Shirakawa
Alexandre Shirakawa, San Jose, CA US
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20100272213 | RADIOFREQUENCY TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - The invention relates to a radiofrequency transmission system comprising: means of producing at least one digital signal quantised on N bits; for each of said at least one digital signal, digital processing means including: Sigma-delta filters capable of producing, on the basis of a digital input signal quantised on N bits, a digital output signal quantised on M bits, where M is less than N; downstream from sigma-delta filters, means of repetition over-sampling; and downstream from over-sampling means, convolution means; digital-to-analogue conversion means capable of converting a digital output signal into an analogue signal; and analogue filtering means capable of filtering said analogue signal so as to select a narrow frequency band which includes the second frequency. | 10-28-2010 |
20100272214 | RADIOFREQUENCY TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - The invention relates to a radiofrequency transmission system comprising: means of producing a complex digital signal quantised on N bits; means of transforming the complex digital signal into two complex digital signals with an identical and constant envelope that are phase-shifted with respect to one another; a digital processing pathway associated with each of the two complex digital signals with a constant envelope and comprising at least some filtering means of the sigma-delta type for quantising on M bits signals travelling in the processing pathway, M being less than N; digital-to-analogue conversion means for converting the outputs of the digital processing pathways into analogue signals; means of selectively filtering (of the bandpass type) the analogue signals in a predetermined transmission frequency band; means of amplifying the filtered analogue signals; and means of recombining the amplified analogue signals. | 10-28-2010 |
20100301968 | POWER AMPLIFIER FILTER FOR RADIO-FREQUENCY SIGNALS - A power amplifier filter for radio-frequency signals having an outphasing type architecture comprising a first stage ( | 12-02-2010 |
20110204995 | ACOUSTICALLY COUPLED RESONATOR FILTER WITH IMPEDANCE TRANSFORMATION RATIO CONTROLLED BY RESONANT FREQUENCY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TWO COUPLED RESONATORS - A signal processing device includes a first acoustic resonator, a second acoustic resonator disposed on the first acoustic resonator, and a coupling layer between the first and the second acoustic resonators. The first acoustic resonator has a first electrical impedance and a first resonance frequency and includes a first set of electrodes, and a first piezoelectric layer having a first thickness, disposed between the first set of electrodes. The second acoustic resonator has a second electrical impedance and a second resonance frequency, and includes a second set of electrodes, and a second piezoelectric layer having a second thickness, wherein the second piezoelectric layer is disposed between the second set of electrodes. The first electrical impedance at a passband frequency of the device substantially differs from the second electrical impedance at the passband frequency of the device. The first and second resonance frequencies are substantially different from each other. | 08-25-2011 |
20120218055 | STACKED ACOUSTIC RESONATOR COMPRISING A BRIDGE - In accordance with a representative embodiment, a bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonator structure, comprises: a first electrode disposed over a substrate; a first piezoelectric layer disposed over the first electrode; a second electrode disposed over the first piezoelectric layer; a second piezoelectric layer disposed over the second electrode; a third electrode disposed over the second piezoelectric layer; and a bridge disposed between the first electrode and the third electrode. | 08-30-2012 |
20120218057 | FILM BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATOR COMPRISING A BRIDGE - A film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) structure includes a first electrode disposed over a substrate, a piezoelectric layer disposed over the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed over the first piezoelectric layer. A bridge is disposed between the first electrode and the piezoelectric layer. | 08-30-2012 |
20120218058 | COUPLED RESONATOR FILTER COMPRISING A BRIDGE AND FRAME ELEMENTS - In accordance with a representative embodiment, a bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonator structure, comprises: a first BAW resonator comprising a first lower electrode, a first upper electrode and a first piezoelectric layer disposed between the first lower electrode and the first upper electrode; a second BAW resonator comprising a second lower electrode, a second upper electrode and a second piezoelectric layer disposed between the second lower electrode and the second upper electrode; an acoustic coupling layer disposed between the first BAW resonator and the second BAW resonator; and a bridge disposed between the first lower electrode of the first BAW resonator and the second upper electrode of the second BAW resonator. An inner raised region or an outer raised region, or both are disposed over the second upper electrode. | 08-30-2012 |
20120218059 | STACKED BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATOR COMPRISING A BRIDGE AND AN ACOUSTIC REFLECTOR ALONG A PERIMETER OF THE RESONATOR - In a representative embodiment, a bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonator comprises: a cavity provided in a first layer and having a perimeter bordering an active region of the BAW resonator; a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) bordering the cavity, wherein the first layer is one of the layers of the DBR; a first electrode disposed over the substrate; a first piezoelectric layer disposed over the first electrode; a second electrode disposed over the first piezoelectric layer; a second piezoelectric layer disposed over the second electrode; a third electrode disposed over the second piezoelectric layer; and a bridge disposed between the first electrode and the third electrode. | 08-30-2012 |
20120218060 | BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR COMPRISING BRIDGE FORMED WITHIN PIEZOELECTRIC LAYER - A bulk acoustic wave (BAW) structure includes a first electrode disposed over a substrate, a piezoelectric layer disposed over the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed over the first piezoelectric layer. A bridge is formed within the piezoelectric layer, where the bridge is surrounded by piezoelectric material of the piezoelectric layer. | 08-30-2012 |
20120280767 | DOUBLE FILM BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATORS WITH ELECTRODE LAYER AND PIEZO-ELECTRIC LAYER THICKNESSES PROVIDING IMPROVED QUALITY FACTOR - A device includes: a first electrode having a first electrode thickness; a first acoustic propagation layer disposed on the first electrode, the first piezo-electric layer having a first acoustic propagation layer thickness; a second electrode having a second electrode thickness; a second piezo-electric layer disposed on the first electrode, the second piezo-electric layer having a second acoustic propagation layer thickness; and a third electrode having a third electrode thickness, wherein the second electrode thickness is between 1.15 and 1.8 times the first electrode thickness. The first and third electrode thicknesses may be equal to each other, and the first and second piezo-electric layer thicknesses may be equal to each other. The first and third electrodes may be connected together to provide two acoustic resonators in parallel with each other. | 11-08-2012 |
20120293278 | STACKED BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATOR COMPRISING DISTRIBUTED BRAGG REFLECTOR - A device comprises a substrate, an acoustic stack, and a distributed Bragg reflector. The acoustic stack comprises a first electrode formed on the substrate, a first piezoelectric layer formed on the first electrode, a second electrode formed on the first piezoelectric layer, a second piezoelectric layer formed on the second electrode, and a third electrode formed on the second piezoelectric layer. The distributed Bragg reflector is formed adjacent to the acoustic stack and provides it with acoustic isolation. | 11-22-2012 |
20120319530 | BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATOR COMPRISING NON-PIEZOELECTRIC LAYER - In a representative embodiment, a bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonator structure comprises: a first electrode disposed over a substrate; a first piezoelectric layer disposed over the first electrode; a second electrode disposed over the first piezoelectric layer, wherein c-axis orientations of crystals of the first piezoelectric layer are substantially aligned with one another; a second piezoelectric layer disposed over the second electrode; a non-piezoelectric layer; and a third electrode disposed over the second piezoelectric layer. | 12-20-2012 |
20120319534 | BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATOR COMPRISING NON-PIEZOELECTRIC LAYER AND BRIDGE - A bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonator, comprises: a first electrode formed on a substrate; a piezoelectric layer formed on the first electrode; a second electrode formed on the first piezoelectric layer; a non-piezoelectric layer formed on the first electrode and adjacent to the piezoelectric layer; and a bridge formed between the non-piezoelectric layer and the first or second electrode. | 12-20-2012 |
20130106248 | BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATOR COMPRISING PIEZOELECTRIC LAYER AND INVERSE PIEZOELECTRIC LAYER | 05-02-2013 |
20130106534 | PLANARIZED ELECTRODE FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE IN BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATORS | 05-02-2013 |
20130176086 | DOUBLE BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATOR COMPRISING ALUMINUM SCANDIUM NITRIDE - A method of forming a double bulk acoustic resonator structure comprises forming a first electrode on a substrate, forming a first piezoelectric layer on the first electrode, forming a second electrode on the first piezoelectric layer, forming a second piezoelectric layer on the second electrode, and forming a third electrode on the second piezoelectric layer. The first and second piezoelectric layers are formed by a sputter deposition process using at least one sputter target comprising a combination of scandium and aluminum. | 07-11-2013 |
