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Akinobu Adachi, Miyagi-Ken JP
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20130223017 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MODULE - An electronic component module includes a rectangular insulating substrate; lands that are arranged on a substrate surface thereof; electronic components that are connected to the lands using solder, and are mounted on the substrate surface; a solder resist protective layer that protects a wiring pattern by covering the substrate surface, and that is raised from the substrate surface toward the electronic components; a non-resist forming region that is not subjected to the solder resist and that exposes the substrate surface; and a sealing resin that seals the electronic components on the substrate surface. The non-resist forming region is formed in such a way as to communicate one side which partitions the substrate surface with another side which is separated from the one side, which partitions the substrate surface, through bottoms of component rear surfaces of the electronic components on the substrate surface. | 08-29-2013 |
Akinobu Ando, Chuo-Ku JP
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20150130379 | GROUND FAULT DETECTING CIRCUIT AND POWER CONVERTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - In the ground fault detecting circuit, one terminals of first to third resistance elements are connected to first to third AC lines, respectively, the other terminals of the first to third resistance elements are commonly connected to one terminal of a fourth resistance element, and the other terminal of the fourth resistance element is connected to a line of a ground voltage. On the basis of a voltage across the terminals of the fourth resistance element, the ground fault detecting circuit detects whether a ground fault has occurred or not. Since a current does not flow through the fourth resistance element in the normal state and flows through the fourth resistance element after the occurrence of a ground fault, it is possible to detect the occurrence of the ground fault at a high accuracy. | 05-14-2015 |
20150137722 | DC Voltage Detector and Power Converter Using the Same - In a thyristor control device which converts a first AC voltage to a DC voltage and converts the DC voltage to a second AC voltage to be supplied to a synchronous motor, a DC voltage detector is configured to detect the DC voltage, and is provided with an AC voltage detector configured to detect the second AC voltage and an arithmetic circuit configured to determine the DC voltage on the basis of the second AC voltage detected by the AC voltage detector. As a result, there is no need to separately provide a DV voltage detector, which makes it possible to make the device compact in size and cheap in price. | 05-21-2015 |
20150236622 | THYRISTOR STARTER - This thyristor starter includes a control angle operation portion including a function or a table showing relation between a rotation speed of a synchronous machine and a phase control angle of an inverter and finding a phase control angle having a value in accordance with the rotation speed of the synchronous machine found by a speed operation portion. The phase control angle varies from a minimum value to a maximum value in accordance with the rotation speed of the synchronous machine, and a rate of increase in phase control angle relative to the rotation speed of the synchronous machine is varied in a plurality of steps in accordance with the rotation speed of the synchronous machine. | 08-20-2015 |
Akinobu Ando, Minato-Ku JP
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20120161688 | SYNCHRONOUS-MACHINE STARTING DEVICE - A synchronous-machine starting device includes an electric power conversion unit for converting supplied electric power into AC power for supply to the armature of the synchronous machine, a rotor position detection unit for detecting a position of the rotor of the synchronous machine based on an AC voltage in the armature of the synchronous machine detected by an AC voltage detection unit, an electric power conversion control unit for controlling the electric power conversion unit based on the position of the rotor detected by the rotor position detection unit, and an abnormality detection unit detecting a rotation abnormality of the synchronous machine based on the AC voltage detected by the AC voltage detection unit after supply of the field current to the rotor of the synchronous machine is started. | 06-28-2012 |
20130193884 | SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE STARTING DEVICE - In a synchronous machine starting device, a timing detection unit outputs a first position signal indicating a timing at which a value of an armature voltage passes a prescribed reference level. A feedback operation unit calculates an error of an estimated phase based on the estimated phase, an estimated rotational speed of a rotor, an armature voltage, and an armature current, updates the estimated phase and the estimated rotational speed based on the calculated phase error, and outputs a second position signal indicating the updated estimated phase. A frequency detection unit detects a current rotational speed of the rotor based on the first position signal, as an initial value of the estimated rotational speed. A selector circuit selects the first position signal and the second position signal in this order, and outputs a selected position signal to the power conversion control unit. | 08-01-2013 |
Akinobu Aoki, Kure-Shi JP
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20100064787 | ARRANGEMENT STRUCTURE FOR SENSOR TO BE MOUNTED TO ENGINE OF VEHICLE - Disclosed is an arrangement structure for a sensor to be mounted to an engine of a vehicle, wherein the engine is arranged in an engine compartment | 03-18-2010 |
Akinobu Hamada, Rockville, MD US
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20100317726 | SLCO1B3 GENOTYPE - The invention relates methods of identifying and predicting inter-patient differences in prognostic prediction for survival in androgen independent prostate cancer. It further related to methods for determining and exploiting such differences to improve medical outcomes. Moreover, it provides methods for determining if a subject has prostate cancer. | 12-16-2010 |
Akinobu Hayakawa, Kyoto JP
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20090151787 | Organic thin-film photoelectric conversion element and method of manufacturing the same - The objectives of the present invention are to enable the manufacturing of an organic thin-film photoelectric conversion element under normal atmosphere, improve the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the element, and enhance its durability. A hole-blocking TiO2 layer is created between the photoelectric conversion layer and the electrode by a wet process. In the manufacturing process, the hole-blocking TiO2 layer is air-dried so that it will be an amorphous layer. It is possible to provide a concentration gradient layer of PCBM/P3HT in which the PCBM concentration is higher in a region close to the hole-blocking TiO2 layer. This structure will reduce the electric resistance of that region and minimize the current loss within the photoelectric conversion element. In the vicinity of the hole-blocking TiO2 layer, the PCBM concentration is increased, which in turn makes it easier for electrons to flow into the TiO2 layer since PCBM is electrically conductive. Due to these features, the organic thin-film photoelectric conversion element having the gradient structure of the present embodiment has a high level of photoelectric conversion efficiency and good durability. | 06-18-2009 |
20110265877 | ORGANIC THIN-FILM PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The objectives of the present invention are to enable the manufacturing of an organic thin-film photoelectric conversion element under normal atmosphere, improve the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the element, and enhance its durability. A hole-blocking TiO2 layer is created between the photoelectric conversion layer and the electrode by a wet process. In the manufacturing process, the hole-blocking TiO2 layer is air-dried so that it will be an amorphous layer. It is possible to provide a concentration gradient layer of PCBM/P3HT in which the PCBM concentration is higher in a region close to the hole-blocking TiO2 layer. This structure will reduce the electric resistance of that region and minimize the current loss within the photoelectric conversion element. In the vicinity of the hole-blocking TiO2 layer, the PCBM concentration is increased, which in turn makes it easier for electrons to flow into the TiO2 layer since PCBM is electrically conductive. Due to these features, the organic thin-film photoelectric conversion element having the gradient structure of the present embodiment has a high level of photoelectric conversion efficiency and good durability. | 11-03-2011 |
Akinobu Hayashi, Wako-Shi JP
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20130345865 | BEHAVIOR CONTROL SYSTEM - A system capable of causing an agent to continuously execute a plurality of different subtasks while securing the continuity of behavior of the agent is provided. A plurality of state variable trajectories representing the time series of a state variable of an object are generated according to a stochastic transition model in which the state variable of the object is represented as a random variable. The stochastic transition model is defined so that the transition mode of the state variable is determined according to an execution probability of each subtask in which a probability distribution is represented by a Dirichlet distribution. An operation of the agent is controlled so that the state of the object transits according to one state variable trajectory (desired state variable trajectory) maximizing or optimizing the joint probability of a whole of the stochastic transition model among the plurality of state variable trajectories. | 12-26-2013 |
Akinobu Hirayama, Suntou-Gun JP
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20140314433 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR FORMING ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGE FOR CORRECTION - An image forming apparatus includes: a photosensitive member configured to be rotated; scanning means for scanning, by light corresponding to image data, the photosensitive member that is charged, thereby forming an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive member; and a contacting member in contact with the photosensitive member to form a nip portion. In a correction mode in which a shift of an image is corrected based on a detection result obtained by detecting, at the nip portion, an electrostatic latent image for correction formed on the photosensitive member by the scanning means, a width of the electrostatic latent image for correction is equal to or more than a width of the nip portion in a rotation direction of the photosensitive member. | 10-23-2014 |
Akinobu Inakuma, Osaka JP
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20150038633 | RESIN COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF - Disclosed is a resin composition comprising a melt-moldable side chain 1,2-diol-containing PVA-based resin (A), and fluororesin containing a polar functional group capable of reacting with or forming hydrogen bond(s) with hydroxyl group (B). The component (A) and the component (B) have excellent affinity, and therefore if either the component (A) or component (B) becomes matrix, the other can be finely dispersed into the matrix, thus providing a resin composition having excellent gas-barrier property, solvent resistance, and bending fatigue resistance. The present invention also provides emulsified dispersion and binder in which the resin composition is used. | 02-05-2015 |
