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Akiba, JP

Akira Akiba, Atsugi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110303515ELECTROSTATICALLY ACTUATED MICRO-MECHANICAL SWITCHING DEVICE - An electrostatically actuated micro-mechanical switching device with movable elements formed in the bulk of a substrate for closing and releasing at least one Ohmic contact by a horizontal movement of the movable elements in a plane of the substrate. The switching device has a drive with comb-shaped electrodes including fixed driving electrodes and movable electrodes. A movable push rod is mechanically connected with the movable electrodes, extends through the electrodes, has a movable contact element at one side, and at least one restoring spring. A signal line has two parts interrupted by a gap. The micro-mechanical switching device is in shunt-configuration with low loss, high isolation in a wide frequency range, low switching time at low actuation voltage and sufficient reliability. The line impedance of the signal line and its variation is as small as possible. The switching device is in shunt-configuration for closing and releasing the Ohmic contact between a ground line and the signal line. The contact element has a movable contact beam extending at least partially opposite to the signal line and being electrically and mechanically connected to both parts of the signal line, respectively. The ground line is formed with a contact bar that leads through the gap of the signal line for forming the Ohmic contact between the contact beam and the ground line. A contact metallization is provided at least on top and on the side walls of the contact beam, of the signal line and of the ground line.12-15-2011

Atsuya Akiba, Kariya-City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090280609Method of making silicon carbide semiconductor device - In a method of making a silicon carbide semiconductor device having a MOSFET, after a mask is placed on a surface of a first conductivity type drift layer of silicon carbide, ion implantation is performed by using the mask to form a lower layer of a deep layer extending in one direction. A first conductivity type current scattering layer having a higher concentration than the drift layer is formed on the surface of the drift layer. After another mask is placed on a surface of the current scattering layer, ion implantation is performed by using the other mask to form an upper layer of the deep layer at a position corresponding to the lower layer in such a manner that the lower layer and the upper layer are connected together.11-12-2009
20100233832Method of manufacturing silicon carbide seminconductor device - In a method of manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device, a trench and a thickness measurement section are formed in a surface of a semiconductor substrate made of silicon carbide. The thickness measurement section includes a plurality of grooves and a protruding portion provided between the grooves so as to have a predetermined width. When an epitaxial layer made of silicon carbide is grown, a thickness of the epitaxial layer formed on the surface of the semiconductor substrate is measured by calculating a difference in height between a surface of the epitaxial layer formed on a portion of the surface of the semiconductor substrate different from the thickness measurement section and a top surface of the protruding portion. The predetermined width is less than a surface migration amount of atoms during growth of the epitaxial layer.09-16-2010

Eiji Akiba, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100175354POLYMER COMPOSITION AND MOLDED PRODUCTS FORMED THEREOF - The present invention provides a polymer composition including a first base polymer (A) containing at least a thermoplastic polymer, a second base polymer (B) containing at least a thermoplastic polymer and not having compatibility with the first base polymer (A), and an additive (C) containing at least a substance not having compatibility with any of the first base polymer (A) and the second base polymer (B), the additive (C) being in the form of liquid or slurry at the lower of a pyrolysis temperature of the first base polymer (A) and a pyrolysis temperature of the second base polymer (B). (A), (B) and (C) are phase-separated from each other, and interfaces each located between two of phases of (A), (B) and (C) contacting each other form three-dimensional continuous parallel interfaces.07-15-2010
20110151254ELECTRO-CONDUCTIVE FIBERS WITH CARBON NANOTUBES ADHERED THERETO, ELECTRO-CONDUCTIVE YARN, FIBERS STRUCTURAL OBJECT, AND PRODUCTION PROCESSES THEREOF - Electro-conductive fibers comprise synthetic fibers and an electro-conductive layer containing carbon nanotubes and covering a surface of the synthetic fibers, and the coverage of the electro-conductive layer relative to the whole surface of the synthetic fibers is not less than 60% (particularly not less than 90%). The electric resistance value of the electro-conductive fibers ranges from 1×1006-23-2011

Eiji Akiba, Osaka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090258973SUSTAINED-RELEASE THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER COMPOSITION AND PRODUCT COMPRISING THE SAME - The polymer composition comprises a polymer and a liquid compound having poor compatibility with the polymer. When the liquid compound is caused to be held in the polymer in a high concentration, a block copolymer having in the molecule a copolymerized polymer block unit having high compatibility with both of the matrix polymer and the liquid compound is incorporated and dispersed. As a result, the block copolymer serves like a surfactant to form an interface and the liquid compound is enclosed inside the interface to thereby form a liquid-in-solid polymer type emulsion.10-15-2009
20090324863SUSTAINED-RELEASE THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER COMPOSITION AND PRODUCT COMPRISING THE SAME - The polymer composition comprises a polymer and a liquid compound having poor compatibility with the polymer. When the liquid compound is caused to be held in the polymer in a high concentration, a block copolymer having in the molecule a copolymerized polymer block unit having high compatibility with both of the matrix polymer and the liquid compound is incorporated and dispersed. As a result, the block copolymer serves like a surfactant to form an interface and the liquid compound is enclosed inside the interface to thereby form a liquid-in-solid polymer type emulsion.12-31-2009
20100210764POLYMER COMPOSITION - [Object] To provide a polymer composition composed of a functional liquid compound and a polymer, in which the functional liquid compound is phase-separated from but dispersed in the polymer, and a molded product of the polymer composition at lower prices.08-19-2010

Etsuo Akiba, Ibaraki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090007728Method For Melting an Alloy Containing a Metal of a High Vapor Pressure - In a method for producing an alloy containing a metal of a low melting point, a low boiling point and a high vapor pressure such as Mg, Ca, Li, Zn, Mn, Sr or the like, a helium containing gas is used as an atmosphere gas for the melting. As a result, the alloy containing the above metal can be produced as an alloy having a targeted chemical composition precisely and safely at a low cost without causing the risk of firing, contamination or the like by active metal fine powder being vaporized. Furthermore, by using the helium containing gas as the atmosphere gas, the quench-solidification of the molten metal can be conducted due to a high thermal conductivity inherent to the helium gas, so that a special alloy can be produced even by the usual melting apparatus.01-08-2009

