Obata

Akihiko Obata, Matsuyama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140077412	Method for Manufacturing Shaped Product with Maintained Isotropy - The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a shaped product constituted by a fiber-reinforced composite material including reinforcing fibers and a thermoplastic resin, the shaped product with maintained isotropy of the fibers to the end thereof even if press-molded under conditions in which charge ratio of a prepreg to a die is low. Specifically, the method includes using a specific prepreg obtained by impregnating the reinforcing fibers with thermoplastic resin, and molding-processing the prepreg under specific conditions.	03-20-2014
20140148072	Method for Manufacturing Shaped Product by Low-Pressure Molding - This method for manufacturing a shaped product is characterized in preparing a specific random mat including a thermoplastic resin and carbon fiber bundles having an average fiber length of 5-100 mm, impregnating a thermoplastic resin into the random mat, pressing the random mat in a metal mold in a range of 0.1-20 MPa, and then taking out the random mat from the metal mold.	05-29-2014
20150064408	Method for Manufacturing Shaped Product with Maintained Isotrophy - The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a shaped product constituted by a fiber-reinforced composite material including reinforcing fibers and a thermoplastic resin. The shaped product maintains isotropy of the fibers to the end thereof even if press-molded under conditions in which charge ratio of a prepreg to a die is low. Specifically, the method includes using a specific prepreg obtained by impregnating the reinforcing fibers with thermoplastic resin, and molding-processing the prepreg under specific conditions.	03-05-2015

Akiko Obata, Aichi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150079147	FIBER WADDING FOR FILLING BONE DEFECTS - A fiber wadding for filling bone defects having a flocculent three-dimensional structure is disclosed. The fiber wadding includes a plurality of fibers that contain a biodegradable resin as a principal component and a siloxane. Outside diameter of the plurality of fibers of the wadding is from about 0.05 μm to about 30 μm. Bulk density of the fiber wadding is about 0.005-0.3 g/cm	03-19-2015

Akiko Obata, Nagoya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110245922	MATERIAL FOR FILLING BONE DEFECTS AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A material for filling bone defects has a flocculent three-dimensional structure composed of a fibrous substance containing a biodegradable resin as a principal component and further containing a siloxane. The material is produced by dissolving or suspending a substance in a solvent to give a solution or slurry of the substance, the substance containing the biodegradable resin as a principal component and further containing the siloxane, the solution or slurry having such a viscosity as to form a fibrous substance having an average diameter of 10 μm or more; and carrying out electrospinning of the solution or slurry, in which the electrospinning is performed with air blowing. The flocculent three-dimensional structure is expected to show high cell invasion efficiency, because a two-dimensionally structured nonwoven fabric shows high cell invasion efficiency when it has an average diameter of 10 μm or more.	10-06-2011
20120136090	FIBER WADDING FOR FILLING BONE DEFECTS - A fiber wadding for filling bone defects having a flocculent three-dimensional structure is disclosed. The fiber wadding includes a plurality of fibers that contain a biodegradable resin as a principal component and a siloxane. Outside diameter of the plurality of fibers of the wadding is from about 0.05 μm to about 30 μm. Bulk density of the fiber wadding is about 0.005-0.3 g/cm	05-31-2012

Akira Obata, Oita-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140112782	PROPELLER WINDMILL FOR SMALL-SIZED POWER GENERATOR - Provided is a small-sized propeller windmill which can efficiently generate power even when a wing speed is low, has no possibility that the windmill is broken even when a strong wind blows, can stably ensure a weathercock direction of a base blade, and can suppress an environmental burden. In such a propeller windmill, the blade having a corrugated wing shape is supported in a cantilever manner by way of an elastic body, and the blade and the elastic body are made of paper or plastic. Further, to stably ensure the weathercock direction of the base blade, a weathercock stabilizing mechanism is arranged behind the base blade.	04-24-2014

Atsushi Obata, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110235353	VEHICLE LAMP - A vehicle lamp is formed using a light guide body. Thus light with an excellent aesthetic quality can be emitted without increasing the number of components. The structure has a light guide part (	09-29-2011

Fumio Obata, Ashigarakami-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130129465	ELECTROCONDUCTIVE LAYER-TRANSFERRING MATERIAL AND TOUCH PANEL - An electroconductive layer-transferring material including: a base material; a cushion layer on the base material; and an electroconductive layer on the cushion layer, the electroconductive layer containing metal nanowires having an average minor axis length of 100 nm or less and an average major axis length of 2 μm or more, wherein the electroconductive layer-transferring material satisfies A/B=0.1 to 0.7, where A is a total thickness of an average thickness of the electroconductive layer and an average thickness of the cushion layer, and B is an average thickness of the base material, wherein the average thickness of the electroconductive layer is 0.01 μm to 0.2 μm, and wherein the average thickness of the cushion layer is 1 μm to 50 μm.	05-23-2013

Haruka Obata, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110264983	SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND SIGNAL REPRODUCING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a signal processing device comprises a first waveform equalizer, a second waveform equalizer, a first Viterbi decoder, a second Viterbi decoder. The first and the second waveform equalizers equalize a waveform of the input signal according to first and second partial response characteristics and output first and second partial response signals. The first and second Viterbi decoders decode the first and the second partial response signals by means of Viterbi decoding process. The input signal is reproduced based on an output of the first Viterbi decoder and an output of the second Viterbi decoder.	10-27-2011
20120066563	ERROR CORRECTION DECODER, MEMORY CONTROLLER AND RECEIVER - According to an embodiment, an error correction decoder carries out iterative decoding for data coded using an irregular LDPC code. The decoder includes a likelihood control unit. The likelihood control unit is configured to carry out weighting using first extrinsic value weights when a first condition including a condition that a code word cannot be obtained even when number of times the iterative decoding has been carried out is greater than a first iterative times, in order to increase absolute value of a extrinsic value from a check node not satisfying a parity check to a variable node, wherein the first extrinsic value weights are equal to each other or become larger in descending order of column weights of the variable nodes, and a maximum of the first extrinsic value weights is not equal to a minimum of the first extrinsic value weights.	03-15-2012

Hideyuki Obata, Fukuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110174347	RESONATOR FOR ULTRASONIC MACHINING AND ULTRASONIC MACHINING EQUIPMENT - A resonator is used for ultrasonic machining and attached to the side or bottom of a liquid tank so as to pass through the liquid tank used in ultrasonic machining equipment for dipping a workpiece part in machining liquid given supersonic vibration. The resonator includes a working vessel formed in one end of the resonator within the liquid tank as a dent opening upward so as to enable the workpiece part to be inserted therein from above and part of the machining liquid in the liquid tank to be accommodated therein as separated from the machining liquid in the liquid tank.	07-21-2011

Hiroyuki Obata, Nukata-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110169547	RINGING SUPPRESSION CIRCUIT - A ringing suppression circuit for a communication circuit that performs communication through a transmission line includes a high side switch connected between a high potential reference point and a high side line of the transmission line, a low side switch connected between a low potential reference point and a low side line of the transmission line, and a ringing suppression section. The ringing suppression section turns on the high side switch based on a difference between a potential of the high side line and a potential applied to a control terminal of the high side switch. The ringing suppression section turns on the low side switch based on a difference between a potential of the low side line and potential applied to a control terminal of the low side switch.	07-14-2011
20130099849	RINGING SUPPRESSION CIRCUIT - A ringing suppression circuit for a communication circuit that performs communication through a transmission line includes a high side switch connected between a high potential reference point and a high side line of the transmission line, a low side switch connected between a low potential reference point and a low side line of the transmission line, and a ringing suppression section. The ringing suppression section turns on the high side switch based on a difference between a potential of the high side line and a potential applied to a control terminal of the high side switch. The ringing suppression section turns on the low side switch based on a difference between a potential of the low side line and a potential applied to a control terminal of the low side switch.	04-25-2013

Hiroyuki Obata, Nagoya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130293200	CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR ELECTRIC STORAGE APPARATUS - A control apparatus controlling discharge of a secondary battery such that a discharge power of the secondary battery does not exceed an upper limit value has a current sensor and a controller. The current sensor detects a current value during charge and discharge of the secondary battery. The controller calculates an evaluation value for determining a first deterioration component depending on nonuniformity of an ion concentration in an electrolyte of the secondary battery by using the detection result of the current sensor, and reduces the upper limit value when the integral value of the evaluation values exceeding a target value exceeds a threshold value. The controller estimates a second deterioration component depending on the material of the secondary battery and changes the threshold value such that deterioration due to the first deterioration component is permitted in association with the second deterioration component.	11-07-2013
20140308556	SECONDARY BATTERY ASSEMBLY - A secondary battery assembly includes: a secondary battery including a wound electrode body enclosed in a flat rectangular case; a contact member partly contacting a side surface as a pressed surface having a maximum area of outer surfaces of the secondary battery; and a binding member for binding the secondary battery and the contact member to partly press against the pressed surface. The contact member includes: contact parts arranged discretely in contact with the pressed surface; and a connecting part connecting the contact parts. The contact parts are formed to protrude from the connecting part toward the pressed surface, and into an arrangement or a shape to press more weakly both one-side regions of the pressed surface in a winding axis direction and more strongly a central region between the one-side regions.	10-16-2014

Hiroyuki Obata, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130078491	SECONDARY BATTERY ASSEMBLY - A secondary battery assembly of the present invention comprises: a secondary battery including a wound electrode body enclosed in a flat rectangular case; a contact member partly contacting a side surface having a maximum area (pressed surface) of outer surfaces of the battery; and a binding member for binding the battery and the contact member, the binding member binding the contact member to partly press against the pressed surface. The contact member includes: a plurality of contact parts arranged discretely, each contact part being in contact with the pressed surface; and a connecting part connecting the contact parts. The contact parts are protruding from the connecting part toward the pressed surface, and to press more strongly both one-side regions of the pressed surface corresponding to portions off the center of the wound body in the winding axis direction, and to press less strongly a central region between the one-side regions.	03-28-2013

Hiroyuki Obata, Kariya-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120293230	RINGING SUPPRESSION CIRCUIT - An inter-line switching element formed of a MOSFET is provided between a pair of signal lines. When the level of a differential signal changes from high to low, a control circuit turns on the FET for a fixed period thereby to suppress ringing by decreasing the impedance between the signal lines when the level of the differential signal transitions, and causing the energy of the distortion of the differential signal waveform to be absorbed by the on-resistance of the FET.	11-22-2012

