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Ariga, JP

Hajime Ariga, Chiba JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100040698PROPHYLACTIC AND/OR THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR FUNCTIONAL GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS - The present inventors conducted dedicated studies, and as a result discovered that propionic acid bacteria fermentation products have a preventive/therapeutic effect on functional gastrointestinal disorders in in vitro tests and tests using patients with irritable bowel syndrome, and completed the present invention. Specifically, the present inventors discovered, in in vitro tests, that the products have an effect of increasing the intestinal contraction frequency without changing the intestinal contractile force in a distal colon-specific manner. Moreover, effects of improving the defecation condition, general abdominal condition, and health-related QOL in patients with irritable bowel syndrome were also found. Furthermore, propionic acid bacteria fermentation products can be taken in large amounts. Therefore, the propionic acid bacteria fermentation products can be expected to have an effect of preventing/treating functional gastrointestinal disorders safely.02-18-2010

Hiroyasu Ariga, Kyoto-Shi JP

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20110009757BLOOD PRESSURE INFORMATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A sphygmomanometer separately includes a cuff accommodating an air bladder and a main body provided with an expanding/contracting mechanism arranged to expand and contract the air bladder, and the cuff includes a tubular cuff main body portion into which an upper arm is insertable and a gripping portion provided on an outer peripheral surface of the cuff main body portion. The cuff main body portion has a tightening belt wrapped around the outer side of the air bladder and a tightening length adjustment mechanism arranged to variably adjust a tightening length of the tightening belt over the upper arm. The tightening length adjustment mechanism includes a winding roller arranged to wind and feed the tightening belt, a geared motor arranged to drive and rotate the winding roller, and an electromagnetic brake arranged to apply a braking force to the winding roller. With such a configuration, in the sphygmomanometer in which the cuff and the main body are separated from each other, the cuff can be easily attached to a measurement site, and reliable winding of the cuff around the measurement site can be repeated in every measurement.01-13-2011
20110208068SPHYGMOMANOMETER AND CHARGING UNIT FOR SPHYGMOMANOMETER - A sphygmomanometer includes an expandable/contractable air bag supplied with air; a bag-shaped cover body for accommodating the air bag and for attaching the air bag to a site to be measured; an expansion and contraction mechanism for expanding and contracting the air bag; and a power supply unit arranged in the bag-shaped cover body. The power supply unit includes a battery for supplying driving power to the expansion and contraction mechanism, and a non-contact power reception unit for receiving power for charging the battery. The non-contact power reception unit is supplied with power through an electromagnetic inductive action from a non-contact power transmission unit arranged in a non-contact state with the non-contact power reception unit.08-25-2011
20110245696ELECTRONIC SPHYGMOMANOMETER - A power supply unit of an electronic sphygmomanometer includes a dry cell as a primary battery, a rechargeable battery as a secondary battery, and a power supply control circuit. A voltage detector detects a voltage (characteristic value) of the rechargeable battery, and a voltage detector detects the voltage of the dry cell. A switching control unit performs switching control of the dry cell and the rechargeable battery based on a detection result by the voltage detectors.10-06-2011

Hiroyasu Ariga, Kyoto JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110112412CUFF FOR BLOOD PRESSURE INFORMATION MEASURING DEVICE AND BLOOD PRESSURE INFORMATION MEASURING DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - A cuff for a blood pressure information measuring device configured to be mounted on a measurement site for measuring blood pressure information has a fluid bag for compressing the measurement site, a flexible curved elastic plate located outside the fluid bag while the fluid bag is wrapped around the measurement site, and annular or arc-shaped to extend along the measurement site, an inflation and deflation mechanism secured to the curved elastic plate and inflating and deflating the fluid bag, and a bag-shaped cover body encapsulating the fluid bag, the inflation and deflation mechanism, and the curved elastic plate.05-12-2011

Hiroyoshi Ariga, Hokkaido JP

Jyunji Ariga, Nirasaki City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110287629SILICON FILM FORMATION METHOD AND SILICON FILM FORMATION APPARATUS - A silicon film formation method includes a first film formation operation, an etching operation, and a second film formation operation. In the first film formation operation, a first silicon film is formed to fill the groove of the object to be processed. In the etching operation, an opening of the groove is widened by etching the first silicon film formed in the first film formation operation. In the second film formation operation, a second silicon film is formed on the groove having the opening widened in the etching operation to fill the groove. Accordingly, a silicon film is formed on a groove of an object to be processed having the groove provided thereon.11-24-2011

