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Masashige Ashizaki, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090169989STORAGE CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A storage cell includes a storage element including first and second electrodes which are opposite to each other in a predetermined direction, a first terminal bonded to the first electrode, a second terminal bonded to the second electrode, and an outer resin covering the storage element to expose an outer surface of the first terminal and an outer surface of the second terminal from the outer resin. The storage element has substantially a rectangular shape viewing from the predetermined direction. The outer resin has substantially a rectangular shape viewing from the predetermined direction. The outer resin has first and second surfaces opposite to each other, and has a third surface connected with the first surface and the second surface. The first terminal is exposed on the first surface of the outer resin. The second terminal has a shape extending beyond the storage element along the first and third surfaces, and is exposed on the first surface. This storage cell has a small size, a large capacitance, and high reliability.07-02-2009
20090176154COIN-SHAPED STORAGE CELL - A coin-shaped storage cell (07-09-2009
20090181297STORAGE CELL - A storage cell includes a storage element, a first case having a first flat portion contacting an upper surface of the storage element and having a rectangular shape, a second case having a second flat portion contacting a lower surface of the storage element and having a rectangular shape, a gasket allowing the storage element to be accommodated between the first case and the second case, first and second terminal plates joined to the first and second cases, respectively, a first sealing resin for sealing the first case and the gasket, a second sealing resin for sealing the second case and the gasket, and a package resin covering the above components. The gasket has a rectangular frame shape, and has a cross section having substantially an H-shape. Edges of the first and second cases are inserted in recesses in the gasket and sealed with the first and second sealing resins, respectively. This storage cell has a high withstanding temperature and reduces an area having the cell mounted thereto.07-16-2009
20100188800ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR - An electric double layer capacitor has an element, a first terminal, a second terminal, a resin-made case, and a resin-made lid. A pair of electrodes are led out of the element. Each of the electrodes is connected to each of the first terminal and the second terminal. The element and an electrolyte are accommodated in the case having an opening top surface, and the lid is bonded to the top surface of the case. The joints of the first and second terminals are disposed at positions higher than the inner bottom of the case, and are exposed upward. The rims of the joints and intermediate conductive sections continuing from them are buried in the case, and the terminal sections continuing from the intermediate conductive sections are led from the side surface of the case to the outside.07-29-2010
20100252314COIN TYPE ELECTRIC DOUBLE-LAYERED CAPACITOR, AND CAPACITOR-PACKAGED ELEMENT - A coin-type electric double-layered capacitor of the present invention includes: a capacitor element; a lower cover for housing the capacitor element impregnated with an electrolyte; an upper cover for sealing an opening of the lower cover through an insulating ring-shaped packing; an upper terminal plate having one end portion connected to an outer surface of the upper cover; and a lower terminal plate having a first end portion connected to an outer surface of the lower cover and a second end portion provided with a through hole, the capacitor being configured such that at least part of the through hole is opened without being covered by an outer surface located on a bottom of the lower cover.10-07-2010
20110141662METHOD OF PRODUCING A COIN-TYPE ELECTROCHEMICAL ELEMENT - A coin-type electrochemical element enables the external lead terminal portions to be accurately and reliably attached to a first lid portion and to a second lid portion of the coin-type electrochemical element, and a method of its production. A coin-type electric double layer capacitor includes a first lid portion and a second lid portion. External lead terminal portions, each having a nearly triangular shape, are separately connected to the outer surfaces of the lid portions. Upon providing the external lead terminal portions having the triangular shape, a welded portion is allowed to have an increased area enabling the coin-type electrochemical element of even a small size to be accurately and reliably welded and making it possible to provide the coin-type electrochemical element having excellent reliability.06-16-2011

