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Aoshima, JP

Akira Aoshima, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110195754MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided is a mobile electronic device which enables a user to easily and intuitionally perform an application start operation in accordance with a user's preference. The mobile electronic device includes: an application execution unit (08-11-2011
20120119878PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL PROGRAM FOR THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a portable electronic device of which operability is improved while maintaining a security function, and to provide a control method and a control program for the portable electronic device. In a case in which a function setting operation key is operated, a function limiting unit displays a screen for requesting password (for example, a personal identification number, a password, etc.) on a display unit, and limits utilization of a function assigned to the function setting operation key (for example, a variety of setting, an address book function, an electronic mail function, etc.).05-17-2012

Atsuko Aoshima, Shizuoka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110222289OPTICAL ELEMENT, LASER BEAM OSCILLATION DEVICE AND LASER BEAM AMPLIFYING DEVICE - An optical element 09-15-2011
20110249253TOTAL REFLECTION TERAHERTZ WAVE MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A total reflection terahertz wave measuring apparatus 10-13-2011
20120006797LASER BEAM WORKING MACHINE - A cylindrical lens (01-12-2012

Chikara Aoshima, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120113283OPTICAL APPARATUS - An optical apparatus having a recording mode that is switchable between motion picture recording and still picture recording includes an optical element, a motor that includes a rotor having a magnet, and a stator having a coil configured to provide a rotational force to the magnet, the motor being configured to drive the optical element, a position sensor configured to detect a position of the rotor of the motor, and a driving circuit configured to select, in accordance with the recording mode, first driving configured to switch an electrization to the coil in the motor in accordance with a determined time interval, or second driving configured to switch an electrization to the coil in the motor in accordance with an output of the position sensor.05-10-2012

Chikara Aoshima, Zama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080205880DIAPHRAGM BLADE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND LIGHT QUANTITY CONTROLLER HAVING THE SAME - A diaphragm blade includes a light-shielding, thin-plate blade base made of laser absorptive resin to regulate an aperture, and a first shaft portion made of laser transmissive resin and provided on one surface of the blade base. The first shaft portion includes a cylindrical member which is welded to the protruding weld portion, a protruding weld portion integrally formed with the blade base, and a recess formed at the back side of the protruding weld portion. The cylindrical member has a first recess defined at one end thereof near the blade base and coming into contact with the protruding weld portion, and a second recess defined at the other end. A contact surface of the protruding weld portion is melted with laser beam transmitted through the cylindrical member, whereby the protruding weld portion is welded to the cylindrical member.08-28-2008
20090175611FOCUS CONTROLLER, OPTICAL APPARATUS USING THE SAME, AND CONTROL METHOD - A focus controller configured to control focus of an optical system that has a focus lens includes a switching circuit configured to select a first driver for the electrization to a coil of a motor in performing focus control using a first focus detector, and to select a second driver in an electrization to the coil of the motor in performing focus control using a second focus detector. The first driver is configured to switch an electrization to the coil in the motor according to an output of the position sensor. The second driver is configured to switch an electrization to the coil of the motor according to a determined time interval.07-09-2009
20090189990OPTICAL APPARATUS - An optical apparatus having a recording mode that is switchable between motion picture recording and still picture recording includes an optical element, a motor that includes a rotor having a magnet, and a stator having a coil configured to provide a rotational force to the magnet, the motor being configured to drive the optical element, a position sensor configured to detect a position of the rotor of the motor, and a driving circuit configured to select, in accordance with the recording mode, first driving configured to switch an electrization to the coil in the motor in accordance with a determined time interval, or second driving configured to switch an electrization to the coil in the motor in accordance with an output of the position senor.07-30-2009
20090190910FOCUS CONTROLLER AND OPTICAL APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A focus controller configured to control focus of an optical element includes a focus state detector configured to detect a focus state based on a contrast value of an image formed by the optical element, and a driving mechanism that moves the optical element including a motor, a position sensor configured to detect a position of a rotor in the motor, and a driving controller configured to select, in accordance with the contrast value, first driving configured to switch an electrization to a coil in accordance with an output of the position senor, or second driving configured to switch the electrization to the coil in the motor in accordance with a determined time interval.07-30-2009
20090200972BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A brushless DC motor configured to drive a driven member includes a rotor having a magnet, a stator having a coil configured to provide a rotational force to the magnet, a position detector configured to output a first signal that is periodic, in accordance with a rotating position of the rotor, a signal generator configured to generate a second signal by adding a lead angle to a phase of the first signal output from the position detector, an excitation switch configured to select an excitation to the coil in accordance with the second signal, and a phase change part configured to change the lead angle in accordance with at least one of a position and a moving direction of the driven member.08-13-2009
20100097020DRIVE APPARATUS - A drive apparatus includes a magnet rotor having a plurality of magnetic poles that are magnetized, a stator having a magnetic pole portion that opposes each pole of the magnet rotor, a coil configured to excite the magnetic pole portion, a position detector configured to detect a position of the magnet rotor, a first driver configured to switch an electrification state of the coil in accordance with a preset time interval, a second driver configured to switch an electrification state of the coil in accordance with an output of the position detector, and a controller configured to select the first driver when the output of the position detector is less than a first threshold, and to select the second driver when the output of the position detector is equal to or larger than the first threshold.04-22-2010
20120063005MOTOR HAVING SMALL SIZE AND HIGH OUTPUT, AND LIGHT AMOUNT ADJUSTMENT DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH THE MOTOR - A light amount adjustment device including a motor which can be reduced in size by reducing radial and axial dimensions and makes it possible to increase the motor output. The device has a stator of a motor drive mechanism formed integrally with a holding member fixed to a cam member with aperture blades and a rotary member for driving them sandwiched therebetween. A stator includes a support portion, and first and second magnetic pole portions. The first and second magnetic pole portions extend toward an outer periphery of the rotor and coils are inserted thereon from respective extending ends. The extending ends are disposed in a manner opposed to the outer periphery of the rotor. The two portions are disposed with an angle therebetween such that respective lines extending in the extending directions intersect with each other.03-15-2012

