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Akio Ihara, Hachioji JP
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20130279130 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a casing, a substrate, an electronic component, and an elastic member. The substrate is arranged inside the casing. The electronic component is arranged on the substrate. The elastic member includes a recessed portion formed to house the electronic component and a convex portion protruding toward the casing side over an entire circumference of the electronic component and being formed in an outer circumference side from the recess unit. The elastic member is compressed between the casing and the substrate. | 10-24-2013 |
Chikashi Ihara, Nagoya-Shi JP
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20140011150 | TUNNEL KILN FOR FIRING CERAMIC POROUS BODIES - The invention provides a tunnel kiln for firing ceramic porous bodies which can fire ceramic porous bodies containing organic binders in a shorter period of time than in conventional methods without producing breaks or requiring nitrogen gas. The tunnel kiln includes a preheating zone | 01-09-2014 |
20140011151 | SHUTTLE KILN FOR FIRING CERAMIC POROUS BODIES - The invention provides a shuttle kiln that can fire ceramic porous bodies containing organic binders in a shorter period of time than in conventional methods without occurring breaks due to a temperature difference between the inside and the outside. The shuttle kiln of the invention is suited for firing of ceramic porous bodies containing organic binders. It includes a gas suction path 4 that suctions in-furnace gas and discharges it via an afterburner 5 and a circulation path 7 that suctions the in-furnace gas to the furnace outside to burn organic binder gas and then returns it into the furnace. | 01-09-2014 |
Daiki Ihara, Numazu-Shi JP
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20150275894 | ELECTRIC PUMP - An electric pump may include: a motor unit including an end cap attached to a motor cover, and a power supply bus bar integral with the end cap; a pump unit including a rotor having a vane groove for receiving a vane and connecting to the rotation shaft and a pump plate; and a cover covering the pump unit from a side opposite to the motor unit and provided with a connector box surrounding an insertion recessed portion into which the power supply bus bar is inserted. In the electric pump, the pump plate has a penetration hole through which the power supply bus bar can be inserted, wiring is inserted into the power supply bus bar inserted through the penetration hole, the wiring protrudes from a front end side of the penetration hole, and the wiring is electrically connected to a connection unit provided in the insertion recessed portion. | 10-01-2015 |
Hideki Ihara, Hyogo KR
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20120223063 | WELDING METHOD AND WELDING DEVICE - In a method and device for performing welding, after the welding current reaches a first current value during a short circuit, the feeding of the welding wire is stopped, slowed down, or moved backward. As a result, the opening of a short circuit is urged to reduce the frequency at which welding is unnecessarily interrupted by an overcurrent protection function. This achieves high weld quality such as the absence of welding defects, and high production efficiency. | 09-06-2012 |
Hideki Ihara, Osaka-Shi JP
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20150045409 | AMIDE COMPOUND AND USE THEREOF FOR PEST CONTROL - An amide compound represented by formula (I) has an excellent pest control effect. (In the formula, Y represents a 3-7 membered saturated heterocyclic ring which contains, as ring-forming components(s), one or more atoms or groups that are selected from the group consisting of an oxygen atom and —S(O) | 02-12-2015 |
Hirohide Ihara, Shizuoka JP
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20120028517 | MARINE VESSEL - A marine vessel includes an outboard motor mounting portion provided at a stern of a hull, an outboard motor locating hole provided rearward of the outboard motor mounting portion and near the outboard motor mounting portion and penetrating vertically through the stern, a platform provided rearward of the outboard motor locating hole, and an outboard motor located in the outboard motor locating hole and mounted to the outboard motor mounting portion. This structure enables an occupant of the marine vessel to freely move in a space around the outboard motor on the platform and use the space. | 02-02-2012 |
20120077395 | OUTBOARD MOTOR TILT MOVEMENT INTERRUPTION DEVICE, OUTBOARD MOTOR, MARINE VESSEL PROPULSION APPARATUS, AND MARINE VESSEL - In an outboard motor tilt movement interruption device, when a tilt-up stop condition is established by a presence of an obstacle in a tilt-up movement range of an outboard motor and the obstacle and the outboard motor are equal to or less than a predetermined distance from each other, a circuit arranged to actuate a tilt device is cut off by an ON/OFF switch. On the other hand, when the tilt-up stop condition is not established, the circuit is connected. When the tilt-up stop condition is established during an operation of the ON/OFF switch, the circuit is cut off, and tilt-up of the outboard motor is stopped. Thereafter, when the tilt-up stop condition becomes canceled, the circuit is connected and tilt-up of the outboard motor is restarted. | 03-29-2012 |
20140349530 | MARINE VESSEL - A marine vessel includes an outboard motor mounting portion provided at a stern of a hull, an outboard motor locating hole provided rearward of the outboard motor mounting portion and near the outboard motor mounting portion and penetrating vertically through the stern, a platform provided rearward of the outboard motor locating hole, and an outboard motor located in the outboard motor locating hole and mounted to the outboard motor mounting portion. This structure enables an occupant of the marine vessel to freely move in a space around the outboard motor on the platform and use the space. | 11-27-2014 |
Hirotaka Ihara, Kumamoto-City JP
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20130244038 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A composite material in which a graphene-like carbon material has excellent adhesion to a substrate composed of resin, and a method for producing the same are provided. The composite material comprises a substrate composed of resin and a graphene-like carbon material layer provided so as to cover at least part of the surface of the substrate, wherein graphene-like carbon is closely attached to the surface of the substrate. The method for producing a composite material comprises bringing a graphene-like carbon material into contact with at least part of the surface of a substrate composed of resin and heating under the action of a supercritical or subcritical fluid. | 09-19-2013 |
20150210599 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - There is provided a composite material having excellent adhesion between a resin and a graphene-like carbon material and a method for producing the same. A composite material comprising a substrate comprising a resin, and a graphene-like carbon material layer provided so as to cover at least part of a surface of the substrate, wherein the graphene-like carbon material layer is composed of a graphene-like carbon material obtained by pyrolyzing a polymer in a composition in which the polymer is fixed to graphite or primary exfoliated graphite. | 07-30-2015 |
