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Asai, JP

Akihiko Asai, Fujisawa-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090107969ARC WELDING ROBOT CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - An arc welding robot control system of the present invention includes memory devices, controlling devices, a welding condition changing position calculating device, a weaving operation controlling device that outputs a signal of completion of one weaving cycle every time when a welding torch completes to perform one weaving cycle of a predetermined movement pattern, a welding condition calculating device for calculating to-be-changed welding conditions, and a welding condition changing device that changes welding conditions of an arc welding robot, based on to-be-changed welding conditions, every time when a signal of completion of one weaving cycle is input. With this configuration, it enables a continuous change of welding conditions and a copying arc welding with high accuracy even in the case in which the arc welding robot performs a weaving operation.04-30-2009

Akira Asai, Shizuoka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090269734METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF RECOGNITION SPECIFICITY OF VIRUS FOR RECEPTOR SUGAR CHAIN - A method in which the recognition specificity of a virus for a receptor sugar chain can be easily determined with a simple instrument or apparatus is provided. In a method for determining the recognition specificity of a virus for a receptor sugar chain or for determining the change in a host infected in accordance with the mutation of virus comprising, a sample of the virus is brought into contact with a support having a polymer with sialo-oligosaccharide immobilized on the surface thereof; and the degree of binding therein is assayed to determine the recognition specificity of said virus for said receptor sugar chain and to determine the change in a host range. The method is suitable for the surveillance of virus.10-29-2009

Akira Asai, Shizuoka JP

Daisuke Asai, Seto-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090296116Print System, Program, and Printer - A print system, computer readable media, and printer are provided. The print system includes a printer and a computer. The printer includes a print unit that generates an image on a sheet from output data; a generation unit that generates correction data for correcting print data; and a transmission unit that transmits the correction data to the computer. The computer includes a correction unit that corrects the print data using the correction data transmitted from the transmission unit, thereby generating the output data; and an output unit that outputs the output data to the printer. The printer system also includes a wait state maintain unit that is configured to maintain a wait state so as not to start a printing of the output data corrected in accordance with the correction data generated during a period from a time at which generation of the correction data is commenced by the generation unit until a time at which the transmission unit transmits the correction data.12-03-2009
20100058360STORING MEDIUM - A storing medium includes a driver program installable on a host computer and a plurality of files. The host computer includes a controller, and is connectable to a plurality of different types of peripheral devices. Each file includes separately a common setting file and an individual setting file. The common setting file includes common setting information that is commonly applicable to at least two types of peripheral devices. The individual setting file includes individual setting information that is unique to a single type of peripheral device. The driver program instructs the controller to select target setting information for controlling one peripheral device from the common setting information and the individual setting information included in the file corresponding to the one peripheral device, and to control the peripheral device based on the selected target setting information.03-04-2010

Patent applications by Daisuke Asai, Seto-Shi JP

Daisuke Asai, Seto JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080297842Print Control Device, Printing System and Computer-Readable Recording Medium Storing Printing Program - A print controlling device for transmitting printer controlling information to a printer connected thereto is configured such that print setting data is generated based on desired print settings which may include operational control setting data in accordance with a setting by a user. The print controlling device is capable of generating print data including the print setting data as header information thereof, and converting the print data to the printer controlling information. When the print data is converted, it is judged whether the print setting data included in the print data contains the operational control setting. If the print setting data includes the operational control setting, job controlling information which corresponds to the operational control setting is transmitted to the printer.12-04-2008
20090046311Printing Apparatus, Displaying Device, and Computer Usable Medium Therefor - A printing apparatus to process a print job is provided. The printing apparatus includes a printing unit to form an image according to print data, a displaying device to display information concerning an operation of the printing apparatus, a first storage unit to store first user information, which identifies a user of an information processing apparatus, in association with a user-specific thumbnail image, which is to be displayed in the displaying device to identify the print job provided by the user, a first judging unit to determine as to whether the print job includes first security information, which is specified by the user to prevent contents of the print data from being disclosed, and the first user information, and a first display control unit to display the user-specific thumbnail image when the first judging unit determines that the print job includes the first security information and the first user information.02-19-2009

Patent applications by Daisuke Asai, Seto JP

Hideaki Asai, Akita JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090030270Coronary artery bypass grafting device - A coronary artery bypass grafting device includes a plurality of attachment members each having: a flexible tube (01-29-2009

Hideyuki Asai, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090218865ROTATING VEHICLE SEAT - A rotating seat for a vehicle includes a seat surface tilt angle varying mechanism, a seat surface rotating mechanism and a single drive source. The seat surface tilt angle varying mechanism is configured and arranged to vary a tilt angle of a seat surface of a seat body. The seat surface rotating mechanism is configured and arranged to rotate the seat surface. The drive source is configured and arranged to drive the seat surface tilt angle varying mechanism and the seat surface rotating mechanism.09-03-2009

Hiroaki Asai, Tokushima-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090111739SUGAR CHAIN ADDED GLP-1 PEPTIDE - The present invention relates to an oligosaccharide chain added GLP-1 peptide that has higher stability in blood than that of GLP-1 and, preferably, exhibits higher activity of controlling blood-sugar levels than that of GLP-1. The present invention relates to an oligosaccharide chain added GLP-1 peptide having GLP-1 activity, wherein at least one amino acid is substituted with an oligosaccharide chain added amino acid, in: (a) GLP-1; (b) a peptide having the amino acid sequence of GLP-1 with deletion, substitution or addition of one or several amino acids; or (c) a GLP-1 analog.04-30-2009

Hiroaki Asai, Tokushima JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090137780METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF PEPTIDE THIOESTER COMPOUND - The present invention provides a process for producing a peptide thioester compound, characterized by comprising: (A) forming a peptide by a solid-phase synthesis method using a resin modified with a linker represented by the formula (1) as a solid phase; (B) cleaving a bond between the solid phase and the peptide with at least one acid selected from dilute hydrochloric acid, dilute sulfuric acid, formic acid, and acetic acid to produce a peptide having a carboxyl group at the C-terminus; and (C) reacting a thiol compound with the peptide at −100 to 0° C. in the presence of a condensing agent in a solvent: (1) wherein R05-28-2009
20100080794MUTANT POLYPEPTIDE HAVING EFFECTOR FUNCTION - Mutant polypeptides of the present invention contain an Fc region in which a cysteine residue is substituted for the second amino acid from the glycosylation site to the N terminal side in the Fc region. The Fc region is preferably a human IgG Fc region. The mutant polypeptides of the present invention may also contain an N-linked sugar chain at the glycosylation site in Fc region. Furthermore, a polypeptide domain other than the Fc region of the mutant polypeptides of the present invention may be a polypeptide molecule that recognizes a human cell surface molecule.04-01-2010
20100306864POLYPEPTIDE HAVING ENHANCED EFFECTOR FUNCTION - Disclosed is a polypeptide having an enhanced effector function. Specifically disclosed are: a polypeptide having a modified Fc region; a nucleic acid encoding the polypeptide; a vector carrying the nucleic acid; a host cell or a host organism harboring the vector; a pharmaceutical composition comprising the polypeptide; a method for producing the polypeptide; a method for enhancing the effector function of an antibody; and a method for producing a cell capable of producing an antibody having a high effector function.12-02-2010