Patent applications by Chikara Aoshima, Zama-Shi JP

Hirokazu Aoshima, Machida JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090100261METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEDIATION OF AUTHENTICATION WITHIN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method, a system, and a computer software product provide mediation of authentication within a communication network. The method comprises the steps of sending a request to mediate authentication between a first node 04-16-2009
20100077446CENTER APPARATUS, TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM - The present invention provides a system and a method, in which after authenticating a device, the user authentication methods are switched and used. Specifically, in performing user authentication via a terminal apparatus, the terminal apparatus is authenticated first and then based on this authentication result, a practical use of the terminal apparatus is determined, and the user authentication methods are switched so as to suit this practical use and the resultant method is implemented.03-25-2010

Hirokazu Aoshima, Sagamihara JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090193259ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT AUTHENTICITY ASSURANCE METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT DISCLOSURE SYSTEM - An electronic document authenticity assurance technique and an information disclosure system both of which can compatibly realize the assurance of the authenticity of disclosure documents and the deletion of information inappropriate for disclosure. An electronic document is divided into constituent elements and an electronic signature is affixed to an arbitrary subset of a set including all the constituent elements. Otherwise, an electronic signature is affixed to data obtained by binding each of the constituent elements to information specifying the relationship between a respective one of the constituent elements and the structure of the electronic document. Otherwise, the hash values of the respective constituent elements are calculated and an electronic signature is affixed to data obtained by binding the calculated hash values together. Otherwise, random numbers generated for the respective constituent elements are bound together, then the hash values of the respective random-numbered constituent elements are calculated, and then an electronic signature is affixed to data obtained by binding the calculated hash values together.07-30-2009

Hisayuki Aoshima, Shizuoka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110080673METHOD MANUFACTURING OF FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING USING CUTTING TOOL THAT PERFORMS MICRO ALTERNATING DRIVE, FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING MANUFACTURED BY USING THE METHOD, AND DISK DRIVE DEVICE USING THE BEARING - A method manufacturing of a fluid dynamic bearing includes: forming a substantially linear groove having a length corresponding to a circumferential direction width of the dynamic pressure groove formed on the inner circumferential surface of a shaft housing hole portion, along the circumferential direction of a surface orthogonal to a first processing direction along the central axis direction of a work, by a byte that performs a micro alternating drive in a second processing direction orthogonal to the first processing direction; and extending the dynamic pressure groove that extends in the first processing direction by continuously forming the substantially linear grooves in the first processing direction by displacing the relative positions of the work and the byte in the first processing direction.04-07-2011

Ichiro Aoshima, Hotaka-Machi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090005695PULSE METER, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PULSE METER, WRISTWATCH-TYPE INFORMATION DEVICE, CONTROL PROGRAM, STORAGE MEDIUM, BLOOD VESSEL SIMULATION SENSOR, AND LIVING ORGANISM INFORMATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE - The present invention realizes calculating a pulse rate accurately, even when a body movement component has no periodical characteristics, by surely removing the body movement component generated in a living organism from a pulse wave component. A pulse wave detecting section includes a pulse wave sensor and outputs a pulse wave detection signal to an MPU functioning as a body motion component removing section. A body motion sensor outputs a body motion detection signal corresponding to a body motion that affects the behavior of venous blood to the MPU. As a result, to the MPU removes the body motion component from the pulse wave detection signal based on the body motion detection signal. A pulse rate calculating section calculates the pulse rate based on the pulse wave detection signal from which the body motion component has been removed. The pulse rate is displayed on a liquid crystal display device.01-01-2009

Kazuhiko Aoshima, Sagamihara JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110219309VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEM AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - In a video display device for use in presentation, a display state on computer display screen of an application software program used in the presentation is detected. When it is detected that the application software is in a maximized display state, a video image is projected from a video display device; upon detection of any other states, a user's designated video non-display state is set up. An objective of using this arrangement is to automatically switch it to disappearance of a display image of the video display device or to displaying of an alternative image, thereby to improve the user's usability relating to non-display of a desktop image which can contain therein unexpected important information.09-08-2011