20160024259 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A composite material in which a graphene-like carbon material has excellent adhesion to a substrate composed of resin, and a method for producing the same are provided. The composite material comprises a substrate composed of resin and a graphene-like carbon material layer provided so as to cover at least part of the surface of the substrate, wherein graphene-like carbon is closely attached to the surface of the substrate. The method for producing a composite material comprises bringing a graphene-like carbon material into contact with at least part of the surface of a substrate composed of resin and heating under the action of a supercritical or subcritical fluid. | 01-28-2016 |
Hirotaka Ihara, Kumamoto-Shi JP
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20150197628 | Composite of Polymer and Tungstic Acid and/or Molybdic Acid - Provided are: a method for easily producing a composite of a polymer and tungstic acid and/or molybdic acid; and a composite which is obtained by the method and has high transparency and a desired refractive index. This composite contains tungstic acid and/or molybdic acid and a polymer that has a number average molecular weight of 1,000-10,000,000 and an ether bond and/or an ester bond. The content of tungstic acid and/or molybdic acid in the composite is 0.01-95% by weight. | 07-16-2015 |
Hiroyasu Ihara, Chiyoda-Ku JP
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20120231202 | MOLDED CARBON-FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - A molded carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (molded CFRP) includes a plurality of carbon fiber layers having carbon fibers, a resin body in which the carbon fiber layers are buried, and pins which are inserted and fixed in a plurality of holes formed in the resin body so as to extend through the carbon fiber layers. In the molded CFRP, the pins can be inserted and fixed in the plurality of holes formed in the resin body so as to extend through the carbon fiber layers, to thereby improve interlaminar toughness of the molded CFRP. | 09-13-2012 |
20130057008 | ROBOT HAND - A robot hand having an attachment portion that is held when incorporated into a robot includes CFRP layers laminated to each other and a vibration-damping elastic layer that is disposed between the CFRP layer and the CFRP layer. The vibration-damping elastic layer includes viscoelastic resin regions including a viscoelastic resin and a high-rigidity resin region including high-rigidity resin. The viscoelastic resin regions and the high-rigidity resin region are alternately arranged along the direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the CFRP layer in the attachment portion. The viscoelastic resin regions improve vibration-damping properties on the robot hand. As the viscoelastic resin regions and the high-rigidity resin region having relatively higher rigidity are alternately arranged along the direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the CFRP layers, flexural rigidity along the longitudinal direction of the CFRP layer is improved. | 03-07-2013 |
Hiroyasu Ihara, Yokohama-Shi JP
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20110313080 | BENZOXAZINE RESIN COMPOSITION - The invention provides a benzoxazine resin composition having excellent resistance to heat and moisture and providing excellent handleability when made into prepreg, and prepreg and a fiber-reinforced composite material prepared from the composition. The composition contains (A) a compound having in its molecule a benzoxazine ring represented by the formula (1), (B) an epoxy resin, (C) a curing agent, and (D) a toughness improver: | 12-22-2011 |
20140343191 | FIBER-REINFORCED RESIN COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The purpose of the present invention is to inhibit a decrease in strength attribute to the interface between a simple-shape portion and a complicated-shape portion. This fiber-reinforced resin composite material comprises: a simple-shape portion formed from at least one sheet-shaped prepreg material obtained by impregnating reinforcing fibers with a resin; and a complicated-shape portion obtained by impregnating reinforcing fibers with a resin, the complicated-shape portion having been integrated with the simple-shape portion. The resin used for the preprg material comprised the same components as the resin used for the complicated-shape portion. | 11-20-2014 |
Hisanori Ihara, Seongnam-Si KR
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20120175636 | PHOTODIODE DEVICE BASED ON WIDE BANDGAP MATERIAL LAYER AND BACK-SIDE ILLUMINATION (BSI) CMOS IMAGE SENSOR AND SOLAR CELL INCLUDING THE PHOTODIODE DEVICE - According to example embodiments, a photodiode system may include a substrate, and at least one photodiode in the substrate, and a wideband gap material layer on a first surface of the substrate. The at least one photodiode may be between an insulating material in a horizontal plane. According to example embodiments, a back-side-illumination (BSI) CMOS image sensor and/or a solar cell may include a photodiode device. The photodiode device may include a substrate, at least one photodiode in the substrate, a wide bandgap material layer on a first surface of the substrate, and an anti-reflective layer (ARL) on the wide bandgap material layer. | 07-12-2012 |
20130175582 | IMAGE SENSORS INCLUDING COLOR ADJUSTMENT PATH - An image sensor includes a transfer transistor including a vertical gate portion extending in a depth direction of a substrate in an active region of the substrate and photodiode regions located at positions of different depths with respect to a top surface of the substrate in the active region. At least one color adjustment path extends between at least two photodiode regions of the photodiode regions and provides a charge movement path between the at least two photodiode regions. | 07-11-2013 |
20130321685 | UNIT PIXEL OF IMAGE SENSOR AND PIXEL ARRAY INCLUDING THE UNIT PIXEL - A unit pixel of an image sensor is provided. The unit pixel includes a photoelectric conversion element configured to generate photocharge varying with the intensity of incident light, a transfer transistor configured to transfer the photocharge to a floating diffusion in response to a transfer control signal, and a supplemental transistor connected to the floating diffusion. Because the unit pixel includes only one transistor in addition to the transfer transistor, the area of the unit pixel is minimized, and, as a result, the resolution of a pixel array is increased and the power consumption of the pixel array is decreased. | 12-05-2013 |
20140197464 | CMOS IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A CMOS image sensor has a photodiode including first and second impurity layers sequentially formed on a substrate, an isolation layer on the second impurity layer, and a transfer gate structure through the second impurity layer. The transfer gate structure contacts a top surface of the first impurity layer and a portion of the second impurity layer and includes a bottom surface having a step shape. | 07-17-2014 |
