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Akito Adachi, Susono-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080319601ENERGY-SAVING DRIVING PROMOTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - An energy-saving driving promotion system includes: a vehicle state detecting device; a current value calculating device that calculates a current value associated with an accelerator operation amount or a vehicle drive power; a recommended value calculating device that calculates a recommended value associated with the accelerator operation amount or the vehicle drive power; an indicator device that indicates a relationship between the calculated recommended value and the calculated current value; and an acceleration intention determining device that determines whether a driver intends to accelerate. If the acceleration intention determining device determines that the driver intends to accelerate, the recommended value calculating device calculates a larger recommended value when the acceleration intention determining device determines that the driver intends to accelerate than when the acceleration intention determining device determines that the driver does not intend to accelerate.12-25-2008

Akito Adachi, Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090082917Vehicular Drive Assist System and Vehicular Drive Assist Method - A vehicular drive assist system that analyzes information collected from a vehicle and sends a result of analysis to the vehicle and/or another vehicle, including a vehicle-mounted apparatus (03-26-2009
20090116388Vehicle Communication Method and Communication Device - In a vehicle communication method in which communication between a plurality of communication devices is performed and an amount of communication data sent from each communication device is changed, features are as follows. That is, if the amount of communication data sent from the first communication device is to be increased, the amount of communication data sent from the second communication device is decreased so that a total sum of the amounts of communication data sent from all the communication devices does not exceed a predetermined value.05-07-2009

Akito Adachi, Shizuoka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090251304ACCELERATOR LEVEL DISPLAY DEVICE AND ACCELERATOR LEVEL DISPLAY METHOD - A disclosed accelerator level display device 10-08-2009
20110106444MOBILE OBJECT POSITION DETECTING DEVICE - A mobile object position detecting device 05-05-2011

Akito Fukui, Yokohama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090213775DETERMINISTIC FEEDBACK CONTROL FOR MULTICAST OR BROADCAST SERVICES - The invention relates to a method for controlling the transmission of feedback of mobile terminals receiving via an air interface of a mobile communication system a multicast or broadcast service transmitted or forwarded by a feedback control entity and to a mobile terminal, the feedback control entity using this method. Further, a communication system comprising a feedback control entity and a mobile terminal receiving a multicast or broadcast service is provided. To enable configurable and adaptive feedback for multicast or broadcast services provided via an air interface maintaining the end-to-end session concept the invention suggests that a feedback control entity deterministically selects a subset of the mobile terminals of the mobile communication system and which receive the multicast or broadcast service for providing feedback to the feedback control entity. In one embodiment of the invention the terminals are instructed to start or stop feedback provision by the feedback control entity by means of signaling.08-27-2009