20150140247 | HIGH-PRESSURE GAS HOSE OR STORAGE VESSEL - Disclosed is a high-pressure gas hose or storage vessel comprising at least one layer of a resin composition comprising (A) 1,2-diol in a side chain-containing vinyl alcohol-based resin, and (B) fluororesin having polar functional group capable of reacting with or forming hydrogen bond(s) with hydroxyl group. The gas-barrier layer comprising the resin composition has a favorable wettability of the interface between the component (A) and the component (B), and therefore the gas-barrier layer exhibits high level gas-barrier property without causing blister under the condition of high pressure of not only oxygen or air but also small molecule gas such as hydrogen. Furthermore, the gas barrier layer has superior flexibility and superior durability with respect to changes accompanying the supply and removal of high-pressure gas. | 05-21-2015 |
Akinobu Inoue, Nagano-Shi JP
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20130307163 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes a wiring substrate, a semiconductor chip whose connection terminal is connected to the wiring substrate, an underfill resin formed from a clearance between the wiring substrate and the semiconductor chip to a periphery area of the semiconductor chip, wherein the underfill resin in the periphery area is formed at a same height as an upper surface of the semiconductor chip, an auxiliary member fixed on the semiconductor chip by an adhesive layer, and including a protruding portion which protrudes to an outside from the semiconductor chip, and the protruding portion arranged at least on the underfill resin via the adhesive layer, and a sealing resin sealing the underfill resin and at least side faces of the auxiliary member, wherein respective coefficients of thermal expansion of the auxiliary member and the adhesive layer are larger than a coefficient of thermal expansion of the semiconductor chip. | 11-21-2013 |
Akinobu Isurugi, Osaki-Shi JP
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20110278770 | MOLD, MOLD MANUFACTURING METHOD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ANTI-REFLECTION FILM USING THE MOLD - A mold of at least one embodiment of the present invention includes: a base; a conductive layer provided on the base; and an anodized film provided on the conductive layer, the anodized film having an inverted motheye structure in its surface, the inverted motheye structure having a plurality of recessed portions whose two-dimensional size viewed in a direction normal to the surface is not less than 10 nm and less than 500 nm, wherein the base, the conductive layer, and the anodized film are capable of transmitting ultraviolet light. | 11-17-2011 |
Akinobu Isurugi, Osaka JP
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20110297640 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MOLD AND ELECTRODE STRUCTURE USED THEREFOR - A motheye mold fabrication method of an embodiment of the present invention includes: (a) anodizing a surface of an aluminum film or aluminum base via an electrode that is in contact with the surface, thereby forming a porous alumina layer which has a plurality of very small recessed portions; (b) after step (a), allowing the porous alumina layer to be in contact with an etchant, thereby enlarging the plurality of very small recessed portions of the porous alumina layer; and (c) after step (b), further anodizing the surface via the electrode to grow the plurality of very small recessed portions. In at least one example embodiment, step (b) is performed in such a controlled state that part of the electrode which is in contact with the surface in the etchant would not be exposed to the etchant. Thus, production of a defect due to nonuniform corrosion can be prevented. | 12-08-2011 |
20120043297 | Mold And Manufacturing Method Therefor - A mold of the present invention includes: a flexible polymer film; a curable resin layer provided on a surface of the polymer film; and a porous alumina layer provided on the curable resin layer, the porous alumina layer having an inverted moth-eye structure in its surface, the inverted moth-eye structure having a plurality of recessed portions whose two-dimensional size viewed in a direction normal to the surface is not less than 10 nm and less than 500 nm. According to the present invention, a method for easily forming a flexible moth-eye mold which can be deformed into the form of a roll is provided. | 02-23-2012 |
Akinobu Isurugi, Osaka-Shi JP
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20110317270 | ANTIREFLECTION FILM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ANTIREFLECTION FILM, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present application aims to provide an antireflection film having low reflectivity and suppressing glare. In at least one example embodiment, the antireflection film includes a surface that includes a moth-eye structure including multiple projections. Apexes of any two adjacent projections are apart from each other by a distance not longer than a wavelength of visible light. The moth-eye structure has sticking structures each of which includes projections with tip portions of the projections adhering to each other. Each of the sticking structures is 0.05 μm or greater and smaller than 1 μm in diameter. The sticking structures exist at a number density in planar area of the antireflection film of 0.01 pcs/μm | 12-29-2011 |
20120156430 | METHOD FOR FORMING ANODIZED LAYER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING MOLD, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ANTIREFLECTIVE FILM, AND MOLD AND ANTIREFLECTIVE FILM - An anodized layer formation method of an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: (a) providing an aluminum base which has a surface that is made of aluminum; (b) anodizing the surface to form a barrier-type alumina layer; and (c) after step (b), further anodizing the surface to form a porous alumina layer which has a plurality of minute recessed portions. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method is provided that enables formation of a porous alumina layer which has an interpore distance of a desired magnitude with the use of an aluminum base which has a surface that is made of aluminum, irrespective of the surface form. | 06-21-2012 |
20120170126 | Tabular Member And Structure With Observation Port - Disclosed is a tabular member that has an excellent low reflectivity and that can reduce coloring due to reflected light. In at least one example embodiment, specifically disclosed is a tabular member which comprises a base, a first antireflective film disposed on a surface of the base, and a second antireflective film disposed on the other surface of the base. The first and second antireflective films each have a plurality of projections on the surface thereof, and the distances between the apexes of two adjacent projections are shorter than or equal to the wavelength of visible light. The light obtained by combining the light reflected from the surface of the first antireflective film and the light reflected from the surface of the second antireflective film together has flat wavelength dispersion within the range of visible light. | 07-05-2012 |
20120196090 | MOLD AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SAME, AND ANTI-REFLECTION FILM - A moth-eye mold fabrication method of an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: (a) anodizing a surface of an aluminum film to form a porous alumina layer which has a plurality of minute recessed portions; (b) after step (a), bringing the porous alumina layer into contact with an etching solution, thereby enlarging the plurality of minute recessed portions of the porous alumina layer; and (c) after step (b), further anodizing the surface to grow the plurality of minute recessed portions, wherein a voltage applied in step (c) is higher than a voltage applied in step (a). According to an embodiment of the present invention, a mold fabrication method is provided which is capable of preventing formation of a plurality of tiny pores in one micropore. | 08-02-2012 |
20120218639 | MOLD, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MOLD, AND ANTIREFLECTIVE FILM - A moth-eye mold fabrication method includes: (a) providing an aluminum film deposited on a base, the aluminum film having a thickness of not less than 0.5 μm and not more than 5 μm, a surface of the aluminum film having a plurality of crystal grains whose average crystal grain diameter is not less than 200 nm and not more than 5 μm; (b) after step (a), anodizing the surface of the aluminum film to form a porous alumina layer which has a plurality of minute recessed portions; and (c) after step (b), bringing the porous alumina layer into contact with an etching solution, thereby enlarging the plurality of minute recessed portions of the porous alumina layer. A method of readily fabricating a mold is produced that is for manufacture of an antireflection film in which a moth-eye structure is superposed over an antiglare structure. | 08-30-2012 |
20120234794 | DIE FOR MOTH-EYE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING DIE FOR MOTH-EYE AND MOTH-EYE STRUCTURE - A mold of an embodiment of the present invention has a surface that has a shape which is inverse of a surface shape of a moth-eye structure. This surface has a plurality of protrusions, a plurality of ridges extending between the plurality of protrusions via saddle portions, and a plurality of holes, each of which is defined by at least any three of the plurality of protrusions and ridges extending between the at least any three of the plurality of protrusions, and an average distance between centers of adjacent holes, p, and an average depth of the saddle portions, r, satisfy the relationship of 0.15≦r/p≦0.60. | 09-20-2012 |
20120318772 | DIE, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING DIE, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ANTIREFLECTION FILM - A method is provided for manufacturing a mold that has a porous alumina layer over its surface, which is capable of preventing formation of pits (recesses). A moth-eye mold manufacturing method of an embodiment of the present invention is a method for manufacturing a mold which has a porous alumina layer over its surface, including the steps of: providing a mold base which includes an aluminum base and an aluminum film deposited on a surface of the aluminum base, the aluminum film having a purity of not less than 99.99 mass %; anodizing a surface of the aluminum film to form a porous alumina layer which has a plurality of minute recessed portions; and bringing the porous alumina layer into contact with an etching solution to enlarge the plurality of minute recessed portions of the porous alumina layer. | 12-20-2012 |
20120325670 | METHOD FOR FORMING ANODIZED LAYER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING MOLD AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ANTIREFLECTIVE FILM - An anodized layer formation method of an embodiment of the present invention includes the step a of providing an aluminum film which is formed on a first principal surface of a support and the step b of anodizing a surface of the aluminum film to form a porous alumina layer which has a plurality of minute recessed portions. In the step a, a second principal surface of the support which is opposite to the first principal surface is provided with a low heat conduction member that has a predetermined pattern. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a porous alumina layer can be formed which includes regions of different minute structures in the predetermined pattern. | 12-27-2012 |
20130004612 | DIE, DIE PRODUCTION METHOD, AND PRODUCTION OF ANTIREFLECTION FILM - One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a method for readily manufacturing a seamless mold in the form of a roll which has a porous alumina layer over its surface. The mold manufacturing method of the present invention is a method for manufacturing a mold which has a porous alumina layer over its surface, including the steps of: providing a hollow cylindrical support; forming an insulating layer on an outer perimeter surface of the hollow cylindrical support; depositing aluminum on the insulating layer to form an aluminum film; and anodizing a surface of the aluminum film to form a porous alumina layer which has a plurality of minute recessed portions. | 01-03-2013 |
