Higuchi, JP
Akihiro Higuchi, Hyogo JP
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20090043088 | Cellulose Ester and Production Method Thereof - A cellulose ester and film thereof useful for remarkably improving optical properties such as optical isotropy are provided. The cellulose ester is adjusted so that the degree of substitution is from 2.90 to 2.965, the total of degrees of substitution at 2- and 3-positions is not less than 1.97, and the half height width of chemical composition expressed in degree of substitution is not more than 0.09. Such a cellulose ester maybe produced by a method for producing a cellulose ester, which comprises (i) an acylating step for acylating a cellulose with an acylating agent in the presence of a sulfuric acid catalyst, and (ii) a hydrolyzing step for hydrolyzing the acylated product in the presence of a sulfuric acid catalyst, and in which the acylation carried out with from 1.40 to 2.0 molar equivalents of the acylating agent relative to 1 mol of a hydroxyl group in the cellulose in the presence of 6.5 to 9.5 parts by weight of the sulfuric acid catalyst relative to 100 parts by weight of the cellulose in the acylating step (i). | 02-12-2009 |
Akihiro Higuchi, Aboshi-Ku JP
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20090171079 | 6-POSITION HIGHLY ACETYLATED CELLULOSE DIACETATE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Disclosed is a cellulose diacetate comprising a 6-position highly acetylated cellulose diacetate having a 6-percent viscosity of 40 to 600 mPa·s, and having a total degree of acetyl substitution of DSt and a degree of acetyl substitution at the 6-position of DS6, wherein DSt and DS6 satisfy following Conditions (1) and (2): | 07-02-2009 |
Akinori Higuchi, Hagagun JP
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20120205353 | CYLINDRICAL WORKPIECE CUTTING APPARATUS - A cylindrical workpiece cutting apparatus is provided with a holder in which a metal made cylindrical workpiece is mounted on an outer periphery of the holder and which is adapted to hold the workpiece over an entire length of the workpiece; annular recesses formed on the outer periphery of the holder at a predetermined interval; a laser outputting part provided at a position opposed to the holder and adapted to output laser beam to the workpiece; and a cover portion provided on surfaces of the annular recesses and adapted to prevent attachment of metal particles which are scattered during cutting the workpiece by the laser beam. | 08-16-2012 |
Akiyasu Higuchi, Fukushima-Ken JP
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20100116438 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING A HOLLOW FRP ARTICLE BY INTERNAL PRESSURE MOLDING - An apparatus for forming a hollow FRP article by internal pressure molding includes a vacuum chamber, a forming die positioned in the vacuum chamber, a vacuum-chamber opening/closing mechanism, a composite-body support device for supporting a composite body without making the composite body come into contact with the forming die in a state where the forming die is opened by the vacuum-chamber opening/closing mechanism, the composite body including an airtight internal-pressure holding tube and a prepreg fitted on said airtight internal-pressure holding tube, an evacuation system for evacuating the vacuum chamber, an internal-pressure supplying device for applying pressure to an inside of the internal-pressure holding tube, and a controller for actuating the vacuum-chamber opening/closing mechanism to clamp the forming die to thereby bring the forming die and the composite body into intimate contact with each other. | 05-13-2010 |
Akiyo Higuchi, Kanagawa-Ken JP
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20090098761 | Flat multi-conductor cable connector - A flat multi-conductor cable connector comprises a main body and a back plate. Arc-shaped cross-section flat-multi-conductor-cable holding grooves extending parallel to each other are formed in the main body and the back plate in a symmetrical manner. The opposing faces of a flat multi-conductor cable are held in the grooves of the main body and the back plate, so that the cable is sandwiched between the main body and the back plate for electric connection between intended conductors of the flat multi-conductor cable and a device mounted on an upper face of the main body. The number of grooves of either of the main body and the back plate is at least one or more greater than the number of poles of the flat multi-conductor cable. Protrusions are provided in middle portions of alternate grooves of the back plate except the two endmost grooves, and block the alternate groove. | 04-16-2009 |
Hideo Higuchi, Miyagi JP
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20110070163 | CANCER CELL MIGRATION AND CANCER CELL INVASION INHIBITOR - Provided are an antibody which binds specifically PAR1 (protease activated receptor 1) or a fragment of the antibody which retains similar characteristics thereto; a composition containing the same for inhibiting the migration activity and invasion activity of cancer cells; and a medicinal composition for treating cancer and the like. | 03-24-2011 |
Hideyuki Higuchi, Kobe-Shi JP
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20100178695 | SPECIMEN PREPARATION APPARATUS, SPECIMEN PREPARATION/ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND SPECIMEN PLATE - Provided is a specimen preparation apparatus capable of supplying a specimen from the specimen preparation apparatus to a specimen analyzer without burdening an operator. This specimen preparation apparatus comprises a stained specimen preparation part for preparing a specimen on a slide glass and staining the specimen, a keeping part for storing the stained specimen slide glass prepared in the stained specimen preparation part and a control part for deciding whether to supply the stained specimen slide glass to the keeping part or to the external apparatus. | 07-15-2010 |
20100290950 | CLINICAL SPECIMEN PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CLINICAL SPECIMEN PROCESSING SYSTEM - A clinical specimen processing apparatus that includes: a preparation device that is configured to conduct operations to perform predetermined processing of clinical specimen; a controller in communication with the preparation device, wherein the controller is configured to detect an operating condition of the preparation device which performs the predetermined processing; a central processing unit that is configured to: 1) compare a detection value detected by the controller to a first threshold value and a second threshold value; and 2) determine whether or not the preparation device is in any one of three condition stages. | 11-18-2010 |
20120267440 | SPECIMEN PREPARATION APPARATUS, SPECIMEN PREPARATION/ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND SPECIMEN PLATE - Provided is a specimen preparation apparatus capable of supplying a specimen from the specimen preparation apparatus to a specimen analyzer without burdening an operator. This specimen preparation apparatus comprises a stained specimen preparation part for preparing a specimen on a slide glass and staining the specimen, a keeping part for storing the stained specimen slide glass prepared in the stained specimen preparation part and a control part for deciding whether to supply the stained specimen slide glass to the keeping part or to the external apparatus. | 10-25-2012 |
Hiroaki Higuchi, Kariya-Shi JP
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20100269630 | ENGINE STARTING APPARATUS - In an engine starting apparatus, together with a one-way clutch, a pinion is pushed toward a ring gear of an engine mounted in a vehicle, The one-way clutch has an idling torque smaller than a torque of the ring gear that tries to turn the pinion when the pinion is pushed to the ring gear. By a control device, a pinion pushing device is enabled to operate when i) the revolution speed of the ring gear is larger than a revolution speed of the pinion and ii) a relative revolution speed between the revolution speed of the ring gear and the revolution speed of the pinion is a desired value. | 10-28-2010 |
20110084786 | ELECTROMAGNETIC SWITCHING DEVICE - A first coil constitutes a first coil unit by placing an iron core plate between the first coil and an auxiliary yokes and engaging stopping parts provided in two holding members to an end surface in an axial direction of the auxiliary yoke. A second coil constitutes a second coil unit by forming magnetic path members by insertion to a resin member provided in a second bobbin unitarily, and fixing two terminals to the resin member. The first and the second coil units are united by connecting one terminal lead line of the first coil taken out from holding members to the first terminal, and connecting another terminal lead line to a surface of the magnetic path member. | 04-14-2011 |
20140239904 | COMPACT STRUCTURE OF BATTERY UNIT - A battery unit is provided which includes a storage case, a battery, a control board, and a pressing mechanism. The battery is disposed in the storage case and pressed by the pressing mechanism against the bottom of the storage case. The control board has mounted thereon electronic components to control charging or discharging of the battery and is located above the battery within the storage case. The pressing mechanism is disposed next to the control board without any physical interference with each other. Such a layout of the pressing mechanism and the control board permits the battery unit to be reduced in size thereof. | 08-28-2014 |
20140242427 | STRUCTURE OF BATTERY UNIT SUITABLE FOR INSTALLATION OF WATER DAMAGE SENSOR - A battery unit is provided which includes a control board, a storage case, a water detector, and an electrical conductor. The storage case is made of an assembly of a first and a second casing member. The first casing member has an upright wall which extends from the bottom thereof and surrounds the battery. The second casing member also has an extension which extends toward the bottom of the first casing member. The water detector is located close to the lower end of the extension of the second casing member. The electric conductor extends upward from the upper end of the extension and are electrically joined to the water detector. The electric conductor is also mechanically and electrically joined to the control board. This structure facilitates the ease with which the water detector is installed electrically and mechanically in the battery unit. | 08-28-2014 |
20140242438 | LIGHTWEIGHT AND RIGID STRUCTURE OF BATTERY UNIT - A battery unit is provided which includes a battery and a storage case in which the battery is mounted. The storage case is made up of a base, a cover, and an intermediate case. The cover is jointed to the base with an interspace therebetween. The intermediate case is disposed between the cover and the base and has a peripheral wall which occupies the interspace. The intermediate case is lower in stiffness than the cover and the base, thereby realizing a lightweight structure of the storage case without sacrificing the mechanical strength thereof. | 08-28-2014 |
20140370366 | STRUCTURE OF BATTERY UNIT - A battery unit is provided which includes a battery made of a stack of a plurality of cells each of which is equipped with electrode tabs serving as a positive terminal and a negative terminal. The electrode tabs are broken down into first electrode tabs and second electrode tabs. The first electrode tabs are the electrode tabs of every adjacent two of the cells which are joined together through a weld. The second electrode tabs are the electrode tabs of the cells each of which is joined to a bus bar through a weld without being connected to any of the electrode tabs. The first and second electrode tabs each have a bent portion which lies between a body of the cell and the weld and works as a vibration absorber to ensure the stability in forming the weld during a welding operation. | 12-18-2014 |
