Morimoto, Osaka

Akiko Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080236880	MOUNTING BOARD INCLUDING A FLAT-TYPE ELECTRICAL ELEMENT AND CAPABLE OF BEING REDUCED IN SIZE, AND LEAD-ATTACHED ELECTRIC ELEMENT THAT IS FLAT IN SHAPE AND HAS A LEAD BONDED TO EACH ELECTRODE FACE - A lead-attached electrical element and a mounting board to which the lead-attached electrical element is mounted both contribute to a reduction in the size of the mounting board as well as facilitate rework. The lead-attached electrical element is constituted from an electrical element and two leads. Each lead includes a main portion which is bonded to a respective electrode face of the electrical element, and a bent portion which is inclined with respect to the main portion. The mounting board is constituted from a PC (printed circuit) board and the lead-attached electrical element. Two conductive lands are provided on a surface of the PC board. The lead-attached electrical element has been inserted into an aperture in the PC board, and bent portions of the leads attached to the electrical element are bonded to the conductive lands so that the electrical element is suspended in the aperture by the leads.	10-02-2008

Atsuhisa Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090316235	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a document correction section and a display control section. The document correction section carries out rotation processing with respect to a document image so that a first reference direction from a reference side of a document to a side facing the reference side coincides with as an upper-to-lower direction of the document image which has been subjected to the rotation processing. Further, before the rotation processing is carried out, the display control section causes the display apparatus to display a display image in which the document and a mark indicating the reference side of the document to a user are shown in accordance with the document image. This allows a user to easily predict how the document shown in the document image will be oriented after the document image is subjected to the rotation processing, before the user inputs a command to carry out the rotation processing.	12-24-2009
20100123928	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus of the present invention includes: a reliability determining section which determines, with respect to each of the plurality of document images, reliability of coincidences of respective predetermined directions with a first reference direction, the first reference direction being a predetermined direction which points on a basis of an upward direction of or a downward direction of the information image; and a display control section (i) which divides the plurality of document images into groups so that document images, having a same direction whose reliability value is the highest, belong to a same group, and (ii) which causes a display device to display preview images for the respective groups, each of the preview images indicating at least one document image in each of the groups. In a case where one group contains a plurality of document images, a preview image containing the plurality of document images is displayed. With this arrangement, a user can easily check page orientation of the plurality of document images.	05-20-2010
20100271646	CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE READING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus is connected to an image reading apparatus which reads a read area set on a scanner platen in accordance with a size of a document placed on the scanner platen so as to create image data in which an image of the document is shown. The image processing apparatus includes a document detection section and an instruction section. The document detection section creates, based on the image data supplied from the image reading apparatus, document area information indicative of an area where the document is placed on the scanner platen. In a case where the area indicated by the document area information is not completely encompassed by the read area, the instruction section sets a reread area which completely encompasses the area indicated by the document area information and causes the image reading apparatus to read the reread area. In a case where a document which is not completely encompassed by the read area is read, a user can carry out a rereading process more easily than a conventional art.	10-28-2010
20100316295	IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes: a division section for dividing input image data into portions; an orientation determining section for calculating reliabilities of directions of image data of each portion when the directions are regarded as orientations, and setting an orientation with the highest reliability as an orientation of each portion; a display control section for generating display image data including an image of a target portion whose reliability of an orientation is less than a predetermined value and images of designation regions from which a user's input to designate the orientation of the target portion is entered; and a character recognition section for recognizing characters of each portion in such a manner that the orientation is designated from the designation regions or set by the orientation determining section. This allows prompt recognition of characters of a portion whose reliability of orientation is low, in accordance with a right orientation.	12-16-2010
20110310414	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE READING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An object area containing a text or a graphic is extracted from a document image containing the text or the graphic. Then, on the basis of the extracted object area and stored size information, a cropping area is determined that surrounds the object area with given margins. Further, setting of margins is received. Then, on the basis of the object area and the received setting of the margins, the cropping area is determined. Then, the cropping area determined on the basis of the object area and the size information or alternatively the cropping area determined on the basis of the object area and the setting of the margins is cropped from the document image.	12-22-2011
20120120444	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE READING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Disclosed is an image processing apparatus which (i) determines whether or not characters to be subjected to a character recognition process in image data have a size larger than a predetermined size, (ii) in a case where the characters is determined as larger than the predetermined size, reduces at least a region including the characters so that the size of the characters fits within the predetermined size, and (iii) performs a character recognition process of the characters with use of the reduced image data.	05-17-2012

Eiji Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100189482	DRUM UNIT AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - In some embodiments, a drum unit may include an electrophotographic photosensitive member having a base member and a photosensitive layer on the base member. An embodiment may include a cleaning blade configured to abut the photosensitive layer to remove a developer remaining on the photosensitive layer of the electrophotographic photosensitive member. Some embodiments may include side seals disposed at both ends of the cleaning blade to inhibit leakage of the developer. In some embodiments, a portion of a side seal may be in contact with at least a portion of the surface and an end face of the photosensitive layer.	07-29-2010

Eiki Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20160006304	MAGNETIC WAVE GEAR DEVICE - A magnetic wave gear device (	01-07-2016

Etsuji Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090009091	LIGHTING UNIT AND DISCHARGE LAMP - Provided is a lighting unit and a discharge lamp each of which is capable of causing a capacitor to break down by heat generated in a heat generating component, so that circuit operation is safely terminated without any additional cost. A compact self-ballasted fluorescent lamp is provided with a lighting unit (	01-08-2009
20090066253	OPERATING UNIT AND LAMP - Discoloration and deformation of a resin case triggered by heat generation from a failed circuit component at the end of the life of an arc tube are prevented without increasing the cost and size. A lighting unit that lights a light source with an inverter while receiving electric power from an AC power supply, and that contains a lighting circuit that includes a plurality of circuit components inclusive of capacitors. Among the capacitors, all capacitors with an applied voltage of 50V or greater (C	03-12-2009
20100320910	LIGHTING UNIT AND DISCHARGE LAMP - Provided is a lighting unit and a discharge lamp each of which is capable of causing a capacitor to break down by heat generated in a heat generating component, so that circuit operation is safely terminated without any additional cost. A compact self-ballasted fluorescent lamp is provided with a lighting unit (	12-23-2010

Hideki Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090139324	Liquid container - There is provided a liquid container that has solved the problem of the impossibility to easily see a liquid surface within an inner bottle, namely a remaining liquid amount within a container, and the problem of the impossibility to easily check whether a liquid temperature inside the inner bottle being a vacuum double bottle is held at a desired temperature. A liquid container, including: an inner container which houses a liquid; a shoulder member which is a member mounted on the upper portion of this inner container and has a handle and a spout on the opposite side thereto; and a lid which is removably placed at the top of this shoulder member and opens/closes a top opening of the inner container, wherein the liquid container where a liquid amount inside the inner container is invisible from the outside is provided with a detecting unit having a liquid amount detecting means and a liquid temperature detecting means which are inserted into the inner container and detect a liquid amount and a liquid temperature, and a unit outer package which displays the liquid amount and the liquid temperature detected by the detecting means on the outer surface of the liquid container.	06-04-2009

