Miyashita
Akiko M. Miyashita, Ridgefield, CT US
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20080270314 | INTEGRATED APPROACH IN AN END-TO-END PROCESS FOR MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS - Disclosed is a method, system and service for developing an end-to-end process for managing acquisitions including, developing strategies and identify an appropriate company for acquisition, managing a transaction and negotiating a deal, integrating an acquired acquisition, and tracking performance against defined business case targets and milestones. | 10-30-2008 |
Atsumi Miyashita, Takasaki JP
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20120039767 | SENSING ELEMENT FOR CYCLIC SATURATED HYDROCARBONS OPTICAL DETECTOR WHICH USES THE SAME - A sensing element for cyclic saturated hydrocarbons, which can optically detect in a short time the volatilized organic hydride at comparatively low sensing element temperature, and a detector which uses the sensing element are disclosed. The sensing element for cyclic saturated hydrocarbons has a transparent substrate made of ceramics such as quartz; a tungsten trioxide thin film having columnar structure on the transparent substrate, and a platinum layer formed to the thickness of 15 nm or less on the surface of the thin film by deposition. | 02-16-2012 |
Ed Miyashita, Glen Allen, VA US
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20130015030 | Travel Cover with a Swivel HandleAANM Klevana; LeightonAACI RichmondAAST VAAACO USAAGP Klevana; Leighton Richmond VA USAANM Miyashita; EdAACI Glen AllenAAST VAAACO USAAGP Miyashita; Ed Glen Allen VA US - Luggage, duffel bags, travel bags and travel covers including travel covers for sporting goods such as, but not limited to, golf bags, skis, snowboards, baseball equipment, soccer equipment, and tennis equipment, and travel covers for tradeshow or conference displays or graphics, product samples, tents (collectively, “travel covers”), for example, are commonly used for conveniently transporting and protecting large objects during travel by walking, car, train and/or airplane. The travel covers may have a handle that my rotate or swivel to adjust to an ergonomic position for pulling or pushing the travel cover. | 01-17-2013 |
Eiichi Miyashita, Okaya JP
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20120007904 | PRINTING DEVICE - A printing device includes a print head, a carriage moveable in a width direction of a medium, a carriage driver that drives the carriage to move back and forth in the width direction within a movement range, a detector that detects a position of the carriage, and a controller that monitors the position of the carriage. The controller is also configured to reverse a direction of movement of the carriage using the carriage driver when the carriage is determined to be immovable at a first position within the movement range, and, when the carriage, after the direction of movement of the carriage has been reversed, is determined to be immovable at a second position within the movement range, to further reverse the direction of movement of the carriage again using the carriage driver, and to output an error after stopping the carriage between the first position and the second position. | 01-12-2012 |
Hideaki Miyashita, Yokohama JP
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20120133793 | IMAGING CONTROL UNIT, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging control unit includes: a calculating unit that obtains block brightness-values of a plurality of blocks from each pixel of an image data of a frame, the image data of a frame being divided into the plurality of blocks; a limiting unit that limits to a first limit brightness-value a block brightness-value which is larger than the first limit brightness-value among the plurality of block brightness-values; and a controlling unit that controls an exposure amount of an imaging unit so that a representing brightness-value of the plurality of the block brightness-values correspond to a target brightness-value which is less than first limit brightness-value. | 05-31-2012 |
20150036017 | IMAGING CONTROL UNIT, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging control unit includes: a calculating unit that obtains block brightness-values of a plurality of blocks from each pixel of an image data of a frame, the image data of a frame being divided into the plurality of blocks; a limiting unit that limits to a first limit brightness-value a block brightness-value which is larger than the first limit brightness-value among the plurality of block brightness-values; and a controlling unit that controls an exposure amount of an imaging unit so that a representing brightness-value of the plurality of the block brightness-values correspond to a target brightness-value which is less than first limit brightness-value. | 02-05-2015 |
Hideo Miyashita, Habikino-Shi JP
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20140021664 | HARDENING METHOD AND HARDENING DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide a hardening method and a hardening device capable of successfully hardening a shaft and an inner wall of a hole of a work in which the hole is formed close to the shaft on a flat plate. A hardening device for hardening a shaft and an inner wall of a hole, the shaft extending vertically from a flat plate and the hole being formed adjacent to the shaft, includes a first heating coil that is a conductive body facing the shaft and a second heating coil that is a helical conductive body having at least a portion inserted into the hole, so that the first heating coil and the second heating coil heat the shaft and the inner wall of the hole respectively and simultaneously. | 01-23-2014 |
Ichiro Miyashita, Fujiyoshida-Shi JP
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20120099328 | LIGHT-EMITTING MODULE - A light-emitting module of the present invention comprises: a light source in which an LED element is disposed on a substrate and electrodes electrically connected to the LED element are provided on the substrate; a metal plate on which the light source is disposed; lead wires connected to the electrodes directly or via other electrode pattern; and a housing made of resin fixed onto the metal plate and housing the light source therein. Moreover, the housing includes a hole opening above the light source, and includes at least one pair of protrusions that protrude facing one another inside the hole and apply a bias to the light source to press the light source onto a metal plate side. | 04-26-2012 |
Isao Miyashita, Anjo-Shi JP
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20120111915 | DRIVING TOOL - An improved driving tool is provided which can prevent malfunction in detection of the number of fasteners remaining in a magazine. A representative driving tool includes a driving member for driving fasteners and a magazine for storing the fasteners. The driving tool further includes a driving tool actuation control member that can be switched between an actuating position and a deactuating position, and a retaining member that can be switched between a retaining position and a releasing position. The retaining member is switched from the retaining position to the releasing position according to the number of remaining fasteners in the magazine and the driving tool actuation control member is switched from the actuating position to the deactuating position when the retaining member is switched to the releasing position. | 05-10-2012 |
20120205420 | COMBUSTION-TYPE DRIVE APPARATUS - Embodiments of the present invention may include a combustion-type drive apparatus comprising a drive mechanism and an illumination device. The drive mechanism is configured to generate a drive force through combustion of a gas. The drive force is utilized to drive-in a member. The illumination device comprises a lighting portion configured to illuminate a place where the member is being driven in. | 08-16-2012 |
Jun Miyashita, Odawara-Shi JP
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20140089540 | STORAGE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A storage apparatus | 03-27-2014 |
Jun Miyashita, Odawara JP
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20130339647 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND DATA MIGRATION METHOD - The present invention continues host access and holds data of a migration source volume as the latest data even when a fault occurs in any of a plurality of access paths. | 12-19-2013 |
Katsumi Miyashita, Tsuchiura JP
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20120108437 | Precursor for Nb3Sn superconductor wire, superconductor wire using the same and method for manufacturing Nb3Sn superconductor wire - A precursor for a Nb | 05-03-2012 |
20120190555 | CONSTRUCTION OF SUPERCONDUCTING MULTI-CORE BILLET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUPERCONDUCTING MULTI-CORE WIRES - A physical construction of a superconducting multi-core billet is provided together with a method for manufacturing a superconducting multi-core wire to offer reduction of manufacturing time (cost) and low frequency of occurrence of wire break during diameter-reduction drawing. The superconducting multi-core billet by the present invention has such a construction that a plurality of vertical holes are made in a billet | 07-26-2012 |
Katsushi Miyashita, Aichi JP
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20130008680 | IMPACT TOOL - An impact tool includes a motor, a hammer casing with an opened rear end and a disk-shaped member coupled to the hammer casing to close the opened rear end and to rotatably support a spindle. A first engagement member is formed on an outer face of the disk-shaped member. A second engagement member is formed on an inner face of the recess and engaging with the first engagement member to restrict a movement of the hammer casing in a second direction parallel to a rotation axis of the spindle. A third engagement member is formed on an outer face of the hammer casing. A fourth engagement member is formed on an inner face of the housing body and engaging with the third engagement member so as to restrict a movement of the hammer casing in the first direction. | 01-10-2013 |
Kazumi Miyashita, Saitama JP
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20120295498 | OUTBOARD MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS - In an apparatus for controlling operation of an outboard motor having a shift lever used to change a shift position between an in-gear position that enables driving force of an internal combustion engine to be transmitted to a propeller by engaging a clutch with one of a forward gear and a reverse gear and a neutral position that cuts off transmission of the driving force by disengaging the clutch from the forward or reverse gear, it is configured to detect a throttle opening of the engine; detect a speed of the engine; calculate a change amount of the detected engine speed; and conduct driving force decreasing control to decrease the driving force of the engine based on the detected throttle opening, the detected engine speed and the calculated engine speed change amount. | 11-22-2012 |
