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Aizawa, Tokyo

Chieko Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090030306Endoscope Shape Detecting Apparatus - A detecting apparatus includes: a change-over switch for switching on/off display of a scope model on a liquid crystal monitor; a position calculating portion for calculating respective positions of source coils; a scope model generating portion for generating a scope model of an electronic endoscope based on the respective positions of the source coils calculated by the position calculating portion; and a selector for selectively outputting to the liquid crystal monitor a display-pause-time image stored in a display-pause-time image storing portion and a scope model image from the scope model generating portion; and a control portion for controlling each of these portions. The detecting apparatus thus displays an insertion shape of the endoscope at a timing as needed.01-29-2009
20090234223Surgery Assisting Apparatus and Treatment Assisting Apparatus - According to the invention, an endoscope system as a surgery assisting apparatus includes a surgery apparatus for performing treatment by abdominal operation procedure on a region to be treated in a body of a patient, and a luminal organ shape detecting apparatus used for assisting (supporting) the abdominal operation procedure. The luminal organ shape detecting apparatus is used as blood vessel position notifying means when procedure is performed by inserting a probe as a luminal organ insertion probe into a blood vessel, for example. This allows the luminal organ irrespective of the treatment to be easily and surely detected and enables a smooth procedure to be performed.09-17-2009
20090287047ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS - To facilitate a connection operation between a signal processing device and an endoscope apparatus in which a processing system that performs signal processing of image pickup signals of an electronic endoscope and a processing system that calculates an insertion shape of the endoscope are integrated, a scope connector 11-19-2009

Patent applications by Chieko Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Eri Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090176345Process for producing thin-film capacitor - It is an object of the invention to provide a process for production of a thin-film capacitor that can simultaneously achieve improved capacity density and reduced leakage current density for barium strontium titanate thin-films. There is provided a process for production of thin-film capacitors that includes a metal oxide thin-film forming step in which an organic dielectric starting material is fired to form a barium strontium titanate thin-film, wherein the firing atmosphere used is an oxygen-containing inert gas atmosphere, and the barium strontium titanate thin-film formed by the process has a larger capacity density than the capacity density of the barium strontium titanate thin-film fired in an oxygen atmosphere.07-09-2009

Haruo Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120240626PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CHEMICALLY STRENGTHENED GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention relates to a process for producing a chemically strengthened glass substrate for a display device, the process including a pre-heating step of pre-heating a glass to a pre-heating temperature and subsequently an ion exchange step of immersing the glass in a chemical strengthening liquid, in which the pre-heating temperature in the pre-heating step and a strain point of the glass satisfy: 220° C.≦(strain point−pre-heating temperature).09-27-2012
20130338051METHOD FOR PRODUCING CHEMICALLY STRENGTHENED GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a method for producing a chemically strengthened glass for a display device, which is capable of suppressing generation of concave defects. The present invention relates to a method for producing a chemically strengthened glass substrate for a display device, in which a calcium concentration in a cleaning liquid used in a final cleaning step before a chemical strengthening step is 5 ppm or less.12-19-2013

Hideki Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080293584Fluorescent silica nano-particle, fluorescent nano-material, and biochip and assay using the same - Colloidal silica particles containing a fluorescent dye compound, composed of a silica particle containing a silica component and a fluorescent dye compound chemically bound or adsorbed thereto,11-27-2008
20090017561Labelled silica nanoparticles for immunochromatographic reagent, immunochromatographic reagent, immunochromatographic test strip using the same, and immunochromatographic fluorescence-detecting system or radiation-detecting system - Labelled silica nanoparticles for immunochromatographic reagent, comprising silica nanoparticles containing a labelled substance.01-15-2009
20090068639System and method of quantitatively determining a biomolecule, system and method of detecting and separating a cell by flow cytometry, and fluorescent silica particles for use in the same, and kit comprising plural kinds of the silica particles in combination - A system of quantitatively determining a biomolecule, which has: allowing fluorescent silica particles capable of emitting fluorescence detectable by a flow cytometer to capture a target biomolecule fluorescent-labelled for quantitative determination; detecting the fluorescence emitted from the fluorescent silica particles themselves by using the flow cytometer; and measuring the intensity of the fluorescence of the labelled target biomolecule, thereby quantitatively determining the target biomolecule.03-12-2009
20090215096Collodial silica particle containing light-absorbing susbstance, nano light-absorbing material,absorption labeling nanobead kit, and method for detection or quantification of biological molecule using the colloidal silica particle containing light-absorbing substance - A colloidal silica particle containing a light-absorbing substance, comprising a colloidal silica particle and a light-absorbing substance distributed over the colloidal silica particle, wherein the light-absorbing substance is chemically bound to or adsorbed on a silica component.08-27-2009
20110200499LABELLED SILICA NANOPARTICLES FOR IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHIC REAGENT, IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHIC REAGENT, IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHIC TEST STRIP USING THE SAME, AND IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHIC FLUORESCENCE-DETECTING SYSTEM OR RADIATION-DETECTING SYSTEM - Labelled silica nanoparticles for immunochromatographic reagent, comprising silica nanoparticles containing a labelled substance.08-18-2011
20140051186METHOD OF PRODUCING FUNCTIONAL MOLECULE-CONTAINING SILICA NANOPARTICLES ON WHICH BIOMOLECULES ARE BONDED - A method of producing functional molecule-containing silica nanoparticles on which a biomolecule is bonded, containing the steps of: 02-20-2014
20140242720KIT FOR IMMUNO-CHROMATOGRAPHY, REAGENT FOR IMMUNO-CHROMATOGRAPHY, AND METHOD OF DETECTING USING THEM - A kit for immunochromatography, having: a planar test strip having a test area and a reference area, the test area having a test purpose capturing substance, the reference area having a reference purpose capturing substance; fluorescent particulates provided with a binding property to a target substance, the target substance provided with a binding property to the test purpose capturing substance; and light absorbing particulates provided with a binding property to the reference purpose capturing substance.08-28-2014
20140273271FLUORESCENCE IMMUNO-CHROMATOGRAPHY, KIT AND TEST STRIP FOR THE SAME - An immunochromatography carried out by illuminating a fluorescent substance in a membrane with excitation light and detecting fluorescence emitted from the fluorescent substance, the immunochromatography comprising the steps of: 09-18-2014
20150268239IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY, AND DETECTION DEVICE AND REAGENT FOR THE SAME - An immunochromatography for multi-item detection is provided which contains detecting and measuring fluorescence and light absorption respectively at once with a detection device. The immunochromatography contains using fluorescent particles and light absorbing particles, wherein the fluorescence excitation wavelength of the fluorescent particles and the absorption wavelength of the light absorbing particles are in the same wavelength region; and detecting and measuring, at once, the intensity of reflected light from a test area, the intensity of reflected light from another test area, and the intensity of reflected light from a non-test area other than the test areas.09-24-2015
20150338395METHOD OF PRODUCING LABELED ANTIBODY - A method of producing a labeled antibody, including the steps of: 11-26-2015

