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Tomofumi Amano, Chiba JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100040698PROPHYLACTIC AND/OR THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR FUNCTIONAL GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS - The present inventors conducted dedicated studies, and as a result discovered that propionic acid bacteria fermentation products have a preventive/therapeutic effect on functional gastrointestinal disorders in in vitro tests and tests using patients with irritable bowel syndrome, and completed the present invention. Specifically, the present inventors discovered, in in vitro tests, that the products have an effect of increasing the intestinal contraction frequency without changing the intestinal contractile force in a distal colon-specific manner. Moreover, effects of improving the defecation condition, general abdominal condition, and health-related QOL in patients with irritable bowel syndrome were also found. Furthermore, propionic acid bacteria fermentation products can be taken in large amounts. Therefore, the propionic acid bacteria fermentation products can be expected to have an effect of preventing/treating functional gastrointestinal disorders safely.02-18-2010

Tomofumi Arai, Sakura-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110142083YTTERBIUM-DOPED OPTICAL FIBER, FIBER LASER AND FIBER AMPLIFIER - An ytterbium-doped optical fiber includes: a core which contains at least ytterbium, aluminum, and phosphorus; and a cladding which encircles the core, wherein an aluminum oxide equivalent concentration of the aluminum in the core is 0.2 mol % or more, a diphosphorus pentaoxide equivalent concentration of the phosphorus is higher than the aluminum oxide equivalent concentration, and the core either does not contain germanium or contains less than 1.1 mol % of germanium in a germanium dioxide equivalent concentration.06-16-2011
20110206341YTTERBIUM-DOPED OPTICAL FIBER - Provided is an ytterbium-doped optical fiber including a core containing at least ytterbium, aluminum and phosphorous and a clad surrounding the core, wherein a molar concentration of diphosphorus pentoxide with respect to phosphorus in the core is equal to a molar concentration of aluminum oxide with respect to aluminum in the core, wherein a ratio of a molar concentration of diphosphorus pentoxide with respect to phosphorus in the core to the molar concentration of ytterbium oxide with respect to ytterbium in the core is higher than or equal to 10 and lower than or equal to 30, and wherein a relative refractive index difference between the core and the clad is higher than or equal to 0.05% and lower than or equal to 0.30%.08-25-2011
20130081429METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FIBER BASE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FIBER - Provided is a method of manufacturing an optical fiber base material by an inside mounting method, including: a step of rotating and heating a glass tube fixed at two positions and supplying a gas into a through-hole of the glass tube, wherein in the step, the glass tube is warped so that an axis between respective fixed portions of the glass tube has a shape in which a catenary curve is reversed in the vertical direction.04-04-2013
20130081430METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FIBER BASE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FIBER - Provided is a method of manufacturing an optical fiber base material using a MCVD method, including: a step of heating a glass tube while rotating the glass tube and supplying a gas into a through-hole of the glass tube, wherein in at least a part of the step, the inside of the through-hole is pressurized so that an outer diameter of the glass tube increases.04-04-2013

Tomofumi Eguchi, Hiroshima-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080282616DOOR WEATHER STRIP - A door weather strip 11-20-2008
20140059940DOOR WEATHER STRIP - A door weather strip includes an upper extrusion molded part installed on a door sash on a roof side; a molded part without a slit thereon, connected to the upper extrusion molded part on a door corner part; and a lower extrusion molded part installed on a vertical part of the door sash and detachably inserted into the molded part; the upper and lower extrusion molded parts and the molded part having a base bottom part and a hollow seal member formed thereon, in which: a seal bead is formed on the molded part, the seal bead extending from an inner-cabin side toward an outer-cabin side relative to the base bottom part of the molded part on the roof side and descending along an outer-cabin side of a part of the molded part on the vertical part side of the door sash.03-06-2014

Tomofumi Eguchi, Hiroshima JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080265615Glass run - In a glass run attached to a doorframe of a vehicle, comprising a molded part attached to the corner part of the doorframe and a fin formed integrally with the molded part and covering the corner part of the doorframe, a pair of hooks protrude from the back of the fin rim in the middle properly apart from each other and, when the glass run is attached to the corner part of the doorframe, the hooks are each engaged with a cutout formed in the flange of the doorframe so that the flange holds the fin rim, thereby holding the fin rim without opening and no aperture is creased between the garnish and the fin rim regardless of any assembly error with the garnish and glass run assembled to the doorframe.10-30-2008
20100126077Glass run having a molded part attached to doorframes of vehicles - A glass run attached to a doorframe of a vehicle. The glass run comprises a molded part attached to a corner part of the doorframe, and a fin, formed integrally with the molded part, and covering the corner part of the doorframe. The fin includes a pair of hooks that protrude from a back of a rim of the fin. When the glass run is attached to the corner part of the doorframe, each of the hooks is engaged with a cutout formed in a flange of the doorframe so that the flange holds the rim of the fin.05-27-2010

Tomofumi Hosho, Kashima-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120079863MANUFACTURING APPARATUS OF HOT-ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF STEEL SHEET - A manufacturing apparatus comprises a final stand, with standing side members, and a cooling apparatus. The cooling apparatus comprises rows of upper surface cooling nozzles, rows of lower surface cooling nozzles, and an upper surface guide on the upper surface side of the steel sheet. An end portion of the cooling apparatus on a side of the final stand is arranged between the standing side members of the housing. When defining a width of a uniformly cooled region, an average gap distance (W04-05-2012
20120104666COOLING APPARATUS OF STEEL SHEET, AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF HOT-ROLLED STEEL SHEET - A cooling apparatus of a steel sheet, which is excellent in discharging water without hindering the movement of a steel sheet, is disposed on a lower process side of a final stand in a row of hot finish rolling mills. The apparatus includes a plurality of cooling nozzles arranged to cool a steel sheet transported on transporting rolls, wherein the cooling nozzles are arranged on upper and lower surface sides of an area in which the steel sheet passes. A lower surface guide is arranged on the lower surface side with the lower surface guide comprising inlet holes through which cooling water sprayed from the cooling nozzles on the lower surface side passes and outlet holes through which the cooling water passes, dropping downwardly to be discharged. The inlet holes and the outlet holes are arranged alternately in a moving direction of the steel sheet.05-03-2012
20140138054COOLING APPARATUS, AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF HOT-ROLLED STEEL SHEET - Provided is a cooling apparatus discharging water smoothly corresponding to increase of volume density of cooling water securing a high cooling capability. The apparatus disposed on downstream side from a row of hot finish rolling mill, supplying cooling water from above toward a pass line, includes a plurality of cooling nozzles arranged parallel in a pass line direction, and an upper surface guide disposed between the pass line and the cooling nozzles, wherein a predetermined relation is satisfied when defining: a volume density of cooling water sprayed as q05-22-2014

Tomofumi Ichiba, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110308095PORTABLE CUTTING MACHINE - A portable cutting machine is provided with: a cutting machine main body (12-22-2011
20120011731PORTABLE CUTTING MACHINE - A portable cutting machine is provided with a cutting machine main body (01-19-2012

