Hirokawa, JP
Fumihito Hirokawa, Hitachi JP
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20080247499 | Natural Circulation Boiling Water Reactor And Handling Method Thereof - A handling method for a natural circulation boiling water reactor having a chimney having cylindrical chimney shell disposed above a core in a reactor pressure vessel, a plurality of square tubes disposed in the chimney shell, and a grid support plate with grid holes supporting and in communication with a lower end portion of the square tubes so that adjacent square tubes are disposed at an interval which exceeds the width of one square tube between them. The method includes steps shifting predetermined ones of the square tubes to the interval between the square tubes, and performing maintenance and inspection of members around a core via the grid holes which appear at positions from which the predetermined square tubes are taken out due to the shift of the predetermined square tubes. | 10-09-2008 |
20150332793 | Natural-Circulation Boiling Water Reactor and Chimney Therefor - The present invention provides a chimney for a natural-circulation boiling water reactor having structural soundness capable of standing a horizontal load generated by a flow-induced vibration, an earthquake and the like. The chimney for a natural-circulation boiling water reactor according to the present invention is characterized in that: the chimney is disposed in the inside of a reactor pressure vessel, and includes plural flow channels which guide a steam-water two-phase flow generated in a reactor core to the upper part of the reactor pressure vessel; each of the flow channels is formed partitioned by plural flow channel separation walls whose lower-most part is supported by a chimney lattice plate; and chimney spacers that support the horizontal load each other are arranged between the flow channel separation walls of the adjacent flow channels, and ring-like members that support the horizontal load are arranged at the outermost periphery of the plural flow channels that are supported by the chimney lattice plate. | 11-19-2015 |
Haruhisa Hirokawa, Gotenba-Shi JP
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20140308572 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL LAYER, ALL SOLID STATE BATTERY AND PRODUCING METHOD FOR CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL - The main object of the present invention is to provide a cathode active material capable of reducing the initial interface resistance against a solid electrolyte material. The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems by providing a cathode active material comprising a cathode active substance exhibiting strong basicity and a coat layer formed so as to cover the surface of the above-mentioned cathode active substance and provided with a polyanionic structural part exhibiting acidity. | 10-16-2014 |
Hiroyuki Hirokawa, Minamikoma-Gun JP
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20090109504 | Image-Capturing Apparatus and Image-Capturing System - The present invention prevents units from becoming unbalanced and falling over when an image-capturing unit is opened over an image-forming unit when an image-forming unit, image-capturing unit and document-feeding unit are stacked over each other in order. The image-capturing unit is rotatably linked to the top of the image-forming unit by a first hinge means, and the document-feeding unit having document-feeding means is rotatably linked to the top of the image-capturing unit by second hinge means. Locking means for checking rotation (opening operation of the document-feeding unit) of the second hinge means is disposed on an opposite side of the second hinge means sandwiching the document-feeding means. The locking means is composed to check the opening operation of the second hinge means when the first hinge means is opened. | 04-30-2009 |
20110051202 | Traveling unit driving apparatus and image reading apparatus provided with the driving apparatus - Provided is a traveling unit driving apparatus where a driving belt of the traveling unit is manufactured with ease, and concurrently therewith, can be coupled reliably to the unit in a state with high durability. | 03-03-2011 |
20130314756 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE - To provide an illumination device in which there is no variation in light intensity distribution of the illumination device, and in which illumination spots, particularly light intensity spots, are not prone to occur in a read image in an image reading device, by maintaining a constant gap between a light source and an end face of a light guide. The illumination device includes: a light guide having an end face for taking in light, a diffuse reflecting surface for diffusely reflecting the light taken in from the end face, and a light exit surface for emitting the light that is diffusely reflected at the diffuse reflecting surface towards an irradiation surface. The illumination device further include a reflector having a diffuse reflecting surface that reflects light from the light source toward the one end face of the light guide. The light guide has, at the one end, a flange portion that abuts the reflector, the light source is mounted to a circuit board, and the reflector is held between the flange portion of the light guide and circuit board so as to maintain a predetermined gap between the light source and light guide. | 11-28-2013 |
Hiroyuki Hirokawa, Koshu-Shi JP
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20110157666 | Image reading apparatus - To enable accurate image reading and concurrently therewith, enable a reading optical system to be varied easily in an apparatus configuration in which first and second read portions are disposed in planes inclined a predetermined angle, the apparatus has an apparatus housing | 06-30-2011 |
Isao Hirokawa, Hamamatsu-Shi JP
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20100224349 | HEAT EXCHANGE TUBE - A heat exchange tube is constructed by forming, on a cylindrical tube peripheral wall, a plurality of projecting portions which project to an inside of the tube peripheral wall, and which are formed by pushing. The plurality of projecting portions are formed, respectively, into conical shapes across a tube axis, and are arranged along virtual spirals on the tube peripheral wall. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a heat exchange tube which facilitates formation of a plurality of projecting portions with the thickness hardly changed and without formation of protruded portions, and which is capable of contributing to enhancement of heat exchanging efficiency. | 09-09-2010 |
Jyunichi Hirokawa, Akishima-Shi JP