Patent applications by Hideki Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Hidekuni Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120154547IMAGING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM - A left-eye imaging unit generates a left-eye image, and a right-eye imaging unit generates a right-eye image in synchronization with the left-eye image. A focus control unit performs focus control of the left-eye imaging unit such that a subject (a first subject) included in a specific area among subjects included in the left-eye image is in focus. The focus control unit performs focus control of the right-eye imaging unit such that a subject (a second subject) present at a different position from the first subject in an optical axis direction among subjects included in the right-eye image is in focus. In this case, each focus control is performed such that a range of a depth of field when the left-eye image is generated is continuous to a range of a depth of field when the right-eye image is generated with no overlap.06-21-2012

Hideo Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090247057Polishing platen and polishing apparatus - The present invention provides a polishing platen which does not require a large force for removing a polishing pad from an upper surface of the polishing platen and can thus make it relatively easy to remove the polishing pad therefrom. The present invention also provides a polishing apparatus having such polishing platen. The polishing platen (10-01-2009
20130240000GAS-LIQUID SEPARATOR AND POLISHING APPARATUS - A gas-liquid separator separates gas-liquid two-phase flow into a gas and a liquid. The gas-liquid separator includes: a container having a bottom and a side portion, the bottom having a liquid discharge outlet and the side portion having a gas discharge outlet; a gas-liquid introduction pipe for introducing a gas-liquid two-phase flow into the container, the gas-liquid introduction pipe extending downward from above the container and having a lower end located in an interior of the container, the gas discharge outlet of the container being located above the lower end of the gas-liquid introduction pipe; and a guide device disposed in the gas-liquid introduction pipe and configured so as to impart a swirling motion to the gas-liquid two-phase flow in the gas-liquid introduction pipe.09-19-2013
20140030048WORKPIECE TRANSPORT DEVICE - A workpiece transport device for transporting a workpiece having a substrate layer and a layer to be processed on a portion of the substrate layer is provided. This workpiece transport device has a workpiece holding mechanism arranged to operate so as to hold and release the workpiece. The workpiece holding mechanism has at least one tapered workpiece holding surface on which the substrate layer of the workpiece is held in a state where the layer to be processed is positioned below the substrate layer. The tapered workpiece holding surface is formed so that a clearance equal to or larger than a predetermined distance R exists between the workpiece holding surface and the layer to be processed of the workpiece when the workpiece is held by the workpiece holding mechanism.01-30-2014
20140080385POLISHING APPARATUS - A polishing apparatus is used for polishing and planarizing a surface of a substrate such as a semiconductor wafer. The polishing apparatus includes a polishing table having a polishing surface, and a top ring configured to hold a substrate and press the substrate against the polishing surface. The top ring has an extendable and contractable connection sheet configured to cover a gap between a retainer ring guide fixed to a top ring body and a retainer ring guided by the retainer ring guide to move vertically. The polishing apparatus has a nozzle configured to eject a cleaning liquid in a horizontal direction toward the connection sheet and apply a flow of the cleaning liquid directly onto the connection sheet for cleaning the connection sheet.03-20-2014
20140162536POLISHING APPARATUS AND POLISHING METHOD - A polishing apparatus includes: a rotatable polishing table for supporting a polishing pad having a polishing surface; a top ring head having a top ring; a top ring head cover surrounding the top ring head; a dresser head having a dresser configured to dress the polishing surface; a dresser head cover surrounding the dresser head; a spray nozzle configured to spray a cleaning liquid onto an upper surface of the top ring and an outer surface of the top ring head cover when the top ring is in the substrate transfer position; and a spray nozzle configured to spray a cleaning liquid onto an outer surface of the dresser head cover when the dresser is in the retreated position.06-12-2014
20140213158POLISHING APPARATUS - A polishing apparatus is used for polishing a substrate such as a semiconductor. The polishing apparatus includes a polishing table configured to hold a polishing tool having a polishing surface, a polishing head having a top ring configured to press a substrate against the polishing surface, and a polishing head cover configured to cover the polishing head. The polishing apparatus further includes a first cleaning liquid supply mechanism configured to supply a cleaning liquid to an outer surface of the polishing head cover, and a second cleaning liquid supply mechanism configured to supply a cleaning liquid to an inner surface of the polishing head cover.07-31-2014
20150017889POLISHING APPARATUS - A polishing apparatus which can remove slurry which has entered into a gap between an elastic membrane for pressing a substrate such as a wafer and a retaining ring is disclosed. The polishing apparatus includes a top ring which has an elastic membrane configured to form a pressure chamber for pressing the substrate against a polishing pad, and a retaining ring disposed around the elastic membrane and configured to press the polishing pad, a top ring rotating device configured to rotate the top ring about an axis of the top ring, and a cleaning brush configured to be brought into contact with a peripheral portion of a lower surface and an outer circumferential surface of the elastic membrane.01-15-2015
20150082613LIFTING DEVICE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING LIFTING DEVICE, AND UNIT TRANSFERRING METHOD - [Problem] An object of the present invention is to facilitate height level adjustment of a substrate processing apparatus regardless of size thereof.03-26-2015
20150273659SUBSTRATE POLISHING APPARATUS - To provide a substrate polishing apparatus capable of effectively trapping a harmful substance suspended in a polishing chamber. The substrate polishing apparatus includes a polishing portion (10-01-2015
20150290769ROTARY JOINT AND POLISHING APPARATUS - The invention suppresses generation of noises attributable to rotation of a rotary joint.10-15-2015
20150314418SUBSTRATE POLISHING APPARATUS - A substrate polishing apparatus includes a polishing table 30 having a polishing surface 10 in the upper surface, a substrate holding portion 31 that holds a substrate W having a surface to be polished in the lower surface, and a holding portion cover 36 that covers the outer side of the substrate holding portion 31. Between the lower portion of the holding portion cover 36 and the upper surface of the polishing table 30, a gap portion for intake 37 is provided, and in the upper portion of the holding portion cover 36, a pipe for exhaust 39 connected to an exhaust mechanism 38 is provided. By operating the exhaust mechanism 38, a rising air current from the gap portion 37 toward the pipe 39 is formed between the outer surface of the substrate holding portion 31 and the inner surface of the holding portion cover 36.11-05-2015

