Akasaka, JP

Chisato Akasaka, Miyagi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140133287	DISK CARTRIDGE - Provided is a disk cartridge including a case body in which a plurality of disk-shaped recording media are configured to be receivable in an axial direction of a central shaft in parallel, and a first shell having a base surface section parallel to a recording surface of the disk-shaped recording media and a second shell having a basal surface section parallel to the recording surface of the disk-shaped recording media are coupled and separated through separation and connection in the axial direction.	05-15-2014

Hidehiko Akasaka, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100183393	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING MOBILE BODY OF MACHINE TOOL - A cooling method and cooling apparatus which can reduce thermal deformation of a mobile body of a machine tool is provided. On the front of a column (	07-22-2010

Hideya Akasaka, Kyoto-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100009760	GAME PROGRAM AND GAME APPARAUS - A game apparatus comprises an operation data acquiring means for acquiring operation data from a first input device including at least a first acceleration sensor and an angular velocity sensor and a second input device including at least a second acceleration sensor, and a game processing means for performing game processing on the basis of first acceleration data output from the first acceleration sensor, second acceleration data output from the second acceleration sensor, and angular velocity data from the angular velocity sensor, in the operation data.	01-14-2010

Hiroaki Akasaka, Nagoya JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120237771	PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF POLYAMIDEIMIDE RESIN MICROPARTICLES, AND POLYAMIDEIMIDE RESIN MICROPARTICLES - A process for producing fine particles of polyamide-imide resin includes a dissolution step and a precipitation step wherein the dissolution step is selected from steps (a1) and (b1); (a1) polyamide-imide resin is dissolved in an organic solvent to prepare a polyamide-imide resin solution A1 having a polyamide-imide resin content of less than 5 mass %; and (b1) polyamide-imide resin is dissolved in an organic solvent to prepare a polyamide-imide resin solution B1 having a polyamide-imide resin content of less than 10 mass %, and the precipitation step is selected from (a2) the polyamide-imide resin solution A1 is added to a solvent that is virtually free from surface active agents and able to precipitate fine particles of the polyamide-imide resin to cause precipitation of fine particles of the polyamide-imide resin, and (b2) the polyamide-imide resin solution B1 is subjected to flash crystallization to cause precipitation of fine particles of the polyamide-imide resin.	09-20-2012

Hiroaki Akasaka, Nagoya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110020647	PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FINE POLYPHENYLENE SULFIDE RESIN PARTICLES, FINE POLYPHENYLENE SULFIDE RESIN PARTICLES, AND DISPERSION THEREOF - This invention provides a process for producing fine PPS resin particles and a dispersion thereof by industrially applicable simple operation. This invention further provides very fine PPS resin particles, and furthermore provides fine PPS resin particles uniform in particle size.	01-27-2011

Hiroshi Akasaka, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120145671	PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - The present invention provides a plasma processing apparatus which reduces damage from plasma generated in a discharge vessel and lengthen the replacement cycle of the discharge vessel.	06-14-2012
20150303028	ION BEAM PROCESSING METHOD AND ION BEAM PROCESSING APPARATUS - An ion beam etching method includes applying a positive voltage for extracting ions into a vacuum container to a first electrode, under a first condition where irradiation of a substrate with an ion beam is blocked off by a shutter, generating plasma in an internal space under the first condition, forming the ion beam by forming, under the first condition, a second condition where a positive voltage is applied to the first electrode and a negative voltage is applied to a second electrode, and moving the shutter and processing the substrate by irradiating the substrate with the ion beam.	10-22-2015

Hiroshi Akasaka, Saitama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110256642	MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MAGNETO-RESISTANCE EFFECT ELEMENT - The present invention provides a manufacturing method of a magneto-resistance effect element, in which the step coverage of a formed film can be enlarged and also the film can be deposited in a low temperature range. In an embodiment of the present invention, an insulating protective layer is formed on a multilayered structure by a plasma CVD apparatus in which a plasma source and a film deposition chamber are separated from each other by a partition wall plate. According to the present method, it is possible to deposit the protective layer without inviting the degradation of a magnetic characteristic and also to perform low temperature film deposition even at a temperature lower than 150° C. Hence, it is possible to deposit the protective layer while leaving resist and also to reduce the number of steps in the manufacturing of the magneto-resistance effect element having a multilayered structure.	10-20-2011

Junya Akasaka, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090142952	CONVERSION ADAPTER FOR CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR - A conversion adapter ring for a connector has a female screw, on the inner periphery of a cylindrical main body thereof for screwing and mounting onto a male screw of a screw coupling type connector. A bayonet groove is also provided on the outer periphery of the main body for engaging a bayonet coupling type connector.	06-04-2009

Kazuhito Akasaka, Shizuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110004000	Mitotic Kinesin Inhibitor - A mitotic kinesin Eg5 inhibitor which comprises a thiadiazoline derivative represented by the general formula (I) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient:	01-06-2011

Kazuki Akasaka, Hino-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140142223	PHASE DIFFERENCE FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, POLARIZING PLATE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The problem of the present invention is to provide a phase difference film, by utilizing a cellulose ester having an acyl group substitution degree of less than 2.0 and improved compatibility, having high phase difference property despite its small film thickness and imparting high contrast and optical transmittance to a liquid crystal display device. A polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display device provided with the phase difference film are also provided. The phase difference film of the invention contains a cellulose ester which is obtained by substituting an acyl group having at least two carbon atoms for a hydroxy group in a glucose unit composing a cellulose, the film satisfies specific expressions when DS	05-22-2014

Kazuyuki Akasaka, Hitachinaka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110200819	CARBON FIBER COMPOSITE MATERIAL, AND BRAKE MEMBER, STRUCTURAL MEMBER FOR SEMICONDUCTOR, HEAT RESISTANT PANEL AND HEAT SINK USING THE CARBON FIBER COMPOSITE MATERIAL - There are provided a carbon fiber composite material having excellent mechanical properties such as toughness and strength, and a brake member, a structural member for semiconductor, a heat resistant panel and a heat sink, all of which use this carbon fiber composite material.	08-18-2011

Kazuyuki Akasaka, Ibaraki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090149309	Sintered Ceramic, Slide Part therefrom, and Process for Producing Sintered Ceramic - It is an object of the invention to provide a ceramic sintered body that has a dense structure and minimal cracking and that exhibits excellent sliding properties even in a non-lubricated state, as well as a process for its production and sliding parts that employ the same. According to a preferred mode, the sintered body of the invention comprises silicon carbide as the parent material and further contains a solid lubricant A with a mean particle size of no greater than 5 μm and a solid lubricant B with a mean particle size of 10-70 μm.	06-11-2009

