Otake

Hideharu Otake, Miyagi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130189936	ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic component (encoder) including an operation body is mounted on a circuit board. The electronic component causes a controller to perform processing in accordance with an operation input by the operation body. The mounting board includes a power-feeding leg piece connected to a wireless communication processor so that high frequency communication is allowed, a first short-circuiting leg piece that is adjacent to the power-feeding leg piece via a cut-out portion, and a second short-circuiting leg piece separated from the power-feeding leg piece. The short-circuiting leg pieces are connected to grounded portions. The impedance is adjusted by appropriately selecting the width or the depth of the cut-out portion. The resonance frequency is adjusted by appropriately selecting the size or the position of the short-circuiting leg piece. Thus, the mounting board operates as an inverted-F antenna in which the power-feeding leg piece functions as a power feeding portion.	07-25-2013

Hiroaki Otake, Hamamatsu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130167802	ENGINE CONTROL DEVICE AND ENGINE CONTROL METHOD - An engine of a vehicle is provided with an engine control device including an idle speed control (ISC) device provided for an intake bypass passage connecting an upper side and a lower side of a throttle valve installed in an intake passage so as to control an idle speed of the engine by adjusting an amount of air flowing through the intake bypass passage at a time of idling of the engine. The engine control device includes a throttle opening degree sensor disposed in the intake passage and configured to detect a degree of opening of the throttle valve, an intake pressure sensor disposed in the intake passage and configured to detect an intake negative pressure at the lower side of the throttle valve, and a control unit configured to control an output of the engine. The control unit is configured to perform an engine output suppression control of suppressing the output of the engine after determining that an ISC valve of the ISC device is abnormal in a case where the degree of opening of the throttle valve detected by the throttle opening degree sensor is within a predetermined range and when the intake negative pressure detected by the intake pressure sensor is low compared with a threshold value.	07-04-2013

Hirohisa Otake, Itoigawa-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150258751	INTERLAYER FOR LAMINATED GLASS, AND LAMINATED GLASS - There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass which is capable of enhancing sound insulating properties in the laminated glass obtained in the case of being used for constituting the laminated glass, and laminated glass prepared using the interlayer film for laminated glass. An interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention includes a modified polyvinyl acetate and a plasticizer, and the modified polyvinyl acetate has a vinyl acetate structural unit and a fatty acid vinyl ester structural unit; the laminated glass according to the present invention includes a first laminated glass constituent member, a second laminated glass constituent member, and an interlayer film sandwiched between the first and second laminated glass constituent members, and in the laminated glass according to the present invention, the interlayer film is the interlayer film for laminated glass described above.	09-17-2015

Hiromi Otake, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150188025	CONTAINER FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A container for electronic component includes a base and a cover. The base has a side surface and an upper surface. A depressed castellation in plan view is disposed on the side surface. The cover seals the upper surface airtight. The cover has an outside dimension smaller than an outside dimension of the base. The cover has a notch with a radial dimension larger than a depressed radial dimension of the castellation.	07-02-2015

Hironao Otake, Ibaraki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120003470	ACTIVE ENERGY RAY-CURABLE PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE FOR RE-RELEASE AND DICING DIE-BONDING FILM - Provided is an active energy ray-curable pressure-sensitive adhesive for re-release, which has a small influence on an environment or a human body, can be easily handled, can largely change its pressure-sensitive adhesiveness before and after irradiation with an active energy ray, and can express high pressure-sensitive adhesiveness before the irradiation with the active energy ray and express high releasability after the irradiation with the active energy ray. The active energy ray-curable pressure-sensitive adhesive for re-release includes an active energy ray-curable polymer (P), in which the polymer (P) includes one of a polymer obtained by causing a carboxyl group-containing polymer (P3) and an oxazoline group-containing monomer (m3) to react with each other, and a polymer obtained by causing an oxazoline group-containing polymer (P4) and a carboxyl group-containing monomer (m2) to react with each other.	01-05-2012
20130273361	Active Energy Ray-Curable Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive for Re-Release and Dicing Die-Bonding Film - Provided is an active energy ray-curable pressure-sensitive adhesive for re-release, which has a small influence on an environment or a human body, can be easily handled, can largely change its pressure-sensitive adhesiveness before and after irradiation with an active energy ray, and can express high pressure-sensitive adhesiveness before the irradiation with the active energy ray and express high releasability after the irradiation with the active energy ray. The active energy ray-curable pressure-sensitive adhesive for re-release includes an active energy ray-curable polymer (P), in which the polymer (P) includes one of a polymer obtained by causing a carboxyl group-containing polymer (P	10-17-2013

Hirotada Otake, Sunto-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140142797	DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE - A driving assistance apparatus includes an assistance apparatus that is capable of outputting driving assistance information for assisting driving of the vehicle on the basis of a target travel state quantity of a vehicle, and an assistance control apparatus that controls the assistance apparatus to change a mode of the driving assistance information between a time period from a first assistance timing based on the target travel state quantity to a second assistance timing, which is based on the target travel state quantity and subsequent to the first assistance timing, and a time period from the second assistance timing onwards, hence the driving assistance apparatus is capable of providing suitable driving assistance.	05-22-2014
20140379213	DRIVE ASSISTING DEVICE - A drive assisting device includes an assisting device capable of outputting a driving assistance information for assisting driving a vehicle; and an assistance control device configured to control the assisting device and capable of changing a form of the driving assistance information at a period from a first assistance timing to a second assistance timing after the first assistance timing and at a period after the second assistance timing. Then, one of the first assistance timing and the second assistance timing is determined based on a target traveling state amount of the vehicle at a predetermined position, and the other of the first assistance timing and the second assistance timing is determined based on one of the first assistance timing and the second assistance timing, so that the driving assistance operation can be appropriately performed.	12-25-2014
20150019158	DECELERATING FACTOR ESTIMATING DEVICE - A decelerating factor estimating device configured to estimate a decelerating factor of a vehicle includes a drive force acquiring unit configured to acquire a drive force of the vehicle; a vehicle speed acquiring unit configured to acquire a vehicle speed of the vehicle; an acceleration acquiring unit configured to acquire an acceleration of the vehicle; and a decelerating factor estimating unit configured to estimate a plurality of decelerating factors based on a relationship of the acquired drive force, speed, and acceleration, wherein the decelerating factor estimating unit determines a type of the decelerating factor to estimate based on a traveling state of the vehicle.	01-15-2015

Hirotada Otake, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130338852	DRIVE ASSIST APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLES - A drive assist apparatus which performs driving assistance in a predetermined interval having a gradient, includes an average gradient information acquisition unit that acquires average gradient information of the predetermined interval, a driving status information acquisition unit that acquires driving status information of a host vehicle, and a gradient estimation unit that estimates a gradient of a certain point within the predetermined interval or an average gradient of a certain interval within the predetermined interval, based on the average gradient information acquired by the average gradient information acquisition unit and the driving status information of the host vehicle that is acquired by the driving status information acquisition unit, and performs driving assistance in the predetermined interval, using the gradient that is estimated by the gradient estimation unit. According to the above configuration, a gradient at a certain point or at a certain interval within a predetermined interval can be estimated with high precision, and thereby it is possible to perform more appropriate driving assistance using a very precise gradient that is estimated.	12-19-2013
20140285331	DRIVE ASSISTING APPARATUS - A drive assisting apparatus includes an assistance controller configured to create a target vehicle travelling state in which a timing to start stop assistance is changed in accordance with an elapsed time elapsed from at the time a traffic light, which exists in an advancing direction of a vehicle, is switched to a stop display, and an assisting device configured to be able to output drive assisting information for assisting the driving of the vehicle based on the target travelling state amount of the vehicle.	09-25-2014
20140303868	DRIVING SUPPORT APPARATUS - A driving support apparatus is provided with a support control device configured to calculate, based on a remaining distance from a stop position at which a vehicle stops by stop indication of a first traffic signal located in a travel direction of the vehicle to a point of the first traffic signal, an estimated variation distance for a second traffic signal located in the travel direction of the vehicle after the first traffic signal, and create a target vehicle travel state obtained by changing timing to start stopping support at the second traffic signal based on the estimated variation distance; and a support device capable of outputting driving support information to support driving of the vehicle based on a target travel state quantity of the vehicle.	10-09-2014
20140309903	DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS - A driving assistance apparatus includes: an assistance control apparatus that accumulates vehicle stopping position information, which is information indicating an actual stopping position, i.e. a position in which a vehicle stops, in relation to a reference stopping position, calculates an estimated variation distance between the actual stopping position and the reference stopping position on the basis of the accumulated vehicle stopping position information, and creates a target vehicle travel condition in which a timing at which to start stopping assistance is varied on the basis of the estimated variation distance; and an assistance apparatus that is capable of outputting driving assistance information to assist driving of the vehicle on the basis of a target travel condition quantity of the vehicle.	10-16-2014
20140335994	DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS - A driving assistance apparatus includes an assistance control unit determining an on/off state of an engine and a drive control unit controlling driving of the engine on the basis of the on/off state determined by the assistance control unit. The assistance control unit determines whether a vehicle stops at a target stopping position, and carries out setting such that the engine is more easily switched from the on state to the off state when the assistance control unit determines to stop at the target stopping position and it is timing at which the vehicle is able to reach the target stopping position in a state where driving force is not generated.	11-13-2014
20150212107	DECELERATION FACTOR ESTIMATION APPARATUS - A deceleration factor estimation apparatus estimating a deceleration factor of a vehicle includes: a driving force acquisition unit that obtains a driving force of the vehicle; a speed acquisition unit that obtains a speed of the vehicle; an acceleration acquisition unit that obtains an acceleration of the vehicle; and a deceleration factor estimation unit that estimates a plurality of deceleration factors on the basis of a relationship between the obtained driving force, speed, and acceleration, wherein the deceleration factor estimation unit switches the deceleration factor to be estimated on the basis of a travel condition of the vehicle.	07-30-2015
20150279212	DRIVING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - A driving assistance system includes a center configured to: obtain and integrate travel information of a plurality of vehicles by communicating with the vehicles; estimate a target stop position being a position at which the vehicle should stop based on the travel information; transmit the target stop position to the vehicle, and the center is configured to; obtain an index indicating a convergence property of driving behavior of a driver of each of the vehicles from the travel information; and eliminate stop position information based on the travel information of the vehicle driven by the driver with a low convergence property from an aggregate on the center based on the index.	10-01-2015

