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Motohiro Ando, Yokkaichi-City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120094547CASE-INTEGRATED CONNECTOR - A case-integrated connector (04-19-2012
20140220823CONNECTOR WITH ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND HOLDER - A connector includes an electronic component (08-07-2014
20140357127CONNECTOR WITH ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A connector (12-04-2014

Motohiro Ando, Kyoto-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090206788MOTOR DRIVER SUPPLYING DRIVE CURRENT WHILE ADJUSTING DECAY RATE THEREOF - A motor driver that supplies a drive current to a stepping motor includes a decay rate controller configured to mix a first decay rate and a second decay rate smaller than the first decay rate with each other, and set a plurality of mix decay rates, a control logic circuit configured to create magnetization patterns for attenuating the drive current at the mix decay rates, and a drive current output circuit configured to output the drive current to the stepping motor in accordance with the magnetization patterns.08-20-2009

Motohiro Ando, Kyoto JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100320955MOTOR DRIVE DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THAT USES THE SAME - In the motor drive device (12-23-2010
20110051296LOAD DRIVE DEVICE - The load drive device of the present invention comprises a load drive unit for switching on/off output current that flows to an inductive load; and an overcurrent protection circuit for detecting whether the output current is in an overcurrent state, wherein the load drive unit has an output transistor connected to one end of the inductive load; and a pre-driver for generating a control signal of the output transistor in accordance with an input signal, and the pre-driver has a first drive unit for switching on/off the output transistor during normal operation; and a second drive unit for switching off the output transistor more slowly than the first drive unit during overcurrent protection operation.03-03-2011
20110188163ABNORMALITY DETECTION CIRCUIT, LOAD DRIVING DEVICE, AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUS - An abnormality detection circuit monitors the sink current Irnf of a H-bridge circuit and determines the presence of an abnormal state if the sink current is not detected for a predetermined time. The abnormality detection circuit includes a clock pulse generator, a counter and a NMOS transistor. The abnormality detection circuit includes a clock pulse generator arranged to generate a clock pulse of a predetermined frequency, and a counter arranged so that a count value is incremented every time the clock pulse is provided to the counter and arranged so that the count value is reset when the sink current is detected. The counter generates a first abnormality detection signal that changes from a normal logic level to an abnormal logic level when the count value reaches a predetermined value without being reset.08-04-2011
20120212863GROUND PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND SWITCH DRIVING DEVICE USING THE SAME - A ground protection circuit (08-23-2012
20130279047LOAD DRIVE DEVICE - The load drive device of the present invention comprises a load drive unit for switching on/off output current that flows to an inductive load; and an overcurrent protection circuit for detecting whether the output current is in an overcurrent state, wherein the load drive unit has an output transistor connected to one end of the inductive load; and a pre-driver for generating a control signal of the output transistor in accordance with an input signal, and the pre-driver has a first drive unit for switching on/off the output transistor during normal operation; and a second drive unit for switching off the output transistor more slowly than the first drive unit during overcurrent protection operation.10-24-2013

Patent applications by Motohiro Ando, Kyoto JP

Motohiro Arifuki, Ibaraki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090101279ADHESIVE, METHOD OF CONNECTING WIRING TERMINALS AND WIRING STRUCTURE - A wiring structure having a wiring-terminal-connection adhesive that includes a curing agent capable of generating a free radical upon heating, a radically polymerizable substance and silicone particles.04-23-2009

Motohiro Arifuku, Chikusei-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090321116CIRCUIT CONNECTING MATERIAL, FILM-FORM CIRCUIT CONNECTING MATERIAL USING THE SAME, CIRCUIT MEMBER CONNECTING STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention is a circuit connecting material used for the mutual connection of a circuit member in which electrodes and insulating layers are formed adjacent to each other on the surface of a board, and a circuit member in which electrodes and insulating layers are formed adjacent to each other on the surface of a board, with the edge parts and of the insulating layers being formed with a greater thickness than the electrodes on the basis of the main surfaces, wherein this circuit connecting material contains a bonding agent composition and conductive particles that have a mean particle size of 1 μm or greater but less than 10 μm and a hardness of 1.961 to 6.865 GPa, and this circuit connecting material exhibits a storage elastic modulus of 0.5 to 3 GPa at 40° C. and a mean coefficient of thermal expansion of 30 to 200 ppm/° C. at from 25° C. to 100° C. when subjected to the curing treatment.12-31-2009
20110247757CIRCUIT CONNECTION MATERIAL, FILM-FORM CIRCUIT CONNECTING MATERIAL USING THE SAME, CIRCUIT MEMBER CONNECTING STRUCTURE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention is a circuit connecting material used for the mutual connection of a circuit member in which electrodes and insulating layers are formed adjacent to each other on the surface of a board, and a circuit member in which electrodes and insulating layers are formed adjacent to each other on the surface of a board, with the edge parts and of the insulating layers being formed with a greater thickness than the electrodes on the basis of the main surfaces, wherein this circuit connecting material contains a bonding agent composition and conductive particles that have a mean particle size of 1 μm or greater but less than 10 μm and a hardness of 1.961 to 6.865 GPa, and this circuit connecting material exhibits a storage elastic modulus of 0.5 to 3 GPa at 40° C. and a mean coefficient of thermal expansion of 30 to 200 ppm/° C. at from 25° C. to 100° C. when subjected to the curing treatment.10-13-2011
20110247870CIRCUIT CONNECTING MATERIAL, FILM-FORM CIRCUIT CONNECTING MATERIAL USING THE SAME, CIRCUIT MEMBER CONNECTING STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention is a circuit connecting material used for the mutual connection of a circuit member in which electrodes and insulating layers are formed adjacent to each other on the surface of a board, and a circuit member in which electrodes and insulating layers are formed adjacent to each other on the surface of a board, with the edge parts and of the insulating layers being formed with a greater thickness than the electrodes on the basis of the main surfaces, wherein this circuit connecting material contains a bonding agent composition and conductive particles that have a mean particle size of 1 μm or greater but less than 10 μm and a hardness of 1.961 to 6.865 GPa, and this circuit connecting material exhibits a storage elastic modulus of 0.5 to 3 GPa at 40° C. and a mean coefficient of thermal expansion of 30 to 200 ppm/° C. at from 25° C. to 100° C. when subjected to the curing treatment.10-13-2011

Motohiro Arifuku, Tsukuba-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120138868CIRCUIT CONNECTING MATERIAL, FILM-LIKE CIRCUIT CONNECTING MATERIAL USING THE CIRCUIT CONNECTING MATERIAL, STRUCTURE FOR CONNECTING CIRCUIT MEMBER, AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING CIRCUIT MEMBER - The circuit connecting material of the invention is situated between mutually opposing circuit electrodes, and provides electrical connection between the electrodes in the pressing direction when the mutually opposing circuit electrodes are pressed, the circuit connecting material comprising anisotropic conductive particles wherein conductive fine particles are dispersed in an organic insulating material.06-07-2012

Motohiro Arifuku, Saitama-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110114893CIRCUIT-CONNECTING MATERIAL AND CIRCUIT TERMINAL CONNECTED STRUCTURE AND CONNECTING METHOD - A circuit-connecting material which is interposed between circuit electrodes facing each other and electrically connects the electrodes in the pressing direction by pressing the facing electrodes against each other; the circuit-connecting material comprising as essential components (1) a curing agent capable of generating free radicals upon heating, (2) a hydroxyl-group-containing resin having a molecular weight of 10,000 or more and (3) radical-polymerizable substance. Also provided are a circuit terminal connected structure and a circuit terminal connecting method which make use of such a material.05-19-2011

