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Hideto Azuma, Fukushima JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080318131	CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A cathode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided. The cathode active material includes: composite oxide particles containing at least lithium and cobalt; a coating layer disposed on at least a part of the surface of said composite oxide particles and including an oxide containing lithium and at least one coating element selected from nickel and manganese; and a surface layer disposed on at least a part of said coating layer and including an oxide containing at least one element selected from among lanthanoids.	12-25-2008
20090200510	METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL - A method of manufacturing a cathode active material is provided. The method includes the step of precipitating step for providing a solution of a deposition component onto composite oxide particles including lithium Li and nickel Ni, removing a solvent from the solution on the composite oxide particles within a short time period, and precipitating the deposition component on surfaces of the composite oxide particles; and heating step for heating under an oxidation atmosphere the composite oxide particles with the deposition component precipitated on the surfaces.	08-13-2009
20100173197	CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND BATTERY - A cathode active material capable of obtaining a high capacity and capable of improving stability or low-temperature characteristics, a method of manufacturing the same, and a battery are provided. A cathode (	07-08-2010
20130230776	CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING IT, CATHODE, AND BATTERY - A cathode active material capable of increasing a capacity and improving high temperature characteristics or cycle characteristics, a method of manufacturing it, a cathode using the cathode active material, and a battery using the cathode active material are provided. In a cathode active material contained in a cathode, a coating layer is provided on at least part of complex oxide particle containing at least lithium (Li) and cobalt (Co). The coating layer is an oxide which contains lithium (Li) and at least one of nickel (Ni) and manganese (Mn).	09-05-2013
20130244113	CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND BATTERY - A cathode active material capable of obtaining a high capacity and capable of improving stability or low-temperature characteristics, a method of manufacturing the same, and a battery are provided. A cathode (	09-19-2013
20140162124	CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING IT, CATHODE, AND BATTERY - A cathode active material capable of increasing a capacity and improving high temperature characteristics or cycle characteristics, a method of manufacturing it, a cathode using the cathode active material, and a battery using the cathode active material are provided. In a cathode active material contained in a cathode, a coating layer is provided on at least part of complex oxide particle containing at least lithium (Li) and cobalt (Co). The coating layer is an oxide which contains lithium (Li) and at least one of nickel (Ni) and manganese (Mn).	06-12-2014

Hideto Doi, Nagasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100001526	Wind Turbine Generator System - Provided is a wind turbine generator system that can more accurately perform cut-out control by monitoring the measured value from an anemometer for abnormality. In the wind turbine generator system including, in a nacelle (	01-07-2010
20110304140	WIND TURBINE GENERATOR AND SOUNDNESS DIAGNOSIS METHOD THEREOF - An accumulator is provided in an oil circuit of the pressure supply device and has a gas chamber for storing the pressure generated by the oil pump. A gas pressure judgment unit judges a soundness on the gas pressure of the gas chamber of the accumulator. A pitch movement judgment unit judges whether the pitch movement is performed soundly by the oil pressure accumulated in the accumulator if the gas pressure judgment unit judges that the gas pressure is sound. A start judgment unit judges a start condition to start the gas pressure judgment unit every predetermined period or when a start switch is operated.	12-15-2011

Hideto Fujita, Yao-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080240503	Image Processing Apparatus And Image Pickup Apparatus Mounting The Same, And Image Processing Method - A coding unit codes a moving image. An object detector detects an object from within a picture contained in the moving image, and generates, for each picture, object detection information containing at least the number of objects detected within an identical picture. When a codestream is generated from coded data generated by the coding unit, a stream generator describes the object detection information in a prescribed region of the codestream.	10-02-2008
20130188071	ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND PHOTOGRAPHY CONTROL METHOD - An electronic apparatus includes an image pickup portion for generating a subject image signal by photography, a hardware device for controlling optical characteristics in the photography, a software executing portion for executing camera application software for performing the photography, and a control portion for controlling the hardware device. When the camera application software executed by the software executing portion is specific software that does not contain a program for controlling the optical characteristics, the control portion controls the optical characteristics independently of the specific software.	07-25-2013

Hideto Ikeda, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100221152	CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED-BED REFORMER - Inexpensive heating fuel is used to generate heat required for completion of reformation of raw material to be reformed such as hydrocarbon gas, heavy oil or oil refining pitch so that the raw material may be reformed economically and stably. A reformer has a raw material feeder that feeds a predetermined amount of raw material to be reformed to a fluidized-bed reforming furnace; a fuel feeder feeds heating fuel to a fluidized-bed combustion furnace; and a controller regulates the fuel to be fed to the combustion furnace so as to impart heat to the circulating particles in the combustion furnace such that the raw material fed to the reforming furnace can be completely reformed in the reforming furnace.	09-02-2010

Hideto Imai, Minato-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110123877	CATALYST FOR OXYGEN REDUCTION ELECTRODE AND OXYGEN REDUCTION ELECTRODE - An oxygen reduction catalyst and the catalyst as an electrode catalyst are provided. The oxygen reduction catalyst is characterized by including an organometallic polymer structure in which a transition metal or zinc is coordinated with an organic polymer compound including a ligand comprising a heterocyclic 5-membered ring or a heterocyclic 6-membered ring containing at least not less than two elements selected from nitrogen (N), oxygen (O), sulfur (S), and selenium (Se), and derivatives thereof. Thereby, even when an amount of a metal is smaller than that in a platinum particulate catalyst, an oxygen reduction capacity equal to or more than that of the platinum particulate catalyst can be obtained. Further, by coordinating a metal with an organic polymer, stability in an oxygen reduction condition can be significantly improved compared to the case of metal based macrocyclic compounds.	05-26-2011

Hideto Itou, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110105029	COMMUNICATION TERMINAL APPARATUS, SOFTWARE ACQUIRING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A communication terminal apparatus including a second apparatus having a communication function and a first apparatus connectable to the second apparatus. The communication terminal apparatus includes an external communication function unit that is disposed in the second apparatus and acquires software, which is executable in the first apparatus, from an outside, a second memory that is disposed in the second apparatus and stores the software which is acquired, a first memory that is disposed in the first apparatus, and storage unit that is disposed in the first apparatus and stores the software read out from the second memory to the first memory according to a connection between the first apparatus and the second apparatus.	05-05-2011

Hideto Iyori, Sorachi-Gun JP

Hideto Izumi, Chino-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080231146	PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, INK JET RECORDING HEAD AND INK JET PRINTER - A piezoelectric element includes: a base substrate; a lower electrode formed above the base substrate; a ferroelectric layer formed above the lower electrode; and an upper electrode formed above the ferroelectric layer, wherein an angle of a corner defined by a side surface of the ferroelectric layer and a top surface of the base substrate is between 45° and 75°.	09-25-2008

Hideto Kanafusa, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080268276	PREFORM, HYDROFORMING METHOD, AND HYDROFORMED PRODUCT - A preform with edges overlapped and jointed each other and first and second outer members for forming outer surfaces of a hydroformed product, and reinforcement members that are jointed to the first and second outer members to form reinforcement ribs that divide a hollow cross section of the outer surfaces, the reinforcement members having dimensions capable of suppressing elongation in a tensile direction due to a tensile force that develops during hydroforming.	10-30-2008
20100115773	PREFORM, HYDROFORMING METHOD, AND HYDROFORMED PRODUCT - A preform having edges overlapped and jointed, two outer members for forming outer surfaces of a hydroformed product, and reinforcement members for forming reinforcement ribs that divide a hollow cross section of the hydroformed product, including a joint formed by, when more than three sheet materials for forming the outer members and the reinforcement members are overlapped together, welding a first sheet material on a surface of the overlapped sheet materials to a second sheet material positioned inside the first sheet material, and a space disposed and aligned with a joint plane between the second sheet material and a third sheet material located inside the second sheet material during the welding process.	05-13-2010
20110229801	MANUFACTURE OF FUEL CELL - A fuel cell is manufactured using a polymer electrolyte membrane (	09-22-2011
20110229802	MANUFACTURE OF FUEL CELL - A fuel cell is manufactured using a polymer electrolyte membrane (	09-22-2011

Hideto Kato, Takasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090131620	POLYIMIDE HAVING AN ALCOHOLIC HYDROXYL GROUP AND A PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF - This invention relates to a novel polyimide silicone having an alcoholic hydroxyl group and a process for the preparation thereof. The polyimide of the invention having a primary alcoholic hydroxyl group is represented by the following general formula (1),	05-21-2009
20110311788	SILPHENYLENE-CONTAINING PHOTOCURABLE COMPOSITION, PATTERN FORMATION METHOD USING SAME, AND OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT OBTAINED USING THE METHOD - Provided is a silphenylene-containing photocurable composition including: (A) a specific silphenylene having both terminals modified with alicyclic epoxy groups, and (C) a photoacid generator that generates acid upon irradiation with light having a wavelength of 240 to 500 nm. Also provided is a pattern formation method including: (i) forming a film of the photocurable composition on a substrate, (ii) exposing the film through a photomask with light having a wavelength of 240 to 500 nm, and if necessary, performing heating following the exposure, and (iii) developing the film in a developing liquid, and if necessary, performing post-curing at a temperature within a range from 120 to 300° C. following the developing. Further provided is an optical semiconductor element obtained by performing pattern formation using the method. The composition is capable of very fine pattern formation across a broad range of wavelengths, and following pattern formation, yields a film that exhibits a high degree of transparency and superior light resistance. The composition may also include: (B) a specific epoxy group-containing organosilicon compound.	12-22-2011
20120175045	TEMPORARY ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THIN WAFER - A temporary adhesive for which temporary adhesion and subsequent detachment are simple. The temporary adhesive composition includes: (A) an organopolysiloxane having a weight-average molecular weight of at least 15,000, obtained by a hydrosilylation reaction between (A1) and (A2) described below, and (B) an organic solvent having a boiling point of not more than 220° C., wherein (A1) is an alkenyl group-containing organopolysiloxane having a weight-average molecular weight exceeding 2,000, comprising 35 to 99 mol % of T siloxane units and 1 to 25 mol % of M siloxane units, and in which alkenyl groups bonded to silicon atoms represent at least 2 mol % of all the organic groups bonded to silicon atoms, and (A2) is a specific organohydrogenpolysiloxane having at least two silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms or a specific hydrosilyl group-containing compound.	07-12-2012
20140261978	TEMPORARY ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THIN WAFER - A temporary adhesive for which temporary adhesion and subsequent detachment are simple. The temporary adhesive composition includes: (A) an organopolysiloxane having a weight-average molecular weight of at least 15,000, obtained by a hydrosilylation reaction between (A1) and (A2) described below, and (B) an organic solvent having a boiling point of not more than 220° C., wherein (A1) is an alkenyl group-containing organopolysiloxane having a weight-average molecular weight exceeding 2,000, comprising 35 to 99 mol % of T siloxane units and 1 to 25 mol % of M siloxane units, and in which alkenyl groups bonded to silicon atoms represent at least 2 mol % of all the organic groups bonded to silicon atoms, and (A2) is a specific organohydrogenpolysiloxane having at least two silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms or a specific hydrosilyl group-containing compound.	09-18-2014