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20110134726 | DATE DISPLAYING APPARATUS - A date displaying apparatus includes: a rotating plate including an upper surface on which a plurality of numerals respectively indicating a plurality of dates are inscribed in a circular pattern; and a fix plate provided above the rotating plate, the fix plate having an aperture portion to expose numerals of a predetermined number, the numerals respectively indicating successive dates of a predetermined number (integer of two or more), among the plurality of numerals, wherein the numerals of the predetermined number respectively indicating the successive dates of the predetermined number are simultaneously displayed by the rotating plate and the fix plate, and the plurality of numerals respectively indicating the plurality of dates include all arrangements of the numerals of the predetermined number respectively indicating the successive dates of the predetermined number which can appear on a calendar. | 06-09-2011 |
Katsushi Hirokawa, Fuchu JP
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20090078364 | Method and Device for Performing Transfer Printing on Printed Sheets of Paper - There is provided a method and a device for performing transfer printing on printed sheets of paper, capable of reliably transferring patterns at predetermined positions on the printed sheets. The device includes a transfer section that conveys a transfer film while conveying the printed sheets and repeatedly transfers patterns of the transfer film onto the printed sheets. A tension adjusting part that adjusts tension on the transfer film is provided to transfer the patterns of the transfer film at the predetermined positions on the printed sheets. | 03-26-2009 |
Katsushi Hirokawa, Hiroshima JP
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20090078137 | Method of Winding Up Transfer Film and Device for Performing Transfer Printing on Printed Sheets of Paper - There is provided a method of winding up a transfer film and a device for performing transfer printing on printed sheets of paper, capable of eliminating the need to frequently replace the transfer film, thereby allowing the transfer film to be used over a prolonged time. According to the method of winding up a transfer film, the transfer film fed from a feed roll through a feed path is pressed onto a fed printed sheet to transfer patterns of the transfer film, and then the transfer film is wound up onto a windup roll through a windup path. During the rewind of the transfer film from the windup roll to the feed roll, a lateral position of the transfer film running along the feed path is detected, and the feed roll is moved in its axial direction to follow a lateral positional change of the transfer film. | 03-26-2009 |
Katsushi Hirokawa, Fuchu-Shi JP
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20090000745 | Surface Treatment Apparatus for Printed Sheets - It is an object of the present invention to provide a surface treatment apparatus for printed sheets that is capable of securely preventing radiation of UV rays onto printed sheets when out of use, while efficiently radiating UV rays onto printed sheets when in use. There is provided a surface treatment apparatus that includes a varnishing section for applying UV cure resin varnish on a printed sheet in a printed sheet conveying path; a cylinder for conveying a printed sheet with the UV cure resin varnish applied thereon at the varnishing section; a film pressing part for pressing a transfer film onto a printed sheet on the cylinder; and a UV radiation part for curing UV cure resin varnish of a printed sheet onto which the transfer film is being pressed by the film pressing part. The UV radiation part is positioned close to the cylinder when the film pressing part is positioned close to the impression cylinder; and the UV radiation part is positioned away from the cylinder when the film pressing part is positioned away from the cylinder. | 01-01-2009 |
20090195627 | Printing Method for Printing Press and Printing Press - There are provided a printing method for a printing press that includes: printing an image on a sheet of paper fed using an ultraviolet curable paint; and irradiating the ultraviolet curable paint on the printed sheet fed by selectively causing a plurality of light emitting diodes disposed at predetermined intervals across a lateral direction of the sheet to turn on in accordance with the location and size of a predetermined area of the sheet, thereby irradiating the predetermined area with ultraviolet light therefrom and curing the predetermined area. | 08-06-2009 |
Kazuharu Hirokawa, Takasago-Shi JP
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20110211941 | STRUCTURE FOR MOUNTING BETWEEN ROTATION SHAFT AND LEVER, METHOD FOR MOUNTING BETWEEN ROTATION SHAFT AND LEVER, AND FLUID MACHINE - A structure that mounts to a rotation shaft a lever that causes this rotation shaft to rotate, including a plurality of engaging members that are provided in the lever so as to be offset from the center axis of the rotation shaft, and that are capable of advancing toward and retracting from the outer periphery of the rotation shaft, and a plurality of abutted faces that are provided on the outer periphery of the rotation shaft so that the distal end faces of the plurality of engaging members respectively make contact, in which, when at least one of the engaging members and the abutted face that corresponds to that engaging member are in contact, relative rotation of the rotation shaft about the axis thereof in one direction with respect to the lever is restricted, and when another engaging member and another abutted face corresponding to the engaging member are in contact, relative rotation of the rotation shaft about the axis thereof in the other direction with respect to the lever is restricted. | 09-01-2011 |
Kazuharu Hirokawa, Hyogo JP
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20100220944 | JOURNAL BEARING - To reduce the amount of lubricating oil released (supplied) between the outer circumferential surface of a rotation shaft and the inner circumferential surfaces of pads, so as to reduce the churning loss, and to reduce the bearing loss. The journal bearing comprises: a plurality of pads arranged radially inside a lower half-carrier ring at intervals, for receiving load from the rotation shaft; and a plurality of pad stops respectively arranged at the circumferentially opposite ends of the respective pads, for restraining circumferential movements of the respective pads, wherein, among these pad stops, the pad stops other than the pad stop located in the most forward position in the axial rotation direction of the rotation shaft have functions as oiling nozzles for releasing lubricating oil between the outer circumferential surface of the rotation shaft and the inner circumferential surfaces of the pads. | 09-02-2010 |
Kazuharu Hirokawa, Takasago JP
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20090003968 | Bolt and Manufacturing Method of Bolt - The present invention provides a surface hardening portion | 01-01-2009 |
