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Aihara, JP

Eitaro Aihara, Kyoto-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110071075	PROMOTER FOR BICARBONATE SECRETION IN GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT - A substance is described which can prevent or treat a disease associated with the secretion of an acid. A calcium receptor activator is the active ingredient in a composition which promotes bicarbonate secretion in a gastrointestinal tract. Examples of the calcium receptor activator include γ-Glu-X-Gly, wherein X represents an amino acid or an amino acid derivative, γ-Glu-Val-Y, wherein Y represents an amino acid or an amino acid derivative, γ-Glu-Ala, γ-Glu-Gly, γ-Glu-Cys, γ-Glu-Met, γ-Glu-Thr, γ-Glu-Val, γ-Glu-Orn, Asp-Gly, Cys-Gly, Cys-Met, Glu-Cys, Gly-Cys, Leu-Asp, γ-Glu-Met(O), γ-Glu-γ-Glu-Val, γ-Glu-Val-NH2, γ-Glu-Val-ol, γ-Glu-Ser, γ-Glu-Tau, γ-Glu-Cys(S-Me)(O), γ-Glu-Leu, γ-Glu-Ile, γ-Glu-t-Leu, and γ-Glu-Cys(S-Me).	03-24-2011

Hideaki Aihara, Kawasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110249042	TERMINAL DEVICE AND RECORDING MEDIUM WITH CONTROL PROGRAM RECORDED THEREIN - In a terminal device, when an opening angle of two display section housings is detected by an opening angle detecting section	10-13-2011
20110254774	TERMINAL DEVICE AND RECORDING MEDIUM WITH CONTROL PROGRAM RECORDED THEREIN - In a terminal device	10-20-2011

Hideo Aihara, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100225431	STEEL HAVING NON-MAGNETIC PORTION, ITS PRODUCING METHOD, AND REVOLVING ELECTRIC CORE - Provided are a steel having a non-magnetic portion, which can be applied to the steel of the remaining portion irrespective of the material and which has a structure of a short treating time required and a determined depth direction, its manufacturing method, and a revolving electric core. There is prepared an electromagnetic steel sheet having a recessed groove. A two-layered chip of a modifier metal foil and a stainless steel foil is so set in the groove of the electromagnetic steel sheet that the electromagnetic steel sheet and the stainless steel foil have surfaces of the same height. The modifier metal foil is melted when electric current is applied under pressure. When this pressing and current applying is continued, inner sides of the electromagnetic steel sheet and the stainless steel foil contacting the modifier metal foil are melted to form a nonmagnetic alloy layer in the region excepting the surface portions of an electromagnetic steel sheet layer and a stainless steel layer. The nonmagnetic alloy layer and the stainless steel layer do not pass a magnetic flux.	09-09-2010

Hideo Aihara, Fuji-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090075817	THERMOSENSITIVE RECORDING MATERIAL - A thermosensitive recording material including a support, a thermosensitive recording layer composed mainly of a leuco dye and a developer, provided on one surface of the support, and a back layer provided on the other surface of the support, wherein the back layer contains an isobutylene-maleic anhydride copolymer ammonium salt, and at least one of an aziridine compound, and a cross-linked product of the isobutylene-maleic anhydride copolymer ammonium salt and the aziridine compound.	03-19-2009
20090215622	THERMOSENSITIVE RECORDING MEDIUM AND RECORDING METHOD - The present invention provides a thermosensitive recording medium including a white plastic support, a thermosensitive recording layer containing a binder resin as a binding agent, a colorless or pale color leuco dye and a color developer for heat-developing the leuco dye, a protective layer, and a back layer containing an electron-conductive needle filler and an ion-conductive polymer, wherein the thermosensitive recording layer is disposed on the white plastic support, the protective layer is disposed on the thermosensitive recording layer, and the back layer is disposed on a side of the white plastic support opposite to the side where the thermosensitive recording layer is disposed.	08-27-2009
20090239746	THERMOSENSITIVE RECORDING MATERIAL - A thermosensitive recording material including a polypropylene film support, a thermosensitive recording layer, a protective layer and a back layer, where the thermosensitive recording layer and the protective layer are disposed on a surface of the polypropylene film support, and the back layer is disposed on another surface of the polypropylene film support, where the back layer is a coated layer of a coating liquid containing a self-crosslinking resin emulsion, which contains a combination of at least one selected from a carbonyl group-containing acrylic resin having a Tg of 16° C. or lower and a copolymer polyester resin having a Tg of 16° C. or lower and a hydrazine derivative having a hydrazine residual group, and a quaternary ammonium polymer antistatic agent.	09-24-2009

Hideyuki Aihara, Shizuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120081916	VEHICULAR LAMP - The present disclosure has been made in an effort to provide a vehicular lamp that can adopt a low-priced material having a low heat-resisting temperature as a material for a reflector. A vehicular lamp includes a tail and stop lamp bulb and a reflector reflecting light from bulb to the front of the lamp, in a lamp chamber defined by a lamp body and a front cover. In addition, lamp body includes an opening for exposing the rear surface of reflector in the vicinity of tail and stop lamp bulb to the outside of the lamp chamber.	04-05-2012

Hideyuki Aihara, Hiratsuka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090110399	STORAGE SYSTEM AND OPTICAL MODULE SWITCHING METHOD FOR STORAGE SYSTEM - An object of the present invention is to continue to send and receive to/from a host when a failure has occurred in a storage device interface. A storage system includes a host and a storage device connected to the host via a communication line, wherein the storage device comprises a communication controller performing data communication with the host by using optical modules, and wherein the communication controller is provided with first optical modules performing data communication with the host; a second optical module performing data communication with the host, in place of a first optical module; and a controller switching, when a failure has occurred in any of the first optical modules, the first optical module in which the failure has occurred to the second optical module.	04-30-2009