Akito Higuchi, Kani-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090145334NON-SETTLING REFRACTORY MORTAR - The non-settling refractory mortar of the invention contains 100 parts of ceramic powder such as cordierite, mullite, alumina, or silicon carbide, 0.5 to 1.5 parts of clay mineral, and colloidal oxide solution, in which the Ca content in total solid component is defined at 0.01 to 0.5% as converted to oxide so as to be provided with thixotropic property. As a result, the coating performance is not lowered if stored for a long period after kneading, the dimension change rate after coating is small, and cracks or gaps are not formed on the coat surface. The median diameter of ceramic powder is preferred to be 10 to 50 μm, and in order to reduce the dimension change rate after coating, the content of particles of 0.1 to 5 μm in ceramic powder is desired to be 1 to 20%.06-11-2009
20090149311MONOLITHIC REFRACTORY MATERIAL HAVING LOW EXPANSIBILITY, HIGH STRENGTH, AND CRACK EXTENSION RESISTANCE - The invention relates to a Monolithic refractory material used in refractories and refractory ceramic products, and more particularly to a Monolithic refractory material having low expansibility, high strength, and crack extension resistance used for the purpose of repairing, protecting, modifying, filling, and forming the surface, adhesive surface, interface, or joint of low-expansion fire bricks and refractory ceramic products. The Monolithic refractory material of the invention is a Monolithic refractory material prepared by kneading cordierite powder, having a median diameter in a range of 10 to 50 μm, and a sharp mountain-like particle size distribution in which the content of particles smaller than 10 μm is 1% or more to 36% or less, the content of particles ranging from 10 μm or more to 50 μm or less is 50% or more to 75% or less, and the content of particles of 51 μm or more is 1% or more to 14% or less, and a solvent composed of water and alumina sol or silica sol solution.06-11-2009
20090169848REFRACTORY MORTAR CURED MATERIAL - The refractory mortar cured material of the invention formed in the surface or joint portions of a ceramic refractory material such as fire bricks used in the lining of melting furnace or firing furnace used at high temperature is composed by kneading ceramic particles with an inorganic binder having silanol group together with water, and forming the kneaded mortar on the surface of a ceramic base material. The average particle size of ceramic particles in the refractory mortar is 10 to 50 μm, the difference of 90% particle size and 10% particle size is 10 μm or more to 60 μm or less, the average pore size of the refractory mortar cured material is 5 to 25 μm, and the width of pore size distribution is 20 to 80 μm, so that the cracks may be suppressed. More preferably, the bulk density is 0.9 to 1.5 g/cm07-02-2009
20100025324FILTERING MEDIUM FOR MOLTEN METAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A filtering medium for molten metal which is excellent in inclusion removal performance and durability and further may provide sufficient throughput and a method for producing the same. A filtering medium for molten metal in the present invention includes a two-layered structure of a macropore ceramic layer at the inflow side and a micropore ceramic layer at the outflow side. The average pore diameter of the micropore ceramic layer is from 100 to 500 μm and the average pore diameter of the macropore ceramic layer is 1.1 to 3.0 times as large as that of the micropore ceramic layer. When respective layers are formed of aggregates bonded with an inorganic binder and the inorganic binder has a needle crystal structure with an aspect ratio of 2 to 50, the inside of filtering medium may be contributed to the filtration and the compatibility between inclusion-trapping performance and lifetime may be ensured.02-04-2010

Akito Hirano, Toyama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090169768Substrate processing method and substrate processing apparatus - A substrate can be appropriately oxidized, while oxidation of the substrate can be suppressed.07-02-2009
20090233430SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM - Provided is a method of forming a high-k gate insulating film to reduce nitrogen leakage and suppress gate leakage current. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprises: forming a high-k gate insulating film on a silicon substrate in a first process unit; carrying the silicon substrate to a second process unit; nitrogenizing the high-k gate insulating film using gas comprising nitrogen gas and rare gas; and annealing the silicon substrate in the second process unit.09-17-2009
20100317199Substrate processing apparatus and manufacturing method of semiconductor device - To reduce a residual amount of chlorine atoms and oxygen atoms in a metal nitride film, and improve oxidation resistance of the metal nitride, film, in a temperature range of not deteriorating the characteristics of other film adjacent to the metal nitride film. A substrate processing apparatus is provided, comprising: a processing chamber into which a substrate is loaded, having thereon a substrate containing oxygen atoms, chlorine atoms, and metal atoms; a substrate support part for supporting and heating the substrate in the processing chamber; a gas supply part for supplying nitrogen atoms-containing gas and hydrogen atoms-containing gas into the processing chamber; a gas exhaust part for exhausting inside of the processing chamber; a plasma generation part for exciting the nitrogen atoms-containing gas and the hydrogen atoms-containing gas supplied into the processing chamber; and a control part for controlling the substrate support part, the gas supply part, and the plasma generation part.12-16-2010

Akito Hirano, Toyama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090258506Substrate Processing Method and Substrate Processing Apparatus - Substrate contamination from tungsten is prevented.10-15-2009

Patent applications by Akito Hirano, Toyama JP

Akito Hokura, Ibaraki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110003169Non-Adhesive Flexible Laminate - Provided is a non-adhesive flexible laminate comprising a polyimide film at least one surface of which has been plasma-treated, a tie-coat layer formed on the plasma-treated surface, a metal seed layer formed on the tie-coat layer, and a metal conductor layer formed on the metal seed layer, wherein a ratio ρ01-06-2011