Hitoshi Obata, Ibara-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140056679	WAFER EXCHANGE APPARATUS AND WAFER SUPPORTING HAND - A wafer exchange apparatus is provided that is compact with excellent accessibility. The wafer exchange apparatus of the present invention includes a first and a second hands (	02-27-2014

Ikuhiro Obata, Fuefuki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130063743	Sheet post-processing apparatus and image forming apparatus usingthe same - A sheet post-processing apparatus includes a first unit having a guide device for guiding a sheet, a second unit having a first post-processing device for performing post-processing on the sheet, and a third unit having a second post-processing device for loading sheets and performing post-processing on the sheets in bunch form placed on the processing tray. A first coupling device is provided for coupling the first unit and at least one of the second and third units. A second coupling device is provided for coupling the second unit and the third unit. The second unit and the third unit are capable of being pulled out in the sheet carrying-out direction with respect to the first unit by releasing the first coupling device. The entire or front side of the second unit is shiftable to the first unit side with respect to the third unit by releasing the second coupling device.	03-14-2013

Kazuhiko Obata, Hyogo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140037219	CHARACTER STRING EXTRACTION METHOD AND CHARACTER STRING EXTRACTION DEVICE - A character string extraction device according to the present invention includes a replacement information registering unit in which replacement information to replace character information expected to be erroneously recognized is registered, a candidate character data registering unit in which supposed candidate character data is registered, an image information converting unit for converting the read image information into character information, a character information replacing unit for replacing a specific character with a designated character when the character information includes the specific character and generating read character data by using the converted character information when the character information does not include the specific character, a search character generating unit for replacing a predetermined character of the read character data with a special character and, generating search character data from the read character data, and a first comparing unit for comparing the search character data with the candidate character data.	02-06-2014
20140059857	METHOD FOR DISMANTLING REFRIGERATORS, REFRIGERATOR DISMANTLING DEVICE, METHOD FOR DISMANTLING HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES, AND HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE DISMANTLING DEVICE - A method for dismantling refrigerators according to the present invention includes: a step of reading individual information from a refrigerator to obtain processing information, a first determination step, a second determination step, and a third determination step of determining one processing step selected from processing steps for refrigerator having a plurality of choices.	03-06-2014

Kazuhito Obata, Chikusei-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120244275	FLEXIBLE LAMINATE BOARD, PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURE OF THE BOARD, AND FLEXIBLE PRINT WIRING BOARD - A process for production of a flexible laminated sheet having one or more laminated bodies each provided with a metal foil formed on one side of a resin film. The process includes coating a varnish containing a polyamic acid and a solvent onto the metal foil, holding the coated film, drying in which at least a portion of the solvent in the varnish is removed to form a layer composed of a resin composition, and forming the resin in which the layer composed of the resin composition is heated to form a resin film containing a polyimide resin. The conditions for each step from the coating up to the resin film-forming are adjusted based on a target for the content of metal elements in the resin film.	09-27-2012
20140093723	SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, HEAT-RELEASING SUBSTRATE, AND HEAT-RELEASING MODULE - The invention provides a substrate, including: a metal foil; a polyimide resin layer having an average thickness of from 3 μm to 25 μm, the polyimide resin layer being disposed on a surface of the metal foil having an arithmetic average roughness (Ra) of 0.3 μm or less and a maximum roughness (Rmax) of 2.0 μm or less; and an adhesive layer having an average thickness of from 5 μm to 25 μm, the adhesive layer being disposed on the polyimide resin layer.	04-03-2014

Kazumoto Obata, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140314526	CONTAINER PROCESSING DEVICE - A heating device (	10-23-2014

Kazunori Obata, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140112304	RADIO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - In a method for managing cyclic shift codes used for reporting the CQI, when a new communication occurs between a base station and a mobile station, a cyclic shift code is allocated to the CQI report from the mobile station in accordance with a predetermined order of precedence. When the communication has ended or been disconnected, the cyclic shift code is released. In the allocating step, a cyclic shift code is allocated to the CQI report from the mobile station for the newly occurring communication, the allocated cyclic shift code having a precedence ranking that is lower than a precedence ranking of the allocated cyclic shift code allocated latest for the CQI report from another mobile station, being not used for CQI reports from other mobile stations, and having a highest precedence ranking in the predetermined order of precedence.	04-24-2014

Kazunori Obata, Chiyoda-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130029668	RADIO BASE STATION AND METHOD FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A radio base station includes a radio communication unit that wirelessly communicates with a mobile station being capable of communicating in first and second mobile communication systems; a network communication unit that communicates with a switching center; and a determination unit that determines whether the mobile station measures radio quality in the second mobile communication system, wherein, when the mobile station requests a service not being provided in the first mobile communication system, but being provided in the second mobile communication system, necessity of the measurement of the radio quality by the mobile station is determined by confirming presence of coverage of the second mobile communication system in a cell of the radio base station, and wherein, when the measurement of the radio quality is unnecessary, the mobile station is allowed to switch to the second mobile communication system, without requesting the mobile station to measure the radio quality.	01-31-2013
20130072180	COMMUNICATION CONTROL APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION CONTROL SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - A communication control apparatus, system, and method, the apparatus including a determining module that determines whether a communication path is established between a permitting base station permitted to relay communication by the communication connection and a mobile phone unit, a permission instructing module that sends a permission signal that permits establishment of a communication path with the mobile phone unit and relaying of the communication to a rejecting base station that is present at a location enabling establishment of the communication path but is not permitted to relay the communication only when the determining module determines that the communication path is established, and a stop instructing module that sends a deletion signal that indicates deletion of the communication path that is established with the mobile phone unit to the rejecting base station when the determining module determines that the communication path is not established.	03-21-2013
20130171991	BASE STATION, RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A base station includes a call connection acceptance determination unit that determines, when a call connection request signal from the user terminal is received, whether a call connection request from the user terminal is acceptable, based on an amount of resources that is used by the base station; a redirection-setting unit that sets, when the call connection acceptance determination unit determines that the call connection request from the user terminal is not to be accepted, a different base station to which the user terminal is to be redirected; and a notification unit that reports information representing the different base station that is set by the redirection-setting unit to the user terminal.	07-04-2013
20130171993	BASE STATION AND METHOD - A base station is disclosed. The base station includes: a reconnection setting information generation unit configured, in a case where handover is requested from a first base station, after a reconnection request signal is received from a mobile apparatus, to generate reconnection setting information to be used for specifying the mobile apparatus; a transmission unit configured to transmit a reconnection request signal to the first base station; a receiving unit configured to receive reconnection setting information to be used for specifying the mobile apparatus from a second base station that is a destination of handover of the mobile apparatus after the second base station receives a reconnection request signal from the mobile apparatus; a reconnection setting information holding unit configured to hold the reconnection setting information; and a connection processing unit configured to perform reconnection processing with the mobile apparatus by using the reconnection setting information held in the reconnection setting information holding unit in accordance with a reconnection request signal from the mobile apparatus after initial connection processing between the second base station and the mobile apparatus.	07-04-2013
20130225160	BASE STATION AND INFORMATION RETRIEVAL METHOD OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A base station of a mobile communication system includes a receiver that receives capability information including information regarding plural frequencies which are measurable by the user equipment; an identifying unit that identifies, subsequent to allocation of radio resources to the user equipment, one or more different frequencies which are measurable by the user equipment and different from a frequency of a serving cell, among the plural frequencies in the capability information; and a transmitter that transmits a different frequency measurement command signal for commanding the user equipment to measure the identified one or more different frequencies or all the different frequencies, which are measurable by the user equipment, to the user equipment. The receiver receives a report signal indicating presence or absence of coverage for each of the one or more different frequencies from the user equipment that performs the measurement in response to the different frequency measurement command signal.	08-29-2013
20130237224	BASE STATION, RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A base station includes a connection processing unit that performs connection processes between user terminals registered in a user terminal registration unit and the base station, and between user terminals other than the user terminals registered in the user terminal registration unit and the base station; a resource amount measurement unit that measures an amount of resources utilized by the base station; and a call disconnection user terminal selecting unit that selects, when the resource amount measurement unit measures that the amount of the resources is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold value, the user terminal for which a call is to be disconnected, among the user terminals other than the user terminals registered in the user terminal registration unit. The connection processing unit disconnects a connection with the user terminal for which the call is to be disconnected.	09-12-2013
20130295873	MESSAGE BROADCAST SYSTEM, BASE STATION AND METHOD FOR MESSAGE BROADCAST - A message broadcast system for broadcasting messages to user devices includes a cell broadcast center and a base station, the cell broadcast center including a first table associating the sender identifier of a message broadcast request with a message identifier information for identifying a message to be added to the message and corresponding to a priority for controlling the order of broadcast messages, and a transmission unit for transmitting a message including the message identifier information corresponding to the sender identifier to the base station, and the base station including a second table associating the message identifier information with a priority for controlling the order of broadcast messages, and a broadcast controlling unit for controlling the order of broadcast messages based on the priority corresponding to the message identifier information obtained from the message from the cell broadcast center.	11-07-2013
20140119310	RADIO BASE STATION - A radio base station determines at least any one type of subframe constituted of multiple system information subframes for sending system information to a mobile station, paging subframes for sending paging messages for the mobile station in idle mode, or on-duration subframes corresponding to on-durations at which the mobile station receives downlink control channel signals in discontinuous reception mode for the downlink control channel signals. The radio base station allocates, to the mobile station, inter-frequency measurement periods for inter-frequency measurement at the mobile station, while avoiding simultaneous occurrence of inter-frequency measurement periods and the subframes determined by the subframe determiner.	05-01-2014
20140148168	BASE STATION AND SYSTEM INFORMATION NOTIFICATION METHOD - A base station includes a system information creating unit that creates first system information for barring communication and second system information for not barring; a timing determination unit that classifies user equipment into groups based on timings of the user equipment being in an idle mode to be activated in every discontinuous reception period, and that determines, for each of the groups, a timing of transmitting a paging signal; and a transmitter that transmits the paging signal to the user equipment of some of the groups, and subsequently the first system information; that switches transmission of the first and second system information, so that a ratio between a number of transmitting the first system information and that of the second system information corresponds to a barring ratio; and that transmits the paging signal to the user equipment of the some of the groups, and subsequently the second system information.	05-29-2014
20140248914	BASE STATION AND SYSTEM INFORMATION NOTIFICATION METHOD - A base station determines a restriction rate for each of plural kinds of restrictions; by using a timing at which a user device in idle mode wakes up in a discontinuous reception cycle, groups the user device into one of a total number of groups and determine a timing for transmitting a paging signal for each of the groups; determines a restriction group number that is less than a sum of all restriction-rate-corresponding group numbers where one of the restriction-rate-corresponding group numbers corresponds to the restriction rate of one of the plural kinds of restrictions, determines the restriction group number of groups as restriction target groups, and changes a group corresponding to the restriction-target groups in each of predefined periods; and transmits the paging signal to the user device that belongs to one of the restriction-target groups, and transmits system information indicating that the plural kinds of restrictions are applied.	09-04-2014
20140301200	RADIO CONTROL BASE STATION AND METHOD OF DETERMINING CONNECTION-TARGET SWITCHING CENTER - A radio control base station connected to a plurality of switching centers includes a capacity information receiving unit configured to receive capacity information from at least one of the plurality of switching centers, a load information receiving unit configured to receive load information from at least one of the plurality of switching centers, a selection ratio calculating unit configured to calculate a selection ratio for selecting a connection-target switching center to which a call from a mobile station is to be connected based on the received capacity information and the received load information, and a connection-target switching center determining unit configured to determine the connection-target switching center based on the calculated selection ratio.	10-09-2014