Hirotaka Otake, Kyoto-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140159054	POWER MODULE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - There is provided a power module semiconductor device allowing reduction in size and weight of a thin type SiC power module. The power module semiconductor device (	06-12-2014

Hiroyasu Otake, Gamagori-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140019505	TRANSFER FUNCTION ESTIMATION APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM - An apparatus for estimating a transfer function of at target object having divided systems is disclosed. The apparatus acquires an estimation equation to estimate the transfer function of the target object, and determines, for each arithmetic operation in the estimation equation, whether the arithmetic operation is an addition or a multiplication. For the multiplication, the apparatus performs the multiplication of frequency response characteristics in the frequency domain. For addition, the apparatus converts the frequency response characteristics into time response characteristics, performs the addition of the time response characteristics in the time domain, and reconverts a result of the addition into the frequency domain.	01-16-2014

Junji Otake, Kamisato-Machi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140020735	RESIN SUBSTRATE SOLAR CELL MODULE - The present invention makes it possible to prevent breakage such as cracking in a light-weight solar cell module. It is achieved by using a resin substrate solar cell module including a plurality of solar cells, a plurality of support posts disposed between the adjacent solar cells, and two transparent resin substrates, in which the plural solar cells and support posts are disposed between the two transparent resin substrates, a void section between the two transparent resin substrates is filled with a transparent filled resin, and peripheries of the two transparent resin substrates are welded with a resin having a repeating unit identical to the transparent resin substrates.	01-23-2014

Kenji Otake, Takasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120188046	COIL COMPONENT - A coil component is of the type where a helical coil is directly contacting a magnetic body where such coil component still meets the demand for electrical current amplification. The coil component is structured in such a way that a helical coil is covered with a magnetic body. The magnetic body is mainly constituted by magnetic alloy grains and does not contain glass component, and each of the magnetic alloy grains has an oxide film of the grain on its surface.	07-26-2012
20120188049	COIL COMPONENT - A coil component is of the type where a helical coil is directly contacting a magnetic body, which is still capable of meeting the demand for electrical current amplification. A coil component, comprising a magnetic body mainly constituted by magnetic alloy grains, and a coil formed on the magnetic body; wherein an oxide film of the magnetic alloy grains is present on the surface of each of the magnetic alloy grains, and based on grain size by volume standard, the magnetic alloy grains have a d50 in a range of 3.0 to 20.0 μm, d10/d50 in a range of 0.1 to 0.7, and d90/d50 in a range of 1.4 to 5.0.	07-26-2012
20120274437	MAGNETIC MATERIAL AND COIL COMPONENT USING THE SAME - A magnetic material constituted by a grain-compacted body comprising a plurality of metal grains made of a Fe—Si—M soft magnetic alloy (where M is a metal element more easily oxidized than Fe) and an oxide film formed on the surface of the metal grains; wherein there are bonding portions via the oxide film formed on the surfaces of adjacent metal grains and direct bonding portions of metal grains in locations where the oxide film is not present.	11-01-2012
20120274438	LAMINATED INDUCTOR - A laminated inductor includes a laminate constituted by multiple magnetic material layers, and coil conductors formed in a spiral pattern in the laminate. The magnetic material layers are layers of a magnetic material having multiple metal grains constituted by a Fe—Si-M soft magnetic alloy and oxide film formed on the surface of the metal grains. The magnetic material has bonding portions where adjacent metal grains are bonded via the oxide film formed on the respective surfaces of the adjacent metal grains as well as bonding portions of metal grains bonding to each other in areas where no oxide film is present, and at least some of the voids generated by agglomeration of the metal grains are filled with a resin material.	11-01-2012
20130033347	LAMINATED INDUCTOR - A laminated inductor having an internal conductive wire forming region, as well as a top cover region and bottom cover region formed in a manner sandwiching the internal conductive wire forming region between top and bottom; wherein the internal conductive wire forming region has a magnetic part formed with soft magnetic alloy grains, as well as helical internal conductive wires embedded in the magnetic part and constituted by a conductor; and at least one of the top cover region and bottom cover region (or preferably both) is/are formed with soft magnetic alloy grains whose constituent elements are of the same types as those of, and whose average grain size is greater than that of, the soft magnetic alloy grains constituting the magnetic part in the internal conductive wire forming region.	02-07-2013
20130038416	LAMINATED INDUCTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a laminated inductor having a magnetic body, a conductor part covered in a manner directly contacting the magnetic body, and external terminals provided on the outside of the magnetic body and conducting to the conductor part; wherein the magnetic body is a laminate constituted by layers containing soft magnetic alloy grains, and the soft magnetic alloy grain contacting the conductor part is flattened on the conductor part side.	02-14-2013
20130038419	LAMINATED INDUCTOR - A laminated inductor having a laminate structure constituted by magnetic layers and internal conductive wire-forming layers, wherein the magnetic layer is formed by soft magnetic alloy grains, the internal conductive wire-forming layer has an internal conductive wire and a reverse pattern portion around it, and the reverse pattern portion is formed by soft magnetic alloy grains whose constituent elements are of the same types as those of, and whose average grain size is greater than that of, the soft magnetic alloy grains constituting the magnetic layer.	02-14-2013
20130120097	COIL-TYPE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A coil-type electronic component having a coil inside or on the surface of a base material, characterized in that the base material of the coil-type electronic component is constituted by a group of soft magnetic alloy grains whose main ingredients are iron, silicate and chromium, and that an oxide layer is formed on the surface of each soft magnetic alloy grain, where the oxide layer is produced as a result of oxidization of the grain and has more chromium than the alloy grain, and this oxide layer has a two-layer structure constituted by an inner layer whose main ingredient is chromium oxide and an outer layer whose main ingredient is iron-chromium oxide, and the outer layers of soft magnetic alloy grains are inter-bonded.	05-16-2013
20130127576	LAMINATED INDUCTOR - A laminated inductor offers higher magnetic permeability, high inductance, low resistance and high rated current, while also supporting downsizing of device, by using a soft magnetic alloy as the magnetic material. Provided is a laminated inductor, comprising: an internal conductor forming area and a top cover area and a bottom cover area formed in a manner sandwiching the internal conductor forming area from above and below, wherein the internal conductor forming area has a magnetic material part formed by soft magnetic alloy particles, and internal conductors buried in the magnetic material part, and at least one of the top cover area and bottom cover area is formed by soft magnetic alloy particles exhibiting a two-peak particle size distribution curve (based on count).	05-23-2013
20130154784	COIL-TYPE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A coil-type electronic component having a coil inside or on the surface of a base material is characterized in that the base material of the coil-type electronic component is constituted by a group of soft magnetic alloy grains inter-bonded via oxide layers, multiple crystal grains are present in each soft magnetic alloy grain, and the oxide layers preferably have a two-layer structure whose outer layer is thicker than the inner layer.	06-20-2013
20130154786	LAMINATED COMMON-MODE CHOKE COIL - A laminated common-mode choke coil offering higher insulation reliability has a glass ceramic layer, two spiral internal conductors facing each other and sandwiching the glass ceramic layer in between, and insulation layers sandwiching the two internal conductors, wherein the glass ceramic layer contains segregated Al regions and the maximum dimension t	06-20-2013
20130176098	MAGNETIC MATERIAL AND COIL COMPONENT USING THE SAME - A magnetic material constituted by a grain compact	07-11-2013
20140055224	LAMINATED INDUCTOR - A laminated inductor having an internal conductor forming region, as well as a top cover region and bottom cover region formed in a manner sandwiching the internal conductor forming region between top and bottom; wherein the internal conductor forming region has a magnetic part formed with soft magnetic alloy grains, as well as helical internal conductor embedded in the magnetic part; and at least one of the top cover region and bottom cover region (or preferably both) is/are formed with soft magnetic alloy grains whose average grain size is greater than that of grains in the internal conductor forming region including the soft magnetic alloy grains constituting the magnetic part.	02-27-2014
20140139311	MAGNETIC MATERIAL AND COIL COMPONENT USING SAME - A magnetic material contains multiple metal grains constituted by soft magnetic alloy and oxide film formed on a surface of the metal grains, which soft magnetic alloy includes Fe and a metal element that oxidizes more easily than Fe, wherein the magnetic material forms a grain compact having first bonding parts where adjacent metal grains are contacted and directly bonded together, second bonding parts where adjacent metal grains are bonded together via the oxide film formed around the entire surface of said adjacent metal grains other than the first bonding parts, and voids formed in an area other than the first and second bonding parts and surrounded by the oxide film.	05-22-2014
20140266545	COMMON MODE CHOKE COIL - A common mode choke coil exhibiting greater reliability against moisture load includes a nonmagnetic layer made of glass, magnetic layers placed in a manner sandwiching the nonmagnetic layer, and two or more coil conductors embedded in a base material constituted by the nonmagnetic layer and magnetic layers, wherein Mg segregation is present in the nonmagnetic layer and the Mg segregation accounts for 0.5 to 16 percent of the total area as observed on an electron micrograph of a section of the nonmagnetic layer, while the size of Mg segregation is preferably 0.2 to 10 μm.	09-18-2014