20140118087 | ACOUSTIC RESONATOR COMPRISING COLLAR AND FRAME - An acoustic resonator structure comprises a first electrode disposed on a substrate, a piezoelectric layer disposed on the first electrode, a second electrode disposed on the piezoelectric layer, a frame disposed within a main membrane region defined by an overlap between the first electrode, the piezoelectric layer, and the second electrode, and having an outer edge substantially aligned with a boundary of the main membrane region, and a collar formed separate from the frame, disposed outside the main membrane region, and having an inner edge substantially aligned with the boundary of or overlapping the main membrane region. | 05-01-2014 |
20140118091 | ACOUSTIC RESONATOR HAVING COLLAR STRUCTURE - A bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonator structure comprises a first electrode disposed over a substrate, a first piezoelectric layer disposed over the first electrode, a second electrode disposed over the first piezoelectric layer, and a collar structure disposed around a perimeter of an active region defined by an overlap between the first electrode, the second electrode, and the piezoelectric layer. | 05-01-2014 |
20150280100 | ACOUSTIC RESONATOR COMPRISING ACOUSTIC REDISTRIBUTION LAYERS - An acoustic resonator structure comprises a piezoelectric layer having a first surface and a second surface, a first electrode disposed adjacent to the first surface, and a second electrode disposed adjacent to the second surface. The first electrode comprises a first conductive layer disposed adjacent to the piezoelectric layer and having a first acoustic impedance, and a second conductive layer disposed on a side of the first conductive layer opposite the piezoelectric layer and having a second acoustic impedance greater than the first acoustic impedance. The second electrode may be disposed between a substrate and the piezoelectric layer, and it may comprise a third conductive layer disposed adjacent to the piezoelectric layer and having a third acoustic impedance, and a fourth conductive layer disposed on a side of the third conductive layer opposite the piezoelectric layer and having a fourth acoustic impedance greater than the third acoustic impedance. | 10-01-2015 |
20150381144 | BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATOR COMPRISING ALUMINUM SCANDIUM NITRIDE - A method of forming a film bulk acoustic resonator structure comprises forming a first electrode on a substrate, forming a piezoelectric layer on the first electrode, and forming a second electrode on the piezoelectric layer. The first and second piezoelectric layers are formed by a sputter deposition process using at least one sputter target comprising a combination of scandium and aluminum. | 12-31-2015 |
Alexandre Shirakawa, Bordeaux FR
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20100060386 | BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR WITH ADJUSTABLE RESONANCE FREQUENCY AND USE OF SUCH A RESONATOR IN THE FIELD OF TELEPHONY - A bulk acoustic wave resonator has an adjustable resonance frequency. A piezoelectric element is provided having first and second electrodes. A switching element is provided in the form of a MEMS structure which is deformable between a first and second position. The switching element forms an additional electrode that is selectively disposed on top of, and in contact with, one of the first and second electrodes. This causes a total thickness of the electrode of the resonator to be changed resulting in a modification of the resonance frequency of the resonator. | 03-11-2010 |
Alexandre Augusto Shirakawa, San Jose, CA US
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20120248941 | STACKED BULK ACCOUSTIC RESONATOR AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A stacked bulk acoustic resonator includes a first piezoelectric layer stacked on a first electrode, a second electrode stacked on the first piezoelectric layer; a second piezoelectric layer stacked on the second electrode, and a third electrode stacked on the second piezoelectric layer. The stacked bulk acoustic resonator includes further includes an inner raised region formed in an inner portion on a surface of at least one of the first, second and third electrodes, and an outer raised region formed along an outer perimeter on the surface of the at least one of the first, second or third electrodes. The outer raised region surrounds the inner raised region and defines a gap between the inner raised region and the outer raised region. | 10-04-2012 |
20140176261 | ACOUSTIC RESONATOR DEVICE WITH AT LEAST ONE AIR-RING AND FRAME - An acoustic resonator device includes a bottom electrode disposed on a substrate over an air cavity, a piezoelectric layer disposed on the bottom electrode, and a top electrode disposed on the piezoelectric layer, where an overlap between the top electrode, the piezoelectric layer and the bottom electrode over the air cavity defines a main membrane region. The acoustic resonator device further includes at least one air-ring defining a boundary of the main membrane region, and at least one first frame formed between the bottom electrode and the piezoelectric layer or formed between the substrate and the bottom electrode, and a second frame formed between the piezoelectric layer and the top electrode. | 06-26-2014 |
20150318837 | ACOUSTIC RESONATOR DEVICE WITH AIR-RING AND TEMPERATURE COMPENSATING LAYER - A bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonator device includes a substrate defining a cavity, a bottom electrode formed over the substrate and at least a portion of the cavity, a piezoelectric layer formed on the bottom electrode, and a top electrode formed on the piezoelectric layer. An air-wing and an air-bridge are formed between the piezoelectric layer and the top electrode, the air-wing having an inner edge that defines an outer boundary of an active region of the BAW resonator device. The BAW resonator device further includes a temperature compensation feature having positive temperature coefficient for offsetting at least a portion of a negative temperature coefficient of the piezoelectric layer. The temperature compensation feature extends outside the active region by a predetermined length. | 11-05-2015 |
Alexandre Augusto Shirakawa, Talence FR
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20090251235 | BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR FILTER BEING DIGITALLY RECONFIGURABLE, WITH PROCESS - A filtering circuit with BAW type acoustic resonators having at least a first quadripole and a second quadripole connected in cascade, each quadripole having a branch series with a first acoustic resonator of type BAW and a branch parallel with each branch having an acoustic resonator of type BAW, the first acoustic resonator having a frequency of resonance series approximately equal to the frequency of parallel resonance of the second acoustic resonator, the branch parallel of the first quadripole having a first capacitance connected in series with the second resonator and, in parallel with the capacitance, a first switching transistor to short circuit the capacitance. | 10-08-2009 |
20090256650 | FILTERING CIRCUIT WITH COUPLED ACOUSTIC RESONATORS - A filter with coupled resonator having a substrate; an acoustic mirror intended to support acoustic resonators, and to isolate these resonators from the substrate; a first structure with an upper resonator and a lower resonator coupled to one another through at least one layer of acoustic coupling; a second structure with an upper resonator and a lower resonator coupled to one another through at least one layer of acoustic coupling; the lower resonators of the first and second structure having the same electrodes. The first and second structures are connected via a fifth resonator for which electrodes and the piezoelectric layer of the lower resonators are of the first and second structure. | 10-15-2009 |
Alexandre Augusto Shirakawa, Bordeaux FR
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20090102316 | LAMB WAVE RESONATOR - A Lamb wave resonator includes a piezoelectric layer, and a first electrode against a first face of the piezoelectric layer. The first electrode includes fingers and a contact arm, with each finger including a first side in contact with the contact arm and two other sides parallel to one another. Portions of the piezoelectric layer are at least partially etched between the two fingers to form a recess. The fingers are spaced apart from one another by a distance W calculated according to the following equation: | 04-23-2009 |
Chikage Shirakawa, Tokushima JP
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20160120170 | TREHALOSE AND DEXTRAN-CONTAINING SOLUTION FOR TRANSPLANTING MAMMALIAN CELLS - The problem of the present invention is to provide a method for preserving mammalian cells over a long period of time using a solution for cell transplantation, capable of effectively suppressing cell death when the mammalian cells have been preserved, and the solution for cell transplantation. The present invention is characterized in that mammalian cells are preserved in a physiological aqueous solution for cell transplantation, comprising 2.0 to 6.0% (w/v) of trehalose, a derivative thereof, or a salt of trehalose or the derivative (a trehalose) and 4.0 to 7.0% (w/v) of dextran, a derivative thereof, or a salt of dextran or the derivative (a dextran). The effects of a trehalose and a dextran contained in the physiological aqueous solution for cell transplantation can suppress a decrease in the cell survival rate when mammalian cells are preserved for a long period of time (at least 14 days). | 05-05-2016 |
Eiichi Shirakawa, Kyoto JP
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20120066627 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREON DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM, DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM, DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - First, a plurality of selection objects having at least one part thereof displayed on a display area of a display device are moved relative to the display area, based on an output signal outputted from an input device. Then, when an end-located selection object among the moved plurality of selection objects reaches a predetermined position of the display area, displayed on the display area is an object having a shape identical or similar to one part of the plurality of selection objects displayed on the display area. | 03-15-2012 |
