Shimura, JP
Akihiko Shimura, Ibaraki JP
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20100267597 | FLUORINE-BASED LUBRICANT COMPOSITION - A fluorine-based lubricant composition comprising a base oil and a fluorine-containing compound represented by the general formula: CF | 10-21-2010 |
20100305012 | Lubricant Composition - A lubricant composition which is suitable as a fluorine oil, fluorine grease, and which is excellent in stabilizability, as well as a lubricant composition which is suitable as a fluorine oil, fluorine grease, and which has an excellent rust prevention property while keeping a heat resistance. | 12-02-2010 |
20110111993 | ELECTROCONDUCTIVE GREASE - Disclosed is an electroconductive grease comprising a fluorine oil, an electroconductive material, and a thickening agent, the electroconductive grease containing 5 to 20 wt. % of carbon black having a DBP oil absorption amount of 250 ml/100 g or less as the electroconductive material, and 2 to 15 wt. % of fluorine-containing resin particles having an average primary particle size of 1.0 μm or less as the thickening agent. The electroconductive grease comprises carbon black having specific properties, and fluorine-containing resin particles, preferably PTFE particles, having an average primary particle size of 1.0 μm or less, and therefore exhibits excellent oil separation characteristics, namely, a remarkably lower degree of oil separation, which can also be reduced to 10 wt. % or less. | 05-12-2011 |
20120264663 | Lubricant Composition - A lubricant composition which is suitable as a fluorine oil, fluorine grease, and which is excellent in stabilizability, as well as a lubricant composition which is suitable as a fluorine oil, fluorine grease, and which has excellent rust prevention properties while keeping a heat resistance. | 10-18-2012 |
Akitoshi Shimura, Yokohama JP
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20080219274 | On-vehicle gateway device, method for controlling an on-vehicle gateway device, connection device and connection control method - An on-vehicle gateway device connected to an information system network and a control system network of a vehicle executes monitoring the status of an information system via an information system access circuit taking charge of message transmission and reception to and from the information system network, and an information system management step to manage information acquired by the information system monitoring, monitoring the status of a control system via a control system access circuit taking charge of message transmission and reception to and from the control system network, and a control system management step to manage information acquired by the control system monitoring, managing policies for access control by the access control circuit controlling data flows between the information system access circuit and the control system access circuit, and determining whether or not to update the policies managed by policy management and to update the policies. | 09-11-2008 |
20090299566 | Vehicle-mounted information system, and data gathering method in diagnostic equipment - A diagnostic equipment coupled to a vehicle network makes an inquiry about internal information, e.g., yes or no whether there is a logging-available memory area, with respect to each of a plurality of ECUs, and only to any of the ECUs making a response of yes, e.g., having such a memory area, a notification is made when some defect is observed. The internal information is then gathered from the ECU, and in response to an inquiry about the internal information coming from the diagnostic equipment, the ECU forwards back information about yes or no for logging thereto. When the ECU is available for logging, log data that has been periodically accumulated is forwarded back as a response with respect to a retrieval request therefor from the diagnostic equipment. | 12-03-2009 |
20100098095 | ROUTING METHOD IN IN-VEHICLE GATEWAY DEVICE - A routing method and an in-vehicle gateway device having a plurality of interfaces for communication, automatic setting of routing function is enabled to perform, in consideration of characteristics of data which a connecting network handles. A network is classified to an information-system, a control-system and a safety-system, based on characteristics thereof, and which one of the systems includes a network connecting to the in-vehicle gateway device, is judged from equipments connecting to the network, or traffic of the network. Still more processing in data exchange among different classifications is set in advance. | 04-22-2010 |
20120116633 | ON-VEHICLE GATEWAY DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ON-VEHICLE GATEWAY DEVICE, CONNECTION DEVICE AND CONNECTION CONTROL METHOD - An on-vehicle gateway device connected to an information system network and a control system network of a vehicle executes monitoring the status of an information system via an information system access circuit taking charge of message transmission and reception to and from the information system network, and an information system management step to manage information acquired by the information system monitoring, monitoring the status of a control system via a control system access circuit taking charge of message transmission and reception to and from the control system network, and a control system management step to manage information acquired by the control system monitoring, managing policies for access control by the access control circuit controlling data flows between the information system access circuit and the control system access circuit, and determining whether or not to update the policies managed by policy management and to update the policies. | 05-10-2012 |
Atsushi Shimura, Shiojiri-Shi JP
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20080267495 | Image compressing method and image compressing apparatus - An image compressing method of dividing and compressing a color image, in which each of pixels is represented by a brightness signal and two color difference signals, into a plurality of blocks including a plurality of pixels, the image compressing method including a compressing step of compressing the color image including the block in which the color difference signal is converted by at least one of a monochrome converting step, a zero value converting step or a correction value converting step. | 10-30-2008 |
Atsushi Shimura, Obu-City JP
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20100123781 | IMAGE SHOOTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SHOOTING IMAGE - An image shooting device for an object includes: a first light irradiation element for irradiating first light; a second light irradiation element for irradiating second light; an image shooting element; and a controller. A first irradiation region of the first light irradiation element is partially overlapped with a second irradiation region of the second light irradiation element. The controller controls the image shooting element to shoot a non-irradiation image of the object when no light irradiation element irradiates light. The controller controls the image shooting element to shoot a first image of the object when the first light irradiation element irradiates the first light. The controller controls the image shooting element to shoot a second image of the object when the second light irradiation element irradiates the second light. | 05-20-2010 |
Hajime Shimura, Koshigaya-Shi JP
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20080298331 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - When a wireless communication network is built in an ad hoc mode, it is possible to appropriately build the wireless communication network regardless of start timings of wireless communication functions of image capturing apparatuses. In order to achieve the object, there is provided the image capturing apparatus which is capable of building a wireless communication network by wirelessly connecting to another image capturing apparatus in an ad hoc mode, and which is capable of switching between a function as a creator and a function as a joiner, including a start unit configured to start as the creator, a unit configured to execute a scan process, and a unit configured to determine based on a result of the scan process whether to function as the creator and to function as the joiner, and to control the image capturing apparatus in accordance with the determination result. | 12-04-2008 |
20090075594 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - In a system in which a communication adapter installing UPnP is connected to a printer to provide a print service, the communication adapter notifies a device that the printer joins the network or leaves from it, based on determination whether the printer can provide a service. Hence, the present invention can suppress from issuing a service request to a printer which cannot provide the service. | 03-19-2009 |
20100135228 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR MAKING COMPUTER EXECUTE COMMUNICATION METHOD - When communication apparatuses each having a plurality of antennas perform a data communication using a plurality of transmission channels formed by space division multiplexing, whether or not to perform a highly reliable communication is determined based on the variation of a transmission characteristic in the plurality of transmission channels. | 06-03-2010 |
20110130094 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS INCLUDING HIGH-FREQUENCY COUPLER - A wireless communication apparatus includes a coupling electrode of a high-frequency coupler for executing wireless communication; and a housing of the wireless communication apparatus. A dielectric material or a magnetic material or a conducting material is disposed between coupling electrodes and the housing so that a plurality of faces of the material is in contact with a plurality of faces of the housing of the wireless communication apparatus. | 06-02-2011 |
20120188910 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - When a wireless communication network is built in an ad hoc mode, it is possible to appropriately build the wireless communication network regardless of start timings of wireless communication functions of image capturing apparatuses. In order to achieve the object, there is provided the image capturing apparatus which is capable of building a wireless communication network by wirelessly connecting to another image capturing apparatus in an ad hoc mode, and which is capable of switching between a function as a creator and a function as a joiner, including a start unit configured to start as the creator, a unit configured to execute a scan process, and a unit configured to determine based on a result of the scan process whether to function as the creator and to function as the joiner, and to control the image capturing apparatus in accordance with the determination result. | 07-26-2012 |
20130201871 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - When a wireless communication network is built in an ad hoc mode, it is possible to appropriately build the wireless communication network regardless of start timings of wireless communication functions of image capturing apparatuses. In order to achieve the object, there is provided the image capturing apparatus which is capable of building a wireless communication network by wirelessly connecting to another image capturing apparatus in an ad hoc mode, and which is capable of switching between a function as a creator and a function as a joiner, including a start unit configured to start as the creator, a unit configured to execute a scan process, and a unit configured to determine based on a result of the scan process whether to function as the creator and to function as the joiner, and to control the image capturing apparatus in accordance with the determination result. | 08-08-2013 |
20140267813 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - When a wireless communication network is built in an ad hoc mode, it is possible to appropriately build the wireless communication network regardless of start timings of wireless communication functions of image capturing apparatuses. In order to achieve the object, there is provided the image capturing apparatus which is capable of building a wireless communication network by wirelessly connecting to another image capturing apparatus in an ad hoc mode, and which is capable of switching between a function as a creator and a function as a joiner, including a start unit configured to start as the creator, a unit configured to execute a scan process, and a unit configured to determine based on a result of the scan process whether to function as the creator and to function as the joiner, and to control the image capturing apparatus in accordance with the determination result. | 09-18-2014 |
Hanako Shimura, Sapporo JP
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20100216981 | ANTIVIRAL AGENT - An object of the present invention is to provide a viral disease control agent which has a mechanism of action different from conventional one as a substitute for existing viral disease control methods and is used in more practical and safer manners. The present invention utilizes a compound having inhibitory activity on the binding of a substance α to a PTGS suppressor protein, wherein the substance α has a property of inducing PTGS and a property of binding to the PTGS suppressor protein and shows a decrease in the property of inducing PTGS upon binding to the PTGS suppressor protein. | 08-26-2010 |
20120041072 | Antiviral agent - A compound having inhibitory activity on the binding of a substance α to a PTGS suppressor protein, wherein the substance α has a property of inducing PTGS and a property of binding to the PTGS suppressor protein and shows a decrease in the property of inducing PTGS upon binding to the PTGS suppressor protein. | 02-16-2012 |
Hiromi Shimura, Isehara-Shi JP
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20080251488 | Biaxially drawn, blow-molded bottle and its preform - A biaxially drawn, blow-molded bottle and its preform comprise at least a layer of a gas barrier material laminated inside the PET resin layers, a functional portion having a screw thread raised spirally in the upper portion of neck and also having a stop ring disposed under the screw thread, and a neck ring disposed at the lower end of the neck. In these preform and bottle, the leading edge of the gas barrier layer is positioned at a half height of the neck ring where the most advanced front of the leading edge neither reaches a half height of the stop ring nor extends to the functional portion. It is intended here that the neck would not be affected by the shrinking deformation caused by the existence of the gas barrier layer in the functional portion of the neck, which is treated for thermal crystallization. | 10-16-2008 |
20080317989 | Synthetic Resin Bottle Having a Gradation Pattern, and Process for Injection Molding the Preform for Use in Such a Bottle - The technical problem to be solved by the invention is to change the thickness of the colored resin layer of the preform gradually in the upward or downward direction, by utilizing a tendency of gradual decrease in the thickness of the colored resin layer caused by the flow of the main resin inside the preform mold when the main resin and the colored resin are injected into the mold. The objects of this invention is to provide a biaxially drawn, blow molded bottle having new decorativeness created in which sophisticated color gradations associated with color density are created in the body of this bottle. The means of accomplishing this object involves adjusting the injection pattern including the time of starting and ending the supply of the main resin and the colored resin, and pressure or velocity profiles, reducing the thickness of the colored resin layer in the multi-layered molten resin fluid gradually at an upstream or downstream point of the flow, injection-molding the preform in which a color-gradated portion associated with the thickness of the colored resin layer has been formed, and biaxially drawing and blow molding this preform into a bottle having a color-gradated portion associated with the color density or color shade created on the body of the bottle. | 12-25-2008 |
20110036850 | SYNTHETIC RESIN CONTAINER WITH HIGH BARRIER PROPERTIES - A container made of synthetic resin which does not cause whitening or clouding in an unstretched portion even after long-period storage and which has excellent barrier properties. A PET bottle comprising a substrate layer made of PET and a barrier layer having a gas permeability lower than that of the substrate layer, wherein the barrier layer is made of a barrier material prepared by incorporating a polyamide containing m-xylene groups with an amorphous polyamide comprising both m-xylene isophthalamide structures and hexamethylene isophthalamide structures. A copolyamide composed of both a copolymer of m-xylenediamine and isophthalic acid and a copolymer of hexamethylenediamine and isophthalic acid is used as the amorphous polyamide. The content of the amorphous polyamide in the barrier layer is adjusted to 15 to 25 wt %. | 02-17-2011 |
Hiromi Shimura, Toride-Shi JP
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20120134715 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - An image forming apparatus which performs toner discharge control for held toners of respective colors, comprises: an image carrier; a transfer member on which toner images of the respective colors formed on the image carrier are transferred and superposed; a calculation unit configured to calculate toner amounts used to form the toner images of the respective colors; and a control unit configured to superpose toners of at least two colors onto the transfer member when the toner amounts calculated by the calculation unit are smaller than a predetermined consumption amount, wherein the control unit decides a combination of colors of the toners to be superposed in accordance with differences between the toner amounts and the predetermined consumption amount. | 05-31-2012 |
