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Hiroshi Watanabe

Hiroshi Watanabe, Mobara JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080246786Display Device - A display device includes a display panel having a plurality of video lines, and a drain driver receiving n-bit display data, and connected to the plurality of video lines. The drain driver includes a gray-scale voltage generating circuit which generates M (M<210-09-2008
20110074747Liquid Crystal display device - The present invention realizes proper driving circuits in a driving-circuit integral type liquid crystal display device which has an increased screen size. The liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel and a driving circuit which supplies video signals to video signal lines formed on the liquid crystal display panel. The driving circuit is comprised of a first driving circuit which is formed in a step similar to a step for forming pixels provided to the liquid crystal display panel and a second driving circuit which is connected to the liquid crystal display panel after formation of the liquid crystal display panel. The first driving circuit is constituted of a switching circuit which is capable of distributing an output of the second driving circuit to a plurality of video signal lines.03-31-2011

Patent applications by Hiroshi Watanabe, Mobara JP

Hiroshi Watanabe, Atsugi-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110053622FILTER UNIT, MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL TEST SYSTEM, AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL TEST METHOD - [Problem] To provide a band stop filter unit, a mobile communication terminal test system, and a mobile communication terminal test method that are flexibly adaptable to the addition/change of a specification in a frequency band for mobile communication.03-03-2011

Hiroshi Watanabe, Wako-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100251978SACRIFICIAL ELECTRODE MOUNTING STRUCTURE - Mounting port, provided adjacent to a cooling water passageway, has a hole opening from the passageway for mounting an anode metal in the passageway. Lid member, which closes the outer end of the hole, has a head portion formed at its outer end and an externally threaded portion engageable with an internally threaded portion of the hole with a sealing member sandwiched therebetween. The lid member having the anode metal fixed thereto is inserted in and attached to the port with the threaded portions engaging with each other with a sealing tape sandwiched therebetween. Space is defined between an outer end portion of the port and an outer end portion of the lid member between the head portion and the externally threaded portion so that part of the sealing member protruding from between the threaded portions can be received in the space.10-07-2010
20100252424SACRIFICIAL ELECTRODE MOUNTING STRUCTURE - In a structure for mounting a sacrificial electrode in a cooling water passageway provided in a cylinder block of a water-cooled engine for an outboard engine unit, the cooling water passageway is defined by a groove portion provided in the cylinder block and a lid member closing an opening of the groove portion, a gasket member is provided between the groove portion and the lid member, and a screw fixedly fastens the sacrificial electrode to a bottom wall of the cooling water passageway. The gasket member has an extension portion opposed to a surface of the head of the screw located remote from the bottom wall of the cooling water passageway.10-07-2010

Hiroshi Watanabe, Obu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100243352MOVABLE GRILLE SHUTTER DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - An movable grille shutter device for a vehicle is provided, which includes a case adapted to be attached to a vehicle body; a plurality of louvers arranged in the case, the plural louvers being allowed to change between fully opened and closed postures for permitting and preventing, respectively, an air flow through a front grill opening portion into an engine compartment; a link mechanism arranged in the case and opening and closing the plurality of louvers; and a drive unit driving the link mechanism arranged in the case, wherein the link mechanism is driven by the drive unit so as to selectively operate a portion of and all of the plurality of louvers.09-30-2010
20110226541Movable grille shutter for vehicle - A movable grille shutter for a vehicle includes a fin adapted to be provided at a grille opening portion and being operated so as to freely open or close the grille opening portion through which ambient air is taken in, a drive source for driving the fin, a driving force transmitting mechanism for transmitting a driving force from the drive source to the fin and a flexible member being linked to the driving force transmitting mechanism and being deformed for operating the fin to open the grille opening portion in a case where a load that is equal to or more than a predetermined value is acted thereon.09-22-2011

Hiroshi Watanabe, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080197191IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - It is an object of the invention to provide an image processing apparatus and a method for operating the image processing apparatus that can effectively use electric power by preventing units not used by specified users from being brought into an operation state.08-21-2008
20080256496METHOD OF DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device designing method includes calculating capacitance. The semiconductor device has a semiconductor substrate, an insulator formed on the semiconductor substrate, and an electrode formed on the insulator. The capacitance is calculated under an approximation assuming a portion of the semiconductor substrate, the insulator and a portion of the electrode to be one of a conductor and a dielectric depending on electric characteristics thereof, respectively.10-16-2008
20090049653 - This invention intends to enable silicon compound to be removed from waste etching solution at a high removal rate and waste etching solution to be recycled without disposing it. The etching solution reproducing apparatus includes: temperature adjusting means for adjusting the temperature of taken out waste etching solution; atomizing means for atomizing waste etching solution adjusted in temperature by the temperature adjusting means; precipitating means for collecting waste etching solution atomized by the atomizing means and precipitating silicon compound in the waste etching solution; and separating means for separating silicon compound precipitated from the waste etching solution by the precipitating means so as to obtain reproduced etching solution.02-26-2009
20100177345IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PRINT CONTROL METHOD - An image forming apparatus stores, in a memory, print jobs and execution sequences for forming images of the print jobs, forms the images of the print jobs according to the execution sequences stored by the memory, measures execution time from the start of image formation for a print job being subjected to the image formation, determines whether plural print jobs are stored by the memory, determines, if plural print jobs are stored at least by the memory, whether the measured execution time of the print job being subjected to the image formation reaches designated execution time, and suspends, after the execution time reaches the designated execution time, the printing job being subjected to the image formation and executes a print job of the next execution sequence stored by the memory.07-15-2010

