Kitajima

Aki Kitajima, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150192850	POSITIVE PHOTOSENSITIVE COMPOSITION, THIN FILM TRANSISTOR, AND COMPOUND - The present invention aims to provide positive photosensitive compositions that have excellent patterning properties and can exhibit excellent electrical insulation reliability when cured (as thin films). The positive photosensitive composition according to a first aspect of the present invention is characterized by including (A) a compound that contains an alkenyl group or a SiH group within a molecule and has a structure that decomposes in the presence of acid to generate an acidic group or a hydroxyl group; (B) a compound that contains a SiH group or an alkenyl group within a molecule; (C) a hydrosilylation catalyst; and (D) a photoacid generator.	07-09-2015

Akira Kitajima, Hamamatsu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140123637	TORQUE CONVERTER STATOR STRUCTURE - Among first and second stators of a torque converter supported on a fixed part by a one-way clutch corresponding to the stators, the number of second stator blades of the second stator on the downstream side in the direction of flow of oil is larger than the number of first blades of the first stator on the upstream side, and the maximum value t	05-08-2014

Chikara Kitajima, Koga-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120199767	ACTUATOR AND POSITION-DETECTING METHOD THEREFOR - In an actuator, an electric power supply to a position-detecting detector for an object to be driven can be carried out in a timely manner during a power failure to thereby suppress an electric power consumption in the position-detecting detector, whereby duration time of a power-failure compensation battery can be prolonged, and a variety of detectors can be selected and utilized without limitation in accordance with a use environment and usefulness. During the power failure, a switching means	08-09-2012

Douglas Kitajima, San Jose, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100145513	METHOD FOR MONITORING THE POSITION OF A SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING ROBOT - A robotic positioning system that cooperates with a sensing system to correct robot motion is provided. The sensing system is decoupled from the sensors used conventionally to control the robot's motion, thereby providing repeatable detection of the robot's true position. In one embodiment, the positioning system includes a robot, a controller, a motor sensor and a decoupled sensor. The robot has at least one motor for manipulating a linkage controlling the displacement of a substrate support coupled thereto. The motor sensor is provides the controller with motor actuation information utilized to move the substrate support. The decoupled sensor provides information indicative of the true position the substrate support that may be utilized to correct the robot's motion.	06-10-2010

Hideaki Kitajima, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120180684	BLASTING CARTRIDGE, BLASTING APPARATUS, AND BLASTING METHOD - A blasting cartridge includes a generally cylindrical blasting container, a blasting substance filled in the blasting container, a pair of leadwires contained in the blasting container, and a single thin metal wire connected to tip portions of the pair of leadwires. The leadwires and the thin metal wire are positioned within the blasting substance within the blasting container. The blasting substance is nitromethane, and the thin metal wire is formed of tungsten. With an electric discharge impact blasting apparatus, since the thin metal wire has a higher heating value than a copper wire because of its higher resistance and vaporizes at higher temperatures, it is possible to obtain a greater blasting force at lower voltages than with a blasting apparatus using a copper wire.	07-19-2012
20130263753	BLASTING APPARATUS - A blasting cartridge includes a generally cylindrical blasting container, a blasting substance filled in the blasting container, a pair of leadwires contained in the blasting container, and a single thin metal wire connected to tip portions of the pair of leadwires. The leadwires and the thin metal wire are positioned within the blasting substance within the blasting container. The blasting substance is nitromethane, and the thin metal wire is formed of tungsten. With an electric discharge impact blasting apparatus, since the thin metal wire has a higher heating value than a copper wire because of its higher resistance and vaporizes at higher temperatures, it is possible to obtain a greater blasting force at lower voltages than with a blasting apparatus using a copper wire.	10-10-2013

Hideaki Kitajima, Takamatsu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110300192	MAGNESIUM OXIDE GRANULES - Magnesium oxide granules which are excellent in dissolution property, are palatable, rarely leave any rough feeling in the oral cavity and have a good color in appearance.	12-08-2011

Hideaki Kitajima, Toshima-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120190886	COMPOSITION FOR LOWERING BLOOD URIC ACID LEVEL - A composition for lowering a blood uric acid level is characterized by comprising taurine as an active ingredient.	07-26-2012

Hideaki Kitajima, Kita-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120156293	ANTACID AND LAXATIVE TABLET - A tablet having excellent disintegration properties, as a tableted product, for a long time and has excellent shape-retention stability by the improvement of the strength of the tablet. The antacid and laxative tablet comprises magnesium oxide particles as the main component, wherein (a) the average secondary particle diameter measured by a laser diffraction scattering method of the magnesium oxide particles is 0.5 to 10 μm, (b) the content of the magnesium oxide particles is 85 to 96 wt %, (c) the content of crystalline cellulose as a binder is 2 to 8 wt %, (d) the content of croscarmellose sodium as a disintegrating agent-I is 0.8 to 2.5 wt %, (e) the content of insoluble polyvinyl pyrrolidone as a disintegrating agent-II is 1 to 3.5 wt %, and (f) the content of a lubricant is 0.5 to 2 wt %.	06-21-2012

Hiroki Kitajima, Shizuoka-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130104839	ENGINE PROVIDED WITH LUBRICATING STRUCTURE	05-02-2013

