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Shinobu Abe, Tokyo JP
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20100021497 | IPV-DPT VACCINE - The invention provides a process for producing a combined vaccine containing an inactivated Sabin strain of poliovirus, a | 01-28-2010 |
Shinobu Adachi, Nara JP
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20120072213 | SPEECH SOUND INTELLIGIBILITY ASSESSMENT SYSTEM, AND METHOD AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - The speech sound intelligibility assessment system includes: an output section for presenting a speech sound to a user; a biological signal measurement section for measuring an electroencephalogram signal of the user; a positive component determination section for determining presence/absence of a positive component of an event-related potential in the electroencephalogram signal in a zone from 600 ms to 800 ms from a starting point, which is a point in time at which the output section presents a speech sound; a negative component determination section for determining presence/absence of a negative component of an event-related potential in the electroencephalogram signal in a zone from 100 ms to 300 ms from the same starting point; and an assessment section for evaluating whether the user has clearly aurally comprehended the presented speech sound or not based on the results of determination of presence/absence of the positive and negative components, respectively. | 03-22-2012 |
20120172744 | ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, METHOD OF ESTIMATING ELECTRICAL NOISE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING METHOD OF ESTIMATING ELECTRICAL NOISE - An electroencephalogram measurement apparatus includes: an electroencephalogram measurement section for measuring an electroencephalogram of a user by using a plurality of electrodes; an electro-acoustic transducer for presenting an acoustic signal to the user, the electro-acoustic transducer being in a vicinity of at least one electrode among the plurality of electrodes while the electroencephalogram measurement section is worn by the user; an amplitude envelope extraction section for extracting an amplitude envelope of the acoustic signal presented by the electro-acoustic transducer; a frequency analysis section for applying a frequency analysis to the amplitude envelope extracted by the amplitude envelope extraction section; and a noise estimation section for estimating an electrical noise which is mixed at the at least one electrode by using a previously provided set of transform rules and the extracted amplitude envelope. | 07-05-2012 |
20120191000 | ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM THEREOF - An exemplary electroencephalogram measurement system includes: a frequency analysis section for, analyzing a frequency power of the electroencephalogram signal of a user with respect to each set of a reference electrode and a measurement electrode; an insufficient electrode determination section for, through comparison of the analyzed frequency power against a first threshold value, distinguishing whether a state of attachment of each electrode is sufficient or not; and an insufficiency cause estimation section for determining the number of insufficient electrodes distinguished as insufficiently worn, determining a position at which each insufficient electrode is in contact with the user, and estimating a cause for the insufficient state of attachment of the insufficient electrode or electrodes that corresponds to the determined number of insufficient electrodes and position of each insufficient electrode by referring to insufficiency pattern data. | 07-26-2012 |
20120288108 | ASSESSMENT SYSTEM OF SPEECH SOUND LISTENING, AND METHOD AND PROGRAM THEREOF - In an exemplary assessment system of speech sound listening, an output section presents a speech sound to a user as an auditory stimulation; a positive component determination section determines whether a positive component appears in an event-related potential of an electroencephalogram signal of the user in a range from 600-900 ms from a starting point, the starting point being a point in time at which the speech sound is presented, and outputs an assessment result as to whether the user is listening to the speech sound with strife or not; and a negative component determination section determines whether a negative component appears in the event-related potential in a range from 100-300 ms from a starting point, the starting point being the point in time at which the speech sound is presented, and outputs an assessment result as to whether the user is annoyed by the speech sound or not. | 11-15-2012 |
20120294451 | HEARING DETERMINATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR THE SAME - The determination system includes a presented-speech sound control section for determining a speech sound to be presented to a user; auditory/visual stimulation presentation sections for presenting the determined speech sound as an audio/a character; a group-wise summation section for taking a summation of an event-related potential of an electroencephalogram signal of the user for each group of speech sounds; a first determination section for, from the event-related potential having been subjected to summation for each group, making a group-by-group determination of comfortableness as to whether the user is comfortably hearing to the speech sound, to at least determine whether the user is listening to the speech sound with strife, or to determine whether the user is annoyed by the speech sound; and a second determination section for, from the event-related potential, making a speech sound-by-speech sound determination of intelligibility as to whether the user is clearly hearing the speech sound. | 11-22-2012 |
20130039498 | ANNOYANCE JUDGMENT SYSTEM, APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An annoyance judgment system includes: a biological signal measurement section configured to measure an electroencephalogram signal of a user; a database retaining a plurality of monosyllabic speech sounds such that, for each speech sound, the speech sound and a reference latency of an electroencephalogram negative component corresponding to the speech sound are retained in association; a presented-speech sound determination section configured to deteremine a monosyllabic speech sound to be presented by referring to the database; and an annoyance judgment section configured to judge annoyance of the output speech sound by comparing a peak latency of a negative component of the electroencephalogram signal in a range from 50 ms to 350 ms from a starting point, the a starting point being a point in time at which the determined speech sound is presented, against the reference latency corresponding to the determined speech sound that is retained in the database. | 02-14-2013 |
20130070929 | SOUND PRESSURE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM, AND METHOD AND PROGRAM THEREOF - A sound pressure assessment system determines sounds to be presented by referring to a database retaining data of sounds, each of which is a pure tone. The system presents the determined sound as a first sound, and in a predetermined time after presenting the first sound, presents as a second sound a sound at least having the same frequency and the same sound pressure level as those of the'first sound to the user. The system extracts an amount of change from an N1 component in response to the first sound to that in response to the second sound. The N1 components are negative components of an user's event-related potential based on points of presenting the first and second sounds as respective starting points. The system determines whether the sound pressure level of the presented sound is excessive to the user, based on the amount of change. | 03-21-2013 |
20130138012 | ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM RECORDING APPARATUS, HEARING AID, ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM RECORDING METHOD, AND PROGRAM THEREOF - In an electroencephalogram recording apparatus: a classification section classifies a collected sound into one of categories concerning sound pressure; an accumulation determination section determines whether or not to record an electroencephalogram of a user based on whether a number of times of data accumulation has reached a target value for the category into which the sound is classified; and an accumulation section accumulates an electroencephalogram data and a sound data in association if the electroencephalogram data is determined to be recorded. A first value is designated as a target value for a first category into which sounds of an expected minimum value are classified. A second value is designated as a target value for a second category into which any sound having a sound pressure greater than the minimum value is classified. The accumulation determination section sets the first value to be equal to or greater than the second value. | 05-30-2013 |
20130182860 | UNCOMFORTABLE SOUND PRESSURE DETERMINATION SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM THEREOF, HEARING AID ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM, AND UNCOMFORTABLE SOUND PRESSURE DETERMINATION APPARATUS - An exemplary uncomfortable sound pressure determination system including: a sound data generator configured to generate sound data concerning sounds consecutively ascending or descending in sound pressure from first to n | 07-18-2013 |
20130266163 | UNCOMFORTABLENESS THRESHOLD VALUE ESTIMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD, AND A PROGRAM THEREOF; HEARING AID ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM; AND UNCOMFORTABLENESS THRESHOLD VALUE PROCESSING CIRCUIT - An exemplary UCL estimation system including: an output section configured to present to a user a first sound, and a second sound after lapse of a first predetermined time from a point of presenting the first sound, the first sound having a sound pressure within a predetermined sound pressure range, and the second sound having a same sound pressure as that of the first sound; a measurement section configured to measure an electroencephalogram signal of the user; an extraction section configured to extract, from an electroencephalogram signal measured within a second predetermined time from a point of presenting the second sound, a characteristic amount of an event-related potential of the signal; and an estimation section configured to estimate, by referring to a predetermined relationship between characteristic amount values of event-related potential and uncomfortableness threshold values, an uncomfortableness threshold value corresponding to the extracted characteristic amount of the potential. | 10-10-2013 |
20130296732 | AUDITORY EVENT-RELATED POTENTIAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, AUDITORY EVENT-RELATED POTENTIAL MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM THEREOF - An auditory event-related potential measurement system includes: a video output section configured to present a video to a user; a measurement section configured to measure a user's electroencephalogram signal; a scheduling section configured to schedule a timing of presenting an auditory stimulation so that the auditory stimulation is presented during a period in which the video is being presented to the user; an auditory stimulation output section configured to present the auditory stimulation to the user at the scheduled timing; and a processing section configured to acquire, from the electroencephalogram signal, an event-related potential in a first time range as reckoned from a point in time at which the auditory stimulation is presented. When an amount of video luminance change exceeds a threshold value, the auditory stimulation is not presented during a second time range as reckoned from a point in time at which the threshold value is exceeded. | 11-07-2013 |
20130324880 | AUDITORY EVENT-RELATED POTENTIAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, AUDITORY EVENT-RELATED POTENTIAL MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, AUDITORY EVENT-RELATED POTENTIAL MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM THEREOF - The auditory event-related potential measurement system includes: a size determination section for determining a size of a region within a video to be presented to a user so that the region has a viewing angle between diagonal corners in a range greater than 2 degrees and smaller than 14 degrees; a video output section for presenting to the user a video including a region of the size determined by the size determination section; an auditory stimulation output section for presenting an auditory stimulation to the user during a period in which the video is being presented to the user; a biological signal measurement section for measuring an electroencephalogram signal of the user; and an electroencephalogram processing section for acquiring an event-related potential from the electroencephalogram signal as reckoned from a point in time at which the auditory stimulation is presented. | 12-05-2013 |
