Utsunomiya, Tokyo

Hajime Utsunomiya, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080239934	Optical recording medium and recording film material - An optical recording medium is provided which includes two or more information layers in which an Sb-based eutectic material is used as the material for a recording film of a translucent information layer. There is also provided a recording film material for the optical recording medium. The translucent information layer is configured to include a recording film formed of a phase change material Sb	10-02-2008
20080317430	METHOD FOR CONTROLLING RECORDER AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING RECORDER - A method and apparatus for controlling a video camera recorder or the like, capable of flexibly meeting user demands for image quality, recording time, etc. When recording information on a rewritable optical recording medium, the recording mode for the optical recording medium is selected at least from between write-once and rewritable based on a set recording rate. Before recording, the recording status of the optical recording medium is also determined at least between an unrecorded area and a recorded area.	12-25-2008
20090135711	INFORMATION READOUT METHOD FOR NON MASK LAYER TYPE OPTICAL INFORMATION MEDIUM - An information readout method for an optical information medium comprising an information recording layer having pits or recorded marks representative of information data involves the step of irradiating a laser beam to the information recording layer through an objective lens for providing readings of the pits or recorded marks. When the laser beam has a wavelength λ of 400 to 410 nm, the objective lens has a numerical aperture NA of 0.70 to 0.85, and the pits or recorded marks have a minimum size P	05-28-2009
20090141609	MULTI-LAYERED OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR OPTICAL RECORDING AND READING - A multi-layered optical recording medium is provided of which the manufacturing costs is significantly reduced. The multi-layered optical recording medium has multiple information recording layers and at least two layers of the information recording layers have the same medium-side address information. This configuration allows for reducing the types of master stampers and thus reducing manufacturing costs.	06-04-2009
20100007932	Optical recording medium and method for manufacturing the same - An optical recording medium has a recording layer formed of a plurality of reflection hologram layers. A spacer layer is interposed between the respective reflection hologram layers. The reflection hologram layer is made of a material having a thermal threshold value which allows, when being irradiated with a recording laser beam, local absorbed heat to vary hologram diffraction conditions at a focal position, and allows the hologram to be retained at non-focal positions. The spacer layer is made of a material which is insensitive to a laser beam of a recording wavelength and which has a smaller extinction coefficient than that of the reflection hologram layer.	01-14-2010
20100103799	Optical head device and optical recording and reading system - An optical head device (optical head) for a multi-layered optical recording medium has a focus control mechanism that makes use of astigmatism. The focus control mechanism has a sensor lens that includes a cylindrical lens. The focus control mechanism causes a light beam having passed through the sensor lens to have astigmatism, thereby being focused linearly in the Y direction on a front focal line located closer to the sensor lens and focused linearly in the X direction at a rear focal line located farther therefrom. The optical head also includes a photodetector which is disposed between the front focal line and the rear focal line to detect a focal position from the shape of a light beam. At the position of the front focal line, a shield plate with a window portion is disposed. The window portion has a size so as to allow the focal line to pass therethrough and shield stray light reflected from an unfocused recording layer.	04-29-2010

Hideo Utsunomiya, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100236999	SCUM REMOVING APPARATUS - A spraying means is arranged on the scum-flowing wall surface side of wall surfaces forming a scum inlet of a scum discharging mechanism. The spraying means sprays pressured water upward along the wall surface on the scum-flowing side from when a part of the scum inlet is submerged in water until the scum begins to flow into the scum inlet. As a result, even large lumps of scum exceeding 10 cm in thickness (diameter) may be lead smoothly into a pipe by the pressured water, and the amount of discharged water accompanying scum discharge may be reduced to 1/20 to 1/30 than by a conventional scum removing apparatus.	09-23-2010

Hidetaka Utsunomiya, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090299208	FLOW MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MONITOR - A flow measurement system includes: a respiration monitoring apparatus which measures a flow of a gas flowing through a flow path, to output a measurement value; and a gas monitoring apparatus which samples the gas to measure at least one of a concentration of a component of the gas and a component of the gas and to generate information on the flow of the sampled gas. The measurement value is corrected based on the information.	12-03-2009