20140370367 | STRUCTURE OF BATTERY UNIT - A battery unit is provided which includes a battery made of a stack of a plurality of cells each of which is equipped with electrode tabs serving as a positive terminal and a negative terminal. The electrode tabs each have a bent portion which lies between a body of the cell and a joint of the electrode tab to a bus bar. The bent portion is so geometrically shaped as to function as a stress absorber to minimize a mechanical stress which arises from oscillation of or thermal shock on the battery. | 12-18-2014 |
Hiroaki Higuchi, Saitama-Shi JP
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20120015063 | COMPOSITION FOR TREATMENT AND/OR PREVENTION OF SKIN DISORDER - To provide a composition for treatment and/or prevention of skin disorder, intensive research has been conducted. As a result, a mangosteen ( | 01-19-2012 |
Hirokazu Higuchi, Fujisawa-Shi JP
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20080239416 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image reading apparatus capable of continually conveying a plurality of originals in a stable manner while cleaning a contact glass of an image sensor and reducing streaks occurring in read images. An image sensor reads an original image via a contact member which the conveyed original may contact. A cleaning member, being provided on a turning member which is able to rotate or swing and disposed at a position opposing the image sensor, cleans the contact member's surface which the original may contact. The turning member is turned by a driving unit. A controlling unit controls the driving unit to turn the turning member so that cleaning of the contact member is performed by the cleaning member after the original has passed an image reading position of the image sensor and before a subsequent original reaches the image reading position. | 10-02-2008 |
20110038005 | PERIPHERAL DEVICE AND IMAGE READING DEVICE - The present invention is applicable to a peripheral device which performs processing based on information from an information processing device. The peripheral device of present invention is characterized by a storage unit, which stores in it a program of controlling of designated processing, and stores in it data for controlling the peripheral device, and by a communication unit which sends the program stored in the storage unit to the information processing device, and by a control unit which controls operation of the peripheral device based on an instruction information written into the storage unit upon execution of the program on the information processing device. | 02-17-2011 |
20110125937 | PERIPHERAL DEVICE USABLE WITHOUT INSTALLING DRIVER IN COMPUTER BEFOREHAND - The storage unit of a peripheral device has a first storage area and a second storage area. The first storage area stores a plurality of control programs corresponding to a plurality of operating systems of different types. The second storage area is a storage area which is recognized by an information processing apparatus as an external storage device and in which at least one control program is replicated from the first storage area. The information processing apparatus reads out the control program from the second storage recognized by it as the external storage device, and executes the program. The information processing apparatus thus controls the peripheral device. | 05-26-2011 |
20120243018 | PERIPHERAL DEVICE USED WHILE BEING CONNECTED TO INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A peripheral device is selectively connected to an information processing apparatus including a first operating system and an information processing apparatus including a second operating system whose execution file is incompatible with that of the first operating system. The storage unit of the peripheral device stores a control program to be executed by the information processing apparatus. The control program includes a first control program to be executed on the first operating system and a second control program to be executed on the second operating system. After the peripheral device transmits the control program to the information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus writes instruction information in the storage unit of the peripheral device in accordance with the control program. The peripheral device operates based on the instruction information. | 09-27-2012 |
20130050734 | PERIPHERAL DEVICE USABLE WITHOUT INSTALLING DRIVER IN COMPUTER BEFOREHAND - The storage unit of a peripheral device has a first storage area and a second storage area. The first storage area stores a plurality of control programs corresponding to a plurality of operating systems of different types. The second storage area is a storage area which is recognized by an information processing apparatus as an external storage device and in which at least one control program is replicated from the first storage area. The information processing apparatus reads out the control program from the second storage recognized by it as the external storage device, and executes the program. The information processing apparatus thus controls the peripheral device. | 02-28-2013 |
20140211259 | PERIPHERAL DEVICE AND IMAGE READING DEVICE - The present invention is applicable to a peripheral device which performs processing based on information from an information processing device. The peripheral device of present invention is characterized by a storage unit, which stores in it a program of controlling of designated processing, and stores in it data for controlling the peripheral device, and by a communication unit which sends the program stored in the storage unit to the information processing device, and by a control unit which controls operation of the peripheral device based on an instruction information written into the storage unit upon execution of the program on the information processing device. | 07-31-2014 |
Hiroyuki Higuchi, Chiba JP
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20090268279 | REFLECTIVE MATERIAL AND REFLECTOR FOR LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE - A reflective material which has a high UV light reflectance and maintains such a high reflectance even after heat treatment, and a reflector for LEDs are provided. A reflective material including a polymer obtained from a composition as a raw material which contains the following (a) and (b): (a) 95 to 30 mass % of a thermally polymerizable or photopolymerizable compound; and (b) 5 to 70 mass % of hollow particles which are formed of a material having an ultraviolet light transmittance of 50% or more at a wavelength of 350 nm. | 10-29-2009 |
Hiroyuki Higuchi, Takasaki-Shi, Gunma JP
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20120188040 | COIL COMPONENT - As an embodiment, a pair of first conductive films | 07-26-2012 |
Hisashi Higuchi, Shiga JP
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20090293947 | Photoelectric Conversion Device and Method of Manufacturing the Same, and Photoelectric Power Generation Device - This invention provides a photoelectric transducer comprising a light transparent substrate, a light transparent conductive layer provided on the light transparent substrate and a porous semiconductor layer provided on the light transparent conductive layer. The porous semiconductor layer can absorb coloring matter and contains an electrolyte. The photoelectric transducer further comprises a porous spacer layer containing an electrolyte provided on the porous semiconductor layer and a counter electrode layer provided on the porous spacer layer. According to the above constitution, the thickness of the electrolyte layer is determined by the thickness of the spacer layer containing the electrolyte unlike the prior art technique in which the thickness of the electrolyte layer is determined by spacing between two substrates. Accordingly, the electrolyte layer can be formed thinly and evenly and can enhance the photoelectric conversion efficiency and the reliability. | 12-03-2009 |
20100243863 | Combined Photoelectric Conversion Device - A multi-layer photoelectric conversion device and technology is disclosed. A first photoelectric converter is separated from a second photoelectric converter by an insulative layer. The photoelectric converters may be of a variety of types, and the insulative layer provides protection to reduce pinhole faults in the multi-layer photoelectric conversion device. | 09-30-2010 |
Hisashi Higuchi, Higashiomi-Shi JP
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20090133741 | Photoelectric Conversion Device and Method of Manufacturing the Same, and Photoelectric Power Generation Device - A photoelectric conversion device | 05-28-2009 |
Hisashi Higuchi, Yokkaichi-Shi JP
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20110094797 | ELECTRIC WIRE WITH TERMINAL CONNECTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRIC WIRE WITH TERMINAL CONNECTOR - An electric wire with terminal connector including an electric wire having a core wire including a plurality of wires and a female terminal connector including a wire barrel that is crimped onto the core wire exposed from the electric wire, the following steps are executed. The steps include a step of removing wire insulation covering an outer peripheral surface of the core wire to expose the core wire, a step of holding the exposed core wire with jigs provided in a pair and applying ultrasonic vibration to the core wire via the jigs, and a step of crimping the wire barrel so as to surround a part of the core wire to which the ultrasonic vibration is applied. | 04-28-2011 |
Hisashi Higuchi, Kariya-Shi JP
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20080210074 | Slide compound saws - Slide compound saws ( | 09-04-2008 |
Katsuhiko Higuchi, Hiroshima JP
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20100001791 | CURRENT AMPLIFYING ELEMENT AND CURRENT AMPLIFICATION METHOD - A current amplifying element that operates at a higher speed than conventional semiconductor devices is provided. An input current flows through an input current path | 01-07-2010 |
Katsumichi Higuchi, Utsunomiya-Shi, Tochigi-Ken JP
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20100166902 | DOUGH MEASURING CONVEYOR AND DOUGH MEASURING AND CUTTING APPARATUS - A dough measuring conveyor ( | 07-01-2010 |
Kazuhiko Higuchi, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20090115820 | Inkjet recording apparatus - An inkjet recording apparatus includes: an ink holding chamber having a through hole to jet ink, and holding the ink; and a head unit jetting the ink held in the ink holding chamber from the through hole. The head unit includes an ultrasonic wave generation member, an ultrasonic wave focusing member focusing the ultrasonic waves generated at the ultrasonic wave generation member in a vicinity of the through hole, an ultrasonic wave propagation portion propagateting the ultrasonic waves leaving the ultrasonic wave focusing member, and a container portion containing the ultrasonic wave generation member, the ultrasonic wave focusing member, and the ultrasonic wave propagation portion. | 05-07-2009 |
20140062261 | ULTRASONIC PROBE, PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ULTRASONIC PROBE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCER - According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic probe includes a single crystal piezoelectric body with first and second planes facing each other and having a crystal orientation of [100], first and second electrodes on the respective first and second plane of the piezoelectric body, an acoustic matching layer on the first electrode, and a backing member under the second electrode, wherein the piezoelectric body is polarized along a first direction passing through the piezoelectric body and first and second electrodes, a fracture surface of the piezoelectric body that includes the first direction has a multilayer shape along one of the first and second electrodes, and a thickness of each layer of the multilayer shape is not less than 0.5 μm and not more than 5 μm. | 03-06-2014 |