Kenji Otake, Taito-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140049348	MAGNETIC MATERIAL AND COIL COMPONENT USING SAME - A magnetic material suitable for a coil component has multiple metal grains constituted by Fe—Si-M soft magnetic alloy (where M is a metal element that oxidizes more easily than Fe) and oxide film formed on the surface of the metal grains, wherein such magnetic material includes a grain compact having bonding parts where adjacent metal grains are bonded together via the oxide film formed on their surface, and bonding parts where metal grains are directly bonded together in areas where oxide film does not exist. The magnetic material is capable of improving both insulation resistance and magnetic permeability.	02-20-2014
20140132383	MAGNETIC MATERIAL AND COIL COMPONENT - An object is to provide a magnetic material and coil component offering improved magnetic permeability and insulation resistance, while also offering improved high-temperature load, moisture resistance, water absorbency, and other reliability characteristics at the same time. A magnetic material that has multiple metal grains constituted by Fe—Si-M soft magnetic alloy (where M is a metal element that oxidizes more easily than Fe), as well as oxide film constituted by an oxide of the soft magnetic alloy and formed on the surface of the metal grains, wherein the magnetic material has bonding parts where adjacent metal grains are bonded together via the oxide film formed on their surface, as well as bonding parts where metal grains are directly bonded together in areas having no oxide film, and resin material is filled in at least some of the voids generating as a result of accumulation of the metal grains.	05-15-2014

Kenzo Otake, Tsukuba-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110297028	CONTACT PRESSURE ADJUSTING METHOD AND CONTACT PRESSURE ADJUSTING APPARATUS FOR PRINTING PRESS - A contact pressure adjusting method and a contact pressure adjusting apparatus for a printing press, which can adjust a contact pressure automatically and always highly accurately without the influence of mechanical oscillations (disturbance such as noise), are provided. For this purpose, the contact pressure (load) of a wiping roll on an intaglio cylinder is converted into the torque value (electric current value) of a wiping roll drive motor, and given as feedback to a wiping roll contact pressure adjusting motor.	12-08-2011
20150336376	CONTACT PRESSURE ADJUSTING METHOD AND CONTACT PRESSURE ADJUSTING APPARATUS FOR PRINTING PRESS - A contact pressure adjusting method and a contact pressure adjusting apparatus for a printing press, which can adjust a contact pressure automatically and always highly accurately without the influence of mechanical oscillations (disturbance such as noise), are provided. For this purpose, the contact pressure (load) of a wiping roll on an intaglio cylinder is converted into the torque value (electric current value) of a wiping roll drive motor, and given as feedback to a wiping roll contact pressure adjusting motor.	11-26-2015

Koji Otake, Sagamihara-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120152053	PEDAL DEVICE - A pedal device is provided with an accelerator pedal pivotally mounted in a vehicle; and a damper disposed between the accelerator pedal and the vehicle. The depressing force as a depression degree of the accelerator pedal is deter mined by the damper according to the movement of the accelerator pedal. Thus, the pedal device does not use friction members which create abrasion and the function thereof is not impaired even if exchange and maintenance are not carried out over a long period of time. Therefore, maintenance frequency and cost of the pedal device can be reduced.	06-21-2012

Koki Otake, Kawasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120187181	REFLOW APPARATUS, A REFLOW METHOD, AND A MANUFACTURING METHOD OF A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A reflow apparatus, where formic acid is used for cleaning a surface of a solder electrode on a processing target, is disclosed. The reflow apparatus includes a processing chamber, a formic acid introduction mechanism for supplying an atmosphere gas containing formic acid to the processing chamber, and a shielding member that is made of a material having corrosion resistance against formic acid. The shielding member is arranged between a reflow processing section of the processing chamber and an inner wall of the processing chamber. In place of or in addition to the shielding member, the reflow apparatus may include a heater for decomposing residual formic acid.	07-26-2012

Mamoru Otake, Nanae JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140017822	METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Product management and/or prompt defect analysis of a semiconductor device may be carried out without reducing the throughput in assembly and testing. Unique identification information is attached to a plurality of substrates (lead frames) used in manufacturing a semiconductor device (QFP) and to a transport unit for transporting a plurality of substrates, respectively. Identification information (rack ID) of the transport unit and identification information (substrate ID) of the substrate stored into the transport unit are associated with each other. The substrate is taken out from the transport unit set to a loader unit of each manufacturing apparatus and supplied to a processing unit, of the apparatus and in storing the substrate, the processing of which is complete, into a transport unit of an unloader unit of the apparatus, an association between identification information of the transport unit and the identification information of the substrate is checked.	01-16-2014

Mamoru Otake, Gunma JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20160005665	METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Reading reliability of a code formed in a semiconductor device is improved.	01-07-2016

Masahiro Otake, Nishio-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130184117	VEHICULAR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A vehicular automatic transmission includes three single pinion planetary gear sets and a plurality of engagement elements. A plurality of gears is selectively established by three of the plurality of engagement elements being engaged and three of the plurality of engagement elements being released. One of the plurality of engagement elements is a dedicated reverse engagement element that is engaged when a reverse gear is established and is released when a forward gear is established.	07-18-2013
20130196813	TRANSMISSION - A transmission comprising at least four planetary gear sets and at least six coupling elements which are all disposed coaxially with each other, and an input rotary member which is disposed on one of opposite axial sides of the transmission and which receives an input rotary motion, the transmission having a plurality of speed positions which have respective different speed ratios and which are established by engaging actions of respective combinations of coupling elements selected from the at least six coupling elements and releasing actions of respective combinations of the other coupling elements selected from the at least six coupling elements, wherein an improvement includes: the at least six coupling elements including at least two input clutches which are all connected to the input rotary member and which are all disposed on one of opposite axial sides of the at least four planetary gear sets, which one side corresponds to the one of the opposite axial sides of the transmission.	08-01-2013
20140371025	AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FOR VEHICLE - A vehicle automatic transmission includes: a plurality of rotating elements disposed rotatably relative to a transmission case; clutches each disposed between two rotating elements of the plurality of the rotating elements to be engaged to inhibit relative rotation between the two rotating elements and released to allow relative rotation between the two rotating elements, the clutches not including those engaged to directly couple the rotating elements to the transmission case and selectively establishing multiple shift stages achieved in the automatic transmission depending on a combination of engagement and release of the clutches, the vehicle automatic transmission, including three planetary gear devices and the six clutches, the plurality of the rotating elements being configured to include sun gears, carriers, and ring gears of the three respective planetary gear devices, and each of the multiple shift stages being established by engaging four clutches and releasing the remaining two clutches.	12-18-2014