Hiromichi Kitajima, Nagaokakyo-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120087285	HIGH-FREQUENCY MODULE - A high-frequency switch module includes a first diplexer arranged to receive a GPS signal and to send/receive a GSM	04-12-2012
20130329611	HIGH-FREQUENCY MODULE - In a high frequency module, mounting lands for reception signal output side ports of SAW duplexers, respectively, on a top surface of a multilayer body are arranged so as to be superposed on reception side external connection lands on a bottom surface of the multilayer body along the layer direction and the mounting lands are directly connected to the reception side external connection lands via holes. Transmission side external connection lands are located on the bottom surface of the multilayer body. The transmission side external connection lands are connected to mounting lands for transmission signal input side ports on the top surface of the multilayer body via certain inner layer electrodes that do not come close to the via holes of the reception system and the via holes.	12-12-2013
20140043112	DUPLEXER AND CIRCUIT MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME - In a duplexer, a common terminal is arranged in a central region of a back surface of a main body of the duplexer, a transmission terminal and a reception terminal are arranged on a virtual line that is parallel or substantially parallel with one side of the back surface of the main body and that passes through the common terminal such that the common terminal is sandwiched between the transmission terminal and the common terminal. By arranging a plurality of the duplexers such that the transmission terminals are aligned and the reception terminals are aligned, the common terminals, the transmission terminals, and the reception terminals provided on the respective duplexers are not spaced apart from one another.	02-13-2014
20140055965	CIRCUIT MODULE - A via conductor connected to a mounting electrode near a corner portion of a circuit substrate is provided in a position in a corresponding mounting electrode, located closer to the center of the circuit substrate. Thus, concentration of a stress in a portion of the via conductor is effectively reduced, and a break, a chip, or a crack is prevented from occurring to the circuit substrate. Even if the portion located closer to the corner portion of the mounting electrode is peeled from the circuit substrate, the electrical characteristics of the circuit module are secured because disconnection between the corresponding mounting electrode and the via conductor is prevented.	02-27-2014
20140179364	CIRCUIT MODULE - In a circuit module, even if a transmission signal output from a transmission electrode of a mounting substrate to a transmission terminal of a splitter leaks into a ground electrode, the transmission signal that has leaked into the ground electrode is mainly transmitted along an edge of the ground electrode and the transmission signal that has leaked into the ground electrode flows into a plurality of via conductors arranged with end surfaces superposed with the edge of the ground electrode when viewed in plan. Therefore, a transmission signal that has been output from the transmission electrode and leaked into the ground electrode is prevented from traveling along the edge of the ground electrode toward the reception electrode side. As a result, isolation characteristics of the transmission electrode and the reception electrode from each other are improved.	06-26-2014
20140202750	MULTILAYER SUBSTRATE MODULE - A multilayer substrate module includes a multilayer circuit substrate, a mounting land, and an input/output terminal. Inside the multilayer circuit substrate, a wiring line that connects the mounting land and the input/output terminal to each other, an inductor that defines a portion of the wiring line, a first ground conductor that is positioned on the one main surface side of the inductor, and a second ground conductor that is positioned on the other main surface side of the inductor are defined by conductor patterns. The area where inductor is located is not superposed with the area where the second ground conductor is located, when the one main surface or the other main surface of the multilayer circuit substrate is viewed in plan, the second ground conductor being closer to the layer where the inductor is located than the first ground conductor is.	07-24-2014
20140218127	HIGH-FREQUENCY MODULE - A high-frequency module includes a multilayer substrate, a switch IC, a SAW duplexer and a matching circuit. The matching circuit includes a wiring line and first and second inner layer ground electrodes. The matching circuit performs impedance matching between the switch IC and the SAW duplexer in a pass band of the SAW duplexer. The wiring line is an inner layer electrode of the multilayer substrate that is connected between the switch IC and the SAW duplexer. The first and second inner layer ground electrodes face the wiring line in a stacking direction with only dielectric layers of the multilayer substrate therebetween.	08-07-2014
20140305686	MULTILAYER WIRING SUBSTRATE AND MODULE INCLUDING SAME - A multilayer wiring substrate includes a multilayer body in which a plurality of insulating layers is stacked and to which an electronic component is mounted, a plurality of connection terminals disposed on one principal surface of the multilayer body for connection to the electronic component, and a plurality of rear electrodes disposed on the other principal surface of the multilayer body, wherein the connection terminals are each arranged in overlapped relation to one of the rear electrodes when looked at in a plan view of the multilayer wiring substrate.	10-16-2014
20140307406	CERAMIC MULTILAYER WIRING SUBSTRATE AND MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME - A module includes a multilayer body including laminated ceramic green sheets that have been fired, multiple mounting terminals arranged to mount a component thereon, the mounting terminals each including an end surface that is exposed at a main surface of the multilayer body, and multiple via conductors disposed inside the multilayer body so as to correspond to the mounting terminals at positions overlapped by the corresponding mounting terminals when viewed in a plan view. The lengths of the via conductors are adjusted so that predetermined points on the mounting terminals are positioned on the same plane.	10-16-2014
20150054599	HIGH FREQUENCY MODULE - A multilayered high frequency module includes inductor conductor patterns each defined by a linear conductor having a coiled shape on intermediate insulator layers of a multilayer body. A first spiral inductor with its axis extending in the stacking direction is defined by the inductor conductor patterns on respective layers connected through conductive via holes. Overlapped portions of inner regions of the individual inductor conductor patterns within the coiled shape define an air core portion of the first inductor. A capacitor conductor pattern is provided on one layer lower than the insulator layers on which the inductor conductor patterns are provided. The capacitor conductor pattern is a flat plate and located at a position not overlapping with the air core portion when looking at the multilayer body in a plan view.	02-26-2015
20150080050	COMPOSITE MODULE - A composite module includes outer ground electrodes on one main surface of a wiring substrate, a wiring electrode inside the wiring substrate, and a first ground electrode between the wiring electrode and the outer ground electrode. A cutout is provided in the first ground electrode at least at a portion of a region overlapping with the wiring electrode and the outer ground electrode when viewed from above, and the wiring electrode overlaps with at least one of the first ground electrode and the outer ground electrode when viewed from above to reduce stray capacitance produced on the wiring electrode and to adjust impedance of the wiring electrode while preventing signals leaked from the exterior from interfering with the wiring electrode.	03-19-2015
20150216033	HIGH FREQUENCY MODULE - A high frequency module includes a ground mounting electrode connected to a ground terminal of a component, a first ground in-plane conductor in a multilayer substrate on a portion under the component and connected to the ground mounting electrode with a first ground interlayer connecting conductor, a signal mounting electrode connected to a signal terminal of the component, and a signal in-plane conductor provided in the multilayer substrate on a portion under the first ground in-plane conductor and connected to the specific signal mounting electrode with a signal interlayer connecting conductor. The first ground in-plane conductor is between the component and the signal in-plane conductor, and the signal interlayer connecting conductor is on an outer side portion of the first ground in-plane conductor when seen from above.	07-30-2015
20150216034	MULTILAYER WIRING BOARD - A multilayer wiring board including a multilayer body including a plurality of insulating layers includes a ground electrode for external connection disposed in a center of a lower surface of the multilayer body, a plurality of individual electrodes at an outer edge of the lower surface of the multilayer body, and a surface insulating film including an interelectrode insulating portion and a surface covering portion, the interelectrode insulating portion covering an edge portion of the ground electrode to provide insulation between the ground electrode and each of the individual electrodes, the surface covering portion being disposed on a surface of a main body of the ground electrode to divide the surface of the main body into a plurality of regions.	07-30-2015

Hironori Kitajima, Tsuchiura JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120002373	HEAT PIPE TYPE COOLING DEVICE AND RAILCAR CONTROL EQUIPMENT USING THE SAME - An economical heat pipe type cooling device with high performance and stable start at low environmental temperatures below 0° C., and a railcar control equipment using the invented heat pipe type cooling device are provided. The midsection between two bents formed on a heat pipe is used as an evaporator; lengths of two distal sections to be used as the condenser sections are intentionally differentiated each from the other; and the condenser section of greater length is provided with heat radiating fins more than those on the condenser section of shorter length. This configuration permits each of two condenser sections to be provided with mutually different condensing capacity and accordingly the condenser section of shorter length works to cool heat-generating elements even though the condenser section of greater length would suffer from freezing problem at low temperatures. A sufficient cooling effect is rendered at ordinary temperature.	01-05-2012
20120211213	HEAT SINK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A heat sink includes a laminated body disposed in a flow path for circulating a refrigerant. The laminated body includes a metallic tube body enclosing the flow path therein, an insulation layer formed on a periphery of the tube body, and a conductor that is formed on a periphery of the insulation layer and includes a bonding surface bonded to an electrode of a semiconductor device to be cooled.	08-23-2012

Hiroshi Kitajima, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150016731	PATTERN MATCHING METHOD AND PATTERN MATCHING APPARATUS - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pattern matching method of detecting an image of a detection target from a search image, comprising: obtaining a reference image of the detection target; generating the model edge image on a basis of the reference image; generating the edge extraction domain that is specified as a portion where the model edge image can exist by overlying a plurality of the model edge images obtained with at least one of rotating the model edge image within a predetermined range around a rotation center of the model edge image and translating the model edge image within a predetermined range; and performing pattern matching between the model edge image and the search edge image.	01-15-2015

Hiroyasu Kitajima, Fukui JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120183754	DOWN-PROOF WOVEN FABRIC - A down-proof woven fabric includes a cloth composed of synthetic fibers with a yarn fineness of 33 decitex or less and having a weight per unit area of 50 g/m	07-19-2012

Hiroyuki Kitajima, Oyama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120331364	ERROR CORRECTION PROCESSING CIRCUIT AND ERROR CORRECTION PROCESSING METHOD - An error correction processing circuit, includes: a division circuit that divides input data into a plurality of pieces of a predetermined data length; a plurality of operation circuits that are provided in parallel, and that perform operations of error correction for the plurality of pieces of data divided by the division circuit, respectively; a multiplexing circuit that multiplexes the plurality of pieces of data for which the operations have been performed by the plurality of operation circuits; and an output circuit that outputs the data multiplexed by the multiplexing circuit.	12-27-2012
20130058643	DATA AMOUNT DERIVATION APPARATUS - A data amount derivation apparatus includes: a first calculator configured to derive, for one series of parallelized mapping signals, amount of data in each frame period for a frame into which the parallelized mapping signals are mapped; and a second calculator configured to sum up amounts of data in N frame periods, where N is an integer, and to derive the resulting summation value as the amount of data to be mapped into the frame, each of the amounts of data in each of the frame periods being derived by the first calculator.	03-07-2013
20130243428	COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR - A frame transmitting apparatus includes a transmitting unit which transmits, when a change is made to a value in a predetermined field of a frame, the frame including the predetermined field with the changed value a predetermined number of times in succession. A frame receiving apparatus includes a receiving unit which receives the frame and an acceptance processing unit which recognizes the value in the predetermined field of the received frame and conducts acceptance processing. The acceptance processing unit compares, when the value is different from a currently accepted value, the value with an expected value; accepts the value when the value matches the expected value; and accepts, when the value does not match the expected value, the value after receiving the same value the predetermined number of times in succession.	09-19-2013
20150249506	OPTICAL RECEIVER AND METHOD OF OPTICAL RECEPTION - An optical receiver includes a reception module, a first detector, a second detector, a shift module, a first extraction module, and a second extraction module. The reception module receives a frame. The first detector detects a head position of a first layer, the head position being included in the frame. The second detector detects a head position of a second layer, the head position being included in the frame. The shift module shifts the frame so that the head position of the first layer and the head position of the second layer are located at respective predetermined positions. The first extraction module extracts a header of the first layer from the frame after the frame is shifted. The second extraction module extracts a header of the second layer from the frame after the frame is shifted.	09-03-2015