Kiyotaka Akasaka, Nagano JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150134990	INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is an information processing apparatus including a processor configured to control a system of the information processing apparatus, a power source controller configured to perform control of power supply to the system and to turn off a power source of the power source controller in standby mode in which a power source of the processor is turned off, a memory configured to store information in standby mode, and a power supply unit configured to perform power supply to the memory in standby mode.	05-14-2015

Kohji Akasaka, Osaka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130159916	INFORMATION-PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION-PROCESSING DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing device of the present invention includes: a selected region image display processing section (	06-20-2013
20130167019	INFORMATION-PROCESSING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION-PROCESSING DEVICE - An electronic notebook device (	06-27-2013
20140344753	INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE CONTROL PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH SAID PROGRAM IS STORED - A display device (	11-20-2014

Koichi Akasaka, Iwate JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090011709	Content reproducing device, content reproducing system, automatic content receiving method, and automatic content transferring method - Disclosed herein is a portable type content reproducing device for reproducing content data, said portable type content reproducing device including, a radio communication unit, a nonvolatile storage unit, a reproduction processing unit, a connection controlling unit, and a reception controlling unit.	01-08-2009

Koichiro Akasaka, Minowa-Machi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140116986	FABRICATION METHOD FOR MICROLENS ARRAY SUBSTRATE - A microlens substrate will warp when an oxide film is formed and annealed before forming a mask in order to adjust the etching rate of wet etching. Accordingly, a film exerting a stress that cancels out this warping is formed upon a microlens. This film functions as an optical path length adjusting layer.	05-01-2014

Koichiro Akasaka, Ina-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150042926	ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A liquid crystal device includes first pixels and second pixels which are adjacent to one another and are partitioned by light shielding portions. The liquid crystal device also includes an element substrate, an opposing substrate which is disposed to oppose the element substrate, a liquid crystal layer which is disposed between the element substrate and the opposing substrate, first micro lenses which correspond to the first pixels which are disposed on the opposing substrate, and second micro lenses which correspond to the second pixels and have different lens diameters from the first micro lenses. A boundary between the first micro lenses and the second micro lenses is disposed in a region which overlaps the light shielding portions in plan view.	02-12-2015
20150205013	LENS ARRAY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LENS ARRAY, ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A microlens array is provided with a cylindrical lens and a spherical lens which are arranged in a cell, in which the cell has at least a side, a corner section, a first region, a second region, and a third region, the second region is arranged between the first region and the side, the third region is arranged between the first region and the corner section, the cylindrical lens is formed in the second region, and the spherical lens is formed in the third region. Since the light incident on a surrounding section of the microlens is concentrated by the cylindrical lens and the spherical lens, it is possible to realize the microlens array with high light utilization efficiency.	07-23-2015
20150205014	LENS ARRAY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LENS ARRAY, ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A microlens array includes a unit cell group and a first lens and a second lens which are arranged in the unit cell group, in which the direction of the first lens in plan view is different to the direction of the second lens in plan view. In this manner, it is possible to suppress diffraction caused by regularity of the lenses. Accordingly, it is possible to realize the microlens array with high light utilization efficiency.	07-23-2015
20150277187	LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE - A liquid crystal device comprising: a first lens array that is provided to be closer to a light incident side of the liquid crystal device than the light shielding portion, a second lens array that is provided between the first lens array and the light shielding portion. The second lens array includes a plurality of first lenses each of which has a surface convex toward the light shielding portion, and the second lens array includes a first slit which is provided between two first lenses adjacent to each other among the plurality of first lenses of the second lens array so as to extend toward the light shielding portion.	10-01-2015

Koji Akasaka, Moka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120043696	METHOD OF INJECTION MOLDING - An injection molded article with which a sheet material is integrated is manufactured without causing damage to the sheet material. A molten resin injected into a mold cavity, passes smoothly a peripheral edge of the mold cavity, and flows into a groove portion without accumulating in the vicinity of the peripheral edge. When cooling the molten resin, the temperature of the molten resin in the groove decreases more quickly than the temperature of the molten resin in the mold cavity, because the volume of the groove portion is small. The viscosity of the molten resin is increased rapidly, preventing further molten resin from flowing into the groove portion. The sheet material in the vicinity of the peripheral edge is covered and protected against exposure to heat and/or pressure of the molten resin.	02-23-2012

Kuniyoshi Akasaka, Osaka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120001374	CYLINDRICAL ELASTIC MEMBER, STRUT MOUNT, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SAID STRUT MOUNT - A cylindrical elastic member for connecting an inner cylindrical section attached to an operating axis as an axial center to an outer cylindrical section arranged outside the inner cylindrical section concentrically therewith, so as to be apart from the inner cylindrical section and surround the section, the member comprising a non-foamed elastic body and a foamed elastic body, about which in a contacting-surface of the member with the inner cylindrical section, at least a contacting-surface area with an outer circumferential end-region of the inner cylindrical section comprises the non-foamed elastic body, and in a contacting-surface of the member with the outer cylindrical section, at least contacting-surface areas with both operating-axis-direction inside surfaces of the outer cylindrical section each comprise the foamed elastic body.	01-05-2012

Maki Akasaka, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120237050	SOUND PICKUP DEVICE - A sound pickup device comprises a microphone, a connection terminal, and a controller. The microphone is configured to picks up sound and produces audio data. The connection terminal is configured to be connected a headphone. The controller is configured to receive a change of instructions regarding the input sensitivity of the microphone in response to the headphone being connected to the connection terminal.	09-20-2012

Masayasu Akasaka, Chiba JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120118343	ALUMINUM-MAGNESIUM-SILICON COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MATERIAL, THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE EACH COMPRISING OR INCLUDING THE COMPOSITE MATERIAL - Disclosed is an aluminum-magnesium-silicon composite material that contains an alloy comprising Al, Mg, and Si and can be used favorably as a material for a thermoelectric conversion module, and that has excellent thermoelectric conversion properties. The aluminum-magnesium-silicon composite material contains an alloy comprising Al, Mg and Si, and has an electrical conductivity (σ) of 1000-3000 S/cm at 300 K. This aluminum-magnesium-silicon composite material is favorable in the production of a thermoelectric exchange element as a result of having excellent thermoelectric conversion properties.	05-17-2012
20150207056	ALUMINUM-MAGNESIUM-SILICON COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MATERIAL, THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE EACH COMPRISING OR INCLUDING THE COMPOSITE MATERIAL - Disclosed is an aluminum-magnesium-silicon composite material that contains an alloy comprising Al, Mg, and Si and can be used favorably as a material for a thermoelectric conversion module, and that has excellent thermoelectric conversion properties. The aluminum-magnesium-silicon composite material contains an alloy comprising Al, Mg and Si, and has an electrical conductivity (σ) of 1000-3000 S/cm at 300 K. This aluminum-magnesium-silicon composite material is favorable in the production of a thermoelectric exchange element as a result of having excellent thermoelectric conversion properties.	07-23-2015