20140072127 | UNCOMFORTABLE LOUDNESS LEVEL ESTIMATING SYSTEM, UNCOMFORTABLE LOUDNESS LEVEL ESTIMATING DEVICE, UNCOMFORTABLE LOUDNESS LEVEL ESTIMATING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR SAME - An uncomfortable sound pressure estimation system includes: a biological signal measurement section for measuring an electroencephalogram signal of a user; a sound stimulation output section for presenting a sound stimulation group to the user, the sound stimulation group including a first sound, a second sound, and a third sound which are pure tones of the same frequency and which consecutively decrease in sound pressure within a predetermined range; an extraction section for, from the electroencephalogram signal in a predetermined zone defined based on a point of presenting at least one of the second sound and the third sound as a starting point, extracting an N1-P2-amplitude related or wavelet-coefficient related characteristic amount of event-related potential of the electroencephalogram signal; and a determination section for determining an uncomfortable sound pressure at the frequency of the sound stimulation group based on the characteristic amount extracted by the extraction section. | 03-13-2014 |
20140072130 | UNCOMFORTABLE SOUND PRESSURE ESTIMATION SYSTEM, UNCOMFORTABLE SOUND PRESSURE ESTIMATION APPARATUS, UNCOMFORTABLE SOUND PRESSURE ESTIMATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM THEREOF - An exemplary uncomfortable sound pressure estimation system includes: a sound stimulation scheduling section configured to determine points in time of outputting a group of sound stimulations so that times of measurement for event-related potentials in response to the second sound and third sound arrive after a predetermined noise-lingering time has elapsed since a next point of occurrence of periodic noise; an event-related potential characteristic amount extraction section configured to receive the points in time of outputting the sound stimulation group, and extract a characteristic amount of an event-related potential of the electroencephalogram signal based on each point of outputting the group of sound stimulations as a starting point; and an uncomfortable sound pressure determination section configured to determine an uncomfortable sound pressure for the frequency of the sound stimulation group. | 03-13-2014 |
20140105436 | HEARING AID GAIN DETERMINATION SYSTEM, HEARING AID GAIN DETERMINATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A hearing aid gain determination system includes: a biological signal measurement section for measureing an electroencephalogram signal; a sound group determination section for determining a frequency of a sound group including first, second and third sounds; a sound pressure determination section for determining sound pressures of the first to third sounds so that the respective sound pressures are less than a threshold and that the first to third sounds consecutively decrease; an output section for presenting the first to third sounds at the determined frequency and sound pressures; a characteristic amount extraction section for extracting a characteristic amount concerning time-frequency information of an event-related potential in a time range after presenting the first to third sounds; a gain determination section for determining a hearing aid gain for the frequency of the sound stimulation group against a predetermined criterion based on the characteristic amounts. | 04-17-2014 |
20140153729 | SPEECH-SOUND DISTINGUISHING ABILITY DETERMINATION APPARATUS, SPEECH-SOUND DISTINGUISHING ABILITY DETERMINATION SYSTEM, HEARING AID GAIN DETERMINATION APPARATUS, SPEECH-SOUND DISTINGUISHING ABILITY DETERMINATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM THEREOF - In a speech discrimination ability determination system, an MMN determination section acquires, with respect to each of the first and second speech sounds, difference information between the event-related potential acquired during its output with the first occurrence frequency and the event-related potential acquired during its output with the second occurrence frequency, and determines whether a negative component exists in the difference information in predetermined time ranges after the first and second speech sounds are output. When the determination result indicates that the negative component exists, a discrimination ability determination section determines that the user discriminates the first and second speech sounds. | 06-05-2014 |
20150016618 | UNCOMFORTABLE SOUND PRESSURE EVALUATION SYSTEM, UNCOMFORTABLE SOUND PRESSURE EVALUATION APPARATUS, UNCOMFORTABLE SOUND PRESSURE ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS, UNCOMFORTABLE SOUND PRESSURE EVALUATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM THEREOF - An exemplary uncomfortable sound pressure evaluation system consecutively presents sound stimulation groups to a user. Each sound stimulation group includes a sound stimulation, and the sound stimulation groups differ in frequency from one another. The system includes: an extraction section configured to extract, for each sound stimulation group, information concerning event-related potential relating to the sound stimulation; an estimation section configured to estimate an uncomfortable sound pressure (UCL) of the user from the information concerning event-related potential; and a correction section configured to determine whether the estimated UCL is higher than a predefined maximum UCL or not, and if a proportion of those determination results which indicate the UCL to be higher than the maximum UCL is smaller than predetermined, correcting each UCL determined as higher than the maximum UCL to a sound pressure equal to or less than the maximum UCL. | 01-15-2015 |
Shinobu Amano, Shizuoka JP
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20100140007 | SNOWMOBILE - A snowmobile includes a vehicle body, a track belt, an engine, a left-and-right pair of skis, a suspension mechanism, and a steering mechanism. The track belt is located on a lower portion of the vehicle body. The engine drives the track belt. The suspension mechanism is a mechanism arranged to support the pair of skis so as to move in a vertical direction with respect to the vehicle body, and to support the pair of skis in an associated manner so that one of the skis moves downwards relative to the vehicle body when the other ski moves upwards relative to the vehicle body. The steering mechanism is a mechanism arranged to steer the pair of skis. | 06-10-2010 |
Shinobu Aoki, Kita-Nagoya Aichi JP
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20090140708 | DC to DC converter with Pseudo Constant Switching Frequency - Various apparatuses, methods and systems for a DC to DC converter with a pseudo constant switching frequency are disclosed herein. For example, some embodiments provide a DC to DC converter having a switch connected to a switching node to control a voltage of the switching node, and a switching controller that is adapted to turn on and off the switch at a substantially constant frequency based at least in part on the voltage of the switching node. The switching controller includes a modulator connected to a control electrode of the switch and that is adapted to actuate and deactuate the switch, and a first timer that is connected to the switching node and to the modulator. The first timer uses the voltage of the switching node to determine an on-time for the switch. | 06-04-2009 |
20130249516 | DC TO DC CONVERTER WITH PSEUDO CONSTANT SWITCHING FREQUENCY - A method for a DC to DC converter with a pseudo constant switching frequency is disclosed herein. For example, some embodiments provide a DC to DC converter having a switch connected to a switching node to control a voltage of the switching node, and a switching controller that is adapted to turn on and off the switch at a substantially constant frequency based at least in part on the voltage of the switching node. The switching controller includes a modulator connected to a control electrode of the switch and that is adapted to actuate and deactuate the switch, and a first timer that is connected to the switching node and to the modulator. The first timer uses the voltage of the switching node to determine an on-time for the switch. | 09-26-2013 |
Shinobu Aoki, Ichihara-Shi JP
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20100022805 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING ALKYLATED AROMATIC COMPOUND - The present invention provides a process in which a ketone is directly reacted with an aromatic compound in a single reaction step to obtain the corresponding alkylated aromatic compound in a higher yield. By reacting an aromatic compound with a ketone and hydrogen in the presence of a solid acid substance and a catalyst composition containing Cu and Zn in a ratio of Zn to Cu ranging from 0.70 to 1.60 (atomic ratio), the corresponding alkylated aromatic compound is prepared. | 01-28-2010 |
20100022812 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ALKYLATED AROMATIC COMPOUND AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PHENOL - The present invention provides an industrially practical process where a ketone and an aromatic compound are directly reacted to obtain a corresponding alkylated aromatic compound in a single reaction step. The process for producing an alkylated aromatic compound is characterized in that it comprises reacting an aromatic compound, a ketone and hydrogen in the presence of a solid acid substance and a catalyst composition comprising at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Co, Re, Ni and a platinum group metal. | 01-28-2010 |
20100185034 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AROMATIC HYDROCARBON - Provided is a process for producing an aromatic hydrocarbon using a molybdenum-containing solid catalyst, more specifically a process for producing an aromatic hydrocarbon efficiently from a lower hydrocarbon gas essentially containing methane by activating the molybdenum-containing solid catalyst with maintaining a high yield for a long period of time. | 07-22-2010 |
Shinobu Doi, Torrance, CA US
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20100217512 | Method and apparatus for detecting and correcting freeway-ramp-freeway situation in calculated route - A method detects a particular freeway-ramp-freeway situation in a calculated route and corrects the route by replacing the freeway-ramp-freeway situation with all-freeway segments. The method includes the steps of: establishing a calculated route to a destination; examining the calculated route to detect whether there is a first point where the calculated route exits a freeway and a second point where the calculated route enters a freeway; evaluating map data to determine whether the freeway exited and the freeway entered are the same freeway; and replacing road segments of the calculated route between the first point and the second point constituting the freeway-ramp-freeway situation with freeway segments between the first point and the second point, thereby avoiding the freeway-ramp-freeway situation. | 08-26-2010 |
Shinobu Doi, Iwaki JP
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20100235081 | Navigation Device and Traffic Line Display Method - A navigation device and a traffic line display method which make a user reliably recognize the relationships between traffic lines and roads when the traffic lines are displayed so as to correspond to the roads which are positioned near one another in a concentrated manner or connected to one another are provided. When the roads currently displayed include roads which belong to a certain road type and which are positioned near one another within a predetermined distance or connected to one another and when at least one of the roads has heavy traffic, the vicinity/connection roads positioned near one another within a predetermined distance or connected to one another and the corresponding traffic lines are clearly distinguished from one another by displaying the roads and the corresponding traffic lines so as to be visually separate from one another. Accordingly, the relationships between the traffic lines and roads are reliably recognized. | 09-16-2010 |