Isao Kitajima, Toyama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120094296	ENZYME PREPARATION CONTAINING THERMOSTABLE DNA POLYMERASE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SUBJECT ORGANISM TO BE DETECTED - Disclosed is a thermostable DNA polymerase preparation which can illimitably reduce the risk of false positivity in the detection of a subject microorganism utilizing a gene amplification reaction and therefore enables the selective amplification of DNA for detecting the subject microorganism even when the amount of the subject microorganism is small and therefore the amount of DNA collected therefrom is extremely small, and can be produced at a reduced cost. Also disclosed is a method for quantifying or quantifying/identifying a subject organism to be detected rapidly, conveniently and with high sensitivity using the preparation of the present invention.	04-19-2012

Isao Kitajima, San Diego, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080274995	Suppression of Nuclear Factor-KappaB Dependent Processes Using Oligonucleotides - Antisense oligonucleotides which hybridize with nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) mRNA and methods of using these oligonucleotides.	11-06-2008

Jun Kitajima, Tsukuba JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110268515	ROUGHING INSERT AND ROUGHING END MILL - This roughing insert is provided with an insert body, and a waveform cutting edge which is formed on an intersecting ridge line portion between a rake face and a flank face of the insert body, and which undulates along this intersecting ridge line portion. The waveform cutting edges are formed such that a portion thereof has a smaller wavelength than the remaining portion thereof.	11-03-2011

Kazuki Kitajima, Mobara-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130317247	PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF AROMATIC AMIDE CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE - The invention provides a method for producing an aromatic amide carboxylic acid derivative represented by the following Formula (2), including a step of reacting an aromatic amide halide derivative represented by the following Formula (1) with carbon monoxide. In the following Formulae (1) and (2), R	11-28-2013

Kazushi Kitajima, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140086630	PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes a rotatable photosensitive drum; a charging roller for contacting and electrically charging the drum; a spacer for supporting a rotation shaft of the charging roller to space the drum from the charging roller; and an urging member for contacting the spacer to urge the charging roller toward the drum; wherein the spacer is movable between a first position for spacing the charging roller from the drum and a second position for contacting the charging roller to the drum, and an urging force of the urging member applied to the spacer is smaller when the spacer is in the second position than when the spacer is in the first position.	03-27-2014

Kazuya Kitajima, Saitama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130069524	SCATTERING FILM FOR ORGANIC EL, AND ORGANIC EL LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH SAME - Disclosed is a scattering film which can be used in an organic EL light-emitting device, in which the light utilization efficiency and field-of-view dependence, which have been problems so far in organic EL light-emitting devices, can be improved without interfering the two properties with each other. Specifically disclosed is a scattering film for an organic EL, which can be placed on the light emission surface side of an organic EL light-emitting device for use, and involves a scattering layer, wherein the scattering layer comprises a binder resin, microparticles having a different refractive index from that of the binder resin, and resin particles having a larger average particle diameter than that of the microparticles. The content of the microparticles is preferably 5 to 90 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the binder resin, and the content of the resin particles is preferably 100 to 300 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the binder resin.	03-21-2013

Keiko Kitajima, Osaka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150154212	CONTENT MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, CONTENT MANAGEMENT METHOD AND CONTENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - The present invention relates to a content management apparatus to which a plurality of storage devices are connectable. The content management apparatus includes: a selection section configured to select, from among a plurality of storage devices connected to the content management apparatus, a storage device as an aggregation destination to which identification information for identifying contents is aggregated; a management section configured to aggregate and store the identification information of the contents stored in the storage devices connected to the content management apparatus, into the storage device as the aggregation destination selected by the selection section; and a provision section configured to provide a content corresponding to information selected from the identification information stored in the storage device as the aggregation destination.	06-04-2015

Ken Kitajima, Nagoya JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150209408	GLYCAN COMPOSITIONS, PROCESSES FOR PREPARING THE SAME AND THEIR USES AS A DRUG - Glycan compositions, processes for preparing the same and their uses as a drug.	07-30-2015

Kenji Kitajima, Shiga JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150101484	EMISSION GAS TREATMENT METHOD AND EMISSION GAS TREATMENT APPARATUS - An emission gas treatment apparatus recovers a recycle feed containing boron from emission gas discharged by a glass melting furnace. The apparatus includes a collection device for collecting a component containing boron from the emission gas by a wet process to obtain a collected liquid, a first filter for separating the collected liquid into a solid and a liquid, and an ion-exchange resin for forming a boron solution by removing an impurity from an extracted liquid obtained in the first filter. The apparatus also includes a mixing tank for mixing an extracted solid obtained in the first filter in the boron solution to form an extracted solid-containing solution, a second filter for separating the extracted solid-containing solution into a solid and a liquid, and a vacuum dryer for recovering the recycle feed from an extracted solid obtained in the second filter.	04-16-2015

Kenji Kitajima, Osaka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120299678	REACTOR - Provided is a reactor including a coil, and a core having an inner core portion arranged inside the coil and an outer core portion covering the outside of the coil. The inner core portion of the reactor has a higher saturation magnetic flux density than that of the outer core portion. The outer core portion has a lower permeability than that of the inner core portion, and is made of a mixture of a magnetic material and a resin. The case has a heat-transfer portion at an inner wall surface, as a heat-radiation structure for at least one of the coil and the inner core portion. With the reactor, even if the outside of the coil is covered with a core member, heat generated in the reactor can be effectively dissipated.	11-29-2012
20130314186	CONVERTER AND POWER CONVERSION DEVICE - A converter including a reactor as one of a component for the converter, the reactor comprising: a coil; a core having an inner core portion arranged inside the coil and an outer core portion covering the outside of the coil; and a case housing the coil and the core, wherein the case has a heat-radiation structure at an inner wall surface, the heat-radiation structure being provided for at least one of the coil and the inner core portion, wherein the heat-radiation structure is non-similar to an outer wall surface of the case, and is formed of the inner wall surface that is formed to correspond to an external shape of the at least one of the coil and the inner core portion.	11-28-2013

Koshi Kitajima, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120275783	OPTICAL PACKET SWITCHING SYSTEM - An optical packet switching apparatus includes an optical packet switching apparatus, an optical transmitting apparatus, and an optical packet receiving apparatus. The optical packet transmitting apparatus includes a packet generator for generating a packet signal by adding the routing information to a received client signal, a BIP adding unit for adding BIP to the generated packet signal, and an electrical-to-optical converter for converting the packet signal, to which the BIP has been added, into an optical packet signal so as to be sent out. The optical packet receiving apparatus includes an electrical-to-optical converter for converting the received optical packet signal into an electrical packet signal, and a BIP comparison unit for detecting the error occurrence in the packet signal, based on the BIP added to the packet signal.	11-01-2012

Kota Kitajima, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140242288	REDUCING ELECTROLESS SILVER PLATING SOLUTION AND REDUCING ELECTROLESS SILVER PLATING METHOD - Provided are a reducing electroless silver plating solution and a reducing electroless silver plating method using the silver plating solution, the reducing electroless silver plating solution being capable of preventing decomposition of silver in the plating solution thereby to maintain stability of the solution and also being capable of preventing excessive roughening of an underlying metal or the like thereby to form a plating film having good film characteristics and a good appearance. The reducing electroless silver plating solution according to the present invention comprises a water-soluble silver salt and a reducing agent, wherein cyanide ions in a concentration of 0.006×10	08-28-2014