Isamu Shimura, Saitama JP
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20080294053 | Ultrasonic probe and manufacturing process thereof - The invention relates to an ultrasonic probe in which the array accuracy of lead wires, and heat resistance when connecting to a connector are enhanced, and a manufacturing method therefor. The ultrasonic probe of the invention is one in which a plurality of piezoelectric elements are arrayed in a two-dimensional direction on a fixing base, and lead wires from the lower surface of each of the piezoelectric elements are inserted through the fixing base, and the electrically connected lead wires are led out, and the fixing base has an opening portion in an array direction of the piezoelectric elements, and comprises unit fixing plates laminated in the array direction, and grooves through which the lead wires are inserted, are formed on one principal surface of the unit fixing plates, and damper material is filled into the opening portion. The invention is also for a manufacturing method for the ultrasonic probe. | 11-27-2008 |
Isao Shimura, Gunnma JP
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20110226462 | Voltage Regulator and Cooling Control Integrated Circuit - According to an embodiment of the invention, an apparatus is provided which includes a microprocessor, and a built-in temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the microprocessor as a reference temperature. The apparatus further includes external temperature sensors, where at least one of the external temperature sensors is configured to measure the temperature of the microprocessor. The microprocessor is configured to make an external temperature calibration using the reference temperature measured by the built-in temperature monitor. Each of the external temperature sensors is configured to monitor temperature information of a component and provide the temperature information to the microprocessor. | 09-22-2011 |
20130146275 | VOLTAGE REGULATOR AND COOLING CONTROL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - According to an embodiment of the invention, an apparatus is provided which includes a microprocessor, and a built-in temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the microprocessor as a reference temperature. The apparatus further includes external temperature sensors, where at least one of the external temperature sensors is configured to measure the temperature of the microprocessor. The microprocessor is configured to make an external temperature calibration using the reference temperature measured by the built-in temperature monitor. Each of the external temperature sensors is configured to monitor temperature information of a component and provide the temperature information to the microprocessor. | 06-13-2013 |
Kazuhiko Shimura, Hachioji-Shi JP
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20090153678 | Reproducer, digital camera, slide show reproduction method, program, image display apparatus, image display method, image reproduction method, and image display program - A reproducer is provided with members shown below. Namely, the reproducer is provided with a storage part for storing images, a vibration detection part for detecting a vibration operation by a user, a switching instruction part for instructing switching of reproduction content in slide show reproduction based on a detection result from the vibration detection part, a synthesis processing part for performing creation processing of slide show images, which are images for the slide show reproduction, based on instructions of the switching instruction part, and a slide show control part for performing the slide show reproduction of the images stored in the storage part and the slide show images. | 06-18-2009 |
20140176431 | REPRODUCER, DIGITAL CAMERA, SLIDE SHOW REPRODUCTION METHOD, PROGRAM, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, IMAGE REPRODUCTION METHOD, AND IMAGE DISPLAY PROGRAM - A reproducer is provided with members shown below. Namely, the reproducer is provided with a storage part for storing images, a vibration detection part for detecting a vibration operation by a user, a switching instruction part for instructing switching of reproduction content in slide show reproduction based on a detection result from the vibration detection part, a synthesis processing part for performing creation processing of slide show images, which are images for the slide show reproduction, based on instructions of the switching instruction part, and a slide show control part for performing the slide show reproduction of the images stored in the storage part and the slide show images. | 06-26-2014 |
Kazuhiro Shimura, Hiratsuka-Shi JP
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20110119901 | PNEUMATIC TIRE AND METHOD OF MOUNTING TRANSPONDER TO PNEUMATIC TIRE - In a pneumatic tire ( | 05-26-2011 |
Kazuhiro Shimura, Kanagawa-Ken JP
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20080246588 | Pneumatic Tire - Provided is a pneumatic tire with which a search time for a transponder can be reduced, and with which, for a passive transponder functioning with energy transmitted from the outside, efficiency of energy transmission can be enhanced. The pneumatic tire of the present invention provided with a transponder has an identification tag, which indicates a position of the transponder, and which is disposed to an outer surface of a portion of the tire, the portion being where the transponder is disposed. Furthermore, for a pneumatic tire having a transponder on a sidewall part thereof, an identification tag, which indicates the position of the transponder, is provided to an outer surface of a portion of the tire, the portion being where the transponder is disposed, and another identification tag, which indicates at least the position of the transponder in the circumferential direction of the tire, is provided to an outer surface of the other sidewall part of the tire, which is on the opposite side of the sidewall part where the transponder is disposed. | 10-09-2008 |
20080278306 | Tire Condition Detecting Device - A tire condition detecting device which detects the state of tires mounted on a vehicle by sensors and receives the radio waves of the detected signals through an antenna stored in an antenna case attached to the vehicle body, and which comprises a heating means capable of heating the antenna case. | 11-13-2008 |
20090139063 | Tool and method for fixing installation object on wheel - Provided are a tool and a method for fixing an installation object on a wheel, which are enabled to restrain rotation of a housing caused by a tightening torque of a worm screw, and to thereby prevent breakage of the housing. The tool of the present invention for fixing an installation object on a wheel is a fixing tool where a band which is looped around a rim well portion of the wheel and holds the installation object is included, and while a housing for holding a worm screw is fixed to one end portion of the band, a plurality of slits for engaging with a thread of the worm screw are provided in the other end portion of the band. The tool includes a rotation restraining mechanism which projects more outward than the housing in a width direction of the band, and restrains rotation of the housing caused by a tightening torque of the worm screw. | 06-04-2009 |
Kazuhito Shimura, Kai-Shi JP
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20110006476 | Sheet post-processing apparatus and image formation system provided with the apparatus - To provide a sheet post-processing apparatus enabling a sheet to be aligned in a predetermined collection position irrespective of the weighing capacity of the sheet and image formation surface in dropping and collecting the sheet onto a tray from a sheet discharge outlet, the apparatus has a tray means for collecting a sheet from the sheet discharge outlet, and a sheet discharge rotating body for transferring the sheet that is carried out to the tray means toward a sheet end regulation means, and is configured to be able to adjust the timing of shifting the sheet discharge rotating body to an operation position engaging in the sheet from a withdrawal position above the tray corresponding to image formation conditions of the sheet. | 01-13-2011 |
Kei Shimura, Mito JP
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20080273193 | PATTERN DEFECT INSPECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A pattern defect inspection apparatus capable of detecting minute defects on a sample with high sensitivity without generating speckle noise in signals is realized. Substantially the same region on a surface of a wafer is detected by using two detectors at mutually different timings. Output signals from the two detectors are summed and averaged to eliminate noise. Since a large number of rays of illumination light are not simultaneously irradiated to the same region on the wafer, a pattern defect inspection apparatus capable of suppressing noise resulting from interference of a large number of rays, eliminating noise owing to other causes and detecting with high sensitivity minute defects on the sample without the occurrence of speckle noise in the signal can be accomplished. | 11-06-2008 |
20090161943 | INSPECTION APPARATUS AND INSPECTION METHOD - The invention is directed to find a false defect from defect candidates and obtain a threshold with which the false defect can be eliminated by the smallest number of review times. Defect candidates are reviewed and selected as a defect or a false defect. By deleting a defect candidate having a characteristic quantity equal to or less than that of the false defect from a map or displaying it in another sign, the false defect can be determined visually. Since the defect candidate having the characteristic quantity equal to or less than that of the selected false defect is deleted from the map or displayed in another sign, the defect candidates unnecessary to set a threshold are not reviewed. The number of defect candidates to be reviewed can be largely reduced as compared with that in the conventional technique. Further, by repeating the above work, the threshold is automatically calculated, and an inspection result map with the threshold is displayed, so that a re-inspection is unnecessary. | 06-25-2009 |
20100106443 | Defect Inspection Apparatus and Defect Inspection Method - A defect inspection apparatus includes: stages each mounting an inspecting object on which a circuit pattern having a group of parallel lines is formed, and each running perpendicular or parallel to the group of lines; an illumination optical system which illuminating a surface of the inspecting object with a slit beam being slit light so that a longitudinal direction of the slit beam is substantially perpendicular to the running directions of the stages, and which has a first inclined angle formed by the direction of the group of lines and a projection line, of an optical axis of the slit beam, to the inspecting object; a spatial filter that shields or transmits reflected and scattered light of the inspecting object according to a difference in distribution of orientation; and a detection optical system that detects the reflected and scattered light transmitted through the spatial filter by image sensors. Moreover, the illumination optical system illuminates the inspecting object with another slit beam from a direction opposite to an incident direction of the slit beam on a plane. | 04-29-2010 |
20100194876 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VISUAL INSPECTION - In the case of die-to-die comparison, threshold processing units process the differential image between the image of a sample chip and the images of left and right adjacent chips using a second threshold value lower than a first threshold value thereby to determine a defect candidate for the sample chip. Further, threshold processing units process the differential image using the first threshold value. The defect candidates which develops a signal not smaller than the first threshold is detected as a defect. Also in the cell-to-cell comparison, the differential image is first processed by the second threshold value to determine a defect candidate, and the differential image is further processed by the first threshold value. The defect candidates which develops a signal not smaller than the first threshold value is detected as a defect. | 08-05-2010 |
20100225903 | PATTERN DEFECT INSPECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A pattern defect inspection apparatus capable of detecting minute defects on a sample with high sensitivity without generating speckle noise in signals is realized. Substantially the same region on a surface of a wafer is detected by using two detectors at mutually different timings. Output signals from the two detectors are summed and averaged to eliminate noise. Since a large number of rays of illumination light are not simultaneously irradiated to the same region on the wafer, a pattern defect inspection apparatus capable of suppressing noise resulting from interference of a large number of rays, eliminating noise owing to other causes and detecting with high sensitivity minute defects on the sample without the occurrence of speckle noise in the signal can be accomplished. | 09-09-2010 |
20100239156 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VISUAL INSPECTION - A visual inspection apparatus includes an image-data acquisition unit for acquiring plural pieces of image data A to C on an inspection target, image comparison units for comparing the image data A to C with each other thereby to create plural pieces of sign-affixed difference-image data D and E, the image data A to C being acquired by the image-data acquisition unit, difference-image comparison units for determining the difference between the sign-affixed difference-image data D and E created by the image comparison units, and a judgment unit for subjecting, to a threshold-value processing, difference data F between the difference-image data D and E, the difference data F being acquired by the difference-image comparison units, obtaining a detection sensitivity by enlarging the difference between an abnormal signal level of an image of an area where an abnormality exists from the visual inspection. | 09-23-2010 |
20110019200 | APPARATUS FOR VISUAL INSPECTION - An apparatus is provided which reduces the dependency of the direction of polarization on channels of an image sensor so as to improve the sensitivity of inspection. In the apparatus, the direction of an illumination beam incident on a polarizing beam splitter is made to be substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of a field of view of an image sensor projected on the polarizing beam splitter. | 01-27-2011 |
20110141272 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING AN OBJECT SURFACE DEFECT - Disclosed is an apparatus having a light source of a deep ultraviolet ray for detecting a small foreign matter or pattern defect, which may arise during a process for manufacturing a semiconductor device or the like, in high resolution. The apparatus comprises a means for detecting a damage on an optical system due to a wavelength reduction thereby to save a damaged portion, and a means for comparing an optical system arrangement with that at the manufacturing time and detecting the abnormality thereof, to thereby make a correction, so that the apparatus can inspect the defect on an object substrate stably at a high speed and in high sensitivity. Also disclosed is a method for the stable inspection. The apparatus is provided, in the optical path of the optical system, with a means for detecting the intensity and the convergent state of an illumination light, and a means for detecting the abnormality of the optics system and for saving an abnormal portion from alignment with an optical axis. The apparatus is constituted such that the optical system is adjusted to make corrections for the optical conditions at the manufacturing time, thereby to elongate the lifetime of the optical system in the inspecting apparatus and to detect the small defect stably. | 06-16-2011 |
20110221886 | PATTERN DEFECT INSPECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - In recent years, a wafer inspection time in semiconductor manufacturing processes is being required to be reduced for reduction in manufacturing time and for early detection of yield reduction factors. To meet this requirement, there is a need to reduce the time required for inspection parameter setup, as well as the time actually required for inspection. Based on the speed or position change information relating to a transport system | 09-15-2011 |
20120114222 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VISUAL INSPECTION - In the case of die-to-die comparison, threshold processing units process the differential image between the image of a sample chip and the images of left and right adjacent chips using a second threshold value lower than a first threshold value thereby to determine a defect candidate for the sample chip. Further, threshold processing units process the differential image using the first threshold value. The defect candidates which develops a signal not smaller than the first threshold is detected as a defect. Also in the cell-to-cell comparison, the differential image is first processed by the second threshold value to determine a defect candidate, and the differential image is further processed by the first threshold value. The defect candidates which develops a signal not smaller than the first threshold value is detected as a defect. | 05-10-2012 |