Hirofumi Utsunomiya, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080271913	Three-Dimensional Wiring Body for Mounting Electronic Component and Electronic Component Mounting Structure - An electronic components mounted wiring body (	11-06-2008
20090009977	Three-Dimensional Wiring Body for Mounting Electronic Component and Electronic Component Mounting Structure - A three-dimensional, electronic components mounted wiring body comprises a flat wiring body, on which a plurality of electronic components is mounted, and which is preformed with bends to be configured into a three-dimensional structured flat wiring body which fits the shape of a base structure on which the flat wiring body is to be mounted. An electronic components mounting structure is provided by mounting the three-dimensional, electronic components mounted wiring body on the three-dimensional base structure which is assembled from base members and their joining members. Connectors having piercing members are used to electrically and mechanically connect the electronic components to the flat wiring body.	01-08-2009
20090213587	LED LIGHTING DEVICE - An LED lighting device provided with a flat circuit body where LEDs are mounted in a lamp room that is constructed from a lamp body and a lens installed on a front opening of the lamp body, and with a reflector structure body for reflecting light that is emitted from the LEDs. Opening are formed in a wall section of the reflector structure body, and the LEDs of the flat circuit body are installed in the openings. As a result, the flat circuit body supported by the reflector structure body.	08-27-2009

Hiromi Utsunomiya, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120243080	MICROSCOPE - A laser microscope that efficiently performs 3D imaging irrespective of the shape of a specimen, includes an area segmenting section that segments an observation range of a specimen in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis of an objective lens into many areas; a surface-position storing section that stores motorized stage positions in association with the specimen surface positions, for the many areas; a surface-shape estimating section that estimates the specimen surface shape from the motorized stage positions and the specimen surface positions for the many areas; a z-scanning condition determining section that determines the specimen surface positions at desired positions of the motorized stage from the specimen surface shape; and a light detecting section that detects light from the specimen over certain ranges specified with reference to the specimen surface positions, in the optical axis direction of the objective lens.	09-27-2012

Hiroto Utsunomiya, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100231768	SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - There is provided a solid-state image pickup device including ADCs that can be arranged in a limited space. The potential of a pixel signal outputted through a vertical readout line is held at a node. A plurality of capacitors are capacitively coupled to the node at which the pixel signal is held. The potential of the node is decreased in a stepwise manner by sequentially switching the voltages of the counter electrodes of the capacitors by the control of transistors. A comparator compares the potential of the node with the potential of the dark state of the pixel, and determines the upper bits of a digital value when the potential of the node becomes lower than the potential of the dark state. Following this, the conversion of the lower bits of the digital value is started. Therefore, it is possible to simplify the configuration of each ADC and arrange each ADC in a limited space.	09-16-2010

Kazuhiro Utsunomiya, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110175173	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a well region of a second conductivity type, a control electrode, a first main electrode and a second main electrode. The well region has a source region and a drain region of a first conductivity type selectively formed in a surface of the well region. The control electrode is configured to control a current path between the source region connected to the first main electrode and the drain region connected to the second main electrode. With respect to a reference defined as a position of the well region at an identical depth to a portion of the source region or the drain region with maximum curvature, a peak of impurity concentration distribution of the second conductivity type is in a range of 0.15 micrometers on a side of the surface of the well region and on a side opposite to the surface.	07-21-2011

Keiichiro Utsunomiya, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100132761	SOLAR CELL MODULE - A solar cell module includes a plate-shaped solar panel including a plurality of solar cells arranged on same plane; a plate-shaped cell protection member that covers the plural solar cells that are arranged on the same plane; and a surface protection member that is bonded onto a top surface of the cell protection member; an outer frame that supports a circumference of the solar panel; and a brace having rigidity against bending and that supports a center area of a back surface of the solar panel in such a manner that both ends of the brace are joined to each of two opposed positions of the outer frame. An initial tension is provided to the brace.	06-03-2010
20100182761	TERMINAL BOX - A terminal box for a solar cell module is composed of, a box body, an inner cover and an outer cover, wherein the box body includes a bottom plate, an outer plate arranged in an upright manner around the bottom plate, and an inner plate arranged also in an upright manner inside the outer plate to enclose a circuit housing area; the inner cover includes a top plate and a side plate extended downward from an outer circumference of the top plate, and is formed into a lid shape and fitted around an outer surface of the inner plate to cover the circuit housing area; and the outer cover is fitted around the outer plate of the box body to thereby cover the inner cover and the box body, wherein the terminal box further includes a fitting member that causes the inner cover to be fitted to the box body to thereby prevent the inner cover from being removed from the circuit housing area.	07-22-2010
20120222719	SOLAR BATTERY MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A solar battery module includes a first cell line formed by arraying a plurality of solar battery cells in a first direction, a first inter-cell lead that connects the solar battery cells in the first cell line in an array direction, a second cell line formed by arraying the solar battery cells in parallel to the first cell line, a second inter-cell lead that connects the solar battery cells forming the second cell line in an array direction, and an inter-line lead that extends in a direction perpendicular to the first direction and electrically connects the first inter-cell lead and the second inter-cell lead, in which at least a portion of the inter-line lead overlaps the solar battery cell.	09-06-2012
20130102104	SOLAR CELL MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SOLAR CELL MODULE - A solar cell module includes a structure in which a back surface material, a back-surface-side sealing resin, a solar cell, a light-receiving-surface-side sealing resin, and a front surface material are laminated in sequential order, in which a melting point of a portion, which is in contact with the solar cell, of at least one of the light-receiving-surface-side sealing resin and the back-surface-side sealing resin is lower than a melting point of a portion, which is in contact with the back surface material, of the back-surface-side sealing resin.	04-25-2013