Masayasu Akasaka, Chiba-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140023929	Silicon-Containing Carbonaceous Composite Material - Using a silicon-containing carbon-based composite material represented by the compositional formula: SiO	01-23-2014

Mitsuhiro Akasaka, Yokkaichi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140113494	BATTERY WIRING MODULE - A battery wiring module is configured to be attached to a battery group including a plurality of batteries each having electrode terminals including a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal and configured to connect the electrode terminals. The battery wiring module includes a plurality of connection units connected to each other in a battery arrangement direction in which the batteries are arranged. Each of the connection units includes a bus bar and a bus bar housing. The bus bar is configured to connect one of the electrode terminals of one of the batteries and one of the electrode terminals of another one of the batteries. The bus bar housing houses the bus bar. The bus bar has a pair of terminal through holes configured to receive the electrode terminals and each of the terminal through holes is formed in a shape elongated in the battery arrangement direction.	04-24-2014
20140256178	BATTERY WIRING MODULE - A battery wiring module attached to a battery group formed by juxtaposing a plurality of batteries each having electrode terminals, includes: a plurality of bus bars; and a plurality of holder units made of an insulating resin and having holding portions and holding the bus bars. The holder units include: a first holder unit disposed at an end; and a second holder unit which is a holder unit other than the first holder unit. The holding portion of the second holder unit is provided with a bus bar insertion portion through which the bus bars are inserted in the direction in which the batteries are juxtaposed, and the second holding portion of the first holder unit is provided with an encompassing wall and adapted to insert the bus bars in a direction in which the first holder unit is attached to the battery group.	09-11-2014
20140287622	BATTERY WIRING MODULE - A battery wiring module to be attached to a cell group includes a plurality of cells each having positive and negative electrode terminals. The battery wiring module includes a busbar connecting the electrode terminals, a voltage sensing terminal overlapped with the busbar and connected to one of the electrode terminals, and an insulation protector including a housing and a wire guiding groove. The voltage sensing terminal is configured to sense a state of the cell group. The busbar and the voltage sensing terminal are housed in the housing. The wire guiding groove is configured to guide a sensing wire that extends from the voltage sensing terminal to extend out of the housing. In the housing, a bus bar lock tab and a sensing terminal lock tab are formed on one elastic locking piece.	09-25-2014
20140329136	BATTERY WIRING MODULE - A battery wiring module, which is attached to a battery group formed by juxtaposing a plurality of batteries each having positive and negative electrode terminals, includes; a plurality of bus bars connected to the electrode terminals; and a resin protector made of an insulating resin and having a holding portion holding the bus bars. The holding portion of the resin protector is provided with a bus bar insertion portion adapted to insert the bus bars in a direction in which the plurality of batteries is juxtaposed.	11-06-2014

Mitsuhiro Akasaka, Mie JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130309553	BATTERY CONNECTING ASSEMBLY - Each of connection units integrally includes a cover via a hinge, and the cover covers an accommodation portion in which a connecting member is arranged. The connection unit includes a unit stopper and a unit stopper receiver that is fitted to the unit stopper that is formed on an adjacent connection unit. The cover includes a cover stopper and a cover stopper receiver that is fitted to the cover stopper formed on the cover of the adjacent connection unit. The connection units are connected to each other by fitting of the unit stoppers and the unit stopper receivers and fitting of the cover stoppers and the cover stopper receivers.	11-21-2013

Noriyuki Akasaka, Mie JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110298146	Device and Method for Plasticization Control of Electric Injection Molding Machine - The exact method with small time-lag of detecting screw back pressure for controlling the screw back pressure in the plasticizing process of an electric-motor driven injection molding machine without using a pressure detector has been asked for because the pressure detector is very expensive, necessitates troublesome works for mounting, an electric protection against noise and the works for zero-point and span adjustings and causes a complicate mechanical structure.	12-08-2011

Noriyuki Akasaka, Kuwana-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110175248	DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRESSURE CONTROL OF ELECTRIC INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - The exact method with small time-lag of detecting injection pressure for controlling pressure in an electric-motor driven injection molding machine without using a pressure detector has been asked for because the pressure detector is very expensive, necessitates troublesome works for mounting, an electric protection against noise and the works for zero-point and span adjustings and causes a complicate mechanical structure. The present invention uses a high-gain observer which contains the discrete-time arithmetic expressions derived from a mathematical model of an injection and pressure application mechanism in an electric-motor driven injection molding machine consisting of state equations and outputs an estimate of injection pressure, which is one of the state variables of the above state equations, by using a screw position signal and a servomotor current demand signal or actual motor current signal as inputs. The high-gain observer obtains the exact injection pressure estimate with very small time-lag without using a pressure detector. Thus the estimate of injection pressure fed by the high-gain observer can be adopted as a feedback signal of actual injection pressure for controlling injection pressure.	07-21-2011
20120104642	Device and Method for Pressure Control of Electric Injection Molding Machine - {Problem}The exact method with small time-lag of detecting injection pressure for controlling pressure in an electric-motor driven injection molding machine without using a pressure detector has been asked for because the pressure detector is very expensive, necessitates troublesome works for mounting, an electric protection against noise and the works for zero-point and span adjustings and causes a complicate mechanical structure.	05-03-2012
20150010667	DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRESSURE CONTROL OF ELECTRIC INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - {Problem}The exact method with small time-lag of detecting injection pressure for controlling pressure in an electric-motor driven injection molding machine without using a pressure detector has been asked for because the pressure detector is very expensive, necessitates troublesome works for mounting, an electric protection against noise and the works for zero-point and span adjustings and causes a complicate mechanical structure.	01-08-2015