Patent applications by Masashige Ashizaki, Osaka JP

Masashige Harada, Kodaira JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140313183DISPLAY DRIVER - The display driver includes an image memory which is configured by including a plurality of memory mats, a plurality of power supply switches which can perform an ON and OFF control of power supply to each of the plurality of memory mats, and a control circuit which turns on or off the power supply switches. The control circuit turns on the plurality of power supply switches in such a manner that the power supply to the memory mat to which the image data is written at an initial time, among the plurality of memory mats, becomes stable earlier than the power supply to the other memory mats.10-23-2014

Masashige Hori, Shizuoka-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130079721CATHETER FIXATION DEVICE - The present disclosure pertains to a fixing tool for holding a tubular catheter fixed in relation to the skin of a patient. This catheter fixing tool is equipped with a plate-shaped fixing tool main body and a securing member. The fixing tool main body has a retaining part, defining a catheter retaining slot, and a pair of wing pieces. The securing member can be interlocked with the fixing tool main body by rotating the securing member in a direction parallel to a principal surface of the fixing tool main body taking a virtual line perpendicular to the principal surface as the central axis C03-28-2013

Masashige Hori, Shizuoka Prefecture JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120232494CATHETER WITH VALVE - A catheter with a valve is disclosed that allows smooth flow of a solution when a solution is flowing from the inside of a catheter towards the outside of a catheter and when a solution is flowing from the outside of a catheter towards the inside of a catheter. The catheter includes a tubular body 09-13-2012

Masashige Iwata, Hinocho JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140069775Article Transfer Device - An article transfer device with a simpler structure is provided which can transfer an article to a proper position. Operation of a first projecting and retracting motor is stopped when torque that is greater than or equal to a first preset value occurs in the first projecting and retracting motor when a first article holder is being projected toward a projected position by operation of the first projecting and retracting motor. And operation of a second projecting and retracting motor is stopped when torque that is greater than or equal to a first preset value occurs in the second projecting and retracting motor when a second article holder is being projected toward a projected position by operation of the second projecting and retracting motor.03-13-2014

Masashige Iwata, Shiga JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120168255Stacker Crane - A stacker crane includes a lower frame having running wheels running along a rail at both front and rear end portions thereof. The lower frame has a connecting frame that connects front and rear wheel support frames for supporting the running wheels to each other. The front support rod is held by a flange at its lower end surface, which is formed at the lower end portion of the front side wheel support frame. The side surface of the front support rod is connected and supported by the front side wheel support frame. The rear support rod is held by a flange, which is formed at the lower end portion of the rear side wheel support frame at its lower end surface and the side surface of the rear support rod is connected and supported by the rear side wheel support frame 07-05-2012
20120168256Stacker Crane - A stacker crane has an upper frame, which connects upper portions of front and rear support rods standing from both front and rear end portions of a lower frame, respectively, is connected to the front and rear support rods by bolts. The upper frame includes a main part comprising a first plate following along a vertical direction and having front and rear extensions being extended in the front and rear directions of the crane and mast connecting portions being extended downward from both the front and rear ends of the front and rear extensions. The upper frame has a reinforcing part comprising a second plate following along a horizontal direction projecting from the main part in a width direction and being extended in the front and rear directions. The mast connecting portions of the main part are urged against the side surfaces of the front and rear support rods, respectively.07-05-2012

Masashige Sato, Atsugi-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100053824MAGNETORESISTIVE ELEMENT - A magnetoresistive element includes: a free layer made of a ferromagnetic material, the free layer configured to change the direction of magnetization under the influence of an external magnetic field; an insulating layer overlaid on the free layer, the insulating layer made of an insulating material; an amorphous reference layer overlaid on the insulating layer, the amorphous reference layer made of a ferromagnetic material, the amorphous reference layer configured to fix the magnetization in a predetermined direction; a crystal layer overlaid on the amorphous reference layer, the crystal layer containing crystal grains; a non-magnetic layer overlaid on the crystal layer, the non-magnetic layer containing crystal grains having grown from the crystal grains in the crystal layer; and a pinned layer overlaid on the non-magnetic layer, the pinned layer configured to fix the magnetization in a predetermined direction.03-04-2010