Kenji Utsunomiya, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090026674	VIBRATION DAMPING DEVICE FOR AN ELEVATOR - In a vibration damping device for an elevators an actuator for generating a vibration damping force acting on an elevator car is provided in parallel with a spring for urging a guide roller against a guide rail. The actuator is controlled by a controller. The controller determines the vibration damping force to be generated by the actuator based on information from a car frame acceleration sensor for detecting horizontal acceleration of a car frame and a car cage acceleration sensor for detecting horizontal acceleration of a car cage.	01-29-2009
20090266650	ELEVATOR APPARATUS - In an elevator apparatus, an actuator for generating a vibration-damping force against the lateral vibration of a car is provided in parallel to elastic member for preventing the lateral vibration of the car. The actuator is controlled by a vibration-damping control unit. The vibration-damping control unit estimates a natural frequency of the lateral vibration of the car, determines a gain value on the basis of the estimated natural frequency and a rigidity value of the elastic member, and drives the actuator in accordance with an instruction signal obtained by multiplication of the determined gain value.	10-29-2009
20090272605	DOOR DEVICE FOR AN ELEVATOR - A door device for an elevator includes an elevator door, first and second door drive devices having first and second rotating shafts, respectively, a power transmission mechanism that moves the elevator door according to rotation of the first and second rotating shafts, and a door control device that controls movement of the elevator door. The door control device includes a first processing device that performs first arithmetic processing for controlling the first door drive device, a second processing device that performs second arithmetic processing for controlling the second door drive device, and an information transmitting unit for information transmission between the first and second processing devices.	11-05-2009
20090308696	VIBRATION DAMPING DEVICE OF ELEVATOR - A vibration damping system for an elevator is provided with a damping device (	12-17-2009
20110132697	ELEVATOR VIBRATION DAMPING SYSTEM HAVING DAMPING CONTROL - A vibration damping system for an elevator is provided with a damping device (	06-09-2011
20120118676	DOOR ENGAGEMENT DEVICE FOR ELEVATOR - A door engagement device for an elevator according to the present invention is configured in such a manner that biasing-force applying/changing means applies a turning preventing force for preventing turning of a lever main body and changes a direction of a biasing force to a direction of an anti-turning preventing force to the lever main body by action of turning guiding means with movement of a car door. Accordingly, an engagement-mechanism driving device can be driven with a reduced space at low cost.	05-17-2012
20120138393	CONTROL DEVICE OF ELEVATOR DOOR - It is ensured that a control device of an elevator door which does not worsen operation efficiency due to useless door panel reversals and reduces the contact force of the door panel to the human body can be obtained. Equivalent stiffness calculation means is provided which calculates the equivalent stiffness of an object in contact from an increase in the rotation quantity, which is the moving quantity of a driving device within a prescribed time, a driving torque or driving force of the driving device, and an increase in a variance from a torque or force reference value, and the door is reversed using calculated equivalent stiffness as a determination criterion.	06-07-2012

Kimitake Utsunomiya, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120170323	CHARGING AC ADAPTOR - A charging AC adaptor includes: a first diode bridge connected to an AC terminal; a chopper controller connected to the first diode bridge; an insulating air core transformer connected to the chopper controller; a second diode bridge connected to a secondary side of the insulating air core transformer; a DC output terminal connected to the second diode bridge; and a common connection cable connected to the DC output terminal. The charging AC adaptor is connectable to a portable device via the common connection cable.	07-05-2012
20120176085	REMOTE WIRELESS DRIVING CHARGER - A remote wireless driving charger includes: a transmitter; a primary side resonance capacitor connected to the transmitter; a primary coil which is connected to the primary side resonance capacitor and is tuned to be resonant with the primary side resonance capacitor in a predetermined power carrier frequency band; a secondary coil embedded in a portable device; and a secondary side resonance capacitor which is connected to the secondary coil and is tuned to be resonant with the secondary coil in the predetermined power carrier frequency band. Radioactive inductance components as micro loops of the primary coil and the secondary coil are cancelled out by the non-radioactive primary side resonance capacitor and secondary side resonance capacitor through an electromagnetic coupling between the primary coil and the secondary coil, and the portable device is remotely and wirelessly charged.	07-12-2012