Masahiro Otake, Nishio JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150018158	AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DEVICE - An automatic transmission device that changes a relative speed between an input and output member. The transmission configured with a first planetary gear mechanism including first to third rotary elements, a second planetary gear mechanism including fourth to sixth rotary elements, a third planetary gear mechanism including seventh to ninth rotary elements, and a fourth planetary gear mechanism including tenth to twelfth rotary elements. A first coupling between the third and eighth rotary element, a second coupling between the fifth and eleventh rotary element, a third coupling between the sixth and twelfth rotary element, a fourth coupling between the seventh and tenth rotary element. A first clutch between the first and third coupling, a second clutch between the first rotary element and the third coupling element, a third clutch between the first and fourth rotary element.	01-15-2015
20150018159	AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DEVICE - An automatic transmission for adjusting the relative speed between an input and output member. The transmission being configured with four planetary gears, the first having first to third rotary elements, the second having fourth to sixth rotary elements, the third having seventh to ninth rotary elements, the fourth having tenth to twelfth rotary elements. Three couplings between (i) first and sixth rotary elements, (ii) second and fifth rotary elements, and (iii) eighth and twelfth rotary elements. Three clutches are provided between (i) the second coupling and input member, (ii) third coupling and input member, and (iii) seventh rotary element and input member. Three brakes are provided at (i) the fourth rotary element, (ii) third coupling element, and (iii) tenth rotary element. The output member is connected to the third rotary element.	01-15-2015
20150031494	AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DEVICE - An automatic transmission is provided to adjust the speed between input and output members. The transmission is configured with four planetary gears having, (i) first to third rotary elements, (ii) fourth to sixth, (iii) seventh to ninth, and (iv) tenth to twelfth rotary elements. Three couplings are provided between (i) first and sixth rotary elements, (ii) second and ninth rotary elements, and (iii) third and eighth rotary elements. Three clutches are provided between (i) second coupling element and tenth rotary element, (ii) fifth and twelfth rotary elements, and (iii) fourth and tenth rotary elements. Three brakes are provided at (i) the fifth rotary element, (ii) the fourth rotary element, and (iii) seventh rotary element. The input member is connected to the tenth rotary element and the output member is connected to the third coupling element.	01-29-2015
20150038281	AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DEVICE - An automatic transmission configured with four planetary gear mechanisms, three clutches, and three brakes, which are configured to provide nine forward speeds and a reverse speed. The combination of elements results in, amongst other benefits, improved torque transfer efficiency. A first planetary gear mechanism including first to third rotary elements that form a sequence of the first rotary element, the second rotary element, and the third rotary element when arranged in an order at intervals corresponding to gear ratios in a velocity diagram. A second planetary gear mechanism including fourth to sixth rotary elements, a third planetary gear mechanism including seventh to ninth rotary elements, and a fourth planetary gear mechanism including tenth to twelfth rotary elements.	02-05-2015
20150038282	AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DEVICE - An automatic transmission device that changes a relative speed between an input and output member. The transmission is configured with four planetary gear mechanisms, the first including first to third rotary elements, the second including fourth to sixth rotary elements, the third including seventh to ninth rotary elements, the fourth including tenth to twelfth rotary elements. Four coupling elements are provided, the first that couples the first, fifth and eighth rotary element to each other. The second couples the second and twelfth rotary elements. The third couples third and eleventh rotary elements. Fourth couples fourth and ninth rotary elements. Three clutches, are provided between (i) second coupling element and the input member, (ii) sixth rotary element and the input member, and (iii) seventh rotary element and the input member. Three brakes are provided on the (i) sixth rotary element, (ii) fourth coupling element, and (iii) tenth rotary element.	02-05-2015
20150038283	AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DEVICE - An automatic transmission that changes a relative speed between an input and output member. Four planetary gears are provided, having (i) first to third rotary elements, (ii) fourth to sixth rotary elements, (iii) seventh to ninth rotary elements, and (iv) tenth to twelfth rotary elements. Four couplings are provided between (i) first and sixth rotary elements, (ii) second rotary and ninth rotary elements, (iii) third and eighth rotary elements, and (iv) fifth and twelfth rotary elements. Three clutches are provided between (i) second coupling element and input member, (ii) fourth rotary element input member, and (iii) tenth rotary element and input member. Three brakes are provided at (i) the fourth coupling element, (ii) fourth rotary element, (iii) and seventh rotary element. The output member is connected to the third coupling element.	02-05-2015
20150148180	AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DEVICE - An automatic transmission device configured to change the relative speeds between an input and output member. The automatic transmission is configured with four planetary gear mechanisms and a plurality of clutches and brakes, the arrangement being configured so as to reduce a loss due to the meshing between gears. The automatic transmission is configured with a first planetary gear mechanism including first to third rotary elements. A second planetary gear mechanism including fourth to sixth rotary elements, a third planetary gear mechanism including seventh to ninth rotary elements, and a fourth planetary gear mechanism including tenth to twelfth rotary elements. A first coupling element that couples the first, fifth and ninth rotary elements, a second coupling element that couples the second and twelfth, rotary elements, a third coupling element that couples the third and eleventh, and a fourth coupling element that couples the sixth and eighth elements to each other.	05-28-2015

Masahisa Otake, Chino JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120236102	METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, METHOD FOR MARKING SAME, AND DEVICE FOR MARKING SAME - A method for manufacturing an electronic component includes: applying a liquid body onto an electronic component to perform marking, with the liquid body having a light-curing property and containing N-vinyl caprolactam within a range of 5 wt % or more; irradiating light on the liquid body applied onto the electronic component under a predetermined condition; and heating the liquid body after the irradiating of the light.	09-20-2012

Masahisa Otake, Azumino-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140085364	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus forming an image on a recording medium includes a head unit which includes an ejecting unit which ejects photo-curable color ink which is cured by being irradiated with light, an ejecting unit which ejects photo-curable transparent ink which is cured by being irradiated with light, and a light irradiation unit which radiates the light; a moving unit which moves the recording medium and the head unit relatively in reciprocating movements; and a controller which causes the transparent ink to be ejected toward the recording medium while causing the head unit to move in one direction in the reciprocating movements, and causes the transparent ink which is applied in the one direction to be irradiated with the light while causing the head unit to be moved in the other direction in the reciprocating movements.	03-27-2014

Masahisa Otake, Azumino JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150174919	PRINTING MATERIAL PROCESSING METHOD, PRINTING MATERIAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A processing apparatus is configured to process printing material where a printing layer is formed on a printing medium (a substrate) using an ultraviolet curable material, and is provided with a blade which is configured to process the printing material, a heater unit which is configured to heat the blade, and a first control section (a processing control section) which is configured to control the heater unit. The first control section is configured to previously heat the blade to a predetermined temperature according to a glass transition point of the ultraviolet curable material using the heater unit before the processing is performed.	06-25-2015

Masaki Otake, Kiyosu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150328959	AIR-CONDITIONING REGISTER - First and second upstream fins and first and second downstream fins are arranged in the air passage of air-conditioning air to pivot. The first upstream fin includes an upstream body with a cutout extending upstream from the downstream edge. A transmission shaft, which extends along upstream fin shafts, is arranged in the cutout. The first downstream fin includes a downstream body with a slidable operation knob. The operation knob includes a fork that is rotationally supported with a support shaft. The fork includes a pair of transmission pieces, which extends upstream from the operation knob and sandwiches the transmission shaft. The transmission shaft includes a pair of stoppers, which is located at positions that are spaced from each other in the extending direction of the transmission shaft and that sandwich the transmission pieces. The stoppers are caused to contact the transmission pieces by operation of the operation knob.	11-19-2015

Masaki Otake, Nagareyama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110286754	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member for bearing an electrostatic latent image; a developer carrying member for developing a developer and for developing the electrostatic latent image with the developer; a developer accommodating portion for accommodating the developer; a detecting device, including a light emitting element and a light receiving element, for detecting a remaining developer amount in the developer accommodating portion by receiving light, which is emitted from the light emitting element and passes through an inside of the developer accommodating portion, by the light emitting portion; and a stirring member for stirring the developer by rotating in the developer accommodating portion. The stirring member is rotated in a rotation period including a first period in which the stirring member crosses an optical path of the light from the light emitting element toward the light receiving element and including a second period in which the stirring member does not cross the optical path of the light from the light emitting element toward the light receiving element The stirring member is rotated at a first rotational speed in the first period and is rotated at a second rotational speed higher than the second speed.	11-24-2011

Naoto Otake, Aichi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140028557	DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM, AND INPUT DEVICE, INPUT ASSISTANCE METHOD AND PROGRAM - A display device is equipped with a proximity touch panel that detects coming into proximity or contact of a detection target; a position detection unit that detects position coordinates of the detection target whose coming into proximity or contact has been detected, the position coordinates consisting of coordinates in the X and Y directions and a coordinate in the Z direction; a display unit on which the touch panel is placed; a direction judgment unit that judges a direction of the detection target on the basis of the detected position coordinates; and a display control unit for controlling the display unit to perform a display so that a part of display contents of the display unit which would otherwise be hidden by the detection target is prevented from being hidden, on the basis of the direction of the direction-judged detection target.	01-30-2014

