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Hiroshi Tanaka

Hiroshi Tanaka, Koshi City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100223805SUBSTRATE PROCESSING DEVICE, RECYCLING METHOD OF FILTRATION MATERIAL AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Disclosed is a substrate processing device, in which for a filtration material to remove particles contained in a gas used for a drying process, the accretion attached on the filtration material can be removed in a state where the filtration material is disposed on a flow path through which gas flows. The disclosed substrate processing device performs a drying process on a substrate by generating a drying gas from a drying gas generating unit, removing particles in the drying gas by having the drying gas flow through a filtration material, and contacting the gas with the substrate with a liquid remaining thereon in a processing unit. A filtration material heating part heats the filtration material up to a first temperature during the drying process in order to maintain the drying gas at a temperature higher than a dew point temperature of the drying gas, and heats the filtration material up to a second temperature higher than the first temperature during a recycling process of the filtration material in order to evaporate and remove accretion attached on the filtration material.09-09-2010
20110089137SUBSTRATE LIQUID PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE LIQUID PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING SUBSTRATE LIQUID PROCESSING PROGRAM STORED THEREIN - Provided are a substrate liquid processing apparatus, a substrate liquid processing method, and a computer readable storage medium having a substrate liquid processing program stored therein that can prevent the occurrence of the electrostatic breakdown caused by the discharge of electric charges in a substrate. The substrate liquid processing apparatus processes a circuit-forming surface of the substrate with a chemical liquid. Furthermore, prior to processing the substrate with the chemical liquid, the substrate liquid processing apparatus performs an anti-static process for an surface opposite to the circuit-forming surface of the substrate by an anti-static liquid, thereby emitting the electric charges on the substrate.04-21-2011
20140283887SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - There is provided a substrate processing apparatus including: a cleaning tank configured to clean a target substrate; a drying chamber configured to communicate with an upper area of the cleaning tank and dry the target substrate picked up from the cleaning tank; a first drying gas supply unit configured to supply a first drying gas containing vapor of a solvent for removing a liquid; a second drying gas supply unit configured to supply a second drying gas not containing the vapor of the solvent for removing the liquid; a substrate holder configured to pick up the target substrate from the cleaning tank and transfer the target substrate to the drying chamber; and a controller configured to output a control signal to alternately supply the first drying gas and the second drying gas.09-25-2014

Patent applications by Hiroshi Tanaka, Koshi City JP

Hiroshi Tanaka, Yokosuka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080233445Fuel Cell System - A fuel cell system is described that enables discharge of moisture generated by the fuel cell system based on pressure differences between components of the fuel cell system. The fuel cell system includes a fuel cell that discharges oxidant offgas via a cathode discharge pipe and discharges fuel offgas and moisture to an anode drain opening that in turn discharges the fuel offgas and the moisture to a gas-liquid separator via an anode drainpipe. A throttle valve establishes a pressure difference downstream within the anode drainpipe to enable movement of the fuel offgas and the moisture from the anode drain opening to a lower pressure area of the gas-liquid separator. In addition, the pressure difference enables the fuel offgas to flow from the gas-liquid separator to the cathode discharge pipe through the throttle valve.09-25-2008
20110081584FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system is described that enables discharge of moisture generated by the fuel cell system based on pressure differences between components of the fuel cell system. The fuel cell system includes a fuel cell that discharges oxidant offgas via a cathode discharge pipe and discharges fuel offgas and moisture to an anode drain opening that in turn discharges the fuel offgas and the moisture to a gas-liquid separator via an anode drainpipe. A throttle valve establishes a pressure difference downstream within the anode drainpipe to enable movement of the fuel offgas and the moisture from the anode drain opening to a lower pressure area of the gas-liquid separator. In addition, the pressure difference enables the fuel offgas to flow from the gas-liquid separator to the cathode discharge pipe through the throttle valve.04-07-2011

Patent applications by Hiroshi Tanaka, Yokosuka-Shi JP

Hiroshi Tanaka, Kyoto JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110058076SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A solid state imaging device includes: a light receiving portion and a transfer channel formed in a semiconductor substrate; a transfer electrode formed on the transfer channel; an anti-reflection film formed on the light receiving portion; and a light shielding film which covers the transfer electrode, and is in contact with a side surface of the anti-reflection film. An upper surface of the light shielding film at a contact between the light shielding film and a side surface of the anti-reflection film is located below an upper surface of the light shielding film on the transfer electrode.03-10-2011

Hiroshi Tanaka, Seika JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110050111LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - A light source device which is used as the backlight device and does not generate sound is provided. One or more flat substrates each having a light emitting element on its surface side are supported by a chassis having a conductive flat plate surface so that back surfaces of the substrates are opposed to the flat plate surface. The substrate comprises first wiring conductive thin films on a surface side of an insulation substrate, and one or more second radiating or wiring conductive thin films on a back surface side of the insulation substrate. Two terminals of the light emitting element are connected to the two adjacent first conductive thin films. A potential of at least one of the second conductive thin films is fixed to have a constant potential difference or preferably fixed to the same potential with respect to that of the flat plate surface of the chassis.03-03-2011

Hiroshi Tanaka, Hiroshima JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100322842CO2 RECOVERING APPARATUS AND METHOD12-23-2010
20110041685CO2 RECOVERY APPARATUS AND CO2 RECOVERY METHOD02-24-2011

Patent applications by Hiroshi Tanaka, Hiroshima JP

Hiroshi Tanaka, Toyokawa-City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110034031Manufacturing method of semiconductor device including etching step - A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device includes: irradiating a laser beam on a single crystal silicon substrate, and scanning the laser beam on the substrate so that a portion of the substrate is poly crystallized, wherein at least a part of a poly crystallized portion of the substrate is exposed on a surface of the substrate; and etching the poly crystallized portion of the substrate with an etchant. In this case, a process time is improved.02-10-2011

Hiroshi Tanaka, Miyagi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110013245Image display device, head-mounted display, and light beam expanding device - Disclosed herein is an image display device including a light source and a scanner. The scanner includes (a) a first mirror on which a light beam emitted from the light source is incident, (b) a first light deflector on which the light beam output from the first mirror is incident and that outputs collimated light forming a first output angle depending on a first incident angle of the light beam in association with the pivoting of the first mirror, (c) a second mirror on which the collimated light output from the first light deflector is incident, and (d) a second light deflector on which the collimated light output from the second mirror is incident and that outputs collimated light forming a second output angle depending on a second incident angle of the collimated light in association with the pivoting of the second mirror.01-20-2011
20110317233OPTICAL DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY UNIT - Disclosed herein is an image display apparatus, including: a light source; and a scanning section adapted to scan a light beam emitted from the light source; the scanning section including (a) a first mirror, (b) a first light deflection section, (c) a second mirror, and (d) a second light deflection section; the second light deflection section including an external light receiving face; the second light deflection section having a plurality of translucent films provided in the inside thereof; the translucent films having a light reflectivity R12-29-2011
20130286455OPTICAL DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY UNIT - Disclosed herein is an image display apparatus, including: a light source; and a scanning section adapted to scan a light beam emitted from the light source; the scanning section including (a) a first mirror, (b) a first light deflection section, (c) a second mirror, and (d) a second light deflection section; the second light deflection section including an external light receiving face; the second light deflection section having a plurality of translucent films provided in the inside thereof; the translucent films having a light reflectivity R10-31-2013
20140293390OPTICAL DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY UNIT - Disclosed herein is an image display apparatus, including: a light source; and a scanning section adapted to scan a light beam emitted from the light source; the scanning section including (a) a first mirror, (b) a first light deflection section, (c) a second mirror, and (d) a second light deflection section; the second light deflection section including an external light receiving face; the second light deflection section having a plurality of translucent films provided in the inside thereof; the translucent films having a light reflectivity R10-02-2014