Masaru Utsunomiya, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140116872	METHOD FOR PRODUCING 1, 4-BUTANEDIOL - An object of the present invention is to provide an industrially advantageous production method of 1,4BG, ensuring that generation of THF in the crude 1,4BG can be also suppressed and at the same time, the concentration of 2-(4-hydroxybutoxy)-tetrahydrofuran can be reduced. The present invention relates to a method for producing 1,4-butanediol, comprising heating crude 1,4-butanediol containing from 0.01 to 0.5 wt % of 2-(4-hydroxybutoxy)-tetrahydrofuran and from 1 to 25 wt % of water at 80° C. or more in the presence of an amine to obtain purified 1,4-butanediol.	05-01-2014
20140121390	METHOD FOR PRODUCING TETRAHYDROFURAN - The present invention relates to a method for producing tetrahydrofuran comprising: feeding raw material 1,4-butanediol containing gamma butyrolactone to a reaction tank, and performing a dehydration cyclization reaction in the presence of a homogeneous acid catalyst having a pKa of 4 or less and being dissolvable in 1,4-butanediol to produce tetrahydrofuran, wherein a gas containing tetrahydrofuran, gamma butyrolactone and water in the reaction tank is introduced into a heat exchanger and when obtaining a condensate from the outlet of the heat exchanger, the ratio of the concentration of gamma butyrolactone in the condensate based on the concentration of gamma butyrolactone in the raw material 1,4-butanediol is from 20 to 100%.	05-01-2014
20140135511	METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDRIDE USING UNSATURATED COMPOUND HAVING CARBON NUMBER OF 4 AS RAW MATERIAL - The present invention relates to a method for producing a hydride having a carbon number of 4, comprising contacting, in liquid phase, an unsaturated compound having a carbon number of 4 as a raw material with a solid catalyst obtained by loading a metal element belonging to Groups 9 to 11 of the long periodic table on a support, thereby performing hydrogenation to produce a corresponding hydride having a carbon number of 4, wherein hydrogenation is performed in the presence of, as a solvent, a 1,4-butanediol having a nitrogen component concentration of 1 ppm by weight to 1 wt % in terms of nitrogen atom.	05-15-2014
20140179935	METHOD FOR PRODUCING TETRAHYDROFURAN - The present invention is concerned with a method for producing tetrahydrofuran including carrying out a dehydration cyclization reaction of 1,4-butanediol in the presence of an acid catalyst having a pKa value of not more than 4 within a reactor, wherein a raw material liquid containing 1,4-butanediol to be provided for the reaction contains from 0.01 to 0.35% by weight of 2-(4-hydroxybutoxy)-tetrahydrofuran and 1 ppm by weight or more and not more than 1,000 ppm by weight of at least one of an amine and an amide in terms of a concentration as converted into a nitrogen atom.	06-26-2014
20140187740	1,4-BUTANEDIOL-CONTAINING COMPOSITION - The present invention is aimed to provide a 1,4-butanediol-containing composition having high thermal stability as compared with conventional 1,4BG, and the present invention is concerned with a 1,4-butanediol-containing composition having a concentration of 1,4-butanediol of 99.00% by weight or more and not more than 99.99% by weight and containing an amide compound in a concentration, as converted into a nitrogen atom, of from 1.0 to 50 ppm by weight.	07-03-2014
20150087034	METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYBUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATE - The present invention aims to provide a method for producing polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) with an excellent color using biomass-derived 1,4-butanediol (BG). The invention relates to a method for producing PBT comprising a step of subjecting a diol component containing raw material 1,4-BG having a nitrogen content of 0.01 to 50 ppm by mass and a dicarboxylic acid component to esterification or ester-exchange reaction, and a polycondensation reaction step for obtaining PBT from the reactant, wherein the content of gamma butyrolactone in the raw material 1,4-BG is 1 to 100 ppm by mass.	03-26-2015
20150087038	PRODUCTION METHOD FOR 1,4-BUTANEDIOL - An object of the present invention is to provide high-quality 1,4BG capable of working out to a raw material of PBT with good color tone, by efficiently removing and refining impurities mixed when producing a biomass-derived 1,4BG on an industrial scale and the present invention relates to a production method of refined 1,4BG, where a crude 1,4BG-containing solution is obtained from refined raw material 1,4BG obtained by removing bacterial cells, salt contents and water from the fermentation culture medium, through a step of removing high-boiling-point components and/or low-boiling-point components by distillation and/or a step of converting an unsaturated compound to a hydride and the target product is obtained as a side stream in a further distillation step.	03-26-2015
20150087789	PRODUCTION METHODS OF POLYESTER AND POLYURETHANE - At the time of producing a polyester by using a dicarboxylic acid component and a biomass-resource-derived diol as raw materials, a polyester is efficiently produced with good color tone, as the raw material diol derived from biomass resources, a diol in which the content of a cyclic carbonyl compound having a carbon atom number of 5 or 6 is from 0.01 to 12 ppm by mass, is used, and by controlling the content of a cyclic carbonyl compound having a carbon atom number of 5 or 6 in the raw material diol to fall in a prescribed range, the color tone of the polyester is improved.	03-26-2015