Hirofumi Asai, Atsugi-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080278845Magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus - A magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus includes a rotating drum unit for recording data to a magnetic tape of a tape cassette or reproducing data recorded to the magnetic tape, a tape guiding member for pulling the magnetic tape out from the tape cassette for forming a tape path, a tape loading member for winding the magnetic tape around the rotating drum unit. The magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus further includes a tape guide moving mechanism having a driving force transmitting member configured to transmit a driving force, a supporting base configured to support the tape guiding member, a first arm member having one end rotatably connected to the supporting base via a first connecting pin, and a second arm member configured to connect the first arm part and the driving force transmitting part and configured to rotatably connect to the other end of the first arm member via a second connecting pin.11-13-2008
20080278848Magnetic recording/reproducing device - In a magnetic recording/reproducing device, a tape guide member draws out a magnetic tape from a tape cassette to form a tape path in a vicinity of a magnetic head, and a tape guide moving mechanism moves the tape guide member. The tape guide moving mechanism includes a driving force transmitting member which transmits a driving force from a drive source, and an arm member which supports the tape guide member and is arranged so that the arm member is rotated in accordance with an action of the driving force transmitting member. A hooking member is interlocked with the action of the driving force transmitting member and hooks the tape guide member after the arm member is rotated to a position where the tape path is formed.11-13-2008

Patent applications by Hirofumi Asai, Atsugi-Shi JP

Katsuhiko Asai, Toyonaka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100232058INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM GLASS SUBSTRATE, INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM, INFORMATION RECORDING APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM GLASS SUBSTRATE - In an information recording apparatus such as a hard disk drive, a ramp for retreating its head from a recording medium when the apparatus is stopped is provided opposing the information recording medium. In such an information recording apparatus, the information recording medium may sometimes collide with the ramp when the apparatus falls down. By inclining a portion opposing the ramp of a glass substrate in the information recording medium, even if the information recording medium strikes the ramp, the information recording medium is prevented from being cracked.09-16-2010
20110135866INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM GLASS SUBSTRATE, INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM, INFORMATION RECORDING APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM GLASS SUBSTRATE - In an information recording apparatus such as a hard disk drive, a ramp for retreating its head from a recording medium when the apparatus is stopped is provided opposing the information recording medium. In such an information recording apparatus, the information recording medium may sometimes collide with the ramp when the apparatus falls down. By inclining a portion opposing the ramp of a glass substrate in the information recording medium, even if the information recording medium strikes the ramp, the information recording medium is prevented from being cracked.06-09-2011

Patent applications by Katsuhiko Asai, Toyonaka-Shi JP

Kazuaki Asai, Kanazawa-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090205190Method of mounting plate to receiving mold of punching machine and displacement positioning fixture used therefor - A positioning-jig 08-20-2009
20100190625Positioning-jig for adjusting a face plate - A positioning-jig 07-29-2010

Kazuyuki Asai, Kumamoto JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090174153Mold for Gasket, Method for Manufacturing the Gasket, and Gasket - This invention provides a mold for a gasket, which can render the planar shape of a mold for integral molding of a large-diameter gasket as small as possible to reduce the size of the manufacturing equipment and, at the same time, by virtue of integral molding, does not require labor and time in the manufacture thereof and does not cause a lack of strength in the connecting part. To this end, a mold (07-09-2009

Kei Asai, Kyoto-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100319687NEBULIZER AND INHALATION AID USED THEREFOR - A nebulizer includes a nebulizer body and a relay pipe. The nebulizer body includes a connection portion that has an aerosol lead-out port to lead out aerosol, and the relay pipe includes a connection portion that has an aerosol introduction port to introduce the aerosol. The nebulizer body and the relay pipe can take a first connection state in which the relay pipe is detachably connected to the nebulizer body and a second connection state in which the relay pipe is connected to the nebulizer body so as to be not able to be detached from the nebulizer body. In the first connection state, the aerosol introduction port and the aerosol lead-out port are communicated with each other. In the second connection state, the aerosol lead-out port is blocked by a blocking portion provided in the relay pipe. Therefore, the nebulizer in which reuse of the nebulizer body or relay pipe is simply prohibited after the usage can be provided by the configuration.12-23-2010

Keiji Asai, Miyazaki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110046288Phenol Resin Molding Material and Pulley Molded from Said Molding Material - Disclosed is a phenol resin molding material comprising 100 parts by weight of a resol type phenol resin, 40 to 100 parts by weight of an inorganic fiber, 30 to 90 parts by weight of a natural silica powder having an average particle size of 0.5 to 15 μm and subjected to a coupling agent treatment and 1 to 15 parts by weight of a rubber component as main components. The molding material can contain 50% by weight or more of a glass fiber and a natural silica powder having a crushed shape can be used as the natural silica powder. As a molded article produced from the resin molding material, a resin pulley is exemplified.02-24-2011

Keisuke Asai, Sendai-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090121188High Counting Rate Scintillator - [PROBLEMS] To provide a scintillator responding to high counting rate sustaining high-speed and high detection efficiency of BaF05-14-2009

Patent applications by Keisuke Asai, Sendai-Shi JP

Kenichi Asai, Chiba JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090158889Weld Joint Formed with Stainless Steel-Based Weld Metal for Welding a Zinc-Based Alloy Coated Steel Sheet - Disclosed are a weld joint and a stainless steel-based weld metal composition for the weld joint. The composition and weld joint made therefrom are suitable for welding a zinc-based alloy coated steel sheet. The weld is excellent in corrosion resistance and liquid-metal embrittlement crack resistance. This is accomplished by inhibiting liquid-metal embrittlement cracks of the stainless-steel-based weld metal when the zinc-based alloy coating steel sheet is welded using the stainless-steel-based weld metal. The weld joint comprises a welded portion of weld metal made of stainless-steel-based components, the weld metal containing in mass percent (%): C: 0.01-0.1; Si: 0.1-1; Mn: 0.5-2.5; Ni: 5-11; and Cr: 17-25, and the balance being iron and residual impurities, wherein the following expression are met: −0.81×Cr equivalent+23.2≦Ni equivalent≦0.95×Cr equivalent−8.1 . . . (1); Ni equivalent=Ni+30×C+0.5×Mn+30×N . . . (2); Cr equivalent=Cr+Mo+1.5×Si . . . (3).06-25-2009