Patent applications by Hideo Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Hideyuki Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100004034Hands-free phone-call device and tone quality control device - Constant phone-call quality is kept irrespective of setting of a tone adjusting function of a cellular phone under connection. There is provided a sound collector for collecting voices and converting the voices to a voice signal, a communication unit for communicating with a cellular phone terminal according to a predetermined communication protocol, and a reproducing unit for reproducing the voice signal received in the communication unit. A hands-free phone-call device for enabling the cellular phone terminal to execute hands-free phone call is provided with a signal processor for subjecting a voice signal to signal processing of adjusting tone quality to a predetermined state, and a controller for obtaining information on a tone adjusting function from the cellular phone terminal when the cellular phone terminal having the tone adjusting function for adjusting the tone quality during phone call is connected to communicate, and transmitting a predetermined command when it is determined that the tone adjusting function of the cellular phone terminal can be stopped or not, whereby the tone adjusting function of the cellular phone terminal is stopped and then the signal processor is made to execute the signal processing.01-07-2010
20100112746PHOTOELECTRIC SENSOR HOUSING ASSEMBLING METHOD AND PHOTOELECTRIC SENSOR - A housing assembly method for bonding through causing a first member and a second member, which form a tightly sealed housing that contains a sensing element, to be mutually abutting. A first resin material through which a laser beam passes is used as the first member and a second resin material that absorbs the laser beam is used as the member of the second piece. With the bonding surfaces of these members abutting each other, a laser beam having a diameter that is smaller than the width of the bonding surfaces is directed towards the bonding surfaces from the member of the first piece side to weld the bonding surfaces together while leaving non-welded portions between the abutting bonding surfaces.05-06-2010

Hiroaki Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20150312439Image Reading Apparatus and Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Recording Medium - Disclosed is an image reading apparatus including: a reading unit configured to optically read an original and to output image data; an image conversion unit configured to convert the image data into data having a predetermined format; a storing unit configured to store the data having the predetermined format; a transfer unit configured to transfer the data to a designated destination; a judgment unit configured to judge whether the data can be transferred to the designated destination; and an executing unit configured to instruct the image reading apparatus to execute a process for reading the original and for converting the image data to store the data in the storing unit regardless of whether the judgment unit judges that the data can be transmitted, and to instruct the image reading apparatus to transfer the data after the judgment unit judges that the data can be transmitted.10-29-2015

Hiroshi Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090241129INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - The present invention provides an information processing apparatus including a content data acquisition part for acquiring content data containing location information of a script file capable of reading secure information in an IC chip from a service providing server, a file reading part for reading the script file from a settlement operator server based on the location information of the script file contained in the content data acquired by the content data acquisition part, and a secure information reading part for reading the secure information from the IC chip based on a secure information access description contained in the script file read by the file reading part.09-24-2009