Patent applications by Hiroshi Tanaka, Miyagi JP

Hiroshi Tanaka, Kariya-City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080208462Vehicle navigation system - A navigation system for a vehicle for generating a plurality of routes from a present position of the vehicle to a destination acquires the present position. The system stores map data of a map and storing position detection data. The system displays the map based on the map data. The system forms a factor chart of each of the plurality of routes and the associated one or more factors. The system causes the factor chart of the associated one or more factors of the each of the plurality of routes to be displayed. The system searches for at least one facility located along the each of the plurality of routes based on the position detection data. The system causes the at least one facility to be displayed together with the chart of the associated factor.08-28-2008
20090248289Apparatus for providing guidance route - A navigation apparatus determines an influence of a typhoon, and provides a selection of two routes towards a destination if the typhoon has a great influence exceeding an influence threshold. The two routes provided are, a stand-by route that waits the typhoon to pass by and a detour route that avoids the typhoon by making a detour without waiting. The two routes are respectively presented on a display screen, after calculation by a route calculation unit, with an expected arrival time to the destination, a travel distance to the destination, and a stand-by time (only for the stand-by route) with an assistance of a draw unit. The navigation apparatus thus provides a user with a re-calculated guidance route that does not unnecessarily increase the travel distance to the destination, without forcing the user to be involved in a driving under the influence of the typhoon.10-01-2009
20110010085Navigation device, program for the same and method for indicating information of the same - A destination setting unit is configured to set a destination on a map. A time setting unit is configured to set a target time by which a user should arrive at the destination. A specifying unit is configured to associate an intermediate point, which is on a path to the destination, with a departure time, by which the user should leave the intermediate point so as to arrive at the destination by the target time. The specifying unit is further configured to specify the associated intermediate point and the departure time. An indication unit is configured to indicate the associated intermediate point and the departure time on a display device such that the user can recognize a correspondence between the associated intermediate point and the departure time.01-13-2011
20130282273NAVIGATION APPARATUS - A navigation apparatus for providing a guidance about an exiting road of a circular intersection based on a prestored road and a learned road is disclosed. The navigation apparatus determines whether or not the learned road is included in connection roads of the circular intersection. When the learned road is not included in the connection roads of the circular intersection, the navigation apparatus provides the guidance about the circular intersection in an exit number mode. When the learned road is included in the connection roads of the circular intersection, the navigation apparatus device provides the guidance about the circular intersection in a learned road guidance mode.10-24-2013

Patent applications by Hiroshi Tanaka, Kariya-City JP

Hiroshi Tanaka, Utsunomiya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100165315EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An apparatus which performs, using light supplied from a light source, an exposure process of transferring a pattern of an original onto a substrate by exposure and a measurement process for alignment between the original and the substrate, comprises a controller configured to control the light source, wherein the light source has an oscillation frequency that varies and is a number of times of light emission per unit time, and includes a control system configured to control a spectrum width of the light, and the controller oscillates the light source at a first oscillation frequency by setting the control system to an inactive state in the measurement process, and oscillates the light source at a second oscillation frequency by setting the control system to an active state in the exposure process.07-01-2010
20100166030EXPOSURE APPARATUS, LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DEVICE - An apparatus exposes a substrate via a pattern of a reticle using pulsed light generated by a light source, and includes a controller configured to control the light source so that the oscillation frequency of the light source changes periodically while the apparatus exposes the substrate. The oscillation frequency is the number of times of emission of the light source per unit time.07-01-2010
20100321655EXPOSURE SYSTEM, CONTROL APPARATUS OF EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DEVICE - A system includes a plurality of exposure apparatuses each detecting a position of a mark formed on a substrate under a detection condition, positioning the substrate in accordance with the detected position, and exposing the positioned substrate; and a controller configured, if a detection condition for a certain process is changed in one of the plurality of exposure apparatuses for an error occurred in the one exposure apparatus while another exposure apparatus of the plurality of exposure apparatuses is processing a lot including a plurality of substrates for the certain process, to preset a detection condition in the other exposure apparatus in accordance with the changed detection condition after a process of detecting a position of a mark of a substrate currently being processed in the lot is completed and before a process of detecting a position of a mark of a next substrate in the lot is started.12-23-2010

Patent applications by Hiroshi Tanaka, Utsunomiya-Shi JP

Hiroshi Tanaka, Hachioji-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100266785INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER MEMBER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER MEMBER AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS - An intermediate transfer member that is provided with a base member containing polyphenylene sulfide and polyamide, and a semi-conductive inorganic layer having a volume specific resistance in the range from 10-21-2010

Hiroshi Tanaka, Mihara-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100258005HEAT RECOVERY APPARATUS AND HEAT RECOVERY METHOD - A heat recovery apparatus, for an absorption apparatus for removing CO10-14-2010

Hiroshi Tanaka, Matsumoto-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090060546Liquid Measuring Device, Liquid Developer Storing Apparatus, and Image Forming Apparatus - A liquid measuring device includes a floating member that is moved in accordance with a liquid surface, a first magnetic field generator that is disposed in the floating member and positions its north (N) pole to face a first direction, a second magnetic field generator that is disposed in the floating member to be spaced apart from the first magnetic field generator and positions its south (S) pole to face the first direction, and a plurality of proportional output-type hole elements that detect magnetic fields generated by the first magnetic field generator and the second magnetic field generator in positions facing the first direction.03-05-2009
20090110424Liquid Developer Collecting System and Image Forming Apparatus Including the Same - A liquid developer collecting system. A developing unit has a developing roller. A developing roller cleaning unit collects liquid developer on the developing roller. A concentration control unit stores liquid developer collected by the developing roller cleaning unit and controls the concentration of the liquid developer. A first feed unit feeds the liquid developer in the concentration control unit to the developing unit. A second feed unit feeds the liquid developer in the concentration control unit. A developer storage unit stores the liquid developer fed by the second feed unit.04-30-2009
20090123167Liquid Developer Collecting System and Image Forming Apparatus Including the Same - A liquid developer collecting system. A collection section collects liquid developer from a photosensitive body. A storage section stores liquid developer collected by the collection section. A first feed unit feeds liquid developer from the storage section to a concentration control unit.05-14-2009
20100196053Exposure Head and Image Forming Apparatus - An exposure head includes first and second light-emitting element rows formed by disposing light-emitting elements in a first direction on a light-transmitting substrate. A first photosensor is disposed at a first side in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction on the light-transmitting substrate to receive light emitted from the light-emitting elements of the first and second light-emitting element rows. A second photosensor is disposed in the second direction at a second side opposite to the first side on the light-transmitting substrate to receive light emitted from the light-emitting elements of the first and second light-emitting element rows. An image-forming optical system forms an image with light emitted from the light-emitting elements.08-05-2010
20100254723EXPOSURE HEAD, EXPOSURE HEAD CONTROL METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An exposure head includes: a light-emitting element; an image formation optical system that forms an image of light from the light-emitting element; multiple reference elements disposed relative to the light-emitting element; and a control unit that controls the light emission of the light-emitting element and extinguishes the reference elements during a latent image formation operation. The control unit finds the degree of decay of the light-emitting element based on the light amounts of the light-emitting element and the multiple reference elements at a time when the latent image formation operation is not being carried out, and controls the light amount of the light-emitting element during the latent image formation operation based on the degree of decay.10-07-2010