20120268734 | PATTERN DEFECT INSPECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A pattern defect inspection apparatus capable of detecting minute defects on a sample with high sensitivity without generating speckle noise in signals is realized. Substantially the same region on a surface of a wafer is detected by using two detectors at mutually different timings. Output signals from the two detectors are summed and averaged to eliminate noise. Since a large number of rays of illumination light are not simultaneously irradiated to the same region on the wafer, a pattern defect inspection apparatus capable of suppressing noise resulting from interference of a large number of rays, eliminating noise owing to other causes and detecting with high sensitivity minute defects on the sample without the occurrence of speckle noise in the signal can be accomplished. | 10-25-2012 |
20130011043 | DEFECT INSPECTING DEVICE AND DEFECT INSPECTING METHOD - The present invention provides a defect inspecting device which enables an improvement in the efficiency of spatial filter settings, and at the same time enables automation of the spatial filter settings. An adjustable field of view diaphragm ( | 01-10-2013 |
20130088590 | FAR INFRARED IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD USING SAME - Provided are a far infrared imaging device that illuminates a specimen with far infrared light and detects an image of the specimen, which is a device capable of imaging a specimen speedily without using a high-power light source and without generating damage or a non-linear phenomenon in the specimen as a target to be imaged and a method using the same. A specimen is illuminated with the far infrared light in a line shape or in a shape of a plurality of points arranged in line on the specimen; and an image of the specimen is detected while moving the specimen in a direction perpendicular to the line illuminated by the far infrared light. The far infrared light is emitted by applying pulsed pump light from a femtosecond pulse light source to the far infrared light emission element. | 04-11-2013 |
20130100446 | INSPECTION APPARATUS AND INSPECTION METHOD - The invention is directed to find a false defect from defect candidates and obtain a threshold with which the false defect can be eliminated by the smallest number of review times. Defect candidates are reviewed and selected as a defect or a false defect. By deleting a defect candidate having a characteristic quantity equal to or less than that of the false defect from a map or displaying it in another sign, the false defect can be determined visually. Since the defect candidate having the characteristic quantity equal to or less than that of the selected false defect is deleted from the map or displayed in another sign, the defect candidates unnecessary to set a threshold are not reviewed. The number of defect candidates to be reviewed can be largely reduced as compared with that in the conventional technique. Further, by repeating the above work, the threshold is automatically calculated, and an inspection result map with the threshold is displayed, so that a re-inspection is unnecessary. | 04-25-2013 |
20130148113 | INSPECTION APPARATUS AND INSPECTION METHOD - The light scattered from the sample surface and foreign matter is imaged on an image intensifier and detected by a lens-coupled multi-pixel sensor such as a TDI sensor or a CCD sensor. The light scattered by surface roughness is spatially eliminated to detect the light scattered from foreign matter with increased sensitivity. A mechanism for shifting the image intensifier is incorporated to prevent a signal intensity decrease, which may be caused by a decrease in the sensitivity of the image intensifier. | 06-13-2013 |
20130320216 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING FOREIGN MATTER AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FOREIGN MATTER - The present invention provides a device for detecting foreign matter and a method for detecting foreign matter to detect a foreign matter on a surface of an object such as a film of an electrode mixture etc. or a foreign matter contained in the object, thereby to improve the reliability of the object. By irradiating an object with a terahertz illumination light | 12-05-2013 |
20140042332 | Defect Inspection Apparatus And Defect Inspection Method - Method for realizing an inspection with short wavelength, high power light source and large numerical aperture, high performance optics to improve defect inspection sensitivity is disclosed. Short wavelength high power laser is realized by using a pulse oscillation type laser suitable for generation of high output power in a short-wavelength region, In addition, a spectral bandwidth of the laser is narrowed down so that amount of chromatic aberration of detection optics with single glass material (i.e. without compensation of chromatic aberration) is lowered to permissible level. Using highly workable glass material to construct the detection optics enables necessary surface accuracy or profile irregularity conditions to be met, even if the number of lenses is increased for large NA or the lens doesn't have a rotationally symmetrical aperture. | 02-13-2014 |
Kenichi Shimura, Ashigarakami-Gun JP
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20110321181 | DEVICE TO BE PLACED IN BLOOD VESSEL, ANGIOSTENOSIS MODEL USING SAME AND METHOD FOR MAKING MODEL - An indwelling vascular device is constructed such that a vascular stenosis model can be controlled from the partial stenosis to the total occlusion. There is also described a vascular stenosis model of such non-human animal, and a method for making the same. The model can be used for diagnosis or therapy of a disease resulting from the stenosis or total occlusion in a blood vessel or further for the development of therapeutic approaches. The indwelling vascular device includes a device substrate containing a metal and/or metal compound which elutes toxic metal ions at least from a surface thereof and having a structure ensuring a vascular flow immediately after indwelling in a blood vessel, and a polymer coating layer formed on at least a metal and/or metal compound containing surface of the substrate. | 12-29-2011 |
Makoto Shimura, Nirasaki-Shi JP
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20100283198 | Method of aligning sheets - In a method of aligning a sheet on a tray, the sheet on the tray is transferred toward a stopper member in one direction by a transfer device. Then, the sheet is moved in a sheet width direction perpendicular to the one direction to align the sheet in the sheet width direction by an aligning device. Further, force is provided to the sheet on the tray to move the sheet in the one direction by the transfer device while the aligning device regulates the sheet in the sheet width direction. | 11-11-2010 |
Masashi Shimura, Suwa JP
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20110232383 | VIBRATION PIECE, ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A vibration piece includes: a base portion; a first driving arm which extends in a first axis direction from one end of the base portion in the first axis direction; a second driving arm which extends in the first axis direction from the other end of the base portion in the first axis direction; driving electrodes which are respectively provided in the first driving arm and the second driving arm; a detection arm which extends in a second axis direction perpendicular to the first axis direction from the base portion; a detection electrode which is provided in the detection arm; and a support portion which extends from the base portion, wherein the support portion is provided so as to surround the detection arm. | 09-29-2011 |
20120325000 | BENDING VIBRATION PIECE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A bending vibration piece has a pair of drive vibration arms and a pair of detection vibration arms in an opposite direction thereto which are connected to a supporting part. The supporting part has recessed portions formed on both lateral parts in a direction of width, and a through-hole formed substantially at the center in a plane part of the supporting part and more toward the drive vibration arms than the recessed portions are. On a surface of the supporting part, drive electrode pads are arranged toward the drive vibration arms and detection electrode pads are arranged toward the detection vibration arms, with these electrode pads being separated from each other in a longitudinal direction by the recessed portions on both lateral part of the supporting part and the through-hole in the plane part. | 12-27-2012 |
20120326571 | BENDING VIBRATION PIECE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A double-side tuning fork-type bending vibration piece having a basal part, a pair of drive vibration arms, a pair of detection vibration arms, drive electrodes and detection electrodes includes adjustment films of a metallic material or the like formed in connecting areas between the vibration arms and the basal part. The adjustment films are formed in such a way as to cover an area of tapered portions formed in connecting parts between the drive vibration arms and the basal part, an area of the basal part near the tapered portions and an area of the drive vibration arms. While monitoring a detection current outputted from the detection electrodes when the drive vibration arms are excited in driving mode, the adjustment films are partly deleted by laser irradiation so that the detection current becomes 0. | 12-27-2012 |
20130019681 | VIBRATION GYRO ELEMENT, GYRO SENSOR, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A vibration gyro element includes drive vibrating arms and detection vibrating arms at the opposite side, and has a first detection mode in which the drive vibrating arms flexurally vibrate oppositely to each other in an out-of-plane direction in an opposite phase to an action direction of Coriolis force and the detection vibrating arms flexurally vibrate oppositely to each other in the out-of-plane direction in an opposite phase to that of the drive vibrating arms, and a second detection mode in which the drive vibrating arms flexurally vibrate oppositely to each other in the out-of-plane direction in the same phase as the action direction of the Coriolis force and the detection vibrating arms flexurally vibrate oppositely to each other in the out-of-plane direction in the same phase as that of the drive vibrating arms. | 01-24-2013 |
20140146451 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COVER BODY, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND MOVING OBJECT - A method for manufacturing an electronic device is provided, in which a base and a lid as a cover body are bonded together while forming an interior space between the base and the lid. The method includes: a step of preparing the lid including a groove communicating the interior space with the outside, the groove being in a back surface of the lid; a step of accommodating a gyro element as an electronic component in the interior space; a first bonding step of bonding the base and the lid together by seam welding at an area for bonding except for a portion corresponding to the groove; and a second bonding step of bonding the base and the lid by welding using a laser beam at a portion of the area for bonding, the portion including an end of the groove on the outside side, to thereby close the groove. | 05-29-2014 |
Masato Shimura, Mobara JP
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20090015774 | Liquid Crystal Display Device - In a liquid crystal display device having a first planar electrode and a second electrode formed on the first electrode with an insulating film in between, the response time of a liquid crystal is made shorter than that in a related art. | 01-15-2009 |
20110069270 | Liquid crystal display device - A liquid crystal display device that includes: a liquid crystal display panel configured by a pair of substrates sandwiching therebetween a liquid crystal material with a positive dielectric anisotropy; and a flat-shaped common electrode and a pixel electrode disposed on one of the pair of substrates with an overlay, via an insulator layer, between the common electrode and the pixel electrode when viewed from above. In the liquid crystal display device, the pixel electrode is extended in a first direction, and includes a plurality of comb-like electrode sections aligned in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and the comb-like electrode sections of the pixel electrode are varied in width in the second direction for a plurality of times at intervals shorter than a side extending in the first direction. | 03-24-2011 |
20120105787 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device having a high definition screen in which a pixel electrode is formed in a region surrounded by a gate line and a drain line, and a trapezoidal protrusion having an upper surface and inclined surfaces is formed below the gate line. Since a TFT is formed over a trapezoidal protrusion and a channel portion is formed over the upper surface and the inclined surfaces of the trapezoidal protrusion, the width of the channel portion can be enlarged compared to that of a channel portion formed over a plane. The pixel electrode is in contact with a source electrode at the inclined surface of the trapezoidal protrusion. This configuration allows the TFT and a contact of the pixel electrode and a source electrode to be formed over part of the trapezoidal protrusion. | 05-03-2012 |
20130126875 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The liquid crystal display device includes a TFT substrate on which TFT patterns each having a scanning signal line, a data signal line, and a pixel electrode are formed, a color filter substrate arranged to face the TFT substrate, and columnar spacers formed on a surface of the color filter substrate facing the TFT substrate, in which at least a part of the TFT patterns includes a seat that is formed over the scanning signal line or below the pixel electrode, and directly or indirectly supports one of the columnar spacers, and in which an area in which the seat provided in the TFT pattern formed in a center portion of the TFT substrate supports the columnar spacer is larger than an area in which the seat provided in the TFT pattern formed outside of the center portion of the TFT substrate supports the columnar spacer. | 05-23-2013 |
20130248898 | Liquid Crystal Display Device - A liquid crystal display device includes a TFT substrate with gate lines and drain lines, and pixel electrodes each formed in a region surrounded by the gate lines and drain lines. Protrusions are formed below the gate lines, each of the protrusions having an upper surface and at least one inclined side surface. A gate insulating film is formed over the gate lines, a semiconductor layer formed on the gate insulating film, and drain electrodes formed and source electrodes formed over the semiconductor layer. Channel portions are defined by the space between the drain electrodes and the source electrodes, each of the channel portions being formed covering the upper surface and at least one of the at least one inclined side surface of one of the protrusions, the pixel and source electrode being in contact with each other on at least one inclined side surface of the protrusion. | 09-26-2013 |
20140036212 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display device includes a bank on a first substrate and surrounding an image display area, a first alignment film on the first substrate, a second alignment film on a second substrate, and a sealing member to seal the liquid crystal material between the first and the second alignment films. The bank has a shape in which a slope of an inside surface standing from an inner peripheral lower end on a side of the image display area is steeper than a slope of an outside surface standing from an outer peripheral lower end on an opposite side to the image display area. The first alignment film contacts the inside surface of the bank and is provided in the image display area. The sealing member passes over the outside surface of the bank in a direction toward the inside surface and overlaps the bank. | 02-06-2014 |
Naoaki Shimura, Hitachinaka-Shi JP
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20080299027 | SCINTILLATOR SINGLE CRYSTAL, HEAT TREATMENT METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF SCINTILLATOR SINGLE CRYSTAL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF SCINTILLATOR SINGLE CRYSTAL - The scintillator single crystal of the invention comprises a cerium-activated orthosilicate compound represented by the following general formula (1). The scintillator single crystal of the invention exhibits improved scintillation properties by reduced segregation between elements in the crystal ingot. | 12-04-2008 |
20100327227 | SCINTILLATOR SINGLE CRYSTAL, HEAT TREATMENT PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF SCINTILLATOR SINGLE CRYSTAL, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF SCINTILLATOR SINGLE CRYSTAL - The scintillator single crystal of the invention comprises a cerium-activated orthosilicate compound represented by the following formula (1). | 12-30-2010 |
20150069298 | SCINTILLATOR SINGLE CRYSTAL, HEAT TREATMENT PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF SCINTILLATOR SINGLE CRYSTAL, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF SCINTILLATOR SINGLE CRYSTAL - The scintillator single crystal of the invention comprises a cerium-activated orthosilicate compound represented by the following formula (1). | 03-12-2015 |
Naohiko Shimura, Atsugi-Shi JP