Hidenori Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100295981	SOLID-STATE IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC INFORMATION DEVICE - In a three-TR configuration pixel, the solid-state image capturing apparatus according to the present invention is capable of securing an electric potential difference sufficiently between a signal voltage and a reset voltage at the transferring of a signal charge and performing complete transferring of the signal charge from a photoelectric conversion element to an FD section easily and stably. Each pixel section, constituting a pixel array, has a 3TR configuration including reset transistors, transfer transistors and amplifying transistors. In each row of the pixel array, provided are a level shifter for driving reset drain wiring connected to a drain of the reset transistor, with an electric potential higher than a power supply voltage, and another level shifter for driving a reset signal line connected to a gate of the reset transistor, with an electric potential higher than the power supply voltage.	11-25-2010

Hidetoshi Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110102617	Image Processing Device And Image Processing Method - The invention provides an image processing device and an image processing method which can efficiently make use of memory resources, and can also edit and simulate a registered image or the like so as to reflect the registered image or the like after editing in a normal operation without stopping the normal operation, and further to enhance production efficiency. When data for image processing edited in a second processing section is to be reflected in image processing (normal operation) that is continuously executed in a first processing section, the edited data for image processing is transmitted from a third data storage area to a second data storage area, and the edited data for image processing is read from the second data storage area when image processing is executed by use of the edited data for image processing in the first processing section.	05-05-2011
20130170734	Visual Inspection Device, Visual Inspection Method, And Computer Program - Inputs of a plurality of images constituting a group of images of items regarded as non-defective items are previously accepted and stored, and a defect threshold for detecting a defective portion of an inspection object is set based on the plurality of stored images. A defect amount to be compared with a determination threshold for making a non-defective/defective determination on the inspection object is calculated with respect to each of the plurality of stored images based on the set defective threshold, and whether or not each of the calculated defect amounts is an outlier is tested by use of at least one of a parametric technique and a non-parametric technique. Outlier information for specifying an image whose defect amount has been tested to be the outlier is displayed and outputted.	07-04-2013

Hideyuki Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080286595	R-Fe-B Rare Earth Sintered Magnet and Method for Producing Same - In a method for producing an R—Fe—B based rare-earth sintered magnet according to the present invention, first, provided is an R—Fe—B based rare-earth sintered magnet body including, as a main phase, crystal grains of an R	11-20-2008
20090020193	RARE EARTH SINTERED MAGNET AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - In a process of producing an R—Fe—B based rare-earth sintered magnet, first, an R—Fe—B based sintered magnet, including, as a main phase, R	01-22-2009
20090053094	RARE EARTH SINTERED MAGNET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - A rare-earth sintered magnet includes 12.0 at % to 15.0 at % of rare-earth element(s), which is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Nd, Pr, Gd, Tb, Dy and Ho and at least 50% of which is Nd and/or Pr; 5.5 at % to 8.5 at % of boron (B); a predetermined percentage of additive metal A; and iron (Fe) and inevitably contained impurities as the balance. The predetermined percentage of additive metal A includes at least one of 0.005 at % to 0.30 at % of silver (Ag), 0.005 at % to 0.40 at % of nickel (Ni), and 0.005 at % to 0.20 at % of gold (Au).	02-26-2009
20100182113	R-Fe-B TYPE RARE EARTH SINTERED MAGNET AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF THE SAME - In an R—Fe—B based rare-earth sintered magnet according to the present invention, at a depth of 20 μm under the surface of its magnet body, crystal grains of an R	07-22-2010
20100231338	R-Fe-B RARE-EARTH SINTERED MAGNET AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - First, an R—Fe—B based rare-earth sintered magnet body including, as a main phase, crystal grains of an R	09-16-2010
20110012699	R-Fe-B RARE EARTH SINTERED MAGNET - An R—Fe—B based rare-earth sintered magnet according to the present invention includes, as a main phase, crystal grains of an R	01-20-2011
20110205006	R-Fe-B ANISOTROPIC SINTERED MAGNET - An R—Fe—B based anisotropic sintered magnet according to the present invention has, as a main phase, an R	08-25-2011
20110260816	R-Fe-B RARE-EARTH SINTERED MAGNET AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - First, an R—Fe—B based rare-earth sintered magnet body including, as a main phase, crystal grains of an R	10-27-2011
20120114844	PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF R-Fe-B-BASED RARE EARTH SINTERED MAGNET, AND STEAM CONTROL MEMBER - A sintered R—Fe—B based rare-earth magnet body	05-10-2012
20120206227	R-Fe-B TYPE RARE EARTH SINTERED MAGNET AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF THE SAME - In an R—Fe—B based rare-earth sintered magnet according to the present invention, at a depth of 20 μm under the surface of its magnet body, crystal grains of an R	08-16-2012
20120229240	R-Fe-B RARE EARTH SINTERED MAGNET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - In a method for producing an R—Fe—B based rare-earth sintered magnet according to the present invention, first, provided is an R—Fe—B based rare-earth sintered magnet body including, as a main phase, crystal grains of an R	09-13-2012

Hiroki Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080315781	DISCHARGE LAMP LIGHT-UP CONTROL APPARATUS AND POWER CIRCUIT - The present invention is directed to realize an optimum lamp control with an inexpensive configuration in a discharge lamp light-up control apparatus. A constant current control unit controls light-up of a discharge lamp by transmitting a control signal to an inverter and includes: a storage for storing lamp characteristics of the discharge lamp; and a CPU for obtaining information indicative of a type of the discharge lamp attached, reading the lamp characteristics from the storage based on the obtained type information, and transmitting a control signal to the inverter so that an output corresponding to the read lamp characteristics are obtained.	12-25-2008
20080315790	DISCHARGE LAMP LIGHTING CONTROL METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, DISCHARGE LAMP LIGHTING CONTROL APPARATUS, AND POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT - Lighting of a discharge lamp is controlled in a manner to reduce deterioration of the discharge lamp subjected to high temperature and extend the lifetime of the discharge lamp. A method for controlling lighting of the discharge lamp includes a first constant current control process (period T	12-25-2008

Hiroyori Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080260040	METHOD, DEVICE, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND ENCODER FOR FILTERING VIDEO NOISE - A method for filtering video noise is adapted to filter noise of a plurality of images of a video stream. Each image includes a plurality of pixels. The method includes the following steps: (a) dividing an image into a plurality of macroblocks; (b) classifying the macroblocks into a plurality of smooth macroblocks and a plurality of noisy macroblocks, and outputting the pixels of the smooth macroblocks; (c) classifying the pixels of each noisy macroblock into an edge pixel group and a non-edge pixel group; (d) directing the non-edge pixel group to a spatial vertical filtering and subsequently to a temporal filtering; and (e) directing the yet to be outputted pixels to a spatial horizontal filtering and subsequently outputting the same. Also disclosed are a device, an integrated circuit and an encoder for filtering video noise.	10-23-2008

