Takamura, JP
Akihiro Takamura, Fuchu-Shi JP
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20080211825 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND DISPLAY PROCESSING METHOD - A display control apparatus comprising a division unit configured to divide image data into a plurality of image data, a position information generation unit configured to generate position identification information required to identify positions of the plurality of image data divided by said division unit; and an image data transmission unit configured to transmit, in association with each other, the image data divided by said division unit and the position identification information generated by said position information generation unit for the image data to each of a plurality of display apparatuses configuring a single display screen. | 09-04-2008 |
20090296117 | IMAGE-PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THEREOF, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image-processing apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a determining unit determining a type of image data; a holding unit holding color value for the still images, and holding a ratio for the moving image for each moving image, an updating unit updating the color value and the ratio, and a display unit displaying composite image data. For each piece of image data to be drawn, the updating unit updates each ratio based on a transmittance of the image data, updates the color value and a transmittance of a still image when it is a still image, and updates the color value data based on a transmittance of a moving image, and causes the transmittance to be further held as a ratio of the moving image when it is a moving image. The display unit displays the composite image data using the color value and the ratio. | 12-03-2009 |
20090310670 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing system for performing processing of dividing a moving image into tiles and packetizing and outputting information corresponding to each tile includes a process time measuring packet generation unit adapted to generate and transmit a process time measuring packet in which a packet sending time is set to measure a packet process time, a packet process time measuring unit adapted to measure, based on the packet sending time set in the process time measuring packet and the reception time of the process time measuring packet, the packet process time necessary for processing a packet, a determination unit adapted to determine, based on the packet process time, the timestamp of the moving image divided into the tiles, and a packetization unit adapted to execute processing of packetizing and outputting the timestamp and the information of the moving image divided into the tiles. | 12-17-2009 |
20100002014 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image processing apparatus and its control method receives a drawing command including a moving image drawing command and a graphics drawing command and performs drawing processing. A drawing command is received, and the moving image drawing command is separated from the graphics drawing command. A graphics drawing unit obtains the result of graphics drawing in accordance with the graphics drawing command. A moving image drawing unit generates moving image data processed in accordance with the moving image drawing command. A composition unit composes the result of graphics drawing by the graphics drawing unit with the moving image data generated by the moving image drawing unit. | 01-07-2010 |
20100019989 | DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - In a display system which includes a plurality of space management units which are hierarchically connected, and each of which manages a predetermined space region as a management space region, a content management unit which manages one or a plurality of contents, and a plurality of display units which display information on display regions. Wherein each of the plurality of display units displays a content arranged in a subspace corresponding to a self display region in the management space region. | 01-28-2010 |
20110025708 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - According to an image processing apparatus and a control method thereof of the present invention, a graphics drawing result is obtained in accordance with one or more graphics drawing commands included in drawing commands, a clipping command is generated from one or more moving image drawing commands included in the drawing commands, and clipped graphics is obtained by clipping the graphics drawing result using the clipping command. Further, moving image data processed in accordance with the one or more moving image drawing commands included in the drawing commands is generated, and the generated moving image data and the clipped graphics are composed and output. | 02-03-2011 |
20120317351 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided with an information processing apparatus comprising a DRAM, a memory controller configured to access the DRAM, and a bus master configured to send, to the memory controller, an access request to the DRAM, the bus master comprises a transmission unit configured to transmit, to the memory controller, using a signal indicating a type of burst access which is requested of the memory controller by the bus master, an instruction to designate that an auto-precharge operation is not to be performed after accessing the first address, and an instruction to designate that an auto-precharge operation is to be performed after accessing the first address. | 12-13-2012 |
20120328214 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - This apparatus obtains a mapped position (xo, yo) of (xi, yi), acquires (xi′, yi′) by performing inverse mapping for each reference position being based on (xo, yo), obtains (xi″, yi″) by performing inverse mapping for integer parts xoc and yoc of xo and yo respectively, and performs interpolation using fraction parts of x- and y-coordinates of a position, of (xi″, yi″) and (xi′, yi′), whose integer parts of the x- and y-coordinates respectively coincide with xi and yi, and peripheral pixel values of (xi, yi). | 12-27-2012 |
20130315502 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - This apparatus obtains a mapped position (xo, yo) of (xi, yi), acquires (xi′, yi′) by performing inverse mapping for each reference position being based on (xo, yo), obtains (xi″, yi″) by performing inverse mapping for integer parts xoc and yoc of xo and yo respectively, and performs interpolation using fraction parts of x- and y-coordinates of a position, of (xi″, yi″) and (xi′, yi′), whose integer parts of the x- and y-coordinates respectively coincide with xi and yi, and peripheral pixel values of (xi, yi). | 11-28-2013 |
20140198115 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image processing apparatus and its control method receives a drawing command including a moving image drawing command and a graphics drawing command and performs drawing processing. A drawing command is received, and the moving image drawing command is separated from the graphics drawing command. A graphics drawing unit obtains the result of graphics drawing in accordance with the graphics drawing command. A moving image drawing unit generates moving image data processed in accordance with the moving image drawing command. A composition unit composes the result of graphics drawing by the graphics drawing unit with the moving image data generated by the moving image drawing unit. | 07-17-2014 |
Ayumi Takamura, Ishikawa-Ken JP
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20100289707 | ANTENNA AND RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A ground electrode is formed on upper and lower surfaces of a substrate. Along a part of one side of the substrate, a non-ground area is formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the substrate. In the non-ground area on the upper surface of the substrate, a substrate-side radiation electrode is formed along an edge of the substrate. An earth terminal at one end of the substrate-side radiation electrode is electrically connected to the ground electrode or is grounded. A dielectric-block-side radiation electrode and a capacitance forming electrode are formed on a dielectric block. There is a capacitive coupling portion in an inter-electrode gap between an end of the dielectric-block-side radiation electrode and an end of the capacitance forming electrode. A capacitor is connected in series in the middle of the substrate-side radiation electrode. | 11-18-2010 |
Daisuke Takamura, Fujinomiya-Shi JP
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20100080627 | COLOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A color image forming apparatus to which cartridges are detachably mountable includes a cartridge supporting member movable between a set position and an outside position; a driving source; a driving member provided opposite to the driving source through the cartridge supporting member, a first driving force transmission member for transmitting a driving force of the driving source; a second driving force transmission member provided oppositely to the first driving force transmission member through the cartridge supporting member; and a third driving force transmission member provided to the cartridge supporting member. The third driving force transmission member is, in a state in which the cartridge supporting member is located at the set position, connected to the first and second driving force transmission members to transmit the driving force of the driving source to the driving member. | 04-01-2010 |
20110142489 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes a main assembly; a cartridge including process means actable on an electrophotographic photosensitive member, the process cartridge being detachably mountable relative to the main assembly; an opening, provided in the main assembly of the apparatus, for permitting mounting and demounting of the cartridge; an openable member, provided in the main assembly of the apparatus, for openably closing the opening; an exposure device, provided on the openable member, for exposing the electrophotographic photosensitive member; the cartridge including a first unit, and a second unit pivotably connected with the first unit; a first positioning portion provided in the main assembly of the apparatus, wherein the exposure device is provided with a second positioning portion for positioning between the exposure device and the second unit of the cartridge by engagement with the cartridge by closing the openable member. | 06-16-2011 |
20110149354 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a cover member which is openable and closable with respect to main assembly of the image forming apparatus; and an image reading portion, movable to a first position and a second position which is retracted from an image forming portion more than the first position, for reading an image of an original. The cover member is movable to a first open position in which the cover member is open with respect to the main assembly and to a second open position in which the cover member is further open with respect to the main assembly. The image reading portion is movable from the first position to the second position in interrelation with movement of the cover member from a closed position, in which the cover member is closed with respect to the main assembly, toward the second open position, and is movable from the second position to the first position in interrelation with movement of the cover member from the second open position toward the closed position. The image reading portion is located at the first position during movement of the cover member from the closed position to the first open position and is moved from the first position to the second position in interrelation with the cover member during movement of the cover member from the first open position to the second open position. | 06-23-2011 |
20130108342 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | 05-02-2013 |
20140233992 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a fixing portion for fixing an image formed on a recording material; and a guide member for guiding the recording material. The guide member is provided at an entrance to the fixing portion and at an end portion with respect to a direction perpendicular to a feeding direction of the recording material The guide member is moved when the guide member is pushed by the recording material. | 08-21-2014 |
20140234001 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a transfer portion for transferring an image onto a sheet at a transfer nip; a fixing portion for fixing the image on the sheet at a fixing nip; a sheet feeding guide, provided between the transfer portion and the fixing portion, having a sheet guide surface; a sheet detecting portion provided between the transfer portion and the fixing portion; and a controller for controlling a sheet feeding speed of at least one of the transfer portion and the fixing portion depending on an output of the sheet detecting portion so that a feeding attitude of the sheet sandwiched at both of the transfer nip and the fixing nip is maintained in a predetermined feeding attitude. The sheet guide surface of the sheet feeding guide has a most recessed region in a region between the transfer portion and the sheet detecting portion. | 08-21-2014 |
Hajime Takamura, Ichihara-Shi JP
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20100087605 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF THERMOPLASTIC COPOLYMER - A process for continuously producing a thermoplastic copolymer, in which a copolymer (A) containing unsaturated carboxylic acid alkyl ester units and unsaturated carboxylic acid units is produced and in succession heat-treated to perform intramolecular cyclization reaction by dehydration and/or dealcoholization reaction, for producing a thermoplastic copolymer (B) containing glutaric anhydride units and the unsaturated carboxylic acid alkyl ester units. The obtained copolymer is excellent in heat resistance and colorless transparency and very small in foreign matter content. | 04-08-2010 |
Hideaki Takamura, Kashihara-Shi JP
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20100030427 | Steering angle detection device and method therefor - A steering angle detection device includes: a shaft angle detector that detects a rotation angle of a shaft that transmits a rotation operation of a steering member to a steering mechanism; a motor angle detector that detects a rotation angle of a motor that applies a steering assist force to the steering mechanism; a steering angle calculation unit that calculates a steering angle on the basis of a combination of the rotation angle detected by the motor angle detector and the rotation angle detected by the shaft angle detector, and a temperature detector that detects an ambient temperature of the steering mechanism, wherein the steering angle calculation unit corrects the rotation angle detected by the motor angle detector or the shaft angle detector on the basis of the ambient temperature detected by the temperature detector and uses the corrected rotation angle to calculate the steering angle. | 02-04-2010 |