Kunio Asai, Hitachi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100329884TURBINE ROTOR BLADE - A turbine rotor blade which is enhanced in erosion resistance and reduced in stress corrosion cracking sensitivity is provided. When a blade tip end of the turbine rotor blade is hardened by heat treatment, hardness at an outer circumferential side in a radial direction is made higher than hardness at an inner circumferential side, and thereby, enhancement in erosion resistance and reduction in stress corrosion cracking sensitivity are made compatible with each other all over in a blade length direction.12-30-2010

Patent applications by Kunio Asai, Hitachi JP

Makoto Asai, Aichi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110012195SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Between a source electrode (01-20-2011

Makoto Asai, Kariya-City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090283798Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof - A semiconductor device includes an n-conductive type semiconductor substrate having a main side and a rear side, a p-conductive type layer arranged over the main side of the substrate, a main side n-conductive type region arranged in the p-conductive type layer, a rear side n-conductive type layer arranged over the rear side of the substrate, a first trench which reaches the substrate and penetrates the main side n-conductive type region and the p-conductive type layer, a second trench which reaches an inside of the p-conductive type layer, a second electrode layer, which is embedded in the second trench and connected to the p-conductive type layer. Hereby, the semiconductor device, in which the recovery property of a diode cell can be improved without damaging the property of a MOS transistor cell or an IGBT cell and the surge withstand property does not deteriorate, can be obtained.11-19-2009

Patent applications by Makoto Asai, Kariya-City JP

Makoto Asai, Anjo-City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090127624Semiconductor device having soi substrate and method for manufacturing the same - A semiconductor device includes: a SOI substrate including a support layer, a first insulation film and a SOI layer; a first circuit; a second circuit; and a trench separation element. The SOI substrate further includes a first region and a second region. The first region has the support layer, the first insulation film and the SOI layer, which are stacked in this order, and the second region has only the support layer. The trench separation element penetrates the support layer, the first insulation film and the SOI layer. The trench separation element separates the first region and the second region. The first circuit is disposed in the SOI layer of the first region. The second circuit is disposed in the support layer of the second region.05-21-2009
20090189181Semiconductor device having insulated gate semiconductor element, and insulated gate bipolar transistor - A semiconductor device having an IGBT includes: a substrate; a drift layer and a base layer on the substrate; trenches penetrating the base layer to divide the base layer into base parts; an emitter region in one base part; a gate element in the trenches; an emitter electrode; and a collector electrode. The one base part provides a channel layer, and another base part provides a float layer having no emitter region. The gate element includes a gate electrode next to the channel layer and a dummy gate electrode next to the float layer. The float layer includes a first float layer adjacent to the channel layer and a second float layer apart from the channel layer. The dummy gate electrode and the first float layer are coupled with a first float wiring on the base layer. The dummy gate electrode is isolated from the second float layer.07-30-2009

Masahiko Asai, Aichi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100064706CONTROL DEVICE, METHOD, AND PROGRAM OF PERMANENT-MAGNET TYPE SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR - There is provided a control device of a permanent-magnet type synchronous motor that sets a synchronous operation current at start-up in response to a current limiting value determined from the temperature of an inverter that supplies three-phase power to the permanent-magnet type synchronous motor, that monitors an output voltage or an output current of the inverter during a rotation stabilizing period after start-up, and that updates the synchronous operation current using this output voltage or output current.03-18-2010
20100247349INTEGRATED-INVERTER ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR - A common mode coil can be installed without having to increase the planar area for an inverter accommodating section so that high performance and size reduction and compactness of an inverter device can be achieved. In an integrated-inverter electric compressor (09-30-2010
20110116950INVERTER-INTEGRATED ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR - In an inverter-integrated electric compressor having an inverter unit integrated therein, the inverter unit is provided with a plurality of CAN (Controller Area Network) receiver circuits for CAN communications with a vehicle-side control unit, at least one of the CAN receiver circuits being a high-speed CAN receiver circuit allowing connection with a high-speed CAN bus and at least one of the other CAN receiver circuits being a low-speed CAN receiver circuit allowing connection with a low-speed CAN bus.05-19-2011

Patent applications by Masahiko Asai, Aichi JP

Masahiro Asai, Anjo-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100082208CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - An automatic transmission control system calculates a sustention output, needed to sustain a vehicle speed, based on the running resistance, calculates a request output based on, for example, an accelerator pedal angle, calculates a current gear ratio maximum output, which is a maximum output of a vehicle at the current gear ratio, based on the maximum output performance of the engine, and also calculates a post-upshift maximum output that is the maximum output of the vehicle at a gear ratio resulting from an upshift. When a first value based on the sustention output, request output, and a reserve output becomes larger than a second value based on the current gear ratio maximum output, a downshift is decided. When a third value based on the sustention output, request output, and reserve output becomes smaller than a fourth value based on a post-upshift maximum output, upshift is decided.04-01-2010
20110106356VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle control device for controlling a vehicle drive apparatus, the vehicle control device configured with a phase determining mechanism that determines the end of the torque phase in a shift operation, and a rotary electrical machine control mechanism that controls the torque of the rotary electrical machine using a variation of input torque. The vehicle control device is also configured with an engagement control mechanism that provides feedback controlling supplied oil pressure to an engagement side element as an engagement element on a side to be engaged after switching of shift speeds so that the rotation speed change rate of the input member becomes the target rotation speed change rate.05-05-2011

Masahiro Asai, Nagoya-Shi, JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100050740GAS SENSOR AND GAS SENSOR UNIT - A gas sensor including a detection element having a detection portion; a metal shell that surrounds the detection element so as to expose the detection portion to a measured atmosphere; an outer tube that is fixed to the metal shell so as to cover a rear end side of the detection element; and a seal member that is contained inside the outer tube, the seal member having a lead wire insertion hole and a through hole that penetrates in the axial direction; a tubular holding member made of a resin having a lower coefficient of thermal expansion than the seal member, the tubular holding member being held inside the through hole, the tubular holding member having a ventilation hole; and a filter that covers the ventilation hole, the filter being joined to the holding member, the filter blocking water from passing therethrough, and the filter having air permeability.03-04-2010

