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Kondo, Tokyo

Ai Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110165387ACTINIC ENERGY RADIATION CURABLE INK-JET INK, IMAGE FORMING METHOD USING THE SAME, AND PRINTED MATTER OBTAINED THEREBY - Provided is an actinic radiation curable inkjet ink capable of high sensitivity and high glossy image; and an image forming method utilizing the same. An actinic radiation curable inkjet ink comprising a photo polymerization initiator and a polymerizable monomer, wherein a surface free energy γ07-07-2011

Daisuke Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090257085GENERATION OF A WEB PAGE INCLUDING MENU ITEMS FOR WEB PAGES - An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of Web page generating units each configured to perform processing responsive to an HTTP request and to generate a Web page for displaying information about a result of the processing; a menu information integrating unit configured to acquire from each of the Web page generating units information about URLs of the Web page generating units and information about menu items to be displayed for allowing the Web page generating units to be utilized, and configured to integrate the acquired information into a first storage file; and a menu page generating unit configured to generate based on the first storage file a Web page inclusive of the menu items for allowing Web pages generated by the Web page generating units to be utilized.10-15-2009
20090300478IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus includes multiple executing units; multiple Webpage generating units each corresponding to an executing unit and configured to execute a process corresponding to an HTTP request and generate a Web page for displaying information indicating the process result; multiple menu-information integrating units, each corresponding to an executing unit and configured to obtain, from each Webpage generating unit corresponding to the executing unit, a URL of the Webpage generating unit and menu-item display information provided for allowing use of the Webpage generating unit, integrate and store the menu-item display information in a first file specific to the executing unit, and merge, with the first file, information obtained from another first file specific to another executing unit; and a menu-page generating unit configured to generate, based on information stored in the merged first file, a Web page including menu items provided for allowing use of the Webpage generating units.12-03-2009
20110107961SINGLE CRYSTAL MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - The device is equipped with a crucible main body (05-12-2011
20120103262APPARATUS OF MANUFACTURING SILICON CARBIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL - A apparatus (05-03-2012

Patent applications by Daisuke Kondo, Tokyo JP

Emi Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120044525INFORMATION-DISPLAYING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD - To facilitate visual identification of a guidance image for setup work or maintenance work for a printer. A content delivery system comprises a server, a printer, and a mobile terminal.02-23-2012

Fumiyoshi Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120148832GLASS ARTICLE PROVIDED WITH PHOTOCATALYST FILM - Provided is a glass article that improves the film strength of a photocatalyst film while maintaining the photocatalytic function and the reflection suppressing function of the photocatalyst film. The photocatalyst film on the glass sheet is formed to contain, in mass %, 50 to 82% of silicon oxide particles, 8 to 40% of titanium oxide particles, and 7 to 20% of a binder component composed of silicon oxide. The average particle diameter of the silicon oxide particles is set to at least 5 times the average particle diameter of the titanium oxide particles. The photocatalyst film is formed to have a structure such that some of the silicon oxide particles in the film serve as protruding silicon oxide particles that are not in contact with the glass sheet and that have their top portions protruding from the surrounding titanium oxide particles and being exposed on the surface of the film, while some of the titanium oxide particles are interposed between the glass sheet and the protruding silicon oxide particles.06-14-2012

Gaku Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120315677SACCHARIDE-SOLUTION PRODUCING APPARATUS, FERMENTATION SYSTEM, SACCHARIDE-SOLUTION PRODUCING METHOD, AND FERMENTATION METHOD - A saccharide-solution producing apparatus 12-13-2012
20130196424SACCHARIDE-SOLUTION PRODUCING APPARATUS, FERMENTATION SYSTEM, SACCHARIDE-SOLUTION PRODUCING METHOD, AND FERMENTATION METHOD - A saccharide-solution producing apparatus 08-01-2013
20130309761APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SACCHARIDE SOLUTION THAT USES BIOMASS AS FEEDSTOCK - There is provided an apparatus for treating a biomass feedstock at a high temperature, including a cooling means for cooling a biomass treated liquid at a high temperature; an enzymatic saccharification tank for saccharifying a cooled treated liquid with an enzyme; a solid-liquid separation apparatus for removing water-slightly soluble substances contained in a saccharide solution taken out from the enzymatic saccharification tank and a foreign substance removing unit provided with a microfiltlation (MF) membrane; a dilution tank, disposed downstream of the foreign substance removing unit, for diluting the saccharide solution from which the water-slightly soluble substances are removed by adding water thereto; a water separation unit, provided with a reverse osmosis (RO) membrane, for removing water from the diluted saccharide solution so as to obtain concentrated saccharide solution.11-21-2013
20130337552FERMENTATION APPARATUS THAT USES BIOMASS AS FEEDSTOCK - There is provided an apparatus for treating a biomass feedstock at a high temperature, including: a cooling means for cooling a biomass liquid treated at a high temperature; an enzymatic saccharification tank for subjecting a cooled treated liquid to saccharification with an enzyme; a solid-liquid separation apparatus for removing water-slightly soluble fermentation inhibitory substances contained in the saccharide solution taken out from the enzymatic saccharification tank and a foreign substance removing unit provided with a microfiltlation (MF) membrane 12-19-2013
20140311959WASTEWATER TREATMENT DEVICE - Provided is a wastewater treatment device that can reduce the fluoride ion concentration in industrial wastewater to improve the recovery rate of purified water. A wastewater treatment device (10-23-2014
20140319031WASTEWATER TREATMENT DEVICE - A wastewater treatment device includes a first biological treatment device (10-30-2014

Patent applications by Gaku Kondo, Tokyo JP

Hajime Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080269380Rubber Composition and Tire Using the Same - This invention provides a rubber composition having an excellent low loss factor and capable of imparting a wear resistance and a fracture resistance to a tire, which is formed by compounding carbon black having a toluene coloring transmittance of not less than 90% and satisfying a relationship between hydrogen emission ratio (% by mass) and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide adsorption specific surface area (CTAB) (m10-30-2008
20090048390Nano-Particle Preparation And Applications - A nano-particle composition including a poly(alkenylbenzene) core and a poly(conjugated diene), a poly(alkylene), or a poly(alkenylbenzene) surface layer is provided. The nano-particles have a mean average diameter of less than about 100 nm. The nano-particles can be modified via, for example, hydrogenation or functionalization. The nano-particles can be advantageously be incorporated into rubbers, elastomers, and thermoplastics.02-19-2009
20100222488OIL-EXTENDED NATURAL RUBBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME RUBBER COMPOSITION AND TIRE USING THE SAME - This invention relates to an oil-extended natural rubber capable of improving a tensile strength and a wear resistance of a rubber composition, and more particularly to an oil-extended natural rubber formed by adding an emulsified extension oil to a natural rubber latex and further coagulating and drying them. An amount of the extension oil added is preferable to be within a range of 5-80% by mass based on a rubber component in the natural rubber latex and the oil-extended natural rubber is preferable to have a weight average molecular weight as converted to polystyrene of a rubber component of not less than 1,500,000.09-02-2010
20110288800METHOD FOR MEASURING SYSTEM PARAMETER OF LINEAR MULTIPORT AND MEASURING METHOD USING VECTOR NETWORK ANALYZER - The present invention provides a novel measurement method for system parameters of a 5-port junction used in a VNA (Vector Network Analyzer). A VNA is a device for measuring amplitude ratios and phase differences (S-parameters: scattering matrix elements) between incident waves and reflected waves of a DUT (Device Under Test), or between input waves and transmitted waves. What has been newly discovered is that for 5 ports, S-parameters can be expressed by a linear coupling using H and power difference ratios ({P(S)/P(0)}−1). It is possible to easily calculate parameter H using a minimum of three already known standards, and amount of calculation can be reduced compared to conventionally.11-24-2011

Patent applications by Hajime Kondo, Tokyo JP

Harufusa Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090279885CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR OPTICAL TRANSMITTER/RECEIVER - A control circuit for an optical transmitter/receiver that transmits/receives an optical signal, comprises: a memory having a digital value storage area and an area that stores limit values; a register; an analog/digital conversion circuit that receives analog signals indicating operating parameters of the optical transmitter/receiver, converts the analog signals to respective digital values, and stores the digital values in the memory; a comparison logical circuit that compares the digital values with the limit values, generates flag values, and stores the flag values in the register; and an outside interface that allows an outside host apparatus to access the memory and the register to read the flag values and monitor an operating condition of the optical transmitter/receiver from outside.11-12-2009
20100150567OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER - An optical transceiver performs an optical transmitting and receiving operation, and has a first memory and an external interface. The external interface receives information from a host device and writes the received information in the first memory. The external interface reads the information from the first memory in response to an external command and transfers externally the read information. The information includes at least one of an operation start date, when the optical transceiver starts the optical transmitting and receiving operation, and an operation termination dates when the optical transceiver terminates the optical transmitting and receiving operation.06-17-2010
20100150578OPTICAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE - An optical transceiver includes an optical transmitter. The optical transmitter varies the wavelength of its output beam in accordance with the setting of a digital to analog converter. Two split beams emerging respectively from beam splitters are introduced into a photodetector and a wavelength filter, respectively. A quotient is calculated by dividing the digital value output from an analog to digital converter (ADC) by the digital value output from another ADC. A memory address m is then determined based on this quotient without making any calculation for compensating for the imperfect characteristics of the wavelength filter. A wavelength notification value is then selected from a wavelength notification table based on the determined memory address m, and sent to the system host.06-17-2010

Hidekazu Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090178127Authentication system, authentication server, authenticating method, authenticating program, terminal, authentication requesting method, authentication requesting program, and storage medium - Disclosed herein is an authentication system offering high degrees of security and convenience by use of two storage media. An automatic log-in system (07-09-2009
20100013801PROJECTOR SYSTEM - In a projector system, a user specifies an arbitrary position on a projector screen (01-21-2010
20100134702PROJECTOR SYSTEM - A projector system projects derivation markers (06-03-2010

Patent applications by Hidekazu Kondo, Tokyo JP

Hidetaka Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140286692PIVOT HOLDER STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE LIGHTING UNIT - A vehicle lighting unit can have an aiming mechanism with a pivot holder structure such that a pivot attached to a reflector that holds a bulb is supported by a pivot holder integrally formed with a housing while the pivot is rotatable and an adjustment bolt is provided, so that the rotation of the adjustment bolt can achieve adjustment of an optical axis by inclining the reflector. The pivot holder can include a reception seat extending in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the pivot is inserted and having an arc-like curved surface for receiving a ball of the pivot, and a pair of claws extending in the direction perpendicular to the direction in which the pivot is inserted so as to be parallel with each other and configured to support the ball, the pair of claws being coupled to each other by an arc-shaped bridge.09-25-2014

Hirotoshi Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120196507Apparatus and Method for the Removal of Unit Members from a Transmitter Mechanism for RC Models - An apparatus and method for coupling a plurality of detachable components from a transmitter unit used to control radio controlled (RC) models. Specifically, a steering unit and a grip unit may be coupled and decoupled from the main upper body unit comprising the transmitter. When coupling the steering unit to the upper body, guide projections on the steering unit are inserted into a corresponding number of groove guides defined within the upper body unit. A shutter stopper locks the guide grooves and prevents the guide projections from moving. The grip unit is similarly coupled to the upper body unit by means of a locking claw which maintains the grip unit in a fixed position until a release button is actuated by a user. The transmitter unit comprises the ability of providing for a number of different operational configurations, thus accommodating the needs and preferences of each user.08-02-2012

Hisao Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120012947SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a gate pad, a gate wiring conductor connected to the gate pad, and a gate electrode formed under the gate pad and the gate wiring conductor. Portions of the gate electrode closer to the gate pad have a higher resistance per unit area than portions of the gate electrode farther away from the gate pad.01-19-2012

Hisashi Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100026595ANTENNA DEVICE AND MOBILE WIRELESS TERMINAL - In an antenna device having a coil element 02-04-2010