Naoto Otake, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130235086	ELECTRONIC ZOOM DEVICE, ELECTRONIC ZOOM METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An electronic zoom device includes: an object detection unit which detects a plurality of objects in an image on a display screen; a reference position detection unit which detects reference positions of the objects; a ratio calculating unit which calculates respective ratio parameters that change according to sizes of the objects relative to the display screen; a center position setting unit which sets, as a zoom center position, a reference position of a first object whose ratio parameter meets a predetermined criterion; and a zoom processing unit which performs zoom processing of the image with a focus on the zoom center position. The zoom center position setting unit changes the zoom center position from the reference position of the first object to another whose ratio parameter meets the predetermined criterion when the ratio parameter of the first object does not meet the predetermined criterion.	09-12-2013

Noboru Otake, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140134087	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXHAUST GAS CONTROL OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust gas control apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes: a NOx purification catalyst arranged in an exhaust passage of the internal combustion engine; a degradation degree estimating unit estimating a degradation degree of the NOx purification catalyst; and an air-fuel ratio control unit adjusting an air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas flowing into the NOx purification catalyst, wherein, until the estimated degradation degree of the NOx purification catalyst reaches a predetermined degradation degree, the air-fuel ratio control unit adjusts the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas to a rich air-fuel ratio, and, when the estimated degradation degree of the NOx purification catalyst exceeds the predetermined degradation degree, the air-fuel ratio control unit changes the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas from the rich air-fuel ratio to a lean air-fuel ratio so that the NOx purification catalyst is regenerated.	05-15-2014
20140141966	EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING CATALYST AND PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREOF - Disclosed is an exhaust gas purifying catalyst in which grain growth of a noble metal particle supported on a support is suppressed. Also disclosed is a production process for producing an exhaust gas purifying catalyst. The exhaust gas purifying catalyst comprises a crystalline metal oxide support and a noble metal particle supported on the support, wherein the noble metal particle is epitaxially grown on the support, and wherein the noble metal particle is dispersed and supported on the outer and inner surfaces of the support. The process for producing an exhaust gas purifying catalyst comprises masking, in a solution, at least a part of the surface of a crystalline metal oxide support by a masking agent, introducing the support into a noble metal-containing solution containing a noble metal, and drying and firing the support and the noble metal-containing solution to support the noble metal on the support.	05-22-2014

Norikazu Otake, Tsukuba-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140011801	HETEROARYL QUINAZOLINE DERIVATIVES - Disclosed are compounds of the following formula and their pharmaceutically-acceptable salts, which have an effect of glucokinase activation and are useful in the field of medicines for treatment for diabetes, obesity, etc.	01-09-2014

Norikazu Otake, Toshima-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150141669	PRODRUG OF FLUORINE-CONTAINING AMINO ACID - Provided are a fluorine-containing amino acid prodrug represented by general formula (I) that makes a fluorine-containing amino acid which is a group 2 metabotropic glutamate receptor agonist into a prodrug, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. More specifically, provided is a prodrug that increases the in vivo exposure and enhances the oral absorbability and other mucosal absorbability of a parent compound that acts on group 2 metabotropic glutamate receptors as an agent for the treatment or prevention of diseases in which group 2 metabotropic glutamate receptors are said to be involved, such as: schizophrenia, anxiety disorder and its related diseases, depression, bipolar disorder, epilepsy, developmental disorders, sleep disorders, and other neuropsychiatric diseases; and drug dependence, cognitive disorders, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's chorea, Parkinson's disease, movement disorders associated with muscular rigidity, cerebral ischemia, cerebral insufficiency, spinal cord disorders, cephalopathy, and other neurological diseases.	05-21-2015

Noritaka Otake, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130063838	DISK-ENCLOSURE BASE CONFIGURED TO INHIBIT FORMATION OF ADHERENT SOLDER-FLUX RESIDUE - A disk-enclosure base that is configured to inhibit formation of adherent solder-flux residue. The disk-enclosure base includes a casting, a through-hole fabricated in the casting, a solder channel, an E-coat layer, and an E-coat-free zone. The E-coat layer is applied to a first portion of an interior surface of the casting. The E-coat-free zone is adjacent to and surrounds the solder channel. The E-coat-free zone also includes a second portion of the interior surface of the casting lying between the solder channel and the E-coated first portion of the interior surface of the casting. The E-coat-free zone is configured to inhibit formation of adherent solder-flux residue. A disk-enclosure-base/electrical-feedthrough assembly that is configured to inhibit formation of adherent solder-flux residue, and a hard-disk drive (HDD) including the disk-enclosure-base/electrical-feedthrough assembly are also provided.	03-14-2013
20130170074	HERMETICALLY RESEALABLE HARD-DISK DRIVE CONFIGURED FOR RECHARGING WITH A LOW-DENSITY GAS - A hermetically resealable hard-disk drive (HDD) configured for recharging with a low-density gas. The hermetically resealable HDD includes a disk enclosure (DE), a magnetic-recording disk, a head-slider, an actuator, a low-density gas, a through-hole, and a plug. The DE includes a base, and a first cover and a second cover joined to the base. The second cover is disposed above the first cover. The through-hole is configurable for injection of a low-density gas into the DE. The low-density gas, having a density less than air, substantially fills the DE. The plug is press-fitted into, and hermetically seals, the through-hole. The plug is removable to allow recharging the DE with the low-density gas; and, the through-hole is configured to accept a resealing plug to be press-fit into, and to reseal hermetically, the through-hole after recharging. A method for injecting low-density gas into, and sealing, the hermetically resealable HDD is also provided.	07-04-2013
20150098178	HARD DISK DRIVE WITH FEEDTHROUGH CONNECTOR - Described herein is an apparatus that includes a housing that defines an interior cavity. The housing also includes a feedthrough aperture. The apparatus also includes an electrical connector that is coupled to the housing over the feedthrough aperture. The electrical connector includes a base, a plurality of pins extending through the base, and a skirt positioned about a periphery of the base. The pins extend from a location external to the housing to a location within the interior cavity of the housing. Further, an inner surface of the base is co-planar with an outer end of the feedthrough aperture. The apparatus also includes solder positioned on the housing and against an entire periphery of the skirt to seal the electrical connector to the housing.	04-09-2015

Raymond Otake, Concord, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140064475	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROUTING CALLS - An IP-based call center is able to route video and audio calls. The call routing is skills-based, and can be configured to give preference first to representatives or agents associated with an entity, and then to representatives or agents within a network associated with that entity. If no representative is available in-house or in-network, the call can be transferred to an external representative or agent. In other embodiments, an entity can configure prioritized layers for routing calls, in order to favor specific service providers.	03-06-2014

Reika Otake, Kobe-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130303679	RUBBER COMPOSITION AND PNEUMATIC TIRE - The present invention provides a rubber composition that can enhance the fuel economy, wet-grip performance, and abrasion resistance in a balanced manner, and a pneumatic tire using this rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition that contains a rubber component, silica, and a silane coupling agent, wherein the rubber component contains, based on 100% by mass of the rubber component, not less than 5% by mass of a conjugated diene polymer containing a constituent unit based on a conjugated diene and a constituent unit represented by formula (I) below, at least one terminal of the polymer being modified with a specific compound; an amount of the silica is 5 to 150 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component; and the silane coupling agent contains a mercapto group.	11-14-2013
20140138005	PNEUMATIC TIRE - The inner liner is composed of a polymer layer stack including a first layer containing an SIBS and a second layer containing at least one of an SIS and an SIB. At least one of the first layer and the second layer is a polymer composition containing one of a C4 polymer obtained by polymerizing a monomer unit having 4 carbon atoms, a layered clay mineral with an organic compound intercalated therein and at least one kind of rubber component selected from the group consisting of a natural rubber, an isoprene rubber and a butyl rubber. The second layer is arranged to come into contact with a rubber layer of the carcass ply. The inner liner has a thickness Ge at a shoulder position Pe exceeding 100% and being less than or equal to 500% of a thickness Gc at a crown central position Pc.	05-22-2014

Satoshi Otake, Nagano-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150228551	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes a wiring substrate including a first electrode in which a cross-sectional shape is an inverted trapezoidal shape, a semiconductor chip including a second electrode in which a cross-sectional shape is an inverted trapezoidal shape, a metal bonding material bonding a tip end of the first electrode and a tip end of the second electrode which face each other, and an underfill resin filled between the wiring substrate and the semiconductor chip, the underfill resin covering a side face of each of the first electrode and the second electrode and a side face of the metal bonding material.	08-13-2015