Masahiro Asai, Anjo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110106355VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle control device for controlling a vehicle drive apparatus, the vehicle control device configured with a release control mechanism that provides feedback controlling supplied oil pressure to a release side element, and an engagement control mechanism that increases supplied oil pressure to an engagement side element as an engagement element on a side to be engaged in a state that the differential rotation speed is substantially constant. The control device is further configured with a phase determining mechanism that determines if the torque phase has started when a condition that a phenomenon accompanying a change of the differential rotation speed due to increase of the supplied oil pressure to the engagement side element is detected is met.05-05-2011

Masashi Asai, Ichinomiya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090301368Needle thread feeding device for multi-needle embroidery sewing machine - The present invention provides a needle thread feeding device for a multi-needle embroidery sewing machine which includes a drive roller having a length that extends across the plurality of needle threads, a needle thread guide mechanism that arranges the needle threads side by side in an axial direction of the drive roller and guides the needle threads, a pressure roller that presses the selected needle thread onto the drive roller, and a thread distributing mechanism that relatively moves the needle thread guide mechanism and the pressure roller in the axial direction of the drive roller in synchronization with movement of the sewing machine head. The thread distributing mechanism interposes the selected needle thread between the drive roller and the pressure roller.12-10-2009

Masataka Asai, Aichi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090302694MOTOR STATOR AND STATOR MANUFACTURING METHOD - A motor stator includes a plurality of stator cores constituted of divided cores and cassette coils which are conductive coils. One of the divided core and the cassette coil is integrally formed with an insulator of a thermosetting resin by insert molding. A stator assembly including the plurality of cassette coils is covered with a thermosetting resin by molding to produce the state.12-10-2009

Masato Asai, Anpachi-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110001720CONDUCTIVE FILM - A conductive film which is excellent in moist heat resistance, conductivity, transparency and coating film strength.01-06-2011

Mitsuo Asai, Annaka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100022705PREPARATION OF HYDROLYZABLE GROUP-CONTAINING ORGANOHYDROGENPOLYSILOXANE AND ORGANOPOLYSILOXANE DERIVED THEREFROM - A hydrolyzable group-containing organohydrogenpolysiloxane is prepared by (A) reacting (a) an organosiloxane with (b) an organosilane or organosiloxane containing a hydrolyzable group, at least one of components (a) and (b) containing hydrosilyl, in the presence of a superstrong acid catalyst, (B) adding an inorganic basic neutralizing agent and/or an adsorbent to the resulting reaction solution, and (C) removing the neutralized and/or adsorbed form of the superstrong acid catalyst. The process proceeds in an essentially non-aqueous system, and the organohydrogenpolysiloxane free of residual acidic catalyst is obtainable at low cost.01-28-2010

Morimasa Asai, Shizuoka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090218739Vibration Reducing Structure for steering wheel09-03-2009

Naoki Asai, Tsukuba JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100204490PROCESS FOR TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF PLADIENOLIDE B AND PLADIENOLIDE D - Process for producing compound of Formula:08-12-2010

Naoki Asai, Susono-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090240387Control Device of Hybrid Vehicle and Hybrid Vehicle - A hybrid vehicle includes a motor generator used for driving the vehicle, an engine used in combination with the motor generator, an accelerator sensor arranged in an instructing unit instructing increase and decrease in required drive torque, and a control device starting the engine when a required engine output value exceeds a start threshold. The controller decreases the start threshold according to at least increase in required drive torque, and preferably decreases the start threshold further according to decrease in vehicle speed sensed by a vehicle speed sensor.09-24-2009

Naoki Asai, Ibaraki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110065202Method for Examination of Alzheimer's Disease - A method for examining Alzheimer's disease comprising (1) the measurement step of measuring an amount of lidocaine or a metabolite thereof in a cerebrospinal fluid derived from a lidocaine-administered test subject, and (2) the determination step of determining whether the test subject has Alzheimer's disease or not on the basis of the measured amount.03-17-2011

Naoya Asai, Nagoya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100258756Slide type valve - The slide type valve of the present invention has a structure in which a movable flowpath forming member is pressed toward a slidable sealing member by use of a spring member and in which the load of the slidable sealing member received from the movable flowpath forming member becomes equal to a constant spring load determined by a spring force of the spring member. Additionally, an attachment member holding the movable flowpath forming member that is movable to the fixed flowpath forming member has a housing hole whose shape substantially coinciding with the shape of the movable flowpath forming member. The movable flowpath forming member is housed in the housing hole so as to be slidable in a direction perpendicular to the first end surface of the fixed flowpath forming member, and, accordingly, the load distribution is uniformed both in a first seal sliding surface and in a second seal sliding surface of the slidable sealing member. Additionally, a third flowpath is formed to follow one direction so as to reach the second seal sliding surface from the first seal sliding surface, and, as a result, a pressure loss in the flowpath is minimized.10-14-2010

Nobuaki Asai, Nagoya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090115918Oscillating element, manufacturing method of oscillating element, optical scanning device, image forming device and image display device - An oscillating element which can improve the adhesiveness thereof with an actuator is disclosed. In an oscillating element which includes a substrate which is configured to support an oscillation portion in an oscillating manner, and a driving layer which is configured to oscillate the oscillation portion, the driving layer including an adhesive layer formed on a substrate side thereof, an intermediate layer is positioned between the substrate and the driving layer. The intermediate layer is made of a material which allows surface activation bonding with the substrate, and the surface roughness of the intermediate layer on the adhesive layer side is set coarser than the surface roughness of the intermediate layer on the substrate side thus allowing the intermediate layer to easily acquire an anchoring effect with the adhesive layer.05-07-2009

Nobuaki Asai, Hashima-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080204839Optical scanning device, optical scanning display device, and optical scanning method - An optical scanning device is provided with a scanning unit including an oscillating element which is elastically and rotatably supported so as to rotatably oscillate, a light beam incident on the scanning unit being deflected to scan as the oscillating element oscillates, a scanning signal generating unit which generates a scanning signal, the scanning signal including a sawtooth wave part and a corrective wave part which is formed based on a resonance frequency intrinsic to the scanning unit, and a driving unit which drives the scanning unit to oscillate the oscillating element in accordance with the scanning signal.08-28-2008
20090079054Semiconductor device, structure of mounting the same, and method of removing foreign matter from the same - A semiconductor device includes a package defining an enclosed inner space, a semiconductor chip having a movable portion on one side and housed in the closed inner space of the package, and a catching member located in the closed inner space of the package to catch and hold a foreign matter suspended in an atmosphere in the closed inner space of the package.03-26-2009
20090141238MIRROR DRIVER USING DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSED MECHANICAL BEAMS WITH MIRROR INBETWEEN AND RETINAL SCANNING DISPLAY USING THE SAME - A mirror driver is disclosed which includes: a mirror having a reflective surface reflecting incident light thereon; a pair of mechanical beams diametrically opposed to each other with the mirror inbetween as viewed along a reference line parallel to the reflective surface; an actuator imparting bending motions to the pair of beams, respectively; and a pair of joints integrally coupling the pair of beams and the mirror to each other, with less rigidity to resist deformation than rigidity of the pair of beams and the mirror, for allowing conversion of the bending motions of the pair of beams into a rigid-body motion of the mirror without inducing an angular oscillation about the reference line.06-04-2009