Hiromitsu Akiba, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100290067IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - For a printing apparatus which saves on a color material, an image processing apparatus is realized which enables a user to incur printing costs only for necessary information and necessary areas in a print product. For this purpose, there is provided an image processing apparatus including a separation unit configured to analyze and separate print information into text, photograph, and graphic constituent elements, a display unit configured to display information about a color material used amount to be used in printing for each of the separated constituent elements, and a setting unit configured to allow a user to set a change in the color material used amount for each of the separated constituent elements.11-18-2010
20110001993IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus which previously sets a reduction order based on saturation with respect to inks to be used in a saving mode. When a color uses two or more colors of ink, the image processing apparatus reduces the ink featuring high on the reduction order, or increases the reduction amount of the ink featuring high on the reduction order.01-06-2011
20110037801IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A determination is made, throughout one page, of whether a unit region is to be printed chromatically or achromatically, or nothing is to be printed; a determination is made of whether or not, in the one page, there is at least one unit region determined to be printed achromatically between two unit regions where nothing is to be printed; when it is determined that there is at least one such unit region, a determination is further made of whether or not there is at least one unit region determined to be printed chromatically between the two unit regions where nothing is to be printed; when it is determined that there is at least one such unit region, the determination results of the unit region determined to be printed achromatically are changed to chromatic printing; and printing is performed according to the changed results.02-17-2011
20120013954IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing method in which the image of a document is extracted from an image including the image of the document on a document positioning table, acquired by a line sensor scanning the document placed on the document positioning table while illuminating the document from the upstream side or the downstream side of the scanning includes extracting the edge of the image on the document positioning table to set a provisional document area based on the edge, detecting a bright area where light incident on the line sensor is excessive, at the illuminated edge on the upstream side or the downstream side in the scanning direction from the image of the provisional area, and determining the area of the document by removing the area where light is excessive from the provisional area.01-19-2012

Patent applications by Hiromitsu Akiba, Yokohama-Shi JP

Hiroshi Akiba, Higashine JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090288678METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISK - A disk manufacturing method that includes: processing a surface of a disk while rotating the disk; cleaning the surface of the disk after the processing to remove a processing residue from the disk; drying the disk after the cleaning; and end-face cleaning that cleans an end-face of the disk while rotating the disk, the end-face cleaning being performed concurrently with at least one of the processing and the cleaning.11-26-2009
20090298389SURFACE TREATING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A surface treating apparatus treats a substrate surface by rotating a cylindrical polishing member in a state where the polishing member makes contact with the substrate surface. A polishing liquid is supplied to a polishing liquid passage that is provided in a central portion of the polishing member, and the polishing liquid is supplied to the substrate surface by rotating the polishing member while filtering the polishing liquid by a foam member provided on an outer periphery of the polishing liquid passage. Aperture diameters of the foam member are larger on the side of the polishing liquid passage than on the outside of the polishing member.12-03-2009

Iwao Akiba, Chiba JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090082532MODIFIED ALPHA-OLEFIN POLYMER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF CROSS-LINKED PRODUCT THEREOF - The present invention provides a modified α-olefin polymer obtained by reacting (i) an α-olefin polymer obtained by homopolymerization or copolymerization of one kind or two kinds or more of an α-olefin having 3 or more carbon atoms and having (1) a mesopentad fraction of 40 to 75 mol % or a stereo-regularity index M4 of 75 mol % or less, (2) a molecular weight distribution converted to polystyrene equivalent of 3.0 or less determined by a GPC method and (3) an intrinsic viscosity [η] (in tetralin, at 135° C.) of 0.01 to 5.0 dL/g, (ii) a radical initiator and (iii) a monomer having a silane group and an ethylenic unsaturated group or silane coupling agent as well as a process for production of a cross-linked product of the modified α-olefin polymer. The modified α-olefin polymer in the present invention has appropriate molecular weight distribution and composition distribution, is good in low temperature coating performance required for a reactive hot melt adhesive because of low melting temperature, has high reactivity, compatibility and adhesiveness as compared to conventional unmodified α-olefin polymers, and also it generates no decomposed gas because of a polyolefin-based material and has good adhesiveness to polyolefins.03-26-2009

Kazumi Akiba, Ooamishirasato JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080253101Liquid crystal display device - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device which can establish the reliable connection between a printed circuit board and a semiconductor device in spite of the simple constitution thereof. The liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel, a printed circuit board arranged close to the liquid crystal display panel, and a semiconductor device arranged between the liquid crystal display panel and the printed circuit board in a striding manner. The semiconductor device includes a flexible printed circuit board and a semiconductor chip. The flexible printed circuit board includes a plurality of first terminals connected to the printed circuit board and a plurality of second terminals connected to a liquid-crystal-display-panel side. The printed circuit board includes a solder resist film, an opening portion formed in the solder resist film, and a terminal portion arranged in the opening portion and consisting of a plurality of terminals connected to the first terminals of the flexible printed circuit board. The terminal portion of the printed circuit board and the first terminals of the semiconductor device are connected with each other by way of an anisotropic conductive film. The anisotropic conductive film overlaps with at least the respective terminals of the terminal portion of the printed circuit board and the solder resist film.10-16-2008