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20110198312 | AIR CURRENT GENERATING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - In one embodiment, an air current generating apparatus includes: a dielectric substrate exposed to gas: a first electrode disposed inside the dielectric substrate; a second electrode disposed near a surface of the dielectric so as to correspond the first electrode and having a sharp shape; and a power source applying a voltage between the first and second electrodes and plasmatizing part of the gas to generate an air current. | 08-18-2011 |
20120280500 | WIND POWER GENERATION SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - A wind power generation system | 11-08-2012 |
20120280501 | WIND POWER GENERATION SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - A wind power generation system | 11-08-2012 |
20120287549 | WIND POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - In one embodiment, a wind-power generating system | 11-15-2012 |
20120291874 | AIRFLOW CONTROL DEVICE AND AIRFLOW CONTROL METHOD - An airflow control device | 11-22-2012 |
20130145618 | AIR CURRENT GENERATING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - In one embodiment, an air current generating apparatus includes: a dielectric substrate exposed to gas: a first electrode disposed inside the dielectric substrate; a second electrode disposed near a surface of the dielectric so as to correspond the first electrode and having a sharp shape; and a power source applying a voltage between the first and second electrodes and plasmatizing part of the gas to generate an air current. | 06-13-2013 |
20140217240 | VORTEX GENERATING APPARATUS AND VORTEX GENERATING METHOD - A vortex generating apparatus includes: a member to contact with a flow of a fluid to form a stagnation point and a first and a second separation points on a periphery of a cross section of the member parallel to the flow; a disturbance applying unit to apply a disturbance to an upstream side of the first separation point to cause part of a boundary layer of the flow to adhere; and a controller to temporally control the application of the disturbance to change an adhesion distance from the stagnation point to the first separation point so as to generate a dynamic stall vortex. | 08-07-2014 |
20140286789 | AIRFLOW GENERATION DEVICE AND WIND POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - An airflow generation device of an embodiment has a main body and a voltage application unit. The main body has a base formed of an insulating material and provided with a first electrode and a second electrode. The voltage application unit generates an airflow by applying voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode. Here, the main body is formed to include a portion which gradually decreases in thickness from a center portion to an end portion. | 09-25-2014 |
Nobuyuki Shimura, Okazaki-Shi JP
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20090152034 | BATTERY UNIT MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A beam member is fixed to a side member of a vehicle body. The side member is provided with a nut member and a reinforcing member. A bolt is inserted into the nut member from under the side member. The reinforcing member includes first and second plate portions. The first plate portion includes a pair of flanges that are bent individually at bent portions. The respective positions of the bent portions are adjusted depending on a distance between sidewalls of the side member. The flanges are welded to the sidewalls. The second plate portion includes a base portion welded to the lower end of the nut member and an upright portion extending along the nut member. | 06-18-2009 |
Ryoji Shimura, Yokohama-Shi JP
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20090001734 | Door latch apparatus for vehicle - A door latch apparatus for a vehicle includes: a base member fixed in a door by a plurality of bolts; an engagement mechanism supported by the base member, and arranged to be engaged with a striker of a vehicle body; and an outside lever pivotably supported by the base member, and connected through an operating force transmitting member to an outside handle provided to an outer door panel of the door, the outside lever being pivoted in accordance with an operation of the outside handle so as to release the engagement between the engagement mechanism and the striker, the outside lever including a connection portion connected with the operating force transmitting member, and disposed in a region inside of the outer edge of the base member in the lateral direction of the vehicle. | 01-01-2009 |
20090064590 | WINDOW REGULATOR - A window regulator includes a carrier member to which a window panel is attached, a pair of sliding elements provided on the carrier member, and a positioning unit which relatively positions the pair of sliding elements in a state where the pair of sliding elements press the guide rail and the pair of sliding elements sandwich the guide rail. | 03-12-2009 |
20110012379 | DEVICE FOR OPERATING A DOOR LATCH IN A VEHICLE - An action with a handle on a vehicle is transmitted to an operational unit in a door, and then to a locking-unlocking unit via a first action-transmitting member. The locking-unlocking unit allows the door latch to disengage from a striker of the vehicle via a second action-transmitting member. The door of the vehicle opens. | 01-20-2011 |
20140319852 | VEHICLE DOOR LATCH DEVICE - A vehicle door latch device which comprises a body having a holding portion, an engagement member pivotally mounted in the holding portion, a cover member closing an opening of the holding portion, and a shaft comprising a shank which passes through a bearing hole of the body and a shank hole of the engagement member, a retaining head and a smaller-diameter shank. The shank passes through the shank hole of the engagement member and the smaller-diameter shank is pressingly fitted in the shank hole of the cover member without swaging the end of the smaller-diameter shank thereby assembling the vehicle door latch device more efficiently. | 10-30-2014 |
Ryoji Shimura, Yamanashi-Ken JP
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20090173011 | POWER UNIT FOR POWER SLIDE APPARATUS - A power unit | 07-09-2009 |
Satoru Shimura, Nirasaki City JP
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20090220892 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND RESIST COATING AND DEVELOPING SYSTEM - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: forming a resist layer on an underlayer, forming an exposed pattern in the resist layer, wherein the exposed pattern comprises a soluble layer and an insoluble layer, forming a resist pattern by removing the soluble layer from the resist layer in which the exposed pattern is formed, removing an intermediate exposed area from the resist pattern, forming a new soluble layer in a surface of the resist pattern from which the intermediate exposed area is removed by applying a reaction material to the resist pattern from which the intermediate exposed area is removed, wherein the reaction material generates a solubilization material that solubilizes the resist pattern, and removing the new soluble layer from the resist pattern. | 09-03-2009 |
20140038423 | COATING TREATMENT METHOD AND COATING TREATMENT APPARATUS - In the present invention, a masking solution is supplied to an edge portion of a front surface of a substrate rotated around a vertical axis to form a masking film at the edge portion of the substrate, a hard mask solution is supplied to the front surface of the substrate to form a hard mask film on the front surface of the substrate, a hard mask film removing solution dissolving the hard mask film is supplied to the hard mask film formed at the edge portion of the substrate to remove the hard mask film formed at the edge portion of the substrate, and a masking film removing solution dissolving the masking film is supplied to the masking film to remove the masking film at the edge portion of the substrate. | 02-06-2014 |
20140041685 | SUBSTRATE CLEANING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE CLEANING SYSTEM, SUBSTRATE CLEANING METHOD AND MEMORY MEDIUM - An apparatus for cleaning a substrate includes a cleaning chamber which accommodates a substrate inside the cleaning chamber, a treatment solution supply device which supplies a treatment solution having a volatile component and capable of solidifying or being cured to form a treatment film through vaporization of the volatile component, and a removal solution supply device which supplies a removal solution capable of removing the treatment film formed on a surface of the substrate. The treatment solution supply device supplies the treatment solution on the surface of the substrate set inside the cleaning chamber, and the removal solution supply device supplies the removal solution onto the treatment film formed on the surface of the substrate. | 02-13-2014 |
20140170332 | FILM FORMING METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM AND FILM FORMING APPARATUS - To appropriately form a metal-containing film containing metal on a substrate, a method first forms an organic film on the substrate, and causes a treatment agent to enter the organic film and causes metal to infiltrate the organic film via the treatment agent, thereby forming the metal-containing film. The metal-containing film contains metal and thus has a high etching selection ratio that is originally required performance. This makes it possible to appropriately form the metal-containing film having a high etching selection ratio on the substrate. | 06-19-2014 |
20140255844 | SUBSTRATE TREATMENT METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM AND SUBSTRATE TREATMENT SYSTEM - In the present invention, photolithography processing is performed on a substrate to form a resist pattern over the substrate, and a treatment agent is caused to enter a side surface of the resist pattern and metal is caused to infiltrate the side surface of the resist pattern via the treatment agent, the formed resist pattern has a high etching selection ratio with respect to a film to be treated on the substrate so as to suppress a so-called pattern collapse, therefore. | 09-11-2014 |
20140255852 | SUBSTRATE TREATMENT METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM AND SUBSTRATE TREATMENT SYSTEM - The present invention includes: a resist film forming step of forming a resist film over a substrate; an exposure step of exposing the resist film into a predetermined pattern; a metal treatment step of causing a treatment agent to enter an exposed portion exposed in the exposure step of the resist film and causing metal to infiltrate the exposed portion via the treatment agent; and a resist film removing step of removing an unexposed portion not exposed in the exposure step of the resist film to form a resist pattern over the substrate. | 09-11-2014 |
Satoru Shimura, Nirasaki-Shi JP
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20100307683 | SUBSTRATE TREATMENT METHOD AND SUBSTRATE TREATMENT APPARATUS - To improve the etch resistance of a resist pattern corresponding to an exposure light source with a short wavelength. | 12-09-2010 |
20120006362 | SUBSTRATE CLEANING DEVICE AND SUBSTRATE CLEANING METHOD - A substrate cleaning device and a substrate cleaning method reduces liquid drops remaining on a substrate to prevent the irregular heating of the substrate by a heating process due to liquid drops or water marks remaining on the substrate. A cleaning liquid is poured through a cleaning liquid pouring nozzle onto the surface of a substrate such that a region onto which the cleaning liquid is poured moves from a central part toward the circumference of the substrate. A gas is jetted radially outward at a region on the surface of the substrate behind a region onto which the cleaning liquid is poured with respect to the rotating direction of the substrate. The gas forces a liquid film of the cleaning liquid flowing on the surface of the substrate to flow in a circumferential direction and a radially outward direction. | 01-12-2012 |
20120034779 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - In a semiconductor device manufacturing method, an etching mask ( | 02-09-2012 |
Satoru Shimura, Yamanashi JP
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20090208852 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - Provided are a pattern forming method capable of accurately forming a microscopic pattern without employing a hard mask, thereby simplifying a process in comparison to a conventional process and reducing a manufacturing cost of a semiconductor device, a semiconductor device manufacturing method and a semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus. A pattern forming method for forming a pattern having a predetermined shape and serving as a mask for etching, includes a process for forming a first pattern | 08-20-2009 |
20090209105 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - A pattern forming method for forming a pattern serving as a mask, includes a process for forming a first pattern | 08-20-2009 |
20090209109 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - Provided is a pattern forming method for forming a pattern serving as a mask, which includes: a process for forming a first pattern 105 made of a photoresist; a process for forming a boundary layer 106 at sidewall portions and top portions of the first pattern 105; a process for forming a second mask material layer 107 to cover a surface of the boundary layer 106; a process for removing a part of the second mask material layer 107 to expose top portions of the boundary layer 106; a process for forming a second pattern made of the second mask material layer 107 by etching and removing the boundary layer 106; and a trimming process for reducing a width of the first pattern 105 and a width of the second pattern to predetermined widths. | 08-20-2009 |
20120305183 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - A semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus includes: a first pattern forming unit for forming a first pattern by patterning a first mask material layer; a trimming unit for reducing a width of the first pattern to a predetermined width; a boundary layer forming unit for forming a boundary layer, on a surface of the first pattern; a second mask material layer forming unit for forming a second mask material layer on a surface of the boundary layer; a second mask material removing unit for removing a part of the second mask material layer to expose top portions of the boundary layer; and a boundary layer etching unit for exposing the first pattern and forming a second pattern having the second mask material layer at a top portion thereof by etching the boundary layer. | 12-06-2012 |
20120312472 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - A semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus includes: a first pattern forming unit for forming a first pattern by patterning a first mask material layer; a boundary layer forming unit for forming a boundary layer at sidewall portions and top portions of the first pattern; a second mask material layer forming unit for forming a second mask material layer so as to cover a surface of the boundary layer; a second mask material removing unit for removing a part of the second mask material layer to expose top portions of the boundary layer; a boundary layer etching unit for forming a second pattern by etching and removing the boundary layer and forming a void between the sidewall portions of the first pattern and the second mask material layer; and a trimming unit for reducing a width of the first pattern and a width of the second pattern to predetermined widths. | 12-13-2012 |
Satoshi Shimura, Zama-Shi JP
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20110233963 | Cabin Unit for Work Machine - A cabin unit for a work machine comprises a cabin frame including a ceiling frame forming a top portion of the cabin frame, and a door open frame forming a front portion of the cabin frame; a door provided in the door open frame; a door opening/closing mechanism for supporting the door from the door open from to the ceiling frame to be moved rearward and upward from a closed position for closing the door to an open position in which a front surface of the door in the closed position is directed upward; a locking mechanism provided above the door for limiting movement of the door when in the closed position or the open position; and a first unlocking mechanism provided in the door for unlocking the locking mechanism. The first unlocking mechanism includes an internal control member for releasing the locked state from the inside of the door, and an external control member for releasing the locked state from the outside of the door. | 09-29-2011 |
Seiichi Shimura, Nagasaki JP
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20100009548 | METHOD FOR HEAT-TREATING SILICON WAFER - Provided is a heat treatment method wherein generation of slip dislocation in silicon wafer RTP is suppressed, in order to solve a problem of not sufficiently suppressing generation of slip dislocation of silicon wafers in conventional RTP. A step is provided for suspending temperature rising for 10 seconds or longer at a temperature in a range of over 700° C. to below 950° C., so as to prevent generation of slip dislocation during rapid heating, at least at a silicon wafer portion that contacts with a supporting section of a rapid heating apparatus or at a portion on the outermost circumference section of the silicon wafer. | 01-14-2010 |
Shin-Ichiro Shimura, Amimachi JP
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20100136236 | Ink set and printing method - Disclosed is an ink set, comprising: | 06-03-2010 |
Shin-Ichirou Shimura, Ibaraki-Ken JP