20130094089 | MOLD AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF MOLD - A mold manufacturing method of an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: (a) providing a mold base; (b) partially anodizing the aluminum layer to form a porous alumina layer, the porous alumina layer having a porous layer which defines a plurality of minute recessed portions and a barrier layer which is provided at a bottom of each of the plurality of minute recessed portions; and (c) after step (b), performing etching, thereby enlarging the plurality of minute recessed portions of the porous alumina layer, wherein in step (c) the etching is performed such that an average depth of the plurality of minute recessed portions increases but does not exceed a 1/7 of an average thickness of the barrier layer before the etching. | 04-18-2013 |
20130153537 | METHOD FOR FORMING ANODIZED LAYER AND MOLD PRODUCTION METHOD - An anodized layer formation method includes: providing an aluminum film provided on a support or an aluminum base; and forming a porous alumina layer which has minute recessed portions by applying a voltage between an anode which is electrically coupled to a surface of the aluminum film or the aluminum base and a cathode which is provided in an electrolytic solution with the surface of the aluminum film or the aluminum base being in contact with the electrolytic solution. The forming of the porous alumina layer includes increasing the voltage to a target value and, before the voltage is increased to the target value, increasing the voltage to a first peak value which is lower than the target value and thereafter decreasing the voltage to a value which is lower than the first peak value. As such, an anodized layer with reduced variation of recessed portions can be formed. | 06-20-2013 |
20130341823 | MOLD, METHOD FOR PRODUCING MOLD, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING NANOIMPRINT FILM - A mold is disclosed, which is capable of producing a nanoimprint film without a problem of clogging of irregularities of the mold with a resin material. A method for producing the mold and a method for producing a nanoimprint film using the mold are further disclosed. In an embodiment, the mold includes: a first surface having a nanostructure including plural recesses spaced at an interval of less than 1 μm between bottom points of adjacent recesses; and at least two second surfaces substantially not having the nanostructure, wherein the first surface is coplanar with the at least two second surfaces and is positioned between two second surfaces. | 12-26-2013 |
20140090983 | ELECTRODE STRUCTURE, SUBSTRATE HOLDER, AND METHOD FOR FORMING ANODIC OXIDATION LAYER - An electrode structure of the present invention includes: an aluminum electrode which is to be in contact with a surface of an aluminum base; a fixing member for fixing the aluminum electrode on the surface of the aluminum base; an elastic member provided between the fixing member and the aluminum base; a lead wire which is electrically connected to the aluminum electrode at least under a certain condition; and a cover member which is tightly closed with the lead wire penetrating through an opening. | 04-03-2014 |
20140197036 | MOLD PRODUCTION METHOD - A method for manufacturing a moth-eye mold of an embodiment of the present invention employs a mold base including a metal base, an organic insulating layer provided on the metal base, and an aluminum alloy layer provided on the organic insulating layer, the aluminum alloy layer containing aluminum and a non-aluminum metal element M, an absolute value of a difference between a standard electrode potential of the metal element M and a standard electrode potential of aluminum being not more than 0.64 V, and a content of the metal element M in the aluminum alloy layer not exceeding 10 mass %. | 07-17-2014 |
20140197559 | MOLD, MOLD MANUFACTURING METHOD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ANTI-REFLECTION FILM USING THE MOLD - A mold of at least one embodiment of the present invention includes: a base; a conductive layer provided on the base; and an anodized film provided on the conductive layer, the anodized film having an inverted motheye structure in its surface, the inverted motheye structure having a plurality of recessed portions whose two-dimensional size viewed in a direction normal to the surface is not less than 10 nm and less than 500 nm, wherein the base, the conductive layer, and the anodized film are capable of transmitting ultraviolet light. | 07-17-2014 |
20150140154 | MOLD BASE MATERIAL, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR MOLD BASE MATERIAL, MOLD PRODUCTION METHOD, AND MOLD - A mold base of an embodiment is a mold base for use in manufacture of a mold that has a porous alumina layer over its surface, including: a base; and an aluminum alloy layer provided on the base, wherein the aluminum alloy layer contains aluminum, a non-aluminum metal element, and nitrogen. The aluminum alloy layer of the mold base of an embodiment of the present invention has high specularity. | 05-21-2015 |
20150226961 | MOTH-EYE FILM - The present invention provides a moth-eye film that is not likely to cause condensation on the surface. A moth-eye film including: a resin composition that, when formed into a flat film, has a contact angle with water of larger than 5° but smaller than 31.3°, the contact angle measured between a surface of the flat film and a droplet of water dropped onto the surface of the flat film, after 100 msec from contact of the droplet and the surface. | 08-13-2015 |
Akinobu Ito, Ogaki-Shi JP
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20110138622 | DRILL AND METHOD OF PRODUCING PRINTED WIRING BOARD - A printed wiring board manufacturing method for forming a hole penetrating through a board having an electric conductor layer and forming the electric conductor layer in the hole to make electrical connection, the method including forming a hole that penetrates through the board in accordance with a drill featured in that a blade portion is formed at a distal end and a groove is formed by one stripe, and an occupying rate of a metal at a proximal end of the blade tip of the body is in the range of 40% to 80%; and a curvature radius in an axially vertical direction of a deepest portion of the groove is in the range of 1.50 to 3.50 mm, forming an electric conductor layer in a hole, and forming an electric conductor circuit on a top layer of the board. | 06-16-2011 |
Akinobu Kanai, Kariya-Shi JP
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20090074592 | Compressor and method for operating the same - A compressor comprises a suction passage; an oil reservoir for storing a lubricating oil which is separated from a refrigerant gas having a discharge pressure; and a throttle valve provided in the suction passage and having a valve body for adjusting an opening degree of the suction passage based on a differential pressure applied to the valve body. The suction passage has an upstream suction passage which is located upstream of the throttle valve. The compressor comprises a lubricating oil passage connecting the oil reservoir to the upstream suction passage for the lubricating oil in the oil reservoir to flow to the upstream suction passage therethrough. | 03-19-2009 |
20090246060 | Compressor - A compressor having a discharge chamber into which compressed refrigerant gas is discharged, a discharge passage connected to the discharge chamber, an oil separation device that centrifugally separate oil from the refrigerant gas, an oil reservoir chamber that communicates with a separation chamber through an oil passage and retains the oil separated from the refrigerant gas, and a filter provided between the separation chamber and the oil passage is disclosed. The oil reservoir chamber communicates with a low pressure zone in the compressor the pressure of which is lower than the pressure in the discharge chamber. The oil reservoir chamber thus supplies the separated oil to the low pressure zone. The oil separation device is arranged in the discharge passage in such a manner as to define the separation chamber. The oil separation device centrifugally separate the oil from the refrigerant gas by causing swirling of the refrigerant gas that has been sent to the separation chamber. The filter extends in a swirling direction of the refrigerant gas in the separation chamber. | 10-01-2009 |
20100018386 | COMPRESSOR - The compressor is provided with an oil separator for separating oil from refrigerant gas introduced into a separation chamber, an annular space for reserving oil separated from the refrigerant gas, and a reservoir chamber for reserving the thus separated oil. The oil separator is provided in a cylindrical hole formed in a discharge chamber from which the refrigerant gas is discharged and a lid for partitioning the cylindrical hole from the discharge chamber is provided in the cylindrical hole. The oil separator introduces the refrigerant gas from the discharge chamber to the separation chamber via the introduction passage. The annular space is provided around the lid and connected to the reservoir chamber via an oil passage. The reservoir chamber is connected to a crank chamber of a pressure lower than that in the discharge chamber. | 01-28-2010 |
Akinobu Kawamura, Ukyo-Ku JP
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20080253585 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VOLUME - A zero-crossing detector detects a zero-crossing point by monitoring an amplitude of an audio signal, and generates a zero-crossing detection signal that becomes a predetermined level for every detected zero-crossing point. A timer circuit counts a clock signal, and generates a timing signal that becomes a predetermined level every time a predetermined unit transition time elapses. A volume setting unit receives the zero-crossing detection signal and the timing signal, and transits the volume from a current value to a target value in a step-wise manner. Every time the timing signal becomes the predetermined level, the volume setting unit changes the volume by a predetermined width at a transition timing at which the zero-crossing detection signal becomes a predetermined level immediately thereafter, and repeats such process to execute volume transition from the current value to the target value. | 10-16-2008 |
20110158435 | AUDIO SIGNAL AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT - An inverting amplifier which drives headphones via an output capacitor includes: an operational amplifier, an input resistor having a first terminal via which an audio signal to be amplified is received, and a second terminal connected to an inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier; and a feedback resistor having a first terminal connected to an inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier, and a second terminal connected to the output terminal. A reference voltage source generates a bias voltage Vb, and supplies it to the non-inverting input terminal. A discharging path includes a discharging resistor and a first switch arranged in series between an output terminal of the reference voltage source and an fixed voltage terminal. A second switch is arranged between the output terminal of the operational amplifier and a node on the discharging path where the electric potential is higher than it is at the discharging resistor. | 06-30-2011 |
Akinobu Kobayashi, Tokyo JP
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20120231220 | MICROSTRUCTURAL MATERIALS AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - There are provided a microstructural material allowing a concavo-convex pattern of a mold to be imprinted thereon by hardening a pattern formative layer through an unprecedented method, and a fabrication method thereof. A PTFE dispersion liquid is used in a pattern formative layer | 09-13-2012 |
Akinobu Maruyama, Hino-Shi JP
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20150284358 | PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE - Provided is a pyridine derivative represented by formula (I), a prodrug thereof, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the pyridine derivative or the prodrug, or a solvate of the pyridine derivative, the prodrug or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt, which is useful for treatment or prophylaxis of diseases associated with URAT1 such as gout, hyperuricemia, hypertension, kidney diseases such as interstitial nephritis, diabetes, arteriosclerosis and Lesch-Nyhan syndrome. | 10-08-2015 |