Kazumichi Miyashita, Nagoya JP
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20140116189 | CONTROL CABLE TERMINAL SUPPORTING APPARATUS - A terminal supporting apparatus | 05-01-2014 |
Kazuo Miyashita, Tsukuba JP
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20120095876 | ADVANCE ORDER PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROGRAM OF ADVANCE ORDER PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND ADVANCE ORDER PROCESSING SYSTEM - There is provided an advance order processing apparatus | 04-19-2012 |
Kazuyuki Miyashita, Shiojiri JP
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20130056637 | INFRARED DETECTING ELEMENT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INFRARED DETECTING ELEMENT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The infrared detecting element has a base plate; an insulating film that is provided on the base plate and has a recessed portion surrounding a hollow space; a supporting section that is held by a beam, one end of the beam being fixed to the insulating film, and is located in an area that opposes the hollow space; and an infrared detecting section that is provided on the supporting section and detects infrared rays, in which the recessed portion is covered with a water repellent film that includes polysilicon, and the beam and the supporting section include silicon nitride or silicon carbonitride. | 03-07-2013 |
Kenichiro Miyashita, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20120107744 | RESIST COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN, NOVEL COMPOUND AND ACID GENERATOR - A resist composition containing a base component (A) which exhibits changed solubility in a developing solution under the action of acid, and an acid generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure, wherein the acid generator component (B) includes an acid generator (B1) having a group represented by general formula (b1-1) shown below in the cation moiety. | 05-03-2012 |
20120148955 | RESIST COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN, AND NEW COMPOUND - A resist composition including: a base component (A) which exhibits changed solubility in a developing solution under action of acid; a nitrogen-containing organic compound component (C) containing a compound (C1) represented by general formula (c1) shown below; and an acid generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure, provided that the compound (C1) is excluded from the acid generator component (B): | 06-14-2012 |
20130240481 | BLOCK COPOLYMER-CONTAINING COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF REDUCING PATTERN - The present invention relates to a composition including: a component (A) being a block copolymer including a block P | 09-19-2013 |
20130243958 | UNDERCOAT AGENT AND METHOD OF FORMING PATTERN OF LAYER CONTAINING BLOCK COPOLYMER - An undercoat agent which is used for phase separating a layer including a block copolymer having a plurality of blocks bonded formed on a substrate, wherein the undercoat agent contains a resin component, the resin component includes a structural unit having an aromatic ring and a structural unit having no aromatic ring, and the resin component includes a group which can interact with the substrate and does not include a 3 to 7-membered, ether-containing cyclic group; and a method of forming a pattern of a layer containing a block copolymer, including: a step (1) in which the undercoat agent is applied to a substrate to form a layer containing the undercoat agent; a step (2) in which a layer containing a block copolymer having a plurality of blocks bonded is formed on a surface of the layer containing the undercoat agent, followed by a phase separation of the layer containing the block copolymer; and a step (3) in which a phase containing at least one block of the plurality of blocks constituting the block copolymer is selectively removed. | 09-19-2013 |
20130252179 | UNDERCOAT AGENT AND METHOD OF FORMING PATTERN OF LAYER COMPRISING BLOCK COPOLYMER - A undercoat agent used for performing phase separation of a layer formed on a substrate and containing a block copolymer having a plurality of blocks bonded, wherein the undercoat agent contains a resin component, the resin component is formed from a structural unit having an aromatic ring and a structural unit not having an aromatic ring, and the resin component has a group that can interact with the substrate, and also has a 3 to 7-membered, ether-containing cyclic group. | 09-26-2013 |
20140238954 | METHOD OF PRODUCING STRUCTURE CONTAINING PHASE-SEPARATED STRUCTURE, METHOD OF FORMING PATTERN, AND TOP COAT MATERIAL - A method of producing a structure containing a phase-separated structure, including forming, on a substrate, a layer containing a block copolymer having a block of a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane structure-containing structural unit; forming a top coat film by applying, to the layer containing the block copolymer, a top coat material which undergoes a change in polarity upon heating, and controls a surface energy of the layer containing the block copolymer; and subjecting the layer containing the block copolymer on which the top coat film is formed to phase separation by thermal annealing. | 08-28-2014 |
20150044371 | METHOD OF PRODUCING STRUCTURE CONTAINING PHASE-SEPARATED STRUCTURE, PHASE SEPARATED STRUCTURE, AND BLOCK COPOLYMER COMPOSITION - A method of producing a structure containing a phase-separated structure, including applying a neutralization film to a substrate to form a layer of a neutralization film; applying a block copolymer having a plurality of polymers bonded thereto, and a weight average molecular weight of 150,000 or more to the layer of the neutralization film, so as to form a layer containing the block copolymer and having a coating film thickness of 23 nm or less; and phase-separating the layer containing the block copolymer. | 02-12-2015 |
Kimiya Miyashita, Fujisawa-Shi JP
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20130157445 | POLYCRYSTALLINE ALUMINUM NITRIDE BASE MATERIAL FOR CRYSTAL GROWTH OF GaN-BASE SEMICONDUCTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GaN-BASE SEMICONDUCTOR USING THE SAME - There is provided a polycrystalline aluminum nitride base material having a linear expansion coefficient similar to GaN. The polycrystalline aluminum nitride base material as a substrate material for crystal growth of GaN-base semiconductors has a mean linear expansion coefficient of 4.9×10 | 06-20-2013 |
20130241046 | CERAMIC HEAT SINK MATERIAL FOR PRESSURE CONTACT STRUCTURE, SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE USING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE - The present invention provides a ceramic heat sink material for a pressure contact structure configured by providing a resin layer on a ceramic substrate, wherein the resin layer has durometer (Shore) hardness (A-type) of 70 or less, and an average value of gaps existing in an interface between the ceramic substrate and the resin layer is 3 μm or less. Further, it is preferable that the resin layer is formed by solidifying a thermosetting resin which is fluidized at a temperature of 60° C. Due to above structure, there can be obtained a ceramic heat sink and a semiconductor module using the heat sink having a good close-contacting property with respect to the pressing member. | 09-19-2013 |
20140291699 | CERAMIC/COPPER CIRCUIT BOARD AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A ceramic/copper circuit board of an embodiment includes a ceramic substrate and first and second copper plates bonded to surfaces of the ceramic substrate via bonding layers containing active metal elements. In cross sections of end portions of the first and second copper plates, a ratio (C/D) of an area C in relation to an area D is from 0.2 to 0.6. The area C is a cross section area of a portion protruded toward an outer side direction of the copper plate from a line AB, and the area D is a cross section area of a portion corresponding to a right-angled triangle whose hypotenuse is the line AB. R-shape sections are provided at edges of upper surfaces of the first and second copper plates, and lengths F of the R-shape sections are 100 μm or less. | 10-02-2014 |
Kiyoshi Miyashita, Hyogo JP
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20130281290 | NOBLE METAL COLLOID PARTICLES AND NOBLE METAL COLLOID SOLUTION, AND CATALYST FOR OXYGEN REDUCTION - The noble metal colloidal particles of the present invention are noble metal colloidal particles each including: a Pd colloidal particle; and Pt supported on the surface of the Pd colloidal particle. The noble metal colloidal particles are substantially free from a protective colloid. The Pd colloidal particles have an average particle diameter of 7 to 20 nm. The amount of the Pt supported on the surface of the Pd colloidal particle is 0.05 to 0.65 atomic layer thick, when the amount is expressed as the number of atomic layers of the Pt. The noble metal colloidal solution of the present invention can be obtained by dispersing these noble metal colloidal particles of the present invention in a solvent. | 10-24-2013 |
Kiyoshi Miyashita, Suwa-Shi JP
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20120033186 | Image projection system and a method of controlling a projected pointer - An image projection system whereby a position of a pointer on a projected image can be easily controlled from a location separated from the main control means. The system comprises a projector, a computer for controlling the projector to display a pointer on a projected image in accordance with an operational signal from a terminal, and a remote controller for the projector. The remote controller comprises a pointing device and a transmitter for transmitting an operation signal as an infrared ray operational signal. The projector comprises a receiver which is an infrared (IR) optical receiver having directivity, and receives the infrared ray operational signal. | 02-09-2012 |
20140300545 | IMAGE PROJECTION SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF CONTROLLING A PROJECTED POINTER - An image projection system whereby a position of a pointer on a projected image can be easily controlled from a location separated from the main control means. The system comprises a projector, a computer for controlling the projector to display a pointer on a projected image in accordance with an operational signal from a terminal, and a remote controller for the projector. The remote controller comprises a pointing device and a transmitter for transmitting an operation signal as an infrared ray operational signal. The projector comprises a receiver which is an infrared (IR) optical receiver having directivity, and receives the infrared ray operational signal. | 10-09-2014 |
Koichi Miyashita, Mie-Ken JP