Motoyasu Utsunomiya, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080277102	Circulation-type liquid cooling apparatus and electronic device containing same - A cooling apparatus comprises a tank for keeping a coolant liquid therein and having an air layer, a heat receiving element in contact with a heat generating part to receive heat therefrom, a radiator for radiating heat absorbed by a coolant liquid, and a circulating mechanism for circulating the coolant liquid from the heat receiving element through the tank and through the radiator again to the heat receiving element. The tank has a conduit forming area for forming a coolant liquid circulating conduit to pass through a middle position of the tank, and a narrow gap which divides the conduit forming area at the middle position of the tank.	11-13-2008
20100033687	APPARATUS FOR COOLING HEAT GENERATING SPOT OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COOLING METHOD THEREFORE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL PROJECTOR APPARATUS - A silent cooling apparatus for effectively reducing the operating temperature of an electronic device includes a plurality of components which include surfaces opposite to each other with a spacing therebetween and have a heat generating spot on at least any of the surfaces opposite to each other, in a small and low-cost configuration. The apparatus for cooling a heat generating spot of an electronic device includes a cooling apparatus for forcedly air-cooling a heat generating spot of an electronic device which includes a plurality of components which are disposed side by side to have the same in-plane direction, and include heat generating spots within their surfaces. The cooling apparatus includes a first air cooling unit for feeding an air stream to the heat generating spot in an orientation of the in-plane direction, and a second air cooling unit for feeding an air stream to the heat generating spot in the in-plane direction in a different orientation from the air stream by the first air cooling unit.	02-11-2010
20100157176	LIQUID CRYSTAL PROJECTOR APPARATUS AND COOLER - A liquid crystal projector apparatus has a liquid crystal unit having a liquid crystal panel for modulating light, an incident side polarizing plate and an exit side polarizing plate disposed in front of and behind the liquid crystal panel along the optical axis, respectively, a first holder member for holding the liquid crystal unit, a first heat exchanger disposed in close proximity to the first holder member for dissipating heat generated by the liquid crystal unit and then conducted to the first holder member using a coolant liquid which passes through a first channel formed inside the first heat exchanger, a pump for circulating the coolant liquid, and a radiator for cooling the coolant liquid.	06-24-2010
20100208151	COOLING DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND LIQUID CRYSTAL PROJECTOR - A cooling device for use in an electronic apparatus is capable of achieving a sufficient cooling capability with an effective replacement method in a narrow flow path. The cooling device for the electronic apparatus, which includes a plurality of members juxtaposed such that surfaces thereof confront each other, at least one of the members including a heat radiating surface, includes a first air-cooling member which includes a first outlet port that creates a first air stream, and a second air-cooling member which includes a second outlet port that creates a second air stream to flow in a direction different from the first air stream. The first and second outlet ports have different opening widths, respectively.	08-19-2010
20110013149	Projection-type image display apparatus - A projection-type image display apparatus that enlarges and displays an image includes: a case, a laser light source, a cooling mechanism that includes a component that produces vibration during operation, a diffuser that diffuses light that is emitted from the laser light source, optics that shape light diffused by the diffuser to light having a uniform luminance distribution and rectangular cross-section, and an optical modulation element that modulates light shaped by the optics; wherein the component included in the cooling mechanism and the diffuser are connected by way of a vibration transmitting member.	01-20-2011
20110232992	Noise suppressor, electronic apparatus, and noise suppression characteristic control method - A noise suppression characteristics adjustment method includes adjusting noise suppression characteristics of a noise suppressor, which includes a muffler having a reflection plate for reflecting sound from the cooling fan, the reflection plate being provided at a position in the cooling duct confronting an intake plane of the cooling fan and formed substantially parallel to the intake plane. A sound-absorbing part of the muffler is provided on the reflection plate. A distance d between the reflection plate and the intake plane is set such that d	09-29-2011
20110249242	ILLUMINATION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND PROJECTOR USING THE SAME - This invention realizes an illumination optical system with a small etendue that has a longer lifetime and a high degree of brightness. The invention includes: a laser light source that generates excitation light; a phosphor that generates a fluorescent light by means of the excitation light; a light tunnel that projects the excitation light that is incident at one end towards the phosphor from another end, and projects a fluorescent light generated with the phosphor from the one end; and a dichroic mirror that is provided between the laser light source and the light tunnel, and that allows the fluorescent light or the excitation light to pass through, and reflects the remaining excitation or fluorescent light.	10-13-2011
20120019788	PROJECTOR AND ILLUMINATION APPARATUS FOR SAME - An illumination apparatus includes a fluorescence unit, laser light irradiation means, and a beam integration unit. The fluorescence unit has a plurality of phosphors, in which the colors of fluorescence generated due to excitation differ, arranged in different regions. The laser light irradiation means irradiates laser light onto the regions of each color of the fluorescence unit while changing the position at which the laser light strikes the fluorescence unit. The beam integration unit integrates fluorescence from each region of the fluorescence unit on a display panel.	01-26-2012
20120062857	ILLUMINATION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND PROJECTOR USING THE SAME - This invention realizes an illumination optical system with a small etendue that has a longer lifetime and a high degree of brightness. The invention includes: a laser light source that generates excitation light having a first wavelength; a phosphor wheel including a blue fluorescent light generation region that generates fluorescent light having a second wavelength by means of the excitation light, and a green fluorescent light generation region that generates fluorescent light having a third wavelength by means of the excitation light; an LED light source that generates light having a fourth wavelength; and a dichroic mirror that reflects fluorescent light having the second wavelength and fluorescent light having the third wavelength and allows light having the fourth wavelength to pass therethrough, to thereby emit each of the lights in the same direction.	03-15-2012
20120176578	APPARATUS FOR COOLING HEAT GENERATING SPOT OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COOLING METHOD THEREFORE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL PROJECTOR APPARATUS - A cooling apparatus for a liquid crystal image display having a liquid crystal unit includes an incident-side polarizing plate, a liquid crystal panel and an exit-side polarizing plate. The incident-side polarizing plate, the liquid crystal panel and the exit-side polarizing plate are disposed side by side with a gap therebetween to have the same in-plane direction. A first cooling unit feeds an air stream in an orientation of the in-plane direction, and a second air cooling unit feeds an air stream in the in-plane direction in a different orientation from the air stream by the first air cooling unit. The first air cooling unit and the second air cooling unit are set such that the first and second air stream collide with each other between the incident-side polarizing plate and the liquid crystal panel and/or between the liquid crystal panel and the exit-side polarizing plate.	07-12-2012
20140036238	LASER PROJECTOR HAVING A DIFFUSER VIBRATED BY USING COMPONENT OF A COOLING MECHANISM - A projection image display apparatus that enlarges and displays an image includes a case, a laser light source, a cooling mechanism that includes a component that produces vibration during an operation, a diffuser that diffuses light emitted from the laser light source, optics that shape the light that is diffused by the diffuser to light having a uniform luminance distribution and a rectangular cross-section, and an optical modulation element that modulates the light shaped by the optics.	02-06-2014
20140043589	PROJECTION IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A projection image display device includes: a laser light source; phosphor excited by excitation laser light emitted from laser light source to emit light; an optical functional reflector (cross dichroic prism) into which at least one laser light from laser light source and fluorescent light from phosphor enters and which reflects light of a specific wavelength band while transmitting light of the other wavelength band; a diffusion plate that diffuses the laser light; a diffusion plate driver for moving the diffusion plate; and a spatial light modulation element (digital microminor device) that modulates the light output from cross dichroic prism. Diffusion plate is disposed on the optical path of excitation laser light applied from laser light source to phosphor.	02-13-2014
20140125956	LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND PROJECTION-TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE - A light source device includes: a laser light source; a circular substrate which has fluorescent body that emits light by using light from the laser light source as excitation light; a wheel motor which rotates circular substrate; a dichroic prism which transmits the light from fluorescent body while reflecting the light from the laser light source; a diffusion plate which diffuses the light from the laser light source; and a plate spring which interconnects diffusion plate and wheel motor.	05-08-2014
20140340653	LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND PROJECTION-TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a device that is small in size and low noise, in which heat from a light emitting element such as an LD or an LED is efficiently dissipated. A light source device includes a first light emitting element, a base plate, and an air flow device for sending out air. The base plate, which is thermally connected to the first light emitting element, has a flat surface formed around the first light emitting element to face the emitting direction of light output from the first light emitting element. The air flow device generates a flow of air toward the flat surface of the base plate in a direction perpendicular to the flat surface.	11-20-2014