Kei Obata, Tochigi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120224108	OPTICAL LAMINATED BODY, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY UNIT - An optical laminated body includes a phase difference layer that has two or more kinds of phase difference regions having different directions of a slow axis from each other, a polarization plate contacted with a bottom face of the phase difference layer with a bonding layer or an adhesive layer in between, a base material contacted with a top face of the phase difference layer with a bonding layer or an adhesive layer in between, and an antireflection layer or an anti-glare layer directly contacted with a face not contacted with the phase difference layer of the base material.	09-06-2012

Kenji C. Obata, Seattle, WA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100037206	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURATION OF VIRTUALIZED SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS - A method of virtualizing an application to execute on a plurality of operating systems without installation. The method includes creating an input configuration file for each operating system. The templates each include a collection of configurations that were made by the application during installation on a computing device executing the operating system. The templates are combined into a single application template having a layer including the collection of configurations for each operating system. The collection of configurations includes files and registry entries. The collections also identifies and configures environmental variables, systems, and the like. Files in the collection of configurations and references to those files may be replaced with references to files stored on installation media. The application template is used to build an executable of the virtualized application. The application template may be incorporated into a manifest listing other application templates and made available to users from a website.	02-11-2010
20100037235	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VIRTUALIZATION OF SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS - A method of virtualizing an application to execute on a plurality of operating systems without installation. The method includes creating an input configuration file for each operating system. The templates each include a collection of configurations that were made by the application during installation on a computing device executing the operating system. The templates are combined into a single application template having a layer including the collection of configurations for each operating system. The collection of configurations includes files and registry entries. The collections also identifies and configures environmental variables, systems, and the like. Files in the collection of configurations and references to those files may be replaced with references to files stored on installation media. The application template is used to build an executable of the virtualized application. The application template may be incorporated into a manifest listing other application templates and made available to users from a website.	02-11-2010
20110173607	METHOD OF CONFIGURING A VIRTUAL APPLICATION - A method of modifying a virtual application configuration to include modifications made at runtime by a virtual application that is implemented by a first virtualized application file that was created previously using the virtual application configuration. At runtime, the virtual application implemented by the first virtualized application file stores modifications to its configuration in a sandbox memory location. The method includes reading the modifications from the sandbox memory location. Then, the modifications are written to the virtual application configuration. The modified virtual application configuration is then used to create a second virtualized application file that includes the modifications stored in the sandbox memory location.	07-14-2011
20110185013	SYSTEM FOR DOWNLOADING AND EXECUTING A VIRTUAL APPLICATION - A virtual process manager for use with a client application. Both the virtual process manager and the client application are installed on a client computing device. The client application is configured to receive a user command to execute a virtual application at least partially implemented by a virtualized application file stored on a remote computing device. In response to the user command, the client application commands to the virtual process manager to execute the virtualized application file. Without additional user input, the virtual process manager downloads the virtualized application file from the remote computing device and executes the virtual application at least partially implemented by the downloaded virtualized application file on the client computing device. The client application may comprise a conventional web browser or operating system shell process.	07-28-2011
20110185043	SYSTEM FOR DOWNLOADING AND EXECUTING A VIRTUAL APPLICATION - A virtual process manager for use with a client application. Both the process manager and the client application are installed on a client computing device. In response to a user command to execute a virtual application at least partially implemented by a virtualized application file stored on a remote computing device, the client application sends a high priority command to the process manager to execute the virtual application. Before receiving the user command, the client application sends a low priority command to the process manager to download at least a portion of the virtualized application file. In response to the high priority command, and without additional user input, the process manager downloads any portion of the file not downloaded in response to the low priority command, and executes the virtual application on the client computing device. The client application may comprise a conventional web browser or operating system shell process.	07-28-2011
20110191772	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING STARTUP PERFORMANCE AND INTEROPERABILITY OF A VIRTUAL APPLICATION - A data structure including simple and complex objects. Each simple object includes a content type indicator, a size indicator, and one or more simple data types. Each complex object includes a content type indicator, a size indicator, and one or more child objects. The complex objects include a layer object having first and second child objects. The first child object is a collection of complex objects storing information for configuring a virtual filesystem of a virtual application at application startup. The second child object is a collection of complex objects storing information for configuring a virtual registry of the virtual application at application startup. Reading of selected simple and complex objects may be deferred at startup based on the content type indicator. Deferred objects may be read after startup when access to information stored by the deferred object is request by the virtual application.	08-04-2011
20120005237	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BUILDING A STREAMING MODEL - A method of constructing a plurality of downloadable files from an application file and a plurality of transcripts. The application file stores data blocks and implements an application. Each of the transcripts stores at least one order in which at least a portion of the data blocks of the application file were accessed by the application when executed previously. The transcripts are combined into a combined transcript storing at least one combined order comprising a combined portion of the data blocks. The data blocks of the combined portion are arranged in a data structure having an origin. A first set of data blocks within a predetermined distance from the origin is stored in at least one initial execution file. A second set of data blocks outside the predetermined distance from the origin is stored in downloadable sequence files.	01-05-2012
20120005244	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERMUTATION ENCODING OF DIGITAL DATA - A method of constructing an application file from a plurality of files, each storing only a portion of an original application file. Each of the files stores one or more data blocks obtained from the original application file, and a location in the original application file from which each of the data blocks was obtained. At least one of the files stores the size of the original application file. The method includes allocating a block of memory the size of the original application file and storing each of the data blocks of the files in a memory location of the block of memory corresponding to the location in the original application file from which the data block was obtained. Before the block of memory includes the entire original application file, a reconstructed application file comprising the block of memory is executed to thereby at least partially implement an application.	01-05-2012
20120005246	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING EXECUTION OF VIRTUAL APPLICATIONS - A system and method for directing download and execution of an application. A runtime engine receives an identifier of a block of shared memory from a directing process. The shared memory stores a map indicating which portions of an application file have been stored in a local copy of the application file. The runtime engine also receives an instruction from the directing process to execute the local copy when the local copy stores less than the entire application file. As the application executes, the runtime engine identifies requests from the application to access portions of the local copy and uses the map to determine whether the requested portions have been stored in the local copy. If the requested portions are not stored in the local copy, the runtime engine prevents the executing application from accessing the local copy until the map indicates the requested portions have been stored therein.	01-05-2012
20120005309	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BUILDING AND DISTRIBUTING APPLICATION PROFILES VIA THE INTERNET - A method for collecting transcripts each storing an order in which portions of an application file were accessed by the file when the file was executed on one of a plurality of computing devices. The method includes receiving requests to download the file from directing processes each executing on a different one of the computing devices, and in response to those requests, downloading the file to the computing devices and instructing the directing processes to profile usage of the file. Then, transcripts created by the directing processes are received therefrom. A streaming model may be created based on the transcripts received. The file may be divided into a plurality of smaller files based on the streaming model. The streaming model may be used to download the file by downloading at least a portion of the smaller files using a conventional download protocol without using a specialized streaming protocol.	01-05-2012
20120005310	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTION OF SOFTWARE DATA CONSUMPTION PATTERNS - A method including downloading a streaming model file and at least one initial execution file from a server via a conventional download protocol without using a specialized streaming protocol. When executed, the initial execution file only partially implements an application. The model file stores information identifying additional portions of the application file to be downloaded from the server. Data is read from the initial execution file, and stored in a local copy of the application file. Then, the application is executed by executing the local copy. Until the entire application file has been downloaded and as the application is executing, the information is read from the model file to identify a next file to download, the next file is downloaded via the conventional download protocol without using a specialized streaming protocol, next data is read from the next file, and the next data is stored in the local copy.	01-05-2012
20120005674	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROFILING VIRTUAL APPLICATION RESOURCE UTILIZATION PATTERNS - A method and system for profiling execution of an application implemented by an application file comprising a plurality of data blocks. The application is executed in response to an execute command from a management process. Read messages are sent to the management process each time the application reads one or more of the plurality of data blocks of the application file. The management process records information about the read operations in one or more transcripts which may be used to create a streaming model for the application allowing the application to be downloaded using a conventional download protocol without using a specialized streaming protocol.	01-05-2012
20120096071	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PUBLISHING VIRTUAL APPLICATIONS TO A WEB SERVER - A method and system for publishing virtual applications on the Internet. The method includes obtaining a list of applications associated with a publisher from a server computing device and displaying the list to a user via a user interface. Next, a selection by the user of one of the applications is received from the user interface. A new virtualized version of the selected application is built. The virtualized version includes at least one application file that at least partially implements the new virtualized version of the selected application. Then, the application file is uploaded to the server computing device. An application address is received from the server computing device and a link to the application address is displayed to the user via the user interface. The virtualized version of the application is available at the application address for download and execution over a network (e.g., the Internet).	04-19-2012
20120203807	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING EXECUTION OF VIRTUAL APPLICATIONS - A system and method for directing download and execution of an application. A runtime engine receives an identifier of a block of shared memory from a directing process. The shared memory stores a map indicating which portions of an application file have been stored in a local copy of the application file. The runtime engine also receives an instruction from the directing process to execute the local copy when the local copy stores less than the entire application file. As the application executes, the runtime engine identifies requests from the application to access portions of the local copy and uses the map to determine whether the requested portions have been stored in the local copy. If the requested portions are not stored in the local copy, the runtime engine prevents the executing application from accessing the local copy until the map indicates the requested portions have been stored therein.	08-09-2012
20120203808	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING EXECUTION OF VIRTUAL APPLICATIONS - A system and method for directing download and execution of an application. A runtime engine receives an identifier of a block of shared memory from a directing process. The shared memory stores a map indicating which portions of an application file have been stored in a local copy of the application file. The runtime engine also receives an instruction from the directing process to execute the local copy when the local copy stores less than the entire application file. As the application executes, the runtime engine identifies requests from the application to access portions of the local copy and uses the map to determine whether the requested portions have been stored in the local copy. If the requested portions are not stored in the local copy, the runtime engine prevents the executing application from accessing the local copy until the map indicates the requested portions have been stored therein.	08-09-2012
20130086386	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RESTRICTING EXECUTION OF VIRTUAL APPLICATIONS TO A MANAGED PROCESS ENVIRONMENT - Methods and systems for restricting the launch of virtual application files. In one embodiment, a launching application is signed with a digital signature. When the launching application launches a runtime engine and instructs it to execute an application file, the runtime engine determines whether an entity identifier associated with the launching application identifies an authorized entity. If the entity identifier identifies an authorized entity and the digital signature is valid, the runtime engine executes the application file. In another embodiment, a ticket is transmitted to the launching application along with an instruction to launch the application file. The ticket includes a digital signature and an expiration date. The launching application communicates the ticket to the runtime engine, which will execute the application file only if the digital signature is valid and a current date is not later than the expiration date.	04-04-2013
20130247070	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VIRTUALIZATION OF SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS - A method of virtualizing an application to execute on a plurality of operating systems without installation. The method includes creating an input configuration file for each operating system. The templates each include a collection of configurations that were made by the application during installation on a computing device executing the operating system. The templates are combined into a single application template having a layer including the collection of configurations for each operating system. The collection of configurations includes files and registry entries. The collections also identifies and configures environmental variables, systems, and the like. Files in the collection of configurations and references to those files may be replaced with references to files stored on installation media. The application template is used to build an executable of the virtualized application. The application template may be incorporated into a manifest listing other application templates and made available to users from a website.	09-19-2013
20130282764	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BUILDING A STREAMING MODEL - A method of constructing a plurality of downloadable files from an application file and a plurality of transcripts. The application file stores data blocks and implements an application. Each of the transcripts stores at least one order in which at least a portion of the data blocks of the application file were accessed by the application when executed previously. The transcripts are combined into a combined transcript storing at least one combined order comprising a combined portion of the data blocks. The data blocks of the combined portion are arranged in a data structure having an origin. A first set of data blocks within a predetermined distance from the origin is stored in at least one initial execution file. A second set of data blocks outside the predetermined distance from the origin is stored in downloadable sequence files.	10-24-2013
20140222904	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BUILDING AND DISTRIBUTING APPLICATION PROFILES VIA THE INTERNET - A method for collecting transcripts each storing an order in which portions of an application file were accessed by the file when the file was executed on one of a plurality of computing devices. The method includes receiving requests to download the file from directing processes each executing on a different one of the computing devices, and in response to those requests, downloading the file to the computing devices and instructing the directing processes to profile usage of the file. Then, transcripts created by the directing processes are received therefrom. A streaming model may be created based on the transcripts received. The file may be divided into a plurality of smaller files based on the streaming model. The streaming model may be used to download the file by downloading at least a portion of the smaller files using a conventional download protocol without using a specialized streaming protocol.	08-07-2014
20140317243	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTION OF SOFTWARE DATA CONSUMPTION PATTERNS - A method including downloading a streaming model file and at least one initial execution file from a server via a conventional download protocol without using a specialized streaming protocol. When executed, the initial execution file only partially implements an application. The model file stores information identifying additional portions of the application file to be downloaded from the server. Data is read from the initial execution file, and stored in a local copy of the application file. Then, the application is executed by executing the local copy. Until the entire application file has been downloaded and as the application is executing, the information is read from the model file to identify a next file to download, the next file is downloaded via the conventional download protocol without using a specialized streaming protocol, next data is read from the next file, and the next data is stored in the local copy.	10-23-2014
20140344315	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURATION OF VIRTUALIZED SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS - A method of virtualizing an application to execute on a plurality of operating systems without installation. The method includes creating an input configuration file for each operating system. The templates each include a collection of configurations that were made by the application during installation on a computing device executing the operating system. The templates are combined into a single application template having a layer including the collection of configurations for each operating system. The collection of configurations includes files and registry entries. The collections also identifies and configures environmental variables, systems, and the like. Files in the collection of configurations and references to those files may be replaced with references to files stored on installation media. The application template is used to build an executable of the virtualized application. The application template may be incorporated into a manifest listing other application templates and made available to users from a website.	11-20-2014
20140351516	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VIRTUALIZATION OF SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS - A method of virtualizing an application to execute on a plurality of operating systems without installation. The method includes creating an input configuration file for each operating system. The templates each include a collection of configurations that were made by the application during installation on a computing device executing the operating system. The templates are combined into a single application template having a layer including the collection of configurations for each operating system. The collection of configurations includes files and registry entries. The collections also identifies and configures environmental variables, systems, and the like. Files in the collection of configurations and references to those files may be replaced with references to files stored on installation media. The application template is used to build an executable of the virtualized application. The application template may be incorporated into a manifest listing other application templates and made available to users from a website.	11-27-2014