Kazuyoshi Akiba, Nagoya-City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090010567Image display apparatus and image display system for vehicle - If a display mode is set to a narrow angle enlargement image mode, an enlargement image area is inputted via a touch panel. A transformation is made to compress an image of a not-enlargement image area other than the enlargement image area, and a narrow angle enlargement image is generated to enable simultaneously displaying, as a narrow angle enlargement image, (i) the enlarged image in the enlargement image area and (ii) the compressed image in the not-enlargement image area. When a warning target is detected, a corresponding image area is enlarged. An audio alarm is outputted via a speaker. Further, a new narrow angle enlargement image is generated so as to merge the initial narrow angle enlargement image with an image of enlarging the image area of the warning target. A display window including the new narrow angle enlargement image is then displayed in a display device.01-08-2009
20090250533WASHER NOZZLE-EQUIPPED CAMERA APPARATUS AND WASHER NOZZLE - A washer nozzle-equipped camera apparatus includes a camera and a washer nozzle. The washer nozzle has a window spray outlet for spraying a washer fluid, supplied from a supply unit such as a pump, on a window of a vehicle. The washer nozzle further has a window duct for carrying the washer fluid to the window spray outlet. The washer nozzle further has a camera spray outlet for spraying the washer fluid on a lens of the camera. The washer nozzle further has a camera duct for carrying the washer fluid to the camera spray outlet.10-08-2009
20110181725OPTICAL SENSOR DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A camera unit is provided in a hollow portion of an electric motor. A rotor is rotatably arranged at an outer periphery of a stator. A cylindrical motor casing is attached to the rotor. A lens cover is attached to the motor casing at a position of a front side of a lens of the camera unit. The lens cover is rotated together with the motor casing and the rotor, so that attachment adhered to an outer surface of the lens cover is removed by centrifugal force.07-28-2011

Kazuyoshi Akiba, Sagamihara-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090268019IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND ENDOSCOPE - An image pickup apparatus includes a solid-state image pickup device chip, an FPC whose terminals are connected to the solid-state image pickup device chip, and a plurality of electronic components mounted on a front surface of the FPC, wherein behind a back face of the solid-state image pickup chip, the FPC is disposed by being folded in such a way that the FPC will provide mounting surfaces for the plurality of electronic components in a plurality of layers and that the plurality of electronic components will be superimposed via the FPC.10-29-2009

Kumiko Akiba, Chiba-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110287201POLYARYLENE SULFIDE RESIN COMPOSITION AND FLUID PIPE MATERIAL - What is offered is: a polyarylene sulfide resin composition which includes 100 mass parts of a polyarylene sulfide resin (A), 0.1 to 8 mass parts of a metal fine particle (B) containing at least one metal species selected from the group consisting of copper, nickel, and zinc, and 0.1 to 5 mass parts of a thermoplastic elastomer (C); and a piping member for fluid obtained by molding of the pertinent resin composition. This piping member for fluid is useful for water-supply pipes, water-heater pipes, and the like in cold weather climates, as it is high in toughness at low-temperature, inhibits damage or rupture of pipes due to freezing, and also inhibits occurrence of creep deformation at high temperature.11-24-2011

Manabu Akiba, Mito JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090020429ELECTROPHORESIS APPARATUS USING CAPILLARY ARRAY AND A SAMPLE TRAY - Even if a standby time to the measurement becomes long, a sample in a sample container is prevented from deteriorating. A cooling mechanism is provided in a sample tray for holding a sample plate, or in a plate-mounting portion of a table-type auto sampler of a capillary electrophoresis apparatus, so that the sample plate is cooled during the measurement also.01-22-2009
20090211911CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS APPARATUS - The invention provides a capillary electrophoresis apparatus which can improve the operability and measuring speed. According to the invention, a sensor for identifying the type of sample containers is fixed at the position away from a capillary anode electrode. The sensor is made to be closer to the sample containers by moving a moving stage so that the sample containers disposed on the moving stage can be identified by the sensor. A fixing apparatus for fixing at least a pair of sample containers is provided on the moving stage.08-27-2009
20120024707CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS APPARATUS - The solution reservoir apparatus of the capillary electrophoresis apparatus securely affixes an evaporation-preventing membrane to a container when a capillary is inserted or withdrawn, without extending the cathode end of the capillary. The solution reservoir apparatus comprises a container for reserving a sample or solution, a cover having a bore through which the capillary is passed and covering the container, an evaporation-preventing membrane having a capillary hole through which the capillary is passed, and a container holder for holding the container. The evaporation-preventing membrane has a projection provided at the periphery of the capillary hole, the projection of the evaporation-preventing membrane is engaged with the bore on the cover when the evaporation-preventing membrane is positioned on the cover, and the evaporation-preventing membrane is supported by the cover.02-02-2012

Masaharu Akiba, Minami-Ashigara-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090303855TWO-PHOTON-ABSORBING RECORDING MEDIUM, TWO-PHOTON-ABSORBING RECORDING/REPRODUCING METHOD, AND TWO-PHOTON-ABSORBING RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS - Provided are a two-photon-absorbing recording medium allowing recording and reproduction of a large volume of information, a two-photon-absorbing recording/reproducing method by using the same, and a two-photon-absorbing recording/reproducing apparatus. The two-photon-absorbing recording medium for recording information by simultaneous two-photon absorption is a medium comprising an alternate laminate structure comprising: a thin-film recording layer of a recording material wherein change in the absorption or emission spectrum thereof is generated by two-photon absorption induced by a light irradiated as recording light; and a thin-film non-recording layer, wherein the recording material forming the recording layer comprising at least one of each of (1) a two-photon-absorbing colorant and (2) a material wherein change in the absorption or emission spectrum thereof is generated in a photochemical reaction caused by an excited state of the two-photon-absorbing colorant generated by two-photon absorption of the two-photon-absorbing colorant.12-10-2009