Naoki Utsunomiya, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110231524	METADATA MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR NAS GLOBAL NAMESPACE DESIGN - A global namespace (GNS) is constructed across heterogeneous network-attached storage (NAS) devices by organizing metadata servers into a cluster layer having cluster nodes and a consistent hashing overlay layer having overlay nodes. The global namespace is distributed based on workload at the cluster and overlay nodes, and a portion of the GNS namespace may be migrated from one layer to the other. Cluster nodes may be added to the cluster layer, overlay nodes may be added to the consistent hashing overlay layer. Further, a cluster node may become an overlay node or an overlay node may become a cluster node. To access the global namespace, a request for namespace metadata managed by a cluster node is serviced by the cluster node, but if the requested namespace metadata have been migrated to the consistent hashing overlay layer, the cluster node will forward the request to the responsible overlay node for servicing.	09-22-2011
20120011405	METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR VERIFYING PROPRIETY OF SYSTEM MANAGEMENT POLICIES TO BE USED IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM - Policy verification arrangements effecting operations of: modifying address information of system component information for all system components, stored in a system management server, to redirect-address information to a test tool as a substitute destination in order for the test tool to be able to receive a result of system management operations during testing, instead of a corresponding system component; acquiring configuration information of the information processing system from the system management server; generating a test item specifying a test event; transmitting the test event specified by the generated test item to the policy manager and/or said system management server; and recording a result of the system management operations which is requested by the policy manager and/or system management server responsive to the test event specified by the generated test item, but which is redirected back to the test tool via the redirected-address information stored in the system management server.	01-12-2012