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20120248628 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a control element provided above a main surface of a substrate through a first adhesion layer, a second adhesion layer provided to cover the control element a first semiconductor chip provided on the second adhesion layer, a bottom surface area of the first semiconductor chip being larger than a top surface area of the control element, and at least one side of an outer edge of the control element projecting to an outside of an outer edge of the first semiconductor chip. | 10-04-2012 |
Koichi Miyashita, Nirasaki City JP
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20130013240 | SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING SYSTEM - A semiconductor manufacturing system includes a program for inspecting a device of the system executing: displaying a screen for selecting an inspection set including inspection items having a manipulation item and/or a check item; retrieving the inspection items, arranging the inspection items in the order of workflow, and displaying each inspection item on a screen with an execution attribute indicating whether each inspection item is “automatic” or “manual” execution; receiving an inspection start command and reading the first inspection item from a storage unit. The program also executes steps corresponding to the following cases (a) to (d) until there are no more inspection items: (a) the read-out inspection item being the manipulation item and “automatic”; (b) the read-out inspection item being the manipulation item and “manual”; (c) the read-out inspection item being the check item and “automatic”; and (d) the read-out inspection item being the check item and “manual”. | 01-10-2013 |
Koichi Miyashita, Yokkaichi-Shi JP
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20130062758 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - In one embodiment, a semiconductor device has a substrate, a first semiconductor chip, an electrode, a first and second connection member, and a first and second sealing member. The electrode is disposed on the first semiconductor chip and contains Al. The first connection member electrically connects the electrode and the substrate and contains Au or Cu. The first sealing member seals the first semiconductor chip and the first connection member. One or more second semiconductor chips are stacked on the first sealing member. The second sealing member seals the first connection member, the one or more second semiconductor chips, and the one or more second connection members. A ratio of a total weight W | 03-14-2013 |
20140070428 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor chip disposed on a circuit board, an adhesive layer fixing the first semiconductor chip to the circuit board, and a second semiconductor chip having an outer shape smaller than that of the first semiconductor chip. At least a part of the second semiconductor chip is embedded in the adhesive layer. The adhesive layer has a thickness in a range of 95 to 150 μm. The adhesive layer includes a cured product of a thermosetting resin whose thermal time viscosity at a time that the second semiconductor chip is embedded is in a range of 500 to 5000 Pa·s. | 03-13-2014 |
Kotaro Miyashita, Utsunomiyashi JP
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20120217798 | VEHICLE ELECTRIC LOAD SYSTEM - An electric load system and method for a vehicle includes an electric load, electric devices, an electrically driven element operating in an operating state, an electric load detector to measure an electric load generated by the electric devices, and an electric control unit communicating with the electric load detector and the electrically driven element to determine an electric load of the electric load system. The method includes estimating an electric load of the electrically driven element based on an operating state of the electrically driven element via the electric control unit and adding the electric load from the electrically driven element to an electric load measured by the electric load detector. | 08-30-2012 |
Kouichi Miyashita, Nishio-City JP
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20120276746 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A manufacturing method for a semiconductor device includes: arranging a plurality of silicon substrates having a sacrifice layer in a reaction chamber in such a manner that surfaces of silicon substrates face each other; introducing an etching gas into the reaction chamber; reacting the etching gas and the sacrifice layer in each silicon substrate so that the sacrifice layer is dry-etched; and arranging a partition member in the reaction chamber to partition a predetermined range between adjacent silicon substrates. The partition member has a property in such a manner that a water molecule hardly penetrates the partition member. The water molecule is a reaction product between the etching gas and the sacrifice layer. | 11-01-2012 |
Kouichi Miyashita, Kasugai-City JP
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20120247224 | FILTER INSPECTION METHOD AND FILTER INSPECTION APPARATUS - There is disclosed a filter inspection method which is excellent in sensitivity to detect defects of a filter and in operation efficiency. The filter inspection method includes a humidifying step of exposing a porous filter to moisture-containing air; and a detecting step of introducing water particles into the filter in a wet state through the humidifying step, to detect the water particles which pass through and flow out of the filter, thereby detecting defects of the filter. | 10-04-2012 |
Kunio Miyashita, Azumino-Shi JP
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20120229127 | MAGNETIC ABSOLUTE ENCODER AND MOTOR - A magnetic absolute encoder includes: a board-holding assembly mounted to a motor case assembly side; and a flexible printed wiring board which is held, by the board-holding assembly, in the shape of a loop surrounding multipolar and bipolar ring magnets. On the flexible printed wiring board, multipolar-side hall elements and bipolar-side hall elements are mounted and a wiring pattern relating to the hall elements are printed. The assembling work and wiring work of the magnetic absolute encoder provided with a multipolar magnetic encoder and a bipolar magnetic encoder can be performed simply in a short time. | 09-13-2012 |
Masayuki Miyashita, Aichi JP
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20130162033 | POWER-SUPPLY DEVICE - A power-supply device has a DC power supply, a load, a booster circuit disposed between the DC power supply and the load, wherein the booster circuit supplies a voltage at the DC power supply to the load while boosting the voltage, a bypass element disposed between the DC power supply and the load, wherein the bypass element constitutes a bypass path with respect to the booster circuit, a controller that controls an operation of the booster circuit, a first switching element that drives the bypass element in a first driving path, and a second switching element that drives the bypass element in a second driving path. | 06-27-2013 |
20130200699 | POWER-SUPPLY DEVICE - The present invention provides a power-supply device, which can continuously supply a voltage from a power supply to a load even if a breakdown of a circuit is generated. The power-supply device includes a booster circuit, a normally-closed bypass relay, a CPU, and a switching circuit. A first switch of the switching circuit is turned on by a switching signal from the CPU, and a second switch is turned on by a boosting request signal from a boosting request signal generator. In the case that one of or both the switching signal and the boosting request signal are not input to the switching circuit | 08-08-2013 |
Masayuki Miyashita, Sakai-Shi JP
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20120056126 | FINE-PROCESSING AGENT AND FINE-PROCESSING METHOD - Provided is a fine-processing agent which, when fine-processing a laminated film stacked at least with a silicon dioxide film and a silicon nitride film, can selectively fine-process the silicon dioxide film. Also provided is a fine-processing method utilizing the fine-processing agent. The fine-processing agent is characterized by including: (a) 0.01-15.0 weight % hydrogen fluoride and/or 0.1-40.0 weight % ammonium fluoride, (b) water, and (c) 0.001-10.00 weight % water-soluble polymer selected from among a group consisting of acrylic acid, ammonium acrylate, acrylic acid ester, acrylamide, styrenesulfonic acid, ammonium styrenesulfonate, and styrenesulfonic acid ester. | 03-08-2012 |
Michihiro Miyashita, Susono-Shi JP
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20130057055 | BRAKING CONTROL SYSTEM - Provided is a braking control system including: an internal combustion engine serving as a power source of a vehicle; a brake servo unit operated by a negative pressure supplied thereto; a passage configured to supply an intake negative pressure of the internal combustion engine to the brake servo unit; and a negative pressure pump configured to generate a negative pressure by being driven by power transmitted from a wheel of the vehicle and transmit the generated negative pressure to the brake servo unit, wherein the negative pressure pump is driven so as to supply the negative pressure to the brake servo unit during execution of inertia running in which the internal combustion engine stops and the vehicle runs by inertia. | 03-07-2013 |
20130304358 | VEHICULAR CONTROL APPARATUS - A vehicular control apparatus performs control of enabling idle operation of an internal combustion engine that generates a motive power applied to a driving wheel of a vehicle if a vehicle speed of the vehicle is lower than a predetermined vehicle speed that is set in advance, and disabling idle operation of the internal combustion engine if the vehicle speed of the vehicle is equal to or higher than the predetermined vehicle speed, when the vehicle is in a state other than an acceleration running state. Accordingly, the vehicular control apparatus achieves an effect of making it possible to suppress the consumption of fuel. | 11-14-2013 |
20140257636 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD - To further improve fuel efficiency of vehicles. A vehicle control device that is mounted on a vehicle that has an engine, and a battery that can be charged by the amount of electric power that is generated by an alternator that is driven by power from the engine. The vehicle control device includes an idling stop control part | 09-11-2014 |
