the operator. The calculation process portion receives time series information of the muscle potential to calculate strength information. The evaluation portion compares the strength information with an evaluation standard to make an evaluation of stress of the operator. The method includes detecting a muscle potential of a measuring object muscle, receiving time series information of the muscle potential to calculate strength information, and comparing the strength information with an evaluation standard to evaluate stress. A medium storing a computer-executable program that causes a computer to perform the above-described method is provided. | 03-27-2014 |
Takahiro Asao, Yokkaichi-City JP
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20110094767 | STUD BOLT ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX EQUIPPED WITH STUD BOLT ASSEMBLY - A stud bolt assembly can couple two electrical conductive members to each other with stability and reliability in connection while avoiding breakage and deformation of the members upon coupling them to each other and an electrical junction box equipped with the stud bolt assembly. Electrical conductive member | 04-28-2011 |
20110094792 | ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX - To provide an electrical junction box equipped with a bracket having a new structure that can stably and strongly secure the electrical junction box to a vehicle body to exert sufficient strength against an external force applied by bolt-fastening of a terminal hardware in an external wiring. A separate bracket attaches an electrical junction box main body to a vehicle body side support member. The separate bracket is provided with latch portions. Fixing positions between the latch portions and the electrical junction box main body are set on both sides of bolt connecting sections along the vehicle body side support member. | 04-28-2011 |
20110094793 | ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX - A new electrical junction box in which even if a plurality of bolts are connected to external electrical cables, an external electrical power supply cable from a jump starter can be surely connected to a target connecting bolt, thereby avoiding a problem of an error in coupling by a simple structure. A coupling error check wall is provided around an alternator connecting bolt. An alligator clip for jump starting is prevented to be connected to the alternator connecting bolt. The alligator clip for jump starting is permitted to be connected to a battery connecting bolt. | 04-28-2011 |
20110094794 | ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX - An electrical junction box having a in which a plurality of connecting bolts are juxtaposed on a bolt support section and that exerts excellent strength to realize a reinforcing structure without interfering with mounting of a connecting plate onto the connecting bolts. Inserting slits are provided in a peripheral wall and a proximal end of a partition wall. A connecting plate is previously disposed through the slits on one surface of a bolt support section. A plurality of connecting bolts are attached to the bolt support section so that the bolt support section bridges the plural connecting bolts. | 04-28-2011 |
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Takahiro Asao, Mie JP
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20140352766 | SOLAR CELL MODULE - According to one embodiment, a solar cell module includes: a casing including a wall; a box made of a resin and attached to the casing, the box including a terminal accommodating part; a cable configured to connect an external part, an end part of the cable introduced to the box; and a terminal fitting, accommodated in the terminal accommodating part, the terminal fitting connected to the cable and an output conductor, wherein: the wall is formed with a first opening for attaching the box from an outer surface side; the terminal accommodating part is formed with a second opening at a position opposed to the wall; and the second opening faces an inner part of the casing through the first opening when the box is attached to the casing. | 12-04-2014 |
Takahiro Asao, Osaka JP
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20130220533 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOUND, PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE, AND WAFER TREATMENT METHOD - The present invention aims to provide an adhesive composition which has high initial adhesion and can strongly fix an adherend, while can be peeled off easily by light irradiation even after undergoing a high-temperature process at 200° C. or higher. The present invention also aims to provide an adhesive tape produced from the adhesive composition, and wafer treatment method using the adhesive composition. The present invention provides an adhesive composition including an adhesive component, a photoinitiator, and a silicone compound containing a functional group that is crosslinkable with the adhesive component. | 08-29-2013 |