Junichi Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20150087990SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCH CIRCUIT, SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - A semiconductor switch circuit comprises: a first switch pair including two MOSFETs having gates connected one another and sources connected to one another, and a zener diode reversely connected between the gates and sources of the MOSFETs; a second switch pair including two MOSFETs having gates connected one another and sources connected to one another, and a zener diode reversely connected between the gates and sources of the MOSFETs; and a third switch pair comprising two MOSFETs having gates connected to one another and sources connected to one another. The first switch pair and the second switch pair are connected in series between two input/output terminals through a connecting node. The third switch pair is connected to the connecting node between the first switch pair and the second switch pair.03-26-2015

Jyunichi Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090115972Projection Apparatus and Cabinet Thereof - A cabinet is provided in a projection apparatus including a rectangular screen (05-07-2009
20100074284LIGHT SOURCE UNIT AND IMAGE DISPLAYING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An object is to provide a light source unit that focuses a laser beam having different divergence angles in longitudinal direction and lateral direction, without deviating longitudinally and laterally from an incident end-face of an optical fiber, and also that simplifies assembling lenses into a lens barrel. The light source unit herein provided includes a first lens barrel 03-25-2010
20100074580LIGHT SOURCE UNIT AND IMAGE DISPLAYING APPARATUS - A light source unit includes a laser element that includes a plurality of light emitting points that are arranged along one direction on an end face thereof and irradiates laser beams having a spread in a spreading direction that is perpendicular to the one direction. A cylindrical lens held by a first body tube collimates the laser beams in block. Circular lenses held by a second body tube condense the collimated beams into an inlet of an optical fiber. The first body part and the second body part are positioned and directly coupled to each other so that an optical axis of the cylindrical lens accords with that of the circular lenses.03-25-2010
20100118283LIGHT SOURCE UNIT AND IMAGE DISPLAYING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An object is to provide a light source unit that focuses a laser beam, having different divergence angles in longitudinal direction and lateral direction, so as not to allow longitudinally and laterally deviating from an incident end-face of an optical fiber. The light source unit herein provided is configured to form the laser beam 05-13-2010
20110194035IMAGE PROJECTION DEVICE - An image projection device that includes an optical projection system including: a projection lens arranged with an optical axis thereof shifted with respect to a light modulation device to project the light beam obliquely onto the screen; a flat mirror that reflects the light beam from the projection lens, has a rotation center on a side thereof on which a light beam having a long path from the projection lens to the screen is reflected, rotates around the rotation center and adjusts an angle of the light beam; and a curved mirror that reflects and magnifies the light beam from the flat mirror, has a rotation center on a side thereof on which a light beam having a short path from the projection lens to the screen is reflected, rotates around the rotation center and adjusts the angle of the light beam.08-11-2011

Patent applications by Jyunichi Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Katsunao Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090149055CONNECTOR HOLDING CLAMP AND CONNECTOR RETAINING STRUCTURE - An upper panel section includes an inserting hole into which a tip of a longitudinal-type equipment-side connector that is mounted on a PCB of an equipment at right angle and includes a spring section formed on its lateral surface is inserted. A foot section supports the upper panel section on the PCB. An inner circumference of the inserting hole has a shape surrounding substantially an entire circumference of the tip of the equipment-side connector. The foot section is provided at a position that opens up the lateral surface of the longitudinal-type equipment-side connector on which the spring section of the equipment-side connector is formed.06-11-2009
20090269965CONNECTOR HOLDING CLAMP AND CONNECTOR RETAINING STRUCTURE - An upper panel section includes an inserting hole into which a tip of a longitudinal-type equipment-side connector that is mounted on a PCB board of an electrical device at right angles and includes a spring section formed on its lateral surface is inserted. A foot section supports the upper panel section on the PCB. An inner circumference of the inserting hole has a shape surrounding substantially an entire circumference of the tip of the equipment-side connector. The foot section is provided at a position that opens up the lateral surface of the longitudinal-type equipment-side connector on which the spring section of the equipment-side connector is formed.10-29-2009