Jiro Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110038777PRODUCTION METHOD OF WATER GLASS - The present invention relates to a production method, of water glass, comprising dissolving a sodium-based byproduct which is by-produced in the process of enhancing the purity of silicone and not only contains silicon but also contains sodium silicate as a main component, in water to produce crude water glass, at the same time, dissolving the silicon to generate a hydrogen gas, and then filtering the crude water glass to produce water glass.02-17-2011
20150028268METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HIGHLY PURE SILICON, HIGHLY PURE SILICON OBTAINED BY THIS METHOD, AND SILICON RAW MATERIAL FOR MANUFACTURING HIGHLY PURE SILICON - Provided are a method for manufacturing a highly pure silicon by unidirectional solidification of molten silicon, that can inexpensively and industrially easily manufacture highly pure silicon that has a low oxygen concentration and low carbon concentration and is suitable for applications such as manufacturing solar cells; highly pure silicon obtained by this method and silicon raw material for manufacturing highly pure silicon. A method for manufacturing highly pure silicon using molten silicon containing 100 to 1000 ppmw of carbon and 0.5 to 2000 ppmw of germanium as the raw material when manufacturing highly pure silicon by unidirectionally solidifying molten silicon raw material in a casting container, the highly pure silicon obtained by this method, and the silicon raw material for manufacturing the highly pure silicon.01-29-2015
20150082942METAL OR SEMICONDUCTOR MELT REFINEMENT METHOD, AND VACUUM REFINEMENT DEVICE - An objective of the present invention is, in refining a metal or a semiconductor melt, without impairing refining efficiency, to alleviate wear and tear commensurate with unevenness in a crucible caused by instability in melt flow, and to allow safe operation over long periods of time such that leakages from the crucible do not occur. Provided is a metal or semiconductor melt refining method, in which, by using an AC resistance heating heater as a crucible heating method, the melt is heat retained and mixed by a rotating magnetic field which is generated by the resistance heating heater. The metal or semiconductor melt refinement method and a vacuum refinement device which is optimal for the refinement method are characterized in that, in order that a fluid instability does not occur in the boundary between the melt and the bottom face of the crucible when the melt is rotated by the rotating magnetic field, with a kinematic viscosity coefficient of the melt designated ν (m03-26-2015

Jun Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100220300PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided is a projection display apparatus capable of avoiding decreasing efficiency in the use of a light beam propagating from a light source, thereby to display a high-quality image. The projection display apparatus includes: a light source for emitting a coherent light beam; a light valve having an image-forming region for modulating a light beam propagating from the light source, thereby to generate and emit an image light beam; a lighting-optical system for guiding to the image-forming region the light beam propagating from the light source; a projection-optical system for enlarging and projecting the image light beam emitted by the image-forming region; and a diffusion device located in the lighting-optical system and in the vicinity of a position optically conjugated with the image-forming region. The diffusion device has a structure in which a plurality of microscopic optical elements is regularly arranged on a base plane perpendicular to a propagation direction of a light beam propagating from the light source.09-02-2010
20110075108PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - A projection display device that displays an image by projecting the image onto a transmissive screen from the rear thereof includes: an illumination optical system for guiding a light beam emitted from a laser light source to the transmissive screen; a projection optical system for enlarging an image formed on a region to be illuminated of an image display element, and projecting the enlarged image on the transmissive screen, the projection optical system being configured such that the product of the F-number and the projection magnification of the projection optical system is less than 400; wherein the transmissive screen includes a Fresnel lens and a lenticular lens respectively equipped with a light diffusion layer for diffusing incident light and causing resultant light to exit the light diffusion layer. The light diffusion layer of the lenticular lens has a thickness of less than 300 μm.03-31-2011
20120131862DOUBLE FLOOR STRUCTURE AND SUPPORT LEG FOR DOUBLE FLOOR STRUCTURE - A double floor structure capable of being adapted to the conditions of construction and the needs of users at low cost. A double floor structure (K) provided with support legs (05-31-2012
20120224109OPTICAL ELEMENT, SCREEN, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A screen includes a light diffusion layer in which microcapsules, each having therein a light diffusion liquid that scatters light for displaying a video image, are planarly arranged. The light diffusion layer is fixed to a supporting sheet by a binder material. On a surface of the supporting sheet, a Fresnel lens is formed. A light diffusion plate is made up of the light diffusion layer and the supporting sheet. The screen is made up of the light diffusion plate and a light diffusion plate. Scattering distribution of a scattered wave of light that passes through the light diffusion layer temporally changes.09-06-2012

Patent applications by Jun Kondo, Tokyo JP

Junji Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080258914Monitoring apparatus - A position detection sensor using electromagnetic wave (10-23-2008

Kaoru Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080223154FLOW CELL, FLOW CELL MANUFACTURING METHOD AND PARTICLE MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT - A flow cell 09-18-2008

Katsunori Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110244638SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A semiconductor device manufacturing method is a method of forming a semiconductor device that includes a cell part that includes plural transistor cells in each of which a gate of a trench type is formed in a semiconductor layer, and diffused layers are formed on both sides of the gate, and a guard ring part that surrounds the cell part. The semiconductor device manufacturing method includes forming an interlayer dielectric film on a surface of the semiconductor layer in which the gate and the diffused layers are formed; reducing a thickness of the interlayer dielectric film formed in the cell part through etch back; forming a contact part having a shape of a hole or a groove in the interlayer dielectric film at a position above the diffused layer; and forming a metal film on the interlayer dialectic film.10-06-2011

Katsuyuki Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100223004DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL PROGRAM - A user can visually and instinctively understand an operation to be executed, and a corresponding operation screen or input screen is easily displayed and operated.09-02-2010

Kazufumi Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140002961SWITCHGEAR01-02-2014

Kazuhiro Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080280283Methods For Assessing Fatigue Level and Applications Thereof - Level of fatigue that accompanies everyday life or a disease can be simply, easily, and quantitatively assessed by obtaining a body fluid from a test subject and measuring the amount of human herpesvirus in the body fluid. Furthermore, the anti-fatigue potency of anti-fatigue substances and anti-fatigue food products can be measured.11-13-2008
20100247486Recombinant virus vector originating in HHV-6 or HHV-7, method of producing the same, method of transforming host cell using the same, host cell transformed thereby and gene therapy method using the same - It is intended to provide a virus vector by which an exogenous nucleotide sequence can be inserted and easily transferred into a mammalian host cell and a gene encoded by the exogenous nucleotide sequence can be expressed in the host cell, and which has a low risk of pathogenicity and is appropriately usable in gene therapy of mammals. Namely, a recombinant vector originating in HHV-6 which has an exogenous nucleotide sequence in a portion corresponding to at least one region selected from the group consisting of U2, U3, U4, U5, U6, U7, U8, U24, and U25 regions of HHV-6; or a recombinant vector originating in HHV-7 which has an exogenous nucleotide sequence in a portion corresponding to at least one region selected from the group consisting of U2, U3, U4, U7, U8, U24, U24a, and U25 regions of HHV-7.09-30-2010
20100281550FACTOR INVOLVED IN LATENT INFECTION WITH HERPESVIRUS, AND USE THEREOF - Disclosed are a protein and a gene each of which is a factor involved in latent infection with a herpesvirus. An antibody against the factor was detected in approximately 50% of patients suffering from mental disorders, whereas the antibody was hardly detected in healthy persons. Further, a mouse having SITH-1 introduced therein developed a mental disorder such as a manic-depressive illness or depression-like disorder. Based on these findings, it is possible to provide a method for objectively determining a mental disorder and an animal model of a mental disorder.11-04-2010
20110020789METHODS FOR ASSESSING FATIGUE LEVEL AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - Level of fatigue that accompanies everyday life or a disease can be simply, easily, and quantitatively assessed by obtaining a body fluid from a test subject and measuring the amount of human herpesvirus in the body fluid. Furthermore, the anti-fatigue potency of anti-fatigue substances and anti-fatigue food products can be measured.01-27-2011
20110053145QUANTITATION METHOD OF VIRUS - The present invention relates to a method of quantitatively determining the number of human herpesvirus (HHV) collected from a body fluid and a kit for performing the method. Conventionally, a trained technician has been required to accurately quantitatively determine a number of HHV collected from a body fluid. The method of the present invention is a novel method of quantitative determination that enables measurement of a number of HHV in a body fluid to be simply, accurately, and efficiently determined. The method of the present invention can enable continuous evaluation of the number of HHV in body fluids and, therefore, can be applied to quantitative evaluation of the accumulation of fatigue.03-03-2011
20110053250ENRICHMENT METHOD OF VIRUS - The present invention provides a novel method that can increase readily a virus or viral vector concentration in a solution having a low concentration and a kit for performing the method. Conventional methods require complicated operations, expensive equipment, or highly trained experts for efficiently concentrating viruses from low-concentration virus solutions. The method of the present invention can concentrate viral vectors readily while maintaining infection abilities of the viral vectors, and thus it can be used as a safe and simple technique for concentrating a vector useful in the field of a genetic therapy or a vaccine therapy using a viral vector.03-03-2011
20110145756INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM CONTAINING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM WITH ROTARY OPERATION - There is provided a novel menu selection method in a mobile phone. Also provided is a cursor displaying method with which a user can intuitively recognize a moving direction and moving speed. In addition, a novel scrollbar with which the user can recognize, in a case of displaying menus beyond a display screen, a range currently displayed on a display screen among all the menus and a current cursor position within the menus displayed on the current display screen.06-16-2011
20120064543METHOD FOR DETECTING SUBSTANCE IN BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE - The present invention provides a method for detecting a substance in a biological sample, a carrier for using in the method, and a kit. The method of the present invention according to an embodiment includes: 03-15-2012
20120088313METHOD FOR DETECTING SUBSTANCE IN BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE - The present invention provides a method for detecting a substance in a biological sample, a carrier for using in the method, and a kit. The method of the present invention includes 1) providing a carrier on which a biotin-binding protein is bound and providing a biotinylated protein by biotinylating a protein that specifically binds to a substance to be detected; 2) binding the biotinylated protein to the carrier provided in step 1) to produce a biotinylated protein-bound carrier; 3) mixing (a) a biological sample, and (b-i) a cell homogenate extract prepared from cells of the same species as that of the host cells used for expressing, for example, the biotin-binding protein in step 1), and a biotin-binding protein, or (b-ii) a cell homogenate extract prepared from cells of the same species as that of the host cells used for expressing, for example, the biotin-binding protein in step 1) and genetically engineered to express a biotin-binding protein, and adding the mixture to the biotinylated protein-bound carrier produced in step 2); and 4) detecting the substance specifically bound to the biotinylated protein.04-12-2012
20120107842METHOD FOR DETECTING ANTIBODY AGAINST SITH-1 IN BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE - The present invention provides a method for detecting an antibody against a small protein encoded by the intermediate stage transcript of HHV-6 (SITH-1) in a biological sample.05-03-2012
20130137088FACTOR INVOLVED IN LATENT INFECTION WITH HERPESVIRUS, AND USE THEREOF - Disclosed are a protein and a gene each of which is a factor involved in latent infection with a herpesvirus. An antibody against the factor was detected in approximately 50% of patients suffering from mental disorders, whereas the antibody was hardly detected in healthy persons. Further, a mouse having SITH-1 introduced therein developed a mental disorder such as a manic-depressive illness or depression-like disorder. Based on these findings, it is possible to provide a method for objectively determining a mental disorder and an animal model of a mental disorder.05-30-2013
20130217044FACTOR INVOLVED IN LATENT INFECTION WITH HERPESVIRUS, AND USE THEREOF - Disclosed are a protein and a gene each of which is a factor involved in latent infection with a herpesvirus. An antibody against the factor was detected in approximately 50% of patients suffering from mental disorders, whereas the antibody was hardly detected in healthy persons. Further, a mouse having SITH-1 introduced therein developed a mental disorder such as a manic-depressive illness or depression-like disorder. Based on these findings, it is possible to provide a method for objectively determining a mental disorder and an animal model of a mental disorder.08-22-2013
20140087882GAME PROCESSING SERVER APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A game processing server apparatus providing a game service to a plurality of terminal devices connected with each other via a network, includes a game data generation unit that generates game data in the game service; a player information storing unit that stores player information including registration date data indicating a date when the player operating the terminal device is registered in the game service; and a group allocation unit that determines a player group to which the player belongs based on the registration date data of the player, wherein the game data generation unit generates game data for training, which is different from normal game data, to the player who belongs to the player group.03-27-2014
20140135119GAME PROVIDING APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A game providing apparatus connected to a terminal device to be capable of having communication with the terminal device to provide a game in which a player selects a plurality of characters to participate in the game, includes a display image generation unit that synthesizes a plurality of character positioning areas at which a plurality of characters are to be positioned, respectively, and a plurality of characters positioned at the plurality of character positioning areas, respectively, to have the terminal device display the synthesized image; and a character selection unit that selects, when one of the characters is designated and a direction from the designated character having the designated character as a base point is designated by the terminal device, the designated character and the character positioned at the character positioning area that are in the designated direction, as a combination of characters to actually participate in the battle.05-15-2014
20140295968GAME PROVIDING APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A game providing apparatus connected to a terminal device to be capable of having communication with the terminal device to provide a game in which a player selects a plurality of characters to participate in the game, includes a display image generation unit that synthesizes a plurality of character positioning areas at which a plurality of characters are to be positioned, respectively, and a plurality of characters positioned at the plurality of character positioning areas, respectively, to have the terminal device display the synthesized image; and a character selection unit that selects, when one of the characters is designated and a direction from the designated character having the designated character as a base point is designated by the terminal device, the designated character and the character positioned at the character positioning area that are in the designated direction, as a combination of characters to actually participate in the battle.10-02-2014