Patent applications by Hiroshi Watanabe, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Hiroshi Watanabe, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100075149MOLD FOR RESIN MOLDING, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MOLD FOR RESIN MOLDING, AND RESIN MOLDED PRODUCT - An object of the present invention is to provide a mold for resin molding which ensures ventilation characteristic without requiring an enormous amount of work. The mold for resin molding of the present invention includes: a mold 03-25-2010
20100113390OLIGOSACCHARIDES DERIVED FROM FUCOIDAN - The present invention provides a fucoidan-derived low molecular weight compound with a good quality of taste, which has a specified structure and function and is free from problems in absorption, antigenicity, uniformity, an anticoagulant activity and so on, which problems arise when developing fucoidan, a sulfated polysaccharide having an extremely large molecular weight, as drugs or health foods. As a result of analyzing low molecular weight compounds obtained by acid hydrolysis of fucoidan, the inventors have identified fucoidan oligosaccharides (I) to (XI). Further, these oligosaccharides have been found to have anti-obesity and/or blood glucose elevation suppressing effects through inhibition of carbohydrate and/or lipid absorption as a result of α-glucosidase inhibition and/or lipase inhibition.05-06-2010
20110188398RADIO RELAY STATION, RADIO RELAY METHOD, RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, LOCATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE, RADIO TERMINAL, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD - Provided is a radio relay station (08-04-2011

Patent applications by Hiroshi Watanabe, Osaka JP

Hiroshi Watanabe, Ushiku-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100070130APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR DIAGNOSING DEVICES INCLUDED IN WORKING MACHINE - A device diagnostic apparatus (03-18-2010

Patent applications by Hiroshi Watanabe, Ushiku-Shi JP

Hiroshi Watanabe, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090006039THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) STRUCTURE DATA CREATION METHOD, 3D STRUCTURE DATA CREATION APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORD MEDIA AND COMPUTER SYSTEM - A three-dimensional (3D) structure data creation technique capable of readily creating 3D structure data is disclosed. This method is for producing data of a 3D structure which is made up of a plurality of elements. The method includes the steps of preparing first and second two-dimensional (2D) sectional images different in normal vector from each other, forming first and second unit graphics based on these 2D images, partitioning each unit graphic on a per-element basis, performing layout arrangement of two unit graphics in accordance with normal vectors, expanding these unit graphics for conversion to 3D objects, and allocating a selected element to a region in which elements of the unit graphics failing to coincide with each other, which region is included in and specified from those regions with intersection of respective partitioned parts of the unit graphics, thereby to create the 3D structure data required.01-01-2009
20090267855ANTENNA CORE AND ANTENNA - An antenna core produced by shaping a soft magnetic metal powder with the use of a resin as a binder, wherein the soft magnetic metal powder is an amorphous soft magnetic metal powder or a nanocrystal-containing amorphous soft magnetic metal powder, of the general formula (1): (Fe10-29-2009
20100060917IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A mask processing unit masks a peripheral image of a page image in every page of an input original document, and generates an area image which is obtained by masking the peripheral image from the page image. A determining unit determines a color of the area image. When the determining unit determines that the area image is color, a printing control unit prompts a color printing processing unit to operate, and when the determining unit determines that the area image is monochrome, the printing control unit prompts a monochrome printing processing unit to operate.03-11-2010
20150046029DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A display apparatus for vehicle includes a speedometer that measures speed of a vehicle, an eco-drive level determination unit that determines an eco-drive level at driving the vehicle based on a recommended depression amount and an actual depression amount, a determination display portion located inside a peripheral visual field region of the driver, a detail display portion located outside of the peripheral visual field region, and a display control unit that controls display in the determination display portion and the detail display portion. The display control unit performs the following controls of (A) setting the display in the determination display portion to ambient display in which contrast of the outline region is lower than contrast inside the outline region, and (B) changing the ambient display according to the change in the eco-drive level.02-12-2015
20150264207IMAGE READING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is an image reading device including a platen that supports an original document on which an image is recorded, a reading unit that is opposed to the original document with the platen interposed therebetween, and includes a reading member which reads the image on the original document extending in a first direction, and a supporting member that supports the reading member, is movable along a second direction intersecting with the first direction, and is movably supported such that the reading member reads the image on the original document in the first and second directions, a guiding member that extends in the second direction and guides the supporting member when the supporting member is moved in the second direction, and a moving member that is disposed to be separated from the guiding member in the first direction and moves the supporting member along the second direction.09-17-2015