Patent applications by Motohiro Arifuku, Saitama-Ken JP

Motohiro Fujita, Gamo-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100242783Article Transport Facility - The article transport facility includes a plurality of article transport vehicles which can travel on a travel path defined by rails installed in the ceiling. The travel path includes a loop-shaped primary path, and secondary paths each arranged to extend along and by at least one article transport location, a first connecting path that connects the primary path and the secondary path, and a second connecting path, provided independently from the first connecting path, with one end portion connected to the secondary path located on one side of the primary path, and the other end portion connected to the secondary path located on the other side of the primary path.09-30-2010
20100242784Switching Facility for Crossed Paths - A path switching facility for crossed paths comprises: at least one article transport vehicle configured to travel along a first path and a second path that crosses the first path; a guide rail for guiding a guided roller of the article transport vehicle; a travel rail for guiding and supporting travel wheels of the article transport vehicle; a rotatable guide rail and a rotatable travel rail both located in a crossing area; a push operating portion provided to the article transport vehicle to push one of the rotatable guide rail and the rotatable travel rail; and, an operatively connecting device for coupling a rotation of the rotatable guide rail with a rotation of the rotatable travel rail.09-30-2010

Motohiro Fujiwara, Haar DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120183315IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - An image forming apparatus which forms an image on an image carrier along with rotation of a developing sleeve that carries a toner and carrier contained in a two-component developer, comprises: forming unit configured to form a density detection toner image on the image carrier using the toner; detection unit configured to detect a density of the density detection toner image formed; prediction unit configured to predict a toner charge amount in the two-component developer; correction unit configured to correct the toner charge amount in the two-component developer using a value obtained from a relationship between the toner charge amount predicted by the prediction unit and the density of the toner image that is detected by the detection unit; and control unit configured, when forming the density detection toner image by the forming unit, to control to increase a development efficiency, compared to image formation based on image data.07-19-2012
20140255052IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention performs, at a predetermined timing, first gradation correction including forming a patch image on an image carrier, and correcting gradation characteristics of a formed image using a correction amount corresponding to the result of measurement of the patch image. The image forming apparatus further performs, at a predetermined frequency, second gradation correction including correcting the light power of laser light output from an exposure apparatus based on the result of detection or estimation of the charge amount of toner used in image formation, and correcting gradation characteristics using a correction amount corresponding to the result of the detection or estimation of the toner charge amount.09-11-2014

Motohiro Fujiwara, Toride-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090097887IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of vibration members configured to vibrate a regulating member that regulates a developer layer thickness on a developer bearing member, and a control unit that can execute a vibration mode which vibrates the plurality of vibration members during different periods so that the plurality of vibration members do not vibrate simultaneously when an image is not being formed.04-16-2009
20090169226IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus capable of observing toner amount limitation with reliability even when two types of developers which have the same have and have different densities is provided. After an inputted image signal is subjected to color conversion processing to make the toner amount limitation, at least one color signal of the converted color signals is converted into signals for a dark color toner and a light color toner by light and dark separation using a single light and dark separation look-up table. Thereafter, the toner amount is determined again for each pixel. In the case where the toner amount exceeds a predetermined value, the light and dark separation of at least one color is made until the toner amount is the predetermined value or less by using another light and dark separation look-up table.07-02-2009
20100067932IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier; an exposure unit configured to form an electrostatic latent image on the image carrier; a developing unit including a toner containing unit configured to accommodate a predetermined amount of toner, a toner supply unit configured to supply replenishment toner into the toner containing unit, a stirring unit configured to stir the toner to impart electric charge to the toner, a toner carrying member configured to carry the toner charged by the stirring unit, and a bias applying unit configured to apply a developing bias to the toner carrying member to develop the electrostatic latent image formed on the image carrier with the toner carried by the toner carrying member; a density sensor configured to detect a density of a toner pattern developed by the developing unit; and a control unit configured to control an amount of the toner supplied to the toner containing unit.03-18-2010
20100272453IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus corrects a development contrast for normal image formation so as to satisfy the following relationships:10-28-2010

Patent applications by Motohiro Fujiwara, Toride-Shi JP

Motohiro Fukuda, Tsukuba-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120199816PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A photoelectric conversion device according to the present invention includes, between a pair of electrodes, an electron donor layer having an interdigitated shape in cross section comprising a stripe-like part in cross section and a base, a plurality of strip-like parts in cross section extending in a direction intersecting electrode main surfaces being formed at intervals in the stripe-like part in cross section; and an electron acceptor layer having an interdigitated shape in cross section comprising a stripe-like part in cross section and a base, a plurality of strip-like parts in cross section extending in a direction intersecting the electrode main surfaces being formed at intervals in the stripe-like part in cross section, the photoelectric conversion device further including an active layer in which the plurality of strip-like parts in cross section of the electron donor layer and the plurality of strip-like parts in cross section of the electron acceptor layer are alternately joined. A stripe width a of the stripe-like part in cross section of the electron donor layer and a stripe width b of the stripe-like part in cross section of the electron acceptor layer are both 5 to 100 nm. When a=b, a thickness c of the active layer is twice to 40 times as large as a (=b). When a≠b, the thickness c of the active layer is twice or more of one of a and b which is smaller and 40 times or less of one of a and b which is larger.08-09-2012

Motohiro Fukumoto, Nagoya-City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080238874Operation device - A display device is provided in a central position of an instrument panel in a vehicle compartment, and an operation device is provided in a center console. The operation device is formed with a case body having a palm rest, with is provided with a pointing device and four finalizing switches. A menu display window showing an array of multiple function selection items or a list display screen is displayed on a screen of the display device. The user selects a desired function selection item by moving a cursor by operation of an operation knob of the pointing device. In this state, the user ON operates any one of the finalizing switches, thereby performing finalize-designation. A user can thus operate the operation device from any one of multiple directions without uncomfortable feeling.10-02-2008
20090082965Hard disk system and program for same - An in-vehicle apparatus includes a position detector, a hard disk drive, a display, a speaker, an operation switch, a non-volatile memory, and a control unit. When it is determined that a current vehicle position is a low precision position where GPS signals cannot be received by the apparatus, an estimated travel range of a vehicle is set, and an operation of the hard disk drive is stopped in case that the estimated travel range is at least partially overlapping with a high-altitude area.03-26-2009
20110214087DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - A screen display apparatus includes an operation information reception unit that receives operation information regarding an inclination direction and an inclination angle of a joystick from the joystick, and a screen controller that performs a scroll process for scrolling a screen and a zoom process for zooming based on the operation information. The screen controller scrolls the screen according to the inclination direction and the inclination angle of the joystick, and continues a zoom-out process for zooming-out of the screen based on a detection of the inclination angle that is greater than a predetermined angle for a predetermined period until detecting the inclination angle of the joystick to be equal to or smaller than the predetermined angle or until zooming out to a predetermined minimum zoom rate.09-01-2011

Patent applications by Motohiro Fukumoto, Nagoya-City JP

Motohiro Itoh, Osaka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100114852FILE RECEPTION TERMINAL - In order to receive an image file by a recorder, a user conventionally should explicitly switch the system state to a state for data reception such as an operation for starting communication software and an operation for temporarily switching to a wait screen which can perform a file reception process. In order to solve the aforementioned problem, it is possible to provide an electronic device which identifies the attribute of a received file and a process being executed and performs a process in accordance with them. For this, it is possible to automatically perform an operation based on not only the file type but also the program being executed by the electronic device. Thus, it is possible to execute a desired process without requiring a complicated operation by the user.05-06-2010
20110052148ADDITIONAL CONTENT MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND MANAGEMENT METHOD - A package medium and an additional content are always managed integrally so that an original content recorded in the package medium can always be used along with the additional content. The additional content using a virtual package function specified as an expanded function of Blu-ray is managed. An additional content management device comprises an additional content acquiring portion which can be applied to, for example, a recording/reproducing device (03-03-2011