Patent applications by Kazuhiro Kondo, Tokyo JP

Kazuhisa Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090232335CONDENSER MICROPHONE - A condenser microphone comprising: a mic capsule in which a capacitor is composed of a diaphragm and a counter electrode, and which effects electroacoustic conversion; a FET for impedance-converting audio signals output from the mic capsule; and a CR circuit composed of a resistor and a capacitor, and connected to the FET to adjust a signal level in a low frequency range, and in the condenser microphone, an output terminal may be drawn out from a drain of the FET; and the CR circuit may be connected in between a source of the FET and the ground, furthermore, in the condenser microphone, there may be provided a changeover switch for switching a mode in which the CR circuit is connected in between the source of the FET and the ground into another mode in which the CR circuit is short-circuited to connect the source of the FET to the ground.09-17-2009
20130333546Pickup Cable for Stringed Instrument - A pickup cable for a stringed instrument can switch between the output of the direct vibrational sound of strings and the output of the sound from the stringed instrument body generated by the vibrations of the strings and can also simultaneously output both the sound components. The pickup cable for a stringed instrument includes an input terminal to be inserted in a jack of the stringed instrument; a microphone to collect and convert sound of an internal space of the stringed instrument into collected-sound electrical signals; and an output terminal to output the collected-sound electrical signals. The microphone is incorporated in the input terminal.12-19-2013

Patent applications by Kazuhisa Kondo, Tokyo JP

Kazunari Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100183648VACCINE ANTIGEN CAPABLE OF INDUCING CROSS-REACTING AND NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY AGAINTS HIGH-RISK-TYPE HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS - Disclosed is a vaccine antigen capable of inducing a cross-reacting and neutralizing antibody directed against a high-risk-type human papillomavirus. Specifically disclosed are: a chimeric protein comprising an L2-epitope of a human papillomavirus (HPV) type-16 inserted in a loop region of a human papillomavirus type-16 L1 protein; and a capsid which is an aggregate of the chimeric protein. The loop region to which the L2-epitope is to be inserted is located between an amino acid residue at position-430 and an amino acid residue at position-433. The L2-epitope has an amino acid sequence represented by any one of the following formulae: YKTCKQAGTCPPDIIPKVEG (SEQ ID NO: 2) (18-32 L2-epitope); GGLGIGTGSGTGGRTGYIPL (SEQ ID NO: 3) (56-75 L2-epitope); and DPVGPLDPSIVSLVEESSFI (SEQ ID NO: 4) (96-115 L2-epitope).07-22-2010

Kazuyoshi Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120063829Sheet supplying device and image forming apparatus incorporating same - A sheet supplying device that is incorporatable in an image forming apparatus includes a recording media container, a sheet feeding unit to feed a recording medium from the recording media container, and a frame to support the recording media container and the sheet feeding unit. The recording media container is detachably attachable to the frame in a first operation in which the recording media container is moved in a sheet conveyance direction in which the recording medium is conveyed upstream or downstream by the sheet feeding unit, and the recording media container is separated from the frame and the sheet feeding unit with the sheet feeding unit remaining in the frame, and a second operation in which the recording media container is moved in a direction perpendicular to the sheet conveyance direction, and the recording media container is separated from the frame together with the sheet feeding unit.03-15-2012
20120315061IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an outer cover in which an air intake and an exhaust outlet are formed, an image forming unit, a fixing device to fix an image on a recording medium and including a fixing casing in which a sheet inlet and a first exhaust opening are formed, and a thermal shield disposed above the sheet inlet of the fixing device and between the fixing device and a component adjacent to the fixing device, an air channel to guide air sucked in through the air intake to the exhaust outlet, defined by the thermal shield as well as the fixing casing. The first exhaust opening formed in the fixing casing communicates with the air channel formed by the thermal shield and the fixing casing to merge the hot air discharged from the fixing device into the air flowing in the air channel.12-13-2012
20130108308IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH NATURAL VENTILATOR05-02-2013
20140028752IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, a print medium, a conveyance unit, art image forming unit, a cutter unit, a holding unit, a sensor, and a controller. The print medium has an adhesive face with no separation sheet. The cutter unit cuts the medium having an image formed into a print medium piece. The holding unit is configured to hold the piece in a state in which the piece is drawable from outside of the body. The holding unit has a surface separatable from an adhesive face of the piece to hold the adhesive face of the piece. The sensor detects presence or absence of the piece held by the holding unit. After the sensor detects that the piece is drawn out, the controller controls the conveyance unit to convey the medium to the holding unit and controls the holding unit to hold the medium.01-30-2014
20140029023IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a recording unit, a conveyance unit, a protection member, and at least one rotor pair. The recording unit forms an image on a print medium having an adhesive face. The conveyance unit conveys the print medium. The protection member presses against the adhesive face of the print medium to protect the adhesive face. Each of the at least one rotor pair includes rotors to sandwich and press the print medium and the protection member therebetween. The conveyance unit is configured to rotate the at least one rotor pair to convey the print medium and the protection member together to an image forming position at which the recording unit is configured to form the image on the print medium. The protection member is configured to separate from the adhesive face before discharge of the print medium to an outside of the image forming apparatus.01-30-2014
20140078232IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a conveyance unit, and an adhesive-surface guide unit. The adhesive-surface guide unit includes a second rotary body and an adhesive-surface guide member. The second rotary body is disposed at a position downstream from a first rotary body of a pair of rotary bodies of the conveyance unit in a conveyance direction. The adhesive-surface guide member is wound around the first and second rotary bodies to guide an adhesive surface of a print medium. The adhesive-surface guide unit is configured to press the adhesive-surface guide member against the adhesive surface, sandwich the print medium and the second rotary body between the pair of rotary bodies, move the print medium and the second rotary body together, and separate the adhesive-surface guide member from the adhesive surface at a side of the adhesive-surface guide unit at which the second rotary body is disposed.03-20-2014
20140079461IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit and a conveyance unit. The image forming unit forms an image on a print medium. The conveyance unit has a belt member to convey the print medium in a state in which an end of the print medium in a width direction perpendicular to a conveyance direction of the print medium is placed outside an end of the belt member in the width direction.03-20-2014
20140097288SHEET FEEDER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet feeder includes a spool and a pair of roll holders. The spool is configured to hold a roll of print medium having an adhesive surface with no release liner attached thereto, with the roll fitted around the spool. The pair of roll holders is configured to hold the spool at opposed ends of the spool, each including at least a first rotary member, a second rotary member, and a third rotary member that contact an outer circumferential surface of the spool at different locations along the outer circumferential surface of the spool to rotatably hold the spool.04-10-2014
20140099148IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a spool that holds a roll of print medium; an image forming device that forms an image on the medium; a transporting device including a transport rotary member that transports the medium to the image forming device, and a drive source that generates drive force; and a drive force transmission device which transmits the drive force to the spool when the transport rotary member rotates in a medium rewinding direction, and which includes a first gear train for rotating the spool in the same direction as the transport rotary member when the transport rotary member and the spool rotate in the same direction during the transport of the medium and a second gear train for rotating the spool in an opposite direction to the transport rotary member when the transport rotary member and the spool rotate in opposite directions during the medium transport.04-10-2014
20140099149IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes, an image forming device, a transporting device, a first medium holding device, and a second medium holding device. The image forming device forms an image on a print medium unwound from a roll. The transporting device is configured to transport the unwound print medium on a transport path facing the image forming device. The first medium holding device is disposed upstream of the image forming device in a medium transporting direction, and configured to hold the print medium on the transport path and retract to an open position for opening the transport path. The second medium holding device is disposed downstream of the image forming device in the medium transporting direction, and configured to hold the print medium on the transport path and retract to an open position for opening the transport path.04-10-2014
20140099150IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SETTING PRINT MEDIA - An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, a sheet feeder to load a roll body including a recording medium wound around, an image forming unit to form an image on the recording medium, and a conveyance unit including a conveyance belt to convey the recording medium drawn out from the roll body so as to oppose the recording medium to the image forming unit. The sheet feeder and the conveyance unit are integrated as a sheet feed conveyance unit. The sheet feed conveyance unit is configured to load the roll body in at least the sheet feeder and be drawable from the apparatus body to a position at which the conveyance belt is visible.04-10-2014
20140105661IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a roll body including a print medium wound around, the medium having an adhesive face, an image forming unit to form an image on the adhesive face, a conveyance unit having a pair of a conveyance rotor and an opposed rotor to convey the medium with the medium interposed between the conveyance rotor and the opposed rotor and an adhesive face guide unit to guide the medium when the conveyance unit returns the medium in a return direction opposite a conveyance direction of the medium. The adhesive face guide unit has a downstream rotor disposed downstream from the opposed rotor in the return direction and an endless adhesive face guide member wound around the opposed rotor and the downstream rotor. The adhesive face guide member is configured to receive and guide the adhesive face of the medium returned, in a separable state.04-17-2014
20140253623IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device, a conveyance unit, a correction unit, and an attitude controller. The image forming device forms an image on a printing medium. The conveyance unit is disposed opposing the image forming device to convey the printing medium. The correction unit corrects an attitude of a leading edge of the printing medium sent out from the conveyance unit. The attitude controller controls correction of the attitude of the leading edge of the punting medium performed by the correction unit. The attitude controller determines whether or not the correction of the attitude of the leading edge of the printing medium is to be performed, and causes the correction unit to perform the correction when the attitude controller determines that the correction is to be performed.09-11-2014
20150054898IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a media roll, art image forming device, and a feeder. In the media roll, a printing medium having an adhesive face is wound in a roll shape. The image forming device forms an image on the printing medium. The feeder feeds the printing medium. The feeder includes a protection belt and a pair of rotary bodies. The protection belt presses against and protects the adhesive face of the printing medium. The pair of rotary bodies sandwich and press the printing medium and the protection belt between the pair of rotary bodies. An approach angle of the printing medium is within a range from 0° to 30° and is formed by the printing medium drawn from the media roll and approaching to between the pair of rotary bodies and an opposing face of the protection belt opposing the image forming device.02-26-2015
20150077456IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a media roll, an image forming device, a conveyance unit, and a controller. In the roll, a printing medium having an adhesive face and no separation sheet on the adhesive face is wound in a roll shape. In pulling back the medium to the roll, the controller sets a linear velocity of the roll to be not over than a linear velocity of a conveyance rotator of the conveyance unit. The controller controls a velocity difference between the roll and the rotator to be Va from a start of pulling back the medium to when a separation point of the medium from the roll reaches a tangent line of the roll in an area between the roll and the rotator. When the separation point reaches the tangent line, the controller switches the velocity difference from Va to Vb that is smaller than Va.03-19-2015
20150077494IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND SEPARATION MEMBER - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device, a conveyor, and a separation unit. The image forming device forms an image on a printing medium. The separation unit separates a printing medium from the belt. The separation unit includes a claw portion to contact the belt, and a first wing and a second wing disposed at both sides of the claw portion in a direction perpendicular to a conveyance direction of the printing medium. Each of the first wing and the second wing has a guide face to guide the printing medium. The guide face is a sloped face that slopes downward in a direction away from the claw portion with respect to the direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction of the printing medium. Each of the first wing and the second wing has an upstream end that recedes toward a downstream side in the conveyance direction.03-19-2015

