Matsuno, JP
Akinori Matsuno, Osaka-Shi JP
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20090022528 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device is provided in image forming apparatuses such as a printer and the like and performs a fixing by heating to a recording sheet on which a toner image is transferred. The fixing device includes: a heating source adapted for performing fixing of a toner image onto a recording medium by heat; a fixing roller including a thin-wall cylinder rotatable about an axis thereof and carrying the heating source therein, the recording medium being placed on a peripheral surface of the cylinder; an annular heat-insulating member coaxially mounted on an outside surface of the fixing roller; and a C-shaped stopper attached to the peripheral surface of the fixing roller for preventing the annular heat-insulating member from moving out of the fixing roller, the C-shaped stopper including at least three engaging portions. | 01-22-2009 |
20110180987 | CONVEYING MECHANISM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING CONVEYING MECHANISM - Conveying mechanism includes first conveying element including upstream end on which feeding assembly for supplying sheet; and second conveying element for defining conveying path to guide sheet with the first conveying element, wherein the second conveying element has turning element including pivotal first and second ends, and displacement element coupled to turning element, pivotal first end is held near first conveying element, pivotal second end is coupled to the displacement element, displacement element along first conveying element defines conveying path when turning element is in a first position where turning element extends along first conveying element, and displacement element translates away from first conveying element while forming corner with turning element when turning element turns from first position to move away from first conveying element. | 07-28-2011 |
20110206441 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus including: a housing configured to accommodating an image forming portion for forming an image on a sheet; and a conveying mechanism configured to at least partially define a conveying path for guiding the sheet to the image forming portion, wherein the conveying mechanism includes a first conveying element including an upstream end on which a feeding assembly for feeding the sheet is formed, and a second conveying element confronting the first conveying element to form the conveying path in cooperation with the first conveying element, and the housing includes a rail configured to guide displacement of the second conveying element from a first position where the second conveying element forms the conveying path along the first conveying element to a second position where the second conveying element is away from the first conveying element. | 08-25-2011 |
20150084276 | SHEET SIZE SETTING DEVICE, AND SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A sheet size setting device gives information for identifying a sheet size. The sheet size setting device includes a first rotary member, an engaging portion, a biasing member, a second rotary member, and an assisting mechanism. The first rotary member has a cylindrical shape, and is rotatable around and slidably movable along a first axis. The second rotary member is supported rotatably around a second axis parallel to the first axis. The first rotary member includes a plurality of detected portions, a plurality of engaged portions, and a first gear portion. The engaging portion is operable to engage with one of the plurality of engaged portions to thereby restrict the rotation of the first rotary member. The assisting mechanism applies a moving force to the first rotary member in the axial direction with the rotation of the second rotary member so that the engaged portion disengages from the engaging portion. | 03-26-2015 |
Atsushi Matsuno, Ome-Shi JP
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20090185072 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus inputs motion picture data generated by encoding a motion picture, each frame image of the motion picture is formed by synthesizing a plurality of images, containing a plurality of image data corresponding to the plurality of images. The apparatus includes a decoding module which decodes each of the image data contained in the motion picture data, and a drawing module which synthesizes each decoded image data to form image data of each frame image. The drawing module includes a measurement module which measures a time period for synthesizing the image data and outputting the synthesized image data, and a frame rate control module which decrements a frame rate related to a composite processing of the motion picture data by reducing the number of composite processing target frames per unit time when the measured time period exceeds a predetermined value. | 07-23-2009 |
Fumitoshi Matsuno, Kyoto JP
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20100134488 | REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM AND REMOTE CONTROL APPARATUS - A remote control system and a remote control apparatus allow a human operator to remotely control a mobile body easily even if the system uses a low-speed communications link. The remote control system includes a remote control apparatus, in which a CPU selects old information based on both old information and the latest mobile body information from a mobile body, and determines a virtual view point V. The CPU generates a three-dimensional environmental image K and the virtual view point V based on the selected old information, and also generates a mobile body model M, a reference point B and a clipping center point based on the latest mobile body information and data regarding a mobile body model M, in a global coordinate system GC. The CPU calculates an angle of view based on a distance d between the virtual viewpoint V and the reference point B, makes a perspective projection of the three-dimensional environmental image K and the mobile body model M from the virtual view point V toward the clipping center point to obtain a projected image, makes a clip from the projected image based on the angle of view thereby making a composite image, and converts the composite image into a display image of a predetermined size. The resulting display image is displayed on a monitor. | 06-03-2010 |
Hidenori Matsuno, Tochigi JP
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20110030584 | AQUEOUS INORGANIC ZINC-RICH COATING COMPOSITION - An aqueous inorganic zinc-rich coating composition employs zinc powder and a vehicle containing an aqueous solution containing a specific alkali silicate, an ammonium ion, and a halide ion at specific concentrations; a vehicle containing an aqueous solution containing the above ingredients at specific concentrations and additionally an alkali halide at a specific concentration; or a vehicle containing an aqueous solution containing a specific alkali silicate and an alkali halide at specific concentrations, wherein the vehicle and zinc powder are contained at a specific ratio. | 02-10-2011 |
Hiroaki Matsuno, Toyama JP
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20110039764 | THERAPEUTIC COMPOSITION FOR BONE INFECTIOUS DISEASE - A biodegradable composition containing an antibiotic or a physiologically active substance for use in surgical treatment of infection. A highly safe and biocompatible composition showing appropriately sustained release of an antibiotic or physiologically active substance which produces excellent antibiotic and bone regenerating effects. A composition having excellent effects in treatment of bone infection occurring after operations for total arthroplasty and/or bone fracture. (1) A medical composition for treatment of bone infection comprising an antibiotic and a polysaccharide. | 02-17-2011 |
Hiroshi Matsuno, Tottori-Shi JP
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20100060374 | NON-RECIPROCAL CIRCUIT DEVICE AND ITS CENTRAL CONDUCTOR ASSEMBLY - A central conductor assembly for a non-reciprocal circuit device, at least a first central conductor constituting a first inductance element and a second central conductor constituting a second inductance element being integrally formed in a laminate comprising pluralities of magnetic layers, the first central conductor being formed by series-connecting first and second lines formed on a first main surface of the laminate to third lines formed in the laminate through via-holes, and the second central conductor being formed on the first main surface of the laminate such that it extends between the first and second lines and crosses the third lines via a magnetic layer. | 03-11-2010 |
Hiroto Matsuno, Toyohashi-Shi JP
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20090236486 | CLAMP FOR PLURAL WIRE HARNESSES - A clamp including a panel fixing portion and a wire harness holding portion. The wire harness holding portion includes a holding portion main unit with a U-shaped groove with an open upper portion and a cover portion. A plurality of protruding ribs are formed on the inner wall surface on the bottom surface side of the holding portion main unit and extend lengthwise with respect to the wire harnesses from the mid-height position of the U-shaped groove, the open portion upward from the mid-height position of the U-shaped groove being wide enough to accommodate more wire harnesses above the mid-height position. The cover portion is formed with an elastic harness pressing tab for elastically pressing down on the upper portion of the wire harnesses, so that the entire outer periphery of the wire harnesses are elastically pressed down upon when covered. | 09-24-2009 |
20100111642 | CLIP FOR ATTACHING A COVER OR OTHER ATTACHING MEMBER - A clip including a stud engagement part which is configured to receive a stud. The stud engagement part has a first end with a stud receiving opening and a second end with a flange. A pair of retainer pieces extend from the stud engagement part near the second end of the stud engagement part. An elastic piece extends diagonally from an end of the retainer piece, the elastic piece being longer than the retainer piece. | 05-06-2010 |
Hiroto Matsuno, Toyohashi City JP
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20100148015 | CLAMP FOR CORRUGATED TUBE - A clamp for corrugated tubes capable of holding a corrugated tube, whether a corrugated tube of large diameter or a corrugated tube of small diameter, with adequate holding force. The clamp comprises a main fastener body, a body attachment part for attaching the main fastener body to a body panel, and a fastener cover that turns about a hinge of the main fastener body and presses and holds a corrugated tube to the main fastener body, which fastener cover comprises a small corrugated tube fastener cover for pressing against a corrugated tube of small diameter, and large corrugated tube fastener covers for pressing against a corrugated tube of large diameter, which small corrugated tube fastener cover and large corrugated tube fastener covers are arranged so as to be aligned in the axial direction of the corrugated tube being pressed against and held, and which, respectively, are coupled by the hinge to the main fastener body so that, with the main fastener body, they can separately press and hold a corrugated tube on the main fastener body. | 06-17-2010 |
Hiroyuki Matsuno, Shimotsuke-Shi JP
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20090262898 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF CHANGING SELECTION ORDER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An information processing apparatus includes an evaluation unit configured to obtain priority of each arranged component according to attribute information given to the arranged component and a determination unit configured to obtain an order used for selecting the arranged component according to the result of the evaluation of the evaluation unit. | 10-22-2009 |
Junya Matsuno, Atsugi-Shi JP
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20100112971 | FREQUENCY CONVERTING CIRCUIT AND RECEIVER - A receiver includes a multiphase mixer that multiplies a received radio signal by multiphase local signals the number of which is the same as an integer having a first prime factor and a second prime factor different from the first prime factor, and generates first multiphase baseband signals the number of which is the same as the integer, a first processing circuit that suppresses common modes for first multiphase signal groups formed by dividing the first multiphase baseband signals into groups of signals the number of which is the same as the first prime factor, and generates second multiphase baseband signals, and a second processing circuit that suppresses common modes for second multiphase signal groups formed by dividing the second multiphase baseband signals into groups of signals the number of which is the same as the second prime factor, and generates third multiphase baseband signals. | 05-06-2010 |
20100233986 | RECEIVER - A receiver includes a high-frequency filter which extracts, from a radio signal, a high-frequency signal, a first frequency converter which performs frequency conversion on the high-frequency signal using a first local signal, to obtain a first baseband signal, a second frequency converter which performs frequency conversion on the high-frequency signal using a second local signal, to obtain a second baseband signal, the second local signal having a frequency equal to an integral multiple of a frequency of the first local signal, and a subtraction processing unit configured to multiply the second baseband signal by a control coefficient for amplitude adjustment to obtain a product signal, and subtract the product signal from the first baseband signal to obtain a residual signal. | 09-16-2010 |
Keisuke Matsuno, Fuchu-Shi JP
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20100171836 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM - An image capturing apparatus comprising an object detection unit which detects a specific object from an image signal, and a control unit which performs first control corresponding to the specific object when the object detection unit detects the specific object, and performs second control different from the first control when the object detection unit does not detect the specific object, wherein when a state in which the specific object is detected by the object detection unit transits to a state in which the specific object becomes undetectable, the control unit changes, based on information before the specific object becomes undetectable, at least either of a time for which the first control is held and a transition speed when transiting from the first control to the second control. | 07-08-2010 |
20150036013 | REMOTE-CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND SYSTEM - A remote-control apparatus which remotely controls an image capturing apparatus, comprises a communication unit configured to communicate with the image capturing apparatus; a reception unit configured to receive video data and a parameter obtained at the time of shooting of video from the image capturing apparatus via the communication unit; a display unit configured to display the video data; a designation unit configured to designate an area of the video displayed by the display unit; an acquisition unit configured to acquire predetermined information from video data of the designated area; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the predetermined information and the parameter to the image capturing apparatus via the communication unit. | 02-05-2015 |
Kenichi Matsuno, Minamikoma-Gun JP
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20110316215 | Post-processing apparatus and image formation system provided with the apparatus - To provide a post-processing apparatus for enabling a bunch of sheets and a single sheet to be folded in simplified structure, and further enabling the folded sheet and sheets that are not folded to be mixed and bound, the post-processing apparatus has a processing tray to collate and collect sheets to perform binding processing, and a folding processing path having a folding processing section, and a folded sheet carrying-out path for carrying out a folded sheet is provided on the downstream side of the folding processing path. Then, the folded sheet carrying-out path is comprised of a circulating path for guiding the folded sheet again to the folding processing section, a post-processing path for guiding the folded sheet to the processing tray to perform post-processing, and a sheet discharge path for guiding the folded sheet to a storage stacker. | 12-29-2011 |
Kenichi Matsuno, Koufu-Shi JP
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20080211158 | Sheet post-processing apparatus and image forming system comprising the same - A post-processing apparatus includes a sheet carry-in path along which sheets from a carry-in port are fed through a sheet discharging port to a downstream post-processing position, and a collecting guide, for setting and collecting the sheets into a bunch. The collecting guide is located downstream of the sheet discharging port with a difference in level between the sheet discharging port and the collecting guide, is provided. A post-processing apparatus is provided for executing a stapling process and/or a folding process on the sheet bunch collected on the collecting guide. A sheet leading end regulating device is provided for regulating a position of leading ends of the sheets collected on the collecting guide device. The sheet leading end regulating device is movable according to a sheet size so that trailing ends of the sheet ends are placed at a predetermined position below the sheet discharging port. | 09-04-2008 |