Motohiro Itotani, Osaka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120225866NITROGEN-CONTAINING COMPOUNDS AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS THEREOF FOR THE TREATMENT OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION - The present invention provides a novel diazepine compound that blocks the I09-06-2012
201400313426,7-DIHYDROIMIDAZO [2,1-b] [1,3]OXAZINE BACTERICIDES - The present invention provides a novel 6,7-dihydroimidazo[2,1-b][1,3]oxazine compound that has excellent bactericidal action against tubercle bacilli, multidrug-resistant tubercle bacilli, and atypical acid-fast bacilli. Specifically, the present invention provides a compound represented by Formula (1):01-30-2014

Motohiro Itotani, Tokushima JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090264404Derivatives of 4-piperazin-1-yl-4-benzo[b]thiophene suitable for the treatment of cns disorders - A heterocyclic compound or a salt thereof represented by the formula (1): where R10-22-2009
20120028920DERIVATIVES OF 4-PIPERAZIN-1-YL-4-BENZO[B]THIOPHENE SUITABLE FOR THE TREATMENT OF CNS DISORDERS - A heterocyclic compound or a salt thereof represented by the formula (1):02-02-2012
20140031334DERIVATIVES OF 4-PIPERAZIN-1-YL-4-BENZO[B]THIOPHENE SUITABLE FOR THE TREATMENT OF CNS DISORDERS - A heterocyclic compound or a salt thereof represented by the formula (1):01-30-2014

Patent applications by Motohiro Itotani, Tokushima JP

Motohiro Kawai, Komaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090079115Vibration damping device - A vibration damping device including: a main rubber elastic body connecting a first and a second mounting members; a fluid-filled unit having a tubular housing closed off by a rubber elastic wall and a flexible film for providing therein a fluid chamber filled with a non-compressible fluid, and a partition member positioned within the fluid chamber to form on a first side thereof a primary fluid chamber partly defined by the rubber elastic wall, and on the other side thereof a secondary fluid chamber partially defined by the flexible film, with these chambers communicating through an orifice passage; and a rigid piston member. Upon input of vibration across the first and second mounting members, pressure fluctuations is exerted on the primary fluid chamber through elastic deformation of the rubber elastic wall of the fluid-filled unit induced through pushing by the contacting member via the piston member.03-26-2009

Motohiro Kawakami, Ehime JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090019464Disk apparatus - It is an object of the present invention to provide a disk apparatus capable of securing an effective area of a printed board by setting a moving range of a disk-detecting operation pin to a position where the printed board is not hindered.01-15-2009

Motohiro Komatsu, Shizuoka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100277939VEHICULAR LAMP - A vehicular lamp comprising includes a light-emitting diode that is used as a light source and that emits light; and a light transmitting member that is arranged in a path of the emitted light and through which the light is passed. The light transmitting member shields the light-emitting diode from infrared rays that travel in an opposite direction to a traveling direction of the light.11-04-2010
20110063865LIGHT EMITTING MODULE AND VEHICLE LAMP - A light emitting module includes: a circuit board having a shape in which an outer peripheral edge of the circuit board corresponds to an outer peripheral edge of the circuit board before rotating the circuit board about a center point by an angle of 90 degrees in a direction orthogonal to a thickness direction of the circuit board; a semiconductor light emitting element; and a first and second electrodes that are formed on the circuit board at positions symmetrical to each other with respect to the center point.03-17-2011
20140003075VEHICULAR REAR PANEL01-02-2014

Patent applications by Motohiro Komatsu, Shizuoka-Shi JP

Motohiro Maebuchi, Tsukubamirai-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090232958Fractionated soybean protein material, processed soybean suitable for the material , and processes for production of the soybean protein material and the processed soybean - Disclosed is a process for fractionating soybean protein into 7S globulin, 11S globulin or a lipophilic protein at a high purity with good efficiency, which relates to a fractionation technique for soybean protein into proteins having characteristic properties (7S globulin, 11S globulin and a lipophilic protein) and which is a process practicable at a food industrial level. It is found that soybean protein can be fractionated into 7S globulin, 11S globulin or a lipophilic protein at a high purity with good efficiency by extracting soybean milk from processed soybean which has been subjected to a water-insolubilization treatment specific to a desired protein and fractionating the resulting soybean milk or soybean curd refuse into the desired protein.09-17-2009

Motohiro Matsuyama, Tachikawa-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100328350BIFOCAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND BIFOCAL DISPLAY METHOD - According to one embodiment, there is provided a bifocal display device includes a database that manages at least distant and nearby viewpoint images as data files, an image processing circuit that obtains a far viewpoint image and a nearby viewpoint image from the data base, blurs contours of the far viewpoint image, emphasizes contours of the nearby viewpoint image, and performs an image processing of superimposing the blurred far viewpoint image and the emphasized nearby viewpoint image on each other, and a display that displays a result of the image processing.12-30-2010
20110191529SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor storage device includes a queuing buffer, a read module, a separating module, a write command issuing module, and a write module. The write command issuing module is configured to add a write address indicated by write pointer information to the management data obtained by the separating module in order to issue a write command, and to automatically queue the write command into the queuing buffer. The write module is configured to supply the write command issued by the write command issuing module to the nonvolatile memory in order to write data into the nonvolatile memory.08-04-2011

Motohiro Miura, Yaita-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110187370GRADIENT FIELD POWER SUPPLY AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, there is provided a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus in which a gradient field power supply apparatus supplies currents to gradient field coils corresponding to spatial coordinate axis directions to form gradient fields in a static field space which change along the respective spatial coordinate axis directions, the gradient field power supply apparatus includes a transformer configured to supply power supplied to a primary winding to a current output circuit via a plurality of secondary windings, with the number of phases of the primary windings being equal to or a multiple of the number of phases of the secondary windings, and the secondary windings of the respective phases of output channels corresponding to the respective spatial coordinate axis directions being wound around the primary windings of the respective phases.08-04-2011
20130181717POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a power supply circuit includes at least an input phase determining unit and an input phase switching unit. The input phase determining unit is configured to determine, of three phases of the input three-phase alternating current, a phase of a highest voltage and a phase of a lowest voltage at a given time. The input phase switching unit is configured to switch an input voltage to a primary coil of a transformer so as to input, during a first switching period, a voltage of the highest voltage phase to one terminal of the primary coil and a voltage of the lowest voltage phase to another terminal, and configured to input, during a second switching period being contiguous to the first switching period, a voltage of the lowest voltage phase to the one terminal and a voltage of the highest voltage phase to the another terminal.07-18-2013
20130278267MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING METHOD - According to one embodiment of the present invention, an MRI apparatus (10-24-2013
20140070809MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND A POWER CONTROL METHOD OF A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - In one embodiment, an MRI apparatus (03-13-2014
20140070812IMAGE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND POWER CONTROL METHOD OF AN IMAGE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS - In one embodiment, the image diagnosis apparatus (03-13-2014
20140300362MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING DEVICE - A magnetic resonance imaging device according to an embodiment includes a gradient amplifier, a battery, a detector, and a battery controller. The gradient amplifier supplies electric power to the gradient coil. The battery is charged with electric power that is supplied from the power supply. The detector detects a high power output request on the gradient amplifier. The battery controller controls to supply electric power charged in the battery in addition to electric power supplied from the power supply to the gradient amplifier when the high power output request is detected.10-09-2014
20150048826MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL DEVICE OF A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - A control device of a magnetic resonance (MRI) imaging apparatus includes a condition setting unit and a judging unit. The condition setting unit sets an imaging sequence to be performed by the magnetic resonance imaging apparatus based on set conditions of the set imaging sequence. The judging unit then (a) calculates a value of electric current supplied to a gradient magnetic field coil of the MRI apparatus to perform that set imaging sequence based on the set conditions of the set imaging sequence, (b) calculates a value of voltage that would need to be applied to the gradient magnetic field coil based on a mutual inductance of the gradient magnetic field to cause electric current flowing to the gradient magnetic field coil to become equal to the value of the calculated electric current, and (c) judges whether the set imaging sequence is practicable or not based on the calculated value of voltage.02-19-2015