Hiroaki Takamura, Odawara-Shi JP
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20100316411 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus comprising an electrophotographic photoreceptor having a photosensitive layer on an electroconductive substrate, and a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image, wherein the photosensitive layer of the electrophotographic photoreceptor contains a phthalocyanine obtained via an acid paste step; the toner for developing an electrostatic charge image is a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image containing toner matrix particles formed in an aqueous medium; the toner has a volume median diameter (Dv50) of from 4.0 μm to 7.0 μm; and the relationship between the volume median diameter (Dv50) and the percentage in number (Dns) of toner particles having a particle diameter of from 2.00 μm to 3.56 μm satisfies the following formula (1): | 12-16-2010 |
20100316412 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus comprising an electrophotographic photoreceptor having a photosensitive layer on an electroconductive substrate, and a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image, wherein the photosensitive layer of the electrophotographic photoreceptor contains a phthalocyanine obtained via an acid paste step; the toner for developing an electrostatic charge image is a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image containing toner matrix particles formed in an aqueous medium; the toner has a volume median diameter (Dv50) of from 4.0 μm to 7.0 μm; and the relationship between the volume median diameter (Dv50) and the percentage in number (Dns) of toner particles having a particle diameter of from 2.00 μm to 3.56 μm satisfies the following formula (1): | 12-16-2010 |
20120039630 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus containing an electrophotographic photoreceptor and a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image, where the electrophotographic photoreceptor has an electroconductive substrate with a surface roughness Ra of from 0.01 μm to 0.3 μm; the toner for developing an electrostatic charge image is a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image containing toner matrix particles formed in an aqueous medium; the toner has a volume median diameter (Dv50) of from 4.0 μm to 7.0 μm; and the relationship between the volume median diameter (Dv50) and the percentage in number (Dns) of toner particles having a particle diameter of from 2.00 μm to 3.56 μm satisfies formula (1): | 02-16-2012 |
20120045246 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus containing an electrophotographic photoreceptor and a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image, where the electrophotographic photoreceptor has an undercoat layer containing metal oxide particles; the toner for developing an electrostatic charge image is a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image containing toner matrix particles formed in an aqueous medium; the toner has a volume median diameter (Dv50) of from 4.0 μm to 7.0 μm; and the relationship between the volume median diameter (Dv50) and the percentage in number (Dns) of toner particles having a particle diameter of from 2.00 μm to 3.56 μm satisfies the following formula (1): | 02-23-2012 |
20130059250 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A method of forming an image on a substrate with an electrophotographic photoreceptor and a toner, wherein the electrophotographic photoreceptor has an electroconductive substrate; the electroconductive substrate has a surface roughness Ra of from 0.01 μm to 0.3 μm; the toner contains toner matrix particles formed in an aqueous medium, has a volume median diameter (Dv50) of from 4.0 μm to 7.0 μm; and the relationship between the volume median diameter (Dv50) and the percentage in number (Dns) of toner particles having a particle diameter of from 2.00 μm to 3.56 μm satisfies: Dns≦0.233EXP(17.3/Dv50) (1) where Dv50 is the volume median diameter (μm) of the toner, and Dns is the percentage in number of toner particles having a particle diameter of from 2.00 μm to 3.56 μm. | 03-07-2013 |
20130143156 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A method of forming an image on a substrate with an electrophotographic photoreceptor and a toner, a photosensitive layer of the electrophotographic photoreceptor contains a resin having a structural unit represented by the following formula (A) | 06-06-2013 |
Hiroshi Takamura, Ibaraki JP
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20100016144 | Sintered Silicon Wafer - Provided is a sintered silicon wafer, wherein the volume ratio of silicon oxide contained in the wafer is 0.01% or more and 0.2% or less, the volume ratio of silicon carbide is 0.01% or more and 0.15% or less, and the volume ratio of metal silicide is 0.006% or less. Additionally provided is a sintered silicon wafer having a diameter of 400 mm or more and having the following mechanical properties (1) to (3) measured by collecting a plurality of test samples from the sintered silicon wafers: (1) average value of the deflecting strength based on a three-point bending test is 20 kgf/mm | 01-21-2010 |
20100187661 | Sintered Silicon Wafer - Provided is a sintered silicon wafer, wherein the ratio [I(220)/I(111) . . . (1)] of intensity of a (220) plane and intensity of a (111) plane measured by X-ray diffraction is 0.5 or more and 0.8 or less, and the ratio [I(311)/I(111) . . . (2)] of intensity of a (311) plane and intensity of a (111) plane is 0.3 or more and 0.5 or less. The provided sintered silicon wafer has a smooth surface in which its surface roughness is equivalent to a single crystal silicon. | 07-29-2010 |
20100330325 | Sintered Silicon Wafer - Provided is a sintered silicon wafer in which the maximum crystal grain size is 20μm or less and the average crystal grain size is 1μm or more but not more than 10μm; specifically, provides is a sintered silicon wafer having the following mechanical properties measured by collecting a plurality of test samples from the sintered silicon wafer having a diameter of 400mm or more, namely, the average deflecting strength based on a three-point bending test of 20kgf/mm | 12-30-2010 |
20120009373 | Hybrid Silicon Wafer and Method of Producing the Same - Provided is a hybrid silicon wafer made of a wafer comprised primarily of two or more types of concentric single-crystal silicon or polycrystalline silicon prepared by mutually integrating one in a molten state and another in a solid state, and having specific resistances that differ by two orders of magnitude or more. Additionally provided is a method of manufacturing a hybrid silicon wafer, wherein high specific resistance silicon or an ingot comprised primarily of silicon is disposed at a central portion or a decentered position in a crucible, a nugget or powdered silicon having a specific resistance that is lower by two orders of magnitude or more than the ingot is filled in a void part around the ingot in the crucible, the nugget or powdered silicon is selectively melted and integrated with the ingot to form a complex, and a wafer shape is cut out therefrom. The provided hybrid silicon wafer comprises the functions of both a polycrystalline silicon wafer and a single-crystal wafer, or two or more polycrystalline silicon wafers having different functions. | 01-12-2012 |
20120009374 | Hybrid Silicon Wafer and Method of Producing the Same - Provided is a hybrid silicon wafer in which molten state polycrystalline silicon and solid state single-crystal silicon are mutually integrated, comprising fine crystals having an average crystal grain size of 8 mm or less at a polycrystalline portion within 10 mm from a boundary with a single-crystal portion. Additionally provided is a method of manufacturing a hybrid silicon wafer, wherein a columnar single-crystal silicon ingot is sent in a mold in advance, molten silicon is cast around and integrated with the single-crystal ingot to prepare an ingot complex of single-crystal silicon and polycrystalline silicon, and a wafer shape is cut out therefrom. The provided hybrid silicon wafer comprises the functions of both a polycrystalline silicon wafer and a single-crystal wafer. | 01-12-2012 |
20120181536 | Hybrid Silicon Wafer - A hybrid silicon wafer which is a silicon wafer having a structure wherein the main plane orientation of polycrystalline silicon that is prepared by a unidirectional solidification/melting method is (311), and monocrystalline silicon is embedded in the polycrystalline silicon. The hybrid silicon wafer according to any one of claims | 07-19-2012 |
20120187409 | Hybrid Silicon Wafer - A hybrid silicon wafer which is a silicon wafer having a structure wherein monocrystalline silicon is embedded in polycrystalline silicon that is prepared by the unidirectional solidification/melting method. The longitudinal plane of crystal grains of the polycrystalline portion prepared by the unidirectional solidification/melting method is used as the wafer plane, and the monocrystalline silicon is embedded so that the longitudinal direction of the crystal grains of the polycrystalline portion forms an angle of 120° to 150° relative to the cleaved surface of the monocrystalline silicon. Thus provided is a hybrid silicon wafer comprising the functions of both a polycrystalline silicon wafer and a monocrystalline wafer. | 07-26-2012 |
20130341622 | Polycrystalline Silicon Wafer - Provided is a polycrystalline silicon wafer produced by a melting and unidirectional solidification method, where the polycrystalline silicon wafer has a diameter of 450 mm or more, a thickness of 900 μm or more, and an average crystal grain size of 5 to 50 mm, and is made up of one piece. The present invention provides a large-sized polycrystalline silicon wafer having a wafer size of 450 mm or more, of which: mechanical properties are similar to those of monocrystalline silicon wafers; the crystal size is large; the surface roughness is low; the surface has a high cleanliness; the polished surface has less unevenness by having a definite crystal orientation; and the sag value is similar to that of monocrystalline silicon wafers. | 12-26-2013 |
Hiroyuki Takamura, Hitachinaka JP
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20090292440 | Control Apparatus for Multi-Cylinder Internal Combustion Engine - Provided is a control apparatus for a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine equipped with fuel injection valves provided respectively for the cylinders including: a revolution measuring means for measuring a revolution speed for a predetermined angle for each cylinder; an inter-cylinder revolution-difference calculating means for calculating, from the measured revolution speed, a difference in revolution speed between a cylinder of current explosion and a cylinder of the previous explosion; an injection amount correcting means for adjusting the average amount of injection of the fuel injection valves of all the cylinders in accordance with the inter-cylinder differences in revolution speed after the cold start of the engine calculated by the inter-cylinder revolution-difference calculating means; an inter-cylinder revolution-difference averaging means for averaging the differences in revolution speed, calculated by the inter-cylinder revolution-difference calculating means, each between the cylinder of current explosion and the cylinder of the previous explosion; and a torque adjusting means for adjusting the torque of each cylinder so that the average value of the inter-cylinder revolution differences calculated by the inter-cylinder revolution-difference averaging means can be reduced close to zero. | 11-26-2009 |
20110315108 | Control Device for Engine - Provided is a control device for an engine which is capable of purifying NOx with high efficiency at a restart after an idle stop without deteriorating purification efficiency of HC and CO. At the restart after the idle stop, an air-fuel ratio is controlled to be rich, and an atmosphere inside of a catalyst is estimated on the basis of a required time ΔT from a time point at which an output value (VO | 12-29-2011 |
Hiroyuki Takamura, Tochigi JP
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20080276753 | Method of Manufacturing Cam Shaft, Cam Shaft, and Cam Lobe Material Used in the Same - A method of manufacturing a cam shaft that prevents cracks during the joining of a cam lobe to a shaft, and improves the degree of freedom of design of the cam lobe is provided. | 11-13-2008 |
Hitoshi Takamura, Sendai-Shi JP
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20090169953 | Electrochemical Cell and Method for Producing Electrochemical Cell - An electrochemical cell including a proton conductor as an electrolyte with superior stability, particularly against gases containing carbon dioxide, is provided. | 07-02-2009 |
20100178238 | Method and Apparatus for Hydrocarbon Reforming Based On Oxygen-Permeable Membrane - [Objects] To provide a method and an apparatus for reforming a hydrocarbon with a prolonged life of an oxygen-permeable membrane and a high recovery rate. | 07-15-2010 |
20110117440 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SOLID ELECTROLYTE - A solid electrolyte comprising: | 05-19-2011 |
20120251871 | ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY - An all-solid-state battery includes: a positive electrode having a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode layer on the positive electrode current collector; a negative electrode having a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode layer on the negative electrode current collector; and an electrolyte between the positive and negative electrodes. The electrolyte is made of a first solid-state electrolyte having lithium ionic conductivity. The positive electrode layer includes a base portion and an active material portion. The base portion is made of a second solid-state electrolyte having lithium ionic conductivity in a continuous phase. The active material portion is dispersed in the base portion, and includes a positive electrode active material. The first and second solid-state electrolytes are lithium ionic conductive material having a hydride solid-state electrolyte, respectively. | 10-04-2012 |
Hitoshi Takamura, Miyagi JP
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20110027693 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A solid oxide fuel cell includes plural anodes and plural cathodes, which are alternately stacked on each other and have non-overlapping sections where the anodes and the cathodes do not overlap partially. The plural anodes are electrically connected to the first electrode, and the plural cathodes are electrically connected to the second electrode. At least between the anode and the cathode, the solid electrolyte is installed. Partitioning sections are disposed between each of the cathodes and the first electrode, and between each of the anodes and the second electrode. | 02-03-2011 |