Osamu Akasaka, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110255718	PIEZOELECTRIC SPEAKER, PIEZOELECTRIC AUDIO DEVICE EMPLOYING PIEZOELECTRIC SPEAKER, AND SENSOR WITH ALERT DEVICE ATTACHED - A piezoelectric speaker includes: a piezoelectric vibrator including a piezoelectric body formed of a piezoelectric element and a plate-shaped body which has a larger diameter than the piezoelectric body and which is attached to a surface of the piezoelectric body in a concentric form; and a film-shaped body that is provided around the piezoelectric vibrator so as to elastically hold the piezoelectric vibrator. The film-shaped body includes a coarse and dense portion in a circumferential direction thereof, which has a physically coarse portion which can become a mountain portion or a valley portion or both, and which is disposed so as to correspond to a natural frequency of an in-phase mode in which antinodes and nodes are formed in a concentric form. The piezoelectric vibrator and the film-shaped body form a sound producing body.	10-20-2011

Satoshi Akasaka, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150108854	ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a housing having a plurality of surfaces and a plurality of vibration portions provided in the housing so as to be in contact with at least one of the plurality of surfaces. The plurality of vibration portions include a first vibration portion, which vibrates at a frequency included in a first frequency band, and a second vibration portion, which vibrates at a frequency included in a second frequency band that is different from the first frequency band.	04-23-2015

Satoshi Akasaka, Yokohama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150076931	ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes: a body unit that houses an electronic circuit; a vibration unit that is provided in the body unit, is configured to vibrate in a predetermined direction, and has a variable frequency of vibration; a plurality of resonators that are each provided in a different portion of the body unit and are each configured to resonate with vibration having a different frequency; and a transmission unit that is configured to transmit vibration of the vibration unit to the plurality of resonators.	03-19-2015
20150097658	DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DATA PROCESSING PROGRAM - A data processing apparatus includes: a receiving unit configured to receive data including information indicating amplitude and information indicating frequency; and a processing unit configured to produce data used to generate vibration of a vibration unit based on the data and predetermined vector information.	04-09-2015

Satoshi Akasaka, Ibaraki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150194668	COMPOSITE GRAPHITE PARTICLE FOR NONAQUEOUS-SECONDARY-BATTERY NEGATIVE ELECTRODE, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - An object of the invention is to provide composite graphite particles (C) for nonaqueous-secondary-battery negative electrode, wherein metallic particle (B) capable of alloying with Li are present in inner parts thereof in a large amount. The invention relates to a composite graphite particle (C) for nonaqueous-secondary-battery negative electrode, the composite graphite particle (C) comprising a graphite (A) and a metallic particle (B) capable of alloying with Li, wherein when a section of the composite graphite particle (C) is examined with a scanning electron microscope, a folded structure of the graphite (A) is observed and a presence ratio of the metallic particle (B) in the composite graphite particle (C), as calculated by a specific measuring method, is 0.2 or higher.	07-09-2015

Shin Akasaka, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120273137	LAMINATION APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a lamination apparatus including: a mechanism configured to transport a belt-like flexible substrate including a transfer layer and a supporting layer layered on each other; a mechanism configured to transport a sheet-like rigid substrate; a mechanism configured to coat adhesive to the transfer layer while transporting the belt-like flexible substrate; a mechanism configured to cut the transfer layer having the adhesive coated thereon into a sheet while transporting the belt-like flexible substrate; and a mechanism configured to laminate the transfer layer cut out into the sheet to the rigid substrate through the adhesive while transporting the belt-like flexible substrate and the sheet-like rigid substrate.	11-01-2012
20130027854	DISPLAY AND ELECTRONIC UNIT - There are provided a display in which a sealing section is prevented from being spread and the sealing section is allowed to be provided in a desired region, and an electronic unit including the display. The display includes: a substrate including a sealing region and a step section, the sealing region surrounding a display region, and the step section surrounding the sealing region from outside; a display layer provided in the display region; and a sealing section provided in the sealing region.	01-31-2013
20130202840	DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A display device includes: a display layer; a surface film disposed to face a display surface of the display layer; and a moisture-proof film disposed between the display layer and the surface film and including a projecting section. The projecting section projects outwardly of an end face of the display layer and an end face of the surface film.	08-08-2013
20150277486	DISPLAY AND ELECTRONIC UNIT - There are provided a display in which a sealing section is prevented from being spread and the sealing section is allowed to be provided in a desired region, and an electronic unit including the display. The display includes: a substrate including a sealing region and a step section, the sealing region surrounding a display region, and the step section surrounding the sealing region from outside; a display layer provided in the display region; and a sealing section provided in the sealing region.	10-01-2015

Shuichi Akasaka, Chigasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100047917	METHOD FOR ASSAYING SULFUR AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a sulfur assaying method comprising converting carbon monoxide in a sample gas generated by combustion of the sample to nitrogen dioxide by a pretreatment, and then measuring the intensity of fluorescence of sulfur dioxide in the sample gas, the pretreatment comprising irradiating the sample gas with light from a low pressure mercury lamp, and also relates to a sulfur assaying apparatus comprising a combustor (	02-25-2010
20110177607	Method for assaying sulfur and apparatus therefor - The present invention relates to a sulfur assaying method comprising converting carbon monoxide in a sample gas generated by combustion of the sample to nitrogen dioxide by a pretreatment, and then measuring the intensity of fluorescence of sulfur dioxide in the sample gas, the pretreatment comprising irradiating the sample gas with light from a low pressure mercury lamp, and also relates to a sulfur assaying apparatus comprising a combustor (	07-21-2011

Shuichi Akasaka, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110147418	APPARATUS FOR DISCHARGING PACKING MATERIAL FROM SAMPLE COLUMN - The present invention provides an apparatus for discharging packing material from a sample column which is capable of removing the packing material such as activated carbon from the sample column for analysis having a tube shape smoothly and more certainly, and can be suitably used in the case where the packing material thus removed is supplied to an analyzer, etc. The apparatus for discharging packing material according to the present invention comprises a discharge apparatus body (	06-23-2011