Kazuhiro Higuchi, Ichinomiya-City JP
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20120083994 | CONTROLLER FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A multicylinder engine is provided with a fuel injector for each cylinder. An ECU defines a fuel injection condition of the fuel injector based on an engine driving condition and executes a fuel injection control for each cylinder based on the defined fuel injection condition. The ECU computes an engine speed with respect to each cylinder. While the engine is running, the fuel injection condition is operated in an operation cylinder. A fuel property is determined based on the engine speed of the operation cylinder and an engine speed of a non-operation cylinder. | 04-05-2012 |
Kazunori Higuchi, Aichi-Ken JP
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20110025529 | INTERSECTION VISIBILITY DETERMINATION DEVICE, VEHICLE WITH INTERSECTION VISIBILITY DETERMINATION DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING INTERSECTION VISIBILITY - An intersection visibility determination device includes an ECU that determines visibility at an intersection. When a host vehicle approaches an intersection with a stop sign, the ECU calculates conflict points at which a trajectory vector of the host vehicle intersects with virtual trajectory vectors of intersecting objects, which are presumed to come from the right side and the left side of the intersection, respectively. The conflict points are calculated based on information on types and traveling positions of the intersecting objects. The ECU sets visibility determination areas at the intersection as viewed from the host vehicle based on the positions of the conflict points, the right-side and the left-side visibility target distances, and the current location of the host vehicle, and calculates, based on the visibility determination areas, visibility distances that are used as visibility parameters indicating whether the visibility at the intersection is good or poor. | 02-03-2011 |
Keiichi Higuchi, Nagano JP
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20120139096 | SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE AND COOLING UNIT - A semiconductor module including a cooling unit by which a fine cooling effect is obtained is provided. A plurality of cooling flow paths ( | 06-07-2012 |
Keiji Higuchi, Kunitachi-Shi JP
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20100295975 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - A device includes a first isolated-point candidate detection section calculates a parameter value used for detecting an isolated-point candidate from a near-field region of a target pixel of a color image signal, a color-space conversion section combines a plurality of signals constituting the color image signal together, and converts the combined signals into a plurality of color signals on defined color space, a second isolated-point candidate detection section calculates a parameter value used for detecting an isolated-point candidate from a near-field region of a target pixel of the converted color signal, and an isolated-point degree determination section determines an isolated-point degree on the basis of parameter values calculated by the isolated-point candidate detection sections. | 11-25-2010 |
Keisuke Higuchi, Gifu-Ken JP
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20100296607 | RECEIVING APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING SIGNALS THROUGH ADAPTIVE ARRAY ANTENNA - Preceding filters receives the inputs of a plurality of received signals associated respectively with a plurality of antennas. Subsequent filters band-limit the plurality of inputted received signals, respectively. A first combining unit derives a weight vector for the plurality of band-limited received signals and performs array synthesis on the plurality of band-limited received signals, using the derived weight vector. The second combining unit performs array synthesis on the plurality of inputted received signal signals, using the derived weight vector. A demodulator demodulates the array-synthesis result. | 11-25-2010 |
Keisuke Higuchi, Gifu JP
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20110053630 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND RADIO APPARATUS USING THE COMMUNICATION METHOD - A control unit allocates sequentially a channel for use in data transmission and a channel for use in channel estimation used to acquire channel characteristics between a radio apparatus and another radio apparatus to be communicated with, to the another radio apparatus. A radio unit to an IF unit communicate with the another radio unit through the sequentially allocated data transmission channels, respectively. An acquisition unit acquires the traveling speed of the another radio apparatus in communication with the radio apparatus. A decision unit varies the frequency at which the channel for use in channel estimation is allocated, based on the traveling speed acquired. | 03-03-2011 |
20110134789 | REPORT METHOD AND ACCESS CONTROL DEVICE - It is specified that a frame containing at least the plurality of slots is repeated. A detecting unit detects a slot usable in the communications between terminal apparatuses, from among a plurality of slots. A modem unit and an RF unit broadcast the information on the detected slot. A power measuring unit in the detecting unit measures the respective received powers of the plurality of slots, and an empty slot identifying unit identifies a slot whose received power is less than a threshold value. | 06-09-2011 |
20110211455 | REPORT METHOD AND ACCESS CONTROL DEVICE AND RADIO DEVICE USING THE METHOD - A frame specifying unit frames in such a manner that a frame containing at least a plurality of slots is repeated and in such a manner that a part of the plurality of slots contained in each frame are reserved for use on an access control apparatus. An empty slot identifying unit detects a slot, which is usable for the communications between radio apparatuses, from among the remaining part of the plurality of slots. A selection unit selects a slot from among the part of the plurality of slots in order to broadcast information on the detected slot. A modulation unit and an RF unit broadcast information on the slot detected by the empty slot identifying unit, using the selected slot. | 09-01-2011 |
20110228866 | BROADCASTING METHOD FOR SENDING SIGNAL CONTAINING PREDETERMINED INFORMATION AND RADIO APPARATUS - A control information extraction unit receives information on a frame that contains at least a plurality slots from an access control apparatus for controlling communications between radio apparatuses. The control information extraction unit generates a frame that contains at least a plurality of slots in such a manner as to synchronize with the frame corresponding to the received information. An estimation unit ( | 09-22-2011 |
Kiyoshi Higuchi, Tsukuba-Shi JP
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20110239824 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING METAL FROM TARGET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TARGET - A target consisting essentially of a CoCrPt-based metal or a CoCrPtRu-based metal, and one or more metal oxides selected from the group consisting of SiO | 10-06-2011 |
20110243784 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING METAL FROM TARGET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TARGET - In the method for recovering a metal from a target that contains a metal and a metal oxide, the target contains a sintered body of the metal oxide after being heated under a condition of melting the metal without melting or decomposing the metal oxide. The target is heated in an upper crucible of a two-level crucible that includes the upper crucible with a through hole-formed in a bottom surface thereof, and a lower crucible disposed below the through hole, the size of the through hole being set such that it does not allow the sintered body of the metal oxide contained in the target to pass therethrough, and the melted metal is caused to flow into the lower crucible, so that the metal is separated from the metal oxide. | 10-06-2011 |
Kiyoshi Higuchi, Moriya-Shi JP
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20080233853 | CARCASS PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - To shorten a long aging time required for meat processing and reducing the viable cell count of a carcass before being cooked, an electric stimulus is imparted by applying an AC voltage via from electrode needles to at least the neck and legs of the meat carcass. The AC voltage is turned on for a time Ton and then turned off for a time Toff, and the application of the voltage is repeated a predetermined number of cycles. The Ton period is not longer than the Toff period, although the first Ton period can be longer than the Toff period. The voltage is not higher than 100V, and the frequency is not higher than the commercial frequency (maximum, 60 Hz). The aging effect is improved by stimulating the entire meat carcass electrically from at most three points. | 09-25-2008 |
Makoto Higuchi, Wako-Shi JP
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20110076704 | Method for diagnosing alzheimer's disease using serum glycoprotein as biomarker - It is an object of the present invention to detect a change in the metabolism of a glycoprotein having an α2,6-sialyl residue, which is contained in blood, so as to provide an agent and a method for diagnosing sporadic Alzheimer's disease. The present invention provides an agent for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease, which comprises lectin used for detecting an α2,6-sialyl residue-containing glycoprotein. | 03-31-2011 |
Makoto Higuchi, Chiba JP
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20100111838 | BRAIN-LOCALIZING POLYPEPTIDES COMPRISING A MULTIVALENT BINDING MOIETY AND IMPROVED METABOLIC STABILITY - Brain-localizing polypeptides carrying a reactive group for linking to a molecule that does not have brain-localizing activity were successfully produced by introducing at least two lysine residues into cyclized polypeptides having a brain-localizing motif sequence. These polypeptides have improved metabolic stability compared to conventional brain-localizing polypeptides, and can efficiently translocate desired molecules into the brain. | 05-06-2010 |
20130189289 | VACCINE FOR TREATMENT OF TAUTOPATHY - This invention relates to a vaccine for preventing or treating tautopathy, comprising a vector, as an active ingredient, comprising a nucleic acid encoding a mutant tau protein linked to a secretion signal sequence, wherein the vaccine is capable of inducing an antibody against an (optionally phosphorylated) tau protein in a subject in a more sustained manner compared with a case where the mutant tau protein is administered directly. | 07-25-2013 |
Makoto Higuchi, Chiba-Shi JP
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20100055036 | PET VISUALIZATION OF AMYLOID-ASSOCIATED NEUROINFLAMMATION IN THE BRAIN - The present invention relate to a method for monitoring a response to a therapy on a mammal having a neurodegenerative or neuroinflammatory disorder. According to a preferred embodiment, the method comprising the steps of: | 03-04-2010 |
Masaaki Higuchi, Mie-Ken JP