Kyoji Kitajima, Tochigi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140232039	Method For Manufacturing Detecting Sensor, Detecting Sensor, and Transmission - A detecting sensor is disclosed having a magnet, a plurality of magnetic field detecting sensor elements, and a housing. The magnetic field detecting sensor elements have a plurality of adjacent, overlapped bodies and a plurality of terminals projecting from the bodies in a same direction. The housing is disposed over the magnet and plurality of sensor elements, and has first and second sensor holding members. The first sensor holding member is positioned on a first side of the housing and abutted against a surface of the body on a first side of the plurality of sensor elements. The second sensor holding member is positioned on a second side of the housing and abutted across a portion of a surface of the body of the sensor element on a second side of the plurality of sensor elements.	08-21-2014

Masaaki Kitajima, Chiba JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130195141	DISPLAY DEVICE WITH TEMPERATURE SENSOR - A display device includes a temperature sensor which is arranged in the inside of a housing, and a control unit which calculates a temperature of a display panel based on an output value of the temperature sensor. The control unit calculates the temperature of the display panel based on a current output value of the temperature sensor and an output value of the temperature sensor received prior to the receiving of the current output value. With such a display device, the temperature of the display panel can be calculated with high accuracy even when a temperature of a device which constitutes a heat source is changed.	08-01-2013

Masaaki Kitajima, Ibaraki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120229733	LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - On a liquid crystal panel, plural areas whose number is larger than that of temperature sensors are defined. In a memory, temperature relation information representing a relation between an output value of a temperature sensor and a temperature of each of the plural areas is stored. A controller acquires the output value of the temperature sensor and estimates, based on the temperature relation information and the acquired output value, the temperature of each of the plural areas. According to this configuration, the temperature of each of the plural areas defined on the liquid crystal panel can be obtained with a small number of temperature sensors.	09-13-2012

Masahiro Kitajima, Minato-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140333183	PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A resin is provided so as to cover four side faces of a piezoelectric multilayer body integrally and thus is effectively prevented from peeling from the piezoelectric multilayer body, whereby high adhesion is attained between the piezoelectric multilayer body and the resin. At the same time, the resin covers dicing surfaces in the side faces of the piezoelectric multilayer body, thereby effectively restraining the piezoelectric body and the electrodes from producing particles.	11-13-2014

Masaki Kitajima, Tsuzuki-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140148516	WATER-IN-OIL TYPE EMULSION COSMETIC - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a water-in-oil type cosmetic which ensures emulsion stability in the case where a volatile hydrocarbon oil component is added, has excellent texture such as not leaving a greasy feeling, and is highly compatible with the skin. The present invention relates to a water-in-oil type emulsified cosmetic comprising:	05-29-2014

Masaki Kitajima, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140017191	Water-In-Oil Emulsion Cosmetic Composition - The present invention provides a water-in-oil emulsion cosmetic that is excellent in the resilient and supple (in other words, firm and tensional) feels and also excellent in the moisturizing effect and feeling in use. The water-in-oil emulsion cosmetic of the present invention is characterized by comprising the following (A) to (D):	01-16-2014
20140018444	Water-In-Oil Emulsified Cosmetic - The present invention provides a water-in-oil emulsion cosmetic that is excellent in the resilient and supple (in other words, firm and tensional) feels and also excellent in the moisturizing effect and feeling in use. The water-in-oil emulsion cosmetic of the present invention is characterized by comprising the following (A) to (D):	01-16-2014
20140134255	Oil-In-Water-Type Emulsion Cosmetic - The present invention is to provide an oil-in-water emulsion cosmetic having excellent in emulsion stability, temporal emulsion stability, and feeling in use such as the free of stickiness. An oil-in-water emulsion cosmetic is characterized by comprising the following components (a) to (d):	05-15-2014
20150202137	WATER-IN-OIL EMULSION COSMETIC - Provided is a water-in-oil emulsion cosmetic having an excellent resilient and supple feeling and also an excellent moisturizing effect and the feeling in use.	07-23-2015

Masaki Kitajima, Kyoto-Fu JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150091685	ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electronic component includes a first magnetic substrate provided with a first notch portion and a second notch portion, a multilayer body, a coil which includes a coil portion, a first lead portion, and a second lead portion. The first lead portion and the second lead portion are connected to the two end portions of the coil portion and overlap the first notch portion and the second notch portion, respectively. The electronic component further includes a first outer electrode and a second outer electrode, a first connection portion and a second connection portion which connect the outer electrodes to the lead portions. Particles are disposed at joint portions of the lead portions and the connection portions and have a coefficient of linear expansion smaller than the coefficients of linear expansion of the first lead portion, the second lead portion, the first connection portion, and the second connection portion.	04-02-2015

Masanobu Kitajima, Kariya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140252681	INTERIOR PANEL AND INJECTION MOLDING METHOD - A resin-made interior panel molded into a thin-plate shape using a cavity die and a core die in which portions which corresponds to undercut portions with respect to the die-cutting direction of the molding die includes on the front surface side of a panel a flat bottom portion having a shape which cancels an entire undercut space on the side of the core-die and a rib structure having a plurality of ribs projecting in the shape of plugging back the undercut space and having a plurality of grooves extending from the bottom portion in the die-cut direction. According to the invention as described above, means which maintain the design shape of the interior panel on the front surface side having the undercut portions is provided without necessity of a slide die in the core die.	09-11-2014

Miki Kitajima, Osaka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120299678	REACTOR - Provided is a reactor including a coil, and a core having an inner core portion arranged inside the coil and an outer core portion covering the outside of the coil. The inner core portion of the reactor has a higher saturation magnetic flux density than that of the outer core portion. The outer core portion has a lower permeability than that of the inner core portion, and is made of a mixture of a magnetic material and a resin. The case has a heat-transfer portion at an inner wall surface, as a heat-radiation structure for at least one of the coil and the inner core portion. With the reactor, even if the outside of the coil is covered with a core member, heat generated in the reactor can be effectively dissipated.	11-29-2012
20120313740	REACTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING REACTOR - Provided is a reactor including a core; and a case housing the coil and the core, the core including an inner core portion arranged inside the coil and an outer core portion partly or entirely covering the outside of the coil, the outer core portion being formed of a mixture of a magnetic material and a resin. The coil is arranged such that the axial direction of the coil is substantially parallel to a bottom surface of the case. The difference in concentration of the magnetic material in the outer core portion in the axial direction of the coil is smaller than the difference in concentration of the magnetic material in the outer core portion in a direction along a side wall of the case. With the reactor, even if the outer core portion covering the outside of the coil is formed of the mixture of the magnetic material and the resin, a desirable inductance value can be easily achieved and the reactor can have good heat radiation performance.	12-13-2012
20130182478	REACTOR, CONVERTER, AND ELECTRIC POWER CONVERTER - A small reactor with high heat-release performance is provided. A reactor	07-18-2013
20130314186	CONVERTER AND POWER CONVERSION DEVICE - A converter including a reactor as one of a component for the converter, the reactor comprising: a coil; a core having an inner core portion arranged inside the coil and an outer core portion covering the outside of the coil; and a case housing the coil and the core, wherein the case has a heat-radiation structure at an inner wall surface, the heat-radiation structure being provided for at least one of the coil and the inner core portion, wherein the heat-radiation structure is non-similar to an outer wall surface of the case, and is formed of the inner wall surface that is formed to correspond to an external shape of the at least one of the coil and the inner core portion.	11-28-2013

Mitsunori Kitajima, Yokkaichi-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120064782	CONNECTOR - A connector (A) is provided with a housing (	03-15-2012
20120094523	CONNECTOR - An air hole (	04-19-2012
20120309234	CONNECTOR - A connector includes a one-piece rubber plug (	12-06-2012
20120329299	CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A female connector (F) is formed such that a block-shaped terminal accommodating portion (	12-27-2012
20130273764	CONNECTOR - A connector (	10-17-2013
20150031230	CONNECTOR - A connector includes a housing (	01-29-2015
20150031250	CONNECTOR - A female connector (F) includes a retainer (	01-29-2015
20150037998	CONNECTOR - A lock arm (	02-05-2015
20150038022	CONNECTOR - A retainer (	02-05-2015