Patent applications by Nobuaki Asai, Hashima-Gun JP

Nobuhiro Asai, Tochigi-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090042084Separator for fuel cell and method for manufacturing the same - At first step S02-12-2009

Nobuhiro Asai, Setagaya-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100333075EXECUTING PLATFORM-INDEPENDENT CODE ON MULTI-CORE HETEROGENEOUS PROCESSORS - A virtual machine can be extended to be aware of secondary cores and specific capabilities of the secondary cores. If a unit of platform-independent code (e.g., a function, a method, a package, a library, etc.) is more suitable to be run on a secondary core, the primary core can package the unit of platform-independent code (“code unit”) and associated data according to the ISA of the secondary core. The primary core can then offload the code unit to an interpreter associated with the secondary core to execute the code unit.12-30-2010

Norio Asai, Chuo-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090270365BENZAMIDE DERIVATIVE OR SALT THEREOF - There is provided a compound having a capsaicin receptor VR1 inhibitory activity and useful as a therapeutic agent for various pains including inflammatory pain and neurogenic pain, migraine, cluster headache, bladder diseases including overactive bladder, and the like.10-29-2009

Norio Asai, Atsugi-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090240410CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - When a shift lever is shifted from an N range to a D range and a predetermined learning condition is established, a learning timer tm_pulse up to a point at which a pulse signal is detected by a primary pulley rotation speed sensor is calculated, and when a deviation between the learning timer tm_pulse and a reference correction amount ΔP_offset is larger than a predetermined threshold Δt_pulse_dif, a learned correction amount P_offset is updated.09-24-2009
20110015834CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - When a vehicle stops in a travel range, a transmission controller sets a subtransmission mechanism in a second speed interlocking condition in which a torque input into a continuously variable transmission is transmitted in a second gear position and both a frictional engagement element of a first gear position and a frictional engagement element of the second gear position are engaged, and when a predetermined condition is established while the vehicle is stationary, the transmission controller reduces an output shaft torque of the continuously variable transmission.01-20-2011

Osamu Asai, Shinjuku-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090316246PHOTOCHROMIC FILM, PHOTOCHROMIC LENS COMPRISING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PHOTOCHROMIC LENS - The present invention relates to a photochromic film comprising a photochromic dye and a resin component. The photochromic film has a nanoindentation hardness of equal to or greater than 800 nm on at least one of surfaces, surface A, thereof. The present invention further relates to a method of manufacturing a photochromic lens. The method of manufacturing a photochromic lens of the present invention comprises forming a photochromic film having a nanoindentation hardness ranging from 500 to 5000 nm on an outermost surface thereof as well as having a smaller nanoindentation hardness on a surface facing a first mold than that on the outermost surface by coating a photochromic liquid comprising a photochromic dye and a curable component on one surface of the first mold for formation of one of surfaces of a lens and subjecting the photochromic liquid to curing treatment, and a photochromic lens comprising a photochromic film on a lens substrate is obtained by means of the above first mold.12-24-2009

Satoru Asai, Kawasaki JP

Patent applications by Satoru Asai, Kawasaki JP

Satoshi Asai, Saitama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100013780INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An information processing device includes: a main unit to be held; a display unit provided on the main unit such that an information display screen is positioned on a front face thereof, to display information on the information display screen; a touch position detection unit to detect a touch position on the information display screen, and generate touch position detection data represented in terms of coordinates based on two axes intersecting at the detected touch position; and a control unit to display predetermined information on the information display screen, in the event of detecting that the touch position on the information display screen is being continually displaced from within a predetermined region on the information display screen in a predetermined first diagonal direction as to two directions following the two axes, based on the touch position detection data generated by the touch position detection unit.01-21-2010
20110009988CONTENT REPRODUCTION APPARATUS AND CONTENT REPRODUCTION METHOD - The present invention allows a user to enjoyably select a music content, which meets the user's potential likes, for a short period of time without stressing the user. The present invention selects a group of music contents, which should be regarded as objects of reproduction, from among numerous contents, sequentially reproduces and outputs hook-portion data items (A01-13-2011

Seiji Asai, Yokohama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080292249ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - There can be realized a compact optical network unit with an optical cable provided between an optical cable housing and an optical video terminal housing. When the optical video terminal housing is opened and closed by rotating 90 degrees or more about hinges connecting the two housings, the extra length of the optical cable is absorbed in an optical cable length adjustment portion of the optical video terminal housing as well as in an optical cable housing portion. Thus, the optical cable can be smoothly moved through a cable guide which is a base point of the movable portion of the optical cable, without an operation to prevent the optical cable from being stuck.11-27-2008
20100181108ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - Electronic equipment installed outdoors to house an internal unit is provided, meeting the waterproof standard and having an easily replaceable structure of the internal unit. The electronic equipment has an enclosure having a cover and a case with an opening and an air vent, and an internal unit in which an electronic component is mounted. The internal unit has a heat sink and radiation fins for releasing heat generated by the electronic component. The fins are inserted into the opening. The heat sink has a draining portion formed below the fins in a direction perpendicular to an extending direction of the radiation fins, a groove for waterproofing around the fins except an upper portion thereof, and two protrusions for fitting above the fins. The case has a rib for waterproofing around the opening except an upper portion thereof, and two holes for fitting above the opening.07-22-2010

Patent applications by Seiji Asai, Yokohama JP

Shigeki Asai, Chiyoda-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100095315STORAGE MEDIUM PLAYBACK DEVICE - Problem: A storage medium playback device includes a first playback means that plays back on the basis of information stored on a storage medium, a second playback means that plays back on the basis of information stored on a storage medium, and a single insertion slot through which a storage medium to be played back by the first playback means and a storage medium to be played back by the second playback means are inserted, wherein the storage playback device is capable of simultaneously playing back different storage media each with the first playback means and the second playback means; therefore, the area of an installation face for insertion slots is effectively used.04-15-2010

Shingo Asai, Toyokawa-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100119437METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBON BLACK - Carbon black, comprising particles having a number average particle size of Feret's diameter of 2 to 100 nm and an average roundness of 100 to 130.05-13-2010