Hitoshi Takamura, Saitama JP
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20090014192 | Control method and control unit for impact type screw fastening device - An object is to improve accuracy of tightening torque and to shorten time necessary for fastening a screw in an impact type screw fastening device that uses an electric motor as a rotation driving source. A control method for the impact type screw fastening device that uses an electric motor as a rotation driving source includes the steps of driving the motor to rotate by supplying current to the motor intermittently so that torque exerted on a load by rotation of the motor becomes like pulses on the time axis, and controlling the current of every time of each pulse so that an increment of every time of each pulse of the torque after the torque reaches a target approach torque TQN that is a first set value becomes smaller than that before it reaches the target approach torque TQN. | 01-15-2009 |
Ikuo Takamura, Shizuoka JP
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20120033899 | ZIPPER TAPE AND ZIPPER-TAPE-EQUIPPED BAG - A zipper tape includes a male member and a female member that bite each other. The male member has a head, a projection at the tip of the head, and a recess located at a connecting portion between the projection and the tip of the head. The female member has first and second claw members facing each other, a valley between the first and second claw members, and a pair of protrusions located at the top of the valley. When the male member and the female member bite each other, at least a part of the inner surface of the first claw member of the female member and at least a part of the inner surface of the second claw member of the female member come into surface contact with at least a part of the surface of the head of the male member. The valley of the female member receives the projection of the male member, and the protrusions of the female member fit into the recesses of the male member. | 02-09-2012 |
Jun Takamura, Mishima-Shi JP
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20090295857 | INK JET PRINTING APPARATUS - An ink jet printing apparatus includes a table which places a print medium on, a switching unit which switches the print medium to a fixed state or a released state with respect to the table, a carrying unit which carries the table, at least one or more print heads which eject ultraviolet curable ink, a first UV curing unit which is provided downstream from each of the print heads along a direction of carrying the table from an initial position toward the print heads and casts ultraviolet rays to provisionally cure the ultraviolet curable ink, and a second UV curing unit which is provided downstream from the first UV curing unit provided on the most downstream side along the direction of carrying the table from the initial position toward the print heads and casts ultraviolet rays to fully cure the ultraviolet curable ink. | 12-03-2009 |
20120169803 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS AND RECORDING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an inkjet recording apparatus includes a plurality of inkjet heads of a multi-drop method, a first controller, and a second controller. The first controller controls ejection of ink drops from a first inkjet head for ejecting a first ink for which print resolution is required, in a manner that a number of ink dots formed in a main scanning direction is great, and that the number of ink drops ejected for each one of the ink dots is small. The second controller controls ejection of the ink drops from a second inkjet head for ejecting a second ink for which coverage over a recording surface of the recording medium is required, in a manner that a number of ink dots formed in the main scanning direction is small, and that the number of ink drops ejected for each of the ink dots is great. | 07-05-2012 |
Kaduya Takamura, Hyogo JP
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20100230040 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING CONTINUOUS FIBER-REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC RESIN PELLET - A method and apparatus for manufacturing a continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin pellet are provided which can smoothly carry out a continuous drawing-out operation for a reinforcing fiber bundle (continuous fiber-reinforced resin strand). | 09-16-2010 |
Kaduya Takamura, Kobe-Shi JP
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20120225149 | Method And Apparatus For Manufacturing Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic Resin Pellet - An apparatus for manufacturing a continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin pellet includes a roving package constituted by a cylindrical package of a reinforcing fiber bundle, a reinforcing fiber bundle delivery device, an impregnation die, a withdrawing device disposed on a downstream side of the impregnation die, and a cutter member. The reinforcing fiber bundle delivery device includes a plurality of collapse suppressing members adapted to be pushed radially outwards against an inner periphery surface of the roving package to suppress collapse of winding layers and a pusher for displacing said plural collapse suppressing members radially outwards following the inner periphery surface of the roving package which inner periphery surface shifts radially outwards gradually as the reinforcing fiber bundle is drawn out in a successive manner. | 09-06-2012 |
Kazuhiro Takamura, Sanda-Shi JP
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20080220631 | Socket for Electronic Component - The present invention relates to a socket for electronic component which contains an electronic component. The socket for electronic component comprises a platy base, containers formed to be concaved on a front face of the base and to contain LED packages therein, connectors provided on side faces and connected to other members, supports each of which supports and fixes the LED package contained in the container and electrically connected to the LED package, heat conductors each of which is provided continuously from a bottom face side of the container to a rear face of the base and contacts the LED package contained in the container so as to conduct heat generated by the LED package, and terminals electrically connected to the other members coupled with the connectors and the supports. The heat generated by the LED package is conducted to the rear face of the base through the heat conductors, and effectively radiated to an installation member on which the socket for electronic component is mounted. | 09-11-2008 |
Kazuhisa Takamura, Chiba JP
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20110110336 | Communication System, Communication Method and Radio Communication Apparatus - A communication system includes plural application servers; a first base station and a second base station; and a radio communication apparatus configured to use one of the application servers via the first base station, wherein, when the radio communication apparatus is handed over to the second base station, it is determined whether to switch the application server that the radio communication apparatus uses to another application server based on a communication quality of a communication path including the communication path between the second base station and the application server. | 05-12-2011 |
20120023159 | COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION CONTROL SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided a communication control device comprising: a receiving unit that receives identification information for using a service, which has been read and transmitted by a wireless communication terminal, and user information transmitted from the wireless communication terminal; an identification unit that identifies a user of the wireless communication terminal who requests use of the service, a position of the user, the service the user desires to use, and functions necessary for providing the service to the user, based on the identification information and the user information received by the receiving unit; a selection unit that selects devices to be used for providing the service to the user, based on a result of identification by the identification unit; and a setting unit that sets a communication environment for each of the devices to be used which have been selected by the selection unit. | 01-26-2012 |
20120250621 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A wireless communication apparatus includes: a communication control unit performing a connection rights reservation request for wirelessly connecting to a predetermined network in a specific region in a specific time band; and a control unit performing control for setting the connection rights based on the setting information according to the reservation request. | 10-04-2012 |
20120302211 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - There is provided a wireless communication device including a transmission control unit configured to transmit an establishment request for establishment of connection right for wireless connection with a predetermined network, to an information processing device performing a control for establishment of the connection right, wirelessly; and a control unit configured to perform a control for the establishment of the connection right, based on establishment information transmitted from the information processing unit, on the condition that the establishment request has been authenticated by a first authentication device performing a first authentication process related to the wireless communication device, and the establishment request has been authenticated by a second authentication device performing a second authentication process related to the establishment of the connection right. | 11-29-2012 |
20120302218 | RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A radio communication apparatus includes a receiving unit configured to receive information controlling a timing at which an access request for accessing an access destination over a network is to be executed. The radio communication apparatus also includes a control unit configured to control execution of the access request with a timing controlled based at least in part on the information. An associated method, medium and an information processing apparatus are also described. | 11-29-2012 |
20120314651 | COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, PROCESSING EXECUTING DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - There is provided a communication control device including a communication path selecting unit that selects one or more wireless communication paths by which a wireless communication terminal performing communication using two or more wireless communication paths and a processing executing device executing processing for providing a communication service to the wireless communication terminal communicate with each other and a communication setting control unit that performs setting such that, when a plurality of wireless communication paths are selected, communication is performed between at least one processing executing device corresponding to the plurality of selected wireless communication paths and the wireless communication terminal, using the plurality of wireless communication paths. | 12-13-2012 |
Kazuya Takamura, Kobe-Shi JP
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20120148838 | METHOD FOR CONNECTING REINFORCING FIBER BUNDLES, METHOD FOR PRODUCING LONG FIBER REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC RESIN PELLET, AND WOUND BODY - A method for connecting a tail end portion of a reinforcing fiber bundle of a preceding wound body to a front end portion of a reinforcing fiber bundle unwound from a new wound body by blowing pressurized air to both of the ends to unravel and entwine both of the reinforcing fiber bundles, wherein the method includes a preparation step for adjusting the amount of a sizing agent contained in the front end of the reinforcing fiber bundle unwound from the new wound body and the tail end of the preceding wound body to not less than 0 wt % and not more than 4 wt %, and the reinforcing fiber bundles are connected after the preparation step. It is thus possible for the reinforcing fiber bundle at the time of producing a long fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin pellet that is a material for the pellet to have a required connection strength, and to avoid the occurrence of interruption due to breakage, and accordingly allowing improvement in the production efficiency of the long fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin pellet, etc. | 06-14-2012 |
Keita Takamura, Hyogo JP
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20090324386 | GAS TURBINE - A gas turbine includes a shaft directional passage provided to a rotating member that rotates along a central axis of a rotor, which is a rotating axis of the rotating member, about the central axis, or a rotating axis of the rotating member, and in which cooling air flows along a direction of the rotating axis of the rotor, a plurality of radial directional passages provided in a circumferential direction of the rotating member, and compressing the cooling air by being provided outwardly from the center of the rotor, in which one end of each of the radial directional passages is communicated with the shaft directional passage and the other end is communicated with exterior of the rotating member. | 12-31-2009 |
20090324388 | GAS TURBINE AND COOLING AIR SUPPLY STRUCTURE THEREOF - The present invention includes an introducing passage that is provided within a turbine stationary blade fixed within a turbine casing and that communicates an interior of the turbine casing with an exterior thereof; a nozzle that is provided in an inner circumference of the turbine stationary blade in a manner that the nozzle communicates with the introducing passage and that includes an outlet facing the opening of the rotor cavity and a swirler at the outlet; and a pressurizing passage that communicates a cooling passage with a rotor cavity. In this arrangement, the outlet of the nozzle and the connecting opening of the pressurizing passage are arranged so that distances of the outlet and of the connecting opening from the central axis line in the radial direction of the rotor are the same distance r. | 12-31-2009 |
Kimitake Takamura, Kanagawa JP
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20100181828 | ELECTRIC POWER SOURCE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - An electric power source device is used in a vehicle equipped with a generator and a battery. The device includes a current detector for detecting a first current flowing in the battery, a DC-DC converter, a capacitor connected to the generator via the DC-DC converter, and a controller. The controller determines the state of charge of the battery based on a first input current detected by the current detector, and detects the running condition of the vehicle. When the vehicle decelerates, the controller controls, based on the determined state of charge of the battery, a second input current input to the capacitor via the DC-DC converter. Thereby, a regenerative electric power generated by the generator is used during the deceleration of the vehicle according to the SOC, thus utilizing the energy that is not conventionally. | 07-22-2010 |