Masashige Sato, Atsugi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100284103MAGNETORESISTIVE EFFECT DEVICE, MAGNETIC HEAD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE APPARATUS - A magnetoresistive effect device includes an underlayer, an antiferromagnetic layer, a first ferromagnetic layer, a nonmagnetic layer, and a second ferromagnetic layer which are multilayered in this order on a substrate. The underlayer is formed of a metal nitride, and the antiferromagnetic layer is formed of an antiferromagnetic material including Ir and Mn.11-11-2010
20110134563MAGNETORESISTIVE EFFECT HEAD HAVING A MULTILAYERED PINNED LAYER OR FREE LAYER AND SYSTEMS THEREOF - According to one embodiment, a magnetoresistive effect head includes a magnetically pinned layer having a direction of magnetization that is pinned, a free magnetic layer positioned above the magnetically pinned layer, the free magnetic layer having a direction of magnetization that is free to vary, and a barrier layer comprising an insulator positioned between the magnetically pinned layer and the free magnetic layer, wherein at least one of the magnetically pinned layer and the free magnetic layer has a layered structure, the layered structure including a crystal layer comprising one of: a CoFe magnetic layer or a CoFeB magnetic layer and an amorphous magnetic layer comprising CoFeB and an element selected from: Ta, Hf, Zr, and Nb, wherein the crystal layer is positioned closer to a tunnel barrier layer than the amorphous magnetic layer. In another embodiment, a magnetic data storage system includes the magnetoresistive effect head described above.06-09-2011
20120257298TMR SENSOR FILM USING A TANTALUM INSERTION LAYER AND SYSTEMS THEREOF - In one embodiment, a tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) head includes a lead layer above a substrate, a seed layer above the lead layer, an antiferromagnetic (AFM) layer above the seed layer, a first ferromagnetic layer above the AFM layer, a second ferromagnetic layer above the first ferromagnetic layer, a coupling layer between the first and second ferromagnetic layers, the coupling layer causing a magnetization of the second ferromagnetic layer to be coupled to a magnetization of the first ferromagnetic layer, a fixed layer above the second ferromagnetic layer, an insertion layer adjacent the fixed layer or in the fixed layer, a barrier layer above the fixed layer, a free layer above the barrier layer, and a cap layer above the free layer. In another embodiment, the insertion layer is from about 0.05 nm to 0.3 nm in thickness and includes Ta, Ti, Hf, and/or Zr, and the free layer includes CoFeB.10-11-2012

Patent applications by Masashige Sato, Atsugi JP

Masashige Sato, Kokubunji-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100159283MAGNETIC STORAGE MEDIUM, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MAGNETIC STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION STORAGE DEVICE - A magnetic storage medium includes a substrate, a first magnetic layer film that is deposited on the substrate, and a second magnetic layer film that is a cap layer of the first magnetic layer film. The first magnetic layer film contains a high magnetic anisotropic material and a low-temperature diffusion material which is added to the high magnetic anisotropic material, the low-temperature diffusion material starting diffusion by thermal treatment at a lower temperature than that of the high magnetic anisotropic material. The second magnetic layer film includes a material for promoting diffusion of the low-temperature diffusion material.06-24-2010

Masashige Shirakabe, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110134892RADIO BASE STATION AND RADIO RESOURCE ALLOCATION METHOD - A radio base station of the present invention is provided with an index setting unit configured to set an index to a radio resource in a frequency domain, a resource allocation class determining unit is configured to determine a resource allocation class of a radio communication terminal from among resource allocation classes which are classified according to radio resource allocation patterns fixedly allocated at a fixed time interval T06-09-2011
20110292916RADIO BASE STATION AND RADIO RESOURCE ALLOCATION METHOD - Provided are a radio packet type determining section that determines at least whether a radio packet is a first transmission packet that is allocated persistently at predetermined time intervals or a retransmission packet among radio packets transmitted to a radio communication terminal, a first transmission interval control section that controls a transmission interval of each first transmission packet so as to disperse the first transmission packet and a retransmission packet of a radio packet index different from that of the first transmission packet, a retransmission interval control section that controls a transmission interval of each retransmission packet, and a radio resource allocation section that performs allocation of radio resources based on the transmission interval of each first transmission packet and the transmission interval of each retransmission packet.12-01-2011