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20110193153 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a stacked body, a semiconductor pillar and a charge storage layer. The stacked body includes a plurality of insulating films alternately stacked with a plurality of electrode films. The semiconductor pillar is buried in the stacked body, and extends in a stacking direction of the insulating films and the electrode films. The charge storage layer is provided between the electrode films and the semiconductor pillar. The electrode films are divided into a plurality of control gate electrodes. Each of the plurality of control gate electrodes faces the semiconductor pillar and sandwiches the charge storage layer with the semiconductor pillar. | 08-11-2011 |
20120068251 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a multilayer body, a block layer, a charge storage layer, a tunnel layer, and a semiconductor pillar. The multilayer body includes a plurality of insulating films and electrode films alternately stacked. The multilayer body includes a through hole extending in stacking direction of the insulating films and the electrode films. The block layer is provided on an inner surface of the through hole. The charge storage layer is surrounded by the block layer. The tunnel layer is surrounded by the charge storage layer. The semiconductor pillar is surrounded by the tunnel layer. Dielectric constant of a portion of the tunnel layer on a side of the semiconductor pillar is higher than dielectric constant of a portion of the tunnel layer on a side of the charge storage layer. | 03-22-2012 |
20120235220 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a substrate, a stacked body, a first insulating film, a charge storage film, a second insulating film and a channel body. The stacked body includes a plurality of electrode layers and insulating layers which are alternately stacked above the substrate. The first insulating film is provided on a side wall of a hole which is formed through the stacked body. The charge storage film is provided on an inner side of the first insulating film. The charge storage film includes a protrusion part which protrudes toward the electrode layer with facing the electrode layer and has a film thickness thicker than a film thickness of a part other than the protrusion part. The second insulating film is provided on an inner side of the charge storage film. The channel body is provided on an inner side of the second insulating film. | 09-20-2012 |
20130056814 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a substrate, a first stacked body, a second stacked body, a memory film, a gate insulating film, and a channel body. The first stacked body has a plurality of electrode layers and a plurality of first insulating layers. The second stacked body has a selector gate and a second insulating layer. The memory film is provided on a sidewall of a first hole. The gate insulating film is provided on a sidewall of a second hole. The channel body is provided on an inner side of the memory film and on an inner side of the gate insulating film. A step part is provided between a side face of the selector gate and the second insulating layer. A region positioned near a top end of the selector gate of the channel body is silicided. | 03-07-2013 |
20130228853 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes: a substrate; a stacked body including a plurality of electrode layers and a plurality of insulating layers, both of them being alternately stacked on the substrate; a cap film provided in contact with the electrode layer within a hole formed to penetrate the stacked body; an insulating film provided on a side wall of the cap film and including a charge accumulation film; and a channel body provided on a side wall of the insulating film. The cap film includes a protrusion portion protruding toward the insulating film. In the cap film, a film thickness of a portion where the protrusion portion is provided in a direction in which the protrusion portion protrudes is larger than a film thickness of the other portions where the protrusion portion is not provided. | 09-05-2013 |
20130234222 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device includes a substrate, a structure body, a semiconductor layer, and a memory film. The memory film is provided between the semiconductor layer and the plurality of electrode films. The memory film includes a charge storage film, a block film, and a tunnel film. The block film is provided between the charge storage film and the plurality of electrode films. The tunnel film is provided between the charge storage film and the semiconductor layer. The tunnel film includes a first film containing silicon oxide, a second film containing silicon oxide, and a third film provided between the first film and the second film and containing silicon oxynitride. When a composition of the silicon oxynitride contained in the third film is expressed by a ratio x of silicon oxide and a ratio (1−x) of silicon nitride, 0.5≦x<1 holdes. | 09-12-2013 |
20140061773 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a substrate, a stacked body, a plurality of insulative separating films, a channel body, and a memory film. The stacked body includes a plurality of electrode layers and a plurality of insulating layers. The plurality of insulative separating films separates the stacked body into a plurality. The channel body extends in the stacking direction between the plurality of insulative separating films. A width of the electrode layer of a lower layer side between the insulative separating film and the memory film is greater than a width of the electrode layer of an upper layer side between the insulative separating film and the memory film. An electrical resistivity of the electrode layer is higher for the electrode layer of the lower layer side having the greater width than for the electrode layer of the upper layer side having the lesser width. | 03-06-2014 |
20150069489 | NON-VOLATILE STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to an embodiment, a non-volatile storage device includes a first layer, a second layer formed on the first layer, a stacked body including a plurality of conductive films stacked on the second layer, and a semiconductor pillar which penetrates the stacked body and the second layer and reaches the first layer. The semiconductor pillar includes a semiconductor film formed along an extending direction of the semiconductor pillar, and a memory film which covers a periphery of the semiconductor film. The memory film includes a first portion formed between the stacked body and the semiconductor film and a second portion formed between the second layer and the semiconductor film. An outer periphery of the second portion in a plane perpendicular to the extending direction is wider than an outer periphery of the first portion on a second layer side of the stacked body. | 03-12-2015 |
Masaaki Higuchi, Yokkaichi-Shi JP
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20100237402 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE HAVING THREE-DIMENSIONALLY ARRANGED MEMORY CELLS, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A first select transistor is formed on a semiconductor substrate. Memory cell transistors are stacked on the first select transistor and connected in series. A second select transistor is formed on the memory cell transistors. The memory cell transistors include a tapered semiconductor pillar which increases in diameter from the first select transistor toward the second select transistor, a tunnel dielectric film formed on the side surface of the semiconductor pillar, a charge storage layer which is formed on the side surface of the tunnel dielectric film and which increases in charge trap density from the first select transistor side toward the second select transistor side, a block dielectric film formed on the side surface of the charge storage layer, and conductor films which are formed on the side surface of the block dielectric film and which serve as gate electrodes. | 09-23-2010 |
20110049612 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device including a semiconductor layer with a main surface, a first insulating layer formed on the main surface of the semiconductor layer, a charge storage layer formed on the first insulating layer, a second insulating layer formed on the charge storage layer, and a control gate electrode formed on the second insulating layer. At least one inelastic scattering film that reduces energy of electrons by scattering is contained in at least one of the charge storage layer and second insulating layer. | 03-03-2011 |
20110073935 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - In one embodiment, a non-volatile semiconductor memory device has a semiconductor layer having a pair of source/drain regions formed at a predetermined distance and a channel region between the pair of source/drain regions; a first insulating film formed above the semiconductor layer; a charge accumulating film formed above the first insulating film; a second insulating film formed above the charge accumulating film; and a control gate electrode film formed above the second insulating film. The first insulating film includes a first oxide film, a first silicon nitride film formed above the first oxide film and including Boron, and a second oxide film formed above the first silicon nitride film. | 03-31-2011 |
20140252453 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device including a semiconductor layer with a main surface, a first insulating layer formed on the main surface of the semiconductor layer, a charge storage layer formed on the first insulating layer, a second insulating layer formed on the charge storage layer, and a control gate electrode formed on the second insulating layer. At least one inelastic scattering film that reduces energy of electrons by scattering is contained in at least one of the charge storage layer and second insulating layer. | 09-11-2014 |
Masahiko Higuchi, Nagano JP
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20100001791 | CURRENT AMPLIFYING ELEMENT AND CURRENT AMPLIFICATION METHOD - A current amplifying element that operates at a higher speed than conventional semiconductor devices is provided. An input current flows through an input current path | 01-07-2010 |
Masahiro Higuchi, Hyogo JP
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20090179699 | FULLY DIFFERENTIAL COMPARATOR AND FULLY DIFFERENTIAL AMPLIFIER - A first to a fourth sampling switch ( | 07-16-2009 |
20100271248 | RAMP WAVE OUTPUT CIRCUIT, ANALOG/DIGITAL CONVERSION CIRCUIT, AND CAMERA - A ramp wave output circuit includes a ramp wave generation circuit generating a ramp wave, and a low-pass filter having a variable cutoff frequency, which receives the ramp wave. The low-pass filter operates at a first cutoff frequency for a predetermined time period after the receipt of the ramp wave, and at a second cutoff frequency, which is larger than the first cutoff frequency, after the predetermined time period has passed. | 10-28-2010 |
20100289936 | BUFFER CIRCUIT, IMAGE SENSOR CHIP COMPRISING THE SAME, AND IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - A buffer circuit includes: first and second cascode constant current sources ( | 11-18-2010 |
20110169990 | CURRENT GENERATION CIRCUIT, AND SINGLE-SLOPE ADC AND CAMERA USING THE SAME - A linear relationship is established between a gain control signal and an amplification factor (value in dB). Described is a current generation circuit including a first current output section which outputs a first current, a second current output section which outputs a second current proportional to the first current, and a variable-current control section which generates a third current proportional to the first current, divides the third current into a fourth current and a fifth current according to a first control signal, and outputs the fourth and the fifth currents. The current generation circuit outputs a sum of the first and the fourth currents as a reference current, and a sum of the second and the fifth currents as an output current. | 07-14-2011 |