20120066644 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREON DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM, DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM, DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - Based on an output signal outputted from an input device, a plurality of selection objects having at least a part thereof displayed on a display area of a display device are moved relative to the display area. Among the moved plurality of selection objects, when an end-located selection object reaches a predetermined position of the display area, at least one of the plurality of selection objects displayed on the display area are transformed and displayed. | 03-15-2012 |
20120293492 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM STORED THEREIN, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing system includes a server for managing image files of a planar view image file format and a plurality of first information processing apparatuses each capable of transmitting/receiving an image file via the server. At least one of the first information processing apparatuses includes first transmission means for modifying metadata of an image file of a multi-view image file format which contains a multi-view image, to metadata of an image file of a planar view image file format, and transmitting the image file to the server. At least one of the first information processing apparatuses includes first display control means for, when an image file of the planar view image file format that is received from the server contains a multi-view image, performing multi-view display on a first display device by using the multi-view image. | 11-22-2012 |
20120293493 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM STORED THEREIN, DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - In a display control apparatus, contents obtained from a server device are planarly displayed on a screen. Then, in the display control apparatus, an image included in the planarly displayed contents is obtained, and it is determined whether or not the obtained image is a stereoscopically viewable image. When the result of determination is that the obtained image is a stereoscopically viewable image, the image is stereoscopically displayed on the screen. | 11-22-2012 |
20120293494 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM STORED THEREIN, DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - In a display control apparatus, a first content obtained from a server device is planarly displayed on a screen. When an operation to display a second content is detected, the second content is obtained from the server device. In the display control apparatus, it is determined whether or not the second content thus obtained is a stereoscopically viewable image. When the result of the determination is positive, the stereoscopically viewable image as the second content is stereoscopically displayed on the screen. | 11-22-2012 |
20120313976 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM STORED THEREIN, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM, AND DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS - A computer-readable storage medium having stored therein a program that is executed by a computer using a display section and an input section for designating a position on a screen of the display section. The program causes the computer to operate as: means for displaying at least a part of a first content and a second content such that a first region defined by the first content includes a second region for displaying the second content; means for determining, on the basis of a position designated by the input section, whether or not a criterion concerning the input is met; and means for switching between a first mode in which the input operation changes a display form of the first content, and a second mode in which the input operation changes a display form of the second content within the second region, depending on a result of the determination. | 12-13-2012 |
20140368450 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - Provided are an information processing apparatus | 12-18-2014 |
Hidenori Shirakawa, Kanonji-Shi JP
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20120326081 | CARBON BRUSH - A carbon brush is provided that improves motor efficiency and achieves a longer service life. A carbon brush ( | 12-27-2012 |
Hiroshi Shirakawa, Fujisawa-Shi JP
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20110308970 | Biosensor - A biosensor comprises a space part for sucking and housing a sample formed of two upper and lower plates, the two plates being stuck together by an adhesive layer, the space part for sucking and housing the sample being constituted so as to be partially opened in the peripheral part and partially closed by the adhesive layer, and has a working electrode having at least glucose oxidase immobilized thereon and a counter electrode on the same plane of the plate. | 12-22-2011 |
20120055812 | Biosensor - A biosensor comprises a space part for sucking and housing a sample formed of two upper and lower plates, the two plates being stuck together by an adhesive layer, the space part for sucking and housing the sample being constituted so as to be partially opened in the peripheral part and partially closed by the adhesive layer, and has a working electrode having at least glucose oxidase immobilized thereon and a counter electrode on the same plane of the plate. | 03-08-2012 |
Hiroyuki Shirakawa, Fuchu-Shi JP
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20120229122 | CURRENT INPUT CONVERTER - According to one embodiment, a current input converter includes a first metal plate having a solid shape, which has one end attached to the terminal table and one other end attached to one end of a primary-side coil of the transformer, and connects the terminal table and the one end of the primary-side coil of the transformer to each other, and a second metal plate having a solid shape, which has one end attached to the terminal table and one other end attached to one other end of the primary-side coil of the transformer, and connects the terminal table and the other end of the primary-side coil of the transformer to each other. | 09-13-2012 |
20120229946 | PROTECTION RELAY - According to one embodiment, there is provided a protection relay. The protection relay includes an input circuit that detects a state of an external device according to whether or not an external input voltage is larger than a preset threshold voltage. The input circuit includes switching unit that is made conductive by a divided voltage obtained by voltage-dividing resistors that divide the external input voltage when the external input voltage is higher than or equal to the threshold voltage, and a photocoupler that is operated by a constant current of a constant current output circuit supplying a constant current and outputs an operation signal to the operation unit when the switching unit is made conductive. | 09-13-2012 |
Hisashi Shirakawa, Kanagawa JP
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20120320412 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image forming system includes a transmitter apparatus that transmits, to a predetermined storage location of multiple storage locations, identification information identifying a user and image data associated with the identification information, and multiple image forming apparatuses. Each of the image forming apparatuses includes a first storage unit that stores storage information indicating the storage locations, a storage location that is included in the storage locations and stores the identification information and the image data associated with the identification information, a retrieval unit that accesses the storage locations, indicated by the storage information stored on the first storage unit, when the identification information is inputted by the user, and retrieves the image data from the storage location, and an image forming unit that forms an image corresponding to the image data retrieved by the retrieval unit. | 12-20-2012 |
20140368864 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image forming system includes a transmitter apparatus that transmits, to a predetermined storage location of multiple storage locations, identification information identifying a user and image data associated with the identification information, and multiple image forming apparatuses. Each of the image forming apparatuses includes a first storage unit that stores storage information indicating the storage locations, a storage location that is included in the storage locations and stores the identification information and the image data associated with the identification information, a retrieval unit that accesses the storage locations, indicated by the storage information stored on the first storage unit, when the identification information is inputted by the user, and retrieves the image data from the storage location, and an image forming unit that forms an image corresponding to the image data retrieved by the retrieval unit. | 12-18-2014 |
Junichi Shirakawa, Mie JP
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20140294518 | PART FEEDER AND PART SUPPLY METHOD - The present invention relates to a part feeder supplying a plurality of parts, the part feeder including part supply members having a part loading path enabling the plurality of parts to be loaded in a state where postures of the plurality of parts are lined up. A part passage is provided to a first end of the part loading path, the part passage enabling the plurality of parts to pass while maintaining a fixed posture for each, and in which a gas passage is provided to a second end of the part loading path, the gas passage not enabling the plurality of parts to pass and enabling in- and outflow of a gas. The present invention, accordingly, enables reduction of equipment costs of a part feeder. The present invention is particularly advantageous for a device supplying rubber stoppers. | 10-02-2014 |
Junichi Shirakawa, Kobe-Shi JP
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20150114252 | CARBODY SUPPORT DEVICE AND RAILWAY VEHICLE - A carbody support device of a railway vehicle, including support mechanisms installed between a front bogie and a carbody and between a rear bogie and the carbody in a traveling direction, and supporting the carbody against the respective bogies. The support mechanisms regulate both the front bogie and the rear bogie inclining in the same vehicle width direction with respect to the carbody when the railway vehicle travels through a curve, while the support mechanisms permit the front bogie and the rear bogie inclining in different vehicle width directions. | 04-30-2015 |