Masashige Takahashi, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140127051TURBOCHARGER - A turbocharger includes a semi-floating metal. The semi-floating metal is provided with a supply opening configured to supply oil to an inner bearing section. The turbocharger is provided with: an oil supply path which extends from inside of a bearing housing to the supply opening, and feeds the oil to be supplied to the inner bearing section; a removal section which changes a flowing direction of the oil supplied from an upstream side to separate minute foreign matter in the oil; and a conveyance path and a retaining region which collect the minute foreign matter separated by the removal section so as to prevent the minute foreign matter from mixing again with the oil flowing toward the supply opening.05-08-2014
20150184541BEARING STRUCTURE AND TURBOCHARGER - A shaft includes: two large-diameter portions; and a small-diameter portion formed between the two large-diameter portions. A bearing includes: an annular body in which to insert the shaft; two bearing surfaces being opposite the large-diameter portions; and an intervening surface located between the two bearing surfaces on an inner circumferential surface of the body, and being opposite the small-diameter portion with a clearance formed between the intervening surface and the small-diameter portion. No anti-corrosion treatment is applied to the large-diameter portions. An anti-corrosion treatment is applied to at least any one of: an exposed portion of an outer peripheral surface of the body of the bearing, which is exposed to the outside of the housing; the intervening surface of the bearing; an opposite end surface of the bearing; and the small-diameter portion of the shaft.07-02-2015

Masashige Tanabe, Otsu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090076136THERAPEUTIC AGENT - The present invention relates to a therapeutic agent or prophylactic agent for a disease accompanying an abnormality in an amount of insulin or insulin response, an insulin-mimetic action agent, a food, beverage, or feed, an agent for enhancement of glucose uptake into a cell, and an agent for inducing differentiation into an adipocyte, each comprising as an effective ingredient at least one compound selected from the group consisting of specified compounds having an insulin-mimetic action, derivatives thereof, and pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof.03-19-2009
20120149108CELL PRESERVATION METHOD - A method for cryopreservation of cells characterized by the use of a solution containing, as essential components, a sodium salt, a potassium salt, a saccharide, a cryoprotectant, and a hydrogencarbonate salt and/or a carbonate salt, the solution further optionally containing a component selected from the group consisting of proteins, magnesium salts, and calcium salts. According to the present invention, a method for cryopreservation of cells capable of maintaining a high viability rate after thawing, and a cryopreservation solution used in the cryopreservation are provided. In addition, by using the method for cryopreservation, the cells can be preserved in a state of maintaining a high viability rate even after thawing, and also maintaining their physiological functions; further, a cell washing step after freezing and thawing is unnecessary, thereby making it very useful in the fundamental researches of cells and the application studies on the medical treatment.06-14-2012

Patent applications by Masashige Tanabe, Otsu-Shi JP

Masashige Tanaka, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140332712UNSATURATED POLYESTER RESIN COMPOSITION AND ENCAPSULATED MOTOR - The present invention is an unsaturated polyester resin composition comprising an unsaturated polyester (a), a monomer (b) having one polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond, a monomer (c) having two or more of (meth)acrylate groups, a filler (d) having high thermal conductivity, a glass fiber (e), a low profile additive (f), a curing agent (g), and a polymerization inhibitor (h), wherein the ratio by weight of the ingredient (b) to the ingredient (c) is from 50:50 to 75:25 and the unsaturated polyester resin composition comprises 400 to 1400 parts by weight of the ingredient (d) based on the total 100 parts by weight of the ingredients (a), (b), and (c). This unsaturated polyester resin composition has excellent curing properties without losing storage stability which can be used to provide a cured product having a low mold shrinkage ratio and high thermal conductivity.11-13-2014

