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Akao, JP

Atsushi Akao, Ibaraki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090131664Method for Producing 4(3H)-Quinazolinone Derivative - This invention is related to a method for producing 3-{4-[3-(1-pyrrolidinyl)propoxy]phenyl}-5-trifluoromethyl-4(3H)-quinazolinone comprising a step for reacting 2-methyl-5-trifluoromethyl-4H-3,1-benzoxazin-4-one with 4-[3-(1-pyrrolidinyl)propoxy]aniline or an acid-addition salt thereof, or 4-(1-cyclobutyl-4-piperidinoy9oxyaniline or acid addition salt thereof in the presence of an acid catalyst.05-21-2009

Masaharu Akao, Kyoto JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120115951PROTECTIVE ACTION OF SEROFENDIC ACID ON CARDIAC MUSCLE - A cardiac myocyte protective agent, comprising a compound represented by the formula (Ia) below, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate thereof:05-10-2012

Masato Akao, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080285800INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain feature quantities of an image; and a detector configured to detect a gazing point at which a user gazes within the image, wherein the gazing point detected by the detector among the feature quantities obtained by the obtaining unit or the feature quantities extracted from the image in a predetermined range containing the gazing point is stored.11-20-2008
20080310764INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes reproduction control means for controlling reproduction of a first parameter in order to reproduce an edit applied to a first image, generation means for generating a second parameter from a plurality of first parameters reproduced by the reproduction control means, and edit means for editing the first image based on the second parameter generated by the generation means, and generating a second image.12-18-2008
20090284619IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes a generation unit for generating a plurality of different values for one parameter of a processing applied on an image, a presentation unit for presenting a plurality of processing images obtained by performing a processing on the image with the plurality of different values for the parameter, and a selection unit for selecting an optimal one of the plurality of presented processing images, in which a final value for the parameter is decided by repeatedly performing such a procedure that the generation unit further generates different values for the parameter on the basis of a value for the parameter corresponding to the selected processing image, the presentation unit presents processing images obtained by performing a processing on the image with the generated different values for the parameter, and the selection unit selects an optimal one of the presented processing images.11-19-2009
20090319491INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes a pattern extraction unit configured to extract operation patterns from operation history information at least including an operation history of a user and information on a device state obtained from a plurality of operation target devices, a defined pattern database configured to previously register a defined pattern which is a pattern of a combination of defined operations in accordance with the operation target devices, a rule extraction unit configured to extract an unexpected operation pattern from the operation patterns extracted by the pattern extraction unit with reference to the defined pattern database, and a reflection information generation unit configured to generate reflection information to be reflected on a function of the operation target devices from the unexpected operation pattern.12-24-2009
20090324200IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes the following elements. A playback-position feature value extracting unit extracts, as a playback-position feature value, a feature value at a playback position from an image being played back. A synchronizing unit synchronizes the playback-position feature value with a feature value on a data recording medium on which setting information for processing the image is recorded in association with a feature value of the image. A control unit controls a time width used for synchronization between the feature value on the data recording medium with the playback-position feature value. A reading unit reads, when the playback-position feature value is synchronized with the feature value on the data recording medium, the setting information recorded on the data recording medium in association with the playback-position feature value. A reflecting unit reflects, based on the read setting information, the process in the image being played back.12-31-2009
20100026511INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes a pattern extraction unit, a rule extraction unit, and a reflection information generation unit. The pattern extraction unit is configured to extract an operation pattern of each of users from operation history information obtained from a plurality of devices to be operated, the operation history information at least including information regarding operation histories of the users and device states. The rule extraction unit is configured to extract incorrect operation patterns from the operation patterns extracted by the pattern extraction unit, the incorrect operation patterns being operation patterns caused by incorrect operations performed by the users. The reflection information generation unit is configured to identify a cause of the incorrect operations from types of the incorrect operation patterns and generate, based on the cause of the incorrect operations, reflection information configured to be reflected in functions of the devices to be operated.02-04-2010
20120057793IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus may include a feature quantity extraction unit configured to extract a feature quantity from an image, a setting unit configured to set setting information including a plurality of setting items used to perform processing upon the image so that a designated setting item can be changed among the setting items; and a recording unit configured to associate the setting information with a feature quantity of the image and record them.03-08-2012

Patent applications by Masato Akao, Kanagawa JP

Norihiko Akao, Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090230810Cassette Coil and Rotating Electrical Machine Having the Cassette Coil - A cassette coil comprising an insulator bobbin including a core tube around which a wire coated with an insulating film is wound, forming a coil, and a pair of plate-shaped flanges provided at both ends of the core tube, the flange including a cutout portion opening in a side, wherein the cassette coil includes an insulation wall between a winding start part which is one end of the coil of the wire and an outermost wire part located on the outermost side of the coil of the wire and close to the flange.09-17-2009