20150175176 | RAILCAR BOGIE - A railcar bogie includes: a bolster located under a carbody of a railcar; an air spring including an air spring main body in which air is stored, the air spring being arranged between the carbody and the bolster; a coil spring arranged between the air spring and the bolster and configured to separate the air spring from the bolster by restoring force thereof in a state where a height of the carbody is maintained at a certain height regardless of the air spring; and a limiting member configured to limit the amount of displacement of the coil spring to limit the amount of separation between the air spring and the bolster. | 06-25-2015 |
Junichi Shirakawa, Osaka-Shi JP
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20120088523 | NOTIFICATION DEVICE, NOTIFICATION SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING NOTIFICATION DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING A CONTROL PROGRAM RECORDED THEREUPON - A mobile phone ( | 04-12-2012 |
20130058321 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, DISTRIBUTION DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND DISTRIBUTION DATA PROCESSING PROGRAM - An electronic coupon is distributed from a management server to a mobile device via the Internet, communication setting data defining a communication condition and effectiveness of this electronic coupon is transmitted to a shop apparatus. When the mobile device enters a range in which near field communication with the shop apparatus is possible, communication between the mobile device and the shop apparatus is established based on the communication condition. Further, when it is determined that the electronic coupon held by the mobile device is effective for this shop apparatus, the mobile device is notified of a presence of a shop associated with the held electronic coupon in the vicinity. | 03-07-2013 |
20150094825 | CONTROLLING DEVICE, CONTROLLED DEVICE, CONTROLLING METHOD, CONTROLLING SYSTEM, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND NOTIFICATION DEVICE - A controlling device includes: controlling sections configured to control respective of a plurality of devices; and a master controlling section configured to determine, by referring to information obtained from one of the plurality of devices, a control matter concerning another one of the plurality of devices. | 04-02-2015 |
Kamon Shirakawa, Shinjuku-Ku JP
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20140171359 | DIAGNOSIS OF RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIOUS DISEASES USING URINE SPECIMENS - Provided are a method for detecting respiratory infection associated with bacterial infection, a method for selecting patients with respiratory infection to receive an antibiotic, and a method for determining the timing for ending administration of an antibiotic to a patient with respiratory infection receiving the antibiotic, wherein said methods are characterized in that they are able to appropriately select patients with respiratory infection to whom the antibiotic is to be administered, to adjust the administration period of the antibiotic, and to treat respiratory infection associated with bacterial infection, and in that a measured value of sCD14-ST in urine is used as an indication. | 06-19-2014 |
20140213507 | DIAGNOSIS OF RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIOUS DISEASE USING BLOOD SPECIMENS - Provided are a method for detecting respiratory infection associated with bacterial infection, a method for selecting patients with respiratory infection to receive an antibiotic, and a method for determining the timing for ending administration of an antibiotic to a patient with respiratory infection receiving the antibiotic, wherein said methods are characterized in that they are able to appropriately select patients with respiratory infection to whom the antibiotic is to be administered, to adjust the administration period of the antibiotic, and to treat respiratory infection associated with bacterial infection, and in which a measured value of sCD14-ST in blood is used as an indication. | 07-31-2014 |
Kazuhiro Shirakawa, Shizuoka JP
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20120025102 | RADIATION IMAGE CONVERSION PANEL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - In a radiation image conversion panel ( | 02-02-2012 |
Kazuhiro Shirakawa, Anjo-Shi JP
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20120081193 | BAND ELIMINATION FILTER PROVIDING ATTENUATION WITHIN WIDE RANGE OF FREQUENCIES - In a band elimination filter, a plurality of capacitors are connected in parallel between first and second terminals of an electromagnetic noise source which generates voltage fluctuations in a connecting lead connected to the first terminal, with the capacitors being connected to the connecting lead at respectively corresponding branch points. For each capacitor, the total series inductance of a first circuit path is made less than that of a second circuit path, where the first circuit path extends from the corresponding branch point to the second terminal via the capacitor, and the second circuit path extended from that branch point to the first terminal of the electromagnetic noise source. A resistor is connected in series with at least one of the capacitors, for damping parallel resonance caused by inductance components of an adjacent pair of capacitors. | 04-05-2012 |
20140003106 | BOOST CONVERTER | 01-02-2014 |
Kento Shirakawa, Kawasaki JP
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20140108658 | COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING A RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - A first information processing device includes a determination section that determines whether or not there is an unused resource in the first information processing device by referring to information indicating whether or not there is an unused resource among resources ensured by each of a plurality of information processing devices sharing resources used in processing that is to be executed in response to a request, an specifying section that specifies, when there is not the unused resource in the first information processing device, another information processing device that has ensured an unused resource by referring to the information, a request section that requests for releasing the unused resource of the specified another information processing device, and an ensuring section that ensures an unused resource released in response to a request as a resource that the first information processing device is to use. | 04-17-2014 |
Koji Shirakawa, Shizuoka-Ken JP
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20120094235 | ACTINIC-RAY- OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING PATTERN USING THE COMPOSITION - According to one embodiment, an actinic-ray- or radiation-sensitive resin composition includes a resin (A) whose solubility in an alkali developer is increased by the action of an acid, the resin containing any of the units of general formula (AI) below and any of the units of general formula (AII) below, and a compound (B) that when exposed to actinic rays or radiation, generates an acid with any of the structures of general formula (BI) below. | 04-19-2012 |
Kotaro Shirakawa, Foster City, CA US
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20140303074 | Compositions and Methods For Inhibiting Immunodeficiency Virus Transcription - The present disclosure provides methods of reducing immunodeficiency virus transcription, involving use of diflunisal or an active ester thereof. The disclosure also provides methods of treating an immunodeficiency virus infection in an individual, the method generally involving administering to the individual an effective amount of diflunisal or an active ester thereof. | 10-09-2014 |
Kyosuke Shirakawa, Yokohama-Shi JP
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20160074149 | STENT TO BE PLACED IN BILE DUCT AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - Provided are a stent to be placed in the bile duct and a process for producing the stent, the stent hollow being less apt to be blocked even when the stent is placed in the bile duct for a long period. The inner peripheral surface of the stent is coated with a resin layer with resistance to sludge formation that includes a polymer obtained by polymerizing 2-methoxyethyl acrylate. This stent is produced by applying a coating fluid that contains 0.1-0.5 mass % polymer obtained by polymerizing 2-methoxyethyl acrylate, to the inner peripheral surface of a stent. | 03-17-2016 |
Makoto Shirakawa, Toyama JP
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20140222187 | Substrate Processing Apparatus and Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Recording Medium - Provided is a substrate processing apparatus capable of efficiently resuming processing of unprocessed substrates after an error occurs during processing of substrates. In the substrate processing apparatus that executes a recipe defining an order of processing substrates and manages process status of the substrates, the process status are changed to a processing state so as to execute the recipe, are changed to a paused state when unprocessed substrates are present among the substrates to be processed according to the recipe, due to an error occurring during the execution of the recipe, and are changed from the paused state to the processing state to resume the execution of the recipe so as to process the unprocessed substrates when the error is canceled and a operation is performed to resume the execution of the recipe. | 08-07-2014 |
Makoto Shirakawa, Toyama-Shi JP
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20120258570 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A substrate processing apparatus includes a mounting stand, a cover opening and closing unit, a substrate checking unit, a substrate transfer mechanism, a substrate processing unit, and a controller. While the substrate processing unit is processing a substrate within a first substrate accommodation container mounted on the mounting stand, when a second substrate accommodation container is mounted on the mounting stand, the controller provides control to open the cover of a second substrate accommodation container and check a substrate within the second substrate accommodation container by means of the substrate checking unit, and when the substrate checking is terminated, the controller provides control to close the cover of the second substrate accommodation container. | 10-11-2012 |
Makoto Shirakawa, Kyoto-Shi JP