Kenjl C. Obata, Seattle, WA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120110337	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RESTRICTING EXECUTION OF VIRTUAL APPLICATIONS TO A MANAGED PROCESS ENVIRONMENT - Methods and systems for restricting the launch of virtual application files. In one embodiment, a launching application is signed with a digital signature. When the launching application launches a runtime engine and instructs it to execute an application file, the runtime engine determines whether an entity identifier associated with the launching application identifies an authorized entity. If the entity identifier identifies an authorized entity and the digital signature is valid, the runtime engine executes the application file. In another embodiment, a ticket is transmitted to the launching application along with an instruction to launch the application file. The ticket includes a digital signature and an expiration date. The launching application communicates the ticket to the runtime engine, which will execute the application file only if the digital signature is valid and a current date is not later than the expiration date.	05-03-2012

Kijuro Obata, Iwaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140153774	GESTURE RECOGNITION APPARATUS, GESTURE RECOGNITION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A gesture recognition apparatus for recognizing a gesture of a predetermined operating body includes a storage unit, having stored therein, correspondence relationships between a plurality of coordinate ranges in relation to the operating body and to a plurality of operation target apparatuses, each of the plurality of coordinate ranges further corresponding to each operation target apparatus of the plurality of operation target apparatuses. An image capturing unit captures one or more images of the operating body, a coordinate detecting detects coordinates of the operating body based on the one or more captured images, and an operation target apparatus specifying unit selects an operation target apparatus corresponding to the detected coordinates of the operating body and the stored correspondence relationships. A gesture recognition processing unit recognizes a gesture associated with the operating body based on one or more captured images and corresponding to the selected operation target apparatus.	06-05-2014

Koji Obata, Aichi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130169460	DELTA-SIGMA MODULATOR, INTEGRATOR, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A delta-sigma modulator includes: an integrator having an operational amplifier; a quantizer quantizing an output of the integrator; a first D-A converter converting an output of the quantizer to a current signal to provide negative feedback to the operational amplifier; a feedforward path feeding forward an input of the integrator to the quantizer; and a second D-A converter converting the output of the quantizer to a current signal to provide negative feedback to the quantizer. The integrator includes a resistive element having a first end connected to the input of the integrator and a second end connected to an inverting input of the operational amplifier, n capacitive circuits connected in series between the inverting input and an output of the operational amplifier, and (n−1) resistive elements each having a first end connected to an interconnecting node of the capacitive circuits and a second end connected to a common node.	07-04-2013
20140113575	DELTA SIGMA MODULATOR, AS WELL AS RECEIVER DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE PROVIDED WITH SAME - A delta sigma modulator includes a filter circuit including an integrator having an operational amplifier; a first addition circuit provided between an output section of the filter circuit and an input section of a quantizer, and including a first resistive element; and a second addition circuit including at least one of a first feedforward circuit including a second resistive element or a first feedback circuit configured to feed back, as an analog signal, a digital output signal having been quantized by the quantizer, to an input section of the quantizer, wherein at least one of the first addition circuit or the first feedback circuit includes a phase compensator.	04-24-2014

Koji Obata, Ibaraki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120038230	ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE - A rotating electric machine includes: a stator in which a stator coil is mounted to a plurality of slots formed on a stator core; and a rotor that is rotatably disposed inside the stator. A slot groove, having a predetermined depth and a predetermined width from an end face of the stator core and forming a space between the stator coil and the stator core, is formed around each of the plurality of slots. The stator coil includes a straight-shaped straight section which is inserted into the slot and is provided with an insulating material, and a coil end section which extends outside of the slot and is bent at a same height as the end face of the stator core.	02-16-2012

Kouji Obata, Saitama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130278791	IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus has an image pickup device having a plurality of pixels having input-output characteristic which non-linearly changes according to input and a plurality of color filters in a plurality of colors arranged on respective pixels; an output signal linear convertor converting a first output signal from the image pickup device into a second output signal which is predicted to be output from the image pickup device on the assumption that the image pickup device outputs the second output signal which linearly changes all over a range of the input brightness; a color signal generator generating color signals in the plurality of colors on each pixel based on the second output signal; a brightness signal generator generating a brightness signal from the first output signal; and a color brightness composition part combining the color signals and the brightness signal to generate an image signal.	10-24-2013

Kumi Obata, Amagasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130261572	PATCH - Disclosed is a patch which is a formulation including deposited clonidine crystals and provides stable transdermal absorbability even after storage at varying temperatures. The patch disclosed includes a backing and a medicated layer integrally superposed on one surface of the backing. The medicated layer contains: 5 to 30% by weight of clonidine including clonidine in a crystallized state; 25 to 90% by weight of a macromolecular base (A) having a viscosity-average molecular weight of 800,000 or larger; and 5 to 60% by weight of a liquid additive capable of dissolving the clonidine. The weight ratio of the liquid additive to the macromolecular base (A) [the liquid additive/the macromolecular base (A)] is 0.1 to 2.0.	10-03-2013

Masaaki Obata, Kirishima-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130228518	SEPARATION MEMBRANE MODULE AND FLUID SEPARATION METHOD - A separation membrane module and fluid separation method are disclosed. A plurality of tubes are arranged in a body. A first chamber on a first fixed plate at an opposite side where the tubes are attached, comprising a plurality of rooms divided by at least one divider. A second chamber on a second fixed plate at an opposite side where the tubes are attached, comprising a plurality of rooms divided by at least one divider. The tubes are connected in series in terms of fluid path. A operation in which mixed fluid containing two or more types of fluid that flows into one of the rooms within one of chambers flows within one of the tubes, flows into one of the rooms within another chamber, and flows into another of the tubes by way of one of the rooms within the another chamber is repeatedly carried out.	09-05-2013