20140316628 | DRIVING ENVIRONMENT PREDICTION DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND METHODS THEREOF - There is a need to predict a driving environment with high responsiveness by a simple configuration. There is provided a driving environment prediction device that predicts a driving environment of a vehicle that causes a vehicle stop. The driving environment prediction device comprises: a first vehicle stop time rate calculator which is configured to calculate a rate of vehicle stop time in a first period, as a first vehicle stop time rate (shorter-period vehicle stop time rate); a second vehicle stop time rate calculator which is configured to calculate a rate of vehicle stop time in a second period which is longer than the first period, as a second vehicle stop time rate (longer-period vehicle stop time rate); and a driving environment predictor which is configured to predict the driving environment, based on the shorter-period vehicle stop time rate and the longer-period vehicle stop time rate. | 10-23-2014 |
20140330473 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD - There is a need to further improve the fuel consumption of a vehicle. There is provided a vehicle control device mounted on a vehicle having: an engine; a battery that is chargeable with an amount of electric power generated by a generator which is driven with power of the engine; and auxiliary machinery that are operated with electric power of the battery. The vehicle control device comprises an idle reduction controller, an SOC detector, a current value obtaining section, a current correcting section, an idle reduction capacity setting section and a remaining capacity controller. The current correcting section comprises: a smoothing process section that makes the current value obtained by the current value obtaining section subject to a smoothing process; a specific auxiliary machine operation detecting section that determines whether a specific auxiliary machine, which is included in the auxiliary machinery and is likely to have a temporary abrupt change of the current value, is in an operating state; and a current change suppressing section that suppresses an effect of a latest current value obtained by the current value obtaining section, in the smoothing process, when the specific auxiliary machine is determined to be in the operating state. | 11-06-2014 |
20140365099 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS, VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD - A request to fully charge a battery and a request to execute idling stop are made compatible with each other. A vehicle control apparatus is mounted in a vehicle having an engine, and a battery that can be charged by an electric power generator that is driven by a motive power of the engine. The vehicle control apparatus is equipped with an idling stop control unit that stops the engine, an SOC change amount detection unit that detects an amount of change in a state of charge (an SOC) of the battery, and an execution restriction unit that permits and prohibits stop of the engine by the idling stop control unit in accordance with the amount of change in the SOC. The execution restriction unit determines timings for the permission and the prohibition such that an amount of increase in the SOC at a time when the engine is not stopped by the idling stop control unit becomes larger than an amount of decrease in the SOC at a time when the engine is stopped. | 12-11-2014 |
20140371983 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD - To improve the accuracy of prediction of the power consumption of the air conditioner units, a power consumption prediction device that predicts an amount of electric power consumed by a vehicle having one or more air conditioner units operable with electric power of a battery comprises: a passenger count detector that detects a count of passengers in the vehicle; an active air conditioner unit count detector that detects a count of active air conditioner units in the vehicle; a vehicle interior temperature detector that detects a vehicle interior temperature of the vehicle; an air conditioner unit set temperature acquirer that obtains a set temperature of each of the air conditioner units; and a power consumption predictor that predicts power consumption of the air conditioner units using the count of passengers, the count of active air conditioner units, the vehicle interior temperature and the set temperature of each air conditioner unit. | 12-18-2014 |
Michio Miyashita, Seto-Shi JP
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20120193564 | FLUID CONTROL VALVE - A fluid control valve includes a resin valve body formed with first and second passages, a resin valve upper part connected to an upper surface of the valve body, and a resin diaphragm valve element held between the valve body and the valve upper part. | 08-02-2012 |
20140077109 | FLUID CONTROL VALVE - In a fluid control valve, a valve part houses a diaphragm in a valve body including a valve seat, first and second ports, and a drive part includes a piston dividing a piston chamber in a cylinder body into first and second chambers, and a rubber sealing member attached to the outer peripheral surface of the piston. A constriction is provided between the piston chamber and the surface of the cylinder body contacting the valve body. The cylinder body is formed with an exhaust port communicating with the first chamber, an operation port communicating with the second chamber, and a purge port communicating with a fluid non-contact chamber. The piston is formed with a flow path which enables communication between the first chamber and the fluid non-contact chamber. Accordingly, a temperature increase of the drive part can be restricted, and degradation of internal parts can be prevented. | 03-20-2014 |
20140158230 | LIQUID DRIP PREVENTION VALVE - In a liquid drip prevention valve, an input port is formed in the upper face of a flow passage block, and an output port is formed in the lower face, which opposes the upper face of the flow passage block. In addition, a valve chamber is formed on a side face of the flow passage block, and an air block abuts the side face. Furthermore, a diaphragm valve makes contact with a valve seat when pressure is applied with respect to a back side chamber of the diaphragm valve and separates from the valve seat when the back side chamber is brought to negative pressure, thus forming the liquid drip prevention valve. | 06-12-2014 |
Minoru Miyashita, Sendai-Shi JP
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20130230866 | Method for Determining Effectiveness of Medicine Containing Antibody as Component - Protein recognized by an antibody used as an active ingredient of an antibody medicine such as trastuzumab or an antibody used for targeting a target site of an active ingredient is highly accurately quantitatively determined by employing a quantitative tissue staining method of biological tissues, thereby providing a method for determining therapeutic effectiveness of a medicine containing such an antibody as a component. The effectiveness of a medicine containing an antibody as a component is determined by employing a tissue staining method comprising the steps of: labeling the antibody in the medicine containing an antibody as a component with a fluorescent material and contacting the thus fluorescence-labeled antibody with a tissue sample; obtaining a fluorescence image by irradiating, with excitation light, a tissue site contacted with the antibody; obtaining an autofluorescence image in the same field of view and at the same focus as in the fluorescence image in a close region on a shorter wavelength side or a longer wavelength side of an acquisition wavelength region of fluorescence emitted by the fluorescent material; obtaining a corrected fluorescence image by performing image processing for removing fluorescence brightness of the autofluorescence image from fluorescence brightness of the fluorescence image; counting the number of cells in the tissue site contacted with the antibody; measuring average fluorescence brightness per fluorescent particle; and calculating the number of fluorescent particles per cell. | 09-05-2013 |
Minoru Miyashita, Miyagi JP
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20130203082 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING CANCER ONSET OR CANCER ONSET RISK - A highly accurate and quantitative method for determining cancer onset or cancer onset risk by a quantitative tissue staining method in biological tissues using an antibody capable of recognizing a cancer growth regulatory factor or cancer metastasis regulatory factor such as PAR1 antibody, which inhibits the cancer cell mobility and infiltration is provided. Cancer onset or cancer onset risk is determined using the tissue staining method comprising the steps of: labeling an antibody which recognizes a cancer growth regulatory factor or cancer metastasis regulatory factor with a fluorescent material, and contacting the fluorescent-labeled antibody with a tissue sample; irradiating a tissue site in contact with the antibody with excitation light to acquire a fluorescence image; acquiring an autofluorescence image in a vicinity region of a short wavelength side or long wavelength side of an acquisition region of fluorescence wavelength emitted by the fluorescent material, in the same field of vision and in the same focal point as those of the fluorescence image; acquiring a corrected fluorescence image by image processing to eliminate a fluorescent brightness of the autofluorescence image from the fluorescent brightness of the fluorescence image; counting the number of cells at the tissue site in contact with the antibody; measuring a mean fluorescent brightness of a single fluorescent particle; and calculating the number of fluorescent particles per cell. | 08-08-2013 |
Naomichi Miyashita, Kasugai-Shi JP
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20110294369 | SPARK PLUG - The present invention provides a spark plug which is capable of suppressing a occurrence of crack and separation by determining a structural configuration of a melting portion formed in a junction portion between a discharge portion and a pedestal portion which form an ignition portion that protrudes from a ground electrode. In a profile line shape of a cross section including a center axis P of an ignition portion | 12-01-2011 |
20120267995 | SPARK PLUG - Disclosed is a spark plug having an insulator with good breakage resistance. A spark plug | 10-25-2012 |
20130169141 | SPARK PLUG - In process of threadably fitting a metal shell having a surface formed with an Ni plated layer into a mounting hole, in a state where a gasket made of stainless steel is uncompressed while being interposed between a protrusion part and an opening periphery, a surface of the gasket is out of contact with another surface thereof. When the gasket is viewed on a cross section in a direction of an axial line O, the gasket contacts with the protrusion part at one point of a point X, the gasket contacts with the opening periphery at one point of a point Y, and the point Y is located outside of the point X in a radial direction. Further, the point Y is located inside of a maximum outer diameter Dz of a seating surface of the protrusion part in the radial direction. | 07-04-2013 |
20140042894 | SPARK PLUG AND ASSEMBLING STRUCTURE THEREOF - A spark plug having a metallic shell extending along an axis (CL | 02-13-2014 |