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20130347145 | METHOD FOR ACCUMULATING PROTEIN IN PLANT CELLS - According to the present invention, a method for stably accumulating a target protein in plant cells or a plant body, and a transgenic plant in which protein has accumulated, are provided. The method of the present invention is a method for accumulating protein in plant cells, comprising accumulating a target protein or a protein deficient in an N-terminal region of the target protein in vacuoles of myrosin cells present in a multiple mutant, in which myrosin cells deficient in intravacuolar protein are also present in a plant body at locations other than around vascular bundles, by expressing a gene that encodes a target protein having an intracellular membrane system localization signal on the N-terminal and a vacuole localization signal on the C-terminal in the multiple mutant. | 12-26-2013 |
Makoto Shirakawa, Kyoto JP
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20140137289 | Method For Accumulating A Protein In Plant Cell - A method for accumulating a protein in a plant cell, in which by co-expressing a gene which encodes a polypeptide having an ability to form an ER body, and a gene which encodes a target protein having an endomembrane system migration signal peptide at the N-terminus and having an ER retention signal peptide at the C-terminus in the plant cell, the target protein or a protein in which the N-terminus domain of the target protein is lacking is accumulated in an ER body formed in the plant cell. | 05-15-2014 |
Makoto Shirakawa, Ibaraki JP
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20150238622 | BORON CLUSTER-MODIFIED PEG LIPID DERIVATIVE, AND MOLECULAR ASSEMBLY USING SAME - The present invention provides a novel boron carrier compound that can be used for boron neutron capture therapy for cancer, and that can realize improvement in the efficiency of a Drug Delivery System (DDS) and an increase in the boron concentration in a tumor. The present invention provides a boron cluster-modified PEG lipid derivative represented by Formula (I): | 08-27-2015 |
Masanobu Shirakawa, Kanagawa-Ken JP
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20140244909 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes: string units including a plurality of memory cells stacked above a semiconductor substrate; and a control circuit configured to perform an erase operation per a block, the block including the string units, the control circuit being configured to perform an erase verify operation per string unit. | 08-28-2014 |
Masanobu Shirakawa, Kanagawa JP
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20130329494 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A non-volatile semiconductor memory device has memory cell arrays, with the memory cells arranged in a matrix configuration and divided into p areas in the column direction, a column redundancy area arranged in a portion of the memory cell array and having redundancy columns that can substitute for defective user data columns, and a column substituting register that holds the column substituting information for substituting the defective user data columns of the selected area with the redundancy columns. | 12-12-2013 |
20140043913 | NON-VOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A non-volatile semiconductor device includes first and second selecting transistors; multiple memory cells that are stacked above the substrate; multiple word lines that are connected to control gates of the multiple memory cells; selecting gate lines that are each connected to a gate of one of the selecting transistors; a bit line connected to the first selecting transistor; a source line connected to the second selecting transistor; and a control circuit configured to execute an erasing loop that includes an erase operation and a verifying operation. The control circuit increases an erasing voltage in accordance with the number of times the erasing loop is repeated. | 02-13-2014 |
20140085982 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device includes a memory string having first and second selective transistors, each of which includes a charge storage layer and a control gate, a back gate transistor which includes a charge storage layer and a control gate, and memory cell transistors connected to each other and to the back gate transistor in series between the first and second selective transistors. In case any of the memory cell transistors is defective, the defect is indicated by storing a charge in the charge storage layer of at least one of the first and second selective transistors and the back gate transistor. | 03-27-2014 |
20140258614 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array having a plurality of memory cells, each memory cell configured to store plural bits of data, and a controller. The controller is configured to execute a write operation on the memory cells such that user data are written in at least one of the plural bits of data and prescribed data are written in the remaining bits of the plural bits of data. As a result, the number of bits of user data stored in the memory cells is less than the number of plural bits of data that each memory cell is configured to store. | 09-11-2014 |
20140286099 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE, CONTROLLER, AND MEMORY SYSTEM - A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array that is capable of storing data in a nonvolatile manner, and a control section that controls data access to the memory cell array. The memory cell array stores the same data redundantly in a plurality of pages. The control section executes a reading operation on the plurality of pages that store the same data redundantly to read the data. The data that is stored redundantly may be management data or user data. | 09-25-2014 |
20140355351 | CONTROLLER - A controller for a memory device having a bit line, a source line, and a plurality of strings of memory cell transistors connected between the bit line and the source line, is configured to update first and second values for each string when read and write operations are carried out on the strings, the first value for a first string being updated when a read or write operation is carried out on a memory cell transistor of the first string and the second value being updated when a read or write operation is carried out on a memory cell transistor of a second string that is different from the first string. | 12-04-2014 |
20150124528 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device includes a memory string having first and second selective transistors, each of which includes a charge storage layer and a control gate, a back gate transistor which includes a charge storage layer and a control gate, and memory cell transistors connected to each other and to the back gate transistor in series between the first and second selective transistors. In case any of the memory cell transistors is defective, the defect is indicated by storing a charge in the charge storage layer of at least one of the first and second selective transistors and the back gate transistor. | 05-07-2015 |
20150138883 | NON-VOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A non-volatile semiconductor device includes first and second selecting transistors; multiple memory cells that are stacked above the substrate; multiple word lines that are connected to control gates of the multiple memory cells; selecting gate lines that are each connected to a gate of one of the selecting transistors; a bit line connected to the first selecting transistor; a source line connected to the second selecting transistor; and a control circuit configured to execute an erasing loop that includes an erase operation and a verifying operation. The control circuit increases an erasing voltage in accordance with the number of times the erasing loop is repeated. | 05-21-2015 |
20150194216 | SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE - A semiconductor storage device includes a plurality of memory cell transistors that are connected to each other in series, a plurality of word lines that are connected to the plurality of memory cell transistors, and a control circuit. The control circuit applies a first potential to a selected one of the plurality of word lines. The control circuit applies a second potential that is higher than the first potential to the word lines that are not selected at different timings before the first potential is applied to the selected word line. | 07-09-2015 |
20150332775 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE STORING MANAGEMENT DATA REDUNDANTLY IN DIFFERENT PAGES - A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array that is capable of storing data in a nonvolatile manner, and a control section that controls data access to the memory cell array. The memory cell array stores the same data redundantly in a plurality of pages. The control section executes a reading operation on the plurality of pages that store the same data redundantly to read the data. The data that is stored redundantly may be management data or user data. | 11-19-2015 |
Masanobu Shirakawa, San Jose, CA US
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20120250393 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array in which memory cells each including at least a rectification element and a variable resistance element, which are connected in series, a peripheral circuit, a sense amplifier configured to sense the memory cells via the peripheral circuit, and a control circuit configured to control operations of the memory cell array and the sense amplifier. The control circuit is configured to boost a potential of a selected bit line, which is one of a first even bit line and a first odd bit line of a first side, by charge sharing of a second even bit line and a second odd bit line which are nonselected bit lines and physically neighbor the first even bit line or the first odd bit line of the first side, which is connected to a selected one of the memory cells. | 10-04-2012 |
Masanobu Shirakawa, Chigasaki Kanagawa JP
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20150262630 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A memory device includes first and second memory cell arrays, and a control circuit configured to output first information indicating whether the first memory cell array is in a ready state in which the control circuit is ready to receive a command to access the first memory cell array or a busy state in which the control circuit is not ready to receive the command to access the first memory cell array, and second information indicating whether the second memory cell array is in a ready state in which the control circuit is ready to receive a command to access the second memory cell array or a busy state in which the control circuit is not ready to receive the command to access the second memory cell array. | 09-17-2015 |