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20110045257 | NON-AQUEOUS PIGMENT INK - A non-aqueous pigment ink which enables the ink repellency of the nozzle plate surface of the print head to be favorably maintained, while also enabling a superior image density to be obtained. The non-aqueous pigment ink includes a pigment, a pigment dispersant and a non-aqueous solvent, wherein the ink comprises a copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone and an alkene of 10 to 40 carbon atoms as the pigment dispersant, and also comprises a pigment derivative. | 02-24-2011 |
Shogo Shimura, Kawasaki JP
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20100070520 | INFORMATION RETRIEVAL METHOD AND APPARATUS - An information retrieval method includes inputting a symbol string, specifying an arbitrary position in the input symbol string, changing a symbol in the specified position in the symbol string and changing the symbol string into a symbol string which is positioned before or after in a specified arrangement order. | 03-18-2010 |
Susumu Shimura, Saitama JP
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20090092565 | DENTAL ENAMEL RECALCIFICATION ACCELERATOR AND CONTAINING THE SAME, ORAL COMPOSITION AND FOOD OR BEVERAGE - A dental enamel recalcification accelerator that even when used in oral compositions and food or beverage, poses no safety problem, and that is capable of effectively promoting the recalcification of decalcified dental enamel to thereby positively suppress any dental caries; and containing the same, an oral composition and food or beverage. There is provided a dental enamel recalcification accelerator comprising anhydrogalactose-containing red algae and/or an extract thereof as an active ingredient. Further, there are provided an oral composition and food or beverage comprising the dental enamel recalcification accelerator. | 04-09-2009 |
20100069477 | METHIONINASE INHIBITOR AND COMPOSITION AND FOOD OR DRINK CONTAINING THE SAME - The invention provides a methioninase inhibitor to suppress the production of methyl mercaptan that is a causative substance of a bad smell by inhibiting methioninase originated from bacteria, as well as a composition and a food or drink containing the same, wherein the methioninase inhibitor contains an extract obtained from a plant of the family | 03-18-2010 |
20140308218 | METHIONINASE INHIBITOR AND COMPOSITION AND FOOD OR DRINK CONTAINING THE SAME - The invention provides a methioninase inhibitor to suppress the production of methyl mercaptan that is a causative substance of a bad smell by inhibiting methioninase originated from bacteria, as well as a composition and a food or drink containing the same, wherein the methioninase inhibitor contains an extract obtained from a plant of the family Myrsinaceae, genus | 10-16-2014 |
Takahiro Shimura, Kitasaku-Gun JP
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20080266881 | Spread illuminating apparatus - A spread illuminating apparatus of side light type includes a transparent resin plate, a reflector disposed at one major surface of the transparent resin plate, and a light source disposed in a light source space formed toward one end of the transparent resin plate, wherein the reflector includes a main part having a rectangular shape and fold parts formed at peripheral edges of the main part so as to rise up therefrom, slits are formed through portions of the transparent resin plate located inside and off its peripheral edges, and wherein the fold parts of the reflector are inserted though the slits of the transparent resin plate. | 10-30-2008 |
20090040785 | Spread illuminating apparatus - A transparent resin plate includes a plurality of slits formed intermittently and located along the border line between a housing frame portion and a light conductor plate portion, the slits includes either or both of respective first optical path converting portions and a second optical path converting portion, and flap portions of a reflector are inserted at least in the first optical path converting portions. Also, the second optical path converting portion of the plurality of slits is arranged to meet at least part of optical paths of hypothetical optical paths which are emitted forward from a light source in the forward direction, reach directly the housing frame portion and which do not cross the first optical path converting portion. | 02-12-2009 |
Takahiro Shimura, Gotemba-Shi JP
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20080229178 | Radio tag communication apparatus - A signal transmitted from a radio tag is received, and an I-signal and a Q-signal are generated from the received signal. The I-signal and Q-signal are decoded, and a decoding error of the decoded data to be detected is detected and a decoded data error of the decoded data is detected based on an error detection code included in the decoded data to be detected. When no error more than a predetermined level exists in the detection results, the decoded data is stored as normal decoded data. | 09-18-2008 |
20110084812 | RFID INTERROGATOR DEVICE - An RFID interrogator device has a transmission section for transmitting a command to an RFID tag and a reception section for receiving an RF signal from the RFID tag and is configured to perform backscatter radio communication with the RFID tag. The RFID interrogator device comprises a time window setting section configured to set a time window at timing of receiving preamble data added to a head of response data transmitted from the RFID tag in response to the command, and an identifying data storage section storing preamble identifying data. The RFID interrogator device compares the data received within the time window, with preamble identifying data stored in the identifying data storage section, thereby determining whether the data received is identical to the preamble data transmitted from the RFID tag. | 04-14-2011 |
20120146771 | RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD - According to one embodiment, a radio communication apparatus includes a transmitting and receiving section, a preamble detecting section, a data detecting section, and a response-time setting section. The transmitting and receiving section transmits an inquiry signal to a radio tag and receives a response signal returned from the radio tag. The preamble detecting section detects, within a period set with reference to transmission timing of the inquiry signal, a preamble included in the response signal returned by the radio tag that receives the inquiry signal. The data detecting section detects, when the preamble is detected, data included in the response signal. The response-time setting section sets, according to a parameter peculiar to the apparatus, a response time from the reception of the response signal from the radio tag until the transmission of the next inquiry signal to the radio tag by the transmitting and receiving section. | 06-14-2012 |
Takahiro Shimura, Gotemba JP
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20080231425 | Quadrature demodulation device, quadrature demodulation method, and quadrature demodulation program - A quadrature demodulation device effectively utilizes the result of quadrature detection in order to improve demodulation efficiency. The quadrature modulation device includes a quadrature detector DT which performs quadrature detection on a reception signal obtained by receiving a radio wave from a radio frequency identification tag, to generate an in-phase signal and a quadrature-phase signal, and a demodulation circuit DM which detects a preamble of a particular transition pattern in at least one of the in-phase signal and the quadrature-phase signal and which decodes the at least one of the in-phase signal and the quadrature-phase signal to obtain data succeeding the preamble, the demodulation circuit DM further performing error detection on a decoding result to check for errors. | 09-25-2008 |
20100117803 | RFID INTERROGATOR DEVICE - An RFID interrogator device has a transmission section for transmitting a command to an RFID tag and a reception section for receiving an RF signal from the RFID tag and is configured to perform backscatter radio communication with the RFID tag. The RFID interrogator device comprises a time window setting section configured to set a time window at timing of receiving preamble data added to a head of response data transmitted from the RFID tag in response to the command, and an identifying data storage section storing preamble identifying data. The RFID interrogator device compares the data received within the time window, with preamble identifying data stored in the identifying data storage section, thereby determining whether the data received is identical to the preamble data transmitted from the RFID tag. | 05-13-2010 |
20100141390 | RFID INTERROGATOR DEVICE - An RFID interrogator device has a transmission section for transmitting a command to an RFID tag and a reception section for receiving an RF signal from the RFID tag and is configured to perform backscatter radio communication with the RFID tag. The RFID interrogator device comprises a time window setting section configured to set a time window at timing of receiving preamble data added to a head of response data transmitted from the RFID tag in response to the command, and an identifying data storage section storing preamble identifying data. The RFID interrogator device compares the data received within the time window, with preamble identifying data stored in the identifying data storage section, thereby determining whether the data received is identical to the preamble data transmitted from the RFID tag. | 06-10-2010 |
Takahiro Shimura, Mito-Shi JP
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20110310585 | Power Semiconductor Device and Power Conversion Device - A power semiconductor device includes a plurality of power semiconductor elements constituting upper and lower arms of an inverter circuit, a first sealing member sealing the plurality of power semiconductor elements, a positive electrode-side terminal and a negative electrode-side terminal each connected with any of the plurality of power semiconductor elements and protruding from the first sealing member, a second sealing member sealing at least a part of the positive electrode-side terminal and at least a part of the negative electrode-side terminal, and a case in which the power semiconductor elements sealed with the first sealing member are housed. | 12-22-2011 |
Takanori Shimura, Chiba-Shi JP
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20100005324 | SUBSTRATE BIAS SWITCHING UNIT FOR A LOW POWER PROCESSOR - The feature of the present invention consists in: a processor main circuit for executing program instruction strings on a processor chip; a substrate bias switching unit for switching voltages of substrate biases applied to a substrate of the processor main circuit; and an operation mode control unit for controlling, in response to the execution of an instruction to proceed to a stand-by mode in the processor main circuit, the substrate bias switching unit in such a way that the biases are switched over to voltages for the stand-by mode, and for controlling, in response to an interruption of the stand-by release from the outside, the substrate bias switching unit in such a way that the biases are switched over to voltages for a normal mode, and also for releasing, after the bias voltages switched thereto have been stabilized, the stand-by of the processor main circuit to restart the operation. | 01-07-2010 |
Takanori Shimura, Chiba JP
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20090118898 | Radio Communication System For Controlling a Vehicle - A radio control system for controlling a vehicle includes a transmission node for transmitting vehicle control data, the vehicle control data including at least one of a measured value of a vehicle state or a driver's manipulated variable and a control target value of a control actuator in the vehicle, a reception node for receiving the vehicle control data, and a plurality of radio communication routes between the transmission node and the reception node. A radio communication route that satisfies communication limit time of transmission data including the vehicle control data and satisfies lowest required reliability of the transmission data is selected from among the radio communication routes. | 05-07-2009 |
20100010690 | Radio Communication System for Controlling a Vehicle - A radio control system for controlling a vehicle includes a transmission node for transmitting vehicle control data, the vehicle control data including at least one of a measured value of a vehicle state or a driver's manipulated variable and a control target value of a control actuator in the vehicle, a reception node for receiving the vehicle control data, and a plurality of radio communication routes between the transmission node and the reception node. A radio communication route that satisfies communication limit time of transmission data including the vehicle control data and satisfies lowest required reliability of the transmission data is selected from among the radio communication routes. | 01-14-2010 |
20110208983 | SUBSTRATE BIAS SWITCHING UNIT FOR A LOW POWER PROCESSOR - The feature of the present invention consists in: a processor main circuit for executing program instruction strings on a processor chip; a substrate bias switching unit for switching voltages of substrate biases applied to a substrate of the processor main circuit; and an operation mode control unit for controlling, in response to the execution of an instruction to proceed to a stand-by mode in the processor main circuit, the substrate bias switching unit in such a way that the biases are switched over to voltages for the stand-by mode, and for controlling, in response to an interruption of the stand-by release from the outside, the substrate bias switching unit in such a way that the biases are switched over to voltages for a normal mode, and also for releasing, after the bias voltages switched thereto have been stabilized, the stand-by of the processor main circuit to restart the operation. | 08-25-2011 |
Takeshi Shimura, Saitama JP
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20100065362 | Canister-holding structure for supporting a cylindrical canister in a vehicle, combined canister and canister-holding structure, and motorcycle incorporating same - A canister holding structure for mounting an evaporative emissions canister, having a cylindrical body portion, to a vehicle body. A central axis of the cylindrical body portion extends in a direction other than perpendicular to a ground surface. The canister holding structure includes a holding member, including an annular portion which substantially surrounds the cylindrical body portion of the canister, and a fixing portion for attaching to the vehicle body. Positioning structure is provided for positioning the canister in relation to the holding member. The positioning structure is provided to both the annular portion and the canister. In one illustrative embodiment, the positioning structure includes at least one projection provided on a periphery of the cylindrical body portion of the canister, and multiple holes provided in the annular portion of the holding member, where each of the multiple holes is engageable with the projection. | 03-18-2010 |
20120247433 | EVAPORATION SYSTEM FOR MOTORCYCLE, AND MOTORCYCLE INCORPORATING THE SAME - In a motorcycle including an engine equipped with an inlet system, a crankcase and a cylinder block; and a fuel tank which supplies fuel to the engine, an evaporation system is formed in a compact manner using the layout space above the crankcase. The evaporation system includes a canister which temporarily traps evaporated fuel evaporated inside the fuel tank; a purge device which introduces the evaporated fuel trapped in the canister into the inlet system; and a fresh air filter which filters air introduced to the canister during a purging operation for making the inlet system suction the evaporated fuel. In such evaporation system, the canister is disposed in the rear of the cylinder block and above the crankcase, and the air filter is disposed between the cylinder block and the canister. | 10-04-2012 |
Takeshi Shimura, Wako-Shi JP
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20100243353 | ARRANGEMENT OF CANISTER IN SADDLE-RIDING TYPE VEHICLE - A canister is provided which efficiently purges in a saddle-riding type vehicle having an engine disposed downwardly of a rider seat so as to develop a drive power for driving a rear wheel, a fuel tank storing fuel to be supplied to the engine, and a canister adsorbing fuel vapors generated in the fuel tank. An air guide path that guides exhaust air discharged rearwardly from a radiator, which circulates coolant with an engine, is formed inside a vehicle body cover. The canister is disposed in the air guide path. | 09-30-2010 |
20110011373 | FUEL SUPPLY DEVICE - An inexpensive fuel supply device having a high output is achieved using low-output fuel pumps. | 01-20-2011 |
20120234302 | EVAPORATIVE FUEL TREATMENT APPARATUS OF VEHICLE - An evaporative fuel treatment apparatus for a vehicle is provided with a reverse flow preventing valve provided in a fuel supply pipe, a positioning plate provided on the fuel supply pipe, a pressing plate mounted slidably on the fuel supply pipe between the positioning plate the reverse flow preventing valve, a seal member clamped between the positioning plate and the pressing plate, and a stopper. When the fuel supply is started, the reverse flow preventing valve is configured to be set opened so as to form a liquid trap between the reverse flow preventing valve and the pressing plate. When the liquid surface reaches the pressing plate, the fuel pushes the pressing plate upward and the seal member is collapsed in the vertical direction so that the seal member protrudes toward the fuel supply gun insertion holes and makes tight contact with the fuel supply gun to seal a gap. | 09-20-2012 |