Akito Itou, Kariya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100090526ENGINE STARTING APPARATUS - The engine starting apparatus operates on battery voltage when the battery voltage is higher than a predetermined voltage to control starting of an engine of a vehicle. The engine starting apparatus includes a relay control section configured to output a drive signal individually to first and second relays of a starter of the vehicle engine to drive the first and second relays when predetermined engine start conditions are satisfied, the starter being configured to operate when the first and second relays are driven, and an inter-relay switch configured to make electrical connection between the first and second relays when the first relay is applied with the battery voltage, the second relay being applied with the battery voltage when the electrical connection is made. The first relay is configured to be applied with the battery voltage when a manual start switch is operated.04-15-2010
20110029704COMMUNICATION SYSTEM HAVING A PLURALITY OF COMMUNICATION NODES - A certain ECU transmits a reference message for requiring the other ECUs to transmit data. After transmission of the reference message, each of all the ECUs transmits priority information of its transmit message onto a communication bus, and then detects whether some priority information transmitted from the other ECUs has a higher priority than its own transmitted priority information. If there is detected no priority information of a higher priority than its own transmitted priority information, it transmits a message associated therewith, and then is prohibited to transmit data of the same priority until receiving a next reference message.02-03-2011
20110051870COMMUNICATION SYSTEM HAVING COMMUNICATION DEVICES CAPABLE OF SYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATION THEREBETWEEN - There is provided a communication system that includes master and slave communication ECUs. The master communication ECU sends a clock signal to a clock communication line, with which the communication ECUs synchronize with each other when sending and receiving data. The master and slave communication ECUs then receive the clock signal through the clock line. The ECUs use the received clock signal as a reference timing, which is designated as a transmission/reception reference, and send or receive data to/from data communication lines.03-03-2011
20120032503ELECTRONIC SYSTEM HAVING RESISTORS SERIALLY CONNECTED - An electronic system has a capacitor that smoothes voltage of a direct current source, a resistance circuit that discharges charge of the capacitor, and an inverter circuit that converts the smoothed voltage into a three-phase ac voltage and applies this ac voltage to a motor. The resistance circuit has resistors and patterned wires disposed on a substrate such that the wires serially connect the resistors to discharge charge of the capacitor. The resistors are aligned in a straight line. The resistors located at positions different from ends of the series of resistors have resistance values lower than resistance values of the resistors located at respective ends of the series of resistors. More preferably, as the position of one resistor approaches the center of the series of resistors, the resistor is set at a lower the resistance value.02-09-2012

Patent applications by Akito Itou, Kariya-Shi JP

Akito Kadontani, Ibaraki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090017468METHOD OF SCREENING COMPOUND DIRECTLY ACTIVATING GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE - The present invention provides a therapeutic agent for diabetes comprising a compound directly activating glycogen synthase as an active ingredient. The present invention further provides a method for screening compounds directly activating glycogen synthase.01-15-2009

Akito Kamihoriuchi, Yamatokooriyama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110081473FOOD INGREDIENT HAVING MILK TASTE-ENHANCING ACTION, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, METHOD OF ENHANCING MILK TASTE OF FOOD OR SEASONING AND MILK TASTE-ENHANCED MILK-BASED HARD CANDY - An object of the invention is to provide a food ingredient having strong milk taste-enhancing action without providing coarse taste, a production method thereof, a method of improving milk taste, a milk-based hard candy, in particular a milk-based nonsugar hard candy, having a delicious milk taste that is produced with a food ingredient that can replace part or most of the dairy product at low cost.04-07-2011

Akito Kuroda, Himeji-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090013653Currency sorter - A currency sorter has: take-in means (01-15-2009

Akito Miyazaki, Shizuoka-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100244481Vehicle Front Structure - A vehicle front structure has a pair of right and left apron side members 09-30-2010

Akito Nakagawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090182125Porphyrin compound, albumin inclusion compound thereof and artificial oxygen carrier - A porphyrin compound represented by general formula (A):07-16-2009

Akito Nishimura, Chiba JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090097801OPTICAL FERRULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An optical ferrule includes a positioning block and a ferrule main body. The ferrule main body is integrally formed by molding a resin over the positioning block. The positioning block includes an optical fiber insertion hole formation portion having optical fiber insertion holes and guide pin hole formation portions which are provided on both sides of the positioning block and which have guide pin holes. On a front end side of the ferrule main body, the positioning block is disposed. The ferrule main body has a hollow part on its rear end side.04-16-2009