Norihiko Utsunomiya, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080225292	TARGET SUBSTANCE DETECTING ELEMENT, TARGET SUBSTANCE DETECTION APPARATUS AND TARGET SUBSTANCE DETECTION METHOD - Magnetic particles with a metal coat holding target substance captors are made to react with a target substance contained in a specimen in a solution where the magnetic particles are dispersed in a liquid medium. Subsequently, the dispersion of the magnetic particles is applied to a surface having a periodic structure that is adapted to generate plasmon resonance and a change in the plasmon resonance attributable to the concentration of the target substance held on the magnetic particles fixed magnetically to the surface is optically detected to determine the concentration of the target substance in the specimen.	09-18-2008
20090009756	Recognition Chip for Target Substance, and Detection Method and Device for the Same - A detection device comprising a substrate comprising a plurality of objects of which properties are changed due to the contact with a target substance, means for bringing the target substance into contact with the objects, and means for detecting a change in properties of the objects caused when the target substance is brought into contact with the objects, based on light output when the objects are irradiated with light, wherein the plurality of the objects are located in the direction in which the light for irradiation travels, and the detecting means is means for detecting the change in the properties based on the summation of light output from the plurality of the objects upon irradiation with light.	01-08-2009

Ryo Utsunomiya, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130233917	DATA STORAGE DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An object of the present invention is to enable a storage location for data, such as a file, to be specified by a simple operation using an identifier such as a two-dimensional code. A data storage device of the present invention is provided with a selecting section which selects arbitrary data, a reading section which reads an identifier, a recognizing section which recognizes a storage destination for the data from a result of reading by the reading section, and a storing section which stores the data in the storage destination recognized by the recognizing section.	09-12-2013

Shinji Utsunomiya, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080298263	Terminal Apparatus, Terminal Apparatus Control Method, Network System, Network System Control Method, Program and Recording Medium - There is provided a terminal apparatus capable of, when the volume of packets received by the terminal apparatus is abnormally increased, disconnecting the terminal apparatus from a network and continuously performing a process other than a process regarding received packets by the steps of detecting the number of packets received from the network in a predetermined time, logically disconnecting the terminal apparatus from the network when the number of packets exceeds a predetermined value, and reconnecting the terminal apparatus to the network after a predetermined time has elapsed.	12-04-2008

Shoko Utsunomiya, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140200689	QUANTUM COMPUTER AND QUANTUM COMPUTING USING ISING MODEL - For each pair of a plurality of slave lasers B for which injection synchronization is performed by a master laser M, by controlling the intensity of light exchanged between two slave lasers B and an optical path length between the two slave lasers B using a slave-to-laser intensity control unit IA and an inter-slave laser optical path length control unit IP, the magnitude and the sign of pseudo ising interaction J	07-17-2014

Takao Utsunomiya, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120202089	PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING PRECURSOR FOR FUNCTIONALLY GRADIENT MATERIAL AND PRODUCING FUNCTIONALLY GRADIENT MATERIAL, PRECURSOR FOR FUNCTIONALLY GRADIENT MATERIAL, AND FUNCTIONALLY GRADIENT MATERIAL - The present invention provides a qualitatively-stable functionally gradient material precursor having gradient material composition, as well as a production method of the functionally gradient material precursor, at low cost. Further, the present invention provides a functionally gradient material having gradient material composition, or having both gradient material composition and gradient porosity, so as to achieve high-functionality; as well as a production method of the functionally gradient material. A functionally gradient material precursor is formed by the steps of: forming plural kinds of metal foam precursors, each obtained by performing heat treatment on a metal member so that a plurality of pores are generated within the metal member, by making the material composition of the metal member different; and friction stir welding the plural kinds of metal foam precursors. Further, a functionally gradient material is formed by performing heat treatment on the functionally gradient material.	08-09-2012