Kazuo Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100315867SOLID-STATE MEMORY DEVICE, DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND DATA PROCESSING DEVICE - A solid-state memory device includes: a superlattice laminate having plural crystal layers laminated therein, the crystal layers including first and second crystal layers having mutually opposite compositions; a lower electrode provided on a first surface in a laminating direction of the superlattice laminate; and an upper electrode provided on a second surface of the superlattice laminate in the laminating direction. The first crystal layer included in the superlattice laminate is made of a phase change compound. According to the present invention, the superlattice laminate laminated in opposite directions of the upper and lower electrodes is sandwiched between these electrodes. Therefore, when an electric energy is applied to the superlattice laminate via these electrodes, a uniform electric energy can be applied to a laminated surface of the superlattice laminate. Accordingly, fluctuation of a resistance is small even when information is repeatedly rewritten, and data can be read stably as a result.12-16-2010
20130193396VARIABLE RESISTIVE ELEMENT, AND NON-VOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A variable resistive element that performs a forming action at small current and a stable switching operation at low voltage and small current, and a low-power consumption large-capacity non-volatile semiconductor memory device including the element are realized. The element includes a variable resistor between first and second electrodes. The variable resistor includes at least two layers, which are a resistance change layer and high-oxygen layer, made of metal oxide or metal oxynitride. The high-oxygen layer is inserted between the first electrode having a work function smaller than the second electrode and the resistance change layer. The oxygen concentration of the metal oxide of the high-oxygen layer is adjusted such that the ratio of the oxygen composition ratio to the metal element to stoichiometric composition becomes larger than the ratio of the oxygen composition ratio to the metal element of the metal oxide forming the resistance change layer to stoichiometric composition.08-01-2013
20130248809VARIABLE RESISTIVE ELEMENT AND NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - As for a variable resistive element including first and second electrodes, and a variable resistor containing a metal oxide between the first and second electrodes, in a case where a current path having a locally high current density of a current flowing between the both electrodes is formed in the metal oxide, and resistivity of at least one specific electrode having higher resistivity of the both electrodes is 100 μΩcm or more, a dimension of a contact region of the specific electrode with the variable resistor in a short side or short axis direction is set to be more than 1.4 times as long as a film thickness of the specific electrode, which reduces variation in parasitic resistance generated in an electrode part due to process variation of the electrode, and prevents variation in resistance change characteristics of the variable resistive element generated due to the variation in parasitic resistance.09-26-2013

Kiyoharu Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130170714INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - To provide an information processing device for outputting estimated nutrition value information on at least one dish or a drink through simplified processing. The information processing device holds as reference information a captured image of at least one dish or a drink and nutrition value information set for the item of food or drink included in the image so as to be correlated to each other, receives an image including at least one dish or a drink, and retrieves a plurality of images similar to the image received from among the reference information held. Further, the information processing device calculates a statistic of a plurality of nutrition value information pieces correlated to the plurality of respective images retrieved, and outputs the statistic calculated.07-04-2013

Kota Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20150301594IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND INFORMATION INPUT DEVICE - According to an illustrative embodiment, an information processing device is provided. The information processing device includes at least one electrode configured to generate at least one signal related to eye blinking of a subject; and a processing circuit configured to receive the at least one signal and detect eye blinking of the subject based on the at least one signal.10-22-2015

Maki Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140024062AGENT FOR MEASURING ENDOTOXIN - A method for rapidly and highly sensitively measuring endotoxin is provided. Endotoxin is measured using an endotoxin-measuring agent comprising the proteins (1) to (3) below, each of which is a recombinant protein obtainable by being expressed using insect cells as a host: (1) a factor C derived from 01-23-2014
20150252405METHOD FOR MEASURING ENDOTOXIN - A method for rapidly and highly sensitively measuring endotoxin is provided. Endotoxin is measured using an endotoxin-measuring agent comprising the proteins (1) to (3) below, each of which is a recombinant protein obtainable by being expressed using insect cells as a host: 09-10-2015

Masayuki Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080217190Container - A container which is not bulky at the time of shipping and can be stably stood on a suitable place. The container includes a lid member for closing a take-out opening (brittle portion) of the container body 09-11-2008
20090181564Differential Signal Transmission Connector and Board Mountable Differential Signal Connector for Connecting Therewith - A differential signal transmission connector includes an insulative housing. A plurality of pairs of differential signal transmission contacts and a plurality of grounding contacts are provided in the insulative housing. The differential signal transmission contacts and the grounding contacts are arranged in two rows. A first contact from each of the pairs of the differential signal transmission contacts is arranged in a first row, and a second contact from each of the pairs of the differential signal transmission contacts is arranged in a second row. The grounding contacts are arranged in the first row between each of the first contacts and the grounding contacts are arranged in the second row between each of the second contacts.07-16-2009
20120325554Wire Connecting Structure and Cable Connector Assembly - A wire connecting structure and a cable connector assembly is provided. The wire connecting structure includes an electrical conductor, a cable and a resin. The electrical conductor includes a wire connecting portion. The cable includes an insulator and a core wire surrounded by and exposed from the insulator, the core wire connected to the wire connecting portion. The resin seals a part of the core wire exposed from the insulator and a part of the wire connecting portion.12-27-2012
20130017709Electrical ConnectorAANM Mashino; KeitaAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Mashino; Keita Tokyo JPAANM Fumikura; TadahiroAACI ChibaAACO JPAAGP Fumikura; Tadahiro Chiba JPAANM Aizawa; MasayukiAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Aizawa; Masayuki Tokyo JP - An electrical connector having a first and second housing. The first housing for mating with a mating connector, is provided with a contact being electrically connectable with a mating contact provided in the mating connector. The second housing movably supports the first housing in a mating direction and in an opposite direction and has a lock to be locked with the mating connector. A resilient member is supported by the second housing for biasing the first housing in the mating direction.01-17-2013
20150155660RF Connector - A connector for surface mounting to a circuit substrate is disclosed having an insulator, a center conductor mounted to the insulator; and a shielding shell externally mounted on the insulator. The shielding shell has a connecting portion and a mounting portion. The mounting portion has a connector mounting body with a shielding portion, a fluid communication well, and at least one opening. A plurality of solder legs are formed on the connector mounting body.06-04-2015
20150155662Center Conductor For Electrical Connector and Electrical Connector Comprising the Same - A center conductor for a surface-mounted electrical connector is disclosed having a contacting portion, a conductor body, and a soldering portion. The contacting portion is complimentary to a contacting portion receiving space of an insulating sleeve of the electrical connector. The conductor body has a first end connected to the contacting portion. The soldering portion is connected to an opposite second end of the conductor body, having a first solder receiving groove formed on an end surface thereof, and being complimentary to a soldering pad of a printed circuit board.06-04-2015