Hiroyuki Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110291985	INFORMATION TERMINAL, SCREEN COMPONENT DISPLAY METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information terminal that enables a desired screen component to be easily found and an original state prior to movement of a screen component to be easily discerned is provided. An information terminal includes: a display surface that displays a plurality of icons; a contactless input unit that detects information related to a distance of a finger that designates the icons, from the display surface and information related to a position of the finger in a plane parallel to the display surface; and an icon movement rendering unit that motion-displays in sequence the icons selected according to a selection rule, to such positions on the display surface obtained according to a display rule based on the information related to the distance and the information related to the position.	12-01-2011
20120174036	CONTENT REPRODUCTION DEVICE, CONTENT REPRODUCTION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A content reproduction device comprises: a display panel which displays a reproduction screen reproducing a content, a thumbnail of the content, and an icon about a genre to which the content belongs; a user input processing unit which receives a selection of the thumbnail or the icon; and a control unit which displays the thumbnail and the icon on the display panel simultaneously and displays a screen according to a result of the selection of the thumbnail or the icon received from the user input processing unit on the display panel.	07-05-2012

Isamu Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130186077	Work Vehicle Having Exhaust Apparatus - An exhaust gas purifying device is disposed in a portion of a motor section rearwardly of a vehicle body. A cylindrical mixing exhaust pipe is provided in a distal end portion of an exhaust pipe, through which exhaust gas discharged from the exhaust gas purifying device flows. The mixing exhaust pipe has a larger diameter than the exhaust pipe to overlap the exhaust pipe in a radial direction for drawing ambient air by the exhaust gas discharged from the exhaust pipe and mixing drawn air with the exhaust gas to discharge the mixed gas to the outside from a discharge opening. The mixing exhaust pipe is arranged in a lower side position of the motor section on one side of the vehicle width direction with the exhaust gas being discharged toward the front of the vehicle body.	07-25-2013

Junji Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090118407	Phenyl acrylate - The present invention is to provide a light-controlling film giving an excellent haze, and a compound and a composition which enable to produce the film. The invention provides phenyl acrylate represented by the formula (I); a composition comprising the phenyl acrylate and at least two kinds of compounds having a polymerizable carbon-carbon bond in a molecule; and a film obtained by photo-curing the above-mentioned composition.	05-07-2009

Kanako Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140023397	CHARGE APPLYING MEMBER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH THE SAME - A charge applying member includes a conductive roller and a shaft. The conductive roller includes a first region in contact with a member to be charged and facing an image forming region of the member to be charged and a second region next to a longitudinal end of the first region and facing a region of the member to be charged outside the image forming region and is configured to apply a charge to the member to be charged. The shaft formed of a metallic material inserted into the conductive roller and configured to be given a voltage from a power supply. A region plated with a metal having a lower ionization tendency than the shaft is formed as a plated region on a surface portion of the shaft corresponding to the first and second regions and a non-plated region is formed on a surface portion of the shaft corresponding to the second region.	01-23-2014

Kaori Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130160650	CO2-FACILITATED TRANSPORT MEMBRANE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME	06-27-2013

Katsushi Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120070320	AIR BLOWER - An air blower includes a motor; a fan connected to an output shaft of the motor and rotatively driven by the motor; and a fan nut fixing the fan onto the output shaft of the motor, a diffusive substance is kept in the fan nut provided on the output shaft of the motor, and an ion generating unit is attached to a motor body concentrically with the output shaft. Therefore, the diffusive substance, positive ions and negative ions may be diffused without interrupting blowing and without harmfully affecting the air blowing function. Since the diffusive substance and the ion generating unit are provided inside a fan guard, an infant or the like may be prevented from touching them, and thus, the safety may be secured.	03-22-2012

Kazunori Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110141413	LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A liquid crystal display panel (	06-16-2011
20120006672	METHOD FOR SEPARATING HEXAFLUOROPROPYLENE OXIDE FROM HEXAFLUOROPROPYLENE - The present invention provides a novel method for separating hexafluoropropylene oxide (HFPO) from hexafluoropropylene (HFP), which is capable of reducing the burden on the environment. A mixture including HFPO and HFP is subjected to an extractive distillation operation using, as a solvent, at least one of a fluorine-containing saturated compound represented by the general formula C	01-12-2012
20120062451	LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device that allows suppressing loss of display quality caused by additional capacitance. The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device provided with a first substrate and a second substrate disposed opposing each other, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the first substrate has a gate bus line, a source bus line, a pixel electrode to which an image signal is inputted, and a common electrode to which a common signal is inputted, the pixel electrode and the common electrode are comb-shaped within a pixel, an electric field parallel to the surface of the first substrate is generated between the pixel electrode and the common electrode within the pixel, and the common electrode is arranged, within a display area, at a layer that is different from a layer at which the gate bus line is formed and from a layer at which the source bus line is formed.	03-15-2012

Kazuya Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090256932	SINGLE-LENS REFLEX DIGITAL CAMERA - The single-lens reflex digital camera includes a CCD for imaging an image for storage and a CCD for imaging an image for live view. A pixel signal output from the CCD is processed in an image preprocessing unit, an image general processing unit, and a JPEG processing unit and stored in a memory card as JPEG data. A pixel signal output from the CCD is processed in a live image processing unit and stored in the memory card as YUV data for display. A display control unit reads the YUV data for display from the main memory and outputs the data to a LCD. The CPU adjusts frame rate of the live view image depending on the usage rate of the band of a main bus.	10-15-2009

Keiu Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110211131	IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, IMAGE DISPLAY UNIT AND REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE - A television set (an image display unit) detects a state thereof, that is, what kind of image is being displayed, and when the state is changed, the television set transmits state information corresponding to the detected state to a remote control (a remote control device). When the remote control receives a state information, the remote control displays the state of the television set corresponding to the received state information in a display section.	09-01-2011

Kouichi Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110236905	METHOD FOR SCREENING CATTLE, CATTLE SCREENED, AND CATTLE SCREENING KIT - There are provided a method for screening individual cattle having useful economic traits in which proteins related to the economic traits of beef cattle are identified by proteomics and are used as biomarkers, and a cattle screening kit for use in the method.	09-29-2011

Kouji Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20160105962	FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH SAME - A flexible board includes: a base film, on which a wiring pattern is formed; a first cover film, which is located on one surface of the base film; and a second cover film, which is located on the other surface of the base film. The bending portion, which is bent when mounting the flexible board on an electronic apparatus, includes both edges on which the first cover film is formed and a central portion from which the base film is exposed.	04-14-2016

Kouki Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100021321	COMPRESSOR - A compressor includes a compression mechanism, a motor coupled to the compression mechanism via a driving shaft, and a casing to accommodate the compression mechanism and the motor. The motor includes a stator, and a rotor disposed inside the stator and coupled to the driving shaft. The stator is spot-joined to the casing via a plurality of stator spot-joined portions at different positions along a circumferential direction about the driving shaft. Preferably, the stator spot-joined portions are disposed at different axial positions. Also, the stator spot-joined portions are preferably disposed at different circumferential positions from positions of compression mechanism-side spot-joined portions. When an accumulator is connected to the casing via a connection pipe, a straight line between any two of the plurality of stator spot-joined portions preferably crosses a vibration direction of a natural vibration mode of the accumulator.	01-28-2010

Kunihiko Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100029454	Method and apparatus for bonding a sheet for a corrugated cardboard box - A bonding apparatus according to the present invention relates to a sewing machine (	02-04-2010