Takeshi Akasaka, Ibaraki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080308772	Method of Carbon Nanotube Separation, Dispersion Liquid and Carbon Nanotube Obtained by the Separation Method - A method of realizing selective separation of metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes and semiconducting carbon nanotubes from bundled carbon nanotubes; and obtaining of metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes separated at high purity through the above method. Metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes are dispersed one by one from bundled carbon nanotubes not only by the use of a difference in interaction with amine between metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes and semiconducting carbon nanotubes due to a difference in electrical properties between metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes and semiconducting carbon nanotubes but also by the use of the fact that an amine is an important factor in SWNTs separation. The thus dispersed carbon nanotubes are subjected to centrifugation, thereby attaining separation from non-dispersed semiconducting carbon nanotubes.	12-18-2008
20100221172	Transparent Electroconductive Thin Film and Its Production Method - Provided are a transparent electroconductive thin film of single-walled carbon nanotubes and its production method capable of further enhancing the electroconductivity and the light transmittance of the film and capable of simplifying the thin film formation process. The method comprises: dispersing single-walled carbon nanotubes of mixed metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes (m-SWNTs) and semiconductor single-walled carbon nanotubes (s-SWNTs) in an amine solution containing an amine having a boiling point of from 20 to 400° C. as a dispersant; centrifuging or filtering the resulting dispersion to concentrate m-SWNTs, thereby giving a dispersion rich in m-SWNTs; and applying the resulting dispersion rich in m-SWNTs onto a substrate to form a thin film thereon.	09-02-2010
20130030217	METHOD FOR PRODUCING SELECTIVELY FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANOTUBES - Disclosed is a novel method for the selective molecular conversion of raw material carbon nanotubes containing a mixture of metallic carbon nanotubes and semiconductive carbon nanotubes in a manner that is based on the electrical properties or diameter of the carbon nanotubes.	01-31-2013

Tatsuo Akasaka, Shiojiri-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140160500	RECORDING DATA GENERATION APPARATUS, RECORDING SYSTEM, PROGRAM, RECORDING DATA GENERATION METHOD AND IMAGE DATA DISPLAY METHOD - Included are a display portion that displays image data; a selection portion that allows selection of a partial pixel from amongst the pixels of image data; a color range setting portion that allows setting a color range on the basis of a color of the partial pixel; a determination portion that determines whether or not an image pixel constituting falls within the color range; a determination practice portion that sequentially performs this determination until the pixel adjacent to a determination-completed pixel becomes a pixel not falling within the color range; a pixel designation portion that designates at least one pixel as falling within the color range; a color conversion portion that converts a color of each pixel designated by the pixel designation portion; and a recording data generation portion that generates recording data on the basis of image data resulting from the color conversion.	06-12-2014
20150062602	IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, RECORDING APPARATUS, PROGRAM AND DISPLAY METHOD - An image display device includes a display portion that displays a preview image of recording images. When pieces of data of the recording images include transparency information in addition to color information, the display portion displays the preview image of the recording images thereon while holding the transparency information.	03-05-2015
20150062654	RECORDING DATA GENERATION APPARATUS, PROGRAM, RECORDING DATA GENERATION METHOD, AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording data generation apparatus is provided that generates recording data in CMYK form including color information related to CMYK values and color information other than the CMYK values based on image data in RGB form including color information related to RGB values and transparency information related to transparency degree.	03-05-2015
20150199596	RECORDING DATA GENERATION APPARATUS, RECORDING SYSTEM, PROGRAM, RECORDING DATA GENERATION METHOD AND IMAGE DATA DISPLAY METHOD - Included are a display portion that displays image data; a selection portion that allows selection of a partial pixel from amongst the pixels of image data; a color range setting portion that allows setting a color range on the basis of a color of the partial pixel; a determination portion that determines whether or not an image pixel constituting falls within the color range; a determination practice portion that sequentially performs this determination until the pixel adjacent to a determination-completed pixel becomes a pixel not falling within the color range; a pixel designation portion that designates at least one pixel as falling within the color range; a color conversion portion that converts a color of each pixel designated by the pixel designation portion; and a recording data generation portion that generates recording data on the basis of image data resulting from the color conversion.	07-16-2015

Tetsuya Akasaka, Atsugi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140145147	NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SAME - A nitride semiconductor structure of the present invention is obtained by growing an h- or t-BN thin film (	05-29-2014

Toshiaki Akasaka, Nirasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090002011	INSPECTING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING PROGRAM OF THE METHOD - An inspecting method includes registering a pre-obtained relationship between contact time of the probes with the target object having the predetermined temperature and tip positions of the probes which vary in accordance with the contact time. The method further includes inspecting the chips by estimating the tip positions of the probes based on the relationship and the contact time of the probes with the chips upon the inspection and then correcting the tip positions of the probes from previous tip positions based on the estimated values until the probes are stable without being extended or contracted during the inspection.	01-01-2009

Toshifumi Akasaka, Kyoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080248398	ION CONDUCTOR STRUCTURAL BODY AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ION CONDUCTOR STRUCTURAL BODY - An ion conductor structural body having a high ion conductivity and excellent mechanical strength, principally comprising is provided. This ion conductor structural body includes (a) a polymer matrix; (b) a solvent capable of functioning as a plasticizer; and (c) an electrolyte. The polymer matrix (a) includes a polymer chain having at least a segment represented by the following general formula (1):	10-09-2008

Tsukasa Akasaka, Sapporo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100273263	CELL CULTURE VESSEL AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION THEREOF - Disclosed is a method of producing a cell culture vessel (	10-28-2010

Yasukazu Akasaka, Musashino-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080205564	CLOCK RECOVERY APPARATUS - A clock recovery apparatus for generating a recovery clock from received data may include, but is not limited to, first and second oscillators. The first oscillator generates a first signal having a first frequency. The first signal synchronizes with the received data when the received data has a first level. The second oscillator is connected in series to the first oscillator. The second oscillator generates a second signal as the recovery clock when the first signal has a second level. The second signal has a second frequency. The second signal synchronizes with the first signal.	08-28-2008
20100060502	A/D CONVERTER - There is provided an A/D converter capable of changing specification and function of the A/D converter with the use of a programmable circuit by combining comparators with the programmable circuit. The A/D converter comprises a parallel-connected comparison circuit including a plurality of comparators, an analog signal being inputted to one of input terminals of the respective comparators while respective predetermined reference voltages being inputted to the other of the input terminals of the respective comparators, and a digital processing circuit for receiving output signals from the parallel-connected comparison circuit, and executing predetermined digital processing as set on the basis of a program.	03-11-2010