Patent applications by Masayuki Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Mitsuyoshi Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130334204PLANE HEATING FILM FOR INTEGRATED GAS SUPPLY SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A novel heat retainer/heat generator is provided using carbon nanotube (CNT) paper, particularly, a plane heating film suitable for use in an integrated gas supply system for supplying a special gas for semiconductor manufacturing. The plane heating film comprises a piece of electrically conductive paper created by mixing carbon nanotubes with pulp fiber, and processing the mixture into a sheet, electrodes disposed in an end area of the electrically conductive paper for supplying power to the electrically conductive film, and heat-resistive insulating films for laminating both sides of the electrically conductive paper. With the employment of carbon nanotubes, the plane heating film is improved in temperature characteristics, heat generating efficiency, and durability.12-19-2013
20140197157METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRODES FOR FLAT HEAT GENERATOR - A method of manufacturing electrodes for a flat heat generator is provided for creating electrodes in an arbitrary shape on an arbitrary site of an arbitrarily shaped flat heat generator, to allow a required portion to generate heat, and to allow a heat source to move. The method includes the steps of forming a negative film for ultraviolet exposure masking from a master which has a set of electrodes for the flat heat generator designed in an arbitrary shape and at an arbitrary site, forming a thin-film member including an uncured portion of epoxy film, by irradiating the thin-film member with ultraviolet rays through masking of the negative film, dissolving the uncured portion of epoxy resin with a developing solution to form the set of electrodes, and depositing a metal on the set of electrodes through an ionization reaction within an electrolytic solution bath to from an electrodes.07-17-2014
20150027221THERMAL FLOWMETER - A highly reliable, simple-structured and low-cost thermal flowmeter is provided. The thermal flowmeter in an embodiment according to the present invention includes a planar heating element located to surround a part of an outer side surface of a flow path; first and second temperature detection elements located on the planar heating element at a prescribed interval; and electrodes located at both of two ends of the planar heating element. The planar heating element contains a carbon material and cellulose fiber.01-29-2015

Patent applications by Mitsuyoshi Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Naoki Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110014512BATTERY MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF BATTERY MODULE - Provided is a battery module in which a stacked body (01-20-2011
20120306682INTRUDING OBJECT DISCRIMINATION APPARATUS FOR DISCRIMINATING INTRUDING OBJECT BASED ON MULTIPLE-DIMENSIONAL FEATURE - A normalization processing circuit normalizes a position of a complex demodulation signal on a complex plane from an A/D converter, and outputs a normalized complex demodulation signal after the normalization to a multiple-dimensional feature extractor. The multiple-dimensional feature extractor calculates a feature quantity that changes when a person intrudes, a feature quantity that changes in wind and rain, and a feature quantity that changes when a spatially isolated intense electric field exists. A discriminator discriminates that a person has intruded based on the feature quantities of three dimensions.12-06-2012

Norifumi Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140299493Card enclosed units, service providing sheets and information concealment sheet - A card enclosed unit that has card mount paper and support mount paper 10-09-2014

Rie Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090303552IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image forming system including: an image reading portion which reads an image of an original; an image forming portion which forms the image on a sheet based on image information read by the image reading portion; and a storing device which stores the original before the image is read, the original after the image is read, and the sheet on which the image has been formed based on the image information, wherein the storing device is detachable from the image forming system.12-10-2009

Sakiko Aizawa, Tokyo JP

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20110117666FLUORESCENT PROBE - A fluorescent probe comprising a compound represented as (Fluorophore A)-S-(Fluorophore B) (Fluorophore A and Fluorophore B are fluorophores which emit fluorescence when they are irradiated with an excitation light of a wavelength of 600 to 950 nm, Fluorophore A has a property that it shows change of fluorescence characteristic before and after a specific reaction with an substance to be measured, and S represents a spacer which connects Fluorophore A and Fluorophore B), which compound shows substantial change in efficiency of fluorescence resonance energy transfer between Fluorophore A and Fluorophore B before and after the specific reaction with the objective substance, wherein Fluorophore A is represented by the following formula (AI):05-19-2011

Satoshi Aizawa, Tokyo JP

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20090038911TUBULAR BELT CONVEYOR - To provide a pipe conveyer in which a twist or depression of a rounded conveyer belt is simply and efficiently detected by effectively using permanent magnets and the closability of the conveyer belt is improved. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] A conveyer belt (02-12-2009
20090145730CONVEYOR-BELT WEAR DETECTOR - A conveyer belt abrasion detecting apparatus which can automatically detect a conveyer belt abrasion quantity easily and accurately during operation. A plurality of magnet sheets (M06-11-2009

Patent applications by Satoshi Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Shin Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130197000DRUG AND FOOD/DRINK FOR PREVENTING OR IMPROVING CEREBRAL DYSFUNCTION08-01-2013