Hideto Kato, Annaka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090269697	POLYORGANOSILOXANE, RESIN COMPOSITION, AND PATTERNING PROCESS - A polyorganosiloxane compound is modified such that some silicon-bonded hydroxyl groups are substituted with acid labile groups and/or intermolecular or intramolecular crosslinks form with a crosslinking group having a C—O—C linkage. Cured films of a composition comprising the polyorganosiloxane are useful as interlayer dielectric films on TFT substrates.	10-29-2009
20100233619	NOVEL POLYIMIDE SILICONE, PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE NOVEL POLYIMIDE SILICONE, AND METHOD FOR PATTERN FORMATION - A polyimide silicone having in the molecule a phenolic hydroxy group in which a part or all of hydrogen atoms are substituted with an acid labile group is provided. The polyimide silicone comprises the unit represented by the formula (1):	09-16-2010
20110076465	EPOXY-CONTAINING POLYMER, PHOTO-CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION, PATTERNING PROCESS, AND ELECTRIC/ELECTRONIC PART PROTECTIVE FILM - A photo-curable resin composition comprising an epoxy-containing silphenylene or silicone polymer with a Mw of 3,000-500,000 forms a coating which is useful as a protective film for electric/electronic parts.	03-31-2011
20110077374	NOVEL POLYIMIDESILICONE HAVING ALCOHOLIC HYDROXYL GROUP AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention provides a polyimidesilicone having a primary alcoholic hydroxyl group, which is represented by the following general formula (1):	03-31-2011
20110082321	ALCOHOLIC HYDROXYL-CONTAINING COMPOUNDS AND MAKING METHOD - Bisphenol derivatives having both alcoholic hydroxyl and allyl groups are novel and useful as reagents for modifying organic resins and silicone resins.	04-07-2011
20110143092	PHOTOCURABLE DRY FILM, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME, PATTERNING METHOD AND FILM FOR PROTECTING ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC PARTS - Disclosed herein is a photocurable dry film including a structure having a photocurable resin layer sandwiched between a support film and a protective film, the photocurable resin layer being formed of a photocurable resin composition including ingredients (A) to (D):	06-16-2011
20110143103	PHOTO-CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION, PATTERN FORMING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROTECTING FILM, AND FILM-SHAPED ADHESIVE AND ADHESIVE SHEET USING SAID COMPOSITION - The invention relates to a photo-curable resin composition, which contains a polyimide silicone having a primary alcoholic hydroxyl group, as a component (A); at least one compound selected from the group consisting of an amino condensation product modified with formalin or a formalin-alcohol and a phenol compound having two or more in average of methylol group or alkoxymethylol group in one molecule thereof, as a component (B); and a photo-acid generator as a component (C). When used as an adhesive, the photo-curable resin composition further contains a multifunctional epoxy compound as a component (D).	06-16-2011
20110305990	METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MICRO-STRUCTURE - A micro-structure is manufactured by patterning a sacrificial film, forming an inorganic material film on the pattern, providing the inorganic material film with an aperture, and etching away the sacrificial film pattern through the aperture to define a space having the contour of the pattern. The patterning stage includes the steps of (A) forming a sacrificial film using a composition comprising a cresol novolac resin and a crosslinker, (B) exposing patternwise the film to first high-energy radiation, (C) developing, and (D) exposing the sacrificial film pattern to second high-energy radiation and heat treating for thereby forming crosslinks within the cresol novolac resin.	12-15-2011
20120094222	PHOTOCURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION, DRY FILM THEREOF, PATTERN FORMING METHOD, AND ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC PART PROTECTIVE FILM - A photocurable composition includes:	04-19-2012
20130029145	WAFER PROCESSING LAMINATE, WAFER PROCESSING MEMBER, TEMPORARY BONDING ARRANGEMENT, AND THIN WAFER MANUFACTURING METHOD - A laminate comprising a support, a temporary adhesive layer, and a wafer having a circuit-forming front surface and a back surface to be processed allows for processing the wafer. The temporary adhesive layer consists of a first temporary bond layer (A) of thermoplastic organosiloxane polymer which is releasably bonded to the front surface of the wafer and a second temporary bond layer (B) of thermosetting modified siloxane polymer which is laid contiguous to the first temporary bond layer and releasably bonded to the support.	01-31-2013
20130108866	WAFER PROCESSING LAMINATE, WAFER PROCESSING MEMBER, TEMPORARY BONDING ARRANGEMENT, AND THIN WAFER MANUFACTURING METHOD	05-02-2013
20130280886	WAFER PROCESSING LAMINATE, WAFER PROCESSING MEMBER, TEMPORARY BONDING ARRANGEMENT, AND THIN WAFER MANUFACTURING METHOD - A wafer processing laminate is provided comprising a support (	10-24-2013
20130323631	PHOTO-CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION, PHOTO-CURABLE DRY FILM, PATTERNING PROCESS, PROTECTIVE FILM, AND ELECTRIC/ELECTRONIC PART - A photo-curable resin composition comprising an epoxy-containing polymer, a photoacid generator in the form of an onium salt having tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate anion, a solvent, and optionally an epoxy resin crosslinker forms a coating which serves as a protective film for the protection of electric/electronic parts.	12-05-2013
20140011126	SILPHENYLENE-CONTAINING PHOTOCURABLE COMPOSITION, PATTERN FORMATION METHOD USING SAME, AND OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT OBTAINED USING THE METHOD - Provided is a silphenylene-containing photocurable composition including: (A) a specific silphenylene having both terminals modified with alicyclic epoxy groups, and (C) a photoacid generator that generates acid upon irradiation with light having a wavelength of 240 to 500 nm. Also provided is a pattern formation method including: (i) forming a film of the photocurable composition on a substrate, (ii) exposing the film through a photomask with light having a wavelength of 240 to 500 nm, and if necessary, performing heating following the exposure, and (iii) developing the film in a developing liquid, and if necessary, performing post-curing at a temperature within a range from 120 to 300° C. following the developing. Further provided is an optical semiconductor element obtained by performing pattern formation using the method. The composition is capable of very fine pattern formation across a broad range of wavelengths, and following pattern formation, yields a film that exhibits a high degree of transparency and superior light resistance. The composition may also include: (B) a specific epoxy group-containing organosilicon compound.	01-09-2014
20140296380	METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MICRO-STRUCTURE - A micro-structure is manufactured by patterning a sacrificial film, forming an inorganic material film on the pattern, providing the inorganic material film with an aperture, and etching away the sacrificial film pattern through the aperture to define a space having the contour of the pattern. The patterning stage includes the steps of (A) forming a sacrificial film using a composition comprising a cresol novolac resin and a crosslinker, (B) exposing patternwise the film to first high-energy radiation, (C) developing, and (D) exposing the sacrificial film pattern to second high-energy radiation and heat treating for thereby forming crosslinks within the cresol novolac resin.	10-02-2014
20150024574	TEMPORARY BONDING ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE SAME - A temporary bonding adhesive composition includes a first compound including a thermosetting polyorganosiloxane and a second compound including a thermoplastic polyorganosiloxane.	01-22-2015

Hideto Kimura, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090106980	Process for Producing Bearing Device for Wheel - A method is directed to a production of a bearing device for a wheel including an inner member (	04-30-2009
20100139819	METHOD FOR PRODUCING STEEL PART HAVING LONG ROLLING CONTACT FATIGUE LIFE - A steel part having a long rolling contact fatigue life and capable of further increasing the life of a bearing under severer using condition than usual conditions. The steel part includes steel having a composition containing 0.7% by mass to 1.1% by mass of C, 0.5% by mass to 2.0% by mass of Si, 0.4% by mass to 2.5% by mass of Mn, 1.6% by mass to 5.0% by mass of Cr, 0.1% by mass to less than 0.5% by mass of Mo, 0.010% by mass to 0.050% by mass of Al, less than 0.0015% by mass of Sb as an impurity, and the balance composed of Fe and inevitable impurities, the steel being hardened and tempered. In the steel structure of a portion from the surface to a depth of 5 mm, residual cementite has a grain diameter of 0.05 to 1.5 μm, prior austenite has a grain diameter of 30 μm or less, and the ratio by volume of the residual austenite is less than 25%.	06-10-2010
20130048158	SPRING STEEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is high strength spring steel that can limit the depth of pitting occurring when corroded and therefore possesses high strength as well as excellent pitting corrosion resistance and corrosion fatigue property, with a composition containing: C: greater than 0.35 mass % and less than 0.50 mass %; Si: greater than L75 mass % and less than or equal to 3.00 mass %; Mn: 0.2 mass % to 1.0 mass %; Cr: 0.01 mass % to 0.04 mass %; P: 0.025 mass % or less; S: 0.025 mass % or less; Mo: 0.1 mass % to 1.0 mass %; and 0: 0.0015 mass % or less, under a condition that a PC value calculated by PC=4.2×([C]+[Mn])+0.1×(1/[Si]+1/[Mo])+20.3×[Cr]+0.001×(1/[N]) is greater than 3.3 and equal to or less than 8.0. Also disclosed is a preferred method for manufacturing the same.	02-28-2013
20140060706	SPRING STEEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is high strength spring steel that can limit the depth of pitting occurring when corroded and therefore possesses high strength as well as excellent pitting corrosion resistance and corrosion fatigue property, with a composition containing: C: greater than 0.35 mass % and less than 0.50 mass %; Si: greater than 1.75 mass % and less than or equal to 3.00 mass %; Mn: 0.2 mass % to 1.0 mass %; Cr: 0.01 mass % to 0.04 mass %; P: 0.025 mass % or less; S: 0.025 mass % or less; Mo: 0.1 mass % to 1.0 mass %; and O: 0.0015 mass % or less, under a condition that a PC value calculated by PC=4.2×([C]+[Mn])+0.1×(1/[Si]+1/[Mo])+20.3×[Cr]+0.001×(1/[N]) is greater than 3.3 and equal to or less than 8.0. Also disclosed is a preferred method for manufacturing the same.	03-06-2014

Hideto Kimura, Okayama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080264524	High-Strength Steel and Metal Bolt Excellent In Character of Delayed Fracture - A high-strength steel having excellent character of delayed fracture can be manufactured at a low cost without adding expensive alloy elements such as Ni, Co or V in large quantities. The steel including a steel microstructure in which a ratio of martensite phase is 90% or more and a diameter of prior austenite grains is 10 μm or less, the steel microstructure being made by hardening and then tempering at 100° C. to 400° C., the steel including C: more than 0.30% and not more than 0.50% by mass, Si: not more than 1.0% by mass, Mn: not more than 1.5% by mass, Ti: not more than 0.1% by mass, Mo: not less than 0.3% and not more than 0.50% by mass, B: not less than 0.0005% and not more than 0.01% by mass, and a balance composed of Fe and inevitable impurities.	10-30-2008
20080264530	Hot Forged Product With Excellent Fatigue Strength, Method for Making the Same, and Machine Structural Part Made From the Same - A hot forged product including hardened areas introduced by partial cooling after hot forging, and unhardened areas, wherein Vickers hardness V	10-30-2008
20090126451	Hot Forging Facility - A hot forging facility enabling the manufacture of a hot forged product excellent in fatigue properties and cold workability is provided. A heating furnace for heating a steel material and a hot forging apparatus for perfonning forging of the heated steel material are sequentially arranged on a transport line. A partially cooling apparatus/apparatuses for partially cooling a forged product after hot forging is provided on an exit side of the hot forging apparatus.	05-21-2009