Patent applications by Hiroshi Tanaka, Matsumoto-Shi JP

Hiroshi Tanaka, Yokohama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080202238ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - An angular velocity sensor includes a tuning-fork vibrator having a base and multiple arms extending from the base. Two arms out of the multiple arms driven to vibrate have first end parts opposite to second end parts connected to the base. The first end parts being wider than the second end parts.08-28-2008
20080210006Angular velocity sensor - An angular velocity sensor includes a tuning-fork oscillator that includes a base portion, arm portions extending from the base portion, and a pair of driving electrodes that are provided to extend from the front face and the back face to a side face of at least one of the arm portions.09-04-2008
20100229647ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - An angular velocity sensor includes a tuning-fork vibrator having a base and multiple arms extending from the base. Two arms out of the multiple arms driven to vibrate have first end parts opposite to second end parts connected to the base. The first end parts being wider than the second end parts.09-16-2010

Patent applications by Hiroshi Tanaka, Yokohama JP

Hiroshi Tanaka, Hekinan-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100234176HYDRAULIC CONTROL DEVICE FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A hydraulic control device for an automatic transmission that prevents the introduction of foreign materials from a starter into the lubricant path and also reduces duct resistance at a non-lockup time when the oil temperature is low. Oil is provided to an oil cooler for cooling the oil, and is also provided to the automatic transmission for lubricating the transmission. The device includes a switching valve that is switched between a lockup state and a non-lockup state of the clutch. In the lockup state, the switching valve is switched to a first position at which a first input pressure is supplied to the starter and a second input pressure is supplied through the oil cooler to the transmission. In the non-lockup state, the switching valve is switched to a second position at which the first input pressure is discharged through the starter and the oil cooler to an oil pan, and the second input pressure is supplied to the transmission.09-16-2010
20120073924FLUID PRESSURE CONTROL DEVICE - A fluid pressure control device controls input and output of a fluid pressure to and from a fluid chamber in a device that transfers power from a motor via working fluid in the chamber, the chamber being partitioned into engagement and disengagement oil chambers by a lock-up clutch. A signal pressure output valve performs pressure regulation to output a signal pressure. The control device includes a control valve connected to an output source flow passage leading to an output source of the fluid pressure, and a control unit controlling the signal pressure output valve so the control valve establishes a first state when the lock-up clutch is turned off, establishes a third state when the lock-up clutch is turned on, and establishes a second state so the working fluid can be confined in the disengagement oil chamber when the lock-up clutch is switched on.03-29-2012

Hiroshi Tanaka, Saga-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100218791SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD - A drying gas is supplied into a drying chamber in a substantially horizontal direction, an obliquely downward direction descendent from the substantially horizontal direction, or a vertically downward direction under a state where a wafer is immersed in a cleaning liquid in a cleaning tank. The wafer is moved from the cleaning tank into the drying chamber, with the drying gas being supplied into the drying chamber. At this time, the supply of the drying gas into the drying chamber is stopped, under a condition where a part of the wafer is immersed in the cleaning liquid stored in the cleaning tank. After the movement of the wafer into the drying chamber has been finished, a drying gas is supplied into the drying chamber in an obliquely upward direction ascendant from the substantially horizontal direction or a vertically upward direction.09-02-2010

Hiroshi Tanaka, Niigata JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100206421FIBER-REINFORCED RESIN PIPE - There is provided an extremely practical fiber-reinforced resin pipe that is lightweight and easy to handle; does not require a weld joint to provide an introduction/outlet part, closure lid, or other component; has excellent corrosion resistance; and is substantially less expensive than a super stainless steel pipe. In a fiber-reinforced resin pipe for introducing and discharging a liquid, a pipe (1) is provided with a plurality of introduction/discharge parts (2) for introducing or discharging liquid that are arranged at intervals in the axial direction from a peripheral surface of the pipe.08-19-2010
20120090718TUBE BODY FOR PRESSURE TRANSDUCER - A highly practical tube body for a pressure transducer is provided which has excellent pressure resistance, corrosion resistance, and tensile strength; which can be manufactured at low cost in comparison with cases of using stainless steel; and which makes it possible to keep inside diameter precision high. In this tube body for a pressure transducer, the pressure applied to the interior is varied periodically, and a seal layer (04-19-2012

Patent applications by Hiroshi Tanaka, Niigata JP

Hiroshi Tanaka, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090205297GAS/LIQUID SEPARATOR - A gas/liquid separator in which separation performance for fluid into gas and liquid is enhanced is provided.08-20-2009
20090304031DIGITAL SIGNAL DEMULTIPLEXING DEVICE AND MULTIPLEXING DEVICE - A digital signal demultiplexing apparatus for demultiplexing a received signal including a plurality of signals that are frequency-multiplexed to output demultiplexed signals is disclosed. The digital signal demultiplexing apparatus includes: demultiplexing filter bank means including a configuration in which unit demultiplexing filter banks are connected in a multistage manner, each unit demultiplexing filter bank including one or more filters for filtering an input signal and a down-sampler for down-sampling an output signal of each filter to output an down-sampled signal; and frequency conversion and decimator means configured to receive at least one of the received signal and output signals of each unit demultiplexing filter bank. The frequency conversion and decimator means includes frequency conversion means, for each input signal, configured to shift a frequency of an input signal and output a shifted signal, and one or more decimator means serially connected to an output of each frequency conversion means, and the decimator means includes a filter for performing band limitation of an input signal and a down-sampler for down-sampling an output signal of the filter and output a down-sampled signal.12-10-2009
20100118515METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY, AND DISPLAY - A method of manufacturing a display not needing a complicated post-process for forming a reflecting mirror film and allowing degradation in an organic light-emitting device to be prevented, and a display. The method of manufacturing a display includes the steps of: forming a plurality of organic light-emitting devices in a display region on a substrate to form a light-emitting panel; forming projection-shaped reflection elements corresponding to the plurality of organic light-emitting devices, respectively, on a base to form a reflector; forming an adhesive layer along an outer edge of the light-emitting panel; and bonding the light-emitting panel and the reflector together with the adhesive layer in a vacuum atmosphere, thereby to form a vacuum layer in a space between the light-emitting panel and the reflector.05-13-2010
20110181974METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL PART AND OPTICAL PART, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY AND DISPLAY - In one embodiment, a light-emitting device includes an optical part which is configured to prevent the formation of a residual film and to enhance light extraction efficiency. In one embodiment, an optical part as a reflective plate is arranged on a light extraction side of a light-emitting panel. In one embodiment, a plurality of optical function elements are formed independently of one another on a base of the optical part. In one embodiment, a residual film which is an optically unnecessary part between the base and the plurality of optical function elements is eliminated to prevent unnecessary light guiding, reflection or the like to the residual film. In one embodiment, in a light-emitting device including the optical part, stray light due to unnecessary light guiding or reflection to the residual film is reduced, and an improvement in light extraction efficiency achievable.07-28-2011
20140246797TRANSFER MOLD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR STRUCTURE - A transfer mold includes a body, a first layer, and a second layer. The body has a projecting-and-recessed surface. The first layer contains an inorganic material and is disposed on the projecting-and-recessed surface of the body. The second layer contains fluorine and is disposed on a surface of the first layer. The average of hardness values of the projecting-and-recessed surface on which the first and second layers are disposed is 30 Hv or higher.09-04-2014
20140247496OPTICAL UNIT, IMAGING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND MASTER - An optical unit having an antireflection function includes a wave surface having a wavelength equal to or shorter than a wavelength of visible light. The wave surface has a curved plane which curves in a recessed shape between an apex portion and a bottom portion of the wave surface. An inflection point of an area of a cross section obtained by cutting through the wave surface in a plane perpendicular to a direction of vibration of the wave surface is positioned toward the bottom portion of the wave surface from a center of the vibration.09-04-2014
20150141400QUINAZOLINEDIONE DERIVATIVE - The present invention relates to quinazolinedione derivatives represented by formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.05-21-2015
20150152047BENZAMIDE DERIVATIVE - The present invention relates to benzamide derivatives represented by formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.06-04-2015