Kuniyuki Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20160136274	MEDICINAL COMPOSITION FOR PROMOTING SYNTHESIS OF PROTOPORPHYRIN IX - The object of the present invention is to elucidate the resistance mechanism in infections that show resistance to ALA-PDT that uses a single ALA, and to provide a novel treatment method against these infections. The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for promoting protoporphyrin IX production in ALA-PDT for treating infection, characterized in that it comprises a substance that promotes the conversion from coproporphyrinogen III to protoporphyrin IX.	05-19-2016

Masakazu Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080293885	Reactive Emulsion and Process for Producing the Same - The present invention provides a reactive emulsion capable of exerting a superior cross-linking ability, while reducing an amount of expensive additionally polymerizable oxazoline to be used. The problem can be solved with a reactive emulsion containing a core part composed of fine particles of an acrylate-based emulsion and a shell part composed of a polymer containing an oxazoline group, locating around said core part.	11-27-2008
20110275179	PROTECTIVE TAPE JOINING METHOD AND PROTECTIVE TAPE USED THEREFOR - Provided is an improved method of joining a protective tape having one object to suppress generation of bending of a semiconductor wafer after a back-grinding process. The protective tape is supplied toward the semiconductor wafer suction-held on a chuck table, and an intermediate sheet is supplied along an upper side of the protective tape. Then, the intermediate sheet is interposed between a joining member and the protective tape along a surface of a base material in the protective tape so as to be movable. Under this state, the joining member and the semiconductor wafer move relative to each other in a horizontal direction, whereby the protective tape is joined to a surface of the semiconductor wafer.	11-10-2011
20130064987	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING PHOTO-REACTION PRODUCT SHEET - A photo-reactive composition layer is formed on a support with transparency while moving the support with transparency in one direction. The support is reversed as to be moved in a direction opposite to the one direction to generate a serpentine transport path, whereby the supports prior to reverse and subsequent to reverse face to each other serpentinely. Light from lamps for ultraviolet-ray emission is applied to the support, and every photo-reactive composition layer on the support serpentinely is photo-polymerized while light is transmitted through the support and the photo-reactive composition layer formed on the support.	03-14-2013

Masaru Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080287238	TRANSMITTING MULTI-ROW CHAIN - A transmitting multi-row chain having easy disassembling or assembling such as dismounting or mounting a chain on its sprockets and, when even high load chain tension is applied, the high load is dispersed to each inner plate so that the load balance in the chain width direction is improved. A transmitting multi-row chain in which inner link units each comprising inner plates into which bushes are press-fitted are coupled in parallel with each other through intermediate plates in a width direction of the chain. The coupled inner link units are connected to each other in a large number by connecting pins having a diameter smaller than the diameters of the pin holes of the intermediate plate. The connecting pin is inserted into the pin hole	11-20-2008

Masashi Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140103910	DIFFERENTIAL TRANSFORMER TYPE MAGNETIC SENSOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A differential transformer type magnetic sensor includes a board, a drive coil, a first differential coil, and a second differential coil. The drive coil includes a planar coil in which a dimension of a first direction which is one of longitudinal and transverse dimensions is smaller than that of a second direction which is the other of the longitudinal and transverse dimensions, and is disposed on the board. The first differential coil includes a planar coil having the same shape as the drive coil, and is disposed on the board. The second differential coil includes a planar coil having the same shape as the drive coil, and is disposed on the board. The first differential coil and the second differential coil are electrically connected so that a direction of induced current flowing along the first differential coil and a direction of induced current flowing along the second differential coil are opposite to each other. The differential transformer type magnetic sensor is disposed on a development part with the first direction set to be vertical and with the second direction set to be horizontal.	04-17-2014
20140103922	DIFFERENTIAL TRANSFORMER TYPE MAGNETIC SENSOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A differential transformer type magnetic sensor includes a drive coil, a reference coil, and a detection coil. These coils are formed by repeating a linear pattern that is formed on the first surface, penetrates the board, is formed on the second surface, penetrates the board, and returns to the first surface. The reference coil is disposed at a side of one end of the drive coil, and the detection coil is disposed at a side of the other end of the drive coil. Induced current flows to each of the reference coil and the detection coil due to magnetic flux generated as drive current flows to the drive coil. The reference coil and the detection coil are electrically connected so that a direction of the induced current flowing along the reference coil and a direction of the induced current flowing along the detection coil are opposite to each other.	04-17-2014

Mitsuaki Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110104975	METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY PANEL - A cutting step of forming a crack (C) above at least one side of a sealant (	05-05-2011

Mitsuru Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090147487	CABLE ROUTING STRUCTURE - A cable routing structure includes a flexible flat cable and a wiring board. The wiring board has a first side and a second side that is opposite the first side. The wiring board includes a cable attachment component, a first access component and a second access component. The cable attachment component is formed on the first side of a wiring board and electrically coupled to an end portion of the flexible flat cable. The first access component includes a first slit formed on the wiring board. The flexible flat cable extends through the first slit from the first side of the wiring board to a second side of the wiring board. The second access component is spaced from the first access component. The flexible flat cable extends through the second access component from the second side of the wiring board to the first side of the wiring board.	06-11-2009