20150217552 | WAFER PROCESSING METHOD - Provided is a method of treating a wafer in the state where the wafer is fixed on a support plate with an adhesive composition. Although the wafer is treated by a chemical, heating, or exothermic treatment, the method achieves sufficient adhesiveness during the step of treating a surface of the wafer and allows detachment of the support plate from the wafer without damaging the wafer or leaving the adhesive on the wafer after the wafer treating step. The method of treating a wafer of the present invention includes the steps of: fixing a wafer on a support plate via an adhesive composition containing a curable adhesive component to be crosslinked and cured by light irradiation or heating; crosslinking and curing the curable adhesive component by light irradiation or heating of the adhesive composition; treating a surface of the wafer fixed on the support plate by a chemical, heating, or exothermic treatment; and detaching the support plate from the treated wafer. | 08-06-2015 |
Takayuki Asao, Maebashi-Shi JP
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20100062053 | CHOLESTANOL DERIVATIVE FOR COMBINED USE - The invention provides a cancer chemotherapeutic agent which has fewer side effects and excellent efficacy. The cancer chemotherapeutic agent of the invention includes a cholestanol derivative represented by formula (1): | 03-11-2010 |
20120009251 | CHOLESTANOL DERIVATIVE FOR COMBINED USE - The invention provides a cancer chemotherapeutic agent which has fewer side effects and excellent efficacy. The cancer chemotherapeutic agent of the invention includes a cholestanol derivative represented by formula (1): | 01-12-2012 |
20120015025 | CHOLESTANOL DERIVATIVE FOR COMBINED USE - The invention provides a cancer chemotherapeutic agent which has fewer side effects and excellent efficacy. | 01-19-2012 |
20130101679 | CHOLESTANOL DERIVATIVE FOR COMBINED USE - The invention provides a cancer chemotherapeutic agent which has fewer side effects and excellent efficacy. The cancer chemotherapeutic agent of the invention includes a cholestanol derivative represented by formula (1): | 04-25-2013 |
20140178464 | CHOLESTANOL DERIVATIVE FOR COMBINED USE - The invention provides a cancer chemotherapeutic agent which has fewer side effects and excellent efficacy. The cancer chemotherapeutic agent of the invention includes a cholestanol derivative represented by formula (1): | 06-26-2014 |
20150374730 | CHOLESTANOL DERIVATIVE FOR COMBINED USE - The invention provides a cancer chemotherapeutic agent which has fewer side effects and excellent efficacy. The cancer chemotherapeutic agent of the invention includes a cholestanol derivative represented by formula (1): | 12-31-2015 |
Taro Asao, Kawasaki JP
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20100097601 | OPTICAL FIBER TRANSMISSION LINE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - A measurement apparatus for measuring an optical fiber transmission line used to connect to an opposite apparatus, the measurement apparatus includes a transmission part for generating a measurement packet used for measuring a length of a first and second optical fiber transmission line, and transmitting the measurement packet to the opposite apparatus through the first optical fiber transmission line, a reception part for detecting the measurement packet returned from the opposite apparatus that perform a loopback processing of the measurement packet through the second optical fiber transmission line, a calculation part for calculating a packet transmission time which is a processing time required from the generation of the measurement packet to the detection of the measurement packet, and a measurement part for performing a measurement control of the length of the first and second optical fiber transmission line based on the packet transmission time calculated by the calculation part. | 04-22-2010 |
20100111527 | DEGREE EXTENDING METHOD AND OPTICAL HUB NODE APPARATUS - An optical hub node apparatus can be configured to include N+1 or more route units ( | 05-06-2010 |
Tetsuji Asao, Tokorozawa JP
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20100059076 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF TOBACCO LEAF - A present invention provides a method for reducing harmful substances and carcinogenic substances contained in a tobacco leaf. According to the present invention, the harmful substances and the carcinogenic substances are removed beforehand by washing a shredded leaf with a solvent, so that the tobacco leaf having a small amount of the harmful substances and the carcinogenic substances contained therein is produced. The cigarette produced by such a method of the present invention reduces an amount of the harmful substances and an amount of the carcinogenic substances contained in primary smoke and second-hand smoke in a case of the tobacco smoking, and reduces an amount of the harmful substances and an amount of the carcinogenic substances to be taken into a body compared with a cigarette produced in a conventional manner. | 03-11-2010 |
Tomohiro Asao, Osaka JP
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20100159423 | Tactile Pin Display Apparatus - A tactile pin display apparatus comprises: tactile pins | 06-24-2010 |
Toshihiko Asao, Fujinomiya-City JP