Shigekazu Otake, Shizuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130300145	SEAT FRAME AND STOWABLE VEHICLE SEAT WITH THE SAME - Provided are a seat frame and a stowable vehicle seat which enables high assembling work efficiency and easy stowing operation. There are provided a reclining mechanism, a seat slide mechanism which slides a seat bottom frame, a slide lock mechanism which prohibits or allows the operation of the seat slide mechanism in cooperation with the reclining mechanism, a striker lock mechanism, and an assist mechanism which assists an operation of stowing and returning a stowable vehicle seat. The seat slide mechanism includes a lower rail, an upper rail, and a slide biasing member which automatically slides the upper rail in cooperation with a tilting movement of a seat back frame to a predetermined angle upon stowage of the stowable vehicle seat. The seat slide mechanism and the slide lock mechanism are mounted to the seat bottom frame.	11-14-2013

Shigeru Otake, Kumagaya JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130276989	PASTE APPLYING APPARATUS AND PASTE APPLYING METHOD, AND DIE BONDER - A paste applying apparatus and method apply a paste within an application area. A drawing pattern is determined in advance, within the application area, for each of the application areas, and the drawing pattern has, at least, a first drawing route and a fifth drawing route for drawing in horizontal direction, a second drawing route and a fourth drawing route for drawing obliquely, and further a third drawing route, in vicinity of a side of the application area in the horizontal direction. A controller portion controls the discharge portion and the moving portion, so that the paste is applied, continuously, from a drawing start-point to a drawing end-point, which are determined in advance, through the first drawing route, the second drawing route, the third drawing route, the fourth drawing route and the fifth drawing route.	10-24-2013

Shinichi Otake, Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120200186	ROTOR FOR ELECTRIC ROTATING MACHINE - An iron rotor core includes a first permanent magnet in an outer peripheral portion of the iron rotor core, second permanent magnets on both circumferential sides of the first permanent magnet and arranged in a generally V-shaped configuration opening radially outward, and a first region provided opposite to the first permanent magnet radially inside the region between the second permanent magnets and having a low magnetic permeability. A q-axis magnetic flux path is formed in an iron core region among the first permanent magnet, the second permanent magnets and the first region, and a central portion thereof is formed between the first permanent magnet and the first region, and entrance/exit portions of the q-axis magnetic flux path formed between the second permanent magnets and second regions provided on both circumferential sides of the first permanent magnet and having a low magnetic permeability with generally the same width.	08-09-2012
20120200193	ROTOR FOR ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE - In a rotor for a rotary electric machine, a plurality of magnetic poles are provided in a radially outer portion of the rotor iron core, at intervals in the circumferential direction. Each magnetic pole includes a pair of permanent magnets disposed apart from each other in the circumferential direction, and a magnetic flux-restraining hole that is formed and extended radially inwardly between radially inner end portions of the permanent magnets and that restrains flow of magnetic flux. The magnetic flux-restraining hole is extended so as to project beyond a position of the radially inner end portions to a radially outer side, between the pair of permanent magnets.	08-09-2012

Takafumi Otake, Kani-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130197755	SUSPENSION DEVICE - A suspension device includes damper interposed between vehicle body and wheel in vehicle and exerted damping force for suppressing vertical movements of vehicle body and wheel, damping force adjustment mechanism adjusts damping force, control device controls damping force adjustment mechanism, lateral acceleration detection unit detects an lateral acceleration acting on vehicle body, roll angular velocity detection unit detects roll angular velocity of vehicle body, and steering angular velocity detection unit detects steering angular velocity of steering wheel. The control device sets maximum damping force out of damping force calculated from steering angular velocity, damping force calculated from lateral acceleration and damping force calculated from roll angular velocity as steering initial stage additional damping force, calculates final damping force of damper using steering initial stage additional damping force and performs steering initial stage control of controlling damper when steering angular velocity exceeds predetermined dead band.	08-01-2013

Takayoshi Otake, Mie-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120028192	CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR EXPOSURE APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a control method for an exposure apparatus is disclosed. The method can include retrieving, from a database, a correction amount of alignment correction at a time of exposure of a wafer and an inclination amount of a wafer stage with respect to an optical axis of an exposure optical system at the time of exposure. The method can include making a determination on the inclination amount based on a predetermined condition. The method can include making a determination on the correction amount based on the predetermined condition. In addition, the method can include issuing an alarm when the inclination amount and the correction amount both satisfy the condition.	02-02-2012

Tomiaki Otake, Chiba JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120007277	DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING MULTILAYERED LAMINATES - Methods and devices for forming a vertically-oriented multilayer laminates, for example, a vertically-oriented multilayer laminates, are provided. The laminates may be fabricated by hardenable fluids, for example, polymers that are directed along flow paths to divide, repossession, and combine streams to provide the desired laminated structure. The flow divisions and recombination may be practiced repeatedly wherein laminates have tens or even tens of thousands of individual layers may be produced. The polymers used may have comparable viscosities, for example, having viscosity ratios of less than 3. Though aspects of the invention may be used packaging, aspects of the invention may be applied to any field where laminated structures are desired.	01-12-2012

Tomoyuki Otake, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150354935	TAPE SCALE APPLICATION JIG AND TAPE SCALE APPLICATION METHOD - A tape scale application jig includes a frame having a U-shaped cross section; a scale holder that is disposed inside the frame and to which a tape scale is temporarily attached; a handle that is disposed outside the frame and that is connected to the scale holder via a through-hole formed in a web portion of the frame; a spring that is provided so as to separate the handle and the web portion from each other; and a positioning reference disposed on at least one of two flange portions of the frame.	12-10-2015

Toshihiko Otake, Nishinomiya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120011585	AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM FOR INSTRUCTION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AUTHENTICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND AUTHENTICATION CONTROL PROGRAM - An authentication system for an instruction processing apparatus includes first and second authentication portions each for performing user authentication at the time of using the instruction processing apparatus, and a controller which makes the first authentication portion execute the user authentication and switches from the first authentication portion to the second authentication portion when the user authentication by the first authentication portion cannot be established.	01-12-2012

Toshihiko Otake, Chiyoda-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130082960	IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATU, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM ENCODED WITH DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM - An image display apparatus includes a storage portion to store application data and reduced image data thereof, in association with each other, a position detection portion to detect a position designated by the user on a display surface of a display portion, an enlargement operation detection portion to detect an enlargement operation, a first image display portion to display a first display image generated from the reduced image data as a preview image, a process target determination portion to determine process target data from the reduced image data and the application data, based on a magnification set based on the amount of operation in the enlargement operation, a second display image generation portion to generate a second display image based on the process target data, in response to the enlargement operation being detected, and a second image display portion to display the second display image as a preview image.	04-04-2013

Toshihiko Otake, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150256693	COOPERATION SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PORTABLE INFORMATION DEVICE, REMOTE CONTROL METHOD, AND REMOTE OPERATION METHOD - A portable information device includes a first display portion in which a parameter that defines a color for displaying an image is set, and a remote operation portion to display a remote operation screen on the first display portion and transmit a remote operation to an image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus includes an apparatus-side display control portion to display an operation screen on a second display portion, and a remote control portion to transmit a remote operation screen to the portable information device and execute a process in accordance with a remote operation. One of the portable information device and the image forming apparatus acquires a distance between the image forming apparatus and the portable information device and determines an update parameter based on the acquired distance. The remote operation portion updates the parameter set in the first display portion with the update parameter.	09-10-2015

Toshihiro Otake, Matsumoto-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130328443	DEFORMABLE MATERIAL AND ACTUATOR - A deformable material according to an embodiment of the invention includes a stimulus-responsive compound whose molecular structure is changed according to an oxidation-reduction reaction and an electronically conductive substance. The stimulus-responsive compound is a polymer obtained by polymerizing a constituent unit having a polymerizable functional group. The electronically conductive substance is preferably in the form of particles in the deformable material. Further, the electronically conductive substance preferably has an average particle diameter of 1 nm or more and 10 μm or less. Further, the electronically conductive substance preferably contains a carbon material.	12-12-2013
20150191596	STIMULUS-RESPONSIVE COMPOUND, DEFORMABLE MATERIAL, AND ACTUATOR - A stimulus-responsive compound includes a pair of polysiloxane chains, a cross-linking moiety which cross-links the polysiloxane chains, and a liquid crystal moiety which is bonded to the polysiloxane chain. The cross-linking moiety includes a unit A which has a bond functioning as a rotation axis, and also has first and second groups located at different ends of the bond, a first unit B which is disposed at a first bonding site of the first group, a second unit B which is disposed at a first bonding site of the second group, a first unit C, and a second unit C. The first unit C and one of the polysiloxane chains are bonded to each other. The second unit C and the other of the polysiloxane chains are bonded to each other. The first unit B and the second unit B are bonded to each other by a reduction reaction.	07-09-2015