Naohisa Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100213901	SECONDARY BATTERY CHARGE CONTROL METHOD AND CHARGE CONTROL CIRCUIT - A secondary battery charge control method includes: a charge control step of executing charging by supplying a charge current to a secondary battery; a charge information acquisition step of acquiring information relating to the charging executed in the charge control step; a storage step of storing the information acquired in the charge information acquisition step as charge data; and a charge inhibition determination step of determining whether to inhibit the charging in the charge control step on the basis of the charge data of a previous cycle that have been stored in the storage step when charging in the charge control step is started again after charging in the charge control step has been completed.	08-26-2010
20100219795	PULSE CHARGE METHOD FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND PULSE CHARGE CONTROL DEVICE - A pulse charge method for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, includes: a charge control step of pulse charging by supplying a pulsed current periodically to the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery; a battery voltage detection step of measuring a battery voltage of the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery; a comparison step of comparing the battery voltage, measured in the battery voltage detection step when the pulsed current is supplied, with a predetermined set voltage; and a charge end control step of ending the pulse charging when a comparison result shows that the measured battery voltage is equal to or higher than the set voltage.	09-02-2010
20110019328	RELAY DRIVING CIRCUIT AND BATTERY PACK USING SAME - A capacitor	01-27-2011
20110031812	VOLTAGE DETECTION DEVICE AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM USING SAME - A voltage detection device has: a differential voltage detection circuit, which detects a potential difference across a pair of input terminals; a multiplexer which selects two electrode terminals among electrode terminals of a plurality of series-connected battery modules, and has a sampling switch for respectively connecting the two selected electrode terminals to first and second wiring lines; a flying capacitor circuit, which acquires a voltage across the first and second wiring lines, and outputs the voltage to the pair of input terminals; and a signal generator, which applies common-mode noise to the flying capacitor circuit.	02-10-2011
20110101958	CURRENT SENSOR - A current sensor	05-05-2011
20110171505	BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK USING THE SAME - In a battery module including a plurality of batteries	07-14-2011
20120280660	BATTERY WARMING CIRCUIT AND BATTERY WARMING APPARATUS - A battery warming circuit is a circuit installed in a vehicle provided with an inverter circuit, which is supplied with direct current electrical power from a secondary battery, and a 3-phase alternating current motor, and this circuit includes: a switch control unit, which has first and second terminals connected to control terminals of first and second switching elements, and controls turning the first and second switching elements on and off; an accumulation unit which has a third terminal connected to the other end of a specific coil, and accumulates back electromotive force generated in the specific coil by turning the second switching element on and off, with the first switching element being turned on; and a charging control unit which is provided between the positive electrode of the secondary battery and the accumulation unit, and supplies electrical power accumulated in the accumulation unit to the secondary battery.	11-08-2012
20120280697	VEHICULAR INSULATION RESISTANCE DETECTION APPARATUS - The vehicular insulation resistance detection apparatus includes a cyclic signal generating unit that generates a cyclic signal, a first resistor that has one end to which the cyclic signal is applied, a first capacitor that has one end connected to the other end of the first resistor and the other end connected to a high-voltage circuit, a second capacitor that has one end connected to the other end of the first resistor, a second resistor that has one end connected to the other end of the second capacitor and the other end connected to a low-voltage ground that is a circuit ground of a low-voltage circuit, a series circuit that includes a diode and a third resistor connected in series, and is connected in parallel with the second capacitor, this diode having a forward direction coincident with a direction from the other end of the second capacitor to the one end of the second capacitor, a voltage detection unit that detects a voltage between the low-voltage ground and the other end of the second capacitor as a detection signal, and an insulation resistance detection unit that detects a resistance value of an insulation resistance based on an amplitude of the detection signal.	11-08-2012
20150355286	SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING FAILURE IN CELL MODULE - In failure estimating system for a battery module, failure estimating device includes: charge state calculating unit for calculating the charge state of battery module; ΔSOC calculating unit for calculating ΔSOC as the amount of variation of the charge state from the initial charge state of battery module; ΔV integrated value calculating unit for calculating ΔV as the difference between a maximum inter-terminal voltage value and a minimum inter-terminal voltage value among a plurality of battery blocks and calculating a ΔV integrated value by sequentially integrating the calculated ΔV; and number-of-failed-cells estimating unit for estimating, with reference to association file, the number of failed cells that corresponds to the calculated ΔSOC and ΔV integrated value. Association file is stored in storage unit, and associates the relationship between ΔSOC and ΔV integrated value with the number of failed cells.	12-10-2015

Sachiko Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130317165	CROSSLINKED RESIN FINE PARTICLE AND COATING COMPOSITION - The object of the present disclosure is to provide a crosslinked resin fine particle which has a particle diameter small enough to be used suitably for the purpose of viscosity control and can be produced inexpensively. Crosslinked resin fine particles obtained by reacting a vinyl monomer composition comprising:	11-28-2013

Satoshi Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090060532	PAPER CARRYING DEVICE, DOCUMENT SCANNING APPARATUS, AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A paper carrying device includes a carrying path, a light sensor, a contact sensor, and a judgment section. Both of the light sensor and the contact sensor output a presence-signal indicating that paper exists at a predetermined position in the carrying path or an absence-signal indicating that paper does not exist at the predetermined position. The judgment section judges that a signal output from the light sensor is an error when the light sensor outputs the presence-signal while the contact sensor outputs the absence-signal.	03-05-2009

Shigenori Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090279146	IMAGE READING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image reading device includes an image reading section, a frame, and an operating unit. The image reading section is configured to obtain image data by reading an image carried on a document. The frame supports the image reading section. The operating unit has an operating section including a plurality of input keys adapted to receive an input operation for controlling the image reading section, and an operating unit body supporting the operating section for displacement between a drawn-out position in which the input keys are exposed to outside and a housed position in which the input keys are housed inside. The operating unit is supported by the frame.	11-12-2009
20120043315	COOKING DEVICE - A cooking device includes a casing, a heating chamber (	02-23-2012

Shigeru Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080261543	TRANSMISSION CIRCUIT AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Provided is a transmission circuit capable of operating with high linearity and with low noise. An AM variable fc filter	10-23-2008
20090060089	POLAR MODULATION TRANSMITTER CIRCUIT AND COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - Provided is a transmitter circuit capable of operating with low distortion and high efficiency even in a modulation method using wide modulation bandwidth. In the transmitter circuit, a signal generation section (	03-05-2009
20090098839	Transmitter and communication apparatus - A modulator	04-16-2009
20100003932	TRANSMITTER AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A signal generating section	01-07-2010
20120094727	POWER AMPLIFICATION CIRCUIT AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - Provided is a power amplification circuit capable of quickly and highly accurately preventing an output power and a current of a power amplifier from fluctuating when an antenna load changes. A power amplifier	04-19-2012
20120106402	POLAR MODULATOR - A polar modulator of the present invention includes: a first function block which generates an amplitude signal and a phase signal; a second function block which adjusts the signal delay between the amplitude signal and the phase signal; a third function block which allows the low frequency component of the amplitude signal to pass therethrough; a fourth function block which modulates the phase of the phase signal; a fifth function block which outputs a modulation voltage, based on the amplitude signal; a sixth function block which modulates the amplitude of the phase signal, based on the modulation voltage; a seventh function block which measures the temperature of at least one function block; and an eighth function block which calculates a compensation amount for the signal delay, based on the measured temperature. The second function block adjusts the signal delay, based on the compensation amount.	05-03-2012
20120189081	TRANSMISSION CIRCUIT AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS USING POLAR MODULATION METHOD - Provided is a transmission circuit which can adjust a difference between signal delay amounts in the amplitude path and the phase path with a low power consumption. An amplitude modulation section	07-26-2012
20130063253	RFID DEVICE, HOST, RFID-EMBEDDED APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING RFID DEVICE - A radio frequency identification (RFID) device includes: a contact interface for wired communication with a host; a contactless interface for contactless communication with a reader/writer; a command processing unit that obtains a command from the reader/writer in the contactless communication and process the command, the command instructing a data access; and a memory that holds data. The command processing unit determines a communication mode, and (i) executes the data access instructed in the command between the reader/writer and the memory, when the communication mode is determined as a first communication mode, and (ii) executes the data access instructed in the command between the reader/writer and the host, when the communication mode is determined as a second communication mode.	03-14-2013
20140104044	COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - An RFID tag includes an antenna coil configured to transmit and receive a signal through near field communication, a signal processing circuit configured to process the signal transmitted and received by the antenna coil, a capacitive element arranged in series between the antenna coil and the signal processing circuit, and a control unit configured to control the capacity value of the capacitive element. The control unit changes the capacity value of the capacitive element according to whether a voltage is applied from an external power supply.	04-17-2014
20150208252	WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A wireless communication apparatus includes: a first antenna; a second antenna; a variable phase shifting unit that changes a phase of a high frequency signal to be received or transmitted via the first antenna and the second antenna; and a phase-information table storage unit that stores a phase information table in which phase information is associated with each of a plurality of communication terminals as communication partners. When communicating with one communication terminal out of the plurality of communication terminals via the first antenna and the second antenna, the variable phase shifting unit changes a phase of a high frequency signal on the basis of phase information stored in the phase information table in association with the one communication terminal.	07-23-2015