Mototaka Kitajima, Tachikawa-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110195657	RADIO RELAY APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a radio relay apparatus includes a reception unit, a cancellation unit, a weight calculation unit, and a weight multiplication unit. The reception unit generates M first baseband signals based on M first RF signals supplied by M reception antennas. The cancellation unit subtracts M replicated signals replicating loop interference signals in the M reception antennas, from the respective M first baseband signals, to obtain M second baseband signals. The weight calculation unit calculates M×M weights corresponding to M×M loop interference channels. The weight multiplication unit multiplies the M second baseband signals by the M weights corresponding to the respective M reception antennas and then combines resultant signals together to obtain M replicated signals to be supplied to the cancellation unit.	08-11-2011

Nobuaki Kitajima, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130027660	MICROSCOPE FOR OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGERY - A microscope for ophthalmologic surgery is provided which can measure astigmatic axis angles with high accuracy regardless of the drawing positions of the patient's eye in an image frame. Astigmatism distribution information	01-31-2013
20130027661	MICROSCOPE FOR OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGERY - A microscope for ophthalmologic surgery according to an embodiment comprises: an optical system that photographs a patient's eye; a main body part that stores at least part of the optical system; an attachment that is attached to the main body part and has multiple bright points arranged in a ring; a determination part that determines whether the eyelids of the patient's eye are open or closed by determining whether or not bright point images are depicted within a prescribed region in the frame of a first image obtained by using the optical system to photograph the patient's eye while the multiple bright points are projected thereto; and a calculation part that calculates astigmatism information of the patient's eye based on a second image obtained by using the optical system to photograph the patient's eye while the multiple bright points are projected thereto.	01-31-2013
20130038835	MICROSCOPE FOR OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGERY - The microscope for ophthalmologic surgery	02-14-2013

Nobutaka Kitajima, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110310099	THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A 3D image processing apparatus which generates a left-eye image signal and a right-eye image signal for stereoscopic vision, including: a blend ratio determination unit which determines, for each of a plurality of objects which are displayed in layers, a blend ratio that is used in synthesizing images, at each pixel position of the left-eye image signal and the right-eye image signal, so that the blend ratio increases as an offset that is an amount of shift in position between a left-eye image and a right-eye image of the object increases; and a synthesis unit which synthesizes, based on the blend ratio determined by the blend ratio determination unit, pixel values of the objects at each pixel position of the left-eye image signal and the right-eye image signal, to generate the left-eye image signal and the right-eye image signal.	12-22-2011
20110310225	THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A 3D image processing apparatus includes: L and R graphic decoders which decode coded stream data to generate left-eye and right-eye image data; an image output control unit which outputs the generated image data; and a control unit which, when a decoding error occurs in generating one of the image data, and a successful decode occurs in generating the other of the image data, (i) shifts, by a preset offset, a pixel position of the other of the image data, to generate pseudo image data as the one of the image data, and (ii) outputs the pseudo image data to an image output control unit, wherein the image output control unit outputs the other of the image data and the pseudo image data, when the decoding error occurs in generating the one of the image data and the successful decode occurs in generating the other of the image data.	12-22-2011

Nobuyuki Kitajima, Nagasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130247342	CAPPING SYSTEM - A capping system includes: a moving portion moving a stem, on which an optical semiconductor element is mounted, horizontally; a fixer fixing a cap having a window, on the stem; a camera taking an image of the cap and the stem from above the cap and the stem; a detector detecting whether the optical semiconductor element is present within a visual field of the camera; and a searching action controller controlling the moving portion to move the stem so the detector searches the optical semiconductor element. The searching action controller causes searching radially and outwardly from a search starting point.	09-26-2013

Norihito Kitajima, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130077237	ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND IMAGING DEVICE - An electronic device includes a housing, a slide cover and a restricting member. The housing includes a plate-like member. The plate-like member has a guide member protruding from an outer face of the plate-like member. The slide cover is disposed on the outer face of the plate-like member. The slide cover includes a slot-shaped guide rail guided by the guide member. The guide member is inserted into the guide rail. The restricting member is disposed on the outer face of the plate-like member. The restricting member is configured to restrict the position of the slide cover so as to maintain a state in which the guide member is inserted into the guide rail and the slide cover does not move away from the plate-like member.	03-28-2013
20150042876	HOLDING STRUCTURE FOR DISPLAY PANEL AND IMAGING DEVICE - A holding structure for a display panel includes a case that has a substantially quadrangle-shaped opening, a plurality of elastic strips that is disposed to surround the periphery of the opening, the display panel that is disposed to close the opening via the plurality of the elastic strips, and a holding plate that is disposed to press the display panel against the plurality of the elastic strips. The case has recesses in parts of the periphery of the opening. The plurality of the elastic strips is disposed such that each strip has a part overlapping with the corresponding part of another strip, one on another. The overlapping parts of the plurality of the elastic strips are configured to fill at least a part of the respective recesses.	02-12-2015

Norio Kitajima, Gunma JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110290348	Compressor Valve Plate Device - Provided is a specific structure for a compressor valve plate device, which can ensure smooth operation of a suction valve in terms of suction valve sticking force due to lubricant oil, and can be mass-produced at low cost with high efficiency. The compressor valve plate device comprises; a valve plate having a suction hole and a discharge hole; a suction valve; and a discharge valve. At least a part of a gas filling chamber capable of introducing and filling gas with a higher pressure than suction gas pressure in a suction chamber between the valve plate and the suction valve is constituted in the valve plate, while a communication hole communicating with a surface at the valve closing side of the suction valve is provided to the valve plate. At least a part of a gas introduction route for introducing the higher-pressure gas into the communication hole is formed on the discharge valve formed from a thin plate. In addition, a part of the gas introduction route formed on the discharge valve is sealed by a member disposed on a surface facing the discharge valve.	12-01-2011

Nozomu Kitajima, Omuta-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150207096	Electrode Foil and Organic Light-Emitting Device - There is provided an electrode foil that can form an organic electroluminescent device having a high external quantum efficiency despite the presence of the organic nitrogen compound at the interface of a metal foil and a reflective layer. The electrode foil of the invention includes a metal foil made of copper or copper alloy and a reflective layer provided on at least one surface of the metal foil. The electrode foil has an organic nitrogen compound at the interface between the metal foil and the reflective layer in such an amount that the ratio of the number of counts on the C—N bond to the total number of counts on the copper and the C—N bond: CN/(CN+Cu) in the organic nitrogen compound is 0.4 or less determined by time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometric analysis (TOF-SIMS) of the interface.	07-23-2015

Nozomu Kitajima, Omuta City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140061701	Electrode Foil and Electronic Device - There is provided an electrode foil, which can show superior light scattering, while preventing short circuit between electrodes. The electrode foil of the present invention comprises a metal foil having a thickness of from 1 μm to 250 μm, wherein the electrode foil comprises, on at least one outermost surface thereof, a light-scattering surface having a Pv/Pp ratio of 2.0 or higher, wherein the Pv/Pp ratio is a ratio of a maximum profile valley depth Pv of a profile curve to a maximum profile peak height Pp of the profile curve as measured in a rectangular area of 181 μm×136 μm in accordance with JIS B 0601-2001.	03-06-2014