20140034812 | VOLTAGE GENERATION CIRCUIT, ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSION CIRCUIT, SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A voltage generation circuit includes a control circuit which outputs a first digital signal, a DAC which outputs a first analog signal corresponding to the first digital signal, and an attenuator which is connected to an output terminal of the DAC and is configured to output a voltage signal obtained by attenuating the first analog signal input from the DAC. | 02-06-2014 |
20140036124 | RAMP-SIGNAL GENERATOR CIRCUIT, AND IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - The ramp-signal generator circuit includes a reference voltage generator that changes the voltage of a reference signal Vr to a comparator setting voltage VR for compensating for a voltage difference between a reference signal Vr and an analog input signal (Vs | 02-06-2014 |
20140267854 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A solid-state imaging device including: a plurality of pixels which are on a same semiconductor substrate and each of which generates a pixel signal; a comparison circuit that is connected to the pixels in each of columns; a D/A conversion circuit that generates a comparison potential and provide the generated comparison potential in common to the comparison circuit in each column; and a D/A conversion circuit output unit provided in a common line for providing the comparison potential to the comparison circuit in each column, wherein the D/A conversion circuit output unit includes: a source follower circuit that is provided to the line and includes a first current source having a transistor, and an amplification transistor having a gate oxide film that is thinner than a gate oxide film of the transistor; and a voltage control circuit that controls a drain-to-source voltage of the amplification transistor. | 09-18-2014 |
20150076325 | RAMP GENERATOR CIRCUIT AND SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A ramp generator circuit includes: a reference signal generator circuit which generates a ramp waveform having a slope obtained by multiplication using a power of 2 according to a value of a higher order bit of a gain control signal; a clock control circuit which selectively outputs 2̂m kinds of fractional-N clocks according to one of 2̂m (natural number) areas obtained by dividing a code range represented by a lower order bit, when a negative gain is set; and a variable gain circuit which sets a ramp waveform according to the value of the gain control signal, and sets a ramp signal amplitude in each area so that a period ratio between ramp driving clocks for adjacent areas and a ratio between an amplitude of a ramp signal when the standard gain is set and a largest amplitude of a ramp signal are equal. | 03-19-2015 |
20150077610 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND CAMERA - The solid-state imaging device includes a D/A converting circuit generating a reference voltage to be used for an A/D conversion. The D/A converting circuit includes: a voltage generating circuit generating an analog voltage according to a digital signal; a buffer circuit (a resistor ladder upper voltage supplying buffer circuit) which buffers the generated analog voltage, the buffer circuit sampling and holding a bias voltage generated inside the buffer circuit, and outputting the buffered analog voltage using the held bias voltage; an analog signal outputting unit (a resistor ladder unit) outputting the reference voltage according to the inputted digital signal, by receiving an output from the buffer circuit; and a pre-charge amplifier which charges a noise-reducing capacitor in conjunction with the sampling and holding by the buffer circuit, the noise-reducing capacitor being connected to the analog signal outputting unit. | 03-19-2015 |
Masanori Higuchi, Tokushima-Ken JP
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20100056627 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS OF ALKYL GALLATES - It is intended to reinforce the anti-fungal, anti-viral and anti-bacterial activities of alkyl gallates, and to provide a new technology and means which allow the solubilization of the alkyl gallates in water. | 03-04-2010 |
Masao Higuchi, Tsurugashima-Shi JP
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20110112658 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD, NETWORK SYSTEM, PROGRAM FOR CONTROL APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention provides a control apparatus and the like capable of performing exclusive control in a network without adding a new configuration to an existing apparatus to be controlled and, even in the case where the apparatus to be controlled or the like drops from the network, capable of maintaining and continuing the original exclusive control state. | 05-12-2011 |
Masaru Higuchi, Hyogo JP
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20120089247 | WORKPIECE MEASURING DEVICE, COLLISION PREVENTING DEVICE, AND MACHINE TOOL - A workpiece measuring device, a collision preventing device, and a machine tool acquires 3D data of the shape of a workpiece used to prevent a collision between the workpiece and part of the machine tool. A measuring section measures the distance to the workpiece through scanning in a non-contact manner; and a shape recognition section generates a 3D mesh structure. The coordinates of a measurement point on the workpiece based on distance information about the measured distance to the workpiece, and that generates a measurement geometry map such that, when the ratio of the number of times the calculated measurement point is included in one unit of the 3D mesh structure to the number of times a position of the workpiece corresponding to the one unit is scanned is equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold, the one unit is regarded as part of the workpiece are included. | 04-12-2012 |
Masashi Higuchi, Chiba JP
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20090317615 | PACKAGING PROPYLENE RESIN COMPOSITION - Packaging propylene resin compositions are excellent in balance in high transparency, rigidity, low-temperature impact resistance and blocking resistance. Retort films, protective films, medical container packaging films and freshness-keeping films, and sheets for similar purposes are obtained from the compositions. A packaging propylene resin composition includes a propylene polymer (A) satisfying specific requirements and a propylene/ethylene copolymer (B) satisfying specific requirements. In another packaging propylene resin composition, D | 12-24-2009 |
Masashi Higuchi, Takaishi-Shi JP
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20080220193 | Catalyst for olefin polymerization, method for producing olefin polymer, method for producing propylene-based copolymer, propylene polymer, propylene-based polymer composition, and use of those - A catalyst for olefin polymerization, comprising: | 09-11-2008 |
Masatoshi Higuchi, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20090084961 | RADIATION DETECTOR - A radiation detector includes an electrode substrate having plural photoelectric transfer elements which convert visible light into electrical signals, a scintillator layer formed on the electrode substrate and converting radial rays into visible light, and a protective film includes a drying agent film and a moisture-proof film. The drying agent film is formed on at least the scintillator layer. The moisture-proof film is formed on the drying agent film. | 04-02-2009 |
Masaya Higuchi, Nagoya-Shi JP
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20090242728 | WOOD CEMENT BOARD - Provided is a wood cement board that has a pattern of acute-angled and deep recesses and projections on its surface, and that tends not to cause cracking during a hardening and curing process, a drying process, a transportation process and so on. The wood cement board has a pattern of recesses and projections on its surface, in which the distance from the apex of the projections to the rear face is 9 mm or more, and the distance from the apex of the projections to the base point of the recesses is 2 mm or more, and is equal to or less than half the distance from the apex of the projections to the rear face. The average specific gravity of the wood cement board as a whole, and the specific gravities of the projections and the recesses are each 1.1 or more, and the difference between the specific gravity of the projections and the specific gravity of the recesses is less than 0.1. | 10-01-2009 |
20090243149 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF WOOD CEMENT BOARD - Provided is a high manufacturing method of the production efficiency for a wood cement board that has a pattern of recesses and projections. | 10-01-2009 |
Masayoshi Higuchi, Tsukuba-Shi JP
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20110213154 | Bis-terpyridine monomer - A bis-terpyridine monomer includes a first terpyridyl substituent (A), a second terpyridyl substituent (B), and a spacer that contains at least one benzene ring and links the first terpyridyl substituent (A) and the second terpyridyl substituent (B). The bis-terpyridine monomer is represented by the following formula (10): | 09-01-2011 |
20150021180 | HIGHLY PROTON-CONDUCTIVE POLYMER FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND HUMIDITY SENSOR - A proton conductive film, a method of producing the proton conductive film, and a highly sensitive humidity sensor are provided. The proton conductivity (room temperature, 95% RH) of the proton conductive film is 3×10 | 01-22-2015 |
Masayu Higuchi, Yokohama JP
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20100110235 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND SOFTWARE STORED ON A COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, FOR REDUCING NOISE IN AN IMAGE - An apparatus, method, and software stored on a computer-readable storage medium, for correctly reduce noise included in image data regardless of the characteristics of the image data. The noise reduction apparatus and method employ a determinator for determining whether a target pixel of image data corresponds to a flat portion, an edge portion, or a gradation portion based on a pixel value of the target pixel and pixel values of neighboring pixels of the target pixel; and a noise reduction unit for reducing noise included in the image data based on a result of the determining by the determinator. | 05-06-2010 |
20100141828 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ELECTRO-OPTICAL SPLIT IMAGE FOCUSING - Provided are an electro-optical split image focusing apparatus and method through which an in-focus position of a photographed plane with respect to the image of a subject can be detected with accuracy and speed. The apparatus comprises at least one electro-optical element disposed along an optical axis between a subject and a photographed plane. The electro-optical element is characterized by a refractive index that varies with distance along a perpendicular to the optical axis when a voltage is applied. An image of the subject is transmitted toward the photographed plane through the electro-optical element. | 06-10-2010 |
20110032412 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus and image processing method generate a motion picture with smooth zooming changes when a user manually operates a zoom lens while the motion picture is being captured. The image capturing apparatus includes a recording unit in which a plurality of images that are captured while a zoom lens, which enlarges or reduces images of an object, is manually operated by a user, and in which focal lengths corresponding to the plurality of images are recorded; a focal length calculating unit that calculates smoothing focal lengths based on the recorded focal lengths for smooth chronological variations of focal lengths; and an image generating unit that generates smoothing images having a viewing angle corresponding to the smoothing focal length based on the smoothing focal length, the recorded focal lengths, and the recorded image data. | 02-10-2011 |