Patent applications by Hiroshi Watanabe, Kanagawa JP

Hiroshi Watanabe, Chiba JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090317813METHOD OF PREDICTING METASTASIS OF ORAL CAVITY CANCER INTO CERVICAL LYMPH NODE AND DIAGNOSIS KIT TO BE USED IN THE PREDICTION - A method for objectively predicting possibility of metastasis to a cervical lymph node in an early stage for an individual case diagnosed as an oral cavity cancer, and a diagnosis kit to be used in the prediction are provided. The method includes a step of assaying expression amounts of metastasis prediction genes in which the expression amounts are changed between a metastasis group and a non-metastasis group, with respect to a sample collected from a primary legion of the oral cavity cancer. Further, the method includes a step of predicting the possibility of the metastasis by comparing the expression amounts of the metastasis gene group with the expression amounts of the metastasis prediction genes in a metastasis group and/or a non-metastasis group. Herein, the metastasis prediction gene group includes two genes MSR1 (NM_138716.1) and RET (M31213.1).12-24-2009

Hiroshi Watanabe, Saitama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090291319COPPER FOIL WITH CARRIER SHEET, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COPPER FOIL WITH CARRIER SHEET, SURFACE-TREATED COPPER FOIL WITH CARRIER SHEET AND COPPER-CLAD LAMINATE USING THE SURFACE-TREATED COPPER FOIL WITH CARRIER SHEET - An object of the present invention is to provide a copper foil with carrier sheet which permits releasing of the carrier sheet from the copper foil layer even when hot pressing at a temperature exceeding 300° C. is applied in the production of a printed wiring board. In order to achieve the object, a copper foil with physically releasable carrier sheet having a copper foil layer on the surface of the carrier sheet through a bonding interface layer, characterized in that the bonding interface layer is composed of a metal layer and a carbon layer. It is preferable for the bonding interface layer to be composed of a metal layer of 1 nm to 50 nm thick and a carbon layer of 1 nm to 20 nm thick.11-26-2009
20110189503SURFACE-TREATED COPPER FOIL - Object is to provide a surface-treated copper foil free from chromium in the surface-treatment layer and excellent in peel strength of a circuit and chemical resistance against to degradation of the peel strength after processing into a printed wiring board. To achieve the object, the surface-treated copper foil having a surface-treatment layer on a bonding surface of a copper foil for manufacturing a copper-clad laminate by laminating it to an insulating resin substrate has the surface-treatment layer formed by depositing a metal component having high melting point not lower than 1400° C. by dry process film formation method to the bonding surface of the copper foil after the cleaning treatment and further depositing a carbon component to the surface.08-04-2011

Hiroshi Watanabe, Oguchi-Do JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090250139PLATE-LIKE CUTTING TOOL AND FIXING JIG - A plate-like cutting tool produced at a low cost and having less strain is provided. A planer knife basically includes a base 10-08-2009

Hiroshi Watanabe, Sakura JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120119685POWER TRANSDUCER - The performance of a power transducer is improved while efficiently using a power semiconductor also by managing the permissible duty factor of the power semiconductor in the regenerative braking circuit provided in the power transducer. The user is allowed to set, through an operation panel provided on the power transducer, the resistance value of the regenerative braking resistor for thermally consuming the rotational energy generated during motor deceleration. The power transducer performs the steps of: calculating the current which flows in the regenerative braking circuit from the resistance value setting; obtaining the generation loss of the power semiconductor in the regenerative braking circuit with the calculated current value; and determining the permissible duty factor of the power semiconductor from the obtained generation loss.05-17-2012
20130127382POWER TRANSDUCER - The performance of a power transducer is improved while efficiently using a power semiconductor also by managing the permissible duty factor of the power semiconductor in the regenerative braking circuit provided in the power transducer. The user is allowed to set, through an operation panel provided on the power transducer, the resistance value of the regenerative braking resistor for thermally consuming the rotational energy generated during motor deceleration. The power transducer performs the steps of: calculating the current which flows in the regenerative braking circuit from the resistance value setting; obtaining the generation loss of the power semiconductor in the regenerative braking circuit with the calculated current value; and determining the permissible duty factor of the power semiconductor from the obtained generation loss.05-23-2013
20130342136POWER TRANSDUCER - The performance of a power transducer is improved while efficiently using a power semiconductor also by managing the permissible duty factor of the power semiconductor in the regenerative braking circuit provided in the power transducer. The user is allowed to set, through an operation panel provided on the power transducer, the resistance value of the regenerative braking resistor for thermally consuming the rotational energy generated during motor deceleration. The power transducer performs the steps of: calculating the current which flows in the regenerative braking circuit from the resistance value setting; obtaining the generation loss of the power semiconductor in the regenerative braking circuit with the calculated current value; and determining the permissible duty factor of the power semiconductor from the obtained generation loss.12-26-2013

Patent applications by Hiroshi Watanabe, Sakura JP

Hiroshi Watanabe, Chiba-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090145361EVAPORATION APPARATUS - Thermal electrons emitted the filament 06-11-2009