Hiroshi Aihara, Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080315814	Motor Control Device, Motored Vehicle Equipped Therewith, and Method of Controlling a Motor - When a motor temperature exceeds a threshold value, a torque control unit reduces a torque control value for a motor generator. A torque limitation control unit determines from torque control value and vehicular speed whether limiting a torque by the torque control unit should be alleviated, and if so the torque limitation control unit activates a signal for a predetermined period of time. When the signal is activated, the torque control unit stops reducing the torque control value and fixes the torque control value to be constant.	12-25-2008
20090072655	DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINE - A first laminate layer block having a bolt fixing unit laminated/fixed by caulking a plurality of steel plates having lug metals protruding diametrically and a second laminate layer block laminated/fixed by caulking a plurality of steel plates not having lug metals are rolled and laminate on part of a steel plate, and are welded on the surfaces of their side surface in a laminate direction to be laminated and integrated. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the axial force of the fixed bolt from being lowered due to thermal shock of a stator to decrease the occurrence of vibration or noise, and reduce vibration or noise by increasing the fixing levels of the stator and a case.	03-19-2009
20090288634	MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE, MOTORED VEHICLE EQUIPPED THEREWITH, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A MOTOR - When a torque control value (TR) is larger than a threshold value and vehicular speed (SV) is lower than a threshold value an upper temperature limit setting unit sets the upper temperature limit of a motor generator at an upper temperature limit (TS	11-26-2009

Hiroshi Aihara, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080258737	Insulation Inspection Apparatus - An insulation inspection apparatus includes a chamber in which a stator with a winding can be stored, an electrode movable along the outer circumference of a coil end of the stator winding, a voltage application unit applying voltage between the coil end and electrode, a sensor unit sensing leakage current and/or voltage drop between the coil end and electrode, and a pressure reduction unit reducing the pressure in the chamber.	10-23-2008
20110279112	VARIABLE RELUCTANCE RESOLVER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE VARIABLE RELUCTANCE RESOLVER - A variable reluctance resolver includes a rotor that rotates about a rotational axis, a plurality of detection coils that detect rotation of the rotor, and a magnetic member that magnetically connects adjacent ones of the detection coils to each other. The magnetic member includes a pair of body portions around which the detection coils are wound, and a connection portion that connects the pair of body portions to each other. Both the body portions and the connection portion have a thin flat shape. The body portions are flat so that a direction of extension of the flat shape is along a rotational axis direction, and the magnetic member has a U shape as viewed from the rotational axis direction.	11-17-2011

Ikkyu Aihara, Kyoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100189271	Audio Source Detection System - In a sound source localization system using a light emitting device for visualizing sound information, including: a light emitting device (	07-29-2010

Katsuyki Aihara, Yokohama-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100166373	OPTICAL FIBER AND OPTICAL CABLE - Provided is an optical fiber that has a small bending loss, can be securely prevented from being fractured due to accidental bending during installation or other operations, and is compliant with the G. 652 standard. An optical fiber	07-01-2010

Katsuyuki Aihara, Yokohama-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110222824	OPTICAL FIBER AND OPTICAL CABLE - Provided is an optical fiber that has a small bending loss, can be securely prevented from being fractured due to accidental bending during installation or other operations, and is compliant with the G. 652 standard. An optical fiber	09-15-2011

Katsuyuki Aihara, Hyogo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100219181	INDUCTION HEATING DEVICE - An induction heating device includes a top plate arranged to have an object placed thereon, a heating coil provided under below the top plate for heating the object, a sensor provided under the top plate for detecting a temperature of the object, a judging unit for judging whether or not the object is positioned directly above the sensor, a controller operable to allow the heating coil to heat the object in response to the temperature detected by the sensor detecting, and a position indicator provided at the top plate for indicating a position of the sensor. The position indicator includes a detectable area of the sensor, and is larger than the detectable area. This induction heating device securely positions the object directly above the sensor and detects a temperature of the object accurately, hence heating the object accurately at a predetermined temperature.	09-02-2010

Kazuhiko Aihara, Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090126489	ACCELERATION SENSOR - In an acceleration sensor, the magnitude of an acceleration of the vehicle is a predetermined value or more, a ball is moved laterally and upward along a supporting surface to rotate a lever upward. Even when the installing angle of a holder sensor is changed according to the type of the vehicle, engaging teeth of a bracket which mesh meshing teeth of the holder sensor are changed. So, the center axis of the supporting surface can be arranged parallel to the up-and-down direction to maintain the detecting performance of the acceleration of the vehicle. Therefore, the change of the bracket according to the type of the vehicle can be unnecessary.	05-21-2009
20090218432	WEBBING WINDER - In a webbing winder, when a webbing belt is wound around a spool, a V gear is rotated in a winding direction together with a W pawl, a friction spring, and a contact member, thereby generating a frictional force between the contact member and a sensor holder. As a consequence, the friction spring and the contact member are located at a restriction position, so that the friction spring engages with an engaging surface of the W pawl. Therefore, even if the spool and the V gear are rapidly and slightly rotated in a withdrawal direction in reaction when the webbing belt is completely wound by the spool, the W pawl cannot mesh with a ratchet gear formed at the sensor holder due to the restriction of oscillation of the W pawl, thus preventing any end lock.	09-03-2009

Kazuhiro Aihara, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100145063	2- thioethenyl substituted carbapenem derivatives - 2-Ethenylthio-type carbapenem derivatives of formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are provided. The compounds according to the present invention have potent antimicrobial activity and a wide antimicrobial spectrum against pneumococci including penicillin resistant	06-10-2010

Kazuyuki Aihara, Chiba JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100207796	CONVERTER, CONVERSION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is a highly accurate converter and the like that makes up for the instability of circuit elements, by focusing on a relationship between the Markov chain and β conversion. A converter	08-19-2010
20110193734	SIGNAL CONVERTER, PARAMETER DECIDING DEVICE, PARAMETER DECIDING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A signal converter and the like, which can more accurately and stably realize signal conversion between an analog signal and a digital signal are proposed. In a β-encoder, when a logic value generated by at least a quantizer	08-11-2011
20110285376	MULTI-HYSTERESIS VOLTAGE CONTROLLED CURRENT SOURCE SYSTEM - A multi-hysteresis voltage controlled current source system having a variety of multi-hysteresis characteristics is provided. In the multi-hysteresis voltage controlled current source system, single-hysteresis voltage controlled current source circuits	11-24-2011
20120019330	MULTI-SCREW CHAOTIC OSCILLATOR CIRCUIT - There is provided a multi-screw chaotic oscillator circuit with simple configuration, that can use various multi-hysteresis VCCS characteristics and generate a variety of multi-screw attractors. The multi-screw chaotic oscillator circuit comprises: a linear two-port VCCS circuit	01-26-2012