20110268533 | BOLT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF BOLT - A bolt has a male screw with a surface hardening portion that has an increased surface hardness and that is applied with a compressive residual stress. The male screw is formed by cutting the bolt, and performing a process to provide at least on the surface of the male screw of the bolt the surface hardening portion that has increased hardness and that is applied with a compressive residual stress. As a result, the fatigue resistance of the male screw is improved and the bolt is effective for use in a portion where the male screw is subject to a repetitive stress. | 11-03-2011 |
Kazuhiko Hirokawa, Ashigarakami-Gun JP
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20100092885 | IMAGE FORMING MATERIAL - An image forming material includes a perimidine-substituted squarylium dye that has a structure represented by the following formula (I) and shows diffraction peaks at least at Bragg angles (2θ±0.2°) of 17.7°, 19.9°, 22.1°, 23.2° and 24.9° in its X-ray powder diffraction spectrum measured by irradiation with X rays generated from a Cu target with a wavelength of 1.5405 angstroms: | 04-15-2010 |
Kazuhiko Hirokawa, Ebina-Shi JP
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20120195648 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device includes a developer carrier that holds a developer on a surface thereof, rotates around a rotation axis, and supplies the developer to an image carrier at a facing portion at which the developer carrier faces the image carrier; a transport member that transports the developer in a transport direction along the rotation axis while supplying the developer to the surface of the developer carrier; and a guide member that includes a guide portion that guides, toward downstream in the transport direction, the developer that has passed the facing portion without being supplied to the image carrier, the guide member making an amount of the developer that reaches the transport member on an upstream side of the guide portion in the transport direction be smaller than an amount of the developer that reaches the transport member in on a downstream side of the guide portion. | 08-02-2012 |
Kazuto Hirokawa, Fujisawa-Shi JP
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20100076588 | POLISHING APPARATUS AND POLISHING METHOD - A polishing apparatus is provided for polishing wafers at a high yield rate even if roll-off exists. The polishing apparatus polishes a wafer W by applying a pressure between a polishing member (polishing pad) | 03-25-2010 |
20110014851 | POLISHING APPARATUS AND POLISHING METHOD - A polishing apparatus is provided for polishing wafers at a high yield rate even if roll-off exists. The polishing apparatus polishes a wafer by applying a pressure between a polishing member (polishing pad) | 01-20-2011 |
Koichi Hirokawa, Chiba JP
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20080240336 | X-Ray Ct Apparatus - An X-ray CT apparatus of the present invention includes: an X-ray source which irradiates X-rays; an X-ray detector which is arranged oppositely to the X-ray source and detects the irradiated X-rays; a scanner having a rotary disk which rotatably supports the X-ray source and X-ray detector and a power source of the rotary disk; an image processing device which makes the scanner rotate in a state where an object is inserted in between the X-ray source and the X-ray detector to irradiate the object with X-rays from directions at a plurality of angles, and makes the X-ray detector detect X-rays transmitted through the object in directions at a plurality of angles as projection data, to reconstruct a tomographic image of the object by the use of the projection data in the directions at the plurality of angles; a display device which displays the reconstructed tomographic image; a setting device which sets X-ray irradiation condition candidate by at least one combination of a tube current and a tube voltage for power to be supplied to the X-ray source by the use of a transmission thickness of a scanning subject site of the object; and a control device which supplies the with an X-ray irradiation condition corresponding to the set X-ray irradiation condition candidate, to perform scanning, and in the X-ray CT apparatus, the setting device sets X-ray irradiation condition candidate by at least one combination of a tube current and tube voltage for power to be supplied to the X-ray source by the use of an X-ray absorption coefficient of said scanning subject site of the object, and the control device makes the display device selectably display each of the set X-ray irradiation condition candidates which is provided for a diagnosis of a requested tissue of the object, to take control such that a tomographic image of the object is taken according to the selected X-ray irradiation condition candidate. | 10-02-2008 |
20080273778 | Image Reconstruction Method and Tomograph - A weighting function is created according to an arbitrary bio-movement correction range and a projection data angle for back-projection (width in the view direction used for reconstruction), set by a user, by considering the degree of the bio-movement and redundancy. By using this weighting function, an image reconstruction is performed. | 11-06-2008 |
20090147919 | RADIOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - A radiographing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention is characterized in that an image processing device comprises an acquisition device which acquires projection data of a first energy spectrum and projection data of a second energy spectrum, and a synthetic image generating device which synthesizes a first image on the basis of the projection data of the first energy spectrum, and a second image on the basis of the projection data of the second energy spectrum according to a predetermined synthetic condition, and generating a synthetic image, and a display device displays the generated synthetic image. | 06-11-2009 |
Kozo Hirokawa, Chiba JP
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20090011467 | NOVEL FRUCTOSYL PEPTIDE OXIDASE - The present invention has an object of providing a novel fructosyl peptide oxidase having superior physicochemical properties such as stability that is useful as an enzyme for clinical diagnosis, and an object of providing a method for producing the fructosyl peptide oxidase. | 01-08-2009 |
20090239239 | EUKARYOTIC AMADORIASE HAVING EXCELLENT THERMAL STABILITY, GENE AND RECOMBINANT DNA FOR THE EUKARYOTIC AMADORIASE, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF EUKARYOTIC AMADORIASE HAVING EXCELLENT THERMAL STABILITY - Disclosed are: a eukaryotic amadoriase which is prepared by introducing a mutation into DNA encoding a eukaryotic amadoriase derived from a microorganism belonging to the genus | 09-24-2009 |
20110003361 | NOVEL FRUCTOSYL PEPTIDE OXIDASE - The present invention has an object of providing a novel fructosyl peptide oxidase having superior physicochemical properties such as stability that is useful as an enzyme for clinical diagnosis, and an object of providing a method for producing the fructosyl peptide oxidase. | 01-06-2011 |