20110251783 | NAVIGATION DEVICE AND GUIDE ROUTE SEARCH METHOD - A navigation device and a guide route search method prevents searching for a detour route, and shortens the time required for setting an eventual guide route. A first partial route is extracted from a first guide route found in accordance with map data divided into three hierarchical levels, based on information about a road network. The first guide route is the route from the current location to a destination. A second partial route is obtained by performing a route search between the nodes at opposite ends of the first partial route, based on the map data containing the lowest level. A second guide route is obtained by replacing the first partial route in the first guide route with the second partial route, and is set as the eventual guide route. Accordingly, a subsequent search operation is performed on a partial detour route in the first guide route, based on the map data containing the lowest level. | 10-13-2011 |
20120007802 | Cursor Display Method and Character Input Apparatus - When an input mode is switched from input of a first-type character written in a first character input direction into input of a second-type character written in a second character input direction opposite to the first character input direction, a displayed cursor is moved in the second character input direction in response to progression of input of second-type characters. At that time, first display-position movement processing is performed so that a display position of each character input before the switching is moved in the second character input direction in response to the progression of input of second-type characters with a display position of a second-type character input after the switching being fixed. | 01-12-2012 |
Shinobu Fujikawa, Kagawa JP
Shinobu Fujisawa, Toyota-Shi JP
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20100102601 | SKIN FOR SEAT BACK OF VEHICLE SEAT - A skin for a seat back of a vehicle seat includes a rear upper piece arranged on the upper rear surface of the seat back, and a rear lower piece arranged on the lower rear surface of the seat back. The rear upper piece has a rear upper piece pocket portion that extends downward in front of the rear lower piece. A left end portion, a right end portion, and a lower end portion of the rear upper piece pocket portion are sewn to the rear lower piece to form a pocket, and an opening of the pocket is formed between the upper end portion of the rear upper piece pocket portion and the rear lower piece. The rear upper piece and the rear lower piece are sewn together at a seam that extends laterally from the opening of the pocket. | 04-29-2010 |
Shinobu Furukawa, Atsugi JP
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20090267077 | SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT, ORGANIC TRANSISTOR, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - It is an object of the present invention to provide an organic transistor having a low drive voltage. It is also another object of the present invention to provide an organic transistor, in which light emission can be obtained, which can be manufactured simply and easily. According to an organic light-emitting transistor, a composite layer containing an organic compound having a hole-transporting property and a metal oxide is used as part of the electrode that injects holes among source and drain electrodes, and a composite layer containing an organic compound having an electron-transporting property and an alkaline metal or an alkaline earth metal is used as part of the electrode that injects electrons, where either composite layer has a structure of being in contact with an organic semiconductor layer. | 10-29-2009 |
20100136740 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - It is an object of the present invention to form an organic transistor including an organic semiconductor having high crystallinity without loosing an interface between an organic semiconductor of a channel where carriers are spread out and a gate insulating layer and deteriorating a yield. A semiconductor device according to the present invention has a stacked structure of organic semiconductor layers, and at least the upper organic semiconductor layer is in a polycrystalline or a single crystalline state and the lower organic semiconductor layer is made of a material serving as a channel. Carrier mobility can be increased owing to the upper organic semiconductor layer having high crystallinity; thus, insufficient contact due to the upper organic semiconductor layer can be compensated by the lower organic semiconductor layer. | 06-03-2010 |
20100297809 | ORGANIC TRANSISTOR, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ORGANIC TRANSISTOR - It is an object to form a high quality gate insulating film which is dense and has a strong insulation resistance property, and to propose a high reliable organic transistor in which a tunnel leakage current is little. One mode of the organic transistor of the present invention has a step of forming the gate insulating film by forming the conductive layer which becomes the gate electrode activating oxygen (or gas including oxygen) or nitrogen (or gas including nitrogen) or the like using dense plasma in which density of electron is 10 | 11-25-2010 |
20100301346 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE - A thin film transistor in which an effect of photo current is small and an On/Off ratio is high is provided. In a bottom-gate bottom-contact (coplanar) thin film transistor, a channel formation region overlaps with a gate electrode, a first impurity semiconductor layer is provided between the channel formation region and a second impurity semiconductor layer which is in contact with a wiring layer. A semiconductor layer which serves as the channel formation region and the first impurity semiconductor layer preferably overlap with each other in a region where they overlap with the gate electrode. The first impurity semiconductor layer and the second impurity semiconductor layer preferably overlap with each other in a region where they do not overlap with the gate electrode. | 12-02-2010 |
20110111555 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - It is an object of the present invention to form an organic transistor including an organic semiconductor having high crystallinity without loosing an interface between an organic semiconductor of a channel where carriers are spread out and a gate insulating layer and deteriorating a yield. A semiconductor device according to the present invention has a stacked structure of organic semiconductor layers, and at least the upper organic semiconductor layer is in a polycrystalline or a single crystalline state and the lower organic semiconductor layer is made of a material serving as a channel. Carrier mobility can be increased owing to the upper organic semiconductor layer having high crystallinity; thus, insufficient contact due to the upper organic semiconductor layer can be compensated by the lower organic semiconductor layer. | 05-12-2011 |
20110147745 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An embodiment is a thin film transistor which includes a gate electrode layer, a gate insulating layer provided so as to cover the gate electrode layer; a first semiconductor layer entirely overlapped with the gate electrode layer; a second semiconductor layer provided over and in contact with the first semiconductor layer and having a lower carrier mobility than the first semiconductor layer; an impurity semiconductor layer provided in contact with the second semiconductor layer; a sidewall insulating layer provided so as to cover at least a sidewall of the first semiconductor layer; and a source and drain electrode layers provided in contact with at least the impurity semiconductor layer. The second semiconductor layer may consist of parts which are apart from each other over the first semiconductor layer. | 06-23-2011 |
20120032160 | ORGANIC FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - It is an object to provide an organic field effect transistor including an electrode which can reduce an energy barrier at an interface between a conductive layer and a semiconductor layer, and a semiconductor device including the organic field effect transistor. A composite layer containing an organic compound and an inorganic compound is provided in at least part of one of a source electrode and a drain electrode in an organic field effect transistor, and as the organic compound, a carbazole derivative represented by the general formula (1) is used. By providing the composite layer in at least part of one of the source electrode and the drain electrode, an energy barrier at an interface between a conductive layer and a semiconductor layer can be reduced. | 02-09-2012 |
20120083078 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TRANSISTOR - To provide a method for manufacturing a transistor which has little variation in characteristics and favorable electric characteristics. A gate insulating film is formed over a gate electrode; a semiconductor layer including a microcrystalline semiconductor is formed over the gate insulating film; an impurity semiconductor layer is formed over the semiconductor layer; a mask is formed over the impurity semiconductor layer, and then the semiconductor layer and the impurity semiconductor layer are etched with use of the mask to form a semiconductor stacked body; the mask is removed and then the semiconductor stacked body is exposed to plasma generated in an atmosphere containing a rare gas to form a barrier region on a side surface of the semiconductor stacked body; and a wiring over the impurity semiconductor layer of the semiconductor stacked body is formed. | 04-05-2012 |
20120199839 | SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT, ORGANIC TRANSISTOR, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - It is an object of the present invention to provide an organic transistor having a low drive voltage. It is also another object of the present invention to provide an organic transistor, in which light emission can be obtained, which can be manufactured simply and easily. According to an organic light-emitting transistor, a composite layer containing an organic compound having a hole-transporting property and a metal oxide is used as part of the electrode that injects holes among source and drain electrodes, and a composite layer containing an organic compound having an electron-transporting property and an alkaline metal or an alkaline earth metal is used as part of the electrode that injects electrons, where either composite layer has a structure of being in contact with an organic semiconductor layer. | 08-09-2012 |
20130105784 | ORGANIC TRANSISTOR, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ORGANIC TRANSISTOR | 05-02-2013 |
Shinobu Fusa, Osaka JP
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20100085464 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND IMAGE GENERATING METHOD - In an image pickup apparatus of the present invention, a CCD | 04-08-2010 |
20110267373 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND IMAGE GENERATING METHOD - In an image pickup apparatus of the present invention, a CCD | 11-03-2011 |
Shinobu Hattori, Minato-Ku JP
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20100272126 | PLAYBACK APPARATUS AND METHOD, PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM, DATA STRUCTURE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR RECORDING MEDIUM - A playback apparatus includes an obtaining unit obtaining playback management information including a main playback path of a main stream set, a first sub playback path of a first sub-stream set, and a second sub playback path of a second sub-stream set. The first and second sub playback paths are allowed for a predetermined category. A selection-receiver receives a selection of streams as a first combination or a second combination. A reading unit reads the corresponding stream sets according to whether the first or second combination is selected. A playback unit plays back the main stream set and the first or second sub-stream set. The number of files that are readable at one time is predetermined. The sub playback paths are determined so that the number of the files that are readable at one time does not exceed the predetermined number. | 10-28-2010 |
Shinobu Hirosaka, Osaka JP