Akito Nishimura, Yotsukaido-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100178006OPTICAL PATH CHANGER COMPONENT, OPTICAL CONNECTOR AND OPTICAL DEVICE - An optical connector is comprised of a main body and a wall formed in the main body and having a wall face which has guiding slots curving at an angle of about 90 degrees or one or more optical fiber holes. Optical fibers inserted into the main body along the lateral direction are made curved by the guiding slots or the optical fiber holes toward photoelectric devices disposed on an upper or lower face thereof.07-15-2010
20110044589OPTICAL FERRULE - An optical ferrule butt-connected in an optical adapter, includes: a ferrule main body; a connection end face in a front surface of the main body; a pair of grooves on the connection end face of the main body; guide pin insertion holes in bottom surfaces of the respective grooves; optical fiber insertion holes in the connection end face, the holes being arranged in a line; and foreign material collecting portions at least at a pair of corresponding sides of the connection end face. The groove has a width larger than a diameter of the guide pin insertion hole. The foreign material collecting portions respectively have a wall for connecting the connection end face with a side surface of the ferrule main body to form a space for collecting a foreign material with an opposite connection end face of a corresponding optical ferrule and an inner wall of the optical adapter.02-24-2011
20110091167OPTICAL CONNECTOR - An optical connector body is formed by an optically-transparent resin molding. The optical connector body includes an optical fiber insertion hole formed parallel to a board surface, a wall with which an optical fiber provided at a front of the optical fiber insertion hole contacts, and an internal reflection surface adjacent to and in front of the wall. The internal reflection surface is formed at a bottom surface of a bottomed hole opened from outside in the optical connector body.04-21-2011
20110150399OPTICAL CONNECTOR WITH REFLECTOR - Disclosed is an optical connector which terminates an optical fiber inside the optical connector. The optical connector includes a main body. The main body includes: a reflector for reflecting light; a groove portion formed in a top surface of the main body; an optical fiber insertion hole opened in the groove portion, the optical fiber being inserted in the optical fiber insertion hole; an optical fiber placement stage provided in the groove portion, a front end portion of the optical fiber being placed on the optical fiber placement stage. The groove portion includes a side surface formed to face the optical fiber insertion hole. The optical fiber placement stage is formed by projecting from the side surface of the groove portion.06-23-2011
20110150400OPTICAL CONNECTOR WITH REFLECTOR - Disclosed is an optical connector which terminates an optical fiber inside the optical connector. The optical connector includes a main body. The main body includes: a reflector for reflecting light; a groove portion formed in a top surface of the main body; an optical fiber insertion hole opened in the groove portion, the optical fiber being inserted in the optical fiber insertion hole; an optical fiber placement stage provided in the groove portion, a front end portion of the optical fiber being placed on the optical fiber placement stage. The groove portion includes two side surfaces which face each other in the depth direction of the optical fiber insertion hole, and the optical fiber placement stage is separated away from the two side surfaces.06-23-2011

Akito Nishimuta, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110003842MARKER FOR DETERMINATION OF SENSITIVITY TO ANTI-CANCER AGENT - Provided are a marker for determining sensitivity to an anticancer agent capable of distinguishing a therapeutic response of an individual patient and a novel means for a cancer therapy using the marker. The marker for determining sensitivity to an anticancer agent contains a substance in a metabolic pathway in which L-phenylalanine and/or N,N-dimethyl glycine are/is involved.01-06-2011