20130267007 | AMADORIASE HAVING ALTERED SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY - This invention provides an amadoriase having high substrate specificity to fructosyl valyl histidine. Such amadoriase comprises substitution of one or more amino acid residues at positions corresponding to amino acids selected from the group consisting of position 98, position 259, position 154, position 125, position 261, position 263, position 106, position 103, position 355, position 96, position 66, position 67, position 70, position 100, position 110, position 113, position 114, and position 156 in the amadoriase derived from the genus | 10-10-2013 |
20150247129 | AMADORIASE HAVING ALTERED SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY - This invention provides an amadoriase having high substrate specificity to fructosyl valyl histidine. Such amadoriase comprises substitution of one or more amino acid residues at positions corresponding to amino acids selected from the group consisting of position 98, position 259, position 154, position 125, position 261, position 263, position 106, position 103, position 355, position 96, position 66, position 67, position 70, position 100, position 110, position 113, position 114, and position 156 in the amadoriase derived from the genus | 09-03-2015 |
Kozo Hirokawa, Noda-Shi JP
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20100291623 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ALPHA-GLYCOSYLATED DIPEPTIDE AND METHOD OF ASSAYING ALPHA-GLYCOSYLATED DIPEPTIDE - The present invention relates to a method for producing α-glycated dipeptide, which comprises causing protease to act on N-terminal-glycated peptide or N-terminal-glycated protein. The present invention further relates to a method for determining the amount of α-glycated dipeptide, which comprises causing a fructosyl peptide oxidase to act on the α-glycated dipeptide obtained by the above method and then determining the amount of the thus generated hydrogen peroxide. According to the present invention, a method for producing α-glycated dipeptide is provided, which enables the simple, rapid, and efficient production of α-glycated dipeptide from glycated protein or glycated peptide. Furthermore, according to the present invention, a method for determining the amount of α-glycated dipeptide is provided, which enables to determine the amount of α-glycated dipeptide in a highly precise manner within a short time period. | 11-18-2010 |
20110136202 | EUKARYOTIC AMADORIASE, GENE AND RECOMBINANT DNA FOR THE EUKARYOTIC AMADORIASE, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF THE EUKARYOTIC AMADORIASE - Disclosed are: a eukaryotic amadoriase which is prepared by introducing a mutation into DNA encoding a eukaryotic amadoriase derived from a microorganism belonging to the genus | 06-09-2011 |
20130309750 | E. COLI TRANSFORMANT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLAVIN-BOUND GLUCOSE DEHYDROGENASE USING THE SAME, AND MUTANT FLAVIN-BOUND GLUCOSE DEHYDROGENASES - A flavin-bound glucose dehydrogenase (FAD-GDH) with high substrate specificity for D-glucose. A gene encoding a mutant FAD-GDH with its N-terminal region, containing an amino acid sequence corresponding to MKITAAIITVATAFASFASA that exists in the N-terminal region, deleted from the amino acid sequence of a wild-type FAD-GDH derived from | 11-21-2013 |
20140057331 | FLAVIN-BOUND GLUCOSE DEHYDROGENASES, A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FLAVIN-BOUND GLUCOSE DEHYDROGENASE, AND YEAST TRANSFORMANT USED FOR THE SAME - A heat-resistant flavin-bound glucose dehydrogenase having a high substrate specificity for D-glucose, an method for producing the same, and a transformant used for the same. A flavin-bound glucose dehydrogenase gene encoding a flavin-bound glucose dehydrogenase derived from | 02-27-2014 |
20140287445 | FLAVIN-BINDING GLUCOSE DEHYDROGENASE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLAVIN-BINDING GLUCOSE DEHYDROGENASE, AND GLUCOSE MEASUREMENT METHOD USING THEREOF - A flavin-binding glucose dehydrogenase (FAD-GDH), which in addition to having high substrate specificity and adequate desirable heat stability, is suitable for efficient production, preferably using | 09-25-2014 |
20140302542 | FLAVIN-BINDING GLUCOSE DEHYDROGENASE HAVING IMPROVED SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY - A flavin-binding glucose dehydrogenase having high substrate specificity for D-glucose and decreased reactivity to D-xylose and/or maltose. More specifically, a flavin-binding glucose dehydrogenase having one or more amino acid substitutions at a position corresponding to position 78, position 79, position 81, position 121, position 122, position 123, position 569 and position 612 of | 10-09-2014 |
Masato Hirokawa, Hiroshima-Shi JP
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20130200678 | MECHANISM FOR OPERATING VEHICLE SPLIT SEAT - The present invention provides a mechanism for operating a vehicle split seat whereby operation levers of two seat backs can be arranged compactly on a wall surface of a luggage compartment or the like such that the two operation levers have the same pivot support point, without impairing operability of the levers. | 08-08-2013 |
Masatoshi Hirokawa, Kobe-Shi JP
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20140105809 | CO2 RECOVERY METHOD AND APPARATUS | 04-17-2014 |
20140331864 | CARBON DIOXIDE SEPARATION APPARATUS - There is provided a moving bed type CO2 separation apparatus that is capable of achieving steady recovery of CO2, and that is energy-efficient. An adsorbent hopper that supplies a CO2 adsorbent of a moving bed to an adsorption tower that adsorbs CO2 from a treatment-target gas is provided. Below the adsorption tower, a moving bed-type regeneration tower for regenerating the CO2 adsorbent having adsorbed CO2 and a moving bed-type drying tower that dries the regenerated CO2 adsorbent are provided. Desorption-purpose steam generated from the drying tower is supplied to the regeneration tower. By allowing the desorption-purpose steam to be condensed on the CO2 adsorbent, CO2 is desorbed from the CO2 adsorbent. Thus, CO2 adsorbent forming a moving bed is used in a circulating manner through the CO2 separation apparatus, and the energy used for drying the condensed water contained in the CO2 adsorbent is used for desorbing CO2. | 11-13-2014 |
20140360368 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SEPARATING HYDROGEN SULFIDE AND HYDROGEN PRODUCTION SYSTEM USING THE SAME - The system includes adsorbent-packed towers | 12-11-2014 |
Masayuki Hirokawa, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20150156021 | Cryptographic Communication System and Cryptographic Communication Method - Provided is a cryptographic communication system including a first semiconductor device and a second semiconductor device. The first semiconductor device includes a common key generation unit that generates a common key CK(a) by using a unique code UC(a) and correction data CD(a), and an encryption unit that encrypts the common key CK(a) generated in the common key generation unit by using a public key PK(b) of the second semiconductor device. The second semiconductor device includes a secret key generation unit that generates a secret key SK(b) by using a unique code UC(b) and correction data CD(b), and a decryption unit that decrypts the common key CK(a) encrypted in the encryption unit by using the secret key SK(b). | 06-04-2015 |