Takashi Utsunomiya, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090197175	ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE - An electric storage device	08-06-2009
20090214955	ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE, ELECTRODE, METHOD FOR FABRICATING ELECTRODE, AND MANAGEMENT METHOD - A mixture layer for an electrode is formed on a punched current collector. For example, the mixture layer is made of an active material, conductive assistant, binder, and the like. The mixture layer having the structure described above is formed into a slurry, for example, and applied onto the current collector. The applied mixture layer is dried to fabricate an electrode. The thus formed electrode is used to assemble an electric storage device. Upon the assembly, lithium ions are pre-doped into a negative electrode. The pre-doping time is determined according to air permeability of the electrodes.	08-27-2009
20090246629	MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTRODE, ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE, AND INTERMEDIATE LAMINATE MEMBER - In a current collector laminating step, a current-collector laminate unit	10-01-2009
20100035150	ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE - An electrode laminate unit of an electric storage device includes positive electrodes, negative electrodes and a lithium electrode connected to the negative electrode. When an electrolyte solution is injected into the electric storage device, lithium ions are emitted from the lithium electrode to the negative electrode. A positive and a negative electrode current collector have through-holes that guide the lithium ions in the laminating direction. The aperture ratio of the through-holes at the edge parts where the electrolyte solution is easy to be permeated is set to be smaller than the aperture ratio at central parts in order to suppress the permeation. Thus, the distribution of the electrolyte solution is made uniform, whereby the doping amount is made uniform.	02-11-2010
20120246914	METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LITHIUM ION STORAGE DEVICE - There is provided a method of manufacturing a lithium ion storage device. A lithium ion storage device produced by the method includes a positive electrode having a positive electrode active material that contains a lithium-containing compound, and a negative electrode having an alloy-based negative electrode active material. A charge potential in a first cycle is higher than charge potentials in second and subsequent cycles.	10-04-2012
20120247963	METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LITHIUM ION STORAGE DEVICE - Provided is a method of manufacturing a lithium ion storage device that has a positive electrode, an alloy-based negative electrode and a lithium ion supply source for pre-doping lithium ions to the negative electrode. The method includes: a pre-doping step of pre-doping the negative electrode at a low charge rate; and a first charge step of, after the pre-doping step, performing a first charge at a charge rate that is higher than the one during the pre-doping.	10-04-2012
20120251880	LITHIUM ION STORAGE DEVICE - There is provided a lithium ion storage device including a positive electrode having a positive electrode active material that is a lithium-containing compound and is capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ions, and a negative electrode having a negative electrode active material capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ions. The irreversible capacity of the positive electrode active material that is a capacity at which lithium ions cannot be reabsorbed after being desorbed from the positive electrode active material is 6% to 40% of a usage capacity of the negative electrode that is a capacity at which lithium ions are reversibly absorbed and desorbed by the negative electrode active material.	10-04-2012

Takuma Utsunomiya, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100235516	COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND SERVER - A SOAP-SIP adapter	09-16-2010
20120036269	COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - One of objects is to reduce a load in a session management and relay process on an SOAP-SIP adaptor for providing a 3PCC service. The SOAP-SIP adaptor (hereinafter the adaptor) receives a connection request message between a first terminal and a second terminal from a Web server, and establishes the sessions with each of the first terminal and the second terminal. After establishing the sessions with each of the first terminal and the second terminal, the adaptor sends a transfer request (REFER) of session to a call control device. Thereafter, the call control device manages session between the first terminal and the second terminal each having established the session with the adaptor.	02-09-2012
20120124218	COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND SERVER - A communication system and server includes a first memory for storing terminal information of a first terminal and a second terminal, a second memory for storing outgoing call history information of at least either the first terminal or the second terminal, a third memory for storing incoming call history information of at least either the first terminal or the second terminal; and a processing unit for reading out the information from the first memory to control at least either information of the second memory or the third memory in accordance with information contained in a notification from the communication device when setting the connection between at least either the first terminal or the second terminal and the communication device, therefore, two parties to be communicated with each other specify a connection terminal of a call source.	05-17-2012
20140219175	COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND SERVER - A SOAP-SIP adapter	08-07-2014
20140256299	COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND SERVER - A communication system and server includes a first memory for storing terminal information of a first terminal and a second terminal, a second memory for storing outgoing call history information of at least either the first terminal or the second terminal, a third memory for storing incoming call history information of at least either the first terminal or the second terminal; and a processing unit for reading out the information from the first memory to control at least either information of the second memory or the third memory in accordance with information contained in a notification from the communication device when setting the connection between at least either the first terminal or the second terminal and the communication device, therefore, two parties to be communicated with each other specify a connection terminal of a call source.	09-11-2014