Koji Takamura, Sagamihara-Shi JP
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20090118584 | INSERTION TUBE FOR ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE - An insertion tube for an endoscope includes a braid tube, the braid tube includes fine line portions arranged in a braided manner and intersecting portions where the fine line portions intersect with each other, and the fine line portions is restricted with each other in the intersecting portions. | 05-07-2009 |
Koki Takamura, Niigata JP
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20090092541 | Hydrogen Generator and Process for Producing Hydrogen - A hydrogen generating apparatus composed of an autothermal-reforming catalyst layer, a conduit pipe for feeding a mixture of methanol and steam, a conduit pipe for feeding oxygen equipped with a flow regulator, and a hydrogen-permeable membrane disposed downstream of the autothermal-reforming catalyst layer. The hydrogen generating apparatus is equipped with a temperature-measuring device for measuring the temperature of the hydrogen-containing gas discharged from the autothermal-reforming catalyst layer. The amount of oxygen to be fed to the autothermal-reforming catalyst layer is increased or decreased by the flow regulator according to the measured temperature of the hydrogen containing gas. Thus, the heat generation by the autothermal reforming is controlled and the temperature of the hydrogen containing gas is regulated within a limited range so as to maintain the hydrogen separation step at an optimum temperature. With the hydrogen generating apparatus, the heat generated by the autothermal reforming reaction is effectively utilized in the hydrogen separation step without needing an additional means. | 04-09-2009 |
Koshi Takamura, Osaka JP
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20090023068 | Alkaline battery - An alkaline battery of this invention includes: a negative electrode including a negative electrode mixture that contains a zinc alloy as an active material, the zinc alloy containing at least aluminum; an alkaline electrolyte; and a positive electrode. The alkaline electrolyte includes an aqueous KOH solution and LiOH and an aluminum compound that are dissolved in the aqueous KOH solution. The alkaline battery has excellent high-rate discharge characteristics. | 01-22-2009 |
20090202876 | OXYGEN PERMEABLE FILM, OXYGEN PERMEABLE SHEET, AND CELL INCLUDING THESE - An oxygen permeable film including an aggregate of water-repellent particles and having an average particle size of the particles of 0.01 to 50 μm has a contact angle with water of not less than 120° and super water repellency, and therefore has an excellent water vapor permeation inhibiting capability. As the particles, fluorocarbon resins such as polytetrafluoroethylene, polyvinyl fluoride and polyvinylidene fluoride are suitable. The specific surface area of the oxygen permeable film is preferably not less than 0.1 m | 08-13-2009 |
20100047673 | BATTERY PACK AND BATTERY-MOUNTED DEVICE - A battery pack includes a battery having a risk of releasing a gas under abnormal conditions, a case that accommodates the battery, and an oxygen reducing portion that reduces an amount of oxygen within the case. | 02-25-2010 |
20100104928 | BATTERY PACK, BATTERY-MOUNTED DEVICE AND CONNECTION STRUCTURE FOR BATTERY PACK - It is aimed to provide a battery pack capable of securing safety by preventing A battery contained in the battery pack from entering a burning state even if the battery releases high-temperature gas in an abnormal state. An exhaust duct | 04-29-2010 |
20100203390 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolyte battery including a negative electrode including metal lithium or a lithium alloy as a negative electrode active material, a positive electrode including a fluorinated graphite as a positive electrode active material, a separator provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The concentration ratio [F]/[C] of fluorine atoms to carbon atoms on the surface of the fluorinated graphite is 1.0 or more and less than 1.8. This improves the large-current discharge characteristics particularly in a low temperature environment. | 08-12-2010 |
20110171524 | ALKALINE BATTERY - An alkaline battery of this invention includes: a negative electrode including a negative electrode mixture that contains a zinc alloy as an active material, the zinc alloy containing at least aluminum; an alkaline electrolyte; and a positive electrode. The alkaline electrolyte includes an aqueous KOH solution and LiOH and an aluminum compound that are dissolved in the aqueous KOH solution. The alkaline battery has excellent high-rate discharge characteristics. | 07-14-2011 |
Makoto Takamura, Kyoto JP
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20090302731 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE LIGHTING DEVICE - An organic electroluminescence lighting device includes a planar organic electroluminescence element; a planer heat diffusion plate provided on one surface of the organic electroluminescence element; and a constant current circuit element that is placed so as to contact the heat diffusion plate and supplies a constant current to the organic electroluminescence element. | 12-10-2009 |
20100264430 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - Provided is an organic light emitting device having a simple structure and enabling cost reduction. An organic light emitting device | 10-21-2010 |
20100328943 | LIGHTING DEVICE - Provided is a lighting device having high luminance in-plane uniformity without a dark part occurring at a connecting part between surface light source panels. | 12-30-2010 |
Masahiro Takamura, Osaka-Shi JP
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20120214790 | N-ACYL CYCLIC AMINE DERIVATIVE OR PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT THEREOF - The present invention provides compounds which show high effectiveness against positive symptoms, negative symptoms and cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia and reduce conventional side-effect risks as well as have remarkable effects for central neurological diseases associated with cognitive dysfunction other than schizophrenia. N-Acyl cyclic amine derivatives of formula (1): wherein Ar | 08-23-2012 |
Masanori Takamura, Kanagawa JP
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20100267794 | ANTI-FATIGUE AGENT COMPRISING AMINO ACID COMPOSITION - Conventional amino acid compositions are primarily intended to improve athletic performance or to promote fat-burning. Provided is an anti-fatigue agent which can prevent both of muscle fatigue and nerve strain concurrently. An anti-fatigue agent which comprises an amino acid composition composed of specific amino acids in specified amounts can prevent both of muscle fatigue and nerve strain concurrently. As for the types and the ratio of the amounts of the amino acids contained in the amino acid composition, the amino acid composition preferably contains 30 to 200 parts by weight of proline, 60 to 140 parts by weight of glycine, 50 to 260 parts by weight of alanine, 50 to 130 parts by weight of lysine, 30 to 75 parts by weight of tryptophan and 20 to 40 parts by weight of histidine, more preferably further comprises 3 to 75 parts by weight of tyrosine and 15 to 45 parts by weight of arginine, still more preferably further contains 30 to 55 parts by weight of valine, 35 to 60 parts by weight of leucine and 25 to 60 parts by weight of isoleucine. | 10-21-2010 |
Masashi Takamura, Osaka JP
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20090303348 | METADATA ADDING APPARATUS AND METADATA ADDING METHOD - According to the invention, search and extraction of images obtained by capturing the same region are enabled to be performed at low load and in an easy manner. A multi-angle information generating apparatus | 12-10-2009 |
Masumi Takamura, Aichi-Ken JP
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20100036055 | Method For Producing Core-Shell Fine Particle and Method for Producing Intermediate Which is Used for Production of the Core-Shell Fine Particle - A core-shell fine particle ( | 02-11-2010 |
20100113704 | Method for Production of Core-Shell Microparticle, and Method for Production of Monodisperse Crosslinked Microparticle having Alkoxyamine Group for Use as Intermediate for the Production of the Core-Shell Microparticle - Disclosed is a core-shell microparticle ( | 05-06-2010 |
20110213083 | Thermoplastic Resin Composition - Disclosed is a thermoplastic resin composition containing a graft material and an organic peroxide group dispersion medium in which the graft material is dispersed. The graft material is obtained by melt-mixing a metal oxide fine particle having an organic peroxide group on the surface and a thermoplastic resin, and has a structure in which the thermoplastic resin is grafted to the metal oxide fine particle. The organic peroxide group on the surface of the metal oxide fine particle is preferably a peroxymonocarbonate group. The organic peroxide group on the surface of the metal oxide fine particle is preferably obtained by reacting a hydroxy group of a silicon oxide fine particle with an amino-modified silane coupling agent, thereby introducing an amino group to the surface of the silicon oxide fine particle, and then reacting the amino group with a compound having an ethylenically unsaturated group and an organic peroxide group. | 09-01-2011 |
Mototsugu Takamura, Kanagawa JP
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20100208793 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus for decoding compression-coded video data, including: at least one decoder that decodes the compression-coded video data; and a controller than controls processing executed by the decoder, wherein the controller, when a picture at a head of a decoding processing unit is an I-picture or a P-picture among decoded pictures output from the decoder, controls the decoder so that a decode start timing at which the decoder starts decoding and a display output timing at which the decoder starts outputting the decoded pictures are displaced from each other by a first predetermined number of pictures. | 08-19-2010 |
Norihiro Takamura, Osaka JP
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20110251357 | ULTRAVIOLET TRANSMISSIVE POLYHEDRAL SILSESQUIOXANE POLYMERS - Inorganic/organic hybrid polymers containing silsesquioxane cages are robust and exhibit desirable physical properties such as strength, hardness, and optical transparency at infrared and ultraviolet wavelengths. The polymers are prepared by polymerizing functionalized polyhedral silsesquioxane monomers such as polyhedral silsesquioxanes bearing two complementarily reactive functional groups bonded to cage silicon atoms by means of spacer moieties. The spacer moieties allow for steric mobility and more complete cure than polyhedral silsesquioxanes bearing reactive functional groups bound directly to cage silicon atoms. | 10-13-2011 |
Noritoshi Takamura, Aikoh-Gun JP
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20090230602 | Coil spring - A coil spring reduces Hertzian stress on a first turn and bending stress on a coil end. | 09-17-2009 |
20090235882 | Spring Retainer and Spring System - A spring retainer can reduce the set height and mass of a coil spring. The spring retainer has a retainer body attached to a stem end of a valve and a circumferential plate-like spring part having an inner circumferential part supported by the retainer body and resiliently supporting an end of the valve spring. A spring constant of the plate-like spring part is made higher than a spring constant of the valve spring, so that the plate-like spring part deflects after the valve spring is compressed, to provide a two-step load characteristic and reduce the set height, compressed height, and mass of the valve spring. It can also reduce the height and mass of the spring retainer. A spring system formed by combining the spring retainer and valve spring with each other will be compact and lightweight. | 09-24-2009 |
20130239637 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING SEAMLESS STEEL PIPE, HOLLOW SPRING UTILIZING SEAMLESS STEEL PIPE - There are provided: a seamless steel pipe formed from a cylindrical steel material billet through a hot isostatic extrusion step, wherein a depth of a contiguous flaw formed on an inner periphery surface and an outer periphery surface of the steel pipe is 50 μm or less; a hollow spring obtained by forming a hollow body in a shape of a coil or a bar or a bar with curved part from the seamless steel pipe made of spring steel and applying a surface treatment to the hollow body so that the hollow body has compressive residual stress; and a method for producing seamless steel pipe including: a billet molding step; a first heating step; a hot isostatic extrusion step; a second heating step; an extension step; a third heating step; and a pickling step. | 09-19-2013 |
20140346721 | HOLLOW SPRING UTILIZING SEAMLESS STEEL PIPE - There are provided: a seamless steel pipe formed from a cylindrical steel material billet through a hot isostatic extrusion step, wherein a depth of a contiguous flaw formed on an inner periphery surface and an outer periphery surface of the steel pipe is 50 nm or less; a hollow spring obtained by forming a hollow body in a shape of a coil or a bar or a bar with curved part from the seamless steel pipe made of spring steel and applying a surface treatment to the hollow body so that the hollow body has compressive residual stress; and a method for producing seamless steel pipe including: a billet molding step; a first heating step; a hot isostatic extrusion step; a second heating step; an extension step; a third heating step; and a pickling step. | 11-27-2014 |
Noritoshi Takamura, Kanagawa JP
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20090174129 | HIGH-STRENGTH STAINLESS STEEL SPRING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a high-strength stainless steel spring exhibiting a good workability and having a high load characteristic. Thus, the high-strength stainless steel spring of the invention has an chemical component containing 0.04 to 0.08% by mass of C, 0.15 to 0.22% by mass of N, 0.3 to 2.0% by mass of Si, 0.5 to 3.0% by mass of Mn, 16 to 20% by mass of Cr, 8.0 to 10.5% by mass of Ni, 0.5 to 3.0% by mass of Mo, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, and when the average diameter of the coil is represented by D and further the diameter of the steel wire is represented by d in the case that cross sections of the stainless steel wire are in a complete round form or the value obtained by subtracting the average coil diameter from the outer diameter of the coil is represented by d′ in the case that the cross sections of the stainless steel wire are in a form other than the complete round form, the spring has a spring index D/d or D/d′ of 2 to 6. | 07-09-2009 |