20140312391 | IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor includes a first sub-gate in a recessed region in a substrate; a second sub-gate on the first sub-gate in contact with an upper surface of the substrate; and an element isolation region in the substrate spaced apart from the first sub-gate. A lower surface of the second sub-gate is wider than an upper surface of the first sub-gate, and a portion of the element isolation region is spaced apart from the second sub-gate by a first distance in a first direction. | 10-23-2014 |
20150070553 | IMAGE SENSOR, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A method of operating an image sensor, which includes a plurality of pixels including a photo diode that accumulates photocharges generated according to incident light, is provided. The method includes changing a potential of the photo diode by applying a hulk control signal at a first voltage level to a ground terminal, transferring the photocharges accumulated at the photo diode to a floating diffusion node, and generating a pixel signal according to a potential of the floating diffusion node. | 03-12-2015 |
20150243694 | Image Sensors Having Deep Trenches Including Negative Charge Material and Methods of Fabricating the Same - Image sensors are provided including a substrate defining a plurality of pixel regions, the substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The second surface of the substrate is configured to receive light incident thereon and the substrate defines a deep trench extending from the second surface of the substrate toward the first surface substrate and separating the plurality of pixel regions from each other. In each of the plurality of pixel regions of the substrate, a photoelectric conversion region is provided. A gate electrode is provided on the photoelectric conversion region and a negative fixed charge layer covering the second surface of the substrate and at least a portion of a sidewall of the deep trench is also provided. The image sensors further include a shallow device isolation layer on the first surface of the substrate. The shallow device isolation layer defines an active region in each of the pixel regions and the negative fixed charge layer contacts the shallow device isolation layer. | 08-27-2015 |
20160043132 | COMPLEMENTARY METAL-OXIDE-SEMICONDUCTOR IMAGE SENSORS - A CMOS image sensor includes a substrate and at least one device isolation region in the substrate and defining first and second pixel regions and first and second active portions in each of the first and second pixel regions. A reset and select transistor gates are disposed in the first pixel region, while a source follower transistor gate is disposed in the second pixel region, such that pixels in the first and second pixel regions share the reset, select and source follower transistors. A length of the source follower transistor gate may be greater than lengths of the reset and selection transistor gates. | 02-11-2016 |
Ichiroh Ihara, Osaka-Shi JP
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20120213971 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING DIE, AND DIE - A mold manufacturing method includes providing an aluminum base or an aluminum film; allowing passage of an electric current between a surface of the aluminum base and a counter electrode in an aqueous solution with the surface being a cathode, thereby forming a plurality of first recessed portions whose two-dimensional size viewed in a direction normal to the surface is not less than 200 nm and not more than 100 μm; thereafter, the step of anodizing the surface, thereby forming a porous alumina layer which has a plurality of second recessed portions whose two-dimensional size is not less than 10 nm and less than 500 nm over an inner surface of the plurality of first recessed portions and between the plurality of first recessed portions; and thereafter, bringing the porous alumina layer into contact with an etchant, thereby enlarging the plurality of second recessed portions of the porous alumina layer. | 08-23-2012 |
Ichirou Ihara, Osaka-Shi JP
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20120318772 | DIE, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING DIE, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ANTIREFLECTION FILM - A method is provided for manufacturing a mold that has a porous alumina layer over its surface, which is capable of preventing formation of pits (recesses). A moth-eye mold manufacturing method of an embodiment of the present invention is a method for manufacturing a mold which has a porous alumina layer over its surface, including the steps of: providing a mold base which includes an aluminum base and an aluminum film deposited on a surface of the aluminum base, the aluminum film having a purity of not less than 99.99 mass %; anodizing a surface of the aluminum film to form a porous alumina layer which has a plurality of minute recessed portions; and bringing the porous alumina layer into contact with an etching solution to enlarge the plurality of minute recessed portions of the porous alumina layer. | 12-20-2012 |
Ikuo Ihara, Osaka-Shi JP
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20140128498 | TIRE MEMBER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a tire member, that improves various performances such as abrasion resistance, tear strength, fatigue resistance and the like of the tire member in good balance is provided. The method includes a step (A) for mixing at least a rubber component, a filler and a thiosulfuric acid compound containing an amino group, and a step (B) for mixing the mixture obtained by the step (A), a sulfur component, and a vulcanization accelerator, wherein the thiosulfuric acid compound containing an amino group is added in an amount of 0.2 parts by mass or more to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component in the step (A), and a temperature of the mixture during mixing is maintained within a range of from 145 to 170° C. for 20 seconds or more in the step (A). | 05-08-2014 |
Katsutoshi Ihara, Yonezawa-Shi JP
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20150125228 | ENTRY SHEET FOR DRILLING AND DRILLING METHOD - Provided is an entry sheet for drilling that, compared with a conventional entry sheet for drilling, has better hole position accuracy, can suppress drill bit breakage, and exhibits less processing chips wrapping around the drill bit. This entry sheet for drilling includes a metallic support foil and a layer comprising a resin composition that is formed on at least one surface of the metallic support foil, wherein the resin composition contains a cellulose derivative (A) and a water-soluble resin (B), the cellulose derivative (A) includes a hydroxyalkyl cellulose and/or a carboxyalkyl cellulose having a weight average molecular weight of 20,000 to 350,000, and based on 100 parts by mass of the resin composition, the content of the cellulose derivative (A) is 5 to 40 parts by mass and the content of the water-soluble resin (B) is 60 to 95 parts by mass. | 05-07-2015 |
Keigo Ihara, Chiba JP
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20120089538 | SERVER RESERVATION METHOD, RESERVATION CONTROL APPARATUS AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing device including a communication interface that exchanges data with a first device and a second device; and a processor that performs authentication of the first device; receives content data from the first device via the communication interface; and controls the communication interface to send the content data in real time to the second device based on an access control setting, which indicates a restriction on sending the content data. | 04-12-2012 |