Patent applications by Hiroshi Tanaka, Kanagawa JP

Hiroshi Tanaka, Susono-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100077735EXHAUST GAS CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust gas control apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes: a catalyst that is provided in an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine; a HC adsorption member that is provided in the exhaust system at a position downstream of the catalyst, and that has a function of adsorbing hydrocarbon in exhaust gas; a secondary air supply device that supplies secondary air to the exhaust system at a portion upstream of the catalyst; a supply prohibition unit that prohibits supply of the secondary air when the internal combustion engine is started; and a supply start time control unit that controls the time when supply of the secondary air is started after the internal combustion engine is started based on the amount of hydrocarbon discharged from the internal combustion engine or a value correlated with the amount of hydrocarbon discharged from the internal combustion engine.04-01-2010
20110174256CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a startup operation of an internal combustion engine, the internal combustion engine is started by supplying fuel to only a first cylinder group formed of a portion of cylinders, from among a plurality of cylinders that make up the internal combustion engine, when a startup condition of the internal combustion engine has been satisfied, and then fuel starts to be supplied to a second cylinder group formed of the remaining cylinders after the internal combustion engine has started. Meanwhile, in a stopping operation of the internal combustion engine, the internal combustion engine is stopped when a shutoff condition of the internal combustion engine is satisfied, by first stopping the supply of fuel to the second cylinder group and then stopping the supply of fuel to the first cylinder group after the supply of fuel to the second cylinder group has been stopped.07-21-2011
20110197860INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE CONTROLLER - An internal combustion engine is started by performing fuel supply into part of a plurality of cylinders included in the internal combustion engine. After the magnitude of the negative pressure produced in intake piping of the internal combustion engine exceeds a predetermined reference value, fuel supply into the remaining cylinder(s) is started.08-18-2011
20110203552CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine starts the internal combustion engine by initiating combustion in cylinders belonging to a first cylinder group, from among a plurality of cylinders that make up the internal combustion engine. The control apparatus monitors a change in an amount of negative pressure generated in an intake pipe when the internal combustion engine is started, and obtains information related to an alcohol concentration of fuel used in the internal combustion engine. The control apparatus also calculates a fuel injection quantity necessary to initiate combustion in cylinders belonging to a second cylinder group, based on the amount of negative pressure generated in the intake pipe and the alcohol concentration of the fuel, and initiates combustion in each cylinder belonging to the second cylinder group when the necessary fuel injection quantity enters a range of quantities that are able to be injected by corresponding injectors.08-25-2011
20110283684CONTROL SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control system of an internal combustion engine in which a first fuel of ammonia and a second fuel which is easier to burn than ammonia are used as fuels. An ammonia ratio is usually set to a reference ammonia ratio which is determined in advance in accordance with an operating state of an engine. At the time when feed of the fuel is restarted after suspension of feed of the fuel at the time of deceleration, the ammonia ratio is temporarily made lower than the reference ammonia ratio in accordance with the operating state of the engine.11-24-2011
20110283959AMMONIA BURNING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An ammonia burning internal combustion engine in which, in addition to ammonia, a reformed gas reformed at a reformer is fed into a combustion chamber. When a reforming ability of the reformer is less than a predetermined reforming ability, an ammonia ratio is increased to a ratio more than the ammonia ratio after completion of engine warmup set in advance in accordance with an operation state of the engine, and secondary air is fed from a secondary air feeding device into an engine exhaust passage upstream of an exhaust purification catalyst.11-24-2011
20130255630CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine that can suppress the emission of unburned HC accompanying start-up of an internal combustion engine. The control apparatus including a fuel supply control unit that initially supplies fuel to only some cylinders, and delays the start of fuel supply to delayed cylinders that are cylinders other than the aforementioned cylinders; an engine discharge gas HC amount predicting unit that calculates a relationship between a delayed cylinder starting engine speed that is a engine speed at a timing at which a cycle starts in which a delayed cylinder initially carries out combustion and a predicted value of an engine discharge gas HC amount; and a target engine speed calculating unit that calculates a target engine speed that is a target value of the delayed cylinder starting engine speed.10-03-2013
20140035751ABNORMALITY DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS FOR COOLING SYSTEM - An abnormality diagnosis apparatus for a cooling system includes a cooling portion that is formed in the component of the cooling system and has an internal flow path for flowing a coolant, a non-cooling portion that is formed in the component and has a closed flow path obtained by closing at least a part of the internal flow path, and an abnormality diagnosis portion that performs abnormality diagnosis of the cooling system based on temperature characteristics of the cooling portion and temperature characteristics of the non-cooling portion during flowing of the coolant.02-06-2014
20140202138EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The invention relates to an exhaust control device of an engine (07-24-2014
20140331652EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION DEVICE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The invention relates to an exhaust gas purification device of an internal combustion engine comprising a catalyst (11-13-2014

Patent applications by Hiroshi Tanaka, Susono-Shi JP

Hiroshi Tanaka, Joetsu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080318000SANDWICH PANEL - There is provided a lightweight sandwich panel of exceptional utility, which satisfies the flexural strength and in-plane shear strength requirements for an inner wall material used in aircraft. The sandwich panel comprises a laminating material in which a plurality of fiber bodies_is laminated, and a surface material, the laminating material and the surface material being laminated in the stated order from the inside to the outside on the upper and lower surfaces of a hollow columnar core. The laminating material comprises at least four unidirectional fiber bodies each of which has fibers aligned in a uniform direction and is laminated so that each of the fiber directions thereof is at approximately 0 , +45°, −45°, and 90°, respectively, in relation to one edge of the sandwich panel. The unidirectional fiber bodies are stitched together using a stitching yarn.12-25-2008
20100035018Sandwich panel - A sandwich panel that has excellent practicality as an inner wall material used in aircraft, for example, whereby the abovementioned requirements of flexural strength, peel strength, and in-plane shear strength can be satisfied while having reduced weight. A sandwich panel in which a middle material 02-11-2010
20140339239INTERNAL PRESSURE VESSEL - Provided is a pressure vessel able to sustain a circular shape without deforming to ellipsoidal shape due to machining of side port apertures therein, and maintain pressures as high as 800-1,200 PSI. The pressure vessel is intended for use in seawater desalination by reverse osmosis, and comprises a pipe body (11-20-2014

Patent applications by Hiroshi Tanaka, Joetsu-Shi JP

Hiroshi Tanaka, Hamamatsu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100026620LCOS SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR - The display area selection circuit selects a desired display area. The signal generating circuit sets a period of each shift signal generated while the selection position of the pixel diode is between the shift start position and the display start position shorter than a period of each shift signal generated while the selection position of the pixel diode is between the display start position and the display end position.02-04-2010

Hiroshi Tanaka, Tsukuba JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090320034DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A data processing apparatus has a memory element array (12-24-2009
20100005323SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A semiconductor integrated circuit with processors incorporated therein, which makes it possible to achieve a good balance between realizing low-power consumption control, and securing a processing performance that the practicability of real time processing is required.01-07-2010

Patent applications by Hiroshi Tanaka, Tsukuba JP

Hiroshi Tanaka, Nagano JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090220251Image Forming Apparatus and Method of Determining Update of Identification Information - An image forming apparatus includes a developing rotary unit configured to attach a plurality of developing cartridges, the developing cartridges respectively having cartridge storage portions for respectively storing identification information about the corresponding developing cartridges, a communicating unit that communicates with the cartridge storage portions, a storage unit configured to store the identification information, and a control unit that reads the identification information from the cartridge storage portions of all the developing cartridges through the communicating unit and writes the read identification information into the storage unit so as to update the identification information stored in the storage unit when a power supply of the image forming apparatus is turned ON or a body cover for the developing rotary unit is closed.09-03-2009