Tomofumi Iima, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090172494DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - In order to correctly perform error analysis, test, or the like, a 64B/66B converter of a PCS processing unit of a transmitter conforming to 10 GBASE-R PHY performs 64B/66B conversion on data on a block basis that is transmitted over four lanes, the block being formed of two columns. In the conversion, when a control signal inputted via a control signal input terminal indicates a normal operation mode, if an error code in a block to be converted is detected by an error detector, error expansion that replaces all 8 bytes of data in the block with an error code /E/ is performed. In contrast, when the control signal indicates an analysis mode, the error expansion is not performed even if an error code is detected by the error detector.07-02-2009
20110040907SERIAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND SERIAL COMMUNICATION METHOD - A serial communication device has: a MAC (Media Access Control), a mask circuit and a buffer. The MAC conforms to Serial Media Independent Interface specification and outputs an identical segment data for plural times within a unit period. The mask circuit is configured to mask a predetermined segment data out of the plurality of identical segment data and to output the other segment data out of the plurality of identical segment data. The buffer is configured to receive the segment data output from the mask circuit and to output the received segment data to a physical layer device in synchronization with a clock signal.02-17-2011
20120203941SERIAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND SERIAL COMMUNICATION METHOD - A serial communication device has: a MAC (Media Access Control), a mask circuit and a buffer. The MAC conforms to Serial Media Independent Interface specification and outputs an identical segment data for plural times within a unit period. The mask circuit is configured to mask a predetermined segment data out of the plurality of identical segment data and to output the other segment data out of the plurality of identical segment data. The buffer is configured to receive the segment data output from the mask circuit and to output the received segment data to a physical layer device in synchronization with a clock signal.08-09-2012
20130163609SERIAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND SERIAL COMMUNICATION METHOD - A serial communication device has: a MAC (Media Access Control), a mask circuit and a buffer. The MAC conforms to Serial Media Independent Interface specification and outputs an identical segment data for plural times within a unit period. The mask circuit is configured to mask a predetermined segment data out of the plurality of identical segment data and to output the other segment data out of the plurality of identical segment data. The buffer is configured to receive the segment data output from the mask circuit and to output the received segment data to a physical layer device in synchronization with a clock signal.06-27-2013

Patent applications by Tomofumi Iima, Kanagawa JP

Tomofumi Ikeda, Toyokawa-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130243471IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus having; a fusing unit that heats and presses a recording medium with an image transferred thereto, thereby fixing the image thereon; a first duct section in which air that contains emissions generated by the fusing unit flows; an ion generation unit provided away from the first duct section to generate ions; a second duct section in which air that contains the ions generated by the ion generation unit flows; a third duct section connected to the first and second duct sections, such that air flows in from the first and second duct sections, whereby the emissions are charged by the ions; a filter unit provided in the third duct section to trap the charged emissions; and a blowing unit that generates air flows from the connections with the first and second duct sections in the third duct section toward the filter unit.09-19-2013

Tomofumi Inoue, Toyonaka City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100266304FIXING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - In a fixing device, an opposing member contacts a heating member to form a fixing nip between the heating member and the opposing member. A driver rotatively drives at least one of the heating member and the opposing member. A sheet supplier supplies and conveys a sheet to the fixing nip. A recording medium bearing an unfixed toner image is conveyed through a gap between the sheet and the opposing member at the fixing nip with a side of the recording medium bearing the unfixed toner image facing the sheet. At least one of the rotating heating member and the rotating opposing member applies a driving force to the sheet supplied to the fixing nip while the sheet contacts the sheet supplier to apply tension to the sheet at a position upstream from the fixing nip in a sheet conveyance direction.10-21-2010
20110013958GLOSS APPLICATION SHEET AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING SAME - When a gloss application sheet is conveyed through a nip formed between a first nip formation member and a second nip formation member pressing against each other, the gloss application sheet is sandwiched between the first nip formation member and a recording medium simultaneously conveyed through the nip. The gloss application sheet includes a first contact surface contacting the first nip formation member and a second contact surface disposed opposite the first contact surface for contacting the recording medium. The first contact surface has a reduced adhesive force compared to the second contact surface.01-20-2011

Tomofumi Ishihara, Chiyoda-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100205535CONTROL SYSTEM ENGINEERING APPARATUS - A connection is made to one of a plurality of programmable controllers (hereinafter, “PLCs”) included in a control system in which the plurality of PLCs are connected to one another via one or more networks; the one of the PLCs is specified as an originating PLC; network configuration information of the control system and online connection paths to the PLCs included in the control system are collected; layout relationships among the networks as well as connection relationships of the PLCs and coordinates thereof are calculated based on the network configuration information and the online connection paths; and the results are displayed on a display means as objects.08-12-2010
20130238104SYSTEM DESIGN DEVICE - A system design device includes: a storage unit that stores therein configuration diagrams of FA devices designed by the device itself as design-target-unit configuration diagrams and stores therein configuration diagrams of a plurality of FA devices that are not designed by the device itself as a general-purpose-unit configuration diagram that is one configuration diagram; an input unit that has input thereto command information for specifying at least one of the design-target-unit configuration diagrams and the general-purpose-unit configuration diagram; a system-configuration-diagram creation unit that reads a design-target-unit configuration diagram and a general-purpose-unit configuration diagram from the storage unit according to command information input from the input unit and creates a system configuration diagram of the FA system; and a display unit that displays a system configuration diagram created by the system-configuration-diagram creation unit, thereby displaying the plurality of FA devices as a general-purpose-unit configuration diagram that is one configuration diagram.09-12-2013
20140344428SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE SUPPORT TOOL - A display unit that displays a system-configuration setting screen including a system-configuration display area and a list display area; a collaboration-software product-specification storage unit that stores therein a setting target of collaboration software and network information in association with each other for each collaboration software, the network information indicating a network used for connection of the setting target; a collaboration-software display unit that list-displays collaboration software stored in the collaboration-software product-specification storage unit as a component list in the list display area; an automatic connection checking unit that determines whether the collaboration software selected from the component list and arranged in the system-configuration display area can be connected to the setting target based on the network information; and a collaboration-software arrangement unit that connects, an image representing the collaboration software to a system displayed in the system-configuration display area.11-20-2014

Patent applications by Tomofumi Ishihara, Chiyoda-Ku JP

Tomofumi Kameoki, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130295254INSTRUMENT FOR PRODUCING KAKIAGE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING KAKIAGE - An instrument for producing kakiage has a kakiage containing portion which includes a tubular mold having both end portions in an axis direction being opened and a plurality of through-holes formed therein, and a bottom plate fixed to an opening portion at one end of the tubular mold and having a plurality of through-holes formed therein, the bottom plate being fixed to the opening portion at the end of the tubular mold such that a given gap is formed between an end portion of the tubular mold and a periphery of the bottom plate.11-07-2013

Tomofumi Kikuchi, Nagano-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080218188JIG FOR PRINTED SUBSTRATE INSPECTION AND PRINTED SUBSTRATE INSPECTION APPARATUS - In a jig for inspection for inspecting a printed substrate in which a wiring part is formed on at least one surface, the jig comprises a base part which has a surface area larger than a surface area of at least the printed substrate targeted for inspection and is arranged as opposed to one surface of the printed substrate, and plural probe pins aligned and arranged at a predetermined distance mutually, any top end of the probe pin abutting on the wiring part of the printed substrate.09-11-2008

Tomofumi Kimura, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120148722ACIDIC OIL-IN-WATER TYPE EMULSIFIED SEASONING AND THE METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND SALAD COMPRISING THE ACIDIC OIL-IN-WATER TYPE EMULSIFIED SEASONING - Provided an acidic oil-in-water type emulsified seasoning comprising a cross-linked starch, the content of oils and fats is 10 to 70 mass %, the viscosity is 20,000 to 1,000,000 mPa·s, a first peak is present in the range of 0.5 to 5 micrometers and a second peak is present in the range of 20 to 80 micrometers in a particle size distribution of the acidic oil-in-water type emulsified seasoning measured by using a laser diffraction particle size analyzer, and the cross-linked starch has the following characteristics: 06-14-2012
20120183669ACIDIC OIL-IN-WATER TYPE EMULSIFIED SEASONING - Provided an acidic oil-in-water type emulsified seasoning comprising egg yolk, the content of oils and fats is 10 to 40 mass %, and the oscillating strain and the loss elastic modulus (G″), which are indicative of dynamic viscoelasticity measured by the following condition with a rheometer, have the following relationship. 07-19-2012

Tomofumi Kimura, Miyagi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110281723POROUS OBJECT OF RANEY METAL, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND CATALYST - A Raney-type metal porous material of which at least the inner surface of the pores constituting the porous structure is an alloy of the skeletal metal constituting it and a metal differing from the skeletal metal. The invention has made it possible to alloy a Raney-type metal with a porous structure, to realize a novel method of enabling remarkable enhancement of the function and the activity of the alloy based on the porous structure thereof, and to use the alloy as catalysts, etc.11-17-2011