20120198525 | SERVER RESERVATION METHOD, RESERVATION CONTROL APPARATUS AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing device including a communication interface that exchanges data with a first device and a second device; and a processor that performs authentication of the first device; receives content data from the first device via the communication interface; and controls the communication interface to send the content data in real time to the second device based on an access control setting, which indicates a restriction on sending the content data. | 08-02-2012 |
20120203836 | METHOD OF USING SERVER, SERVER RESERVATION CONTROL APPARATUS AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - In a content supply system, in order to use a streaming server to perform a live distribution, a user PC used makes a reservation for a time zone, etc. to a server reservation control center. When the user PC sends desired reservation information to the server reservation control center via the Internet, if the reservation is accepted, a reservation ID only used for authentication of the reservation is created and sent from the server reservation control center to the user PC via the Internet. When a distribution request is sent from the user to the streaming server, authentication processing using this reservation ID is performed. | 08-09-2012 |
Keiji Ihara, Kanagawa-Ken JP
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20130002786 | THERMAL TRANSFER PRINTING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Thermal transfer printing method and apparatus are provided to make initial character image data left on a spent ink ribbon illegible. In the method, after forming an initial character image on an ink layer in black of the ink ribbon, a forefront of the ink layer is aligned with a forefront position of an intermediate transfer film. Then, overwrite character image data is applied on a thermal head to produce a first superimpose character image on the ribbon and a first superimpose character image on the film. After that, the forefront position of the ink layer is shifted from the forefront position of the film by a predetermined distance and the overwrite character image data is applied on the thermal head to produce a second superimpose character image on the ribbon and a second superimpose character image on the film. | 01-03-2013 |
Ken Ihara, London GB
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20110283867 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR INSTRUCTING A KEYBOARDIST - Disclosed is player module that includes an outer frame and a signal receiver configured to receive a plurality of note-on signals, each corresponding to a musical pitch and a plurality of note-off signals, each corresponding to a musical pitch. The player module includes a plurality of LEDs extending along the outer frame. Each LED is located above a key of a keyboard when the elongated outer frame is placed above the keys of the keyboard. Each of the plurality of LEDs is controlled by a corresponding note-on signal and a corresponding note-off signal, such that each of the plurality of LEDs is configured to illuminate when the processor receives the corresponding note-on signal and each of the plurality of LEDs is configured to stop illuminating when the processor receives the corresponding note-off signal. | 11-24-2011 |
Kentaro Ihara, Kobe-Shi JP
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20120168045 | ALUMINUM ALLOY EXTRUDATE EXCELLENT IN BENDING CRUSH RESISTANCE AND CORROSION RESISTANCE - Disclosed is an Al—Mg—Si aluminum alloy extrudate which contains, in terms of mass %, 0.60-1.20% Mg, 0.30-0.95% Si, 0.01-0.40% Fe, 0.30-0.52% Mn, 0.001-0.65% Cu, and 0.001-0.10% Ti and in which the contents of Mg and Si satisfy Mg(%)−(1.73×Si(%)−0.25)≧0 and the remainder comprises Al. The extrudate has an equi-axed recrystallized grain texture in which the areal proportion of recrystallized grains is 65% or higher. In examination with a TEM having a magnification of 5,000, intergranular precipitate grains having a size of 1 μm or more in terms of center-of-gravity diameter are apart from one another at an average spacing exceeding 25 μm. The average areal proportion of Goss-orientation grains is less than 8% throughout the whole thickness of this extrudate. | 07-05-2012 |
Kiyotaka Ihara, Yamaguchi JP
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20120208117 | DIPHENYLNAPHTHYLAMINE DERIVATIVES - [Problems] To provide a novel compound which has a high carrier mobility and is useful as a charge-transporting agent that is not only capable of stably forming a photosensitive layer without precipitating crystals or forming pinholes at the time of forming the photosensitive layer but is also capable of forming an organic photosensitive material for electrophotography that has a high sensitivity and a low residual potential. | 08-16-2012 |
20130071780 | TRIPHENYLAMINE DERIVATIVES - [Problems] To provide a novel compound useful as an electric charge transporting agent having a high carrier mobility, and making it possible not only to stably form a photosensitive layer without precipitating crystals or developing pinholes when the photosensitive layer is being formed but also to prepare an organic photosensitive material for electrophotography featuring a high sensitivity and a low residual potential. | 03-21-2013 |
Kohei Ihara, Tokushima-Shi JP
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20130169395 | CYLINDRICAL BONDED MAGNET STRUCTURE - The structure includes cylindrical columnar and tubular bonded magnets. The columnar magnet has at least one pair of N and S poles that are alternately produced in the longitudinal direction. The tubular magnet surrounds the columnar magnet, and has at least one pair of N and S poles that are alternately produced in the longitudinal direction. Poles of the columnar and tubular magnets that are opposed to each other in the direction perpendicular to the axis of the columnar magnet as the propulsion force direction are of opposite magnetic polarity so that magnetic fields are produced in the direction perpendicular to the propulsion force direction. The surface magnetic flux density profile balance can be smoothed by adjusting higher and lower parts of the profiles of the columnar and tubular magnets. | 07-04-2013 |
20160093426 | BONDED MAGNET, BONDED MAGNET COMPONENT, AND BONDED MAGNET PRODUCTION METHOD - A bonded magnet is provided which includes first and second components. The first and second components have first and second non-action surfaces, and first and second action surfaces that intersect the first and second non-action surfaces, respectively. First and second flux groups curve inside the first and second components from the first and second non-action surfaces to the first and second action surfaces, respectively. The areas of the first and second non-action surfaces are greater than the first and second action surfaces, respectively. The flux densities on the first and second action surfaces are higher than the first and second non-action surfaces, respectively. The pole on the first non-action surface is opposite to the second non-action surface. The first and second non-action surfaces are coupled to each other. The first flux groups continuously extend from one to another. | 03-31-2016 |