Patent applications by Motohiro Miura, Yaita-Shi JP

Motohiro Mizuno, I, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120024745TANK AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - There are disclosed a tank having a structure which achieves both a burst strength and a fatigue strength, and a manufacturing method of the tank. In order to realize this, in a tank comprising a liner, and an FRP layer including a hoop layer and a helical layer formed by winding fibers around the outer periphery of the liner, at least an innermost helical layer is formed as a smooth helical layer. When the smooth helical layer, i.e., a helical layer which does not have any unevenness or which has only little unevenness is formed, the unevenness can be prevented from being transferred to the hoop layer adjacent to the helical layer. When structural bends (undulations) of the fibers of the hoop layer are suppressed, a fatigue strength of the fibers themselves can be enhanced.02-02-2012

Motohiro Murauchi, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090249720PROTECTIVE COVER UNIT AND SEAL UNIT - A protective cover unit for temporarily sealing an opening 10-08-2009

Motohiro Nagao, Hyogo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090274574FORGING STEEL AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND FORGED PARTS - A forging steel has a dissolved Mg concentration within the range of 0.04-5 ppm by mass and a dissolved Al concentration within the range of 50-500 ppm.11-05-2009

Motohiro Nagao, Takasago-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090183802FORGING STEEL, AND FORGED PRODUCTS OBTAINABLE THEREFROM - Disclosed is a forging steel characterized in that prescribed composition of components must be satisfied. In particular, any one of the below-mentioned (I)-(IV) need be complied with in regard to dissolved Ca and dissolved Mg. (I) Dissolved Ca: 2-500 ppb (meaning “mass ppb” hereafter) and dissolved Mg: 0.04-5 ppm (meaning “mass ppm” hereafter); (II) Dissolved Ca: 2-100 ppb and dissolved Mg: 5-ppm; (III) Dissolved Ca: 2 ppb or less (0% not included) and dissolved Mg: 0.04-5 ppm; (IV) Dissolved Ca: 2-500 ppb and dissolved Mg: 0.04 ppm or less (0% not included).07-23-2009

Motohiro Nakai, Kasugai JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090207283IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a decoding processor including a decoder configured to decode encoded data of image data of one frame having a plurality of pixels encoded by a variable length coding method and generating decoded data, and a data transfer unit configured to select decoded data in a target partial region in which a predetermined image processing is to be performed as partial image data out of the decoded data inputted from the decoder and transfer the selected data; and an image processor configured to perform the given image processing on the partial image data selected in the data transfer unit and store the image-processed partial image data in a storage device.08-20-2009

Motohiro Nakamaki, Nagano-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120062921Hybrid Device, Control Method for a Hybrid Device, and Recording Medium - A hybrid device that can perform plural operations can switch quickly between operating modes. The hybrid device can perform plural processes on a processed medium based on commands sent from a host computer 03-15-2012
20120062923Electronic Device, Control Method for an Electronic Device, and Recording Medium - An electronic device that supports multiple command systems embodies a function for switching from one to another of the multiple command systems regardless of the specifications of the command system being used. A hybrid device 03-15-2012

Motohiro Nakamaki, Azumino-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090244164Method Of Printing An Indication Of Defective Printing, An Inkjet Printer, A Printer Driver, And A Defective Printing Notification Method - A method of printing an indication of defective printing can print a defective printing mark indicating that printing was not completed normally on a printout containing unprinted or missing dots. When printing one page of print data on recording paper is completed but before a paper discharge command indicating a page break (step ST10-01-2009
20090244246INKJET PRINTER AND A PAPER TRANSPORTATION METHOD - An inkjet printer prevents the paper from lifting away from the platen when the suction action of the platen is stopped, and thereby prevents paper jams and other printing problems. The printer 10-01-2009
20090255971Method of controlling paper transportation in an apparatus, and an apparatus using the method - A paper transportation control method for an apparatus enables conveying paper with appropriate tension on the paper by appropriately controlling the paper delivery operation of a delivery roller. When paper is conveyed by the paper feed roller pair 10-15-2009
20100025450Method of controlling printing in a printer, and a printer - A printer enables setting roll paper in a center-referenced position based on received paper width information, and printing correctly to the printing area of the paper set to the centered position. When the paper width of the paper 02-04-2010
20100119279Recording Control Device and Recording Apparatus - A recording control device includes a head driving circuit, a temperature detector, and a controller. The head driving circuit includes a power supply that supplies a driving current to a plurality of driving coils used for driving a plurality of recording wires provided in a recording head. An induced current flows through a circuit which is connected to the plurality of driving coils when the driving current to the driving coils stops. The temperature detector detects a temperature of heat generated in the circuit due to the induced current, and the controller controls an operation of the recording head based on the temperature detected by the temperature detector.05-13-2010
20130235109METHOD OF CONTROLLING PRINTING IN A PRINTER, AND A PRINTER - A printer enables setting roll paper in a center-referenced position based on received paper width information, and printing correctly to the printing area of the paper set to the centered position. When the paper width of the paper used for printing is not contained in the received data, the printer sets the paper width of the paper for printing to the maximum paper width. The distance L from the edge of the transportation path to the start printing position of the inkjet head also set to L=Lm (where Lm is the size of the margin on the paper). When the paper width is contained in the received data, the position where the paper is set is the center reference, and the received paper width is set as the paper width of the paper used for printing.09-12-2013

Patent applications by Motohiro Nakamaki, Azumino-Shi JP

Motohiro Nakanishi, Kobe-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100328298DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device is characterized by including a first storage section (12-30-2010

Patent applications by Motohiro Nakanishi, Kobe-Shi JP

Motohiro Nakanouchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100194586Methods and systems for borehole telemetry - Methods and systems for borehole telemetry utilizing a tool configured or designed for deployment in a borehole traversing a subterranean formation. The tool includes a downhole telemetry module; a surface telemetry module; and a datalink between the downhole and surface modules configured or designed for transferring data over one or more data communication channels utilizing at least one telemetry scheme selected from a plurality of telemetry schemes based on at least one downhole parameter.08-05-2010

Motohiro Nakashima, Aichi-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090322503INDICATOR APPARATUS FOR HYBRID VEHICLE, HYBRID VEHICLE, INDICATING METHOD FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - An indicator portion (12-31-2009
20100026238VEHICLE - Light applied from an illumination unit (02-04-2010
20100045450VEHICLE - A communication unit (02-25-2010
20130293366VEHICLE CAPABLE OF INDICATING A POSITION OF AN ELECTRICAL POWER-RECEIVING UNIT - A communication unit periodically transmits a request signal toward a prescribed range. When a transmitter exists in the range where the request signal can be received, it sends identification information in a responsive manner. A comparison ECU compares the identification information provided from the communication unit with a predetermined value, and if both of them match with each other, notifies a matching notification to a power source management ECU. On receipt of the matching notification from the comparison ECU, the power source management ECU notifies a lighting-up request for providing an instruction for lighting-up of a light-emitting unit to a body ECU. Upon receipt of the lighting-up request, the body ECU activates a lighting-up command LON. As a result, the light-emitting unit is lit up and notifies a user of the position of a charging port.11-07-2013
20140138172INDICATOR APPARATUS FOR HYBRID VEHICLE, HYBRID VEHICLE, INDICATING METHOD FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - An indicator portion includes a first indicator portion and a second indicator portion. The first indicator portion indicates an accelerator pedal opening degree that changes in accordance with an operated amount of the accelerator pedal by the driver. The second indicator portion includes a division line and regions divided by the division line. The division line shows an accelerator pedal opening degree where traveling modes (EV mode and HV mode) are switched. The regions show the ranges of accelerator pedal opening degrees where traveling is performed in EV mode and HV mode, respectively.05-22-2014