Keitaro Aoshima, Haibara-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080233315LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR AND METHOD OF PREPARING LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE - A lithographic printing plate precursor includes a support and an ink-receptive layer containing a microcapsule.09-25-2008

Kenji Aoshima, Ishikawa-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090316064ILLUMINATION UNIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An illumination unit includes a light guide having an incidence surface, a frame which is spaced apart from the incidence surface of the light guide, an accommodation section which is formed between the incidence surface of the light guide and the frame, and a light source unit including light-emitting diodes, a film substrate on which the light-emitting diodes are amounted, a heat radiation member having a support portion which supports the film substrate and a reflection portion which extends from the support portion, and an adhesive tape which adheres the film substrate to the support portion and has heat radiation properties, the light source unit being accommodated in the accommodation section.12-24-2009

Kenji Aoshima, Tsuchiura JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100284416Network relay device and ring network - A network relay device constituting a network includes a transmit/receive unit having plural ports; an FDB for storing as its registered contents at least a port identifier for identifying each of the plural ports, or an LAG port into which are grouped a specified number of the plural ports, a terminal identifier for identifying a terminal, and an FDB_ID for being associated with both the port identifier and the terminal identifier; and an FDB_ID table for storing the FDB_ID associated with the port identifier. When the registered contents of a specified port or LAG port stored in the FDB are erased, the stored FDB_ID associated with the port identifier identifying that port or LAG port is rewritten as another value.11-11-2010
20110051732Switching hub and ring network - A switching hub for processing a VLAN frame transmitted through a transmission line of a ring network includes two ring ports connected to the transmission line of the ring network, and a forwarding processing mechanism for, when one of the two ring ports receives the frame and when a VLAN in which the received frame belongs is a VLAN only through both the ring ports, forwarding the frame to the other ring port without performing FDB learning on the frame.03-03-2011

Masaki Aoshima, Aichi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090022030OPTICAL INFORMATION MEDIUM - An optical information medium includes a substrate and a recording layer formed on the substrate. The recording layer includes a first recording film formed of a first material that has Si as a main constituent and a second recording film that is formed of a second material that has Cu as a main constituent and to which Sn is added, the second recording film being formed in a periphery of the first recording film. Data is recorded onto and reproduced from the recording layer by irradiation of the recording layer with a laser beam.01-22-2009
20090029089OPTICAL INFORMATION MEDIUM - An optical information medium includes a substrate and a recording layer formed on the substrate. The recording layer includes a first recording film formed of a first material that has Si as a main constituent and a second recording film that is formed of a second material that has Cu as a main constituent and to which Ni is added, the second recording film being formed in a periphery of the first recording film. Data is recorded onto and reproduced from the recording layer by irradiation of the recording layer with a laser beam.01-29-2009
20090029090OPTICAL INFORMATION MEDIUM - An optical information medium includes a substrate and a recording layer formed on the substrate. The recording layer includes a first recording film formed of a first material that has Si as a main constituent and a second recording film that is formed of a second material that has Cu as a main constituent and to which In is added, the second recording film being formed in a periphery of the first recording film. Data is recorded onto and reproduced from the recording layer by irradiation of the recording layer with a laser beam.01-29-2009

Masaki Aoshima, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080233328INFORMATION MEDIUM - An information medium includes a reflective layer with Ag as a main constituent, a sulfide species dielectric layer, and a recording layer in the mentioned order on a surface of a substrate. Data is recorded and reproduced by emitting a laser beam from an opposite side of the recording layer to the substrate. A barrier layer with an oxide of Zn as a main constituent is formed between the reflective layer and the sulfide species dielectric layer.09-25-2008

Nayuta Aoshima, Minato-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120135806INPUT DEVICE AND GAME SYSTEM INCLUDING THE INPUT DEVICE - An input device is provided which can input operations corresponding to play techniques used in stringed instruments. A guitar controller (05-31-2012