Masayuki Higuchi, Okayama-Shi JP
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20110014627 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING ANTAGONIST ACTIVITY TO A CYTOKININ RECEPTOR - The present invention provides a method for analyzing agonist-activity to a cytokinin receptor, which comprises (1) bringing an examinee substance into contact with a transformed cell into which DNA coding the cytokinin receptor is introduced and (2) measuring the existence or the quantity of intracellular signal transduction from the cytokinin receptor expressed in the transformed cell, and, a method for analyzing antagonist activity to a cytokinin receptor, which comprises (1) bringing an examinee substance and a substance having agonist-activity to the cytokinin receptor into contact with a transformed cell into which DNA coding the cytokinin receptor is introduced and (2) measuring the existence or the quantity of intracellular signal transduction from the cytokinin receptor expressed in the transformed cell, and the like. | 01-20-2011 |
20120122181 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING ANTAGONIST ACTIVITY TO A CYTOKININ RECEPTOR - The present invention provides a method for analyzing agonist-activity to a cytokinin receptor, which comprises (1) bringing an examinee substance into contact with a transformed cell into which DNA coding the cytokinin receptor is introduced and (2) measuring the existence or the quantity of intracellular signal transduction from the cytokinin receptor expressed in the transformed cell, and, a method for analyzing antagonist-activity to a cytokinin receptor, which comprises (1) bringing an examinee substance and a substance having agonist-activity to the cytokinin receptor into contact with a transformed cell into which DNA coding the cytokinin receptor is introduced. | 05-17-2012 |
Mitsuru Higuchi, Saitama-Shi JP
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20080231692 | ELECTRONIC ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS - An electronic endoscope apparatus has: an image forming function of forming a moving image and a still image of an observation object according to an output signal of an image pickup device; and a main electronic enlargement function of forming an electronically enlarged image of the observation object at an optional magnification according to the output signal of the image pickup device in response to an enlargement operation, wherein the electronic endoscope apparatus displays images of the observation object on a main-screen and a subscreen, which are set on a screen of a same monitor, respectively, and wherein the electronic endoscope apparatus comprises a moving-image-for-subscreen generating circuit that forms a moving image which is not electrically enlarged by the main electronic enlargement function and which is converted into a reduced moving image for the subscreen, and when an enlarged still image formed by the electronic enlargement function is displayed on the main-screen, the moving image obtained by reduction conversion at the moving-image-for-subscreen generating circuit is controlled to be displayed on the subscreen. | 09-25-2008 |
Naoki Higuchi, Hitachi-Shi JP
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20110002825 | PREPARATION METHOD OF LITHIUM CARBONATE FROM LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY RECOVERED MATERIAL - A preparation method of lithium carbonate, in recovering valuable resources of a lithium-ion battery, reducing impurities from lithium carbonate, having a pretreatment process, comprising: | 01-06-2011 |
20110072936 | METHOD FOR SEPARATING AND RECOVERING NICKEL AND LITHIUM - A method for extracting nickel and lithium includes solvent extraction step of using three or more extraction stages to subject a solution containing lithium and nickel to solvent extraction with 2-Ethylhexyl phosphonic acid mono-2-ethylhexyl ester at a pH of 8.0 to 8.5, whereby the nickel and the lithium are co-extracted into a resultant organic phase. | 03-31-2011 |
Seiichi Higuchi, Kashiwa-Shi JP
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20090053384 | Method for Preparation of Plant Extract - It is intended to develop a technique for producing a water-soluble polyphenol at high purity and with high efficiency in a short time from hop bract or the like which is a by-product in the beer brewing. A method for preparation of a purified plant extract comprising steps of treating a plant extract with a clay mineral such as bentonite and removing any divalent cations from the resulting product; a method for producing a polyphenol comprising steps of passing the purified plant extract through a column to adsorb polyphenols onto the column and passing a solvent though the column to elute a water-soluble polyphenol from the column; and a method for producing a water-soluble hop bract polyphenol comprising steps of adding bentonite to a hop bract extract and allowing the resulting mixture to stand under acidic conditions, performing solid-liquid separation to produce a supernatant, purifying the supernatant through a column to give a pholyphenol-containing fraction, cooling the fraction and allowing the cooled fraction to stand to cause the precipitation of water-insoluble ingredients and performing solid-liquid separation to give the desired water-soluble hop bract polyphenol. | 02-26-2009 |
Shintaro Higuchi, Kyoto-Shi JP
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20120142806 | PHOTOSENSITIVE COMPOSITION - Provided is a photosensitive composition which can be cured with low energy consumption, even when a substance (such as a colorant) that attenuates or shades an illumination light is contained in a high concentration or even when the photosensitive composition is in the form of a thick film. Specifically provided is a photosensitive composition which comprises the following four components: (1) a radical initiator (A); (2) an acid generator (B) or a base generator (C); (3) a polymerizable substance (D); and (4) a colorant (E), a metal oxide powder (F), or a metal powder (G). Further, the photosensitive composition is characterized in that the radical initiator (A), the acid generator (B), and/or the base generator (C) generates an active species (H) through irradiation with an active ray of light; the active species (H) reacts the radical initiator (A), the acid generator (B), or the base generator (C) to form another species (I); and thus the polymerization of the polymerizable substance (D) by means of the active species (I) proceeds, said active species (H) or (I) being an acid or a base. | 06-07-2012 |
Takafumi Higuchi, Nagano JP
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20080316543 | Facsimile machine and control method thereof - A facsimile machine includes an image data generating unit that reads a original and generates image data, an information transmitting and receiving unit that transmits and receive the digital data, a first data generating unit that generates first digital data used for a real-time communication method without using analog data, and a second data generating unit that generates second digital data used for a deemed voice communication method without using analog data. | 12-25-2008 |
Takayuki Higuchi, Mobara JP
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20090079706 | Display Device - In a display device having a touch panel, it is possible to prevent the generation of a screen defect caused by the intrusion of air bubbles into a UV curing resin formed between a touch panel and a display panel. The touch panel is constituted of an upper transparent-electrode-attached film and a lower transparent-electrode-attached film, and an air hole is formed in the lower transparent-electrode-attached film. Due to such constitution, in adhering the touch panel and the display panel to each other in a vacuum using a UV curing resin, air in the touch panel is also discharged and hence, there is no possibility that the touch panel swells. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent warping of the lower transparent-electrode-attached film and hence, in curing the UV curing resin for adhering the touch panel and the display panel to each other, it is possible to prevent the entanglement of air into the UV curing resin. Accordingly, a touch-panel attached display device free from a screen defect attributed to air bubbles can be manufactured. | 03-26-2009 |
20090086114 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH TOUCH PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - (Object) To provide a configuration where reduction in the thickness of a liquid crystal display device is possible and the problem with visibility as in the case where a touch panel is mounted on a liquid crystal display panel can be solved. | 04-02-2009 |
Takayuki Higuchi, Niigata JP
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20080282936 | CEMENT ADMIXTURE, CEMENT COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING CARBONATION USING THE SAME - A cement admixture and a cement composition having a carbonation suppressing effect and a heat-of-hydration suppressing effect are provided. A cement admixture containing one or more non-hydraulic compounds selected from the group consisting of γ-2CaO.SiO | 11-20-2008 |
20120067251 | EXPANSIVE MATERIAL AND ITS PREPARATION PROCESS - The invention provides an expansive material that allows for large expansion of concrete at a material age of 2 to 7 days after pouring and permits concrete to have higher initial compressive strength and makes sure good storage stability, and a process for preparing that expansive material. | 03-22-2012 |
Takeshi Higuchi, Fukuoka JP
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20120041150 | INORGANIC - ORGANIC HYBRID PARTICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An object o of the present invention is to provide an inorganic-organic hybrid particle which has a structure where an organic material composed of two or more different components forms separate phases, wherein an inorganic material is included in the phase, and a method for producing the inorganic-organic hybrid particle. The above object is solved by an inorganic-organic hybrid particle which has a structure where an organic material composed of two or more different components forms separate phases, wherein one or more inorganic materials are included in at least one phase. | 02-16-2012 |
20120225970 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYMER MATERIAL - An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a block copolymer solid in which microphase-separated structures are formed with good productivity. The present invention provides a method for producing a block copolymer solid in which a microphase-separated structure is formed, or an alloy, blend or composite solid containing a block copolymer in which a microphase-separated structure is formed, which comprises the following steps (1) to (3): | 09-06-2012 |
Takeshi Higuchi, Nada-Ku JP
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20090200288 | Heater - A heater has a smooth heating surface and a recess formed on a second surface opposite to the heating surface. The recess is formed between opposite side walls in a lengthwise direction of the heater. Formation of the recess improves the electrical resistance of the heater and the opposite side walls reinforce the heater and prevent deformation of the heater when it is subjected to high temperatures in a semiconductor wafer processing device. The heater has substantially the same width along its lengthwise direction. This improves the control of heat pattern design, because the terminal end portions do not have an expanded shape. | 08-13-2009 |