Hiroshi Watanabe, Utsunomiya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090040529DISPLACEMENT-MEASURING OPTICAL SCALE AND OPTICAL ENCODER USING SAME - When a convex lens 02-12-2009

Hiroshi Watanabe, Minamitsuru-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090012656STEP TIME DISPLAY DEVICE FOR INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - A step time display device for an injection molding machine selects two events (a time measurement start event and a time measurement end event), time of each of which is to be measured, from among a plurality of events (starts and ends of mold clamping, injection, holding pressure, metering, mold opening, and ejection steps) in one molding cycle of an injection molding machine, and detects and stores occurrence time of each of the selected events. The step time display device calculates a time interval between the two events based on the occurrence time of each of the two stored events, and displays the calculated time interval on a screen.01-08-2009

Hiroshi Watanabe, Yamanashi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080299242INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - An injection molding machine that performs a safe ejecting action of a molded article until a setting state of an ejector rod and a set forward end position for an ejection stroke of a molded article ejector are suitable for a mold in use. A resistor R12-04-2008

Hiroshi Watanabe, Kyoto JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080211406Plasma Display Device - A plasma display device includes a front protective cover 09-04-2008

Hiroshi Watanabe, Hachioji-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080203174Portable terminal - According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a portable terminal which non-contact communicates with an external reader/writer at a specified relative position to the reader/writer, including: a second antenna configured to carry out non-contact communication with a loop shaped first antenna whose arrangement position and size are defined in the external reader/writer; and a magnetic sheet having no magnetic body in a part of a region where the magnetic sheet at least partly overlaps with the first antenna when the portable terminal is at the specified relative position to the external reader/writer.08-28-2008

Hiroshi Watanabe, Aichi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110220854ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE OXIDE SINTERED COMPACT, THERMISTOR ELEMENT EMPLOYING THE SAME, AND TEMPERATURE SENSOR EMPLOYING THE SAME - A sintered electroconductive oxide (09-15-2011

Hiroshi Watanabe, Ibaraki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110268963METHOD OF PRODUCING STRUCTURAL MEMBER HAVING PRUSSIAN BLUE-TYPE METAL COMPLEX NANOPARTICLES, STRUCTURAL MEMBER OBTAINED BY THE METHOD, SUBSTRATE, ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE, RECTIFYING DEVICE, AND PHOTO RESPONDING DEVICE, USING THE STRUCTURAL MEMBER - A method of producing a structural member having Prussian blue-type metal complex nanoparticles, the method including: constructing the structural member stabilized by a particular process in producing the structural member by providing nanoparticles consisting of Prussian blue-type metal complex onto a substrate; and a structural member having Prussian blue-type metal complex nanoparticles, the structural member having water-dispersible nanoparticles consisting of Prussian blue-type metal complex provided on a substrate and the structural member being stabilized in water by a particular process.11-03-2011
20140191464SHEET SUPPLY DEVICE - A sheet supply device includes a sheet supply tray, a guide fence for restricting sheets along a sheet width direction, a slider block that is slidable along the sheet width direction and supports the guide fence in an upright state, a slide shaft that is inserted into a through hole formed in the slider block and guides sliding of the slider block, and a guide fence lock mechanism including a restriction member on which a hole is formed and that is attached to the slider block swingably (the slide shaft is inserted into the hole). The guide fence lock mechanism restricts sliding of the slider block by holding the restriction member in a lock state where an inner circumferential edge of the hole is pushed onto an outer circumference of the slide shaft, and allows sliding of the slider block when the restriction member is swung to cancel the lock state.07-10-2014

Hiroshi Watanabe, Sukagawa-City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110279913OPTICAL LENS AND LENS UNIT USING THE SAME - An annular inclined surface is formed on an edge portion of a first plastic lens in such a manner that the inclined surface surrounds a concave surface formed in a second surface of the first plastic lens. The inclined surface reflects unwanted light reflected by the concave surface so as to prevent the unwanted light from passing through the non-shading portion of the edge portion outside the effective area of a lens portion and then being reflected on an imaging area. This can suppress ghosting and flare due to the reflection of the unwanted light on the imaging surface.11-17-2011

Hiroshi Watanabe, Shizuoka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110291216IMAGE SENSOR - In an image sensor 12-01-2011
20120018834LINEAR IMAGE SENSOR - In a linear image sensor 01-26-2012

Hiroshi Watanabe, Kitanagoya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120043511CONDUCTIVE SINTERED OXIDE, THERMISTOR ELEMENT INCLUDING THE SAME, AND TEMPERATURE SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME - A conductive sintered oxide which includes: a conductive crystal phase having a perovskite structure represented by (RE02-23-2012
20120043513CONDUCTIVE SINTERED OXIDE, THERMISTOR ELEMENT INCLUDING THE SAME, AND TEMPERATURE SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME - A conductive sintered oxide including: a first crystal phase represented by RE102-23-2012