Patent applications by Kazuyoshi Kondo, Tokyo JP

Keiichi Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130331474RESIN COMPOSITION FOR LIGHT SCATTERING LAYER, LIGHT SCATTERING LAYER,AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE - Provided is a resin composition for light scattering layer for use in forming a light scattering layer of an organic EL device, including: a binder composition including at least one type of resin (A); and light scattering particles (B). In a resin composition for light scattering layer of the invention, the light scattering particles (B) have an average particle diameter of 200 nm to 500 nm in the resin composition and have a content of 20 vol % or less of particles with a particle diameter of 600 nm or more with respect to a total amount of the light scattering particles (B); and a refractive index difference between the binder composition and the light scattering particles (B) is 0.1 or more.12-12-2013
20150041030METHOD FOR PRODUCING HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL MATERIAL EXCELLENT IN SULFIDE STRESS CRACKING RESISTANCE - A steel has a chemical composition consisting of, by mass percent, C: 0.15-0.65%, Si: 0.05-0.5%, Mn: 0.1-1.5%, Cr: 0.2-1.5%, Mo: 0.1-2.5%, Ti: 0.005-0.50%, Al: 0.001-0.50%, and optionally at least one element selected from Nb: ≦0.4%, V: ≦0.5%, and B: ≦0.01%, Ca: ≦0.005° A, Mg: ≦0.005%, and REM: ≦0.005%, and the balance of Fe and impurities, wherein Ni, P, S, N and O as impurities are Ni: ≦0.1%, P: ≦0.04%, S: ≦0.01%, N: ≦0.01%, and O: ≦0.01%. The steel is hot-worked into a shape and then sequentially subjected to heating the steel to a temperature exceeding the Ac02-12-2015

Kenichi Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080297613IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image pickup apparatus including a photoelectric conversion element, first, a shutter speed for still-image pickup is set. Next, an image-pickup frame rate is set on the basis of the shutter speed for still-image pickup. Then, an operation of the photoelectric conversion element is controlled such that picked-up images are output at the set image-pickup frame rate. When the image-pickup frame rate that is set is higher than a moving-image-reproducing frame rate, a frame for use in a moving-image reproduction is generated from a plurality of frames of the picked-up images and reproduction is performed at the moving-image-reproduction frame rate.12-04-2008

Kenji Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080288952PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DEVICE CONTROL UNIT - A processing apparatus including a plurality of task-processing devices includes a calculation control unit and a device control unit configured to cause the task-processing devices to perform tasks of at least one kind in parallel in accordance with control performed by the calculation control unit. The device control unit sends a command for starting task processing to each of the task-processing devices in accordance with the task group generated by and sent from the calculation control unit. The task-processing devices each execute a task issued from the device control unit, and when the task is complete, each provide a notification that the task is complete to the device control unit. The device control unit provides, in the case in which all tasks included in the task group are complete, a notification that the task group is complete to the calculation control unit.11-20-2008
20110229049IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a program capable of increasing the quality of an inter predicted image.09-22-2011
20110235711IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD - The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus and method in which, in a case where an AIF is employed in motion compensation, the number of calculations for motion vectors is restricted, whereby the load of encoding processing can be reduced.09-29-2011
20110243234IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus and method in which an increase in the amount of encoding can be suppressed while realizing high-performance motion compensation.10-06-2011
20110255602IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a program capable of increasing the quality of a predicted image generated through inter prediction even when a motion compensation process with integer-pel accuracy is performed.10-20-2011
20120140820IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD - The present invention relates to an image processing device and method enabling deterioration in encoding efficiency to be suppressed.06-07-2012
20120243611IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD AS WELL AS PROGRAM - The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus and method, and a program capable of suppressing loss of high-frequency components and achieving a clear sense of the picture quality. A selector 09-27-2012
20120250771IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD AS WELL AS PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus and method that can be applied to an image encoding apparatus that carries out encoding in accordance with, for example, a H.264/AVC method. A high-symmetry interpolation filter of variable filter coefficients has a number of pixels, to which symmetry determined in advance is applied, greater than that of a low-symmetry interpolation filter. The high-symmetry interpolation filter carries out a filter process for a reference image from a frame memory using filter coefficients calculated by a high-symmetry filter coefficient calculation portion and outputs the reference image after the variable filter process to a selector. The selector selects, when a slice of a processing object is a B slice, the reference image after the variable filter from the high-symmetry interpolation filter and outputs the selected image to a motion prediction second and a motion compensation portion under control of a control part.10-04-2012
20120294368IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD AS WELL AS PROGRAM - The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus and method and a program which can reduce the bit amount included in a stream and a used region of a memory. In an image encoding apparatus 11-22-2012
20130003842APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to apparatuses and methods for image processing by which improvement in prediction accuracy for B pictures, especially in the vicinity of edges of screens, is achievable, and programs therefor. A motion compensator is adapted to generate a prediction image by weighted prediction according to H.264/AVC standard by using the on-screen portion of a reference region in an L0 reference picture and to generate a prediction image by not using the off-screen portion of the reference region in the L0 reference picture and by restrictively using a reference region in an L1 reference picture. Specifically, in the L0 reference picture, as depicted in the reference region for L0 reference, the reference region is the dashed square on the outer side, but in actuality, the region within the dashed square on the inner side is restrictively used for prediction. The present invention is applicable to an image coding apparatus for performing encoding based on, for example, H.264/AVC standard.01-03-2013
20130070857IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM - A first decoding processing unit 03-21-2013
20130071038IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, IMAGE ENCODING APPARATUS, AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR IMAGE DECODING AND ENCODING - An encoded bit stream is processed by a lossless decoding unit (03-21-2013
20130077886IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE CODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to implementation of efficient decoding and coding of an image. A plurality of variable length decoding units 03-28-2013
20130094584ENCODING DEVICE, ENCODING METHOD, DECODING DEVICE, AND DECODING METHOD - The present technology relates to an encoding device and an encoding method, and a decoding device and a decoding method that are capable of reducing the calculation amount of orthogonal transform processing or inverse orthogonal transform processing. A DWT unit (04-18-2013
20130182770IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Deterioration in the quality of predicted images is to be reduced so as to restrain decreases in compression efficiency. When a motion prediction/compensation unit 07-18-2013
20130195187IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to an image processing device, an image processing method, and a program that can reduce processing loads and delays while suppressing decreases in inter prediction precision when motion compensation operations with fractional precision are performed in inter predictions. When a pixel of a predicted image in an inter prediction has a fractional pixel position that is not a ½ pixel position in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction in a reference image, a reference image read unit 08-01-2013
20130216150IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to an image processing device, an image processing method, and a program that can reduce usage of memory bandwidth when motion compensation operations with fractional precision are performed in inter predictions. A reference image read unit reads predetermined reference pixels from a reference image in an inter prediction so that the number of the predetermined reference pixels corresponding to an outer pixel in a predicted image in the inter prediction is smaller than the number of the predetermined reference pixels corresponding to an inner pixel in the predicted image. Using the read predetermined reference pixels, a 2-tap FIR filter, a 4-tap FIR filter, or a 6-tap FIR filter calculates a pixel having a fractional position in the reference image as a pixel in the predicted image. The present technique can be applied to encoding devices that perform compression encoding by H.264/AVC, for example.08-22-2013
20130259131IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a generation unit, a selection unit, a coding unit, and a transmission unit. The generation unit generates a plurality of pieces of reference block information indicative of different blocks of coded images, which have different viewpoints from a viewpoint of an image of a current block, as reference blocks which refer to motion information. The selection unit selects a block which functions as a referent of the motion information from among the blocks respectively indicated by the plurality of pieces of reference block information. The coding unit codes a differential image between a prediction image of the current block, which is generated with reference to the motion information of the block selected by the selection unit, and the image of the current block. The transmission unit transmits coded data and the reference block information indicative of the block selected by the selection unit.10-03-2013
20130266233IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE, AND METHOD THEREOF - A lossless decoding unit 10-10-2013
20130294705IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - When a motion prediction/compensation unit 11-07-2013
20130301710IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE, AND METHOD THEREOF - A lossless decoding unit 11-14-2013
20130301942IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD - The present invention relates to an image processing device and method whereby deterioration of effects of filter processing due to local control of filter processing when encoding or decoding can be suppressed.11-14-2013
20140023150APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ADAPTIVE BLOCK FILTERING OF TARGET SLICE - Provided is an image processing apparatus including: area determination unit configured to determine whether or not an area of a control block functioning as control unit for filtering of an image includes a processing-target slice area of a plurality of slices formed in a frame of an encoded image; control information creation unit configured to create filter control information representing whether or not the filtering is performed for the area of the control block including a processing-target slice for each area of the control block including the processing-target slice when the area determination unit determines that the area of the control block includes the area of the processing-target slice; and filter unit configured to perform filtering for the image based on the filter control information created by the control information creation unit.01-23-2014
20140254687ENCODING DEVICE AND ENCODING METHOD, AND DECODING DEVICE AND DECODING METHOD - The present technique relates to an encoding device and an encoding method, and a decoding device and a decoding method that can improve encoding efficiency when a motion compensation operation with fractional precision is performed upon inter prediction. When the precision of a motion vector is ¼-pixel precision and the precision of a predicted vector is ⅛-pixel precision according to detected-precision information contained in compressed image information, a predicted-vector transform unit performs a rounding operation on the predicted vector to generate a predicted vector with ¼-pixel precision. A motion vector generation unit adds the predicted vector with ¼-pixel precision to a difference vector contained in the compressed image information, to generate a motion vector. An inter prediction unit and an arithmetic operation unit decode an image by performing a motion compensation operation using the motion vector. The present technique can be applied to a decoding device, for example.09-11-2014
20140270559IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD - The present invention relates to an image processing device and method whereby deterioration of effects of filter processing due to local control of filter processing when encoding or decoding can be suppressed.09-18-2014
20140294066IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present disclosure relates to an image processing apparatus and a method capable of inhibiting a decrease in coding efficiency.10-02-2014
20140348233IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present technology relates to an image processing apparatus and method capable of preventing an increase in a cost of the apparatus. A setting unit sets identification information for identifying a correspondence relationship between a size of a block of an image and changing of a prediction method applied to the block, and an inter-prediction unit generates a prediction image according to the identification information. An encoder codes the block by using the prediction image so as to generate a coded stream. In addition, the encoder transmits the coded stream and the identification information. The present technology is applicable to, for example, a case of coding/decoding an image, and the like.11-27-2014
20140355677IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - The present technology relates to an image processing apparatus and method capable of preventing an increase in a cost of the apparatus.12-04-2014
20150035349BRAKE CONTROL DEVICE - A brake control device is provided that can reduce the driver's uncomfortable feeling even when operation amount detection means is broken down. When abnormality determination means 02-05-2015