Patent applications by Hiroshi Tanaka, Nagano JP

Hiroshi Tanaka, Tsukuba-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090215795CYCLIC AMIDINE DERIVATIVES - A cyclic amidine derivative represented by the formula:08-27-2009
20140012164WEARABLE ACTION ASSISTING DEVICE, INTERFACE DEVICE THEREFOR, AND PROGRAM - A wearable action assisting device comprises an optional control unit for generating a first instruction signal for generating power depending on a biological potential signal in a drive source, an autonomic control unit for generating a second instruction signal for generating power depending on a phase of a task of the wearer in the drive source, a generation unit for generating a drive current of the drive source based on the first and second instruction signals, a display unit having a screen displaying thereon a coordinate axis corresponding to a strength of the power, a detection unit for detecting the coordinate of a designated position in the screen, and a setting unit for extracting parameters corresponding to the detected coordinate from a table defining a correspondence between a coordinate in the screen and parameters of the signal processing, and for setting the extracted parameters in the optional control unit.01-09-2014

Patent applications by Hiroshi Tanaka, Tsukuba-Shi JP

Hiroshi Tanaka, Tosu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090179007LIQUID TREATMENT METHOD AND STORAGE SYSTEM - A plurality of process liquid supply nozzles 07-16-2009
20150290599CHEMICAL-LIQUID MIXING METHOD AND CHEMICAL-LIQUID MIXING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a chemical-liquid mixing method and a chemical-liquid mixing apparatus capable of sufficiently generating a peroxornonosulfuric acid that is effective in removing a resist from a substrate, when a sulfuric acid and a hydrogen peroxide solution are mixed with each other. At first, an inner tank 10-15-2015

Patent applications by Hiroshi Tanaka, Tosu-Shi JP

Hiroshi Tanaka, Soraku-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090085847TRANSMISSIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In a transmissive liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal panel and a backlight, the liquid crystal panel contains pixels each divided into four subpixels, a red (R), a green (G), a blue (B), and a white (W) subpixel. The backlight is a white backlight emitting light with controllable emission luminance. A luminance lowering section performs luminance lowering processing on input RGB signals (original input signals) for transformation into luminance-lowered RGB signals. An output signal generating section obtains transmittances and a backlight value from the luminance-lowered RGB signals.04-02-2009
20090160747TRANSMISSIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In a transmissive liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal panel and a backlight, the liquid crystal panel has pixels each divided into four subpixels, namely red (R), green (G), blue (B), and white (W) subpixels. Further, the backlight is a white backlight whose light emission luminance is controllable. Furthermore, a color-saturation conversion section performs a color-saturation reduction process on a first input RGB input signal serving as an original input signal, and then a gamma-correction section performs a gamma-correction process on the first RGB input signal. An output signal generation section calculates transmittances and a backlight value in accordance with gamma-corrected RGB input signal obtained after the gamma-correction process has been performed by the gamma-correction section.06-25-2009

Patent applications by Hiroshi Tanaka, Soraku-Gun JP

Hiroshi Tanaka, Nagano-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090110423Liquid Developer Collecting System and Image Forming Apparatus Including the Same - A liquid developer collecting system includes a developing roller cleaning unit that collects liquid developer on a developing roller; a developer storage unit that stores the liquid developer collected by the developing roller cleaning unit; and a concentration control unit that stores the liquid developer fed from the developer storage unit and controls the concentration of the liquid developer.04-30-2009

Patent applications by Hiroshi Tanaka, Nagano-Ken JP

Hiroshi Tanaka, Ibaraki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080273842Optical Connector - An optical connector comprising: first and second movable members 11-06-2008

Patent applications by Hiroshi Tanaka, Ibaraki JP

Hiroshi Tanaka, Asaka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080204581Image capturing apparatus - When a selected target color space for a digital camera is changed, the colors of a final image, i.e., the colors of an image in the changed target color space, are predicted from an image that is displayed on a display unit of the digital camera. For example, if the target color space is changed to an sRGB color space and the display unit has an AdobeRGB color space, then an image in the target color space (the sRGB color space), which is generated from a captured image by a signal processor, is converted by a matrix calculator into an image in the AdobeRGB color space, and then the image is supplied to the display unit. Hence, the colors of the final image can be predicted from the colors of the image displayed on the display unit.08-28-2008

Patent applications by Hiroshi Tanaka, Asaka-Shi JP

Hiroshi Tanaka, Shizuoka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080207395Device For Controlling An Internal Combustion Engine - In a device for controlling an internal combustion engine, with a turbo-charger, which carries out a lean combustion of a desired lean air-fuel ratio, an up-shifting of an automatic transmission is prohibited when an opening degree of the throttle valve is equal to or larger than a predetermined opening degree and a boost pressure of said turbo-charger is equal to or lower than a predetermined pressure.08-28-2008
20150136509ELECTRICALLY ASSISTED VEHICLE - An electrically assisted vehicle includes a vehicle body, pedals to input human power, a crank that is coupled to the pedals and freely rotatably supported on the vehicle body, at least one wheel that is attached to the vehicle body and rotates according to a rotation of the crank, a first electric motor that is attached to the vehicle body and drives the one wheel, a second electric motor that is attached to the vehicle body and drives the one wheel or another wheel, a torque detection unit that detects a torque applied to the crank, a torque command value calculation unit, and a motor drive unit that drives the first electric motor and second electric motor according to a calculated torque command value. The torque command value calculation unit calculates a first torque command value for the first electric motor and a second torque command value for the second electric motor according to a torque detected by the torque detection unit, and calculates the first and second torque command values such that the first and second torque command values are mutually shifted in phase.05-21-2015
20150142242VEHICLE - A vehicle includes a wheel, an electric motor that drives the wheel, a drive torque operator that is operated by an operator, a slip detection unit that detects a slipping state of the wheel, a torque command value calculation unit that calculates a torque command value for the electric motor, and a motor drive unit that drives the electric motor according to a calculated torque command value. When the slip detection unit has not detected a slipping state of the wheel, the torque command value calculation unit calculates a torque command value for the electric motor according to an input to the drive torque operator. When the slip detection unit has detected a slipping state of the wheel, the torque command value calculation unit calculates a torque command value that repeatedly fluctuates alternately between a first value not more than a torque command value at the time when wheel slip has been detected and a second value smaller than the first value.05-21-2015
20150218670EXTRACTION SOLVENT FOR EXTRACTING METALLIC ELEMENTS, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING METALLIC ELEMENTS - The present invention provides an extraction solvent for extracting metallic elements that is characterized in that: the total concentration of chlorine (Cl2) and hypochlorous acid (HOCl) is from 20 to 1000 ppm; chlorine (Cl2) and hypochlorous acid (HOCl) are included at a molar ratio of 1:1 to 1:11; the oxidation-reduction potential is from 1100 to 1400 mV; and the pH is from 1.7 to 3.7. The present invention also provides a method for producing said extraction solvent, and a method for recovering metallic elements by using said extraction solvent.08-06-2015

Hiroshi Tanaka, Hiroshima-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110107916SYSTEM FOR RECOVERING CARBON DIOXIDE FROM FLUE GAS - To include an absorber (05-12-2011