Katsuhiko Ariga, Tsukuba-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100019205Liquid Fullerene Derivative, Method for Producing the Same, and Device Using the Same - The liquid fullerene derivative according to the present invention contains a fullerene moiety, a benzene ring bonded to the fullerene moiety, and first to third alkyl substituents R01-28-2010

Katsuhiko Ariga, Ibaraki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080213557Carbon Porous Body, Method of Manufacturing Carbon Porous Body, Adsorbent and Biomolecular Element - There are provided a carbon porous body having a larger pore capacity and a larger specific surface area that can advantageously diffuse the substance it adsorbs into the inside and a method of manufacturing such a carbon porous body. The method of manufacturing a carbon porous body is characterized by comprising a step of mixing a cage-shaped silica porous body and a carbon source, a step of heating the obtained mixture and a step of removing the cage-shaped silica porous body from the reaction product. The cage-shaped silica porous body contains a silica skeleton, a plurality of pores formed by the silica skeleton and a plurality of channels also formed by the silica skeleton to mutually link the plurality of pores. The plurality of pores are arranged three-dimensionally, regularly and symmetrically, the diameter d09-04-2008

Ko Ariga, Shunan-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100003178 -ZEOLITE FOR SCR CATALYST AND METHOD FOR PURIFYING NITROGEN OXIDES USING SAME - An SCR catalyst using a β-zeolite in which the molar ratio of SiO01-07-2010

Ko Ariga, Yamaguchi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110251048CHABAZITE-TYPE ZEOLITE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A subject for the invention is to provide a chabazite-type zeolite that is expected to have durability and thermal resistance, which are practical properties required of catalyst supports and adsorbent bases, and that has profitability. A chabazite-type zeolite having an SiO10-13-2011

Koji Ariga, Ome-Shi JP

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20090021898ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A portable computer includes a speaker device and a first casing. The speaker device includes a speaker main body and a speaker housing for housing the speaker main body. The first casing has a bottom wall. The bottom wall has swelling portion which swells outward and contains at least part of the speaker housing.01-22-2009

Patent applications by Koji Ariga, Ome-Shi JP

Kou Ariga, Shunan-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090155152NITROGEN OXIDE-REDUCING CATALYST AND METHOD FOR REDUCING NITROGEN OXIDE - A first catalyst for reducing nitrogen oxides comprising a crystalline silicate containing an iron in β-framework structure wherein a SiO06-18-2009

Michihiro Ariga, Anjo JP

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20090165587Vehicle power transmission device - A vehicle power transmission device mounted on a vehicle for transmitting power from a power generating source to an axle through a gear train accommodated in a case, including: a lubricating pump that is driven by the power generating source and is capable of supplying a lubricating medium to an element to be lubricated; a lubricating medium storage portion that stores the lubricating medium; a lowermost gear that is located at a lowest position in the case; a topmost gear that is located at a highest position in the case; a lubrication flow path that guides the lubricating medium scooped up by the lowermost gear and carried by the gear train to a predetermined element to be lubricated; and a guide portion that guides the lubricating medium scooped up by the lowermost gear and carried by the gear train to an inlet of the lubrication flow path.07-02-2009
20100083792Vehicle power transmission device - A power transmission device that includes an uppermost side bearing; a lower side bearing; an uppermost side lubricating medium storage portion defined between the uppermost side bearing and the case to guide a lubricating medium to the uppermost side bearing; a lower side lubricating medium storage portion defined between the lower side bearing and the case to guide a lubricating medium to the lower side bearing, and located below the uppermost side lubricating medium storage portion when installing the power transmission device for a vehicle on the vehicle; and a communicating passage formed in the case to communicate the uppermost side lubricating medium storage portion and the lower side lubricating medium storage portion with each other.04-08-2010