Shigeru Aoshima, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090277246THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY MEASURING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND GAS COMPONENT RATIO MEASURING APPARATUS - A heat radiation coefficient C [=Ph/(Th−To)] from a microheater is calculated in accordance with a power Ph applied to the microheater which is supported in air and provided in an ambient gas, a heater temperature Th, and an ambient temperature To at this moment. Further, a thermal conductivity λ11-12-2009
20100064798FLOW METER AND FLOW CONTROLLING DEVICE - To provide a highly accurate flow meter. A Flow meter comprising an inflow opening into which a measurement fluid flows, an outflow opening from which a measurement fluid flows, and a flow path connecting the inflow opening and the outflow opening, wherein the flow path is bent at a first bend portion, wherein: a first porous plate is disposed in the first bend portion of the flow path at an angle relative to the direction in which the flow path extends before and after the first bend portion, and a flow sensor for detecting the flow speed or flow volume of a measurement fluid that flows in the flow path, disposed on the inner wall of the flow path on the outflow opening side of the first bend portion.03-18-2010
20100070095FLOW METER AND FLOW VOLUME CONTROLLING DEVICE - To provide a flow meter, and a flow volume controlling device equipped therewith, capable of reducing pressure loss while obtaining a flow rectifying effect in a measurement fluid. A flow meter for measuring the flow volume of a measurement fluid, equipped with a flow path wherein the measuring fluid flows, and a flow rectifier that is disposed within the flow path, where the flow rectifier has holes for rectifying the flow of a measurement fluid, and has an area that is wider than the flow path cross-sectional area in a direction that is perpendicular to the direction in which the flow path extends. The flow volume controlling device is provided with the flow meter, a controlling valve, and controlling means for adjusting the flow volume of a fluid that flows through the flow path of the flow meter through controlling the controlling valves based on information regarding the flow volume detected by the flow meter.03-18-2010
20100089146FLOW SENSOR - A package is configured by stacking a flat board whereupon a rectangular hole for storing a sensor chip is formed, a flat board whereupon a hole section to be a package inner channel for introducing a measurement target gas into the sensor chip is formed, and a flat board whereupon hole sections which communicate with the package inner channel as an inlet and an outlet of the measurement target gas on the same end surface of the package are formed.04-15-2010
20100139389SENSOR, SENSOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD AND ABNORMALITY RECOVERY METHOD - A heater pattern is arranged on at least one substrate among substrates configuring a package, and a temperature in the package is controlled by controlling a quantity of electricity carried to the heater pattern corresponding to the ambient temperature of a sensor chip in the package.06-10-2010
20110185789CALORIFIC VALUE CALCULATION FORMULA GENERATING SYSTEM, CALORIFIC VALUE CALCULATION FORMULA GENERATING METHOD, CALORIFIC VALUE CALCULATING SYSTEM, AND CALORIFIC VALUE CALCULATING METHOD - A calorific value calculation formula generating system is equipped with a measuring mechanism for measuring heat dissipation constant values or thermal conductivity values of each of plural mixed gases each containing plural kinds of gas components at plural temperatures; and a formula generation module for generating a calorific value calculation formula having heat dissipation constant or thermal conductivities at the plural temperatures as independent variables and a calorific value as a dependent variable on the basis of calorific value values of the plural mixed gases and the heat dissipation constant values or the thermal conductivity values measured at the plural temperatures.08-04-2011

Patent applications by Shigeru Aoshima, Tokyo JP

Shinichiro Aoshima, Hamamatsu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110075260GRATING DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - In a grating device (03-31-2011

Shinichiro Aoshima, Shizuoka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100090112SINGLE TERAHERTZ WAVE TIME-WAVEFORM MEASURING DEVICE - A single terahertz wave time-waveform measuring device 04-15-2010
20100091266TOTAL REFLECTION TERA HERTZ WAVE MEASURING APPARATUS - A total reflection terahertz wave measuring apparatus 04-15-2010
20100091359OPTICAL AMPLIFYING DEVICE - The present invention provides an optical amplifying device which can be easily downsized, increased in output, and stabilized. An optical amplifying device 04-15-2010
20110222289OPTICAL ELEMENT, LASER BEAM OSCILLATION DEVICE AND LASER BEAM AMPLIFYING DEVICE - An optical element 09-15-2011
20110249253TOTAL REFLECTION TERAHERTZ WAVE MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A total reflection terahertz wave measuring apparatus 10-13-2011
20110274128LASER BEAM WORKING MACHINE - A cylindrical lens (11-10-2011
20120006797LASER BEAM WORKING MACHINE - A cylindrical lens (01-12-2012

Patent applications by Shinichiro Aoshima, Shizuoka JP

Shinji Aoshima, Iwata-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090252364VOICE SIGNAL TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING APPARATUS - A voice signal transmitting/receiving apparatus includes: a device body; a speaker array arranged in the device body and including a plurality of arrayed speaker units; and a microphone array arranged in the device body and including a plurality of arrayed microphones. By thus integrating the speaker array and the microphone array, it is possible to improve the operability of a user, to acquaint the user relatively easily with the error in the set position and to make the device compact.10-08-2009

Takayuki Aoshima, Mie JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090171037POLYESTER DERIVED FROM BIOMASS RESOURCES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - The present invention provides a resin capable of contributing greatly to solve environmental problems and problems related to exhaustion of fossil fuel resources and having physical properties suited for practical use.07-02-2009
20100305297ALIPHATIC POLYESTER RESIN AND ITS PRODUCTION METHOD - An aliphatic polyester resin having excellent moldability and its production method are provided. When the amount of specific structural units contained in an aliphatic polyester resin is adjusted to an optimum amount, an aliphatic polyester resin having sufficient melt tension at the time of molding and excellent moldability than in the past and its production method is provided.12-02-2010