Nozomu Kitajima, Ageo-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120280217	ELECTRODE FOIL AND ORGANIC DEVICE - There are provided an electrode foil which has both the functions of a supporting base material and a reflective electrode and also has a superior thermal conductivity and heat resistance; and an organic device using the same. The electrode foil comprises a metal foil; a diffusion prevention layer for preventing diffusion of metal derived from the metal foil, the diffusion prevention layer being provided directly on the metal foil; and a reflective layer provided directly on the diffusion prevention layer.	11-08-2012
20130069042	ELECTRODE FOIL AND ORGANIC DEVICE - There are provided an electrode foil which has both the functions of a supporting base material and a reflective electrode and also has a superior thermal conductivity; and an organic device using the same. The electrode foil comprises a metal foil and a reflective layer provided directly on the metal foil.	03-21-2013
20140048791	ELECTRODE FOIL AND ORGANIC DEVICE - There are provided an electrode foil which has all the functions of a supporting base material, an electrode and a reflective layer and also has a superior thermal conductivity; and an organic device using the same. The electrode foil comprises a metal foil, wherein the electrode foil has at least one outermost surface which is an ultra-smooth surface having an arithmetic average roughness Ra of 10.0 nm or less as measured in accordance with JIS B 0601-2001.	02-20-2014
20140284589	ELECTRODE FOIL AND ORGANIC DEVICE - An electrode foil which has both the functions of a supporting base material and a reflective electrode and also has superior thermal conductivity; and an organic device using the same are provided. The electrode foil comprises a metal foil and a reflective layer provided directly on the metal foil.	09-25-2014
20150194232	METAL FOIL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - There is provided a metal foil suitable for an electrode substrate for an electronic element, which makes it possible to suppress oxidation of the ultra-smooth surface and also prevent roll scratches when wound in a roll. The metal foil of the present invention is made of copper or copper alloy. The front surface of the metal foil has an ultra-smooth surface profile having an arithmetic mean roughness Ra of 30 nm or less as determined in accordance with JIS B 0601-2001. The back surface of the metal has a concave-dominant surface profile having a Pv/Pp ratio of 1.5 or more, the Pv/Pp ratio being a ratio of a maximum profile valley depth Pv to a maximum profile peak height Pp of a profile curve as determined in a rectangular area of 181 μm by 136 μm in accordance with JIS B 0601-2001.	07-09-2015

Ryoichi Kitajima, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110176835	TONER BEARING MEMBER, DEVELOPMENT DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner bearing member having an electroconductive substrate, an insulation layer formed on the electroconductive substrate, multiple electrodes spaced a constant distance apart therebetween, formed on the insulation layer, and a surface layer that covers the multiple electrodes, the surface layer comprising a polymerizable material comprising a structure unit represented by the following chemical structure 1 and at least one of cyclohexanone and cyclopentanone,	07-21-2011

Satsuki Kitajima, Kyoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130055927	MODIFIED METAL OXIDE SOL - Disclosed is a modified metal oxide sol that has a large hydrophilizing effect and antistatic effect, can be produced at low cost and is capable of being a coating. Specifically disclosed is a modified metal oxide sol characterized by modification by a functional group represented by formula (1) at 0.55-5.5 mmol per 1 g of metal oxide sol. MOS(═0)	03-07-2013

Shingo Kitajima, Hitachinaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140053684	VEHICLE ENGINE STARTING APPARATUS - Vehicle engine starting apparatus of automatically restarting an engine by quickly responding to a subsequent engine restart request even if engagement of a pinion gear with a ring gear is failed in the process of a stop of the engine. Pinion gear is displaced such that the pinion gear is engaged with the ring gear at a timing (when rotation speed of the pinion gear and rotation speed of the engine are nearly synchronized with each other with a signal from a control device when a predetermined condition is met. Where an engagement sensor has transmitted a signal “H” indicating engagement failure, when restart of the engine becomes necessary, the pinion gear is displaced toward a ring gear side by the control device.	02-27-2014

Shinichi Kitajima, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130113433	STORAGE CAPACITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A storage capacity management system for a battery provided in a vehicle having an electric motor as a drive source includes a deteriorated state estimating unit that estimates a deteriorated state of the battery, a zone setting unit that sets a storage capacity where the battery can be used into a plurality of zones in accordance with a deteriorated state of the battery, a charged state calculating unit that calculates a charged state of the battery, a zone determination unit that determines to which zone of the plurality of zones set by the zone setting unit the charged state of the battery belongs, and a control instructing unit that instructs to execute a control associated with the charge or discharge of the battery in accordance with the zone determined by the zone determination unit.	05-09-2013

Shintaro Kitajima, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150255767	ION CONDUCTING HYBRID MEMBRANES - A device includes a membrane that is: (i) impermeable to oxygen, and (ii) insoluble in at least one polar solvent; and ion conducting particles in the membrane. At least some of the particles extend from a first side of the membrane to an opposed second side of the membrane. The thickness of the membrane is 15 μm to 100 μm.	09-10-2015

Shinya Kitajima, Inagi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140059197	INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, RELAY DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing system includes an information processing device, a storage unit, a relay unit, and an update unit. The information processing device is an element of an information processing system. The storage unit stores integral information obtained by integrating information about the information processing device expressed as component information of the information processing system. The relay unit receives communication information including an update command for updating of the component information addressed to the information processing device, and transmits first communication information including the update command addressed to the information processing device and second communication information including the update command. The update unit receives the second communication information, and updates the integral information based on an update command included in the second communication information.	02-27-2014
20140136825	PARAMETER SETTING SUPPORT DEVICE, AND PARAMETER SETTING SUPPORT METHOD - In a parameter setting support device, a storage unit stores, for each design target that has been previously designed, related information on a plurality of devices included in a design target and information on a setting of a parameter that has been used for designing, and a design-rule generating unit generates, by using the related information stored in the storage unit, multiple rules with respect to a parameter that is common to the design targets, the rules indicating the conditions and definitions that are used for a setting of the parameter, and a design-procedure generating unit generates a procedure to execute the rules in accordance with the manually input value of a parameter and the generated rules.	05-15-2014
20140164587	ADMINISTRATION DEVICE, ADMINISTRATION CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An administration device in a system in which a first device group and a second device group are connected to a network. The administration device acquires first communication history of the first device group and second communication history of the second device group, compares first specific information which specifies communication source and communication destination of the first communication history and second specific information which specifies communication source and communication destination of the second communication history while referring to relating information and detects a setting error of the second specific information set in the devices of the second device group based on a result of the comparison.	06-12-2014
20140222750	TECHNIQUE FOR CONFIRMING SETTING INFORMATION - A disclosed method includes: generating a first rule for each parameter from first data including a parameter value of each parameter; generating a second rule for each parameter from second data that is data after at least one parameter value included in the first data was changed; generating, for each group including one or plural parameters, a pair of the first rule and the second rule, which include a parameter of the group; calculating, for each pair, a first consistency ratio by applying the first rule included in the pair to the second data and a second consistency ratio by applying the second rile included in the pair to the first data; with respect to a first pair whose second consistency ratio exceeds the first consistency ratio, presenting a parameter value of a parameter, which contradicts the second rule included in the pair, in the second data to a user.	08-07-2014
20140297636	INFORMATION PROCESSING TECHNIQUE FOR CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT DATABASE - Upon receiving a request to change an attribute value for a certain configuration item (CI), it is determined whether a first pattern exists that includes a first condition, which is satisfied with change relating to the request. Each pattern includes a first condition relating to a certain change of an attribute value for a first CI and a second condition relating to an attribute value, which is to be changed at a same timing as the certain change, for a second CI that has a predetermined relation with the first CI. Upon determining that there is the first pattern, it is determined whether a second condition of the first pattern is satisfied, based on another request to be processed with the request or the like. Upon determining that the second condition of the first pattern is satisfied, a predetermined processing is performed.	10-02-2014
20140372579	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CREATING CONFIGURATION REQUIREMENTS - A storage unit stores information indicating a plurality of management units that manage a plurality of apparatuses and have an inclusion relationship and indicating sets of apparatuses divided by the respective management units, and stores setting values of a plurality of attributes stored in association with each of the apparatuses. A computing unit specifies a management unit having a first feature with regard to setting values of any one of the attributes in each of sets of apparatuses divided by the management unit, with reference to the storage unit. The computing unit detects, for the setting values of the attribute having the first feature, a second feature established among a plurality of sets that are divided by the specified management unit. The computing unit creates information indicating requirements for the setting values of the attribute in the specified management unit, based on the first and second features.	12-18-2014
20150100687	CONTROL PROGRAM, CONTROL DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD - In a control device, a relationship extracting module extracts, from specification-item change information indicative of change information concerning specification items of hardware changed in the past and parameter change information indicative of change information concerning parameters set to the hardware, combinations of the specification-item change information and the parameter change information being in correlation. A change-pattern generator calculates a relational expression of the specification-item change information and the parameter change information for each of the extracted combinations, and generates a change pattern of the parameter change information corresponding to the specification-item change information by the calculated relational expression.	04-09-2015
20150127820	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEARCHING ACROSS GROUPS OF NETWORKED DEVICES FOR DEVICES HAVING A SAME FUNCTION - A search device in a system in which first and second device groups are connected to each other, acquires first history information that specifies transmission sources and transmission destinations of communication executed between devices in the first device group, and second history information that specifies transmission sources and transmission destinations of communication executed between devices in the second device group. The search device searches across the first and second history information for a pair of a first device in the first group and a second device in the second group, by comparing the first and second history information, where the first device has a same function as the second device.	05-07-2015
20150161509	SETTING SUPPORT DEVICE, AND SETTING SUPPORT METHOD - In a setting support device, for the existing system groups each include multiple tags, a grouping unit groups the systems that have common tags. A rule extracting unit extracts, for each grouped group, a set rule that is used for environmental setting set in each of the systems on the basis of the environmental setting that is set in the systems belonging to a group. A tag common rule specifying unit specifies a set rule that is common in each tag on the basis of the set rule that is extracted for each group and on the basis of the tags included in the systems belonging to each group. A new rule merging unit creates, by using the set rule specified by each tag, a set rule that is associated with the multiple tags included in a new system.	06-11-2015
20150254559	SETTING SUPPORT DEVICE, AND SETTING SUPPORT METHOD - A setting support device generates a setting of parameters common to a plurality of devices and a condition used for the setting as a first rule based on information relating to settings of the parameters performed for the plurality of devices in the past. In addition, the setting support device generates a setting of parameters common to the plurality of devices and a condition used for the setting as a second rule for each generation based on information of each generation that relates to settings of the parameters performed for the plurality of devices in the past. The setting support device compares the first rule and the second rule with each other in relation to the setting of the parameters that is common, specifies a different rule, and calculates an index representing a degree of certainty of the specified different rule.	09-10-2015