Masaharu Akiba, Ashigarakami-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100078607NON-RESONANT TWO-PHOTON ABSORPTION RECORDING MATERIAL AND NON-RESONANT TWO-PHOTON ABSORPTION COMPOUND - There is provided a non-resonant two-photon absorption recording material including (a) a non-resonant two-photon absorption compound; and (b) a recording component capable of changing at least either one of a refractive index and a fluorescent intensity. The non-resonant two-photon absorption compound (a) is represented by the following formula (1):04-01-2010
20100330496SIMULTANEOUS TWO-PHOTON ABSORPTION RECORDING-REPRODUCTION METHOD, AND SIMULTANEOUS TWO-PHOTON ABSORPTION RECORDING MATERIAL FOR USE THEREIN - A simultaneous two-photon absorption recording-reproduction method of recording and reproducing a data by inducing changes in the fluorescence intensities in a recorded part and an unrecorded part by simultaneous two-photon absorption, comprising: generating a fluorescence quencher in a two-photon recording part; and inducing quenching by excitation energy transfer between the fluorescence quencher and a fluorescent dye to physically quench the fluorescence by reproduction light from the fluorescent dye and decrease the fluorescence intensity in the recorded part; and a simultaneous two-photon absorption recording material for use in the method capable of generating a fluorescence quencher capable of inducing quenching by excitation energy transfer between the fluorescence quencher and a fluorescent dye by simultaneous two-photon absorption and physically quenching the fluorescence from the fluorescent dye.12-30-2010

Masahiro Akiba, Saitama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110089663STAND DEVICE FOR MOTORCYCLE - A stand device for a motorcycle includes an interlocking mechanism having a coil-formed stand spring connected to a stand at one end thereof. A spring support member has a spring support portion connected with the other end of the stand spring and is interlocked and connected to an operating element so that the position of the spring support portion can be changed according to a manual operation of an operating element. The position of the spring support portion determined according to the operation of the operating element toward the erect position side is so set that the stand spring is put in the state of urging the stand toward the erect position side.04-21-2011
20110089664STAND DEVICE FOR MOTORCYCLE - A stand device for a motorcycle includes an interlocking mechanism having a coil-formed stand spring connected to a stand at one end thereof. A spring support member has a spring support portion connected with the other end of the stand spring and is interlocked and connected to an operating element so that the position of the spring support portion can be changed according to a manual operation of an operating element. The position of the spring support portion determined according to the operation of the operating element toward the erect position side is so set that the stand spring is put in the state of urging the stand toward the erect position side.04-21-2011

Masatsugu Akiba, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090030127Stabilizer and method of manufacturing the same, thermoplastic polymer composition using the same, and method of stabilizing thermoplastic polymer - The present invention provides a stabilizer containing, as a main component, a bisphenol monoester and a bisphenol-based compound, wherein the area of the bisphenol-based compound is 0.15 to 70 when the area of the bisphenol monoester is set to be 100 in a chromatograph obtained by liquid chromatography analysis of the stabilizer, a method of manufacturing the same, a thermoplastic polymer composition containing the stabilizer, as well as a stabilizer that can further improve the process stability of the thermoplastic polymer, as compared with the conventional one, by compounding the stabilizer into the thermoplastic polymer through a method of stabilizing the thermoplastic polymer using the stabilizer and a method of manufacturing the stabilizer.01-29-2009
20090043027Bisphenol monoester-based stabilizer composition, thermoplastic polymer composition and method of manufacturing the same, thermoplastic polymer molded product, and method of stabilizing thermoplastic polymer - The present invention provides a bisphenol monoester-based stabilizer composition that can improve resistance to discoloration at high temperature of a thermoplastic polymer compared with a conventional one using a bisphenol monoester-based stabilizer composition including a bisphenol monoester-based compound mainly, wherein a compound represented by the following formula:02-12-2009
20090143517Bisphenol Monoester compound - A bisphenol monoester compound represented by the formula (1):06-04-2009

Mitsuo Akiba, Chiba-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090058547METHOD OF FABRICATING HERMETIC TERMINAL AND HERMETIC TERMINAL, METHOD OF FABRICATING PIEZOELECTRIC OSCILLATOR AND PIEZOELECTRIC OSCILLATOR, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE, AND RADIO CLOCK - A method of fabricating a hermetic terminal having an annular ring, a lead arranged to penetrate through the ring in which one end side thereof is an inner lead portion electrically connected to a piezoelectric vibrating piece and the other end side thereof is an outer lead portion electrically connected to outside as the ring is between them, and a filler fixing the lead to the ring, wherein the hermetic terminal seals the piezoelectric vibrating piece inside a case, the method includes the steps of: applying plating to a hermetic terminal intermediate having the lead fixed in the ring with the filler to plate the ring and the lead; setting the hermetic terminal intermediate after subjected to plating on a holding member; and flattening an end part of an inner lead portion in the lead to form a stair portion in the hermetic terminal intermediate set on the holding member.03-05-2009

Ryuji Akiba, Saitama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120081217VEHICLE APPROACH NOTIFICATION APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE - An electric motorcycle includes a front cover for covering a head pipe of a vehicle body frame from a forward direction and a speaker for notifying an individual, such as a walker or the like, of the approach of a vehicle. The speaker has a sound emitting direction directed forwardly on the vehicle body and is disposed at a position on the opposite side to a key cylinder of a main switch, which is disposed in a vehicle body sideward direction of the head pipe, across the head pipe. A front stay support a front carrier disposed on the vehicle body front side of the front cover and is attached to the vehicle body front side of the head pipe is provided on the vehicle body rear side of the front cover. The speaker is disposed above the front stay as viewed in front elevation of the vehicle body.04-05-2012
20120081220VEHICLE APPROACH NOTIFICATION APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE - A vehicle approach notification apparatus for an electric motorcycle, which outputs notification sound for notifying a walker or the like of approach of a vehicle from a speaker attached to a vehicle body includes a control unit for controlling the notification sound. The control unit is attached to a position, displaced rather forwardly of the vehicle body, of a bottom face in an accommodating box disposed below a seat of the electric motorcycle. A cover plate, which configures part of the bottom of the accommodating box, is removably disposed above the control unit. A low voltage battery as a power supply for auxiliaries is accommodated on the bottom of the accommodating box displaced rather rearwardly of the vehicle body from the control unit. The cover plate is disposed so as to cover an upper portion of the low voltage battery in flush with an upper face of the control unit.04-05-2012
20120081222VEHICLE APPROACH NOTIFICATION CONTROL APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE - To provide a vehicle approach notification control apparatus for an electric motorcycle, which can output notification sound for notifying a walker or the like of approach of an electric motorcycle with an appropriate sound volume. The vehicle approach notification control apparatus for an electric motorcycle includes a speaker for generating notification sound equivalent to engine sound of an engine driven motorcycle of a vehicle category that is the same as a vehicle category of the electric motorcycle in response to a motor speed of an electric motor or a vehicle speed. The vehicle approach notification control apparatus includes a pseudo engine sound volume storage device configured to store sound volume data of engine sound with respect to the entire running sound upon running of the engine driven vehicle, and a control unit for controlling the notification sound.04-05-2012