Shinji Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080275085	Piperidine derivative and use thereof - The present invention provides a novel piperidine derivative and a tachykinin receptor antagonist containing same, as well as a compound represented by the formula:	11-06-2008
20100025342	Platelet-rich plasma separator and platelet-rich plasma separation method - Provided is a platelet-rich plasma separator which can carry out the separation of a platelet-rich plasma with a small number of gamma radiation sterilized instruments and a platelet-rich plasma separation method. The platelet-rich plasma separator comprises a first syringe and a second syringe. The first syringe comprises a first syringe cylinder provided with a first port on which a blood collection needle can be mounted, a first cap detachable from the first port, a first gasket for sealing the first syringe cylinder fluid-tightly, which first gasket is reciprocated within the first syringe cylinder, and a first plunger provided detachably on the first gasket. The second syringe comprises a first hollow needle, which can be passed through the first gasket, a second syringe cylinder having a second port on which the first hollow needle can be mounted, a second cap detachable from the second port, a second gasket for sealing the second syringe cylinder liquid-tightly, which second gasket is reciprocated within the second syringe cylinder, and a second plunger provided detachable on the second gasket.	02-04-2010

Shuji Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090020563	POWDER FILLING DEVICE - The present invention provides a powder filling apparatus which can prevent a screw portion of an auger screw from contacting an inner surface of a metering portion at a funnel lower end portion and besides facilitate the assembling work as well as can be made compact and put into practice at a low cost. The powder filling apparatus comprises a funnel (	01-22-2009
20100186252	FREEZE-DRYING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A freeze-drying apparatus comprises a vertical tube (	07-29-2010
20110081412	ORALLY DISINTEGRABLE TABLETS - An orally disintegrable tablet, of the present invention, which comprises (i) fine granules having an average particle diameter of 400 μm or less, which fine granules comprise a composition coated by an enteric coating layer, said composition having 10 weight % or more of an acid-labile physiologically active substance and (ii) an additive, has superior disintegrability or dissolution in the oral cavity so that it can be used for treatment or prevention of various diseases, as an orally disintegrable tablet capable of being administered to the aged or children and easily administered without water. Also, because the tablet of the present invention contains fine granules having the average particle diameter such that it will not impart roughness in mouth, it can be administered easily without discomfort at the administration.	04-07-2011
20120006704	PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION CONTAINER - The cleanliness when a pharmaceutical composition is swallowed is improved. A pharmaceutical composition container	01-12-2012
20120012480	PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION CONTAINER - It is possible to easily swallow a pharmaceutical composition and to suppress the scattering thereof inside the mouth; furthermore, the pharmaceutical composition can be filled in easily. The pharmaceutical composition container	01-19-2012
20140271856	ORALLY DISINTEGRABLE TABLETS - An orally disintegrable tablet, of the present invention, which comprises (i) fine granules having an average particle diameter of 400 μm or less, which fine granules comprise a composition coated by an enteric coating layer, said composition having 10 weight % or more of an acid-labile physiologically active substance and (ii) an additive, has superior disintegrability or dissolution in the oral cavity so that it can be used for treatment or prevention of various diseases, as an orally disintegrable tablet capable of being administered to the aged or children and easily administered without water. Also, because the tablet of the present invention contains fine granules having the average particle diameter such that it will not impart roughness in mouth, it can be administered easily without discomfort at the administration.	09-18-2014

Shushi Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100181104	METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - The present invention is directed to a method for manufacturing a printed circuit board in which a plurality of conductive layers forming a wiring pattern are laminated in the state where they are put between insulating layers, and a printed circuit board formed thereby. The printed circuit board manufacturing method for the present invention includes a step of forming a via fill (	07-22-2010

Syohei Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090038839	SHIELDING FILM, SHIELDED PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, SHIELDED FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SHIELDING FILM, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SHIELDED PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - The invention includes a shielding film, which does not have breakage of a metal layer, and has excellent abrasion resistance and blocking resistance, and does not crack. The cover film	02-12-2009

Takeshi Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120223058	NON-CONSUMABLE ELECTRODE TYPE ARC WELDING APPARATUS - A non-consumable electrode type arc welding apparatus includes a torch having an electrode portion and a nozzle, a gas supply that supplies, to the torch, a shielding gas flowing through a gap formed between the electrode portion and the nozzle, a first power source that applies a voltage between the electrode portion and the nozzle to generate a pilot arc, a second power source that applies a voltage between the electrode portion and a work to generate a main arc, and a controller that controls the first power source and the second power source. The electrode portion has an electrode and an electrode holding portion holding a base portion of the electrode, the electrode holding portion has a protrusion protruding toward the nozzle from the side facing the nozzle, and the protrusion and the nozzle are caused contact and separate from each other.	09-06-2012
20150066924	PROGRAMMABLE DISPLAY DEVICE - A programmable display device main body includes an address file detecting section for detecting whether a memory card stores a MAC address file, a password file detecting section for detecting whether the memory card stores a password file, and an activation control section for reading data from the memory card. The activation control section does not read data in a case where the memory card stores neither a MAC address file nor a password file.	03-05-2015

Tetsuro Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090268691	HANDOVER PROCESSING METHOD, AND ACCESS POINT AND MOBILE TERMINAL FOR USE IN THE METHOD - A technology is disclosed for providing a handover processing method, and an access point and a mobile terminal used in the method, in which the handover processing method can prevent processing of a HO in a layer 2 and an HO in a layer 3 from occurring at same time simultaneously, and shorten waiting time caused by the HO. The technology includes a step of providing, by the access point, strength information held by the access point itself, the strength information that is information whether to promote a handover processing in the layer 3 or not to promote the handover processing in the layer 3, and a step of receiving, by the mobile node, the provided strength information, deciding whether to perform the handover in the layer 3 based on the received strength information, and performing the handover processing in the layer 3 based on the decision.	10-29-2009
20100211661	ADDRESS GENERATION METHOD, ADDRESS GENERATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND PARTNER COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Disclosed is a technique allowing a transmission-end of data and a message to confirm a destination address in a transmission request from a reception-end so as to prevent an attack by a transmission request from an unauthorized third person. According to the technique, (1) MN	08-19-2010