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20120200418 | POWER SUPPLY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND POWER SUPPLY DISTRIBUTION METHOD - A power supply distribution system including a power supply for supplying electric power; power outlets to which electronic devices are connected; power detection circuits for measuring an amount of electric power used through each of the power outlets; a power amount arithmetic circuit for determining a supply amount of the electric power to the power outlets based on information from the power detection circuits; and power limiting circuits for limiting the supply amount of the electric power to the power outlets. The power amount arithmetic circuit calculates a threshold of the amount of electric power used to be supplied to each of the power outlets based on a maximum supply amount of the electric power from the power supply and a number of the power outlets; and limits the amount of electric power used to be supplied to some power outlets to not more than the threshold. | 08-09-2012 |
Shinobu Ishii, Tokyo JP
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20100059574 | WIRE BONDING METHOD, WIRE BONDING APPARATUS, AND WIRE BONDING CONTROL PROGRAM - The invention provides a wire bonding method which enables formation of a low loop having a height not exceeding two times the wire diameter and secures sufficient pull strength of the wire even with the low loop shape. After having formed a contact-bonded ball at a first bonding point, a capillary moves upward and then toward a second bonding point to press a side surface of an upper portion of the contact-bonded ball, so that a protruded portion is formed on a top portion of the contact-bonded ball on the side of the second bonding point. After having formed the protruded portion of the contact-bonded ball, the capillary moves upward, and then downward while moving toward the second bonding point to press the protruded portion, so that a wire drawing portion for drawing the wire from the top portion of the contact-bonded ball horizontally is formed. | 03-11-2010 |
20100206940 | WIRE BONDING METHOD, WIRE BONDING APPARATUS, AND WIRE BONDING CONTROL PROGRAM - The invention provides a wire bonding method which enables formation of a low loop having a height not exceeding two times the wire diameter and secures sufficient pull strength of the wire even with the low loop shape. After having formed a contact-bonded ball at a first bonding point, a capillary moves upward and then toward a second bonding point to press a side surface of an upper portion of the contact-bonded ball, so that a protruded portion is formed on a top portion of the contact-bonded ball on the side of the second bonding point. After having formed the protruded portion of the contact-bonded ball, the capillary moves upward, and then downward while moving toward the second bonding point to press the protruded portion, so that a wire drawing portion for drawing the wire from the top portion of the contact-bonded ball horizontally is formed. | 08-19-2010 |
Shinobu Ishiyima, Numazu-Shi JP
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20100275871 | DEVICE FOR STARTING AN ENGINE - In a device for starting an engine, in which when the engine is restarted from idling stop, a cylinder which is restarted initially among all cylinders is determined on the basis of a piston stopping position of each cylinder in the idling stop, if there is a specified cylinder which is judged to cause a misfire when the specified cylinder is restarted initially among all cylinders, a piston stopping position of the specified cylinder in the idling stop is controlled such that the specified cylinder does not become a cylinder which is restarted initially among all cylinders. | 11-04-2010 |
Shinobu Ito, Tokyo JP
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20080206222 | Preventive/Therapeutic Composition For Free Radical Disease - A preventive/therapeutic composition for free radical diseases, characterized by containing as an active ingredient at least one kind of a fullerene, a fullerene derivative, and a composite comprising a fullerene or fullerene derivative and an organic compound with which the fullerene or derivative has been modified or clathrated. The composition is reduced in side effects, has the high ability to eliminate free radicals in the body, and further has excellent preparation stability. | 08-28-2008 |
Shinobu Izumi, Yamaguchi-Ken JP
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20080226883 | Photochromic Optical Article and Method of Producing the Same - A photochromic optical article comprising an optical substrate having a photochromic layer which is formed on at least one surface thereof and contains a photochromic compound is dispersed in a resin, and a thin metal oxide layer formed on the photochromic layer, wherein an indenonaphthopyran compound is used as the photochromic compound, the photochromic layer having a thickness of 30 to 50 μm, and the thin metal oxide layer has a thickness of 0.01 to 10 μm. The photochromic optical article has excellent photochromic properties, effectively suppresses a decrease in the photochromic properties caused by deterioration due to oxidation and features very excellent photochromic light resistance. | 09-18-2008 |
Shinobu Izumi, Yamaguchi JP
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20100230648 | Chromene Compounds - A chromene compound represented by the following formula (1), | 09-16-2010 |
20100230649 | CHROMENE COMPOUND - A chromene compound represented by the following formula (1), | 09-16-2010 |
20110062396 | CHROMENE COMPOUND - A chromene compound represented by the following formula (1): | 03-17-2011 |
Shinobu Kamizuru, Fukuoka JP
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20090160758 | SURFACE LIGHTING DEVICE AND PORTABLE TERMINAL USING THE SAME - A surface lighting device has one single light source and a light-guide-board. The board includes a light-guiding-section and a light-emitting-section. A shorter side of the light-guiding-section is not more than 8 mm, and an area of the light-emitting-section is not less than 500 mm2. The light-emitting-section has the following features: (1) a ratio of min. luminance vs. max. luminance of is not less than 0.3; (2) an average luminance ranges from 1 cd/m | 06-25-2009 |
Shinobu Kawaguchi, Warabi-Shi JP
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20100001910 | On-Vehicle Antenna - No coupled effects occur even when a plurality of antennas is provided. An insert fitting | 01-07-2010 |
Shinobu Kawamoto, Machida-Shi JP
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20090202556 | ANTI-CLAUDIN-4 ANTIBODY - An object of the present invention is to provide a monoclonal antibody which is useful as a diagnostic agent or a therapeutic agent for a disease relating to a polypeptide encoded by Claudin-4 (hereinafter referred to as “CLDN4”) gene or a polypeptide encoded by a Claudin-3 (hereinafter referred to as “CLDN3”) gene, or a method for using the same. Accordingly, the present invention provides a monoclonal antibody or an antibody fragment thereof, which specifically recognizes three-dimensional structure of an extracellular region of CLDN4 and binds to the extracellular region; a monoclonal antibody or an antibody fragment thereof, which specifically recognizes three-dimensional structure of both of extracellular regions of CLDN3 and CLDN4 and binds to the extracellular regions; a hybridoma which produces the antibody; a DNA which encodes the antibody; a vector which comprises the DNA; a transformant obtained by transforming the vector; a process for producing an antibody or an antibody fragment thereof using the hybridoma or the transformant; and a diagnostic agent or a therapeutic agent for a disease relating to a polypeptide encoded by CLDN4 gene and/or CLDN3 gene using the antibody or the antibody fragment. | 08-13-2009 |
Shinobu Kobayashi, Tokyo JP
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20120120654 | LIGHTING APPLIANCE AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The object of the present invention is to provide lighting appliances of various shapes, which use light emitting diodes as a light source, having excellent light directivity, light-diffusing property, durability and shock-proof property. | 05-17-2012 |
20130176735 | LIGHTING APPARATUS - A lighting apparatus using light-emitting diodes as the light source, which has light-dispersible property, heat dissipation property, excellent waterproof property, durability and shock resistance, giving no local glares, giving soft illumination, and can be used as a guiding light and a garden light, is provided. | 07-11-2013 |
Shinobu Kondo, Chuo-Ku JP
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20120141198 | END ANCHORING STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC FILAMENT BODY - An end portion of a carbon fiber-reinforced plastic cable ( | 06-07-2012 |
Shinobu Kuwae, Tokyo JP
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20090004725 | Process For Producing Protein With Reduction of Acidic Sugar Chain and Glycoprotein Produced Thereby - The present invention intends to find out a gene participating in addition of mannose phosphate to a sugar chain of a glycoprotein originating in a yeast belonging to the genus | 01-01-2009 |
Shinobu Machida, Kyoto JP
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20080244099 | Data Transfer Control System - Process steps from the step of judging whether or not data transfer at a target has been completed to the step of transferring status information to a host are automated. When an error is generated, the generation of the error is notified to an external control unit and the external control unit which has received the notification performs proper error processing. | 10-02-2008 |
20090077606 | AUDIO/VIDEO TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND AUDIO/VIDEO TRANSMISSION METHOD - An audio/video transmission apparatus includes a hot plug detecting section for detecting a hot plug signal output from a reception apparatus connected thereto via an High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), an EDID reading/determining section for determining Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) information of the reception apparatus, a type determining section for determining a type of the reception apparatus based on a result of the determination of the EDID information, a TMDS switching section for designating an output scheme corresponding to the type of the reception apparatus of a plurality of Transition Minimized Differential Signaling (TMDS) signal output schemes; and a TMDS output section for outputting a TMDS signal in accordance with the designated output scheme. | 03-19-2009 |
20110228932 | DATA TRANSMISSION CIRCUIT - A data transmission circuit analyzes video data and a pixel clock input from a video/audio signal processor, and determines whether the signals are valid or not. If a signal is invalid, the data transmission circuit generates and outputs a TMDS signal based on dummy video data and a dummy pixel clock internally generated as pseudo signals. Accordingly, a state in which an invalid signal is being output can be prevented, and the time required to output video can be reduced because an additional device authentication is not performed. | 09-22-2011 |
Shinobu Miwa, Koganei-Shi JP
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20090276608 | MICRO PROCESSOR, METHOD FOR ENCODING BIT VECTOR, AND METHOD FOR GENERATING BIT VECTOR - In a microprocessor for pipeline processing instruction execution, dependency relationship information representing a dependency relationship of each of a plurality of instructions with all the preceding instructions is stored, and whether or not the instructions in stages after instruction issue depend on the instruction of a miss speculation is judged based on the dependency relationship information if the miss speculation occurs during the execution of the plurality of instructions in accordance with a set schedule. Thus, this microprocessor can perform a recovery processing for invalidating only the instructions in a dependency relationship at once in the case of a miss speculation in speculative scheduling. | 11-05-2009 |
Shinobu Mochizuki, Chuo-Ku JP
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20080227785 | 2,4,6-TRIAMINO-1,3,5-TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE - This invention relates to an anti-dementia agent which uses a BEC 1 potassium channel inhibitor as the active ingredient. | 09-18-2008 |
Shinobu Murakami, Miyagi JP