Mitsuaki Hirokawa, Osaka JP
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20100096316 | SPIRAL TYPE SEPARATION MEMBRANE ELEMENT - An object of the invention is to provide a spiral separation membrane element that can reduce the pressure loss of a feed-side channel and be much less vulnerable to the problem of inhibition or blockage of the flow in the feed-side channel. The spiral separation membrane element includes one or more separation membranes, one or more feed-side channel components, one or more permeation-side channel components, and a perforated hollow core tube around which the separation membranes, the feed-side channel components and the permeation-side channel components are wrapped, wherein the feed-side channel component is a net formed by fusion bonding. | 04-22-2010 |
20100108593 | SPIRAL TYPE SEPARATION MEMBRANE ELEMENT - An object of the invention is to provide a spiral separation membrane element that can reduce the pressure loss of a feed-side channel and be much less vulnerable to the problem of inhibition or blockage of the flow in the feed-side channel. The spiral separation membrane element includes one or more separation membranes, one or more feed-side channel components, one or more permeation-side channel components, and a perforated hollow core tube around which the separation membranes, the feed-side channel components and the permeation-side channel components are wrapped, wherein the feed-side channel component is a net formed by fusion bonding. | 05-06-2010 |
Ryosuke Hirokawa, Yamato-Shi JP
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20090060614 | Sheet discharge control system and image forming apparatus including same - A sheet discharge control system used in an image forming apparatus including an image forming unit to form a toner image on a transfer sheet includes a fixer configured to fix the toner image on the transfer sheet by passing the transfer sheet therethrough, a discharge roller located downstream of the fixer in a sheet transport direction, configured to discharge the transfer sheet onto a discharge unit, a transport unit configured to transport the transfer sheet along a transport path between the image forming unit and the discharge unit, a control unit configured to change a sheet transport speed according to one of a number in order of transport or a current position of the transfer sheet. | 03-05-2009 |
Ryosuke Hirokawa, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20150367613 | POROUS FILM - A porous film includes a first layer made of a porous fluororesin and a second layer. The first layer has a thickness of 20 μm or less and a water resistance, measured by Method B of the Hydrostatic Pressure Test specified in JIS L 1092, of 200 kPa or more. The second layer has an average distance between local peaks, specified in JIS B 0601: 1994, in the range of 3 μm to 40 μm. | 12-24-2015 |
Satoshi Hirokawa, Toyama City JP
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20100282178 | Freestanding Pet Barrier - A self-supporting pet barrier comprising a front panel and two side panels, each panel having floor-contacting surfaces preferably to which a friction reducing substance has been applied is disclosed. The front and side panels preferably are attached so that the side panels can be positioned from generally perpendicularly to the front panel in use to a folded position adjacent said front panel for storage or travel. A generally triangular stabilizing leg may protrude forward from the plane of the front panel and can be attached in either the side panel or front panel. | 11-11-2010 |
20110198549 | Freestanding Pet Barrier - A self-supporting pet barrier comprising a front panel and two side panels, each panel having floor-contacting surfaces preferably to which a friction reducing substance has been applied is disclosed. The front and side panels preferably are attached so that the side panels can be positioned from generally perpendicularly to the front panel in use to a folded position adjacent said front panel for storage or travel. A generally triangular stabilizing leg may protrude forward from the plane of the front panel and can be attached in either the side panel or front panel. | 08-18-2011 |
Shigenari Hirokawa, Yokohama-Shi JP
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20090075946 | NOVEL TRITERPENIC ACID DERIVATIVE AND PREPARATION FOR EXTERNAL APPLICATION FOR SKIN COMPRISING THE SAME - In a triterpenic acid having hydroxyl groups, at least one of the hydroxyl groups is phosphorylated to produce a phosphorylated triterpenic acid and/or a salt thereof, thereby improving the solubility of the triterpenic acid in a preparation for external application for the skin and allowing the physiological activity of the triterpenic acid to be exerted satisfactorily. The phosphorylated triterpenic acid is preferably, for example, ursolic acid phosphate and/or a salt thereof. The preparation for external application for the skin is preferably a cosmetic, particularly preferably a quasi-drug. | 03-19-2009 |
Shimpei Hirokawa, Shibukawa JP
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20140000104 | ENCLOSURE AND METHOD FOR HANDLING ELECTRIC GUN OR ION GUN | 01-02-2014 |
Shin Hirokawa, Fukaya-Shi JP
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20100283979 | Exposure apparatus, exposing method, and device fabricating method - An exposure apparatus successively exposes each substrate of a plurality of substrates included in a lot with exposure light through a liquid. The exposure apparatus comprises: a movable substrate holding member that holds the substrate at a position whereto the exposure light can be radiated; and a liquid immersion member that is capable of forming an immersion space such that the liquid is held between the liquid immersion member and the substrate held by the substrate holding member and an optical path of the exposure light is filled with the liquid; wherein, before the start of exposure of a first substrate in the lot, the immersion space is formed between the liquid immersion member and a movable member, which is different from the first substrate, and at least one of the liquid immersion member and the movable member is cleaned. | 11-11-2010 |
Suguru Hirokawa, Ehime JP
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20150364299 | ION IMPLANTATION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR ION IMPLANTATION APPARATUS - Provided is an ion implantation apparatus including: a vacuum processing chamber in which an ion implantation process for a wafer is performed; one or more load lock chambers that are used for bringing the wafer into the vacuum processing chamber and taking out the wafer from the vacuum processing chamber; an intermediate conveyance chamber that is disposed to be adjacent to both the vacuum processing chamber and the load lock chamber; a load lock chamber-intermediate conveyance chamber communication mechanism including a gate valve capable of sealing a load lock chamber-intermediate conveyance chamber communication port; and an intermediate conveyance chamber-vacuum processing chamber communication mechanism including a movable shielding plate capable of shielding a part or the whole of the intermediate conveyance chamber-vacuum processing chamber communication port. | 12-17-2015 |