Toshimitsu Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090196633	IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMATION SYSTEM AND COMPONENT - An image formation apparatus includes a receiving unit that is removably receiving a component, a determination unit that determines the acceptability of the component received in the receiving unit, and a control unit that, if the determination unit does not confirm the acceptability of the component, provides a notification and stops at least a portion of the image forming function at a predetermined time, after providing the notification.	08-06-2009
20100020352	IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus, wherein a SOAP processing section determines, when a communication processing section receives a document data request message from a client apparatus, whether a request message for causing an image reading apparatus to read a document image and to generate document data and requesting transmission of the document data or a request message for requesting transmission of the document data within a document box is represented by the document data request message, generates a response message containing the document data corresponding to the document data request message, and causes the communication processing section to transmit the response message to the client apparatus.	01-28-2010
20100088599	ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND HELP DISPLAY METHOD - An electronic device comprising: a display unit configured to display a setting menu; an operation unit configured to receive an operation from a user; an operation detection unit configured to detects the operation received by the operation unit; a timer unit configured to measure an elapsed time that has elapsed since a start operation relating to a setting of a given function received by the operation unit is detected by the operation detection unit; and a help display processing unit configured to cause the display unit to display help information thereon when an end operation relating to the given function to the operation unit has not been detected by the operation detection unit before the elapsed time measured by the timer unit reaches a predetermined time.	04-08-2010
20140185091	Box Print Realized by Image Forming Apparatus Having No Auxiliary Storage Device - An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus and an information processing apparatus coupled to the network. The image forming apparatus stores, in a memory device, an information processing apparatus identifier that is assigned to the button and transmits, to the information processing apparatus, press-down information that includes the information processing apparatus identifier corresponding to the button that is pressed-down, in response to a request for the press-down information that is received from the information processing apparatus via the network The image forming apparatus also prints, on a sheet, an image based on print job data that is received from the information processing apparatus via the network, if, in the information processing apparatus, it is determined that the information processing apparatus identifier in the press-down information matches with the information processing apparatus identifier of the information processing apparatus.	07-03-2014
20140185101	Scanner-Driven Push Operation Realized by Image Forming Apparatus Having No Auxiliary Storage Device - An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus and an information processing apparatus coupled to the network. The image forming apparatus stores, in a memory device, an information processing apparatus identifier that is assigned to a button of the image forming apparatus and transmits, to the information processing apparatus, press-down information of the button that includes the information processing apparatus identifier. The image forming apparatus additionally reads, if, in the information processing apparatus, it is determined the information processing apparatus identifier in the press-down information matches an information processing apparatus identifier stored within the information processing apparatus, a document image set in a scanner, in response to a scan execution request that is received from the information processing apparatus via the network. The image forming apparatus further transmits image data of the document image to the information processing apparatus via the network, and resets the press-down information.	07-03-2014
20140347686	Device-Driver Installation with Visual Confirmation - A non-transitory recording medium includes an installer program that causes a computer within an information processing device to function as a device list generation unit, a display control unit, and an installation processing unit. The device list generation unit generates a device list. The display control unit causes the device list to be displayed in a first display area; causes a driver list to be displayed in a second display area; causes the device selected from the device list to be displayed in a third display area; and causes the driver selected from the driver list to be displayed corresponding to the device displayed in the third display area. The installation processing unit installs, into the information processing device, the driver displayed corresponding to the device.	11-27-2014

Tsuyoshi Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110267009	CHARGE CONTROL CIRCUIT, BATTERY PACK, AND CHARGE SYSTEM - A charge control circuit includes a charge control unit that controls an operation of a charging unit that charges a rechargeable battery; and a voltage detection unit that detects a terminal voltage of the rechargeable battery, wherein when a terminal voltage of the rechargeable battery as detected by the voltage detection unit is lower than a predetermined first threshold-value voltage, being lower than a full-charge voltage which is a terminal voltage of the rechargeable battery in full charge, the charge control unit causes a constant current charging to the rechargeable battery by requesting the charging unit to supply a charging current of a predetermined first current value, causing the charging unit to supply a charging current of the first current value to the rechargeable battery, when the terminal voltage of the rechargeable battery as detected by the voltage detection unit exceeds the first threshold-value voltage but is less than the full charge voltage, the charge control unit causes the constant current charging to the rechargeable battery by requesting the charging unit to supply a charging current of a second current value that is smaller than the first current value, causing the charging unit to supply a charging current of the second current value to the rechargeable battery, and when the terminal voltage of the rechargeable battery as detected by the voltage detection unit is equal to or greater than the full charge voltage, the charge control unit causes a constant voltage charging to be carried out by causing the charging unit to supply the full charge voltage to the rechargeable battery, as a charge voltage.	11-03-2011
20110279094	FULL CHARGE CAPACITY CORRECTION CIRCUIT, CHARGING SYSTEM, BATTERY PACK AND FULL CHARGE CAPACITY CORRECTION METHOD - A full charge capacity correction circuit including: an integrating unit that calculates an integrated current value of a rechargeable battery; a capacity storing unit that stores a full charge capacity value of the rechargeable battery; a first estimating unit that estimates a storage ratio of the rechargeable battery, which is a ratio of a quantity of stored electricity to an actual full charge capacity, as a first storage ratio when an estimable condition which is a condition that enables to estimate the storage ratio is satisfied; a second estimating unit that estimates a storage ratio when the estimable condition is satisfied after the first storage ratio is estimated, as a second storage ratio; a full charge capacity correction unit that estimates a new full charge capacity value of the rechargeable battery based on a difference integrated value that is an integrated value integrated by the integrating unit for a period after the first storage ratio is estimated and until the second storage ratio is estimated by the second estimating unit and on a ratio of a difference between the first storage ratio and the second storage ratio to 1, and stores the estimated new full charge capacity value in the capacity storing unit; an open circuit ratio estimating unit that uses a condition in which the rechargeable battery is in an open circuit state, as the estimable condition, and estimates the storage ratio based on a terminal voltage of the rechargeable battery when the estimable condition is satisfied; and a correction control unit that uses the open circuit ratio estimating unit as the first estimating unit or the second estimating unit.	11-17-2011
20120112700	CIRCUIT FOR COUNTING NUMBER OF CYCLES, BATTERY PACK AND BATTERY SYSTEM - A circuit for counting a number of cycles, including: a current detecting portion that detects a current value of a current flowing to a secondary battery; a current integrating portion that calculates, as an integrated electric quantity, an integrated value of the current value detected by the current detecting portion; a cycle electric quantity setting portion that successively sets a cycle electric quantity corresponding to one cycle of a cycle life of the secondary battery; and a cycle counting portion that counts a number of cycles of the cycle life, wherein the cycle counting portion adds one to the last counted number of cycles when an increment of the integrated electric quantity calculated by the current integrating portion after the number of cycles is counted last time reaches a last set cycle electric quantity, and the cycle electric quantity setting portion decreases a predetermined decrement from the last set cycle electric quantity to set a new cycle electric quantity when the increment of the integrated electric quantity calculated by the current integrating portion after the number of cycles is counted last time reaches the last set cycle electric quantity.	05-10-2012