Hiroshi Watanabe, Hitachinaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120269682AUTOMATIC ANALYZER - The present invention provides an automatic analyzer including: an analyzing unit that includes an analyzing mechanism and a dispensing reagent cassette storage for storing a reagent cassette for dispensing; a reagent replenishing unit including a replenishing reagent cassette storage for storing in advance a reagent cassette for replenishing to be supplied as the reagent cassette for dispensing; and means for ejecting from the replenishing reagent cassette storage the reagent cassette for replenishing that cannot be supplied as the reagent cassette for dispensing.10-25-2012
20120328476AUTOMATIC ANALYZER - The present invention provides an automatic analyzer for analyzing blood, urine, or other samples in which, for the purpose of reducing the workload of the operator, the process of reagent replacement is automated such that the measurement operation of the analyzer need not be halted during the reagent replacement. A sample rack transfer mechanism and reagent storage/transfer mechanisms are placed on different levels of two-story structure. This configuration allows reagent replacement even when the analyzer is performing an analysis, as well as achieving size reduction of the analyzer. The automation of reagent replacement is achieved by the following: a sensor's detection of the remaining reagent amount in a reagent vessel reaching a particular value; and the analyzer's detection of a measurement request for a sample rack when necessary reagents are not present in any reagent storage mechanism of an analyzer unit.12-27-2012
20130115134AUTOMATIC ANALYZER - An automatic analyzer is provided which applies a position detection mechanism to at least either a reagent probe or a reagent container transfer mechanism, thereby performing control on or inhibiting a reset operation (initialization) of either the reagent probe or the reagent container transfer mechanism to prevent the transfer thereof. This allows a reagent transport mechanism attached to the automatic analyzer automatically replacing reagent containers to be configured to move at the same height as those of various units including the reagent probe. The automatic analyzer is thus made small in size and allowed to operate without problems.05-09-2013

Hiroshi Watanabe, Minato-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120282387ACIDIC EXTRACTS AND BEVERAGES CONTAINING 2,5-PIPERAZINEDIONE,3,6-BIS(PHENYLMETHYL)-(3S,6S)- - The present invention aims to provide extracts available for use in acidic beverage production and containing 2,5-piperazinedione,3,6-bis(phenylmethyl)-,(3S,6S)-, which is a useful substance with an improving effect on learning motivation. When an acid treatment step is included in the production of extracts containing 2,5-piperazinedione,3,6-bis(phenylmethyl)-,(3S,6S)-, it is possible to obtain acidic extracts which cause no sedimentation even when added to beverages. The extracts of the present invention can be added to beverages and so on without impairing the taste inherent to foods and beverages, and can be used for production of acidic beverages preferred by most consumers.11-08-2012
20120283178LEARNING MOTIVATION IMPROVERS - The present invention aims to provide antidepressants which are free from the problem of side effects and are excellent in safety. The present invention also aims to provide learning motivation improvers which are useful for improvement of learning motivation and can be ingested continuously.11-08-2012
20120283270EXTRACTS AND BEVERAGES CONTAINING 2,5-PIPERAZINEDIONE,3,6-BIS(PHENYLMETHYL)-, (3S,6S)- - The present invention aims to provide extracts or beverages containing 2,5-piperazinedione,3,6-bis(phenylmethyl)-,(3S,6S)—, which is a useful substance with an improving effect on learning motivation, in an easy-to-ingest form and at a high concentration. Extracts or beverages whose ratio between the content of 2,5-piperazinedione,3,6-bis(phenyl-methyl)-,(3S,6S)— (unit: μg/100 g) and Brix(Bx) is 6 (μg/100 g)/Bx or more can be ingested continuously over a long period of time as foods and beverages useful for improvement of learning motivation.11-08-2012

Hiroshi Watanabe, Kariya-City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120299292FLUID PASSAGE CONNECTING DEVICE AND REFRIGERATING CYCLE APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A first component and a second component are connected with each other in a manner that a first passage of the first component and a second passage of the second component communicate with each other through a communication part. A seal component is disposed between the first component and the second component to provide a sealing between the first passage and the second passage. A ring component is arranged to surround the communication part, and is located adjacent to the communication part rather than the seal component. The ring component restricts the communication part from having an excess increase in a cross-sectional area.11-29-2012

Hiroshi Watanabe, Hamamatsu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130100449METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING SCATTERING-ABSORPTION BODY - Light irradiates one light incident position on the surface of a scattering-absorption body. The light that propagates through the interior of the scattering-absorption body is detected at one light detecting position on the surface of the scattering-absorption body. On the basis of a light detection signal, a temporal profile of the light intensity of the detected light is acquired, and on the basis of the temporal profile, an mean optical path length of the light in the interior of the scattering-absorption body and information relating to the amount of substance to be measured in a region to be measured are calculated. The information relating to the amount of substance to be measured is corrected on the basis of the mean optical path length, such that the longer the mean optical path length, the greater the amount of substance to be measured is.04-25-2013

Hiroshi Watanabe, Atsugi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130240143SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A substrate processing device, which processes by immersing the substrate in the processing liquid comprising a mixture of a chemical and a diluting liquid, is provided with: a processing tank (09-19-2013