Masashige Taniguchi, Makinohara-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090258126Method of manufacturing green tea beverage - It is an object of the invention provides a method of manufacturing a tea beverage having an excellent aroma. The invention provides a method of manufacturing a tea beverage, which comprises the steps of preparing an extract of tea leaves containing 40 ppm-210 ppm of theanine, bringing the extract of tea leaves thus prepared into an anaerobic condition, heat-treating the extract of tea leaves in the state of anaerobic condition at a temperature of not lower than 100° C. under tightly sealed, and filling the extract of tea leaves thus heat-treated into a hermetically sealed container.10-15-2009
20100330243INSTANT GREEN TEA - According to one embodiment, there is provided an instant green tea which comprises a dry green tea extract, a drying auxiliary agent, antioxidants, a tea powder and a specific amount of potassium, and a method of producing the instant green tea includes the step of extracting tea leaves with an extraction solvent which contains a drying auxiliary agent and a first antioxidant and has been adjusted to a pH value within the neutral range by using a first potassium preparation to give a liquid extract, the step of adding a second antioxidant and a tea powder to the liquid extract thus obtained, and the step of drying the liquid extract after the completion of the addition step as described above.12-30-2010
20110086811HIGH-CONCENTRATION RUTIN-CONTAINING DRINK - It is an object of the present invention to provide a packaged high-concentration rutin-containing drink suppressed the occurrence of the precipitation though it contains rutin in a high concentration. According to the invention, a packaged high-concentration rutin-containing drink includes rutin and quercetin is provided. The concentration of rutin is in a range from 70 to 1100 ppm and the ratio [(A)/(B)] by weight of (A) rutin to (B) quercetin is 3.7 to 58.0.04-14-2011

Patent applications by Masashige Taniguchi, Makinohara-Shi JP

Masashige Taniguchi, Shizuoka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110081457Roasted barley, barley tea bags using the same and method of producing roasted barley - The present invention provides roasted barley from which barley tea having excellent aroma, sweetness and richness and so on can be extracted. Roasted barley characterized by having a measured void content of 1.5 ml to 2.5 ml. The above-described roasted barley can be produced by a production method which involves a rapid cooling step, wherein the material temperature of barley is rapidly lowered to 60 to 130° C. within 5 seconds, between a primary roasting step and a secondary roasting step. It is preferred to further employ a slow cooling step, wherein the material temperature of the barley is maintained at 80 to 140° C. over 16 to 120 seconds, after the secondary roasting step.04-07-2011

Masashige Tsuji, Ibaraki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110199800Power Conversion Device - Connection portions (08-18-2011

Masashige Tsuji, Hitachinaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090243524Power Inverter - A power inverter comprises a power module connected at least to a rotating electric machine, a gate drive circuit board which supplies switching power to the power module, and a rotating electric machine control circuit board which supplies a signal for controlling the waveform of the switching power to the gate drive circuit board. A noise reduction board is formed on a board different from the rotating electric machine control circuit board. The configuration of the noise reduction board is such that various signals for forming a signal for controlling the waveform of the switching power by means of the rotating electric machine control circuit board are inputted through the noise reduction board to the rotating electric machine control circuit board.10-01-2009
20130033914Power Conversion Device - A power conversion device (02-07-2013
20130328514Power Inverter - An electric power converter is provided with a plurality of power-conversion elements; a first control circuit that outputs a first control signal; an electricity storage circuit; a second control circuit that outputs a second control signal when the direct-current power source that supplies electrical power to the first control circuit is not normal; and a drive circuit that outputs drive signals for driving the plurality of power-conversion elements. Each of the power-conversion elements is either a power-conversion element of the upper arm connected to the high-voltage side or a conversion element of the lower arm connected to the low-voltage side. In cases when the voltage of the electricity storage circuit is at a higher predetermined first voltage value, the second control circuit outputs a second control signal so that all the power-conversion elements of the upper arm or the lower arm are turned on and the others are turned off.12-12-2013
20140232181Automotive Vehicle Inverter Control Apparatus - In an automotive vehicle inverter control apparatus of the related art, a limp-home mode is provided, but six power sources including transformers are required for respective gate circuits of the respective IGBT drive circuits. Therefore, a reduction in size and a reduction in weight cannot be achieved, and a demand of the improvement of mountability or the improvement of fuel consumption as described above cannot be satisfied. A power semiconductor module and the drive circuit include three unit semiconductor modules and three unit drive circuits corresponding to a three-phase alternating current, and power supply units of the unit drive circuits are provided independently, whereby the limp-home mode is provided and in addition, the number of power supply units may be reduced, so that the reduction in size and the reduction in weight are achieved.08-21-2014