Tomofumi Kubota, Osaka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130070003LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEFECT CORRECTION METHOD - A liquid crystal display device (03-21-2013

Tomofumi Kurokawa, South San Francisco, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100008928AGENT FOR PREVENTING/TREATING CANCER - A human monoclonal antibody against a protein comprising the same or substantially the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 3, its partial peptide, or a salt thereof, is useful as an agent for preventing/treating cancer, etc., an apoptosis inducer of cancer cells, a growth inhibitor of cancer cells, a cytotoxic agent against cancer cells through a host defense mechanism mediated by the Fc region of an antibody, and so on.01-14-2010

Tomofumi Maekawa, Osaka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110044017ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - An electronic component has a printed substrate having a die bonding portion, a semiconductor element rigidly bonded to the die bonding portion of the printed substrate by a die bonding resin, and a wire bonding terminal formed by a conductor pattern on the printed substrate that is connected to the semiconductor element by a bonding wire. A groove portion located at a level lower than the conductor pattern of the printed substrate is formed in a region located on at least a die bonding portion side in a region surrounding the wire bonding terminal.02-24-2011
20110204457SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device has a semiconductor element having a base, a cavity having a polygonal horizontal cross-section penetrating vertically through the base, a diaphragm arranged on the base to cover the cavity, and a substrate formed with a die bonding pad. A lower surface of the semiconductor element is adhered on the die bonding pad with a die bonding resin. The die bonding pad is formed so as not to contact a lower end of a valley section formed by an intersection of wall surfaces of an inner peripheral surface of the cavity of the semiconductor element.08-25-2011
20120139111ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - An electronic component has a substrate, a die bonding pad provided on an upper surface of the substrate, a semiconductor element bonded onto the die bonding pad by a die bonding resin, a conductive pattern disposed adjacent to the die bonding pad, and a coating member covering the conductive pattern. At least an outer peripheral portion of a surface of the die bonding pad is made of an inorganic material. The inorganic material of the outer peripheral portion is exposed. The die bonding pad and the conductive pattern are separated by an air gap such that the coating member does not come into contact with the die bonding pad.06-07-2012

Tomofumi Maekawa, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100200983ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - An electronic component has a board, a semiconductor element mounted on an upper surface of the board, a ground electrode formed in a region surrounding the semiconductor element on the upper surface of the board, a conductive cap that overlaps the board such that the semiconductor element is covered therewith, and a conductive joining member that joins a whole periphery of a lower surface of the conductive cap to the ground electrode. The conductive cap includes a pressing portion on the lower surface thereof The lower surface of the conductive cap and the ground electrode are joined by the conductive joining member on an outer peripheral side of the pressing portion.08-12-2010
20110217837CONNECTING PAD PRODUCING METHOD - A connecting pad producing method has a first process of projecting an insulating member in a surface of a base material such that a region where a connecting pad is formed is surrounded, a second process of forming a conductive layer in the surface of the base material such that the insulating member is coated with the conductive layer, and a third process of removing the conductive layer with which the insulating member is coated, exposing the insulating member over a whole periphery from the conductive layer, and forming the connecting pad including the conductive layer in a region surrounded by the insulating member.09-08-2011
20110222717SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MICROPHONE - The semiconductor device has a simplified structure which includes a package structure in which a member for mounting a semiconductor element is separate from a member including a signal input/output unit. A microphone package is configured with a cover and a substrate. A microphone chip and a circuit element are adhered and fixed to a top surface of a recess formed in the cover. A plurality of bonding pads are arranged on the lower surface of the cover on the outer side of the recess. A bonding wire is connected to the circuit element and the bonding pad. The substrate includes a signal input/output terminal serving as the signal input/output unit, and a connection electrode, conducted with the signal input/output terminal, is arranged facing the bonding pad on the upper surface of the substrate. The substrate, cover, connection electrode, and bonding pad are joined with a conductive member.09-15-2011
20110293126MICROPHONE - A miniaturized microphone maintaining the properties of a microphone chip and achieving a smaller mounting area. The microphone includes a package which includes a first and second member. At least one of the first second members includes a recess. The microphone also includes a circuit element installed on an inner surface of the first member. Additionally, the microphone includes a microphone chip arranged on a surface on an opposite side of an installing surface of the circuit element.12-01-2011
20110293128SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MICROPHONE - A semiconductor device including a package formed by overlapping a cover and a substrate one over the other. A microphone chip is mounted on a top surface of a recess of the cover, and a circuit element is mounted on an upper surface of a recess of the substrate, where the microphone chip is positioned perpendicularly on the upper side of the circuit element. The microphone chip is connected to a bonding pad arranged on the lower surface of the cover by a bonding wire, the circuit element is connected to a bonding pad arranged on the upper surface of the substrate by a bonding wire, and a cover side joining portion conducted to the bonding pad on the lower surface of the cover and a substrate side joining portion conducted t to the bonding pad on the upper surface of the substrate are joined by a conductive material.12-01-2011
20130130493CONNECTING PAD PRODUCING METHOD - A connecting pad producing method has a first process of projecting an insulating member in a surface of a base material such that a region where a connecting pad is formed is surrounded, a second process of forming a conductive layer in the surface of the base material such that the insulating member is coated with the conductive layer, and a third process of removing the conductive layer with which the insulating member is coated, exposing the insulating member over a whole periphery from the conductive layer, and forming the connecting pad including the conductive layer in a region surrounded by the insulating member. The conductive layer with which the insulating member is coated is removed so as not to reach the conductive layer surface in a region adjacent to the insulating member in the third process.05-23-2013

Patent applications by Tomofumi Maekawa, Osaka JP

Tomofumi Mishima, Kyoto JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080315808MOTOR DRIVE DEVICE WITH LOCK PROTECTION FUNCTION - A cooling system is provided with a motor drive device, a fan motor, and a Hall element. The motor drive device includes a lock protection circuit and a lock controller. When a control signal instructing rotation of the fan motor that is to be driven instructs stoppage of the motor for a predetermined time-period or longer, the lock controller has the lock protection circuit inactive. At an occasion when the control signal has continued to instruct stoppage of the fan motor for a first time-period or longer, a standby controller starts time measurement, and after a further predetermined second time-period has elapsed, makes at least a part of the motor drive device transition to a standby mode.12-25-2008
20090096402MOTOR DRIVE DEVICE AND COOLING DEVICE USING THE SAME - A drive circuit of a fan motor is provided. In an embodiment of the drive circuit, a first PWM comparator compares a temperature detection voltage with a cyclic voltage, and outputs a first PWM signal. A second PWM comparator compares a minimum frequency setting voltage indicating a minimum frequency of the fan motor, with the cyclic voltage, and outputs a second PWM signal. The drive circuit combines the first PWM signal and the second PWM signal by a logical operation, to drive the fan motor. The drive circuit includes a first logic gate which generates a logical sum of the first PWM signal and the second PWM signal, and a second logic gate which generates a logical product of the first PWM signal and an inverted signal of the second PWM signal. The drive circuit switches drive mode based on the first logic gate and the second logic gate.04-16-2009
20090153084MOTOR DRIVE DEVICE, METHOD, AND COOLING DEVICE USING THE SAME - In the motor drive apparatus, a Hall element outputs a first sinusoidal signal and a second sinusoidal signal, of mutually opposite phases, in accordance with rotor position. A hysteresis comparator compares the first sinusoidal signal and the second sinusoidal signal outputted from the Hall element, and outputs a rectangular wave signal. A pulse width modulation signal generation circuit detects timing at which phase switches, based on the first sinusoidal signal and the second sinusoidal signal outputted from the Hall element, and outputs a pulse width modulation signal in which duty ratio gradually changes, in a predetermined time-period in which the phase switches. A drive circuit combines the rectangular wave signal and the pulse width modulation signal by a logical operation, and drives the fan motor.06-18-2009
20100264866MOTOR DRIVE DEVICE WITH LOCK PROTECTION FUNCTION - A cooling system is provided with a motor drive device, a fan motor, and a Hall element. The motor drive device includes a lock protection circuit and a lock controller. When a control signal instructing rotation of the fan motor that is to be driven instructs stoppage of the motor for a predetermined time-period or longer, the lock controller has the lock protection circuit inactive. At an occasion when the control signal has continued to instruct stoppage of the fan motor for a first time-period or longer, a standby controller starts time measurement, and after a further predetermined second time-period has elapsed, makes at least a part of the motor drive device transition to a standby mode.10-21-2010
20140346993Fan motor driving device, driving method, and cooling device and electronic machine using the same - A fan motor driving device driven based on a pair of out-of-phase Hall signals may include a first driving portion, configured to (i) amplify a difference of the pair of the Hall signals with a first polarity and generate a first control signal, and (ii) switch between a driving status and a regeneration status; a second driving portion, configured to (i) amplify the difference of the pair of the Hall signals with a second polarity, and generate a second control signal, and (ii) switch between a driving status and a regeneration status; and a regeneration controller, controlling statuses of the first driving portion and the second driving portion, respectively.11-27-2014