Kenichi Matsuno, Kofu-Shi JP
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20080265484 | Sheet post processing apparatus and image forming system - A sheet post processing apparatus of compact shape with good alignment can be obtained by providing an accumulation tray for aligning and accumulating sheets successively delivered, a post processing unit for performing a post process such as binding to a sheet stack accumulated on the accumulation tray, and a grip unit for gripping the post processed sheet stack. The post processing unit enables the accumulation tray to reciprocate in a direction transverse to a discharging direction of a sheet discharge tray. The grip unit has a grip part for gripping the sheet stack, a guide part for reciprocally guiding the grip part back and forth in the sheet discharging direction. The grip part is separable from the guide part during a movement of the post processing unit. | 10-30-2008 |
20100143015 | Sheet processing apparatus and image formation system provided with the same - The invention is to provide a sheet processing apparatus enabling a piled amount of debris paper scraps in a debris storage box to be detected accurately in a simplified mechanism in performing cutting processing on sheets, and the sheet processing apparatus is provided with an apparatus frame, sheet processing means disposed in the apparatus frame to perform cutting such as punching and trimming on a transported sheet, debris storage box for storing paper debris generated in the sheet processing means, and debris amount detecting means for detecting a debris amount inside the debris storage box, where the debris storage box is supported by the apparatus frame to be able to move to positions between an installation position for storing the paper debris and a non-installation position for removing stored paper debris in an orthogonal direction to a transport direction of the transported sheet, and the debris amount detecting means is formed of a pair of sensors arranged to oppose each other in positions for enabling the sensors to detect a debris amount piled inside the debris storage box present in the installation position in the orthogonal direction to the transport direction of the transported sheet. | 06-10-2010 |
20100320672 | Sheet folding device and post-processing apparatus and image forming system comprising the same - A sheet folding device includes a sheet guide for holding a sheet bunch, a folding roll device having a first folding roll and a second folding roll, a folding blade inserting the sheet bunch supported on the sheet guide to a nip position between the first and second folding rolls, and a blade driving device for moving the folding blade from a standby position to the nip position on the folding rolls. The sheet guide has a curved guide section supporting the sheet bunch and an outlet guide section connected to the curved guide section to guide the sheet bunch to the folding rolls. The curved guide section has a curved guide plate supporting the sheet bunch so that the sheet bunch rolls back toward the folding roll device. The outlet guide section includes a pair of opposite guide plates in folding the sheet bunch by the folding blade. | 12-23-2010 |
Kensuke Matsuno, Osaka-Shi JP
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20090286454 | SUBSTRATE FOR INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIA AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM, AND STARTING MATERIAL GLASS PLATE - A substrate for use as a disk substrate in a hard disk drive or the like, an information recording medium such as a magnetic disk, and a starting material glass plate which is a starting material of the substrate for information recording media. The forming conditions of the starting material glass plate are controlled such that the starting material glass plate has a long-wavelength waviness of not more than 6 nm. This starting material glass plate is polished so as to have a long-wavelength waviness of not more than 6 nm using CeO | 11-19-2009 |
Kiyoshi Matsuno, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20090104665 | PURINE-DERIVED SUBSTANCE-PRODUCING BACTERIUM AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PURINE-DERIVED SUBSTANCE - A purine-derived substance is produced by culturing a bacterium belonging to the genus | 04-23-2009 |
20090186384 | Purine-Derived Substance-Producing Bacterium and a Method for Producing Purine-Derived Substance - A purine-derived substance is produced by culturing a | 07-23-2009 |
20100047874 | PURINE-DERIVED SUBSTANCE-PRODUCING BACTERIUM AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PURINE-DERIVED SUBSTANCE - A purine-derived substance is produced by culturing a bacterium belonging to the genus | 02-25-2010 |
20110045543 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF 5'-GUANYLIC ACID - By reacting inosinic acid (IMP) with a bacterium which has been modified so that IMP dehydrogenase activity and 5′-guanylic acid (GMP) synthetase activity are enhanced, GMP is produced. | 02-24-2011 |
Kiyotaka Matsuno, Kanagawa-Ken JP
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20090062604 | ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY TOOL - An endoscopic surgery tool in which an image pickup device is provided on a hollow guide component that penetrates a body wall of a living body and guides a surgical tool into a body cavity, includes: a detection device that detects an amount of change in the tilt of the guide component when the guide component is tilted relative to the body wall using the portion passing through the body wall as a support point; and a correction device that calculates from the tilt change amount an amount of movement of the image pickup device that moves in conjunction with the tilting of the guide component, and makes corrections in order that an observation image from the image pickup device before the guide component was tilted is maintained after it has been tilted. | 03-05-2009 |
20140088615 | ENDOSCOPIC LIGATION TOOL AND ENDOSCOPE - A method for ligating an internal body tissue using an outer cylinder member and an inner cylinder member including the processes of projecting the inner cylinder from a front end of the outer cylinder member; attaching a ligation band member to an outer peripheral surface of the inner cylinder member; contacting a front end of the inner cylinder member with an internal body tissue; suctioning an inside of the inner cylinder member via a channel communicated with the inside of the inner cylinder member such that the internal body tissue is drawn into the inner cylinder member; and ligating the internal body tissue with the ligation band member by disconnecting the ligation band member from the front end of the inner cylinder member when the inner cylinder member is drawn into the inside the outer cylinder member at a position where the ligation band member is disconnected. | 03-27-2014 |
Koichi Matsuno, Mie JP
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20080315325 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate; an element isolation region formed in the substrate including trenches formed at a first depth and being filled with an element isolation insulating film; an element forming region formed on the substrate and being surrounded by the trenches; a gate electrode formed along a first direction on the element forming region via a gate insulating film, the gate electrode extending over the element insulating film filled the trenches extending along a second direction; a source/drain region having a second depth less than the first depth formed in the element forming region beside the gate electrode and having an exposed surface exposed to a trench sidewall; wherein the upper surface of the element isolation insulating film exclusive of a portion underlying the gate electrode is located at a third depth greater than the second depth and less than the first depth. | 12-25-2008 |
20090081846 | METHOD OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes applying a coating oxide film to a surface of a substrate including a semiconductor substrate so that a recess formed in the surface is filled with the coating oxide film, applying a steam oxidation treatment to the substrate at a first temperature, soaking the substrate in heated water while applying a megasonic wave to the substrate in the heated water, and applying a steam oxidation treatment to the substrate at a second temperature higher than the first temperature. | 03-26-2009 |
20100105189 | METHOD OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes applying a coating oxide film to a surface of a substrate including a semiconductor substrate so that a recess formed in the surface is filled with the coating oxide film, applying a steam oxidation treatment to the substrate at a first temperature, soaking the substrate in heated water while applying a megasonic wave to the substrate in the heated water, and applying a steam oxidation treatment to the substrate at a second temperature higher than the first temperature. | 04-29-2010 |
20130157437 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD - According to one embodiment, firstly, an inversion pattern having a periodic pattern in which a first line pattern and a space are inversed and a non-periodic pattern arranged at an interval which is substantially equal to the width of the first line pattern from the end of the periodic pattern is formed above a processing object so as to correspond to the plurality of spaces between a plurality of first line patterns in a first pattern and the space between the first pattern and a second pattern. Next, a sidewall film is formed around the inversion pattern, and the periodic pattern is removed selectively. Thereafter, the processing object is etched using the sidewall pattern formed of the sidewall film and the non-periodic pattern surrounded by the sidewall film as masks. | 06-20-2013 |
20130252388 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NON-VOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A method of manufacturing a non-volatile semiconductor memory device of an embodiment includes: forming, on a semiconductor substrate, an element isolation region to be filled with a first insulating film; forming memory cell gate electrodes on element regions; etching the first insulating film so that the first insulating film remains in the element isolation region of a region in which a select gate electrode is to be formed; forming a second insulating film on the memory cell gate electrodes so that an air gap is created between the memory cell gate electrodes; forming two select gate electrodes; forming carbon side walls on the select gate electrodes; implanting ions of an impurity between the two select gate electrodes with the side walls as a mask; and removing the carbon side walls. | 09-26-2013 |
20140339622 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a semiconductor substrate, a memory cell array having memory cells arranged along a first direction that is transverse to a second direction in which word lines for the memory cells extend, each memory cell including a charge accumulation layer provided over the semiconductor substrate, a control gate electrode provided over the charge accumulation layer, and an inter insulating film provided between the charge accumulation layer and the control gate electrode. The inter insulating film is wider along the first direction than the charge accumulation layer and covers opposing side surfaces of an upper portion of the charge accumulation layer in the first direction. In addition, the control gate electrode may be wider along the first direction than the charge accumulation layer. | 11-20-2014 |
Koichi Matsuno, Mie-Gun JP
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20080246075 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a plurality of gate electrodes for a plurality of memory cell transistors on a surface of a semiconductor substrate, each gate electrode including a polycrystalline layer on an upper portion thereof; filling a first silicon oxide film between the plurality of gate electrodes; exposing the polycrystalline layers; depositing a metal layer on the polycrystalline layers; alloying the metal layer with the polycrystalline layers to form silicide layers and removing a remainder metal layer unused as the silicide layer; forming a second silicon oxide film on and between the gate electrodes, an upper surface of the second silicon oxide film being higher than an upper surface of the gate electrode in regions over the gate electrodes and regions between the gate electrodes; and forming a silicon nitride film on the second silicon oxide film. | 10-09-2008 |
20080251883 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate formed with a plurality of first element isolation trenches having respective first opening widths and a plurality of second element isolation trenches having larger opening widths than the first opening widths, element isolation insulating films buried in the first element isolation trenches so that upper parts of the trenches have partial openings, respectively and buried in the second element isolation trenches respectively, and coating type oxide films formed so as to fill the openings of the first element isolation trenches, respectively. | 10-16-2008 |
20100244257 | METHOD OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a plurality of mask patterns by anisotropically etching a mask-forming film until upper surfaces of core patterns are exposed. A facing pair includes a pair of the mask patterns facing the core pattern located between the paired mask patterns. The mask patterns of the facing pair have respective lower portions spaced from each other by a first distance. An adjacent pair includes a pair of mask patterns adjacent to each other with a space having no core pattern. The mask patterns of the adjacent pair have respective lower portions spaced from each other by a second distance. The mask patterns are formed so that the second distance is larger than the first distance. | 09-30-2010 |
20130248971 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE - Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming, in a first region, a first trench through a second gate electrode film and an interelectrode insulating film, and a second trench partially extending into a sacrificial film in an isolation trench, filling the second trench with a first insulating film; forming a third gate electrode film above the second gate electrode film and into the first trench such that the third gate electrode film contacts the first gate electrode film; etching the third and the second gate electrode film, the interelectrode insulating film, and the first gate electrode film to form select gate electrodes in the first region and a group of memory-cell gate electrodes in the second region; removing the sacrificial film; and forming a second insulating film over the element regions and the isolation trench to define an unfilled gap in the isolation trench below the memory-cell gate electrodes. | 09-26-2013 |
20140042626 | METHOD OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a plurality of mask patterns by anisotropically etching a mask-forming film until upper surfaces of core patterns are exposed. A facing pair includes a pair of the mask patterns facing the core pattern located between the paired mask patterns. The mask patterns of the facing pair have respective lower portions spaced from each other by a first distance. An adjacent pair includes a pair of mask patterns adjacent to each other with a space having no core pattern. The mask patterns of the adjacent pair have respective lower portions spaced from each other by a second distance. The mask patterns are formed so that the second distance is larger than the first distance. | 02-13-2014 |
20140070296 | SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor storage device according to the present embodiment includes a semiconductor substrate. A memory cell array includes a plurality of memory cells provided on the semiconductor substrate in an array direction. A selection gate transistor is provided on an end of the memory cell array, and is used to select the memory cells from the memory cell arrays. A dummy cell is provided between a gate electrode of one of the memory cells on the end of the memory cell array and a gate electrode of the selection gate transistor. The width of a gate electrode of the dummy cell in the array direction of the memory cells and the dummy cell is twice or more as large as the width of the gate electrode of one of the memory cells. | 03-13-2014 |
20140070301 | SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor storage device according to the present embodiment includes a semiconductor substrate. A plurality of memory cells are provided on the semiconductor substrate. Peripheral circuits are provided on a periphery of the memory cells. A first barrier film includes a first nitride film provided on a first gate electrode of a transistor included in the peripheral circuits. A second barrier film includes a second nitride film different from the first nitride film. The second nitride film is provided on a second gate electrode of the memory cells, respectively. Metal layers are provided on the first and second barrier films, respectively. | 03-13-2014 |