Patent applications by Masashige Tsuji, Hitachinaka JP

Masashige Tsuji, Hitachinaka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110031939Discharge Circuit for Smoothing Capacitor of DC Power Supply - A discharge circuit for a DC power supply smoothing capacitor that is used in a power conversion device that supplies DC power via a switch to the DC power supply smoothing capacitor and an inverter, includes; a resistor that discharges charge in the capacitor; a switch connected in series with the resistor, that either passes or intercepts discharge current flowing from the capacitor to the resistor; a measurement circuit that measures a terminal voltage of the capacitor; and a control circuit that controls continuity and discontinuity of the switch; wherein the control circuit, after having made the switch continuous and starting discharge of the capacitor by the resistor, if a terminal voltage of the capacitor as measured by the measurement circuit exceeds a voltage decrease characteristic set in advance, makes the switch discontinuous and stops discharge by the resistor.02-10-2011
20130214745DISCHARGE CIRCUIT FOR SMOOTHING CAPACITOR OF DC POWER SUPPLY - A discharge circuit for a DC power supply smoothing capacitor that is used in a power conversion device that supplies DC power via a switch to the DC power supply smoothing capacitor and an inverter, includes; a resistor that discharges charge in the capacitor; a switch connected in series with the resistor, that either passes or intercepts discharge current flowing from the capacitor to the resistor; a measurement circuit that measures a terminal voltage of the capacitor; and a control circuit that controls continuity and discontinuity of the switch; wherein the control circuit, after having made the switch continuous and starting discharge of the capacitor by the resistor, if a terminal voltage of the capacitor as measured by the measurement circuit exceeds a voltage decrease characteristic set in advance, makes the switch discontinuous and stops discharge by the resistor.08-22-2013
20140191693Power Converter - A power converter includes an inverter, a contactor for connecting a battery to the inverter in order to supply DC power from the battery to the inverter and for disconnecting the battery from the inverter in order to stop an operation to supply the DC power from the battery to the inverter, a smoothing capacitor connected in parallel to the battery through the contactor, a discharge circuit that is provided with a discharge resistor and a switching device connected in series to the discharge resistor and is connected in parallel to the smoothing capacitor to discharge electric charge from the smoothing capacitor, a voltage measurement circuit, a voltage-dividing circuit for dividing the voltage across the terminals of the smoothing capacitor to generate a partial voltage to be input to the voltage measurement circuit and a control circuit of the switching device.07-10-2014

Patent applications by Masashige Tsuji, Hitachinaka-Shi JP

Masashige Tsuneno, Fukuoka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20150334299MONITORING SYSTEM - A monitoring system includes a stationary camera, an omni-directional camera, and image processing apparatus and a display unit. The stationary camera captures an image in a predetermined imaging range. The omni-directional camera captures an image in an omni-directional imaging area including the predetermined imaging range. The image processing apparatus detects a predetermined event in first image data generated from the image in the predetermined imaging range captured by the stationary camera. In a case where the predetermined event is detected in the predetermined imaging range of the first image data, the display unit displays the first image data and second image data generated from the image in the omni-directional imaging area captured by the omni-directional camera and includes the predetermined imaging range from which the predetermined event is detected.11-19-2015
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