Patent applications by Tomofumi Mishima, Kyoto JP

Tomofumi Mishima, Ukyo-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100225263MOTOR DRIVING CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR DRIVING MOTOR - A motor driving circuit receives a control pulse signal pulse-width modulated according to a target rotational speed, and drives a fan motor. A start pulse signal generating unit generates a start pulse signal having a predetermined duty ratio. A driving unit drives the fan motor by pulse width modulation according to the driving pulse signal received from a control unit. When the duty ratio of the control pulse signal is switched from zero to a nonzero value when the fan motor is in the stopped state, the control unit commences the driving operation for the fan motor. The control unit outputs, as the driving pulse signal, the start pulse signal, in a predetermined start period Ts from the commencement of the driving operation. After the start period elapses, the control unit outputs the control pulse signal as the driving pulse signal.09-09-2010
20110089878MOTOR DRIVE DEVICE WITH LOCK PROTECTION FUNCTION - A cooling system is provided with a motor drive device, a fan motor, and a Hall element. The motor drive device includes a lock protection circuit and a lock controller. When a control signal instructing rotation of the fan motor that is to be driven instructs stoppage of the motor for a predetermined time-period or longer, the lock controller has the lock protection circuit inactive. At an occasion when the control signal has continued to instruct stoppage of the fan motor for a first time-period or longer, a standby controller starts time measurement, and after a further predetermined second time-period has elapsed, makes at least a part of the motor drive device transition to a standby mode.04-21-2011
20110139412MOTOR DRIVE DEVICE - In the motor drive apparatus, a Hall element outputs a first sinusoidal signal and a second sinusoidal signal, of mutually opposite phases, in accordance with rotor position. A hysteresis comparator compares the first sinusoidal signal and the second sinusoidal signal outputted from the Hall element, and outputs a rectangular wave signal. A pulse width modulation signal generation circuit detects timing at which phase switches, based on the first sinusoidal signal and the second sinusoidal signal outputted from the Hall element, and outputs a pulse width modulation signal in which duty ratio gradually changes, in a predetermined time-period in which the phase switches. A drive circuit combines the rectangular wave signal and the pulse width modulation signal by a logical operation, and drives the fan motor.06-16-2011

Tomofumi Miyamoto, Nishitama-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080266784ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus is configured to be provided with a communication line socket provided on a backside surface of a casing of the electronic apparatus, metallic terminals provided in the communication line socket, and abutment sections each of which is provided in the vicinity of the communication line socket, and is given a predetermined height from the metallic terminals in an insertion direction of the communication line socket. By virtue of the above configuration, even if it is tried to insert a wrong plug into the communication line socket by mistake, the wrong plug abuts against the abutment sections, and the insertion is stopped on the way.10-30-2008
20090296398ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a housing including a recess portion and an ornamental lamp unit fit into the recess portion, wherein the ornamental lamp unit further includes a printed wiring board provided at a bottom of the recess portion, a light source mounted on the printed wiring board, and a first panel fixed to the housing such as to partition an outer environment and an inner side of the recess portion from each other and having translucency, and the first panel further includes a first surface set to face the light source and including a plurality of projection portions which diffuse light from the light source, and a second surface provided on an opposite side to the first surface, the second surface provided with a one-way mirror which transmits light from the light source and reflects light from the external environment.12-03-2009
20120025051DOCKING STATION AND POSITIONING APPARATUS - A docking station includes a main body, a pin, an operation element, a locking mechanism, and a lock releasing mechanism. An electronic device is mounted on the main body. The pin is supported on the main body in a protrudable-retractable manner. The operation element is supported on the main body in a protrudable-retractable manner. The locking mechanism locks the pin in a protruding position. The lock releasing mechanism unlocks the pin locked by the locking mechanism in response to the pressing of the operation element in a direction in which the operation element is retracted by the electronic device. A tip of the pin in the protruding position is located at a higher level than a tip of the operation element in a protruding position. The operation element is located adjacent to the pin.02-02-2012

Patent applications by Tomofumi Miyamoto, Nishitama-Gun JP

Tomofumi Miyamoto, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100194680INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to an aspect of the invention, an information processing apparatus includes: a main body comprising a top face; a display module configured to be connected to the main body and configured to be rotatable between a closed position and an open position, the display module covering the top face at the close position and exposing the top face at the open position; a wireless communication module in the main body; a plurality of input devices in the main body; a processing module configured to perform a process corresponding to a manipulation signal that is send from the input devices to the processing modules; an input device setting module configured to select one of the input devices from the input devices as a selected input device; and an input manipulation control module configured to control the processing module so as to prevent the processing module from performing a processing corresponding to a manipulation signal received by the selected input device while the wireless communication module performs a wireless communication.08-05-2010
20120218399ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, CONTROLLER OF INDICATOR, AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a camera, an indicator, an eye-tracking module, and a first controller. The eye-tracking module is configured to recognize an eye of a user based on an image photographed by the camera. The first controller is configured to switch an indication of the indicator in accordance with whether the eye of the user is recognized.08-30-2012
20130286295TELEVISION RECEIVER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to at least one embodiment, a television receiver includes: a display; a casing comprising an opening, the casing being configured house the display; a board configured to be housed in the casing; a connector configured to be mounted on the board and exposed from the opening; an elastic member between the connector and the casing, the elastic member being configured to touch the connector; a cover configured to be at least partially positioned at a side of the connector opposite to the elastic member and cover a part of the connector; and a restriction portion configured to be positioned at the side of the connector opposite to the elastic member and restrict movement of the connector.10-31-2013

Patent applications by Tomofumi Miyamoto, Tokyo JP

Tomofumi Miyamoto, Hamura-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130058513TELEVISION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to at least one embodiment, a television includes a housing further including a pair of corner portions and an enclosed space on an inner side thereof, a pair of speaker boxes housed in the enclosed space in vicinities of the corner portions, a pair of speakers housed in the speaker boxes respectively in a direction which crosses a thickness direction of the housing, and each of the speaker boxes further includes a first duct to guide sounds from a first side of the respective speaker to the respective first opening portion and a second duct to guide sounds from a second side of the respective speaker towards the enclosed space.03-07-2013

Tomofumi Miyashige, Shizuoka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130275248PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR SERVICES AND GOODS - A POS register includes a printer that prints receipt information including a content of a payment by a user onto a sheet; a touch panel that displays a button for selecting whether printing of the receipt information is necessary; an input unit that enables the user to input a transmission destination address to which the receipt information is to be transmitted via a computer network; and an output unit that transmits the receipt information to the transmission destination address if the transmission destination address has been inputted when it is selected whether printing of the receipt information is necessary using the button.10-17-2013