20100037976 | SEAMLESS STEEL PIPE, HOLLOW SPRING UTILIZING SEAMLESS STEEL PIPE, AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There are provided: a seamless steel pipe formed from a cylindrical steel material billet through a hot isostatic extrusion step, wherein a depth of a contiguous flaw formed on an inner periphery surface and an outer periphery surface of the steel pipe is 50 μm or less; a hollow spring obtained by forming a hollow body in a shape of a coil or a bar or a bar with curved part from the seamless steel pipe made of spring steel and applying a surface treatment to the hollow body so that the hollow body has compressive residual stress; and a method for producing seamless steel pipe including: a billet molding step; a first heating step; a hot isostatic extrusion step; a second heating step; an extension step; a third heating step; and a pickling step. | 02-18-2010 |
20110123827 | LATHE MACHINING MEMBER - A cylindrical core portion, at least a part of which is made of a noble metal alloy and which has a diameter larger than a maximum diameter of a shape obtained by lathe machining, and a hollow-cylindrical peripheral portion, which is made of a material different from the material of the core portion, are included. The core portion is arranged in a hollow portion of the peripheral portion with no space. The material applied to the peripheral portion is a free-cutting material selected from a group of, for example, free-cutting brass, free-cutting phosphor bronze, free cutting nickel silver, and free-cutting beryllium copper. The noble metal alloy applied to the core portion is, for example, alloy mainly consisting of silver, palladium, gold, platinum, zinc, copper, iron, and nickel, alloy mainly consisting of palladium, silver, and copper, or alloy mainly consisting of silver, platinum, zinc, gold, and copper. | 05-26-2011 |
20110128025 | ELECTRICAL CONTACT MEMBER AND CONTACT PROBE - An electrical contact member and a contact probe that are durable and economical are provided. For this purpose, an outer peripheral portion, which has a symmetrical shape with respect to a central axis in a longitudinal direction and has a hollow portion, and a core portion, which has an approximate bar shape extending in the longitudinal direction and filling the hollow portion, are included. One of the outer peripheral portion and the core portion is made of a noble metal alloy, and the other is made of a conductive material other than the noble metal alloy. The one of the outer peripheral portion and the core portion, which is made of the noble metal alloy, projects further than the other at one end portion in the longitudinal direction. | 06-02-2011 |
20110140327 | SPRING RETAINER AND SPRING SYSTEM - A spring retainer is made from an iron-based material to improve the strength and abrasion resistance of the spring retainer and reduce the thickness and weight thereof. The spring retainer includes a retainer body having a tapered support hole to be supported with a valve stem and a flange-like spring seat circumferentially formed on a periphery at a first side of the retainer body to receive and support a valve spring. The retainer body and spring seat are integrally formed from resilient steel with grain flows continuously formed from the retainer body to the spring seat. | 06-16-2011 |
20130012047 | CONNECTOR - A connector that includes a male terminal which has a conductive property and a tip portion of which is formed in a bar shape, and includes a coil spring formed of a conductive wire rod with an inner diameter smaller than a diameter of the tip portion of the male terminal and that linearly extends at an end portion at which the male terminal is inserted. The male terminal is inserted into the coil spring while a force that expands an inner diameter of at least a vicinity of the end portion is applied to an extending portion, and thereafter fitted to the coil spring by releasing the force. | 01-10-2013 |
20140001630 | PRESSURE UNIT | 01-02-2014 |
Noritoshi Takamura, Yokohama-Shi JP
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20090293827 | VALVE SPRING DEVICE AND VALVE TRAIN OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE USING THE SAME - A port is formed in a cylinder head of an engine. The port is opened and closed by a valve. A valve spring device is provided with a first spring and a second spring. The second spring is contained in a housing and held by a stopper in a manner such that it is compressed along an axis or subjected to a preload. The preload of the second spring is larger than an installation load of the first spring. An axial load acts on the springs. The valve spring device has load-deflection characteristics such that only the first spring deforms axially when the axial load is not larger than a predetermined value and that both the first and second springs deform axially when the axial is load exceeds the predetermined value. | 12-03-2009 |
20100139596 | VALVE SPRING DEVICE AND VALVE TRAIN OF ENGINE USING THE SAME - A valve spring device is provided with a first coil spring and a second coil spring combined in series with each other. The inside diameter (coil inside diameter) of the second coil spring is greater than the outside diameter (coil outside diameter) of the first coil spring. A part of the first coil spring including an end portion along an axis is inserted into the second coil spring, thereby forming a combined spring. The end portion of the first coil spring and an end portion of the second coil spring are connected to each other by a connecting member. The first and second coil springs are compressed along the axis as they are located in series between a cylinder head and a retainer. A shaft of a valve is passed within the coil springs. | 06-10-2010 |
Satoshi Takamura, Kanagawa JP
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20110148064 | MULTILAYERED SLIDING MEMBER AND RACK GUIDE IN RACK-AND-PINION TYPE STEERING APPARATUS FOR AUTOMOBILE USING THE SAME - A multilayered sliding member | 06-23-2011 |
Seiichi Takamura, Saitama JP
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20090106705 | Data Management Apparatus And Method For Organizing Data Elements Into Multiple Categories For Display - A data management apparatus includes a storage operative to organize a plurality of data elements into a plurality of categories, to assign a subspace to each of the plurality of categories, to place a plurality of subspaces in a multidimensional space, to create a data element space by distributing, in each of the subspaces respectively assigned to the plurality of categories, objects representing data elements belonging to the associated category, and to store positional information on the objects in the data element space thus created; a display unit operative to establish a viewing position and a viewing direction in the data element space, and to generate and display an image of the data element space by referring to the storage and by rendering the objects located in the data element space; and a control operative to acknowledge an instruction for updating the viewing position or viewing direction so as to update the viewing position or viewing direction. | 04-23-2009 |
20130318021 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including an experience information extracting unit that extracts experience information which is information regarding an experience, from text data input from a user, an item selecting unit that performs at least one of extraction and priority setting of an item to be provided to the user, based on the extracted experience information, and a provision control unit that controls provision of the item to the user, based on a result of the extraction or the priority setting of the item. | 11-28-2013 |
20130321157 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a matter extracting unit extracting a predetermined matter from text information, an action pattern specifying unit specifying one or multiple action patterns associated with the predetermined matter, an action extracting unit extracting each of the action patterns associated with the predetermined matter, from sensor information, and a state analyzing unit generating state information indicating a state related to the matter, based on each of the action patterns extracted from the sensor information, using a contribution level indicating a degree of contribution of each of the action patterns to the predetermined matter, for a combination of the predetermined matter and each of the action patterns associated with the predetermined matter. | 12-05-2013 |
20130325959 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including an experience extracting unit extracting experience information indicating a user experience from text information, an action extracting unit extracting an action pattern from sensor information, a correspondence experience extracting unit extracting, based on relationship information indicating a correspondence relationship between the experience information and the action pattern, experience information corresponding to the action pattern extracted from the sensor information, and a display controlling unit displaying information related to the experience information extracted from the text information along with information related to the experience information corresponding to the action pattern. | 12-05-2013 |
20130332410 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a DB updating unit updating an action pattern database used to detect an action pattern of a user based on a sensor detection result, a text information acquiring unit acquiring text information which the user inputs in a device, and a text information analyzing unit acquiring information related to an action pattern from the text information. In a case where the information related to the action pattern is acquired from the text information, the DB updating unit updates the action pattern database using the acquired information. | 12-12-2013 |
20130339376 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including an experience extracting unit extracting experience information including information related to a time or a place from text information input by a user, and a user extracting unit extracting a user group in which the experience information of one or more users extracted by the experience extracting unit is compared to find a commonality in the experience information. | 12-19-2013 |
20140146052 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An information processing apparatus, method and computer program product cooperate to provide graphical trends of posts regarding a posting subject and additional information. The apparatus includes a collector that collects posts regarding a posting subject that proceeds over time. A counting unit is included that counts a number of collected posts for each of different classes of posts. A display controller causes graphs to be displayed along a time-axis illustrating time-wise trends in the posts for each class together with additional information. The additional information is information that includes at least one of posts at respective times and information regarding the posting subject. | 05-29-2014 |
Seishi Takamura, Yokosuka-Shi JP
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20100027655 | VIDEO ENCODING METHOD AND DECODING METHOD, APPARATUSES THEREFOR, PROGRAMS THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIA WHICH STORE THE PROGRAMS - A video encoding method includes setting candidates for reference pixels to pixels within a predetermined distance range measured from an encoding target block; generating a predicted signal by sequentially selecting reference pixels used for the intra prediction of the encoding target block from among the reference pixel candidates while changing a distance condition from the encoding target block, and by generating the predicted signal based on the reference pixels for each distance condition; computing an encoding cost required for subjecting the encoding target block to intra prediction encoding using each generated predicted signal; finally determining reference pixels used for the intra prediction of the encoding target block based on each computed encoding cost; and encoding information which indicates the position of the determined reference pixels. | 02-04-2010 |
20100027903 | IMAGE SIGNAL ENCODING METHOD AND DECODING METHOD, INFORMATION SOURCE ENCODING METHOD AND DECODING METHOD, APPARATUSES THEREFOR, PROGRAMS THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIA WHICH STORE THE PROGRAMS - An information source encoding method for encoding a Gaussian integer signal includes the steps of: inputting a signal value sequence of a Gaussian integer signal as an encoding target; transforming signal values included in the input signal value sequence into integer pairs, each having two integers, arranged in the input order; regarding each of the integer pairs as a lattice point on two-dimensional coordinates, and obtaining integer values greater than or equal to zero by performing a two-dimensional-to-one-dimensional mapping in which the shorter the distance from each lattice point to the origin, the smaller the value assigned to the lattice point by the mapping; and encoding the integer values using codes which are used for encoding an information source that follows an exponential distribution. | 02-04-2010 |
20100208803 | IMAGE ENCODING AND DECODING APPARATUSES, IMAGE ENCODING AND DECODING METHODS, PROGRAMS THEREOF, AND RECORDING MEDIA RECORDED WITH THE PROGRAMS - A method for encoding an image using an intraframe prediction is provided which includes selecting a gradient of a pixel value that is indicated by an image signal to be predicted among a plurality of gradient candidates, generating a predicted signal by applying a gradient in accordance with the distance from a prediction reference pixel based on the gradient, intraframe-encoding the image signal to be predicted based on the predicted signal, and encoding information indicating the size of the selected gradient. Alternatively, the method includes estimating the gradient of a pixel value that is indicated by an image signal to be predicted based on an image signal which has already been encoded, generating a predicted signal by applying a gradient in accordance with the distance from a prediction reference pixel based on the gradient, and intraframe-encoding the image signal to be predicted based on the predicted signal. | 08-19-2010 |