20140239368 | SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device including a first isolation region dividing a semiconductor substrate into first regions; memory cells each including a tunnel insulating film, a charge storing layer, an interelectrode insulating film, and a control gate electrode above the first region; a second isolation region dividing the substrate into second regions in a peripheral circuit region; and a peripheral circuit transistor including a gate insulating film and a gate electrode above the second region. The first isolation region includes a first trench, a first element isolation insulating film filled in a bottom portion of the first trench, and a first gap formed between the first element isolation insulating film and the interelectrode insulating film. The second isolation region includes a second trench and a second element isolation insulating film filled in the second trench. The first and the second element isolation insulating films have different properties. | 08-28-2014 |
Mayumi Matsuno, Hadano-Shi JP
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20100008716 | Tightening structure using high-strength self-forming screws - The present invention provides a tightening structure with which a reduction in processing steps is achieved without modifying the shape of a partner member an improvements in bolt strength and fatigue strength are achieved, and with which the fitting length of a thread ridge is not altered greatly in comparison with a conventional tightening structure such that a size reduction can be achieved, thereby contributing greatly to a reduction in the weight of a vehicle. | 01-14-2010 |
20100034615 | COATING AGENT FOR TAPPING SCREW, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE COATING AGENT, METHOD FOR FORMING COATING LAYER ON THE PERIPHERY OF TAPPING SCREW USING THE COATING AGENT, AND TAPPING SCREW HAVING COATING LAYER FORMED FROM THE COATING AGENT - Provided are a coating agent capable of forming, on the periphery of a tapping screw, a coating layer which can hold female-thread-forming chips generated during screwing of the tapping screw into a prepared hole of a workpiece, thereby preventing scattering of the female-thread-forming chips; and a tapping screw having thereon a coating layer formed from the coating agent. | 02-11-2010 |
Mitsutoshi Matsuno, Hyogo JP
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20100021579 | NOZZLE STRUCTURE - A nozzle structure is mounted in a compression molding machine that compresses using a punch a powder material filled in a die to manufacture a compressively molded product, and sprays a lubricant at least toward a tip of the punch prior to filling the powder material and includes a guide path that guides the lubricant, and a spraying portion that is provided at an end of the guide path so as to communicate therewith and that sprays the lubricant guided along the guide path so as to be substantially aligned with a predetermined straight line intersecting at least in a direction of relative displacement of the punch. | 01-28-2010 |
Mitsuyoshi Matsuno, Hamana-Gun JP
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20100219624 | Steering column system - Provided is a steering column system capable of firmly holding a jacket during a normal condition and securing a larger movement stroke for the jacket when an excessive impact force is applied. To this end, when a clamp bolt ( | 09-02-2010 |
Mitsuyoshi Matsuno, Kosai-Shi JP
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20110314954 | ELECTRIC TELESCOPIC STEERING APPARATUS - An electric telescopic steering apparatus includes a jacket having a lower jacket and an upper jacket in order to telescope the jacket; and a screw shaft arranged along a longitudinal direction of the jacket and held under a rotation-locked state. The screw shaft includes one end portion supported by one of the lower jacket and the upper jacket. The electric telescopic steering apparatus further includes a nut screwed on another end portion of the screw shaft and supported by another of the lower jacket and the upper jacket; a driving section configured to drive a rotation of the nut; and a displacement absorbing section provided between the one end portion of the screw shaft and the jacket. The displacement absorbing section is configured to permit the one end portion of the screw shaft to be displaced on an X-Y plane defined by an imaginary X-axis and an imaginary Y-axis which are substantially perpendicular to an axis of the screw shaft, and configured to permit an angle of the axis of the screw shaft to vary about the X-axis and the Y-axis. | 12-29-2011 |
20120024103 | STEERING COLUMN DEVICE - A female screw member | 02-02-2012 |
Nagako Matsuno, Nagoya-City JP
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20080238818 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel having a plurality of pixels in a form of matrix and a controller configured to control the plurality of pixels of the display panel so that an instrument image indicating an instrument is displayed on the display panel. The instrument image includes a scale image indicating a scale, and a pointer image indicating a pointer that is movable in accordance with an increase and decrease in a measured magnitude for indicating the measured magnitude in association with the scale image. The instrument image further includes a highlight image that is displayed in a predetermined pattern in accordance with at least one of a position and a motion of the pointer image. | 10-02-2008 |
20080238913 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel for displaying an instrument image including an index image constituting an index and a pointer image constituting a pointer for pointing the index of the index image and a controller for displaying the instrument image on the display panel. The controller varies at least one of a pointer display mode of the pointer image and an index display mode of the index image so as to increase a readability of the index indicated by the index image when positions associated with the pointer image and the index image coincide. | 10-02-2008 |
20080249703 | Map display controller and computer readable medium including instructions for displaying map image - A map display controller displays a three-dimensional map image on a display screen of a display device, and superimposes a route wall standing from a route and along the route in the three dimensional map image on the display device. This reduces a difficulty in confirming the route behind structures such as a building in the three-dimensional map image displayed on the display screen. | 10-09-2008 |
20080309475 | Vehicular meter unit and display device - In a first display mode, a common image function component is displayed to occupy at least a part of a display region of a second specific image function component. In a second display mode, the common image function component is continuously displayed outside the second specific image function component to avoid the overlap therebetween (i.e., such that an exclusive positional relationship is made therebetween). When the display mode is switched, a final transition of the display mode to a display state in the second display mode is made while or after a moving image showing a transition process, in which the common image function component is moved from a display position in the first display mode to a display position in the second display mode, is displayed as a mode transition animation. | 12-18-2008 |
20110090074 | Vehicular meter unit and display device - In a first display mode, a common image function component is displayed to occupy at least a part of a display region of a second specific image function component. In a second display mode, the common image function component is continuously displayed outside the second specific image function component to avoid the overlap therebetween (i.e., such that an exclusive positional relationship is made therebetween). When the display mode is switched, a final transition of the display mode to a display state in the second display mode is made while or after a moving image showing a transition process, in which the common image function component is moved from a display position in the first display mode to a display position in the second display mode, is displayed as a mode transition animation. | 04-21-2011 |
Ryo Matsuno, Ashigarakami-Gun JP
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20110063487 | WAFER-LEVEL LENS ARRAY, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING WAFER-LEVEL LENS ARRAY, LENS MODULE AND IMAGING UNIT - Disclosed are a wafer-level lens array, a method of manufacturing a wafer-level lens array, a lens module, and an imaging unit that can prevent the influence of, for example, the shrinkage of a forming material, prevent the positional deviation between lenses when the wafer-level lens arrays overlap each other or when the wafer-level lens array overlaps an imaging element array, and be easily designed. | 03-17-2011 |
Satoru Matsuno, Ibaraki JP
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20090014194 | Electric power tool - A cover which covers outer peripheries of fastening screws are disposed on an outer periphery of a hammer case. A stopper which detachably positions and fixes the cover to the outer periphery of the hammer case is disposed. | 01-15-2009 |
20130180118 | CHAIN SAW - A chain saw includes: a motor driven by electric power; a housing configured to accommodate the motor; a guide bar attached to the housing; a chain blade wound around the guide bar; a sprocket engaged with the chain blade to drive the chain blade, wherein the chain saw is configured to transmit a driving force of the motor to the sprocket via a clutch mechanism, wherein the chain saw comprises a shut-off switch for detecting an actuation of the clutch mechanism and is configured such that the power supply to the motor is stopped when the actuation of the clutch mechanism is detected by the shut-off switch so as to brake electrically. The electrical brake is provided together with a mechanical brake that is configured to work when a hand guard is rotated. | 07-18-2013 |
Satoshi Matsuno, Aichi-Ken JP
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20090235878 | COOLING APPARATUS OF V-TYPE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In one embodiment of the present invention, a cooling water path that extends in the direction of a row of cylinders is provided between left and right banks. A communication port that communicates with a discharge port of the water pump is provided at a position on the front side between the left and right banks in the direction of the row of cylinders, and first to third and fourth to sixth introduction ports that introduce cooling water to a water jacket of the left and right banks of the cylinder block from the rear side in the direction of the row of cylinders, are formed in the cooling water path. Also, among first to fourth outlet ports | 09-24-2009 |
Shigehiro Matsuno, Toyota-Shi JP
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20090288393 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION APPARATUS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An adding time a of a fuel addition to an exhaust system is limited to a guard value G or less during an adding period A of a concentrated intermittent fuel of a catalyst recovery control. Accordingly, a one-time fuel adding amount from an adding valve | 11-26-2009 |
20100011745 | Vehicle Diesel Engine and Control Method of the Same - A diesel engine includes: a PM filter provided in its exhaust passage; a fuel injection valve for performing post fuel injection in a cylinder of an engine body in addition to primary fuel injection, in order to supply fuel to the PM filter, to maintain its purification performance; an oil level sensor for detecting a degree of dilution of engine oil; and a first indicator lamp that is turned on to indicate that the engine oil needs to be changed when the degree of dilution of engine oil detected by the oil level sensor is equal to or greater than an allowable level. The vehicle diesel engine overrides the prohibition of the post fuel injection until a distance traveled by the vehicle after the indicator lamp is turned on reaches a predetermined distance. | 01-21-2010 |
Shigeru Matsuno, Sagamihara JP
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20080295770 | Liquid substance supply device for vaporizing system, vaporizer, vaporization performance appraisal method - In a liquid substance supply device, a three port two valve directional control valve is provided in a transfer line, and a substance container and the transfer line are connected together by a four port three valve directional control valve in such a way that the four port three valve directional control valve and the substance container can be removed from the transfer line as a unit. Furthermore, in a vaporizer, an orifice member is provided to surround the end portion of an internal conduit in which flows a mixture substance consisting of a gas and a liquid substance mixed therewith, and gas for atomization is spouted into a vaporization chamber through a gap defined between the internal conduit and the orifice member. Yet further, the temperature of a vaporization surface in the vaporization chamber can be controlled independently in correspondence with the nature of the liquid substance. | 12-04-2008 |
20090045531 | Liquid substance supply device for vaporizing system, vaporizer, vaporization performance appraisal method - In a liquid substance supply device, a three port two valve directional control valve is provided in a transfer line, and a substance container and the transfer line are connected together by a four port three valve directional control valve in such a way that the four port three valve directional control valve and the substance container can be removed from the transfer line as a unit. Furthermore, in a vaporizer, an orifice member is provided to surround the end portion of an internal conduit in which flows a mixture substance consisting of a gas and a liquid substance mixed therewith, and gas for atomization is spouted into a vaporization chamber through a gap defined between the internal conduit and the orifice member. Yet further, the temperature of a vaporization surface in the vaporization chamber can be controlled independently in correspondence with the nature of the liquid substance. | 02-19-2009 |
Shinsuke Matsuno, Yokohama-Shi JP
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20100314879 | HIGH-TEMPERATURE RADIATOR STORAGE YARD GENERATING APPARATUS - A chimney has a lower portion substantially in the shape of a pyramid and an upper portion forming a cylindrical portion that extends with a predetermined dimension upwardly and is provided in a ceiling portion of a building of a coil yard that is used for temporary storage of the hot-rolled coil which is an intermediate iron and steel product acting as a high-temperature heat radiator that is manufactured using the hot-rolling equipment of an iron and steel mill. A power generating turbine is provided at a predetermined position in the cylindrical portion. An intake duct is provided on a lower end portion of the side walls of the building. Hot-rolled coils that are in a high-temperature condition after manufacture are successively imported into the coil yard and accumulated and stored until transfer to a subsequent processing step. An ascending airflow is generated by sequential heating of air introduced into the building from the intake duct using heat retained in the hot-rolled coils. The power generating turbines are rotated by the ascending airflow passing through the cylindrical portion of the chimney to thereby execute wind power generation. As a result, the heat retained in the high-temperature heat radiator manufactured by introduction of heat can be efficiently used. | 12-16-2010 |
20120097151 | STEAM SUPPLY APPARATUS - In this steam supply apparatus, a steam inlet ( | 04-26-2012 |
Shinsuke Matsuno, Kashiwa-Shi JP
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20080241689 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, BATTERY PACK AND VEHICLE - A nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a negative electrode and a positive electrode. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material having a lithium ion absorption potential of 0.4 V (vs. Li/Li+) or more. The negative electrode current collector is made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material. The positive electrode current collector has a total area and specific capacitance larger than those of the negative electrode current collector, and is made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy. | 10-02-2008 |
20090061292 | NONAQUEOUS-ELECTROLYTE BATTERY AND BATTERY PACK - A nonaqueous-electrolyte battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode which is constituted of a negative-electrode current collector and a layer containing a negative active material and deposited on one or each side of the negative-electrode current collector and in which the layer contains at least one member selected from lithium carbonate, lithium sulfide, lithium phosphide, and lithium fluoride and further contains a lithium-titanium composite oxide, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. | 03-05-2009 |