Patent applications by Motohiro Nakashima, Aichi-Gun JP

Motohiro Nakasuzi, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090051782FLICKER CORRECTING METHOD, FLICKER CORRECTING CIRCUIT, AND IMAGING DEVICE USING THEM - An arithmetic processing section executes an arithmetic process on a flicker correction signal output from a flicker correction signal outputting section and corresponding to the flicker component contained in a video signal of each of specific periods and the video signal of each of the specific periods to form a corrected video signal of the specific period corrected for the flicker component of the specific period for the video signal of each of the specific periods formed as a succession of specific periods and containing a flicker component as supplied from a video signal generating section in response to a correction error signal of each of the specific periods supplied from a correction error detecting section.02-26-2009

Motohiro Norikawa, Chiyoda-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110257843POWER STEERING APPARATUS - The power steering apparatus according to the invention is a power steering apparatus with a power steering function to drive an oil pump by a motor to generate hydraulic pressure, and to assist in driver's steering through the hydraulic pressure. The power steering apparatus includes a power source voltage detecting unit which detects the voltage of a power source of the power steering apparatus; a motor rotating speed detecting unit which detects the rotating speed of the motor; and a control stopping unit which stops the power steering function when the voltage of the power source detected by the power source voltage detecting unit exceeds a predetermined power source voltage value, and the rotating speed of the motor detected by the motor rotating speed detecting unit is equal to or less than a predetermined motor rotating speed value.10-20-2011

Motohiro Ogura, Kashiwa-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090087212CHARGING DEVICE - A charging device includes a charging roller for electrically charging a photosensitive member. The charging roller alternately has pits and projections along a circumferential direction thereof. The projections project in an inclined direction in which the projections are inclined with respect to a radial direction of the charging roller. The charging device further includes a roller rotating mechanism for rotating the charging roller to provide a peripheral movement thereof in a sense from the radial direction toward the inclined direction, a brush for cleaning the charging roller, and a brush rotating mechanism for rotating the brush to provide a peripheral movement thereof counterdirectionally with the inclined direction at a position in which the brush and the charging roller contact each other.04-02-2009
20100054773POTENTIAL SENSOR, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL SENSOR, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF POTENTIAL SENSOR - A potential sensor for detecting a surface potential of an electrophotographic photosensitive member includes an insulative film; a thin film electrode layer formed on the film; a curved portion formed by folding back the film so that the thin film electrode layer is inwardly located, the curved potion functioning as a detecting portion for detecting the surface potential of the electrophotographic photosensitive member in contact with the electrophotographic photosensitive member; and an electroconductive shielding portion provided so as to cover an outer surface of the film except for at least an area in which the curved portion is contactable to the electrophotographic photosensitive member, the shielding portion being electrically grounded.03-04-2010
20110158664IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is an image forming apparatus capable of performing stable charging and thus stable image formation over a long term by changing a charge control method based on various environments. An engine control section serves as a first applied voltage determining unit, obtains a relationship between an applied voltage and a discharge current amount to a charging roller, and determines a voltage value of an applied voltage corresponding to a predetermined discharge current amount. The engine control section serves as a second applied voltage determining unit and determines a voltage value of a voltage to be applied to the charging roller based on the environment information detected by the environmental sensor. The engine control section selects, as the voltage to be applied to the charging roller, any one of the voltage values determined by the first and the second applied voltage determining units based oh the environment information.06-30-2011
20120241083POTENTIAL SENSOR, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL SENSOR, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF POTENTIAL SENSOR - A potential sensor for detecting a surface potential of an electrophotographic photosensitive member includes an insulative film; a thin film electrode layer formed on the film; a curved portion formed by folding back the film so that the thin film electrode layer is inwardly located, the curved portion functioning as a detecting portion for detecting the surface potential of the electrophotographic photosensitive member in contact with the electrophotographic photosensitive member; and an electroconductive shielding portion provided so as to cover an outer surface of the film except for at least an area in which the curved portion is contactable to the electrophotographic photosensitive member, the shielding portion being electrically grounded.09-27-2012
20130195529CLEANING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - As a typical configuration of a cleaning device and an image forming apparatus according to the invention, in a cleaning device including a cleaning blade which cleans an image bearing member and a plurality of compression coil springs which apply a force from the cleaning blade to the image bearing member, a plurality of bosses is provided so as to fix the plurality of compression coil springs, the bosses provided with the plurality of compression coil springs is selectable from the plurality of bosses, and the positions of the bosses provided with the plurality of compression coil springs are adjusted so as to adjust the abutting pressure of the cleaning blade.08-01-2013
20130223872IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a rotatable image bearing member; a toner image forming portion; a transfer member; a cleaning blade, provided downstream of the transfer portion and upstream of the toner image forming portion with respect to a rotational direction of the image bearing member; a discharging member, provided downstream of the cleaning blade and upstream of the toner image forming portion with respect to the rotational direction; and a thin plate-like member provided downstream of the discharging member and upstream of the toner image forming portion with respect to the rotational direction. An end of the thin plate-like member is contacted to a surface of the image bearing member toward an upstream side with respect to the rotational direction.08-29-2013
20140064800IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A color image forming apparatus includes a first temperature detection unit configured to detect a temperature of an exposure device, a second temperature detection unit configured to detect a temperature of a photosensitive member, a color registration pattern detection unit configured to detect a color registration pattern formed on a transfer member, an actual-measurement-based color registration adjustment value calculation unit configured to calculate an actual-measurement-based color registration adjustment value from a result of the detection of the color registration pattern detection unit, and a prediction-based color registration adjustment value calculation unit configured to calculate a prediction-based color registration adjustment value from the temperature of the exposure device detected by the first temperature detection unit and the temperature of the photosensitive member detected by the second temperature detection unit.03-06-2014

Patent applications by Motohiro Ogura, Kashiwa-Shi JP

Motohiro Okada, Shiga-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090060770GEAR PUMP - A gear pump applicable for feeding a high-pressure and high-viscosity fluid, such as a molten resin is provided. In the gear pump 03-05-2009

Motohiro Okada, Shiga JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090311120GEAR PUMP - An intended purpose of this invention is to realize a gear pump suitable for delivery of high-pressure and high-viscosity fluids by using helical gears 12-17-2009

Motohiro Oshima, Kyoto JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090092741METHOD FOR FORMING FILM AND FILM FORMING SYSTEM - The present claimed invention is a film forming system 04-09-2009
20090297706FILM FORMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING FILM - An obstruct of this invention is to make it possible to form a metal-oxide film or a metal-nitride film having less oxygen deficit at a high deposition rate with improved repeatability and to downsize a film forming system as well.12-03-2009

Motohiro Saimi, Takarazuka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110069495LIGHT MODULE - A light module 03-24-2011
20110095701LIGHT EMITTING MODULE - A light emitting module includes an organic EL light emitting element and a support body supporting the organic EL light emitting element. The support body is attached to the organic EL light emitting element at the side of the non-light emitting surface of the light emitting module to cover one surface of the organic EL light emitting element. The organic EL light emitting element includes power feeding electrodes. The support body includes openings formed in a corresponding relationship with the power feeding electrodes. The power feeding electrodes exposed on the non-light emitting side of the support body through the openings. The support body includes power feeding terminals. The power feeding terminals partially exposed on the non-light emitting side of the support body. The power feeding terminals electrically connected to the power feeding electrodes by electric connection members extending via the non-light emitting side and the openings of the support body.04-28-2011