Kazuyuki Aihara, Narashino-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100268751	MECHANISM FOR GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS FOLLOWING NORMAL DISTRIBUTION - There is provided a mechanism for generating random numbers following the normal distribution which does not generate a sequence correlation. The mechanism for generating random numbers following the normal distribution includes: a random recurrence plot generating mechanism	10-21-2010

Ken Aihara, Gunma JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090008346	Vertical Boat for Heat Treatment and a Method for Heat Treatment - The present invention is a vertical boat	01-08-2009

Kenshi Aihara, Yamanashi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090014305	SHEET SWITCH MODULE - A sheet switch module includes a circuit board (	01-15-2009

Kenshi Aihara, Fujiyoshida-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090266696	SHEET-SWITCH MODULE - A sheet-switch module includes a substrate; a plurality of switches formed on the substrate; a light guiding sheet disposed above the plurality of switches and having a plurality of protruding portions formed on a surface thereof facing each of the switches, each of the protruding portions being disposed to face a respective switch; and a light source disposed at one end of the substrate and causing light to enter the light guiding sheet, at least one of the plurality of protruding portions of the light guiding sheet having a light-shielding portion at a position of location of the at least one of the plurality of protruding portions. The light-shielding portion is configured by a light-shielding portion provided at least one of a peripheral surface and a peripheral edge of the protruding portions on an opposite side to a surface close to and facing the light source, or is configured by a light-shielding portion provided at a contact portion of the protruding portions and the switches.	10-29-2009

Kouichi Aihara, Zama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100082924	Storage controller having virtual volume - To shorten time necessary for performing backup of data in a virtual volume managed by a storage controller to a backup destination storage device. A secondary volume including storage areas of the same number as the number of first primary virtual areas is created with respect to a primary virtual volume (a virtual logical volume to be an I/O destination from an external device) including plural primary virtual areas. The first primary virtual areas are primary virtual areas to which actual areas are allocated. Data copy is performed from the primary virtual volume to the secondary volume. At the time of backup to the backup destination storage device, data backup is performed from the secondary volume to the backup destination storage device.	04-01-2010

Kuniyuki Aihara, Gunma JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080248254	METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM AND THE OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - An optical information recording medium of which the commercial value is not reduced is provided, in which a light reflection layer, an optical recording layer, a first light transmission layer, and a second light transmission layer are provided in this order on one main surface of a disk-shaped substrate, and a method of manufacturing the optical information recording medium is provided. A light reflection layer, an optical recording layer, a protection layer, a first light transmission layer, and a second light transmission layer may be provided in this order on the one main surface of the disk-shaped substrate. The substrate has a first groove and a second groove approximately concentrically formed nearer an inner circumference of the substrate than an area in which the optical recording layer is to be provided. The first light transmission layer is provided such that an edge thereof is situated near an edge of an outer circumferential side of the first groove. The second light transmission layer is provided such that an edge thereof is situated near an edge of an outer circumferential side of the second groove. Therefore, each of the first and second light transmission layers does not meander at an inner circumferential edge thereof in a circumferential direction, leading to excellent quality in appearance.	10-09-2008
20090010147	OPTICAL DISK AND MOLDING DIE APPARATUS - A stamper is mounted to a surface of at least one of a stationary-side die and a movable-side die. A transfer surface of the stamper is positioned substantially flush with a first surface of an inner peripheral holding member for holding the stamper near an inner periphery thereof which first surface is positioned adjacent to the transfer surface of the stamper. A first distal end of the inner peripheral holding member, which is positioned to face the cavity, and a second distal end of a die member, which is positioned to face the cavity, the die member being disposed adjacent to the inner peripheral holding member, are both projected more into the cavity than the transfer surface of the stamper. A molding burr can be suppressed from projecting upward from the vicinity of an inner peripheral edge of the substrate surface substantially flush with the transfer portion.	01-08-2009

Kurato Aihara, Kawasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090187985	METHOD FOR DETERMINING RANGE OF AVAILABLE FUNCTIONS OF INFORMATION APPARATUS - According to an aspect of an embodiment, a method of controlling an information apparatus has performing authentication of a user of the information apparatus, performing authentication of an administrator of the information apparatus, determining a range of available functions of the information apparatus corresponding to successful authentication of the user and the administrator and permitting the user to utilize the range of available functions of the information apparatus.	07-23-2009

Makoto Aihara, Ibaraki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100033849	PRODUCTION METHOD OF OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL ELEMENT FORMING MOLD AND OPTICAL ELEMENT - An optical element being high in productivity and capable of ensuring a large bonding area, and a production method of the optical element. At mold opening when a top part (	02-11-2010

Masahito Aihara, Chiba JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110186633	ELECTRONIC SHELF LABEL SYSTEM, COMMODITY PRICE MANAGEMENT DEVICE, PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE, ELECTRONIC SHELF LABEL DEVICE, COMMODITY PRICE MANAGEMENT METHOD, COMMODITY PRICE UPDATE METHOD, COMMODITY PRICE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, AND COMMODITY PRICE UPDATE PROGRAM - Provided are an electronic shelf label system, a product price management device, a portable terminal device, an electronic shelf label device, a product price management method, a product price update method, a product price management program, and a product price update program, which are capable of changing display of an electronic shelf label in a place where the electronic shelf label is installed. A handy terminal (	08-04-2011
20110193679	ELECTRONIC SHELF LABEL SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE, RELAY STATION DEVICE, ELECTRONIC SHELF LABEL INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is an electronic shelf label system capable of shortening a period of time required in distributing a large amount of information such as update information for all electronic shelf labels. In the electronic shelf label system, a communication control device (	08-11-2011

Masaki Aihara, Kasugai-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080257160	FUEL ADSORPTION FILTER AND AIR CLEANER - A housing of an air cleaner has an air inlet port and an air outlet port, and incorporates an air filter. In the housing, a fuel adsorption filter is arranged downstream of the air filter in such manner as to intersect an air passage. An open portion and a sheet-like adsorption portion are vertically defined in an outer frame of the fuel adsorption filter. The adsorption portion has a fuel adsorbing function. A weir is provided in a boundary between the open portion and the adsorption portion. The weir limits air flow from the upstream side of the adsorption portion to the upstream side of the open portion. A flow straightening plate having a flow straightening function is provided in the open portion.	10-23-2008