Takayuki Aoshima, Yokkaichi-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110009531BIOMASS-RESOURCE-DERIVED POLYESTER AND PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREOF - The present invention provides a resin capable of contributing greatly to solve environmental problems and problems related to exhaustion of fossil fuel resources and having physical properties suited for practical use.01-13-2011
20110288207BIOMASS-RESOURCE-DERIVED POLYESTER AND PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREOF - The present invention provides a resin capable of contributing greatly to solve environmental problems and problems related to exhaustion of fossil fuel resources and having physical properties suited for practical use.11-24-2011

Taku Aoshima, Ebina-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090087219IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - The image forming apparatus including: a photoconductor provided with a charge generation layer and an overcoat layer; a first charging unit charging the photoconductor when an image is formed; an exposure unit irradiating the photoconductor with light having a wavelength to which a relative sensitivity of the charge generation layer is larger than a relative sensitivity of the overcoat layer; a development unit developing an electrostatic latent image formed on the photoconductor by the first charging unit and the exposure unit with toner; a transfer unit transferring an image developed on the photoconductor to a medium; a light irradiation unit irradiating the photoconductor with light having a wavelength to which the relative sensitivity of the overcoat layer is larger than the relative sensitivity of the charge generation layer; and an erasing unit erasing a charge from the photoconductor irradiated with light by the light irradiation unit.04-02-2009

Taku Aoshima, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090274474ELECTROSTATIC CHARGING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING ASSEMBLY AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WHICH EMPLOY THE SAME - An electrostatic charging apparatus, includes: an endless-shaped electrostatic charging belt having electrical conductivity, the electrostatic charging belt being arranged in a state of having a predetermined contact zone being in contact with a moving to-be-charged body and moving in the same direction as a moving direction of the to-be-charged body; and plural electrode members including at least a first electrode member and a second electrode member, the plural electrode members being provided inside the electrostatic charging belt, and the first and second electrode members being provided on both sides of the contact zone of the electrostatic charging belt in the moving direction thereof so as to press the electrostatic charging belt against the to-be-charged body and forming gaps that permit electric discharge between the to-be-charged body and the electrostatic charging belt, the gaps being adjacent to the respective sides of the contact zone of the electrostatic charging belt.11-05-2009
20100074652CHARGE DEVICE, IMAGE FORMATION ASSEMBLY USING THE SAME, AND IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - A charge device includes a charging belt, an electrode member, a bias supplying unit and a discharge region forming member. The belt comes into contact with a charged body. The electrode member is in contact with a part of an inner peripheral surface of the charging belt. The electrode member faces the charged body across the charging belt between the electrode member and the charged body. A downstream-side portion of the charging belt is located downstream of a position where the charged body faces the electrode member, in a moving direction of the charged body. The discharge region forming member brings the downstream-side portion into contact with the electrode member to form a discharge region in which discharge occurs between the downstream-side portion and the charged body.03-25-2010
20100215403PROTECTIVE SHEET, IMAGE FORMING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An aspect of the present invention is a protective sheet including: a protective portion that can be inserted between a charging member which is in contact with an outer peripheral surface of a latent image carrier and the latent image carrier, and that can cover an image forming area formed on the outer peripheral surface of the latent image carrier; and a high friction portion that is connected to an end portion of the protective portion, that can be inserted between a pressing portion for being pressed against a background area formed on the outer peripheral surface of the latent image carrier and the background area of the latent image carrier, and whose dynamic frictional force when pulled out from the latent image carrier is higher than that of the protective portion.08-26-2010
20110236095CLEANING BLADE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A cleaning blade includes a cleaning layer to face a image holding body and a back layer to be disposed at a side opposite to the image holding body and removes discharge products and developer residues that are stuck to a surface of the image holding body in such a manner that an edge of the cleaning layer comes into contact with the surface of the image holding body, and the back layer and the cleaning layer are molded integrally and a surface roughness Ra of the cleaning layer is lower than or equal to 0.12 μm.09-29-2011

Patent applications by Taku Aoshima, Kanagawa JP

Takuma Aoshima, Shizuoka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110299677CALL SIGNAL GENERATING DEVICE - A call signal generating device, whose pair of output terminals is connected to a telephone set, includes a rectifier rectifying an inputted high frequency signal and maintaining an output polarity in one of two polarities ; and a polarity reverser generating a call signal by periodically reversing the output polarity of the rectifier and supplying it to the telephone set via the pair of output terminals.12-08-2011

Takuma Aoshima, Kakegawa-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090244651IMAGE COMBINING DEVICE AND IMAGE COMBINING METHOD - Disclosed is an image combining device includes a read unit and a control unit. The read unit includes a transparent holder and an image read section of flatbed type. The transparent holder holds a flat medium, and plural matching reference points are marked in an edge region. The image read section reads the medium placed on a reading window. A size of the medium is larger than the reading window. Each of the partial images, generated by the image read section, includes an image of a part of the medium and a part of the matching reference points. The matching reference points are arranged along a part of an edge of the image of the medium. The control unit combines the plural partial images based on the matching reference points included in the plural partial images, and generates a combined image including an image of the medium.10-01-2009