Motohiro Sasaki, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100233469COATED STEEL SHEET - It is an object of the present invention to provide a coated steel sheet, properties of which such as tape peeling resistance, solvent resistance, alkali resistance and abrasion resistance are improved.09-16-2010
20100233470COATED STEEL SHEET - It is an object of the present invention to provide a coated steel sheet, properties of which such as an adhesion property to a substrate and press oil resistance are improved.09-16-2010

Motohiro Sato, Tsukubamirai-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100307876AIR CUSHION MECHANISM OF PNEUMATIC CYLINDER - A body-side cushion structural body attached to a body and a piston-side cushion structural body integrally moving with a piston are disposed outside the body, a cushion rod is disposed on either one of the cushion structural bodies, while a rod fitting hole is disposed in the other cushion structural body, a cushion packing is disposed at a spout portion of the rod fitting hole, and moreover, a throttle valve that discharges air in the rod fitting hole to the outside with flow-rate adjustment is disposed so as to configure an air cushion mechanism that stops the piston in a buffering manner.12-09-2010
20110180979STOPPER WITH DAMPER - A damper hole having a large-diameter section is formed inside a body which is made of metal. A flange which fits in the large-diameter section is formed in a damper which is made of rubber and is received in the damper hole. The flange defines a cushion chamber in the large-diameter section. A gap for letting air restrictively discharge from the cushion chamber is formed between an outer periphery of the flange and an inner periphery of the large-diameter section. Motion energy of a moving object colliding with the damper is absorbed by both elasticity produced by the compressed damper and an air cushion effect produced by the flange and the cushion chamber.07-28-2011

Motohiro Sato, Toride-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110162519LINEAR ACTUATOR - A linear actuator includes a guide block constituting a guide mechanism. In the guide block, a pair of installation grooves are formed in a lower surface facing toward a cylinder main body. Ball circulation members having therein ball circulation holes are installed respectively in the installation grooves. Additionally, ball circulation passages through which balls circulate are provided. The ball circulation passages are made up from roll-reversing sections disposed on opposite ends of the ball circulation members, the ball circulation holes, second ball guide grooves formed in both side surfaces of the guide block, and first ball guide grooves of the slide table.07-07-2011
20110162520LINEAR ACTUATOR - A linear actuator includes a cylinder main body. With respect to the cylinder main body, a slide table is disposed for reciprocal displacement through a guide mechanism, which is disposed on the cylinder main body. A stopper mechanism having a stopper bolt is disposed on one end of the slide table centrally in a widthwise direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the slide table. In addition, when the slide table is displaced along the cylinder main body, an end of the stopper bolt comes into abutment with an end of a cover of the guide mechanism, whereupon the slide table becomes engaged therewith and movement of the slide table is stopped.07-07-2011
20110247487LINEAR ACTUATOR - The present invention relates to a linear actuator. A slide table of the linear actuator includes a table main body and an end plate connected to another end of the table main body. On a base portion of the table main body, four workpiece retaining holes are formed, and fitting seats are disposed respectively about the workpiece retaining holes on radial outer sides thereof. The fitting seats are formed at the same time that the table main body is formed by press molding.10-13-2011
20120260797LINEAR ACTUATOR - A linear actuator includes a cylinder main body, which is provided at one end thereof with a lock mechanism capable of restricting displacement of a slide table. The lock mechanism is equipped with a lock plate and a sub-piston. The lock plate is rotatable toward a side of the slide table by an elastic force of a spring, inserted into an insertion groove, and restricts displacement of the slide table. The sub-piston is displaced by a pressure fluid supplied to a supply port, and releases a displacement restricted state of the slide table by the lock plate.10-18-2012
20140133787LINEAR ACTUATOR - A linear actuator. On a guide block that configures a guide mechanism, a pair of ball-circulating grooves is formed on the lower surface that faces a cylinder body and multiple balls are loaded in the ball-circulating grooves. Paired cover blocks are respectively mounted on the two ends of the guide block. Paired ball clips, which are formed as arms, are engaged with the cover blocks when the clips are inserted in the ball-circulating grooves and are holding the balls. Paired cover plates are respectively mounted on the end faces of the cover blocks, and arm-shaped cover clips are mounted so as to hold the cover plates. The cover plates, the cover blocks and the guide block are thereby integrally linked.05-15-2014

Patent applications by Motohiro Sato, Toride-Shi JP

Motohiro Seki, Mie JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090149602Release resin composition, molded compact thereof, and laminate product - A release resin composition that is excellent in thermal stability, for example, during extrusion molding and does not cause problems such as smoking and foaming during preparation of a compound product or extrusion molding and further does not contaminate metal rollers. The release resin composition can be formed into a release layer that does not cause migration of impurities to an adhesive layer being in direct contact with the release layer and therefore does not decrease the adhesive properties of the adhesive layer. The release resin composition includes a release agent (A) of which main component is a polymer compound having a weight average molecular weight of 10000 to 1000000 and containing an aliphatic group having 8 to 30 carbon atoms and includes a thermoplastic polymer (B) containing an olefin monomer and/or a polar monomer as a constitutional unit, wherein the amount of the release agent (A) is 0.1 to 20 parts by weight to 100 parts by weight of the thermoplastic polymer (B). The release agent (A) shows a 2% weight loss temperature in the range of 260° C. or higher but lower than 275° C. and a 5% weight loss temperature in the range of 275° C. or higher but lower than 330° C. in thermogravimetric analysis.06-11-2009

Motohiro Shimizu, Oosato-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090128077THERMALLY ACTUATED OVERLOAD TRIPPING DEVICE - A circuit breaker with overload and short-circuit protection functions for a motor, on which is mounted a thermally actuated overload tripping device including an adjustment dial to set a value corresponding to a rated current value of the motor on a scale. The dial has a standard setting pointer mark and a correction setting pointer mark side-by-side along a perimeter. The standard setting pointer mark applies to using the circuit breaker as a single item. The correction setting pointer mark applies to using a number of circuit breakers arranged in a line in close contact with each other. By setting a mark selected according to the arrangement of the circuit breaker at the rated current value, the steady state current value of the tripping device can be adequately set to correspond to the rated current value of the motor.05-21-2009

Motohiro Shirai, Kariya-City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090008061Easily assembled cooler - A cooler capable of reducing the fabrication cost is provided. In the cooler, in which electronic parts 01-08-2009

Motohiro Shirai, Okazaki-City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080307650Method of manufacturing heat exchanger and apparatus for manufacturing heat exchanger - In a method of manufacturing a heat exchanger, a liquid resin is applied to an outer surface of the heat exchanger, and then surplus liquid resin is removed from the outer surface. In removing the surplus liquid resin, before a first air having a first velocity is directed to the heat exchanger for blowing the surplus liquid resin off the heat exchanger, a second air having a second velocity lower than the first velocity is directed to the heat exchanger to remove the surplus liquid resin from the heat exchanger by moving the surplus liquid resin along the outer surface of the heat exchanger. The second air is directed toward the heat exchanger by a second blower before the first air is directed toward the heat exchanger by a first blower.12-18-2008

Motohiro Suzuki, Kamakura-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090163584THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR RENAL FAILURE - A therapeutic agent for renal failure including, as an active ingredient, a 4,8-inter-m-phenylene prostaglandin I06-25-2009