Hideto Kitatsuji, Yao-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080305724	Surface grinding machine, spindle device and surface grinding method - In through-feed grinding workpieces by grinding stones rotating around the axes of spindles, the spindles are tiltably held by elastic holding means around tilt axes substantially orthogonal to the direction of exit and entrance of the workpieces with respect to the grinding stones. When a grinding loads are imposed on the entrance sides of the grinding stones, the spindles are tilted by offset loads around the tilt axes against the force of urging means in such a manner that the axial displacement and the exit displacement of the grinding stone due to the offset load are substantially the same. The grinding stones are reset around the tilt axes by the elastic holding means immediately before the end of processing at which time the axial displacement is smaller. This makes it possible to reduce the number of defectively ground articles coming from the through-feed grinding and reduce the wear in the grinding stones.	12-11-2008

Hideto Kobayashi, Matsumoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080203926	Load driving circuit, driver IC having a load driving circuit, and plasma display panel having a driver IC - A load driving circuit in which a load is connected to the connecting point of transistors as low-side and high-side main switch elements that have a totem pole structure and are connected between a pair of drive voltage supply lines. A protection circuit section is provided for the high-side transistor. In the protection circuit section, a resistor as a voltage control element is provided for a MOSFET as an overvoltage prevention switch and a capacitor is connected between the gate and the drain of the MOSFET.	08-28-2008
20080211740	Display driving device - In a display driving device which performs scan driving of a PDP or similar, to enable rapid scan operation, reduction of the chip size, and lowering of costs, as well as elimination of coupling problems. The display driving device is provided with a pull-up switching element Nu connected to a first driving voltage (VDH) supply line and common to all bits; diodes D	09-04-2008

Hideto Kobayashi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080244219	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A SINGLE-USER APPLICATION IN A MULTI-USER OPERATING SYSTEM - A control system enables a plurality of users to execute a single-user application simultaneously in a multi-user OS which causes address conflicts under simultaneous execution and save results for each user avoiding the address conflicts. The control system comprises a control unit	10-02-2008

Hideto Maeda, Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080233367	Radio wave transmission cover and method of manufacturing the same - The present invention provides a radio wave transmission cover, which is provided in front of a radar device for vehicles, and a method of manufacturing the radio wave transmission cover. In the radio wave transmission cover, cover-side wall surfaces (	09-25-2008
20080309579	Radio wave transmission cover and method of manufacturing radio wave transmission cover - The present invention provides a radio wave transmission cover having superior design and radio wave transmissibility. The radio wave transmission cover includes a front side member (	12-18-2008

Hideto Matsumoto, Nagoya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080212132	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PRINTING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes an image reading unit that reads an image, the image comprising an image printed on a printing sheet, and a first demarcation line added by a writing tool and demarcating a region of the image, a demarcation line extracting unit that extracts the first demarcation line from the image read by the image reading unit, and an image extracting unit that extracts the region of the image demarcated by the first demarcation line from the image as an extracted image.	09-04-2008
20080250277	Information transmission system - In a printer connected to a network, email appended with link information is prepared for enabling an administrator to access information about the printer network terminal. The email is transmitted to the administrator terminal at a predetermined timing. Then, the administrator terminal accesses the information based on the link information appended to the email. As such, when a problem occurs in the printer, operations for resolving the problem can be quickly undertaken by the administrator.	10-09-2008
20100010898	ADVERTISEMENT DELIVERY SYSTEM, AND CLIENT OF THE SYSTEM - An advertisement data delivery system comprising at least one advertisement server and a client communicable with the advertisement server through a network, wherein the client transmits to one advertisement server a data delivery request requesting the advertisement server to deliver data to the client, and in response to the data delivery request, the advertisement server delivers to the client at least one of advertisement data according to which the client displays on its display portion an advertisement, and another address which is different from the address of the advertisement server to which the data delivery request has been transmitted, so that the other advertisement data can be delivered from the above-indicated another address to the client.	01-14-2010
20100250990	ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device including an external-memory-medium installing portion in which an external memory medium storing contents data, a display portion for displaying the contents data, a sound generating portion for generating a sound, a power-shut-down-requirement receiving portion for receiving a requirement for shutting-down a power supply to the electronic device, a monitoring portion for determining whether the external memory medium is installed in the external-memory-medium installing portion, a sound-generation commanding portion for commanding command the sound generating portion to generate an alarming sound when the monitoring portion has determined that the external memory medium is not installed in the external-memory-medium installing portion while the contents data are displayed, and a power supply control portion for inhibiting an operation to shut down the power supply to the electronic device when the power-shut-down-requirement receiving portion has received the requirement for shutting down the power supply while the contents data are displayed.	09-30-2010
20120166564	INFORMATION TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - In a printer connected to a network, email appended with link information is prepared for enabling an administrator to access information about the printer network terminal. The email is transmitted to the administrator terminal at a predetermined timing. Then, the administrator terminal accesses the information based on the link information appended to the email. As such, when a problem occurs in the printer, operations for resolving the problem can be quickly undertaken by the administrator.	06-28-2012
20140068355	INFORMATION TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A network device includes a processor; and a memory storing computer-readable instructions therein, the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the network device to perform: storing a first mail address and a second mail address; generating a first email to be addressed to the first mail address and a second email to be addressed to the second mail address, the first email having a first body including a URL, the second email having a second body including the URL; detecting a specific failure occurring in the network device; transmitting the first email to the first mail address and the second email to the second mail address when the specific failure is detected.	03-06-2014
20140146364	IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - An image processing device may comprising a USB I/F and a control device. The USB I/F may be configured to receive USB data packets transmitted by a data processing device. The USB I/F may be configured to cause a specific buffer corresponding to one USB endpoint for reception to store content data included in the received USB data packets. The control device may be configured to: execute one or more processing on the basis of an HTTP command; execute image processing on the basis of a particular command other than the HTTP command; and execute content data allocation processing. The content data allocation processing may include: causing content data including the HTTP command to be processed in the execution of the one or more processing; and causing content data including the particular command to be processed in the execution of the image processing.	05-29-2014

Hideto Miyake, Tsu JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090085165	Group 3-5 Nitride Semiconductor Multilayer Substrate, Method for Manufacturing Group 3-5 Nitride Semiconductor Free-Standing Subtrate, and Semiconductor Element - A group 3-5 nitride semiconductor multilayer substrate (	04-02-2009

Hideto Miyanagi, Osaka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080267664	SCANNING OPTICAL MODULE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS EQUIPPED THEREWITH - Disclosed is a scanning optical module, which includes a light source, a rotatable multifaceted mirror adapted to scanningly deflect a scanning beam emitted from the light source, in a given direction, a driving device adapted to drivingly rotate the rotatable multifaceted mirror through a shaft thereof, a plate-shaped member formed with a driving device-mounting portion mounting thereto the driving device in such a manner as to absorb heat generated in the shaft, an air blower adapted to generate an airstream, and an airstream passage-defining member adapted to direct the airstream from the air blower, toward the driving device-mounting portion of the plate-shaped member.	10-30-2008
20120250057	OPTICAL READING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - An optical reading device includes a housing, a document platen member, a scanning unit, a cable and an insulating sheet. The cable includes a first end which is fixed to the scanning unit, a second end which is fixed to the bottom plate and an intermediate portion which is held in surface contact with the bottom plate and curved and deformed according to a reciprocal movement of the scanning unit. The insulating sheet is interposed between the bottom plate and the intermediate portion of the cable. The housing includes a recess formed in the bottom plate. The insulating sheet covers an opening of the recess, the upper surface thereof is in contact with the intermediate portion of the cable and a space is formed between the lower surface of the insulating sheet and the bottom surface of the recess.	10-04-2012
20130135647	IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes an original document platform, a reflection carriage, a wire, a pulley, a slide member, a projecting section and a guide section. The reflection carriage includes a mirror for reflecting light, and is moved in a first direction along a sub-scanning direction with respect to the original document. The wire is wound around a pulley. The slide member is installed on the reflection carriage, rotatably supports the pulley, and slidably moves in the first direction with respect to the reflection carriage. The projecting section is provided to project in a second direction that intersects with the first direction, on one of the reflection carriage and the slide member. The guide section is provided to extend in the first direction on the other of the reflection carriage and the slide member. The projecting section abuts against the guide section.	05-30-2013

Hideto Miyanagi, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100033775	OPTICAL REFLECTING MIRROR, AND OPTICAL SCANNER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A rectangular plate optical reflecting mirror is provided in an optical scanner. The optical reflecting mirror reflects an optical beam onto a surface to be scanned. The optical reflecting mirror includes a center portion and end portions in a longitudinal direction. The center portion has a greater thickness than that of the end portions. Accordingly, rigidity of the optical reflecting mirror can be increased, and its characteristic frequency can be set at a high value. Thus, resonance of the optical reflecting mirror can be prevented from occurring as a result of vibration of a housing which vibrates with a plurality of vibration modes.	02-11-2010
20110242570	IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED THEREWITH - This image reading apparatus, includes: a first retaining member that retains a lens unit; a second retaining member that retains a sensor unit; and a positioning member that sets a relative position between the first retaining member and the second retaining member, wherein the positioning member comprises: a first concave portion that is sagged from a first contact surface to be in contact with the first retaining member; and a second concave portion that is sagged from a second contact surface to be in contact with the second retaining member, and the positioning member is fixed to the first retaining member and the second retaining member by an adhesive filled in the first concave portion and the second concave portion.	10-06-2011
20120133994	OPTICAL COMPONENT MOUNTING STRUCTURE, IMAGE READING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An optical component mounting structure includes an elastic member and a mounting portion. The elastic member applies pressure to an optical component toward a flat surface portion of a base. The mounting portion is provided at the base and mounts the elastic member. The elastic member has a pressing portion, a holding portion, and a positioning hole. The pressing portion has a tongue piece shape and elastically comes in contact with a light guide member. The holding portion supports one end of the pressing portion and holds elastically the mounting portion of the base. The positioning hole is formed through the holding portion and is to be engaged with each of a pair of positioning convex portions provided at the mounting portion of the base.	05-31-2012