Tomofumi Mizuno, Kobe JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120038685DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel on which images are displayed and which includes a plurality of display regions; a plurality of driving units that display the images in the plurality of display regions; a displayable region detecting unit that detects a displayable region at a time of abnormality of the display panel; an abnormality-time display image generating unit that generates an abnormality-time display image according to the displayable region detected by the displayable region detecting unit; and an abnormality-time display control unit that displays the abnormality-time display image generated by the abnormality-time display image generating unit in a displayable region while causing a driving unit of the plurality of driving units of which a corresponding display region is the displayable region to display an image in the corresponding display region.02-16-2012

Tomofumi Nakamura, Kusatsu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110278683ACOUSTIC SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In an acoustic sensor, a diaphragm arranged on an upper side of a silicon substrate includes a back chamber, and an anchor supports the diaphragm. An insulating plate portion fixed to an upper surface of the silicon substrate covers the diaphragm with a gap. A conductive fixed electrode film arranged on a lower surface of the plate portion configures a back plate. The change in electrostatic capacitance between the fixed electrode film and the diaphragm outputs to the outside from a fixed side electrode pad and a movable side electrode pad as an electric signal. A protective film is arranged continuously with the plate portion at an outer periphery of the plate portion. The protective film covers the outer peripheral part of the upper surface of the silicon substrate, and the outer periphery of the protective film coincides with the outer periphery of the upper surface of the silicon substrate.11-17-2011

Tomofumi Nakashima, Ageo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130025262EXHAUST PURIFICATION APPARATUS FOR ENGINE - Based on a fuel supplying amount in accordance with an engine operating condition, a discharge amount of a predetermined fuel component contained in exhaust gas to be discharge per unit time is estimated, and integrated by an accumulation amount of the fuel component accumulated in an exhaust purification element. Furthermore, according to an exhaust gas temperature that flows into the element, an amount of the fuel component to be removed from the element per unit time is estimated, and the amount is subtracted from the accumulation amount. When the accumulation amount is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, a determination is made that a timing to forcefully remove the fuel component accumulated in the element has arrived. Then, an alarming lamp is lightened, and a forceful removing processing is performed by raising a temperature of the exhaust gas above a temperature at which the fuel component is removed.01-31-2013
20130028792EXHAUST PURIFICATION APPARATUS FOR ENGINE - The exhaust purification apparatus including a control unit which estimates: a deposition amount of urea crystal in an exhaust system per unit time based on a dosing flow rate of a urea aqueous solution injected to the exhaust upstream side of a SCR converter and an exhaust gas temperature; and an accumulation amount of the urea crystal by sequentially integrating the deposition amount. The control unit further estimates: an amount of the urea crystal to be removed from the exhaust system per unit time according to the exhaust gas temperature; and an accumulation amount of the remaining urea crystal by sequentially subtracting the estimated amount, from the accumulation amount. When the accumulation amount is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount, it is determined that a timing to forcefully remove the accumulated urea crystal has arrived. Then, an alarm is activated and a forceful removing processing is performed by raising the exhaust gas temperature.01-31-2013

Tomofumi Nakayama, Tokoname-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100225662CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH CONTROL PROCESSING PROGRAM IS RECORDED - A contact position is obtained from an input device. As an operation mode of a display device, a cleaning corresponding mode which disenables an operation corresponding to cleaning of a screen and using the input device on an object to be displayed on the screen is started. In the case where the operation mode is the cleaning corresponding mode, when the screen is touched, the color of a pixel in the screen corresponding to the contact position is changed to a predetermined color. When the number of pixels whose color is changed to the predetermined color becomes to a predetermined number or more, the cleaning corresponding mode is finished.09-09-2010
20110074798DISPLAY TERMINAL DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A display terminal device is provided. The display terminal device includes a display unit, a display control unit configured to control the display unit to display a plurality of image information by switching the image information; an image information acquiring unit configured to acquire image information and display information which is associated with the image information and to be displayed while being added to the image information, a display information reproducing unit configured to reproduce and display the display information associated with the image information while the image information is being displayed, and a display switching control unit configured to control a switching time, at which one of the image information is switched to another of the image information while controlling the display information reproducing unit to reproduce and display the associated display information, based on the display information acquired by the image information acquiring unit.03-31-2011
20110078180INFORMATION ACQUIRING TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING AN INFORMATION ACQUISITION - An information acquiring terminal apparatus that acquires information through a line that charges on basis of a given charge system based on at least one of a communication distance and a communication time, includes: an acquisition subject attribute setting portion that sets an attribute of information to acquire depending on input by a user; an acquisition condition setting portion that sets an acquisition condition including a condition on a maximum charge amount at information acquisition depending on input by the user; an acquisition subject determining portion that based on a communication condition in a case of acquiring each acquisition candidate information matching an attribute set by the acquisition subject attribute setting portion, determines the acquisition candidate information satisfying the acquisition condition to be acquisition subject information; and an acquiring portion that acquires the acquisition subject information through the line.03-31-2011

Tomofumi Nishida, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110031923APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH MOTOR AND DRIVING METHOD FOR THE MOTOR - An apparatus including a DC motor includes a driven member configured to be driven by the DC motor, and a drive control unit configured to define a plurality of predetermined phases of the DC motor as target stop phases and to cause the DC motor to make at least one rotation to perform preliminary driving that rotates the DC motor to each target stop phase by driving and stopping the DC motor, configured to acquire a difference value between the target stop phase and an actual stop phase for each target stop phase, and configured to drive the DC motor so that the driven member is repeatedly moved and stopped in the operation of the driven member and to perform control so that, based on the difference value acquired by the acquisition unit, electric power is supplied to the DC motor in a phase corresponding to a stop position of the driven member.02-10-2011
20110032583APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE APPARATUS - An apparatus for moving a unit to execute scanning includes a scanning unit including a motor, an encoder for outputting a signal according to movement of the unit, a detection unit for detecting a current supplied to the motor, a speed control unit for executing a speed control of the motor according to the signal output from the encoder and the current detected by the detection unit, a movement control unit for setting a threshold value, moving the unit by driving the motor, by using the speed control unit, and a current control unit for setting a value greater than the predetermined value according to the threshold value and value of the current detected by the detection unit at a predetermined timing during a time period while the unit is moving.02-10-2011
20120092731IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes a conveyance unit configured to convey a sheet, a reading unit configured to read an image on the sheet conveyed by the conveyance unit, a calibration member including a white reference region for acquiring correction data for correcting image information acquired by reading the image on the sheet with the reading unit, and a driving unit configured to move the calibration member so as to locate the white reference region in a position where the reading unit can read the white reference region if the correction data is acquired, and to locate a region other than the white reference region in a position that faces the sheet to be conveyed and is not brought into contact with the sheet if the sheet is conveyed.04-19-2012
20130193640SHEET TRANSPORTING APPARATUS, IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PRINTING APPARATUS - A sheet transporting apparatus, whereby the level of a transporting error for a sheet, such as a document or a printing medium, can be appropriately determined and coped with, and an image reading apparatus and an image printing apparatus equipped with this sheet transporting apparatus, are provided. In the image reading apparatus, in order to transport a sheet of a document, the driving amount per unit time of a transporting roller is compared with a plurality of different threshold values, and the results obtained by comparison are employed to determine whether a transporting error is a service error or an operator error.08-01-2013
20140036321APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE APPARATUS - An apparatus for moving a unit to execute scanning includes a scanning unit including a motor, an encoder for outputting a signal according to movement of the unit, a detection unit for detecting a current supplied to the motor, a speed control unit for executing a speed control of the motor according to the signal output from the encoder and the current detected by the detection unit, a movement control unit for setting a threshold value, moving the unit by driving the motor, by using the speed control unit, and a current control unit for setting a value greater than the predetermined value according to the threshold value and value of the current detected by the detection unit at a predetermined timing during a time period while the unit is moving.02-06-2014