Hiroshi Tanaka, Matsumoto JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110116821IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An image forming method includes rotating a transfer roller which forms a transfer nip by coming in contact with a transfer belt and has a concaved portion wider than the transfer nip in a rotation direction, such that the concaved portion comes to a position of facing the transfer belt, stopping rotation of the transfer roller at a position where the transfer belt faces the concaved portion of the transfer roller and the transfer belt and the transfer roller are spaced apart from each other, moving the transfer belt while the transfer roller is stopped and transferring an image formed on an image carrier to the transfer belt, and detecting the transferred image by a detection portion.05-19-2011
20120251147IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In order to provide a developer reservoir that allows the liquid level to be accurately detected and with which the device does not end up being bulkier, the developer reservoir of the present invention includes a holder for holding a liquid developer containing toner and a carrier, an electrostatic capacitance type of liquid level sensor that detects electrostatic capacitance and has a first sensor electrode provided to the holder and a second sensor electrode that is opposite the first sensor electrode with liquid developer in between, and a calculator for calculating the level of the liquid developer held in the holder on the basis of the electrostatic capacitance detected by the electrostatic capacitance type of liquid level sensor.10-04-2012
20150184341SHEET MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND SHEET MANUFACTURING METHOD - A sheet manufacturing apparatus includes a transfer path through which flows at least a portion of a material for a sheet in air and which has a curved section where the transfer path is curved, and a forming unit configured to form the sheet using the material, and an optical detecting unit configured to detect the material and provided at the curved section or at the transfer path more to a downstream side than the curved section in a material transfer direction.07-02-2015

Patent applications by Hiroshi Tanaka, Matsumoto JP

Hiroshi Tanaka, Toyoake-City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110168364Heat exchanger - In a heat exchanger with a plurality of tubes, a header tank includes a core plate bonded to the tubes, a tank body fixed to the core plate, and an elastic member arranged between a bottom portion of a groove portion provided at an outer peripheral portion of the core plate and a tip end portion of the tank body to be elastically deformable therebetween. The elastic member is provided with a position determination portion which protrudes approximately in parallel with an inner bottom surface of the bottom portion of the groove portion. Furthermore, the position determination portion is configured in the elastic member to have a clearance between the position determination portion and the bottom surface of the bottom portion of the groove portion, and a clearance between the position determination portion and the tip end portion of the tank body.07-14-2011

Hiroshi Tanaka, Koshi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110220153SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - There is provided a substrate processing method including cleaning a substrate by immersing the substrate in a cleaning solution in a longitudinal direction while the cleaning solution is supplied to a cleaning tank; transferring the substrate picked up from the cleaning tank to a drying chamber while holding the substrate in a longitudinal direction; and drying the substrate in the drying chamber communicating with an upper area of the cleaning tank by alternately supplying a first drying gas containing vapor of a solvent for removing a liquid and a second drying gas without containing the vapor of the solvent for removing the liquid to an area where the substrate is exposed between the upper area of the cleaning tank and the drying chamber after an upper end of the cleaned substrate is picked up from a liquid surface of the cleaning solution.09-15-2011

Hiroshi Tanaka, Taito-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120132511ELECTROSTATIC CAPACITANCE TYPE INPUT DEVICE - An electrostatic capacitance type input device is provided which has a structure in which translucent electrodes are aligned on the same layer in two axial directions, and has features that jumpers for connecting among the translucent electrodes in one of the two axial directions can be prevented from becoming conspicuous, and disconnection is less likely to occur. Jumpers 05-31-2012

Hiroshi Tanaka, Oyama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120236885LASER DEVICE FOR EXPOSURE APPARATUS - A laser device for an exposure apparatus may include: a MOPA-type or MOPO-type laser device including a seed laser and at least one gas discharge-pumped amplifier stage that receives output light from the seed laser as an input, amplifies the light, and outputs the amplified light; and at least one of a laser gas control device that at least changes the total pressure of a laser gas in said amplifier stage in accordance with requested energy and a laser power source control device that at least changes pump intensity of discharge electrodes in said amplifier stage in accordance with said requested energy, in a case where the energy of laser output light from said laser device is to be changed discontinuously in response to a request from an exposure apparatus,09-20-2012

Hiroshi Tanaka, Meguro-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120329968METHOD FOR PRODUCING 18F-LABELED COMPOUND AND HIGH MOLECULAR COMPOUND TO BE USED IN THE METHOD - The present invention aims at solving the problems of conventional methods for producing an 12-27-2012

Hiroshi Tanaka, Hofu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130035470CRYSTALLINE OXIDIZED GLUTATHIONE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - Provided is a novel crystal of oxidized glutathione hexahydrate. Crystal of oxidized glutathione hexahydrate is produced by cooling an aqueous solution containing oxidized glutathione to 15° C. or lower to precipitate a crystal of oxidized glutathione hexahydrate.02-07-2013
20130041177NON-CRYSTALLINE OXIDIZED GLUTATHIONE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - A non-crystalline amorphism of oxidized glutathione is produced by drying a crystal of oxidized glutathione hexahydrate at a temperature of 40 to 90° C.02-14-2013
20150175653CRYSTALLINE OXIDIZED GLUTATHIONE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - Provided is a novel crystal of oxidized glutathione hexahydrate. Crystal of oxidized glutathione hexahydrate is produced by cooling an aqueous solution containing oxidized glutathione to 15° C. or lower to precipitate a crystal of oxidized glutathione hexahydrate.06-25-2015

Hiroshi Tanaka, Ota JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130051683IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes: a recognition unit that performs character recognition on an image including at least one character and that obtains a score indicating a recognition accuracy of at least one character region extracted through the character recognition; a local blurring-degree computation unit that computes a first degree of blurring of the at least one character region; and a blurring-degree computation unit that computes a second degree of blurring of the image by using the score and the first degree of blurring of the at least one character region.02-28-2013

Hiroshi Tanaka, Tochigi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130230064MASTER OSCILLATOR SYSTEM AND LASER APPARATUS - A master oscillator system may include a grating configured to function as one resonator mirror in an optical resonator, a spectral bandwidth tuning unit configured to tune the spectral bandwidth of a laser beam transmitted within the optical resonator, a storage unit configured to store a control value of the spectral bandwidth tuning unit corresponding to a desired spectral bandwidth and a controller configured to control the spectral bandwidth tuning unit based on the control value stored in the storage unit.09-05-2013