Tatsundo Aoshima, Sagamihara JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090157699METHOD AND PROGRAM OF COLLECTING PERFORMANCE DATA FOR STORAGE NETWORK - In a storage network including at least a computer system, at least an external storage and at least a network system for communication of input/output data between the computer system and the external storage, a method of collecting the performance data on the network system and the software operated on the network system, in which the range or degree of data collection is automatically adjusted as required based on the performance data collected.06-18-2009
20110145535METHOD FOR REARRANGING LOGICAL VOLUME - A method for rearranging a logical volume including arranging a logical volume rearranging program on a particular server and using the logical volume rearranging program to acquire server/storage mapping information from each server and performance information from each storage subsystem. Moreover, the logical volume rearranging program acquires request I/O performance and a rearranging rule for each application set by a user. Furthermore, the logical volume rearranging program determines a destination by using the logical volume rearranging destination parity group specified by the user according to the aforementioned information, and rearranges the logical volume according to the storage subsystem performance and the request I/O performance of each application.06-16-2011
20120011173METHOD AND PROGRAM OF COLLECTING PERFORMANCE DATA FOR STORAGE NETWORK - In a storage network including at least a computer system, at least an external storage and at least a network system for communication of input/output data between the computer system and the external storage, a method of collecting the performance data on the network system and the software operated on the network system, in which the range or degree of data collection is automatically adjusted as required based on the performance data collected.01-12-2012

Patent applications by Tatsundo Aoshima, Sagamihara JP

Tatsundo Aoshima, Yokohama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080201341CONTENTS MANAGEMENT METHOD - An increase in the amount of resources necessary for storing contents is prevented, and a wait time taken from issuance of a content read request from a client to start of replay of the content is shortened. A file server stores header parts of contents cut off from heads of the contents in a content cache which can read the contents at a speed higher than a storage. When accepting the content read request from a client, the file server first returns the header part of the content stored in the content cache to the client. During replay of the content in the client, the file server reads out remaining parts of the content in the storage subsequent to the returned header part of the content, and returns them to the client.08-21-2008
20110153917STORAGE APPARATUS AND ITS CONTROL METHOD - Proposed are a storage apparatus and its control method capable of performing power saving operations while covering the shortcomings of a flash memory such as the life being short and much time being required for rewriting data. This storage apparatus manages the storage areas provided by each of multiple nonvolatile memories as a pool, provides a virtual volume to a host computer, dynamically allocates the storage area from a virtual pool to the virtual volume according to a data write request from the host computer for writing data into the virtual volume, and places the data in the allocated storage area. In addition, the storage apparatus centralizes the placement destination of data from the host computer to a storage area provided by certain nonvolatile memories and stop the power supply to the nonvolatile memories that are unused, monitors the data rewrite count and/or access frequency to storage areas provided by the nonvolatile memories that are active, migrates data to another storage area if the data rewrite count increases, and distributes the data placement destination if the access frequency becomes excessive.06-23-2011
20120089548METHOD FOR SUPPORTING MIGRATION DESTINATION DECISION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Each time data is migrated, a management system stores information denoting a migration history related to the migration of the data, in history management information. The management system receives an input of an administrator-desired attribute condition combination for a migration-destination storage device, identifies all device attribute combinations conforming to this attribute condition combination, and calculates multiple migration trends based on each device attribute combination and the history management information. The management system identifies, from among the multiple migration trends, a migration trend to which a specified migration-source storage device belongs, and displays information denoting at least this identified migration trend.04-12-2012

Patent applications by Tatsundo Aoshima, Yokohama JP

Toshihide Aoshima, Shizuoka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090163670ORGANIC-INORGANIC HYBRID MATERIAL, GAS BARRIER FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The invention provides an organic-inorganic hybrid material including: a support, and a graft polymer layer containing a graft polymer chain directly bonding to a surface of the support or a surface layer provided on the support, the graft polymer layer containing an inorganic component including a crosslinked structure formed through hydrolysis and polycondensation of an alkoxide of an element selected from Si, Ti, Zr and Al. The organic-inorganic hybrid material is useful as a gas barrier film.06-25-2009

Toshihide Aoshima, Haibara-Gun JP

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20080206675PLANOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR - A planographic printing plate precursor including: a support; a hydrophilic layer including a hydrophilic polymer chemically bonded to a surface of the support, where the hydrophilic polymer has a positively-charged substituent and at least one reactive group selected from the group consisting of a reactive group capable of directly chemically bonding to a surface of the support and a reactive group capable of chemically bonding to a surface of the support via a crosslinked structure; and an image forming layer, wherein the hydrophilic layer and the image forming layer are provided in that order on the support.08-28-2008

Toshihiro Aoshima, Fukuoka-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090284893Electrostatic chuck - An electrostatic chuck of the invention includes a ceramic dielectric made of a sintered body containing alumina and titanium oxide, with maximum particle size of segregation bodies of titanium compounds being smaller than average particle size of alumina, the ceramic dielectric having a volume resistivity of 1011-19-2009