Hideto Miyazaki, Okazaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080253615	Method of producing traffic signal information, method of providing traffic signal information, and navigation apparatus - Systems, methods, and programs of producing and using traffic signal information take, when a vehicle is closely approaching a traffic signal, an image of traffic signal lamps disposed on the traffic signal. The systems, methods, and programs produce image data of the traffic signal lamps, based on the taken image and analyze the image data. The systems, methods, and programs produce traffic signal state information, the traffic signal state information including a state of the traffic signal as of the time of taking the image of the traffic signal lamps. The systems, methods, and programs store traffic signal information, the traffic signal information including the produced traffic signal state information, traffic signal location information, and time information in a memory. The systems, methods, and programs perform a statistical analysis on a correlation in terms of the status of traffic signal lamps among a plurality of traffic signals based on plural pieces of traffic signal information of plural adjacent traffic signals.	10-16-2008
20090012709	Road information generating apparatus, road information generating method, and road information generating program - Host vehicle location information that indicates the location of a host vehicle is acquired, image information that includes the road along which the host vehicle is traveling is acquired, a host vehicle travel lane in which the host vehicle is traveling is detected based on the image information, lane information that indicates the position of the host vehicle travel lane is generated based on the host vehicle location information, and this lane information is registered on a storage medium.	01-08-2009

Hideto Mizutani, Fukushima JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080305338	Method of Producing Rutile Titanium Dioxide Fine Particles - It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of producing a rutile titanium dioxide fine particle having a high ultraviolet protection property and high transparency for visible light. The present invention provides a method of producing a rutile titanium dioxide fine particle, comprising the steps of (1) treating titanium dioxide hydrate with at least one of a basic compound selected from the group consisting of hydroxides of alkali metal and hydroxides of alkaline-earth metal, and (2) treating the compound obtained by the step (1) with a carboxylic acid group-containing compound and an inorganic acid.	12-11-2008
20120064344	METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALKALI METAL NIOBATE PARTICLES, AND ALKALI METAL NIOBATE PARTICLES - Disclosed are a method of producing fine particulate alkali metal niobate in a liquid phase system, wherein the size and shape of the particulate alkali metal niobate can be controlled; and fine particulate alkali metal niobate having a controlled shape and size. One of specifically disclosed is a method of producing a substantially rectangular cuboid particulate alkali metal niobate represented by MNbO	03-15-2012
20120094126	METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALKALI METAL NIOBATE PARTICLES, AND ALKALI METAL NIOBATE PARTICLES - Disclosed are a method of producing fine particulate alkali metal niobate in a liquid phase system, wherein the size and shape of particles of the fine particulate alkali metal niobate can be controlled; and fine particulate alkali metal niobate having a controlled shape and size. Specifically disclosed are a method of producing particulate sodium-potassium niobate represented by the formula (1): Na	04-19-2012
20140315024	METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALKALI METAL NIOBATE PARTICLES, AND ALKALI METAL NIOBATE PARTICLES - Disclosed are a method of producing fine particulate alkali metal niobate in a liquid phase system, wherein the size and shape of the particulate alkali metal niobate can be controlled; and fine particulate alkali metal niobate having a controlled shape and size. One of specifically disclosed is a method of producing a substantially rectangular cuboid particulate alkali metal niobate represented by MNbO	10-23-2014

Hideto Monzen, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100062092	METAL MOLD FOR COMPRESSION FORMING - [Problem] To provide a metal mold for forming a preform decreasing the hitting of metal molds at a portion where a slide insert metal mold and a cavity metal mold undergo the sliding yet maintaining the pressure.	03-11-2010
20100189832	APPARATUS FOR FEEDING MOLTEN RESIN - [Problems] To provide an apparatus for feeding molten resin capable of preventing the adhesion of matters on the holding units for holding the molten resin, and of shortening the cycle for cleaning the holding units.	07-29-2010
20100209727	APPARATUS FOR FEEDING RESIN - [Problems] To provide an apparatus for feeding resin capable of extinguishing angular traces formed at both end portions of the cutter mark or of preventing the angular traces from extending up to the side wall of the body portion of the preform at the time of forming a preform.	08-19-2010
20110146202	METAL MOLD FOR COMPRESSION-MOLDING PREFORM, PREFORM, SYSTEM FOR ASEPTICALLY FILLING BEVERAGES AND FOODS USING THE SAME AND METHOD OF PRODUCING BLOW-MOLDED CONTAINERS - [Problem] To realize a predetermined “aseptic level of the containers” without introducing a container sterilizing machine and to reduce the burden for adjusting the temperature of the preform.	06-23-2011

Hideto Murakami, Machida-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100329271	Communication System and Server Unit Thereof - According to one embodiment, there is provided a communication system including a router, a terminal and a server. The router interconnects a private network using private address and a global network using global address. The terminal belongs to the private network. The server is connected to the global network and executes processing based on SIP messages output from the terminal via the router. The server includes a generator, a table and a module. The generator generates discriminator to be associated with a REGISTER source terminal using IP addresses contained in all Via headers. The table associates the discriminator with a registration condition of the terminal which belongs to the private network for each terminal. The module collates the discriminator and the registration condition managed in the table. The module decides whether or not to permit registration of REGISTER source terminal.	12-30-2010
20120002674	Communication System and Server Unit Thereof - According to one embodiment, there is provided a communication system including at least a router and a server. The router interconnects a private network using private address and a global network using global address. The router has a network address translation (NAT) function for converting the private address into the global address and for converting the global address into the private address. The server unit is coupled to the global network and executes processing based on Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) messages output from a terminal via the router. One type of SIP message is a REGISTER message, where the router adds a Via header containing an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the router to the REGISTER message for designating a transmission route for use in a registration process.	01-05-2012

Hideto Nagashima, Shizuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110062019	SPUTTERING APPARATUS - There is provided an inexpensive sputtering apparatus in which self-sputtering can be stably performed by accelerating the ionization of the atoms scattered from a target. The sputtering apparatus has: a target which is disposed inside a vacuum chamber so as to lie opposite to the substrate W to be processed; a magnet assembly which forms a magnetic field in front of the sputtering surface of the target; and a DC power supply which charges the target with a negative DC potential. A first coil is disposed in a central portion of a rear surface of the sputtering surface of the target. The first coil is electrically connected between the first power supply and the output to the target. When a negative potential is charged to the target by the sputtering power supply, the electric power is charged to the first coil, whereby a magnetic field is generated in front of the sputtering surface.	03-17-2011
20120111833	SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided a substrate processing method, in which a throughput can be improved even in case the time for recovery processing for restoring the state of a processing chamber is longer than the time for predetermined processing to be performed in the processing chamber. Substrates are alternately transferred to two processing chambers C, D, and the same film forming processing is performed on the substrates in the processing chambers C, D in parallel with each other. When the number of substrates processed in the processing chamber C has reached a predetermined number (11 substrates), dummy sputtering processing in the film forming chamber C is started and also 23rd-25th substrates of the first lot are transferred to the film forming chamber D to thereby perform film forming processing until the dummy sputtering processing is finished.	05-10-2012

Hideto Nagata, Shizuoka-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110021890	SET FOR DETERMINING BLOOD TYPE AND COVER BODY - Disclosed is a set for determining whether blood obtained in puncture tools by puncturing a blood vessel is venous blood or arterial blood easily, and ensuring handling under a sterile state. A set for determining blood type has a cover body to be attached to a syringe set, and a blood type determination unit to be housed in the cover body. The blood type determination unit comprises a light projecting portion and a light receiving element, and a blue output LED and a red output LED showing a judgment result based on a signal obtained from the light receiving element. The cover body has a body and a lid that are combined with each other to cover the blood type determination unit, a partition for passing blood between the light projecting portion and the light receiving element, and a pair of measurement windows for transmitting light between the light projecting portion and the light receiving element through the partition.	01-27-2011

Hideto Nameki, Kumamoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090066038	Sealing structure - A sealing structure in which sealing is made by a seal ring (	03-12-2009
20090206558	Sealing Structure - For easy and correct installation of a rubber-like seal ring into a dovetail groove and for prevention of falling away of the seal ring from the dovetail groove and generation of particles, a seal ring (	08-20-2009
20120043331	WATER-PROOF STRUCTURE FOR OPENING OF CASE OF APPLIANCE - In a water-proof structure for an opening of a device case, which includes a packing installed in a peripheral groove around a cover and compressed between the inner periphery of the opening and the groove when the cover is inserted into the opening, the packing is configured to have a flat contact surface in contact with the bottom of the groove and have a cross section having a width larger than the height, and the cross section of the packing also has a flat bottom or an inner side to fit the groove bottom that is also flat in a cross section while the outer side has a convex shape so that the whole cross section has a D-shaped form, in order to prevent degraded sealing capability or improper installation due to twist of the packing in the groove.	02-23-2012

Hideto Nebuya, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100230990	FOOTREST FOR VEHICLE - A vehicular footrest is disclosed which includes a footrest part (	09-16-2010
20100319480	PEDAL DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide a pedal device in which the pad member can be fixed to the stopper member easily at the time of mounting, and which does not tend to be degraded over the years. In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a pedal device including: a stopper member attached to a floor of a driver's seat of a vehicle; and a pad member which has a pad fitted into the stopper member and receives a depression force exerted by a driver.	12-23-2010

Hideto Nikkuni, Nishinomiya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110072854	METHOD FOR JOINING MEMBERS TO BE JOINED AND JOINING APPARATUS USED THEREFOR - Provided are a method for joining members to be joined and a joining apparatus used therefor, which can easily and inexpensively join members to be joined such as glass members can be together with good finish.	03-31-2011
20120304700	METHOD FOR JOINING MEMBERS TO BE JOINED AND JOINING APPARATUS USED THEREFOR - A joining apparatus is provided to apply a laser beam to a joint interface between two members to be joined. The joining apparatus includes a laser-applying unit for applying a continuous wave laser beam with a focal point thereof spaced a predetermined distance away from the laser light absorbent layer; and a retainer including a pressing portion for applying in a compressing direction a substantially uniform surface pressure to the entire contact surfaces of the two members to be joined at the time of applying the laser beam.	12-06-2012

Hideto Nogiwa, Tsukuba JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080237195	WELDING SLOT SEALING STRUCTURE AND WELDING METHOD - Blades are connected to the surface of a disk and slots are formed in the surface of a shroud, which is opposite from the other surface of the shroud where the blades are to be welded. The blades are arranged on the opposite surface from the slots and a laser beam is applied from the surface in which the slots are formed, to weld the shroud and the blades. If powder is melted and put in the slots formed for welding in the shroud to fill the slots, thermal distortion occurs. On the other hand, if the slots are left empty, a problem of degrading the fluid performance arises. To solve these problems, components are installed on the surfaces of the slots on the opposite side from the blades after the blades and the shroud in which the slots are formed are welded. Alternatively, the slots are filled with a material different from that of the shroud, such as a resin. With this configuration, distortion caused by welding heat can be reduced without degrading the fluid performance. This method can be applied to the case where the blades are formed on the surface of the shroud, not on the surface of the disk, and to the slots formed in the disk after the blades and the disk are laser-welded.	10-02-2008
20090095719	WELDING METHOD AND WELDING APPARATUS FOR AN IMPELLER - A welding method for an impeller having a plurality of blades, a disc and an exterior body including a shroud welded to the plurality of blades, comprising the steps of:	04-16-2009