Satoshi Akiba, Aichi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090026825SEAT - A seat may be obtained with improved operability of plural adjustable units.01-29-2009

Shintarou Akiba, Isehara-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110130065METHOD FOR ADHERING LIGHT-TRANSMISSIVE SUBSTRATES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING DISPLAY - A method for producing a display is provided, the method comprising a step of adhering a light-transmissive substrate, wherein it is possible to suppress the occurrence of any bubble when the light-transmissive substrate is adhered to a display surface, even when the display surface is large-sized. A plurality of adhesive puddles 06-02-2011

Shinya Akiba, Kawagoe-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120004444Process for Producing Monomer for Fluorinated Resist - According to the present invention, an α-substituted acrylic ester monomer for a fluorinated resist is produced by direct addition of an α-substituted acrylic acid to a fluorinated alkene in the presence of a specific acid catalyst having a sulfonyl group. By the use of such a specific acid catalyst, it is possible to achieve industrial-scale production of the α-substituted acrylic ester monomer for the fluorinated resist by carrying out the target addition reaction of the fluorinated alkene and the α-substituted acrylic acid efficiently during the occurrence of side reactions such as isomerization of the alkene, generation of a diol and excessive addition of the α-substituted acrylic acid.01-05-2012

Shinya Akiba, Saitama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090105506Process for Producing 3,3,3-Trifluoropropionaldehyde - There is provided a process for producing 3,3,3-trifluoropropionaldehyde, including the step of hydrolyzing a benzyl vinyl ether of the formula [1] in the presence of a catalyst selected from the group consisting of Arrhenius acids and Lewis acids,04-23-2009
20090247786Process For Producing 3,3,3-Trifluoropropionic Acid - A benzyl vinyl ether represented by the following formula10-01-2009
20100113834Method for Producing 3,3,3-Trifluoropropionyl Chloride - There is provided a process for producing 3,3,3-trifluoropropionyl chloride, which is characterized in that 3,3,3-trifluoropropionaldehyde is chlorinated by a chlorinating agent selected from the group consisting of chlorine (Cl05-06-2010

Patent applications by Shinya Akiba, Saitama JP

Shusaku Akiba, Chiyoda-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090298669GLASS PLATE FOR DISPLAY DEVICES - To provide a glass plate for display devices wherein without carrying out a post treatment, the depth of a compression stress layer is increased, while the surface compression stress is prevented from being excess only by chemical tempering.12-03-2009
20110071012GLASS AND CHEMICALLY TEMPERED GLASS - Glass comprising, as represented by mole percentage based on the following oxides, from 50 to 75% of SiO03-24-2011
20110091704GLASS PLATE FOR DISPLAY DEVICE, PLATE GLASS FOR DISPLAY DEVICE AND PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREOF - A process for producing a plate glass for a display device having a thickness of at most 1.5 mm by a float process, wherein the plate glass comprises, as represented by mole percentage based on the following oxides, from 67 to 75% of SiO04-21-2011

Syunichi Akiba, Tochigi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090317346DEODORANT AGENT - This invention relates to deodorant agents, which contain 12-24-2009

Takahisa Akiba, Tsuruoka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080237747SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device including: a semiconductor layer; a gate insulating layer; a gate electrode; a channel region; a source region and a drain region; a guard ring region; an offset insulating layer; a first interlayer dielectric; a first shield layer formed above the first interlayer dielectric and the guard ring region and electrically connected to the guard ring region; a second interlayer dielectric; and a second shield layer formed above the second interlayer dielectric, wherein the first shield layer is provided outside of both ends of the gate electrode in a channel width direction when viewed from the top side; and wherein the second shield layer is provided in at least part of a first region and/or at least part of a second region, the first region being a region between one edge of the gate electrode and an edge of the first shield layer opposite to the edge of the gate electrode in the channel width direction when viewed from the top side, and the second region being a region between the other edge of the gate electrode and an edge of the first shield layer opposite to the other edge of the gate electrode in the channel width direction when viewed from the top side.10-02-2008
20100276762SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device including: a semiconductor layer; a gate insulating layer; a gate electrode; a channel region; a source region and a drain region; a guard ring region; an offset insulating layer; a first interlayer dielectric; a first shield layer formed above the first interlayer dielectric and the guard ring region and electrically connected to the guard ring region; a second interlayer dielectric; and a second shield layer formed above the second interlayer dielectric, wherein the first shield layer is provided outside of both ends of the gate electrode in a channel width direction when viewed from the top side; and wherein the second shield layer is provided in at least part of a first region and/or at least part of a second region, the first region being a region between one edge of the gate electrode and an edge of the first shield layer opposite to the edge of the gate electrode in the channel width direction when viewed from the top side, and the second region being a region between the other edge of the gate electrode and an edge of the first shield layer opposite to the other edge of the gate electrode in the channel width direction when viewed from the top side.11-04-2010

Patent applications by Takahisa Akiba, Tsuruoka JP

Takanobu Akiba, Kawasaki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120005438INPUT/OUTPUT CONTROL APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An apparatus that enables data to be input to and output from a first processing device that performs an arithmetic operation and outputs first data, a second processing device that performs an arithmetic operation and outputs second data that has a number of bits which is smaller than the first data, a first storage device and a second storage device. The apparatus includes a data dividing unit and a storage control unit. The data dividing unit divides the first data output from the first processing device. The storage control unit causes the divided first data to be stored in the first storage device and the second storage device and causes the second data output from the second processing device to be stored in one of the first and second storage devices.01-05-2012