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20110230447 | OSTEOGENESIS PROMOTER COMPRISING [4-(METHYLTHIO)PHENYLTHIO]METHANEBISPHOSPHONIC ACID OR PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT THEREOF AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT - Disclosed are: a compound which can be produced through a chemical synthesis at low cost, has an excellent osteogenesis-promoting activity, has high affinity for a bone, and can be applied without the need of any special DDS; and a method for promoting osteogenesis by administering the compound and applying the promotion of osteogenesis to the formation or regeneration of a bone. Specifically disclosed are: an osteogenesis promoter or a pharmaceutical composition comprising [4-(methylthio)phenylthio]methanebisphosphonic acid, which is one of bisphosphonic acids, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient; and a method for promoting osteogenesis, which comprises administering the osteogenesis promoter or the pharmaceutical composition to a subject to be treated. | 09-22-2011 |
Shinobu Nakagawa, Kobe JP
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20090248202 | MULTI-JOINT STRUCTURE, MOUNTING TOOL USING IT, SYSTEM AND HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE - To manually and optionally change length of a multi-joint structure, the multi-joint structure of the present invention is constituted so that variation detection sensor such as potentiometers is provided on connecting parts between each of joints, one or a plurality of the sensors are assumed to be a unit of the group, the signals of the sensors are captured by signal processing parts in each unit of the group, the parts between the signal processing parts are connected to the communication network and the signal processing part connected to the communication network computes and processes in accordance with signal data of the sensors, and it is constituted to output moving quantity and vector when the joints move to translate and rotate by detecting variation of the connecting parts between the joints at real time when shape of the multi-joint structure is deformed. | 10-01-2009 |
Shinobu Nakayama, Kakogawa-Shi JP
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20100237548 | STEEL-SHEET CONTINUOUS ANNEALING EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING STEEL-SHEET CONTINUOUS ANNEALING EQUIPMENT - Steel-sheet continuous annealing equipment includes, in sequence, a pre-heating zone, a heating zone, a soaking zone, a cooling zone, a reheating zone, an overaging zone, and a final cooling zone, and further includes a rapid heating region and a rapid cooling region that are provided within a range from the reheating zone to the final cooling zone (including the reheating zone and the final cooling zone), the rapid heating region allowing rapid heating of a steel sheet at a heating rate of 15° C./s or more and the rapid cooling region allowing rapid cooling, at a cooling rate of 10° C./s or more, of the steel sheet that has been rapidly heated in the rapid heating region. Various steel-sheet products ranging from mild steel sheets to ultrahigh-tensile steel sheets can be produced by performing a heat treatment with such steel-sheet continuous annealing equipment. | 09-23-2010 |
Shinobu Nishimaya, Aichi-Ken JP
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20100081539 | POWER OUTPUT APPARATUS, VEHICLE INCLUDING POWER OUTPUT APPARATUS, AND CONTROL UNIT AND METHOD FOR POWER OUTPUT APPARATUS - When there is no malfunction in either drive shaft rotational speed detection portion ( | 04-01-2010 |
Shinobu Nishiyama, Toyoake-Shi JP
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20100004833 | Vehicle and control method thereof - When the detected value of a rotation speed sensor is normal, it is determined whether or not a vehicle is stopping by using a predetermined rotation speed N | 01-07-2010 |
20100087973 | Hybrid car control device, control method and recording medium for recording program to put the control method into practice - An HV_ECU executes a program including the steps of: determining whether or not an EV switch is turned on until a monitoring timer expires when a system startup switch is turned on, latching the ON state of the EV switch if the EV switch is turned on and confirming an EV mode request on system startup, detecting various state quantities of a vehicle, and starting up a system in an EV mode without starting an engine if an EV mode prohibiting condition is unsatisfied. | 04-08-2010 |
Shinobu Ochikoshi, Hyogo JP
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20090118425 | Modifier for Styrene Resin, Styrene Resin Composition, and Process for Producing Modifier - An object of the present invention is to provide a modifier for styrene resins that has excellent powder characteristics and that can provide a styrene resin composition for a styrene resin having high impact resistance and formability when the modifier is contained in a small amount. | 05-07-2009 |
Shinobu Okido, Mito JP
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20110114507 | ELECTROLYTICALLY ETCHING METHOD AND APPARATUS OF SURFACE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR CORE INTERNALS - Even a site having a complicated curved surface shape, such as a welded spot on a bottom of a nuclear reactor core, is simply and electrolytically etched without discharging an etching liquid in a large amount, whereby grain boundary on the surface of the nuclear reactor core internals can be confirmed visually. | 05-19-2011 |
20110247729 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING RESIDUAL STRESS IN PIPE AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT - A method for improving a residual stress in a pipe includes improving the residual stress in the inner surface to the compressive direction by rapid cooling of the inner surface after heating of the pipe. The heating is to heat a vicinity of a welded part of the pipe from the outer surface to raise the temperature to a construction temperature. The rapid cooling is to rapidly cool the inner surface in the vicinity of the welded part by supplying cooling water into the pipe. The heating and the rapid cooling are repeated twice or more. A method for construction management includes determining whether construction has been executed properly based on a maximum value of a lowering rate of an outer surface temperature of the pipe when the cooling water is supplied for the rapid cooling of the inner surface and a thickness of the pipe in a measuring position of the outer surface temperature. | 10-13-2011 |
Shinobu Ono, Saitama-Shi JP
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20100073784 | LENS MOVING FRAME AND LENS DEVICE - A lens moving frame according to an embodiment of the invention includes a holder portion. The holder portion includes: wall portions having guide holes formed therein; partition walls into which a guide bar is inserted and which are provided near the corresponding wall portions; and lubricant reservoir portions that are provided between the partition walls and the wall portions and have a lubricant filled and stored therein. The lubricant stored in the lubricant reservoir portion is adhered to the guide bar disposed between the partition wall and the wall portion. When the lens moving frame is moved along the guide bar, an extra lubricant is scraped off from the guide bar by the guide holes and opening portions of the partition walls and then stored in the lubricant reservoir portions. Therefore, the amount of lubricant required to smoothly move the lens moving frame is adhered to the guide bar. | 03-25-2010 |
Shinobu Onodera, Nirasaki JP
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20100268364 | SUBSTRATE RECEIVING METHOD AND CONTROLLER - A substrate receiving method in a substrate processing system includes: a processing process of transferring a plurality of unprocessed substrates accommodated in a first substrate storage container to a substrate processing chamber in sequence and performing a plasma process on the unprocessed substrates in the substrate processing chamber; a retreating process of retreating the plasma-processed substrates temporarily to a second substrate storage container by transferring the plasma-processed substrates to the second substrate storage container in sequence; a determining process of determining whether or not the last unprocessed substrate is unloaded from the first substrate storage container; and a re-accommodating process of transferring and re-accommodating the plurality of the processed substrates accommodated in the second substrate storage container into the first substrate storage container in sequence when a substrate decided as the last unprocessed substrate is unloaded in the determining process. | 10-21-2010 |
Shinobu Otao, Matsue-Shi JP
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20110095310 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a semiconductor light emitting module and a method of manufacturing the same, which allow achieving high luminance light emission as well as lightweight and compact features. In a semiconductor light emitting module ( | 04-28-2011 |
20130105849 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | 05-02-2013 |
20140319552 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a semiconductor light emitting module and a method of manufacturing the same, which allow achieving high luminance light emission as well as lightweight and compact features. In a semiconductor light emitting module ( | 10-30-2014 |
Shinobu Saito, Kamakura-Shi JP
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20090263057 | BEARING DAMPER ELEMENT, BEARING, AND GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A damper element of the present invention is applied to a bearing damper element disposed between a rotating object and a supporting object. The damper element includes a slit that is formed between an inner surface and an outer surface of an annulus being supported by the supporting object, and a viscous fluid that is filled in the slit. The slit is extended substantially along a circumferential direction of the annulus. The annulus is, for example, an outer ring or an inner ring of a rolling element bearing, a plane bearing, or a collar that holds a bearing. | 10-22-2009 |
Shinobu Sasaki, Shinagawa JP
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20080291166 | Input system and input device - An input system includes an information generation part which generates input information based on a given input operation, a transmission part which transmits signal generated by having a plurality of different carrier frequencies modulated with the input information, and a reception part which receives the transmitted signals and demodulates the signals into input information. | 11-27-2008 |
Shinobu Sato, Kitakyushu-Shi JP
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20110100812 | ELECTRODE MODULE - An electrode module includes a working electrode, a counter electrode, a reference electrode and a well (container) for retaining an electrolytic solution and is used in electrochemical measuring instruments. This electrode module is produced by integrating the well with at least one of the working electrode, the counter electrode and the reference electrode. This integrated electrode includes a chip-like electrode having a thin membrane of an electrode material formed on the surface of a chip-like base metal. This chip-like electrode is disposed on and integrated with the bottom of the well in a detachable manner. There is provided the compact, low price electrode module of high repetition use efficiency with no need of maintenance and having easy handling. | 05-05-2011 |
Shinobu Seki, Toyohashi-Shi JP
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20090200736 | SHEET EJECTING DEVICE - A sheet ejecting device having a pair of ejection rollers, a strengthener provided in a sheet ejection route, a tray for receiving ejected sheets and a driver for lifting up and down the tray. A sheet is ejected via the ejection rollers while being strengthened by the strengthener. A specified time after the sheet comes into contact with a stack of sheets on the tray, the tray is lifted up so that the contact point between the currently ejected sheet and the stack of sheets on the tray becomes nearer to the pair of ejection rollers. | 08-13-2009 |
20090206546 | Sheet Ejecting Device - A sheet ejecting device having a pair of ejection rollers, a strengthener, arranged in a sheet ejection device, for strengthening a sheet, a driver for moving the strengthener to advance into and retreat from the sheet ejection route, a sheet sensor, and a tray for receiving sheets ejected via the pair of ejection rollers and holding the sheets in a stack. Based on a detection signal from the sheet sensor, the strengthener is moved to advance into and retreat from the sheet ejection route so that only a necessary part of a sheet can be strengthened. Thereby, the sheet can be ejected onto a tray in alignment with a stack of sheets on the tray without pushing the stack of sheets out of alignment. | 08-20-2009 |