20150262682 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device includes first to fourth memory cells that are stacked above a semiconductor substrate, first to fourth word lines that are connected to gates of the first to fourth memory cells, respectively, and a row decoder that applies voltages to the first to fourth word lines. The row decoder applies a first programming voltage to the first word line during a write operation performed on the first memory cell, applies the first programming voltage to the second word line during a write operation performed on the second memory cell, applies a second programming voltage to the third word line during a write operation performed on the third memory cell, and applies the second programming voltage to the fourth word line during a write operation performed on the fourth memory cell. The second programming voltage is higher than the first programming voltage. | 09-17-2015 |
20150262685 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device includes a first memory cell, a second memory cell above the first memory cell, a first word line electrically connected to a gate of the first memory cell, a second word line electrically connected to a gate of the second memory cell, and a control unit that performs an erasing operation on the first and second memory cells. During the erasing operation, the control unit applies a first voltage to a first word line and a second voltage higher than the first voltage to a second word line. | 09-17-2015 |
20150262698 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device includes a block including a plurality of string units, each including a plurality of memory cells electrically connected in series, a bad string register in which information indicating which of the string units is a bad string is stored, and a control circuit. The control circuit controls an erase operation on the memory cells, the erase operation including a first erase operation followed by a first verify operation and as needed a subsequent erase operation followed by a subsequent verify operation. During the erase operation, the control circuit skips a verify operation for a string unit if the information in the bad string register indicates the string unit is a bad string. | 09-17-2015 |
20150262699 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND MEMORY CONTROLLER - A semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of string units, each of which includes a plurality of strings of memory cells connected in series, a controller configured to perform an erase operation on the string units, the erase operation including an erase verify operation that is performed per string unit, and a control circuit including a register that stores erase characteristic for at least one of the string units. The control circuit is configured to output the erase characteristic in response to a command from a memory controller. | 09-17-2015 |
20160064088 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND DATA ERASING METHOD - A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array including a plurality of groups of memory cells above a substrate, the groups including a first group and a second group, each of the first and second groups including a first memory string and a second memory string, the first memory string including first memory cells that are disposed in a first layer, the second memory string including second memory cell that are disposed in a second layer above the first layer, and a controller configured to perform an erasing operation on the memory cells, the erasing operation including a verifying operation on the memory cells to determine on a layer by layer basis whether the memory cells failed to erase data stored therein. | 03-03-2016 |
20160071601 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device includes: a memory cell array including memory strings, one of the memory strings including memory cells; word lines commonly connected to the memory strings; and a controller configured to execute a write operation and a read operation on a page, the page being stored in memory cells connected to one of the word lines. The controller is configured to measure a cell current flowing in the memory string, and adjust a write voltage applied to a word line, based on a result of the cell current. | 03-10-2016 |
20160078947 | MEMORY SYSTEM AND CONTROLLER - A memory system includes a semiconductor memory device and a controller. The semiconductor memory device performs a writing operation with either a first writing method or a second writing method. The controller selects one of the first writing method and the second writing method upon receipt of a write instruction and output a write command indicating the selected writing method to the semiconductor memory device. The controller selects the writing method in accordance with a storage location in the semiconductor memory device targeted by the write instruction. | 03-17-2016 |
20160078948 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device includes a first memory string including a first memory cell and a second memory cell, a second memory string including a third memory cell, a bit line connected to both one end of the first memory string and one end of the second memory string, a first word line connected to gates of the first and third memory cells, a second word line connected to a gate of the second memory cell, and a control circuit configured to determine a program condition of the first memory cell that have been selected for a write operation, and perform the write operation for the third memory cell based on the program condition of the first memory cell. | 03-17-2016 |
20160078949 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device includes a first set of memory cells commonly connected to a first word line, a second set of memory cells commonly connected to a second word line, and a control circuit configured to execute a writing operation on the memory cells, including controlling voltages applied to the first and second word lines. The writing operation includes a coarse program operation and a fine program operation and the control circuit executes the writing operation on the first and second sets of memory cells in a single write operation that includes starting the following operations in order: (1) the coarse program operation on the first set of memory cells; (2) the coarse program operation on the second set of memory cells; (3) the fine program operation on the first set of memory cells; and (4) the fine program operation on the second set of memory cells. | 03-17-2016 |
20160078959 | NON-VOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A non-volatile semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of memory cells including a first memory cell and a second memory cell stacked above the first memory cell, a plurality of word lines including first and second word lines connected to first and second memory cells, respectively, a driver circuit connected to gates of the memory cells to supply voltages of different levels to the gates of the memory cells, and a control circuit configured to control the driver circuit to apply, during a reading operation on a selected memory cell, a first voltage to other, non-selected memory cells at a first timing and a second voltage to the selected memory cell at a second timing that is after a time period after the first timing. The time period when the first memory cell is the selected memory cell is less than the time period when the second memory cell is the selected memory cell. | 03-17-2016 |
Masanobu Shirakawa, Chigasaki JP
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20150138886 | NON-VOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE, AND MEMORY SYSTEM - A non-volatile semiconductor storage device includes an memory cell array including first and second blocks, each of which includes a plurality of memory strings each having n (n: natural number) memory cells, and a optionally a peripheral circuit for controlling the memory cell array. In this non-volatile semiconductor storage device, n signal lines are arranged in the first block, and m (n>m, m: natural number) signal lines are arranged in the second block, such that the second block size is smaller than the first block size. | 05-21-2015 |
20150262674 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND MEMORY CONTROLLER - A semiconductor memory device includes memory cells, word lines, and a row decoder. When program verification is performed on a memory cell that has been programmed, the row decoder transfers a first voltage to word lines that are electrically connected to gates of first memory cells. Also, when data is read, the row decoder selects a word line electrically connected to gates of selected memory cells, transfers the first voltage to non-selected word lines that are electrically connected to the first memory cells, and transfers a second voltage, which is higher than the first voltage, to non-selected word lines that are electrically connected to second memory cells. | 09-17-2015 |
20160078953 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device includes a first memory cell and a second memory cell having a parasitic capacitance smaller than a parasitic capacitance of the first memory cell, a first bit line that is electrically connected to the first memory cell, a second bit line that is electrically connected to the second memory cell, a first sense module that is electrically connected to the first bit line through a first transistor, and a second sense module that is electrically connected to the second bit line through a second transistor. During sensing of the first and second bit lines, the first and second transistors are turned on for first and second periods of time, respectively, to electrically connect the first and second sense modules to the corresponding first and second bit lines. The first period of time is longer than the second period of time. | 03-17-2016 |
20160078954 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes: a first memory cell; a second memory cell; a first word line coupled to the first memory cell; and a second word line coupled to the second memory cell. When data is read from the first memory cell, a first voltage and a second voltage is applied to the first word line. A voltage of the second word line changes a first number of times while the first voltage is applied to the first word line, and the voltage changes a second number of times different from the first number of times while the second voltage is applied to the first word line. | 03-17-2016 |