Takashi Akiba, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090083682SIMULATION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF SIMULATION - A simulation apparatus, including a first simulator assigning an operating cycle number, a second simulator assigning an operating cycle number, and a control portion for synchronously controlling the first simulator and the second simulator, the control portion causing communication between the first simulator and the second simulator so as to control control-information and synchronous-information of the first simulator and the second simulator, the control-information controlling operations of the first simulator and the second simulator, wherein the control portion sets up the operating cycle numbers of the first simulator and the second simulator at a first cycle value when a synchronous condition of the synchronous-information is established, the control portion sets up at least one of the operating cycle numbers of the first simulator and the second simulator at a second cycle value being larger than the first cycle value when the synchronous condition of the synchronous-information is not established.03-26-2009
20090204384DEBUGGING DEVICE, DEBUGGING METHOD AND HARDWARE EMULATOR - A hardware emulator having: a verification target circuit that includes a CPU in which progress of instruction execution is controlled by a program counter, and a circuit that operates according to the instruction execution by the CPU; at least one replica circuit that is formed by replication of the verification target circuit; a debug controller that starts operation of the verification target circuit upon receipt of an operation start signal from an outside of the hardware emulator, and that stops operation of the verification target circuit and the replica circuit when a value of the program counter of the verification target circuit reaches a predetermined breakpoint; an execution start delaying portion that causes the replica circuit to start execution of an instruction with a delay equivalent to a predetermined number of instructions after the verification target circuit starts execution of the same instruction; a program counter controller that performs control so that the value of the program counter of the verification target circuit and a value of a program counter of the replica circuit are simultaneously updated when both of the verification target circuit and the replica circuit complete the execution of their respective running instructions; and an output portion that sends an output from any one of the verification target circuit and the replica circuit to the outside of the hardware emulator in response to a request from the outside of the hardware emulator.08-13-2009

Takashi Akiba, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080312900SIMULATION APPARATUS AND SIMULATION METHOD - According to the present invention, there is provided a simulation apparatus having, a hardware emulator which includes a first CPU core as a simulation target, and a debug control unit; a software simulator which includes a second CPU core as a simulation target, and a clock generation unit which generates a clock and supplies the clock to the first CPU core and the second CPU core; and a debugger which debugs the first CPU core and the second CPU core and in which a clock disable condition is set, wherein upon determining that the clock disable condition set in the debugger is satisfied, the debug control unit outputs a clock disable signal, and upon receiving the clock disable signal, the clock generation unit stops generating the clock.12-18-2008
20110050169SECONDARY BATTERY DEVICE AND VEHICLE - According to one embodiment, the power supply management portion includes a timer configured to output an ON signal every time set by the control circuit, an OR circuit configured to receive supply of an output signal from the timer, an external signal supplied from outside, and a switch control signal output from the control circuit, and a switch circuit configured to switch output of the power source voltage from an external power source according to an output signal from the OR circuit, and the control circuit turns on a switch control signal after confirming which of the output signal from the timer or the external signal has turned on the switch circuit and turns off the switch control signal when both of the output signal from the timer and the signal supplied from outside are turned off.03-03-2011

Takesada Akiba, Hachioji JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080253215Semiconductor memory circuit - The present invention provides a semiconductor memory circuit capable of reducing current consumption at non-operation in a system equipped with a plurality of chips that share the use of a power supply, address signals and a data bus. The semiconductor memory circuit has an internal circuit which is capable of selectively performing the supply and stop of an operating voltage via switch means and includes a memory array. An input circuit, which receives a predetermined control signal therein, controls the supply and stop of the operating voltage by the switch means to reduce a DC current and a leak current when no memory operation is done, whereby low power consumption can be realized.10-16-2008
20110032777Semiconductor memory circuit - The present invention provides a semiconductor memory circuit capable of reducing current consumption at non-operation in a system equipped with a plurality of chips that share the use of a power supply, address signals and a data bus. The semiconductor memory circuit has an internal circuit which is capable of selectively performing the supply and stop of an operating voltage via switch means and includes a memory array. An input circuit, which receives a predetermined control signal therein, controls the supply and stop of the operating voltage by the switch means to reduce a DC current and a leak current when no memory operation is done, whereby low power consumption can be realized.02-10-2011
20110261639Semiconductor memory circuit - The present invention provides a semiconductor memory circuit capable of reducing current consumption at non-operation in a system equipped with a plurality of chips that share the use of a power supply, address signals and a data bus. The semiconductor memory circuit has an internal circuit which is capable of selectively performing the supply and stop of an operating voltage via switch means and includes a memory array. An input circuit, which receives a predetermined control signal therein, controls the supply and stop of the operating voltage by the switch means to reduce a DC current and a leak current when no memory operation is done, whereby low power consumption can be realized.10-27-2011