Masaru Obata, Matsusaka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120097110	METHOD FOR PROCESSING A LARGE NUMBER OF FISH EGGS - It is an object of the invention to provide a method for processing a very large number of fish eggs for gene injection and so on, which employs a simple system with high performance and a reasonable construction expense. It is another object to provide the method having an water tank apparatus capable of producing a large number of fish eggs continuously.	04-26-2012
20120097111	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A LARGE NUMBER OF FISH EGGS - It is an object of the invention to provide a method and an apparatus for processing a very large number of fish eggs for gene injection and so on with a superior performance. An egg case has an egg-arranging plate and a cover plate. The fish eggs are dropped into concave portions of the egg-arranging plate, when the cover plate opens the concave portions. The cover plates closes the concave portions after fish eggs are accommodated in the concave portions.	04-26-2012

Masaru Obata, Mie JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110174230	FERTILIZED EGGS COLLECTION APPARATUS - A fertilized eggs collection apparatus for injecting genes, which is superior in safety and productivity. It is realized by simple structure. Fertilized eggs are collected from drainage with the fertilized egg in a water tank. The collection is synchronized for starting of illumination to the water tank. A probability that that feces included in the water is mixed in the collected fertilized eggs can hereby be reduced. Water including the fertilized eggs is accumulated on a fertilized-egg-holding-plate. The fertilized-egg-holding-plate has each concave portion holding one fertilized egg each. Water in the concave portions is drained from a through-hole. The fertilized-egg-holding-plate is accommodated in a case having a bottom plate portion. The case keeps water for the fertilized eggs. A shutter plate capable of sliding is disposed on the fertilized-egg-holding-plate. The shutter plate prevents that the fertilized eggs jump out from the concave portions of the fertilized-egg-holding-plate.	07-21-2011

Masashi Obata, Suzhou New District CN

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100261804	POLYOL COMPOSITION, FOAMING COMPOSITION AND POLYURETHANE FOAM - Disclosed is a polyol composition containing an aromatic polyester polyol having a hydroxyl number of 300-500 mgKOH/g and an average number of functional groups of 2.0-2.5, a medium-chain polyether polyol having a hydroxyl number of 100-250 mgKOH/g and an average number of functional groups of 2.0-4.0 and composed of a polyoxypropylene unit, and a long-chain polyether polyol having a hydroxyl number of 15-40 mgKOH/g, an average number of functional groups of 2.0-4.0 and an oxyethylene content of not more than 14% by weight and mainly composed of a polyoxypropylene unit.	10-14-2010

Masayuki Obata, Ishikawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110227808	ANTENNA DEVICE - Provided is an antenna device, having a small and simple configuration, which reduces connection resistance in connections between a film antenna element and a power feeding unit. An antenna device comprises a nonconductive transparent film, which is an insulating substrate having a prescribed optical transmission factor, an antenna element that is formed, upon the transparent film, from transparent conductive material, which is a conductive material having a prescribed optical transmission factor, and a non-transparent conductive power feeding wire. The transparent film and the transparent conductive material are doubled over and pressed upon a portion of one side of the antenna element, which forms a square dipole antenna, such that the transparent conductive material is on the inside, and the power feeding wire is sandwiched therein. By being doubled over, the transparent conductive material has an overlap portion, the two sides whereof electrically connect to one other.	09-22-2011

Mitsuru Obata, Sagamihara-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130265359	INKJET RECORDING DEVICE - An inkjet recording device includes an image forming drum, a recording medium supplying section, a recording head which ejects ink onto a recording medium, a first heating unit which heats the recording medium held on the drum before image recording, a second heating unit which heats the drum downstream of the position at which the recording medium is outputted after image recording and upstream of the supplying section, a heating-unit temperature detector, a drum temperature detector, and a heating control section. The heating control section performs heat control of the first heating unit such that the temperature detected by the heating-unit temperature detector falls within a predetermined set temperature range, and performs heat control of the second heating unit such that the temperature detected by the drum temperature detector falls within a predetermined set temperature range.	10-10-2013

Naohisa Obata, Kamiina JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120062070	SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND SENSOR APPARATUS - A SAW device has an IDT which is provided on the principal surface of a quartz crystal sustrate having Euler angles (−1.5°≦φ≦1.5°, 117°≦θ≦42°, ψ) and excites a SAW in a stopband upper end mode. Inter-electrode-finger grooves	03-15-2012

Naohisa Obata, Minowa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140203689	RESONATOR ELEMENT, RESONATOR, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND MOVING OBJECT - A resonator element has a piezoelectric substrate including a vibration section and a thick section having a thickness which is thicker than that of the vibration section, and a pair of excitation electrodes provided on a surface and aback surface of the vibration section. In addition, the thick section has a second thick section provided along a second outer edge of the vibration section. The second thick section has an outer edge section intersecting with both axes of an X axis and a Z′ axis in an end portion opposite to the fixing section in a plan view of the resonator element.	07-24-2014
20140292436	VIBRATION ELEMENT, VIBRATOR, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND MOVING OBJECT - A vibration element includes a piezoelectric substrate including a vibrating section and a thick section having a thickness larger than that of the vibrating section. The thick section includes a first thick section provided along a first outer edge of the vibrating section, a second thick section provided along a second outer edge thereof, and a third thick section provided along a third outer edge thereof. When a maximum size of the second thick section in the vibration direction is Lmax and a minimum size thereof is Lmin, an average size expressed by (Lmax+Lmin)/2 is 100 μm or smaller.	10-02-2014
20140292437	RESONATOR ELEMENT, RESONATOR, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND MOVING OBJECT - A resonator element includes a piezoelectric substrate including a vibrating section and a thick section having a thickness larger than that of the vibrating section. The thick section includes a first thick section provided along a first outer edge of the vibrating section, a second thick section provided along a second outer edge, and a third thick section provided along a third outer edge. A first inclined outer edge section that is inclined with respect to both of an X axis direction and a Z′ axis direction is provided in a corner section of the piezoelectric substrate where the second thick section and the third thick section are connected to each other.	10-02-2014

Naohisa Obata, Minowa-Machi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140253253	RESONATOR ELEMENT, RESONATOR, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND MOVING OBJECT - A resonator element includes a piezoelectric substrate that includes a vibration portion, and a thick portion which is integrally formed with an outer edge excluding a partial outer edge in an outer edge of the vibration portion and which is thicker than the vibration portion, and a pair of excitation electrodes that are respectively provided on a first main surface and a second main surface of a vibration region which are in front and rear relationships. In addition, the piezoelectric substrate includes first and second beam portions that are provided along a fourth side of the vibration portion.	09-11-2014
20140292434	VIBRATION ELEMENT, VIBRATOR, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND MOVING OBJECT - A vibration element includes a piezoelectric substrate including a vibrating section and a thick section having a thickness larger than that of the vibrating section. The thick section includes a first thick section provided along a first outer edge of the vibrating section, a second thick section provided along a second outer edge, and a third thick section provided along another first outer edge. An inclined outer edge section that intersects with each of an X axis and a Z′ axis is provided in a tip section of the piezoelectric substrate.	10-02-2014

Naohisa Obata, Suwa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120086308	Surface acoustic wave device, electronic apparatus, and sensor apparatus - A SAW device has an IDT which is provided in the principal surface of a quartz crystal substrate having Euler angles (−1.5°≦φ≦1.5°, 117°≦θ≦142°, |ψ|≠90°×n (where n=0, 1, 2, 3)) and excites a Rayleigh wave (wavelength: λ) in a stopband upper end mode. Inter-electrode-finger grooves are recessed between the electrode fingers of the IDT. The depth G of the inter-electrode-finger grooves is 0.01λ≦G≦0.07λ, and an electrode finger thickness H and an IDT line occupancy η satisfy a predetermined relationship. Thus, a frequency-temperature characteristic constantly has an inflection point between a maximum value and a minimum value in an operation temperature range, thereby suppressing a fluctuation in an inflection-point temperature due to a manufacturing variation in the IDT line occupancy η.	04-12-2012
20130027144	SAW DEVICE, SAW OSCILLATOR, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A SAW device includes a SAW chip formed of a piezoelectric substrate and an IDT formed thereon, a base substrate that supports the SAW chip, and a fixing member that fixes the SAW chip to the base substrate. The SAW chip that forms a cantilever is supported by the base substrate via the fixing member in a position where the IDT does not overlap with the fixing member in a plan view of the SAW chip. The length W of the SAW chip in a y-axis direction and the length D of the fixing member in the y-axis direction satisfy 1	01-31-2013
20140266483	SAW DEVICE, SAW OSCILLATOR, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A SAW device includes a SAW chip formed of a piezoelectric substrate and an IDT formed thereon, a base substrate that supports the SAW chip, and a fixing member that fixes the SAW chip to the base substrate. The SAW chip that forms a cantilever is supported by the base substrate via the fixing member in a position where the IDT does not overlap with the fixing member in a plan view of the SAW chip. The length W of the SAW chip in a y-axis direction and the length D of the fixing member in the y-axis direction satisfy 1	09-18-2014
20140285063	SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND SENSOR APPARATUS - A SAW device includes an IDT which is provided on the principal surface of a quartz crystal substrate having Euler angles (−1.5°≦φ≦1.5°, 117°≦θ≦142°, |ψ|90°×n (where n=0, 1, 2, 3)) and excites a Rayleigh wave (wavelength: λ) in a stopband upper end mode. Inter-electrode-finger grooves are recessed between electrode fingers of the IDT. An IDT line occupancy η and an inter-electrode-finger groove depth G satisfy a predetermined relationship in terms of the wavelength λ, such that the SAW device has a frequency-temperature characteristic of a cubic curve having an inflection point between a maximum value and a minimum value in an operation temperature range. The inflection point is adjustable to a desired temperature or a desired temperature range depending on the IDT line occupancy η within an operation temperature range.	09-25-2014