Akinobu Mizutani, Kodaira-Shi JP
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20100026799 | SEPARATION FILTER SELECTION DEVICE AND TIRE INSPECTION DEVICE - A separation filter selection device provided with an image input unit, a memory unit, a setting unit, an evaluation unit and a separation filter selection unit is disclosed. The image input unit inputs a captured image capturing a tire surface including a characteristic portion thereof. The memory unit stores plural filters for performing image processing of the captured image, stores a training image in which the characteristic portion is separated from the captured image, and a weighted image in which a weighting is set to a predetermined region of the captured image. The setting unit combines two or more filters out of the plural filters and sets a separation filter. The evaluation unit derives an evaluation value of the separation filter on the basis of an image in which a differential between the processed image that has been processed by each of the filters of the separation filter, and the training image, and to which a weighting based on the weighted image is applied. The separation filter selection unit repeats the setting of the setting unit and the evaluation value computation of the evaluation unit until the evaluation value is within a specific range, and selects the separation filter corresponding to the evaluation value resulting from the repeated processing as a separation filter for separating the characteristic portion from the captured image. | 02-04-2010 |
20110288814 | TIRE APPEARANCE INSPECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A tire appearance inspection apparatus and method employing image processing is capable of performing tire appearance inspection with great accuracy. The tire appearance inspection apparatus includes a sectional shape acquiring device for acquiring cross-sectional shapes of a tire in the radial direction along the circumference of the tire, an arc fitting device for fitting an arc to each of the cross-sectional shapes, an arc center position calculating device for calculating the center positions of the arcs, and a sectional shape aligning device for aligning the cross-sectional shapes using the center positions of the arcs for the cross-sectional shapes. | 11-24-2011 |
20130002856 | SHAPE MEASUREMENT METHOD AND SHAPE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS FOR TIRES - A shape measurement method for a tire includes: detecting an outer surface shape data and an inner surface shape of the tire from image data of the outer surface and the inner surface; subjecting irregularities along the tire circumferential direction around the tire in the outer surface shape data and in the inner surface shape data to Fourier transformation to take out primary waveform components respectively; adjusting the tire circumferential positions of both of the waveform components to adjust the tire circumferential positions thereof; adjusting the tire radial direction cross section positions of the outer surface shape data and the inner surface shape data from information about the placement angles and the positions of the first camera and the second camera; and synthesizing the outer surface shape data and the inner surface shape data based on the adjusted tire circumferential positions and the tire radial direction cross section positions. | 01-03-2013 |
20130120566 | TIRE CONTOUR MEASUREMENT DATA CORRECTION METHOD AND TIRE VISUAL INSPECTION DEVICE - In order to conduct a visual inspection correctly for a tire having deflection, contour deformation caused by the deflection of the tire is corrected with respect to tire contour measurement data. A tire contour measurement data correction method includes a step of obtaining a sidewall image in a tire radial direction at each certain rotation angle by a sensor portion while rotating a tire T to be inspected by a tire rotation portion, a step of dividing the sidewall image by a predetermined ratio by an image processing portion and approximating the sidewall image of each divided section by a straight line, a step of calculating an inclination angle in a horizontal direction of the approximate straight line, and a step of rotating the sidewall image of each divided section so that the inclination angle of the approximate straight line agrees with a predetermined angle determined for each divided section. | 05-16-2013 |
Akinobu Murakami, Miyoshi-Shi JP
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20130045633 | CONNECTOR AND VEHICLE INCLUDING CONNECTOR - A connector includes: a first connector terminal to which a first electric cable is to be connected; a second connector terminal to which a second electric cable is to be connected; a sidewall that surrounds the first connector terminal and the second connector terminal; a protection cover; and an interlock mechanism. The interlock mechanism includes an interlock connector and an interlock pin. The interlock connector is disposed between the first connector terminal and the second connector terminal, and the interlock pin is provided at the protection cover and is positioned such that the interlock pin is inserted into the interlock connector when the protection cover is attached to the sidewall. | 02-21-2013 |
Akinobu Nagai, Tokyo JP
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20120309925 | POLYPHENYLENE ETHER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - [Problem to be Solved] | 12-06-2012 |
Akinobu Nakamura, Minato-Ku JP
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20110313114 | POLYSILOXANE-MODIFIED POLYLACTIC ACID COMPOSITION, COMPOSITION UTILIZING SAME, MOLDED ARTICLE, AND PRODUCTION METHOD - Disclosed are a polysiloxane-modified polylactic acid resin, composition using same, molded article, and production method, whereby it is possible to produce a molded article via a simple method, and where said article may be used in applications demanding a high level of impact resistance as an alternative to ABS resin or the like, has a similar level of impact resistance as said substances, has superior flexibility with respect to rupture bending strain and tensile breaking strain, and has bleed resistance. The polysiloxane-modified polylactic acid resin has a segment which is a polylactic acid compound, and a segment which is an amino polysiloxane compound which has an amine group. With respect to the amino poly-siloxane compound, amine groups are on average contained in the range of 0.01 to 2.5% inclusive by mass, and with respect to the polylactic acid compound, are on average contained in the range of 3 to 300 ppm inclusive by mass. | 12-22-2011 |
20140309379 | POLYSILOXANE-MODIFIED POLYLACTIC ACID COMPOSITION, COMPOSITION UTILIZING SAME, MOLDED ARTICLE, AND PRODUCTION METHOD - Disclosed are a polysiloxane-modified polylactic acid resin, composition using same, molded article, and production method, whereby it is possible to produce a molded article via a simple method, and where said article may be used in applications demanding a high level of impact resistance as an alternative to ABS resin or the like, has a similar level of impact resistance as said substances, has superior flexibility with respect to rupture bending strain and tensile breaking strain, and has bleed resistance. The polysiloxane-modified polylactic acid resin has a segment which is a polylactic acid compound, and a segment which is an amino polysiloxane compound which has an amine group. With respect to the amino poly-siloxane compound, amine groups are on average contained in the range of 0.01 to 2.5% inclusive by mass, and with respect to the polylactic acid compound, are on average contained in the range of 3 to 300 ppm inclusive by mass. | 10-16-2014 |
Akinobu Nakamura, Tokyo JP
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20090286075 | THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE RESIN MATERIAL AND MOLDED BODY THEREOF - The thermally conductive resin material of the present invention has an excellent thermal conductive property without impairing the intrinsic practical properties such as the forming processability, lightness in weight and mechanical strength possessed by resins and has an anisotropic thermal conductive property capable of controlling the directionality and the transfer amount of the thermal conduction. The thermally conductive resin material of the present invention is a thermally conductive resin material including a base material of a thermoplastic resin (A) and a fibrous filler (C), wherein an organic compound (B) incompatible with the resin component is present as dispersed particles in the resin component, and two or more elements of the fibrous filler (C) are in contact with the surface of each of the dispersed particles or are located in each of the dispersed particles. | 11-19-2009 |
20140017572 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND ELECTROLYTE LIQUID - The object is to provide a lithium ion secondary battery which has an excellent cycle property even in high-temperature environment and which has small volume increase. An exemplary embodiment of the invention is a lithium ion secondary battery, comprising: a positive electrode, a negative electrode comprising a negative electrode active material, and an electrolyte liquid; wherein the electrolyte liquid comprises a chain-type fluorinated ester compound represented by a predetermined formula and a chain-type fluorinated ether compound represented by a predetermined formula; wherein the negative electrode active material comprises metal (a) that can be alloyed with lithium, metal oxide (b) that can absorb and desorb lithium ion, and carbon material (c) that can absorb and desorb lithium ion; and wherein metal (a) is silicon, and metal oxide (b) is silicon oxide. | 01-16-2014 |
20140170481 | LITHIUM ION BATTERY - It is an object of this exemplary embodiment to provide a lithium ion battery using a lithium manganese complex oxide, in which the dissolution of manganese and resistance increase are inhibited, and which is excellent in life characteristics at high temperature. One aspect of this exemplary embodiment is a lithium ion battery comprising at least a positive electrode comprising a positive electrode active material, and an electrolytic solution, wherein the positive electrode active material is a lithium manganese complex oxide, the positive electrode comprises a bismuth oxide, and a metal compound attached to part of a surface of the lithium manganese complex oxide, and a dissolution rate of a metal of the metal compound in the electrolytic solution is lower than a dissolution rate of manganese of the lithium manganese complex oxide. | 06-19-2014 |
20150140443 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention relates to a secondary battery cg a positive electrode capable of absorbing and releasing lithium, and a electrolyte solution containing a non-aqueous electrolytic solvent, wherein the positive electrode has a positive electrode active material which operates at 4.5 V or more relative to lithium, and wherein the non-aqueous electrolytic solvent contains a sulfone compound represented by a predetermined formula and a fluorinated ether compound represented by a predetermined formula. | 05-21-2015 |
20150155597 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte comprising a non-aqueous electrolyte solvent, a supporting salt, and a sulfonate represented by a predetermined formula, the non-aqueous electrolyte having a sulfonate concentration of 0.001 wt % or more and less than 0.2 wt % based on the total mass of the non-aqueous electrolyte. | 06-04-2015 |
Akinobu Nakanishi, Hino-Shi JP
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20100094026 | METHOD OF SCREENING COMPOUND USEFUL IN TREATING ALLERGIC DISEASE - The present invention provides a method of screening for a compound useful for treatment of an allergic disease by identifying a molecule targeted by Intal upon exertion of its efficacy as an anti-allergic agent (hereinafter referred as a target) and using the target, as well as a new type of anti-allergic agent comprising a compound obtainable by the screening as an active ingredient for treatment of an allergic disease. | 04-15-2010 |