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20110178506 | PROTECTOR - A protector which is used to cover a distal portion of a guide wire protruding from a distal opening of a tube body includes a first half body and a second half body which are movable between an open state and a closed state. Each of the first half body and the second half body includes a guide wire sandwiching and holding portion which mutually sandwich and hold the distal portion of the guide wire cooperatively in the closed state of the protector. Each of the first half body and the second half body also includes a tube body sandwiching and holding portion which mutually sandwich and hold the tube body cooperatively in the closed state of the protector. | 07-21-2011 |
Toshihiko Asao, Fujinomiya-Shi JP
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20130056387 | MEDICAL TRAY - To provide a medical tray which can be made more compact upon discarding, the medical tray has a bottom portion, a side wall provided along an outer periphery of the bottom portion, and a pair of side wall deformation guiding portions provided at opposing positions of the side wall for guiding the side wall when the side wall is deformed into a convex state toward the bottom portion. | 03-07-2013 |
Yasufumi Asao, Kyoto-Shi JP
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20120302866 | PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGING METHOD - A photoacoustic imaging apparatus includes a detector that outputs detection signals by detecting acoustic waves generated at surfaces and an inner portion of a sample by irradiating the sample with light; and a signal processing unit that generates image data using the detection signal. The signal processing unit calculates an average sound speed in the inner portion of the sample by using the detection signal of the acoustic wave generated at the surface of the sample and propagated through the inner portion of the sample, and generates the image data using the average sound speed and the detection signal of the acoustic wave generated at the inner portion of the sample. | 11-29-2012 |
20130160557 | ACOUSTIC WAVE ACQUIRING APPARATUS - Provided is a technique capable of changing resolution or an imaging area during imaging, in an acoustic wave acquiring apparatus using a Fabry-Perot probe. An acoustic wave acquiring apparatus includes a measurement light source emitting measurement light, a probe having a Fabry-Perot interferometer including a first mirror, upon the side of which the measurement light is incident, and a second mirror, upon the side of which an elastic wave from an object is incident, an optical system changing a beam diameter of the measurement light, a controller controlling change in the beam diameter performed by the optical system, a photosensor measuring a light intensity of the measurement light reflected on the Fabry-Perot interferometer, and a processor acquiring intensity of the elastic wave on the basis of change in the light intensity measured by the photosensor due to incidence of the elastic wave. | 06-27-2013 |
20130267823 | MEASURING APPARATUS - A measuring apparatus has a holding unit for holding an object, and a probe including a receiving element for receiving through the holding unit an acoustic wave generated by the object irradiated with light. The light is applied to an object surface held by the holding unit. The probe is arranged such that a direction of a normal to the object surface held by the holding unit is nonparallel to a direction in which the receiving element exhibits its highest reception sensitivity. | 10-10-2013 |
20140066743 | OBJECT INFORMATION ACQUIRING APPARATUS - An object information acquiring apparatus is used which includes a first light source outputting irradiation light delivered to an object, an output unit to which the irradiation light is guided and which includes an opening smaller than a wavelength of the irradiation light, a probe detecting an acoustic wave generated when the object absorbs near-field light output by the output unit, and a signal processing unit acquiring information on an interior of the object from the acoustic wave detected by the probe. | 03-06-2014 |
20140076055 | ACOUSTIC WAVE RECEIVING APPARATUS - Use of an acoustic wave receiving apparatus which includes: a resonator including a first mirror on which measurement light is incident, a second mirror which is arranged to face the first mirror and on which acoustic waves from an object are incident, an acoustic wave reception layer interposed between the first mirror and the second mirror, and a compensation layer; and a detector for detecting a variation in an optical path length between the first mirror and the second mirror that occurs in response to deformation of the acoustic wave reception layer caused by incidence of the acoustic waves, wherein the variation in the optical path length due to a film thickness distribution of the acoustic wave reception layer is compensated by refraction in the compensation layer. | 03-20-2014 |
20140118749 | ACOUSTIC SIGNAL RECEIVING APPARATUS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - There is used an acoustic signal receiving apparatus including a wavelength-tunable light source for irradiating measurement light, a controller for controlling a wavelength of the measurement light, a Fabry-Perot probe having a first mirror on a side where the measurement light enters, a second mirror on a side where an elastic wave from an object enters, and a spacer film positioned between the first and second mirrors and deforms in response to the elastic wave, an array photosensor for detecting a reflected light amount of the measurement light by the Fabry-Perot probe, and a signal processor for acquiring an intensity of the incident elastic wave based on a change in the reflected light amount. The controller sweeps the wavelength of the measurement light, and the signal processor determines the wavelength based on the reflected light amount at each wavelength subjected to the sweep. | 05-01-2014 |