Naohisa Obata, Suwa-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120068573	SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND SENSOR APPARATUS - A SAW device includes an IDT which is provided on the principal surface of a quartz crystal substrate having Euler angles (−1.5°≦φ≦1.5°, 117°≦θ≦142°, |ψ|≠90°×n (where n=0, 1, 2, 3)) and excites a Rayleigh wave (wavelength: λ) in a stopband upper end mode. Inter-electrode-finger grooves are recessed between electrode fingers of the IDT. An IDT line occupancy η and an inter-electrode-finger groove depth G satisfy a predetermined relationship in terms of the wavelength λ, such that the SAW device has a frequency-temperature characteristic of a cubic curve having an inflection point between a maximum value and a minimum value in an operation temperature range. The inflection point is adjustable to a desired temperature or a desired temperature range depending on the IDT line occupancy η within an operation temperature range.	03-22-2012

Noboru Obata, Yokohama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130198370	METHOD FOR VISUALIZING SERVER RELIABILITY, COMPUTER SYSTEM, AND MANAGEMENT SERVER - The disclosed method quantifies the reliability of hardware and software installed in a physical server, and calculates an indication of the reliability of each of a plurality of physical servers. Configuration information, failure information, and running information of the hardware and software installed in the physical servers are collected while taking into account lifecycle information of the physical servers, and an indicator for the reliability of the hardware and software is quantified and calculated. Furthermore, an indicator of the reliability of a physical server as a whole is determined based on the indicators for the reliability of the hardware and the software.	08-01-2013

Nobuhiko Obata, Hitachi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110163624	PERMANENT MAGNET TYPE ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE - A rotary electric machine, wherein the rotation direction of a rotor is a defined direction, a groove is provided in a rotor core on the radial outside with respect to permanent magnets, and the groove is provided in a position inclined from the centerline between the permanent magnets within a magnetic pole head and at the same time in a position excluding an end portion of a permanent magnet insertion hole on the radial outside, in order to enable a reduction in a no-load induced electromotive force and prevention of a decrease in output.	07-07-2011
20120032539	Permanent Magnet Rotating Machine - A permanent magnet rotating machine has a stator, in which armature windings are formed in a plurality of slots formed in a stator iron core, and also has a rotor, in which two magnet insertion slots are formed for each pole in a rotor iron core in a V shape when viewed from the outer circumference of the rotor and one permanent magnet is embedded in each magnet insertion slot with polarity alternating for each pole; a wall at one end of the magnet insertion slot on the external diameter side of the rotor is formed with three arcs having different curvatures, one of the three arcs being parallel to the outer circumference of the rotor, and a wall at the other end of the magnet insertion slot on the internal diameter side of the rotor is formed in an arc shape.	02-09-2012
20120146336	PERMANENT MAGNET ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A ROTOR OF THE SAME - A permanent magnet rotating electrical machine comprises a stator with a stator coil applied in a plurality of slots provided in a stator core, a rotor disposed opposite to the stator with a predetermined gap interposed therebetween, the rotor including a permanent magnet embedded in each of magnet-insertion holes provided in a rotor core of the rotor while polarity of the permanent magnet being varied on a pole-by-pole basis, and end plates disposed at ends of the rotor core, in the axial direction thereof, respectively, in which one end plate of the end plates disposed at the ends of the rotor core, in the axial direction thereof, respectively, is also provided with magnet-insertion holes, and each of the magnet-insertion holes provided in the one endplate is filled up with a non-magnetic material, thereby stopping up each of the magnet-insertion holes provided in the end plate.	06-14-2012

Norio Obata, Itami-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140148984	Hybrid Work Vehicle - A hybrid work vehicle is provided with an internal combustion engine for supplying driving force to a running device and a work implement via a transmission shaft, a motor generator for assisting the internal combustion engine by outputting power to the transmission shaft, and a battery for receiving charging electricity from the motor generator and giving driving electricity to the motor generator. A load information generation unit generates load information indicating a rotational load received by the internal combustion engine when in a constant-speed control mode for maintaining a constant number of revolutions of the internal combustion engine, based on an input parameter, and an assistance calculation unit calculates an amount of assistance for internal combustion engine by the motor generator, based on the load information when in the constant-speed control mode.	05-29-2014

Satoshi Obata, Hiroshima-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140339856	AUTOMOTIVE REAR VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - Disclosed is an automotive rear vehicle body structure which comprises a rear subframe (	11-20-2014

Satoshi Obata, Hiroshima JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140312654	FRONT SUBFRAME STRUCTURE FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - A front subframe structure for an automotive vehicle comprises: a pair of right and left side members each provided with an arm support member for supporting a suspension arm is mounted; a cross member disposed between the left and right side members to couple together respective locations in the side members at each of which the arm support member is provided; and an oblique member extending from central portion of the cross member, in each of right and left directions of the vehicle and obliquely rearwardly and outwardly in the vehicle width direction, wherein each of the side members has a rear end joined to a rear portion of a respective one of the oblique members, and wherein the rear portion of the oblique member is provided with a tunnel-lower-frame coupling portion couplable to a tunnel lower frame, and a floor frame attaching portion attachable to a floor frame.	10-23-2014

Seiji Obata, Mishima-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150037078	FIXING DEVICE - The present invention provides a fixing device including a flexible cylindrical rotary member and an inner-surface opposing portion that opposes an inner surface of the rotary member at an end portion of the rotary member in a generatrix direction. The inner-surface opposing portion moves upstream in a recording material conveying direction in accordance with lateral shift of the rotary member in the generatrix direction. This restricts the lateral shift of the rotary member.	02-05-2015

Shinichi Obata, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110235252	PORTABLE RECORDING AND/OR REPRODUCING DEVICE, REPRODUCING METHOD, AND RECORDING/REPRODUCING METHOD - A reproducing means for performing reproduction processing on digital data which is read out from a predetermined recording medium recording the digital data, a manipulating means for making an instruction of reproducing the digital data inserted in the recording medium, a control means for reading the digital data from the recording medium in accordance with the reproduction instruction input with the manipulating means and sending it to the reproducing means, and for controlling the reproducing means to perform reproduction processing on the digital data, and a cylindrical case for containing the reproducing means and the control means are provided, and wherein the manipulating means is provided on one end side on one plane in the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical case. Thereby the user can manipulate the manipulating means without taking out a portable recording and/or reproducing device from a bag or a pocket, thus making it possible to remarkably improve its manipulation.	09-29-2011
20130295407	SURFACE-TREATED COPPER FOIL - An object of the present invention is to provide a copper foil excellent in softening resistance performance which reduces decrease in tensile strength after heat treatment at about 350° C. to 400° C. In order to achieve the object, a surface-treated copper foil provided with a rust-proofing treatment layer on both surfaces of a copper foil in which a rust-proofing treatment layer is constituted by zinc alloy, and the either rust-proofing treatment layer is a zinc alloy layer having zinc amount of 20 mg/m	11-07-2013
20130302635	SURFACE-TREATED COPPER FOIL - An object of the present invention is to provide a copper foil excellent in softening resistance performance which reduces decrease in tensile strength after heat treatment at about 350° C. to 400° C. In order to achieve the object, a surface-treated copper foil provided with a rust-proofing treatment layer on both surfaces of a copper foil in which a rust-proofing treatment layer is constituted by zinc, and the either rust-proofing treatment layer is a zinc layer having zinc amount of 20 mg/m	11-14-2013
20140054259	MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MULTILAYER PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND MULTILAYER PRINTED WIRING BOARD OBTAINED BY THE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A manufacturing method of a multilayer printed wiring board in which a copper foil with carrier foil consists of at least four layers, a copper foil layer/a release layer/a heat-resistant metal layer/a carrier foil is used; a supporting substrate is manufactured by laminating an insulating layer constituting material to the surface of the carrier foil constituting the copper foil with carrier foil; a supporting substrate with build-up wiring layer is manufactured by forming a build-up wiring layer on the surface of the copper foil layer constituting the copper foil with carrier foil in the supporting substrate; the resulted supporting substrate with build-up wiring layer is separated at the release layer to manufacture a multilayered laminate; the resulted multilayered laminate is processed a necessary procedures to manufacture a multilayer printed wiring board.	02-27-2014
20140096381	MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MULTILAYER PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND MULTILAYER PRINTED WIRING BOARD OBTAINED BY THE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A manufacturing method of a multilayer printed wiring board in which a copper foil with carrier foil consists of at least four layers, a carrier foil/a release layer/a heat-resistant metal layer/a copper foil layer is used; a supporting substrate is manufactured by laminating an insulating layer constituting material on the surface of the copper foil layer constituting the copper foil with carrier foil; a supporting substrate with build-up wiring layer is manufactured by forming a build-up wiring layer on the surface of the carrier foil constituting the copper foil with carrier foil in the supporting substrate; the resulted supporting substrate with build-up wiring layer is separated at the release layer to manufacture a multilayered laminate; the resulted multilayered laminate is processed a necessary procedures to manufacture a multilayer printed wiring board.	04-10-2014

Shinya Obata, Yokohama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120324685	SEATBELT BUCKLE APPARATUS - A seat belt buckle device in which the jumping or roll-over height of a counterweight is decreased allowing the seat belt buckle device to be reduced in size. The seat belt buckle device includes an outer case into which a tongue plate is inserted, a latch member that latches the tongue plate, a slideable release button, and a counterweight that resists sliding of the release button. The counterweight includes a shaft that engages a bearing groove formed in the release button and receives the force that rotates the counterweight due to the sliding of the release button. The rotating shaft has a recessed portion in its outer circumferential surface with this portion being configured to come into contact with the bearing groove of the release button when the release button slides into the outer case.	12-27-2012

Takatsugu Obata, Osaka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120156600	ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOCONDUCTOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An electrophotographic photoconductor comprising a charge generation layer containing a charge generation material and a charge transfer layer containing a charge transfer material laminating in this order on a conductive support with an undercoat layer interposed between the charge generation layer and the conductive support, or comprising a monolayer type photosensitive layer containing a charge generation material and a charge transport material being formed on a conductive support with an undercoat layer interposed between the monolayer type photosensitive layer and the conductive support, wherein	06-21-2012

Takayoshi Obata, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140057167	SECONDARY BATTERY AND CARBON INK FOR CONDUCTIVE AUXILIARY LAYER OF THE SAME - A secondary battery using a polymer radical material and a conducting additive in which the performance of a conductive auxiliary layer is further improved and the internal resistance is reduced, thereby achieving a higher output. Specifically disclosed is a secondary battery in which at least one of a positive electrode and a negative electrode uses, as an electrode active material, a polymer radical material and a conducting additive having electrical conductivity. By providing a conductive auxiliary layer between a current collector and the polymer radical material/conducting additive electrode which is mainly composed of graphite, fibrous carbon or a granular carbon having a DBP absorption of not more than 110 cm	02-27-2014