Akinobu Nakano, Hachioji-Shi JP
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20120077920 | MOLDED ELASTOMER FOR ENDOSCOPE - A molded elastomer for an endoscope is provided, which includes a fluorine-containing elastomer and a filler. The filler includes thermal black in a content of 1 to 10 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the fluorine-containing elastomer, and plate alumina in a content of 2 to 10 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the fluorine-containing elastomer. | 03-29-2012 |
Akinobu Nakano, Tokyo JP
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20140287179 | ELASTOMER MOLDED BODY FOR MEDICAL INSTRUMENT - An elastomer molded body for a medical instrument includes an elastomer material containing at least one kind of non-olefin-based elastomer, in which a melting point of the elastomer molded body is higher than a glass transition point of the elastomer molded body and the glass transition point of the elastomer molded body is in the range of 40° C. or more to 80° C. or less. | 09-25-2014 |
Akinobu Nakashima, Himeji-Shi JP
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20080298787 | FILAMENT LAMP AND LIGHT-IRRADIATION-TYPE HEAT TREATMENT DEVICE - A filament lamp includes multiple filament assemblies having filaments connected to paired leads, arrayed in order within a light emitting tube and following a tube axis thereof. Each lead is electrically connected in a seal area. Each filament is powered independently. The light emitting tube includes insulating walls or inner tubes between the filaments and leads that have openings through which the leads pass, and located along the tube axis in proximity to the inner wall of the light emitting tube. Multiple lead accommodation spaces corresponding to the number of leads are provided in the light emitting tube by the insulating walls with each lead passing through an opening in the insulating wall and placed without short circuits in its lead accommodation space. | 12-04-2008 |
20090078693 | PHOTOIRRADIATION TYPE HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS - To provide a photo-irradiation type heat treatment apparatus that eliminates the adverse influence of a light transmitting window on the temperature distribution of an article to be treated without losing the original function of a reflecting mirror a photo-irradiation type heat treatment apparatus in which heat treating of an article is performed by irradiating the article with light emitted from multiple filament lamps through a light transmitting window, by providing the apparatus with a reflecting mirror having an opening at its central area so that cooling air can pass therethrough and by providing an air permeable reflector so as to cover the opening in the reflecting mirror. | 03-26-2009 |
20090243461 | FILAMENT LAMP - To provide a filament lamp having a plurality of filaments disposed together in sequence in the tube axis direction of a light-emitting tube, with miniaturized hermetically sealed parts, by certain sheets of metal foil ( | 10-01-2009 |
20100021147 | FILAMENT LAMP - A filament lamp is provided. The filament lamp includes: a long light emitting section including a plurality of filaments aligned with one another in an axial direction of the light emitting section, wherein electric power is independently supplied to each of the filaments; a sealing section that seals the light emitting section, including: a first sealing section provided at one end of the light emitting section; and a second sealing section provided at the other end of the light emitting section; a plurality of metal foils embedded in the sealing section; a plurality of external leads each connected to a corresponding one of the metal foils and extending from the sealing section to the outside; and a plurality of glass pipes each provided on the sealing section so as to cover a corresponding one of the external leads. | 01-28-2010 |
20100072876 | FILAMENT LAMP - A filament lamp having a filament and an internal lead in which the filament is insulated from contact with the internal lead and prevent from moving during operation to maintain a uniform distribution of light. To this end, the filament lamp includes a luminous tube having an inner wall, and opposing ends on which sealing parts are formed. Multiple filaments are sequentially disposed inside the tube in an axial direction, and internal leads are connected to each filament. An insulating wall is provided along the inner wall of the luminous tube in the axial direction and is disposed around at least one of the multiple filaments. Internal leads running partly parallel to the filaments are positioned between the luminous tube and insulating wall and do not engage the ring supporters of the multiple filaments, which could cause the filaments to move and distribute light in a nonuniform pattern. | 03-25-2010 |
20110181188 | OPTICAL IRRADIATION EQUIPMENT AND OPTICAL IRRADIATION METHOD - An optical irradiation equipment provided with a cage body having an UV radiation transmission window, and an excimer lamp which is arranged in an interior of said cage body, wherein gas flow openings being connected to one of a cooling gas supply mechanism and a cooling gas suction mechanism are provided at a periphery of said UV radiation transmission window. | 07-28-2011 |
Akinobu Oichi, Osaka JP
Akinobu Onishi, Ota-Shi JP
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20100254549 | AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT OF CAPACITOR MICROPHONE - In an amplifier circuit of a capacitor microphone, when a too high input signal from the capacitor microphone is inputted, the levels of output signals of the amplifier circuit are limited. A first feedback capacitor of an operational amplifier is formed using a changeable capacitance type MOS capacitor element, and has a characteristic of increasing the capacitance value CAf | 10-07-2010 |
20110150239 | SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT - A signal processing circuit includes: an AD converter configured to quantize an input signal, whose amplitude changes in accordance with temperature, within a set voltage range and convert the quantized input signal into a digital signal; and a setting circuit configured to set the voltage range so as to be wider when the input signal is greater in amplitude in accordance with the temperature and so as to be narrower when the input signal is smaller in amplitude in accordance with the temperature. | 06-23-2011 |
20110150243 | CHARGING CIRCUIT AND AMPLIFIER - A charging circuit comprising: | 06-23-2011 |
20120025893 | SWITCHED CAPACITOR CIRCUIT - A switched capacitor circuit includes a capacitor and switches located on an input side and an output side of the capacitor. The switched capacitor circuit also includes an operational amplifier of a later stage which receives an output of the capacitor, wherein a current value of a current supplied to the operational amplifier is switched according to at least one open/closed state of at least one of the switches. | 02-02-2012 |
20120320482 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A semiconductor integrated circuit that is efficiently reduced in a noise level is offered. P-channel type MOS transistors M | 12-20-2012 |
Akinobu Ono, Tokyo JP
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20090139748 | WIRING SUBSTRATE - A wiring substrate is provided with a substrate, a conductive circuit formed on a surface of the substrate, and an insulating layer which covers the conductive circuit. In a fitting portion of the wiring substrate, the insulating layer is formed with an opening portion through which a portion of the conductive circuit is exposed or displayed as an exposed surface. On the exposed surface of the conductive circuit, an electrode layer is formed which is made of a conductive member. A bottom surface of the electrode layer is connected to the conductive circuit. An upper surface of the electrode layer is extended in the widthwise direction W of wirings of the conductive circuit so as to cover even a part of the insulating layer. | 06-04-2009 |
Akinobu Ono, Kohtoh-Ku JP
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20090317563 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A manufacturing method for an electronic device, the method including forming a transparent conductive film, including conductive polymers, on a base material, and irradiating ultraviolet light onto a part of the transparent conductive film such that first regions of the transparent conductive film are not irradiated and second regions, adjacent to the first regions, are irradiated, thus forming irradiated portions and non-irradiated portions. The irradiated portions having an electrical resistance value higher than that of the non-irradiated portions. The ultraviolet light includes a wavelength that exhibits an absorbance in an absorption spectrum of the conductive polymers, of the transparent conductive film, two or more times higher than that of a background. | 12-24-2009 |
Akinobu Ryugo, Amagasaki-Shi JP
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20090029607 | Propeller power transmission device for 1-engine, 2-shaft vessel - A propeller power transmission device according to the present invention comprises an input shaft | 01-29-2009 |
Akinobu Sakata, Yamanashi JP
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20150090867 | TRANSMISSIVE OPTICAL ENCODER HAVING OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE - A transmissive optical encoder includes a light emitting element, a light receiving element, a rotatable disk provided with slits and rotatable together with an object of detection, and an optical waveguide having an inlet facing the light emitting element and an outlet facing the light receiving element. The light emitting element and the light receiving element are arranged on the same side in relation to the rotatable disk. The optical waveguide is fixed independently of rotational movement of the rotatable disk. | 04-02-2015 |
20150211898 | REFLECTIVE OPTICAL ENCODER HAVING RESIN-MADE CODE PLATE - A reflective optical encoder, which is inexpensive and is compact in the axial direction thereof. An encoder has a generally circular code plate fixed to a rotating body such as a rotation shaft of a motor; and a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit which are positioned near a first major surface of the code plate. The code plate is made from a light transmissive resin, and on the first major surface, an incidence portion with a concavo-convex shape and an emission portion with a concavo-convex shape are formed. On a second major surface opposed to the first major surface, a transmission portion formed from a concavo-convex shape and configured to transmit light, and a total reflection portion formed from a flat surface and configured to totally reflect light, are formed, wherein the transmission portion and the total reflection portion constitute a code pattern section. | 07-30-2015 |
Akinobu Sano, Kitasaku-Gun JP
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20080316769 | Spread illuminating apparatus - A spread illuminating apparatus includes an LED, a transparent resin plate and a light reflecting sheet, wherein the transparent resin plate includes slits adapted to have inserted therein flap portions of the light reflecting sheet, and wherein an adhesive tape with flexibility is placed along at least one flap portion of the light reflecting sheet so as to cover at least one slit of the transparent resin plate, whereby the light reflecting sheet is prevented from warping or undulating in spite of difference in thermal expansion coefficient between the materials of the transparent resin plate and the light reflecting sheet, and also whereby light emitted from the LED and traveling in the transparent resin plate is totally reflected by the flap portions and therefore prevented from leaking from the outer side surfaces of the transparent resin plate. | 12-25-2008 |