20160022149 | OBJECT INFORMATION ACQUIRING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Provided is an object information acquiring apparatus including: a light source; a controller that controls irradiation of light from the light source; a detector that receives an acoustic wave generated from an object onto which light from the light source is irradiated; a processor that generates characteristic information inside the object using the acoustic wave received by the detector; and an acquirer that acquires the shape of the object, wherein the controller controls an irradiation area when light is irradiated from the light source onto the object, based on the shape of the object acquired by the acquirer. | 01-28-2016 |
20160025685 | PHANTOM FOR CALIBRATING OBJECT INFORMATION ACQUIRING APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A phantom used for calibrating an object information acquiring apparatus that irradiates light into an object and acquires characteristic information inside the object based on an acoustic wave propagated from the object, the phantom comprises a base material; and a simulated tissue portion that simulates a three-dimensional structure of a tissue inside a living body, wherein the simulated tissue portion is disposed inside the base material, and has a simulated layer, which is a layer simulating optical characteristics of the tissue inside the living body, on the surface thereof. | 01-28-2016 |
20160058295 | PHOTOACOUSTIC WAVE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND PHOTOACOUSTIC WAVE MEASUREMENT METHOD - A measurement region of an object on which irradiation of light is performed and detection of photoacoustic waves is controlled is set based on positional information of a specific region within a captured surface image of the object. | 03-03-2016 |
20160091415 | OBJECT INFORMATION ACQUIRING APPARATUS - An apparatus includes a light source that generates light; a light irradiation unit that causes an acoustic wave to be generated from an object by irradiating a light irradiation region on a surface of the object with the light; a reception unit that receives the acoustic wave; an acoustic lens that is disposed such that the reception unit can selectively receive the acoustic wave from a predetermined direction; a moving unit that moves a focal point of the acoustic lens inside the object in an in-plane direction of the light irradiation region; and an acquisition unit that acquires information on a characteristic of the object based on the reception result of the reception unit, wherein the size of the focal point formed by the acoustic lens is smaller than the light irradiation region. | 03-31-2016 |
Yasufumi Asao, Kanagawa-Ken JP
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20090121992 | Color Display Apparatus - A color display apparatus is of the type wherein a unit pixel is constituted by at least three subpixels including first to third subpixels, and at each subpixel, a medium for changing an optical property depending on a voltage applied thereto is disposed. The color display apparatus includes means for applying a voltage, to each of the first to third subpixels, for changing the optical property of the medium within a brightness change range in which light passing through the medium is changed in brightness and a hue change range in which the light passing through the medium assumes chromatic color and a hue of the chromatic color is changed while including combinations of red and green, red and blue, and green and blue for the first to third subpixels, respectively. | 05-14-2009 |
Yoji Asao, Kanagawa JP
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20130031520 | FUNCTIONAL VERIFICATION SYSTEM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND FUNCTIONAL VERIFICATION METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A functional verification system for a semiconductor integrated circuit according to an embodiment includes: a stimulus generating section; a result determining section configured to compare an expected value expected to be obtained when the stimulus is input to a logic circuit to be verified and a predetermined operation is thereby performed, and an output value actually obtained as a result of a predetermined operation being performed, to determine whether or not the output value and the expected value correspond to each other; a state dumping section; and a state loading section configured to load the logic circuit state information stored in the storing device into the logic circuit to be verified only if the result determining section determines that the output value and the expected value do not correspond to each other. | 01-31-2013 |
Yoshiakl Asao, Yokkaichi JP