Naomichi Miyashita, Kasugai JP
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20130015756 | SPARK PLUGAANM Yamada; YuichiAACI Niwa-gunAACO JPAAGP Yamada; Yuichi Niwa-gun JPAANM Kuki; HiroakiAACI NagoyaAACO JPAAGP Kuki; Hiroaki Nagoya JPAANM Miyashita; NaomichiAACI KasugaiAACO JPAAGP Miyashita; Naomichi Kasugai JPAANM Kyuno; JiroAACI KiyosuAACO JPAAGP Kyuno; Jiro Kiyosu JP - A spark plug having an insulator with improved breakage resistance. The spark plug has a cross-section that satisfies the following relationship: 0.6 mm<=L, where “A” represents a connection point between a support portion of the insulator and an insulator trunk portion formed at a front end side with respect to the support portion, where “B” represents a position closer to the outer circumference side among the positions of (a) an innermost position of a contact portion where the support portion and a packing are in contact with each other and (b) an intersection of the support portion and a virtual straight line that is parallel to an axial line of the spark plug and extends from an innermost circumferential end of a stepped portion of a metal shell, and where “L” represents a length of a path from point “A” to point “B” along a surface of the insulator. | 01-17-2013 |
Natsuki Miyashita, Saitama JP
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20120222650 | THROTTLE BODY CONFIGURED TO PROVIDE TURBULENT AIR FLOW TO A COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF AN ENGINE, AND ENGINE INCLUDING SAME - A vehicular air intake is configured to produce a turbulent intake air flow in a cylinder of an engine. The air flow may be provided as a vortex. A throttle valve, for controlling an amount of intake air provided to the engine, has a pivot shaft with an axis which is offset from a center axis of an air intake passage in which the throttle valve is installed, and a throttle plate affixed to the pivot shaft. The pivot axis is offset and spaced away from the central axis of the throttle body such that a first portion of a throttle plate disposed on a first side of the pivot shaft, is larger than a second portion of the throttle plate disposed on a second side of the pivot shaft. This arrangement provides the non-uniform turbulent air flow into the engine. | 09-06-2012 |
Noe Miyashita, Matsudo JP
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20120285489 | PIPE CLEANING METHOD FOR LUMINESCENCE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND PIPE CLEANING MECHANISM OF LUMINESCENCE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS | 11-15-2012 |
20120295301 | FLOATING BACTERIA TRAPPING DEVICE, FLOATING BACTERIA COUNTING METHOD AND FLOATING BACTERIA COUNTING SYSTEM - A floating bacteria counting device capable of trapping floating bacteria in air continuously for a long time without decreasing trapping efficiency even if the time before a trapping carrier being replaced is prolonged and a floating bacteria counting method and a floating bacteria counting system using the floating bacteria trapping device are provided. A nozzle ( | 11-22-2012 |
20130000422 | COLLECTION UNIT - A collection unit ( | 01-03-2013 |
20130040338 | DEVICE FOR CAPTURING OBJECT AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - Provided is a device for capturing object, wherein a carrier which captures substances to be detected and is made to be dividable into plural portions, is placed with the plural dividable portions arranged in sections. The carrier includes a count analysis carrier and an identification analysis carrier respectively arranged in sections in a first dish half and a second dish half which are obtained by dividing a capturing dish. | 02-14-2013 |
Norihiro Miyashita, Shiga JP
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20120154101 | ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION COIL UNIT AND ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION DEVICE - In order to provide an electromagnetic induction coil unit and an electromagnetic induction device with reduced coil loss and high power transmission efficiency, and hence whose manufacturing costs are reduced, what is included is a coil ( | 06-21-2012 |
20140175899 | COIL UNIT AND NONCONTACT POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - A coil unit configured to transmit or receive electric power by electromagnetic induction in a noncontact manner, including: a coil into or from both terminals of which a high-frequency voltage is input or output; a metal conductor placed near the coil; and a first capacitor and a second capacitor connected to the terminals of the coil, wherein the ratio of the capacitance between the first capacitor and the second capacitor is set to a value at which a current induced into the metal conductor due to capacitance coupling when a high-frequency voltage is input into or output from the coil is reduced. | 06-26-2014 |
Ryosuke Miyashita, Niigata-Shi JP
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20120221736 | DEVICE CONTROL APPARATUS, CLIENT APPARATUS, DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, AND DEVICE CONTROL SYSTEM - There is provided a device control apparatus which makes it possible to dispense with device monitoring (polling) by a client apparatus to thereby reduce traffic on a network. A device server | 08-30-2012 |
20120284395 | DEVICE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING DEVICE, CLIENT APPARATUS, AND DEVICE CONTROL SYSTEM - A device control apparatus which monitors a state change of a device independently without communication with a client apparatus. A device server as the device control apparatus monitors the state of a device locally connected thereto, using a definition file and a trigger detection algorithm for monitoring the state of the device, and detects a state change of the device. When a state change of the device is detected, the device server transmits a trigger notification indicative of the detection of the state change to the client apparatus. The device server starts a session with the client apparatus having received the trigger notification and relay data communication with the device, of which the state change has been detected. When the session with the client apparatus is disconnected, the device server restarts monitoring of the state of the device. | 11-08-2012 |
20130091245 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT CONTROLS DEVICE VIA NETWORK AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE APPARATUS, DEVICE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE APPARATUS, AS WELL AS DEVICE CONTROL SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus capable of suppressing an increase in traffic on the network, and transmitting data even when the platform is different between a transmitting-side device and a receiving-side device. When a transfer request to the device is received from an upper layer software program, a virtualized controller extracts predetermined parameters necessary for controlling the device from parameters included in the transfer request, transmits the extracted parameters to the device, and stores the other parameters. When response parameters corresponding to the request parameters are received, a communication controller generates a transfer response by adding the stored parameters to the response parameters and transfers the generated transfer response to the upper layer software program. | 04-11-2013 |
Ryuichi Miyashita, Itami-Shi JP
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20140022579 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus for customizing a printer driver includes a receiving unit, a detection unit, and a notification unit. The receiving unit receives a fixing instruction to fix a specific setting item on the printer driver at a specific setting through operation input from an operator. The detection unit detects a setting that is a setting of a different setting item from the specific setting item and that is in a prohibited relationship with the specific setting as a corresponding prohibited setting resulting from the fixing instruction. The notification unit notifies the operator of the corresponding prohibited setting detected by the detection unit. | 01-23-2014 |
Tadakazu Miyashita, Nagano-Shi JP
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20120184190 | DOUBLE-SIDE POLISHING APPARATUS - In the double-side polishing apparatus, one end part of a slurry supply hole has a female-tapered face whose inner diameter is gradually increased toward a polishing face of a polishing plate. A pad hole, which corresponds to the slurry supply hole, is formed in a polishing pad covering the slurry supply hole. An edge of the pad hole is located in the slurry supply hole. A fixation pipe, in which a flange section facing the female-tapered face is formed at one end part, is fixed in the slurry supply hole. The edge of the pad hole is sandwiched and held between the female-tapered face of the slurry supply hole and the flange section of the fixation pipe. | 07-19-2012 |
Takayuki Miyashita, Fuji-Shi JP
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20130217855 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MOLD - Provided is a method for manufacturing a mold for manufacturing a molded article, by which not only is the occurrence of flash suppressed but also the crystallization of the surface is sufficiently accelerated when the mold temperature during the molding of a crystalline thermoplastic resin is set at T | 08-22-2013 |
20140031518 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN INJECTION-MOLDED ARTICLE AND AN INJECTION-MOLDED ARTICLE - Provided is a method for manufacturing an injection-molded article, where the method is capable of obtaining a molded article having a high crystallinity while reducing the amount of flash generated and has excellent productivity. A polyarylene sulfide-based resin composition is injection-molded at a mold temperature of 100° C. or less using a mold on the inner surface of which a heat-insulating layer constituted of porous zirconia is formed. It is preferable that the heat-insulating layer is formed by a spraying method. Preferably, the heat-insulating layer has a thermal conductivity of 2 W/(m·K) or less. Preferably, the heat-insulating layer has a thickness of no less than 200 μm. | 01-30-2014 |
20140263943 | MOLD - Provided is a technology for solving the drawback such as chipping of a heat-insulating layer which is caused by the contact of a heat-insulating layer formed on a first mold with a second mold at the mold parting surface. A mold divided into two or more is provided in which a heat-insulating layer is formed on a substantially entire surface of an inner wall surface of the mold, and the heat-insulating layer does not exist on a mold parting surface. For example, the mold is provided with a first mold occupying a majority of a cavity and a second mold which forms at least a part of the cavity together with the first mold, in which the first mold is provided with a flange part, and a part of a surface of the flange part constitutes a part of the mold parting surface. | 09-18-2014 |