Takayuki Obata, Chiba-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110224534	PET/MRI DEVICE, PET DEVICE, AND IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEM - A PET/MRI device includes an MRI device that has a measurement port, a PET detector that can be inserted into the measurement port, and a mechanism that can slide the PET detector into and out of the MRI measurement port. Thereby, the PET/MRI device allows MRI measurement during PET measurement.	09-15-2011
20120150017	OPEN PET/MRI HYBRID MACHINE - A PET/MRI hybrid machine that combines a PET device with an MRI device, includes: an open PET device that has a PET field of view at least part of which is an open space accessible from outside; and an open MRI device that has an MRI field of view at least part of which is an open space accessible from outside, and the open space of the PET field of view and the open space of the MRI field of view are allowed to overlap each other at least in part. This makes it possible to simultaneously measure and image the same open space accessible from outside by the PET device and the MRI device, thereby acquiring functional information and morphological information at the same time.	06-14-2012
20130211233	INTEGRATED PET/MRI SCANNER - In the integrated PET/MRI scanner provided with an RF coil for MRI and a plurality of PET detectors in the measuring port of the MRI scanner, the PET detectors are disposed with spaces therebetween and at least the transmitting coil elements of the RF coil for MRI are disposed between adjacent PET detectors. Here, the PET detectors are disposed in the circumferential direction of the measuring port with spaces therebetween and the transmitting coil elements are disposed in the axial direction of the measuring port. Alternatively, at least some of the PET detectors are disposed in the axial direction of the measuring port with spaces therebetween and the transmitting coil elements are disposed between adjacent PET detectors. The PET detectors can be DOI-type detectors capable of detecting position in the depth direction.	08-15-2013
20130234710	PET-MRI APPARATUS - In a PET (Positron Emission Tomography)-MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) apparatus of an embodiment, a transmitting radio frequency coil applies a radio frequency magnetic field on a subject placed in a static magnetic field. A detector is formed in a ring shape, disposed on a side adjacent to an outer circumference of the transmitting radio frequency coil, includes at least two PET detectors disposed with a space therebetween in an axial direction of a bore so as to interpose the magnetic field center of the static magnetic field therebetween, and detects gamma rays emitted from positron emitting radionuclides injected into the subject. Radio frequency shields are each formed in an approximately cylindrical shape, disposed between the transmitting radio frequency coil and the detector, and shield the radio frequency magnetic field generated by the transmitting radio frequency coil.	09-12-2013
20130241555	PET-MRI APPARATUS - In a PET (Positron Emission Tomography)-MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) apparatus of an embodiment, a magnet that is a seamless structure generates a static magnetic field in a bore having a cylindrical shape. First detectors and second detectors are each formed in a ring shape and detect gamma rays emitted from positron emitting radionuclides injected into a subject. The first detectors and the second detectors are disposed with a space therebetween in an axial direction of the bore so as to interpose the magnetic field center of the static magnetic field therebetween.	09-19-2013
20140135613	PET/MRI DEVICE, PET DEVICE, AND IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEM - A PET/MRI device includes an MRI device that has a measurement port, a PET detector that can be inserted into the measurement port, and a mechanism that can slide the PET detector into and out of the MRI measurement port. Thereby, the PET/MRI device allows MRI measurement during PET measurement.	05-15-2014

Takayuki Obata, Chiba JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130324836	PET DEVICE, PET-MRI APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - In a PET device according to an embodiment, a first detector includes a plurality of first scintillators and detects gamma rays that are emitted from positron-emitting radionuclides that are injected into a subject. A second detector is provided on the outer circumferential side of the first detector, includes a plurality of second scintillators arranged in an arrangement surface density lower than that of the first scintillators, and detects gamma rays that have passed through the first detector. A counted information acquiring unit acquires, as first counted information and second counted information, the detection positions, energy values, and detection time regarding gamma rays detected by the first detector and the second detector. Based on the detection time contained in each of the first counted information and the second counted information, an energy value adder generate corrected counted information by summing the energy values contained in the first counted information and the second counted information.	12-05-2013

Takeaki Obata, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150056533	FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes a target pressure setting unit configured to periodically and repeatedly set a target upper limit pressure and a target lower limit pressure as a target pressure of anode gas. An upper limit pressure setting unit is configured to set the smaller one of an upper limit value based on durability performance and an upper limit value based on output performance as an upper limit pressure of the anode gas. The target pressure setting unit sets a value smaller than the upper limit value as the target upper limit pressure when the upper limit value based on the durability performance of the fuel cell is selected as the upper limit pressure of the anode gas, and sets a pressure higher than the upper limit value as the target upper limit pressure when the upper limit value based on the output performance is selected.	02-26-2015

Takuya Obata, Minamiarupusu JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110259005	Brake Controller - Provided is a brake controller which can be made smaller. The brake controller (	10-27-2011

Tatsuo Obata, Toyota JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130283972	VEHICLE DRIVE DEVICE - A vehicle drive device configured with reduced axial dimensions, while still having appropriate lubrication. The vehicle drive device is configured with an input shaft coupled to an engine, a rotary electric machine, and an output shaft coupled to wheels. A power transfer mechanism couples input shaft, the rotary electric machine, and the output shaft. A case houses at least the rotary electric machine and the power transfer mechanism. An oil reserving portion capable of reserving oil supplied by rotation of the power transfer mechanism is provided above the rotor shaft inside the case. A communication oil passage is oriented between the oil reserving portion and an inner circumferential space formed inside the rotor shaft. The rotor shaft is disposed to be inserted into the inside housing space, and has a supply communication hole that communicates between the inner circumferential space and the inside housing space.	10-31-2013

Tatsuo Obata, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110263372	LUBRICATION STRUCTURE OF DIFFERENTIAL GEAR UNIT - In a lubrication structure of a differential gear unit, a case has a guide rib that extends over a certain area with respect to a rotation path of a head of a bolt when a ring gear rotates, and that protrudes out from the case toward the head of the bolt. Also, a through-hole that extends in a vertical direction is formed in an upper portion of a hollow supporting portion, and the guide rib has an oil reservoir that curves toward an upper end opening of the through-hole.	10-27-2011
20120143422	HYBRID DRIVE APPARATUS AND CONTROLLER FOR HYBRID DRIVE APPARATUS - A hybrid drive apparatus includes: a drive power source that includes an internal combustion engine, a first electric motor, and a second electric motor; a power transmission mechanism that includes a carrier, a sun gear, and a ring gear, and that is configured to rotate the output shaft of the internal combustion engine by the first electric motor; and plural bearings that each includes an outer ring member and an inner ring member fitted to the outer ring member through a rolling element, and that are provided apart from each other in an axial direction of the output shaft with the carrier being positioned between the bearings. An inner periphery of the outer ring member is positioned more inward in a radial direction of the ring gear relative to a meshing portion between inner teeth of the ring gear and outer teeth of one of the pinion gears.	06-07-2012
20130131941	CONTROL DEVICE OF VEHICLE POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - It is provided a control device of a vehicle power transmission device including: a torque limiter device blocking transmission of a torque amount exceeding a predetermined torque with operation involving differential rotation between a first rotating member and a second rotating member; and an electric motor coupled to one of the first rotating member and the second rotating member in a power transmittable manner, wherein when a rotation speed difference is generated between the first rotating member and the second rotating member due to the operation of the torque limiter device, the electric motor is operated so as to suppress the rotation speed difference.	05-23-2013
20130134010	PARKING LOCK MECHANISM OF POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - Disclosed is a parking lock mechanism of a power transmission apparatus which can stably supply lubrication oil to the sliding surface of a parking cam to decrease the sliding resistance of the parking cam. The parking lock mechanism	05-30-2013
20130184111	HYBRID VEHICLE DRIVING APPARATUS - A hybrid vehicle driving apparatus includes: a first rotor shaft of a first electric motor, the first electric motor being disposed on a first axis; a power distribution mechanism that includes a planetary gear device and is disposed on the first axis; an output gear shaft that serves as an output member of the power distribution mechanism and is disposed on the first axis; a counter shaft disposed on a second axis; a second rotor shaft of a second electric motor disposed on a third axis; a power transmission shaft disposed on the third axis; a differential gear disposed on a fourth axis; and a casing that includes a plurality of case members. The output gear shaft, the power transmission shaft, the counter shaft, the differential gear, the first rotor shaft, and the second rotor shaft are rotatably supported by a common case member that is one of the plurality of case members.	07-18-2013
20140155214	LUBRICATING OIL SUPPLY APPARATUS - A lubricating oil supply apparatus arranged in a transaxle case includes a differential ring gear, a catch tank that stores lubricating oil picked up by the differential ring gear, a first flow path arranged higher than a highest position of an outer diameter of the differential ring gear, a gear with a higher center position than the differential ring gear, and a second flow path that guides the lubricating oil picked up by the gear to the catch tank. The first flow path guides the lubricating oil picked up by the differential ring gear to the catch tank. The gear is in mesh with the differential ring gear, and picks up the lubricating oil picked up by the differential ring gear. The second flow path is arranged lower than a highest position of an outer diameter of the gear.	06-05-2014
20140285045	DRIVE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A vehicular drive system is provided with at least one electric motor and a bevel gear portion which are accommodated within a casing formed by a plurality of casing members fixed to each other, wherein: said casing includes a first casing member to which a stator of each of said at least one electric motor is fixed, and a second casing member which is fixed to said first casing member so as to cooperate with said first casing member to form a space accommodating said at least one electric motor and which has a support portion supporting said bevel gear portion; and a rotor of said each electric motor is rotatably supported at opposite ends thereof by said first casing member and said second casing member, respectively, while said bevel gear portion is rotatably supported by said second casing member through said support portion.	09-25-2014
20140341757	OIL PUMP FOR VEHICLE AND VEHICLE WITH THE SAME - A plate is interposed between a rear cover and a pump body. The pump chamber is formed between the plate and the pump body.	11-20-2014

Tatsuo Obata, Toyota-Shi Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150060179	VEHICLE FRONT STRUCTURE - A vehicle front structure includes: a power unit provided on a front part of a vehicle; a front side member which is arranged outside the power unit in a vehicle width direction and which extends in a vehicle longitudinal direction; and a load receiving portion which is provided on a side portion on a front side member side of the power unit and which is located inside the front side member in a vehicle width direction while stiffness thereof in the vehicle width direction is higher than other location of the side portion.	03-05-2015