Masao Aihara, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100127698	MAGNETOSTRICTIVE STRESS SENSOR - A magnetostrictive stress sensor (	05-27-2010

Masato Aihara, Tokushima JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100277054	Light Emitting Device - A light emitting device having a wavelength converting member for absorbing light from a pumping light source and converting its wavelength. Assuming a wavelength where the light from the pumping light source has a maximum energy intensity is a first wavelength, a wavelength where the light from the wavelength converting member has a maximum energy intensity is a second wavelength, a wavelength between the first and second wavelengths where emission spectrum of the light emitting device has a minimum energy intensity is a third wavelength, and a wavelength of 650 nm is a fourth wavelength, the ratio of energy intensity between the first and third wavelengths is 100:15-150, and the ratio of energy intensity between the first and fourth wavelengths is 100:45-200.	11-04-2010

Minoru Aihara, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090018509	Cartridge liquid injector - A cartridge liquid injector includes a drive motor rotatable in forward and reverse directions, for applying driving force, a reduction portion reducing a speed of rotational output of the drive motor, a linear motion portion converting rotational output of the reduction portion to linear motion, a plunger pushed forward or pulled back by the linear motion portion to move forward an injection plug of a cartridge, and a reduction ratio switching portion switching a reduction ratio of the reduction portion such that the reduction ratio in pulling back the plunger is lower than the reduction ratio in pushing forward the plunger.	01-15-2009

Mitsuhide Aihara, Yokohama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100230288	SURFACE-TREATED METAL MATERIAL, SURFACE-TREATING METHOD, RESIN-COATED METAL MATERIAL, METAL CAN AND CAN LID - A surface-treated metal material is obtained by forming an inorganic surface-treating layer containing at least Zr, O and F as chief components but without containing phosphoric acid ions on the surfaces of a metal by the cathodic electrolysis or by forming an inorganic surface-treating layer containing at least Zr, O and F as chief components and having an atomic ratio of P and Zr of 0≦P/Zr<0.6 in the uppermost surface on the surfaces of the metal by the cathodic electrolysis at a low cost featuring high productivity, environmental friendliness, scar resistance, adhesion, workability and intimate fitting. By using a metal material obtained by coating the surface-treated metal material with an organic resin and, particularly, with a polyester resin, a metal can or a can lid exhibits excellent adhesion and corrosion resistance even at portions that are worked to a high degree. Further, the can lid exhibits excellent opening performance even after the sterilization by heating.	09-16-2010

Motonari Aihara, Mihara JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100276640	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING ACIDIC GASES FROM SYNGAS - A method and an apparatus for separating acidic gases from syngas are capable of reducing the necessary power and are capable of obtaining high-purity CO	11-04-2010
20100278710	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECOVERING HIGH-PURITY CO2 FROM GASIFICATION GAS - A method and system for recovering CO	11-04-2010

Nobuhiro Aihara, Osaka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100165412	Image Formation Apparatus, Color Conversion Program Embodied on Computer Readable Medium, and Color Conversion Method - In order to accelerate the processing speed using existing hardware or program, MFP sets a reference lattice point in the device space of a printer (S	07-01-2010
20110052057	IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND COLOR IMAGE GENERATING SYSTEM - When a monochrome image is converted into a color image, following criteria are applied. a) Black, white, and a color having lightness according to a pixel value are assigned to minimum and maximum pixel values, and a pixel value therebetween, respectively. b) For the pixel value near but excluding the minimum value, a color in a blue color region is assigned. c) For the pixel value near but excluding the maximum value, a color in a yellow color region is assigned. For the pixel value in a range above those near the minimum value but below near the maximum value, a color in a range of hue from the blue color region to the yellow color region by way of a red color region or a color in the range of hue from the blue color region to the yellow color region by way of a green color region is assigned.	03-03-2011

Nobuhiro Aihara, Osaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090010541	Image processing method - In accordance with an image processing method, a data region is detected from input image data. The input image data is rotated in accordance with inclination of an image. Determination is made whether the data region of rotated image data protrudes from an image area of the input image data. When detection is made of protruding, the smallest area including the data region is extracted from the rotated image data. When the data region of the rotated image data protrudes from the image area of the image data previous to rotation, the smallest region including the data region of the rotated image data is extracted from the rotated image data. Therefore, loosing information from image data subjected to rotational correction can be prevented. Also, the amount of image data subjected to rotational correction can be minimized.	01-08-2009

Ryuta Aihara, Yokohama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080304376	Opitical disc device and tracking and slider control method - An optical disc device and tracking control method capable of stable tracking control even for inferior optical discs with tracks decentered by a large amount. The optical disc device and tracking control method includes: obtaining a rotation angle at which the degree of displacement of the track due to the eccentricity of the optical disc becomes maximum on the inner circumference side and the outer circumference side, and detecting the eccentricity amount of the optical disc; and performing track pull-in at the rotation angle, at which the degree of displacement of the track due to the eccentricity of the optical disc becomes maximum, detecting a displacement direction of the optical disc at the time of the pull-in, and moving the slider in the detected displacement direction for a distance equal to or almost equal to the eccentricity amount of the optical disc.	12-11-2008

Sentaro Aihara, Utsunomiya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110309548	IMPRINTING METHOD AND IMPRINTING APPARATUS, SAMPLE SHOT EXTRACTION METHOD, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD USING SAME - Provided is an imprinting method that is capable of strictly performing the interpolation of the application distribution of an uncured resin material to be applied to a substrate for each shot as well as efficiently performing the reinterpolation of the application distribution of the uncured resin material for each shot while reducing the workload in a generation step. The imprinting apparatus of the present invention includes a mold	12-22-2011

Shin Aihara, Chinjyuku-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090294043	ADHESIVE SHEET - A method of providing surface protection during cutting using treatment with a chemical solution or dicing with defined requirements.	12-03-2009

Shin Aihara, Wakayama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100193735	SPRAY-TYPE BLEACHING AGENT - The present invention is a spray mold remover, prepared by filling a bleaching composition in a container having a spraying means, the bleaching composition containing (a) an alkali metal hypochlorite, (b) a cationic surfactant and (c) a compound represented by the formula (1):	08-05-2010