Takashi Hirokawa, Chiba JP
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20100016597 | Method for producing pulverized organic compound particle - Disclosed is a method for producing pulverized particles of a crystalline organic compound which is poorly water-soluble. Also disclosed is a pulverized organic compound particle produced by such a method. Specifically disclosed is a method for producing a poor water solubility organic compound particle for medical use, which is characterized in that a poor water solubility organic compound for medical use is mixed with a physiologically acceptable salt and a physiologically acceptable polyol, and subjected to wet milling. Also specifically disclosed is a poor water solubility organic compound particle for medical use, which is produced by such a production method. | 01-21-2010 |
20110165259 | COMPOSITE ORGANIC COMPOUND POWDER FOR MEDICAL USE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME AND SUSPENSION OF SAME - [Problem to be Solved] The purpose of present invention is to provide a medicine which has low contamination with a fine-pulverizing medium, is safe and has improved bioavailability. | 07-07-2011 |
20120237768 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PULVERIZED ORGANIC COMPOUND PARTICLE - Disclosed is a method for producing pulverized particles of a crystalline organic compound which is poorly water-soluble. Also disclosed is a pulverized organic compound particle produced by such a method. Specifically disclosed is a method for producing a poor water solubility organic compound particle for medical use, which is characterized in that a poor water solubility organic compound for medical use is mixed with a physiologically acceptable salt and a physiologically acceptable polyol, and subjected to wet milling. Also specifically disclosed is a poor water solubility organic compound particle for medical use, which is produced by such a production method. | 09-20-2012 |
20140038931 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COMPOSITE ORGANIC COMPOUND POWDER FOR MEDICAL USE - The purpose of present invention is to provide a medicine which has low contamination with a fine-pulverizing medium, is safe and has improved bioavailability. | 02-06-2014 |
Takashi Hirokawa, Shiroi-Shi JP
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20080295414 | Automotive weather strip - An automotive weather strip mounted on a flange at the peripheral edge of various openings in a vehicle body such as an automotive door, trunk, and back door includes a weather strip body. The weather strip body includes a coating layer having a hollow seal part, which is made of thermoplastic elastomer, and a core material having a substantially U-shaped cross section, which is made of a hard synthetic resin. A seal pad part made of thermoplastic elastomer is provided on the inner bottom surface of the core material having a substantially U-shaped cross section or on the coating layer provided on the inner bottom surface of the core material having a substantially U-shaped cross section. The seal pad part is formed with a large number of protrusions on the surface thereof facing to a flange. | 12-04-2008 |
Takayuki Hirokawa, Kyoto-Shi JP
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20150231702 | LATHE TURNING TOOL - A cutting insert is configured to include: a first portion having a rake face, a flank face, a cutting edge, and a face facing an insert attachment portion at an end of a tool main body; and a second portion having a side surface including at least one flat plane that is parallel to a center line of a tool or inclined at a prescribed angle to the center line. The second portion extends continuously to a region surrounded by the face of the first portion. The second portion is fitted into the tool main body to position the cutting insert and to prevent the cutting insert from rotating. | 08-20-2015 |
Takeo Hirokawa, Sapporo-Shi JP
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20130168615 | METAL COMPLEX AND DEVICE USING THE METAL COMPLEX - Disclosed is an device having high light-emitting efficiency. A metal complex represented by the following formula (1). | 07-04-2013 |
Teruyuki Hirokawa, Fujimino-City JP
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20130175744 | ANTIVIBRATION RUBBER DEVICE - Antivibration rubber device provided between a vibration source and a vehicle body is provided with: a first mounting member ( | 07-11-2013 |
Teruyuki Hirokawa, Fujimino-Shi, Saitama JP
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20150330476 | LIQUID SEALED VIBRATION ISOLATING DEVICE - An elastic partition member located in the partition member is integrally provided with a relief valve that opens and closes a leak passage to suppress the generation of the cavitation phenomenon. A pair of relief valves is formed in a crescent shape on the outer circumferential side of the movable diaphragm section in opposed relation. The crescent shape of the relief valve is formed by an inner circumferential side of elliptical arc shape and an outer circumferential side of circular arc shape. A valve length of the relief valve varies in the longitudinal direction such that a middle portion in the longitudinal direction is largest. is easily deformed when the extraordinary vibration is inputted. Each end portion in the longitudinal direction of the relief valve is short in valve length and high in rigidity whereby to prevent the leak when the normal vibration is inputted. | 11-19-2015 |
Tetsuro Hirokawa, Osaka JP
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20160052233 | COMPOSITE LIGHTWEIGHT FITTING - In a composite lightweight fitting, at least one reinforced fiber layer ( | 02-25-2016 |
Tetsuro Hirokawa, Osaka-Shi JP
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20120024866 | PRESSURE VESSEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a toroidal pressure vessel having extremely high pressure resistance. Laminating latitudinal reinforcing fiber layers ( | 02-02-2012 |
20120244302 | DRY PREFORM, ANNULAR STRUCTURE MADE OF A COMPOSITE MATERIAL, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE ANNULAR STRUCTURE - Provided is a first reinforcing fiber layer ( | 09-27-2012 |
Toshiki Hirokawa, Nagoya-Shi JP