Yasunori Akasaka, Chiba-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110079944	ALLOY FOR SPRING, PLATE MATERIAL FOR SPRING, AND SPRING MEMBER - Provided are an alloy for spring, a plate material for spring, and a spring member, all of which are high in mechanical strength, also high in fatigue strength, and excellent in corrosion resistance. An alloy for spring of the present invention includes, as composition in terms of weight ratio, 28 to 42% Co, 10 to 27% Cr, 3 to 12% Mo, 15 to 40% Ni, 0.1 to 1.0% Ti, 1.5% or less Mn, 0.1 to 26.0% Fe, 0.1% or less C, and inevitable impurities, and at least one kind selected from 3.0% or less Nb, 5.0% or less W, 0.5% or less Al, 0.1% or less Zr, and 0.01% or less B.	04-07-2011
20120067464	CO-NI-BASED ALLOY, METHOD OF CONTROLLING CRYSTAL OF CO-NI-BASED ALLOY, METHOD OF PRODUCING CO-NI-BASED ALLOY, AND CO-NI-BASED ALLOY HAVING CONTROLLED CRYSTALLINITY - Provided is a Co—Ni-based alloy in which a crystal is easily controlled, a method of controlling a crystal of a Co—Ni-based alloy, a method of producing a Co—Ni-based alloy, and a Co—Ni-based alloy having controlled crystallinity. The Co—Ni-based alloy includes Co, Ni, Cr, and Mo, in which the Co—Ni-based alloy has a crystal texture in which a Goss orientation is a main orientation. The Co—Ni-based alloy preferably has a composition including, in terms of mass ratio: 28 to 42% of Co, 10 to 27% of Cr, 3 to 12% of Mo, 15 to 40% of Ni, 0.1 to 1% of Ti, 1.5% or less of Mn, 0.1 to 26% of Fe, 0.1% or less of C, and an inevitable impurity; and at least one kind selected from the group consisting of 3% or less of Nb, 5% or less of W, 0.5% or less of Al, 0.1% or less of Zr, and 0.01% or less of B.	03-22-2012
20130226281	Co-BASED ALLOY FOR LIVING BODY AND STENT - Provided is a Co-based alloy for a living body based on Co—Cr—W—Fe, including a composition of Cr: 5% by mass to 30% by mass, W: 5% by mass to 20% by mass, Fe: 1% by mass to 15% by mass, Co as the remainder, and unavoidable impurities. In this alloy, when the content of W is 5% by mass to 10% by mass, the content of Fe can be set to be in a range of 1% by mass to 5% by mass, and when the content of W is 11% by mass to 20% by mass, the content of Fe can be set to be in a range of 3% by mass to 15% by mass.	08-29-2013

Yasushi Akasaka, Nirasaki City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100013000	MEMORY APPARATUS - The memory apparatus includes a memory device including a gate insulating layer formed on a silicon substrate by sequentially stacking a tunnel oxide layer, a charge trap layer, and a block oxide layer in this order, on the silicon substrate. In addition, a gate electrode is formed on the gate insulating layer. The block oxide layer is formed by stacking a first block oxide layer and a second block oxide layer, wherein the first block oxide layer is adjacent to the charge trap layer and the second block oxide layer is adjacent to the gate electrode. The second block oxide layer is formed of a dielectric material having higher permittivity than that of the first block oxide layer and having higher electron affinity than that of the first block oxide layer.	01-21-2010

Yasushi Akasaka, Yamanashi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080299728	METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device manufacturing method includes: forming a sidewall spacer on a sidewall surface of a gate electrode; forming a pair of second conductive type source and drain regions in an active region; covering top surfaces of a semiconductor layer, a device isolation region, the sidewall spacer and the gate electrode with a metal film; reducing resistance of the source and drain regions and the gate electrode partially by making the metal film react with the semiconductor layer and the gate electrode; and removing an unreacted portion of the metal film and the sidewall spacer simultaneously by using an etchant which readily etches the unreacted portion of the metal film and the sidewall spacer while hardly etching the device isolation region, resistance-reduced portions of the gate electrode and resistance-reduced portions of the source and drain regions.	12-04-2008
20100112796	PATTERNING METHOD - Disclosed is a patterning method including: forming, on a thin film, a sacrificial film made of a material different from that of the thin film and made of SiBN; processing the sacrificial film into a pattern having a preset interval by using a photolithography technique; forming, on sidewalls of the processed sacrificial film, sidewall spacers made of a material different from those of the sacrificial film and the thin film; removing the processed sacrificial film; and processing the thin film by using the sidewall spacers as a mask.	05-06-2010

Yasushi Akasaka, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080224252	Semiconductor device having an element isolating insulating film - In using an epitaxial growth method to selectively grow on a silicon substrate an epitaxial layer on which an element is to be formed, the epitaxial layer is formed so as to extend upward above a thermal oxide film that is an element isolating insulating film, in order to prevent formation of facets. Subsequently, unwanted portions of the epitaxial layer are removed by means of CMP to complete an STI element isolating structure.	09-18-2008

Yoshihiro Akasaka, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120156587	FUEL CELL - In one embodiment, in a fuel cell, a first electrode supplied with an oxidant gas includes a first gas diffusion layer having a first porous base material and a first catalyst layer having a second porous base material. The first catalyst layer is stacked to the first gas diffusion layer. The second porous base material has a pore diameter distribution with a peak in a range of 0.04 μm to 0.12 μm, and a volume ratio of pores with diameters of 0.04 μm to 0.12 μm to all the pores being 17% or more. A second electrode supplied with a fuel includes a second gas diffusion layer having a third porous base material and a second catalyst layer having a fourth porous base material. The second catalyst layer is stacked to the second gas diffusion layer. An electrolyte film is held between the first and second catalyst layers.	06-21-2012

Yoshihiro Akasaka, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120241315	ELECTROLYSIS DEVICE AND REFRIGERATOR - An electrolysis device of an embodiment includes:	09-27-2012
20120251915	CATALYST LAYER, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - A catalyst layer includes a layered structure. The layered structure is laminated with sheet-like unit catalysts and pore layers. The sheet-like unit catalysts have mean thicknesses of 4 to 30 nm. The pore layers are sandwiched between the sheet-like unit catalysts.	10-04-2012
20130255763	CARBON ELECTRODE, CARBON ELECTRODE PRODUCTION METHOD, AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE - A carbon electrode of an embodiment includes: a graphene having a graphene skeleton, carbon atoms in the graphene skeleton being partially substituted by a nitrogen atom, wherein the graphene contains an oxygen atom, and the carbon electrode is doped with a cation.	10-03-2013
20130255764	STACKED ELECTRODE, STACKED ELECTRODE PRODUCTION METHOD, AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE - A stacked electrode of an embodiment includes: a multi-layered graphene film and a metal wiring formed thereon, wherein the metal wiring contains randomly oriented metal nanowires, the multi-layered graphene film contains a laminate of graphene sheets, the graphene sheets each contain an aggregate of graphene plates, and the graphene plates have an average area of (A+B)	10-03-2013
20130260286	OXYGEN REDUCTION CATALYST AND ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - An oxygen reduction catalyst of an embodiment includes: a stack of single-layer graphenes; and a phosphorus compound, wherein some of carbon atoms of the graphenes are replaced by nitrogen atoms, and the phosphorus compound has a peak of phosphorus 2	10-03-2013
20140134521	CARBON MATERIAL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL USING THE SAME - A carbon material of an embodiment includes: a columnar structure in which a carbon compound having a graphene skeleton is laminated, the graphene skeleton whose some of carbon atoms are substituted with nitrogen atoms. In the carbon material, a graphene skeleton surface of the carbon compound is inclined at an angle of 5 degrees or more and 80 degrees or less with respect to a column axial direction of the columnar structure.	05-15-2014
20140339097	ELECTROLYSIS DEVICE AND REFRIGERATOR - An electrolysis device of an embodiment includes:	11-20-2014