Michihiro Ariga, Anjo-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090165586Vehicle power transmission device - A vehicle power transmission device mounted on a vehicle for transmitting power from a power generating source to an axle through a gear train accommodated in a case, including: a lubricating pump that is accommodated in the case and which is driven by the power generating source and is capable of supplying a lubricating medium to an element to be lubricated; a lubricating medium storage portion that stores the lubricating medium; a lowermost gear that is located at a lowest position in the case, and which scoops up the lubricating medium in an inner bottom of the case toward a center of the case during normal rotation of the axle without guiding the lubricating medium along an inner wall surface of the case; a partition wall; and a lubrication flow path that guides the lubricating medium scooped up by the lowermost gear to a predetermined element to be lubricated.07-02-2009

Nobuei Ariga, Ibaraki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080236157Engine Lag Down Suppressing Device of Construction Machinery - An engine lag down suppressing device of construction machinery, comprising a vehicle body controller (10-02-2008

Nobuei Ariga, Tsuchiura -Shi JP

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20080245065Control System for Hydraulic Construction Machine - A computing section computes a reference revolution-speed decrease modification amount DNLR; and multiplies an engine revolution speed modification gain KNL by a reference revolution-speed decrease modification amount DNL and then DNLR, to thereby compute an engine revolution-speed decrease modification amount DND based on input change of an operation pilot pressure, which is modified in accordance with DNLR. At the time when a lever operation input from an operation command unit is changed from full stroke to half stroke, if a pump delivery pressure is in a pressure range of a pump absorption torque control region Y where the pump delivery pressure is lower than that in a region X, the reference revolution-speed decrease modification amount computing section 10-09-2008
20090044528PUMP CONTROL APPARATUS FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - On the basis of reference torque and torque correction amount output units (T02-19-2009
20100186402PUMP TORQUE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HYDRAULIC CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A pump torque control system is capable of preventing hunting due to interference between speed sensing control and control of an engine speed of a prime mover when the temperature of a hydraulic fluid is low.07-29-2010
20100218493TORQUE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINE THREE-PUMP SYSTEM - Torque control for a construction machine three-pump system that can accurately control the total absorption torque of first, second, and third hydraulic pumps and effectively use the output torque of an engine. A pump base torque computation section 09-02-2010
20100277590Construction Machine - [Problem] To provide a construction machine, which can surely perform confirmation of conditions around a machine body upon starting work and can start a prime mover even when obstruction exists around the machine body.11-04-2010
20110146283Engine Lug-Down Suppressing Device for Hydraulic Work Machinery - To provide an engine lug-down suppressing device for hydraulic work machinery, capable of suppressing deterioration in operability of a hydraulic actuator when the hydraulic actuator is caused to operate quickly from a stopped state.06-23-2011

Patent applications by Nobuei Ariga, Tsuchiura -Shi JP

Norimasa Ariga, Izunokuni-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090103116IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - When one or both of color conversion data for chromatic colors and color conversion data for achromatic colors are rewritten, attribute information of the color conversion data for chromatic colors or the color conversion data for achromatic colors is updated and this attribute information is displayed on a display.04-23-2009
20090103117IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Color conversion data used in converting an image signal into color information represented by color materials is saved in a color-conversion-data saving unit and, when the color conversion data is rewritten, before rewriting of the color conversion data, the color conversion data is copied to an area different from an area in which the color conversion data is rewritten in the color-conversion-data saving unit.04-23-2009
20110043839IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - When one or both of color conversion data for chromatic colors and color conversion data for achromatic colors are rewritten, attribute information of the color conversion data for chromatic colors or the color conversion data for achromatic colors is updated and this attribute information is displayed on a display.02-24-2011