Patent applications by Tomofumi Nishida, Yokohama-Shi JP

Tomofumi Nishikawara, Utsunomiya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090237638EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An exposure apparatus for exposing a substrate through liquid includes a stage for holding and moving the substrate. The stage includes a holding section for holding the substrate and a supporting section disposed around the holding section. The supporting section includes a recovery port including a gap between the substrate held by the holding section and the supporting section, the recovery port for recovering the liquid, a space for storing the liquid recovered through the recovery port, a liquid recovery mechanism for draining the liquid that has collected in a lower part of the space, and a sloshing reduction member disposed in the space, the sloshing reduction member for reducing sloshing of the liquid.09-24-2009
20130033822IMAGE ACQUISITION APPARATUS AND IMAGE ACQUISITION SYSTEM - An image acquisition apparatus includes an imaging optical system configured to form an image of a subject, an imaging unit including an image sensor configured to capture the image of the subject formed by the imaging optical system, a cooler thermally connected to the image sensor, and a heat-transfer reduction unit with an opaque portion located between the imaging optical system and the imaging unit, wherein the opaque portion includes an aperture through which incident light to the image sensor passes.02-07-2013
20140211214MEASURING APPARATUS - A measuring apparatus includes a light projecting and receiving device configured to project and receive light, and measures an object based on the projected and received light. The measuring apparatus comprises a chamber configured to enclose a first space for accommodating the object; a partition configured to separate the first space from a second space which accommodates the light projecting and receiving device, and configured to transmit the light; a first regulator configured to regulate temperature of the first space to a first temperature by flowing a gas through the first space; and a second regulator configured to regulate temperature of the second space to a second temperature different from the first temperature by flowing a gas through the second space. The partition includes a plurality of partition walls disposed with a gap.07-31-2014
20140353865IMPRINT APPARATUS, IMPRINT METHOD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - The present invention provides an imprint apparatus for forming a pattern in a plurality of shot regions on a substrate, comprising a heating unit configured to deform each of the shot regions by heating the substrate, and a control unit configured to control the heating unit, wherein when performing imprint processing for a target shot region as a shot region to undergo imprint processing based on heating control information used to heat, by the heating unit, a shot region which has undergone imprint processing prior to the target shot region, the control unit controls heating of the substrate by the heating unit so that a shape of the target shot region which has been deformed by heating of the substrate according to the control information becomes close to a target shape.12-04-2014

Patent applications by Tomofumi Nishikawara, Utsunomiya-Shi JP

Tomofumi Nishikawara, Kawachi-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090040481EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An exposure apparatus that exposes a substrate via liquid includes a substrate stage configured to hold the substrate and to move. The substrate stage includes a top plate, a substrate holder disposed on the top plate and configured to hold the substrate, and a support-plate holder disposed on the top plate as a separate body from the substrate holder and configured to hold a support plate while surrounding the substrate held by the substrate holder. The substrate holder includes an extension having a surface facing a back surface of the support plate held by the support-plate holder. The support-plate holder is provided with a collecting port therein through which liquid that has entered a gap between the back surface of the support plate and the surface of the extension is collected.02-12-2009

Tomofumi Nishimura, Tokai-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120197015EPOXYCARBOXAMIDE COMPOUND, AZIDE COMPOUND, AND AMINO ALCOHOL COMPOUND, AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING a-KETO AMIDE COMPOUND USING THEM - The present invention is directed to providing epoxycarboxamide compounds, azide compounds and amino alcohol compounds which serve as manufacturing intermediates that can lead to useful α-ketoamide compounds, and the present invention is also is directed to processes for preparing α-ketoamide compounds using the intermediates. The epoxycarboxamide compounds, azide compounds and amino alcohol compounds are represented by the following formulae:08-02-2012

Tomofumi Okubo, Narashino JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110056226Motor Controller, Air Compressor, Air Conditioner, Controller of Passenger Conveyor and Controller of Conveyor - Disclosed is a motor control apparatus for controlling a synchronous motor, which includes a receiver section for receiving the value detected by a temperature sensor installed inside the synchronous motor. The synchronous motor is started up with the current fed into it, whose magnitude is changed in accordance with the temperature received by the receiver section at the time of starting up the synchronous motor. In this way, the stable startup of the synchronous motor can be guaranteed and the useful life of the semiconductor elements can also be prolonged.03-10-2011

Tomofumi Setsuta, Osaka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110034440HOMOCYSTEINE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR - The invention provides a homocysteine synthase inhibitor useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of diseases involving homocysteine synthase. The homocysteine synthase inhibitor is a compound of the formula (I)02-10-2011
20120196824THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR CEREBRAL INFARCTION - The invention provides a therapeutic drug for ischemic stroke. The therapeutic drug has the formula (I)08-02-2012

Tomofumi Shibata, Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110125962MAP UPDATING SYSTEM AND MAP UPDATING PROGRAM USING DYNAMIC CACHE MEMORY - A map updating system includes: an update processing unit for performing update processing by reading data required in the update processing from a cache area of a memory when the data are stored in the cache area and from a map database when the data are not stored in the cache area; a cache storage unit for storing the data read by the update processing unit in the cache area; a processing memory capacity determination unit for determining a processing memory capacity, which is a capacity of the memory required as an update processing area, on the basis of the content of map data to be subjected to the update processing; and a cache capacity determination unit for determining a cache capacity, which is a capacity of the memory allocated to the cache area, on the basis of the processing memory capacity.05-26-2011

Tomofumi Shibata, Okazaki-City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100332130VEHICLE NAVIGATION APPARATUS - A vehicle navigation apparatus determines whether or not the currently traveled route having a current vehicle position matches with estimated routes after determining, on the basis of the traveled route history, the estimated routes which correspond to destination candidates. Then, the navigation apparatus further determines whether or not the subsequent portion of the estimated route overlaps with other estimated route, for selecting one of the destination candidates. The vehicle navigation apparatus thus selects the destination candidate, in a highly accurate manner in terms of user preference, based on the traveled route history.12-30-2010

Tomofumi Shibata, Anjo-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110153661NAVIGATION DEVICE AND DATABASE UPDATE PROGRAM - A navigation device that is provided with reference databases that include search databases that are referenced when the navigation device performs a location search for a location on a map, that accepts provided update data, and that performs update processing for the reference databases is provided with a priority processing unit that, in a case where a command to perform the location search is input during the update processing for the reference databases, gives priority to performing the update processing for location data that are stored in the search databases, as well as with a search unit that, after the update processing for the location data is completed by the priority processing unit, is enabled to perform the location search using the updated location data.06-23-2011

Tomofumi Shigekuni, Chiba JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120301744ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET PROVIDED WITH INSULATING COATING WHICH HAS INORGANIC WITH SOME ORGANIC MATERIALS - An electrical steel sheet is provided with an insulating coating which has inorganic with some organic materials, the insulating coating including inorganic components and an organic resin, the insulating coating contains, as the inorganic components, a Zr compound, a B compound, and a Si compound, specifically, when expressed as percentages in the dry coating, 20% to 70% by mass of the Zr compound (in terms of ZrO11-29-2012