Yoshinori Aoshima, Tsukubamirai-Shi JP

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20100244886State Detection Device for Power Supply System - A state detection device for power supply system comprises: a measurement unit that obtains current, voltage, and temperature at a chargeable and dischargeable power storage unit as measurement values; a storage unit that stores property information of the power storage unit; an arithmetic unit that uses different methods to calculate first and second states of charge for the power storage unit based upon the measurement values and the property information; a conflict detection unit that detects a conflict in an event that a difference between the first state of charge and the second state of charge is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold; and a correction unit that corrects the property information during charging or discharging of the power storage unit in response to the conflict having been detected by the conflict detection unit.09-30-2010
20100264878Vehicle Battery Control System - A vehicle battery control system includes: a battery module that is constituted with a plurality of cells that are connected in series; a cell controller that detects each voltage at the plurality of cells; and a battery control unit that detects a total voltage of the battery module based on a signal from a voltage sensor disposed between a contactor connected to the battery module and an inverter equipment connected to the contactor and calculates a battery state of the battery module based upon the detected total voltage. And the battery control unit calculates the battery state based upon a total value of voltages at the plurality of cells detected by the cell controller in place of the total voltage when the contactor is in an open state.10-21-2010
20110193413Battery Control Device and Battery System - A battery control device for a battery module includes a plurality of integrated circuits. Each integrated circuit includes: a constant voltage circuit that lowers a total voltage of a battery cell group corresponding to the integrated circuit to an integrated circuit internal voltage; a signal generation circuit that generates, based upon a first signal provided by a higher-order control circuit, a second signal assuming a wave height value different from a wave height value of the first signal and outputs the second signal; and a startup circuit that includes a first comparator assuming a first decision-making threshold value corresponding to the first signal and a second comparator assuming a second decision-making threshold value corresponding to the second signal, and starts up the constant voltage circuit in response to a change in an output from at least either the first comparator or the second comparator.08-11-2011

Yoshinori Aoshima, Hitachinaka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100136390Battery Storage System - A battery storage system includes: a plurality of battery modules that are electrically connected in series and in parallel, each comprising a plurality of battery cells; a plurality of sensors provided to each of the plurality of battery modules, that output at least signals corresponding to voltage and current of the each of the battery modules; a plurality of first control devices each of which is provided to the each of the plurality of battery modules, and obtains a power that can be inputted and outputted to and from the each of the battery modules based upon the voltage and current obtained from the output signals of the sensors of the each of the battery modules; and a second control device that performs overall control of the plurality of first control devices, and if a fault of a sensor in any one of the plurality of battery modules has occurred, the second control device obtains a total power that can be inputted and outputted to and from the all of the battery modules, based upon powers each of which can be inputted and outputted to and from each of other battery modules than a battery module in which the sensor has detected the fault, and outputs information of the total power.06-03-2010
20100185405Battery Control Device - A plurality of resistance value tables of a battery group with respect to temperature and SOC of the assembled battery, which are measured in advance when currents of different change patterns flow in the assembled battery, are stored. A resistance value for the assembled battery is calculated, based upon its voltage and current. From among the plurality of resistance value tables, a resistance value table is selected so that it corresponds to the change pattern of the current flowing in the assembled battery when the voltage and the current of the assembled battery were measured, and a resistance value is searched for from that resistance value table corresponding to the temperature and the SOC of the assembled battery. Then the calculated resistance value and the one from the table are compared to determine the life of the assembled battery.07-22-2010
20100244847Battery Monitoring System - A battery monitoring system, comprises a battery state detection circuit that detects battery states of a plurality of battery cells that are connected in series, based on respective cell voltages of the plurality of battery cells, and a control circuit that monitors state of a battery cell, based on each cell voltage of the plurality of battery cells. The control circuit inputs pseudo voltage information to the battery state detection circuit, and thereby diagnoses whether or not the battery state detection circuit is operating normally.09-30-2010

Yoshinori Aoshima, Tsukubamirai JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090174369Battery Management System - A battery management system which can output a battery state enabling optimum charge and discharge control to be performed even when a temperature variation occurs among individual single cells. A plurality of temperature sensors measure temperature values of a battery. A measurement unit measures a voltage and a current of the battery. A maximum/minimum temperature selection unit in a calculation unit determines a maximum temperature and a minimum temperature from the temperature values measured by the temperature sensors. An available power calculation unit calculates respective values of maximum available charge and discharge powers or maximum available charge and discharge currents of the battery corresponding to the maximum temperature and the minimum temperature based on the voltage and the current of the battery. A selection unit selects and outputs smaller maximum available charge and discharge powers or smaller maximum available charge and discharge currents from the respective values of the maximum available charge and discharge powers or the maximum available charge and discharge currents of the battery corresponding to the maximum temperature and the minimum temperature, which are calculated by the calculation unit.07-09-2009