Michihiro Shirakawa, Haibara-Gun, Shizuoka JP
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20140011134 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD, ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND RESIST FILM - A pattern forming method contains (i) a step of forming a film by an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition containing (P) a resin having (a) a repeating unit represented by the specific formula, and (B) a compound capable of generating an organic acid upon irradiation with an actinic ray or radiation; (ii) a step of exposing the film, and (iii) a step of developing the film by using an organic solvent-containing developer to form a negative pattern. | 01-09-2014 |
Naoki Shirakawa, Takaishi-Shi JP
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20140274466 | GOLF BALL - The invention provides a golf ball having a core encased by a cover of one or more layer, which cover is formed of a material composed primarily of a thermoplastic polyurethane material and containing also a lubricant composed primarily of a montanic acid ester. Paint film adhesion is not adversely affected even when the mold temperature during injection-molding of the golf ball is raised to 60° C. or above. | 09-18-2014 |
Naoki Shirakawa, Kofu-Shi, Yamanashi JP
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20160068146 | ELECTRIC BOOSTER - An electric motor is controlled according to the back and forth movement of an input rod, which is caused by brake pedal operation; a primary piston is propelled to generate hydraulic brake pressure in a master cylinder; and the hydraulic brake pressure is fed back to the input rod through an input piston. The input piston is resiliency held by springs with respect to the primary piston. A jump-in clearance is created between the input piston and the input rod by a rearward spring. At the initial stage of braking, hydraulic brake pressure is not transmitted to the input rod due to the jump-in clearance, which provides jump-in characteristics. The jump-in clearance can be set, regardless of the amount of a relative displacement between the primary piston and the input piston, so that the range of adjustment for regenerative braking can be set larger than the jump-in clearance. | 03-10-2016 |
Nobuaki Shirakawa, Ichihara-Shi JP
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20130221293 | FLAME-RETARDANT STYRENE THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED PRODUCT THEREOF - A flame-retardant styrene thermoplastic resin composition including 6 to 15 parts by weight of a phosphoric acid ester flame retardant (II) and 0.1 to 3 parts by weight of an aromatic carbonate oligomer (III) having a viscosity average molecular weight [Mv] of 1,000 to 10,000 with respect to 100 parts by weight of a styrene resin (I), and molded products thereof have excellent flame retardancy, mechanical properties and moldability. | 08-29-2013 |
20150247026 | NATURAL RUBBER-CONTAINING THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE THEREOF - A natural rubber-containing thermoplastic resin composition includes a graft copolymer (A) obtained by graft-polymerizing a vinyl monomer mixture (a) including at least an aromatic vinyl monomer to a rubbery polymer (R) composed of 10 to 70% by mass of a natural rubber having a weight average particle size of 0.3 to 1.2 μm and 30 to 90% by mass of a synthetic rubber having a weight-average particle size of 0.2 to 0.4 μm, wherein particles of the natural rubber include not less than 5% by mass of natural rubber articles with a size of 1.0 μm or larger; and particles of the rubbery polymer (R) with a size of 1.0 μm or larger have an internal graft ratio of 20% or higher. | 09-03-2015 |
Osamu Shirakawa, Yokosuka-Shi JP
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20150380234 | Socket and Discharge Lamp - According to one embodiment, a socket includes a main body section, a terminal provided in the main body section and assuming a cylindrical shape, a lead wire being welded to an end face provided at one end portion of the terminal, and an insulating section provided on the inside of the terminal, including a hole section through which the lead wire is inserted, and containing resin. When the cross sectional dimension of the lead wire is represented as W and the opening dimension of the hole section on the end face side is represented as “a”, the socket satisfies the following expression: | 12-31-2015 |
Ryuji Shirakawa, Yokohama-Shi JP
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20140152867 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD - A flash detection unit is configured to detect whether or not each frame of image data includes a high luminance portion due to a flash. A holding unit is configured to hold a past frame of the image data. A correction processing unit is configured to, if it is detected by the flash detection unit that frames include high luminance portions, correct the image data so as to consolidate a first image data and a second image data into one frame. The first image data is included in a first portion in a first frame stored in the holding unit. The second image data is included in a second portion in a second frame which is adjacent to the first frame. The first and second portions are high luminance portions. | 06-05-2014 |
Ryuji Shirakawa, Fuchu-Shi JP
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20130208144 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - A flash detection unit calculates a line average luminance of each line of the current screen of image data and a screen average luminance of a past screen at least one screen before the current screen and compares the calculated line average luminance with the calculated screen average luminance to detect whether the current screen includes a line of high luminance due to a flash. A holding unit holds the past screen of the image data. A flash correction unit, if it is detected that some lines of the current screen have high luminance, replaces the lines having high luminance in the current screen with corresponding lines of the past screen held in the holding unit to correct the image data. | 08-15-2013 |
Shigehisa Shirakawa, Fukuoka JP
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20120284910 | FLUSH TOILET - A flush toilet having a reservoir tank for storing therein flush water; a bowl portion having a waste-receiving surface and a rim section; a drainage passage for expelling waste therethrough by means of siphon action; a rim water spouting port provided in the rim section at a position corresponding to a lateral region of the bowl portion; a jet water spouting port for spouting flush water toward an inlet of the drainage passage; a rim water guide passage for guiding flush water to the rim water spouting port; a jet water guide passage for guiding flush water to the jet water spouting port; and a flow dividing chamber for dividing and distributing flush water to the rim water guide passage and the jet water guide passage, wherein the flow dividing chamber, the rim water guide passage and the rim water spouting port are formed approximately along the same straight line. | 11-15-2012 |
Shigehisa Shirakawa, Kitakyushu-Shi JP
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20150026876 | FLUSH TOILET - A flush toilet which is capable of completing flushing of a bowl portion at or before termination of a siphon action, thereby improving toilet flushing performance in a situation where flushing is performed while generating a siphon action by using a reduced amount of flush water. The flush toilet is configured such that, after a first rim water spouting portion starts to spout flush water therefrom, a jet water spouting portion and a second rim water spouting portion start to spout flush water therefrom, in this order. | 01-29-2015 |
Shinichi Shirakawa, Ichikawa JP
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20120284572 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND SEARCH METHOD - An information processing device includes a memory unit that stores registration data of a search target and error information indicating an error of the registration data in association with each other. The information processing device includes a search unit that searches for registration data from the registration data stored by memory unit, the registration data searched by the search unit being registration data for which a value obtained by subtracting a value of the error information from a value of distance between query data related to a search request and the registration data is within the predetermined neighborhood range. | 11-08-2012 |
20130262488 | INFORMATION CONVERSION DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION CONVERSION METHOD - An information conversion device includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor executes a process including generating a conversion rule for converting a feature quantity vector into a binary string that is longer than a predetermined bit length. The process includes converting each of the feature quantity vectors into a binary string by using the conversion rule generated at the generating. The process includes calculating importance levels of the respective bits in the binary strings based on a distance of the feature quantity vectors. The process includes correcting the conversion rule into one that converts each of the feature quantity vectors into a binary string having the predetermined bit length based on the calculated importance levels. The process includes changing the feature quantity vectors into a binary string having the predetermined bit length by using the conversion rule corrected at the correcting. | 10-03-2013 |
20130262489 | INFORMATION CONVERSION DEVICE AND INFORMATION SEARCH DEVICE - An information conversion device includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor executes a process including converting a feature quantity vector of data which is a target of a search process using a Hamming distance into a symbol string including a binary symbol and a wild card symbol that causes a Hamming distance from the binary symbol to be zero (0). | 10-03-2013 |
Shogo Shirakawa, Gotenba-Shi JP
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20140113810 | METAL PARTICLES, EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING CATALYST COMPRISING METAL PARTICLES, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THEM - Provided are metal particles comprising an at least partial solid solution of rhodium and gold. Also provided is a method for producing metal particles comprising adding a boron-based reducing agent to a mixed solution containing a rhodium salt and a gold salt to produce the metal particles comprising an at least partial solid solution of rhodium and gold. Furthermore, provided are an exhaust gas purifying catalyst comprising the metal particles supported on a catalyst support and a method for producing the same. | 04-24-2014 |