20120240904 | EVAPORATED FUEL TREATMENT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - An evaporated fuel treatment device for a vehicle is provided to suppress the flowout of evaporated fuel into atmospheric air. In the evaporated fuel treatment device, a communication chamber is formed in a fuel supply cap, allowing communication between a charge passage and the inside of a fuel tank in a closed state. In the communication chamber, a positive pressure adjusting valve is openable to supply evaporated fuel in the fuel tank to an evaporated fuel storage unit through the communication chamber and the charge passage, and a negative pressure adjusting valve is openable to supply atmospheric air to the fuel tank from the evaporated fuel storage unit through the communication chamber and the charge passage. An interlocking member is provided between the key cover and the negative pressure adjusting valve, and opens the negative pressure adjusting valve in an interlocking manner with an operation of opening the key cover. | 09-27-2012 |
20120240906 | EVAPORATED FUEL TREATMENT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - An evaporated fuel treatment device is provided to treat evaporated fuel by using a fuel supply cap with a small size while the flowout of fuel can also be suitably prevented. The evaporated fuel treatment device includes a positive pressure adjusting valve which opens when an inner pressure of a fuel tank becomes a predetermined pressure or more, and a spherical rollover valve which closes the positive pressure adjusting valve when the fuel tank is inclined at an angle equal to or larger than a predetermined angle. The positive pressure adjusting valve and the spherical rollover valve are mounted on one cylindrical portion formed on a fuel supply cap. | 09-27-2012 |
20120247434 | EVAPORATIVE FUEL TREATMENT APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - An evaporative fuel treatment apparatus for a vehicle includes a direct purge channel for supplying evaporative fuel to a purge channel without involving a canister; a purge control valve for controlling communications between the canister and an air-intake system of an internal combustion engine by an opening and closing operation; a direct purge control valve for controlling communications between a fuel tank and the air-intake system by another opening and closing operation; and a two-way valve provided in a charge channel. During a purge mode of the apparatus, evaporative fuel adsorbed in the canister is purged to the air-intake system by closing the direct purge control valve and opening the purge control valve during operation of engine. During a direct purge mode of the apparatus, evaporative fuel in the fuel tank is purged to the air-intake system by closing the purge control valve and opening the direct purge control valve. | 10-04-2012 |
20120255525 | EVAPORATED FUEL HANDLING APPARATUS - A fuel cap includes a communication chamber configured to make a charge path and the inside of the fuel tank communicate with each other while in a closed state. The communication chamber includes: a positive pressure control valve configured to open, and send evaporated fuel, which occurs inside the fuel tank, to an evaporated fuel reservoir via the communication chamber and the charge path when the internal pressure of the fuel tank becomes equal to or greater than a predetermined pressure; and a negative pressure control valve configured to open, and send air from the evaporated fuel reservoir to the fuel tank via the communication chamber and the charge path when the internal pressure of the fuel tank becomes equal to or less than the predetermined pressure. In addition, a key cylinder sets the negative pressure control valve open upon inserting a key into the key cylinder. | 10-11-2012 |
20130014730 | VAPORIZED FUEL TREATMENT APPARATUS FOR VEHICLEAANM SHIMURA; TakeshiAACI Wako-shiAACO JPAAGP SHIMURA; Takeshi Wako-shi JPAANM IMAMURA; TakahiroAACI Wako-shiAACO JPAAGP IMAMURA; Takahiro Wako-shi JP - A vaporized fuel treatment apparatus for a vehicle including a fuel tank for storing fuel therein with an openable and closable gas filler cap attached to the fuel tank. A vaporized fuel storage is operatively connected to a charge path through which the fuel tank communicates with the vaporized fuel storage and a purge path through which the vaporized fuel storage communicates with an intake system of an internal-combustion engine. A lid covers the gas filler cap to be opened and closed and is supported on a vehicle body. The vaporized fuel treatment apparatus is provided with a positive-pressure adjustment valve for opening when the internal pressure of the fuel tank reaches a predetermined pressure, allowing the fuel tank to communicate with the vaporized fuel storage. The positive-pressure adjustment valve opens when the lid is opened. | 01-17-2013 |
20130153319 | SADDLE-RIDE TYPE VEHICLE - To enable the effective supply of fuel in a low remaining fuel condition, even in a saddle-ride vehicle with a requirement for an increased fuel tank capacity being provided within a limited amount of space. The saddle-ride vehicle includes an engine having a cylinder disposed on a crankcase; an intake system component disposed at the rear of the cylinder for sucking air into the engine; and a fuel tank disposed above the engine for storing fuel. The saddle-ride type vehicle includes a fuel suction port in a side bottom plate portion of the fuel tank for feeding fuel to the intake system component. The saddle-ride vehicle has a sub-chamber having a wall that surrounds the fuel suction port and the sub-chamber includes a fuel flow opening toward the vehicle rear. | 06-20-2013 |
20150041466 | FUEL CAP PROVIDED WITH BREATHER MECHANISM - In a fuel cap provided with a breather mechanism, a cap openably and closably covers a fuel filler of a fuel tank. The cap includes a breather passage for communication between the inside and the outside of the fuel tank. The breather passage is provided with a breather valve mechanism and a resonator chamber as a silencing mechanism. The breather mechanism is a valve having a spring capable of retaining a pressure within the fuel tank up to a predetermined pressure. | 02-12-2015 |
Takeyuki Shimura, Sagamihara-Shi JP
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20090234741 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND PROGRAM - Navigation systems for providing route guidance to a destination for a user are presented including: an information provider configured to provide a program for performing processing of a voice command and a grammar associated with the route guidance, the information provider including, a transmitter for sending the program, and an informing means for notifying the user of the program; a terminal device for providing the route guidance to the user, the terminal device including: a receiver for receiving the program from the information provider, a speech recognition unit for enabling the voice command and the grammar, a navigation executing unit for realizing a navigation function in response to the voice command; and a server, where the server is configured to provide data associated with the program to the information provider. | 09-17-2009 |
20090245501 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXECUTING AGENT - Systems for executing a number of agents in a multiagent system are presented including: an agent executing apparatus for managing a number of active agents and for controlling activities associated with the number of active agents such that the number of active agents are cooperatively processed, where the agent executing apparatus is configured to provide an intra-transaction message mechanism and an out-of-transaction message mechanism; a cache for temporarily storing the number of active agents, where the number of active agents include a first active agent in a committed transaction and a second active agent in an uncommitted transaction; a permanent storage device for storing the number of agents before the number of agents enter a running state. | 10-01-2009 |
Takeyuki Shimura, Yamato JP
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20110125857 | METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING E-MAIL ADDRESSED TO MULTIPLE DESTINATION ADDRESSES - To allow a receiver of e-mail addressed to a plurality of destination addresses to readily specify a message of his/her interest included therein. A device for processing e-mail containing a plurality of destination addresses, contents corresponding respectively to the destination addresses, and display attributes for displaying the corresponding contents on a display device is provided. The e-mail processing device includes a unit for acquiring the degree of association between a first destination address, which is one of the plurality of destination addresses and at least one of the other destination addresses, and a unit for modifying the display attributes for the contents in accordance with the degree of association. | 05-26-2011 |
20120137206 | METHOD OF INPUTTING INFORMATION INTO AN ELECTRONIC FORM - Described is a method to communicate to a third party information for part of an electronic form that cannot be competed and then to incorporate returned information into the electronic form. In various embodiments, while filling in an electronic form, a requestor requests assistance in the form of information from a third party such as a supervisor. The requestor specifies a range of the part requiring assistance, and copies the partial form into a field of a message. An agent acquires information concerning the partial form based on the copy operation. The message including the information on the partial form is sent to the third party. The third party inputs information into an input field concerning the input request and returns the partial form in a message. The agent incorporates the information included in the returned message into the original electronic form. | 05-31-2012 |
20120246550 | METHOD OF INPUTTING INFORMATION INTO AN ELECTRONIC FORM - Described is a method to communicate to a third party information for part of an electronic form that cannot be competed and then to incorporate returned information into the electronic form. In various embodiments, while filling in an electronic form, a requestor requests assistance in the form of information from a third party such as a supervisor. The requestor specifies a range of the part requiring assistance, and copies the partial form into a field of a message. An agent acquires information concerning the partial form based on the copy operation. The message including the information on the partial form is sent to the third party. The third party inputs information into an input field concerning the input request and returns the partial form in a message. The agent incorporates the information included in the returned message into the original electronic form. | 09-27-2012 |
20130055127 | MANIPULATING MULTIPLE OBJECTS IN A GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE - An embodiment of the disclosure displays a plurality of icons for files and a plurality of icons for folders within a graphical user interface. A set of two or more icons can be selected via user input for inclusion within a group object. The group object can be moved within the graphical user interface responsive to user input to within a predetermined range of one of the icons for one of the folders. Responsive to moving, a subset of files of the group object can be determined. Selection of the files within the subset can be based on whether attributes of the folder match attributes of the files. Additionally, responsive to moving the group object, the subset of files can be moved or copied to the one of the folders to which the group object was moved. | 02-28-2013 |
Takeyuki Shimura, Sagamirhara-Shi JP
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20090192913 | ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEM - An electronic payment system includes a mobile apparatus, such as a mobile phone, with a memory for storing a list of electronic payment accounts that may be used to complete an electronic payment transaction. The electronic payment system further includes a merchant terminal that can receive the account list from the mobile apparatus. The merchant terminal retrieves account-related information for the accounts on the received account list and returns the account-related information to the mobile apparatus. The mobile apparatus uses the information from the merchant terminal to generate a set of payment method candidates. The set of candidates are presented to the user for selecting a payment method to be used. The payment method is sent to the merchant terminal for use in completing the pending transaction. | 07-30-2009 |
Tokihiro Shimura, Hachinohe JP
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20110041651 | METAL POWDER PRODUCTION APPARATUS AND METAL POWDER - A metal powder production apparatus is capable of efficiently producing fine metal powder with a uniform particle size. The metal powder produced by the apparatus has an increased quality. The apparatus (atomizer) makes use of an atomizing method to pulverize molten metal into metal powder. The apparatus includes a supply part (tundish) for supplying the molten metal, a nozzle provided below the supply part, a tubular member provided between the supply part and the nozzle. The tubular member is constructed to ensure that the molten metal ejected from an ejection port passes through a bore of the tubular member and then makes contact with a fluid jet. Further, the tubular member has a top end air-tightly connected to the supply part and a bottom end lying around the midway of a first flow path through which the molten metal passes. | 02-24-2011 |
Tokihiro Shimura, Aomori JP
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20090274785 | METAL POWDER PRODUCTION APPARATUS AND METAL POWDER - A metal powder production apparatus is capable of efficiently producing fine metal powder with a uniform particle size. The metal powder produced by the apparatus has an increased quality. The apparatus (atomizer) makes use of an atomizing method to pulverize molten metal into metal powder. The apparatus includes a supply part (tundish) for supplying the molten metal, a nozzle provided below the supply part, a tubular member provided between the supply part and the nozzle. The tubular member is constructed to ensure that the molten metal ejected from an ejection port passes through a bore of the tubular member and then makes contact with a fluid jet. Further, the tubular member has a top end air-tightly connected to the supply part and a bottom end lying around the midway of a first flow path through which the molten metal passes. | 11-05-2009 |
Tokio Shimura, Anjo-City JP
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20090040737 | PORTABLE DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING SIGNAL - A portable device includes an operating part, a circuit board, and a case body for housing the operating part and the circuit board. The circuit board has a circuit section configured to transmit a signal to an external device. A terminal electrode and a pair of switch electrodes are disposed on the circuit board. The terminal electrode supplies electricity from a power source to the circuit section. A switch element is configured to electrically couple the pair of switch electrodes in accordance with an operation of the operating part. A resin member is disposed on the circuit board in such a manner that the circuit section is covered with the resin member and the terminal electrode and the pair of switch electrodes are exposed to an outside of the resin member. | 02-12-2009 |
20100206704 | Electronic key - An electronic key includes a case having therein an internal space; a circuit board including a transmit portion for transmitting a radio wave, a control portion for outputting a control signal for instructing the transmit portion to send the radio wave and an internal switch for instructing the control portion to output the control signal; a waterproof cover for protecting the circuit board; an external switch configured to be bent when being pressed by a user; and a flexible sheet arranged between the waterproof cover and a surface of the circuit board on which the internal switch is arranged. The circuit board, the flexible sheet, the waterproof cover and the external switch are arranged in series in the internal space. The internal switch receives a press-force by the user from the external switch via the waterproof cover and the flexible sheet. | 08-19-2010 |
20120031155 | Portable wireless key - A portable wireless key having an emergency key includes a body in which the emergency key is held. The body has an operation surface and a protrusion action portion. The operation surface defines a part of an outer side surface of the body. The protrusion action portion has a hook that is held in the body under a condition that the emergency key is held in the body. One push to the operation surface causes the protrusion action portion to perform a protrusion action. The protrusion action causes the protrusion action portion to protrude outward from the body in such a manner that the hook of the protrusion action portion is exposed outside the body. | 02-09-2012 |
Tooru Shimura, Musashino-Shi JP