20080316772 | Spread illuminating apparatus, transparent resin plate for use in spread illuminating apparatus, and method of injection-molding transparent resin plate - A spread illuminating apparatus of side light type includes a transparent resin plate integrally composed of a light conductor plate portion and a housing frame portion, a light reflecting sheet, and a light source, wherein an opening for housing the light source is provided at a side portion of the transparent resin plate, slits are provided along a boundary between the light conductor plate portion and the housing frame portion, and wherein a gate for injecting resin into a molding die cavity for the transparent resin plate is positioned outside the boundary of the light conductor plate portion and the housing frame portion and is positioned also between the opening and one of slits which are provided toward the side portion of the transparent resin plate having the opening and which are located clear of the opening. | 12-25-2008 |
20090040785 | Spread illuminating apparatus - A transparent resin plate includes a plurality of slits formed intermittently and located along the border line between a housing frame portion and a light conductor plate portion, the slits includes either or both of respective first optical path converting portions and a second optical path converting portion, and flap portions of a reflector are inserted at least in the first optical path converting portions. Also, the second optical path converting portion of the plurality of slits is arranged to meet at least part of optical paths of hypothetical optical paths which are emitted forward from a light source in the forward direction, reach directly the housing frame portion and which do not cross the first optical path converting portion. | 02-12-2009 |
Akinobu Sasaki, Toyohashi-Shi JP
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20150044470 | CARBON FIBER THERMOPLASTIC RESIN PREPREG, CARBON FIBER COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND PRODUCING METHOD - Provided are a carbon fibre thermoplastic resin prepreg which is a carbon fibre prepreg obtained by impregnating a PAN-based carbon fibre in which the average fibre fineness of a single fibre is 1.0 dtex to 2.4 dtex with a thermoplastic resin, wherein the thermoplastic resin satisfies 20≦(FM/FS)≦40 (where FM: flexural modulus (MPa) of a resin sheet comprising only the thermoplastic resin, and FS: flexural strength (MPa) of the resin sheet), a method for manufacturing the same, and a carbon fibre composite material employing the carbon fibre prepreg. | 02-12-2015 |
Akinobu Sasaki, Otake-Shi JP
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20100121097 | RECOVERY METHOD OF PYROLYSIS PRODUCT OF RESIN - A method of recovering pyrolysis products of resin of the present invention includes cooling gaseous pyrolysis products generated from pyrolysis of the resin in a pyrolysis tank to recover the resin as liquid pyrolysis products. The method includes the following steps (1) to (4): (1) continuously feeding fluidization gas, heated solid particles, and a resin into the pyrolysis tank to fluidize the solid particles and the resin by the fluidization gas; (2) continuously feeding the resin into the pyrolysis tank from a position which is ½ or less of the height of a solid particle layer in the pyrolysis tank in a stationary state; (3) continuously discharging the solid particles from a position lower than the height of a feeding position of the resin; and (4) heating the discharged solid particles in a heating furnace and then feeding the heated solid particles into the pyrolysis tank. | 05-13-2010 |
Akinobu Sato, Hachioji-Shi, Tokyo JP
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20150271414 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD - A display apparatus includes: a communication section performing signal transmission with each of a first image pickup section obtaining a first picked-up image and a second image pickup section performing image pickup from an angle different from an angle of an optical axis of the first image pickup section to obtain a second picked-up image of a same object; an instruction inputting section inputting an instruction to select an image to be a display target between the first picked-up image obtained by the first image pickup section and the second picked-up image obtained by the second image pickup section; and a display control section switching display of the first picked-up image and display of the second picked-up image, causing the display of the first picked-up image and the display of the second picked-up image to cooperate with each other, based on the instruction of the instruction inputting section. | 09-24-2015 |
Akinobu Sato, Shibuya-Ku JP
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20140106086 | METHOD OF SMOOTHING SOLID SURFACE WITH GAS CLUSTER ION BEAM AND SOLID SURFACE SMOOTHING APPARATUS - A scratch or similar surface roughness in a solid surface is reduced by gas cluster ion beam irradiation. A gas-cluster-ion-beam solid surface smoothing method includes an irradiation step in which the solid surface is irradiated with a gas cluster ion beam. The irradiation step includes a process of causing clusters from a plurality of directions to collide with at least an area (spot) irradiated with the gas cluster ion beam in the solid surface. Collision of clusters from a plurality of directions with the spot can be brought about by emitting a divergent gas cluster ion beam which releases clusters in diverging directions with respect to the beam center, for example. | 04-17-2014 |
20140113157 | SLIDE PART AND SURFACE PROCESSING METHOD OF THE SAME - A slide part has a surface structure in which there are at least two periodic structures among a first periodic structure with a period of 10 nm to 100 nm inclusive and a depth of 5 nm to 50 nm inclusive, a second periodic structure with a period of 100 nm to 1000 nm inclusive and a depth of 20 nm to 500 nm inclusive, and a third periodic structure with a period of 1000 nm to 10000 nm inclusive and a depth of 100 nm to 3000 nm inclusive, in which one of the at least two periodic structures is formed on the other periodic structure. | 04-24-2014 |
20140295107 | METHOD OF SMOOTHING SOLID SURFACE WITH GAS CLUSTER ION BEAM AND SOLID SURFACE SMOOTHING APPARATUS - A scratch or similar surface roughness in a solid surface is reduced by gas cluster ion beam irradiation. A gas-cluster-ion-beam solid surface smoothing method includes an irradiation step in which the solid surface is irradiated with a gas cluster ion beam. The irradiation step includes a process of causing clusters from a plurality of directions to collide with at least an area (spot) irradiated with the gas cluster ion beam in the solid surface. Collision of clusters from a plurality of directions with the spot can be brought about by emitting a divergent gas cluster ion beam which releases clusters in diverging directions with respect to the beam center, for example. | 10-02-2014 |
Akinobu Sato, Hachioji-Shi JP
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20150220801 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes a first imaging unit, a second imaging unit, a designating unit, a control unit, a communication unit, and a reproducing unit. The first imaging unit acquires first image data. The second imaging unit acquires second image data including a region corresponding to the first imaging unit. The designating unit designates a designation region in the first image data. The control unit searches a region corresponding to the designation region in the second image data. The communication unit transmits the region corresponding to the designation region in the second image data to a server. The reproducing unit associates the first image data with a guide information and reproduces the first image data and the guide information. | 08-06-2015 |
Akinobu Sato, Fujimi-Machi JP
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20130338915 | ATTITUDE DETERMINATION METHOD, POSITION CALCULATION METHOD, AND ATTITUDE DETERMINATION DEVICE - A new method for determining an attitude of a sensor with respect to a moving body is proposed. A movement vector is measured by a sensor mounted in the moving body. In addition, the attitude of the sensor with respect to the moving body is determined using the movement vector measured by the sensor when the moving body starts to move. | 12-19-2013 |
Akinobu Sawada, Kyoto JP
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20080318627 | Portable communication terminal - In the upper enclosure, a CPU for application and a memory for application as well as an application device are mounted. In the lower enclosure, a CPU for communication and a memory for communication as well as a transmission/reception circuit are mounted. In such a configuration, the data transfer for application processing is executed mainly in the upper enclosure. Thus, the quantity of data passing through the folding portion from/to the lower enclosure for the application processing is reduced. The wire harness is simplified and power consumption is reduced. | 12-25-2008 |
20110248642 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE CONTROL CIRCUIT DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE CONTROL CIRCUIT DEVICE - The light emitting device control circuit device | 10-13-2011 |
20110285526 | LIGHTING APPARATUS - A lighting apparatus of the present invention includes: a light source; a power source unit arranged to power the light source; a detector unit arranged to detect the deterioration of ability of the power source unit to power the light source; and a determination unit arranged to determine the life of the power source unit in response to the detector unit. | 11-24-2011 |
20120200225 | DIMMING CONTROL DEVICE, DIMMING CONTROL METHOD AND LIGHTING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH DIMMING CONTROL DEVICE - A lighting apparatus includes an illuminance sensor, a dimming control device and a light source. The lighting apparatus calculates a light output characteristic of the light source based on an illuminance measurement value when the light source is turned off and an illuminance measurement value when the light source is lit with a predetermined output, and calculates an ambient illuminance based on the light output characteristic. The illuminance measurement by the illuminance sensor is performed every predetermined period, and dimming control is performed on the light source based on the calculated ambient illuminance. | 08-09-2012 |
20120286574 | POWER SYSTEM - Disclosed is an electric power system including a first unit (for example, a unit | 11-15-2012 |
20140049179 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE CONTROL CIRCUIT DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE CONTROL CIRCUIT DEVICE - The light emitting device control circuit device | 02-20-2014 |
20140077724 | LOAD DRIVING DEVICE AND LED LIGHTING APPLIANCE THEREWITH - A load driving device has a switch N | 03-20-2014 |
20140197840 | Lighting Apparatus - A lighting apparatus of the present invention includes: a light source; a power source unit arranged to power the light source; a detector unit arranged to detect the deterioration of ability of the power source unit to power the light source; and a determination unit arranged to determine the life of the power source unit in response to the detector unit. | 07-17-2014 |
20150137687 | LED POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - An LED power supply device disclosed in the present specification includes a DC dimmer circuit that performs dimming control of an LED such that the higher a reference voltage variably controlled according to a dimmer signal is, the smaller a current flowing in the LED is. This configuration makes it possible to achieve fine dimming control. | 05-21-2015 |
Akinobu Sawada, Kyoto-Shi JP
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20120326616 | LIGHT EMITTER DRIVING DEVICE AND LIGHTING APPLIANCE THEREWITH - A light emitter driving device has a decoder portion which monitors a rectified voltage and generates a dimming signal, and a drive current control portion which controls a drive current to a light emitter according to the dimming signal. The decoder portion has a comparator which compares the rectified voltage with a predetermined threshold voltage to generate a comparison signal, a sampling counter which measures high-level and low-level periods of the comparison signal, a duty calculation portion which calculates the duty of the rectified voltage based on the output of the sampling counter, a filter calculation portion which excludes sporadic variation in duty by applying digital filtering to the output of the duty calculation portion, and a dimming signal generation portion which generates the dimming signal based on the output of the filter calculation portion. | 12-27-2012 |