20100075230 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode containing lithium-iron phosphate, and a negative electrode containing a lithium-titanium composite oxide and a lithium composite oxide which is different from the lithium-titanium composite oxide. The lithium composite oxide has a potential of 2.5 to 3V vs. Li/Li | 03-25-2010 |
20100237277 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, BATTERY PACK AND POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL - A nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a case, a positive electrode housed in the case and including a positive electrode active material containing a lithium-nickel composite oxide and at least one of lithium hydroxide and lithium oxide, the sum of lithium hydroxide and lithium oxide falling within not less than 0.1% to not more than 0.5% by weight based on the total amount of the positive electrode active material, a negative electrode housed in the case and capable of lithium intercalation-deintercalation, and a separator sandwiched between the positive electrode and the negative electrode and impregnated with a nonaqueous electrolyte containing γ-butyrolactone. | 09-23-2010 |
20130174370 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, BATTERY PACK AND RECHARGEABLE VACUUM CLEANER - A nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a nonaqueous electrolyte. At least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode comprises a current collector made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy and an active material layer laminated on the current collector. The active material layer contains first active material particles having an average particle diameter of 1 μm or less and a lithium diffusion coefficient of 1×10 | 07-11-2013 |
Sumikazu Matsuno, Shiga JP
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20090133419 | Trailer Refrigeration System - A trailer refrigeration system comprising: an electricity generator ( | 05-28-2009 |
20090314019 | REFRIGERATION UNIT FOR REFRIGERATED VEHICLE - A sub-engine ( | 12-24-2009 |
20100058785 | ENGINE LIFE PREDICTING APPARATUS AND REFRIGERATING APPARATUS - A current detector and a voltage detector respectively detect a current value and a voltage value outputted from an engine generator. An operating block determines a weight constant on the basis of the current value and the voltage value, weights the operating time of an engine by using the weight constant, and integrates the weighted operating time to calculate an integral time. A judging block compares the integral time and a reference time, and gives a notification to an indicator when it judges that the integral time exceeds the reference time. Receiving the notification, the indicator makes an external indication. The current detector and the voltage detector can be made of electric circuitry, so that the life of the engine can be predicted at low costs and with high reliability. | 03-11-2010 |
20100148706 | POWER CONVERTER - In a power converter including a V connection inverter circuit, harmonic components included in output voltage are reduced to achieve a reduction in a loss of a load, such as a motor. | 06-17-2010 |
20110026285 | BIDIRECTIONAL SWITCH CIRCUIT AND POWER CONVERTER INCLUDING THE SAME - A bidirectional switch circuit includes two switching elements connected to conduct a current in both directions. The two switching elements are connected in series to each other. Of the two switching elements, the switching element to which a reverse voltage is applied, a voltage of a source of one of the switching elements being higher than a voltage of a drain of the one, is configured to conduct a current from the source to the drain even when an on-drive signal is not being input to a gate terminal of the one. | 02-03-2011 |
20120146422 | HYBRID ELECTRIC-POWER SUPPLYING SYSTEM - In a plug-in operation, a first winding which functions as an armature winding for supplying an R-phase current of a three-phase rotary electric machine, a third winding, and a second winding are connected respectively to terminals for supplying R-phase, S-phase, and T-phase currents of a three-phase power source. Thus, the S-phase current and the T-phase current are interchanged as compared with in a normal operation. Thereby, reverse rotation of a field element is intentionally caused. A reverse-rotation prevention mechanism is provided in the field element. | 06-14-2012 |
Tadahiro Matsuno, Ashigarakami-Gun JP
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20090203151 | IMMUNOASSAY METHOD - It is an object of the present invention to provide an immunoassay method which is capable of simultaneous quantification of a plurality of test substances under a same analysis condition, through adjustment of the measurement sensitivity/range by simply varying the size of particles for use as labels, without changing the spectra of these particles. The present invention provides an immunoassay method which comprises: simultaneously or step-by step developing respective of the plurality of the test substances and respective of labeling substance particles labeled with first binding substance against the respective of the plurality of the test substances on an insoluble carrier; capturing the test substances and the labeling substance particles in reaction portions on the insoluble carrier that has been immobilized with the respective of second binding substances against the respective of the plurality of the test substances at different positions; and measuring optical characteristic of the labeling substance particles, so as to simultaneously detect the plurality of the test substances, wherein the plurality of the test substances having different detection concentration ranges are simultaneously detected with use of the labeling substance particles which are different in the particle size corresponding to the test substances. | 08-13-2009 |
20120046447 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONJUGATE OF THYROXINE AND ALBUMIN - It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for producing a conjugate of thyroxine and albumin with higher purity. The present invention provides a method for producing a conjugate of thyroxine and albumin which comprises: step (a) of converting a carboxyl group in thyroxine having a carboxyl group to be linked to albumin into an active ester and allowing the thyroxine to react with albumin, so as to prepare a conjugate of thyroxine and albumin; and step (b) of purifying the conjugate with the use of an acidic mixed aqueous solvent in which the thyroxine having a carboxyl group to be linked to albumin is dissolved but albumin is not precipitated. | 02-23-2012 |
20130078737 | THYROXINE IMMUNOASSAY USING FLUORESCENT PARTICLES - Provided are a base plate and a method for thyroxine immunoassay, which are capable of decreasing the signal change rate caused by temperature change in a high-sensitivity immunoassay method for thyroxine. A base plate for thyroxine immunoassay which has a conjugate of thyroxine or a derivative thereof and albumin immobilized thereon, and in which the ratio of the molecule number of thyroxine or a derivative thereof to the molecule number of albumin in the immobilized conjugate, is disclosed. | 03-28-2013 |
20130266480 | ASSAY CHIP - An assay chip includes fluidic-channel member composed of a light-transmissive lower member and an upper member, forming a fluidic-channel therebetween, and a cover member fitted with the fluidic-channel member from the upper-member-side thereof. An inlet for injecting a sample solution into the fluidic-channel and a suction opening for sucking, from the downstream side, the injected sample solution, both communicating with the fluidic-channel, are formed on the upper surface of the upper member. A pot for carrying out predetermined pre-processing on the sample solution, a pot for first-reaction processing to bind a photoresponsive labeling substance to an analyte in the sample solution, an inlet insertion-hole for inserting the inlet, and a suction-opening insertion-hole for inserting the suction opening are linearly arranged on the upper surface of the cover member. | 10-10-2013 |
Takahiro Matsuno, Haibara-Gun JP
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20100330809 | POLISHING LIQUID FOR METALS - A liquid for polishing metals, which is used in the chemical and/or mechanical flattening of a semiconductor device, the polishing liquid being characterized in that it comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of tetrazoles or triazoles represented by any one of the following general formulas (I) to (III): | 12-30-2010 |
Takahiro Matsuno, Ashigarakami-Gun JP
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20080242090 | METAL-POLISHING LIQUID AND POLISHING METHOD - A metal-polishing liquid used for chemical-mechanical polishing of a conductor film of copper or a copper alloy in a process for manufacturing a semiconductor device, the metal-polishing liquid comprising: (1) an amino acid derivative represented by the formula (I); and (2) a surfactant, | 10-02-2008 |
Takao Matsuno, Yamanashi-Ken JP
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20100249650 | PUNCTURE SET - A puncture set includes a puncture needle unit and puncture device. The puncture needle unit includes a puncture needle and a tubular casing, with the puncture needle having a needle hub and a needle body possessing a needle point. The tubular casing movably receives the puncture needle and has an opening from which the needle point can project. The puncture device has a housing, an installation section at which the casing is removably installed, and a plunger having a connection section connected to the needle hub in an installed state where the casing is installed on the installation section. Casing-side projections project from the outer periphery of the casing and are circumferentially arranged. Installation section-side projections project from the inner periphery of the installation section and are circumferentially arranged. In the installed state, at least one installation section-side projection is located between adjacent casing-side projections. | 09-30-2010 |
Takashi Matsuno, Amagasaki JP
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20080245659 | DISCHARGE CELL FOR OZONIZER - To prevent the decrease of ozone concentration in the case that high purity oxygen without adding nitrogen is used as the raw material gas in a discharge type ozonizer. | 10-09-2008 |
Takaya Matsuno, Ome-Shi JP
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20100290716 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus decodes a coded stream to obtain pixel data, and decides a filter coefficient for each pixel data. The filter coefficient is used for filtering of the pixel data by multiplying the pixel data and pixel data located around the pixel data by filter coefficients, respectively and adding multiplication results. The image processing apparatus determines effectiveness of adaptive control of the filter coefficient to be used in the filtering, and outputs adaptively controlled filter coefficient if the effectiveness is high, or outputs the filter coefficient, which is not adaptively controlled, if the effectiveness is not high. | 11-18-2010 |
20120307156 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a motion search module, a flicker reduction module and a display controller. The motion search module determines first vectors including motion vectors corresponding to pixel blocks in a target frame in video data, and determines pixels in a previous frame by using the first vectors, the pixels corresponding to pixels in the target frame. The flicker reduction module reduces flicker by blending a first pixel in the target frame and a second pixel in the previous frame. The display controller controls displaying the target frame including the blended pixel. | 12-06-2012 |
Takayuki Matsuno, Shizuoka JP
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20100282494 | ELECTRIC WIRE - An electric wire including a core wire having element wires consisting of aluminum or aluminum alloy is provided, by which stable electrical connection between the core wire of the electric wire and the terminal fitting can be attained. The electric wire | 11-11-2010 |
Takemi Matsuno, Yokohama-Shi JP
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20090033074 | Vehicle upholstery member having air bag door, and method and device for producing the same - A vehicle upholstery member having an invisible type air bag door formed with a break-scheduled line that is designed for easy measurement of depth or the like and that cannot be recognized from the front surface side; a method of producing the same; and a device for producing the same. In a vehicle upholstery member having a skin-equipped air bag door and in a method of producing the same, a portion of the back surface of the skin corresponding to the portion where the vehicle air bag is installed is formed with a break-scheduled line that is not so deep as to reach the surface of the skin and adapted to assume a substantially V-shaped groove shape when the skin is bent with its back surface convexed, and the depth of the break-scheduled line or the thickness of the remaining portion is measured, with the incision of the break-scheduled line opened. Further, a device for producing a vehicle upholstery member having such air bag door comprises a support base for substantially flatly mounting the skin thereon, a cutting blade for forming the break-scheduled line in the skin, and measuring means for measuring the depth of the break-scheduled line or the thickness of the remaining portion. | 02-05-2009 |
20090201761 | Swirling flow producing apparatus, method of producing swirling flow, vapor phase generating apparatus, microbubble generating apparatus, fluid mixed and fluid injection nozzle - There are provided a fluid injection nozzle, a fluid mixer, a microbubble generating apparatus, a vapor phase generating apparatus, a method of producing swirling flow, and a swirling flow producing apparatus that can be applied to any kind of fluid and can efficiently generate a swirling flow at high speed. | 08-13-2009 |
20090288542 | Device for producing break-scheduled line for vehicle upholstery member - A device for producing a break-scheduled line for a vehicle upholstery member having an air bag door equipped with a fabricated skin. The device for producing the vehicle upholstery member having such air bag door comprises a support base for substantially flatly mounting the skin thereon, a cutting blade for forming the break-scheduled line in the skin, and measuring means for measuring the depth of the break-scheduled line or the thickness of the remaining portion. The support base includes a protrusion having a shape corresponding to that of the break-scheduled line formed in the skin on an upper surface of the support base. | 11-26-2009 |
20130327253 | Compound containing imido group, solution of compound containing imido group and method for producing of compound containing imido group - Provided by the invention is a compound containing an imido group that is obtained by partial hydrolysis of a polyimide molded article, in which the compound has an absorption peak derived from an imido group at wave number of 1375 cm | 12-12-2013 |
Takeshi Matsuno, Shizuoka JP
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20110043074 | STEPPING MOTOR - A stepping motor includes a rotor assembly and a stator assembly including two stator units axially coupled to each other. The two stator units each include a pair of yokes which each include a base portion and a plurality of pole teeth extending from the base portion and which are disposed such that each of the pole teeth of one yoke and each of the pole teeth of the other yoke are arranged alternately in the circumferential direction. The pole teeth are shaped symmetric and each include a pair of slant sides inclined so as to become closer to each other with an increase of distance from the base portion, and the slant sides of adjacent pole teeth are located close to each other wherein a magnetic pole gap between the adjacent pole teeth pole teeth is about 0.2 times as large as the thickness of the pole teeth. | 02-24-2011 |
Takuji Matsuno, Aichi JP
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20080253778 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INTO WHICH REPLACEABLE UNITS ARE DETACHABLY ATTACHED - A replaceable unit is detachably attached into an image forming apparatus. The replaceable unit includes: a first cover member provided with a through hole that indicates a direction of the attachment and the detachment of the replaceable unit with respect to the image forming apparatus; and a second cover member having a color different from a color of the first cover member, and being formed to block the through hole from inner side of the replaceable unit when the first cover member is attached to the second cover member. | 10-16-2008 |
Takuji Matsuno, Ichinomiya JP
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20110052236 | FIXING DEVICE - A fixing device for an electrophotographic image forming apparatus is provided with a heat roller configured to heat a toner image formed on a sheet, and a thermistor arranged opposite to a circumferential surface of the heat roller and configured to detect a temperature of the circumferential surface of the heat roller without contacting the heat roller. The thermistor is located at a position above a horizontal plane including a rotational axis of the heat roller and on a downstream side, in a rotational direction of the heat roller, with respect to a vertical plane including the rotational axis of the heat roller, and closer to the vertical plane than the horizontal plane. | 03-03-2011 |