Akito Niwa, Mitaka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090129586CRYPTOGRAPHIC MODULE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A cryptographic module management apparatus searches for cryptographic module meta-information based on the category information of a requested cryptographic module and, if associated cryptographic module category information is contained in this cryptographic module meta-information, searches for the cryptographic module meta-information of an associated cryptographic module, to generate composite type cryptographic module evaluation information based on this cryptographic module meta-information, select a cryptographic module based on this composite type cryptographic module evaluation information, and read this cryptographic module from a cryptographic module storage portion and output such composite type cryptographic module evaluation information.05-21-2009
20090138700CRYPTOGRAPHIC MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, DECRYPTION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - A cryptographic management apparatus includes a storage unit which stores cryptographic key information containing a cryptographic key and cryptographic process condition information containing the cryptographic key information, a cryptographic process information input unit which receives an input of the object information and cryptographic key search request information, a cryptographic key information acquisition unit which acquires the cryptographic key information from the storage unit based on the search request information, a cryptographic module evaluation description information acquisition unit which acquires evaluation description information of the cryptographic module corresponding to the cryptographic key information, a cryptographic process ID creation unit which attaches an identifier of the cryptographic process condition information to the object information based on the cryptographic key information and the cryptographic module corresponding to the evaluation description information, and an output which outputs the identifier and the result of the cryptographic process executed on the object information.05-28-2009
20090138708CRYPTOGRAPHIC MODULE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - In a cryptographic module distribution system, a cryptographic management server apparatus encrypts a cryptographic module using a key shared by a cryptographic apparatus, and transmits the encrypted cryptographic module to a client apparatus. The client apparatus transmits the encrypted cryptographic module to a cryptographic apparatus. The cryptographic apparatus decrypts the encrypted cryptographic module using the key shared by the cryptographic management server apparatus, and transmits the decrypted cryptographic module to the client apparatus. The client apparatus stores the received cryptographic module.05-28-2009
20100281270CRYPTOGRAPHIC MODULE SELECTING DEVICE AND PROGRAM - A cryptographic module selecting device includes a cryptographic module evaluation information storage device configured to store identification information of a cryptographic module and cryptographic module evaluation information describing a function and/or performance of the cryptographic module in relation to each other, a condition information acquiring device configured to acquire condition information for specifying the condition of the cryptographic module to be selected, an extracting device configured to extract cryptographic module evaluation information conforming to the acquired condition information, from the stored cryptographic module evaluation information of the cryptographic module, and an output device configured to read out the identification information of the cryptographic module corresponding to the cryptographic module evaluation information selected by the extracting device from the cryptographic module evaluation information storage device and output the read identification information.11-04-2010
20110307446INFORMATION LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVER APPARATUS, INFORMATION MEDIA CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, even when the information media controlling apparatus which requests replication registration of electronic data and the information media controlling apparatus which acquires a child management file generated by replication registration are separate apparatuses, the information management server apparatus registers a child management ID of electronic data and a post office box ID of the acquisition destination of a child management file, in the post office box management table based on replication registration request information received from one information media controlling apparatus, and has the other information media controlling apparatus which is the acquisition destination acquire the child management file based on the post office box management table.12-15-2011

Patent applications by Akito Niwa, Mitaka-Shi JP

Akito Nozaki, Irvine, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100205448DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE VERIFICATION OF USER IDENTITY - In one embodiment, devices, systems, and methods provide authentication of a user using two-factor authentication to enhance security. In such embodiment, a user presents login information and a valid token, wherein the token may be generated by a portable authentication device that comprises a processor, a memory, and/or an activation interface.08-12-2010

Akito Onishi, Nagoya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090031989IGNITION TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS AND IGNITION TIMING CONTROL METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In an ignition timing control apparatus for an engine, a KCS learning value learned when the engine is in a given operating state is used in an ignition timing control executed when the engine is in the other operating state. An estimated knocking occurrence ignition timing is set based on a most retarded ignition timing using the KCS learning value. A final ignition timing is set by changing a KCS feedback correction value based on whether knocking occurs when ignition is performed at the estimated knocking occurrence ignition timing. When a point indicating the engine operating state moves into a region where it is difficult to set the estimated knocking occurrence ignition timing, the KCS feedback correction value is changed to retard the final ignition timing, and the final ignition timing is set using the KCS learning value and the changed KCS feedback correction value.02-05-2009
20110257865IGNITION TIMING CONTROLLER OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The apparatus of the present invention corrects a control target value of ignition timing using a multipoint learned value AGdp(n) for compensating for a change amount of the ignition timing caused by time-dependent change of the engine and a basic learned value AG(i) for compensating for a change amount of the ignition timing caused by a factor other than the aforementioned time-dependent change of the engine. In a multipoint learning range n in which the time-dependent change of the engine influences the ignition timing to a great extent, the control target is corrected using the multipoint learned value AGdp(n) and the basic learned value AG(i). In ranges other than the multipoint learning range n, the control target is corrected using only the basic learned value AG(i). Normally, only the learning of the multipoint learned value AGdp(n) is permitted in the multipoint learning range n, and only the learning of the basic learned value AG(i) is permitted in the ranges other than the multipoint learning range n. When it is determined that there is a possibility that fuel has been fed to a fuel tank, the learning of the multipoint learned value AGdp(n) is prohibited for a subsequent predetermined period (if NO in step S10-20-2011