Shingo Asai, Aichi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090085013Composition Containing Carbon Black, Composition for Coloring and Conductive Composition - The present invention provides to a composition, a composition for coloring and a conductive composition, each of which contains new carbon black having a specific number average particle size of Feret's diameter.04-02-2009
20090214865CARBON BLACK - Carbon black of the present invention has a number average particle size of Feret's diameter of 5 to 300 nm and a CV value of the number average particle size of Feret's diameter of 5 to 30.08-27-2009

Shinichi Asai, Gamagoori-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100073720PRINT SYSTEM FOR CONFERENCING AND PRINT METHOD THEREOF - A print system for conferencing includes a plurality of print apparatuses that are provided in a plurality of conference locations and interconnected via a network; a storage that registers in itself, data of conference material and information of prospective attendees from the respective conference locations; and a detector that detects the start of a conference. Each of the print apparatuses obtains and records the registered data of conference material and information of prospective attendees from the conference location where the print apparatus is provided, then prints as many copies of conference material as the number of the prospective attendees, if the start of a conference is detected.03-25-2010
20100302382IMAGE DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM ON WHICH AN IMAGE DATA PROCESSING PROGRAM IS RECORDED - The present invention provides an image data processing apparatus that is capable of selecting and processing particular images from among a large number of images, based on the user's actions relating to the images. An MFP 12-02-2010
20100302587IMAGE PRINTING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PRINTER SELECTION APPARATUS, TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING RECORDED THEREIN PRINTER DRIVER - A certain PC selects an MFP expected to complete a print job the earliest based on the number of print jobs being spooled in each MFP, and outputs the print job to the selected MFP. Despite this, there occurs a problem that it takes longer time to complete the print job than a user thought due to that other PC has output a print job to the selected MFP substantially simultaneously with the certain PC. In view of this problem, according to the present invention, a terminal information management unit included in each MFP manages the default setting number that is the number of PCs that each set the MFP as its default MFP for ordinary use. A PC selects an MFP to which a print job is to be output based on the default setting number collected from each MFP, and outputs the print job to the selected MFP.12-02-2010
20100309497INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing device prints a link source webpage and a link target webpage so that (i) it is easy to grasp, from a printout of these webpages, that these webpages are associated with each other, and (ii) the printout can be easily organized. MFP 12-09-2010

Taisuya Asai, Kawasaki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100036837INFORMATION SEARCH METHOD AND INFORMATION SEARCH APPARATUS - An information search apparatus includes a receiving unit which receives a search request from a searcher's terminal; a search unit which searches and retrieves, from a database, candidate information that includes a content satisfying a search criteria set in the search request; a constriction unit which constricts the retrieved candidate information based on similarities between an attribute of an authorized person who is authorized to determine disclosure or non-disclosure of the candidate information included in the candidate information, and an attribute of the searcher who transmits the search request from the searcher's terminal; and a transmission unit which transmits disclosure requests for the constricted candidate information to an authorized person's terminal and transmits candidate information in which a response for the disclosure request received by the receiving unit is set to permit disclosure to the searcher's terminal.02-11-2010

Takashi Asai, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090134657SUN VISOR FOR VEHICLES - It is an object of the invention to provide a technique which contributes to stabilized movement of a sliding structure in a slide-type sun visor for vehicles. Representative sun visor for vehicles includes a sun visor body, a support shaft, a sliding member, a clip member and a clamping device. The clamping device accommodates a clearance in a circumferential direction between the support shaft and the sliding member and prevents relative rotation of the support shaft and the sliding member. The clamping device is mounted to the sliding member and rotates together with the sliding member.05-28-2009
20100019527SUN VISOR FOR VEHICLES - A technique is disclosed for reducing a biasing force acting upon a support rod, while securing a rotating torque required to pivot a sun visor body, in a sun visor for vehicles. A sun visor for vehicles, in which a sun visor body 01-28-2010

Patent applications by Takashi Asai, Toyota-Shi JP

Takeshi Asai, Nisshin-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090162730GAS-LIQUID SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A discharge port is located at a lower portion of the case of a gas-liquid separator. A discharge valve is located at the discharge port. A water retaining portion is located at the bottom of the case. The water retaining portion is located at a position lower than the discharge valve. An upward inclination surface is formed on the bottom of the water retaining portion. The upward inclination surface is inclined upward toward the discharge valve. A downward inclination surface is formed on the bottom of the water retaining portion. The downward inclination surface is inclined downward toward the upward inclination surface. A cover portion is located in an upper portion of the water retaining portion. The cover portion defines a gas passage in an upper portion of the water retaining portion. The gas passage is open at a portion closer to the inlet and connected to the discharge valve.06-25-2009

Takeshi Asai, Ibaraki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100137081BALL - A ball includes a ball body having a spherical surface, and at least one projection extending from the surface of the ball body. The projection extends in such a manner that the projection forcibly separates a laminar boundary layer generated on the surface of the ball body, and transitions the laminar boundary layer to a turbulent boundary layer.06-03-2010

Tatsuya Asai, Suwon-Si JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100153438METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEARCHING FOR HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURE DOCUMENT - A method and apparatus for allowing a computer to search a hierarchical structure document by creating a list in which a true flag indicating that conditions of a predicate of a search formula are satisfied or a false flag indicating that the conditions of the predicate of the search formula are not satisfied is set to a predicate node of the document data based on the search formula, and scanning the list to search for data designated by the search formula from the document data.06-17-2010

Tetsuya Asai, Saitama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090290953SCREW AND SCREW FASTENING STRUCTURE - There is provided a screw treated by a chemical conversion coating of trivalent chromium having a torque characteristic approximately equivalent to a screw of a hexavalent chromate treatment. For the purpose, on a surface of a bolt, a zinc plating layer is formed by a zinc plating treatment. On the layer, a chemical conversion coating of trivalent chromium is also formed by a treatment of chemical conversion coatings of trivalent chromium. The coating is formed to be thin and soft so that the zinc-based plating layer can be exposed on the surface due to rubbing off of the chemical conversion coating of trivalent chromium at a contact portion to a fastened member of the bolt by tightening the bolt.11-26-2009

Tetsuya Asai, Sapporo-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100164461REFERENCE VOLTAGE GENERATION CIRCUIT - An object of the present invention is to generate a reference voltage that is stable in relation to manufacturing process variations, by matching the operating regions of the MOSFETs contributing to generation of the reference voltage. The reference voltage generation circuit 07-01-2010