Patent applications by Kenji Kondo, Tokyo JP

Kunio Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140131690ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT - An organic light emitting element (05-15-2014

Mamoru Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120139523REFERENCE CURRENT OUTPUT DEVICE AND REFERENCE CURRENT OUTPUT METHOD - A reference current output device and reference current output method that may adjust a reference current while maintaining a temperature gradient. In the reference current output device and reference current output method of the present invention, a reference current is outputted by a reference voltage and current output circuit, a reference voltage outputted from the reference voltage and current output circuit is converted to an adjustment current and outputted by a conversion and output circuit, the adjustment current is superimposed with the reference current and a superimposed current is outputted by a superimposition and output section.06-07-2012

Masashi Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100117006SCINTILLATOR PANEL - A scintillator panel exhibiting enhanced emission luminance is disclosed, comprising a phosphor layer containing a phosphor capable of emitting light upon exposure to radiation, a substrate supporting the phosphor layer and a protective film covering the phosphor layer and the substrate, wherein the phosphor layer comprises two or more layers, and satisfying the following expression 1:05-13-2010
20130019462METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FLAT PANEL DETECTOR - Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a flat panel detector such that the surface on the sale of a fluorescent body layer of a scintillator panel which has the fluorescent body layer comprising a column crystal on the supporting body, is coupled to the planar light receiving element surface of a light-receiving element, comprising: a step of manufacturing the scintillator panel which has a larger area than that of the planar light receiving element surface; a step of trimming the edges of the scintillator panel, obtained by the step of manufacturing the scintillator panel, to correspond to the area of the planar light receiving element surface; and a step of coupling the edge-trimmed scintillator panel to the planar light receiving element surface, thus providing a flat panel detector which has an excellent productivity and that can be made small in size without non-image area.01-24-2013
20140061481SCINTILLATOR PLATE AND RADIATION DETECTION PANEL - Problem: The object of the present invention is to provide a scintillator plate and a radiation detection panel demonstrating excellent light emission luminance while being limited to a thickness which maintains the sharpness required for image quality.03-06-2014
20150021484RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE DETECTOR - The invention provides radiographic image detectors in which a scintillator layer itself exhibits improved flexibility and is prevented from crystal breakage while the scintillator layer and a photoelectric conversion element are bonded to each other via uniform thickness without forming defects.01-22-2015

Patent applications by Masashi Kondo, Tokyo JP

Masayoshi Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110226513ELECTRONIC COMPONENT PACKAGE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT PACKAGE - Disclosed is an electronic component package 09-22-2011
20130015582CIRCUIT BOARD, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING CIRCUIT BOARD AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEAANM Kondo; MasayoshiAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Kondo; Masayoshi Tokyo JPAANM Makino; NatsukiAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Makino; Natsuki Tokyo JPAANM Fujiwara; DaisukeAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Fujiwara; Daisuke Tokyo JPAANM Ito; YukaAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Ito; Yuka Tokyo JP - A circuit board (01-17-2013

Michio Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100136870SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND DEVICE FABRICATING METHOD - The invention provides a display device using a one-dimensional substrate making layout of a substrate unnecessary and realizing a further low cost.06-03-2010

Nobukazu Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140189032COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING COMPUTER SYSTEM - A computer system have: a plurality of servers; a shared storage system for storing data shared by the servers; and a management server, wherein each of the plurality of servers includes: one or more non-volatile memories for storing part of the data stored in the shared storage system; first access history information storing access status of data stored in the non-volatile memories; storage location information storing correspondence between the data stored in the non-volatile memories and the data stored in the shared storage system; and a first management unit for reading and writing data from and to the non-volatile memories, and wherein the management server includes: second access history information of an aggregation of the first access history information acquired from each of the servers; and a second management unit for determining data to be allocated to the non-volatile memories based on the second access history information.07-03-2014
20140250286COMPUTER AND MEMORY MANAGEMENT METHOD - A computer comprising: a processor; a memory; and an I/O device, the memory including at least one first memory element and at least one second memory element, wherein a memory area provided by the at least one second memory element includes a data storage area and a data compression area, wherein the computer comprises a virtualization management unit, and wherein the virtualization management unit is configured to: set a working set for storing data required for processing performed by a virtual machine in generating the virtual machine, and control data stored in the working set in such a manner that part of the data stored in the working set is stored in the data compression area based on a state of accesses to the data stored in the working set.09-04-2014
20140359063COMPUTER SYSTEM, CACHE CONTROL METHOD, AND SERVER - A computer system, comprising: a server on which an application providing a service runs; and a storage system for storing data, the server including a cache device in which a server cache for temporarily storing data is set up, and an operating system for controlling the server, the operating system including a cache driver for controlling the server cache, wherein the operating system is configured to hold access information storing a frequency of reading data and a frequency of writing data, and wherein the cache driver is configured to: update the access information in a case where an I/O request; analyze access characteristics of data that is a target for the I/O request based on the access information; and determine whether to store the data that is the target for the I/O request in the server cache.12-04-2014
20140359227COMPUTER SYSTEM AND CACHE CONTROL METHOD - A computer system, comprising: a server; and a storage system, the server including an operating system, the storage system including a storage control part, wherein the operating system is configured to: transmit a read request for first data to the storage system in a case of receiving the read request for the first data not stored in a server cache from an application; store the first data received from the storage system into the server cache, and wherein the storage control part is configured to: read the first data from the storage cache, transmit the read first data to the server, and invalidate the first data stored in the storage cache.12-04-2014
20150032965COMPUTER SYSTEM, CACHE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER - A computer system, comprising a server on which an application runs, and a storage system that stores data to be used by the application, the cache driver being configured to change, in a case of the condition of a cache area is a first cache condition in which data is readable from a cache area and writing of data into the cache area is prohibited, the condition of the cache area to a third cache condition in which reading of data from the cache area is prohibited and writing of data into the cache area is prohibited, from the first cache condition.01-29-2015

Nobuyuki Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090316742SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD OF THE SAME - A semiconductor laser device according to the present invention outputs light while periodically varying the temperature of a semiconductor laser, an optical waveguide, or a diffraction grating, outputs light while causing the optical waveguide or the diffraction grating to mechanically and periodically vary, or causes return light, which varies periodically or non-periodically, to be incident on the semiconductor laser. Since the periodical fluctuation is applied to the temperature of the semiconductor laser, the optical waveguide, or diffraction grating, the periodical mechanical variation is applied to the optical waveguide or the diffraction grating, or the return light is caused to be incident on the semiconductor laser, the semiconductor laser carries out a multimode oscillation from a low output to a high output without shifting between a single mode oscillation and a multimode oscillation. Accordingly, the present invention can provide a semiconductor laser device having IL characteristics in which a current is proportional to a light output and a driving method thereof.12-24-2009

Reishi Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090157397Voice Rule-Synthesizer and Compressed Voice-Element Data Generator for the same - A voice rule-synthesizer synthesizes a voice waveform based on the voice data stored in a database, which stores a large number of compressed voice data sections in a data stream. Each voice data section is stored as a plurality of frames compressed in a fixed-length frame format. The storage capacity of the database is reduced because the compressed voice data sections are stored as the data stream.06-18-2009
20090319273AUDIO CONTENT GENERATION SYSTEM, INFORMATION EXCHANGING SYSTEM, PROGRAM, AUDIO CONTENT GENERATING METHOD, AND INFORMATION EXCHANGING METHOD - An audio content generation system is a system for generating audio contents including a voice synthesis unit 12-24-2009
20100076768SPEECH SYNTHESIZING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Disclosed is a speech synthesizing apparatus including a segment selection unit that selects a segment suited to a target segment environment from candidate segments, includes a prosody change amount calculation unit that calculates prosody change amount of each candidate segment based on prosody information of candidate segments and the target segment environment, a selection criterion calculation unit that calculates a selection criterion based on the prosody change amount, a candidate selection unit that narrows down selection candidates based on the prosody change amount and the selection criterion, and an optimum segment search unit than searches for an optimum segment from among the narrowed-down candidate segments.03-25-2010
20100211393SPEECH SYNTHESIS DEVICE, SPEECH SYNTHESIS METHOD, AND SPEECH SYNTHESIS PROGRAM - A speech synthesis device is provided with: a central segment selection unit for selecting a central segment from among a plurality of speech segments; a prosody generation unit for generating prosody information based on the central segment; a non-central segment selection unit for selecting a non-central segment, which is a segment outside of a central segment section, based on the central segment and the prosody information; and a waveform generation unit for generating a synthesized speech waveform based on the prosody information, the central segment, and the non-central segment. The speech synthesis device first selects a central segment that forms a basis for prosody generation and generates prosody information based on the central segment so that it is possible to sufficiently reduce both concatenation distortion and sound quality degradation accompanying prosody control in the section of the central segment.08-19-2010
20100223058SPEECH SYNTHESIS DEVICE, SPEECH SYNTHESIS METHOD, AND SPEECH SYNTHESIS PROGRAM - A speech synthesis device includes a pitch pattern generation unit (09-02-2010
20100305949SPEECH SYNTHESIS DEVICE, SPEECH SYNTHESIS METHOD, AND SPEECH SYNTHESIS PROGRAM - It is possible to provide a speech synthesis device, speech synthesis method, and speech synthesis program which can improve a speech quality and reduce a calculation amount with a preferable balance between them. The speech synthesis device includes: a sub-score calculation unit (12-02-2010
20110106538SPEECH SYNTHESIS SYSTEM - This speech synthesis system includes a server device and a client device. The client device accepts text information representing text, and transmits a speech element request to the server device. The server device stores speech element information. The server device receives the speech element request transmitted by the client device and, in response to the received speech element request, transmits speech element information to the client device so that the speech element information is received by the client device in a different order from an order of arrangement of speech elements in speech corresponding to the text. The client device executes a speech synthesis process by rearranging the speech element information so that speech elements represented by the received speech element information are arranged in the same order as the order of arrangement of the speech elements in the speech corresponding to the text.05-05-2011
20110137655SPEECH SYNTHESIS SYSTEM - A speech synthesis system includes a server device and a client device. The server device stores speech element information and speech element identification information in association with each other so that, in a case that speech element information representing respective speech elements included in speech uttered by a speech registering user are arranged in the order of arrangement of the speech elements in the speech, at least one of speech element identification information identifying the respective speech element information has different information from information arranged in accordance with a predetermined rule. The client device transmits speech element identification information to the server device based on accepted text information. The client device executes a speech synthesis process based on the speech element information received from the server device.06-09-2011
20130325477SPEECH SYNTHESIS SYSTEM, SPEECH SYNTHESIS METHOD AND SPEECH SYNTHESIS PROGRAM - A speech synthesis system includes: a training database storing training data which is set of features extracted from speech waveform data; a feature space division unit which divides a feature space which is a space concerning to the training data into partial spaces; a sparse or dense state detection unit which detects a sparse or dense state to each partial space which is the divided feature space, generates sparse or dense information which is information indicating the sparse or dense state and outputs the sparse or dense information; and a pronunciation information correcting unit which corrects pronunciation information which is used for speech synthesis based on the outputted sparse or dense information.12-05-2013
20140012584PROSODY GENERATOR, SPEECH SYNTHESIZER, PROSODY GENERATING METHOD AND PROSODY GENERATING PROGRAM - There is provided a prosody generator that generates prosody information for implementing highly natural speech synthesis without unnecessarily collecting large quantities of learning data. A data dividing means 01-09-2014
20140136192WAVEFORM PROCESSING DEVICE, WAVEFORM PROCESSING METHOD, AND WAVEFORM PROCESSING PROGRAM - There is provided a waveform processing device for changing power of each pitch waveform of a segment in order to acquire a natural synthesis speech. A power calculation means 05-15-2014
20140149116SPEECH SYNTHESIS DEVICE, SPEECH SYNTHESIS METHOD, AND SPEECH SYNTHESIS PROGRAM - There are provided a speech synthesis device, a speech synthesis method and a speech synthesis program which can represent a phoneme as a duration shorter than a duration upon modeling according to a statistical method. A speech synthesis device 80 according to the present invention includes a phoneme boundary updating means 81 which, by using a voiced utterance likelihood index which is an index indicating a degree of voiced utterance likelihood of each state which represents a phoneme modeled by a statistical method, updates a phoneme boundary position which is a boundary with other phonemes neighboring to the phoneme.05-29-2014