Yasumasa Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130069300	REVERSING SHEET TRANSPORT APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING REVERSING SHEET TRANSPORT APPARATUS - When a first elapse time Δt	03-21-2013
20130122741	ELECTRICAL CABLE CONNECTING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONNECTING ELECTRICAL CABLE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus main body (apparatus main body) and an automatic document feeder mounted on the apparatus main body are provided, and a cable-side connector provided at a front end of an electrical cable extending from the automatic document feeder is removably connected to a board-side connector provided on a circuit board of the apparatus main body. In this configuration, an opening portion is provided in a back face of a housing of the apparatus main body at a position opposing the board-side connector, a lid that covers this opening portion is attached to a front end portion of the electrical cable by an attachment member, and this lid is configured so as to be attachable to the opening portion by a hook and fixing by screwing by means of a screw insertion boss.	05-16-2013
20150028535	PAPER FEEDER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A paper feeder includes a document loading tray	01-29-2015
20150071676	ELECTRICAL CABLE CONNECTING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONNECTING ELECTRICAL CABLE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus main body (apparatus main body) and an automatic document feeder mounted on the apparatus main body are provided, and a cable-side connector provided at a front end of an electrical cable extending from the automatic document feeder is removably connected to a board-side connector provided on a circuit board of the apparatus main body. In this configuration, an opening portion is provided in a back face of a housing of the apparatus main body at a position opposing the board-side connector, a lid that covers this opening portion is attached to a front end portion of the electrical cable by an attachment member, and this lid is configured so as to be attachable to the opening portion by a hook and fixing by screwing by means of a screw insertion boss.	03-12-2015

Yu Morimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120219795	REMOVABLE WATER-DISPERSIBLE ACRYLIC PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - A removable water-dispersible acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition according to the present invention includes an acrylic emulsion polymer (A), a water-insoluble crosslinking agent (B), and a carboxylic-acid-containing acrylic polymer (C). The polymer (A) includes a (meth) acrylic alkyl ester and a carboxyl-containing unsaturated monomer as essential constitutive monomers and has a content of the (meth) acrylic alkyl ester of 70 to 99.5 percent by weight and a content of the carboxyl-containing unsaturated monomer of 0.5 to 10 percent by weight, each based on the total amount of constitutive monomers. The polymer (C) includes (meth) acrylic acid as an essential constitutive monomer and has a total content of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid of 11 percent by weight or more based on the total amount of constitutive monomers.	08-30-2012
20120263948	REMOVABLE WATER-DISPERSIBLE ACRYLIC PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - A removable water-dispersible acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition according to the present invention includes an acrylic emulsion polymer (A) including, as essential constitutive monomers, a (meth)acrylic alkyl ester in a content of 70 to 99.5 percent by weight, and a carboxyl-containing unsaturated monomer in a content of 0.5 to 10 percent by weight, each based on the total amount of constitutive monomers; a water-insoluble crosslinking agent (B); an acetylenic diol compound (C); and a compound (D) represented by chemical formula [R	10-18-2012
20130280527	SURFACE PROTECTION FILM - The invention provides a surface protection film including a top coat layer on a first face of a substrate, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on a second face. The top coat layer includes a wax as a slip agent, and a polyester resin as a binder. Here, the wax is an ester of a higher fatty acid and a higher alcohol.	10-24-2013
20130303669	RE-PEELABLE WATER DISPERSION TYPE ACRYL-BASED PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, AND PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - An aim of the prevention invention is to provide a water dispersion type acryl-based pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for re-peeling, which can prevent electrification of an adherend at the time of peeling (peeling antistatic properties) and which can form a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer excellent in adherability and re-peelable properties, and also to provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed of the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition. The re-peelable water dispersion type acryl-based pressure-sensitive adhesive composition of the present invention contains an acrylic emulsion-based polymer composed of a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester and a carboxyl-containing unsaturated monomer as raw material monomers, a perfluoroalkyl-containing oligomer, and an ionic compound.	11-14-2013
20140030519	PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - An aim of the present invention is to provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet excellent in antistatic property, re-peelable property, and adherability (tackiness). A pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet according to the present invention includes a substrate and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on at least one surface of the substrate, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is formed of a water dispersion type acryl-based pressure-sensitive adhesive composition containing an acrylic emulsion-based polymer containing at least 70 to 99.5% by weight of a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester (A) and 0.5 to 10% by weight of a carboxyl-containing unsaturated monomer (B) as raw material monomers and an ionic compound; a peeling power ratio ((B)/(A)) of a peeling power (B) for an adherend surface with a surface roughness Ra of 250 to 450 μm and low polarity to a peeling power (A) for an adherend surface with a surface roughness Ra of 5 to 50 μm and high polarity measured at a peeling speed of 30 m/minute and a peeling angle of 180° is 0.7 to 1.5; the adhesion to the low polarity adherend surface is 99.0% or higher; and an initial peeling electrification voltage (absolute value) is 1.0 kV or lower.	01-30-2014
20140248490	REMOVABLE WATER-DISPERSIBLE ACRYLIC PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - Provided is a removable water-dispersible acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition with which it is possible to form a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that has excellent antistatic properties, adhesive properties, removability, removal stability, and the ability to prevent an increase in adhesive strength over time, less-staining properties on adherends, especially, the ability to prevent white staining on adherends in a high-humidity environment (the ability to prevent white staining), and appearance properties. The present invention is directed to a removable water-dispersible acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, including: an acrylic emulsion polymer including 70 to 99.5% by weight of a monomer unit derived from an alkyl(meth)acrylate and 0.5 to 10% by weight of a monomer unit derived from a carboxyl group-containing unsaturated monomer; an ionic compound; and a polyether antifoamer represented by formula (I) below.	09-04-2014
20140255690	WATER-DISPERSIBLE ACRYLIC PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - Provided is a water-dispersible acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition capable of forming a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that is superior in adhesive properties, antistatic properties, removability, the ability to prevent an increase in peel strength (adhesive strength) over time, and superior in less-staining properties on adherends, particularly, in the ability to prevent white staining on adherends in a high-humidity environment (the ability to prevent white staining), and also superior in appearance properties. The invention is directed to a water-dispersible acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, including: an acrylic emulsion polymer including 70 to 99.5% by weight of a monomer unit derived from an alkyl (meth)acrylate and 0.5 to 10% by weight of a monomer unit derived from a carboxyl group-containing unsaturated monomer; a non-water-soluble (hydrophobic) ionic liquid; and an acetylene diol compound with an HLB value of less than 13 and/or a derivative thereof with an HLB value of less than 13.	09-11-2014
20140302314	PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, AND PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - Provided is a water-dispersible acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition which can form a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer excellent in antistatic property, repeeling property (light peeling property), and appearance property. The repeelable water-dispersible acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition of the present invention contains an acrylic emulsion-based polymer composed of 70 to 99.5% by weight of a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester and 0.5 to 10% by weight of a carboxyl group-containing unsaturated monomer as monomer components, a crosslinking agent, an ionic compound, and a nonionic surfactant with an HLB value of 6 or more.	10-09-2014
20140342152	REMOVABLE WATER-DISPERSIBLE ACRYLIC PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, AND PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - An object of the invention to provide a water-dispersible acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition capable of forming a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that can prevent static build-up on adherends when peeled off (antistatic properties) and is superior not only in removability and the ability to prevent an increase in peel strength (adhesive strength) over time but also in less-staining properties on adherends and, especially, the ability to prevent white staining on adherends in a high-humidity environment (the ability to prevent white staining). The invention is directed to a removable water-dispersible acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, including: an acrylic emulsion polymer including units derived from raw material monomers including (i) 70 to 99.5% by weight of an alkyl(meth)acrylate and (ii) 0.5 to 10% by weight of a carboxyl group-containing unsaturated monomer; a non-water-soluble crosslinking agent; and an ionic compound.	11-20-2014