Patent applications by Takesada Akiba, Hachioji JP

Takesada Akiba, Nanae JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090080257SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The chip area of a semiconductor device including a nonvolatile memory is reduced. The semiconductor device includes a first memory cell and a second memory cell which are formed on the principal surface of a substrate, and arranged adjacent to each other. In a principal surface of the substrate, active regions which are electrically isolated from each other are arranged. In the first active region, the capacitor element of the first memory cell is arranged, while the capacitor element of the second memory cell is arranged in the fourth active region. In the second active region, the respective write/erase elements of the first and second memory cells are both arranged. Further, in the third active region, the respective read elements of the first and second memory cells are both arranged.03-26-2009
20110012906SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE FOR DRIVING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - The present invention realizes a semiconductor integrated circuit device for driving liquid crystal (liquid crystal control driver IC) capable of easily setting drive conditions and the like according to specifications of a liquid crystal display to be used. An electrically-programmable nonvolatile memory circuit (EPROM) or an electrically erasable and programmable nonvolatile memory circuit (EEPROM) is provided in a semiconductor integrated circuit device for driving a liquid crystal display, and setting information is stored in the memory circuit. The memory circuit is constructed by a normal device which can be formed in the same process as a semiconductor manufacturing process of forming devices of other circuits.01-20-2011
20110024814Semiconductor Device - The chip area of a semiconductor device including a nonvolatile memory is reduced. The semiconductor device includes a first memory cell and a second memory cell which are formed on the principal surface of a substrate, and arranged adjacent to each other. In a principal surface of the substrate, active regions which are electrically isolated from each other are arranged. In the first active region, the capacitor element of the first memory cell is arranged, while the capacitor element of the second memory cell is arranged in the fourth active region. In the second active region, the respective write/erase elements of the first and second memory cells are both arranged. Further, in the third active region, the respective read elements of the first and second memory cells are both arranged.02-03-2011
20120069670Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Device for Driving Liquid Crystal Display - The present invention realizes a semiconductor integrated circuit device for driving liquid crystal (liquid crystal control driver IC) capable of easily setting drive conditions and the like according to specifications of a liquid crystal display to be used. An electrically-programmable nonvolatile memory circuit (EPROM) or an electrically erasable and programmable nonvolatile memory circuit (EEPROM) is provided in a semiconductor integrated circuit device for driving a liquid crystal display, and setting information is stored in the memory circuit. The memory circuit is constructed by a normal device which can be formed in the same process as a semiconductor manufacturing process of forming devices of other circuits.03-22-2012

Patent applications by Takesada Akiba, Nanae JP

Tomofumi Akiba, Gunma JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120113566ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - Provided is an electrochemical device which is capable of suppressing problems affecting the capacitor element as a whole, such as a drop in its voltage resistance characteristics and shortening of its life. The capacitor element (05-10-2012

Toshikatsu Akiba, Kisarazu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080218626CAMERA UNIT FOR DRIVING LENSES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A camera unit includes a soft substrate on which electrode regions and an image pickup device region are disposed, a driving electrode group disposed on one of the electrode regions, an image pickup device disposed on the image pickup device region, stationary unit frame attaching portions disposed at positions surrounding the image pickup device region, a stationary unit frame attached to the stationary unit frame attaching portions, and movable units disposed in the stationary unit frame. The soft substrate is bent along bending positions between the electrode regions and the image pickup device region, the electrode regions are fixed on sides of the stationary unit frame inwardly thereof, and the image pickup device region is fixed on an end surface of the stationary unit frame toward the movable units.09-11-2008
20080238249PIEZOELECTRIC MOTOR AND PIEZOELECTRIC MOTOR SYSTEM - A piezoelectric motor includes: a plurality of piezoelectric units, respectively in contact with a driven target, disposed separately from each other, and configured to drive the driven target; and a magnet configured to apply a preload force to each of the plurality of piezoelectric units by magnetically attracting the driven target in the absence of direct contact with the driven target.10-02-2008
20080240706ACTUATOR - An actuator includes a rotor, a stator containing the rotor, and a bearing to support the rotor to be rotatable with respect to the stator about the central axis of the rotor and an axis perpendicular to the central axis. The rotor includes rotor central magnetic poles, a rotor upper magnetic pole, and a rotor lower magnetic pole. The stator includes stator central magnetic poles larger in number than the rotor central magnetic poles, stator upper magnetic poles, stator lower magnetic poles, central coils to appropriately magnetize the stator central magnetic poles, upper coils to appropriately magnetize the stator upper magnetic poles, and lower coils to appropriately magnetize the stator lower magnetic poles. The length of each stator central magnetic pole along a central axis of the stator is larger than a length of each rotor central magnetic pole along the central axis of the rotor.10-02-2008
20090039734PIEZOELECTRIC MOTOR AND CAMERA DEVICE - A piezoelectric motor includes: a driven member having a substantially spherical shape; a base; a support member provided on the base; a gimbal frame that is provided on a periphery of the driven member; a first bearing that couples the gimbal frame to the support member to be rotatable around a first rotation axis; a second bearing that couples the driven member to the gimbal frame to be rotatable around a second rotation axis that is orthogonal to the first rotation axis; a plurality of piezoelectric elements, each of which has one end fixed onto the base and the other end disposed to be in contact with an actuation portion that abuts the driven member; and an elastic portion that is formed on the gimbal frame, the elastic portion being displaceable in a direction orthogonal to the first rotation axis and the second rotation axis.02-12-2009
20090058227PIEZOELECTRIC MOTOR AND CAMERA DEVICE - A piezoelectric motor includes: a base; first and second piezoelectric elements that are provided symmetrically on the base to face with each other, the first and second piezoelectric elements actuating in opposite directions; first and second displacement enlarging mechanisms that respectively enlarge actuating displacements of the first and second piezoelectric elements through first and second levers that rotate around first and second fulcrums fixed to the base; first and second leaf springs that are respectively coupled to action points of the first and second levers at one ends thereof; and an actuating portion that is coupled to the other ends of the first and second leaf springs and swings in accordance with actuation of the first and the second piezoelectric elements, the actuating portion being urged against a driven member to actuate the driven member with a frictional force.03-05-2009
20090235733METAL DISK DISCRIMINATION APPARATUS - According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a metal disk discrimination apparatus including: two magnetic sensors configured to sandwich a target metal disk, the magnetic sensor including: a core having: leg portions exhibiting opposite magnetic polarities, the leg portion having an end face facing the target metal disk, and a connection portion magnetically connecting the leg portions; and coils respectively wound on the leg portions; an oscillation circuit that passes an alternating current through the coil; and a signal processing unit that determines a shape of the target metal disk by comparing an output signal of the magnetic sensors with a reference value, the output signal corresponding to a change in impedance of the coils. A radius of curvature of the end face in a part adjacent to another end face is not larger than a radius of the target metal disk.09-24-2009

Patent applications by Toshikatsu Akiba, Kisarazu-Shi JP

Yoko Akiba, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100318941ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A user-friendly electronic device is provided by getting icons shown on a display section.12-16-2010