Tadayuki Kitajima, Itano-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140131753	METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A manufacturing method of a light emitting device includes a light emitting element disposed over a substrate and a reflective resin disposed along the side surface of the light emitting element. The method includes disposing light emitting elements in a matrix over an aggregate substrate, and disposing a semiconductor element between the adjacent light emitting elements in one direction of column and row directions of the light emitting elements in the matrix. A reflective resin is disposed to cover the semiconductor elements along the side surfaces of the light emitting elements and the side surfaces of the phosphor layers. The reflective resin and the substrate disposed in between the adjacent light emitting elements is cut in the column or row direction and between the light emitting element and the adjacent semiconductor element in the other direction, to include a light emitting element or a semiconductor element.	05-15-2014

Takashi Kitajima, Wako-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130045917	METHOD OF SELECTING POLYPEPTIDE SEQUENCE, AND METAL OXIDE OR SILICON-CONTAINING COMPOUND BINDING PEPTIDE AND USE THEREOF - Provided is a peptide including the following amino acid sequence. Tyr-Xaa	02-21-2013

Takashi Kitajima, Funabashi Chiba JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150161371	ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND AUTHENTICATION CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a first authentication controller, a second authentication controller and a controller. The first authentication controller performs biometric authentication to measure biological data of a user and to determine whether or not the biological data corresponds to registered biological data. The second authentication controller performs inter-device authentication by means of communication between the electronic device and a first external device. The controller enables a predetermined function when the biometric authentication and the inter-device authentication have succeeded.	06-11-2015

Takeshi Kitajima, Wako-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130054118	INSTANTANEOUS FUEL CONSUMPTION DISPLAYING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - An injection valve injects a given amount of fuel into an engine in response to an injection pulse. An ECU inputs the injection pulse corresponding to an amount of injected fuel. The ECU inputs information on an amount of injected fuel corresponding to the number of injection pulses to a display controlling portion through a communication line. The ECU produces the information on the amount of injected fuel composed of digital data whenever a given number of injection pulses corresponds to the given amount of fuel. The display controlling portion decides that the given amount of fuel is injected from the injection valve when a predetermined number of pieces of digital data are properly received. The display controlling portion calculates an instantaneous fuel consumption based on an amount of injected fuel thus decided and an operating distance to cause a meter to display information on the instantaneous fuel consumption.	02-28-2013
20150183481	STRADDLE TYPE VEHICLE WITH LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A motorcycle includes liquid crystal display device with a liquid crystal panel and a back light source, a main controller which receives predetermined inputs pertaining to a current operating state of the vehicle or to a rider's intended operations of the vehicle, and a sub-controller for controlling the back light source. The sub-controller is configured to switch the back light source from a normal output state to a low output state if none of the predetermined inputs are inputted to the main controller for at least a predetermined time period, and to switch the back light source back to the normal output state if at least one of the predetermined inputs is inputted to the main controller when the back light source is in the low output state. The predetermined inputs correspond to the rider's operation of control members of the saddle type vehicle when riding.	07-02-2015
20150185545	LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, MOTORCYCLE INCLUDING SAME, AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A liquid crystal display device of a motorcycle is configured and arranged to rapidly warm up a liquid crystal panel at cool temperatures, without requiring an additional heating member. The liquid crystal display device includes a control unit, for controlling a liquid crystal panel, and a backlight. When the temperature of liquid crystal is lower than a predetermined value, or when it is within a fixed time period after turning on an ignition switch, as a warm-up period, the control unit increases power supplied to the backlight to a larger amount than that in a normal display state, to increase the amount of back light, and temporarily changes the entire display surface to a darker color, in order to increase the amount of light absorbed by the liquid crystal panel, simultaneously reducing the amount of light penetrating the display surface, and thereby speeding up warming of the liquid crystal panel.	07-02-2015

Tatsutoshi Kitajima, Ohta-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130135516	AUTO-FOCUS CONTROLLING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND DIGITAL STILL CAMERA - An auto-focus controlling apparatus includes a focus evaluation value generating device generating a focus evaluation value based on image data acquired through the focus lens, a target lens position determining device determining a target lens position, a timing determining device determining a plurality of acquisition lens positions for acquiring the focus evaluation values in a scanning direction from a present lens position of the focus lens toward the target lens position, a scanning device driving the focus lens in the scanning direction, a predicted focus lens position determining device predicting a predicted focus lens position based on the acquired focus evaluation values and a moving device stopping the scanning device to drive the focus lens when the predicted focus lens position is determined and driving the focus lens in the same direction as the scanning direction to move the focus lens to the predicted focus lens position.	05-30-2013
20130182102	IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging optical system that obtains an optical image of a photographic subject; a plurality of image sensor elements that output image data based on the optical image of the photographic subject obtained by the imaging optical system; an electric power supply controller that controls electric power supply to the plurality of image sensor elements; and a distance metering device that includes the plurality of image sensor elements and the electric power supply controller, and measures a distance to the photographic subject based on an output of the image sensor elements, wherein the plurality of image sensor elements are aligned in line and formed on one semiconductor wafer, and the electric power supply controller performs electric power supply to the plurality of image sensor elements in accordance with operating conditions set to the imaging apparatus.	07-18-2013

Tatsuya Kitajima, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110311248	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE DEFECT - Disclosed is an image forming apparatus, including: a toner image forming unit that includes an image carrier forming toner images by supplying toner to formed electrostatic latent images and transferring the formed toner images; a cleaning member that is in contact with the image carrier and removes the toner remaining in the image carrier after the toner images are transferred; a spacing part that spaces the cleaning member from the image carrier; an environment information acquisition unit that acquires information regarding temperature or humidity that is environment information, in the toner image forming unit; an environment determination unit that determines whether the temperature or the humidity in the toner image forming unit satisfies a reference by using the environment information; and a control unit that controls the spacing part to space the cleaning member from the image carrier when it is determined that the temperature or the humidity in the toner image forming unit does not satisfy the reference.	12-22-2011

Tetsuya Kitajima, Nagoya JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130106939	IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS	05-02-2013
20130107456	IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS AND ADDITIONAL CASSETTE DEVICE	05-02-2013

Tomohiko Kitajima, Santa Clara, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140004626	TEMPERATURE CONTROL OF CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING	01-02-2014
20150027491	DOUBLE SIDED BUFF MODULE FOR POST CMP CLEANING - A buff module and method for using the same are provided. In one embodiment, a buff module includes housing having an interior volume, a plurality of drive rollers and a pair of buff heads. The drive rollers are arranged to rotate a substrate within the interior volume on a substantially horizontal axis. The buff heads are disposed in the housing, each buff head rotatable on an axis substantially aligned with the horizontal axis and movable to a position substantially parallel with the horizontal axis.	01-29-2015