Yoshihiro Akasaka, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080233444	FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes: a mixing tank storing a fuel solution; a power generator comprising a membrane electrode assembly having an electrolyte membrane, an anode electrode and a cathode electrode, generating power by reaction of the fuel solution with air; a fuel circulation unit circulating the fuel solution to the anode electrode; an air supply unit supplying air to the cathode electrode; and an air supply mechanism supply air to the anode electrode so as to discharge the fuel solution from the inside of the anode electrode to the mixing tank.	09-25-2008
20090148739	DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL - A direct methanol fuel cell includes a cathode catalyst layer; an electrolyte membrane; an anode catalyst layer; a first fuel control layer that is water-repellent and conductive and that has pores; a second fuel control layer that is water-repellent and conductive and that has larger pores than the those of the first fuel control layer; a third fuel control layer that is water-repellent and conductive and that has smaller porous than those of the first fuel control layer and those of the second fuel control layer; and an anode GDL layer that is water-repellent and conductive, wherein the membrane and the layers above are arranged in the above order.	06-11-2009
20090162712	FUEL CELL - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a fuel cell including: a membrane electrode assembly including: an electrolyte membrane; anode and cathode catalyst layers respectively disposed on the electrolyte membrane; and anode and cathode gas diffusion layers respectively disposed on the anode and cathode catalyst layers; a cathode porous body including a front face portion and a rear face portion and being disposed on the cathode gas diffusion layer at the front face portion, the front face portion having an electric conductivity higher than that of air and having a hydrophilicity higher than that of the rear face portion; an anode passage plate disposed on the anode gas diffusion layer; and an air supply apparatus that supplies air toward an end of the cathode porous body.	06-25-2009
20090214918	ANODE OF DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL AND DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL EMPLOYING THE SAME - The present invention provides an anode used in a direct methanol fuel cell and a direct methanol fuel cell employing that anode. They can prevent crossovers of methanol and water and also can control permeation of water, so as to achieve high power output. The anode comprises an anode catalyst layer	08-27-2009
20100047652	DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL AND CATHODE FOR DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL - A cathode for a direct methanol fuel cell is provided. The cathode comprises a cathode catalyst layer includes a first carbon powder supporting a noble metal catalyst, a proton conductive polyelectrolyte at least partially covering a surface of the first carbon powder, and a second carbon powder having a water repellent material on a surface thereof. The cathode catalyst layer is accompanied with a porous structure satisfying following conditions.	02-25-2010
20100248072	FUEL CELL - A fuel cell is provided, which includes a membrane electrode assembly including an electrolytic film sandwiched between an anode catalyst layer and a cathode catalyst layer, an anode gas diffusion layer disposed adjacent to the anode catalyst layer and a cathode gas diffusion layer disposed adjacent to the cathode catalyst layer, and a pair of separators which are in contact with the anode gas diffusion layer and the cathode gas diffusion layer, respectively. At least one of the separators includes a metallic member having a channel and an oxide layer disposed on a bottom of the channel. The oxide layer includes silica and tin oxide which accounts for 0.0001-30% by weight of silica.	09-30-2010
20120171597	DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL AND ANODE USED THEREIN - According to one embodiment, an anode for a direct methanol fuel cell includes an anode catalyst layer containing a noble metal catalyst and a proton-conductive polyelectrolyte. A log differential pore volume distribution curve measured by a mercury intrusion porosimetry of the anode catalyst layer has a peak within a pore diameter range of 0.06 to 0.3 μm and satisfies the following relationship:	07-05-2012
20130078436	TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE LAMINATE - According to one embodiment, the transparent electrode laminate includes a transparent substrate and an electrode layer which is formed on the transparent substrate and includes a three-dimensional network of metal nanowires. The electrode layer includes a first conductive region and a second conductive region adjacent to the first conductive region. Surfaces of the metal nanowires in the first conductive region are reacted to form reaction products. Surfaces of the metal nanowires in the second conductive region are unreacted. The second region has conductivity higher than that of the first conductive region and an optical transparency.	03-28-2013
20130078449	TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE LAMINATE - According to one embodiment, the transparent electrode laminate includes a transparent substrate and an optically transparent electrode layer formed on the transparent substrate. The electrode layer includes a three-dimensional network of metal nanowires with a diameter of 20 to 200 nm. Each metal nanowire has a reaction inorganic product of a metal constituting the metal nanowire on a part of a surface thereof.	03-28-2013
20130078549	CATALYST-SUPPORTING SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND FUEL CELL - According to one embodiment, a catalyst-supporting substrate comprises a substrate and a catalyst layer including a plurality of pores, the catalyst layer being supported on the substrate. The average diameter of the section of the pore when the catalyst is cut in the thickness direction of the thickness is 5 nm to 400 nm, and the long-side to short-side ratio of the pore on the section is 1:1 to 10:1 in average.	03-28-2013
20130078550	CATALYST LAYER, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - According to one embodiment, there is provided a catalyst layer containing a catalyst material. The catalyst layer satisfying requirements below:	03-28-2013
20130081678	CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL - According to one embodiment, a conductive material includes a carbon substance and a metallic substance mixed with and/or laminated to the carbon substance. The carbon substance has at least one dimension of 200 nm or less. The carbon substance includes a graphene selected from single-layered graphene and multi-layered graphene, a part of carbon atoms constituting the graphene is substituted with a nitrogen atom. The metallic substance includes at least one of a metallic particle and a metallic wire.	04-04-2013
20130252132	NOBLE METAL CATALYST LAYER, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING NOBLE METAL CATALYST LAYER - According to one embodiment, the noble metal catalyst layer includes first noble metal layer and a second noble metal layer formed on the first noble metal layer. The first noble metal layer includes a first noble metal element and has a porosity of 65 to 95 vol. %, a volume of pores having a diameter of 5 to 80 nm accounts for 50% or more of a volume of total pores in the first noble metal layer. The second noble metal layer includes a second noble metal element, and has an average thickness of 3 to 20 nm and a porosity of 50 vol. % or less.	09-26-2013
20140295179	TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM AND ELECTRIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, the transparent conductive film contains a laminated structure including a conductive layer and a transparent polymer layer. The conductive layer contains a metal nanowire and a carbon material including grapheme. The transparent polymer layer contains a transparent polymer having a glass transition temperature of 100° C. or less. The carbon material constitutes one surface of the transparent conductive film.	10-02-2014