Patent applications by Reishi Kondo, Tokyo JP

Ryoichi Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090027169TRANSMITTER/RECEIVER FOR RADIO COMMUNICATION, RFID SYSTEM AND RECEIVING METHOD FOR TRANSMITTER/RECEIVER FOR RADIO COMMUNICATION - A transmitter/receiver for radio communication according to an embodiment of the present invention has: a transmission circuit for generating a transmission signal; a demodulation circuit for demodulating a receive signal; an antenna circuit for transmitting the transmission signal from the transmission circuit and receiving the receive signal and guiding the receive signal to the demodulation circuit; a phase shift circuit which is connected between the transmission circuit and the antenna circuit; and a switching circuit which switches between outputting a superimposed signal of the transmission signal and the receive signal between the phase shift circuit and the antenna circuit to the demodulation circuit, and outputting a superimposed signal of the transmission signal and the receive signal between the transmission circuit and the phase shift circuit to the demodulation circuit.01-29-2009
20100301919MIXER AND FREQUENCY CONVERTING APPARATUS - A mixer includes a magnetoresistive effect element, a magnetic field applying unit, and an impedance circuit. The magnetoresistive effect element includes a fixed magnetic layer, a free magnetic layer, and a nonmagnetic spacer layer disposed between the fixed magnetic layer and the free magnetic layer, is operable when a first high-frequency signal and a second high-frequency signal as a local signal are inputted, to multiply the first high-frequency signal and the second high-frequency signal according to a magnetoresistive effect to generate a multiplication signal. The magnetic field applying unit applies a magnetic field to the free magnetic layer. The impedance circuit has a higher impedance for the multiplication signal than an impedance for the first high-frequency signal and the second high-frequency signal and is disposed between an input transfer line, which transfers the first high-frequency signal and the second high-frequency signal, and the magnetoresistive effect element.12-02-2010
20120025926MIXER AND FREQUENCY CONVERTING APPARATUS - A mixer includes an adder that inputs a first high-frequency signal and a second high-frequency signal for local use, adds the first high-frequency signal and the second high-frequency signal, and outputs as an addition signal; a magnetoresistive effect element that includes a fixed magnetic layer, a free magnetic layer, and a non-magnetic spacer layer disposed between the fixed magnetic layer and the free magnetic layer, and is operable when the addition signal has been inputted, to multiply the first high-frequency signal and the second high-frequency signal included in the addition signal using a magnetoresistive effect to generate a multiplication signal; a magnetic field applying unit applying a magnetic field to the free magnetic layer; and a first impedance converting unit that is passive, inputs the multiplication signal outputted from the magnetoresistive effect element, converts the multiplication signal to a lower impedance than an input impedance, and outputs the converted signal.02-02-2012

Patent applications by Ryoichi Kondo, Tokyo JP

Ryota Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130058134POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS - A power conversion apparatus includes a high-power-factor converter section converting an AC voltage to a DC voltage, a smoothing capacitor, a DC/DC converter section, and a control circuit. The control circuit controls the high-power-factor converter section such that the power factor of AC is controlled and a DC voltage follows a target value, and performs duty control for semiconductor switching devices such that a DC voltage from the DC/DC converter section to a load follows an instruction value. In accordance with the DC voltage, the control circuit adjusts the DC voltage target value of the high-power-factor converter section such that the duty ratio of the semiconductor switching devices approaches a set value, thereby optimizing the duty ratio of the semiconductor switching devices and reducing power loss.03-07-2013
20130301304DC-DC CONVERTER - A DC-DC converter in which a primary side and a secondary side are insulated by a transformer, includes: two diodes having anodes respectively connected to both ends of a secondary winding of the transformer and cathodes connected to each other; a series circuit composed of a resistor and a capacitor connected in series; and a snubber circuit formed by connecting the cathodes of the diodes to the connection point between the resistor and the capacitor. Surge voltage caused on the secondary side of the transformer is clamped at the voltage of the capacitor, and surge energy stored in the capacitor is regenerated to a load via the resistor. Thus, surge voltage caused on the secondary side of the transformer is suppressed with a simple configuration, and effective use of surge energy is ensured.11-14-2013
20140233279POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS - An inverter circuit including a DC capacitor is connected in series to an AC power supply, and at the stage subsequent to the inverter circuit, a smoothing capacitor is connected via a converter circuit. A short-circuit period T for short-circuiting the AC terminals of the converter circuit is provided in one cycle, whereby the converter circuit is controlled, and PWM control is performed for the inverter circuit so as to improve an AC power supply power factor. When current control by the inverter circuit cannot be performed, the PWM control is switched to PWM control for the converter circuit, to perform current control.08-21-2014
20150015181DC/DC CONVERTER - In a DC/DC converter for bidirectional power transmission, a first switching circuit is connected between a first winding of a high-frequency transformer and a DC power supply, and a second switching circuit is connected between a second winding and a battery. In the first and second switching circuits, capacitors are connected in parallel to semiconductor switching devices, and first and second reactors are connected on AC input/output lines. Upon power transmission, the switching circuit on the primary side of the high-frequency transformer performs zero voltage switching, and the switching circuit on the secondary side performs a step-up operation by using the reactor.01-15-2015

Patent applications by Ryota Kondo, Tokyo JP

Satoru Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110290714MONOLITHIC ORGANIC POROUS BODY, MONOLITHIC ORGANIC POROUS ION EXCHANGER, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE MONOLITHIC ORGANIC POROUS BODY AND THE MONOLITHIC ORGANIC POROUS ION EXCHANGER - A monolithic organic porous body includes a continuous macropore structure that includes cellular macropores that overlap to form openings having an average diameter of 20 to 200 μm, the monolithic organic porous body having a thickness of 1 mm or more and a total pore volume of 0.5 to 5 ml/g, an area of a skeleton observed within an SEM image of a section of the continuous macropore structure (in a dry state) being 25 to 50%. A monolithic ion exchanger is produced by introducing an ion-exchange group into the monolithic organic porous body. The monolithic organic porous body and the monolithic ion exchanger are chemically stable, have high mechanical strength, and ensure a low pressure loss when fluid passes through. The monolithic organic porous body and the monolithic ion exchanger may be used as an adsorbent having a large adsorption capacity or an ion exchanger having a large ion-exchange capacity.12-01-2011

Seiichi Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080233736PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - In order to provide an anticorrosive technique for metal wirings formed by a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) method, a process for manufacturing a semiconductor integrated circuit device according to the invention comprises the steps of: forming a metal layer of Cu (or a Cu alloy containing Cu as a main component) over the major face of a wafer and then planarizing the metal layer by a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) method to form metal wirings; anticorroding the planarized major face of the wafer to form a hydrophobic protective film over the surfaces of the metal wirings; immersing the anticorroded major face of the wafer or keeping the same in a wet state so that it may not become dry; and post-cleaning the major face, kept in the wet state, of the wafer.09-25-2008
20080260156Management Service Device, Backup Service Device, Communication Terminal Device, and Storage Medium - It is an object to provide a method for invalidation and new registration of a storage medium, a method for backup of data stored in a storage medium and for restoration of backup data to a storage medium, and a method for encryption of and application of an electronic signature to data to be backed up, and for decryption of backup data to be restored and verification of a signature. A service device includes a reception unit for receiving a request for data processing regarding a storage medium from a communication terminal device connected to the storage medium, an authentication unit for performing authentication of whether or not the storage medium connected to the communication terminal device is valid, and a database for storing a public key of the storage medium, wherein, when the reception unit receives a request for invalidation of the first storage medium from the communication terminal device, and the authentication unit authenticates the second storage medium connected to the communication terminal device as a valid storage medium, the database deletes the public key of the first storage medium stored in the database.10-23-2008
20100136786PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - In order to provide an anticorrosive technique for metal wirings formed by a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) method, a process for manufacturing a semiconductor integrated circuit device according to the invention comprises the steps of: forming a metal layer of Cu (or a Cu alloy containing Cu as a main component) over the major face of a wafer and then planarizing the metal layer by a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) method to form metal wirings; anticorroding the planarized major face of the wafer to form a hydrophobic protective film over the surfaces of the metal wirings; immersing the anticorroded major face of the wafer or keeping the same in a wet state so that it may not become dry; and post-cleaning the major face, kept in the wet state, of the wafer.06-03-2010

Patent applications by Seiichi Kondo, Tokyo JP

Shigeki Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140144482PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - When a tab wire 05-29-2014

Shigeru Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090055803SEMICONDUCTOR TEST PROGRAM DEBUG DEVICE - It is possible to provide a semiconductor test program debug device capable of reducing the unnecessary facilities when using a semiconductor test device or a semiconductor test program of different specification. The semiconductor test program debug device 02-26-2009

Shinichiro Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100051931SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A semiconductor apparatus in which a conducting path formed from organic semiconductor molecules as a material has a novel structure and exhibits high mobility, and a manufacturing method for fabricating the same are provided. Fine particles that include a conductor or a semiconductor and organic semiconductor molecules, are alternately bonded through a functional group at both terminals of the organic semiconductor molecules to form a conducting path in a network form such that the conducting path in the fine particles and the conducting path in the organic semiconductor molecules are two-dimensionally or three-dimensionally linked together. This conducting path includes no intermolecular electron transfer, and the mobility is not restricted by the intermolecular electron transfer, and therefore the mobility of the conducting path along the main chain in the organic semiconductor molecules (in the direction of the axis of the molecule), for example, displays a high intramolecular mobility due to delocalized π electrons can be fully utilized.03-04-2010

Patent applications by Shinichiro Kondo, Tokyo JP

Takaaki Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090058732Wideband antenna unit - To provide a thin wideband antenna unit capable of shrinking the size of a radiation element in a case where a dielectric is not used.03-05-2009

Takanobu Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140044907FRAMED WINDOW PANE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FRAMED WINDOW PANE - The present invention relates to a sheet material for a window with a frame member in which a resin frame member is molded integrally on at least one of an indoor side surface and a peripheral surface of the sheet material for a window at a circumferential edge portion thereof, in which the sheet material for a window includes a chamfered surface on the circumferential edge portion, and in a plan view of the sheet material for a window, a chamfered width w of the chamfered surface and a curvature radius r of a corner portion of a non-chamfered area satisfy w≧r and r<3 mm.02-13-2014

Takao Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090135712SOLID IMMERSION LENS AND FOCUSING LENS, OPTICAL PICKUP DEVICE, AND DATA RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A solid immersion lens (SIL) is provided. The SIL includes a spherical part, a cone-shaped part, a tip part, and an edge part between the cone-shaped part and the tip part. The edge part includes a curved surface.05-28-2009
20100046338OPTICAL DISC APPARATUS, FOCUS POSITION CONTROL METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An optical disc apparatus can highly accurately record a hologram representing information on or reproduce such a hologram from an optical disc. When recording information on an optical disc 02-25-2010