Tomoyuki Kitajima, Sanbu-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120295105	SURFACE-PROTECTION FILM, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, BASE FILM FOR A SURFACE-PROTECTION FILM, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A surface protective film includes a base layer having polyolefin as a main component and an adhesion layer. The surface protective film and a base film for the surface protective film are thermally treated at a temperature from 40 degrees C. to 100 degrees C. for 1 second to 120 seconds and a size change ratio at which each of the surface protective film and the base film changes in size after being heated at 90 degrees C. for one hour falls within ±0.50% in each of MD (a machine direction) and TD (a traverse direction). Generation of curling is prevented and a surface of a target member is protected without damaging properties or performance of the target member.	11-22-2012
20130177761	SURFACE PROTECTION FILM - A surface protective film includes a polyolefin base material layer and an adhesive layer. The adhesive layer has hardness (Martens hardness) in a range of 1 N/mm	07-11-2013

Toshihiro Kitajima, Wako-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120263353	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND MOVABLE BODY - An image processing apparatus includes an edge extracting section which extracts an edge in a range image and a removing section which removes a distance value of a pixel of an edge part extracted by the edge extracting section in the range image.	10-18-2012

Toshihiro Kitajima, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150148687	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING HEART RATE - Provided is a method of measuring a heart rate in an electronic device. The method includes obtaining a face image of a subject by using the electronic device; determining a target region within the obtained face image; analyzing color information within the determined target region; and determining a heart rate of the subject on the basis of the analyzed color information. The analyzing of color information is performed on the basis of a differential arithmetic operation between a first color component and a second color component within the target region.	05-28-2015

Toshio Kitajima, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130192025	HIGH PRESSURE BUSHING OF ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE AND ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE - According to one embodiment, there is provided a high pressure bushing arranged through by penetrating a stator frame of a rotating electrical machine in which a cooling gas is sealed. At least a communicating hole is provided in the hollow connecting conductor and at least a reflux hole is provided in the gas circulation pipe, such that the cooling gas flows in both of the first gap and the second gap, passes through an inner side of the gas circulation pipe, and is discharged to the machine inner side.	08-01-2013

Tsuguo Kitajima, Miyagi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140174662	PLASMA PROCESSING DEVICE - A plasma processing device according to one embodiment comprises a processing vessel, a gas supply unit, a lower electrode and an upper electrode. The processing vessel defines a processing space. The gas supply unit supplies processing gas into the processing space. The lower electrode is provided below the processing space. The upper electrode is provided above the processing space, and a covering layer having plasma-resistant properties is formed on this upper electrode. The surface of this covering layer is polished.	06-26-2014

Yasuhiro Kitajima, Chiyoda-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130088958	COMMUNICATION CONTROL SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - A communication control system (	04-11-2013

Yukiko Kitajima, Ishikawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110220152	SUPERCRITICAL DRYING METHOD AND SUPERCRITICAL DRYING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a substrate having a plurality of adjacent patterns on one surface thereof is cleaned by cleaning liquid. Subsequently, after the cleaning liquid is displaced with pure water, the pure water is displaced with displacement liquid. Under a condition that the displacement liquid among the patterns does not vaporize, the displacement liquid not contributing to prevention of collapse of the patterns is removed. After the displacement liquid is removed, the substrate is held in supercritical fluid and the displacement liquid among the patterns is displaced with the supercritical fluid. After the displacement liquid among the patterns is displaced with the supercritical fluid, the supercritical fluid adhering to the substrate is vaporized.	09-15-2011

Yukiko Kitajima, Komatsu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110289793	SUPERCRITICAL DRYING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor substrate having a surface wetted with a chemical solution is introduced into a chamber, and a supercritical fluid is supplied into the chamber. The temperature in the chamber is adjusted to the critical temperature of the chemical solution or higher, so that the chemical solution is put into a supercritical state. The pressure in the chamber is then lowered, and the chemical solution in the critical state is turned into gaseous matter. The gaseous matter is then discharged from the chamber.	12-01-2011
20110314689	SUBSTRATE DRYING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor substrate whose surface is wet with a chemical solution (solvent) and formed with patterns having an aspect ratio of 10 or more is loaded into a chamber. Then, while the chemical solution (solvent) remains on the semiconductor substrate, its temperature is increased to a predetermined temperature in the range of 160° C. or more and less than the critical temperature of the chemical solution (solvent), and the evaporated chemical solution (solvent) is discharged from the chamber.	12-29-2011
20120118332	SUPERCRITICAL DRYING METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE - In one embodiment, after rinsing a semiconductor substrate having a fine pattern formed thereon with pure water, the pure water staying on the semiconductor substrate is substituted with a water soluble organic solvent, and then, the semiconductor substrate is introduced into a chamber in a state wet with the water soluble organic solvent. Then, the water soluble organic solvent is turned into a supercritical state by increasing a temperature inside of the chamber. Thereafter, the inside of the chamber is reduced in pressure while keeping the inside of the chamber at a temperature enough not to liquefy the pure water (i.e., rinsing pure water mixed into the water soluble organic solvent), and further, the water soluble organic solvent in the supercritical state is changed into a gaseous state, to be discharged from the chamber, so that the semiconductor substrate is dried.	05-17-2012
20120186097	SUPERCRITICAL DRYING DEVICE AND METHOD - Certain embodiments provide a supercritical drying device, comprising a sealable first vessel; a fluorine adsorbent provided inside the first vessel; a second vessel being provided inside the first vessel and housing a semiconductor substrate; a heater heating the inside of the first vessel; a pipe connected to the first vessel; and a valve provided on the pipe. Free fluorine generated by heating a fluorine containing solvent is adsorbed to the fluorine adsorbent.	07-26-2012
20120240426	SUPERCRITICAL DRYING METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE - According to one embodiment, a supercritical drying method for a semiconductor substrate includes introducing a semiconductor substrate formed with a metal film into a chamber, the surface of the substrate being wet with alcohol, supplying a supercritical fluid of carbon dioxide into the chamber, setting a temperature inside the chamber to a predetermined temperature, to replace the alcohol on the semiconductor substrate with the supercritical fluid, and discharging the supercritical fluid and the alcohol from the chamber while keeping the temperature inside the chamber at the predetermined temperature, to lower a pressure inside the chamber. The predetermined temperature is not lower than 75° C. but lower than a critical temperature of the alcohol.	09-27-2012
20120247516	SUPERCRITICAL DRYING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATES - According to one embodiment, a supercritical drying method comprises cleaning a semiconductor substrate with a chemical solution, rinsing the semiconductor substrate with pure water after the cleaning, changing a liquid covering a surface of the semiconductor substrate from the pure water to alcohol by supplying the alcohol to the surface after the rinsing, guiding the semiconductor substrate having the surface wetted with the alcohol into a chamber, discharging oxygen from the chamber by supplying an inert gas into the chamber, putting the alcohol into a supercritical state by increasing temperature in the chamber to a critical temperature of the alcohol or higher after the discharge of the oxygen, and discharging the alcohol from the chamber by lowering pressure in the chamber and changing the alcohol from the supercritical state to a gaseous state. The chamber contains SUS. An inner wall face of the chamber is subjected to electrolytic polishing.	10-04-2012
20140174482	SUPERCRITICAL DRYING METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE - In one embodiment, after rinsing a semiconductor substrate having a fine pattern formed thereon with pure water, the pure water staying on the semiconductor substrate is substituted with a water soluble organic solvent, and then, the semiconductor substrate is introduced into a chamber in a state wet with the water soluble organic solvent. Then, the water soluble organic solvent is turned into a supercritical state by increasing a temperature inside of the chamber. Thereafter, the inside of the chamber is reduced in pressure while keeping the inside of the chamber at a temperature enough not to liquefy the pure water (i.e., rinsing pure water mixed into the water soluble organic solvent), and further, the water soluble organic solvent in the supercritical state is changed into a gaseous state, to be discharged from the chamber, so that the semiconductor substrate is dried.	06-26-2014