Motohiro Suzuki, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090262724PROXY SERVER, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD AND PROGRAM - Provided in a proxy server which enables a plurality of SIP servers to copy registration information after presenting, to an SIP server requesting SIP Digest authentication, properness of one who makes an access and of a REGISTER request to be transmitted. With a REGISTER request generation function provided in addition to a function that a common SIP proxy server holds, a proxy server disposed between a user agent and an SIP server generates a REGISTER request to a spare SIP server and transmits the same to the spare SIP server, thereby realizing registration information copying, and holds a user identifier and a password of the proxy server to execute Digest authentication with the spare SIP server. Moreover, after confirming a REGISTER request processing completion response (200 OK) from a working SIP server from which registration information is copied, the proxy server transmits a copied REGISTER request to the spare SIP server.10-22-2009
20100074100PROXY SERVER, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD AND PROGRAM - A proxy server in an SIP network includes the common SIP proxy server function 03-25-2010
20110106928PROCESSING STATE MANAGEMENT DEVICE, PROCESSING STATE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A processing state management apparatus holds state information indicating the state of transaction processing in a distribution server as in progress after the processing state management apparatus connected to the distribution server requests the transaction processing to the distribution server which executes the transaction processing to register or delete contents to be distributed until the processing state management apparatus receives the notification of completion of the transaction processing from the distribution server.05-05-2011
20110272731SUBSTRATE FOR LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT PACKAGE, AND LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT PACKAGE - This invention provides a substrate for a light emitting element package that can obtain a sufficient heat dissipation effect from a light emitting element and can also lower the costs and reduce the size as a substrate for packaging the light emitting element, as well as a light emitting element package using the same. The substrate for a light emitting element package includes an insulating layer 11-10-2011
20110284914METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUBSTRATE FOR LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT PACKAGE, AND LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT PACKAGE - A substrate for a light emitting element package provided with a thick metal section formed under a mounting position of a light emitting element, comprising:an insulating layer which is composed of a resin containing heat conductive fillers under the mounting position of said light emitting element and has a heat conductivity of 1.0 W/mK or more; and a metal layer disposed inside said insulating layer and having the thick metal section, wherein a heat conductive mask section is disposed at the top of said thick metal section.11-24-2011
20110311831METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUBSTRATE FOR LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT PACKAGE, AND LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT PACKAGE - A method for manufacturing a substrate for a light emitting element package provided with a thick metal section formed under a mounting position of a light emitting element, having a lamination step of laminating and integrating a laminate having an insulating adhesive agent which is composed of a resin containing heat conductive fillers and has a heat conductivity of 1.0 W/mK or more and a metal layer member, with a metal layer member having a thick metal section while drawing out each member.12-22-2011

Patent applications by Motohiro Suzuki, Tokyo JP

Motohiro Suzuki, Wako JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110244343FUEL CELL SYSTEM INCLUDING WATER INJECTION DEVICE - A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, an oxidant-gas supply passage, a compressor, a water injection device, a return passage, and a regulation valve. The fuel cell is to generate power utilizing an electrochemical reaction between oxidant gas and fuel gas. The oxidant gas flows toward the fuel cell through the oxidant-gas supply passage. The compressor is provided in the oxidant-gas supply passage. The compressor is capable of sucking and pressurizing the oxidant gas to discharge the oxidant gas toward the fuel cell. The water injection device is to inject water toward a suction port of the compressor. The return passage connects an upstream portion in the oxidant-gas supply passage upstream the compressor and a downstream portion in the oxidant-gas supply passage downstream the compressor to bypass the compressor. Opening of the regulation valve is adjustable. The regulation valve is provided in the return passage.10-06-2011

Motohiro Takayama, Tachikawa-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110072309Debugger for Multicore System - A debugger includes: a plurality of processor cores; and a scheduler configured to control an allocation of a plurality of basic modules to the processor cores based on an execution rule for enabling parallel execution of a program that is divided into the basic modules that are executable asynchronously with one another, the program being defined with the execution rule of the basic modules for executing the basic modules in time series, wherein the scheduler includes a break point setting module configured to set a group of break points that are designated through a graphical user interface.03-24-2011

Motohiro Takeda, Miyagi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110070163CANCER CELL MIGRATION AND CANCER CELL INVASION INHIBITOR - Provided are an antibody which binds specifically PAR1 (protease activated receptor 1) or a fragment of the antibody which retains similar characteristics thereto; a composition containing the same for inhibiting the migration activity and invasion activity of cancer cells; and a medicinal composition for treating cancer and the like.03-24-2011
20120107831METHOD FOR DETECTING AFFERENT LYMPH VESSEL INFLOW REGIONS AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING SPECIFIC CELLS - Regions where metastatic cancer cells can exist are detected with high accuracy in a sentinel lymph node. Quantum dots are injected into the vicinity of a cancer in a living body, thereby identifying the location of the sentinel lymph node by means of fluorescence. Subsequently, the sentinel lymph node is extracted. With respect to the sentinel lymph node extracted with quantum dots injected, structural analysis is conducted by means of precision fluorescence measurement which uses a confocal fluorescence microscope for monomolecular observation. Specifically, the fluorescence intensity is measured with respect to each of multiple areas in the sentinel lymph nodes, and out of the multiple areas measured, one or more areas are detected as afferent lymph vessel inflow regions in descending order of fluorescence intensity.05-03-2012
20130203082METHOD FOR DETERMINING CANCER ONSET OR CANCER ONSET RISK - A highly accurate and quantitative method for determining cancer onset or cancer onset risk by a quantitative tissue staining method in biological tissues using an antibody capable of recognizing a cancer growth regulatory factor or cancer metastasis regulatory factor such as PAR1 antibody, which inhibits the cancer cell mobility and infiltration is provided. Cancer onset or cancer onset risk is determined using the tissue staining method comprising the steps of: labeling an antibody which recognizes a cancer growth regulatory factor or cancer metastasis regulatory factor with a fluorescent material, and contacting the fluorescent-labeled antibody with a tissue sample; irradiating a tissue site in contact with the antibody with excitation light to acquire a fluorescence image; acquiring an autofluorescence image in a vicinity region of a short wavelength side or long wavelength side of an acquisition region of fluorescence wavelength emitted by the fluorescent material, in the same field of vision and in the same focal point as those of the fluorescence image; acquiring a corrected fluorescence image by image processing to eliminate a fluorescent brightness of the autofluorescence image from the fluorescent brightness of the fluorescence image; counting the number of cells at the tissue site in contact with the antibody; measuring a mean fluorescent brightness of a single fluorescent particle; and calculating the number of fluorescent particles per cell.08-08-2013

Patent applications by Motohiro Takeda, Miyagi JP

Motohiro Takeuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090115376CHARGING CONTROL DEVICE FOR A STORAGE BATTERY - One of first through fourth target state of charge levels, which are set at values that increase gradually over time, is selected on the basis of an ON/OFF state of a specific current consumer installed in the vehicle and a state of charge immediately preceding an engine stoppage. A target state of charge is set on the basis of the selected target state of charge level and an elapsed time after the lead storage battery is installed in the vehicle, whereupon the target state of charge is compared with the actual state of charge of the lead storage battery. The lead storage battery is charged in accordance with the comparative result.05-07-2009