Patent applications by Yoshinori Aoshima, Tsukubamirai JP

Yoshinori Aoshima, Ibaraki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120025769Battery System for Vehicle - A battery system for a vehicle is provided with discharge circuits (R02-02-2012

Yoshio Aoshima, Koka JP

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20110064957INTERLAYER FILM FOR LAMINATED GLASS AND LAMINATED GLASS - The invention provides an interlayer film for a laminated glass and a laminated glass, which are protected against a slump in TL value through attenuation of said coincidence effect and adapted to display an outstanding sound insulation performance over a broad temperature range. An interlayer film for a laminated glass comprising a plasticizer and a polyacetal resin, which is a blend of a polyacetal resin having an average polymerization degree of 1,000 to 3,000 and a polyacetal resin having an average polymerization degree of 3,000 to 5,000, and which has an acetalization degree of 60 to 85 mol % and an acetyl group content of 8 to 30 mol %. An interlayer film for a laminated glass which shows a temperature dependence of loss tangent in which the lowest-temperature side maximum of loss tangent appears at 30° C. or lower when examined for dynamic viscoelasticity.03-17-2011
20120003482INTERLAYER FILM FOR LAMINATED GLASS AND LAMINATED GLASS - The invention provides an interlayer film for a laminated glass and a laminated glass, which are protected against a slump in TL value through attenuation of said coincidence effect and adapted to display an outstanding sound insulation performance over a broad temperature range. An interlayer film for a laminated glass comprising a plasticizer and a polyacetal resin, which is a blend of a polyacetal resin having an average polymerization degree of 1,000 to 3,000 and a polyacetal resin having an average polymerization degree of 3,000 to 5,000, and which has an acetalization degree of 60 to 85 mol % and an acetyl group content of 8 to 30 mol %. An interlayer film for a laminated glass which shows a temperature dependence of loss tangent in which the lowest-temperature side maximum of loss tangent appears at 30° C. or lower when examined for dynamic viscoelasticity.01-05-2012

Patent applications by Yoshio Aoshima, Koka JP

Yoshiyuki Aoshima, Minowa-Machi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090300894AT CUT QUARTZ CRYSTAL RESONATOR ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An AT cut quartz crystal resonator element includes a quartz crystal element piece having an exciting part formed from an AT cut quartz crystal plate in a rectangular shape having an X-axis direction of a quartz crystal set to a long side, and an exciting electrode formed on each of front and back main surfaces of the exciting part, in which each side surface in the longitudinal direction of the exciting part is composed of two faces, an m-face of a quartz crystal and a crystal face other than the m-face.12-10-2009
20110068660AT CUT QUARTZ CRYSTAL RESONATOR ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An AT cut quartz crystal resonator element includes a quartz crystal element piece having an exciting part formed from an AT cut quartz crystal plate in a rectangular shape having an X-axis direction of a quartz crystal set to a long side, and an exciting electrode formed on each of front and back main surfaces of the exciting part, in which each side surface in the longitudinal direction of the exciting part is composed of two faces, an m-face of a quartz crystal and a crystal face other than the m-face.03-24-2011

Patent applications by Yoshiyuki Aoshima, Minowa-Machi JP

Yuki Aoshima, Chiyoda-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090098311METHOD FOR FORMING THIN FILM - When a thin film is formed on a substrate by means of a plasma under a pressure atmosphere close to the atmospheric pressure, it is possible to control particles to be formed by a reaction of a reaction gas and to form a uniform thin film constantly, even when the space between an electrode and the substrate is set to be wider than a conventional method.04-16-2009

Yuuki Aoshima, Toyohashi-Shi JP

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20110150597CLIP - A plurality of pin legs descends from a pin flange, pin leg through holes and pin acceptance cavities are formed in a bushing flange and bushing leg, leg spreaders are formed in the tip ends of the bushing leg, first locks are formed in the tip ends of the pin legs, for latching on permanent fastening projections of the leg spreaders so as to maintain the pin legs that have been diametrically spread by the leg spreaders in a permanently coupled condition, and second locks are formed at positions different from those of the first locks, for latching on temporary fastening projections in the bushing leg, whereupon the pin leg through holes restrain the diametrical spreading of the pin legs in the radial direction so that the tip ends of the pin legs can be inserted into the attachment holes of the members being attached to.06-23-2011
20110260025CARPET CLAMP - The tang portion of a clamp member of the carpet clamp deforms elastically, and thus the portion which holds a wire harness can be moved. Further, the tang portion is pressed (deformed) in the direction of a bottom wall by a groove portion. Thus the tang portion fits to the wire harnesses having different diameters. Further, in the case where the wire harness has a small diameter, the tang portion of the clamp member deforms elastically, and thus the portion which holds the wire harness is moved, and thus the outside dimension of the carpet clamp becomes substantially small in accordance with the wire harness having a small diameter. The carpet clamp has a height which is smaller by a dimension than in the case where the wire harness has a large diameter.10-27-2011