Tsuyoshi Otake, Obu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150123459	BRAKE FLUID PRESSURE CONTROL UNIT - A brake fluid pressure control unit for a vehicle comprises: a hydraulic block that includes a housing containing an internal channel for a first system and an internal channel for a second system, which individually allow communication with a wheel cylinder for a first wheel and a wheel cylinder for a second wheel respectively, and also containing a detected hydraulic pressure inlet hole leading to a pressure receiving part of a pressure sensor. A first hole included in the internal channel for the first system and a second hole included in the internal channel for the second system can selectively be connected to the detected hydraulic pressure inlet hole by machining such that the depth of either the first hole or the second hole is made greater than the other.	05-07-2015

Wataru Otake, Kasugai-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140245666	DOOR-OPENING/CLOSING DEVICE FOR USE IN VEHICLE - A door opening/closing device for use in a vehicle is provided with a driving member. The driving member has a permanent-magnet motor provided with two terminals and an output member, which is rotationally driven by the permanent-magnet motor. The driving member is mounted on either a vehicle body or a vehicle door and is coupled to the other via the output member. As the output member rotates, the vehicle door opens or closes. The door opening/closing device is also provided with a switching device configured to switch the permanent-magnet motor between an energizable state, in which the permanent-magnet motor can receive electricity through the two terminals, and a brake state, in which the terminals are short-circuited. The switching device switches the permanent-magnet motor into the brake state when the vehicle door is in any position other than the fully closed position.	09-04-2014
20150229084	ACTUATOR DEVICE - An actuator device includes: a motor that is a driving source; a reduction gear that decelerates rotation of the motor; an accommodating member that accommodates the reduction gear; and a conductive member that is disposed integrally with the accommodating member and is in sliding contact with the reduction gear so that a ground circuit capable of grounding the reduction gear is formed.	08-13-2015

Yasuhiro Otake, Toyohashi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140284961	STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE DOOR - This disclosure relates an attachment structure of a door sash of the vehicle door. The vehicle door of this disclosure includes: a door sash; a bracket, which joins the door sash to an inner panel; and a patch, which is joined to the bracket and the door sash and which sandwiches the door sash in cooperation with the bracket, thereby reinforcing the bracket.	09-25-2014

Yasuhiro Otake, Nishio-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150093238	METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TURBOCHARGER BEARING HOUSING, AND TURBOCHARGER BEARING HOUSING - There is provided a method for manufacturing a turbocharger bearing housing which can prevent a collapsible core from being damaged when molten metal is cast in the mold. The method for manufacturing a bearing housing of a turbocharger is that the bearing housing of the turbocharger is formed with a cooling passage for circulating cooling liquid by casting using a collapsible core. The collapsible core includes the end part forming portions (a one end forming portion and an other end forming portion) corresponding to the end portions of the cooling passage and having a substantially elliptical cross-section, and a fixing portion holding the end part forming portions and being embedded in a mold and fixed to the mold.	04-02-2015

Yasuki Otake, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130209911	CONNECTOR AND FUEL CELL - A connector is connected with a connector joint structure formed in separators in a fuel cell. The connector has: a connector casing; a terminal element that is provided in the connector casing and is configured to be in contact with an edge side of the separator and to be elastically deformed in an insertion direction of the connector that is orthogonal to a stacking direction of the separators, when the connector is connected with the connector joint structure; and an engagement element that is formed in the connector casing and is configured to engage with the connector joint structure and restrict motion of the connector in the insertion direction when the connector is connected with the connector joint structure.	08-15-2013

Yasuki Otake, Toyota-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140285333	IMPACT DETECTING DEVICE - An impact detecting device includes a first impact detecting portion, a determining portion and an informing portion. The first impact detecting portion detects an impact applied to an object equipped to a vehicle. The determining portion determines that the object has received the impact when a detection result of the first impact detecting portion is greater than a first impact determination threshold. The informing portion informs that the object has received the impact, when the determining portion determines that the object has received the impact.	09-25-2014

Yoshihiko Otake, Hiroshima JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140352341	VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONER - A heat pump device includes an air conditioning control device configured to switch the heat pump device among a plurality of operation modes including an air-heating operation mode in which an indoor heat exchanger serves as a radiator and an outdoor heat exchanger serves as a heat absorber, and an air-cooling operation mode in which the indoor heat exchanger serves as a heat absorber and the outdoor heat exchanger serves as a radiator. The air conditioning control device switch a refrigerant pipe such that refrigerant is, in the air-cooling operation mode, supplied to part of the outdoor heat exchanger serving as a refrigerant inlet in the air-heating operation mode.	12-04-2014
20150183294	AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A air conditioning control device is configured to estimate whether or not the temperature of refrigerant on a high-pressure side in a heat pump device is equal to or lower than a predetermined low temperature and to switch a flow path switching device to an air-heating start-up mode when it is estimated that the temperature of refrigerant on the high-pressure side in the heat pump device is equal to or lower than the predetermined low temperature and switch the flow path switching device to a normal air-heating mode when it is estimated that the temperature of refrigerant on the high-pressure side in the heat pump device is higher than the predetermined low temperature.	07-02-2015

Yoshimasa Otake, Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110291362	SEALING ELEMENT AND SEALING METHOD INCLUDING FUSING THE ELEMENT	12-01-2011

Yoshito Otake, Utsunomiya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140310933	TIRE MOUNTING METHOD - A tire mounting apparatus is constructed from a first working mechanism and a second working mechanism that are separate from each other. The first working mechanism is provided with a tire holding device for holding a tire and with a temporary tightening device for temporarily tightening nuts onto hub bolts to which the tire is mounted. The second working mechanism is provided with a final tightening device means for finally tightening the temporarily tightened nuts. The final tightening device includes two nut runners and an interval adjuster for adjusting an interval between the two nut runners.	10-23-2014
20140310944	TIRE MOUNTING METHOD - A tire mounting apparatus is constructed from a first working mechanism and a second working mechanism that are separate from each other. The first working mechanism is provided with a tire holding device for holding a tire and with a temporary tightening device for temporarily tightening nuts onto hub bolts to which the tire is mounted. The second working mechanism is provided with a final tightening device means for finally tightening the temporarily tightened nuts. The final tightening device includes two nut runners and an interval adjuster for adjusting an interval between the two nut runners.	10-23-2014
20140317898	TIRE MOUNTING APPARATUS - A tire mounting apparatus is constructed from a first working mechanism and a second working mechanism that are separate from each other. The first working mechanism is provided with a tire holding device for holding a tire and with a temporary tightening device for temporarily tightening nuts onto hub bolts to which the tire is mounted. The second working mechanism is provided with a final tightening device means for finally tightening the temporarily tightened nuts. The final tightening device includes two nut runners and an interval adjuster for adjusting an interval between the two nut runners.	10-30-2014
20140331467	TIRE MOUNTING METHOD - A tire mounting apparatus is constructed from a first working mechanism and a second working mechanism that are separate from each other. The first working mechanism is provided with a tire holding device for holding a tire and with a temporary tightening device for temporarily tightening nuts onto hub bolts to which the tire is mounted. The second working mechanism is provided with a final tightening device means for finally tightening the temporarily tightened nuts. The final tightening device includes two nut runners and an interval adjuster for adjusting an interval between the two nut runners.	11-13-2014
20140331487	TIRE MOUNTING APPARATUS - A tire mounting apparatus is constructed from a first working mechanism and a second working mechanism that are separate from each other. The first working mechanism is provided with a tire holding device for holding a tire and with a temporary tightening device for temporarily tightening nuts onto hub bolts to which the tire is mounted. The second working mechanism is provided with a final tightening device means for finally tightening the temporarily tightened nuts. The final tightening device includes two nut runners and an interval adjuster for adjusting an interval between the two nut runners.	11-13-2014

Yoshito Otake, Nara JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150125033	BONE FRAGMENT TRACKING - A method of determining bone fragment navigation may include receiving pre-operative 2D image data of a reference bone structure and a bone fragment. The reference bone structure may include a first set of fiducial markers provided thereon, and the bone fragment may include a second set of fiducial markers provided thereon. The method may further include performing a 2D-3D registration between the pre-operative 2D image data and a 3D model of the reference bone structure and the bone fragment, after manual repositioning of the bone fragment, receiving second 2D image data, performing 2D-2D registration of the first set of fiducial markers and the second set of fiducial markers between the pre-operative 2D image data and the second 2D image data, and determining 3D movement of the bone fragment based at least in part on the 2D-2D registration.	05-07-2015