Takayuki Miyashita, Shizuoka JP
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20120175816 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN INJECTION-MOLDED ARTICLE - To provide a method for manufacturing an injection-molded article that can control an amount of flash generated during molding, and obtain a molded article of a high degree of crystallinity. | 07-12-2012 |
20140035200 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN INJECTION-MOLDED ARTICLE - Provided is a technology that sufficiently suppresses dimensional change in the usage environment even without applying heat treatment in advance to a resin-molded article constituted of a crystalline thermoplastic resin. A resin composition constituted of a crystalline thermoplastic resin is injection-molded using a mold on the inner surface of which a heat-insulating layer is formed. It is preferable, in the present invention, to use a mold on which a heat-insulating layer is formed, the layer being constituted of porous zirconia formed by spraying method and having a thermal conductivity of 2 W/(m·K) or less and a thickness of no less than 200 μm. The injection-molded article obtained by the manufacturing method of the present invention has a dimensional change rate of 0.2% or less when left for 2 hours in an environment of a mold temperature+20° C. where the mold temperature is that at the time of injection molding and is Tg+30° C. or more and Tg+80° C. or less, in which Tg is a glass transition temperature of the crystalline thermoplastic resin. | 02-06-2014 |
20140217638 | MOLD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MOLD - Provided is a technology for suppressing, in a mold having a heat-insulating layer formed therein, a problem of chipping of the heat-insulating layer and the like even when a penetrating member is inserted through a through-hole provided in the mold. The mold is provided with a mold body having a convex part on an inner wall surface of the mold body, a heat-insulating layer arranged on the inner wall surface, and a through-hole which penetrates the convex part in a thickness direction of the mold body and through which the penetrating member can be inserted. An outer periphery of the through-hole is inside an outer periphery of a top surface of the convex part. A spacing between the outer periphery of the through-hole on the top surface of the convex part and the outer periphery of the top surface of the convex part is preferably 0.5 mm or less. | 08-07-2014 |
Takeho Miyashita, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20120198686 | LIQUID CARTRIDGE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING LIQUID CARTRIDGE - A method of producing a liquid cartridge having an identification part corresponding to a type of liquid held inside the liquid cartridge, the method includes preparing the liquid cartridge having a plurality of protrusions protruding from an external wall; and forming the identification part corresponding to the type of liquid by melting at least one of the protrusions. In this way, a strong mis-loading prevention part that prevents mis-loading of the liquid cartridge into a liquid consuming apparatus can be constituted without generating waste. | 08-09-2012 |
20120200647 | INK TANK AND PRODUCTION PROCESS OF INK TANK - An ink tank for being installed in an ink jet recording apparatus to supply ink thereto, including an ink storage portion, one side surface of a casing of the ink tank in which side surface an opening for supplying ink to the apparatus is formed, and a joint member for joining the one side surface to the apparatus by engaging with a connection member of the apparatus. The joint member has a welding portion for being welded to the one side surface along a peripheral portion of the opening, the welding portion corresponding to the peripheral portion; and a hollow portion forming a positioning hole for inserting therein and engaging therewith the connection member for determining a relative position of the apparatus and the one side surface. The hollow portion is provided on the outside of the welding portion and abuts to the one side surface without being welded. | 08-09-2012 |
Takeho Miyashita, Machida-Shi JP
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20120300003 | TANK AND PRINTER INCLUDING TANK - The invention is to prevent positional deviation of a sealing valve, improve bubble releasability during atmosphere introduction, and stably supply ink to a recording head. The configuration is provided with an opening | 11-29-2012 |
20130222488 | LIQUID CONTAINER AND APPARATUS IN WHICH LIQUID CONTAINER IS MOUNTABLE - A liquid container and an apparatus in which the liquid container is mountable are provided, the liquid container and the apparatus enabling the presence or absence of remaining liquid to be checked without the need for a power source and even after the liquid container is removed. The pressure in a communication path is maintained while ink in a containing section is not supplied to the exterior. Thus, the displacement state of a detection valve which is displaced depending on the pressure in the communication path can be maintained even after removal of an ink tank. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222491 | LIQUID CONTAINER AND APPARATUS IN WHICH LIQUID CONTAINER IS MOUNTABLE - A liquid container enables a liquid contained in a liquid containing chamber to be supplied to an exterior through a supply port. The liquid container includes a first channel, a second channel, and a communication path. The first channel is in communication with a first opening which opens into the liquid containing chamber. The second channel is in communication with a second opening which opens into the liquid containing chamber, the second opening being positioned above the first opening in a direction of gravitational force. The communication path allows the first channel and the second channel to communicate with each other outside the liquid containing chamber to permit a flow of the liquid. | 08-29-2013 |
20140176647 | LIQUID CONTAINER AND APPARATUS IN WHICH LIQUID CONTAINER IS MOUNTABLE - A liquid container and an apparatus in which the liquid container is mountable are provided, the liquid container and the apparatus enabling the presence or absence of remaining liquid to be checked without the need for a power source and even after the liquid container is removed. The pressure in a communication path is maintained while ink in a containing section is not supplied to the exterior. Thus, the displacement state of a detection valve which is displaced depending on the pressure in the communication path can be maintained even after removal of an ink tank. | 06-26-2014 |
Takeshi Miyashita, Saitama JP
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20130002911 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Pixel values of focus detection pixels are suitably corrected according to reducing occurrence of a residual error of correction. | 01-03-2013 |
Takeshi Miyashita, Chigasaki-Shi JP
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20110315872 | OXYGEN DETECTION METHOD, AIR LEAKAGE DETERMINATION METHOD, GAS COMPONENT DETECTION DEVICE, AND VACUUM PROCESSING APPARATUS - An oxygen detection method, includes: preparing a grid, an ion collector, and a filament in which an oxide are formed on a surface of metal; controlling a filament current flowing to the filament so that an emission current becomes constant; discharging thermionic electrons which are caused by heat generation by applying the filament current, and generating ions by ionizing a gas; capturing the ions with the ion collector; and detecting oxygen being present in a vacuum processing chamber by measuring a filament current value. | 12-29-2011 |
Takumi Miyashita, Inagi JP
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20130301752 | MODULATED IMPULSE GENERATING APPARATUS AND TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - A modulated impulse generating apparatus includes a source signal generator that generates a source signal, a first oscillation unit that, when activated, a signal having extracts a desired frequency component from the source signal generated by the source signal generator and causes amplitude of the extracted signal to increase, a second oscillation unit that, receives input of a signal caused to increase by the first oscillation unit, and that, when activated, causes amplitude of the input signal to increase together with the first oscillation unit and outputs a modulated impulse modulated wave, and an activation unit that activates the first oscillation unit after the source signal generated by the source signal generator has been input to the first oscillation unit and activates the second oscillation unit after a certain time period has elapsed and oscillation amplitude of the input signal has increased. | 11-14-2013 |
20140019926 | DESIGN SUPPORT METHOD AND DESIGN SUPPORT APPARATUS - A determining unit determines parameters indicating a relation among voltages and currents at input and output of each of a non-linear device model provided in a high frequency circuit model having a non-linear device and a circuit model of a passive element connected to the non-linear device model. A calculating unit calculates amplitude and phase of a voltage source providing a fundamental wave of an equivalent circuit model, based on an input power and an impedance matching condition preliminarily determined by a designer and parameters determined by the determining unit. In addition, the calculating unit calculates amplitude and phase of a voltage source providing a harmonic wave of the equivalent circuit model, based on a harmonic termination condition preliminarily determined by the designer and the parameters determined by the determining unit. | 01-16-2014 |
20150035608 | DISTORTION COMPENSATING APPARATUS AND DISTORTION COMPENSATION METHOD - A distortion compensating apparatus includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: calculate a transient response of a power source circuit, in accordance with an estimated value of a current to be consumed by an amplifier based on a signal to be amplified by the amplifier, and in accordance with an objective supply voltage, based on the signal, of a voltage to be supplied to the amplifier from the power source circuit, and correct the signal to be input to the amplifier based on a difference caused by the transient response from the objective supply voltage. | 02-05-2015 |
Takumi Miyashita, Fujiyoshida-Shi JP