20140206530 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION CATALYST AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IT - The purpose of the present invention is to provide an exhaust gas purification catalyst which can decrease a NOx reduction temperature and comprises rhodium and gold. An exhaust gas purification catalyst which carries two-element microparticles each comprising rhodium and gold, said catalyst being characterized in that the rhodium and the gold are phase-separated from each other and the content ratio of the rhodium to the gold (i.e., rhodium:gold) is (30-99.9 at. %):(70-0.1 at. %) in the two-element microparticles. | 07-24-2014 |
Shogo Shirakawa, Gotemba-Shi JP
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20160038918 | NOx STORAGE REDUCTION CATALYST AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - An NOx storage reduction catalyst includes a catalyst support, and a catalyst metal and an NOx storage material supported thereon, wherein the catalyst metal is composed of a platinum-gold solid solution, and has a gold content of greater than 1 mol % but 20 mol % or less relative to the total molar number of platinum and gold contained in the catalyst metal. A method for producing an NOx storage reduction catalyst includes adding sodium borohydride to a mixed solution containing platinum ions and gold ions, thereby reducing the platinum ions and the gold ions to produce a catalyst metal composed of a platinum-gold solid solution; purifying the catalyst metal; and supporting the catalyst metal and an NOx storage material on a catalyst support. | 02-11-2016 |
Takahiro Shirakawa, Yokohama JP
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20140372502 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE SEARCHING METHOD, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND AD HOC NETWORK SYSTEM - A mobile terminal being a searching source that searches for a communication device transmits a searching request addressed to a communication device being a searching destination using a plurality of channels without waiting for a reply to the searching request. A communication device adjacent to the mobile terminal being the searching source, upon receiving a reply to the searching request transmitted by the transmitting from the searching destination, holds the received reply. The mobile terminal being the searching source transmits an inquiry to the adjacent communication device using a plurality of channels about whether a reply to the transmitted searching request has been received from the searching destination. With this configuration, in an ad hoc network with a reactive scheme, the time taken for searching related to a partner device can be shortened. | 12-18-2014 |
Takashi Shirakawa, Ehime JP
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20120139503 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention provides an electronic device that can operate as long as possible even if the battery level is low and that can avoid an unexpected shutdown as much of the time as possible while data is being transmitted to, or received from, an external device. | 06-07-2012 |
Tomohiro Shirakawa, Takarazuka JP
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Tomohisa Shirakawa, Suwa-Si JP
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20130050379 | PRINT MEDIUM CONVEYANCE DEVICE AND PRINTING DEVICE - A print medium conveyance device | 02-28-2013 |
Toshiro Shirakawa, Hyogo JP
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Yoshihiro Shirakawa, Fukuoka JP
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20160072939 | CORDLESS TELEPHONE APPARATUS AND CORDLESS TELEPHONE SYSTEM - A cordless base unit includes a controller that performs control in a case where an incoming call arrives from the landline telephone network, in such a manner that the cordless handset and the mobile information terminal perform sound ringing for the incoming call, that automatic answering starts after a predetermined time has elapsed and the sound ringing for the incoming call is stopped except for the mobile information terminal that is set to be used outside of the house, and that while the automatic answering is performed, the mobile information terminal that is set to be used outside of the house continues to perform the sound ringing for the incoming call. | 03-10-2016 |
Yoshinori Shirakawa, Kanagawa JP
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20150229501 | PHASE ROTATION CORRECTING METHOD AND PHASE ROTATION CORRECTING APPARATUS - A phase rotation correcting method includes receiving a signal modulated by a multi-value modulation method; recognizing a position of a symbol point of the received signal on an IQ plane; performing phase rotation for rotating a phase of the symbol point of the received signal toward an I axis or a Q axis in accordance with the recognized position and calculating, as an amount of phase rotation correction, a value on an axis different from the axis toward which the phase of the symbol point has been rotated by the phase rotation; and correcting phase rotation of the symbol point by using the calculated amount of phase rotation correction. | 08-13-2015 |
20150244546 | EQUALIZATION METHOD AND EQUALIZER - An equalization method includes carrying out frequency domain conversion of M received signals into a 2M received vector having 2M elements, carrying out channel estimation and noise/interference estimation based on the 2M vector, calculating a 2M channel vector and a (2M)×(2M) noise/interference matrix, selecting a 2M−1 or less channel vector from the calculated 2M channel vector, selecting a (2M−1)×(2M−1) or less noise/interference matrix from the calculated (2M)×(2M) noise/interference matrix, calculating a 2M−1 or less equalization coefficient vector as equalization coefficients based on the selected 2M−1 channel vector and the selected (2M−1)×(2M−1) noise/interference matrix, selecting a 2M−1 or less received vector from the 2M received vector, and equalizing the selected 2M−1 received vector by using the calculated equalization coefficients. | 08-27-2015 |
20160006557 | RECEPTION APPARATUS, PHASE ERROR ESTIMATION METHOD, AND PHASE ERROR CORRECTION METHOD - In a phase error corrector, a signal extractor extracts received reference signals from received signals, and an error vector calculator calculates the error vectors of phase errors by comparing the extracted received reference signals with a known reference signal that is to be transmitted. A representative vector calculator divides, according to frequency, the error vectors into two or more groups and calculates representative vectors for the respective groups. A correction value calculator calculates, on the basis of the representative vectors, phase correction values for the respective frequencies. A phase corrector uses the calculated phase correction values to correct the phase errors for the respective frequencies. | 01-07-2016 |
Yoshiyuki Shirakawa, Chiba-Shi JP
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20140299784 | RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE DETECTION DEVICE, RADIATION SOURCE LOCATION VISIBILITY SYSTEM, AND RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE DETECTION METHOD - A radioactive substance detection device that detects a radioactive substance being present in a specified direction. A radiation detection element having a thickness that stops and detects a characteristic X-ray arriving from a radioactive substance being present in the specified direction that radiates both gamma rays and the characteristic X-rays, and allows the gamma ray arriving from the radioactive substance to pass through. A screening body having a thickness that screens out characteristic X-rays of radiation which arrives from directions other than the specified direction and allows gamma rays of radiation which arrives from directions other than the specified direction to pass through. | 10-09-2014 |
Yuki Shirakawa, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20160062958 | INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL, METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Display of a screen for switching one tab or one window selected by a user to a privacy mode is controlled while the user browses a website in a tab or a window which is a target of a normal mode on a web browser. | 03-03-2016 |
Yukiharu Shirakawa, Kagawa JP
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20140155541 | COUPLING AGENT FOR RUBBER/CARBON BLACK, AND RUBBER COMPOSITION CONTAINING SAME FOR USE IN TIRES - The present invention relates to a coupling agent for rubber/carbon black, containing a sulfide compound represented by the following chemical formula (I): | 06-05-2014 |
Yusuke Shirakawa, Ibaraki-Shi JP
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20140249269 | THERMALLY-DETACHABLE SHEET - In order to provide a thermally-detachable sheet that detaches at higher temperatures, this thermally-detachable sheet has a shear bond strength with respect to a silicon wafer of 0.25 kg/5×5 mm or larger, at a temperature of 200° C., after said temperature has been maintained for one minute, and a shear bond strength with respect to a silicon wafer of 0.25 kg/less than 5×5 mm at any temperature in a range of over 200° C. to not more than 500° C., after said temperature has been maintained for three minutes. | 09-04-2014 |
Yuya Shirakawa, Kai JP
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20120191334 | FUEL EFFICIENCY DISPLAY DEVICE, FUEL EFFICIENCY DISPLAY METHOD, AND FUEL EFFICIENCY DISPLAY PROGRAM - A fuel efficiency display device includes a past average fuel efficiency (AFE) calculating unit, a present AFE calculating unit, an AFE comparison unit, and a display unit. The past AFE calculating unit calculates AFE from a start time of use of the fuel efficiency display device to a finish time of a last driving operation as a past AFE. The present AFE calculating unit calculates an AFE at constant time intervals or at constant intervals of running distance as a present AFE since a start time of a present driving operation. The AFE comparison unit makes a comparison between the present AFE and the past AFE. The display unit displays a proportion of a number of times that the present AFE is more efficient than the past AFE to a total number of the comparisons between the present AFE and the past AFE. | 07-26-2012 |