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20150047592 | GLOW PLUG - A glow plug includes a cylindrical housing, a rod-shaped heater, a membrane portion, and a pressure sensor. The cylindrical housing extends along an axial direction. The rod-shaped heater extending along the axial direction is displaced along the axial direction and has one end portion disposed within the housing, and an other end portion which is exposed from the housing. The membrane portion connects together the heater and the housing and has a multi-layer construction which has a first layer and a second layer of which at least part is positioned nearer to the other end portion in the axial direction of the heater than the first layer. The pressure sensor measures a pressure within a combustion chamber in which the other end portion is disposed by making use of a displacement of the heater. A thickness of the second layer is larger than a thickness of the first layer. | 02-19-2015 |
20160061683 | PRESSURE SENSOR - A variable member is connected to a rod-shaped member and connected to a tube portion to ensure airtightness within a housing, and deforms when the rod-shaped member is displaced relative to the housing along an axial direction. A position of the connection between the tube portion and the variable member in the axial direction is a position shifted from a rear end of a gap toward a front side by a predetermined length or a position at the front side with respect to the position shifted by the predetermined length. The predetermined length is a length which is 50% of a length of the gap in the axial direction. | 03-03-2016 |
20160076971 | PRESSURE SENSOR - A pressure sensor including a rod-shaped member, a tubular housing, a variable member and a pressure measuring element. The variable member is entirely disposed within the housing, is connected to the housing and the rod-shaped member, and deforms when the rod-shaped member is displaced relative to the housing along an axial direction. The variable member includes a first portion connected to the rod-shaped member, a second portion connected to the housing, and a bent portion which connects the first portion and the second portion to each other and has a bent shape. A portion of the second portion is a pressure receiving portion which displaces the rod-shaped member in the axial direction when receiving a pressure. The pressure receiving portion of the second portion has a substantially uniform thickness, and the thickness of the pressure receiving portion of the second portion is larger than that of the first portion. | 03-17-2016 |
Tsuyoshi Hirokawa, Kyoto JP
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20120286593 | STATOR AND MOTOR - A stator is compatible with a variety of wiring configurations and possesses excellent versatility, while also preventing an increase in the size of a busbar unit. The stator includes a plurality of stator segments joined together to assume a cylindrical shape. Each stator segment includes a core segment including a core back portion and a tooth portion; a coil including a pair of coil wire terminals; an insulating layer arranged between the coil and the tooth portion; and a resin layer arranged to have the entire coil except for the coil wire terminals embedded therein. The resin layers of the stator segments include a supporting structure defined therein to allow a wiring member to be connected with any of the coil wire terminals to be attached to and removed from the stator. | 11-15-2012 |
20130119808 | MOTOR - A rotary unit of a motor includes a shaft, a ring-shaped plate, a rotor core defined by a plurality of core pieces, and a plurality of magnets arranged along the circumferential direction. The core pieces and the magnets are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction. The ring-shaped plate and the respective core pieces are fixed to each other by combining the recesses provided in one of the ring-shaped plate and the respective core pieces and the protrusions provided in the other of the ring-shaped plate and the respective core pieces or combining a first through-hole provided in the ring-shaped plate and a protrusion provided in each of the core pieces. The core pieces are fixed to the ring-shaped plate without having to provide a through-hole in each of the core pieces. This reduces a magnetic resistance of each of the core pieces. | 05-16-2013 |
20130181569 | BUS BAR, MOTOR, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THESE - A bus bar which electrically connects end portions of a plurality of conductive lines and a method for manufacturing the bus bar are such that an intermediate region of a single wire rod is folded to define a plurality of terminal forming portions extending to a lateral direction of the wire rod. The whole wire rod including the terminal forming portion is rolled. The rolled wire rod is bent into a certain shape. | 07-18-2013 |
Tsuyoshi Hirokawa, Shizuoka JP
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20110174635 | ELECTROLYTIC TREATMENT METHOD AND ELECTROLYTIC TREATMENT DEVICE - An electrolytic treatment method and electrolytic treatment device are provided for electrolytic treatment of an aluminum web W by applying an alternating current to an upstream electrode and a downstream electrode disposed along a conveying direction a. At least one of a conveying velocity v of the aluminum web W, a frequency f of alternating current applied at the upstream electrode and the downstream electrode, and/or a web conveying direction separation distance d2 between the upstream electrode and the downstream electrode are set such that the alternating current and voltage waveform applied to the aluminum web W at the far end of the upstream electrode and the alternating current and voltage waveform applied to the aluminum web W at the near end of the downstream electrode do not reinforce each other. | 07-21-2011 |
Yasuaki Hirokawa, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20150276257 | FILTER FOR ELECTRIC DUST COLLECTOR, ELECTRIC DUST COLLECTOR, AND AIR CONDITIONER - A filter for an electric dust collector includes: a conductive filter frame for surrounding a passage of airflow along a transverse plane that traverses the passage by being supported by a casing of the electric duct collector; and a mesh sheet arranged along the transverse plane, coupled to the filter frame, and having a conductive material at least partially on a surface of the mesh sheet, the conductive material being connected to the filter frame. | 10-01-2015 |
Yasuaki Hirokawa, Nagoya-City JP
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20120119649 | PLASMA GENERATING APPARATUS - A plasma generating apparatus includes: a power supply one of whose electrodes is connected to vacuum chamber walls of N vacuum chambers; an oscillator which outputs a pulse signal at every predetermined period; N pulse amplifying circuits which are connected in parallel to the oscillator as well as to the other electrode of the power supply, and each of which amplifies the pulse signal and supplies the amplified pulse signal to a corresponding one of N electrodes disposed in the N vacuum chambers; and at least (N−1) timing generating circuits which are connected between the oscillator and at least (N−1) pulse amplifying circuits, and which delay the pulse signal by respectively different delay times so that at any specific time, the pulse signal is supplied to only one of the pulse amplifying circuits. | 05-17-2012 |