Patent applications by Akito Onishi, Nagoya-Shi JP

Akito Ono, Hokkaido JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100266868NICKEL THIN FILM, METHOD FOR FORMATION OF THE NICKEL THIN FILM, FERROMAGNETIC NANO-JUNCTION ELEMENT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE FERROMAGNETIC NANO-JUNCTION ELEMENT, THIN METALLIC WIRE, AND METHOD FOR FORMATION OF THE THIN METALLIC WIRE - A nickel thin film is formed, for example, to a thickness of 2 nm or more on a polyethylene naphthalate substrate by a vacuum evaporation method. A magnetoresistance effect element using ferromagnetic nano-junction is comprised by using two laminates each comprising a nickel thin film formed on a polyethylene naphthalate substrate, and joining these two laminates so that the nickel thin films cross to each other in such a manner that edges of the nickel thin films face each other.10-21-2010

Akito Oshizawa, Kyoto-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100188344INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes a pointing device and a display section for displaying an image. A coordinate detection section detects coordinates pointed to by the pointing device. A first change amount calculation section calculates a change amount of the coordinates in a first direction, the coordinates obtained when inputting is continuously performed by the pointing device. A second change amount calculation section a change amount of the coordinates in a second direction, the coordinates obtained when inputting is continuously performed by the pointing device. A first operation section performs a first operation based on the change amount in the first direction, the change amount calculated by the first change amount calculation section. A second operation section performs, based on the change amount in the second direction, a second operation different from the first operation, the change amount calculated by the second change amount calculation section.07-29-2010

Akito Saito, Hino-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080199106INFORMATION TERMINAL - An information terminal includes an image input unit inputting images, a reference pattern detection unit detecting a reference pattern in the images input from the input unit, an image identification unit identifying an image within an area in a prescribed positional relationship to the reference pattern detected by the detection unit out of images input by the input unit. And the information terminal further includes a processing unit performing processing associated with the image identified by the identification unit.08-21-2008
20080201654INFORMATION PRESENTATION APPARATUS - An information presentation apparatus, which presents an image of an object and information associated with the object to an operator, is composed of a user interface section including an operation section to be operated by the operator or a display section which presents information to the operator. And the information presentation apparatus is further composed of a user interface control section which detects or estimates an attitude of the operation section or the display section and switches an operation or function of the user interface section based on the detected or estimated attitude.08-21-2008

Patent applications by Akito Saito, Hino-Shi JP

Akito Saito, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090010496IMAGE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, JUDGING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - Image information is input by an image input unit, a marker is extracted from an image of the input image information by a marker detector, a position of the extracted marker in the image is detected by a position/posture detector, and the difference between indicators extracted from images is judged. At this time, the position/posture detector is provided with a judgment condition based on the position of each marker, as a judgment condition that is at least selectively applied.01-08-2009

Akito Sakai, Ishikawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090252755CLONED GENOME OF INFECTIOUS HEPATITIS C VIRUS STRAIN HC-TN AND USES THEREOF - Embodiments described herein include nucleic acid sequences, which encode hepatitis C virus of strain HC-TN, genotype 110-08-2009
20100291130CLONED GENOME OF INFECTIOUS HEPATITIS C VIRUS STRAIN HC-TN AND USES THEREOF - Embodiments described herein include nucleic acid sequences, which encode hepatitis C virus of strain HC-TN, genotype 1a, proteins and polypeptides and fragments thereof. Use of these compositions, and diagnostics for HCV and in the development of screening assays for the identification of antiviral agents for HCV are also contemplated.11-18-2010

Akito Sakemoto, Watari-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110142296BIOMETRIC INFORMATION ACQUISITION APPARATUS, BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS, LIGHT GUIDE, AND IMAGE ACQUISITION APPARATUS - A biometric information acquisition apparatus includes: a light guide that guides a light beam through a plurality of light reflective surfaces; and an image pickup unit that receives the light beam output from the light guide and captures a subject image. The light guide includes an input surface that receives the subject image and is provided at a front surface side; a first light reflective surface that is opposed to the input surface and is provided at a back surface side; and a second light reflective surface that extends in a thickness direction of the light guide. A subject image can be acquired within a desired range by employing the light guide, while suppressing an increase in size of the biometric information acquisition apparatus.06-16-2011