Hiroshi Watanabe, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130297188CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An object of the present invention is to enhance precision of air-fuel ratio control after return from fuel cut in a control device for an internal combustion engine that has a plurality of fuel injection modes, and performs calculation of a fuel injection amount by a method corresponding to an injection mode in use. For this object, the control device for an internal combustion engine the present invention provides normally determines the injection mode in response to an operation state, but designates a specific injection mode with a higher priority than the injection mode determined in response to the operation state at a time of return from fuel cut. For a predetermined time period after the return from fuel cut, the control device prohibits the injection mode from being changed in response to the operation state, and keeps fuel injection according to the designated specific injection mode.11-07-2013

Hiroshi Watanabe, Hsinchu TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130003466APPLICATION CIRCUIT AND OPERATION METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An application circuit and an operation method of a semiconductor device are provided. A leakage current among a control gate diffusion layer, a source diffusion layer and a drain is reduced by adjusting biases applied on a double well region, so as to reduce the product cost and improve the accuracy of a battery-less electronic timer that uses the semiconductor device.01-03-2013
20130325372SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH PHYSICAL MANIPULATION DETECTOR AND CORRECTOR - A semiconductor device includes a first SSAD unit and a second SSAD unit. The first SSAD unit has at least one first transistor with a first dielectric layer between a first substrate and a first floating gate. The second SSAD unit has at least one second transistor with a second dielectric layer between a second substrate and a second floating gate. The second dielectric layer is thicker than the first dielectric layer.12-05-2013
20150091747INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND CODE GENERATING METHOD - An integrated circuit and a code generating method are described. The integrated circuit includes a plurality of field effect transistors, a plurality of sense-amplifiers, and a processing circuit. Each field effect transistor is configured to represent an address in a mapping table and includes a source, a drain, a channel and a gate. Each sense-amplifier is connected to the drain and configured to sense an electric current from the drain and identify a threshold voltage of the corresponding field effect transistor. The processing circuit is configured to categorize each of the threshold voltages identified by the corresponding sense-amplifiers into a first state and a second state and mark the state of each of the threshold voltages at the corresponding address in the mapping table.04-02-2015
20150092777INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, CODE GENERATING METHOD, AND DATA EXCHANGE METHOD - An integrated circuit, a code generating method, and a data exchange method are described. The integrated circuit includes a plurality of field effect transistors, a plurality of sense-amplifiers, and a processing circuit. Each field effect transistor is configured to represent an address in a mapping table and includes a source, a drain, a channel and a gate. Each sense-amplifier is connected to the drain and configured to sense an electric current from the drain and identify a threshold voltage of the corresponding field effect transistor. The processing circuit is configured to categorize each of the threshold voltages identified by the corresponding sense-amplifiers into a first state and a second state and mark the state of each of the threshold voltages at the corresponding address in the mapping table.04-02-2015

Hiroshi Watanabe, Saku-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140079983BATTERY - According to one embodiment, a battery includes an electrode group, at least one positive electrode current collector tab, at least one negative electrode current collector tab, and a case. The case includes a case portion and an edge portion. The edge portion includes a heat sealed part configured to seal the case portion and a non-sealed part. The electrode group is housed in the case portion while an end portion of at least one of the positive electrode current collector tab and the negative electrode current collector tab is provided in the non-sealed part.03-20-2014

Hiroshi Watanabe, Nagoya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140012519DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTIC CALCULATION APPARATUS AND ITS METHOD FOR MACHINE TOOL - A dynamic characteristic calculation apparatus for a machine tool calculates dynamic characteristic of the machine tool executing an interrupted machining by moving a rotational tool relative to a workpiece. The apparatus includes a detector detecting acoustic wave generated by vibration of the rotational tool or detecting magnetic property being variable by the vibration of the rotational tool where said rotational tool is excited to vibrate, and a calculation division calculating a natural frequency f of the one or plural tool tips in a vibration system, in which the one or plural tool tips of said rotational tool is a vibration body, on a basis of a value detected by the detector.01-09-2014

Hiroshi Watanabe, Kawasaki JP

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20140189057DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, DISTRIBUTION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A distribution method includes: receiving, by a relay device that is provided within the certain segment, a distribution request that is used to receive image information that includes a file structure having one or more files such that the image information is divided into a plurality of pieces, from a distribution destination device that is provided within a certain segment in a communication network; transferring, by the relay device, the distribution request to a distribution source device that is provided outside the certain segment; transmitting, by the distribution source device, each divided pieces of the image information to the relay device in response to the distribution request; and receiving, by the relay device, each divided pieces of the image information from the distribution source device and transferring each divided pieces of the image information to the distribution destination device.07-03-2014
20140289365SERVER APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, ADDRESS MANAGEMENT METHOD OF SERVER APPARATUS - A server apparatus includes a storage unit to store table data including an IP address and a MAC address of each of information processing apparatuses connected to a network, the IP address and the MAC address being associated with each other in the table data; and a processor to transmit information having one of the IP addresses specified, and to update the table data based on information in a reply for the transmitted information, to determine whether the MAC address being associated with the IP address has been changed since a time-out possibly occurring while receiving or transmitting the information with the information processing apparatus, and to issue a command for freezing the corresponding IP address on use to an IP address assignment apparatus connected to the network if the MAC address has been changed.09-25-2014
20150067434RELAY DEVICE AND RELAY METHOD - A computer receives, using a first communication method, first data transmitted from a first information processing device. The computer transmits, using a second communication method different from the first communication method, the first data to a second information processing device different from the first information processing device. The computer receives, using the second communication method, a reception acknowledgement for the first data from the second information processing device. The computer transmits, using the first communication method, the reception acknowledgement to the first information processing device. The computer detects one of a first error and a second error. The first error is an error in communication between the computer and the first information processing device. The second error is an error in communication between the computer and the second information processing device. The computer retransmits, based on the detected error, one of reception acknowledgements transmitted to the first information processing device.03-05-2015