Hiroshi Tanaka, Naka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130298730COMPOSITE SOFT MAGNETIC MATERIAL HAVING LOW MAGNETIC STRAIN AND HIGH MAGNETIC FLUX DENSITY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND ELECTROMAGNETIC CIRCUIT COMPONENT - A composite soft magnetic material having low magnetostriction and high magnetic flux density contains: pure iron-based composite soft magnetic powder particles that are subjected to an insulating treatment by a Mg-containing insulating film or a phosphate film; and Fe—Si alloy powder particles including 11%-16% by mass of Si. A ratio of an amount of the Fe—Si alloy powder particles to a total amount is in a range of 10%-60% by mass. A method for producing the composite soft magnetic material comprises the steps of: mixing a pure iron-based composite soft magnetic powder, and the Fe—Si alloy powder in such a manner that a ratio of the Fe—Si alloy powder to a total amount is in a range of 10%-60%; subjecting a resultant mixture to compression molding; and subjecting a resultant molded body to a baking treatment in a non-oxidizing atmosphere.11-14-2013
20150023394METAL NITRIDE MATERIAL FOR THERMISTOR, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND FILM THERMISTOR SENSOR - Provided are a metal nitride material for a thermistor, which exhibits high reliability and high heat resistance and can be directly deposited on a film or the like without firing, a method for producing the metal nitride material for a thermistor, and a film type thermistor sensor. The metal nitride material for a thermistor consists of a metal nitride represented by the general formula: Ti01-22-2015
20150036723METAL NITRIDE MATERIAL FOR THERMISTOR, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND FILM TYPE THERMISTOR SENSOR - Provided are a metal nitride material for a thermistor, which exhibits high reliability and high heat resistance and can be directly deposited on a film or the like without firing, a method for producing the metal nitride material for a thermistor, and a film type thermistor sensor. The metal nitride material for a thermistor consists of a metal nitride represented by the general formula: Ti02-05-2015
20150042445METAL NITRIDE MATERIAL FOR THERMISTOR, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND FILM TYPE THERMISTOR SENSOR - Provided are a metal nitride material for a thermistor, which has a high reliability and high heat resistance and can be directly deposited on a film or the like without firing, a method for producing the same, and a film type thermistor sensor.02-12-2015
20150049788METAL NITRIDE MATERIAL FOR THERMISTOR, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND FILM TYPE THERMISTOR SENSOR - Provided are a metal nitride material for a thermistor, which has a high reliability and high heat resistance and can be directly deposited on a film or the like without firing, a method for producing the same, and a film type thermistor sensor.02-19-2015
20150055682FILM-TYPE THERMISTOR SENSOR - Provided is a film-type thermistor sensor which can be surface-mounted and can be directly deposited on a film or the like without baking. The film-type thermistor sensor includes an insulating film; a thin-film thermistor part formed on the front side of the insulating film; the pair of front side pattern electrodes in which a pair of counter electrode parts facing each other is disposed above or below the thin-film thermistor part and is formed on the front side of the insulating film; and a pair of back side pattern electrodes formed on the back side of the insulating film in such a manner as to face a part of the pair of front side pattern electrodes, wherein the front side pattern electrodes and the back side pattern electrodes are electrically connected via via-holes formed so as to penetrate the insulating film.02-26-2015
20150061820METAL NITRIDE MATERIAL FOR THERMISTOR, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND FILM TYPE THERMISTOR SENSOR - Provided are a metal nitride material for a thermistor, which has high reliability and high heat resistance and can be directly deposited on a film or the like without firing, a method for producing the same, and a film type thermistor sensor.03-05-2015
20150061821METAL NITRIDE MATERIAL FOR THERMISTOR, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND FILM TYPE THERMISTOR SENSOR - Provided are a metal nitride material for a thermistor, which has high reliability and high heat resistance and can be directly deposited on a film or the like without firing, a method for producing the same, and a film type thermistor sensor.03-05-2015
20150071326TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Provided are a temperature sensor that is hard to increase resistance in the electrode structure with respect to a Ti—Al—N thermistor material layer even under a high-temperature environment, and has a high reliability with a high heat resistance as well as a method for producing the same. The temperature sensor includes an insulation substrate; a thin film thermistor portion formed on the insulation substrate; and a pair of pattern electrodes formed on the insulation substrate with a pair of opposed electrode portions being arranged so as to be opposed to each other on the thin film thermistor portion, wherein the thin film thermistor portion is made of a Ti—Al—N thermistor material, and the pair of pattern electrodes has a Ti—N bonding layer formed on the thin film thermistor portion and an electrode layer made of a noble metal formed on the bonding layer.03-12-2015
20150085898TEMPERATURE SENSOR - Provided is a temperature sensor which does not easily cause a crack in a Ti—Al—N-based thermistor material layer when the film is bent, can be directly deposited on a film or the like without firing, and has a high reliability with a high heat resistance. The temperature sensor includes an insulating film 03-26-2015
20150092820METAL NITRIDE FILM FOR THERMISTOR, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND THERMISTOR SENSOR OF FILM TYPE - Provided are a metal nitride film for a thermistor, which has an excellent bending resistance and can be directly deposited on a film or the like without firing, a method for producing the same, and a film type thermistor sensor. The metal nitride film for a thermistor, which consists of a metal nitride represented by the general formula: Ti04-02-2015
20150226616TEMPERATURE SENSOR - The temperature sensor is provided with a pair of lead frames, a sensor portion connected to the pair of lead frames, and an insulating holding portion which is fixed to the pair of lead frames and holds the lead frames. The sensor portion is provided with an insulating film; a thin film thermistor portion formed as a pattern on the surface of the insulating film with a thermistor material; a pair of interdigitated electrodes formed as patterns having multiple comb portions and facing each other on the thin film thermistor portion; and a pair of pattern electrodes connected to the pair of interdigitated electrodes and formed as patterns on the surface of the insulating film. The pair of lead frames is extended and adhered to the surface of the insulating film disposing the thin film thermistor portion therebetween and is connected to the pair of pattern electrodes.08-13-2015

Hiroshi Tanaka, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130251017PROXIMITY CONTACTLESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS CAPABLE OF SELECTING APPROPRIATE ENCODING METHOD ACCORDING TO BANDWIDTH BETWEEN ANTENNAS - A comparator circuit compares a test pattern generated by a test pattern generator circuit, with a test pattern transmitted to a memory card and returned from the memory card. A control circuit determines a bandwidth corresponding to frequency components correctly transmitted between a host apparatus and the memory card, based on the returned test pattern, and selects an encoding method requiring a maximum available bandwidth. The control circuit generates a notification message indicating the selected encoding method, and encodes the notification message using the selected encoding method, and transmit the encoded notification message to the memory card. The control circuit establishes communication between the host apparatus and the memory card, when receiving a response message including an acknowledgement to the notification message, from the memory card.09-26-2013
20130311131Gear Position Detecting Device and Cycle Computer - A gear position detecting device includes a sensor device that senses an amount of displacement of a shift cable, and a cycle computer that calculates a gear position corresponding to a sprocket being used, based on the amount of displacement of the shift cable sensed by the sensor device, and displays the gear position. The cycle computer and the sensor device can be attached to and detached from a bicycle. The cycle computer has a function of converting a voltage drop across a variable resistor into a gear position of the bicycle. The sensor device has a housing fixed to the bicycle, the variable resistor accommodated in the housing, and an arm that is attached to the variable resistor and moves relative to the housing along with displacement of the shift cable.11-21-2013
20150135120TOUCH PANEL INPUT DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMATION DEVICE - In a touch panel input device, in cases when display and input functions fail in one area, touch keys can be displayed without modifying the normal touch-key-image layout, while retaining the normal touch-key-image layout relationship. When a touch panel input device fails, a designation for an alternative display area (05-14-2015
20150311953CYCLOCOMPUTER - A cyclocomputer includes: a body; a display provided on an upper surface of the body and displaying prescribed information; a storage provided in the body and storing therein data including at least a portion of the prescribed information; and an NFC tag provided in the body and allowing data communication with an NFC reader writer incorporated in a mobile wireless communication terminal. The cyclocomputer can transmit via the NFC tag to the mobile wireless communication terminal at least a portion of the data stored in the storage, and the cyclocomputer can receive from the mobile wireless communication terminal via the NFC tag at least a portion of other data stored in the mobile wireless communication terminal or input to the mobile wireless communication terminal via an operation unit of the mobile wireless communication terminal.10-29-2015

Hiroshi Tanaka, Atsugi-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140039728TORQUE CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTACTLESS CHARGING SYSTEM - A torque control apparatus is provided which facilitates a positioning between a position of the vehicle and a predetermined parking position when the vehicle is parked. The torque control apparatus according to the present invention includes: accelerator opening angle detecting means for detecting an accelerator opening angle; torque setting means for setting a torque to drive the vehicle (02-06-2014
20140103871CONTACTLESS ELECTRICITY SUPPLY DEVICE - A contactless electric power supply device 04-17-2014
20140139038NON-CONTACT POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, VEHICLE, AND NON-CONTACT POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - This non-contact power supply system contactlessly supplies power by means of magnetic coupling between a power receiving coil (05-22-2014
20140145514NON-CONTACT POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - Provided is a non-contact power supply device which detects foreign objects interposed between a power transmission coil and a power receiving coil. This non-contact power supply device is provided with a second coil which contactlessly transmits power to or receives power from a first coil at least by means of magnetic coupling, multiple sensors for detecting position shifts between the first coil and the second coil, a position detection means which, on the basis of the output values of the sensors, detects the relative positions of the first coil and the second coil, and a foreign object detection means which compares the output values of the sensors and from these comparison results detects foreign objects between first coil and the second coil.05-29-2014