Tomofumi Shigekuni, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090155621Tin-Plated Steel Sheet and Method for Manufacturing the Same - A tin-plated steel sheet includes a plating layer containing tin on at least one surface of a steel sheet, and a chemical conversion coating containing P and tin on the plating layer is provided. In the steel sheet, a coated amount of the chemical conversion coating per surface is 1.0 to 50 mg/m06-18-2009
20100206437TREATMENT SOLUTION FOR INSULATION COATING FOR GRAIN ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING GRAIN ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET HAVING INSULATION COATING - A treatment solution for insulation coating for grain oriented electrical steel sheet includes at least one member selected from phosphates of Mg, Ca, Ba, Sr, Zn, Al, and Mn, and colloidal silica in a proportion of 0.2 to 10 mol in terms of SiO08-19-2010
20100221549ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET HAVING INSULATION COATING AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - An insulation coating containing a composite resin composed of polysiloxane and a polymer containing carbon is formed on the surface of an electrical steel sheet, thus obtaining an electrical steel sheet having an insulation coating that gives corrosion resistance and punchability equivalent to or higher than those of Cr-containing insulation coating.09-02-2010
20100233484ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET HAVING INSULATION COATING AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - An electrical steel sheet has an insulation coating having excellent corrosion resistance and punchability even without containing chromium and is prepared by applying a coating liquid on the surface of an electrical steel sheet, followed by baking the applied coating liquid, which coating liquid contains 100 parts by weight of polysiloxane polymer prepared by copolymerizing polysiloxane with one or more resins selected from acrylic resin, styrene resin, vinyl acetate resin, polyester resin, urethane resin, polyethylene resin, polypropylene resin, polyamide resin, polycarbonate resin, phenol resin, alkyd resin, and epoxy resin, and 1 to 50 parts by weigh of one or more compounds selected from melamine, isocyanate, silane coupling agent, and oxazoline, as a cross-linking agent.09-16-2010
20110067786TREATMENT SOLUTION FOR INSULATION COATING FOR GRAIN ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING GRAIN ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET HAVING INSULATION COATING - A treatment solution for an insulation coating for a grain oriented electrical steel sheet includes at least one member selected from phosphates of Mg, Ca, Ba, Sr, Zn, Al, and Mn, and colloidal silica in a proportion of 0.5 to 10 mol in terms of SiO03-24-2011
20110236581TREATMENT SOLUTION FOR INSULATION COATING FOR GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEETS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET HAVING INSULATION COATING - A treatment solution for insulation coating for grain-oriented electrical steel sheets contains at least one selected from phosphates of Mg, Ca, Ba, Sr, Zn, Al, and Mn; colloidal silica in a proportion of 0.5 to 10 mol in terms of SiO09-29-2011
20130115444MAGNETIC STEEL SHEET WITH SEMI-ORGANIC INSULATION COATING - A semi-organic insulation coating includes an inorganic component and an organic resin, a Zr compound and an Si compound contains a plate-like silica as an inorganic component and are included in a ratio in a dry coating of 20 to 70 mass % of Zr compound (converted to ZrO05-09-2013
20140245926TREATMENT SOLUTION FOR INSULATION COATING FOR GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEETS - A treatment solution for an insulation coating of grain-oriented electrical steel sheets includes at least one selected from phosphates of Mg, Ca, Ba, Sr, Zn, Al and Mn; colloidal silica in a proportion of 0.5 to 10 mol in terms of SiO09-04-2014

Patent applications by Tomofumi Shigekuni, Tokyo JP

Tomofumi Takagi, Kyoto-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090207448Communication Terminal Device and Communication System - A communication terminal device includes a communication unit, an archive determination unit, an archive data creating unit and an interface unit. The communication unit receives data from another communication terminal device. The archive determination unit searches whether or not archive information is included in the data received by the communication unit to determine whether or not the received data is archive data. When the archive determination unit determines that the data is not archive data, the archive data creating unit processes the data into archive data by adding archive information to the data. The interface unit transmits the archive data to another different communication terminal device.08-20-2009

Tomofumi Tanaka, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130155745POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Among first IGBTs and first MOSFETs, a transistor arranged near a first gate control circuit gives, through a gate thereof, a gate control signal supplied from the first gate control circuit to a gate of a transistor arranged at a position farther from the first gate control circuit. Among second IGBTs and second MOSFETs, a transistor arranged near a second gate control circuit gives, through a gate thereof, a gate control signal supplied from the second gate control circuit to a gate of a transistor arranged at a position farther from the second gate control circuit.06-20-2013
20140055173POWER MODULE - A power module includes an IGBT; a MOSFET connected in parallel with the IGBT; a lead frame having a first frame portion on which the IGBT is mounted and a second frame portion on which the MOSFET is mounted, and having a step by which the first frame portion is located at a first height and the second frame portion is located at a second height larger than the first height; and an insulation sheet for a heat sink which is disposed on an underside of only the first frame portion of the lead frame.02-27-2014
20140247030SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE AND BOOST RECTIFIER CIRCUIT - A semiconductor module includes a voltage generator, and a heat dissipating mechanism composed of, for example, an insulating heat dissipating sheet and a heat sink. The voltage generator is capable of generating, by using a built-in linear regulator function, a power source voltage to drive a boost converter based on a voltage boosted by the boost converter. The voltage generator is mounted on the heat dissipating mechanism.09-04-2014
20140367846POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A power semiconductor device includes a plurality of power chips sealed in a package to control power and an IC sealed in the package to control each of the power chips. The IC is disposed at the center part of the package in the plan view. The plurality of power chips are disposed so as to surround the IC in the plan view.12-18-2014

Tomofumi Tanaka, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090325288METHOD FOR INDUCING DIFFERENTIATION OF PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS INTO CARDIOMYOCYTES - The present invention provides a method for inducing differentiation of cardiomyocytes efficiently and selectively from stem cells.12-31-2009

Tomofumi Tokiyoshi, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080226849Recording Paper - A recording paper contains a pulp fiber and a magnetic fiber having a large Barkhausen effect. The fiber orientation ratio of this recording paper by an ultrasonic propagation velocity method is in a range of more than 1.3 to less than 1.8, and the degree of shrinkage in an MD thereof is 0.25% or less.09-18-2008
20080227010Transfer Paper for Electrophotography - A transfer paper for electrophotography contains a pulp fiber and a magnetic material for generating a large Barkhausen effect. An average dehydration speed S09-18-2008
20110070464RECORDING MEDIUM AND SHEET - A recording medium includes a magnetic material and a pulp-fiber, a minimum value of shortest distances between the magnetic material and an edge of the recording medium substantially parallel to the pulp-fiber orientation direction being about 1 mm or more.03-24-2011

Patent applications by Tomofumi Tokiyoshi, Tokyo JP

Tomofumi Tsuji, Yokkaichi-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140113494BATTERY WIRING MODULE - A battery wiring module is configured to be attached to a battery group including a plurality of batteries each having electrode terminals including a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal and configured to connect the electrode terminals. The battery wiring module includes a plurality of connection units connected to each other in a battery arrangement direction in which the batteries are arranged. Each of the connection units includes a bus bar and a bus bar housing. The bus bar is configured to connect one of the electrode terminals of one of the batteries and one of the electrode terminals of another one of the batteries. The bus bar housing houses the bus bar. The bus bar has a pair of terminal through holes configured to receive the electrode terminals and each of the terminal through holes is formed in a shape elongated in the battery arrangement direction.04-24-2014
20140256178BATTERY WIRING MODULE - A battery wiring module attached to a battery group formed by juxtaposing a plurality of batteries each having electrode terminals, includes: a plurality of bus bars; and a plurality of holder units made of an insulating resin and having holding portions and holding the bus bars. The holder units include: a first holder unit disposed at an end; and a second holder unit which is a holder unit other than the first holder unit. The holding portion of the second holder unit is provided with a bus bar insertion portion through which the bus bars are inserted in the direction in which the batteries are juxtaposed, and the second holding portion of the first holder unit is provided with an encompassing wall and adapted to insert the bus bars in a direction in which the first holder unit is attached to the battery group.09-11-2014
20140329136BATTERY WIRING MODULE - A battery wiring module, which is attached to a battery group formed by juxtaposing a plurality of batteries each having positive and negative electrode terminals, includes; a plurality of bus bars connected to the electrode terminals; and a resin protector made of an insulating resin and having a holding portion holding the bus bars. The holding portion of the resin protector is provided with a bus bar insertion portion adapted to insert the bus bars in a direction in which the plurality of batteries is juxtaposed.11-06-2014

Tomofumi Tsuji, Mie JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130309553BATTERY CONNECTING ASSEMBLY - Each of connection units integrally includes a cover via a hinge, and the cover covers an accommodation portion in which a connecting member is arranged. The connection unit includes a unit stopper and a unit stopper receiver that is fitted to the unit stopper that is formed on an adjacent connection unit. The cover includes a cover stopper and a cover stopper receiver that is fitted to the cover stopper formed on the cover of the adjacent connection unit. The connection units are connected to each other by fitting of the unit stoppers and the unit stopper receivers and fitting of the cover stoppers and the cover stopper receivers.11-21-2013