Hiroshi Watanabe, Nagoya JP

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20140266567THERMISTOR ELEMENT, TEMPERATURE SENSOR, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE THERMISTOR ELEMENT - A thermistor element includes a thermistor main body having a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a first covering layer having reduction resistance and covering the periphery of the thermistor main body. At least a portion (exposed outer surface) of the outer surface of the first covering layer is exposed to the outside. When the shortest distance in a straight line in the first covering layer extending from a starting point on the thermistor main body to the exposed outer surface is defined as an exposed layer thickness at the starting point, the first covering layer is formed such that an exposed layer thickness measured by using any vertex of the rectangular parallelepiped thermistor main body as a starting point is equal to or greater than the smallest one of exposed layer thicknesses measured by using points on three sides and three flat surfaces which form the vertex.09-18-2014

Hiroshi Watanabe, Nagaokakyo-Shi JP

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20140341246VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER - A vertical cavity surface emitting laser includes an active layer that includes a quantum well, a first cladding layer and a second cladding layer between which the active layer is interposed. A first multilayer reflector layer is arranged on a side of the first cladding layer opposite to that on which the active layer is arranged. A second multilayer reflector layer is arranged on a side of the second cladding layer opposite to that on which the active layer is arranged. At least one of the first cladding layer and the second cladding layer includes a low activity energy layer having a band gap that is smaller than a smallest band gap of an optical confinement layer for forming the quantum well of the active layer and larger than a band gap of the quantum well.11-20-2014

Hiroshi Watanabe, Hsinchu City TW

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20150049557NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND OPERATION AND FABRICATING METHODS THEREOF - Provided is a non-volatile memory device having a zigzag body wiring. First word lines and second word lines are disposed on a substrate, arranged periodically and extended along a first direction. First inter-poly dielectric films are disposed on the substrate and respectively beneath the first word lines. Second inter-poly dielectric films are disposed on the substrate and respectively beneath the second word lines, wherein the first inter-poly dielectric films are thinner than the second inter-poly dielectric films. A floating gate is disposed between the substrate and each of the first and second inter-poly dielectric films. A tunnel oxide film is disposed between the substrate and each of the floating gates. Bit lines are disposed above the first and second word lines and extended along a second direction different from the first direction.02-19-2015
20150235893FABRICATING METHOD OF NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE - Provided is a fabrication method of a non-volatile memory device having a zigzag body wiring. First word lines and second word lines are formed on a substrate, wherein the first word lines and the second word lines are arranged periodically and extend in a first direction. Bit lines are formed over the first and second word lines, wherein a first distance from the first word lines to the substrate is smaller than a second distance from the second word lines to the substrate.08-20-2015
20150236033NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE - Provided is a non-volatile memory device having a zigzag body wiring. A well is disposed in a substrate. Word lines are arranged in an array, are disposed on the substrate and extend in a first direction. Inter-poly dielectric films are respectively between the substrate and the word lines. Floating gates are respectively disposed between the well and the inter-poly dielectric films. Tunnel oxide films are respectively disposed between the well and the floating gates. First bit lines and second bit lines, arranged periodically, are disposed over the word lines and extend in a second direction, wherein a first distance from the first bit lines to the substrate is smaller than a second distance from the second bit lines to the substrate.08-20-2015

Hiroshi Watanabe, Kyoto-Fu JP

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20150063393VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER - A vertical cavity surface emitting laser includes a base substrate formed by a semi-insulating semiconductor, a light-emitting region multilayer portion including an N-type semiconductor contact layer, an N-type semiconductor multilayer-film reflecting layer, an N-type semiconductor clad layer, an active layer provided with a quantum well, a P-type semiconductor clad layer, a P-type semiconductor multilayer-film reflecting layer, and a P-type semiconductor contact layer, which are formed on the surface of the base substrate sequentially, an anode electrode formed on the surface of the P-type semiconductor contact layer, and a cathode electrode that is connected to the N-type semiconductor clad layer. The cathode electrode is formed on the base substrate at the side of the light-emitting region multilayer portion. A groove is formed among respective vertical cavity surface emitting lasers.03-05-2015
20150063394VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASER DEVICE AND VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASER ARRAY DEVICE - A cathode electrode, cathode pad electrodes, cathode wiring electrodes, an anode electrode, an anode pad electrode, and an anode wiring electrode are disposed on the surface of a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser device. A light-emitting-region multilayer portion having active layers sandwiched by clad layers and DBR layers is formed directly below the anode electrode. A region where the light-emitting-region multilayer portion is formed serves as a light-emitting region. The light-emitting region is positioned closer to one end of the first direction than is a suction region onto which a flat collet sucks with respect to the first direction, in such a way that the light-emitting region is substantially in contact with or spaced a predetermined distance from the suction region.03-05-2015