Takeshi Higuchi, Hokkaido JP
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20090136756 | Nanodisk Comprising Block Copolymer - This invention provides a nanodisk, which can be formed of a wide variety of materials and has a high level of application, and a method for manufacturing the same. The nanodisk comprises fundamental units formed of two-molecule block copolymers arranged in series in a main chain direction, the fundamental units having been aggregated in a plane direction. The nanodisk has a thickness of 1 nm to 100 nm, a diameter of 10 nm to 5 μm, and an aspect ratio of not less than 1. Since the thickness of the nanodisk is not more than 100 nm, the nanodisk is transparent to light in a visible region. Further, when a metal element is held on the crosslinked structure part, the nanodisk can be utilized as a nanodisk having magnetic properties and electroconductive properties, or a nanodisk having catalytic activity and a high refractive index. Thus, the nanodisk can be applied to a wide variety of fields such as fine particle/powder technology, colloid surface science, electronic materials, and optical materials. | 05-28-2009 |
Takeshi Higuchi, Kobe JP
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20110266274 | QUARTZ ENCAPSULATED HEATER ASSEMBLY - The current invention relates to a semiconductor wafer heater assembly having a frosted clear quartz material for the wafer susceptor ( | 11-03-2011 |
Takeshi Higuchi, Chiba JP
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20090162479 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SOY SAUCE HAVING REDUCED BUSHO-SHU - The present invention relates to a process for producing a soy sauce koji having a reduced Busho-shu which is one of the unpleasant smells of soy sauce, and a soy sauce koji having a reduced Busho-shu obtained by this production process. Specifically, the process for producing a soy sauce koji is characterized by using a combination of a koji mold having a high isobutyric acid productivity and another koji mold having a low isobutyric acid productivity. The present invention also relates to a process for producing a soy sauce having a reduced Busho-shu and a soy sauce obtained by this production process. | 06-25-2009 |
Takeshi Higuchi, Daito-Shi JP
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20120192113 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a first display part and a second display part. The first display part includes a touch-panel function. The second display part includes a touch-panel function. When the number of icons to be displayed is greater than a threshold value, a control section simultaneously displays a part of the icons to be displayed, in one of display screens of the first display part and the second display part. | 07-26-2012 |
Takuya Higuchi, Odawara JP
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20100106688 | COMPUTER SYSTEM STORAGE DEVICE AND DATE UPDATING METHOD - Data stored in a plurality of snapshots that can be updated is efficiently updated. | 04-29-2010 |
20120060154 | COMPUTER SYSTEM, STORAGE DEVICE AND DATE UPDATING METHOD - Computer system including: a computer with first processor managing first and second virtual computers; and a storage system with second processor providing first and second virtual volumes to the virtual computers, an original data volume shared by the virtual volumes, and a differential data volume storing first and second differential data of the virtual volumes; wherein if receiving a first request to update a first data stored in a first virtual area of the first virtual volume, the first processor requests storage of the first data in a first area of the original data volume, corresponding to the first virtual area, wherein if receiving a second request to update a second data stored in a second virtual area of the first virtual volume, the first processor requests storage of the second data in a second area of the differential data volume, corresponding to the second virtual area. | 03-08-2012 |
Takuya Higuchi, Hamamatsu-City JP
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20110187223 | BRUSHLESS MOTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Each of vibration dampers is separated from each circumferentially adjacent one of the vibration dampers upon cutting of each of a plurality of connectors, which is initially integrally formed with the vibration dampers to circumferentially join between corresponding circumferentially adjacent two of the vibration dampers to form a single closed loop body. At least a part of each of first and second circumferential end portions of each vibration damper is engaged with a corresponding one of outer protrusions of a centerpiece in a circumferential direction of a stator. A primary recess is radially inwardly recessed at an outer peripheral portion of the vibration damper and is engaged with a corresponding one of primary protrusions of the stator in the circumferential direction of the stator. | 08-04-2011 |
Taneo Higuchi, Shiga JP
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20090297900 | Fuel Cell System - A fuel cell system capable of stably supplying hot water to a load is provided. | 12-03-2009 |
Tatsuo Higuchi, Fuchu JP
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20110083135 | VIRTUAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER VIRTUALIZATION PROGRAMS - Disclosed are a virtual computer system and method, wherein computer resources are automatically and optimally allocated to logical partitions according to loads to be accomplished by operating systems in the logical partitions and setting information based on a knowledge of workloads that run on the operating systems. Load measuring modules are installed on the operating systems in order to measure the loads to be accomplished by the operating systems. A manager designates the knowledge concerning the workloads on the operating systems through a user interface. An adaptive control module determines the allocation rations of the computer resources relative to the logical partitions according to the loads and the settings, and issues an allocation varying instruction to a hypervisor so as to thus instruct variation of allocations. | 04-07-2011 |
Tatsuya Higuchi, Settsu-Shi JP
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20100180938 | COATING COMPOSITION FOR PROTECTION COVER OF SOLAR CELL - There is provided a protection cover of solar cell having processability at room temperature, solvent resistance, weather resistance and durability without impairing its transparency, and also a curable fluorine-containing coating composition being capable of forming the protection cover. The curable fluorine-containing coating composition for a protection cover of solar cell comprises (A) a curable fluorine-containing resin, (B) a curing agent and (C) a solvent and is used for forming a top coat layer (III) of a cured article comprising the fluorine-containing resin, in which the top coat layer is provided, directly or via a primer layer (IV), on a transparent resin layer (II) provided on the sunlight irradiation side of a solar cell module (I). | 07-22-2010 |
20100313946 | SOLAR CELL MODULE, LAMINATE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF SOLAR CELL MODULE - Provided is a solar cell module which has a PCTFE film as the light-transmitting surface layer and/or back side protective sheet and is excellent in interlayer adhesion. The invention consists in a solar cell module comprising a light-transmitting surface layer, a solar cell element embedded in a filler and a back side protective sheet, wherein at least one of the light-transmitting surface layer and back side protective sheet is a polychlorotrifluoroethylene film (A) having a treated surface layer obtained by electric discharge treatment in an inert gas containing a reactive organic compound and the treated surface layer is disposed on the solar cell element side. | 12-16-2010 |
20110073167 | POLYCHLOROTRIFLUOROETHYLENE FILM AND BACKSIDE PROTECTIVE SHEET FOR SOLAR CELL - The present invention provides a polychlorotrifluoroethylene film having ultraviolet shielding ability, moisture resistance and small absolute values of thermal deformation rates. The present invention is a polychlorotrifluoroethylene film having an ultraviolet shield rate of not lower than 70%, a water vapor transmission rate of not higher than 1.00 g/m | 03-31-2011 |
Toshiaki Higuchi, Toyama JP
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20090230588 | TRANSFER MOLDING APPARATUS AND TRANSFER MOLDING METHOD - The revolution angle of film feeding rollers are controlled so that a transfer film is moved in the feeding direction thereof by a feeding amount being set slightly larger than the interval between adjacent longitudinal direction positioning marks and then stopped before transfer molding is carried out by a transfer molding section, the film feeding rollers are driven to move the transfer film, having been moved in the feeding direction, in the returning direction, the revolution angle of the film feeding rollers are controlled and the transfer film is stopped at a longitudinal direction transfer position after a longitudinal direction positioning mark detection section has detected the longitudinal direction positioning mark, a stationary mold and a movable mold are closed, molten resin is injected into the cavity formed therebetween from an injection nozzle, and the decoration on the transfer film are transferred to molded products in synchronization with molding. | 09-17-2009 |
Toshihiko Higuchi, Kai JP
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20090137065 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MEMORY DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a memory device including a ferroelectric memory array region and a logic circuit region is provided. The method includes the steps of: forming, above a base substrate, a plurality of ferroelectric capacitors in the ferroelectric memory array region; forming a wiring layer above the base substrate in the logic circuit region; forming an interlayer dielectric layer that covers the ferroelectric capacitors and the wiring layer; etching the interlayer dielectric layer formed at least in the ferroelectric memory array region to form a concave section; polishing the interlayer dielectric layer by a CMP (chemical mechanical polishing) method; etching the interlayer dielectric layer above the ferroelectric capacitors and the wiring layer to form contact holes; and forming contact sections in the contact holes. | 05-28-2009 |
Toshiyuki Higuchi, Kusatsu-Shi JP
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20120032690 | PROXIMITY SWITCH - Disclosed is a proximity switch provided with an actuator unit and a sensor unit. The sensor unit is provided with an antenna coil, a transmitting circuit which transmits electromagnetic waves at a constant frequency to the antenna coil, a receiving circuit which detects external signals received by means of the antenna coil, and control circuits. The actuator unit is provided with an antenna coil, a power supply circuit which rectifies an electromotive force generated in the antenna coil, and a signal processing circuit which receives power supply from the power supply circuit, performs frequency-dividing to the signals received by means of the antenna coil, and transmits the signals from the antenna coil after the frequency-dividing. The control circuit of the sensor unit has memory for registering the frequency of the signals transmitted from the actuator unit. The control circuit determines whether the actuator unit is in proximity to the sensor unit or not by checking the received signals detected by means of the receiving circuit with the operations of the transmitting circuit and the frequency registered in the memory. | 02-09-2012 |