Patent applications by Norimasa Ariga, Izunokuni-Shi JP

Norimasa Ariga, Shizuoka-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100100813DOCUMENT PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DOCUMENT PROCESSING METHOD - A document processing apparatus which corrects object data included in a document includes a document file input section configured to input a document file including metadata and object data, an object information acquisition section configured to acquire the object data from the document file, a document information acquisition section configured to acquire the metadata added to the document, a document information analysis section configured to execute, based on the obtained metadata, at least one type of process application determination to determine whether a correction is applied or not applied to the object data, an application process determination section configured to determine, based on a result of at least the one type of executed process application determination, whether the correction is applied or not applied to the object data, and a process execution section configured to execute the correction on the object data based on a determined result.04-22-2010
20110304865PRINTING CALIBRATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PRINTING CALIBRATION PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a printing calibration processing apparatus includes: a gradation-characteristic-data generating section configured to read images of a printed surface and a rear surface of a test chart output by an image forming section and generate gradation characteristic data of the surfaces; a gradation-correction-date creating section configured to determine a correction value of maximum gradation on the basis of gradation characteristics of the surfaces; a color-material-amount-conversion-data creating section configured to determine a maximum of a color material on the basis of the correction value of the maximum gradation; a color-material-amount-limitation processing section configured to perform, concerning image data for printing, limitation processing for setting the maximum of the color material as an upper limit of a color material use amount; and a gradation correcting section configured to apply gradation correction to the image data subjected to the limitation processing using the gradation correction data.12-15-2011

Patent applications by Norimasa Ariga, Shizuoka-Ken JP

Noriyasu Ariga, Okazaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110194968OIL PUMP - An oil pump having an inner rotor with of external teeth; an outer rotor that is eccentrically provided and has internal teeth that mesh with the inner rotor external teeth, and an oil pump body that accommodates the outer and inner rotors. By rotationally driving the inner rotor to increase and decrease a space between the internal and the external teeth, an intake stroke suctions hydraulic oil from the oil pump body and a discharge stroke discharges the suctioned hydraulic oil to a discharge port formed in the oil pump body. Between the intake and discharge strokes, a confinement stroke cuts off the suctioned hydraulic oil and confines the suctioned hydraulic oil in the space, and a compression stroke reduces the space and compresses the confined hydraulic oil. Further, an interval is set between a finish end portion of the intake port of the oil pump body and a start end portion of the discharge port such that a rotation angle of the inner rotor during the compression stroke is 21 to 27 degrees.08-11-2011

Nozomi Ariga, Tokyo-To JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100324301SULFENAMIDE, VULCANIZATION ACCELERATOR CONTAINING THE SULFENAMIDE FOR RUBBER, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE VULCANIZATION ACCELERATOR - A sulfenamide vulcanization accelerator is provided that acts satisfactorily slowly on a vulcanization reaction, produces no carcinogenic nitrosamine, and is free from environmental hygiene problems such as bioaccumulation. Also provided is an N-alkyl-N-t-butylbenzothiazole-2-sulfenamide represented by formula [I]. The vulcanization accelerator is a vulcanization accelerator for rubber, containing this compound. Furthermore provided is a process for producing the vulcanization accelerator.12-23-2010

Shuji Ariga, Fukui JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080290460Chip Resistor, and Its Manufacturing Method - A chip resistor includes: a pair of upper surface electrodes formed at opposing side portions of a rectangular substrate as opposed to each other with respect to a center line of the rectangular substrate extending in a direction connecting the side portions; a resistive element formed on the rectangular substrate to be electrically connected with the upper surface electrode pair; and a pair of end surface electrodes formed on end surfaces of the opposing side portions of the rectangular substrate and electrically connected with the upper surface electrode pair. The chip resistor further includes dummy electrodes formed individually at the opposing side portions of the rectangular substrate at positions corresponding to the upper surface electrode pair in the direction connecting the side portions.11-27-2008

Takako Ariga, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100062464OXIDATIVE CHROMOGENIC COMPOUND OR SALT THEREOF AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND REAGENT COMPOSITION AND TEST INSTRUMENT USING THE SAME - It is an object of the present invention to provide a means for measuring a concentration of various components rapidly with high accuracy and high sensitivity. The present invention is to provide an oxidative chromogenic compound or salt thereof represented by the following chemical formula (1):03-11-2010

Takako Ariga, Ashigarakami-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100247667MATERIAL FOR SOFT TISSUE ENLARGEMENT - A soft tissue enlarging material including fine particles of a pH-response water-absorbing swelling polymer having an average particle size of from 15 μm to 40 μm wherein swelling of said particles is completed within 10 minutes after immersion in a 10 mM phosphate buffer physiological saline solution (pH: 7) at 37° C.09-30-2010