20100215095 | VIDEO SCALABLE ENCODING METHOD AND DECODING METHOD, APPARATUSES THEREFOR, PROGRAMS THEREFOR, AND RECORDING MEDIA WHERE PROGRAMS ARE RECORDED - A video scalable encoding method calculates a weight coefficient which includes a proportional coefficient and an offset coefficient and indicates brightness variation between an encoding target image region and a reference image region in an upper layer, calculates a motion vector by applying the weight coefficient to an image signal of a reference image region as a search target and executing motion estimation, and generates a prediction signal by applying the weight coefficient to a decoded signal of a reference image region indicated by the motion vector and executing motion compensation. Based on encoding information of an immediately-lower image region in an immediately-lower layer, which is present at spatially the same position as the encoding target image region, a data structure of the weight coefficient is determined. When the immediately-lower image region performed interframe prediction in the immediately-lower layer, the method identifies an immediately-lower layer reference image region that the immediately-lower image region used as a prediction reference for motion prediction, and calculates the weight coefficient by applying a weight coefficient that the immediately-lower image region used in weighted motion prediction to a DC component of an image region in the upper layer, which is present at spatially the same position as the immediately-lower layer reference image region, and assuming a result of the application as a DC component of the immediately-lower image region. | 08-26-2010 |
20100215102 | VIDEO ENCODING METHOD AND DECODING METHOD, APPARATUSES THEREFOR, PROGRAMS THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIA WHICH STORE THE PROGRAMS - An image encoding method for encoding a pixel value of an encoding target by using a predicted value generated by means of spatial or temporal prediction using a previously-decoded image. The method performs prediction of the pixel value of the encoding target and obtains the predicted value; computes data of a probability distribution which indicates what value an original pixel value has for the obtained predicted value, by shifting, in accordance with the predicted value, difference distribution data of a difference between the original pixel value and the predicted value in predictive encoding, where the difference distribution data is stored in advance; clips the obtained data of the probability distribution so as to contain the data in a range from a lower limit to an upper limit for possible values of the original pixel value; and encodes the pixel value of the encoding target by using the clipped data of the probability distribution of the original pixel value from the lower limit to the upper limit. | 08-26-2010 |
20100329344 | SCALABLE VIDEO ENCODING METHOD AND DECODING METHOD, APPARATUSES THEREFOR, PROGRAMS THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIA WHICH STORE THE PROGRAMS - A scalable video encoding method of performing encoding by predicting an upper-layer signal having a relatively high spatial resolution by means of interpolation using an immediately-lower-layer signal having a relatively low spatial resolution. The method computes a first weighting coefficient for each image area of a predetermined unit size in a search for estimating a motion between an encoding target image area in an upper layer and a reference image area, where the first weighting coefficient is computed based on a brightness variation between an image area, which belongs to an immediately-lower layer and has the same spatial position as the encoding target image area, and the reference image area; and performs a motion estimation using a signal which is obtained by correcting a decoded signal of the reference image area by the first weighting coefficient and functions as an estimated signal in the motion estimation, so as to compute a motion vector. Then the method computes a second weighting coefficient based on a brightness variation between a reference image area indicated by the motion vector and the image area which belongs to the immediately-lower layer and has the same spatial position as the encoding target image area; and determines a signal, which is obtained by correcting a decoded signal of the reference image area by using the second weighting coefficient, to be a compensated signal in motion compensation, which functions as a predicted signal of the encoding target image area. | 12-30-2010 |
20110188574 | DEBLOCKING METHOD, DEBLOCKING APPARATUS, DEBLOCKING PROGRAM AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDED WITH THE PROGRAM - A direction is detected for each block in which a pixel value is changed which is represented by an edge that indicates a direction of change in pixel value in each block, a direction in which a deblocking filter is to be applied to a block boundary is determined based on a direction of an edge detected for a block to be processed which includes the block boundary subject to deblocking and on a direction of an edge detected for a block contacting the block to be processed, and the deblocking filter is applied to the block boundary in accordance with the determined direction. | 08-04-2011 |
20110194599 | SCALABLE VIDEO ENCODING METHOD, SCALABLE VIDEO ENCODING APPARATUS, SCALABLE VIDEO ENCODING PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING THE PROGRAM - In scalable video encoding, incidence rates of combinations of optimum prediction modes to be selected for spatially corresponding blocks of an upper layer and a lower layer are determined based on an optimum prediction mode that was selected in a conventional encoding, and then a correspondence table that describes relationships therebetween is created. Subsequently, the combinations of the selected optimum prediction modes described in the correspondence table are narrowed down based on the value of the incidence rate so as to create prediction mode correspondence information that describes the combinations of the optimum prediction mode narrowed down. When encoding the upper layer block, the prediction mode search candidate that is to be searched in the encoding is decided by referring to the prediction mode correspondence information using as a key the optimum prediction mode selected in the encoding of the spatially corresponding lower layer block and thereby reducing the number of the prediction mode search candidates. | 08-11-2011 |
20110200105 | PREDICTED PIXEL VALUE GENERATION PROCEDURE AUTOMATIC PRODUCING METHOD, IMAGE ENCODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, APPARATUS THEREFOR, PROGRAMS THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIA WHICH STORE THE PROGRAMS - An automatic producing method for a predicted value generation procedure that predicts a value of an encoding target pixel by using a previously-decoded pixel. A parent population is generated by randomly producing predicted value generation procedures each of which is indicated by a tree structure, and a plurality of predicted value generation procedures are selected as parents from the parent population. One or more predicted value generation procedures are generated as children based on a predetermined tree structure developing method which subjects the selected predicted value generation procedures to a development where an existing predicted value generation function can be an end node of a tree. A predicted value generation procedure having a best estimation cost is selected from among the predicted value generation procedures as the parents and children, where the sum of an information content for representing the tree structure and an amount of code evaluated by a predicted pixel value obtained by the tree structure is used as an estimation cost. A final predicted value generation procedure is produced by iterating the relevant operation. | 08-18-2011 |
20130128984 | VIDEO ENCODING METHOD, VIDEO DECODING METHOD, VIDEO ENCODING APPARATUS, VIDEO DECODING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAMS THEREOF - A reduction in residual energy of inter-frame prediction with motion compensation and improvement in encoding efficiency are achieved by using a region-dividing type adaptive interpolation filter that takes an edge property of a picture into consideration. An edge calculation unit calculates edge information from reference picture data designated by a motion vector. A region dividing unit divides an encoding target frame into a plurality of regions that are units to which interpolation filters are adaptively applied based on the edge information. A filter coefficient optimizing unit optimizes an interpolation filter for a fractional-accuracy pixel for each of the regions. A reference picture interpolating unit interpolates the fractional-accuracy pixel of a reference picture using the optimized interpolation filter, and a predictive encoding unit performs predictive encoding using motion compensation of fractional-accuracy. | 05-23-2013 |
20130136187 | VIDEO ENCODING METHOD, VIDEO DECODING METHOD, VIDEO ENCODING APPARATUS, VIDEO DECODING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM THEREOF - A video encoding apparatus reduces residual energy of motion-compensated inter-frame prediction and improves the coding efficiency in encoding of an image in which optimal values of interpolation filter coefficients are changed in time and space. In the video encoding apparatus, a region division unit sequentially selects region division schemes one by one from among a plurality of prepared region division schemes, and divides a region of an image to be encoded. An interpolation filter coefficient switching unit switches interpolation filter coefficients of a decimal precision pixel for each divided region, and a predictive encoding unit performs predictive encoding. A region division mode decoding section selects a region division scheme, in which a cost is minimized among rate distortion costs calculated for each region division scheme. Using the selected region division scheme, the predictive encoding unit and a variable length encoding unit encode the image to be encoded. Information indicating the region division scheme is also subject to variable length encoding and is transmitted to a decoder. | 05-30-2013 |
20130170554 | VIDEO ENCODING METHOD, VIDEO DECODING METHOD, VIDEO ENCODING APPARATUS, VIDEO DECODING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAMS THEREOF - Regions based on which an interpolation method of a fractional-accuracy pixel is switched are optimized, and the interpolation method is switched for each of the divided regions, thereby reducing residual energy of inter-frame prediction with motion compensation. A video encoding apparatus is provided with: an encoding information acquiring unit which acquires encoding information for each block; a region classification unit which performs a region classification on a block-by-block basis in accordance with the encoding information; a divided region redefinition processing unit which shifts a region dividing line in a horizontal direction, a region dividing line in a vertical direction, or both the region dividing line in the horizontal direction and the region dividing line in the vertical direction based on a result of the region classification, and determines a region dividing line with which density of blocks belonging to a particular region classification is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold value; an interpolation method switching unit which switches an interpolation method of a fractional-accuracy pixel for each of divided regions divided by the region dividing line; an interpolation performing unit which performs interpolation of the fractional-accuracy pixel for each of the divided regions; a picture encoding unit which encodes a picture using inter-frame prediction with motion compensation of fractional-accuracy for an interpolated picture; and a region classification information encoding unit which encodes information on the region classification. | 07-04-2013 |
20130336393 | VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING METHODS, VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING APPARATUSES, AND PROGRAMS THEREFOR - The computational complexity of a denoising filter is reduced while suppressing a reduction in coding efficiency. In a video encoding/decoding apparatus which uses a loop filter, a deviation degree calculating unit calculates the degree of deviation between a denoising target pixel and a surrounding pixel using a decoded image. A template shape setting unit limits a template shape so that its size is proportional to the degree of deviation relative to the maximum value of the degree of deviation in the decoded image. When noise of the target pixel is removed, weighted in accordance with the degree of similarity between a template of the target pixel and a template of each of search points in a search shape and the weighted sum of pixel values at the search points, the loop filter performs template matching using the limited template shape and removes noise of the target pixel. | 12-19-2013 |
20130343470 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING METHODS, VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING APPARATUSES, AND PROGRAMS THEREFOR - The computational complexity of a denoising filter is reduced while suppressing a reduction in coding efficiency. In an image processing apparatus, an edge direction detection unit calculates an edge direction using a denoising target image. A search shape setting unit sets a search shape in which the number of search points along the direction perpendicular to the edge direction is smaller than the number of search points along the edge direction, using the calculated edge direction as an index used for limiting the search shape. When noise of a target pixel is removed with a weight in accordance with the degree of template similarity between a template for the target pixel and a template for each of search points within a search shape and the weighted sum of pixel values at the search points, a filter execution unit executes a process of performing template matching on only search points within the set search shape and removing the noise of the target pixel. | 12-26-2013 |
20140105307 | VIDEO ENCODING DEVICE, VIDEO DECODING DEVICE, VIDEO ENCODING METHOD, VIDEO DECODING METHOD, VIDEO ENCODING PROGRAM, AND VIDEO DECODING PROGRAM - A video encoding device uses motion-compensated inter-frame prediction by dividing an image into blocks, each block a predetermined size, designating a first component value of a plurality of component values of a motion vector (MV) between an encoding target block and a neighboring block, designating a second component value, and encoding each first and second component values; a first component encoding means encodes a difference value of a first component and a second component encoding means, which obtains a probability of occurrence of a candidate value for the second component value of the MV of the encoding target block, based on a difference value between the first component value of the neighboring block MV and the first component value of the encoding target block MV and the second component value of the neighboring block MV, specifies a codeword of the second component value, encoding it based on the occurrence probability. | 04-17-2014 |