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20120099328 | LIGHT-EMITTING MODULE - A light-emitting module of the present invention comprises: a light source in which an LED element is disposed on a substrate and electrodes electrically connected to the LED element are provided on the substrate; a metal plate on which the light source is disposed; lead wires connected to the electrodes directly or via other electrode pattern; and a housing made of resin fixed onto the metal plate and housing the light source therein. Moreover, the housing includes a hole opening above the light source, and includes at least one pair of protrusions that protrude facing one another inside the hole and apply a bias to the light source to press the light source onto a metal plate side. | 04-26-2012 |
Takuya Miyashita, Niihama-Shi JP
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20140062343 | CYCLOTRON - A cyclotron that accelerates an ion using a magnetic field includes a hollow yoke and an ion source that is provided in the yoke and generates an ion. The ion source includes a conductive cylindrical body and a filament disposed in the cylindrical body. A current is supplied from a power supply to the filament, and a direction of the current supplied to the filament is changed. | 03-06-2014 |
Takuya Miyashita, Minato-Ku JP
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20140023905 | AIR-CONDITIONING CONTROLLING APPARATUS FOR A BATTERY PACK - A heat removal unit that removes heat from air in a battery pack in which a battery cell is accommodated to cool or dehumidify the air is provided. | 01-23-2014 |
Takuya Miyashita, Ehime JP
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20140091238 | ENERGY DEGRADER AND CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM IRRADIATION SYSTEM EQUIPPED THEREWITH - An energy degrader includes a plurality of attenuating members configured to attenuate the energy of an incident charged particle beam, the plurality of attenuating members having different amounts of energy to be attenuated. A low-energy-side attenuating member that is the attenuating member with a larger amount of energy to be attenuated is made of a material having a higher transmittance of the charged particle beam than that of a high-energy-side attenuating member that is the attenuating member with a smaller amount of energy to be attenuated. | 04-03-2014 |
Tetsuji Miyashita, Niigata JP
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20120235359 | OIL RING FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An oil ring for an internal combustion engine is provided that can prevent adhesion and deposition of oil sludge even during long-time operation of the engine, can thereby prevent the occurrence of sticking of the oil ring components to each other, and can maintain a good oil control function. At least part of the surface of the oil ring for an internal combustion engine is coated with a metal coating having a surface free energy of 40 mJ/m | 09-20-2012 |
Tetsuya Miyashita, Nirasaki City JP
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20120014768 | VACUUM PROCESSING APPARATUS - In a vacuum processing apparatus, a process station includes processing regions arranged in a row at intervals to perform vacuum processing on substrates, the substrates being sequentially transferred between the processing regions from upstream to downstream; a first transport unit for transferring the substrates in a first preliminary vacuum chamber to the processing region at an upstream end; a second transport unit arranged between the adjacent processing regions; and a third transport unit for transferring the substrates from the processing region at a downstream end to a second preliminary vacuum chamber. The control unit outputs a control signal such that in the transfer operations in which the substrates are respectively transferred to the subsequent downstream processing regions from the first preliminary vacuum chamber to the processing region at the downstream end, time periods of at least two transfer operations partially or totally overlap with each other. | 01-19-2012 |
20140124069 | LOAD LOCK DEVICE - Provided is a load lock device which includes: a container with an opening formed therein and configured to be selectively maintained at an atmospheric environment and a vacuum atmosphere; a holding unit arranged within the container and configured to hold objects to be processed; an elevation mechanism configured to vertically move the holding unit; and a pressure regulating mechanism configured to vacuum-evacuate the container through the opening of the container. The elevation mechanism includes at least two vertically-extended elevation shaft members connected to the holding unit; and a drive unit configured to vertically move the elevation shaft members. The elevation shaft members are arranged opposite each other with the opening interposed therebetween. | 05-08-2014 |
20140346037 | SPUTTER DEVICE - There is provided a sputter device in which a conductive target having a planar and circular shape is disposed so as to face a workpiece substrate mounted on a mounting part located within a vacuum chamber, includes: a direct current power supply configured to apply a negative direct current voltage to the target; an opposing electrode installed at the opposite side of the workpiece substrate from the target so as to face the target; and a target high-frequency power supply connected to the target and configured to supply high-frequency power to the target in order to generate a high-frequency electric field between the opposing electrode and the target, wherein the distance between the target and the workpiece substrate during a sputtering process being 30 mm or less. | 11-27-2014 |
Tomoyuki Miyashita, Komaki-Shi JP
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20120304735 | GAS SENSOR - Provided is a gas sensor in which a connection terminal can be favorably fitted onto a cylindrical sensor element without causing a breakage of the connection terminal. An oxygen sensor ( | 12-06-2012 |
Toshihiko Miyashita, Osaka-Shi JP
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20120262363 | DISPLAY PANEL, LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVE METHOD - The present invention includes, in addition to transistors each (Mm,n) provided at the intersection of a gate bus line (GLn) with a data bus line (DLm): block potential applying transistors (DMn) connected to respective ends of gate bus lines (GLn) which ends are not connected to a gate driver ( | 10-18-2012 |
Toshihiko Miyashita, Yokohama JP
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20120190162 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A semiconductor device includes a gate electrode over a semiconductor substrate, a channel region provided in the semiconductor substrate below the gate electrode, and a strain generation layer configured to apply stress to the channel region, the strain generation layer being configured to apply greater stress in absolute value to the source edge of the channel region than to the drain edge of the channel region. | 07-26-2012 |
Toshiya Miyashita, Northvill, MI US
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20100052367 | FORMED ARTICLE FOR VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURAL MEMBER - A formed article ( | 03-04-2010 |
Toshiya Miyashita, Toyota-Shi JP
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20130147233 | FRONT VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A front vehicle body structure includes: a front side member that is arranged on a side portion of a front vehicle body longitudinally in a vehicle front-rear direction; a bumper reinforcement that is arranged longitudinally in a vehicle width direction, that is connected directly or indirectly to a front end of the front side member, and that includes a protruding portion that protrudes more outward in the vehicle width direction than the front side member; and a high-strength member that is formed with a higher strength than the protruding portion, that is mounted to a rear-surface side of the protruding portion, and that is formed such that a dimension in the vehicle front-rear direction is increased as the high-strength member extends more outward in the vehicle width direction. | 06-13-2013 |
20140327254 | FRONT VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A front vehicle body structure includes: a front side member that is arranged on a side portion of a front vehicle body longitudinally in a vehicle front-rear direction; a bumper reinforcement that is arranged longitudinally in a vehicle width direction, that is connected directly or indirectly to a front end of the front side member, and that includes a protruding portion that protrudes more outward in the vehicle width direction than the front side member; and a high-strength member that is formed with a higher strength than the protruding portion, that is mounted to a rear-surface side of the protruding portion, and that is formed such that a dimension in the vehicle front-rear direction is increased as the high-strength member extends more outward in the vehicle width direction. | 11-06-2014 |
Toshiya Miyashita, Northville, MI US
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20100201158 | FORMED PART FOR VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURAL MEMBER - Curved portions are formed on a first vertical wall portion that continues from a headwall portion, and curved portions are formed on a second vertical wall portion that continues from the headwall portion. A difference in the linear length on the first vertical wall portion side before forming and after forming is cancelled out (i.e., absorbed) by the sum of the amounts that the curved portions protrude. Similarly, a difference in the linear length on the second vertical wall portion side before forming and after forming is cancelled out (i.e., absorbed) by the sum of the amounts that the curved portions protrude. As a result, tensile stress on the first vertical wall portion side and compression stress on the second vertical wall portion side can be prevented or minimized. | 08-12-2010 |
Yasunori Miyashita, Ichihara-Shi JP
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20120202910 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYBUTADIENE - An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a polybutadiene by anionic polymerization at a low temperature, in which the microstructures thereof is controlled to polybutadienes having diverse physical properties. The present invention provides a method for producing a polybutadiene by anionic polymerization of 1,3-butadiene in the presence of a polymerization initiator and under the conditions of a reaction temperature not higher than the boiling point of butadiene, wherein the polymerization is performed in the presence of a potassium salt in an aprotic polar solvent or in a mixed solvent of an aprotic polar solvent and a nonpolar solvent. The potassium salt is preferably potassium t-butoxide, and the solvent is preferably a mixed solvent of tetrahydrofuran and hexane. The resultant polybutadiene can be used in an adhesive composition and in a plate-making material composition used for flexographic printing plates. | 08-09-2012 |
Yo Miyashita, Shiga JP