Motohiro Tanaka, Kudamatsu JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090065479DRY ETCHING METHOD OF HIGH-K FILM - An object of the invention is to provide a dry etching method of a metal oxide High-k film having etching characteristics which achieve a small etching rate difference and a small profile difference between open area and dense area while keeping a high selectivity to a polysilicon underlying film. In the method of dry-etching a High-k film by using a plasma, a small amount of fluorocarbon gas having a high carbon ratio is added to a BCl03-12-2009
20100197137PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD - A plasma processing apparatus includes a processing chamber arranged in a vacuum vessel. A wafer placed on a sample stage in the processing chamber is processed using a plasma formed in the processing chamber. Before etching the film layers provided on the wafer composed of a metal substance and an underlying oxide film or a material having a high dielectric constant, another wafer, provided on a surface thereof a film composed of a metal of the same kind as the metal substance, is processed and particles of the metal are deposited on an inner wall of said processing chamber.08-05-2010
20110171833DRY ETCHING METHOD OF HIGH-K FILM - An object of the invention is to provide a dry etching method of a metal oxide High-k film having etching characteristics which achieve a small etching rate difference and a small profile difference between open area and dense area while keeping a high selectivity to a polysilicon underlying film. In the method of dry-etching a High-k film by using a plasma, a small amount of fluorocarbon gas having a high carbon ratio is added to a BCl07-14-2011
20110226734PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD - In a plasma processing apparatus comprising a processing chamber arranged in a vacuum chamber, a sample stage arranged under the processing chamber and having its top surface on which a wafer to be processed is mounted, a vacuum decompression unit for evacuating the interior of the processing chamber to reduce the pressure therein, and introduction holes arranged above said sample stage to admit process gas into the processing chamber, the wafer having its top surface mounted with a film structure and the film structure being etched by using plasma formed by using the process gas, the film structure is constituted by having a resist film or a mask film, a poly-silicon film and an insulation film laminated in this order from top to bottom on a substrate and before the wafer is mounted on the sample stage and the poly-silicon film underlying the mask film is etched, plasma is formed inside the processing chamber to cover the surface of members inside the processing chamber with a coating film containing a component of Si.09-22-2011
20120252200PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD - A plasma processing apparatus includes a processing chamber arranged in a vacuum vessel. A wafer placed on a sample stage in the processing chamber is processed using a plasma formed in the processing chamber. Before etching the film layers provided on the wafer composed of a metal substance and an underlying oxide film or a material having a high dielectric constant, another wafer, provided on surface thereof a film composed of a metal of the same kind as the metal substance, processed and particles of the metal are deposited on an inner wall of said processing chamber.10-04-2012
20140053983PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD - In a plasma processing apparatus comprising a processing chamber arranged in a vacuum chamber, a sample stage arranged under the processing chamber and having its top surface on which a wafer to be processed is mounted, a vacuum decompression unit for evacuating the interior of the processing chamber to reduce the pressure therein, and introduction holes arranged above said sample stage to admit process gas into the processing chamber, the wafer having its top surface mounted with a film structure and the film structure being etched by using plasma formed by using the process gas, the film structure is constituted by having a resist film or a mask film, a poly-silicon film and an insulation film laminated in this order from top to bottom on a substrate and before the wafer is mounted on the sample stage and the poly-silicon film underlying the mask film is etched, plasma is formed inside the processing chamber to cover the surface of members inside the processing chamber with a coating film containing a component of Si.02-27-2014
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Patent applications by Motohiro Tanaka, Kudamatsu JP

Motohiro Tannno, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110183673RADIO BASE STATION APPARATUS AND MOBILE TERMINAL - To provide a radio base station apparatus and mobile terminal for enabling cell selection to be performed in a faster cell switching period in handover, the radio base station apparatus of the invention has a plurality of transmission/reception sections capable of being extended to remote sites, an FCS application determining section that determines whether to apply fast cell selection in handover based on information from the mobile terminal, and a multi-cell scheduling control section that controls transmission/non-transmission of the first and second transmission/reception sections when the FCS application determining section determines that FCS is applied.07-28-2011

Motohiro Tsuzukui, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090288509Mechanism for converting rotational motion into linear motion - A rotation/linear motion conversion mechanism provided with an annular shaft, a sun shaft arranged inside the annular shaft, planetary shafts arranged around the sun shaft, and a first gear mechanism and a second gear mechanism, which transmit force between the annular shaft and the planetary shafts. Each planetary shaft includes a first planetary gear, which configures part of the first gear mechanism, and a second gear, which configures part of the second gear mechanism. The planetary shaft is configured to permit relative rotation between the first planetary gear and the second planetary gear.11-26-2009

Motohiro Uchiyama, Kawasaki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090296669Access control system in wirelesss lan system - In a wireless LAN system using an access point to perform access control for accesses from a plurality of client terminals, an access point and each of a plurality of client terminals have a transmission means using a data transmission carrier wave frequency and a control signal transmission carrier wave frequency; each of the plurality of client terminals has a memory storing priority information; when the data transmission carrier wave frequency is not sensed on the wireless LAN, data are transmitted to the access point at a relevant data transmission carrier wave frequency; when the data transmission carrier wave frequency is sensed on the wireless LAN, a band reservation request is sent to the access point at a relevant control signal transmission carrier wave frequency along with priority information stored in the memory; and after a transmission confirmation is received from the access point for the band reservation request, data is transmitted to the access point at a relevant data transmission carrier wave frequency.12-03-2009

Motohiro Watanabe, Toyohashi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090207044Parking lot congested state determination device, parking lot congested state determination method, and computer program - In a case where it is determined that a vehicle is in an unparked state within a parking lot for at least a specified time, the parking lot where the vehicle is currently located is determined to be in a congested state, and information that pertains to the parking lot that is determined to be in a congested state is transmitted to a probe center as probe information. The probe center, based on the received probe information, creates parking lot guidance information to provide guidance on the parking lot that is in a congested state, then distributes the created parking lot guidance information to vehicles that are located in the vicinity of the parking lot that is determined to be in a congested state. A navigation device in a vehicle to which the parking lot guidance information is distributed provides guidance that pertains to the parking lot that is in a congested state.08-20-2009

Motohiro Yamada, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100044898MOLDING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A molding device for easily releasing a molding material produced by transferring a minute shape to resin using a die having the minute shape formed thereon from the die with no damage. A method for controlling such molding device is also provided. The molding device and the control method are characterized in that the force for releasing the molding material from the die is detected and an alarm signal is delivered if the number of times when the releasing force becomes higher than a level preset depending on the molding material reaches a preset number of times.02-25-2010

Motohiro Yamazaki, Mito JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080217177Capillary electrophoresis apparatus - There is provided a capillary electrophoresis apparatus wherein coupling efficiency of exciting irradiation light to a capillary array does not decline even if any one capillary array of two capillary arrays is removed.09-11-2008
20090009761SPECTROPHOTOMETER AND LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY SYSTEM - Detection sensitivity is improved by increasing the amount of light of beams that irradiate a sample cell without causing saturation of a detector with ultraviolet beams or visible beams. This spectrophotometer includes a sample cell, which stores a sample to be measured, a visible light source and an ultraviolet light source each for supplying an incident beam that enters the sample, a spectroscope, which disperses a beam that has passed through the sample, an optical detector, which detects beams dispersed from such beam (spectrum), and a dichroic element which reflects or transmits ultraviolet beams from the ultraviolet light source and which transmits or reflects visible beams from the visible light source. Optics are configured such that ultraviolet beams and visible beams that have passed through or have been reflected by the dichroic element enter the sample cell.01-08-2009
20090255814ELECTROPHORESIS DEVICE - The invention aims to improve the spatial resolution in a multi-focus type electrophoresis apparatus that irradiates a capillary array from both ends thereof with laser beams. The invention relates to an electrophoresis apparatus in which capillaries at both ends of a capillary array are irradiated respectively with laser beams, and each of the two laser beams traverses multiple capillaries. In the electrophoresis apparatus, the laser beams are coaxially introduced into the capillary array from the both ends thereof to travel in a direction vertical to axis of each capillary and horizontal to the aligrnent plane of the capillary array; and a λ/4 plate and a polarizer are arranged on the laser beam optical axes. According to the invention, the total width of the incident laser beams is made narrow, generation of pseudo signals is prevented, and an analysis performance is improved.10-15-2009
20120329143Chilled Reagent Container and Nucleic Acid Analyzer - A chilled reagent container comprises a reagent vessel containing part for containing therein a plurality of reagent vessels, a container lid including a container lid hole through which the reagent vessels contained by the reagent vessel containing part are accessible, and12-27-2012
20130292251ELECTROPHORESIS APPARATUS, CAPILLARY ARRAY, AND CAPILLARY UNIT - In an apparatus for analyzing small number of samples, wasteful consumption of a polymer as a separation Medium is suppressed.11-07-2013

Patent applications by Motohiro Yamazaki, Mito JP

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