Shin Aihara, Wakayama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100237282	BLEACHING COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to a bleaching composition containing, in a specific ratio, (a) an alkali metal hypochlorite, (b) an amphoteric polymer compound having, as constituent units, (b1) a monomer unit having at least one member selected from a quaternary ammonium group, a tertiary amine group and a secondary amine group and (b2) a monomer unit having an anionic group, (c) a quaternary ammonium-based surfactant, and (d) water.	09-23-2010

Tadahiro Aihara, Hamura-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100017612	Electronic Apparatus and Communication System - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a display process unit and a data transmission process unit. The display process unit is configured to display connection confirmation information, which is known to a user and is transmitted from a device via a network during a connection establishing process for establishing connection between the device and an electronic apparatus, on a display screen of the electronic apparatus. The data transmission process unit is configured to start a process of transmitting the data that is to be kept secret to the device via the network in response to a predetermined user operation which indicates that the user has confirmed that the connection confirmation information displayed on the display screen is correct.	01-21-2010

Takashi Aihara, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080228968	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE, AND CONNECTION DEVICE - A disclosed image forming apparatus includes an image processing device including plural image processing units; a control device configured to control the plural image processing units; and a connection unit configured to connect the image processing device to the control device. Each of the plural image processing units is connected to the control device by one of plural channels; the image processing device is connected to the control device by a first bus including the channels; and the connection unit is provided on the first bus so that the image processing device is connected to the control device by a single connection unit.	09-18-2008
20090116062	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A plurality of control boards can be connected to each other via a high-speed bus. An image forming unit performs an image forming process, which is housed in a casing. A slot is arranged on any one of a plurality of side surfaces perpendicular to a bottom surface of the casing, which is elongated in a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface and guides the control boards to inside of the casing. The control boards are connected in parallel to each other.	05-07-2009
20090157911	RECORDING CONTROL APPARATUS, RECORDING CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A determining unit performs a position determination determining whether a nonvolatile memory is mounted in a right position or in a wrong position. When the determining unit determines that the nonvolatile memory is mounted in the wrong position, a protecting unit protects data stored in the nonvolatile memory.	06-18-2009
20110040919	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE, AND CONNECTION DEVICE - A disclosed image forming apparatus includes an image processing device including plural image processing units; a control device configured to control the plural image processing units; and a connection unit configured to connect the image processing device to the control device. Each of the plural image processing units is connected to the control device by one of plural channels; the image processing device is connected to the control device by a first bus including the channels; and the connection unit is provided on the first bus so that the image processing device is connected to the control device by a single connection unit.	02-17-2011

Takashi Aihara, Hitachinaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100078940	CONTROLLER AND CONTROL METHOD FOR WINDFARM - In a controller for a windfarm including a plurality of wind turbine generators controllable in rotation frequency and pith of blades of the wind turbine generators, coupled to a grid through a transmission line, an anemometer is provided to each wind turbine generator to transmits wind direction and wind speed data to a central controller which process the wind direction and wind speed data to transmit an output command each wind turbine generator. The central controller predicts, on the basis of the wind speed detected by the upstream wind turbine generator, variation in wind speed at other wind turbine generators to control the output of the windfarm. The output power may be limited or charging energy as rotation energy of blades and discharging the rotation energy as output power in addition to a battery unit for averaging.	04-01-2010
20110046803	Controller and Control Techniques for Windfarm - The disclosed windfarm control system comprising a windfarm and a central controller; the windfarm including plural wind power generators whose rotational speeds are variable, plural aerographs disposed in the vicinity of the wind power generators to measure the directions and powers of the wind at the sites of the generators, and plural local controllers disposed in the vicinity of the wind power generators to control the output of the wind power generators by controlling the rotational speeds of the generators; wherein the central controller calculats the control level which maintains the output of the windfarm constant for a predetermined time period and instructs the local controllers to control the rpm's of the wind power generators in accordance with the control level.	02-24-2011
20120068660	OPERATION METHOD OF POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM USING SECONDARY BATTERY - A battery-used power grid operation method for handling a home-use secondary battery as a virtual battery of medium- to large-scale and for lessening a necessary cell capacity to thereby enable efficient absorption of an output variation of renewable energy-derived electric power is provided. In a power system including electrical household appliances in a house having a renewable power generator, an individual house-installed rechargeable battery or separately central-managed battery, and a control device which measures and controls an output variation of the renewable power generator, those output variations of the renewable power generator occurring with time and due to changes of weather and seasons are absorbed as much as possible by preset-temperature control of the electric household appliances in the house while absorbing the remaining variations by charge/discharge of the battery, thereby lessening an electricity storage capacity required for the variation absorption.	03-22-2012

Takashi Aihara, Soka City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090319734	MEMORY MANAGEMENT UNIT, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, MEMORY MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A memory management unit for an information processing system includes a controller and a non-volatile memory. The controller controls data writing process. The non-volatile memory, used for storing non-rewritable and rewritable data, is partitioned into a read-only partition to store the non-rewritable data, and a rewritable partition to store the rewritable data including apparatus-specific data including access-restricted data required for activating the information processing system. The access-restricted data is prohibited from being written during normal usage but writable at specific times. The non-rewritable data, stored in the read-only partition, is protected from an abrupt power shutdown occurring when a data writing process is conducted to the rewritable data. The controller stores the access-restricted data to the read-only partition by changing an attribute of the read-only partition of the non-volatile memory from a read-only attribute to a rewritable attribute.	12-24-2009

Takeki Aihara, Daito-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110291915	PORTABLE TERMINAL APPARATUS - A portable terminal apparatus is provided. The portable terminal includes a first unit including a first display part, a second unit including a second display part, and a switching part configured to cause the first unit and the second unit to switch between a first position in which the first unit covers the second display part and a second position in which at least a part of the second display part is exposed to an outside. The first unit is configured such that an opposite side of the first unit is visible through the first display part.	12-01-2011

Takeshi Aihara, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090018161	METHOD FOR PROMOTING GASTROINTESTINAL FUNCTION AND METHOD FOR SCREENING FOR PROMOTER OF GASTROINTESTINAL FUNCTION - The present invention provides a more effective gastrointestinal function promoter. The present invention also provides a method for the prophylaxis or improvement of functional gastrointestinal disorders, a method for appetite regulation and the like. The present invention also provides a method for screening for a substance capable of promoting a gastrointestinal function. The present invention provides a gastrointestinal function promoter containing a T1R agonist as an active ingredient and a method for the prophylaxis or improvement of functional gastrointestinal disorders, a method for appetite regulation and the like by administering a T1R agonist. The present invention also provides a method of screening for a substance capable of promoting a gastrointestinal function which method uses a cell expressing T1R receptor.	01-15-2009