20120108411 | SHEET EJECTING DEVICE - A sheet ejecting device for ejecting printed sheets to a stacker one by one, the sheet ejecting device including a pair of ejection rollers; a strengthener, located in a sheet ejection route, for providing a force for a sheet; a bender, arranged to be capable of advancing into and retreating from the sheet ejection route, for canceling out the force provided for the sheet by the strengthener; a driver for moving the bender to advance into and retreat from the sheet ejection route; a sensor for detecting a currently ejected sheet; and a controller for controlling the driver based on a signal sent from the sensor so that the bender can cancel out the force provided for the sheet by the strengthener. | 05-03-2012 |
20150055200 | SHEET POST-PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMATION SYSTEM - A sheet post-processing device is mounted in an image forming apparatus that includes an image reading unit and an image forming unit. The image forming unit is located under the image reading unit with a space therebetween. The sheet post-processing device includes: a first tray that is located in the space and houses a sheet ejected from the image forming unit; a post-processing unit that is located in the space and performs post-processing on a sheet in the first tray; a transfer member that, after the post-processing is performed on a sheet in the first tray, transfers the sheet to a front side of the image forming apparatus; and a second tray that is located closer to the front side of the image forming apparatus than the first tray and houses a sheet transferred by the transfer member. | 02-26-2015 |
Shinobu Sugiura, Toyama-Shi JP
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20110021039 | HEATING DEVICE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Provided are a heating device, a substrate processing apparatus, and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The heating device comprises: a heating element including a mountain part and a valley part that are alternately connected in plurality in a meander shape with both ends being fixed; holding body receiving parts respectively installed at ends of the valley parts and formed as cutout parts having a width larger than a width of the valley part; an insulating body installed at an outer circumference of the heating element; a holding body disposed in the holding body receiving part and fixed to the insulating body; the heating element having a ring shape; the insulating body installed in a manner of surrounding the outer circumference of the heating element; and a fixation part configured to fix the heating element to an inner wall of the insulating body. | 01-27-2011 |
20110281226 | HEATER SUPPORTING DEVICE - A heater supporting device for use in a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus is provided so as to improve the uniformity of a temperature property and the expected lifespan by preventing support pieces from being damaged and separated from piece holders, and preventing deterioration in adiabatic efficiency in the vicinity of a ceiling of a vertical type furnace. A heating element of a coil shape is disposed around an object. The support pieces are vertically connected in multiple. Hollows of an elliptical shape are formed between the respective support pieces. Concave insertions are formed on one of upper and lower surfaces of the respective support pieces, and convex insertions are formed on the other one of the upper and lower surfaces of the respective support pieces. The convex insertions are insert-fitted with the concave insertions. The support pieces are vertically connected in multiple by insert-fitting the concave insertions to the convex insertions. | 11-17-2011 |
20140322926 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Provided is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device using a heating device capable of suppressing shearing of a holder due to thermal deformation of the heating element included in the heating device. The method includes: loading a substrate into a process chamber surrounded by a heating device including a heating element; and increasing temperature of the heating element including a mountain part and a valley part alternately connected in plurality to form a meander shape with both ends thereof being fixed to an insulating body installed at an outer circumference of the heating element wherein the heating element is fixed to the insulating body by a holding body disposed in a holding body receiving part installed at end of the valley part having a cutout part having a width larger than that of the valley part to heat the substrate in the process chamber. | 10-30-2014 |
Shinobu Sugiura, Toyama JP
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20110305543 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A substrate processing apparatus includes a holder configured to hold a substrate and carry the substrate into a process chamber, a waiting station located outside the process chamber in which the holder waits prior to carrying the substrate into the process chamber, a circulation path configured to circulate a gas throughout the waiting station, and an exhaust path formed in the circulation path and configured to exhaust the gas from the waiting station. | 12-15-2011 |
20120094010 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, TEMPERATURE CONTROLLING METHOD OF SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND HEATING METHOD OF SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Provided is a substrate processing apparatus capable of suppressing inferiority when heat treatment is controlled using a temperature sensor. The substrate processing apparatus includes a heating means configured to heat a process chamber wherein a substrate is accommodated; a first temperature detection means configured to detect a temperature about the substrate using a first thermocouple; a second temperature detection means configured to detect a temperature about the heating means using a second thermocouple; a control unit configured to control the heating means based on the temperature detected by the first temperature detection means and the temperature detected by the second temperature detection means; and a control switching means configured to control the control unit based on the temperatures detected by the first temperature detection means and the second temperature detection means such that the control unit is switched between a first control mode and a second control mode, wherein a heat resistance of the first thermocouple is greater than that of the second thermocouple, and a temperature detection performance of the second thermocouple is higher than that of the first thermocouple | 04-19-2012 |
Shinobu Sugiura, Imizu-Shi JP
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20090209113 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND CEILING INSULATING PART - Provided is a substrate processing apparatus. The substrate processing apparatus comprises a reaction vessel configured to process a substrate, and a heating device. The heating device comprises at least one sidewall insulating part surrounding the reaction vessel, a ceiling insulating part placed on the sidewall insulating part and comprising a plurality of stress relief grooves, and a heating element installed at an inner side of the sidewall insulating part. | 08-20-2009 |
20110021038 | HEATING DEVICE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Provided are a heating device, a substrate processing apparatus, and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, which can suppress differences between heating bodies, and simultaneously, can suppress shearing of a holder due to thermal deformation of the heating element. The heating device comprises: a heating element including a mountain part and a valley part that are alternately connected in plurality in a meander shape with both ends being fixed; holding body receiving parts respectively installed at ends of the valley parts and formed as cutout parts having a width larger than a width of the valley part; an insulating body installed at an outer circumference of the heating element; and a holding body disposed in the holding body receiving part and fixed to the insulating body. | 01-27-2011 |
Shinobu Suzuki, Yamaguchi JP
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20090253909 | PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF 6, 7-BIS (2-METHOXYETHOXY) QUINAZOLIN-4-ONE - 6,7-Bis(2-methoxyethoxy)quinazolin-4-one of formula (5) useful in synthesis of an anti-cancer drug can be prepared by a reaction of ethyl 2-amino-4,5-bis(2-methoxyethoxy)benzoate of formula (4) with an orthoformic acid in the presence of an ammonium acetate: | 10-08-2009 |
Shinobu Takagi, Funabashi JP
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20090311749 | Method for methanol independent induction from methanol inducible promoters in Pichia - The present invention relates to a method for producing a polypeptide in a methylotrophic yeast host cell, wherein expression of the polypeptide is controlled by a methanol inducible promoter, comprising: i) expression of a positive regulator from a non-native promoter, said positive regulator activating transcription from the methanol inducible promoter, and ii) no addition of methanol. | 12-17-2009 |
20100261259 | Expression of Genes from Gram Negative Bacteria in Fungi - The present invention provides a method for the recombinant expression of polypeptides originating from gram negative bacteria, in a fungal host suitable for industrial production. In a first aspect the present invention relates to a method for recombinant expression of a polypeptide from a gram negative bacterium in a fungal host cell, comprising the steps: i) providing a nucleic acid sequence encoding the polypeptide, said nucleic acid sequence comprising a first nucleic acid sequence encoding a fungal signal peptide and a second nucleic acid sequence encoding the polypeptide, having at least one modified codon, wherein the modification does not change the amino acid encoded by said codon and the nucleic acid sequence of said codon is different compared to the corresponding codon in the wild type nucleic acid sequence present in the said gram negative bacterium; ii) expressing the modified nucleic acid sequence in the fungal host. | 10-14-2010 |
20110129874 | Pichia Pastoris Das Promoter Variants - The present invention relates to promoter variants in the form of an isolated polynucleotide comprising: i) a nucleotide sequence consisting of the DAS promoter sequence from | 06-02-2011 |
20120294978 | Enzymes For Starch Processing - The present invention relates to a hybrid enzyme comprising carbohydrate-binding module amino acid sequence and a fungal alpha-amylase amino acid sequence and to a variant of a fungal wild type enzyme comprising a carbohydrate-binding module and an alpha-amylase catalytic module. The invention also relates to the use of the hybrid enzyme or the variant in starch liquefaction. | 11-22-2012 |
Shinobu Takagi, Chiba JP
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20100323061 | ENZYMES FOR STARCH PROCESSING - The present invention relates to a hybrid enzyme comprising carbohydrate-binding module amino acid sequence and a fungal alpha-amylase amino acid sequence and to a variant of a fungal wild type enzyme comprising a carbohydrate-binding module and an alpha-amylase catalytic module. The invention also relates to the use of the hybrid enzyme or the variant in starch liquefaction. | 12-23-2010 |
20110183865 | Lipoxygenase - The inventors have found a novel fungal lipoxygenase from | 07-28-2011 |
20120142053 | METHOD FOR METHANOL INDEPENDENT INDUCTION FROM METHANOL INDUCIBLE PROMOTERS IN PICHIA - A method for producing a polypeptide in a methylotrophic yeast host cell is described, where expression of the polypeptide is controlled by a methanol inducible promoter, including: i) expression of a positive regulator from a non-native promoter, the positive regulator activating transcription from the methanol inducible promoter, and ii) no addition of methanol. | 06-07-2012 |
20130095525 | POLYNUCLEOTIDES HAVING LEADER SEQUENCE FUNCTION - The present invention relates to isolated polynucleotides having leader sequence function. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods using the polynucleotides for production of polypeptides. | 04-18-2013 |