Kosuke Ihara, Wako-Shi JP
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20140261319 | IGNITION CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An ignition control device for an internal combustion engine, which controls the number of times of ignition operation such that it becomes neither too large nor too small, according to a flowing state of a mixture in a cylinder. In the ignition control device, a target ignition timing is used as an in-cylinder flow parameter indicative of the strength of a tumble flow generated in a cylinder. When the target ignition timing is more advanced than a predetermined reference position, it is determined that the tumble flow is strong, and multiple ignition control is executed by setting the number of times of ignition to a plurality of times, whereas when the former is more retarded than the latter, it is determined that the tumble flow is not strong, and normal ignition control is executed by setting the number of times of ignition to only once. | 09-18-2014 |
Manabu Ihara, Shizuoka JP
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20120266457 | COMPONENT SUPPLYING APPARATUS AND SURFACE MOUNTING APPARATUS - Maintenance of an electronic component working apparatus which carries out prescribed work using components is facilitated. A component supplying apparatus which is appended to the electronic component working apparatus, for supplying electronic components to the electronic component working apparatus is provided. The component supplying apparatus includes a component storing section which stores the electronic components, and movement range regulating means. The movement range regulating means allows the component storing section to move between a supply position P | 10-25-2012 |
Masafumi Ihara, Hyogo JP
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20150152084 | PROPHYLACTIC AND/OR THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT - Provided is a prophylactic and/or therapeutic drug for mild cognitive impairment, which can improve interstitial flow in cerebral blood vessel and the like to achieve sufficient clearance of harmful proteins accumulated in the brain. The prophylactic and/or therapeutic drug includes 6-[4-(1-cyclohexyl-1H-tetrazole-5-yl)butoxy]3,4-dihydrocarbostyril or a salt thereof as an active ingredient. The prophylactic and/or therapeutic drug can improve a flow of interstitial fluid around blood vessels in a drainage pathway to excrete harmful proteins. The prophylactic and/or therapeutic drug for mild cognitive impairment may take the form of a pharmaceutical product for oral administration, a liquid pharmaceutical product for oral administration, or an injectable preparation. The prophylactic and/or therapeutic drug for mild cognitive impairment can be used for the prevention and/or treatment of cerebral amyloid angiopathy, and can also be used for improvement of Lewy body disease, Down's syndrome, or macular degeneration. | 06-04-2015 |
Masafumi Ihara, Kyoto JP
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20140088306 | RADIOACTIVE FLUORINE-LABELED QUINOXALINE COMPOUND - Provided is a compound effective as a diagnostic imaging probe targeting amyloid and an agent for Alzheimer's disease diagnosis including the compound. | 03-27-2014 |
Masaki Ihara, Suwa-Shi JP
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20150158259 | POLARIZED PLASTIC LENS FOR SPECTACLES AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POLARIZED PLASTIC LENS FOR SPECTACLES - There is provided a polarized plastic lens for spectacles configured to be thin having almost the same thickness as the thickness of a normal plastic lens for spectacles, and a method for manufacturing the polarized plastic lens for spectacles, the plastic lens including a first lens base material having an object-side surface; a second lens base material having an eyeball-side surface; and a polarized film provided between the first lens base material and the second lens base material so that a minimum value of a distance between the polarized film and the object-side surface is 0.3 mm or more and 0.7 mm or less. | 06-11-2015 |
Masaki Ihara, Nagano JP
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20120270338 | FLUOROIMMUNOASSAY METHOD - An object is to provide an immunoassay method requiring neither a solid-phase immobilization step nor a washing step, enabling quick and simple quantitative measurement of a target substance in a liquid phase and capable of visualizing an antigen. Such an object is attained by measuring the concentration of a target antigen present in a test substance by sequentially performing a step (a) of bringing an antibody light-chain variable region polypeptide and an antibody heavy-chain variable region polypeptide labeled with a fluorescent dye into contact with an antigen in a test substance in a liquid phase; or bringing an antibody heavy-chain variable region polypeptide and an antibody light-chain variable region polypeptide labeled with a fluorescent dye into contact with an antigen in a test substance in a liquid phase; a step (b) of measuring the fluorescence intensity of the fluorescent dye; and a step (c) of computationally obtaining the level of the antigen contained in the test substance with reference to a positive correlation between the concentration of the antigen in a liquid phase and the fluorescence intensity of the fluorescent dye. | 10-25-2012 |
Masaki Ihara, Matsumoto-Shi JP
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20140293217 | POLARIZING LENS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a polarizing lens, including conducting curved surface processing to change a shape of a polarizing film into a shape of a curved surface, conducting heat treatment by heating polarizing film that has been processed into a curved surface to a heating temperature of equal to or higher than 105° C. but less than 150° C., assembling an upper mold, a lower mold, and a seal member to provide a casting mold having a cavity within which the polarizing film following heating treatment is positioned, upper and lower molds being positioned opposite each other to sandwich the polarizing film at a space therebetween, and seal member sealing space between the upper and lower molds, casting a curable composition into the cavity, curing curable composition to provide a polarizing lens within which a polarizing film is positioned, and separating polarizing lens thus provided from casting mold. | 10-02-2014 |
Michiko Ihara, Hanamigawa-Ku Chiba-Shi JP
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20130330781 | Endoglucanases - The present invention relates to enzyme preparations consisting essentially of an enzyme which has cellulytic activity, which perform very well in industrial applications such as laundry compositions, for biopolishing of newly manufactured textiles, for providing an abraded look of cellulosic fabric or garment, and for treatment of paper pulp. Further, the invention relates to DNA constructs encoding such enzymes, a method for providing a gene encoding for such enzymes, a method of producing the enzymes, enzyme preparations containing such enzymes, and the use of these enzymes for a number of industrial applications. | 12-12-2013 |