Patent applications by Takao Kondo, Tokyo JP

Takeharu Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110137620THREE-DIMENSIONAL CAD MODEL CREATING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - Included are a table creating unit that creates, for a three-dimensional CAD model, tabular data that describes change logic for each changed state, the change logic associating a changed state with a condition to be satisfied to shift to the changed state, the changed state being a form after transformation of the three-dimensional CAD model; a data converting unit that converts each change logic set in the created tabular data into a description in a certain program language, and creates a model built-in program; an model built-in program IO unit that registers the converted model built-in program to the three-dimensional CAD model; and a three-dimensional CAD software-program unit that transforms the three-dimensional CAD model when receiving an operation for transforming the three-dimensional CAD model, based on the operation and a change logic described in a model built-in program registered to the three-dimensional CAD model.06-09-2011

Takeyuki Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140316066Method and System for Producing Polyester - Provided are a polyester production apparatus and a method, which can rapidly exhaust water produced by the dehydration condensation reaction, from the reaction system.10-23-2014

Taro Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120301966Microchip for Platelet Examination and Platelet Examination Device Using Same - A microchip for measuring platelet function by allowing blood to flow through a channel to induce platelet aggregation, wherein the microchip comprises a channel provided inside thereof, wherein at least a part of the channel is coated with collagen for allowing adhesion of platelets; a plurality of walls extend along the direction of the flow of blood in the channel and divide the width of the channel to form a channel dividing section; and the walls are treated to have a surface roughness (Ra) of 10 to 200 nm.11-29-2012

Tatsuya Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090205348 CONTROL VALVE FOR A VARIABLE CAPACITY COMPRESSOR - There is provided a brazing method which makes it possible to rationally perform not only the brazing between a metal member such as a stator made of a magnetic material and a metal member such as a guide pipe made of a non-magnetic material but also the magnetic annealing of these metal members. By making use of a brazing material (08-20-2009

Tesujiro Kondo, Tokyo JP

Tetsujito Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090232237MODULATING DEVICE AND METHOD, DEMODULATING DEVICE AND METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A modulating device configured to perform modulation with the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing method, includes: a modulating unit configured to modulate main information with the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing method; and a determining unit configured to determine a subcarrier pattern employed when modulating the main information by the modulating unit based on additional information relating to the main information.09-17-2009

Tetsumi Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090173408Steel Pipe Covered at its Inside Surface with Polyolefin Superior in Durability and Method of Production of Same and Plated Steel Pipe Used for that Covered Steel Pipe - A steel pipe covered at its inside surface with a polyolefin superior in durability comprising a steel pipe galvanized at its inside surface and its outside surface with layers containing Al in 0.01 to 60 mass % and covered at its inside surface with a polyolefin pipe through a binder.07-09-2009

Tomohiro Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100036029POLYMER-(ORGANO)CLAY COMPOSITE, COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE COMPOSITE, SHEET-LIKE MATERIAL COMPRISING THE COMPOSITE OR THE COMPOSITION, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF POLYMER-(ORGANO)CLAY COMPOSITE - Disclosed are: a high-performance polyphenylene ether-organoclay complex which is significantly improved in fire retardancy, durability (e.g., light resistance, chemical resistance, impact resistance), an ability of being extruded into a sheet and the like; and others. The polyphenylene ether-organoclay complex can be produced by: preparing a mixture comprising a solvent, a catalyst, a phenolic compound and an organoclay, wherein the organoclay is contained in an amount of 0.1 to 20 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the phenolic compound; contacting the mixture with an oxygen-containing gas to cause the oxidative polymerization of the phenolic compound; and removing the solvent and the catalyst from the resulting polymerization mixture. This method is applicable to the production of a complex of an organoclay with other polymers such as an aromatic polycarbonate, a polyether imide and a polyacrylate.02-11-2010
20110166269POLYPHENYLENE ETHER RESIN COMPOSITION HAVING NARROW MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION - A polyphenylene ether resin composition obtainable by melt-mixing 07-07-2011
20110224832CONTROL MODEL UPDATING DEVICE AND METHOD, AIR-CONDITIONER CONTROLLING SYSTEM, AND DATA SUITABILITY EVALUATING DEVICE - A control model calculating portion for calculating a control model using analysis data, a control model updating portion for updating by accepting the control model, and a data suitability evaluating portion for evaluating the suitability of analysis data are provided. The data suitability evaluating portion comprises a function characteristic prior knowledge storing portion for storing prior knowledge regarding a characteristic obtained in advance regarding the subject of control, a quadratic polynomial calculating portion for calculating a quadratic polynomial wherein the analysis data is approximated by a quadratic function, and a characteristic evaluating portion for comparing a characteristic of the quadratic polynomial, calculated by the quadratic polynomial calculating portion, to prior knowledge stored in the function characteristic prior knowledge storing portion. The control model updating portion updates the control model if the two match in the comparison.09-15-2011
20120252945REINFORCED FLAME RETARDANT RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE - A reinforced flame retardant resin composition including 20 to 87% by mass of an (A) thermoplastic resin, 3 to 20% by mass of a (B) aromatic phosphoric acid ester-based flame retardant agent, 5 to 40% by mass of (C) mica powder, and 0.5 to 30% by mass of (D) hydrous mineral powder having a dehydration starting temperature for crystallization water in a range of 400 to 600° C.10-04-2012
20120309925POLYPHENYLENE ETHER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - [Problem to be Solved]12-06-2012

Patent applications by Tomohiro Kondo, Tokyo JP

Tomonori Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090154837Image processing apparatus - An image processing apparatus for processing and outputting image data includes a image processing content storage unit for storing contents of an image processing; a thumbnail reduction ratio determining unit for determining a reduction ratio of a thumbnail image according to the contents of the image processing thus stored; a thumbnail image creation unit for creating the thumbnail image from the image data according to the reduction ratio; and an image processing unit for applying the image processing to the thumbnail image thus created according to the contents of the image processing.06-18-2009
20110019246IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An image processing device includes an image data acquiring part that acquires the first and second image data, an edge characteristic extraction part that extracts first edges and second edges forming the shapes of the rectangular regions contained in the first and second image data, a rectangular characteristic calculating part that extracts both a first calculated rectangular region formed by the first edges and a second calculated rectangular region formed by the second edges, a position adjustment parameter calculating part that calculates parameters indicating a separation distance and a separation angle between the first calculated rectangular region and the second calculated rectangular region when the first image data and the second image data are overlapped, and an image data correction part that corrects at least one of the first image data and the second image data by shifting and rotating based upon the parameters.01-27-2011

Patent applications by Tomonori Kondo, Tokyo JP

Toshihiko Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090122013Keyboard Device and Keyboard Cover - A label having an identifier 05-14-2009

Toshihisa Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120011869VEHICLE AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM - A vehicle air-conditioning system (01-19-2012
20150033782VEHICLE HEAT PUMP AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM - A vehicle heat pump air-conditioning system is provided, which is capable of securing a temperature linearity characteristic during dehumidifying heating, slowing progression of a frost formation on an exterior evaporator during heating, and stably continuing a heating operation while suppressing variations in a blowout temperature. In a cooling refrigeration cycle (02-05-2015

Toshiya Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080238305WHITE LIGHT EMITTING ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT AND LIGHTING DEVICE - A white light-emitting organic electroluminescent element is disclosed, containing a substrate having thereon: an anode; a cathode; and a plurality of light emitting layers between the anode and the cathode, wherein the plurality of light emitting layers contains: a first light emitting layer which emits a light having a predetermined wavelength; a second light emitting layer which is located at a nearer position to the anode than the first light emitting layer and emits a light having a complementary color to the light having the predetermined wavelength; and a third light emitting layer which is located at a nearer position to the cathode than the first light emitting layer and emits the light having the complementary color to the light having the predetermined wavelength.10-02-2008

Patent applications by Toshiya Kondo, Tokyo JP

Yasuaki Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140055091CHARGER AND CHARGING METHOD - The present invention is applied to a charger that charges a rechargeable battery mounted on an electric vehicle. The charger according to the present invention includes an electric power supply unit that supplies electric power to said rechargeable battery; a payment unit that makes payment with electronic money to use said charger; and a control unit, when said control unit is instructed by said electric vehicle to start charging, that instructs said electric power supply unit to start supplying electric power to said rechargeable battery and that instructs said payment unit to make payment with said electronic money.02-27-2014
20140267989DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes: a display panel, a protective plate provided in a front surface of the display panel to protect the display panel; and a light shielding film. The protective plate is fixed to the display panel by a transparent adhesive applied to an area between the display panel and the protective plate. The light shielding film is formed so as to surround a display area of the display panel, including a first light shielding film formed in a frame shape, and a second light shielding film deposited on the first light shielding film. The second light shielding film has a cut-out area where the second light shielding is not formed in at least one or more corner portions of the protective plate. A concave portion is formed in the corner portion of the light shielding film from an inner peripheral edge to an outer peripheral edge.09-18-2014

Yasuyuki Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090073612MAGNETIC HEAD DEVICE - A magnetic head device includes a slider with a facing side and a magnetic function part. The facing side of the slider includes a front positive pressure surface located close to a leading end of the slider, a rear positive pressure surface located close to a trailing end of the slider, and a pair of side positive pressure surfaces located closer to the trailing end than the front positive pressure surface and disposed at both sides of a longitudinally extending centerline. Air inlet grooves for introducing air into the side positive pressure surfaces are each disposed in front of each side positive pressure surface. Each air inlet groove extends between the front positive pressure surface and a corresponding side face of the slider and opens toward a leading end face of the slider.03-19-2009

Yoichiro Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120160793STORAGE RACK - A storage rack includes a shelf board on which an object to be stored is placed and which is installed so as to slidably move in a horizontal direction from a depth direction of a rack main body to a front direction, which is outside the rack main body, and a supporting structure, a movement of which is coupled with the sliding movement of the shelf board to support the shelf board which has been pulled out by the sliding movement.06-28-2012

Yoshihide Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140018470SILICA COMPOSITION - The purpose of the present invention is to provide an additive for a solvent-based coating material which has high coating material product stability when added to a solvent-based coating material and whereby the resulting coating film has excellent abrasion resistance.01-16-2014

Yoshihiko Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100116865PNEUMATIC TOOL - A pneumatic tool includes a tool body, a nose part for ejecting a nail, which is provided in a lower part of the tool body, an air chamber for storing compressed air, which is provided in the tool body, an air supply pipe for supplying the compressed air from an air supply source to the air chamber, an air duster, an air duster pipeline connected to an air outlet of the air duster, and an air duster valve for controlling supply of the compressed air to the air duster pipeline.05-13-2010

Yoshikimi Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090186962Microcapsule-Based Hardener for Epoxy Resin, Masterbatch-Based Hardener Composition for Epoxy Resin, One-Part Epoxy Resin Composition, and Processed Good - Provided is a microcapsule-based hardener for an epoxy resin, which have a core (C) formed using a hardener (H) for the epoxy resin as a starting material and a shell (S) for covering the core (C) therewith. Since it is characterized in that the hardener (H) for the epoxy resin has an average particle size exceeding 0.3 μm and not greater than 12 μm; a content of a small-particle-size hardener for epoxy resin defined to have a particle size 0.5 time or less of the average particle size of the hardener (H) for the epoxy resin is from 0.1 to 15%; and the shell (S) has, on the surface thereof, a binding group (x) capable of absorbing infrared rays having a wave number of from 1630 to 1680 cm07-23-2009
20090261298High-Stability Microencapsulated Hardened for Epoxy Resin and Epoxy Resin Composition - A microencapsulated latent hardener for epoxy resins which comprises cores (C) and shells (S) with which the cores are covered, characterized in that the cores (C) are ones formed from, as a starking material, particles of an epoxy resin hardener (H) comprising an amine adduct (A) and a low-molecular amine compound (B) as major ingredients and that the shells (S) have on the surface thereof connecting groups (x), (y), and (z) which absorb infrared. Also provided is an epoxy resin composition containing the hardener.10-22-2009