Norihiko Akao, Nissin-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100148615TERMINAL MODULE FOR ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE, ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A terminal module includes a ring-shaped rail having a groove extending in a circumferential direction, a bus bar fitted into the groove, and a connector portion having a connector terminal connecting the bus bar with an external wire. The rail has a phase determining hole for determining a phase of rotation of the rail about an axial direction.06-17-2010

Shingo Akao, Kitakatsushika-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090081596Metal photoetching product and production method thereof - A metal photoetching product comprising at least one large cavity of minor axis W03-26-2009

Shinsuke Akao, Hyogo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090186009SOLID MATTER CONTAINING COENZYME Q - The present invention provides a coenzyme Q-containing solid wherein coenzyme Q fine particles are dispersed in particles made of a physically crosslinked polymer. In addition, the present invention provides a method of producing a coenzyme Q-containing solid, which includes a step of bringing an atomized water-soluble polymer solution capable of forming a physical gel, wherein coenzyme Q is dispersed, into contact with an atomized gelling solution.07-23-2009

Shinsuke Akao, Takasago-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100092560REDUCED COENZYME Q10-CONTAINING PARTICULATE COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention aims to propose a particulate composition containing reduced coenzyme Q10, which simultaneously shows high oxidative stability and high absorbability in the body and a production method thereof, as well as a stabilizing method thereof, to be used in the fields of foods, foods with nutrient function claims, foods for specified health uses, nutritional supplements, nutritional products, animal drugs, beverages, feeds, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, therapeutic drugs, prophylactic drugs and the like. The present inventors have conducted intensive studies in an attempt to solve the aforementioned problems and found that a particulate composition containing reduced coenzyme Q10, wherein an oil component containing the reduced coenzyme Q10 is polydispersed forming a domain in a matrix containing a water-soluble excipient as a main component and a water-soluble ascorbic acid is a composition simultaneously having high oxidative stability and high absorbability in the body, and completed the present invention.04-15-2010

Takashi Akao, Nagano JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100001748Probe Card - A probe card includes a flat wiring board having a wiring pattern corresponding to a circuit structure for generating a signal for a test, an interposer that is stacked on the wiring board and relays wirings of the wiring board, a space transformer that is stacked on the interposer and fastened thereto by an adhesive, transforms a space between the wirings relayed by the interposer, and leads the wirings out to a surface opposite a surface facing the interposer, and a probe head that is stacked on the space transformer and houses and holds a plurality of probes.01-07-2010
20100001752PARALLELISM ADJUSTING MECHANISM OF PROBE CARD - A parallelism adjusting mechanism of a probe card is provided. The parallelism adjusting mechanism can bring probes held by a probe card into uniform contact with a wafer even if a parallelism between a mounting reference surface for the probe card and the wafer as a test object is lost. To achieve this purpose, specifically, to adjust a parallelism of a probe card (01-07-2010

Takashi Akao, Kamiina-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100164518PROBE CARD - A probe card is provided that is capable of accurately ensuring the flatness and the parallelism with respect to a predetermined reference surface. A point (Q) of application of force applied from a leaf spring (07-01-2010
20100219852PROBE CARD - A probe card includes a probe head that holds a plurality of probes; a flat wiring board that has a wiring pattern corresponding to a circuit structure; an interposer that is stacked on the wiring board and relays wirings of the wiring board; a space transformer that is placed between the interposer and the probe head, transforms a space between the wirings relayed by the interposer, and leads the transformed wirings out to a surface facing the probe head; and a plurality of post members that are formed in a substantially columnar shape with a height larger than a sum of a thickness of the wiring board and a thickness of the interposer, and embedded to pierce through the wiring board and the interposer in a thickness direction such that one of end surfaces of each post member comes into contact with the space transformer.09-02-2010