Mikito Ihara, Kyoto JP
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20130116271 | TACROLIMUS-CONTAINING OIL-IN-WATER TYPE CREAMY COMPOSITION - The purpose is to provide a tacrolimus-containing pharmaceutical composition which is a creamy preparation for external application having good feeling upon use and has high stability of a main ingredient contained therein (high main ingredient residual ratio), and allows easy control of skin concentration of the main ingredient. | 05-09-2013 |
20140357729 | TOPICAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING SILICONE BASE - It is an object to provide a topical composition that is excellent in texture and feeling upon use. The present invention is a topical composition without water, satisfying the following: (A) the composition includes a silicone base in a proportion of 80% by weight or more; (B) the silicone base includes (b1) a silicone elastomer, (b2) a cyclic volatile methylsiloxane having 3 to 6 silicon atoms, and (b3) a linear dimethylpolysiloxane and/or linear methylphenylpolysiloxane; (C) the composition includes therein an active ingredient present in a dispersed or dissolved type; and (D) the composition does not contain any non-silicone thickener. | 12-04-2014 |
Naoki Ihara, Musashino-Shi JP
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20120239604 | COLLABORATIVE FILTERING SYSTEM AND COLLABORATIVE FILTERING METHOD - When there are no evaluation values from a user who has evaluated both contents X and Z, an indirect similarity calculation unit | 09-20-2012 |
20130321465 | MAP INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS - A map information display apparatus includes: a display device that displays map information including a map and facility information; and a navigation device which, when a specific facility and a peripheral facility existing within a set distance of the specific facility are included in the map information displayed by the display device, displays specific facility information indicating the specific facility and peripheral facility information indicating the peripheral facility integrally on the map. | 12-05-2013 |
Rie Ihara, Sendai-Shi JP
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20130011664 | Molded Oxide Product and Process for Producing Same - A molded oxide product of the present invention contains an oxide region and an organic cross-linked region and has at least a surface layer formed of an inorganic glassy material. The molded oxide product can combine both organic and inorganic advantages such as good workability of organic materials and high weather resistance, heat resistance and hardness of inorganic materials. The molded oxide product can be produced through the following steps: step A for preparing a precursor R | 01-10-2013 |
Satoru Ihara, Wako-Shi JP
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20130004776 | METHOD FOR FORMING MULTILAYER COATING FILM - This invention provides a method for forming multilayer coating film, which comprises successively carrying out a step of applying an intermediate paint onto a coating object to form an intermediate coating film; a step of forming a base coating film by applying onto the intermediate coating film a water-based base coating paint; a step of forming a clear coating film by applying onto the base coating film a clear coating paint, and a step of heating the uncured intermediate coating film, base coating film and clear coating film to simultaneously cure these three coating films; wherein the intermediate paint has a complex viscosity at 40° C. (η* | 01-03-2013 |
Satoru Ihara, Saitama-Ken JP
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20140316042 | WATERBORNE MID-COAT PAINT COMPOSITION - Composition comprising a polyester resin (A) made waterborne by adding 7-20 mass %, based on resin solids content of (A), of (a) a C | 10-23-2014 |
Satoshi Ihara, Ashigarakami-Gun JP
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20150187085 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM - A path detection-use graph structure is generated based on a plurality of nodes representing the plurality of linear structures, and a path that is included in the generated path detection-use graph structure and connects a plurality of root nodes representing points of origin of the plurality of linear structures to each other is detected. Then, based on a predetermined condition representing a feature of an erroneous connection edge erroneously connecting two nodes that are to belong to different graph structures to each other, a connection cost is set for each of edges forming the path so that the erroneous connection edge is hard to connect, and based on the set connection costs, the plurality of graph structures corresponding respectively to the plurality of linear structures are generated. | 07-02-2015 |
Susumu Ihara, Chiyoda-Ku JP
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20160006517 | BURST-MODE RECEIVER, AND METHOD OF BIAS VOLTAGE CONTROL FOR APD OF BURST-MODE RECEIVER - A burst-mode receiver for receiving burst optical signals having different intensities by a reversely connected APD, including: a current detection circuit outputting a photocurrent that is generated by APD and is output from a current mirror circuit (CMC) as a voltage proportional to the photocurrent, the CMC being connected in series between a power supply and APD; a peak detector circuit detecting and holding a peak value of the output voltage of the current detection circuit; a resistor connection switching circuit, which is inserted between the CMC and APD, for connecting a series resistor to APD in series by switching; and a comparator outputting a switching signal for switching the resistor connection switching circuit so that the series resistor is connected to APD in series in a case where a voltage detected by the peak detector circuit is equal to or more than a predetermined threshold. | 01-07-2016 |
Takashi Ihara, Nagoya-Shi JP
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20130017375 | DEVELOPING SOLUTION FOR PHOTORESIST ON SUBSTRATE INCLUDING CONDUCTIVE POLYMER, AND METHOD FOR FORMING PATTERNAANM Ihara; TakashiAACI Nagoya-shiAACO JPAAGP Ihara; Takashi Nagoya-shi JPAANM Taguchi; HiromuAACI Nagoya-shiAACO JPAAGP Taguchi; Hiromu Nagoya-shi JP - A developing solution is disclosed with which it is possible to develop a photoresist disposed on a substrate including a conductive polymer. Also disclosed is a method for forming a resist pattern using the developing solution. The developing solution contains one or more acids and/or salts thereof, the acids being selected from inorganic acids, amino acids having an isoelectric point less than 7, and carboxylic acids having two or more carboxy groups. Use of this developing solution hence inhibits the phenomenon in which a substrate including a conductive polymer suffers an increase in surface resistivity due to a developing solution, and makes it possible to obtain a fine resist pattern. | 01-17-2013 |
Takumi Ihara, Tachikawa JP