20140105308 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING VIDEO, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECODING VIDEO, AND PROGRAMS THEREFOR - The prediction error energy in inter-frame prediction with motion compensation is reduced and the coding efficiency is improved. A video encoding method using fractional-accuracy motion compensation includes: a step of generating multiple weighted filter coefficients from multiple interpolation filter sets using weight parameters which designate weight values of interpolation filter coefficients; a step of selecting weighted filter coefficients which minimize prediction error energy in the fractional-accuracy motion compensation from among the weighted filter coefficients; a step of interpolating fractional-accuracy pixels for a reference picture by application of an interpolation filter with the selected weighted filter coefficients and encoding an input picture with the fractional-accuracy motion compensation; and a step of encoding the weight parameters used for generating the selected weighted filter coefficients and the interpolation filter coefficients and adding encoded weight parameters and encoded interpolation filter coefficients to an encoded bitstream. | 04-17-2014 |
20140112391 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING VIDEO, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECODING VIDEO, AND PROGRAMS THEREFOR - The prediction error energy in inter-frame prediction with motion compensation is reduced and the coding efficiency is improved. A video encoding method using fractional-accuracy motion compensation includes: a step of performing a motion search to acquire a motion vector; a step of calculating reference probabilities at fractional-pixel positions designated by the acquired motion vector; a step of dividing interpolation positions which are fractional-pixel positions into multiple groups based on the calculated reference probabilities; a step of selecting, for each of the groups of the interpolation positions, interpolation filter coefficients to be used for generating an interpolated prediction picture from among multiple interpolation filter coefficient candidates; a step of generating the interpolated prediction picture using the selected interpolation filter coefficients and performing encoding with the fractional-accuracy motion compensation based on the interpolated prediction picture, for each of the groups of the interpolation positions; and a step of encoding information indicating grouping of the interpolation positions and information indicating interpolation filter coefficients to be used for each of the groups of the interpolation positions. | 04-24-2014 |
20140119453 | VIDEO ENCODING DEVICE, VIDEO DECODING DEVICE, VIDEO ENCODING METHOD, VIDEO DECODING METHOD, VIDEO ENCODING PROGRAM, AND VIDEO DECODING PROGRAM - A video encoding device performs motion-compensated inter-frame prediction corresponding to fractional pixel precision using a region-based adaptive interpolation filter (RBAIF) in which a frame is divided into regions and an IF coefficient is adaptively set for each division region, and includes means which constructs a linear simultaneous equation for obtaining an IF coefficient for a division region prescribed by a division position when an optimum division position is selected from among candidates for a prepared division position, and means which obtains the IF coefficient by solving the linear simultaneous equation, wherein the equation generation means diverts a redundant arithmetic processing result in an arithmetic operation of calculating the IF coefficient in a different division region and newly calculates only non-redundant difference information using the arithmetic operation. | 05-01-2014 |
20140133546 | VIDEO ENCODING DEVICE, VIDEO DECODING DEVICE, VIDEO ENCODING METHOD, VIDEO DECODING METHOD, VIDEO ENCODING PROGRAM, AND VIDEO DECODING PROGRAM - A video encoding device includes means used to estimate a lower limit of a bit amount/distortion cost function when an adaptive interpolation filter (AIF) is used based on a generated bit amount and an encoding distortion amount when a region-based adaptive interpolation filter (RBAIF) is used upon selecting an optimum IF based on a bit amount/distortion cost function among a fixed interpolation filter (IF), the AIF, and the RBAIF, and means used to select an optimum IF based on a comparison of bit amount/distortion cost functions of the fixed IF and the RBAIF when the lower limit is a value greater than the bit amount/distortion cost function for the fixed IF, and selecting an optimum IF based on a comparison of bit amount/distortion functions of the fixed IF, the AIF, and the RBAIF only when the lower limit is less than or equal to the bit amount/distortion cost function for the fixed IF. | 05-15-2014 |
20140233646 | METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND PROGRAMS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING PICTURE - An object is to reduce an intra-prediction error and improve coding efficiency by introducing an adaptive reference pixel generating process in accordance with coding conditions into intra-prediction. In picture encoding or picture decoding for generating a prediction signal using spatial inter-pixel prediction and encoding or decoding a picture using a prediction residual signal which is a difference between the prediction signal and an original signal, a tap length of an interpolation filter necessary for generating a reference pixel of intra-prediction is set based on one or both of a size of a block which is a processing unit of coding, transform, or prediction and a quantization parameter of the block for the reference pixel, a filtering process which generates the reference pixel is performed using the interpolation filter corresponding to the set tap length, and an intra-prediction signal corresponding to a designated intra-prediction mode is generated using the generated reference pixel. | 08-21-2014 |
20140247865 | VIDEO ENCODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, VIDEO DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - A generated bit amount of filter coefficients of an adaptive interpolation filter is reduced. A video encoding apparatus using motion compensation includes: a motion detection unit which performs motion search to acquire a motion vector; an interpolation filter coefficient deriving unit which calculates interpolation filter coefficients used for interpolation of a decimal-precision pixel using the motion vector; an interpolation unit which performs the interpolation of the decimal-precision pixel using the interpolation filter coefficients and the motion vector and performs encoding, a parameter selection unit which selects a parameter with which a generated bit amount of the interpolation filter coefficients is minimized from among a plurality of designated parameters in parameters used for entropy encoding of the interpolation filter coefficients, and an encoding processing unit which encodes the selected parameter and the calculated interpolation filter coefficients and outputs an encoded parameter and encoded interpolation filter coefficients. | 09-04-2014 |
Shinei Takamura, Hyogo JP
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20090174129 | HIGH-STRENGTH STAINLESS STEEL SPRING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a high-strength stainless steel spring exhibiting a good workability and having a high load characteristic. Thus, the high-strength stainless steel spring of the invention has an chemical component containing 0.04 to 0.08% by mass of C, 0.15 to 0.22% by mass of N, 0.3 to 2.0% by mass of Si, 0.5 to 3.0% by mass of Mn, 16 to 20% by mass of Cr, 8.0 to 10.5% by mass of Ni, 0.5 to 3.0% by mass of Mo, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, and when the average diameter of the coil is represented by D and further the diameter of the steel wire is represented by d in the case that cross sections of the stainless steel wire are in a complete round form or the value obtained by subtracting the average coil diameter from the outer diameter of the coil is represented by d′ in the case that the cross sections of the stainless steel wire are in a form other than the complete round form, the spring has a spring index D/d or D/d′ of 2 to 6. | 07-09-2009 |
Shogo Takamura, Kyoto JP
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20110317936 | Image Processing Method and Computer Program - To obtain an output image where contrast relating to the luminance of an input image has been adjusted. In an image processing method for adjusting the luminance value of each pixel contained in an input image, first, a closed region β(x, y) made up of a plurality of pixels in the input image is demarcated as a target region, and the target region is moved within the input image by predetermined pixel units. At this point, a maximum value and a minimum value of luminance energy defined as a luminance arrangement in the target region are calculated, and difference data of the luminance energy is calculated (step S | 12-29-2011 |
Shoji Takamura, Kyoto JP
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20120027174 | X-RAY IMAGING DEVICE - Disclosed is an X-ray imaging device with which X-ray exposure will not be stopped due to the backup time, causing underexposure, in phototimer imaging, because the body of the subject is thick. A database unit ( | 02-02-2012 |
Shozo Takamura, Miyagi-Ken JP
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20090244905 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND INPUT DEVICE WITH ILLUMINATION FUNCTION HAVING THE SAME - In an input device with an illumination function including an illumination device having light-emitting diodes, strip-like light-guide plates that distribute light emitted from the light-emitting diodes to the side surfaces other than a light-incident surface, and a planar light-guide plate that is provided with a plurality of through-holes and laterally propagates light incident from the strip-like light-guide plates and emits the light from through-holes, the planar light-guide plate is provided with strip-like light-guide-plate providing grooves at portions where the through-holes are not provided, and the strip-like light-guide plates are provided in the strip-like light-guide-plate providing grooves such that the side surfaces of the strip-like light-guide-plate providing grooves and the side surfaces of the strip-like light-guide plates face each other. | 10-01-2009 |
Shunsuke Takamura, Hachioji-Shi JP
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20110231591 | RETAINING DEVICE OF INFORMATION BROWSING DEVICE AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - A retaining device, having: a structure to retain one or a plurality of information browsing devices having a display section and a control section, wherein the structure is fixed onto a main body or an accessory of a processing apparatus to process a document to be displayed on the information browsing device, and configured in a way that at least a portion of the display section of the information browsing device plugged in a front can be seen squarely from a front of the display section. | 09-22-2011 |
20110255116 | INFORMATION VIEWING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION VIEWING APPARATUS - Disclosed is the information viewing system, which makes it possible to speedily output an image represented by data even when an operation for outputting the image onto a predetermined medium is disabled. The system includes an information viewing apparatus, a supporting device to detachably support the information viewing apparatus and the image forming apparatus onto which the supporting device is mountable. The system is so constituted that, in case that a data writing operation onto the printing medium becomes impossible at the time of commencing or in mid-course of implementing the data writing operation onto the printing medium, while the data writing operation onto the information viewing apparatus is enabled, the image forming apparatus changes the writing destination medium from the printing medium to the information viewing apparatus, in order to continuously implement the data writing operation onto the information viewing apparatus instead of the printing medium, and vice versa. | 10-20-2011 |
Takeji Takamura, Atsugi-Shi JP
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20100068746 | DIAGNOSIS METHOD FOR FATTY LIVER DISEASE, DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS, DIAGNOSIS PROGRAM, DIAGNOSTIC AGENT, AND METHOD FOR SCREENING FOR THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR FATTY LIVER DISEASE - There is provided an examination method which is simpler than conventional liver biopsy and enables the diagnosis of steatohepatitis. This diagnostic method comprises the steps of measuring the concentration of choline contained in a blood-derived sample collected from a subject; and determining the presence of fatty liver disease, severity of the disease, or a therapeutic effect on the disease based on the choline concentration. | 03-18-2010 |
Tetsuo Takamura, Kawasaki JP
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20110312369 | SYSTEM, BASE STATION AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SYSTEM - A system has a first base station for performing communication with a plurality of radio terminals, and a plurality of second base stations, the first base station estimating a moving direction of each of the radio terminals, determining one of the second base stations to which the each of the radio terminals is handed over on the basis of the estimated moving direction, obtaining priority information indicating a priority of the each of the radio terminals from the each of the radio terminals, and sending out identification information of the each of the radio terminals and the priority information of the each of the radio terminals to the determined second base station, the determined second base station performing handover of the radio terminals corresponding to the identification information received from the first base station on the basis of the received priority information and the received identification information. | 12-22-2011 |
Tomoshi Takamura, Fuchu-Shi JP
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20080284816 | Ink-jet recording apparatus - An ink-jet recording apparatus according to this invention has an ink-head unit, a head holder, and a wiper unit. The ink-head unit extends in a direction that intersects at right angles to the direction a recording medium is transported, for a distance equal to or longer than the width of the recording medium. The head holder holds the ink-head unit. The ink-head unit has a nozzle surface having nozzles for ejecting ink. The wiper unit has a wiper blade, which wipes the nozzle surface. | 11-20-2008 |
Tomotaka Takamura, Miyagi JP