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20160072061 | NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE - According to an embodiment, a non-volatile memory device includes a first interconnection, a second interconnection closest to the first interconnection in a first direction, rectifying portions arranged in the first direction between the first interconnection and the second interconnection, and a first resistance change portion arranged between adjacent ones of the rectifying portions in the first direction. Each of the rectifying portions includes a first metal oxide layer and a second metal oxide layer. | 03-10-2016 |
Yoshifumi Asao, Hyogo JP
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20100104110 | NOISE REDUCTION DEVICE AND NOISE REDUCTION SYSTEM - It includes a microphone for detecting noise emitted from a noise source, a noise controller for generating control sound signal to reduce noise detected by the microphone based on information from the microphone, and a speaker for outputting control sound based on control sound signal from the noise controller, wherein a plurality of microphones and speakers are arranged for each seat, and a plurality of microphones are arranged in higher density for each seat in a specific direction. | 04-29-2010 |
20100111317 | NOISE REDUCTION DEVICE - A noise reduction device, including a microphone for detecting noise, a noise controller for reversing the phase of noise detected by the microphone based on information outputted from the microphone, and a speaker for outputting sound based on information outputted from the noise controller, is arranged at a seat surrounded by a shell portion having a cavity, wherein a speaker is disposed in the cavity of the shell portion. | 05-06-2010 |
Yoshifumi Asao, Osaka JP
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20100014683 | NOISE REDUCTION DEVICE - A noise reduction device including a noise detection microphone including a high-frequency noise detection microphone and a low-frequency noise detection microphone for respectively detecting a high-frequency noise and a low-frequency noise generated from a noise source; a noise control unit for generating a control sound signal for cancelling a noise detected by the noise detection microphone in a control center of control space; and a loudspeaker for outputting a control sound based on the control sound signal from the noise controlling unit. The high-frequency noise microphone is disposed in a vicinity of a head portion of a user in a state in which directivity in an opposite direction with respect to the control center is added, and the low-frequency noise detection microphone is disposed outside of a sound-insulating wall. | 01-21-2010 |
20100166202 | NOISE REDUCTION DEVICE - A noise control device includes the following structural elements. A signal memory records both of a noise signal supplied from a noise microphone and an error signal supplied from an error microphone. A filter coefficient calculator calculates a fixed filter coefficient of a control filter by using data recorded in the signal memory. A filter coefficient renewing section renews, at a given timing, a filter coefficient set at a fixed filter in a control filter to a filter coefficient read out from the filter coefficient calculator. | 07-01-2010 |
20100208911 | NOISE REDUCTION APPARATUS - In a noise reduction apparatus for controlling noise up to a predetermined upper limited frequency, a distance from a noise source to control point X is made larger than a distance obtained by subtracting a one-half wavelength from a distance, obtained by adding up a distance from the noise source to a noise detecting microphone, a distance corresponding to time as a sum of respective delay time of the noise detecting microphone, a noise controller, and a control speaker, and a distance from the control speaker to control point X, where one wavelength is a period corresponding to the upper limited frequency. | 08-19-2010 |
20110222698 | NOISE REDUCTION DEVICE - A noise reduction device of the present invention comprises a control filter unit for generating a control sound signal to cancel out a noise, a control speaker for outputting a control sound according to the control sound signal from the control filter unit, an error microphone for detecting a residual sound by superimposing the noise upon the control sound output from the control speaker, and an obstacle detector for detecting an obstacle around the error microphone, wherein the control filter unit generates the control sound signal according to data from the error microphone and the obstacle detector. | 09-15-2011 |
20110222699 | NOISE REDUCTION DEVICE AND NOISE REDUCTION SYSTEM - A noise reduction device is disclosed, in which noise reduction device, a controlling sound generator outputs a white noise generated by a white-noise generator, and this white noise is sensed by an error sensor for identifying an acoustic transmission function covering a path from the controlling sound generator to the error sensor. At this time, an identification controller prompts the white noise generator to generate a white noise for identifying the acoustic transmission function provided that an ambient noise level sensed by the error sensor is not greater than a given threshold. | 09-15-2011 |