Takuji Matsuno, Ichinomiya-Shi JP
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20080310895 | FIXING DEVICE FOR IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, CAPABLE OF ADJUSTING NIP FORCE BETWEEN HEATING ROLLER AND PRESSURE ROLLER - A fixing device includes a frame, a pressure arm pivotably supported on the frame, and a nip release lever supported on the pressure arm. The pressure arm can release pressure contact between a heating roller and a pressure roller. The nip release lever can move between a pressing position and a release position so as to move the pressure roller between a position at which the pressure roller applies pressure to the heating roller and a position at which the pressure roller applies no pressure. The nip release lever can be halted in the release position. | 12-18-2008 |
20090142113 | Fixing Apparatus and Image Forming Apparatus - A fixing apparatus is described. This fixing apparatus may include a heating member, a pressure member opposed to the heating member, a first holding member holding the pressure member and an urging mechanism position-changeably supporting the pressure member through the first holding member and urging the pressure member toward the heating member through the first holding member. The first holding member is electrically connected with the urging mechanism. The first holding member and the urging mechanism are both formed of a conductive member, and the first holding member is grounded through the urging mechanism. | 06-04-2009 |
20090162080 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a fixing unit that is configured to fix a developing material on a sheet; a plurality of a pair of rollers that discharge the sheet conveyed from the fixing unit; and a sheet detection unit that detects the sheet conveyed from the fixing unit, the sheet detection unit comprising an actuator for detecting the sheet conveyed from the fixing unit, wherein the actuator of the sheet detection unit is disposed between the fixing unit and the plurality of the pair of the rollers on a conveyance path and is disposed within a width of one of the rollers when viewed from a sheet conveyance direction. | 06-25-2009 |
20090297243 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In an image forming device, a fixing unit thermally fixes a development image transferred onto a first surface of a recording medium, the recording medium having a second surface opposite to the first surface. The conveying wall defines a conveying path, along which the recording medium is conveyed from the fixing unit in a conveying direction, the recording medium being conveyed along the conveying path with the first surface of the recording medium confronting the conveying wall, the recording medium having a pair of lateral parts in a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction, the recording medium being curled at the pair of lateral parts to bring the first surface to face outwardly and the second surface to face inwardly. The abutting member is provided in confrontation with the conveying wall, with the conveying path being defined between the conveying wall and the abutting member, the recording medium being conveyed along the conveying path between the conveying wall and the abutting member with the second surface confronting the abutting member, the abutting member being urged so as to be capable of being in abutment contact with the lateral parts of the recording medium to eliminate the curling of the recording medium. | 12-03-2009 |
20100327510 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus include: a main body having a side wall in which an opening is formed; a cover for opening and closing the opening; and a guide member for guiding a printed recording sheet, arranged in a position facing to the opening. The guide member is pivotally supported at its lower end portion on the main body. When the cover is being opened and the guide member is pivoted around its lower end portion as a pivot axis so that an upper end portion of the guide member is tilted toward the opened cover and into a lying-back position, a second sheet-output passage is formed which extends from the image forming unit toward the opened cover through the opening. The guide member is movable to a position away from the opened cover when it is in the lying-back position. | 12-30-2010 |
20110158718 | Fixing Device - A fixing device for thermally fixing a developer image transferred onto a recording sheet, includes: a flexible fusing member which is flexibly deformable; a heating element; a nip member disposed in such a manner as to contact with a surface of the flexible fusing member and to allow the flexible fusing member to slide along the nip member; a reflecting plate configured to reflect radiant heat from the heating element in a direction toward the nip member; a backup member configured to nip the flexible fusing member with the nip member to thereby form a nip portion for the recording sheet between the flexible fusing member and the backup member; and a stay configured to support both end portions of the nip member. The reflecting plate has at least one flange portion, and the flange portion is held and supported between the nip member and the stay. | 06-30-2011 |
20110164905 | Fixing Device - A fixing device includes a heating element disposed inside a flexible fusing member, a nip member disposed to contact with a surface of the flexible fusing member and to allow the flexible fusing member to slide along the nip member, a reflecting plate for reflecting radiant heat from the heating element toward the nip member, and a backup member for nipping the flexible fusing member with the nip member. The reflecting plate includes a central reflecting portion extending along a longitudinal direction of the heating element at least in a region corresponding to along a heat generating portion of the heating element, and end reflecting portions stationarily provided on both ends of the central reflecting portion. The end reflecting portions are disposed in positions longitudinally outward of the heat generating portion and each has a reflecting surface tilted with respect to the longitudinal direction of the heating element. | 07-07-2011 |
20110262159 | Image Forming Device - An image forming device comprising a fixing unit for thermally fixing a developer on a recording sheet, a control unit that controls the temperature to maintain the fixing unit at one of a fixing temperature and a stand-by temperature lower than the fixing temperature, and a transport unit that transports the recording sheet to the fixing unit, wherein, when the temperature of the fixing unit has dropped from the fixing temperature to the stand-by temperature, and a printing command is received, the control unit controls the transport unit so as to set a stand-by time to wait before starting to transport the recording sheet after the printing command is received as a second time interval, which is longer than a first time interval of time required for the temperature of the fixing unit to reach the fixing temperature based on information relating to the current temperature of the fixing unit. | 10-27-2011 |
20110262165 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes: a developer retaining unit configured to carry a developer; a fixing unit including a rotatable heating member configured to heat a recording sheet to thermally fix the developer on the recording sheet; a motor configured to drive the developer retaining unit and the fixing unit; a transmission unit configured to transmit a driving force of the motor to the fixing unit; a switching mechanism configured to selectively transmit the driving force of the motor to the developer retaining unit, and shut off the driving force of the motor to the developer retaining unit; and a control unit configured to, in a cooling operation, control the switching mechanism to shut off the driving force of the motor to the developer retaining unit and control the motor to rotate the heating member while the heating member does not heat. | 10-27-2011 |
20110262195 | Fixing Device and Image Forming Apparatus - A fixing device includes: a frame forming a transport path; a heating member disposed on the transport path; first and second transport rollers which are disposed so as to face the heating member in the transport direction and hold the recording sheet between the first and second transport rollers to transport the recording sheet, the first transport roller including a rotation shaft; and a spring which includes a holding portion holding the rotation shaft of the first transport roller, a support portion supported by the frame and an arm part between the holding portion and the support portion, and is configured to bias the transport roller to the second transport roller; and a restriction portion which contacts a part of the spring between the holding portion and the support portion and restricts the first transport roller from being moved in a direction separated from the second transport roller. | 10-27-2011 |
20120251138 | Fuser Unit - A fuser unit includes: a cylindrical member; a heat generator; a nip member; a backup member, which configures a nip part between the cylindrical member and the backup member with the cylindrical member; a conductive member, which is arranged to cover the heat generator at the inside of the cylindrical member; a temperature detection unit; a wiring; a first frame having insulation, which is arranged at an opposite side to the heat generator with respect to the conductive member being interposed therebetween at the inside of the cylindrical member, and which extends along the conductive member; and a second frame, which is arranged at an opposite side to the conductive member with respect to the first frame being interposed therebetween at the inside of the cylindrical member, and which extends along the first frame, wherein the wiring is arranged between the first frame and the second frame. | 10-04-2012 |
20120251207 | Fuser Unit - A fuser unit includes: a cylindrical member having flexibility; a heat generator, which is arranged at the inside of the cylindrical member; a plate-shaped nip member, which is arranged to slidingly contact an inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical member and receives radiation heat from the heat generator; a backup member, which is configured to configure a nip part between the cylindrical member and the backup member with the cylindrical member, by nipping between the backup member and the nip member; a temperature detection unit, which is arranged to face an opposite surface that is opposite to the surface of the nip member slidingly contacting the cylindrical member at the inside of the cylindrical member and detects a temperature of the nip member, and an urging member that urges the temperature detection unit toward the nip member. | 10-04-2012 |
20120275830 | FIXING DEVICE PROVIDED WITH LUBRICANT AGENT RETAINING PORTION - A fixing device for thermally fixing a developing agent image to a sheet fed in a sheet feeding direction includes: a tubular member; a heater; a nip member; and a backup member. The nip member made of a metal plate includes: a base portion; a connecting portion; and a flange portion. The base portion is plate-shaped. A nip region for nipping the tubular member between the backup member and the nip member is defined exclusively by the base portion and the backup member. The connecting portion extends from the base portion in a direction away from the backup member. The flange portion extends from the connecting portion in a direction opposite to the sheet feeding direction. The connecting portion and the flange portion define a retaining portion at a position confronting an inner peripheral surface of the tubular member for retaining a lubricant agent therein. | 11-01-2012 |
20120275831 | Fixing Device Having Guide for Guiding Movement of Fusing Belt - A fixing device includes: a tubular member; a heater; a nip member including a base portion, a connecting portion, and a flange portion; a backup member; and a guide member. The tubular member is circularly movable in a circularly-moving direction. The guide member has a part positioned upstream of the nip member in the circularly-moving direction and configured to guide the tubular member. The part has an end portion containing a most downstream end at which the tubular member is directed to a position between the nip member and the backup member. The nip member and the guide member define an imaginary plane containing a line connecting the first curved portion provided by a boundary region between the connecting portion and the base portion, and the most downstream end. The first imaginary plane is positioned opposite to the heater relative to a first end of the flange portion. | 11-01-2012 |
20120275833 | Fixing Device Provided with Heater Having Sealed Portion with Improved Orientation - A fixing device includes: a tubular member; a heater; a nip member; a stay; and a backup member. The heater including: a glass tube; and a heat source. The nip member confronts the heater in a confronting direction. The glass tube has an axis defining an axial direction. The glass tube includes a glass tube body having end portions in the axial direction and sealed portions formed integrally with the end portions. Each sealed portion is formed in a plate shape and protrudes radially outwardly from the glass tube body when viewing in the axial direction. Each sealed portion is oriented in a first direction and defines a cross-sectional distance between one end portion and another end portion of the sealed portion in the confronting direction greater than a cross-sectional length of the glass tube in a second direction perpendicular to the confronting direction and the axial direction. | 11-01-2012 |
20120308254 | Fixing Device Capable of Grounding Tubular Member - A fixing device for thermally fixing a developing agent image to a sheet includes: a flexible tubular member having an inner peripheral surface defining an internal space; a heater; a nip member being in sliding contact with the inner peripheral surface of the flexible tubular member and having an electrically conductive surface; a stay supporting the nip member and being electrically conductive and electrically connected to the electrically conductive surface; a backup member nipping the flexible tubular member in cooperation with the nip member; a supporting member supporting the nip member and the stay, the supporting member being movable relative to the backup member; and a first grounding member disposed to be in contact with the stay for grounding the stay, the first grounding member being supported to the supporting member such that the first grounding member is integrally movable with the supporting member. | 12-06-2012 |
20120308275 | Fixing Device Having Members to Restrict End Faces of Tubular Member - A fixing device for thermally fixing a developing agent image to a sheet includes: a flexible tubular member having an inner peripheral surface, the tubular member defining an axis extending in an axial direction and having widthwise end portions in the axial direction; a heater; a nip member being in sliding contact with the inner peripheral surface; a backup member confronting the nip member to nip the tubular member in cooperation with the nip member; a stay supporting the nip member; a pair of inner guides being in sliding contact with the inner peripheral surface to guide the same; and a pair of restricting members restricting the widthwise end portions of the tubular member from moving in the axial direction, at least one of the pair of restricting members being formed separately from the inner guides and being assembled to the stay in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction. | 12-06-2012 |
20120308277 | Fixing Device Capable of Suppressing Contact Between Tubular Member and Electric Components - A fixing device for thermally fixing a developing agent image to a sheet includes: a flexible tubular member having an inner peripheral surface and circularly moving in a moving direction while the developing agent image is thermally fixed; a heater; a nip member being in sliding contact with the tubular member; a backup member nipping the tubular member in cooperation with the nip member; a stay covering the heater and supporting the nip member; an electric component positioned opposite to the heater with respect to the stay; and a frame supporting the electric component. The frame includes: an isolating portion interposed between the tubular member and the electric component for isolating the electric component from the tubular member; and a guide portion guiding the inner peripheral surface of the tubular member while the flexible tubular member is moving in the moving direction. | 12-06-2012 |