Tomohiro Asai, Shizuoka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090317455REVERSE TARGETING LIPID VESICLE - The present invention provides an immunomodulating agent and a therapeutic agent for a immune disease, which comprise a lipid vesicle encapsulating a drug capable of suppressing or damaging an immunocyte that expresses or binds to an antibody, the lipid vesicle having an antigen for the antibody bound to the outer surface thereof. Hence, there is provided means for effectively treating an immune disease such as an allergic diseases or an autoimmune disease.12-24-2009
20100094020POLYCATIONIZED PHOSPHOLIPID DERIVATIVES - The present invention provides novel phospholipid derivatives. Furthermore, the present invention provides lipid membrane structures excellent in gene/nucleic acid introduction efficiency into a cell.04-15-2010

Tomohiro Asai, Namegata JP

Tomohiro Asai, Mito JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080209909Gas turbine combustor and fuel supply method for same - A gas turbine combustor includes a liquid fuel nozzle for jetting out liquid fuel, a pre-mixture chamber wall provided with the liquid fuel nozzle at a center thereof, having a hollow conical shape gradually spreading in the direction in which the fuel is jetted out and defining a pre-mixture chamber therein; a plurality of air inlet holes bored through the pre-mixture chamber wall and introducing the combustion air to the pre-mixture chamber such that angles at which the combustion air is introduced to the pre-mixture chamber through the air inlet holes are deflected at least toward the circumferential direction of the pre-mixture chamber wall; and a plurality of gaseous fuel nozzles disposed around the pre-mixture chamber wall in an opposing relation respectively to the plurality of air inlet holes and jetting out gaseous fuel substantially coaxially with axes of the air inlet holes.09-04-2008
20100000218GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR AND FUEL SUPPLY METHOD FOR SAME - A gas turbine combustor for mixing fuel into combustion air introduced from a compressor, burning an air-fuel mixture, and supplying produced combustion gas to a gas turbine. The combustor has a liquid fuel nozzle for jetting out liquid fuel and a pre-mixture chamber wall having a hollow conical shape gradually spreading in the direction in which the fuel is jetted out from the liquid fuel nozzle, and defining a pre-mixture chamber therein. A plurality of gaseous fuel nozzles are disposed around the pre-mixture chamber wall in an opposing relation respectively to a plurality of air inlet holes bored through the pre-mixture chamber wall and jet out gaseous fuel substantially coaxially with the axes of the air inlet holes.01-07-2010
20110094239Low NOx Combustor for Hydrogen-Containing Fuel and its Operation - An object of the present invention is to provide a gas turbine combustor that supports hydrogen-containing gas having a high burning velocity and is capable of performing low NOx combustion without reducing reliability of a burner. A first fuel nozzle is provided upstream of a combustion chamber and supplies fuel for activation and hydrogen-containing gas. The combustor has a primary combustion zone, a reduction zone and a secondary combustion zone. In the primary combustion zone, the fuel supplied from the first fuel nozzle is combusted under a fuel rich condition to form a burned gas containing a low concentration of oxygen. In the reduction zone, a hydrogen-containing gas is injected into the combustion chamber through a second fuel injection hole from a second fuel nozzle so that NOx generated in the primary combustion zone is reduced by an oxygen reaction of the hydrogen. In the secondary combustion zone, air for lean combustion is supplied into the combustion chamber so that unburned part of fuel is combusted under a fuel lean condition.04-28-2011

Patent applications by Tomohiro Asai, Mito JP

Toshiaki Asai, Numazu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100054106IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing method which contains: delivering laser light to a thermoreversible recording medium to heat the medium and record an image thereon, the medium reversibly changing a transparency or tone thereof depending on a temperature thereof; and heating the medium to erase the image recorded thereon, wherein the delivering is carried out using an image processing device containing: a laser light emitting unit; a light scanning unit disposed on a plane onto which laser light emitted from the laser light emitting unit is delivered; a light intensity distribution adjusting unit to change a light intensity distribution of the laser light; and a fθ lens to condense the laser light, and wherein energy of the laser light passing through a peripheric portion of the fθ lens and traveling onto the medium is lower than energy of the laser light passing through a center portion of the fθ lens and traveling onto the medium.03-04-2010
20100069238METHOD FOR ERASING IMAGE ON THERMOREVERSIBLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A method for erasing an image including irradiating an image formed on a thermoreversible recording medium with a laser light having a wavelength of 700 nm to 1,500 nm so as to erase the image, wherein an energy density of the laser light is in a range of the energy density which can erase the image and a center value or less of the range, wherein the thermoreversible recording medium includes a support, and a thermoreversible recording layer on the support, and wherein the thermoreversible recording layer contains a leuco dye serving as an electron-donating color-forming compound and a reversible developer serving as an electron-accepting compound, in which color tone reversibly changes by heat, and at least one of the thermoreversible recording layer and a layer adjacent to the thermoreversible recording layer contains a photothermal conversion material, which absorbs the light and converts the light into heat.03-18-2010
20100069239METHOD FOR ERASING IMAGE ON THERMOREVERSIBLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A method for erasing an image including irradiating an image formed on a thermoreversible recording medium with a laser light having a wavelength of 700 nm to 1,500 nm so as to erase the image, wherein an energy density of the laser light is in a range of the energy density which can erase the image and more than a center value of the range, wherein the thermoreversible recording medium includes a support, and a thermoreversible recording layer on the support, and wherein the thermoreversible recording layer contains a leuco dye serving as an electron-donating color-forming compound and a reversible developer serving as an electron-accepting compound, in which color tone reversibly changes by heat, and at least one of the thermoreversible recording layer and a layer adjacent to the thermoreversible recording layer contains a photothermal conversion material, which absorbs the light and converts the light into heat.03-18-2010
20100197492THERMOSENSITIVE RECORDING MEDIUM AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD USING THE SAME - A thermosensitive recording medium including a support; a layer containing a photothermal conversion material, formed over a surface of the support; and an oxygen blocking layer formed over a surface of the layer opposite to a surface thereof over which the support is formed, wherein the layer further contains a resin, which is in a cross-linked state, and the photothermal conversion material absorbs a light having a specific wavelength and converts the light into heat, and wherein the oxygen blocking layer has an oxygen permeability of 0.5 mL/(m08-05-2010