20130188800 | NOISE REDUCTION APPARATUS - A noise reduction apparatus includes a noise reduction amount calculator. The noise reduction amount calculator includes a difference calculator that obtains a difference between a level of the noise detected by a first noise detecting microphone and a level of the noise detected by a second noise detecting microphone when control sound is not output, a storage unit that stores the difference, an estimated noise value calculator that estimates a noise level that is to be detected by the second noise detecting microphone when the control sound is output, based on the level of the noise detected by the first noise detecting microphone when the control sound is output and the difference, and a reduction amount calculator that calculates a noise reduction amount on the noise reduction target position, based on the estimated noise value and the level of the noise detected by the second noise detecting microphone when the control sound is output. | 07-25-2013 |
20130208906 | NOISE REDUCTION DEVICE - A noise reduction device includes a noise controller, a control sound output component and a residual sound detector. The noise controller is configured to produce a control sound signal for canceling out noise. The control sound output component is configured to output a control sound based on the control sound signal produced by the noise controller. The residual sound detector is configured to detect a residual sound produced by superposition of noise and the control sound outputted from the control sound output component. The control sound output component and the residual sound detector are housed in the shell. The control sound output component and the residual sound detector are away from a rear face of the seat. | 08-15-2013 |
Yoshihisa Asao, Osaka-Shi JP
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20150271575 | MONITORING SYSTEM FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION AND COMMUNICATION METHOD THEREFOR - This monitoring system for photovoltaic power generation includes: a first to n-th power collecting systems each for supplying a power conditioner with collected outputs from plural photovoltaic panels via a connection box; slave devices provided for connection boxes respectively belonging to the first to n-th power collecting systems, each slave device collecting measurement information about power generation and transmitting the collected measurement information by use of a direct current electrical path of the power collecting system thereof; a master device provided at a power collection end on an inlet side of the power conditioner to obtain the measurement information; a system selection unit for selecting one power collecting system upon reception of a selection signal from the master device and causing power line communication to be performed by use of a direct current electrical path of the selected power collecting system; and a monitoring device connected to the master device. | 09-24-2015 |
Yoshimasa Asao, Chiyoda-Ku JP
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20130316817 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING, AND GAME APPARATUS - User's error operation is prevented by effectively distinguishing an inputting operation of specifying an area on a display screen from a touching or click inputting operation of specifying one point and an operation of sliding an input of one point while continuing inputting the point. The present invention determines a coordinate of a first intermediate point calculated from coordinates of first two points based on the coordinates of the first two points simultaneously inputted to a coordinate input unit, and determines a coordinate of a second intermediate point calculated from coordinates of last two points based on the coordinates of the last two points detected immediately before the coordinates of the two points stop being simultaneously inputted. Further, the present invention defines an area on a display screen of a display unit based on the coordinate of the first intermediate point and the coordinate of the second intermediate point. | 11-28-2013 |
20130331182 | GAME APPARATUS AND GAME PROGRAM - A task of the present invention is to prevent timings of a plurality of objects to arrive at the same destination from becoming uncoordinated and perform efficient computation processing to perform control of moving a plurality of objects in game space to the same destination. A movement control unit of the present invention reads information related to a moving speed of each player object from an object memory unit to perform control of moving a plurality of plurality objects. Further, the movement control unit determines a party moving speed for moving a plurality of player objects as a party based on the read information related to the plurality of moving speeds. Furthermore, the movement control unit performs control of moving a plurality of player objects according to the party moving speed. | 12-12-2013 |
Yoshimasa Asao, Tokyo JP
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20130207909 | SCROLLING SCREEN APPARATUS, METHOD FOR SCROLLING SCREEN, AND GAME APPARATUS - [Problem] The present invention intends to provide a scrolling screen apparatus, a method for scrolling screen, and a game apparatus, which prevent from scrolling display screen by user's misoperation and scroll display screen with intuitive operation. | 08-15-2013 |