Yasushi Hirokawa, Isesaki-Shi JP
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20130251970 | SURFACE CONDUCTIVE MULTILAYERED SHEET - A surface conductive thermoplastic resin sheet and a molded member, such as an embossed carrier tape, using the sheet, in which burr- and flash-related faults are prevented, whatever the molding equipment, by a slitting method or punching when embossing. Provided is a conductive multilayered sheet, and an electronic component package, a carrier tape and a tray consisting of the conductive multilayered sheet, wherein respective layers with a mean thickness of 2 to 50 μm are composed of a thermoplastic resin, or a resin composition having the thermoplastic resin as a main component, and wherein a conductive resin layer consisting of 65 to 95 wt % of a thermoplastic resin, or a resin composition having the thermoplastic resin as a main component, and 5 to 35 wt % of carbon black, on one side or both sides of the base sheet consisting of multiple layers wherein 10 to 50 respective layers are layered. | 09-26-2013 |
20130337202 | MULTILAYER STYRENIC RESIN SHEET - Disclosed are a multilayer styrenic resin sheet including 10 to 50 laminated layers which are each made of a styrenic resin composition that includes 29 to 65 mass % of a styrene/conjugated diene copolymer (A), 51 to 15 mass % of a polystyrene resin (B) and 20 to 9 mass % of an impact-resistant polystyrene resin (C) and which each have an average thickness of 2 to 50 μm; and a packaging material (such as carrier tape or tray) for electronic components which is formed from the multilayer styrenic resin sheet. The melt tension of the styrenic resin composition at 220° C. is preferably 10 to 30 mN, and the content of the conjugated diene is preferably 10 to 25 mass % relative to 100 mass % of the copolymer (A). | 12-19-2013 |
Yasushi Hirokawa, Gunma JP
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20120094086 | EMBOSSED CARRIER TAPE AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION THEREOF - Provided are an embossed carrier tape having an embossed portion which is excellent in transparency and which has a high shape accuracy and a high buckling strength, and a method of production of the embossed carrier tape. The method of production of an embossed carrier tape comprises (a) a step of slitting a sheet which is obtained by biaxially stretching a styrene-based resin composition and which has an orientation relaxation stress of 0.2 to 0.8 MPa, measured in accordance with ASTM D-1504, into a tape-like form, (b) a step of heating only the reason of the slit tape where the embossed portion is to be formed, and (c) a step of forming an embossed portion in the heated area. Also, an embossed carrier tape manufactured by the method of production is provided. | 04-19-2012 |
Yoshimi Hirokawa, Nara-Ken JP
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20100249399 | AMIDE DERIVATIVE AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE SAME - Disclosed is a compound having a strong affinity to serotonin-4 receptors, which is useful as an enterokinesis-promoting agent or a digestive tract function-improving agent. Specifically, disclosed is a compound represented by Formula (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also specifically disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition containing a compound represented by Formula (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. [In Formula (1), Ar represents a group represented by Formula (Ar-1) or Formula (Ar-2).] | 09-30-2010 |
Yusuke Hirokawa, Aichi-Ken JP
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20110101143 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - A webbing take-up device that can regulate displacement of a held part such as clutch while suppressing or preventing a drop in the assembility of the held part such as clutch. A projection is formed on a bridge portion in a wall portion on the opposite side of a holding portion side. When a cover plate is attached to a frame, a base portion of the cover plate contacts a distal end of the wall portion, but at the portion where the rojection is formed, the based portion presses the projection and bends the bridge portion. By the bridge portion bending, a touching surface of the holding portion contacts a base portion of a clutch plate and regulates displacement of the clutch plate. Moreover, in a state where the bridge portion is not bending, a clearance is formed between the touching surface and the base portion when the clutch plate is disposed, so the clutch plate can be also be easily attached. | 05-05-2011 |
20120067994 | WEBBING RETRACTOR - In a webbing retractor, the center of a rack and rack-teeth in an axial direction of a pinion is placed on the opposite side of a leg plate side with respect to the central axis of a cylinder. The piston is acted upon by a tilting-force toward the leg plate side from the pinion. A stop portion of an upper stay is placed on another leg plate side of the leg plate. Even when the piston is acted upon by the tilting force toward the leg plate side from the pinion, the stop portion can stop the movement of the leg plate toward the other leg plate side, and tilting of the piston and the cylinder toward the leg plate side can be suppressed. Moreover, the need to increase the strength of a frame and so forth can be eliminated, so the webbing retractor can be made compact and lightweight. | 03-22-2012 |
20120160947 | PRETENSIONER - A pretensioner comprising a gas generating unit; a pretensioner body to whose inside the gas is supplied; a spool driving member disposed inside the pretensioner body and causing a spool to rotate to retract webbing onto the spool; a gas flow rate adjusting portion disposed in the spool driving member and whose inner peripheral shape is set in accordance with a flow rate of the gas to be passed through the gas flow rate adjusting portion; and a filter unit having a vent portion that is communicated with a space between the gas generating unit and the spool driving member and is also communicated with the gas flow rate adjusting portion. The open shape of the gas flow rate adjusting portion has a portion that does not coincide in a plan view with the open shape of the vent portion, and the overall open area of the vent portion is set larger than the open area of the gas flow rate adjusting portion. | 06-28-2012 |
Yuya Hirokawa, Shizuoka JP
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20150253686 | TONER, DEVELOPER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner including a crystalline polyester and an amorphous polyester is provided. When the binder resin is extracted from the toner with tetrahydrofuran to obtain an extracted solution, and the extracted solution is heated to remove the tetrahydrofuran and obtain a deposit, the deposit contains spherical domains of the crystalline polyester having an average particle diameter of 7.0 μm or less. | 09-10-2015 |