Yoshihiro Akasaka, Kawasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150257258	TRANSPARENT CONDUCTOR AND DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a transparent conductor includes a transparent substrate; a metal nanowire layer disposed on the transparent substrate and including a plurality of metal nanowires; a graphene oxide layer covering the metal nanowire layer; and an electrical insulating resin layer disposed in contact with the graphene oxide layer.	09-10-2015
20150262724	METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TRANSPARENT CONDUCTOR, TRANSPARENT CONDUCTOR AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING TRANSPARENT CONDUCTOR PRECURSOR - According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a transparent conductor is provided. In the method, a silver nanowire layer including a plurality of silver nanowires and having openings is formed on a graphene film supported by a copper support. Then, a transparent resin layer insoluble in a copper-etching solution is formed on the silver nanowire layer such that the transparent resin layer contacts the graphene film through the openings. The copper support is then brought into contact with the non-acidic copper-etching solution to remove the copper support, thereby exposing the graphene film.	09-17-2015
20150333321	COMPOSITE - According to one embodiment, there is provided a composite. The composite includes active material particles of a titanium composite oxide or oxide of titanium, and a graphene structure including a carbon material. The carbon material has a graphene framework defining a graphene surface. The graphene structure is located in between the active material particles. The graphene structure has at least one side surface in contact with the active material particle. The side surface includes the carbon material whose graphene surface is slanted relative to the side surface.	11-19-2015
20150333322	COMPOSITE - According to one embodiment, there is provided a composite. The composite includes active material particles of a titanium composite oxide or oxide of titanium, and a graphene structure including a carbon material. The carbon material has a graphene framework defining a graphene surface. The graphene structure is located in between the active material particles. The graphene structure has at least one side surface in contact with the active material particle. The side surface includes the carbon material whose graphene surface is slanted relative to the side surface.	11-19-2015

Yuichi Akasaka, Iwaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120263977	METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYBRID NEGATIVE PLATE FOR LEAD-ACID STORAGE BATTERY AND LEAD-ACID STORAGE BATTERY - There is provided a method for producing a hybrid negative plate for a lead-acid storage battery which is improved in the production working efficiency and the productivity and enhances the quick charge and discharge characteristics and the discharge characteristics at a low temperature under PSOC of a lead-acid storage battery.	10-18-2012

Yumeno Akasaka, Ibaraki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120127554	DISPLAY DEVICE AND COLOR ELECTRONIC PAPER USING THE SAME - Provided are a display device which is advantageous not only in that it can smoothly switch display/non-display for a desired pattern and has a memory effect, but also in that the display device has a simple construction of the members thereof and can be driven at a low voltage, and exhibits high display contrast and can be increased in the display area, and a color electronic paper using the same.	05-24-2012

Yunike Akasaka, Nogi-Machi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150126387	AMPK ACTIVATOR SCREENING METHOD, AND AMPK ACTIVATOR - A method for screening an AMPK activator, wherein inhibition of an interaction between prohibitin and AMPK is used as an index is provided. Besides, an AMPK activator comprising, as an active ingredient, a compound inhibiting an interaction between prohibitin and AMPK, and a prohibitin-AMPK complex are also provided.	05-07-2015

Yuta Akasaka, Tokoname-Shi, Aichi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20160001275	EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING CATALYST AND EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION METHOD USING SAME - A catalyst that is not only capable of efficiently treating CO even at a low exhaust gas temperature, but also capable of exerting favorable CO purification efficiency in a low-temperature exhaust gas even in a case of being exposed for a long time to an engine exhaust gas that is a high temperature and contains HC, CO, NOx, water vapor and the like; and an exhaust gas treatment technique are described. The catalyst for purifying exhaust gas contains: a noble metal; an oxide containing as a base material A at least two kinds of elements selected from the group consisting of aluminum, zirconium and titanium; and an oxide containing as a base material B at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of silicon, cerium, praseodymium and lanthanum; in which the base material A and the base material B satisfy a specific formula.	01-07-2016

Yuta Akasaka, Himeji-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140065043	OXIDATION CATALYST FOR EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION METHOD USING THE SAME - The purpose of the present invention is to provide an oxidation catalyst for exhaust gas purification having high durability and a method for producing the catalyst. The purpose is achieved by an oxidation catalyst for exhaust gas purification containing a refractory inorganic oxide, and a catalyst component and a metal component, which are supported on the refractory inorganic oxide, wherein the catalyst component is platinum, or platinum and palladium, and the metal component is one or more selected from the group consisting of magnesium, calcium, strontium and barium.	03-06-2014
20140072493	CATALYST FOR EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION METHOD USING THE SAME - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a catalyst for exhaust gas purification, which is capable of effectively processing an exhaust gas, particularly carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrocarbon (HC) in the exhaust gas at a low temperature, and a method for producing the catalyst for exhaust gas purification. The purpose is achieved by a catalyst for exhaust gas purification, which is obtained by having a carrier that contains Al	03-13-2014

Yuuzo Akasaka, Yokohama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150292572	CLUTCH SEAL - The invention provides a clutch seal which can enhance a durability of a membrane portion which is a constituting part of a seal and is constructed by a rubber-like elastic body, and can inhibit a working fluid from standing in a concave surface of the membrane portion. The clutch seal of the invention is an annular seal interposed between a clutch plate in a dry clutch and a piston pressing the clutch plate, has a middle ring fixed to the piston between an outer ring and an inner ring which are fixed to a clutch housing, and has membrane portions constructed by a rubber-like elastic body respectively between the outer ring and the middle ring and between the inner ring and the middle ring, wherein the middle ring is arranged at an intermediate position of a stroke in an initial shape of the membrane portion.	10-15-2015