Yoshito Otake, Baltimore, MD US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120289826	METHOD FOR LOCALIZATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF STRUCTURES IN PROJECTION IMAGES - A method for localization and identification of a structure in a projection image with a system having a known system geometry, includes acquiring a preoperative computer-tomography or CT image of a structure, preprocessing the CT-image to a volume image, acquiring an intraoperative two dimensional or 2D X-ray image, preprocessing the 2D X-ray image to a fix image, estimating an approximate pose of the structure, calculating a digitally reconstructed radiograph or DRR using the volume image, the estimated pose and the system geometry, and calculating a correlation between the generated DRR and the fix image, with a correlation value representing matching between the generated DRR and the fix image. The method significantly decreases the number of wrong-level surgeries and is independent of the surgeon's ability to localize and/or identify a target level in a body.	11-15-2012
20130211232	Arthroscopic Surgical Planning and Execution with 3D Imaging - A method includes obtaining a first three-dimensional (3-D) image of a bone structure, generating a surgical plan based on the first 3-D image and registering the surgical plan to the bone structure to generate a registered surgical plan by obtaining a first 2-D real-time video image of the bone structure and a second 3-D image of the bone structure, and correlating structures from the first 2-D real-time video image and the second 3-D image with the surgical plan. The method also includes obtaining a second 2-D real-time image of the bone structure and overlaying the registered surgical plan onto the second 2-D real-time video image.	08-15-2013
20140049629	SYTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING AND NAVIGATION - A tracking and navigation system is provided. The system includes an imaging or treatment device, a tracker device, and a fiducial marker. At least part of the imaging or treatment device is movable relative to a patient. The tracker device is mounted on the imaging or treatment device and is movable therewith relative to the patient. The fiducial marker may be fixed relative to the patient to define a patient coordinate system. The fiducial marker is detectable by the tracker device to substantially maintain registration between the tracker device and the patient coordinate system. A tracking and navigation kit including the tracker device and at least one fiducial marker may also be provided, for example, for retrofitting to existing imaging or treatment devices	02-20-2014
20140334709	3D-2D IMAGE REGISTRATION FOR MEDICAL IMAGING - A method of 3D-2D registration for medical imaging includes the following steps: providing a first input interface for acquiring a three-dimensional image; providing a second input interface for acquiring a fixed two-dimensional image using an imaging system that includes a source and a detector and that has an unknown source-detector geometry; initializing image transformation parameters and source-detector geometry parameters; generating a reconstructed two-dimensional image from the three-dimensional image using the image transformation parameters and the source-detector geometry parameters; determining an image similarity metric between the fixed two-dimensional image and the reconstructed two-dimensional image; and updating the image transformation parameters and the source-detector geometry parameters using the image similarity metric, and a corresponding non-transitory computer-readable medium and apparatus.	11-13-2014
20150085981	METHOD OF IMAGE REGISTRATION IN A MULTI-SOURCE/SINGLE DETECTOR RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE ACQUISITION APPARATUS - A method, an imaging apparatus and a computer readable medium are enabled for automatically registering medical images. The imaging apparatus may be an amended C-arm. The image acquisition apparatus has a primary x-ray source and at least one auxiliary x-ray source, a detector for receiving radiation of the primary and auxiliary x-ray source, and an interface to a registration unit. The registration unit computes a 3D/2D registration of a provided 3D image and at least two acquired 2D images. An output interface is configured to provide an output and to display the registered images on a monitor.	03-26-2015

Yosuke Otake, Mitaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110267062	BALUN AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a technique for maintaining a function for effectively blocking common mode noise with a simple configuration, even in the case where unbalance occurs in characteristic impedance of a coaxial cable in an MRI apparatus, and improving the performance of an RF coil. In a circuit where a balun is established by parallel connection with the coaxial cable, multiple serial resonance circuits having different resonance frequencies are connected in parallel. A value of each constitutional element of each of the serial resonance circuits is adjusted in such a manner that the frequency for blocking the common mode noise of the entire balun falls into a range between the resonance frequencies of these serial resonance circuits.	11-03-2011
20120306497	RF RECEPTION COIL AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS USING SAME - There is provided a technique for improving quality of images obtained with an MRI apparatus by using the geometric structures of the conventional RF transmission coil and RF reception coil and without increasing burden on patients or MRI technicians. A conductor loop of an RF reception coil disposed between a subject and an RF transmission coil is used also as a loop for magnetic field adjustment in order to shield or enhance a rotating magnetic field B	12-06-2012
20130069652	RF COIL AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING DEVICE - There is a provided a technology of receiving a magnetic resonance signal highly sensitively and with a uniform sensitivity distribution in an RF coil of an MRI device which is an RF coil including a switch circuit of switching a circuit configuration. The RF coil of the MRI device of the present invention includes a switch circuit of switching a circuit configuration. Also, the switch circuit switches the circuit configuration by being driven by a control signal received by wireless. For that purpose, the switch circuit includes an antenna of receiving the control signal and a conversion circuit of converting an alternating current voltage received into a direct current voltage.	03-21-2013

Yuji Otake, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120021260	BATTERY MODULE - The battery module includes a plurality of cells serving as cylindrical secondary batteries; and a temperature regulator configured to regulate a temperature of the cells, wherein the cells are aligned with their side surfaces adjacent to each other, all the cells are electrically connected to each other in series, the temperature regulator includes a heat transferring member, and a heat dissipation member, the heat transferring member includes a plurality of insertion portions inserted into space surrounded by the side surfaces of the plurality of cells, and a base portion facing lower surfaces of the cells, at least a part of the heat transferring member which faces the cells is made of an electrically insulative substance, and the cells connected to each other in series are isolated from each other by the heat transferring member in a liquid-tight manner at the side surfaces and bottom surfaces of the cells.	01-26-2012
20150221902	GASKET FOR A SECONDARY BATTERY AND A SECONDARY BATTERY - A gasket for a secondary battery is provided between a battery casing and a sealing body for sealing the opening of the battery casing. The gasket for the secondary battery includes at least two insulating layers composed of a first insulating layer, which is a surface layer on a battery casing side, and a second insulating layer, which is disposed nearer the sealing body than the first insulating layer. The melting point of a first material constituting the first insulating layer is higher than that of a second material constituting the second insulating layer.	08-06-2015

Yuji Otake, Yamanashi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120269959	SCREEN PRINTING APPARATUS AND SCREEN PRINTING METHOD - There are provided a screen printing apparatus and a screen printing method which can realize an increase in conversion efficiency of a solar cell by forming a circuit pattern having a large aspect ratio of a sectional shape by increasing the thickness of the circuit pattern. A screen printing apparatus	10-25-2012
20120329205	ELECTRODE FORMATION SYSTEM FOR SOLAR CELL AND ELECTRODE FORMATION METHOD FOR SOLAR CELL - An electrode formation method for a solar cell to form an electrode of a base member, includes a screen printing process and a baking process. The screen printing process includes: mounting a metal mask on a surface of the base member, wherein the metal mask includes a covering portion configured to cover a part of a surface of the base member, opening portions configured to allow parts of the base member to be exposed therefrom, and bridge portions disposed along a direction intersecting with a longitudinal direction of circuit patterns between the opening portions; and supplying a paste to an upper surface of the metal mask by a squeegee head of a cartridge type, while relatively sliding a squeegee on the upper surface of the metal mask such that the squeegee travels relatively to the metal mask. In the baking process, the paste is baked to form the electrode.	12-27-2012

Yuya Otake, Fujinomiya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140025041	CORONARY ARTERY CATHETER AND ENGAGING METHOD THEREFOR - A coronary artery catheter adapted for introducing its distal end into a coronary ostium through an artery includes a catheter body with a lumen formed therein. The catheter body in a natural state includes: a proximal straight section extending distally from a proximal end of the catheter body; a first curved section extending distally from the proximal straight section while being curved; an intermediate straight section extending distally from the first curved section; a second curved section extending distally from the intermediate straight section while being curved; and a distalmost section extending from the second curved section to a distal end of the catheter body. The first curved section and the second curved section, when projected onto a plane on which the first curved section and the intermediate straight section are present, curve in the same direction.	01-23-2014
20150265802	CATHETER ASSEMBLY - A catheter assembly includes an outer catheter and an inner catheter. The inner catheter has an accommodation unit which can be positioned on a farther distal side than an outer catheter body in a state where an inner catheter body is inserted into the outer catheter body, extends in a proximal direction from the inner catheter body, and can accommodate an outer catheter distal portion so as to surround an outer circumference thereof in a state where the outer catheter distal portion formed at a distal end of the outer catheter body is reduced in diameter. The outer catheter distal portion can be separated from the accommodation unit and can expand in diameter by moving the inner catheter body in a distal end direction relatively with respect to the outer catheter body from a state of being accommodated in the accommodation unit.	09-24-2015