20140017749 | Processes for Producing Fermentation Products - The present invention relates to processes for producing fermentation products from starch-containing material, wherein a thermostable alpha-amylase and optionally a thermostable protease are present and/or added during liquefaction. The invention also relates to a composition suitable for use in a process of the invention. | 01-16-2014 |
20140273135 | PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING FERMENTATION PRODUCTS - The present invention relates to processes for producing fermentation products from starch-containing material, wherein a bacterial alpha-amylase, a raw starch hydrolyzing alpha-amylase and a carbohydrate-source generating enzyme are present and/or added during liquefaction. The invention also relates to compositions suitable for use in processes of the invention. | 09-18-2014 |
20140315243 | PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING FERMENTATION PRODUCTS - The present invention relates to processes for producing fermentation products from starch-containing material, wherein an alpha-amylase, a thermostable protease, and optionally a carbohydrate-source generating enzyme and/or pullulanase, are present and/or added during liquefaction. The invention also relates to compositions suitable for use in a process of the invention. | 10-23-2014 |
Shinobu Takagi, Ichikawa-Shi JP
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20100107342 | ENDOGLUCANASES - The present invention relates to enzyme preparations consisting essentially of an enzyme which has cellulytic activity and comprises a first amino acid sequence having the following sequence | 05-06-2010 |
Shinobu Takei, Tochigi JP
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20100249740 | SHAPED SHEET AND ABSORBENT ARTICLE USING THE SAME - A shaped sheet, comprising: a plurality of protrusions ( | 09-30-2010 |
Shinobu Tamura, Tochigi-Ken JP
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20120175765 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device is disclosed that includes an insulation substrate, a metal wiring layer, a semiconductor element, a heat sink, and a stress relaxation member located between the insulation substrate and the heat sink. The heat sink has a plurality of partitioning walls that extend in one direction and are arranged at intervals. The stress relaxation member includes a stress absorbing portion formed by through holes extending through the entire thickness of the stress relaxation member. Each hole is formed such that its dimension along the longitudinal direction of the partitioning walls is greater than its dimension along the arranging direction of the partitioning walls. | 07-12-2012 |
20120182695 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device is disclosed that includes an insulation substrate, a metal wiring layer, a semiconductor element, a heat sink, and a stress relaxation member located between the insulation substrate and the heat sink. The heat sink has a plurality of partitioning walls that extend in one direction and are arranged at intervals. The stress relaxation member includes a stress absorbing portion formed by through holes extending through the entire thickness of the stress relaxation member. Each hole is formed such that its dimension along the longitudinal direction of the partitioning walls is greater than its dimension along the arranging direction of the partitioning walls. | 07-19-2012 |
Shinobu Tamura, Inagi JP
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20080214239 | Computer-readable medium storing display control program and mobile terminal - A medium storing a program for display control. When the program is executed by a computer realized in a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal operates as follows. An area-information storing unit stores information on a first display area of an external display device and a second display area of a built-in display. A screen-data production unit acquires content to be displayed, and produces screen data corresponding to the first display area. An entire-image display unit divides the screen data into partial areas each corresponding to the second display area, adds to the entire screen data area-display data indicating the extent of each partial area and a corresponding identifier, and displays the screen data on the external display device. On receipt of an identifier, a partial-image display unit extracts a portion of the screen data for a partial area corresponding to the identifier, and displays the portion on the built-in display. | 09-04-2008 |
20080224950 | Computer program and apparatus for display control - A computer program and apparatus for display control, which are capable of allowing a user to easily know the positional relationships among a plurality of display devices in the case where he/she uses the plurality of display devices to display content. An area information memory stores information on the display areas of display devices. An identification information memory stores a plurality of identification information. When information including the number of display devices to be used and content to be displayed is entered, a creating unit creates display data so as to match an entire usable display area. A dividing unit divides the display data into a plurality of partial display data according to the display areas of the display devices, and adds identification information to sides that are adjacent to other partial display data, out of the sides of the plurality of partial display data. An output unit outputs the obtained partial display data to the display devices. | 09-18-2008 |
Shinobu Tanaka, Ishikawa JP
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20090312652 | ELECTRONIC MANOMETER FOR APPROPRIATELY ADJUSTING INTERNAL PRESSURE OF CUFF AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An electronic manometer detects pressure within a cuff at which an amplitude of change in a volume of an artery of a measurement subject becomes a maximum by detecting volume of an artery of a measurement subject while superimposing a vibration of high frequency during a period of raising the pressure to apply on the cuff or during a period of lowering after raising to greater than or equal to a systolic blood pressure of the measurement subject. The electronic manometer controls the pressure to apply on the cuff so that the volume of the artery of the measurement subject becomes constant, and measures the blood pressure of the measurement subject from an increased or decreased value of the pressure to apply. | 12-17-2009 |
20140187961 | CATHETER HAVING IMAGING FUNCTION, AND BLOOD VESSEL INSIDE OBSERVATION SYSTEM USING SAME | 07-03-2014 |
Shinobu Tanaka, Kanazawa-Shi JP
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20120071768 | BLOOD PRESSURE INFORMATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A blood pressure information measurement device includes light emitting elements and light receiving elements as a plurality of pairs of first and second sensors in a cuff. While the cuff pressure is increased, combinations of the plurality of pairs of the light emitting elements and the light receiving elements are switched, and volume pulse waves are obtained from each of the combinations. After increasing the cuff pressure, for each of the volume pulse waves corresponding to the combinations, a specific volume value at a point where the amount of volume change becomes maximal is extracted. Thereafter, based on values corresponding to the maximum and minimum blood pressure and the specific volume value, the sensors for measurement are determined. | 03-22-2012 |
Shinobu Toyomane, Tokyo JP
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20100082037 | INSERTION DEVICE FOR INTRAOCULAR LENS AND INTRAOCULAR LENS PRELOADED INSERTION DEVICE - The insertion device ( | 04-01-2010 |
Shinobu Tsuji, Tochigi JP
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20100126360 | Apparatus for Forming a Food Material - This invention relates to an apparatus for forming a food material, such as an apparatus for encrusting a filling material, such as bean jam. | 05-27-2010 |
Shinobu Tsutsumikoshi, Hamamatsu-Shi JP
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20090078491 | STRADDLE TYPE VEHICLE WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS - A straddle type vehicle with an electric power steering apparatus includes a vehicle body frame, a bar handle disposed in a front portion of the vehicle body frame, a steering shaft transmitting a turning operation of the bar handle to a pair of right and left front wheels, an electric power steering apparatus mounted in an intermediate portion of the steering shaft for assisting a steering motion of the bar handle, and an engine unit mounted in a center lower portion of the vehicle body frame in rear of the steering shaft. The electric power steering apparatus includes an electric motor arranged in front of the steering shaft. | 03-26-2009 |
20090078492 | STRADDLE TYPE VEHICLE WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS - A straddle type vehicle is provided with a body frame of a vehicle, a bar handle provided in a front portion of the vehicle body frame, a steering shaft transmitting a turning operation of the bar handle to a pair of right and left front wheels, and an electric power steering apparatus mounted in an intermediate portion of the steering shaft for assisting a steering motion of the bar handle. The electric power steering apparatus includes, in a state of the vehicle capable of being traveled, an electric power steering main body including an electric motor, a gear unit, an input shaft and an output shaft, an upper steering shaft in which the bar handle is attached to an upper end portion and an upper end of the input shaft is connected to a lower end portion, and a support member supporting the upper steering shaft. | 03-26-2009 |
Shinobu Watanabe, Tokyo JP
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20090322363 | OPERATION VOLTAGE SUPPLY METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The voltage application probe and the voltage measurement probe are connected to the voltage application pad and the voltage measurement pad of the semiconductor device. The voltage application pad and the voltage measurement pad are connected by the conductor, measuring the voltage applied to the voltage application pad through the voltage measurement probe. The voltage compensation circuit in the voltage development device operates to make the voltage applied to the voltage application pad equal to the set voltage for the voltage development device. Even when the resistance between the voltage application probe and the voltage application pad increases, the accurate setting voltage is applied to the voltage application pad. | 12-31-2009 |
20110215824 | OPERATION VOLTAGE SUPPLY APPARATUS - The voltage application probe and the voltage measurement probe are connected to the voltage application pad and the voltage measurement pad of the semiconductor device. The voltage application pad and the voltage measurement pad are connected by the conductor, measuring the voltage applied to the voltage application pad through the voltage measurement probe. The voltage compensation circuit in the voltage development device operates to make the voltage applied to the voltage application pad equal to the set voltage for the voltage development device. Even when the resistance between the voltage application probe and the voltage application pad increases, the accurate setting voltage is applied to the voltage application pad. | 09-08-2011 |
Shinobu Yamada, Tokyo JP
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20090232390 | Image processing device, image processing method, learning device, learning method, and program - An image processing device, to convert a first image data into a second image data having a higher image quality, includes: a predicted tap extracting unit to extract multiple pixels as a predicted tap for prediction computing; a level limit class tap extracting unit to extract multiple pixels as a level limit class tap for level limit classifying processing; a waveform class tap extracting unit to extract multiple pixels as a waveform class tap; a level limit classifying unit to classify the pixel of interest, based on a ratio between a level width and a dynamic range of the pixels making up the level limit class tap; a waveform pattern classifying unit to classify the pixel of interest; a prediction coefficient output unit to output a prediction coefficient corresponding to a combination of a level limit class and a waveform pattern class; and a prediction computing unit. | 09-17-2009 |