Toshiaki Asai, Shizuoka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110090296IMAGE ERASING METHOD AND IMAGE ERASING APPARATUS - An image erasing apparatus including: a semiconductor laser array in which a plurality of semiconductor laser light sources are linearly aligned; a width direction collimating unit provided on an output surface of the semiconductor laser array, and configured to collimate, in a width direction, broadening of laser beams emitted from the semiconductor laser array so as to form a linear beam; and a length direction light distribution controlling unit configured to control a length of a major axis of the linear beam to be longer than a length of a major axis of an emission part of the semiconductor laser array, and to attain uniform light distribution in the length direction of the linear beam; wherein the linear beam, which has the major axis whose length is longer than the length of the major axis of the emission part of the semiconductor laser array and uniform light distribution in the length direction thereof, is to be applied to and heat a thermoreversible recording medium, in which any of transparency and color tone thereof reversibly changes depending on temperature, so as to erase an image recorded on the thermoreversible recording medium.04-21-2011
20110090299IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - The present invention provides an image processing method which includes recording an image by irradiating a recording medium with laser beams which are arrayed in parallel at predetermined intervals to heat the recording medium, so that the image is composed of a plurality of lines written with the laser beams on the recording medium, and wherein in the image recording, the plurality of lines written with the laser beams include a line written first and an overwritten line, a part of which is overlapped with the line written first; and the irradiation energy for the overwritten line is smaller than the irradiation energy for the line written first.04-21-2011

Toshio Asai, Hadano JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100088455Storage system provided with a plurality of storage modules - For a storage system provided with a plurality of storage modules including a first storage module and a second storage module, the first storage module is provided with a first switch circuit including a plurality of ports and a first circuit connected to any of the plurality of ports included in the first switch circuit via an internal path, and the second storage module is provided with a second circuit. A direct path that is a path for connecting the first switch circuit and the second circuit is connected to any of the plurality of ports included in the first switch circuit. The first circuit issues a packet addressed to the second circuit. The first switch circuit receives the packet addressed from the first circuit to the second circuit, and outputs the packet from a port connected to the direct path to the second circuit.04-08-2010

Toshiya Asai, Shizuoka-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110071502CATHETER RETAINING TOOL - A catheter retaining tool comprises a piercing tool, a guide wire and an operation device. The piercing tool includes a Y-hub, an outer needle, an indwelling needle and a syringe. The Y-hub includes a main port, an obliquely connected side port, and a hemostatic valve for keeping the side port liquid-tight. The guide wire is inserted by the operation device from the side port through the hemostatic valve into the outer needle. The operation device includes a turning portion made rotatable relative to the side port and having a hollow portion, an extending portion connected to the turning portion, and a slide portion for pushing out the guide wire along the extending portion. The turning portion includes a first rolling spindle and a second tilting spindle.03-24-2011

Yasuhiro Asai, Suita JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090188714THERMOSTATIC APPARATUS AND COVER - Provided is a cover used for a thermostatic apparatus including an inner chamber enclosed with a plurality of walls and a temperature/humidity controller for controlling temperature and humidity in the inner chamber. The cover forms a space with a wall of the plurality of walls by being attached to the wall so as to cover a hole provided in the wall. The cover includes a opening through which a cord-shaped body passes the cord-shaped body extending from the outside of the inner chamber to the inside thereof through the hole, a peripheral part being in hermetic contact with the wall; a contact part being in hermetic contact with the cord-shaped body in the opening; and a sealant being in hermetic contact with the hole. The cord-shaped body is led through the sealant in hermetic state, and a part of the cord-shaped body is housed in the space.07-30-2009

Yasuhiro Asai, Kasai-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100157423OBSERVATION UNIT - The observation unit according to the present invention comprises an observation device observing a sample, a placing table on which the sample is placed, a drive device moving the placing table to an observation position where the sample is observed by the observation device, and a casing sealing a first space extending in a vertical direction. The first space and the placing table are arranged so as to be displaced from each other in a horizontal direction, and the drive device is arranged in the first space.06-24-2010

Yasuyuki Asai, Gifu JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100009003PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION TO BE DISPERSED BEFORE ADMINISTRATION - The present invention provides a pharmaceutical preparation to be dispersed before administration which has an adequate viscosity and a suitable flowability even when dispersed in a small amount of water and can be easily administered through an NG tube is provided. Specifically, the pharmaceutical preparation to be dispersed before administration contains active granules containing a pharmaceutically active substance having an average particle diameter of 5 mm or less and a thickening agent, and can be administered through an NG tube by dispersing in water before administration.01-14-2010

Yoshikazu Asai, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110058805IMAGE PICKUP UNIT AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An apparatus includes an image sensor unit, a retaining member configured to retain the image sensor unit on a photographer side and to retain an optical member on an object side, a first sealing member configured, when the image sensor unit is mounted on the retaining member, to form a closely sealed space by sealing between the image sensor unit and the retaining member, the first sealing member being provided on the photographer side of the retaining member, and a second sealing member configured, when the optical member is mounted on the retaining member, to form a closely sealed space by sealing between the optical member and the retaining member, the second sealing member being provided on the object side.03-10-2011

Yoshikazu Asai, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080239890OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS - A photodetector detects returning light that returns from a bottom surface of a solid immersion lens (SIL) for detecting a gap and a tilt between an optical recording medium and the SIL. The photodetector has a first section and a second section along a direction in which the returning light is moved in the photodetector, when the SIL is driven in a tracking direction with respect to the optical recording medium. An area of the returning light in the first section and an area of the returning light in the second section are constant, even when the SIL is driven in the tracking direction.10-02-2008

Yoshinori Asai, Shizuoka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100237997HANDY READER - A handy reader includes: an antenna unit configured to perform radio communication with a radio tag having data stored therein to thereby read the data stored in the radio tag; a fixing member configured to detachably fix a portable terminal mounted with a display unit configured to display the data read from the radio tag by the antenna unit; and a communication unit configured to perform radio communication with the portable terminal to thereby transmit and receive the data.09-23-2010

Yoshinori Asai, Izunokuni-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090015408HANDY-TYPE WIRELESS TAG READER/WRITER01-15-2009

Yoshiyuki Asai, Ibaraki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090306523APPARATUS FOR MEASURING VASCULAR VISCOELASTICITY INDEX - The present invention is directed to provide an apparatus for measuring a vascular viscoelasticity index which is noninvasive, simple in structure and yet inexpensive.12-10-2009

Yuko Asai, Otsu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090053383ANGELICA KEISKEI TEA - According to the present invention, there are provided kneading-free 02-26-2009

Yusuke Asai, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100291877WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, INTERFERENCE CANCELLING STATION, AND INTERFERENCE CANCELLING METHOD - An interference cancelling station ICS includes a transmission weight factor calculating unit calculating a transmission weight factor w11-18-2010

Yutaka Asai, Sendai-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100109919KEY BACKLIGHT CONTROLLER, PORTABLE TERMINAL, KEY BACKLIGHT CONTROL METHOD, AND KEY BACKLIGHT CONTROL PROGRAM - A key backlight controller, a portable terminal, a key backlight control method, and a program which reduce a consumption current during key operation. A key backlight controller (05-06-2010