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20100300211 | ELECTROMAGNETIC FLOW METER - There is provided an electromagnetic flow meter that applies magnetic fields with a first frequency and a second frequency, to a fluid to be measured, calculates a first flow rate, calculates a second flow rate, performs low-pass filtering on the first flow rate to calculate a first low-pass filtered flow rate, and performs low-pass filtering on the second flow rate to calculate a second low-pass filtered flow rate, the electromagnetic flow meter including: an abnormality detecting unit that detects an abnormal state in which, the fluid is at non-full level on the basis of at least one of the first flow rate and the second flow rate; and an abnormality removing unit that removes the abnormal state on the basis of the first low-pass filtered flow rate and the second low-pass filtered flow rate, when the abnormality detecting unit does not determine that the fluid is in the abnormal state. | 12-02-2010 |
20110032236 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A measurement apparatus includes a display unit, a current detection unit configured to output a detection signal if an increase in a consumption current of the display unit is detected, a plurality of setting units each of which is configured to output an output signal, each of the plurality of setting units changing the output signal if the detection signal is received, and a diagnosis unit configured to receive the output signal, the diagnosis unit diagnosing the increase in the consumption current. | 02-10-2011 |
Toru Shimura, Musashino-Shi JP
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20080282766 | Electromagnetic flowmeter and zero point measurement method thereof - An electromagnetic flowmeter for giving a magnetic field to a measurement fluid, detecting an electric signal occurring in the measurement fluid according to the magnetic field, and computing a flow quantity value based on the electric signal includes a zero point measurement section for measuring a zero point of the measurement fluid; a storage section for storing the measured zero point measurement value; a determination section for determining whether or not the difference between the preceding zero point measurement value stored in the storage section and the present zero point measurement value is beyond a predetermined value range; and at least either a transmission section for transmitting the determination result or a display section for displaying the determination result when the determination section determines that the difference is beyond the predetermined value range. | 11-20-2008 |
20090024254 | Field Equipment of Two-Wire - A field equipment includes: a signal processing section; a first calculation control section for generating a first control signal which controls a start of a signal processing of the signal processing section; first and second insulating sections coupled to the first calculation control section; and a second calculation control section coupled to the first and second insulating sections and the signal processing section, the second calculation control section receiving the first control signal and then transmitting a second control signal corresponding to the first control signal to the signal processing section. The signal processing section generates a processed signal based on the second control signal. The second calculation control section receives the processed signal, then transmits data related to the first signal to the first calculation control section via the second insulating section, and then shifts to a low power consumption mode. | 01-22-2009 |
Toshihiro Shimura, Kawasaki JP
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20110050356 | WAVEGUIDE CONVERTER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A waveguide converter includes a waveguide configured with an opening, a patch disposed inside the opening of the waveguide, a first ground conductor provided substantially along the opening of the waveguide and a port that opens in a side surface of the waveguide through which a signal line connected to the patch extends. | 03-03-2011 |
20110057743 | SIGNAL CONVERTER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A signal converter configured to convert a signal between a substrate unit and a hollow waveguide includes a substrate unit, including a first conductor layer formed on one face of a dielectric substrate, and a second conductor layer formed on another face of the dielectric substrate, a plurality of conduction units that penetrate the dielectric substrate and provide conduction between the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer, an dielectric waveguide formed by the dielectric substrate, the first and second conductor layers, and the conduction units, and a conversion unit that converts the signal between the hollow waveguide and the dielectric waveguide, the conversion unit including a conductor patch having a separator region between itself and the first conductor layer, with the conductor patch being disposed on the substrate unit within an aperture of the hollow waveguide. | 03-10-2011 |
20110140801 | SIGNAL CONVERTER AND HIGH-FREQUENCY CIRCUIT MODULE - A signal converter includes: a dielectric substrate; a first conductor layer disposed on one of opposite sides of the dielectric substrate, while including an input section receiving high-frequency signals inputted thereto; a second conductor layer disposed on the other of the opposite sides of the dielectric substrate; and plural first conducting sections penetrating the dielectric substrate for electrically connecting the first and second conductor layers, while forming a waveguide in the inside of the dielectric substrate with the first and second conductor layers. The first conductor layer is disposed on the dielectric substrate without occupying a separator section disposed on the dielectric substrate. The separator section includes first and second sections extend from the input section towards the waveguide. The first and second sections are separated away from each other for gradually increasing their interval in proportion to a distance away from the input section towards the waveguide. | 06-16-2011 |
Toshikiho Shimura, Fujisawa-Shi JP
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20110049869 | SPHERICAL ANNULAR SEAL MEMBER, EXHAUST PIPE JOINT DEVICE USING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SPHERICAL ANNULAR SEAL MEMBER - A spherical annular seal member | 03-03-2011 |
Yasuhiro Shimura, Kanagawa-Ken JP
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20110024824 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a semiconductor layer and a transistor. The transistor includes: a source region, a drain region, and a channel region provided in the semiconductor layer, the channel region being between the source and drain regions; a gate insulating film provided on the channel region; a charge layer provided on the gate insulating film, the charge layer having a side portion and a apical portion; | 02-03-2011 |
20110156200 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device includes a semiconductor substrate provided with active areas and an element-isolating insulating film isolating the active areas from each other, the active areas each extending in a first direction; an interlayer insulating film formed on a surface of the semiconductor substrate; and a contact member provided in the interlayer insulating film, and including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion electrically connected to a wire above the semiconductor substrate, the second portion having a shape that spreads out of the first portion as viewed from above and connected to the first portion. A maximum width of the second portion measured in the first direction is larger than a width of the first portion measured in the first direction, and the second portion is in contact with the interlayer insulating film that surrounds the first portion. | 06-30-2011 |
20120250416 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device includes: a memory cell array including plural memory cells; a first word line connected to a control gate of a first memory cell; a second word line connected to a control gate of a second memory cell and neighboring the first word line on one side; a third word line connected to a control gate of a third memory cell and neighboring the first word line on the opposite side to the one side; and a control circuit configured to read data from the first word line under a condition in which the memory cell connected to the second word line holds data while the memory cell connected to the third word line does not hold data, and to set a first voltage applied to the third word line to be lower than a second voltage applied to the second word line. | 10-04-2012 |
Yasuhiro Shimura, Yokohama-Shi JP
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20090003868 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The image forming apparatus includes a current detection circuit for detecting an input current from the commercial power supply to the apparatus, in which: when a current detected by the current detection circuit exceeds a predetermined value, a maximum current suppliable to a fixing portion is restricted; and when a temperature of the fixing portion falls below, in a situation where the maximum current suppliable to the fixing portion is restricted, the predetermined temperature lower than a control target temperature, a conveyance interval of a recording material conveyed to the fixing portion is extended. In the image forming apparatus, even when a consumption current of the image forming apparatus is increased during successive image formation, it is capable of controlling the consumption current so as not to exceed a maximum current of a commercial power supply, securing desired fixability, and minimizing decline of image forming performance. | 01-01-2009 |
20100247131 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The image forming apparatus includes an image forming part, a fixing part including a heater and a temperature detection element; and a power-control part that controls power to be supplied to the heater according to the detection temperature of the temperature detection element, wherein during the power to be supplied to the heater is controlled so as to keep the detection temperature at a control target temperature, if the on-duty ratio selected so to keep the detection temperature at the control target temperature is a specific on-duty ratio and the specific on-duty ratio continues for a predetermined number of cycles, the power-control part switches to another control cycle different in the number of consecutive half-waves of the AC waveform from the control cycle. | 09-30-2010 |
20100310267 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A wave form corresponding to at least one power ratio among a plurality of power ratios set according to a temperature of a fixing part include a first group wherein a negative half-wave to at least partially turn on a half-wave and a positive-half-wave to at least partially turn on a half-wave continue in order after a half-wave to entirely turn off an one half-wave, and a second group wherein a positive-half-wave to at least partially turn on a half-wave continues just after a -half-wave to entirely turn off an one half-wave, thereby an accuracy of current detection can be improved. | 12-09-2010 |
20110280596 | HEATING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The heating apparatus includes a first detection part which detects whether or not the power supplied to the heat generation member is in an overpower state by detecting a positive phase of a half wave in an alternating voltage of a commercial power supply applied to the first or the second current path of the heat generation member, a second detection part which detects whether the power supplied to the heat generation member is in an overpower state or not by detecting a negative phase of a half wave in an alternating voltage the commercial power supply applied to the first current path or the second current path of the heat generation member, and a control part which controls itself to stop supplying power from the commercial power supply to the heat generation member in a case where an overpower state is detected by the first or second detection part. | 11-17-2011 |
20110280597 | VOLTAGE DETECTION DEVICE AND IMAGE HEATING DEVICE - The voltage detection device includes a first voltage detection part for detecting whether or not a time period ratio during which a voltage of an AC power supply is equal to or larger than a first threshold value is equal to or larger than a first ratio and a second voltage detection part for detecting whether or not a time period ratio during which the voltage of the AC power supply is lower than the first threshold value and equal to or larger than a second threshold value is equal to or larger than a second ratio higher than the first ratio, and determines whether the voltage of the AC power supply is a first commercial voltage or a second commercial voltage lower than the first commercial voltage based on results obtained by the first voltage detection part and by the second voltage detection part. | 11-17-2011 |
20110305469 | HEATING APPARATUS AND VOLTAGE DETECTION APPARATUS - A voltage detection apparatus is configured to detect a voltage value applied to a first or second current path of a heater. The voltage detection apparatus detects a first period during which the voltage value of the first or second current path exceeds a threshold voltage as well as a second period during which electric power is supplied to the first current path or the second current path to control the electric power supplied to the first and second current paths. The voltage detection apparatus uses a detection result to detect a state where over-power is supplied to the heater. | 12-15-2011 |
20120000897 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS - The image heating apparatus includes first and heat generation member, a connection state switching section switching the first and second heat generation members between a serial connection state and a parallel connection state, the connection state switching section C having a first relay having a make contact or a break contact and a second relay having a transfer contact, a drive element provided used for controlling power supplied to the first and second heat generation members, and a capacitor between a power supply path closer to the side of the first and second heat generation members rather than the first relay and a power supply path closer to the commercial power supply side rather than the drive element. The image heating apparatus can suppress an increase in noise level of a noise terminal voltage by performing power control on the heater. | 01-05-2012 |
20120121306 | HEATER, IMAGE HEATING DEVICE WITH THE HEATER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THEREIN - The heater is capable of improving heat generation uniformity in a sheet feeding area while suppressing the temperature rise of a non-sheet feeding portion. Each of heat generation lines includes a plurality of heat blocks in which a plurality of heat generating resistors are electrically connected in parallel between two conductive members. The heat generation lines are arranged in a lateral direction of the substrate, and the heat blocks are arranged so that the end of the heat block in the heat generation line of a first row does not overlap with the end of the heat block in the heat generation line of a second row in a longitudinal direction of a heater. | 05-17-2012 |
20120148273 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An apparatus is capable of switching between a mode in which a first resistance heating element and a second resistance heating element are connected in series and a mode in which they are connected in parallel. When a temperature increase rate detected by a temperature detection unit is smaller than a threshold rate although a current detected by a current detection unit is greater than a threshold current, a notification of a failure is issued. | 06-14-2012 |
20120155895 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a low-cost and safe image forming apparatus that has a first state in which first and second resistance heating bodies of a heater are connected in series, a second state in which the first and second resistance heating bodies are connected in parallel, and a third state in which a first switching unit shuts off a power supply path and a second switching unit is connected to a first power source terminal to block power supply to the heater. | 06-21-2012 |
20120195129 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A control circuit controls various kinds of operations on the memory cell array. The control circuit executes a pre-erase stress application operation in which, when an erase operation on one of the memory cells is executed, prior to the erase operation, a first voltage belonging in a certain voltage range is applied to the control gate while a second voltage having a value smaller than a value of the first voltage is applied to the channel region, whereby a stress is applied to the memory cell due to a potential difference between the first voltage and the second voltage. | 08-02-2012 |
20120201581 | HEATER AND IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS HAVING THE HEATER INSTALLED THEREIN - The image heating apparatus includes first and second lines having a first and second heat generation blocks, the first and second lines being disposed at different positions in a transverse direction, wherein the first and second lines are arranged so that a whole of first heat generation block in the first line and a whole of second heat generation block in the second line overlap with each other in the longitudinal direction, and a whole of second heat generation block in the first line and a whole of first heat generation block in the second line overlap with each other in the longitudinal direction. By the virtue of the present invention, it achieves to be capable of suppressing a temperature rise in a non-sheet feeding area in a case of printing a sheet smaller in size than a maximum size supported by the image heating apparatus. | 08-09-2012 |