Akito Sakemoto, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090232362BIOMETRIC INFORMATION ACQUISITION APPARATUS AND BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS - A biometric information acquisition apparatus includes a light illuminator to illuminate a subject with light at least over a range corresponding to a pixel arrangement region where a plurality of pixels to receive light from the subject are arranged, and an imager placed on the same plane as the light illuminator and including the pixel arrangement region where the plurality of pixels are arranged.09-17-2009

Akito Sakemoto, Ibaraki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110298911IMAGING MODULE FOR BIOMETRICS AUTHENTICATION, BIOMETRICS AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS AND PRISM - An imaging module for biometrics authentication comprises: a light source irradiating a living body with light capable of passing through the living body; a prism having an incidence surface including an incidence area for taking in light emerging from the living body, two or more reflecting surfaces for reflecting the light taken in through the incidence area, and an outlet surface for outputting the light reflected by the reflecting surfaces; and a camera module including a lens for focusing the light emerging from the outlet surface of the prism and an image pickup device for converting the light focused thereon by the lens into an electric signal and outputting the electric signal.12-08-2011

Akito Sakemoto, Ibaraki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090078873Image acquisition apparatus, conversion apparatus and image acquisition method - An image acquisition apparatus acquires an image indicating an intensity distribution of infrared light. The image acquisition apparatus includes a conductive thin film, a dielectric layer placed on the thin film, a base to support the thin film and the dielectric layer in this order on a principal surface, a light source to emit light to an interface between the thin film and the base, and an image pickup device to receive light reflected on the interface between the thin film and the base.03-26-2009
20100026870Image pickup device having display function and mobile communication terminal - In an image pickup device, an image receiving surface is divided into a plurality of unit areas. The image pickup device establishes a predefined unit area as a light transmission area based on electrical control, receives externally-incoming light through this established unit area, and takes an externally-incoming image based on the externally-incoming light. Further, the image pickup device establishes a predefined unit area as a light transmission area based on electrical control, and displays an image by externally outputting light through this established unit area.02-04-2010

Akito Sato, Shiojiri-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110115840PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - In printing of multi-level darkness/lightness of a certain color, which is performed with a dark ink and a light ink of the certain color, graininess is improved. A printing method includes generating a plurality of types of drive signals, and ejecting the dark ink and the light ink from a head, an amount of each ink varying for each dot tone value. In generation of a plurality of the types of the drive signals, a plurality of the types of drive signals are generated, where a waveform section that is for the dark ink of the certain color and that corresponds to a minimum dot tone value in ejection of ink is different from a waveform section that is for the light ink of the certain color and that corresponds to the minimum dot tone value, and where a waveform section that is for the dark ink of the certain color and that corresponds to a maximum dot tone value is different from a waveform section that is for the light ink of the certain color and that corresponds to the maximum dot tone value. In ejection of the dark ink and the light ink from the head, a drive signal that is generated based on a type of the dot tone value designated according to a size of a to-be-formed dot and based on a type of the ink is applied to an element that is provided on the head and that performs an operation for ejecting ink.05-19-2011

Akito Sato, Nagano-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090262375LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND LIQUID EJECTING METHOD - [Task] To improve the quality of an image formed by a liquid ejecting apparatus capable of performing a bi-direction printing process.10-22-2009