Tsutomu Higuchi, Kamakura-Shi JP
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20100195396 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND SELF-TEST METHOD OF THE SAME - A semiconductor memory device includes a main memory includes a nonvolatile memory, and a buffer which stores input/output data of the nonvolatile memory, a buffer unit of the main memory, the buffer unit includes a volatile memory, a self-test interface includes a data input/output pin, and a controller which controls the main memory and the buffer unit. The controller at least stores data in the buffer from the self-test interface via the data input/output pin. | 08-05-2010 |
Yasushi Higuchi, Okazaki-City JP
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20080230834 | Semiconductor apparatus having lateral type MIS transistor - A semiconductor apparatus comprises: a semiconductor substrate; and a lateral type MIS transistor disposed on a surface part of the semiconductor substrate. The lateral type MIS transistor includes: a line coupled with a gate of the lateral type MIS transistor; a polycrystalline silicon resistor that is provided in the line, and that has a conductivity type opposite to a drain of the lateral type MIS transistor; and an insulating layer through which a drain voltage of the lateral type MIS transistor is applied to the polycrystalline silicon resistor. | 09-25-2008 |
20120056241 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes a drift layer, a base layer on the drift layer, and trench gate structures. Each trench gate structure includes a trench reaching the drift layer by penetrating the base layer, a gate insulation layer on a wall surface of the trench, and a gate electrode on the gate insulation layer. A bottom portion of the trench gate structure is located in the drift layer and expands in a predetermined direction so that a distance between the bottom portions of adjacent trench gate structures is less than a distance between opening portions of adjacent trench gate structures in the direction. A thickness of the gate insulation layer is greater in the bottom portion than in the opening portion. | 03-08-2012 |
20140217464 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - In a semiconductor device, a trench gate has a bottom portion in a drift layer and a communication portion extending from a surface of a base layer to communicate with the bottom portion. A distance between adjacent bottom portions is smaller than a distance between adjacent communication portions in a x-direction. A region between adjacent trench gates is divided in a y-direction into an effective region as an electron injection source and an ineffective region which does not serve as the electron injection source. An interval L | 08-07-2014 |
20140339602 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - In a trench-gate-type insulated gate bipolar transistor, a current will not flow down to a lower portion of a trench, a high electrical field at the lower portion of the trench is suppressed even if a high voltage is applied, such as at a time of turning off, an increase in on-state resistance and a decrease in breakdown resistance and withstand voltage are suppressed. In the semiconductor device, a plurality of trenches is disposed to reach a rear surface of a drift layer, and a collector layer is disposed at a tip end side in an extended direction of the trenches in a surface layer portion of the drift layer. When a gate electrode is applied with a predetermined voltage, a channel region is formed in a portion of the base layer contacting the trenches, and an electric current flows in the predetermined direction along the trenches. | 11-20-2014 |
20150048413 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes: a drift layer; a base layer arranged in a surface portion of the drift layer; multiple trenches penetrating the base layer and reaching the drift layer; and a gate electrode arranged on the gate insulation film in each trench. Each trench includes: a first trench having an opening on a surface of the base layer; and a second trench connecting the first trench and having a portion, of which a distance between facing sidewalls of the second trench is longer than a distance between facing sidewalls of the first trench. The opening of each first trench is sealed with the gate electrode. An inside of each gate electrode includes a cavity portion. | 02-19-2015 |
Yasuyuki Higuchi, Aichi-Ken JP
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20100109300 | Garnish - A garnish includes a garnish body which covers a folded air bag and a locking portion which is inserted to be locked in a mounting hole in a mounting base on a vehicle body. The locking portion holds the garnish body which is pressed by the air bag when the air bag is inflated to move so as to form a projecting space for the air bag. | 05-06-2010 |
Yoshikazu Higuchi, Fukuoka JP
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20080309260 | Shaft Type Linear Motor, Mounting Head and Component Mounting Device With the Linear Motor, and Position Detection Method for Shaft for Driving the Linear Motor - A shaft type linear motor including a stator in which plural hollow cylindrical coils are disposed so that the center through holes thereof are arranged linearly so as to form a shaft insertion hole; a driving shaft including permanent magnets, the same magnetic poles, the north or south magnetic poles, being disposed in the axial direction so as to be opposed to each other, and movably inserted into the stator; sensor units disposed in the axial direction of the stator so as to have a predetermined clearance therebetween and equipped with plural magnetic pole detection sensors that detect the magnetic field intensities of the permanent magnets and output magnetic field intensity signals; and a detection section for receiving the magnetic field intensity signals output from the magnetic pole detection sensors and for detecting the position of the driving shaft on the basis of the plural magnetic field intensity signals. | 12-18-2008 |
Yoshitaka Higuchi, Tochigi JP
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20120032469 | RISE UP PANORAMIC ROOF FOR A VEHICLE - A rise-up panoramic roof provided on a roof opening of a body of a vehicle comprises a frame member and a lift assembly. The frame member has a forward portion and a rear portion. The forward portion is hingedly connected to the vehicle body such that the frame member does not slide relative to the body. The frame member is configured to hold a roof panel. The lift assembly is configured to move the frame member between a closed position where the rear portion of the frame member closes the opening of the vehicle body and a raised, open position where the frame member is raised from the vehicle body and the rear portion is located above the opening. | 02-09-2012 |
Yukihiro Higuchi, Gamagori-Shi JP
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20090303438 | Ophthalmic photographing apparatus - An ophthalmic photographing apparatus comprising a photographing optical system for obtaining a regional image of an examinee's eye, comprising a light source, a focusing optical element movable in an optical-axis direction by a driving mechanism, and a photodetector, and a control unit controlling driving of the mechanism and obtain the image based on a signal from the photodetector, wherein the control unit further moves the optical element in predetermined steps/continuously to obtain the image at each position, calculates frequency distribution of luminance of each of the images to detect a change characteristic of luminance values having frequencies equal or exceeding a threshold value in the frequency distribution with respect to the optical element position, and detects a focus position of the optical element based on the change characteristics to move the optical element to a position corresponding to the detected focus position. | 12-10-2009 |
20100014089 | Optical tomographic image photographing apparatus - An apparatus has an optical system detecting spectral information and having an optical scanner and a driving unit changing the optical path length by moving an optical member, a monitor, a control unit obtaining a tomographic image by performing Fourier analysis on the information and displaying the obtained image, and a unit previously setting an image on the monitor, in which the member is moved from an initial position and presence or absence of the tomographic image is determined, when the presence is detected, whether the tomographic image is normal or inverted is determined, and when the tomographic image is not the set image, the member is moved to obtain the set image, and when the tomographic image is the set image, the member is moved so that a position of the tomographic image in the depth direction coincides with a predetermined adjustment position and the driving unit is stopped. | 01-21-2010 |
20130229622 | OPHTHALMOLOGIC PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND OPHTHALMOLOGIC PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD - An ophthalmologic photographing apparatus includes: a photographing optical system that includes a scanning unit for scanning an examinee's eye with measurement light to obtain a tomographic image of the examinee's eye; an observing optical system that includes a light-receiving device for receiving reflected light from the examinee's eye to obtain a moving image of a front image of the examinee's eye based on a light-receiving signal from the light-receiving device; a display controller for displaying the front image acquired by the observing optical system in a still state on a monitor as well as enabling setting of a capturing position of the tomographic image, the setting using the front image; and a drive controller for controlling the scanning unit to acquire the tomographic image in accordance with the capturing position. | 09-05-2013 |
20130242258 | FUNDUS PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS - A fundus photographing apparatus is provided with: a detector that detects an interference state between light reflected from the fundus and reference light; an optical scanner that scans the fundus of an examinee's eye with the measurement light; a focus detection unit that detects a focus position with respect to the fundus of the examinee's eye based on an output signal from a light receiving element that receives the light reflected from the fundus; a focus adjustment unit that corrects the diopter scale with respect to the examinee fundus by moving a first optical member to the focus position; a second optical member disposed in the optical path of the measurement light or the reference light; and an optical path length adjustment unit that adjusts an optical path length difference between the measurement light and the reference light. | 09-19-2013 |
20130265547 | FUNDUS PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS - A fundus photographing apparatus includes a measurement unit including an optical coherence tomography system for obtaining a tomographic image of the fundus of an examinee's eye by detecting an interference state between measurement light from the fundus of the examinee's eye and reference light, a detection unit for detecting an alignment state perceived as a relative positional relationship between the measurement unit and the examinee's eye, and a controller for adjusting the optical coherence tomography system with respect to the fundus of the examinee's eye based on a detection result from the detection unit. The adjustment of the optical coherence tomography system includes at least one of an optical path length adjustment, which adjusts an optical path length difference between the measurement light and the reference light, and a focus adjustment. | 10-10-2013 |