Hideto Noguchi, Sagamihara JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080216075	PROGRAM CREATION SUPPORT APPARATUS, CREATION SUPPORT PROGRAM AND CREATION SUPPORT METHOD FOR THE SAME - An apparatus for supporting creation of a program includes: a program execution module (	09-04-2008
20130239098	SOURCE CODE CONVERSION METHOD AND SOURCE CODE CONVERSION PROGRAM - In checking a model of software, there is an approach of transforming a source code of software into a checking code in order to reduce a cost required to describe the checking code by an input language of a model checker. Since a user may select only a single transformation method, there are problems in that an abstraction-level change is difficult, a rule modification cost for following up a design and a change of the source code is high, and a rule modification cost for checking using another checking tool is high. In the present invention, when the source code is transformed into the checking code, a unit that selects a plurality of transformation rules is provided to allow the user to easily change an abstraction level. Further, the plurality of transformation rules include a transformation rule of transforming the source code into an intermediate format, a transformation rule of abstracting the intermediate format, and a transformation rule of transforming the intermediate format into the checking code.	09-12-2013
20130263092	METHOD OF CONVERTING SOURCE CODE AND SOURCE CODE CONVERSION PROGRAM - A method of converting a source code for converting a source code of software to an inspection code by using a computer, including the steps of: inputting a source code of software; inputting a plurality of different conversion rules; inputting a nonfunctional rule that is a constraint relating to process performance; and converting the source code to a nonfunctional inspection code written in an input language of a validation tool by the plurality of different conversion rules and the nonfunctional rule.	10-03-2013

Hideto Ohnumo, Atsugi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090014724	Semiconductor Device and Fabrication Method Thereof - This invention provides a semiconductor device having high operation performance and high reliability. An LDD region	01-15-2009

Hideto Okamura, Nagano JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090231106	Tag Apparatus,Transceiver Apparatus, and Tag System - A tag apparatus (	09-17-2009
20100219952	Property Retrieving System - An operating unit is fixedly mounted to a property as being accompanied with an active type RF tag unit. When the property to be retrieved is demanded by a user using an upper level unit, its demand is transferred from the upper level unit to an installation type transceiver unit, from the installation type transceiver unit to the active type RF tag unit, and from the active type RF tag unit to the operating unit which then directs the alarming means to emit at least either lights or sounds. This allows the user to recognize the location of the property in a warehouse. When the property is moved, its assigned active type RF tag unit is detached from the operating unit.	09-02-2010

Hideto Onishii, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080295277	ENDOSCOPE WASHER DISINFECTOR AND BRUSH CASSETTE WITH A WASHING BRUSH USED FOR WASH AND DISINFECTION - A brush cassette is detachably loaded to an endoscope washer disinfector for washing and disinfecting an endoscopic duct of an endoscope. The brush cassette comprises a washing brush, a chamber accommodating the washing brush, and a brush delivery duct that allows the washing brush to pass therethrough toward the duct of the endoscope. Further the brush cassette comprises a fluid supply duct that allows a chemical to pass therethrough toward the chamber; a drive member used for moving back and forth the washing brush between the chamber and the duct via the brush delivery duct; a means that prevents air from accumulating in the chamber; and a remaining-fluid discharge duct that allows the chemical remaining in the chamber to be discharged outside therethrough. The preventing means is a duct discharging the air or a deflection member deflecting is the chemical toward a region in which the air is to accumulate.	12-04-2008

Hideto Sadamori, Okayama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090015510	ANTENNA - An antenna includes an antenna element having a belt-shaped tip of which edge is chamfered at two corners, and the belt-shaped tip has a rectangular stopper hole at its width center. The antenna includes a base on which a pedestal is formed corresponding to the belt-shaped tip. The pedestal is provided with an arched protrusion shaped like letter “U” so that an insertion slit slightly greater than the belt-shaped tip in width and thickness can be formed. A stopper protrusion is formed on an inner wall of the arched protrusion such that it corresponds to the stopper hole. The belt-shaped tip is inserted into the slit with ease, and the stopper hole mates with the stopper protrusion, thereby fixing the antenna element to the base in a simple manner.	01-15-2009
20090231168	ROTATIONALLY-OPERATED INPUT DEVICE - A rotationally-operated input device includes the following elements: (a) a magnetized cylindrical rotary magnet; (b) an operating shaft having the rotary magnet inserted and held thereon; (c) an upper case and a lower case for sandwiching the operating shaft therebetween rotatably; (d) an insulating substrate for fixing and holding the lower case; (e) a detection element mounted on the insulating substrate, for detecting rotation of the rotary magnet in a non-contact manner; and (f) a fixed magnet for generating an attractive and repulsive force between the fixed magnet and the rotary magnet. This structure allows detection of a rotation state of the operating shaft and provides click-feeling at rotating operation, in a non-contact manner. Thus a long-life small rotationally-operated input device can be provided.	09-17-2009

Hideto Sakata, Tokyo-To JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090303012	IC TAG LABEL - An IC tag label	12-10-2009
20100051701	NONCONTACT IC TAG LABEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - This invention provides a thin type of noncontact IC tag label that allows materials costs to be reduced without using an antenna-supporting base film. The noncontact IC tag label includes an electroconductive layer	03-04-2010
20100066538	NONCONTACT IC TAG LABEL, AIRLINE BAGGAGE TAG LABEL, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR NONCONTACT IC TAG LABEL - A noncontact IC tag label includes: a band-shaped label base material inclusive of a release surface formed at least at one end of the base material and releasably treated in advance, and a non-release surface; an electroconductive layer formed on the non-release surface of the band-shaped label base material and including a required antenna pattern; and an IC chip mounted on one face of the electroconductive layer. The electroconductive layer and the IC chip are shrouded by a surface protection sheet via a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. A thermoadhesive resin layer bonded onto the non-release surface of the band-shaped label base material is provided on an opposite face of the electroconductive layer including the antenna pattern, with respect to the surface protection sheet. Also, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is bonded onto the non-release surface and release surface of the band-shaped label base material.	03-18-2010

Hideto Sakurai, Toyokawa-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100166461	WASTE POWDER RECOVERY CONTAINER, CONNECTING STRUCTURE TO WASTE POWDER RECOVERY CONTAINER, DEVELOPING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A waste powder recovery container is detachably attached to an image forming apparatus, and further, is provided with a recovery port, through which waste powder discharged from a component part constituting a process unit is recovered, at one end in a longitudinal direction and an inclined surface on the container side, which is gradually inclined downward in a lateral direction and has the recovery port formed thereat. The inclined surface on the container side moves an opening/closing member disposed in a discharging portion formed at the component part constituting the process unit by pushing an inclined surface on a main body side formed at the opening/closing member, thereby opening a discharging port formed at the discharging portion, to discharge the waste powder and recover the waste powder through the recovery port.	07-01-2010
20110064472	DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - There is provided a developing device capable of preventing a carrier from abrading a shaft section of an agitating conveyance member facing a sealing member and preventing toner leakage resulting from the abrasion. A sealing member	03-17-2011

Hideto Saraoka, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100061565	INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes a jack, a noise-canceling adjustment section, a signal superposition section, an inter-device universal communication bus, and a control section. The jack is connectable with a plug of a headphone including a microphone, outputs a first signal to the headphone, and inputs a second signal from the microphone. The noise-canceling adjustment section generates and outputs, based on the second signal input from the jack, a third signal that cancels a noise component around the headphone. The signal superposition section superposes the third signal on the first signal output from the jack. The control section controls the noise-canceling adjustment section via the inter-device universal communication bus.	03-11-2010
20100166205	INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes a jack, a noise-canceling section, a judgment section, and a first regulation section. The jack is connectable with a plug of a headphone including a microphone, outputs a first signal to the headphone, and inputs a second signal from the microphone. The noise-canceling section generates a third signal that cancels a noise component around the headphone based on the second signal input from the jack and enables an operation of superposing the third signal on the first signal. The judgment section judges whether at least one of the first signal and the second signal exceeds a predetermined level. The first regulation section regulates an operation of the noise-canceling section when the judgment section detects that the predetermined level is exceeded.	07-01-2010

Hideto Sato, Kusatsu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090269264	Carbon Dioxide Reforming Catalyst and Method for Manufacturing the Same - A carbon dioxide reforming catalyst and a manufacturing method thereof are provided, the catalyst enabling a hydrocarbon feedstock gas to react with carbon dioxide while carbon deposition is suppressed, efficiently generating hydrogen and carbon monoxide. A mixture containing a carbonate of at least one alkaline earth metal selected from the group consisting of Ca, Sr, and Ba and a catalytic metal promoting a decomposition reaction of a hydrocarbon feedstock gas is contained as a primary component. The catalytic metal can be a least one element selected from the group consisting of Ni, Rh, Ru, Ir, Pd, Pt, Re, Co, Fe, and Mo. In addition, ATiO	10-29-2009

Hideto Sato, Nagaokakyo-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110089378	CARBON DIOXIDE REFORMING PROCESS - A synthetic gas containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide is efficiently obtained by reacting a hydrocarbon feedstock gas with carbon dioxide under pressure, while suppressing carbon deposition. The pressure is preferably 3 atmospheres (0.304 MPa), and used is a carbon dioxide reforming catalyst that contains at least one alkaline earth metal carbonate a catalytic metal promoting the decomposition reaction of a hydrocarbon feedstock gas, at least one alkaline earth metal selected from the group consisting of Ca, Sr, and Ba, and a complex oxide containing at least one component selected from the group consisting of Ti, Al, Zr, Fe, W, and Mo, such as ATiO	04-21-2011
20120074357	CATALYST FOR REFORMING HYDROCARBON GAS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SYNTHESIZED GAS - A catalyst for reforming a hydrocarbon gas using carbon dioxide and/or water vapor to react while restraining the deposition of carbon contains a NiO—Sr	03-29-2012
20120161078	CATALYST FOR REFORMING HYDROCARBON GAS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SYNTHESIZED GAS - A hydrocarbon gas reforming catalyst for efficiently producing hydrogen and carbon monoxide by carrying out reaction of a hydrocarbon source material gas and carbon dioxide, water vapor, and oxygen while restraining the deposition of carbon; a method of manufacturing the catalyst; and a method of manufacturing a synthesized gas using the hydrocarbon gas reforming catalyst. The hydrocarbon gas reforming catalyst is manufactured by producing the Ni—SrTiO	06-28-2012