Taturou Obata, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140245860	VEHICLE DRIVE APPARATUS - A vehicle drive device includes: a transaxle case including a tubular case opened in at least one end portion and a cover fixed to an opening portion of the tubular case to close an opening of the tubular case, the transaxle case housing a transmission; and a mount device attached between the cover of the transaxle case and a vehicle body to support the transaxle case, the mount device including a support plate member fixedly disposed on the cover, the support plate member being fastened by at least three first fastening members through the cover to the opening portion of the tubular case.	09-04-2014

Tohru Obata, Yabu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130181039	METHOD FOR PRODUCING R-T-B SINTERED MAGNET - [Problem] To provide a highly efficient manufacturing method including an RH supply-diffusion process by which the number of magnets processed at a time can be increased without allowing sintered R-T-B based magnets to stick to holding members.	07-18-2013
20140329007	PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SINTERED R-T-B MAGNET - A method according to the present disclosure includes the steps of: stacking RH diffusion sources and sintered R-T-B based magnet bodies alternately one upon the other with a flat plate holding member having openings interposed between each pair of the diffusion source and the magnet body, thereby forming a multilayer structure; loading the multilayer structure in a process vessel; (A) performing an RH supply-diffusion process at a pressure of 2.0 Pa to 50 Pa and at a temperature of 800° C. to 950° C. in the process vessel; and (B) performing an RH diffusion process at a pressure of 150 Pa to 2 kPa and at a temperature of 800° C. to 950° C. in the process vessel. The method includes the step of carrying out the steps (A) and (B) alternately and repeatedly at least twice.	11-06-2014

Tooru Obata, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130329014	ELECTRONIC DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND IMAGE DISPLAY PROGRAM - According to an aspect, an electronic device includes: an imaging unit for capturing a subject; and a storage unit for storing therein an image captured by the imaging unit. The image stored in the storage unit is an image that forms a three-dimensional image when displayed in combination with other image of the same subject stored in the storage unit.	12-12-2013

Tsutomu Obata, Itami-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120271093	Spacer For Ionized Radiation Therapy - Provided is a spacer for ionizing radiation therapy, which can be easily disposed in a living body, does not require abdominal surgery for removing the disposed spacer after radiation therapy, and can effectively separate a tissue to be treated from other tissues. The spacer for ionizing radiation therapy includes a fiber assembly obtained by three-dimensionally entangling a fibrous material formed of a biocompatible synthetic polymeric material. Specifically, the spacer has a thickness of 1 mm to 100 mm.	10-25-2012

Tsutomu Obata, Takaoka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110195496	MICROWELL ARRAY CHIP AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention is directed to a microwell array chip made of silicon and having multiple microwells. Each microwell is used to store a single specimen organic cell. Each microwell is of a size and shape holding just one organic cell, and the interior surface of the microwells are coated with a fluorocarbon film.	08-11-2011
20110294678	CELLS SCREENING METHOD - Provided are a method and means permitting the simultaneous measurement of the reactive properties of more than 10,000 of antigen-stimulated lymphocytes being held on a chip and the separate determination of the states of individual cells. A microwell array comprises multiple wells and a coating layer on one of the principal surfaces of a base member, the wells being of a size permitting the entry of only a single cell into each well. A coating layer of a substance capable of binding to a substance produced by the cells contained in the wells is present on the principal surface around the wells. A method of screening for a target cell, comprises: causing specimen cells and a cell culture broth to be contained in the wells of the above microwell array; immersing the coating layer and the wells in the culture broth and culturing the cells in a state permitting the diffusion of substances in the culture broth from the wells into the coating layer; feeding a label substance binding specifically to a substance produced by a target cell present among the specimen cells onto the coating layer; and detecting the substance produced by the target cell that has bound to the substance in the coating layer by the label substance to specify the target cell.	12-01-2011

Yasuhiko Obata, Sumida-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120256433	SUCTION APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH EJECTOR - A retaining stud is inserted from a bottom portion of a suction pad that constitutes part of an ejector equipped suction apparatus, and an end of the retaining stud is inserted into an adapter plate. Further, a small diameter portion of a lock plate engages with a lock plate groove, which is exposed externally on the retaining stud, whereby the retaining stud and the lock plate are connected together integrally. In addition, an ejector is fixed using a side wall portion of the adapter plate. A mounting bracket is attached to the adapter plate while covering the lock plate, and a transfer means such as a robot arm or the like is fixed to the mounting bracket using a bolt.	10-11-2012

Yasushi Obata, Chiyoda-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140184437	RADAR DEVICE - A radar device including an up-chirp tracking filter that performs a tracking process using a beat frequency at the time of an up-chirp to acquire a beat frequency, a down-chirp tracking filter that performs a tracking process using a beat frequency at the time of a down-chirp to acquire a beat frequency, target detectors that calculate distance and speed estimated values of the target for the chirps from beat frequency time series data about the chirps; an identical target determinator that determines whether or not the target detected for each of the chirps is an identical target using the distance and speed estimated values, and a distance and speed calculator that calculates a distance and a speed of the target using the beat frequency of the target which is determined to be an identical target.	07-03-2014

Yasutoshi Obata, Nagano JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120103778	INPUT APPARATUS - An input apparatus including a layered body is provided. The layered body includes an electrostatic capacity type touch sensor, a character and symbol printed film, on which characters or symbols are printed, and a surface light emitting layer configured to illuminate the character and symbol printed film. The character and symbol printed film is arranged on an upper surface side of the surface light emitting layer, the touch sensor is arranged on a lower surface side of the surface light emitting layer, and an input operation surface that is positioned at an uppermost surface is flat.	05-03-2012

Yoriko Obata, Niigata JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110245532	METHANOL DEHYDROGENATION CATALYST FOR PRODUCING OF METHYL FORMATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING METHYL FORMATE - A methanol dehydrogenating catalyst used for production of methyl formate, which contains a copper-zinc-aluminum oxide, a phosphoric acid compound, and an alkali metal bromide, wherein the catalyst has high methyl formate selectivity and excellent durability and heat resistance; and a method of producing methyl formate by using the catalyst.	10-06-2011

Yousuke Obata, Chiba JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120064148	PH-RESPONSIVE LIPOSOME - The present invention provides pH-responsive liposomes which are capable of holding a desired substance in an acidic pH environment and releasing the desired substance in a basic pH environment.	03-15-2012

Yuji Obata, Nirasaki City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120211486	MICROWAVE IRRADIATION APPARATUS - There is provided a microwave irradiation apparatus capable of independently controlling a temperature of a target object while irradiating microwave to the target object. The microwave irradiation apparatus	08-23-2012

Yujiro Obata, Inuyama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120249794	IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - An image display system including a synthesized image generation section that generates a synthesized image representing a vehicle and circumstances around the vehicle viewed from a virtual viewpoint based on captured images obtained by cameras disposed on the vehicle, a navigation device that displays the synthesized image and the captured images on a display screen, an obstacle detection section that detects an obstacle, and an indication addition section that, when the obstacle is detected, adds an alarm indication to call attention to at least one of an area of the display screen except the synthesized image, and a surrounding area of the synthesized image is provided.	10-04-2012
20140340521	OPTICAL AXIS ASCERTAINING DEVICE FOR IN-VEHICLE CAMERA - The present invention aims to provide an optical axis ascertaining device for an in-vehicle camera which can simply adjust and correct the optical axis of the camera. This device comprises image processing device (image recognition portion and tracking portion detecting a static obstacle (for example, wheel stopper disposed on ground surface) from an image acquired by rear camera through image recognition and tracking the static obstacle and rear wheel rotation sensor as a sensor detecting a movement distance of a vehicle, for example; and ascertains the optical axis direction of the camera, based on an attachment position of the camera and the movement distance of the vehicle from where a static object being tracked is out of an image capturable region of the rear camera due to an approach of the vehicle to where the vehicle comes into contact with the static object.	11-20-2014

Yutaka Obata, Ichihara-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120142867	ACRYLATE COMPOSITION - The invention provides a composition containing (A) one or more (meth)acrylate compounds selected from among a (meth)acryl-modified silicone fluid, a long-chain alkyl(meth)acrylate, and a polyalkylene glycol(meth)acrylate having a number average molecular weight of 400 or more; (B) a (meth)acrylate compound having an alicyclic hydrocarbon group which has six or more carbon atoms and which is bonded to the compound via an ester bond; (C) (meth)acrylic acid or a (meth)acrylate compound having a polar group; and (D) a radical polymerization initiator. The composition is suitably employed as a raw material for, for example, an encapsulating material or a lens, exhibits transparency and heat resistance comparable to conventional levels, and provides a cured product exhibiting excellent adhesion to a base member surrounding the cured product.	06-07-2012
20120305982	OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR SEALING MATERIAL - The present invention provides an optical semiconductor sealing material comprising a radically polymerized polymer of a methacrylate ester having an alicyclic hydrocarbon group containing 7 or more carbon atoms, e.g. an adamantyl group, a norbornyl group, or a dicyclopentanyl group; and an optical semiconductor sealing material comprising a radically polymerized polymer of 50 to 97 mass % of the methacrylate ester and 3 to 50 mass % of acrylate ester having a hydroxyl group. The optical semiconductor sealing material of the present invention is highly transparent and stable to UV light and thus does not undergo yellowing. In addition, the material exhibits excellent compatibility between heat resistance and refractive index, does not undergo deformation or cracking during heating processes such as reflow soldering, and shows high processability. The material can be preferably used as a sealing material for light-emitting elements and light-receiving elements of optical semiconductor devices (semiconductor light-emitting devices).	12-06-2012

Yutaro Obata, Miyagi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140249094	SENSATION-IMPROVING AGENT - An object of the present invention is to provide a safety sensation-improving agent that can improve dulled peripheral sensations through daily ingestion or application to the skin. Another object of the present invention is to provide a sensation-improving food, beverage, feed, or cosmetics that can improve dulled peripheral sensations through oral ingestion or application to the skin. A sensation-improving agent containing a milk-derived protein and/or a hydrolysate therefrom as an active ingredient is provided. The milk-derived protein and/or the hydrolysate therefrom can be orally ingested or applied direct to the skin to improve dulled sensations, particularly peripheral sensations, and be formed into a sensation-improving food, beverage, feed, or cosmetics.	09-04-2014

Yuuki Obata, Sakai-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140374075	INDOOR UNIT - Of four corner covers in an indoor unit, a horizontal length of an outer surface in a second corner cover is the same as a horizontal length of an outer surface in a first corner cover, a horizontal length of an outer surface in a third corner cover and a horizontal length of an outer surface in a fourth corner cover are the same and are smaller than the horizontal length of the outer surface of the first corner cover. Opening dimensions of four air outlet ports in a horizontal direction are the same.	12-25-2014