20130071155 | Fixing Device - A fixing device includes: a first fixing member and a second fixing member forming a nip portion for heat-fixing a recording sheet; an urging mechanism including an urging member and urging the first fixing member toward the second fixing member by an urging force of the urging member; a first frame for supporting the second fixing member; a second frame arranged at an opposite side to the second fixing member with the first fixing member being interposed therebetween; and a switching member, which applies a pressing force resisting the urging force to the first fixing member for switching a width of the nip portion, and which includes a cam to which the urging force is applied and a shaft for supporting the cam. The first frame and the second frame are connected to each other by the shaft. | 03-21-2013 |
20130071156 | Fixing Device - A fixing device configured to heat-fix a developer image on a recording sheet, the fixing device includes: a flexible cylindrical member; a nip member configured to slidingly contact an inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical member; a heating member that is arranged at an inside of the cylindrical member and is configured to heat the nip member; a stay configured to support the nip member with surrounding the heating member; a backup member configured to interpose the cylindrical member between the nip member and the backup member; a cover member that is arranged at the inside of the cylindrical member and is configured to cover the stay from an opposite side to the heating member; and a first support member configured to support the cover member and form a gap between the stay and the cover member. | 03-21-2013 |
20130071157 | Fixing Device - A fixing device includes, a belt, and a plate. The belt has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The plate is made of metal and has a sliding surface that is configured to slide on the first surface of the belt in a predetermined direction. The sliding surface of the plate has roll marks that extend along the predetermined direction. | 03-21-2013 |
20130071159 | Fixing Device - A fixing device may include first and second fixing members arranged to form a nip portion, an urging member that provides an urging force to urge the first fixing member toward the second fixing member, a change member configured to change a width of the nip portion from a first nip width to a second nip width by applying a pressing force to the first fixing member against the urging force of the urging member and change the width of the nip portion from the second nip width to the first nip width by releasing the pressing force, and a restriction portion configured to restrict movement of the first fixing member and restrict a maximum value of the first nip width of the nip portion while the pressing force against the urging force is released. | 03-21-2013 |
20130121738 | Fixing Device for Image-Forming Device, Capable of Adjusting Nip Force Between Heating Roller and Pressure Roller - A fixing device includes a frame, a pressure arm pivotably supported on the frame, and a nip release lever supported on the pressure arm. The pressure arm can release pressure contact between a heating roller and a pressure roller. The nip release lever can move between a pressing position and a release position so as to move the pressure roller between a position at which the pressure roller applies pressure to the heating roller and a position at which the pressure roller applies no pressure. The nip release lever can be halted in the release position. | 05-16-2013 |
20130136511 | FUSER UNIT - A fuser unit includes: a cylindrical member; a heat generation member; a nip plate; a backup member that forms a nip portion; a temperature detection member that detects a temperature of the nip plate, wherein the nip plate has: a plate-shaped part that forms the nip portion; a lubricant restraint part that is formed on at least a part of a downstream side end of the plate-shaped part in a predetermined direction and that extends toward an inner side in a diametrical direction of the cylindrical member, and a detected part that extends from an end of the lubricant restraint part toward the predetermined direction, and wherein the detected part is formed to be shorter than the plate-shaped part in an axial direction of the cylindrical member, and both ends of the detected part in the axial direction are adjacent to a space. | 05-30-2013 |
20130136512 | FUSER UNIT - A fuser unit, which heat-fixes a developer image on a recording sheet, the fuser unit comprising: a cylindrical member having flexibility; a heat generation member; a nip member; a stay; a first frame; a second frame, and a wiring, wherein the first frame is provided with a pair of openings through which both axial end sides of the stay are exposed, wherein the second frame is configured to cover a central portion of the wiring, which is positioned at an inward side more than the pair of openings in the axial direction, wherein both axial sides of the second frame are provided with pressing protrusions that directly press the stay through the openings, and wherein both axial sides of the second frame are provided with third frames that cover a part of the wiring arranged at both axial end sides of the first frame. | 05-30-2013 |
20130136513 | Fuser Unit - A fuser unit, which heat-fixes a developer image transferred on a recording sheet while moving the recording sheet in a predetermined direction, the fuser unit comprising: a cylindrical member having flexibility; a heat generation member that is arranged at an inside of the cylindrical member and generates radiation heat; a nip member that slidingly contacts an inner periphery of the cylindrical member; a reflection plate that contacts the nip member, is configured to cover the heat generation member and reflects the radiation heat toward the nip member, and a backup member that forms a nip region by nipping the cylindrical member between the nip member and the backup member, wherein the nip member and the reflection plate intermittently contact each other in an axial direction of the cylindrical member within an image forming width. | 05-30-2013 |
20130136514 | FUSER UNIT - A fuser unit, which heat-fixes a developer image transferred on a recording sheet, the fuser unit includes: a cylindrical member having flexibility; a heat generation member that is arranged at an inside of the cylindrical member and generates radiation heat; a nip member that slidingly contacts an inner periphery of the cylindrical member; a first reflection member that extends along the heat generation member to corresponds with at least a range of a heat generation part of the heat generation member; a second reflection member that is arranged, at an outside of the heat generation member, to at least one of end sides of the first reflection member in the longitudinal direction, and a backup member that forms a nip region by nipping the cylindrical member between the nip member and the backup member, wherein the second reflection member is separated from the first reflection member. | 05-30-2013 |
20130195527 | Fixing Device - A fixing device including: a flexible cylindrical member; a heater that is disposed inside the cylindrical member; a nip plate configured to be in contact with an inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical member and is configured to be heated by the heater; and a roller configured to pinch the cylindrical member between the roller and the nip plate, wherein, at least during fixing, the nip plate has a curved shape where a central portion thereof in an axial direction of the cylindrical member is more spaced from the roller than both end portions thereof in the axial direction, and wherein the roller is a concave roller where a diameter of a central portion thereof in the axial direction is smaller than diameters of both end portions thereof respectively. | 08-01-2013 |
20130209149 | Fixing Roller and Method of Manufacturing the Same - A fixing roller that may include: a rotary shaft; an elastic layer that is provided at the circumference of the rotary shaft, and a surface layer that covers the circumference of the elastic layer and includes creases, wherein the creases are provided at both axial end portions of the surface layer, and a portion of the surface layer between the axial end portions thereof is smoother than the axial end portions. | 08-15-2013 |
20130216285 | Fixing Device - A fixing device for thermally fixing a developer image transferred onto a recording sheet, includes: a flexible fusing member which is flexibly deformable; a heating element; a nip member disposed in such a manner as to contact with a surface of the flexible fusing member and to allow the flexible fusing member to slide along the nip member; a reflecting plate configured to reflect radiant heat from the heating element in a direction toward the nip member; a backup member configured to nip the flexible fusing member with the nip member to thereby form a nip portion for the recording sheet between the flexible fusing member and the backup member; and a stay configured to support both end portions of the nip member. The reflecting plate has at least one flange portion, and the flange portion is held and supported between the nip member and the stay. | 08-22-2013 |
20130322937 | FIXING DEVICE HAVING END-FACE RESTRICTING MEMBERS APPLIED WITH LUBRICANT - A fixing device includes: a flexible tubular member defining an axis extending in an axial direction; a first fixing member; a second fixing member configured to nip the tubular member in cooperation with the first fixing member; and a pair of restricting members disposed to interpose the tubular member therebetween in the axial direction. The tubular member has end faces in the axial direction and a circumference defining a circumferential direction. Each restricting member has a restricting surface abuttable with each end face of the tubular member to restrict the tubular member from moving in the axial direction, each restricting surface having a specific area continuously applied with a lubricant upon completion of assembly of the fixing device, the specific area having an arcuate shape extending in the circumferential direction and having a width at least equal to a thickness of the tubular member in the radial direction. | 12-05-2013 |
20130322938 | Fixing Device Having Base Tube with Rough Surface - A fixing device includes: a flexible tubular member defining an internal space and extending in an axial direction; a first fixing member disposed at the internal space; and a second fixing member configured to nip the flexible tubular member in cooperation with the first fixing member. The flexible tubular member includes a metal base tube having an outer peripheral surface configured of a first area and a second area other than the first area in the axial direction. The first area has a 10-point average roughness of equal to or larger than 3 μm, and the second area has a 10-point average roughness of equal to or smaller than 3 μm. | 12-05-2013 |
20130336692 | Fixing Device Including Reflecting Plate With Tilted Ends - A fixing device includes a heating element disposed inside a flexible fusing member, a nip member disposed to contact with a surface of the flexible fusing member and to allow the flexible fusing member to slide along the nip member, a reflecting plate for reflecting radiant heat from the heating element toward the nip member, and a backup member for nipping the flexible fusing member with the nip member. The reflecting plate includes a central reflecting portion extending along a longitudinal direction of the heating element at least in a region corresponding to along a heat generating portion of the heating element, and end reflecting portions stationarily provided on both ends of the central reflecting portion. The end reflecting portions are disposed in positions longitudinally outward of the heat generating portion and each has a reflecting surface tilted with respect to the longitudinal direction of the heating element. | 12-19-2013 |
20140140715 | Fuser Unit - A fuser unit may include a cylindrical member, a heat generator, a nip member, and a backup member. A nip part may be defined between the cylindrical member and the backup member. The fuser unit may further include a conductive member, arranged to cover the heat generator at the inside of the cylindrical member, a temperature detection unit, a wiring, a first frame having insulation, arranged at an opposite side to the heat generator with respect to the conductive member being interposed therebetween at the inside of the cylindrical member, and which extends along the conductive member, and a second frame, arranged at an opposite side to the conductive member with respect to the first frame being interposed therebetween at the inside of the cylindrical member, and which extends along the first frame, wherein the wiring is arranged between the first frame and the second frame. | 05-22-2014 |
20140153977 | Image Forming Apparatus and Fixing Apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes a fixing unit, discharge unit, first and second guides, and top cover. The discharge unit is disposed obliquely above a heating member of the fixing unit. The first guide extends from a position above the heating member toward the discharge unit and has an upstream portion in a conveying direction of an image-fixed sheet. The second guide is disposed above the heating member and faces the upstream portion. The second guide defines an upper portion of the conveying path. A part of the second guide faces the upstream portion in the first position, and exposes the upstream portion in the second position. The top cover is movable between an open position where the second guide is exposed and a closed position where the second guide is covered. The first guide has a guide surface sloping downward in the conveying direction. | 06-05-2014 |
20140286685 | Fixing Device Having Guide for Guiding Movement of Fusing Belt - A fixing device includes: a tubular member; a heater; a nip member including a base portion, a connecting portion, and a flange portion; a backup member; and a guide member. The tubular member is circularly movable in a circularly-moving direction. The guide member has a part positioned upstream of the nip member in the circularly-moving direction and configured to guide the tubular member. The part has an end portion containing a most downstream end at which the tubular member is directed to a position between the nip member and the backup member. The nip member and the guide member define a first imaginary plane containing a line connecting a first curved portion provided by a boundary region between the connecting portion and the base portion, and the most downstream end. The first imaginary plane is positioned opposite to the heater relative to a first end of the flange portion. | 09-25-2014 |
20140294417 | Image Forming Apparatus and Heat Fixing Device Provided in the Same - An image forming apparatus may include an endless belt, a heater, a first temperature sensor, a second temperature sensor, and a controller. The endless belt may have a center portion and end portions in an axial direction, and defines an internal space therein and an outer peripheral surface. The first temperature sensor may be positioned at the center portion and facing the outer peripheral surface. The second temperature sensor may be positioned at one of the end portions and in the internal space. The controller may be configured to: receive a first signal from the first temperature sensor; control the heater based on the first signal; receive a second signal from the second temperature sensor; and determine whether an edge overheat occurs at the one of the end portions based on the second signal. | 10-02-2014 |
20140294419 | Image Forming Apparatus and Heat Fixing Device Provided in the Same - An image forming apparatus may include an endless belt, a heater, a first temperature sensor, and a second temperature sensor. The endless belt may be configured to circularly move about a rotational axis extending in an axial direction. The endless belt may have a center portion and end portions in the axial direction, and define an internal space therein and an outer peripheral surface. The heater may be configured to heat the endless belt. The first temperature sensor may be positioned at the center portion and in the internal space. The second temperature sensor may be positioned at one of the end portions and facing the outer peripheral surface. | 10-02-2014 |
20140294466 | Fixing Device Having Pressing Members for Pressing Endless Belt - A fixing device may include an endless belt configured to circularly move about an axis extending in an axial direction, a first pressing member and a second pressing member. The endless belt may have an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface, the outer peripheral surface having a first outer end portion and a second outer end portion in the axial direction, the inner peripheral surface having a first inner end portion and a second inner end portion in the axial direction. The first pressing member may have a first contact portion in contact with the first outer end portion for pressing the first outer end portion toward the inner peripheral surface. The second pressing member may have a second contact portion in contact with the second outer end portion for pressing the second outer end portion toward the inner peripheral surface. | 10-02-2014 |
Tetsuro Matsuno, Aichi-Ken JP
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20080297536 | Image processor - An image processor enabling a user to quickly select desired images from a large number of images without scrolling repeatedly through the images. The image processor assigns image numbers to segments of a scroll bar and displays image data corresponding to an image number assigned at the position on the scroll bar pressed by the user. The image processor also reduces the number of image numbers assigned per segment of the scroll bar near the image number at the pressed position on the scroll bar to facilitate the user in specifying a desired image through a subsequent input operation. | 12-04-2008 |