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20130134574 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element placed over a substrate, a heat conducting material placed over the semiconductor element, and a radiator placed over the heat conducting material. The radiator has a plurality of projections which are arranged outside a region opposite to the semiconductor element and which protrude toward the substrate. Even if the heat conducting material flows out from over the semiconductor element at fabrication time, the heat conducting material which flows out is made by the plurality of projections to adhere to and spread along the radiator. As a result, the outflow or scattering of the heat conducting material toward the substrate or an electric trouble caused by it is prevented. | 05-30-2013 |
20140084439 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a semiconductor chip mounted on the substrate, a plate-like member that is fixed on the semiconductor chip and has a thermal expansion coefficient different from that of the substrate, and a first adhesive that is provided between the substrate and the plate-like member, the first adhesive being connected to the plate-like member and separated from the substrate, or being separated from the plate-like member and connected to the substrate. | 03-27-2014 |
Terukazu Ihara, Ibaraki-Shi JP
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20130206458 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a suspension board, a conductor layer having a predetermined pattern is formed on the upper surface of a first insulating layer. The first insulating layer has a thick portion having a large thickness and a thin portion having a small thickness. A reinforcing layer is formed on the upper surface of the first insulating layer so as to overlap with a boundary between the thick portion and the thin portion. | 08-15-2013 |
20150059162 | CONDUCTIVITY INSPECTION METHOD OF PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - First and second measurement probes come into contact with first and second electrode pads, respectively, and third and fourth measurement probes come into contact with the first and second electrode pads, respectively. A current flows in a current path including the first and second electrode pads and a plurality of lines through the first and second measurement probes. A value of the current in the current path is measured, and a value of a voltage between the third and fourth measurement probes is measured. Conductivity between the first and second electrode pads is inspected based on the measured value of the current and the measured value of the voltage. | 03-05-2015 |
Toshiyuki Ihara, Mie JP
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20150318654 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF WIRE WITH TERMINAL AND WIRE WITH TERMINAL - An object of the present invention is to provide a technology capable of inhibiting localized thinness in a coating thickness of a sheath formed on a wire with terminal. A method of manufacturing a wire with terminal includes: a) a step of crimping a core wire crimping portion of a terminal onto an exposed core wire extending from an insulating sheathing member at an end portion of a wire; b) a step of crimping a sheath crimping portion of the terminal onto the insulating sheathing member; and c) a step of designating at least one of a first trough-shaped combination portion, which links a terminal connection portion of the terminal and the core wire crimping portion, and a second trough-shaped combination portion, which links the core wire crimping portion and the sheath crimping portion, as a target combination portion and deforming circumference direction end portions of the target combination portion inward. | 11-05-2015 |
Yasuo Ihara, Kyotanabe-Shi JP
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20140371152 | AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN-SPECIFIC PRODUCTION-INHIBITING POLYPEPTIDE - A primary object of the present invention is to develop a compound that specifically inhibits the production of Aβ protein and serves as an active ingredient of a drug to treat and/or prevent Alzheimer's disease. | 12-18-2014 |
Yasuo Ihara, Kyoto JP
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20140249180 | TAU AGGREGATION INHIBITOR - A tau aggregation inhibitor reduces tau aggregation in cells. The tau aggregation inhibitor can include a catechol structure-containing compound or a salt thereof, and the catechol structure-containing compound can be one of isoprenaline, dopamine, dobutamine, levodopa, levodopa/carbidopa, trimetoquinol, hexoprenaline, methyldopa, and droxidopa. One example of the catechol structure-containing compound is isoprenaline, which can be d-enantiomer of isoprenaline or d/l-racemic mixture of isoprenaline. Tauopathies to be prevented or treated by the inhibitor include AD, Down's syndrome, Pick's disease, corticobasal degeneration, and progressive supranuclear palsy. | 09-04-2014 |
20160030437 | TAU AGGREGATION INHIBITOR - A tau aggregation inhibitor can sufficiently inhibit a tau protein from aggregating in cells. The inhibitor includes a 4-substituted catechol structure compound, having, at position 4 of its catechol ring, an electron-donating substituent R other than a hydrocarbon group, or a salt thereof. The 4-substituted catechol structure compound is preferably 4-aminocatechol or 1,2,4-benzenetriol. Examples of tauopathies to which this inhibitor is applicable include AD, Down's syndrome, frontotemporal dementia, cotricobasal degeneration (CBD) and progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). | 02-04-2016 |
Yasuyuki Ihara, Koto-Ku JP
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20130254143 | ATTRIBUTE VALUE ESTIMATION DEVICE, ATTRIBUTE VALUE ESTIMATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention provides an attribute value estimation device capable of yielding highly accurate estimation results even when people from multiple races are estimation targets. The attribute value estimation device for estimating, from data input thereto, an attribute value of the data includes: a data acquisition unit ( | 09-26-2013 |
Yoshihiro Ihara, Nagano-Ken JP
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20150262957 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE - A semiconductor package includes a wiring substrate including a first surface and a second surface that are opposed to each other, a plurality of mounting pads arranged on the first surface, and a plurality of connection pads arranged on the second surface, and a plurality of connection members respectively connected to the connection pads. Each of the connection members includes a holding member opposing the second surface of the wiring substrate, and a plurality of elastic and conductive connection terminals. Each of the connection terminals includes a first end and a second end. The first end is held by the holding member so that the first end is exposed from a surface of the holding member that is located at a side opposite to the wiring substrate. The second end is connected to a corresponding one of the connection pads. | 09-17-2015 |