20090257661 | Information processing apparatus and method, and program - An information processing apparatus includes a first classification unit configured to set each of pixels forming a first image as a pixel of interest and classify the pixels of interest into one of a plurality of provided classes of a first type in accordance with a predetermined rule; a feature amount generation unit configured to generate a shifted waveform whose phase is shifted with respect to a waveform of the first image containing the pixels of interest and configured to generate a feature amount; a second classification unit configured to be provided with a plurality of classes of a second type in accordance with the feature amount for each of the plurality of classes of the first type and configured to classify the pixels of interest; and a prediction calculation unit configured to predictively calculate pixels forming a second image. | 10-15-2009 |
Shinobu Yamakawa, Aichi JP
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20100179360 | METHOD FOR CONVERSION OF ETHYLBENZENE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF PARA-XYLENE - A process for converting ethylbenzene, by which ethylbenzene in a feedstock containing C8 aromatic hydrocarbon is converted to benzene at a high degree of conversion is disclosed. The process for converting ethylbenzene includes bringing a C8 aromatic hydrocarbon mixed feedstocks containing ethylbenzene into contact with an acid type catalyst containing at least one metal selected from the group consisting of the metals belonging to Group VII and Group VIII in the presence of H | 07-15-2010 |
Shinobu Yamamoto, Tokyo JP
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20080225316 | Image retrieval apparatus, image retrieving method, and storage medium for performing the image retrieving method in the image retrieval apparatus - An image retrieval apparatus, which is included in an image forming apparatus and has a storage medium storing a machine-readable program to perform an image retrieving method, includes a retrieving unit configured to search and retrieve a target image similar to specified image data in a storage unit storing a distinctive feature area image stored in association with the target image as a key image, an extracting unit configured to extract the distinctive feature area image associated with the target image retrieved by the retrieving unit, and a display control unit configured to control a display unit having a display screen to display the distinctive feature area image or multiple distinctive feature area images on the display screen in a given time interval in an order according to distinctive feature area image type. | 09-18-2008 |
Shinobu Yamauchi, Tochigi JP
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20090314474 | HEAT SINK FOR POWER MODULE - A heat sink for a power module able to realize a further improvement of heat radiating performance and a further improvement of a mounting property is provided. | 12-24-2009 |
20100002397 | BASE FOR POWER MODULE - A power module base includes a heat radiation substrate formed of a high-thermal-conduction material, an insulating substrate joined to an upper surface of the heat radiation substrate, a wiring layer provided on an upper surface of the insulating substrate, and a heat radiation fin joined to a lower surface of the heat radiation substrate. A component attachment plate thicker than the heat radiation substrate and including a through hole for accommodating the insulating substrate is joined to the upper surface of the heat radiation substrate such that the insulating substrate is located within the through hole. This power module base can maintain the upper surface of the component attachment plate flat, and various components required for a power module, such as a casing, can be attached onto the component attachment plate. | 01-07-2010 |
Shinobu Yamazaki, Okayama JP
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20090102598 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE WITH VARIABLE RESISTANCE ELEMENT - A semiconductor memory device comprising a variable resistance element having a variable resistor between a first electrode and a second electrode, in which electric resistance is changed by applying a voltage pulse between the electrodes comprises at least one reaction preventing film made of a material having an action of blocking the permeation of a reduction species promoting a reduction reaction of the variable resistor and an oxidation species promoting an oxidation reaction of the variable resistor. This prevents the resistance value of the variable resistance element from fluctuating due to a reduction reaction or an oxidation reaction of the variable resistor caused by hydrogen or oxygen existing in the manufacturing steps, so that a semiconductor memory device having a small variation of the resistance value and having a good controllability can be realized with good repeatability. | 04-23-2009 |
Shinobu Yamazaki, Kasaoka-Shi JP
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20110089395 | STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device having a cross point structure includes a plurality of upper electrodes arranged to extend in one direction, and a plurality of lower electrodes arranged to extend in another direction at a right angle to the one direction of the upper electrodes. Memory materials are provided between the upper electrodes and the lower electrodes for storage of data. The memory materials are made of a perovskite material and arranged at the lower electrodes side of the corresponding upper electrode extending along the corresponding upper electrode. | 04-21-2011 |
Shinobu Yamazaki, Osaka-Shi JP
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20110228586 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a bit voltage adjusting circuit which, for each bit line, fixes potentials of a selected bit line and a non-selected bit line to a predetermined potential to perform a memory operation and a data voltage adjusting circuit which, for each data line, fixes potentials of a selected data line and a non-selected data line to a predetermined potential to perform a memory operation. Each of the voltage adjusting circuits includes an operational amplifier and a transistor, a voltage required for a memory operation is input to the non-inverted input terminal of the operational amplifier, and the inverted input terminal of the operational amplifier is connected to the bit line or the data line, so that the potential of the bit line or the data line is fixed to a potential of the non-inverted input terminal of the operational amplifier. | 09-22-2011 |
20120014163 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array where a plurality of memory cells are arranged in a matrix, each of the memory cells serially connecting a two-terminal type memory element and a transistor for selection, a first voltage applying circuit that applies a write voltage pulse to a bit line, and a second voltage applying circuit that applies a precharge voltage to a bit line and a common line. In writing the memory cell, after the second voltage applying circuit has both terminals of the memory cell previously precharged to the same voltage, the first voltage applying circuit applies the write voltage pulse to one terminal of the writing target memory cell via the bit line, and while the write voltage pulse is applied, the second voltage applying circuit maintains the application of the precharge voltage to the other terminal of the memory cell via the common line. | 01-19-2012 |
20120025163 | NON-VOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A variable resistance element that can stably perform a switching operation with a property variation being reduced by suppressing a sharp current that accompanies completion of forming process, and a non-volatile semiconductor memory device including the variable resistance element are realized. The non-volatile semiconductor memory device uses the variable resistance element for storing information in which a resistance changing layer is interposed between a first electrode and a second electrode, and a buffer layer is inserted between the first electrode and the resistance changing layer where a switching interface is formed. The buffer layer and the resistance changing layer include n-type metal oxides, and materials of the buffer layer and the resistance changing layer are selected such that energy at a bottom of a conduction band of the n-type metal oxide configuring the buffer layer is lower than that of the n-type metal oxide configuring the resistance changing layer. | 02-02-2012 |
20120075909 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - Provided is a semiconductor memory device that is capable of stably programming with desirable controllability to a desired electric resistance state in a random access programming action and is provided with a variable resistance element. Regardless of a resistance state of a variable resistance element of a memory cell that is a target of a writing action (erasing and programming actions), an erasing voltage pulse for bringing the resistance state of the variable resistance element to an erased state having a lowest resistance value is applied. Thereafter, a programming voltage pulse for bringing the resistance state of the variable resistance element to a desired programmed state is applied to the variable resistance element of the programming action target memory cell. By always applying the programming voltage pulse after having applied the erasing voltage pulse, a plurality of programming voltage pulses being sequentially applied can be avoided. | 03-29-2012 |
20120075911 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - Regardless of a resistance state of a variable resistance element of a memory cell that is a target of a writing action (erasing and programming actions), an erasing voltage pulse for bringing the resistance state of the variable resistance element to an erased state having a lowest resistance value is applied. Thereafter, a programming voltage pulse for bringing the resistance state of the variable resistance element to a desired programmed state is applied to the variable resistance element of the programming action target memory cell. By always applying the programming voltage pulse after having applied the erasing voltage pulse, a plurality of programming voltage pulses being sequentially applied can be avoided. Further, the memory cell array is constituted of even-numbers of subbanks, and the application of the erasing voltage pulse in one subbank and the application of the programming voltage pulse in the other subbank are alternately performed. | 03-29-2012 |
20120081946 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array for storing user data provided by arranging memory cells each having a variable resistive element having a first electrode, a second electrode, and a variable resistor made of a metal oxide sandwiched between the first and second electrodes. The first and second electrodes are formed of a conductive material forming ohmic junction with the variable resistor and a conductive material forming non-ohmic junction with the variable resistor, respectively. The variable resistor changes between two or more different resistance states by applying a voltage between the electrodes. The resistance state after being changed is maintained in a nonvolatile manner. The variable resistive elements of all memory cells in the memory cell array are set to the highest of the two or more different resistance states in an unused state before the memory cell array is used to store the user data. | 04-05-2012 |
20120300532 | METHOD OF FORMING PROCESS FOR VARIABLE RESISTIVE ELEMENT AND NON-VOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A method of a forming process for a variable resistive element, which is performed in short time comparable to the pulse forming and a writing current in a switching action is the same level as that of the DC forming, is provided. In the forming process, a variable resistive element is changed by voltage pulse application from an initial high resistance state just after produced to a variable resistance state where the switching action is performed. The forming process includes a first step of applying a first pulse having a voltage amplitude lower than a threshold voltage at which the resistance of the variable resistive element is lowered, to between both electrodes of the variable resistive element, and a second step of applying a second pulse having a voltage amplitude having the same polarity as the first pulse and not lower than the threshold voltage, thereto after the first step. | 11-29-2012 |