Hiroshi Watanabe, Yokohama Kanagawa JP

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20150242064INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS THAT DISPLAYS DOCUMENT PAGE - An information display apparatus includes a display unit and a control unit. The display unit is configured to display a document page with a plurality of layers superimposed thereon. The plurality of layers includes a first layer that includes a first image that is accessible by the information display apparatus and not by an apparatus external to the information display apparatus, and a second layer that includes a second image that is accessible by the information display apparatus and the apparatus external to the information display apparatus. The control unit is configured to set one of the plurality of layers as a writing layer in which a user can add an image, and control the display unit such that a density of the first image is different from a density of the second image when the first layer is set as the writing layer.08-27-2015
20150242075METHOD FOR PROVIDING DOCUMENT DATA AND DOCUMENT DATA SERVER - A method for providing document data includes storing document data of a document having a plurality of pages and page management data associated with the document data, the page management data indicating page numbers of one or more pages that are replacement pages of the document or inserted pages of the document, displaying a user interface including a plurality of selectable items, wherein each corresponds to one or more pages and indicating whether the pages are replacement pages or inserted pages, receiving a user input selecting one of the selectable items, extracting data from the document data, with reference to the page management data, of the one or more of pages corresponding to the item selected through the user interface, and outputting the extracted data.08-27-2015
20150242369DOCUMENT DISTRIBUTION SERVER AND PROGRAM - A document data distribution server includes a storage unit, a communication unit configured to receive document data of a document, image data of an image added to the document, and a request for integrated document data, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to compress the document data and control the storage unit to store the compressed document data when the communication unit receives the document data, control the storage unit to store the image data when the communication unit receives the image data, generate, as the integrated document data, data of a first layer that includes the compressed document data and data of a second layer to be superimposed on the first layer, that includes the image data of the added image, and control the communication unit to output the integrated document data, when the communication unit receives the request.08-27-2015
20150244800DISPLAY APPARATUS THAT DISPLAYS A SCREEN SYNCHRONIZED WITH A SCREEN OF ANOTHER APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes a display unit, a communication unit configured to periodically receive synchronization information for synchronizing a screen of the display unit with a screen of another display apparatus, and a control unit configured to control the display unit to display a first screen corresponding to the received synchronization information when the control unit is not carrying out a predetermined operation, and a second screen that does not correspond to the synchronization information when the control unit is carrying out the predetermined operation.08-27-2015

Hiroshi Watanabe, Miyoshi-Shi JP

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20150291003ENGINE ROTATIONAL SPEED CONTROL APPARATUS - A rotational speed control apparatus for an engine is provided. The engine is configured to drive a compressor for air conditioning. The rotational speed control apparatus includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to: (a) correct a calculated value of the load torque in accordance with a deviation between a rotational speed of the engine and the target rotational speed, as changeover transition period control, in a changeover transition period; and (b) set an execution period of the changeover transition period control such that the execution period in a changeover transition period from the stopped state of the compressor to the driven state of the compressor becomes longer than an execution period of the changeover transition period control in a changeover transition period from the driven state of the compressor to the stopped state of the compressor.10-15-2015
20150291004ENGINE ROTATIONAL SPEED CONTROL APPARATUS - A rotational speed control apparatus for an engine is provided. The engine configured to drive a compressor that compresses a cooling medium for air conditioning. The rotational speed control apparatus includes electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to: (a) correct a torque of the engine through feedback in accordance with a deviation between a rotational speed during idle operation and a target rotational speed; (b) (i) calculate a load torque of the compressor, and (ii) correct the calculated load torque through feedback in accordance with a deviation between the rotational speed of the engine and the target rotational speed and correct a required value of the torque of the engine in accordance with the corrected load torque, in a predetermined period from a start of a changeover between a driven state of the compressor and a stopped state of the compressor.10-15-2015
20150292785ENGINE ROTATIONAL SPEED CONTROL APPARATUS - A rotational speed control apparatus for an engine is provided. The engine is configured to drive a compressor and includes an ignition plug. The rotational speed control apparatus includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to: (a) correct a torque of the engine through feedback such that a rotational speed of the engine during idle operation becomes close to a target rotational speed; and (b) adjust the ignition timing such that a reserve torque that is ensured is larger when a first changeover is started than when a second changeover is started, the first changeover being a changeover from a stopped state of the compressor to a driven state of the compressor, the second changeover being a changeover from the driven state of the compressor to the stopped state of the compressor.10-15-2015
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