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20090231659 | OPTICAL DEFLECTOR, OPTICAL SCANNER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An optical deflector includes a rotary body including a polygon mirror; a rotation shaft fixed to the rotary body; a bearing unit rotatably supporting the rotation shaft; and a board to which the bearing unit is fixed. Where P [rpm] is the number of revolutions of the rotary body, l [m] is a distance between a center of gravity of the rotary body and the board, m [kg] is mass of the rotary body, r [m] is a radius of the rotation shaft, E [Pa] is Young's modulus of the rotation shaft, and t [mm] is a thickness of the board, the following inequalities are satisfied: | 09-17-2009 |
Tomotaka Takamura, Shibata-Gun JP
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20080204539 | Rotary drive apparatus, optical scan apparatus, and image formation apparatus - A rotary drive apparatus includes a rotary body with a support portion, a rotor magnet supported by the support portion of the rotary body, a fixation section facing the rotor magnet and rotatably supporting the rotary body, and a winding coil provided in the fixation section, in which an expression E | 08-28-2008 |
20080259424 | HYDRODYNAMIC BEARING UNIT, AND OPTICAL DEFLECTOR, OPTICAL SCANNER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A hydrodynamic bearing unit using oil includes a shaft to be driven, a bearing member configured to support the shaft in a non-contact manner through a bearing gap by a hydrodynamic pressure of the oil, which is generated in the bearing gap while the shaft relatively rotate with respect to the bearing member, a housing configured to house the bearing member and having an opening at one end thereof, another end thereof being enclosed, a sealing member configured to seal a part of the opening of the housing, a channel configured to communicate a space formed between the shaft, the bearing member and the housing with an outside air, and a pressing member configured to press and fix the bearing member on the housing. At least one open part configured to release an air bubble contained in the housing is provided between the bearing member and the sealing member. | 10-23-2008 |
Tomoyuki Takamura, Toyota-Shi JP
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20100055530 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL - Each of collectors | 03-04-2010 |
20130101914 | FUEL CELL - An anode separator of a fuel cell forms: a plurality of gas flow channels arranged in parallel to let a fuel gas flow to an MEA; a supply passage configured to supply the plurality of gas flow channels with the fuel gas; and a recovery passage configured to recover the fuel gas from the plurality of gas flow channels. The plurality of gas flow channels include: a gas flow channel connects the supply passage and the recovery passage; and a gas flow channel having the supply passage side blocked. | 04-25-2013 |
20130236803 | FUEL CELL MODULE - A fuel cell module which is capable of easily securing an adequate sealing function even when the unit cell is made thinner. The fuel cell module includes a stacked body which includes: a stacked structure including: an electrolyte layer, and a pair of electrodes provided to sandwich the electrolyte layer; and a pair of separators disposed to sandwich the stacked structure, the separators being arranged at least one end of the stacked body in the stacking direction, the separators which are arranged at the end of the stacked body having a groove which is capable of receiving a sealing member in a face which does not oppose to the stacked structure, and the at least one groove being a deep groove of which depth is larger than the thickness of the separator having the groove. | 09-12-2013 |
Toshiaki Takamura, Saitama JP
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20080230293 | REAR WHEEL SUSPENSION FOR A MOTORCYCLE AND SWING ARM ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE FOR A MOTORCYCLE - A rear wheel suspension for a motorcycle can sufficiently ensure the stroke of a rear cushion and can enhance traveling performance of a vehicle by lowering the gravity center of the vehicle. A swing arm includes an upper arm swingably connecting a body frame with the upper portion of a power transmission portion. A lower arm swingably connects the body frame with the lower portion of the power transmission portion. The axial center of the upper end support portion of a rear cushion is swingably supported by the upper arm at a position forward of the axial center of the support portion. The axial center of the lower support portion of the rear cushion can swingably be supported by the lower arm at a position rearward of the axial center of the support portion swingably supporting the lower arm and the body frame with respect to the vehicle. | 09-25-2008 |
20100078251 | ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE - An electric motorcycle is provided that can air-cool a power drive unit without the provision of a plurality of cooling fans. In an electric vehicle in which a battery box housing batteries is disposed below a foot rest space and electricity supplied from the batteries is supplied to a running-purpose power-generating motor via a power drive unit, the power drive unit is attached to a swing arm turning around a pivot shaft and the battery box is formed with an air introduction port and an air discharge port used to cool the batteries. A cooling fan is provided which sucks air in the battery box from the air discharge port and sends the air toward the power drive unit. The cooling fan is disposed rearward of the air discharge port of the battery box and close to the pivot shaft. | 04-01-2010 |
20100163326 | Battery Temperature Regulating System And Method For An Electric Vehicle, Battery Housing Box For An Electric Vehicle, And Vehicle Incorporating Same - A battery housing structure, in an electric vehicle, is operable to regulate a temperature of a battery disposed between front and rear wheels of the vehicle. The battery housing structure includes a main housing body for receiving the battery, inlet and outlet ports for respectively supplying air to and discharging air from the main housing body; and a fan for discharging air from the main housing body. A bypass passage is provided in the battery housing structure for selectively connecting a downstream side of the fan with the inlet ports. First and second air flow control valves are also provided in the battery housing structure for selectively controlling and routing the flow of air within the battery housing structure. | 07-01-2010 |
Toshiaki Takamura, Wako-Shi JP
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20120193155 | SPORTS TYPE, SADDLE TYPE ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A drive wheel is intermediation driven by an additional element, while achieving a reduction in cost by making use of a plurality of existing motors. A drive motor as a drive source includes a plurality of motor bodies arranged coaxially with and adjacently to each other in the vehicle width direction to permit integral driving thereof, and is disposed forwardly of a pivot for a swing arm supporting the driving wheel. One end in the vehicle width direction of a drive shaft of the drive motor is made to be an output end for output to the driving wheel, and a drive sprocket for power transmission to the driving wheel is provided at the output end. The center of the drive motor in the vehicle width direction is disposed with an offset to the side opposite to the side of the drive sprocket with reference to the vehicle body center. | 08-02-2012 |
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20120241241 | THROTTLE SENSOR MOUNTING STRUCTURE - A throttle sensor mounting structure for suppressing the influence on the arrangement of a lighting device located on the front side of a head pipe. A throttle sensor mounting structure in a saddle seat type vehicle includes a handle, a throttle grip rotatably mounted on the handle, a throttle sensor for detecting an operational amount of the throttle grip, a controller for controlling a power unit according to a detection value from the throttle sensor, a pair of right and left main frames extending to the rear from a head pipe, and a headlight provided on the front side of the head pipe. The throttle sensor is located on the rear side of the head pipe and between the right and left main frames so as to be superimposed on the main frames as viewed in a side elevation. | 09-27-2012 |
20130244069 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module includes a pair of side plates arranged along two wall faces, opposing to each other in a stacking direction of battery cells, of wall faces of the battery module, a lower plate that swingably supports one end of the pair of side plates by a hinge mechanism and that is arranged along one wall face of the battery module, and an upper plate that is arranged along the wall face of the battery module so as to be opposite to the lower plate, and that connects the other ends of the pair of side plates, wherein the side plates and the upper plate are tightened and fixed by use of a fastening member with pressure being applied in the stacking direction of the battery cells in order to fix the battery module. | 09-19-2013 |
Yoichi Takamura, Shinagawa JP
Yoshio Takamura, Kurobe-Shi JP
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Yota Takamura, Kanagawa JP
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20100171158 | METHOD OF FORMING FERROMAGNETIC MATERIAL, TRANSISTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a method of forming a ferromagnetic material, characterized by including: forming a magnetic element layer | 07-08-2010 |
Yuichi Takamura, Osaka JP
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20120219835 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE FOR BATTERY AND BATTERY USING THE PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE - The present invention relates to a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape for battery containing: a substrate; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided on at least one side of the substrate, in which the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape has a thickness change ratio of 20% or less after immersion in a mixed solvent of ethylene carbonate/diethyl carbonate [former/latter (volume ratio)=1/1] at 60° C. for 8 hours; and a 180° peeling adhesive strength (against aluminum foil, peel temperature: 25° C., peel rate: 300 mm/minute) of 0.5 N/10 mm or more after the above immersion. | 08-30-2012 |
20130071740 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE FOR BATTERY - The present invention relates to a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape for battery containing: a substrate and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer laminated on at least one surface of a substrate, in which the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is laminated on the substrate, 0.5 mm or more inside from both edges of the substrate, and in which the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape has a 180° peeling pressure-sensitive adhesive force at 23° C. being 0.1 N/10 mm or more, and has a slippage distance after a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer side of the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape is attached to a phenolic resin plate (attaching area: 10 mm×20 mm), followed by applying a load of 500 g thereto at 40° C. for 1 hour being 0.2 mm or less. | 03-21-2013 |
20150037639 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE OR SHEET - Disclosed is a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet which does not cause deterioration of an electrolytic solution even when immersed in the electrolytic solution and which can be smoothly unwound even after being wound. The pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet includes a substrate and, on one surface thereof, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The substrate has a wetting tension of from 30 to 35 mN/m in the surface to face the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, where the wetting tension is measured by a method according to JIS K 6768:1999. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive containing substantially no polar group. A pressure-sensitive adhesive in the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is preferably a rubber pressure-sensitive adhesive such as a polyisobutylene rubber and/or an isobutylene-isoprene rubber. | 02-05-2015 |
Yukiyoshi Takamura, Kamakura JP
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20100057978 | Storage system and data guarantee method - A system according to the invention reads/writes data by using a memory device performing a wear leveling. A host | 03-04-2010 |
20120127600 | STORAGE CONTROL DEVICE AND ROTATION SPEED CONTROL METHOD FOR STORAGE DEVICE - To provide a storage control device capable of changing the rotation speed of storage devices. | 05-24-2012 |
20120185749 | STORAGE APPARATUS AND RESPONSE TIME CONTROL METHOD - A storage apparatus and response time control method capable of preventing response performance deterioration effectively are suggested. Since a response time control unit which delays a response of a corresponding storage device to a command and transfers it to a controller for a storage apparatus is located between the controller and part of or all storage devices in order to equalize response time for the plurality of storage devices to respond to a command issued from the controller, it is possible to equalize the response time of the plurality of storage devices and thereby effectively prevent deterioration of the response performance of the storage apparatus. | 07-19-2012 |
20130246706 | STORAGE APPARATUS AND PROGRAM UPDATE METHOD - A storage apparatus and program update method for reducing tediousness and complications of drive inventory management. | 09-19-2013 |
Yuzuru Takamura, Ishikawa JP
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20110244476 | METHOD FOR EVALUATION OF QUALITY OF BLOOD SAMPLE - A method for evaluating the quality of a blood sample, comprising the steps of: mixing labeled anti-cortisol antibodies with a blood sample to be subjected, to conduct the antigen-antibody reaction of the labeled anti-cortisol antibody with cortisol contained in the blood sample, developing a mixture obtained in the above step on an immunochromatographic test strip having a substrate on which cortisol is immobilized to cause the antigen-antibody reaction of the labeled anti-cortisol antibodies which are free in the mixture with the cortisol immobilized on the substrate, thereby bonding the antibody to the cortisol, determining the amount of the labeled anti-cortisol antibodies bonded to the cortisol in the above step, and evaluating whether or not the blood sample has a quality suitable for suprarenal vein sampling test on the basis of the amount of the labeled anti-cortisol antibodies determined in the above step. | 10-06-2011 |
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