Yoshitaka Akiba, Ibarki-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100187280COMBUSTION-TYPE POWER TOOL - A combustion-type power tool includes a housing, a cylinder head, a cylinder, a push lever, a piston, a combustion-chamber frame, and an urging member. The cylinder head is disposed at a first end of the housing. The cylinder is disposed in and fixed to the housing. The cylinder has an inner space. The push lever is disposed at a second end of the housing. The piston is slidably disposed in the cylinder and is reciprocally movable in an axial direction. The combustion-chamber frame is disposed in the housing and provides a combustion chamber in cooperation with the cylinder head and the piston. The urging member has one end attached to the piston and another end attached to an axial end of the cylinder, thereby urging the piston in a direction from the second end toward the first end.07-29-2010

Yoshitaka Akiba, Ibaraki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080308593COMBUSTION TYPE POWER TOOL - The combustion type power tool includes a housing accommodating a combustion chamber and an ignition plug for igniting a combustion gas supplied into the combustion chamber. In the housing is defined a lithium ion battery accommodating part for causing the ignition plug to generate ignition energy. The housing includes a handle part. The lithium ion battery accommodating part is arranged at the free end of the handle part.12-18-2008
20100219226NAILING MACHINE - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a nailing machine including: a housing; an ejection section in the housing; an activation lever provided in the ejection section to be movable inside a traveling course; a magazine holding nails; a feeder urging the nails to feed the nails; and an engagement member engaged with the feeder so that, when an amount of remaining nails becomes to a predetermined number, the engagement member is moved toward a first direction to protrude into the traveling course; wherein one of the activation lever and the engagement member includes a slope portion so that the engagement member is further moved toward the first direction through the sliding contact therebetween.09-02-2010

Patent applications by Yoshitaka Akiba, Ibaraki JP

Yoshiyuki Akiba, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100079820COLOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A color image forming apparatus of a so-called tandem type which has image forming units in correspondence with colors is provided. In the color image forming apparatus, a color discrepancy amount storage unit stores information of a color discrepancy amount of each of the image forming units, which is measured in advance. A first color discrepancy correcting unit performs color discrepancy correction in a pixel unit by performing coordinate conversion of bitmap data to be printed based on the information of the color discrepancy amount stored in the color discrepancy amount storage unit. A second color discrepancy correcting unit performs color discrepancy correction in less than a pixel unit by performing tone correction of the bitmap data corrected by the first color discrepancy correcting unit based on the information of the color discrepancy amount stored in the color discrepancy amount storage unit.04-01-2010
20100220342IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND ITS CONTROL METHOD - With this invention, color shifting correction is performed first based on shifting amount information indicating a shifting amount with respect to the scanning direction on an image carrier of each image forming unit, and halftone processing is then performed, thus suppressing generation of moiré due to the color shifting correction, and forming a high-quality image. To this end, an image forming engine has color shifting amount storage units C, M, Y, and K (black) which store actual shifting amounts with respect to ideal scan directions on image carriers C, M, Y, and K in image forming units C, M, Y, and K. Color shifting correction amount arithmetic units C, M, Y, and K calculate color shifting correction amounts for respective color components on the basis of the stored color shifting amounts. Color shifting correction units C, M, Y, and K perform color shifting correction by converting coordinates upon reading out image data from bitmap memories C, M, Y, and K on the basis of the calculated color shifting correction amounts, and then perform tone correction. Data after tone correction undergo halftone processing by halftone processors. C, M, Y, and K. PWM processors C, M, Y, and K generate PWM signals for scanning, and output them to exposure units C, M, Y, and K of the respective image forming units.09-02-2010

Patent applications by Yoshiyuki Akiba, Yokohama-Shi JP

Yuichi Akiba, Saitama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110019061DISPLAY PANEL AND CAMERA - The invention is directed to the provision of a display panel in which, while providing a sufficient gap between two electrodes, the gap is made not easily visible. The display panel according to the invention includes: a first substrate having a first electrode and a second electrode formed on one and the same side thereof; a second substrate disposed opposite the first substrate; a gap formed between the first electrode and the second electrode; a backup electrode formed on the first substrate so as to overlap the gap; and a wiring electrode electrically connected to the first or second electrode, wherein the wiring electrode is formed in the same plane as the backup electrode.01-27-2011

Yuichiro Akiba, Ohtsu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100101842LOW-TEMPERATURE CURABLE CONDUCTIVE PASTE FOR PLATING AND ELECTRIC WIRING USING THE SAME - A conductive paste containing a conductive powder (A), a vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate resin (B), a polyester resin and/or polyurethane resin (C), a blocked isocyanate (D) blocked with an active methylene compound, and an organic solvent (E), wherein the resin (C) has a glass transition temperature of −50° C. to 20° C., a sum of amounts of the resin (C) is 50 to 400 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the resin (B), and a sum of amounts of the resin (B), the resin (C) component, and the blocked isocyanate (D) is 10 to 60 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the conductive powder (A). An electric wiring in which this conductive paste is formed on an insulating substrate.04-29-2010

Yusuke Akiba, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120079793Bag Sealing Tape, and Banding Device and Banding Method Using the Bag Sealing Tape - An objective of the present invention is to provide a bag sealing tape which can be repeatedly used without damaging a banded object such as a bag or the like when the object is opened, and which does not have to be separated for disposal; and a banding device and a banding method using the bag sealing tape. The bag sealing tape of the present invention includes adhesion zones and non-adhesion zones, and the adhesion zones are disposed on the surface of a base film in a stepping stone manner in a length direction of the base film.04-05-2012

Yutaka Akiba, Hitachi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100066943BACK LIGHT DEVICE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - The liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel and the back light device for emitting the light from a light source to the liquid crystal panel through a lens. The light source includes a first LED for emitting the light of a first color, a second LED for emitting the light of a second color, a third LED for emitting the light of a third color, a fourth LED for emitting the light of the third color, a fifth LED for emitting the light of the second color, and a sixth LED for emitting the light of the first color. The first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth LEDs are arranged on the wiring board in such a manner as to offset the deviation of the light distribution.03-18-2010