Takeshi Aihara, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090250444	Microwave plasma processing device - A microwave plasma processing device includes a fixing device for fixing a substrate as a processing target on a central axis in a plasma processing chamber, a exhausting device for depressurizing an inside and outside of the substrate, a metal processing gas supply member which is present in the substrate and forms a reentrant cylindrical resonating system along with the plasma processing chamber, and a microwave introducing device for introducing a microwave into the plasma processing chamber to perform processing. A microwave sealing member is provided at a substrate-holding portion of the fixing device, and a connection position of the microwave introducing device is located at a node of an electric field intensity distribution formed on the processing gas supply member by introducing the microwave.	10-08-2009

Takeyoshi Aihara, Shizuoka-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090178533	RECORDING SYSTEM FOR ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - An automatic player piano is equipped with a recording system equipped with a sequencer, to which event data codes for note-on and note-off events and a digital external audio signal expressing singer's voice are supplied; the sequencer supplements duration data codes to the event data codes, and produces RIFF audio data codes expressing the voice; and respectively stores the event data codes and duration data codes and the RIFF audio data codes in a standard MIDI file and a RIFF file.	07-16-2009

Tamio Aihara, Shibata-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090184434	VARIABLE VENTURI CARBURETOR - A carburetor includes a main body defining a bore, a main passage and a venturi defined within the bore, and a fuel nozzle carried by the main body and including a fuel nozzle outlet communicating with the venturi. The carburetor may also include a valve member translatable across an axis of the bore, such that in a closed state, the valve member closes the main passage but maintains the venturi at least partially open. The carburetor may also include a needle valve disposed at an end of the fuel nozzle substantially opposite of the fuel nozzle outlet to variably control flow of fuel into a fuel nozzle inlet, and a needle valve transmission may be coupled between a throttle shaft and the needle valve to convert rotation of the throttle shaft to translation of the needle valve.	07-23-2009
20090194726	LAYERED SCAVENGING CARBURETOR - A scavenging valve assembly is used in a carburetor. The valve assembly includes a throttle valve and a rotary air valve. The throttle valve opens and closes an air-fuel passage. The rotary air valve opens and closes an air passage and has one or more air bore(s). When the rotary air valve begins to rotate, airflow travels through the bore(s) and the size of an opening area that airflow travels through continuously increases in size.	08-06-2009

Tetsuya Aihara, Yokkaichi-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100029144	CONNECTOR - A connector (	02-04-2010
20100055998	TERMINAL FITTING AND A WIRE CONNECTED WITH A TERMINAL FITTING - A female terminal fitting (	03-04-2010
20100112836	CONNECTOR FOR AN ELECTRIC DEVICE SUCH AS A BOARD - A board connector (	05-06-2010
20100147585	WIRE CONNECTION SLEEVE, A WIRE CONNECTION SLEEVE PRODUCING METHOD, A REPAIR WIRE PRE-CONNECTED WITH A WIRE CONNECTION SLEEVE BY CRIMPING AND A WIRE CONNECTING METHOD - A wire connection sleeve includes a pipe-like outer tube (	06-17-2010

Tomoaki Aihara, Kyoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090158613	SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TREATING METHOD - A substrate treating apparatus for drying substrates with a solvent vapor after treating the substrates with a treating liquid. The apparatus includes a treating tank for storing the treating liquid, a holder for holding the substrates in the treating tank, a chamber enclosing the treating tank, a solvent vapor supply device for supplying the solvent vapor into the chamber, an exhaust device for exhausting gas from the chamber through an exhaust pipe connected at one end thereof to the chamber, a drain pipe connected at one end thereof to the chamber for draining the treating liquid from the chamber, a gas-liquid separator having the other end of the exhaust pipe connected thereto for receiving the gas exhausted by the exhaust device, and having the other end of the drain pipe connected thereto for receiving the treating liquid drained through the drain pipe, the gas-liquid separator separating the gas and the liquid, and a mixer mounted on the exhaust pipe for mixing deionized water into the gas exhausted by the exhaust device.	06-25-2009

Tomoyuki Aihara, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110032779	SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell provided at an intersection of a word line and a bit line, a precharge circuit connected to the bit line, a column select circuit controlled in accordance with a write control signal, and a clamp circuit provided as a write circuit. The clamp circuit includes a transistor configured to control the potential of a selected bit line to a first potential (e.g., 0 V), and a variable capacitor configured to control the potential of the selected bit line to a second potential (e.g., a negative potential) which is lower than the first potential. The capacitance of the variable capacitor decreases when a power supply voltage is increased, whereby the amount of a decrease from the first potential to the second potential is reduced.	02-10-2011
20110141825	SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - A semiconductor integrated circuit system comprises a semiconductor memory device including a memory cell array having a plurality of memory cells; a monitor circuit for monitoring characteristics of the memory cells; and a voltage output circuit connected to the semiconductor memory device to supply a power supply voltage to the semiconductor memory device; the voltage output circuit being configured to change an output voltage according to an output of the monitor circuit.	06-16-2011

Toru Aihara, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090135178	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONSTRUCTING VIRTUAL SPACE - A system, method and computer program product for constructing virtual space. The system includes an image processing unit for processing images, a data receiving unit for receiving data over a network, an image acquisition unit for obtaining image information from an image database, a control unit for obtaining the image information, and a display unit for displaying the images rendered. The method and computer program product for processing images include the steps of receiving data over a network, acquiring image information from an image database, obtaining the image information and displaying the images rendered.	05-28-2009

Toru Aihara, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090254746	COMMUNICATION RELAY DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM - A relay adapter, a method for processing communication data through use of a relay adapter, and a process for leasing the relay adapter to a user by a service provider. The relay adapter includes: an authentication information storage section that stores authentication information of the relay adapter; a power plug; a power socket; and a push switch within the power plug or power socket. The push switch may be depressed. The power plug is detected to be plugged into a power socket of the user. The power socket is connected to a control server by a power line carrying a power signal. Responsive to ascertaining that the push switch is not depressed, mutual authentication is enabled between the relay adapter and the control server. After the mutual authentication, communication data is relayed from an information processing device of the user to a service provider server via the control server.	10-08-2009