Hideto Shima, Kyoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090025884	Transfer tool - A transfer tool of the present invention comprises a transfer head which has a folding back guide portion for folding and guiding a transfer tape and a pair of outer walls for supporting side ends of the folding back guide and in which a transfer tape passage is formed between the outer walls, a refill for holding at least the transfer head, a case capable of holding the refill such that the refill can be inserted into and pulled out from the case in one direction, and a head cap which is pivotally mounted on the case through a pivot shaft portion and rotatable between a close position where the transfer head is covered and an open position where the transfer head is exposed, wherein the head cap is located outside an inserting and pulling out locus of the transfer head when the head cap is disposed in the close position.	01-29-2009
20090026302	Transfer tool - The present invention provides a transfer tool comprising a refill which has a supply reel and a winding reel around which a transfer tape is wound and which hold the transfer tool, and a support plate which rotatably supports the supply reel and the winding reel, a stopping member is provided between the supply reel and the support plate such that the stopping member can be inserted and pulled out, and rotation of the supply reel or the winding reel is suppressed when the stopping member is disposed at a predetermined inserting position.	01-29-2009
20090026307	Transfer tool - A transfer tool of the present invention comprises a pair of cases, and a hinge which connects the cases such that they can relatively move between a use position and an open position, wherein an outer edge of one of the first and second cases is provided outward of the hinge, a portion of the one case located outward of the hinge and an outer edge of a portion in the vicinity of the portion of the one case located outward of the hinge as a hinge corresponding portion are continuous with an outer edge of another portion of the one case, and a hinge corresponding portion of the other case is provided with an retraction space which can receive the hinge corresponding portion of the one case.	01-29-2009
20090028620	Transfer tool - The present invention provides a transfer tool in which a transfer tape supplied from a supply reel rotatable around a spindle is wound around a winding reel through a transfer head, comprising a transfer tool body which holds at least the supply reel and the winding reel, the transfer head provided on the transfer tool body, a head cap which is pivotally mounted on the transfer tool body or the transfer head through a pivot shaft portion and which can turn between a close position where the transfer head is covered and an open position where the transfer head is exposed, and an urging mechanism provided near the pivot shaft portion, the urging mechanism elastically capable of urging the head cap, toward the close position when the head cap is located closer to the close position than a dead point provided at only one location near an intermediate portion between the close position and the open position, and toward the open position when the head cap is located closer to the open position than the dead point.	01-29-2009
20100116440	TRANSFER TOOL - A transfer tool A in the present preferred embodiment is provided with a refill	05-13-2010
20110108196	TRANSFER TOOL - In a transfer tool A, a support mechanism X for supporting a transfer head	05-12-2011
20110180217	DISPENSER WITH TRANSFER HEAD - A dispenser with a transfer head includes a feeding roller placed within a case provided with an opening, and supporting a transfer tape T so as to be capable of being fed; a take-up roller for taking up a base material tape that has been used to transfer; a transfer roller for transferring a transfer agent; an interlocking mechanism for rotating the feeding roller and the take-up roller in an interlocking manner; a holding member provided on the opening side in a front/back direction so as to be capable of moving forward and backward; and a rotational frame for supporting the feeding roller, the take-up roller and the transfer roller, wherein when a pressing force is applied to the case while the holding member abuts against a surface to be transferred P, the transfer head is relatively projected, and moved on the surface P with pressing thereto so that the transfer agent can be transferred.	07-28-2011
20110204076	Container - An adhesive container for containing an instantaneous adhesive and used to apply the instantaneous adhesive to an object to be attached. The adhesive container is provided with small containers (	08-25-2011

Hideto Sugawara, Fukuoka-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090101935	NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A nitride semiconductor includes: a substrate having a major surface including a first crystal polarity surface and a second crystal polarity surface different from the first crystal polarity surface; and a single polarity layer provided above the major surface and having a single crystal polarity.	04-23-2009
20110250714	NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A nitride semiconductor includes: a substrate having a major surface including a first crystal polarity surface and a second crystal polarity surface different from the first crystal polarity surface; and a single polarity layer provided above the major surface and having a single crystal polarity.	10-13-2011
20110309329	NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a nitride semiconductor device includes a substrate, an Al	12-22-2011
20120153439	STACKED LAYERS OF NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, stacked layers of a nitride semiconductor include a substrate, a single crystal layer and a nitride semiconductor layer. The substrate does not include a nitride semiconductor and has a protrusion on a major surface. The single crystal layer is provided directly on the major surface of the substrate to cover the protrusion, and includes a crack therein. The nitride semiconductor layer is provided on the single crystal layer.	06-21-2012
20120211784	NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR STACKED STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME AND NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a nitride semiconductor stacked structure having a first surface includes a substrate, a first buffer layer, a first crystal layer, a second buffer layer and a second crystal layer. A step portion is provided in the substrate and includes an upper surface, a lower surface, and a side surface between the upper surface and the lower surface. The first buffer layer includes In	08-23-2012
20130065341	METHOD FOR FABRICATING STACKED NITRIDE-COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING NITRIDE-COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMMITING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a method for fabricating a stacked nitride-compound semiconductor structure includes forming a first protection film on a second surface of a substrate, forming a first nitride-compound semiconductor layer on the first surface of the substrate, forming a second protection film on the first nitride-compound semiconductor layer, removing the first protection film to expose the second surface of the substrate, forming a second nitride-compound semiconductor layer on the second surface of the substrate, and removing the second protection film to expose the first surface of the second nitride-compound semiconductor layer.	03-14-2013
20130302931	STACKED LAYERS OF NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, stacked layers of a nitride semiconductor include a substrate, a single crystal layer and a nitride semiconductor layer. The substrate does not include a nitride semiconductor and has a protrusion on a major surface. The single crystal layer is provided directly on the major surface of the substrate to cover the protrusion, and includes a crack therein. The nitride semiconductor layer is provided on the single crystal layer.	11-14-2013

Hideto Sugiura, Niiza-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090316439	DC POWER SOURCE APPARATUS - A DC power source apparatus converts a DC input voltage into high-frequency power by turning on/off a switching element connected to a primary winding of a transformer and converts the high-frequency power transmitted to a secondary winding of the transformer into a DC output voltage. The primary and secondary windings of the transformer include a core winding set having a primary winding P	12-24-2009

Hideto Takeda, Kariya-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090277163	EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION DEVICE - An exhaust gas purification device includes an exhaust pipe defining an exhaust passage, a first SO	11-12-2009
20120290161	AIR-CONDITIONING CONTROL DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A detector detects a remaining power of a battery. A calculator calculates a demand load of air-conditioning based on at least one of a preset temperature set for air in a passenger compartment of an electric vehicle and an outside temperature of air outside of the electric vehicle. A switching portion switches a mode of air-conditioning between a battery mode and an engine mode based on the calculated demand load and the detected remaining power of the battery. The battery mode causes the battery to supply electric power for air-conditioning, and the engine mode causes an engine of the electric vehicle to supply combustion energy for air-conditioning.	11-15-2012

Hideto Takekida, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090052242	NAND TYPE NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY - A memory includes n-numbered memory cells (n is an integer of not less than 3) and a driver which applies a first voltage to a control gate electrode of a selected first memory cell in the n-numbered memory cells, applies a second voltage lower than the first voltage to a control gate electrode of a second memory cell adjacent to the first memory cell, and applies a third voltage lower than the second voltage to control gate electrodes of third memory cells other than the first and second memory cells at the time of programming. The first, second and third voltages have values not less than a value for turning on the n-numbered memory cells regardless of their threshold voltages.	02-26-2009

Hideto Takeuchi, Mie JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090279320	CLIP AND ILLUMINATE DEVICE - A plurality of clipping portions which clip a plurality of lamps to be juxtaposed are provided on one face, and a mounting portion to be mounted on a supporting member by which said lamps are supported, and holding projecting portions for holding positions of the clipping portions with respect to said supporting member are provided, and two flexible portions which can bend in a direction in which a distance between said supporting sections is changed are provided between at least two clipping portions.	11-12-2009

Hideto Takeuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090316955	IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image processing system includes: an object detecting unit that detects a moving body object from image data of an image of a predetermined area; an object-occurrence-position detecting unit that detects an occurrence position of the object detected by the object detecting unit; and a valid-object determining unit that determines that the object detected by the object detecting unit is a valid object when the object is present in a mask area set as a non-detection target in the image of the predetermined area and the occurrence position of the object in the mask area detected by the object-occurrence-position detecting unit is outside the mask area.	12-24-2009
20100128126	MONITORING DEVICE AND INTERFERENCE DETECTION METHOD - There is provided a monitoring device includes an imaging unit which images an image, a turning unit which turns an angle of the imaging unit between a plurality of predetermined positions, an interference detection unit which detects an interference action based on an image sequence imaged in one of the plurality of predetermined positions, a past image storage unit which stores an image imaged before the imaging unit turns, and a turning-period interference detection unit which detects an interference action in a period the imaging unit turns, using the image imaged in a predetermined position before the imaging unit turns and the image stored in the past image storage unit, when the imaging unit turns after the past image storage unit stores the image, and turns back to a predetermined position before its turn.	05-27-2010
20100295944	MONITORING SYSTEM, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, ANALYSIS APPARATUS, AND MONITORING METHOD - Monitoring system is provided which includes an image capturing apparatus including a basic analysis section that performs analysis processing based on image data input from an image capturing section that captures an image of a subject and generates first metadata, and a first metadata output section that outputs the first metadata and second metadata different from the first metadata to a monitoring apparatus connected to a network via the network, and an analysis apparatus including an extended analysis section that performs analysis processing different from that of the basic analysis section based on the image data received from the image capturing apparatus and generates the second metadata, and a second metadata output section that outputs the second metadata to the image capturing apparatus.	11-25-2010
20130004023	IMAGE PROCESING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image processing system includes: an object detecting unit that detects a moving body object from image data of an image of a predetermined area; an object-occurrence-position detecting unit that detects an occurrence position of the object detected by the object detecting unit; and a valid-object determining unit that determines that the object detected by the object detecting unit is a valid object when the object is present in a mask area set as a non-detection target in the image of the predetermined area and the occurrence position of the object in the mask area detected by the object-occurrence-position detecting unit is outside the mask area.	01-03-2013
20140153776	IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an image processing device including an image input unit configured to input captured image data of a portion of parking stalls that are compartmented at least by a first side line extending in a first direction and a second side line extending in the first direction, an image processing unit configured to generate edge image data by performing an edge extraction process on the captured image data, and a parking determination unit configured to obtain an integrated value of edge pixels of the first direction portion corresponding to the parking stalls in each position of a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction based on the edge image data, and then to determine whether or not vehicles are parked in the parking stalls based on the obtained integrated value of each position of the second direction.	06-05-2014