20130002142 | LIGHTING SYSTEM - A lighting system has a solar power generation section, a control section which generates a control signal based on the output of the solar power generation section, a power conversion section which converts a direct-current electric power input thereto to output a direct-current electric power, and a lighting section which is driven by the direct-current electric power output from the power conversion section | 01-03-2013 |
20130342122 | SWITCHING CURRENT CONTROL CIRCUIT, LED DIMMER SYSTEM, AND LED ILLUMINATION DEVICE - The switching current control circuit includes a switching pulse supply circuit, a comparator circuit, and analog circuit unit, a digital circuit unit, etc. The A/D converter ( | 12-26-2013 |
20150069929 | LIGHT EMITTER DRIVING DEVICE AND LIGHTING APPLIANCE THEREWITH - A light emitter driving device has a decoder portion which monitors a rectified voltage and generates a dimming signal, and a drive current control portion which controls a drive current to a light emitter according to the dimming signal. The decoder portion has a comparator which compares the rectified voltage with a predetermined threshold voltage to generate a comparison signal, a sampling counter which measures high-level and low-level periods of the comparison signal, a duty calculation portion which calculates the duty of the rectified voltage based on the output of the sampling counter, a filter calculation portion which excludes sporadic variation in duty by applying digital filtering to the output of the duty calculation portion, and a dimming signal generation portion which generates the dimming signal based on the output of the filter calculation portion. | 03-12-2015 |
Akinobu Shimizu, Tokyo JP
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20140037170 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus which extracts a lesion having a ground glass opacity from an image includes a change unit which changes a pixel value corresponding to a candidate region for the ground glass opacity to a predetermined pixel value range, a first feature amount extraction unit which obtains a first feature amount from the image, the pixel value of which is changed, and an extraction unit which extracts the lesion from the image based on the first feature amount. | 02-06-2014 |
Akinobu Sugimoto, Sakai City JP
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20150210352 | BICYCLE SPROCKET - A bicycle sprocket comprises a first sprocket member, a projection, and a bump portion. The first sprocket member is rotatable about a rotational center axis and configured to engage with a bicycle chain. The projection is provided to the first sprocket member and is configured to guide the bicycle chain to engage with the first sprocket member in a first chain-phase state where the bicycle chain is shifted from a second sprocket member to the first sprocket member. The bump portion is provided to the first sprocket member and is configured to guide the bicycle chain away from the first sprocket member in an axial direction parallel to the rotational center axis in a second chain-phase state that is different from the first chain phase state. | 07-30-2015 |
Akinobu Sugiyama, Chiyoda-Ku JP
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20090000857 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING CONTROL APPARATUS - An electric power steering control apparatus can reduce a steering vibration such as shimmy vibration generated due to the structure of a vehicle without adding new mechanism elements. The apparatus includes a torque sensor for detecting steering torque generated by a driver, a torque controller for calculating an assist torque current for assisting the steering torque based on the detected steering torque, a vehicle speed detector for detecting the speed of the vehicle, a specific frequency detector for detecting a specific frequency from the detected vehicle speed, a motor angular velocity calculator for calculating a motor angular velocity from a motor angle detected by an angle detector, a phase compensator for converting a vibration frequency of the motor angular velocity, and a vibration suppression current calculator for calculating a vibration suppression current to suppress the steering vibration from respective output signals of the phase compensator and the specific frequency detector. | 01-01-2009 |
20120074777 | ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM - An electric power converting apparatus mainly includes a first power supply circuit, a second power supply circuit, a selection circuit, a control circuit, a bi-directional inverter circuit, and a charge/discharge circuit. The control circuit composed of a microcomputer or a microprocessor such as a DSP controls an operation of the electric power converting apparatus. The first power supply circuit or the second power supply circuit supplies a operation voltage for the control circuit. The first power supply circuit generates the operation voltage for the control circuit based on an AC voltage supplied from the electric power supply system. The second power supply circuit generates the operation voltage for the control circuit based on a DC voltage supplied from a DC power supply in an electric vehicle EV. | 03-29-2012 |
20120075090 | CHARGE DISPLAY UNIT - A charged-amount display part displays a battery charge rate of an entire battery pack according to kinds of charge sources. An example of displaying the battery charge rate in the form of a bar chart is shown. A speed display part displays a vehicle speed of a running electric vehicle. The running cost display part displays a running cost calculated based on consumed electric power of the battery. | 03-29-2012 |
20130082663 | DISCHARGE SYSTEM AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE - In a discharge system that outputs DC power from a vehicle battery to the outside, improved safety is obtained during discharge of the battery. A discharge system includes an electric car having a battery unit mounted thereon, and a discharge device that discharges the battery unit. The electric car includes a connector to which the discharge device is connected, and a power line that connects the connector and the battery unit to each other. In the power line, switches and switching elements are provided. The switches render the power line conducting upon permission from the discharge device and a battery management unit. The switching elements adjust a current flowing in the power line when the battery unit is discharged. | 04-04-2013 |
Akinobu Sumiji, Kyoto JP
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20120327534 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING MECHANISM, MOTOR, AND STORAGE DISK DRIVE - A method of manufacturing a bearing mechanism of a motor includes steps a)-e). In step a), a bearing assembly is assembled. In step b), an upper seal gap between an upper thrust portion and an upper hub annular portion is arranged to face downward to increase the width of a gap between an outer tubular portion and a flange portion, or a lower seal gap between the outer tubular portion and a lower hub annular portion is arranged to face downward to increase the width of a gap between the upper thrust portion and the flange portion. In step c), pressure in all gaps is reduced. In step d), lubricating oil is injected into the upper or lower seal gap which faces upward, and a predetermined time or longer is allowed to pass. In step e), pressure is returned to atmospheric pressure. | 12-27-2012 |
20130321946 | BEARING MECHANISM, MOTOR, AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - A bearing mechanism includes a shaft portion, a sleeve portion, and an opposing portion including a surface arranged opposite to an end surface of the sleeve portion on one of upper and lower sides with a thrust gap defined therebetween. The thrust gap includes a thrust dynamic pressure bearing portion defined therein. The sleeve portion includes a sleeve body and a thrust plate fixed to an end portion of the sleeve body on the one of the upper and lower sides. The sleeve body includes an annular surface arranged opposite to the thrust plate, and an annular body projecting portion arranged to project in an axial direction inside of the annular surface. An outer circumferential surface of the body projecting portion and an inner circumferential surface of the thrust plate are arranged to be in direct or indirect contact with each other. | 12-05-2013 |
20130321951 | BEARING MECHANISM, MOTOR, AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - A bearing mechanism includes a shaft portion, a sleeve portion, a lower opposing portion, a lower outer annular portion, and an upper opposing portion. The sleeve portion includes a sleeve body and a lower thrust plate. A radial dynamic pressure bearing portion is defined in a radial gap. A lower thrust dynamic pressure bearing portion is defined in a lower thrust gap. A lower seal portion is defined in a lower seal gap located between the sleeve portion and the lower outer annular portion. An upper seal portion is defined in an upper seal gap continuous with an upper thrust gap. The sleeve portion includes a first communicating channel in communication with the upper seal gap, and a second communicating channel located between the sleeve body and the lower thrust plate. A lower mouth portion of the first communicating channel axially overlaps the lower thrust dynamic pressure bearing portion. | 12-05-2013 |
20130321952 | BEARING MECHANISM, MOTOR AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - A bearing mechanism includes a shaft portion, a sleeve portion, a lower opposing portion, a lower outer ring-shaped portion, and an upper opposing portion. A lower seal portion serving as a pumping seal portion is provided in a lower seal gap between the sleeve portion and the lower outer ring-shaped portion. An upper seal portion is provided in an upper seal gap joined to an upper thrust gap. The lower portion of the sleeve portion includes a large-diameter portion and a small-diameter portion positioned below the large-diameter portion. The sleeve portion includes a communication path joined to the upper seal gap. The communication path includes an opening portion opened in a border between the large-diameter portion and the small-diameter portion. The outer peripheral portion of the lower opposing portion includes an outer periphery protrusion portion radially opposed to the small-diameter portion and axially opposed to the large-diameter portion. | 12-05-2013 |
20150055246 | SPINDLE MOTOR AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - A spindle motor includes an upper bearing portion and a lower bearing portion each of which is inclined with respect to a central axis. The upper bearing portion includes an upper dynamic pressure generating groove defined in at least one of an upper outer circumferential surface of a shaft portion and an upper inner circumferential surface of a sleeve. The lower bearing portion includes a lower dynamic pressure generating groove defined in at least one of a lower outer circumferential surface of the shaft portion and a lower inner circumferential surface of the sleeve. The radial distance between a lower end portion of the upper dynamic pressure generating groove and the central axis is shorter than the radial distance between an upper end portion of the lower dynamic pressure generating groove and the central axis. | 02-26-2015 |
Akinobu Surugi, Osaka JP
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20120018613 | DIE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A mold of the present invention includes: a base | 01-26-2012 |
Akinobu Suzuki, Funabashi JP