20080301584 | Image displaying device - An image-displaying device includes a storing unit and a displaying unit. The storing unit stores correlation data between a plurality of thumbnails and a sequence of the plurality of thumbnails. The displaying unit is capable of displaying a predetermined maximum number of thumbnails based on the correlation data. If a displayed thumbnail is selected by a user, the displaying unit displays identification data identifying the selected thumbnail together with the selected thumbnail. If identification data is selected by a user, the displaying unit displays a thumbnail corresponding to the selected identification data. | 12-04-2008 |
Tetsuro Matsuno, Niwa-Gun JP
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20090059260 | MULTIFUNCTION PERIPHERAL - There is provided a multifunction peripheral having a plurality of functions, including: a phone communication unit having a phone communication function; a communication interface to interface the multifunction peripheral with an external device; a processing unit to control operations of the multifunction peripheral; a judgment unit to judge whether external data received through the communication interface corresponds to data of a first predetermined type; and a conversion unit having a function of converting, without controls by the processing unit, the external data into data of a second predetermined type adapted to the phone communication function in response to a fact that the judgment unit judges that the external data corresponds to data of the first predetermined type, and having a function of converting, without controls by the processing unit, data of the second predetermined type into data of the first predetermined type to be outputted through the communication interface. | 03-05-2009 |
Tetsuro Matsuno, Hyogo JP
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20090034620 | MOTION ESTIMATION METHOD - A motion estimation method capable of reducing the amount of calculation as compared to a full search method. In the method, a coarse search block and fine search blocks are defined. The fine search blocks are given by dividing the coarse search block into a plurality of blocks so that the fine search blocks are contained in the coarse search block. A sparsely interpolated image and a densely interpolated image are defined. A first search is performed using the defined coarse search block and the defined sparsely interpolated image. A second search is performed using the defined coarse search block and the defined densely interpolated image. With regard to search blocks belonging to the fine search blocks, only a surrounding region of an optimal point obtained in the first search is searched. | 02-05-2009 |
Toshiaki Matsuno, Shizuoka-Shi JP
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20090056615 | Indicator for pressure container - An indicator includes a case mountable in a gas filling passage of a pressure container; a valve element which is urged toward one side of the case connectable to the pressure container, the valve element being movable in the case to a position balanced with gas pressure in the pressure container; an O-ring serving as a seal member for ensuring gas tightness between the valve element and the case; and an indicating member slidable relative to the case between a position protruding outside the case and a position not protruding. The O-ring is arranged on the valve element so that the O-ring is in contact with the case to ensure gas tightness when the valve element is in a first balanced position while a gas pressure in the pressure container is e.g. 7 MPa or higher and the O-ring is out of contact with the case not to ensure gas tightness when the valve element is in a second balanced position while the gas pressure is less than e.g. 7 MPa. | 03-05-2009 |
20100269748 | INDICATOR FOR PRESSURE CONTAINER - An indicator includes a case mountable in a gas filling passage of a pressure container; a valve element which is urged toward one side of the case connectable to the pressure container, the valve element being movable in the case to a position balanced with gas pressure in the pressure container; a seal member for ensuring gas tightness between the valve element and the case; and an indicating member slidable relative to the case between a position protruding outside the case and a position not protruding. The spring force and a gas pressure force may be equally balanced at first and second balanced positions of the valve element. | 10-28-2010 |
Toshimasa Matsuno, Shizuoka JP
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Toshinobu Matsuno, Kyoto JP
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20080303058 | SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A solid state imaging device includes a pixel having a photoelectric conversion element formed on a semiconductor substrate. The photoelectric conversion element includes: a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type; a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type formed on the first semiconductor layer and forming a junction therebetween; a third semiconductor layer formed on the second semiconductor layer and having a smaller band gap energy than the second semiconductor layer, the third semiconductor layer being made of a single-crystal semiconductor and containing an impurity; and a fourth semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type covering a side surface and an upper surface of the third semiconductor layer. Provision of the fourth semiconductor layer can reduce a current flowing in dark conditions. | 12-11-2008 |
20090020840 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A solid-state imaging apparatus includes a plurality of unit pixels with associated microlenses arranged in a two-dimensional array. Each microlens includes a distributed index lens with a modulated effective refractive index distribution obtained by including a combination of a plurality of patterns having a concentric structure, the plurality of patterns being divided into line widths equal to or shorter than a wavelength of an incident light. At least one of the plurality of patterns includes a lower light-transmitting film having the concentric structure and a first line width and a first film thickness, and an upper light-transmitting film having the concentric structure configured on the lower light-transmitting film having a second line width and a second film thickness. The distributed index lens has a structure in which a refractive index material is dense at a center and becomes sparse gradually toward an outer side in the concentric structure. | 01-22-2009 |
20090250594 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A solid-state image sensor that has a high pixel count and includes a color filter having high color reproducibility is provided. The solid-state image sensor includes: light-collecting elements each of which is a medium containing dispersant particles; light-receiving elements each of which is provided for a corresponding one of the light-collecting elements, and which receives light collected by the corresponding one of the light-collecting elements and generates an electric signal; and electrical wiring for transferring the electric signal, wherein each of the light-collecting elements has one of plural light-dispersion functions that are different depending on the corresponding light-receiving elements. | 10-08-2009 |
20140092227 | IMAGE CAPTURING PROCESSOR AND ENDOSCOPE - In image capturing processor in one embodiment comprises: an image capturing section including an image sensor that captures a polarization image of an object being illuminated with an illuminating light beam; and an image processing section. The image processing section has: a light intensity image generator which generates a light intensity image based on the output of the image sensor; a polarization degree image generator which generates a polarization degree image by calculating the degree of polarization on a pixel-by-pixel basis; a retouching section which generates a retouched polarization image by enhancing the degree of polarization of the polarization degree image at depressions on a micro-geometric surface of the object and by correcting at least one of its hue, saturation and value; and an image synthesizing section which synthesizes the retouched polarization image and the light intensity image together. | 04-03-2014 |
Tsutomu Matsuno, Okazaki-City JP
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20110316686 | OBSTACLE POSITION INDICATING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - An obstacle position indicating apparatus is disclosed. In the apparatus, multiple actuators are arranged in a periphery of a conduction plate so as to give an external force to an end of the conduction plate in a planer direction of the conduction plate. A drive control component determines a ratio of magnitude of amplitude of designated two actuators in accordance with information on a direction to an obstacle and causes the designated two actuators to perform reciprocating motion in accordance with the determined ratio. The conduction plate conducts the vibration, which results from the reciprocating motion of the designated two actuators, to a hand of an occupant touching the conduction plate, thereby providing the occupant with the information on the direction to the obstacle. | 12-29-2011 |
20120001742 | OBSTACLE SEARCH SYSTEM - An obstacle search system includes an operation unit for accepting a direction input operation by an occupant of a vehicle and a displacement sensor for detecting displacement of the operation unit according to the direction input operation, for moving a detection enabled area of an obstacle detector. Based on the movement of the detection enabled area of the obstacle detector, the occupant is supported to correctly recognize a positional relationship between the vehicle and the obstacle and to effectively reduce the number of unnecessary obstacle detections. | 01-05-2012 |
Yasushi Matsuno, Matsumoto JP
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20080239006 | DROPLET EJECTION HEAD, DROPLET EJECTION DEVICE, AND METHOD OF FORMING ELECTRODE SUBSTRATE - A droplet ejection head includes: a nozzle substrate provided with a plurality of nozzle holes for ejecting a droplet; a cavity substrate provided with a plurality of ejection cavities each having a diaphragm as a bottom wall functioning as an electrode; and an electrode substrate including: a plurality of individual electrodes each formed in a first groove, opposed to the diaphragm with a gap, and for driving the diaphragm; a driver IC for controlling driving of the plurality of individual electrodes; and input wiring formed in a second grooves, and for inputting one of power and a signal for driving the drover IC from the outside. The second grooves of the electrode substrate are formed deeper than the first grooves, and a thickness of a conductive material of the input wiring is greater than a thickness of the individual electrodes. | 10-02-2008 |
20100128076 | DROPLET JET HEAD AND DROPLET JET APPARATUS - A droplet jet head includes a nozzle substrate having a plurality of nozzle holes; a cavity substrate having recesses whose bottoms serve as diaphragms, and the recesses serving as ejection chambers; an electrode substrate having separate electrodes opposed to the diaphragms; a reservoir substrate having a recess serving as a common droplet chamber for supplying droplets to the ejection chambers, through holes for transferring the droplets from the common droplet chamber to the ejection chambers, and nozzle communicating holes for transferring the droplets from the ejection chambers to the nozzle holes; and a driver IC that supplies a driving signal to the separate electrodes. The cavity substrate has a first hole, and the reservoir substrate has a second hole. The first hole and the second hole communicate with each other to form a housing. The driver IC is housed in the housing. | 05-27-2010 |
20110176128 | OPTICAL FILTER, ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENT, OPTICAL DEVICE, AND CHARACTERISTIC MEASUREMENT METHOD - An optical filter includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposed to the first substrate, a first reflecting film provided to the first substrate, a second reflecting film provided to the second substrate, and opposed to the first reflecting film, a first electrode provided to the first substrate, a second electrode provided to the second substrate, and opposed to the first electrode, and a voltage control section adapted to control an electrical potential difference between the first electrode and a second electrode, and when switching a wavelength of a light beam to be dispersed by switching the electrical potential difference between the first electrode and the second electrode, and measuring an intensity of the light beam dispersed, the voltage control section switches the electrical potential difference from a first electrical potential difference to a second electrical potential difference larger than the first electrical potential difference. | 07-21-2011 |
20120044491 | OPTICAL FILTER, OPTICAL FILTER MODULE, SPECTROMETRIC INSTRUMENT, AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - An optical filter includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a first optical film provided to the first substrate, and a second optical film provided to the second substrate and facing the first optical film, and at least one of the first optical film and the second optical film has a metal film having a reflecting property and transmissibility of a light in a desired wavelength band, and a surface and an edge portion of the metal film is covered by a dielectric film. It is also possible to provide a tilted surface to an edge portion of the metal film. Further, it is also possible to form a step-like bump between the metal film and a dielectric film as another optical film formed under the metal film. | 02-23-2012 |
20120132349 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING TUNABLE INTERFERENCE FILTER - A method for producing a tunable interference filter including a first substrate, a second substrate, a first reflection coating, a second reflection coating, and a gap changing section having a first gap changing section and a second first gap changing section, the method comprising a first substrate production process of forming the first substrate and forming the first reflection coating and the first gap changing section on the first substrate, a second substrate production process of forming the second substrate and forming the second reflection coating and the second gap changing section on the second substrate, and a bonding process of bonding the first substrate and the second substrate in a state in which temperature of the first substrate is higher than temperature of the second substrate after the first substrate production process and the second substrate production process. | 05-31-2012 |
20120147380 | VARIABLE WAVELENGTH INTERFERENCE FILTER, OPTICAL MODULE, AND OPTICAL ANALYSIS DEVICE - A wavelength-variable interference filter includes first and second electrodes provided at first and second substrates, respectively, the second substrate including a movable section, first and second electrode wires that extend from the first and second electrodes toward outer circumferential edges of the first and second substrates, respectively, a first opposite electrode wire disposed so as to be isolated from the second electrode, and a first conductive section that connects the first electrode wire with the first opposite electrode wire. The second electrode wire and the first opposite electrode wire extend passing through a center point of an imaginary circle of the movable section in respective directions and dividing the imaginary circle at regular angular intervals. | 06-14-2012 |
20120188646 | VARIABLE WAVELENGTH INTERFERENCE FILTER, OPTICAL MODULE, AND OPTICAL ANALYSIS DEVICE - An etalon includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a fixed mirror provided on a surface of the first substrate that faces the second substrate, a movable mirror provided on the second substrate and facing the fixed mirror via an inter-mirror gap, and a first electrode provided on the surface of the first substrate that faces the second substrate. A first multilayer stopper portion is provided by a portion of the first electrode being stacked with at least a portion of an outer circumferential edge of the fixed mirror. | 07-26-2012 |
20120257280 | TUNABLE INTERFERENCE FILTER, OPTICAL MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A tunable interference filter includes: first and second opposed substrates; a first reflection film provided on a first reflection film fixing surface of the first substrate; a second reflection film provided on a second reflection film fixing surface of the second substrate and separated from the first reflection film by a gap; and a first electrode provided on a first electrode surface of the first substrate facing the second substrate, wherein the first electrode surface is spaced apart from the second substrate by a different distance than the first reflection film fixing surface, and a layered part in which the first reflection film and the first electrode are stacked is provided on the first electrode surface, the layered part being spaced apart from the second substrate by a larger distance than the first reflection film fixing surface. | 10-11-2012 |