Hideto Tamaso, Osaka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100035420	METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes a first step of forming an ion implantation mask on a portion of a surface of a semiconductor; a second step of implanting ions of a first dopant into at least a portion of an exposed region of the surface of the semiconductor other than the region where the ion implantation mask is formed, to form a first dopant implantation region; a third step of, after forming the first dopant implantation region, removing a portion of the ion implantation mask to increase the exposed region of the surface of the semiconductor; and a fourth step of implanting ions of a second dopant into at least a portion of the increased exposed region of the surface of the semiconductor to form a second dopant implantation region.	02-11-2010
20100102331	OHMIC ELECTRODE FOR SIC SEMICONDUCTOR, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OHMIC ELECTRODE FOR SIC SEMICONDUCTOR, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An ohmic electrode for SiC semiconductor that contains Si and Ni or an ohmic electrode for SiC semiconductor that further contains Au or Pt in addition to Si and Ni is provided. In addition, a method of manufacturing the ohmic electrode for SiC semiconductor, a semiconductor device including the ohmic electrode for SiC semiconductor, and a method of manufacturing the semiconductor device are provided.	04-29-2010
20110001144	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A JFET is a semiconductor device allowing more reliable implementation of the characteristics essentially achievable by employing SiC as a material and includes a wafer having at least an upper surface made of silicon carbide, and a gate contact electrode formed on the upper surface. The wafer includes a first p-type region serving as an ion implantation region formed so as to include the upper surface. The first p-type region includes a base region disposed so as to include the upper surface, and a protruding region. The base region has a width (w	01-06-2011
20110031506	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A MOSFET capable of achieving decrease in the number of steps in a manufacturing process and improvement in integration includes an SiC wafer composed of silicon carbide and a source contact electrode arranged in contact with the SiC wafer and containing titanium, aluminum, silicon, and carbon as well as a remaining inevitable impurity. The SiC wafer includes an n	02-10-2011
20110031507	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A MOSFET representing a semiconductor device capable of achieving decrease in the number of steps in a manufacturing process and improvement in integration by including an electrode that can be in contact with any of a p-type SiC region and an n-type SiC region with contact resistance being sufficiently suppressed includes an n	02-10-2011
20110175111	SILICON CARBIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Provided is a silicon carbide semiconductor device capable of lowering the contact resistance of an ohmic electrode and achieving high reverse breakdown voltage characteristics. A semiconductor device includes a substrate and a p	07-21-2011
20110227096	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device having a construction capable of achieving suppressed deterioration of electric characteristics in an insulating member is provided. An n	09-22-2011
20120007104	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A semiconductor device employing silicon carbide, and the like are provided. In the semiconductor device, even when an electrode material and an upper electrode material are different, a problem does not take place at an interface at which these different types of metals are in contact with each other, thus obtaining high reliability in long-term use.	01-12-2012
20120119225	SILICON CARBIDE SUBSTRATE, EPITAXIAL LAYER PROVIDED SUBSTRATE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SILICON CARBIDE SUBSTRATE - The present invention provides a silicon carbide substrate, an epitaxial layer provided substrate, a semiconductor device, and a method for manufacturing the silicon carbide substrate, each of which achieves reduced on-resistance. The silicon carbide substrate is a silicon carbide substrate having a main surface, and includes: a SiC single-crystal substrate formed in at least a portion of the main surface; and a base member disposed to surround the SiC single-crystal substrate. The base member includes a boundary region and a base region. The boundary region is adjacent to the SiC single-crystal substrate in a direction along the main surface, and has a crystal grain boundary therein. The base region is adjacent to the SiC single-crystal substrate in a direction perpendicular to the main surface, and has an impurity concentration higher than that of the SiC single-crystal substrate.	05-17-2012
20120126250	SILICON CARBIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention provides a silicon carbide semiconductor device having an ohmic electrode improved in adhesion of a wire thereto by preventing deposition of carbon so as not to form a Schottky contact, as well as a method for manufacturing such a silicon carbide semiconductor device. In the SiC semiconductor device, upon forming the ohmic electrode, a first metal layer made of one first metallic element is formed on one main surface of a SiC layer. Further, a Si layer made of Si is formed on an opposite surface of the first metal layer to its surface facing the SiC layer. The stacked structure thus formed is subjected to thermal treatment. In this way, there can be obtained a silicon carbide semiconductor device having an ohmic electrode adhered well to a wire by preventing deposition of carbon atoms on the surface layer of the electrode and formation of a Schottky contact resulting from Si and SiC.	05-24-2012
20120129326	METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes the steps of: preparing a substrate made of silicon carbide; forming, on one main surface of the substrate, a detection film having a light transmittance different from that of silicon carbide; confirming presence of the substrate by applying light to the detection film; and forming an active region in the substrate whose presence has been confirmed.	05-24-2012
20120129343	METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - To provide a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device that can be in contact with both of an n-type SiC region and a p-type SiC region and can suppress increase in contact resistance due to oxidation, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes the steps of preparing a SiC layer, and forming an ohmic electrode on a main surface of the SiC layer. The step of forming the ohmic electrode includes the steps of forming a conductor layer which will become the ohmic electrode on the main surface of the SiC layer, and performing heat treatment such that the conductor layer becomes the ohmic electrode. After the step of performing the heat treatment, a temperature of the ohmic electrode when a surface of the ohmic electrode is exposed to an atmosphere containing oxygen is set to 100° C. or lower.	05-24-2012
20120175638	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A MOSFET includes: a silicon carbide substrate having a main surface having an off angle of not less than 50° and not more than 65° relative to a {0001} plane; an active layer; a gate oxide film; a p type body region having p type conductivity and formed to include a region of the active layer, the region being in contact with the gate oxide film; an n	07-12-2012
20120211770	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, COMBINED SUBSTRATE, AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THEM - There are provided a semiconductor device of low cost and high quality, a combined substrate used for manufacturing the semiconductor device, and methods for manufacturing them. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device includes the steps of: preparing a single-crystal semiconductor member; preparing a supporting base; connecting the supporting base and the single-crystal semiconductor member to each other through a connecting layer containing carbon; forming an epitaxial layer on a surface of the single-crystal semiconductor member; forming a semiconductor element using the epitaxial layer; separating the single-crystal semiconductor member from the supporting base by oxidizing and accordingly decomposing the connecting layer after the step of forming the semiconductor element; and dividing the single-crystal semiconductor member separated from the supporting base.	08-23-2012
20120319135	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electrode layer lies on a silicon carbide substrate in contact therewith and has Ni atoms and Si atoms. The number of Ni atoms is not less than 67% of the total number of Ni atoms and Si atoms. A side of the electrode layer at least in contact with the silicon carbide substrate contains a compound of Si and Ni. On a surface side of the electrode layer, C atom concentration is lower than Ni atom concentration. Thus, improvement in electrical conductivity of the electrode layer and suppression of precipitation of C atoms at the surface of the electrode layer can both be achieved.	12-20-2012
20120326167	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A silicon carbide substrate has a substrate surface. A gate insulating film is provided to cover a part of the substrate surface. A gate electrode covers a part of the gate insulating film. A contact electrode is provided on the substrate surfaces, adjacent to and in contact with the gate insulating film, and it contains an alloy having Al atoms. Al atoms do not diffuse from the contact electrode into a portion of the gate insulating film lying between the substrate surface and the gate electrode. Thus, in a case where a contact electrode having Al atoms is employed, reliability of the gate insulating film of a semiconductor device can be improved	12-27-2012
20130045592	METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SILICON CARBIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING SILICON CARBIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a SiC semiconductor device includes: a step of forming an oxide film on a surface of a SiC substrate; and a step of removing the oxide film. In the step of forming the oxide film, ozone gas is used. In the step of removing the oxide film, it is preferable to use halogen plasma or hydrogen plasma. In this way, problems associated with a chemical solution can be reduced while obtaining a method and device for manufacturing a SiC semiconductor device, by each of which a cleaning effect can be improved.	02-21-2013
20130143398	METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a MOSFET includes the steps of: preparing a substrate made of silicon carbide; forming a drain electrode making ohmic contact with the substrate; and forming a backside pad electrode on and in contact with the drain electrode. The drain electrode formed in the step of forming the drain electrode is made of an alloy containing Ti and Si. Further, the backside pad electrode formed is maintained at a temperature of 300° C. or smaller until completion of the MOSFET. Accordingly, the manufacturing process can be efficient while achieving excellent adhesion between the electrodes.	06-06-2013
20130341646	SILICON CARBIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A silicon carbide semiconductor device includes a silicon carbide substrate and a contact electrode. The silicon carbide substrate includes an n type region and a p type region that makes contact with the n type region. The contact electrode makes contact with the n type region and the p type region. The contact electrode contains Ni atoms and Si atoms. The number of the Ni atoms is not less than 87% and not more than 92% of the total number of the Ni atoms and the Si atoms. Accordingly, there can be provided a silicon carbide semiconductor device, which can achieve ohmic contact with an n type impurity region and can achieve a low contact resistance for a p type impurity region, as well as a method for manufacturing such a silicon carbide semiconductor device.	12-26-2013
20130341647	SILICON CARBIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A silicon carbide semiconductor device includes a silicon carbide substrate, and a contact electrode. The silicon carbide substrate includes an n type region and a p type region in contact with the n type region. The contact electrode forms contact with the silicon carbide substrate. The contact electrode includes a first region containing TiSi, and a second region containing Al. The first region includes an n contact region in contact with the n type region and a p contact region in contact with the p type region. The second region is formed to contact the p type region and the n type region, and to surround the p contact region and the n contact region. Accordingly, there can be provided a silicon carbide semiconductor device including an electrode allowing ohmic contact with both a p type impurity region and an n type impurity region formed at a silicon carbide substrate.	12-26-2013
20140042461	SILICON CARBIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTUING SAME - A method for manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device includes the steps of preparing a silicon carbide substrate, forming a silicon dioxide film on the silicon carbide substrate, and forming an electrode containing Al and Ti to make contact with the silicon carbide substrate and the silicon dioxide film. The step of forming the electrode includes the steps of forming a metal film containing Al and Ti on the silicon carbide substrate, and heating the metal film to not less than 500° C. in an atmosphere in which oxygen gas is introduced. Thereby, the method for manufacturing the silicon carbide semiconductor device capable of improving insulation reliability of an insulating film can be provided.	02-13-2014
20140045322	METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SILICON CARBIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device includes the step of forming a silicon dioxide film. The step of forming an electrode includes the steps of forming a metal film containing Al and Ti on the silicon carbide substrate, and heating the metal film. The step of heating the metal film has the steps of increasing temperature of the metal film from a temperature of less than 300° C. to a temperature of not less than 300° C. and not more than 450° C. with a first temperature gradient, holding the metal film within a temperature range of not less than 300° C. and not more than 450° C. with a second temperature gradient, and increasing the temperature of the metal film to a temperature of not less than 500° C. with a third temperature gradient. The second temperature gradient is smaller than the first temperature gradient and the third temperature gradient.	02-13-2014
20140170841	SILICON CARBIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention provides a silicon carbide semiconductor device having an ohmic electrode improved in adhesion of a wire thereto by preventing deposition of carbon so as not to form a Schottky contact, as well as a method for manufacturing such a silicon carbide semiconductor device. In the SiC semiconductor device, upon forming the ohmic electrode, a first metal layer made of one first metallic element is formed on one main surface of a SiC layer. Further, a Si layer made of Si is formed on an opposite surface of the first metal layer to its surface facing the SiC layer. The stacked structure thus formed is subjected to thermal treatment. In this way, there can be obtained a silicon carbide semiconductor device having an ohmic electrode adhered well to a wire by preventing deposition of carbon atoms on the surface layer of the electrode and formation of a Schottky contact resulting from Si and SiC.	06-19-2014