Takayoshi Akao, Nagoya-City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090237652APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING DEFECTS OF HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - According to an apparatus for inspecting defects of a honeycomb structure that is provided with a current plate and an air current formation means (air source and a header tube), fine defects or defects taking place in the vicinity of an outer periphery of the honeycomb structure can be detected with high sensitivity.09-24-2009
20100238281INSPECTION DEVICE OF PLUGGED HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE AND INSPECTION METHOD OF PLUGGED HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - There is disclosed an inspection device of a plugged honeycomb structure in which a plugged honeycomb structure is an inspection target, and the inspection device comprises a light source which illuminates one end face of the plugged honeycomb structure as the inspection target; a camera-side lens which condenses light emitted from the light source to the one end face, transmitted through plugged portions of the plugged honeycomb structure and radiated from the other end face; a camera which receives the light condensed by the camera-side lens; and an image processor which processes an image of the light received by the camera to display the contrast of the light transmitted through the plugged portions of the plugged honeycomb structure.09-23-2010
20100238284INSPECTION METHOD OF HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - An inspection method of a honeycomb structure comprises the steps of illuminating one end face 09-23-2010
20110229634HONEYCOMB FILTER PRODUCTION APPARATUS - A honeycomb filter production apparatus used for producing a honeycomb filter, the apparatus includes: a workpiece securing section for securing a base (workpiece) of a honeycomb filter; a powder transfer section for transferring a powder together with an air current by utilizing pressurized gas; an introduction section that is provided between the powder transfer section and the workpiece securing section, the powder transferred from the powder transfer section together with the air current being mixed with another gas in the introduction section, and introduced into the base (workpiece) secured by the workpiece securing section; and a suction section for sucking the gas that has passed through the base (workpiece) secured by the workpiece securing section by reducing pressure on the other side of the workpiece securing section as compared with the one side of the workpiece securing section using suction means.09-22-2011
20110229635HONEYCOMB FILTER PRODUCTION APPARATUS - A honeycomb filter production apparatus includes: a workpiece securing section for securing a base of a honeycomb filter; a powder transfer section for transferring a powder together with an air current by utilizing pressurized gas; an introduction section for introducing the powder that has transferred from the powder transfer section into the base secured by the workpiece securing section when the apparatus is used; a suction section for sucking the gas that has passed through the base secured by the workpiece securing section using suction means; a cleaning section for removing a surplus powder adhering to an end face of the base after the introduction of the powder; a judgment section for judging an amount of the powder adhering to the base; and a workpiece transfer section for transferring the base among the workpiece securing section, the cleaning section, and the judgment section.09-22-2011

Patent applications by Takayoshi Akao, Nagoya-City JP

Tetsuyuki Akao, Fukuoka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090170960PEPTIDE LIPID-CONTAINING CARRIER AND METHOD FOR INTRODUCING COMPOUND INTO CELLS USING SAME - The present invention provides a carrier capable of highly efficiently introducing a compound into cells with low cytotoxicity, which contains peptide lipids represented by the following formula, and a method for introducing a compound into cells using the carrier: wherein R07-02-2009

Tokunobu Akao, Toyama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120129358SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Provided are a substrate processing apparatus and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device that are capable of uniformly heating a substrate while reducing an increase in substrate temperature to reduce a thermal budget. The substrate processing apparatus includes a process chamber configured to process a substrate; a substrate support unit installed in the process chamber to support the substrate; a microwave supply unit configured to supply a microwave toward a process surface of the substrate supported by the substrate support unit, the microwave supply unit including a microwave radiating unit radiating the microwave supplied from a microwave source to the process chamber while rotating; a partition installed between the microwave supply unit and the substrate support unit; a cooling unit installed at the substrate support unit; and a control unit configured to control at least the substrate support unit, the microwave supply unit and the cooling unit.05-24-2012

Tokunobu Akao, Toyama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080288217Data Logging Method - The invention relates to the acquisition of log data in an apparatus such as a substrate processing apparatus. The invention permits detailed data related to a premonitory phenomenon preceding the occurrence of an alarm condition to be acquired without increasing the amount of data. A data logging method of the invention has a constitution wherein a difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the acquired data is determined, wherein a first segment of the acquired data is stored if the difference is not less than a preset value, and if the difference is less than the preset value, a second portion included in the first segment of the acquired data is stored.11-20-2008
20120108061SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A substrate processing apparatus includes a processing chamber configured to process a substrate having a front surface including a dielectric, a substrate support member provided within the processing chamber to support the substrate, a microwave supplying unit configured to supply a microwave to a front surface side of the substrate supported on the substrate support member; and a conductive substrate cooling unit which is provided at a rear surface side of the substrate supported on the substrate support member and has an opposing surface facing the rear surface of the substrate. A distance between the top of the substrate support member and the opposing surface of the substrate cooling unit corresponds to an odd multiple of ¼ wavelength of the microwave supplied when the substrate is processed.05-03-2012
20120108080SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A substrate processing apparatus includes a processing chamber configured to process a substrate, a substrate support member provided within the processing chamber to support the substrate, a microwave generator provided outside the processing chamber, a waveguide launch port configured to supply a microwave generated by the microwave generator into the processing chamber, wherein the central position of the waveguide launch port is deviated from the central position of the substrate supported on the substrate support member and the waveguide launch port faces a portion of a front surface of the substrate supported on the substrate support member, and a control unit configured to change a relative position of the substrate support member in a horizontal direction with respect to the waveguide launch port.05-03-2012