Hiroshi Tanaka, Ehime JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140045917Composition Containing Antisense Oligonucleotide to Micro RNA - Provided is a composition that contains an antisense oligonucleotide to a micro RNA and is capable of inhibiting the growth of cancer cells. The present invention, as one aspect, relates to a composition for suppressing the growth of human cancer cells, the composition containing an antisense oligonucleotide to a micro RNA, wherein the micro RNA is selected from the group consisting of hsa-miR-133a, hsa-miR-133b, hsa-miR-346 and hsa-miR-361-3p. The present invention, as another aspect, relates to a composition for suppressing the growth of human head/neck cancer cells, the composition containing an antisense oligonucleotide to a micro RNA, wherein the micro RNA is selected from the group consisting of hsa-miR-92a, hsa-miR-133a, hsa-miR-133b, hsa-miR-139-5p, hsa-miR-197, hsa-miR-328, hsa-miR-346, hsa-miR-361-3p, hsa-miR-605, hsa-miR-766, hsa-miR-1228, hsa-miR-1252, hsa-miR-1260 and hsa-miR-1271.02-13-2014

Hiroshi Tanaka, Oyama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140111635EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT GENERATION APPARATUS - In an extreme ultraviolet light generation apparatus, a target detection section may include a light source, a transfer optical system, an image sensor configured to output image data of an image that has been formed by irradiating a target outputted from a target supply device with light outputted from the light source on a light-receiving unit of the image sensor by the transfer optical system, and a processing unit, connected to the image sensor, configured to receive the image data, obtain a first optical intensity distribution along a first line that intersects with a trajectory of the target and a second optical intensity distribution along a second line that intersects with the trajectory, calculate a center of gravity position in the first optical intensity distribution and a center of gravity position in the second optical intensity distribution, and calculate an actual path of the target based on the calculated positions.04-24-2014

Hiroshi Tanaka, Shizuoka-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140076656RELATIVE ROTATIONAL ANGULAR DISPLACEMENT DETECTION DEVICE, TORQUE DETECTION DEVICE, TORQUE CONTROL DEVICE, AND VEHICLE - A permanent magnet includes magnetic poles that are arranged so as to alternate in polarity in the circumferential direction of the axis of rotation. The magnet is attached to one of a pair of rotatable members. The rotatable members are relatively rotatable about an axis of rotation. A magnetic flux inducing ring, including an annular ring body and a plurality of protrusions protruding from the ring body, is attached to the other rotatable member. A plurality of magnetic sensors is arranged adjacent to the ring body. A first facing portion and a second facing portion, each for inducing a part of a magnetic flux of the ring body, are provided and do not rotate with the permanent magnet and the magnetic flux inducing ring.03-20-2014

Hiroshi Tanaka, Koshi-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140080312SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A wafer is held horizontally and rotated by a substrate holding mechanism. An aqueous alkaline solution is supplied to a wafer by a nozzle and caused to flow from a central portion to a peripheral edge portion of the wafer, thereby etching the wafer. An amount of oxygen, which is equal to or more than the amount of oxygen in atmospheric air involved in the aqueous alkaline solution flowing on the wafer, is previously dissolved in the aqueous alkaline solution.03-20-2014

Hiroshi Tanaka, Shiga JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130002091POWER-GENERATING SYSTEM - A power-generating system includes a heat source having a temperature that goes up and down over time; a first device that undergoes electric polarization due to a temperature change of the heat source; and a second device that takes out an electric power from the first device.01-03-2013

Hiroshi Tanaka, Susono-Shi Shizuoka-Ken JP

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20140331649CONTROL DEVICE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - In an internal combustion engine that is capable of performing a fuel supply cut control (FC control), a performance of the FC control is suspended, in a case where, when the performance of the FC control is requested to initiate, a deviation between a solid solution of an active element in a carrier and a target solid solution is equal to or more than a predetermined upper limit value and a catalyst temperature is equal to or more than a predetermined upper limit temperature.11-13-2014

Hiroshi Tanaka, Iwata-Shi JP

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20150137798RELATIVE ROTATIONAL ANGULAR DISPLACEMENT DETECTION DEVICE, TORQUE DETECTION DEVICE, TORQUE CONTROL DEVICE, AND VEHICLE - A permanent magnet includes magnetic poles that are arranged so as to alternate in polarity in the circumferential direction of the axis of rotation. The magnet is attached to one of a pair of rotatable members. The rotatable members are relatively rotatable about an axis of rotation. A magnetic flux guiding ring, including an annular ring body and a plurality of protruding portions protruding from the ring body, is attached to the other rotatable member. A plurality of magnetic sensors is arranged adjacent to the ring body. A first facing portion and a second facing portion, each for guide part of magnetic fluxes of the ring body, are provided and do not rotate with the permanent magnet and the magnetic flux guiding ring.05-21-2015

Hiroshi Tanaka, Hiroshima-City JP

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20150266352SUSPENSION OF VEHICLE - A torsion beam is configured in an arch shape and comprised of an open cross-section member including an arch lower-half portion and an arch upper-half portion. A sectional shape of the arch lower-half portion in a cross section perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the arch lower-half portion is configured to be substantially horizontal when a vehicle is in a standard state, and a central portion, in the vehicle width direction, of the torsion beam is configured such that a front edge portion of the arch lower-half portion and a front edge portion of the arch upper-half portion are located substantially at the same position in a vehicle longitudinal direction when the vehicle is in a full-rebound state. Thereby, the rigidity and the productivity can be endured, attaining low floor-level of the vehicle.09-24-2015

Hiroshi Tanaka, Naka-Shi, Ibaraki JP

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20150315695METAL-NITRIDE THERMISTOR MATERIAL, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND FILM-TYPE THERMISTOR SENSOR - Provided are a metal nitride material for a thermistor, which has a high reliability and a high heat resistance and can be directly deposited on a film or the like without firing, a method for producing the same, and a film type thermistor sensor. The metal nitride material for a thermistor consists of a metal nitride represented by the general formula: (Ti11-05-2015
20150325345METAL-NITRIDE THERMISTOR MATERIAL, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND FILM-TYPE THERMISTOR SENSOR - Provided are a metal nitride material for a thermistor, which has a high reliability and a high heat resistance and can be directly deposited on a film or the like without firing, a method for producing the same, and a film type thermistor sensor. The metal nitride material for a thermistor consists of a metal nitride represented by the general formula: Cr11-12-2015
20150332817METAL-NITRIDE THERMISTOR MATERIAL, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND FILM-TYPE THERMISTOR SENSOR - Provided are a metal nitride material for a thermistor, which has a high reliability and a high heat resistance and can be directly deposited on a film or the like without firing, a method for producing the same, and a film type thermistor sensor. The metal nitride material for a thermistor consists of a metal nitride represented by the general formula: Cr11-19-2015
20150337433METAL-NITRIDE THERMISTOR MATERIAL, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND FILM-TYPE THERMISTOR SENSOR - Provided are a metal nitride material for a thermistor, which has a high reliability and a high heat resistance and can be directly deposited on a film or the like without firing, a method for producing the same, and a film type thermistor sensor. The metal nitride material for a thermistor consists of a metal nitride represented by the general formula: (Ti11-26-2015

Hiroshi Tanaka, Inuyama-Shi JP

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20150336472TRANSPORT FACILITY AND AUTOMATED WAREHOUSE - A transport facility includes a track, and first and second transport vehicles that travel along the track. In order to supply electric power to the transport vehicles, a flexible first cable guide which includes a front-end attached to the first vehicle and a base-end fixed to the track, is folded back in a U-shape between the base-end and the front-end, is provided on a first side of the track, and supplies electric power to the first vehicle, and a flexible second cable guide which includes a front-end attached to the second vehicle and a base-end fixed to the track, is folded back in a U-shape between the base-end and the front-end, is provided on a second side of the track, and supplies electric power to the second vehicle. Thus, the first and second flexible cable guides are compactly installed while preventing interference therebetween.11-26-2015
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