Tamako Ariga, Kawasaki JP

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20090095381High Strength Steel Sheet and Method for Manufacturing the Same - A high tensile steel sheet having 980 MPa or higher tensile strength with excellent elongation and stretch-flange formability, suitable for the press-forming of complex cross sectional shape such as automobile parts, is manufactured by adjusting the steel to consist essential of a ferrite single phase structure, to precipitate carbide containing Ti, Mo, and V, of smaller than 10 nm of average particle size, in dispersed state, and to have an average composition of the carbide containing Ti, Mo, and V satisfying [V/(Ti+Mo+V)≧0.3 (atomic ratio].04-16-2009

Tatsuya Ariga, Hiratsuka-Shi JP

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20100078580Extreme ultraviolet light source device, laser light source device for extreme ultraviolet light source device and method for controlling saturable absorber used in extreme ultraviolet light source device - An EUV light source of the present invention is capable of using a saturable absorber stably and continuously in a high heat load state. A saturable absorber (SA) device is disposed on a laser beam line to absorb feeble light, such as self-excited oscillation light, parasitic oscillation light or return light. SA gas from an SA gas cylinder and buffer gas from a buffer gas cylinder are mixed to be a mixed gas. The mixed gas is supplied to an SA gas cell via a supply pipeline, and absorbs the feeble light included in the laser beam. The mixed gas is exhausted via an exhaust pipeline, and is sent to a heat exchanger. The mixed gas, cooled down by a heat exchanger, is sent back to the SA gas cell by a circulation pump.04-01-2010
20110211601DRIVER LASER FOR EXTREME ULTRA VIOLET LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - A driver laser for an extreme ultra violet light source device capable of suppressing self-oscillation light, amplifying a laser beam efficiently, and reducing a device size. The driver laser has an oscillator for generating a laser beam to output the generated laser beam, and at least one amplifier for amplifying the laser beam output from the oscillator to output the amplified laser beam. The amplifier includes a discharge unit which amplifies the laser beam by using energy of a laser medium excited by discharge, a feedback mirror which leads the laser beam output from the discharge unit to the discharge unit, a polarizer which leads the laser beam output from the oscillator into the discharge unit and also reflects the laser beam output from the discharge unit to a predetermined direction, and a self-oscillation light filter which attenuates self-oscillation light output from the discharge unit.09-01-2011
20110216800TWO-STAGE LASER SYSTEM FOR ALIGNERS - The invention relates to a two-stage laser system well fit for semiconductor aligners, which is reduced in terms of spatial coherence while taking advantage of the high stability, high output efficiency and fine line width of the MOPO mode. The two-stage laser system for aligners comprises an oscillation-stage laser (09-08-2011
20120068091EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, LASER LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE FOR EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SATURABLE ABSORBER USED IN EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - An EUV light source of the present invention is capable of using a saturable absorber stably and continuously in a high heat load state. A saturable absorber (SA) device is disposed on a laser beam line to absorb feeble light, such as self-excited oscillation light, parasitic oscillation light or return light. SA gas from an SA gas cylinder and buffer gas from a buffer gas cylinder are mixed to be a mixed gas. The mixed gas is supplied to an SA gas cell via a supply pipeline, and absorbs the feeble light included in the laser beam. The mixed gas is exhausted via an exhaust pipeline, and is sent to a heat exchanger. The mixed gas, cooled down by a heat exchanger, is sent back to the SA gas cell by a circulation pump.03-22-2012

Patent applications by Tatsuya Ariga, Hiratsuka-Shi JP

Teruo Ariga, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080253843Method and Apparatus for Everting a Pipe Lining Material and Construction Method for Rehabilitating a Pipeline Using the Eversion Apparatus - A tubular pipe lining material 10-16-2008

Tohru Ariga, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110123181AIR CONDITIONER - Provided is an air conditioner including: a heater control section (05-26-2011
20110303755AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE - In an air conditioning device (12-15-2011

Tohru Ariga, Osaka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100050682INTEGRATED AIR CONDITIONER - An integrated air conditioner of high convenience capable of reducing the frequency of discharge of water collected in a drain pan by suitably controlling the operation of a water feed device according to the mode of use of the air conditioner. The air conditioner of the present invention has an air intake port 03-04-2010