Shinji Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120056802Program, Object Control Method, And Game Device - A behavior table storage unit stores correspondence between a predetermined action of an object and a condition for operation of an input device. A condition determination unit determines whether control information of the input device meets the condition for operation stored in the behavior table storage unit. An object control unit causes, when the condition for operation is determined to be met, the object to perform an action mapped to the condition for operation. The behavior table storage unit stores a condition for operation requiring that the input device be moved by a predetermined amount within a predetermined period of time, and the condition determination unit measures time elapsed since the start of movement of the input device and determines, when the input device is moved by the predetermined amount within the predetermined period of time, that the condition for operation is met.03-08-2012

Shuji Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080252452Intruder detection system - An intruder detection system includes: an intruder detection device; and a leaky transmission line pair including a transmission-side leaky transmission line, which is connected to the intruder detection device and through which an electric wave is output on the basis of an output from the intruder detection device, and a receiving-side leaky transmission line, which is connected to the intruder detection device and through which the electric wave output from the transmission-side leaky transmission line is received. Intrusion detection is performed by causing the intruder detection device to detect a variation of the electric wave received through the receiving-side leaky transmission line. A plurality of leaky transmission line pairs, which are connected to the intruder detection device and through which the electric wave is output and received, are provided to be spaced apart from each other.10-16-2008

Syuji Aizawa, Tokyo JP

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20100238029INTRUSION-OBJECT DETECTION SYSTEM, METHOD OF DETECTING INTRUSION-OBJECT AND METHOD OF DETECTING MALFUNCTION - A method determining a malfunction when a reception signal fluctuates at a receiver owing to malfunctions occurring on a leaky cable and its related devices. The method determines, among range bins correlating the reception signal with a distance from a feed end of a radio-wave radiation unit and a radio-wave reception unit, based on a correlation between a time-delay from a transmission time of a transmission signal until a reception time of the reception signal and a transmission path distance of the reception signal in the radio-wave radiation unit and the radio-wave reception unit, when, comparing the reception signal with the transmission signal with respect to the range bin corresponding to a far end, a level of amplitude reduction in the reception signal exceeds a predetermined ratio, that a malfunction is present in either the radio-wave radiation unit or radio-wave reception unit.09-23-2010

Takahiro Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100087617COMPOSITION CAPABLE OF FORMING YELLOWING-FREE, LOW-HARDNESS POLYURETHANE ELASTOMER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING YELLOWING-FREE, LOW-HARDNESS POLYURETHANE ELASTOMER USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a thermosetting polyurethane elastomer that is yellowing-free, has low hardness and does not give rise to bleeding without using any plasticizer, has little tack, and exhibits small changes in hardness with temperature.04-08-2010
20140098031DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING DATA ON A TOUCH SCREEN - An information processing apparatus that detects touch input at a touch panel disposed on or formed integrally with a display, extracts one or more character strings from a plurality of character strings displayed on the display based on the detected touch input, prioritizes the extracted one or more character strings, and controls the display to display the extracted one or more character strings in order based on the prioritizing.04-10-2014
20150084906DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING DATA ON A TOUCH SCREEN - An information processing apparatus that detects touch input at a touch panel disposed on or formed integrally with a display, extracts one or more character strings from a plurality of character strings displayed on the display based on the detected touch input, prioritizes the extracted one or more character strings, and controls the display to display the extracted one or more character strings in order based on the prioritizing.03-26-2015
20150177826APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD BASED ON MOTION - A device includes a display panel configured to display an interface. The device includes a motion sensor configured to detect a motion of the device and to output a detection signal in response to the detection of the motion. The device includes circuitry configured to control, based on the detection signal, the display panel such that at least one of a display position and a display size of an element displayed in the interface changes, wherein when the motion includes a physical shock on the device, the detection signal includes an indication of a hitting position corresponding to a position on the device where the physical shock is detected by the motion sensor, and the circuitry controls the display panel such that the at least one of the display position and the display size of the element changes based on the hitting position.06-25-2015

Patent applications by Takahiro Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Takayuki Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130201261INK TANK - An ink tank includes a light-emitting portion and a light-guiding portion for guiding light emitted from the light-emitting portion, wherein the light-guiding portion includes an output portion configured to output the guided light to project individual information about the ink tank and a display portion formed on a side surface different from the output portion and configured to display information about a status of the ink tank by outputting the guided light.08-08-2013

Takeo Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120108391AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - An automatic transmission has a transmission control section performing a control so that a transmission ratio defined as input rpm/output rpm of the automatic transmission becomes a target transmission ratio, a slip control section slip-controlling a frictional engagement element in the automatic transmission so that the input rpm becomes a value obtained by multiplying the output rpm by the target transmission ratio also adding a predetermined slip revolution speed; and an abnormality judgment section judging abnormality in the automatic transmission. When the slip-control is not in progress, if an actual transmission ratio is out of a predetermined range of the target transmission ratio, the abnormality judgment section judges that abnormality occurs. When the slip-control is in progress, if a value obtained by correcting the actual transmission ratio on the basis of the slip revolution speed is out of the predetermined range, the abnormality judgment section judges that abnormality occurs.05-03-2012