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20110303264 | SOLAR CELL SEALILNG MATERIAL AND SOLAR CELL MODULE PRODUCED USING THE SAME - There is provided an encapsulant material for solar cells which facilitates production of a solar cell module and is excellent in flexibility, heat resistance, transparency, etc., and a solar cell module produced using the encapsulant material. The present invention relates to an encapsulant material for solar cells which includes a resin composition (C) containing an ethylene-α-olefin random copolymer (A) capable of satisfying the following condition (a) and an ethylene-α-olefin block copolymer (B) capable of satisfying the following condition (b): (a) a heat of crystal fusion is from 0 to 70 J/g as measured in differential scanning calorimetry at a heating rate of 10° C./min; and (b) a crystal fusion peak temperature is 100° C. or higher and a heat of crystal fusion is from 5 to 70 J/g as measured in differential scanning calorimetry at a heating rate of 10° C./min. | 12-15-2011 |
20120097220 | SHEET FOR SOLAR CELL, AND SOLAR CELL MODULE - Provided are a sheet for a solar cell of a monolayer construction or a multilayer construction based on a polyphenylene ether-based resin layer formed of a resin composition using a polyphenylene ether as a main component, which has excellent durability, excellent flame retardancy, excellent dimensional stability and high adhesiveness with a encapsulating resin layer or the like, and a solar cell module obtained by providing the sheet for a solar cell. | 04-26-2012 |
20130206214 | SOLAR BATTERY COVER FILM FOR AND SOLAR BATTERY MODULE MANUFACTURED USING SAME - Provided is a cover film for solar cells, with which solar cell modules are easy to produce, which comprises an encapsulant resin layer excellent in softness, transparency and heat resistance, and a weather-resistant layer excellent in weather resistance, moisture proofness, transparency and heat resistance and having high adhesiveness to the encapsulant resin layer, and is therefore excellent in handleability, and which is effective for reducing the weight of solar cell modules and for enhancing the impact resistance and the durability thereof; and also provided is a solar cell module produced by the use of the cover film for solar cells. Disclosed is production of a cover film for solar cells by laminating weather-resistant layer or a surface protective layer, and an encapsulant resin layer comprising a resin composition that contains an ethylene-a-olefin random copolymer and an ethylene-α-olefin block copolymer both having specific thermal properties. | 08-15-2013 |
Yosuke Miyashita, Hyogo JP
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20110296802 | BANKNOTE SORTING AND BUNDLING APPARATUS - A banknote sorting and bundling apparatus ( | 12-08-2011 |
Youichi Miyashita, Wako JP
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20130125851 | INTAKE MANIFOLD - An intake manifold includes a first piece and a second piece. The first piece includes a first branch pipe half portion and an intake air introducing portion. The second piece is connected to the first piece by vibration-welding and includes a second branch pipe half portion, an additional body, and a connecting portion. The second branch pipe half portion is connected to the first branch pipe half portion. The additional body is connected to the intake air introducing portion. The second branch pipe half portion and the additional body are spaced apart from each other at a predetermined distance. The connecting portion connects the second branch pipe half portion to the additional body. | 05-23-2013 |
Youta Miyashita, Ashigarakami-Gun JP
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20140034115 | INSULATING LAYER PROVIDED METAL SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - An insulating layer provided metal substrate, including a metal substrate having a metallic aluminum on at least one surface and a composite structure layer formed of a porous aluminum oxide film provided on the metallic aluminum by anodization and an alkali metal silicate film covering pore surfaces of the porous aluminum oxide film, in which the mass ratio of silicon to aluminum in the composite structure layer is 0.001 to 0.2 at an arbitrary position within a region between a position 1 μm to the composite structure layer side in thickness from the interface between the composite structure layer and the metallic aluminum and a position 1 μm to the composite structure layer side in thickness from the interface between the composite structure layer and an upper layer on the opposite side of the metallic aluminum. | 02-06-2014 |
20140060617 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SOLAR CELL MODULE, SOLAR CELL STRING, AND SOLAR CELL ARRAY - The semiconductor device has a conductive substrate formed from a conductive material, a nonconductive layer provided on at least part of the surface of the conductive substrate, plural semiconductor elements provided on this nonconductive layer, wiring that electrically connects the plural semiconductor elements, and at least one electrical connection part between the nonconductive layer and semiconductor elements or wiring. The semiconductor element for which the potential difference with the conductive substrate is the greatest is disposed in a position other than the geometric terminal of the arrangement created by the plural semiconductor elements. | 03-06-2014 |
Youta Miyashita, Ashigara-Kami-Gun JP
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20120273034 | METAL SUBSTRATE WITH INSULATION LAYER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A metal substrate with an insulation layer includes a metal substrate having at least an aluminum base and an insulation layer formed on said aluminum base of said metal substrate. The insulation layer is a porous type anodized film of aluminum. The anodized film includes a barrier layer portion and a porous layer portion, and at least the porous layer portion has compressive strain at room temperature. a magnitude of the strain ranges from 0.005% to 0.25%. The anodized film has a thickness of 3 micrometers to 20 micrometers. | 11-01-2012 |
Yuichi Miyashita, Ayase-Shi JP
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20120214993 | CYCLIC AZINE DERIVATIVES, PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING THESE, AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT CONTAINING THESE AS COMPONENT - A cyclic azine compound represented by general formula (1): | 08-23-2012 |
Yuji Miyashita, Takasago-Shi JP
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20120196000 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR TRISATURATED FATTY ACID GLYCERIDE CONTAINING OIL COMPOSITION - A trisaturated fatty acid, glyceride-containing oil composition is produced in a step (1) of preparing an oil mixture containing saturated fatty acids (S) in an amount of 45 to 75 wt % and unsaturated fatty acids (U) in an amount of 25 to 55 wt % in all constituent fatty acids by mixing an oil containing SSSs in an amount of 35 wt % or more with an oil having an iodine value of 35 or more; a step (2) of interesterifying the oil mixture with a lipase; a step (3) of obtaining an oil containing liquid and solid oils by crystallizing the oil mixture without use of solvent until the value (X-Y), wherein X is the SSS content (wt %) of the oil after interesterification and Y is the solid oil content (%) during crystallization, becomes 2 to 13; and a step (4) of separating the liquid oil by fractionation of the oil. | 08-02-2012 |
Yukihiro Miyashita, Toyota-Shi JP
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20130154362 | POWER LINE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, POWER LINE COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND CONNECTOR DEVICE - A coupling transformer | 06-20-2013 |
20130342008 | POWER LINE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, CONNECTOR DEVICE, AND POWER LINE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Provided are a power line communication system, a connector device, and a power line communication device that allow downsizing of a device for power line communication in a vehicle that performs power line communication with a feeding device via a charging cable. An electromagnetic induction type signal converter and a filter necessary for power line communication are provided in a connector device | 12-26-2013 |
20140192910 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An output circuit sends out, to an input circuit, a control pilot signal generated by a voltage source. A voltage transformer is provided to a control pilot line on the output side of the output circuit, and a communication unit transmits and receives communication signals via the voltage transformer. A voltage transformer is provided to the control pilot line on the input side of the input circuit, and a communication unit transmits and receives the communication signals via the voltage transformer. A low-pass filter is provided to the control pilot line between the input circuit and the voltage transformer. | 07-10-2014 |
20140254694 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - This output circuit sends a control pilot signal which has been generated at a voltage generation source to an input circuit. Between the control pilot line and the ground line of the output side of the output circuit, a communication unit is connected via a transformer. Between the control pilot line and the ground line of the input side of the input circuit, a communication unit is connected via a transformer. Between the output circuit and the transformer, a lowpass filter is interposed. Between the input circuit and the transformer, a lowpass filter is interposed. | 09-11-2014 |
20150022152 | VEHICLE CHARGING APPARATUS - A vehicle charging apparatus mounted on a vehicle for charging an on-vehicle battery from an external power supply, with a charging plug connected to the vehicle, includes a communication device that is configured to perform communication with a charging facility providing the external power supply with the charging plug connected and locked to the vehicle. The communication device prohibits disconnection of the communication when an unlocking operation to unlock the charging plug is executed during charging from the external power supply to the on-vehicle battery. | 01-22-2015 |
Yusuke Miyashita, Menlo Park, CA US
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20080203128 | Backpack suspension system with hub - A backpack suspension system is provided that provides a more natural feel as it is able to match a hiker's twisting and bending motions. A backpack suspension system comprises a frame having an upper and a lower portion, and a hub connecting the upper and lower portion. The upper and lower portion comprise a plurality of rods adapted to rotate within the hub. The hub is adapted to pivot about a horizontal axis. In certain embodiments the frame is substantially X shaped and in certain embodiments the hub is substantially X shaped. | 08-28-2008 |