20120300208 | OPTICAL FILTER, OPTICAL FILTER MODULE, AND PHOTOMETRIC ANALYZER - An optical filter includes fixed substrate, a movable substrate opposed to the fixed substrate, a first reflection film provided on a surface of the fixed substrate facing the movable substrate, a second reflection film provided on the movable substrate and opposed to the first reflection film across a gap, a first electrode formed to cover the first reflection film and to extend beyond an outer circumference of the first reflection film, and a second electrode provided on a surface of the movable substrate facing the fixed substrate and opposed to a part of the first electrode, and the first electrode is formed of a light-transmissive material, and the first electrode and the second reflection film are electrically connected at the same potential. | 11-29-2012 |
20130027707 | TUNABLE INTERFERENCE FILTER, OPTICAL FILTER MODULE, AND PHOTOMETRIC ANALYZER - A filter includes a fixed substrate, a movable substrate opposed to the fixed substrate, a first reflection film provided on a surface of the fixed substrate facing the movable substrate, a second reflection film provided on the movable substrate and opposed to the first reflection film across a gap, a first electrode provided on the surface of the fixed substrate facing the movable substrate, a second electrode provided on the movable substrate and opposed to the first electrode, bonding parts provided on opposing surfaces of the fixed and movable substrates and bonding the fixed substrate to the movable substrate, and a groove part provided in at least one of the opposing surfaces, and the gap is in communication with an exterior of the filter via the groove part. | 01-31-2013 |
20130075596 | OPTICAL FILTER DEVICE, OPTICAL MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An optical filter device includes a variable wavelength interference filter having a stationary substrate, a movable substrate, a stationary reflecting film, and a movable reflecting film, and a housing adapted to house the variable wavelength interference filter therein. The housing has a base substrate, a lid bonded to the base substrate, and forming an internal space between the base substrate and the lid, and a lid-side glass substrate adapted to block a light passage hole provided to the lid. Further, the lid-side glass substrate has a substrate edge located outside the outer peripheral edge of the light passage hole, and is bonded to the lid in an area extending from the outer peripheral edge of the light passage hole to the substrate edge. | 03-28-2013 |
20130083398 | VARIABLE WAVELENGTH INTERFERENCE FILTER, OPTICAL FILTER DEVICE, OPTICAL MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A variable wavelength interference filter includes a stationary substrate, a movable substrate bonded to the stationary substrate, a stationary reflecting film provided to the stationary substrate, a movable reflecting film provided to the movable substrate, and opposed to the stationary reflecting film across an inter-reflecting film gap, and an electrostatic actuator adapted to vary the gap amount of the inter-reflecting film gap by deflecting the movable substrate toward the stationary substrate, a releasing space to which air between the stationary reflecting film and the movable reflecting film moves when the gap amount of the inter-reflecting film gap is reduced is provided between the stationary substrate and the movable substrate, and assuming that a spring constant of the movable substrate is k | 04-04-2013 |
20130083400 | WAVELENGTH VARIABLE INTERFERENCE FILTER, OPTICAL FILTER DEVICE, OPTICAL MODULE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE WAVELENGTH VARIABLE INTERFERENCE FILTER - A wavelength variable interference filter includes a fixed substrate including a fixed reflective film, a movable substrate including a movable reflective film, and a bonding section configured to bond the fixed substrate and the movable substrate. The movable substrate includes a movable section, a holding section, and a substrate outer circumferential section. The holding section includes a flat section having a uniform thickness dimension and a curved surface section provided on the outer circumferential side of the flat section, a thickness dimension of the curved surface section increasing toward the substrate outer circumferential section. The bonding section is provided in an outer circumferential region extending along substrate outer circumferential edges on surfaces opposed to each other of the fixed substrate and the movable substrate. The inner circumferential edge of the bonding section is provided further on the inner side than the outer circumferential edge of the curved surface section. | 04-04-2013 |
20130208359 | OPTICAL FILTER DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE OPTICAL FILTER DEVICE - An optical filter device includes an interference filter and a housing. The interference filter includes a fixed substrate, a movable substrate joined to the fixed substrate, a fixed reflective film provided on the fixed substrate, and a movable reflective film provided on the movable substrate and opposed to the fixed reflective film across an inter-reflective film gap. The housing includes a base substrate on which the interference filter is arranged. A fixing member is arranged between the movable substrate and the base substrate. The movable substrate is fixed to the base substrate by the fixing member in one place excluding a region where the movable reflective film is provided. | 08-15-2013 |
20140204461 | OPTICAL DEVICE STORAGE PACKAGE, OPTICAL FILTER DEVICE, OPTICAL MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A optical device storage package includes a storage portion configured to store an optical device, a base portion which constitutes a bottom portion of the storage portion, a side wall portion which is integrally molded with the base portion and which constitutes a side surface portion of the storage portion, and a first lid portion joined to the side wall portion so as to cover the storage portion, constituting a top portion opposing the bottom portion of the storage portion and hermetically sealing the top portion, wherein the first lid portion is formed of a light-transmissive member. | 07-24-2014 |
20140218802 | OPTICAL FILTER DEVICE, OPTICAL MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An optical filter device has a light interference filter and a casing. The light interference filter has a fixed substrate, a movable substrate joined to the fixed substrate, a fixed reflection film provided on the fixed substrate, and a movable reflection film provided on the movable substrate. The casing has a base substrate and a lid that forms an internal space with the base substrate. The movable substrate has a holding portion provided on a surface opposite to the fixed substrate, outside a light interference region, as viewed in a plan view. The base substrate has a light transmission hole corresponding to a light transmission region. An outer peripheral edge of the light transmission hole faces the holding portion. The surface opposite to the fixed substrate of the movable substrate is joined to the base substrate. | 08-07-2014 |
20140285895 | OPTICAL FILTER DEVICE, OPTICAL MODULE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An optical filter device includes a wavelength variable interference filter provided with a movable substrate on which respective electrode pads are provided; a base substrate on which the wavelength variable interference filter is mounted, facing the movable substrate; and a fixing member that is disposed between the movable substrate and the base substrate and fixes the movable substrate and the base substrate. The fixing member is disposed at a position that overlaps the respective electrode pads, in a filter plan view. | 09-25-2014 |
20150062708 | OPTICAL DEVICE, OPTICAL MODULE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, OPTICAL HOUSING, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL HOUSING - An optical filter device includes a wavelength tunable interference filter, a lid having a second opening, a base that forms a receiving space together with the lid, a second glass member that covers the second opening and is bonded to the lid through low melting point glass, and a metal layer provided on the lid. The metal layer is provided outside a line that is separated from the outer peripheral edge of the second glass member by a predetermined distance toward a side away from the second opening and is disposed along the outer peripheral edge of the second glass member in plan view when the lid is viewed from a normal direction with respect to the opening surface of the second opening. | 03-05-2015 |
Yoshio Matsuno, Saitama-Shi JP
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20090285206 | NETWORK SYSTEM AND DATA TRANSFER METHOD - The network system of the present invention is comprises lower segments constituted in each of a plurality of organizations, floors, offices, and an upper segment that connects the lower segments together. The network system comprises an improved L2 switch that is installed in each lower segment and has a function to transmit a frame, which is transmitted from other network devices of each lower segment to the improved L2 switch itself to a center device that is installed in upper segment; and the center device that is individually connected to the improved L2 switch and controls the data communication of the frame between the improved L2 switches. According to the present invention, a network system; wherein data communication can be performed easily between the lower segments, and an ideal data transfer system which can be prepared optionally by changing the center device characteristics when necessary, can be offered. | 11-19-2009 |
Yoshiya Matsuno, Gifu JP
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20080272329 | Piezoelectric Ceramic Composition - The present invention provides a piezoelectric ceramic composition, for producing piezoelectric elements exhibiting high piezoelectric strain constant d | 11-06-2008 |
20080309203 | Piezoelectric Element - A piezoelectric element includes an electrode disposed on at least one of the front and back surfaces of a piezoelectric material prepared by molding a mixture containing a Pb component, a Zr component, a Ti component, a Sr component, a Nb component, and a Zn component and then firing the molded product. When the piezoelectric material is represented by the general formula Pb(ZraTi | 12-18-2008 |
20090033179 | MULTILAYER PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT - A multilayer piezoelectric element | 02-05-2009 |
Yoshiyuki Matsuno, Shizuoka JP
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20100266194 | METHOD OF DETERMINING DEFECT SIZE OF PATTERN USED TO EVALUATE DEFECT DETECTION SENSITIVITY AND METHOD OF CREATING SENSITIVITY TABLE - A defect size determining method measures a dimension A | 10-21-2010 |
Yuichi Matsuno, Chiyoda-Ku JP
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20100227963 | RESIN COMPOSITION, MOLDED ARTICLE, AND PRODUCTION METHODS THEREOF - There are provided a resin composition comprising a polylactic acid which (i) comprises a poly-L-lactic acid (component B-1) and a poly-D-lactic acid (component B-4), (ii) has a weight ratio of the component B-1 to the component B-4 (component B-1/component B-4) of 10/90 to 90/10, and (iii) shows a proportion of melt peaks at 195° C. or higher to all melt peaks in a temperature rising process in measurement by a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) of at least 20%; a molded article of the resin composition; and methods for producing the resin composition and the molded article. | 09-09-2010 |
20110160364 | RESIN COMPOSITION, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND MOLDED ARTICLE - To provide a resin composition having high heat resistance with a high melting point and excellent melt stability and hydrolysis resistance, a molded article of the resin composition and a method of manufacturing the resin composition; the resin composition comprises an aromatic polyester (component A) having a butylene terephthalate skeleton as the main constituent unit and polylactic acid (component B) having a melting point of 190° C. or higher. | 06-30-2011 |
20120289625 | POLYLACTIC ACID COMPOSITION - A resin composition which comprises polylactic acid, does not release an isocyanate group at the time of production and has excellent hydrolysis resistance and a low environmental burden. | 11-15-2012 |
20140066555 | POLYLACTIC ACID COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE THEREOF - A method for producing a composition including polylactic acid and having excellent heat stability, especially moist heat stability, and a molded article thereof. The composition includes 100 parts by weight of a resin component (component A) which is composed of 5 to 100 wt % of polylactic acid (component A-α) and 95 to 0 wt % of a thermoplastic resin (component A-β), 0.001 to 5 parts by weight of a phosphono-fatty acid ester (component B), 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of a phosphate metal salt (component C), 0.001 to 2 parts by weight of at least one antioxidant (component D) selected from the group consisting of a phosphite-based compound, a phosphonite-based compound, a hindered phenol-based compound and a thioether-based compound, and 0.001 to 10 parts by weight of an end-sealing agent (component E). | 03-06-2014 |
Yuji Matsuno, Moriguchi-Shi JP
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20100085996 | NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - A method for manufacturing a nitride semiconductor laser device with suppression of deterioration of the yield and good light emission characteristic. The method comprises a step of forming nitride semiconductor layers on an n-type GaN substrate, a step of forming a ridge composed of a p-type clad layer and a contact layer and extending in the [1-100] direction, a step of forming a trench made in the top surface of the n-type GaN substrate by applying a YAG laser beam and extending in the direction ([11-20] direction) perpendicular to the ridge, and a step of forming end surfaces of a resonator by dividing the n-type GaN substrate from the trench. The step of forming a trench includes a substep of forming the end of the trench in a region a predetermined distance W | 04-08-2010 |
Yu-Ki Matsuno, Ibaraki JP
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20110059466 | SUPPORT FOR ELECTROPHORESIS INCLUDING HYDROPHOBIC POLYMER MEMBRANE, AND ELECTROPHORETIC SEPARATION METHOD USING THE SAME - There is provided a membrane electrophoresis which renders possible glycan analysis of polysaccharide and glycoprotein by separating protein, glycoprotein or polysaccharide by electrophoresis, followed by carrying out a glycan-releasing treatment of the membrane used in the electrophoresis, or a membrane electrophoresis which renders possible detection of the same by an immunostaining which uses an antibody, wherein a layer containing a hydrophilic polymer is formed on a hydrophobic polymer membrane by coating the hydrophilic polymer on the whole surface of the hydrophobic polymer membrane or by soaking the hydrophobic polymer membrane in a solution of the hydrophilic polymer, which is used as a substrate for electrophoresis. | 03-10-2011 |
Yusuke Matsuno, Iwate JP
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20110104505 | LAMINATED BODY AND CIRCUIT WIRING BOARD - Provided is a laminated body which solves, all at once, the issues of conventional methods, such as adhesiveness to a board having low surface roughness, stress concentration relaxing, reliability improvement, high adhesiveness (especially, that of a conductor layer), heat resistance, almighty characteristics (being adherable irrespective of the type of an adhesive), in manufacture of laminated bodies. The laminated body is formed by having an entropically elastic molecular adhesive layer between two boards, and the entropically elastic molecular adhesive layer is composed of an entropically elastic material layer, and a layer of a molecular adhesive having a group which can be bonded to the entropically elastic material layer. | 05-05-2011 |
Yutaka Matsuno, Nara JP
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20100038958 | WHEEL SUPPORTING SYSTEM - An outer ring shaft portion which is extended integrally from an end face of an outer ring of a constant velocity joint is fittingly inserted into an inside hole in a hub shaft of a wheel hub, so that the wheel hub and the constant velocity joint are coupled to each other. Internal splines and external splines are formed on an inner circumferential surface of the inside hole in the hub shaft and an outer circumferential surface of the outer ring shaft portion in such a manner as to mesh with each other. Side face splines are formed on end face of the hub shaft and an end face of the outer ring of the constant velocity joint. The wheel hub and the constant velocity joint are connected together in such a manner that torque can be transmitted therebetween. | 02-18-2010 |