Tatsuhiko Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140377472Thin-Film Formation Method, Thin-Film Formation Device, Object To Be Processed Having Coating Film Formed Thereof, Die and Tool - [Problem] To provide a means for forming a thin-film in a desired part of an object to be treated. [Solution] The thin-film formation means according to the present invention is part of a thin-film formation method which supplies electricity to a raw-material gas in a reduced pressure container, converting the raw-material gas to plasma, and irradiates the plasma, thus forming a thin-film on the surface of an object to be treated. Therein, the effect of a magnetic field generated by a magnetic field generating means is used to form the thin-film in a desired part. The effect of the magnetic field focuses the flux of the plasma in a desired part of the surface of the object to be treated, thus enabling the thin-film to be formed in the desired part.12-25-2014

Tatsuya Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090289822AD CONVERTER AND DATA PROCESSING UNIT - An AD converter includes an input circuit, an operation circuit and a bus interface. The input circuit is provided with a pull-down circuit, which is capable of pulling down an analog signal input side of a sample-hold circuit whether an analog signal is inputted or not. The operation circuit is provided with a reference voltage conversion result storing register, which is capable of storing a conversion result of an analog reference voltage inputted periodically separately from a conversion result of the analog signal inputted through the sample-hold circuit. The operation circuit is further provided with a check register, which is capable of writing in and reading out data for checking operation of a signal transfer system including a bus interface through the bus interface. Thus, it is made possible to confirm normality of an external part and an internal part of the AD converter.11-26-2009
20090292936MICROCOMPUTER HAVING CPU AND PWM TIMER - A microcomputer includes: a CPU executing a predetermined calculation process; and a PWM timer generating a PWM pulse. The PWM timer includes a RAM for storing a duty value of the PWM pulse and a PWM controller for generating the PWM pulse. The PWM controller includes a PWM counter for counting up from a predetermined value as an initial value. The PWM pulse has an unit waveform, which is generated based on comparison between the duty value of the RAM and an output value of the PWM counter. The RAM outputs a new duty value at every comparison without functioning the CPU so that the duty value of the PWM pulse is changed in chronological order.11-26-2009

Tomokatsu Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100059254Conductor module and electromagnetic welding method - The present invention is intended to provide an enhanced conductor module capable of reducing a joint area between conductors, and a method for preparing the same. The conductor module has a pair of flattened circuits each of which comprises a rectangular shaped conductors, a pair of sheeted coverings disposed on both sides of the conductor, and at least one hole having a diameter smaller than a width of the conductor, and formed in the coverings so as to expose one surface of the conductor to outside the flattened circuit. The conductor of one flattened circuit is joined to the conductor of the other flattened circuit via the hole by application of electromagnetic welding.03-11-2010

Toshiaki Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100117912ANTENNA WITH A METALLIC HOLDER DISPOSED BETWEEN AN ANTENNA ELEMENT AND A CIRCUIT BOARD - An antenna includes an antenna element, a circuit board, and a planer metallic holder disposed between the antenna element and the circuit board. The metallic holder supports the antenna element on a base.05-13-2010
20110241961PATCH ANTENNA, ANTENNA UNIT AND ANTENNA APPARATUS - Provided is a patch antenna, an antenna unit and an antenna apparatus that can increase the directional gain of a patch antenna at a high angle of elevation and that can make the directional gain of a patch antenna at a given angle of elevation uniform at all azimuth angles. Patch antenna 10-06-2011

Toyokazu Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080244406CAMERA APPARATUS AND GUI SWITCHING METHOD IN CAMERA APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a camera apparatus has a display device displaying an image data and a GUI switching unit switching between a GUI (Graphical User Interface) displayed by the display device and a GUI (Graphical User Interface) displayed by an external display device.10-02-2008

Wakana Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20150372269NON-WOVEN FABRIC BASE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY SEPARATOR AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY SEPARATOR - A non-woven fabric base material for a lithium ion secondary battery separator composed mainly of a polyethylene terephthalate fiber, characterized in that the non-woven fabric base material comprises a polyethylene terephthalate binder fiber and a crystallized polyethylene terephthalate fiber, and the content of a polyethylene terephthalate binder fiber having a fiber length of 2.5 mm or less is 10 to 60 mass %.12-24-2015

Yoshitoshi Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20160039243WRITING UTENSIL - To protect a writing core, a writing utensil includes: a shaft tube; a holder which is inserted through a front opening of a shaft tube and protrudes forward from a front end of the shaft tube; a writing core which is inserted through the holder while coming into contact with an inner peripheral surface of the holder and is supported by the shaft tube so as to protrude forward from a front end of the holder; and a movement direction conversion mechanism which is provided between the shaft tube and the holder and moves the holder forward relative to the shaft tube and the writing core by a force applied to the holder in the shaft tube outward radial direction.02-11-2016

Yukio Aizawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100084928OSCILLATION TYPE ELECTROMAGNETIC POWER GENERATOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OSCILLATION TYPE ELECTROMAGNETIC POWER GENERATOR - A specific condition for enhancing the power generation efficiency of an oscillation type electromagnetic power generator is disclosed. Solenoid coils constituting the oscillation type electromagnetic power generator are wound in directions opposite to each other with a predetermined coil gap therebetween. Adjacent magnets of a movable magnet are connected to each other via a spacer having a predetermined thickness in such a manner that poles with the same polarity are opposed to each other. A coil pitch which is the total dimension of the coil length of one solenoid coil and the coil gap and a magnet pitch which is the total dimension of the magnet length of one magnet of the movable magnet and the thickness of the spacer are almost equal to each other, and the coil length is shorter than the magnet length.04-08-2010
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