Yoshinori Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100078690SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - As a method for constituting a pre-metal interlayer insulating film, such method is considered as forming a CVD silicon oxide-based insulating film having good filling properties of a silicon oxide film by ozone TEOS, reflowing the film at high temperatures to planarize it, then stacking a silicon oxide film having good CMP scratch resistance by plasma TEOS, and, further, planarizing it by CMP. However, it was made clear that, in a process for forming a contact hole, crack in the pre-metal interlayer insulating film is exposed in the contact hole, into which barrier metal intrudes to cause short-circuit defects.04-01-2010
20120061769SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - For constituting a pre-metal interlayer insulating film, such a method is considered as forming a CVD silicon oxide-based insulating film having good filling properties by ozone TEOS, reflowing the film to planarize it, stacking a silicon oxide film having good CMP scratch resistance by plasma TEOS, and further planarizing by CMP. However, in forming a contact hole, crack in the pre-metal interlayer insulating film is exposed in the contact hole, into which barrier metal intrudes to cause short-circuit defects. In the present invention, in the pre-metal process, after forming the ozone TEOS film over an etch stop film, the ozone TEOS film is once etched back so as to expose the etch stop film over a gate structure, a plasma TEOS film is formed over the remaining ozone TEOS film, and the plasma TEOS film is planarized by CMP.03-15-2012
20130288773GAMING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An object of the gaming machine is to simultaneously display symbols and visual information with a simple structure, while displaying the symbols clearly. The gaming machine includes: one or more reels each provided with a reel band having one or more symbols; and a light application device configured to apply visible light representing visual information which enables recognition of information related to games on an outer circumference of the one or more reels. The reel band has a mirror layer which reflects the visible light from the light application device.10-31-2013
20130288774GAMING MACHINE - A gaming machine of the present invention includes: a light application device configured to apply visible light representing visual information which enables recognition of information related to games on a reel band, The or each of one or more reels has a mirror layer which reflects the visible light from the light application device. The light application device is disposed in an area outside the window frame of the display window so that the visible light is applied to the reel, on the side of the reel band, and is used as a front light device that emits visible light which is not representing the visual information.10-31-2013
20130288806GAMING MACHINE - The gaming machine includes: a cabinet having a display window; one or more reels disposed in the cabinet so that the or each reel is visible from outside the cabinet through the display window, the or each of the one or more reels being provided with a reel band having symbols; and a light application device configured to apply visible light representing visual information which enables recognition of information related to games to the reel band. The or each of one or more reels has a mirror layer which reflects the visible light from the light application device. The light application device is disposed in a position out of a sight area in which the one or more reels are visible from outside the cabinet through the display window.10-31-2013
20130288807GAMING MACHINE - The gaming machine includes: a cabinet having a display window; one or more reels disposed in the cabinet so that the or each reel is visible from outside the cabinet through the display window, the or each of the one or more reels being provided with a reel band having symbols; and a light application device configured to apply visible light representing visual information which enables recognition of information related to games to the reel band. The or each of one or more reels has a mirror layer which reflects the visible light from the light application device. The light application device is disposed in an area outside the window frame of the display window so that the visible light is applied to the reel, on the side of the reel band.10-31-2013
20130310143GAMING MACHINE REPRESENTING VARIOUS SYMBOLS IN RESPONSE TO COLOR OF LIGHT EMITTED FROM BACKLIGHT - The present invention provides a gaming machine provided with a mechanical reel, which expands the variation of the pattern of rearrangement of symbols. The gaming machine includes a reel assembly M11-21-2013

Patent applications by Yoshinori Kondo, Tokyo JP

Yoshiro Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110292387Circular Dichroism Spectrophotometric Method And Circular Dichroism Spectrophotometry Apparatus Using ATR Method - A simple method and apparatus for circular dichroism spectrophotometry are provided that allow a liquid, cream-type, and gel-type specimens having a low degree of transparency to be measured directly and nondestructively without passing light through the specimens. Right-handed or left-handed circularly polarized light enters a prism from an entrance face and hits a specimen mounting face of the prism, on which a specimen is placed, at an angle of 80°. Then, after being totally reflected by the specimen mounting face and going out from an exit face, the light is detected, and the absorbance is determined.12-01-2011
20130293887Solution Sample Holding Method, Sample Cell, And Circular Dichroism Measuring Apparatus - A solution sample holding method between two light-transmitting plate-like members for measuring light passing through a minute amount of solution sample, comprises a dripping step and a covering step. The dripping step is to drip a minute amount of solution sample in a drip area of a sample mounting face of a first light-transmitting member. The sample mounting face also includes a liquid-repellent area surrounding the drip area. The covering step is to cover the solution sample with a second light-transmitting member and to maintain a predetermined distance between the first light-transmitting member and the second light-transmitting member. The liquid-repellent area of the sample mounting face is covered with a liquid-repellent substance. The minute amount of solution sample is held in contact with the two light-transmitting members.11-07-2013

Yuki Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100240516OPTICAL GLASS AND PREFORMS FOR PRECISION PRESS MOLDING AND OPTICAL ELEMENTS MADE BY USING THE GLASS - An object of the invention is to provide an optical glass for precision press having optical properties of a high refractive index and a low dispersion property and having a low molding temperature, a high devitrification resistance, an excellent molding property, and a small specific gravity. The optical glass of the invention contains, in terms of % by mass on the basis of oxides, respective components of B09-23-2010
20100304950OPTICAL GLASS - The present invention relates to an optical glass containing, in terms of mass % on the basis of oxides, B12-02-2010
20110172076LIGHT-AMPLIFYING GLASS - To provide a light-amplifying glass capable of increasing absorption of Yb07-14-2011
20120202677HEAT-ABSORBING GLASS PLATE AND ITS PRODUCTION PROCESS - To provide a heat-absorbing glass plate which comprises soda lime silica glass containing coloring components, the coloring components containing, as represented by mass % based on the following oxides, from 0.45 to 0.61% of total iron as calculated as Fe08-09-2012
20120238435GLASS PLATE AND ITS PRODUCTION PROCESS - To provide an inexpensive glass plate on the surface of which elution of Na09-20-2012
20120241697NEAR INFRARED CUT FILTER GLASS - To provide a near infrared cut filter glass which can be used without defects, etc., since crystals hardly form in the glass, even in a case where heat treatment is conducted in a coating process carried out after glass forming or in a step of producing an imaging device using such glass.09-27-2012
20130324389GLASS COMPOSITION, GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR SOLAR CELLS USING GLASS COMPOSITION, AND GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR DISPLAY PANEL - The present invention relates to a glass composition including, in terms of mol % on the basis of oxides: from 55 to 70% of SiO12-05-2013
20140162863HIGH VISIBLE TRANSMISSION GLASSES WITH LOW SOLAR TRANSMISSION - Glasses are described which have characteristics that produce high visible transmittance, low solar transmittance, and high selectivity. The glasses can also preferably have a blue-green color. A number of advantageous formulations are described.06-12-2014
20140209169GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR CdTe SOLAR CELL, AND SOLAR CELL - A glass substrate for a CdTe solar cell includes a base composition includes, in terms of mol % on a basis of following oxides: from 60 to 75% of SiO07-31-2014
20140291592COLORED GLASS PLATE AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION - To provide a colored glass plate which, despite containing substantially no expensive cerium, simultaneously satisfies low solar transmittance, high visible light transmittance and low UV transmittance, while transmitted light has a green color tone. The colored glass plate comprises, as represented by mass percentage based on oxides, SiO10-02-2014
20140291593COLORED GLASS PLATE AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION - To provide a colored glass plate which, despite containing substantially no expensive cerium, simultaneously satisfies low solar transmittance, high visible light transmittance and low UV transmittance, while transmitted light has a green color tone, The colored glass plate comprises, as represented by mass percentage based on oxides, SiO10-02-2014
20140305502GLASS SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLASS SUBSTRATE - A method for producing a glass substrate includes (a) a step of forming molten glass having a temperature T2 less than or equal to 1500° C. on molten tin having an iron concentration greater than or equal to 100 ppm to produce a glass ribbon having a temperature T4 less than or equal to 1100° C. and a logarithm log ρ greater than or equal to 8.8, and (b) a step of cooling the glass ribbon to room temperature to produce the glass substrate. The temperature T2 represents a temperature when a logarithm of a viscosity η (dPa·s) is 2, the temperature T4 represents a temperature when the logarithm of the viscosity η (dPa·s) is 4, and the logarithm log ρ represents a logarithm of a volume resistivity ρ (Ω·cm) at 150° C.10-16-2014
20150038316GLASS PLATE - To provide a glass plate which can be made to have higher Te than conventional glass plates when its iron content is substantially the same as the conventional glass plates, to have substantially the same level of Te as conventional glass plates when its iron content is larger than the conventional glass plates, or to have very high Te when its iron content is smaller than conventional glass plates, and which presents good productivity. A glass plate which comprises, as represented by mol percentage based on oxides, SiO02-05-2015
20150045202GLASS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF GLASS PLATE - To provide glass having a favorable color tone, and its production process.02-12-2015
20150089273COMPUTER SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD FOR COMPUTER SYSTEM AND COUPLING MODULE - A control method comprising: a first step of detecting, by the server module, a failure in the first interface; a second step of executing, by the server module, given recovery processing when a failure is detected in the first interface; a third step of using, by the coupling module, the first end point to detect a failure in the first interface and output a failure notification; a fourth step of converting, by the coupling module, the failure notification into a notification of disconnection of the first interface, and transmitting the disconnection notification generated by the conversion to the storage module from the second end point; and a fifth step of disengaging, by the storage module, coupling to the server module when the disconnection notification is received from the coupling module.03-26-2015

Patent applications by Yuki Kondo, Tokyo JP

Yukihiro Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130287562GUIDE VANE ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE AND FAN - A guide vane attachment structure including a first fitting portion formed in a vane joint surface of a guide vane, a support member whose constituent material is a metal is integrally connected to a fan frame, and a second fitting portion to be fitted to the first fitting portion formed in a support joint surface of the support member.10-31-2013

Yusuke Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140173031INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, AND NETWORK SYSTEM - An information providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention includes a receiving unit and a distribution unit. The receiving unit receives an access request for accessing first content from a terminal apparatus used by a first user. The distribution unit distributes, to the terminal apparatus, the first content including link information which is posted by a second user related to the first user in a predetermined communication service among pieces of link information to other content when the receiving unit receives the access request.06-19-2014
20140352850COLD-ROLLED STEEL SHEET, PLATED STEEL SHEET, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A cold-rolled steel sheet includes, by mass %: C: 0.020% or more and 0.080% or less, Si: 0.20% or more and 1.00% or less; Mn: 0.80% or more and 2.30% or less: and Al: 0.010% or more and 0.100% or less; and further includes: one or more of Nb and Ti which satisfy a requirement of 0.005%≦Nb+Ti<0.030%, in which a structure consists of, ferrite, bainite, and other phases, an area ratio of the ferrite is 80% or more and less than 95%, an area ratio of a non-recrystallization ferrite in the ferrite is 1% or more and less than 10%, an area ratio of the bainite is 5% or more and 20% or less, a total amount of the other phases is less than 8%, an equivalent circle diameter of a carbonitride including one or both of Nb and Ti is 1 nm or more and 10 nm or less, and a tensile strength is 590 MPa or more.12-04-2014

Yutaka Kondo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100301101BONDING APPARATUS AND BONDING STAGE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT METHOD FOR THE BONDING APPARATUS - A bonding apparatus includes: a reference plane; a bonding arm configured to be rotated about a rotation center that is arranged separately from the reference plane and to move a capillary attached at a tip end thereof obliquely toward and away from the reference plane; and an imaging device for optically detecting bonding positions on a semiconductor chip and/or a lead frame, in which an angle between an optical axis being heading for the imaging device from the reference plane and the reference plane is approximately equal to an angle between a motion trajectory of a tip end of the capillary and the reference plane, and thereby the bonding apparatus can have a wide bonding area with a simple mechanism as well as perform high-speed and high-accuracy bonding.12-02-2010
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