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20140099695 | CELL-ADHERING LIGHT-CONTROLLABLE SUBSTRATE - An object of the present invention is to enable simpler operation in real time and culture while removing unnecessary cells from cultured cells for purification in analyzing, fractionating, and culturing the cells alive and to analyze and fractionate desired cells from the cultured cells to increase the purity, recovery rate, and viability of the cells. The present invention employs a cell-adhesive photocontrollable base material, wherein light irradiation causes the bond dissociation of a photolabile group comprising a coumarinylmethyl skeleton to produce the separation of a cell-adhesive material to leave a non-cell-adhesive material. As a result, cell images can be detected and analyzed to obtain the positional information of desired cells. Based on the positional information thus obtained, the cells can be analyzed and fractionated alive. | 04-10-2014 |
Akinobu Suzuki, Funabashi-Shi JP
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20140256015 | CAGED COMPOUND WHICH CAN BE PHOTOACTIVATED SELECTIVELY FOR CELL TYPES - An objective of the present invention is to provide a caged compound that can be photoactivated selectively for specific target cell types and can be used in an individual organism. The objective can be achieved by a compound represented by general formula K-Q-X, which is prepared by binding bioactive substance X, photocleavable protecting group Q, and compound K, which can be an enzyme substrate and is dissociated from Q-X by an enzyme reaction, wherein: Q is a protecting group that is photocleaved by light with a specific wavelength and then dissociated from X, when K is not bound thereto; X is a substance that does not express bioactivity when Q is bound thereto, but expresses bioactivity when Q is dissociated therefrom; and K is dissociated from Q by the above enzyme, so as to form a compound represented by Q-X. Specifically, the objective can be achieved with the use of such a compound, which is characterized in that Q is dissociated from X when the compound represented by Q-X is photoirradiated, and thus K expresses bioactivity. | 09-11-2014 |
Akinobu Takayama, Fujisawa-Shi JP
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20150117805 | ROLLING BEARING UNIT WITH COMBINATION SEAL RING - A structure which can ensure a movement of a seal lip | 04-30-2015 |
Akinobu Takeda, Tainai-Shi JP
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20150037733 | ACRYLIC ACID ESTER DERIVATIVE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, INTERMEDIATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT COMPOUND, AND PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION - Provided is an acrylic acid ester derivative which, when used as a constituent unit of a polymer which is included in a photoresist composition for a semiconductor, exhibits excellent lithography characteristics such as LWR and the like. Specifically, provided is an acrylic acid ester derivative represented by the following general formula (1). Furthermore, provided are an intermediate of the acrylic acid ester derivative and a process for producing the same; a polymer containing the acrylic acid ester derivative as a constituent unit; and a photoresist composition for a semiconductor containing the polymer. | 02-05-2015 |
Akinobu Todani, Iida JP
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20090086496 | HEADLIGHT OPTICAL AXIS ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - The present invention aims to perform optical axis adjustment while a vehicle is stopped only in necessary situations and to avoid unnecessary adjustment, and to further enhance durability. A headlight optical axis adjustment device for adjusting an optical axis of a headlight based on a pitch angle of the vehicle includes an opened/closed state detection section for detecting an open/closed state of an open/close unit where the opened state is when a passenger gets on/out or when a baggage is being loaded/unloaded to and from the vehicle; and an optical axis adjustment permitting section for permitting optical axis adjustment of the headlight based on the pitch angle of the vehicle when the opened state of the open/close unit is detected by the opened/closed state detection section. | 04-02-2009 |
20120014122 | HEADLIGHT OPTICAL AXIS ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - The present invention aims to perform optical axis adjustment while a vehicle is stopped only in necessary situations and to avoid unnecessary adjustment, and to further enhance durability. A headlight optical axis adjustment device for adjusting an optical axis of a headlight based on a pitch angle of the vehicle includes an opened/closed state detection section for detecting an open/closed state of an open/close unit where the opened state is when a passenger gets on/out or when a baggage is being loaded/unloaded to and from the vehicle; and an optical axis adjustment permitting section for permitting optical axis adjustment of the headlight based on the pitch angle of the vehicle when the opened state of the open/close unit is detected by the opened/closed state detection section. | 01-19-2012 |
Akinobu Todani, Simoina-Gun JP
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20140167778 | BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND INTEGRATED BATTERY MANAGEMENT DEVICE - A battery management system has battery cell management devices that correspond to battery modules in which a plurality of battery cells are connected in series, and a battery pack management device that corresponds to a battery pack in which the battery modules are connected in series. Each of the battery cell management devices detects a voltage of each of the battery cells via a first detection line connected to both electrodes of each of the battery cells, and transmits data indicating the voltage to the battery pack management device via a communication line. | 06-19-2014 |
Akinobu Ueda, Kawasaki JP
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20110103598 | RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OCCURRENCE - A radio communication apparatus including: a sound notification unit that to provide sound-based notification of an occurrence of an event related to the at least one application; a non-sound notification unit to provide non-sound-based notification of an occurrence of an event related to the at least one application; a memory to store a notification sound volume associated with an application, the notification sound volume being a volume of a notification sound produced by the sound notification unit to provide notification of an occurrence of an event related to the application; a sound collecting unit to collect ambient sound; and a processor to select a notification method on the basis of whether an ambient sound volume is greater than the notification sound volume stored in the memory, the ambient sound volume being a volume of the ambient sound collected by the sound collecting unit. | 05-05-2011 |
Akinobu Wakabayashi, Kobe City JP
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20100167115 | BATTERY SYSTEM WITH BATTERY CELLS HELD IN A STACK BY METAL BANDS - The battery system has a battery block | 07-01-2010 |
20110008659 | CAR POWER SOURCE APPARATUS - The car power source apparatus has battery block | 01-13-2011 |
Akinobu Wakabayashi, Kobe-Shi JP
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20080210206 | Breather apparatus in combustion engine - The present invention provides a breather apparatus in a combustion engine having a sufficient gas-liquid separation function without involving an additional parts such as a breather tank and an arrangement space thereof. A breather chamber is formed in an air cleaner case, and the breather chamber is communicated with a crank case through a breather pipe. Preferably another breather chamber is formed in the crank case in addition to the breather chamber in the air cleaner case, and the breather pipe is connected to a breather outlet of the breather chamber in the crank case. The breather chamber in the air cleaner case is provided in a clean side space on an intake-air downstream side of a filter element. | 09-04-2008 |
20080216794 | Throttle assembly for intake air and V-type engine therewith - A throttle assembly for intake air protects a link mechanism for interlocking throttles with each other from water and mud and maintains the throttle operability in a satisfactory state. The throttle assembly for intake air includes a plurality of throttle devices for injecting fuel into intake air to generate an air-fuel mixture; a power transmission mechanism for interlocking the driving portions of the throttle devices with each other, a power transmission mechanism housing chamber defined by an outer wall member for forming a power transmission mechanism housing chamber and housing the power transmission mechanism, and seal means provided to the connected or mated portions of the outer wall member and a different member or the connected or mated portions of a plurality of outer wall configuring members which configure the outer wall member. | 09-11-2008 |
20110104547 | BATTERY TEMPERATURE UNEVENNESS SUPPRESSING POWER SUPPLY - A power supply device is provided that includes a battery module | 05-05-2011 |
20120141855 | BATTERY PACK FOR SUPPRESSING DEVIATION OF CENTRAL BATTERY CELL AND VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME - A battery pack device includes a plurality of battery cells | 06-07-2012 |
20120164489 | POWER SOURCE APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH A SERVICE PLUG AND VEHICLE CARRYING THAT POWER SOURCE APPARATUS - The power source apparatus of the present invention is provided with battery blocks | 06-28-2012 |
20120295134 | PERFLUOROPOLYETHER COMPOUND, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, LUBRICANT CONTAINING SAID COMPOUND, AND MAGNETIC DISC - An object of the present invention is to provide a compound (lubricant) that exhibits better fluidity and adsorbability on the surface of a disk than conventional end-modified compounds, that is thermally stable, and that is obtained by introducing an additional functional group to the end(s) of a perfluoropolyether having a hydroxy group. | 11-22-2012 |
20130260197 | BATTERY ARRAY, BATTERY SEPARATOR, AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH BATTERY ARRAY - The battery array is provided with a plurality of battery cells having a rectangular outline, insulating separators intervening between adjacent battery cells, a pair of endplates disposed at the ends of the battery cells stacked alternately with intervening separators, and binding bars that bind the endplates together. Partition plates, which are the parts of the separators sandwiched between adjacent battery cells, have thin regions established along regions opposite the upper ends of the battery cells, and the thin regions are formed thinner than partition plate regions opposite the center sections of the battery cells. | 10-03-2013 |
20130273412 | BATTERY PACK AND VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME - A battery pack includes battery cells, bus bars, and a wire harness. The battery cells include terminals on the upper surfaces of the battery cells. The bus bars connect the terminals of the battery cells to each other with the plurality of battery cells being arranged side by side. The wire harness is connected to the terminals. An electrically insulating separation wall is arranged between the terminal and the wire harness. | 10-17-2013 |
Akinobu Yamaguchi, Osaka-Shi JP
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20130310768 | MEDICAL TUBE CLAMP - A medical tube clamp wherein first and second plate parts including, on opposing surfaces, compressive protrusions for closing a medical tube are provided with a pair of side walls on both sides projecting from one toward an other of the plate parts, and are also provided with a central guide protrusion projecting from the other toward the one of the plate parts. Both sides of a tip portion of the central guide protrusion make sloping guide surfaces projecting toward a center. When the plate parts are displaced relative to each other so as to become closer, lateral displacement of them is corrected by a slide of the pair of side walls and the sloping guide surfaces, and the central guide protrusion is inserted between the pair of side walls. | 11-21-2013 |