20120201582 | HEATER AND IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - The image heating apparatus includes a heater that achieves even heat-generation distribution and suppression of a non-sheet feeding portion temperature increase when an image is printed on a sheet whose size is smaller than a maximum size for the apparatus, and an endless belt, wherein plural heat-generation resistive members having positive temperature coefficients are connected in parallel are provided between first and second conductive members provided along a longitudinal direction of a substrate; plural heat-generation blocks including the plural heat-generation resistive members connected in parallel, are arranged in series along the longitudinal direction; and in the plural heat-generation resistive members included in one of the heat-generation blocks, a heat-generation resistive member arranged at an end portion in the longitudinal direction has a resistivity value higher than that of a heat generation resistive member arranged at a center in the longitudinal direction, or an interval between heat generation resistive members is larger in the end portion. | 08-09-2012 |
20120308252 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The image forming apparatus can be used in areas having different power supply voltages, in which a failure of the apparatus can be detected so that reliability of the apparatus is improved. The apparatus includes a connection state switching part which switches connection of a first heat generating member and a second heat generating member, which generate heat by electric power supplied from a commercial power supply through a power supply path, between a serial connection state and a parallel connection state, and a current detection part which detects current flowing in the power supply path. The current detection part is disposed in the power supply path after branching toward the first heat generating member and the second heat generating member in the parallel connection state. | 12-06-2012 |
20130070525 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment includes a control circuit controlling a read operation of applying a read voltage to a selected memory cell to read data, and a write verify operation of applying a verify voltage to the selected memory cell. In a first case, the control circuit sets a voltage to a first write verify voltage and a first read voltage. In a second case in which the memory cells deteriorate more than in the first case, the control circuit sets a voltage to a second write verify voltage and a second read voltage. The control circuit sets a difference between a maximum value of the first write verify voltage and a maximum value of the first read voltage to be more than a difference between a maximum value of the second write verify voltage and a maximum value of the second read voltage. | 03-21-2013 |
20130148998 | POWER SUPPLY INCLUDING ZERO-CROSS DETECTION CIRCUIT, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A power supply includes a first capacitor, a resistor for discharging an electric charge of the first capacitor and for detecting zero crossing of the AC voltage input from the AC power supply, a second capacitor, and a frame ground o and a discharge resistor having a resistance value smaller than the resistor and configured to discharge an electric charge of the second capacitor, and switches between a state where a current to the discharge resistor is cut off and a state where a current flows through the discharge resistor. | 06-13-2013 |
20130195497 | POWER SOURCE, POWER FAILURE DETECTION APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A power source includes a rectifying unit configured to full-wave rectify an AC voltage to be input, a first and second converter configured to convert the voltage rectified by the rectifying unit, a zero cross detection unit configured to detect a zero cross of the AC voltage, a voltage detection unit configured to detect the AC voltage, a first capacitance element connected across a potential after being subjected to rectification by the rectifying unit and a ground, a first discharging resistor configured to discharge electric charges charged in the first capacitance element, a first switch unit configured to cut off a current flowing to the first discharging resistor and a stopping unit configured, in a case where the AC voltage is detected by the voltage detection unit and the detected voltage is smaller than a threshold value, to stop the operation of the second converter. | 08-01-2013 |
20130234225 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory includes a gate insulating film, a floating gate, first and second silicon oxide films, an insulating film and a control gate. The floating gate is formed on the gate insulating film. The first silicon oxide film is formed on an upper surface of the floating gate. The insulating film is formed on the first silicon oxide film on the upper surface of the floating gate and has a dielectric constant higher than that of the silicon oxide film. The second silicon oxide film is formed on the insulating film on the upper surface of the floating gate and on a side surface of the floating gate. The control gate is formed on the second silicon oxide film formed on the upper and side surfaces of the floating gate. | 09-12-2013 |
20130266334 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Part of a plurality of power levels of control patterns selected to control power supplied from an AC power source to a heater of an image forming apparatus include power levels of a) waveforms in which power is supplied in part of negative and positive half cycles in order after no power supply during a one half of a positive half cycle, and waveforms in which power is supplied in part of a positive cycle after no power supply during one half of a negative half cycle, or b) waveforms in which power is supplied in part of positive and negative half cycles in order after no power supply during one half of a negative half cycle, and waveforms in which power is supplied in part of a negative half cycle after no power supply during one half of a positive half cycle. | 10-10-2013 |
20130272738 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - One disclosed aspect of the embodiments relates to power control of a heater in a fixing unit. A plurality of control tables having different ratios of phase control waveforms and wave number control waveforms in one control cycle have been set, and a control table is selected depending on a set target temperature. | 10-17-2013 |
20130343790 | HEATER AND IMAGE HEATING DEVICE HAVING SAME HEATER - The present invention is directed to providing a heater in which uniformity of a temperature distribution in a widthwise direction of the heater can be improved while inhibiting a temperature rise of a non-sheet-passing part, and an image heating device equipped with the heater. In a first heat-generation line and a second heat-generation line, a plurality of heat-generation resistors including positive resistance-temperature characteristics between two electro-conductive elements provided on a substrate along the lengthwise direction of the substrate are connected in parallel. The first heat-generation line and the second heat-generation line are connected in parallel. | 12-26-2013 |
20130343791 | HEATER AND IMAGE HEATING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - In order to suppress excessive temperature rise at a non-sheet-passing region while suppressing the deterioration of fixability in case of heating small size sheets, a heater includes a first heat-generation line and a second heat-generation line, which are independently controllable, wherein the first heat-generation line is configured so that a plurality of heat-generation resistors having positive resistance-temperature characteristics is electrically connected in parallel to each other between a first electro-conductive element and a second electro-conductive element, and the heat-generation resistors are adjusted so that a heat-generation amount per unit length of the first heat-generation line in a lengthwise direction of the heater decreases from a recording material conveyance reference towards a end portion in the lengthwise direction, and an image heating device having the heater. | 12-26-2013 |
20140076878 | HEATER AND IMAGE HEATING DEVICE MOUNTED WITH HEATER - A heater of the present invention includes jointed heat generating resistors having a positive temperature characteristic of resistance and provided between a first conductive element and a second conductive element on a substrate in a longitudinal direction of the substrate, and a plurality of heating blocks provided in the longitudinal direction, each of which is a set of the first conductive element, the second conductive element, and the heat generating resistor, and power supplied to at least one of the plurality of heating blocks can be controlled independent of other heating blocks. | 03-20-2014 |
20140110394 | HEATER AND IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS HAVING THE HEATER INSTALLED THEREIN - The image heating apparatus includes first and second lines having a first and second heat generation blocks, the first and second lines being disposed at different positions in a transverse direction, wherein the first and second lines are arranged so that a whole of first heat generation block in the first line and a whole of second heat generation block in the second line overlap with each other in the longitudinal direction, and a whole of second heat generation block in the first line and a whole of first heat generation block in the second line overlap with each other in the longitudinal direction. By the virtue of the present invention, it achieves to be capable of suppressing a temperature rise in a non-sheet feeding area in a case of printing a sheet smaller in size than a maximum size supported by the image heating apparatus. | 04-24-2014 |
20140169811 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - There is disclosed an image forming apparatus where at suitable positions in a power supply path of a first heat generating member and a second heat generating member which can be switched to a series connection condition and a parallel connection condition, there are arranged a current detection section including a circuit which detects a current subjected to rectification of a positive half wave and a circuit which detects a current subjected to rectification of a negative half wave, and an applied voltage detection section including a circuit which detects a voltage subjected to full-wave rectification. Consequently, in the image forming apparatus which can be used in districts using different power supply voltages, failure of the apparatus can be detected, and reliability of the apparatus can be enhanced. | 06-19-2014 |
20140169845 | FIXING DEVICE AND HEATER USED IN FIXING DEVICE - A heater used for a fixing device includes a substrate, first and second conductor patterns formed at either end of the substrate in the short direction of the substrate, a third conductor pattern formed between the first and second conductor patterns and separated from the two conductor patterns, a first heating member disposed between the first and third conductor patterns and electrically connected to the two conductor patterns, and a second heating member disposed between the second and third conductor patterns and electrically connected to the conductor patterns. The heater has both end regions in which the widths of the third conductor pattern in the short direction is smaller than that of a middle portion of the third conductor pattern. The widths of the first and second heating members in the end regions are smaller than the widths of the first and second heating members in the other region, respectively. | 06-19-2014 |
20140169846 | HEATER, IMAGE HEATING DEVICE WITH THE HEATER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THEREIN - The heater is capable of improving heat generation uniformity in a sheet feeding area while suppressing the temperature rise of a non-sheet feeding portion. Each of heat generation lines includes a plurality of heat blocks in which a plurality of heat generating resistors are electrically connected in parallel between two conductive members. The heat generation lines are arranged in a lateral direction of the substrate, and the heat blocks are arranged so that the end of the heat block in the heat generation line of a first row does not overlap with the end of the heat block in the heat generation line of a second row in a longitudinal direction of a heater. | 06-19-2014 |
20140193182 | HEATER AND IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - The image heating apparatus includes a heater that achieves even heat-generation distribution and suppression of a non-sheet feeding portion temperature increase when an image is printed on a sheet whose size is smaller than a maximum size for the apparatus, and an endless belt, wherein plural heat-generation resistive members having positive temperature coefficients are connected in parallel are provided between first and second conductive members provided along a longitudinal direction of a substrate; plural heat-generation blocks including the plural heat-generation resistive members connected in parallel, are arranged in series along the longitudinal direction; and in the plural heat-generation resistive members included in one of the heat-generation blocks, a heat-generation resistive member arranged at an end portion in the longitudinal direction has a resistivity value higher than that of a heat generation resistive member arranged at a center in the longitudinal direction, or an interval between heat generation resistive members is larger in the end portion. | 07-10-2014 |
20140294416 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An apparatus is capable of switching between a mode in which a first resistance heating element and a second resistance heating element are connected in series and a mode in which they are connected in parallel. When a temperature increase rate detected by a temperature detection unit is smaller than a threshold rate although a current detected by a current detection unit is greater than a threshold current, a notification of a failure is issued. | 10-02-2014 |
20140308051 | HEATING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The heating apparatus includes a first detection part which detects whether or not the power supplied to the heat generation member is in an overpower state by detecting a positive phase of a half wave in an alternating voltage of a commercial power supply applied to the first or the second current path of the heat generation member, a second detection part which detects whether the power supplied to the heat generation member is in an overpower state or not by detecting a negative phase of a half wave in an alternating voltage the commercial power supply applied to the first current path or the second current path of the heat generation member, and a control part which controls itself to stop supplying power from the commercial power supply to the heat generation member in a case where an overpower state is detected by the first or second detection part. | 10-16-2014 |
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Yoshifumi Shimura, Minamitsuru-Gun JP
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Yoshiharu Shimura, Yokohama-Shi JP
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Yoshio Shimura, Aichi-Gun JP
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Yukimi Shimura, Kyoto JP
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20110319170 | Systems, methods and techniques for safely and effectively coordinating video game play contests both on and off line - A game involves establishing a Wi-Fi connection for retrieving a template used to create a level for the game. A play test is conducted to determine if the created level of the game can be played. The created game level can be shared with other players and/or submitted as a contest for play and competition judging by other players. | 12-29-2011 |
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Yusuke Shimura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20080299796 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector includes a socket and a plug. In the socket, plural first connectors are provided in parallel, and substantially U-shaped press-fitting portions are assembled so as to cross over opening edge portions of a socket body. In the plug, plural second connectors are provided in parallel, and substantially U-shaped press-fitting portions are assembled so as to cross over opening edge portions of a plug body. The plug body has a planar shape which can be fitted in the opening edge portions of the socket body. Particularly, a free end portion of the press-fitting portion of the second connector located in the opening edge portion of the plug body is engaged with a position regulating recess formed in a bottom surface of the plug body. | 12-04-2008 |
Yusuke Shimura, Okayama-Shi JP
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20090280658 | CONNECTOR - A connector has a plug mounted on a lower surface of a printed circuit board, and a socket mounted on an upper surface of another printed circuit board. The plug is fitted in and electrically connected to the socket. A second support fitting is attached to both ends of a plug main body of the plug and is fixed to the printed circuit board. A first support fitting is attached to both ends of a socket main body of the socket and fixed to the another printed circuit board. The second support fitting is engaged to the first support fitting. | 11-12-2009 |