20150327397 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, HEAT CONDUCTOR, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a wiring substrate, a semiconductor element mounted on the wiring substrate, and a heat dissipation component arranged on the wiring substrate. The heat dissipation component includes a cavity that accommodates the semiconductor element and includes an inner surface opposing the wiring substrate. The semiconductor element is located between the inner surface of the cavity and the wiring substrate. A heat conductor is bonded to the semiconductor element and to the inner surface of the cavity. The heat conductor includes linear heat conductive matters arranged between the semiconductor element and the heat dissipation component. A first alloy layer bonded to the semiconductor element covers lower ends of the heat conductive matters. The heat dissipation component includes a through hole extending through the heat dissipation component toward the heat conductor from a location outside of the heat conductor in a plan view. | 11-12-2015 |
Yoshiyuki Ihara, Osaka-Shi JP
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20160124255 | DISPLAY COMPONENT, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND TELEVISION DEVICE - A display component includes a glass substrate GS including a display area AA and a non-display area NAA surrounding the display area AA, a color filter | 05-05-2016 |
Yuko Ihara, San Mateo, CA US
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20130086165 | MEETING SYSTEM THAT INTERCONNECTS GROUP AND PERSONAL DEVICES ACROSS A NETWORK - Systems and methods are provided for hosting collaboration between multiple clients. The system includes a network interface able to communicate with clients, and a control unit. The control unit is able to receive a screen capture that represents visual content at a display of a client, to identify multiple clients for receiving the screen capture, and to transmit the screen capture to the multiple clients for presentation at displays of the multiple clients. The control unit is further able to receive instructions in parallel from the multiple clients representing marks made upon the screen capture, and to transmit the instructions in parallel to the multiple clients to apply the marks onto the screen capture as presented at the displays of the multiple clients. | 04-04-2013 |
20130086166 | MEETING SYSTEM THAT INTERCONNECTS GROUP AND PERSONAL DEVICES ACROSS A NETWORK - Systems and methods are provided for hosting collaboration between multiple clients. The system includes a network interface able to communicate with clients, and a control unit. The control unit is able to receive a screen capture that represents visual content at a display of a client, to identify multiple clients for receiving the screen capture, and to transmit the screen capture to the multiple clients for presentation at displays of the multiple clients. The control unit is further able to receive instructions in parallel from the multiple clients representing marks made upon the screen capture, and to transmit the instructions in parallel to the multiple clients to apply the marks onto the screen capture as presented at the displays of the multiple clients. | 04-04-2013 |
20130086209 | MEETING SYSTEM THAT INTERCONNECTS GROUP AND PERSONAL DEVICES ACROSS A NETWORK - Systems and methods are provided for hosting collaboration between multiple clients. The system includes a network interface able to communicate with clients, and a control unit. The control unit is able to receive a screen capture that represents visual content at a display of a client, to identify multiple clients for receiving the screen capture, and to transmit the screen capture to the multiple clients for presentation at displays of the multiple clients. The control unit is further able to receive instructions in parallel from the multiple clients representing marks made upon the screen capture, and to transmit the instructions in parallel to the multiple clients to apply the marks onto the screen capture as presented at the displays of the multiple clients. | 04-04-2013 |
20130086487 | MEETING SYSTEM THAT INTERCONNECTS GROUP AND PERSONAL DEVICES ACROSS A NETWORK - Systems and methods are provided for hosting collaboration between multiple clients. The system includes a network interface able to communicate with clients, and a control unit. The control unit is able to receive a screen capture that represents visual content at a display of a client, to identify multiple clients for receiving the screen capture, and to transmit the screen capture to the multiple clients for presentation at displays of the multiple clients. The control unit is further able to receive instructions in parallel from the multiple clients representing marks made upon the screen capture, and to transmit the instructions in parallel to the multiple clients to apply the marks onto the screen capture as presented at the displays of the multiple clients. | 04-04-2013 |
20130201209 | NETWORK ACCESSIBLE PROJECTORS THAT DISPLAY MULTIPLE CLIENT SCREENS AT ONCE - Systems and methods are provided for provisioning, via a projector, client software for accessing the projector from a network. The projector includes a light emitting unit that projects visible light representing image information onto a screen, a network interface, and a control unit. The control unit provides client software to network devices that enables the network devices to interact with the projector, receives input via the network interface from the client software operating on multiple network devices, processes the input from the client software to generate image information for the light emitting unit, and provides the generated image information to the light emitting unit for projection onto the screen. | 08-08-2013 |
Yutaka Ihara, Saitama-Shi JP
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20150311925 | Wireless Communication Device and Sensing Method - A wireless communication device which includes: a sensing antenna for sensing communication by a primary user; a first transmission antenna; a second transmission antenna; first transmitting unit that generates a transmission signal to be transmitted from the first transmission antenna; second transmitting unit that generates a transmission signal to be transmitted from the second transmission antenna and that cancels, in the sensing antenna, a transmission signal from the first transmission antenna; digital signal processing unit that suppresses the transmission signal from the first transmission antenna, from a received signal of the sensing antenna; and sensing unit that detects communication by a primary user on the basis of the received signal of the sensing antenna that has been processed by the digital signal processing unit. While performing communication as a secondary user, the device detects communication by a primary user. Hence, constant sensing is enabled in a cognitive radio communication device. | 10-29-2015 |
Yutaro Ihara, Fukuoka JP
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20150070952 | ELECTRIC POWER CONVERTER AND CONTROL METHOD FOR ELECTRIC POWER CONVERTER - An electric power converter according to an embodiment includes a switching unit, a controller, and a second bidirectional switch. The switching unit includes a plurality of first bidirectional switches disposed between a DC power source and an AC load or between a DC load and an AC power source. The controller controls the switching unit to perform power conversion between DC power and AC power. When turning off the second bidirectional switch disposed on a path between one pole of the DC power source or the DC load and the switching unit, the controller turns on the first bidirectional switch connected between the other pole of the DC power source and the AC load or between the other pole of the DC load and the AC power source. | 03-12-2015 |