Tohru Ariga, Yao JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110198340TRIAC CONTROL OF POSITIVE TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT (PTC) HEATERS IN ROOM AIR CONDITIONERS - An electric heating module for a room air conditioning system and methods are presented in which the duty cycle of the electric heater banks are controlled to limit the inrush current during the startup phase of the heater or to supplement the heat generated by the heat pump when the heat capacity of the heat pump nears the heat loss of the room being heated.08-18-2011

Tomotaka Ariga, Kawasaki-Shi JP

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20120115250CONCAVE-CONVEX PATTERN FORMING METHOD AND MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTION ELEMENT FORMING METHOD - A method of forming a concave-convex pattern according to an embodiment includes: forming a guide pattern on a base material, the guide pattern having a convex portion; forming a formative layer on the guide pattern, the formative layer including a stacked structure formed by stacking a first layer and a second layer, the first layer including at least one element selected from a first metal element and a metalloid element, the second layer including a second metal element different from the first metal element; selectively leaving the formative layer only at side faces of the convex portions by performing etching on the formative layer; removing the guide pattern; and forming the concave-convex pattern in the base material by performing etching on the base material, with the remaining formative layer being used as a mask.05-10-2012

Toshiro Ariga, Sakura-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120006480METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DECORATED MOLDING - There is provided a method for manufacturing a decorated molding having projections and depressions in a decorated surface, the method including, while a heat-shrinkable resin sheet is supported, a step (1) of creating a difference in thickness between an area A and an area B adjacent to each other in the same plane of the resin sheet through irradiation with infrared rays so that the area A and the area B have surface temperatures different from each other and the surface temperature of at least the area A is a surface temperature that is higher than or equal to a temperature T of an inflection point of orientation returning strength of the resin sheet and a step (2) of attaching the resin sheet to an adherend by vacuum forming to achieve integration. In a method for simultaneously performing vacuum forming and decoration, a decorated molding having projections and depressions in a decorated surface can be obtained with high reproducibility without requiring a physical method such as embossing.01-12-2012

Toshiyuki Ariga, Hitachinaka-Shi JP

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20110223455LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY CELL - A lithium-ion secondary cell includes a winding electrode assembly. The exposed area of the positive-electrode metal current collector body is formed at one end in a winding axis direction of the winding electrode assembly, and the exposed area of the negative-electrode metal current collector body is formed at another end in the winding axis direction of the winding electrode assembly; and the negative-electrode metal current collector body is a copper foil rolled to a thickness between 6 μm and 15 μm in which one or more of additive elements of Zr, Ag, Au, Pt, Cr, Cd, Sn, Sb, and Bi are added to Cu having a purity of equal to or greater than 99.9%, and the negative-electrode active material mix layer has a cavity volume ratio of between 30% and 60%.09-15-2011

Yasuharu Ariga, Fukushima JP

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20080254720Polishing Head, Polishing Apparatus and Polishing Method for Semiconductor Wafer - The present invention provides a polishing head 10-16-2008

Yosuke Ariga, Saitama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120067318CYLINDER HEAD FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, ENGINE INCORPORATING THE CYLINDER HEAD, AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A motorcycle includes an engine configured to expel an exhaust from combustion chambers of cylinders in a cylinder head through exhaust ports. Each of the cylinders is provided with a recessed portion provided in an exhaust passage wall surface in a central portion of an exhaust passage of a corresponding exhaust port. This makes it possible to maintain flow rate and flow velocity of the exhaust gas, and to decrease exhaust loss. As a result, it is possible to increase engine torque by use of a simple structure. In addition, no restriction is imposed on the layout of parts around the engine, because the recessed portions are provided in the exhaust ports.03-22-2012

Yuichi Ariga, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110293257IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image pickup apparatus capable of generating a strobe emission signal in a proper timing even when an electronic front curtain shutter is used in strobe photographing. The image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup device having pixels arranged in matrix and configured to store charges generated according to a received amount of light. A vertical scanning circuit controls travel of the electronic front curtain shutter such that the image pickup device sequentially receives light on a per line basis, starting from a first scan line. When it is detected that the electronic front curtain shutter reaches a predetermined scan line, a NOR gate outputs a light emission timing signal, whereby light is emitted from a light emission unit such as a strobe.12-01-2011