Tomofumi Watanabe, Gifu JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090086033IMAGE STABILIZATION CONTROL CIRCUIT - An image stabilization control circuit controls an optical element driving element configured to move an optical element provided in an imaging apparatus based on an output signal of a vibration detection element provided in the imaging apparatus. The image stabilization control circuit includes an analog-digital conversion circuit configured to receive an analog signal from a position detection element that detects the position of the optical element and convert the input analog signal into a digital signal, and a servo circuit configured to generate a correction signal for correcting the position of the optical element based on an output signal of the analog-digital conversion circuit and output the generated correction signal to the optical element driving element. The servo circuit includes a digital filter circuit and a register. The digital filter circuit performs filter processing based on a filter coefficient stored in the register.04-02-2009
20090141136SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND IMAGING CAPTURING APPARATUS - A semiconductor device with an “anti-shake” function includes a logic chip having a digital circuit which obtains a value indicating the amount of vibration of device such as an imaging apparatus based on a vibration detection signal supplied from a vibration detection element to generate a correction signal. The logic chip includes a correction signal processing unit which generates the correction signal, and a control signal output unit which outputs a vibration control signal in accordance with the correction signal to a vibration correction control unit which executes vibration correction control for an optical component. The control signal output unit includes a plurality of types of signal output sections and outputs a vibration control signal corresponding to a driving unit from one signal output section selected from among the plurality of types of signal output sections.06-04-2009
20090153679IMAGE STABILIZATION CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR IMAGING APPARATUS - An internal CPU, a vibration control equalizer for processing an output signal of a vibration detector for detecting vibration of an imaging apparatus and calculating a vibration signal for determining a driving amount for an optical component on the basis of vibration of the imaging apparatus, a position control equalizer for calculating a position signal for determining a driving amount for the optical component on the basis of position of the optical component, and a control switching section for switching between the internal CPU and an external control circuit for the imaging apparatus for control of the vibration control equalizer and the position control equalizer.06-18-2009

Tomofumi Watanabe, Hasima-Gun, Gifu JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090127694SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A semiconductor module including multiple semiconductor devices prevents a signal that flows through a bonding wire connected to one semiconductor device from acting as noise which affects the other semiconductor devices, thereby improving the operation reliability of the semiconductor module. A second semiconductor device layered on a first semiconductor device includes a current output electrode via which large current is output. The current output electrode is electrically connected to a substrate electrode provided to a first wiring layer via a bonding wire. The bonding wire is provided across the side E05-21-2009

Tomofumi Yamaguchi, Minato-Ku JP

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20130323589CURRENT COLLECTOR - A current collector for an electrochemical element including an aluminum foil showing a peak in the range between 945 cm12-05-2013

Tomofumi Yamashita, Fujisawa-Shi JP

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20120247240Linear Actuator - A linear actuator is provided which is able to simplify its structure by adding a stopper function, too, to a detent mechanism and to prevent generation of radial load. The linear actuator comprises a ball screw mechanism, to which a rotational driving force is transmitted, for converting a rotational motion into a linear motion. The ball screw mechanism comprises radially projecting guide projections provided in a linear motion component, and a guide groove arranged in a securing portion facing the linear motion component and is engaged with the guide projections to guide the guide projections in an axial direction. The guide projection has a projection projecting by the predetermined length, while engaging into the guide groove, at a stroke end of the linear motion component and a locking portion provided in a rotary motion component is locked to the projection of the guide projection.10-04-2012
20120325036Ball Screw and Manufacturing Method of Nut for Ball Screw - A ball screw is provided in which an outer circumferential formation is formed at a portion facing a ball circulating passage out of outer circumferential surface of a nut. The ball screw includes: a screw shaft having on its outer circumferential surface a screw groove; a nut having on its inner circumferential surface a screw groove facing the screw groove; a plurality of balls rollably loaded in a spiral ball rolling passage formed by both screw grooves; and a ball circulating passage to return the balls from a start point to an end point of the ball rolling passage for recirculation. The ball circulating passage is a concaved groove formed by concaving a groove on a part of the cylindrical inner circumferential surface of the nut by plastic working. Then, a flange is integrally provided at a portion facing the ball circulating passage and the screw groove.12-27-2012
20130008275Method for Manufacturing Nut for Ball Screw and Ball Screw - A method forms a concave constituting a ball return passage directly on an inner circumferential surface of a nut blank by plastic working without damaging a die. Letter S shaped concaves are formed on an inner circumferential surface of a nut blank, by pressing by use of a die having a blank holder, a cam driver, cam sliders, and a cylindrical member. The cam driver has inclined surfaces having the same angle of inclination as the cam sliders. The cam sliders have letter S shaped convexes corresponding to the letter S shaped concaves, and are held by through holes, respectively. When the cam driver is pressed from the top thereof, the cam sliders move outwardly in the radial direction, respectively, and the letter S shaped convexes push the inner circumferential surface of the nut blank for plastic deformation.01-10-2013

Tomofumi Yamashita, Saga JP

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20090067867Power supply device, fixing device and image forming apparatus - A disclosed power supply device includes a voltage resonance circuit configured to include an output coil for boosting an input direct-current voltage to a predetermined voltage and outputting the boosted voltage to a load and also include a capacitor connected to the output coil; and a switching unit configured to be turned ON/OFF so as to control electric current supply to the output coil. An auxiliary resonance circuit is connected in parallel with the output coil so as to reduce switching losses without using a power control circuit for switching control.03-12-2009

Tomofumi Yokoyama, Kai-Shi JP

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20120288770POLYMER SOLID ELECTROLYTE, METHOD OF PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A polymer solid electrolyte is provided that includes anatase-type titanium oxide, a lithium electrolyte salt, and an ion conductive polymer that binds the titanium oxide.11-15-2012
20130122376COMPOSITION FOR FORMING SOLID ELECTROLYTE LAYER, METHOD FOR FORMING SOLID ELECTROLYTE LAYER, SOLID ELECTROLYTE LAYER, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A composition for forming a solid electrolyte layer for use in the formation of a solid electrolyte layer of a lithium ion secondary battery contains first particles made of a lanthanum titanate and second particles made of a lithium titanate. It is preferable that the first particles have an average particle size of 50 nm or more and 300 nm or less. It is preferable that the second particles have an average particle size of 10 nm or more and 50 nm or less.05-16-2013
20140216631METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - A method for producing an electrode assembly includes: obtaining a porous active material molded body by molding a constituent material containing a lithium multiple oxide in the form of particles by compression, and then performing a heat treatment at a temperature of 850° C. or higher and lower than the melting point of the used lithium multiple oxide; forming a solid electrolyte layer by applying a liquid containing a constituent material of an inorganic solid electrolyte to the surface of the active material molded body including the inside of each pore of the active material molded body, and then performing a heat treatment; and bonding a current collector to the active material molded body exposed from the solid electrolyte layer.08-07-2014
20140216632METHOD FOR PRODUCING ACTIVE MATERIAL MOLDED BODY, ACTIVE MATERIAL MOLDED BODY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING LITHIUM BATTERY, AND LITHIUM BATTERY - A method for producing an active material molded body includes molding a constituent material containing LiCoO08-07-2014
20140220436METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND LITHIUM BATTERY - A method for producing an electrode assembly, including a porous active material molded body, a solid electrolyte layer covering the surface of the active material molded body including the inside of each pore of the active material molded body, and a current collector in contact with the active material molded body exposed from the solid electrolyte layer, includes obtaining the active material molded body by heating a porous body formed using an active material at a temperature of 850° C. or higher and lower than the melting point of the active material, and forming the solid electrolyte layer by applying a liquid containing a constituent material of an inorganic solid electrolyte to the surface of the active material molded body including the inside of each pore of the active material molded body in a structure body including the active material molded body, and then performing a heat treatment.08-07-2014

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