Toshio Aihara, Chiba JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110045973	COLOR-DEVELOPING COMPOSITIONS AND RECORDING MATERIAL CONTAINING SAME - Provided is a color-developing composition for recording materials having a superior heat resistance. The color-developing composition is a reaction composition containing a mixture of compounds represented by formula (III) obtained by reacting a dihydroxydiphenylsulfone derivative represented by formula (I) with a dihalide represented by formula (II) X-Y-X (II), wherein, in a composition where the content of a compound with n=1 in said reaction composition is from 5 to 80% by mass of the total solid content of the composition, at least 10% by mass of the compound with n=1 is a crystalline material.	02-24-2011
20110308429	Phenolic compound and recording material - Provided is a recording material with a superior storage property for the background and image, particularly with a remarkable superiority in any of light resistance of the background, and light, moisture and heat resistance of the image. The recording material contains a phenolic compound represented by formula (I) [wherein R	12-22-2011

Yamato Aihara, Utsunomiya JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110210332	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - It is an object to provide a display device of which image display can be favorably recognized. Another object is to provide a manufacturing method of the display device with high productivity. Over a substrate, a pixel electrode that reflects incident light through a liquid crystal layer, a light-transmitting pixel electrode, and a structure whose side surface is covered with a reflective layer and which is positioned to overlap with the light-transmitting pixel electrode are provided. The structure is formed over a light-transmitting etching-stop layer, and the etching-stop layer remains below the structure as a light-transmitting layer.	09-01-2011
20110285945	LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - In the liquid crystal display device in which a guest-host liquid crystal layer is provided between a first substrate having a reflective film which is a pixel electrode layer (also referred to as a first electrode layer) and a second substrate having a common electrode layer (also referred to as a second electrode layer), the reflective film which is a pixel electrode layer is projected into the liquid crystal layer, and a micron-sized first unevenness and a nano-sized second unevenness on the first unevenness are provided.	11-24-2011
20120064703	MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An object is to provide a technique by which a semiconductor device including a high-performance and high-reliable transistor is manufactured. A protective conductive film which protects an oxide semiconductor layer when a wiring layer is formed from a conductive layer is formed between the oxide semiconductor layer and the conductive layer, and an etching process having two steps is performed. In a first etching step, an etching is performed under conditions that the protective conductive film is less etched than the conductive layer and the etching selectivity of the conductive layer to the protective conductive film is high. In a second etching step, etching is performed under conditions that the protective conductive film is more easily etched than the oxide semiconductor layer and the etching selectivity of the protective conductive film to the oxide semiconductor layer is high.	03-15-2012

Yamato Aihara, Tochigi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090305503	Manufacturing Method of Semiconductor Device - A conductive film containing aluminum or an aluminum alloy with a thickness equal to or greater than 1 μm and equal to or less than 10 μm is etched by wet-etching to be a predetermined thickness, and then etched by dry-etching, whereby side-etching of the conductive film can be suppressed and thickness reduction of a mask can be suppressed. The suppression of side-etching of the conductive film and the suppression of thickness reduction of the mask enable a conductive film containing aluminum or an aluminum alloy even with a large thickness equal to or greater than 1 μm and equal to or less than 10 μm to be etched such that the gradient of the edge portion of the conductive film can be steep, a predetermined thickness of the conductive film can be obtained, and shape difference from a mask pattern can be suppressed.	12-10-2009

Yasufumi Aihara, Nagoya-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120028057	CERAMIC-METAL BONDED BODY AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - To form an electrostatic chuck, a bonding sheet is applied onto the upper surface of a cooling plate and then the cooling plate is placed in a vacuum dryer at a pressure of 2,000 Pa or less for a pre-bake treatment at 120° C. to 130° C. for 15 to 40 hours, followed by natural cooling. A plate is then stacked on the bonding sheet so that the lower surface of the plate is aligned with the upper surface of the bonding sheet, which is applied onto the cooling plate. The resulting stacked body is placed in a heat-resistant resin bag, and is then placed in an autoclave and treated together for several hours under pressure and heat.	02-02-2012

Yasufumi Aihara, Nagoya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090159588	HEATING APPARATUS - A heating apparatus	06-25-2009

Yoshihiko Aihara, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120105711	IMAGING APPARATUS AND ACCESSORY, AND METHOD AND SYSTEM OF THE SAME, AND MEDIUM - An imaging apparatus to which an accessory is detachably attached includes an imaging unit configured to convert an object image into an electrical signal, a signal generation unit configured to generate a vertical synchronizing signal that is synchronized with a timing of exposure of the imaging unit and output the generated vertical synchronizing signal, a control unit configured to control communication with the accessory based on the vertical synchronizing signal, a first terminal configured to send a clock signal generated by the control unit to the accessory, and a second terminal configured to communicate data with the accessory based on the clock signal, in which the control unit controls a signal level at the first terminal to a predetermined level when the communication of the data ends, and then changes the signal level in synchronization with the output of the vertical synchronizing signal.	05-03-2012

Yuichi Aihara, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080269360	Solid-State Polymer Electrolyte Membrane, Method for Manufacture Thereof and Solid-State Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Therewith - The present invention provides an inexpensive solid-state polymer electrolyte membrane to be used in a solid-state polymer electrolyte fuel cell, which can be manufactured by using inexpensive raw materials through a simpler chemical synthesis process, achieves good heat resistance and demonstrates superior proton conductivity at low humidity. A primary constituent of the solid-state electrolyte polymer film to be used in a solid-state polymer electrolyte fuel cell according to the present invention is a hyperbranched polymer having an acidic functional group such as sulfonic acid disposed at the terminal of a side chain thereof. The hyperbranched polymer may be, for instance, poly[(bis(oligo-ethylene glycol) benzoate)].	10-30-2008