Hideto Tanaka, Suzuka-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100020129	PRINTER WITH A FIRST DRIVE SUB-ASSEMBLY AND A DETACHABLE SECOND DRIVE SUB-ASSEMBLY AND PRINTER ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE FIRST AND SECOND SUB-ASSEMBLIES - A printer includes a first drive sub-assembly and a second drive sub-assembly detachably provided on the first drive sub-assembly. The first drive sub-assembly includes a bed configured to support a material to be printed, a first engaging member, and a front-rear direction moving mechanism provided on one side of the bed and configured to move the first engaging member along a front-rear direction. The second drive sub-assembly includes a guide bar having a longitudinal direction substantially perpendicular to the front-rear direction, a right-left direction moving mechanism configured to move a printer head along the longitudinal direction of the guide bar, and a second engaging member engaging with the first engaging member to move the guide bar along the front-rear direction.	01-28-2010

Hideto Terada, Nagoya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080196856	AUTOMATIC POURING METHOD AND DEVICE - An automatic pouring method without using a servomotor having a vertical output shaft, establishing the pouring at a low level, eliminating the unstable pouring, sand inclusion, and gaseous defects. An automatic pouring method using a ladle to be tilted for pouring molten metal into a pouring cup of a flaskless or tight-flask mold in at least one pouring device movable along an X-axis parallel to a molding line in which the mold is transferred, wherein the ladle is moved along a Y-axis perpendicular to the molding line in a horizontal plane and is tilted about a first axis of rotation and further about a second axis of rotation.	08-21-2008
20110031285	Automatic pouring method and device - An automatic pouring method without using a servomotor having a vertical output shaft, establishing the pouring at a low level, eliminating the unstable pouring, sand inclusion, and gaseous defects. An automatic pouring method using a ladle to be tilted for pouring molten metal into a pouring cup of a flaskless or tight-flask mold in at least one pouring device movable along an X-axis parallel to a molding line in which the mold is transferred, wherein the ladle is moved along a Y-axis perpendicular to the molding line in a horizontal plane and is tilted about a first axis of rotation and further about a second axis of rotation.	02-10-2011
20120267834	POURING EQUIPMENT HAVING MELTING FURNACE - To transfer the molten metal that is melted in the melting furnace into the pouring ladle, which is a vessel for transporting the molten metal to the place for pouring, and to further lift the pouring ladle by another crane to pour the molten metal, requires time, such that the molten metal that had a high temperature when melted by the melting furnace is likely to cool down and to cause a defective cast product. To solve the problem the pouring equipment of the present invention pours the molten metal into the mold, comprising the melting furnace that produces molten metal by melting metal material and a driving apparatus that can move the melting furnace backward and forward or in a traverse direction, wherein the pouring equipment moves the melting furnace to the predetermined position by the driving apparatus, and then pours the molten metal into a mold by tilting the melting furnace relative to the mold.	10-25-2012
20130140335	POURING EQUIPMENT AND METHOD OF POURING USING THE POURING EQUIPMENT - The present invention provides pouring equipment of a tilting-type that can appropriately pour molten metal at a high speed corresponding to the speed of molding. It also provides a method of pouring the molten metal. The pouring equipment has a holding furnace supplying the molten metal by being tilted, a pouring ladle pouring the molten metal supplied from the holding furnace into molds that are intermittently transported, a device for measuring weight of the molten metal in the pouring ladle, and equipment for control that controls the tiltings of the holding furnace and the pouring ladle. The equipment for control has a device for storing results from measurements and devices for calculating the first and second flow rate. The equipment controls the tilting of the ladle so that the ladle pours the molten metal into the mold according to the flow pattern of the product.	06-06-2013

Hideto Usui, Oyama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080272128	Fuel Container For Fuel Cell - A fuel container for a fuel cell, comprises a liquid fuel chamber having a space for the storage of liquid fuel, a valve disposed in an outlet of the liquid fuel chamber to discharge the liquid fuel from the space or stop the discharge, a partition wall member movable through the space toward the valve, and a compressed gas chamber communicating with the space and storing compressed gas, the compressed gas imparting a back pressure to the partition wall member so that the partition wall member moves through the space toward the valve, the liquid fuel chamber and the compressed gas chamber being integral with each other. This fuel container is used as a fuel container for replenishing fuel to a fuel container installed in a fuel cell or can be installed into a fuel cell.	11-06-2008

Hideto Yamada, Hiroshima JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100045072	FRAME STRUCTURE OF AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - A pair of side frames extends longitudinally away from each other in a vehicle width direction, which includes a closed cross section formed by an outer panel having a U-shaped cross section with its vehicle's inward side opening and an inner panel having a U-shaped cross section with its vehicle's outward side opening. A cab-mount bracket is provided on a vehicle-outward side of a front portion of the side frame to support a cabin. The cab-mount bracket includes an upper portion which is joined to a side face of a side portion of the outer panel and extends in an outward direction, and a lower portion which includes an extension portion extending in a vehicle inward direction beyond the side face of the outer panel and be joined to a lower face of a bottom portion of the inner panel.	02-25-2010
20100194145	ENERGY ABSORBING STRUCTURE FOR A VEHICLE - A frontal collision energy absorbing structure includes a pair of left and right main frames. A front cross member and a rear cross member each connect the left and right main frames. A suspension tower and an engine mount bracket may each be attached to each main frame. Each front suspension tower is spaced out from the joint between the front cross member and the main frame. Each rear suspension tower is spaced out from the joint between the rear cross member and the main frame. Each of engine mount bracket is longitudinally spaced apart from the following joints: the front cross member and the main frame; the rear cross member and the main frame, and the suspension tower and the main frame.	08-05-2010

Hideto Yamaguchi, Toyama JP

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20100223277	Substrate Processing System and Operation Inspecting Method - There is provided a substrate processing system that can automatically inspect the operation of various kinds of parts of a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus without increasing the load of a main controller in the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus. In the substrate processing system of the present invention, inspection data of the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus	09-02-2010
20120094010	SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, TEMPERATURE CONTROLLING METHOD OF SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND HEATING METHOD OF SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Provided is a substrate processing apparatus capable of suppressing inferiority when heat treatment is controlled using a temperature sensor. The substrate processing apparatus includes a heating means configured to heat a process chamber wherein a substrate is accommodated; a first temperature detection means configured to detect a temperature about the substrate using a first thermocouple; a second temperature detection means configured to detect a temperature about the heating means using a second thermocouple; a control unit configured to control the heating means based on the temperature detected by the first temperature detection means and the temperature detected by the second temperature detection means; and a control switching means configured to control the control unit based on the temperatures detected by the first temperature detection means and the second temperature detection means such that the control unit is switched between a first control mode and a second control mode, wherein a heat resistance of the first thermocouple is greater than that of the second thermocouple, and a temperature detection performance of the second thermocouple is higher than that of the first thermocouple	04-19-2012
20130017628	TEMPERATURE DETECTING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEAANM KOSUGI; TetsuyaAACI ToyamaAACO JPAAGP KOSUGI; Tetsuya Toyama JPAANM UENO; MasaakiAACI ToyamaAACO JPAAGP UENO; Masaaki Toyama JPAANM YAMAGUCHI; HidetoAACI ToyamaAACO JPAAGP YAMAGUCHI; Hideto Toyama JP - A temperature detecting apparatus is provided which is capable of suppressing disconnection of a thermocouple wire or positional deviation of a thermocouple junction portion caused by change over time. The temperature detecting apparatus includes: an insulation rod installed to extend in a vertical direction and including a through-hole in vertical direction; a thermocouple wire inserted in the through-hole of the insulation rod, the thermocouple wire including a thermocouple junction portion at an upper end thereof and an angled portion at a lower end of the insulation rod; and a buffer area installed below the insulation rod and configured to suppress a restriction of a horizontal portion of the angled portion upon heat expansion, wherein an upper portion of the thermocouple wire or a middle portion in the vertical direction are supported by the insulation rod.	01-17-2013
20140342474	TEMPERATURE DETECTING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A temperature detecting apparatus is provided which is capable of suppressing disconnection of a thermocouple wire or positional deviation of a thermocouple junction portion caused by change over time. The temperature detecting apparatus includes: an insulation rod installed to extend in a vertical direction and including a through-hole in vertical direction; a thermocouple wire inserted in the through-hole of the insulation rod, the thermocouple wire including a thermocouple junction portion at an upper end thereof and an angled portion at a lower end of the insulation rod; and a buffer area installed below the insulation rod and configured to suppress a restriction of a horizontal portion of the angled portion upon heat expansion, wherein an upper portion of the thermocouple wire or a middle portion in the vertical direction are supported by the insulation rod.	11-20-2014

Hideto Yamaguchi, Imizu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090105867	Temperature control method, method of obtaining a temperature correction value, method of manufacturing a semiconductor device and substrate treatment apparatus - In a temperature control method in which a target temperature is given in a thermal treatment furnace and plural heaters are controlled according to the target temperature, the correlation of the each heater and plural profile temperature sensors provided in the thermal treatment furnace is determined, a virtual temperature is calculated on the basis of the detection temperature of each profile temperature sensor and a weighting factor calculated from the correlation, and the each heater is controlled so that the virtual temperature is coincident with the target temperature.	04-23-2009

Hideto Yamashita, Kamiina-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090091828	OBJECTIVE LENS PROTECTOR AND OBJECTIVE LENS UNIT - A microscope objective lens in which a tip and a circumferential portion of a barrel having a plurality of lenses are processed to seal off an inner space containing the plurality of lenses from the outside. The objective lens includes a sealing member that seals a gap between a cap and the barrel when the cap is placed over a rear end portion of the barrel so as to cover an opening formed at the rear end portion.	04-09-2009

Hideto Yamashita, Kamiina JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080273256	MICROSCOPE OBJECTIVE AND ADJUSTING METHOD THEREFOR - A microscope objective includes: a plurality of optics sharing an optical axis, a plurality of optics frames holding at least one of the plurality of optics, an objective lens barrel with a plurality of holes penetrating the side wall of the objective lens barrel in which the plurality of optics frames are sequentially stacked; and a metal shim arranged between surfaces which are stacked with each optics frames. With the configuration, the metal shim is inserted from the holes penetrating the objective lens barrel.	11-06-2008

Hideto Yoshida, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100112066	Prostaglandin fat emulsion, method for producing the same, method for stabilizing the same, and emulsifying agent - A fat emulsion comprises a prostaglandin as an active ingredient, the fat emulsion comprising a phospholipid that comprises phosphatidylcholine (PC) and phosphatidylglycerol (PG) and has a ratio of PC to PG (PC:PG) of 85:15 to 99.7:0.3.	05-06-2010

Hideto Yoshimura, Daito-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080258972	Antenna System - Disclosed is an antenna system, including: an antenna which can switch directivity thereof when receiving an analog television broadcasting signal; a switching section to switch the directivity of the antenna; a measurement section to measure radio wave quality of the analog television broadcasting signal received by the antenna by analyzing the analog television broadcasting signal when the directivity of the antenna is switched by the switching section; a storage section to store data of radio wave quality in different directions measured by the measurement section for each channel; and a control section to control the switching section to switch the directivity of the antenna to one direction having a highest radio wave quality among the different directions corresponding to a desired channel when the desired channel is designated.	10-23-2008