Patent applications by Akito Sato, Nagano-Ken JP

Akito Sato, Matsumoto JP

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20110242177PRINTING DEFVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRINTING DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A printing device includes a nozzle row for chromatic ink comprising K nozzles and a nozzle row for achromatic ink comprising (n·K) nozzles. In a color region, an image-forming operation is performed m times in which the movement direction of the nozzle rows switches alternately between forward and reverse directions, whereby a region of the image having a predetermined width is foamed along a first direction of an image. The image-forming operation performed m times includes the image-forming operation performed once in which both of the nozzle rows for chromatic ink and for achromatic ink are used, and the image-forming operation performed (m−1) times in which only the nozzle row for chromatic ink is used. In a monochrome region, the image-forming operation is performed once in which only the nozzle row for achromatic ink is used, whereby a region of the image having a predetermined width is formed.10-06-2011
20110261099PRINTING DEVICE AND PRINTING METHOD - A printing device is configured to print a first band in a first pass and to print a second band in a second pass so that the second band partially overlaps the first band for from an overlap printed area. The overlap printed area is divided by a single continuous boundary line into a first area that is printed during the first pass and a second area that is printed during the second pass. The boundary line includes a first boundary line portion where a parallel line extending parallel to a sub-scanning direction crosses the boundary line from the first area into the second area and a second boundary line portion where the parallel line crosses from the second area into the first area.10-27-2011
20110261100PRINTING DEVICE AND PRINTING METHOD - A first pseudo band is printed, a second pseudo band is printed so as to partially overlap the first pseudo band, and the overlap printed area is divided by a single continuously boundary line into a first area first area printed by the first pseudo band, and a second area printed by the second pseudo band.10-27-2011
20110285774METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTING DEVICE, PRINTING DEVICE, AND PRINTING METHOD - A method for manufacturing a printing device, wherein the printing device uses ink including pigment ink and dye ink to form a printed image on a print medium, and discharges an ink quantity according to a voltage value of a drive voltage to form ink dots on the print medium. In this printing device, the voltage value of the drive voltage for creating ink dots is corrected.11-24-2011
20110310150PRINTING DEVICE, PRINTING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A printing device performs band printing during two-way printing, wherein the band printing uses black pigment ink and dye ink. In this printing device, in an advancing printed area for which a print head moves in an advancing direction, pigment ink dots are formed first and dye ink dots are formed second. In a retreating printed area for which the print head moves in a retreating direction, dye ink dots are formed first and pigment ink dots are formed second.12-22-2011

Akito Takahashi, Otsu-Shi JP

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20110106319MASS FLOW CONTROLLER - To improve PI performance of a mass flow controller, the mass flow controller changes a proportional coefficient, an integral coefficient, and a derivative coefficient used for PID operation in a stable state based on at least two out of a primary pressure, a time change amount of the primary pressure, and a flow rate set value.05-05-2011

Akito Tamura, Kariya-Shi JP

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20120019081STATOR FOR ELECTRIC ROTATING MACHINE - A stator includes an annular stator core and a stator coil. The stator coil is formed of a plurality of electric wires mounted on the stator core. The stator coil has a coil end part that protrudes from an axial end face of the stator core so as to be located outside slots of the stator core. The electric wires forming the stator coil are grouped into a plurality of electric wire sets. Each of the electric wire sets consists of a predetermined number of the electric wires which are electrically connected to one another. The stator coil further includes a plurality of bridging wires. Each of the bridging wires extends, on an axially outer periphery of the coil end part of the stator coil, to electrically connect a corresponding pair of the electric wire sets. Further, at least two of the bridging wires are fixed to one another.01-26-2012

Akito Tanihata, Wako-Shi JP

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20110139114PISTON FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - To provide a piston for an internal combustion engine including a skirt which causes a relatively small frictional resistance and can maintain a favorable frictional property over an extended period of time. In a piston for an internal combustion engine having a skirt 06-16-2011

Akito Tanokuchi, Fujisawa JP

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20090059500Plasma Display System - A plasma display system capable of enhancing stiffness against deformation. The system comprising a plasma display panel (PDP) 03-05-2009

Akito Tanokuchi, Hitachinaka JP

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20110260558STAGE DRIVE DEVICE - A stage comprises a linear guide rail (10-27-2011

Akito Tanokuchi, Yokohama JP

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20090251855FLAT DISPLAY PANEL MODULE AND FLAT DISPLAY APPARATUS - A technique for improving impact resistance performance of a panel is provided in a module or display apparatus with a flat display panel. In a PDP module, a filter is bonded onto a front surface side of a PDP, and a base chassis is bonded to a rear surface side with a two-sided tape. In an attaching portion for the base chassis and a casing, a spring structure portion having a sloped portion and a space is provided in an area of the base chassis so as to correspond to a connecting part of the casing. Impact to glass of the PDP is buffered to an impact force in a direction vertical to a surface of the PDP due to a spring property of the spring structure portion.10-08-2009

Akito Watanabe, Fuji-Shi JP

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20120037096COMBUSTION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR COMBUSTION CONTROL, COMBUSTION CONTROL BOARD, COMBUSTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND WATER HEATER - A combustion apparatus includes combustion means generating combustion exhaust by combustion of fuel, heat exchange means exchanging heat of the combustion exhaust, and exhaust dilution unit supplying dilution air after the heat exchange by the heat exchange means and diluting the combustion exhaust after the heat exchange, and controls a temperature of the combustion exhaust after the heat exchange below a predetermined temperature by dilution by air supply.02-16-2012