Yuichi Aihara, Yokohama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100068594	POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND FUEL CELL INCLUDING THE POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE - Provided are a polymer electrolyte membrane that is stable even at high temperatures in non-humidified conditions, thereby having high proton conductivity, a method of preparing the polymer electrolyte membrane described above, by which high productivity can be obtained, and a fuel cell with high power generation characteristics by using the polymer electrolyte membrane. In particular, there is provided a method of preparing a polymer electrolyte membrane in which a mixed solution prepared by dissolving a (hydrocarbon-based) polymer electrolyte having an acidic functional group and any one free acid source selected from the free acid, mixtures of a free acid and Lewis acid, and mixtures of a free acid and an organic salt in a polar organic solvent is subjected to wet membrane formation to prepare a polymer electrolyte membrane in which the polymer electrolyte is doped with the free acid.	03-18-2010

Yuichi Aihara, Kai-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090115832	Printing apparatus and printing method - A printing apparatus includes a takeup reel driving motor which, after printing, takes up an ink ribbon to eliminate a slack in the ink ribbon. The printing apparatus includes a control device for comparing a distance (a) over which the ink ribbon R is taken up to eliminate the slack in the ink ribbon R with a distance (b) from a print end position to a print start position for a next color.	05-07-2009
20090116891	Printing apparatus and printing method - A printing apparatus includes a takeup reel driving motor which, after printing, takes up an ink ribbon to eliminate a slack in the ink ribbon. The printing apparatus includes a control device for comparing a distance (a) over which the ink ribbon R is taken up to eliminate the slack in the ink ribbon R with a distance (b) from a print end position to a print start position for a next color.	05-07-2009

Yuichi Aihara, Minamikoma-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100189489	Recording media transporting apparatus and a printer - A printer has a substantially linear transport path	07-29-2010
20110050832	Printing apparatus and printing method - A printing apparatus	03-03-2011

Yuichiro Aihara, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080263249	Access Arbiter and Arbitrable Condition Verification Device - A priority control value, which is smaller as the priority of access by each of requesters is higher, decreases with the lapse of time when an access request is issued. When the access is completed, the priority control value increases by a priority decrease value (PERIOD). When there is no access request, the priority control value decreases to a reference priority value (TMIN) and is then maintained at the reference priority value. Access permission is given to the one of the requesters issuing requests which has the smallest priority control value. As a result, proper arbitration is performed at a high speed with a simple hardware configuration.	10-23-2008
20080320046	VIDEO DATA MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - Feature amount information of video data in a hard disk is calculated by a decoder and a feature amount extraction section. An icon reflecting the feature amount information is generated by an icon generation section and is presented to the user. A feature amount index control section pairs the feature amount information received from the feature amount extraction section with a position in the hard disk of the video data, and records the pair as index information, so that the speed of image retrieval is improved.	12-25-2008
20090109810	RECORDING/REPRODUCTION APPARATUS - A recording/reproduction apparatus includes a first recording medium (a flash memory) having a first time that is required for the first recording medium to go from a low-power consumption state to a state in which recorded video data can be read out, and a second recording medium (an HDD or a DVD drive) having a second time that is required for the second recording medium to go from a low-power consumption state to a state in which recorded video data can be read out, where the second time is longer than the first time. When a video content is reproduced from the second recording medium in the low-power consumption state, the first recording medium is caused to go to a readable state while the second recording medium is not in a readable state, and a leading portion of the content is reproduced from the first recording medium. Thereby, a start-up time of the second recording medium that is required until reproduction is permitted is concealed from the user, and the user's reproduction request is immediately responded.	04-30-2009

Yutaka Aihara, Kitakyushu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110198415	SHOWER APPARATUS - Provided is a shower apparatus which can stably produce and supply bubbly water to nozzle holes, causing finely divided water droplets of relatively large, uniform size to land continuously on a user so as to allow the user to enjoy a shower with a voluminous feel as if the user were being showered by large drops of rain. The shower apparatus includes a water supply unit, a throttle unit adapted to eject passing water downstream, an aeration unit adapted to produce bubbly water by aerating the water ejected through the throttle unit, and a nozzle unit provided with a plurality of nozzle holes used to discharge the bubbly water, wherein an ejection speed changing means is installed in the water supply unit to at least partially vary ejection speeds of the water ejected from respective throttle channels of the plurality of throttle channels of the throttle unit.	08-18-2011
20110198416	SHOWER APPARATUS - Provided is a shower apparatus which can stably supply bubbly water through all nozzle holes and can cause water droplets of large, uniform size to land continuously on the user so as to allow the user to enjoy a shower with a voluminous feel as if the user were being showered by large drops of rain. The shower apparatus includes a water supply unit, a throttle unit adapted to eject passing water downstream, an aeration unit adapted to produce bubbly water by aerating the water ejected through the throttle unit, and a nozzle unit provided with a plurality of nozzle holes used to discharge the bubbly water, wherein the throttle unit has a flat-shaped throttle channel and water ejected through the throttle channel plunges into an air-liquid interface as a sheet-like stream, thereby producing bubbly water, which is then discharged through the nozzle hole.	08-18-2011

Yutaka Aihara, Fukuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110168810	WATER DISCHARGE DEVICE - An object is to provide a water discharge device in which a water sprinkling member having water discharge ports can simultaneously achieve both good rotation start-up ability and good rotation stability. A water discharge device FC is configured in such a manner that the center of gravity of a rotor constituted of a tubular body	07-14-2011
20110284662	SHOWER APPARATUS - A shower apparatus F	11-24-2011

Yutaka Aihara, Fukuoka-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100230512	SHOWER DEVICE - Providing a flush bowl capable of discharging a planar shower-like water discharge flow in a wide range while changing the water discharge trajectory is directed. The shower device according to an embodiment of the invention is a shower device including: a water discharger including a plurality of water discharge ports; a rotator including a channel at its center; a coupling section coupling the inside of the water discharger to the channel of the rotator; a receiving section receiving the rotator; a driving mechanism configured to rotate and revolve the rotator in the receiving section; and a decelerating section provided inside the water discharger. The plurality of water discharge ports is provided asymmetrically with respect to a central axis of the rotator, or discontinuously in a peripheral direction, the water discharger is configured to rotate and revolve by rotation and revolution of the rotator caused by the driving mechanism, the plurality of water discharge ports is configured to cause rotational trajectories of water discharged from the water discharge ports to undergo a periodic rotary motion associated with the rotation of the rotator, the decelerating section has an area larger than a cross-sectional area of the coupling section, and the water discharge ports have a smaller total cross-sectional area than the decelerating section so as to accelerate water decelerated by the decelerating section.	09-16-2010