Tsuyoshi Akao, Kariya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080230737Method for producing soft magnetic powered core - A method for producing a soft magnetic powdered core comprises a mixing step for forming a raw powder by adding a thermoplastic resin powder to a soft magnetic powder and mixing them, a compacting step for forming a compact by compacting the raw powder into a predetermined shape, a melting and setting step for the resin in which the resin of the compact is melted by heating to at least the melting point of the thermoplastic resin and the melted resin is set by cooling to a room temperature, and a crystallizing step for the resin in which the set resin is heated to not less than the exothermic onset temperature and not more than the endothermic onset temperature, which are measured by DSC analysis of the thermoplastic resin, and is cooled to a room temperature.09-25-2008
20080232995Method for producing soft magnetic powdered core - A method for producing a soft magnetic powdered core includes preparing a mixture of a soft magnetic powder and a resin powder, compacting the mixture into a predetermined shape so as to obtain a compact, and heating the compact. The resin powder has a median size of not more than 30 μm, a maximum particle size of not more than 100 μm, and a specific surface area of not less than 1.0 m09-25-2008

Tsuyoshi Akao, Aichi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090197782SOFT MAGNETIC MATERIAL AND DUST CORE - A soft magnetic material includes a plurality of composite magnetic particles including a metal magnetic particle and an insulating film surrounding a surface of the metal magnetic particle. The insulating film also contains a phosphate. The soft magnetic material further includes an aromatic polyetherketone resin and a metallic soap and/or an inorganic lubricant having a hexagonal crystal structure. The metallic soap and the inorganic lubricant are particles with an average particle size of not more than 2.0 μm.08-06-2009

Yasuhiko Akao, Yonezawa-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110053059MASK BLANKS - The present invention provides a mask blank which comprises a substrate made of a synthetic quartz glass and a light-shielding film laminated on a surface of the substrate and is for use in a semiconductor device production technique employing an exposure light wavelength of 200 nm or shorter, wherein the mask blank has a birefringence, as measured at a wavelength of 193 nm, of 1 nm or less per substrate thickness. According to the present invention, mask blanks suitable for use in the immersion exposure technique and the polarized illumination technique are provided.03-03-2011

Patent applications by Yasuhiko Akao, Yonezawa-Shi JP

Yuji Akao, Sakata JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080318393Method for Manufacturing Semiconductor Device - There is provided a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device having a high breakdown voltage transistor and a low breakdown voltage transistor provided on a same semiconductor substrate. The method includes forming a first gate electrode of the high breakdown voltage transistor and a second gate electrode of the low breakdown voltage transistor on a transistor formation area of the substrate, as well as a dummy gate electrode on a dummy pattern formation area of the substrate; forming an interlayer insulation film on the substrate so as to cover the first and the second gate electrodes and the dummy gate electrode; and forming a first contact hole on the first gate electrode, a second contact hole on the second gate electrode, and a dummy contact hole on the dummy gate electrode, respectively, by partially dry etching the interlayer insulation film, wherein in the formation of the contact holes, a top surface of the dummy gate electrode is exposed at a bottom of the dummy contact hole before a top surface of the first gate electrode is exposed at a bottom of the first contact hole.12-25-2008

Yuji Akao, Fukui-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110247370SKIN MATERIAL FOR INTERIOR MATERIAL - The skin material for an interior material, formed of a three-dimensional warp knitted fabric includes: front and back ground parts, each of which is formed with knitting yarns guided by at least two guide bars and has at least two knitting patterns, and connecting yarns that connect the front and back ground parts, wherein: the front ground part has a cord stitch pattern and another knitting pattern; a sum of a number of loops of the cord stitch pattern and a number of loops of the another knitting pattern is smaller than a sum of numbers of loops of the at least two knitting pattern forming the back ground part; and a ratio of the number of loops of the another knitting pattern with respect to the number of loops of the cord stitch pattern is from 20 to 80%.10-13-2011

Yuji Akao, Nakano-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110257053LUBRICATION KIT AND SMALL ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - [Object] To provide a lubrication kit which is capable of improving wear resistance and durability of a sliding portion mounted in a small electronic device and which is capable of reducing a sound generated during driving.10-20-2011