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Asakura, JP

Akihiko Asakura, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080289285	WEATHER STRIP STRUCTURE - A weather strip includes a bottom wall that faces or is in contact with an end face of a fixed window glass that closes a window opening of a side door. An outer wall extends from the bottom wall on an outer side of the vehicle body with respect to the fixed window glass, and an inner wall extends from the bottom wall on an inner side of the vehicle body with respect to the fixed window glass so that the inner wall and the outer wall sandwich a peripheral portion of the fixed window glass in a thickness direction. The inner wall is provided with a spacing groove for creating a space between the fixed window glass and the inner wall.	11-27-2008

Ayako Asakura, Hino-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090290224	Viewing optical system and imaging apparatus using the same - The invention provides a viewing optical system positioned between a viewing plane as a virtual plane and an eye point. The viewing optical system comprises, in order from the viewing plane side, a first lens group including a positive lens or a negative lens, a second lens group including a cemented lens in which at least one negative lens and at least one positive lens are cemented together, and a third lens group including a positive lens. Of lenses forming the first, second, and third lens groups, at least one lens surface is an aspheric surface.	11-26-2009
20090290225	Viewing optical system and imaging apparatus using the same - The invention provides a viewing optical system positioned between a viewing plane as a virtual plane and an eye point. The viewing optical system comprises, in order from the viewing plane side, a cemented lens and a positive lens component, and satisfies the following condition (1).	11-26-2009
20090290226	Viewing optical system and imaging apparatus using the same - The invention provides a viewing optical system positioned between a viewing plane as a virtual plane and an eye point. The viewing optical system comprises, in order from the viewing plane side, a first lens and a filter.	11-26-2009
20090290863	Viewfinder and imaging apparatus using the same - The present invention provides a viewfinder, characterized by comprising a reflection type display device on which an object image is displayed, an eyepiece optical system having a front group and a rear group, an illumination optical system for illuminating the reflection type display device and an optical device for putting an optical path taken by the illumination optical system over an optical path from said reflection type display device to the eyepiece optical system at a position of the widest of lens-to-lens spaces in the eyepiece optical system. The eyepiece optical system is located between the reflection type display device and an eye point, and satisfies the following condition (1):	11-26-2009
20090290864	Viewing optical system and imaging apparatus using the same - The invention provides a viewing optical system positioned between a viewing plane as a virtual plane and an eye point. The viewing optical system comprises, in order from the viewing plane side, a cemented lens in which at least one negative lens and at least one positive lens are cemented together and one positive lens, and satisfies the following condition (1).	11-26-2009
20100182337	Imaging apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium storing image processing program - An imaging apparatus includes an electronic viewfinder including a display device for displaying an image and an ocular optical system, a storage unit for storing information, an input unit for receiving an input operation relating to color conversion processing, a color conversion processing unit for performing color conversion processing corresponding to the input operation on the image, and a control unit for controlling the electronic viewfinder, the input unit, and the color conversion processing unit.	07-22-2010

Daisuke Asakura, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110148094	FLANGE FASTENING SECTION AND COOLING SYSTEM OF FLANGE FASTENING SECTION - According to the present invention, provided is a flange fastening section comprising a gasket including expanded graphite capable of being accommodated in a groove of a flange for connecting a plurality of pipings and at least one O-ring	06-23-2011

Fumihiro Asakura, Nagoya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110244191	WOOD CEMENT BOARD AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A wood cement board having on a surface thereof a rugged pattern has a plurality of layers laminated each having a cement, a silica-containing material, wood fibers and wood flour, wherein the cement and the silica-containing material are contained at a weight ratio ranging from 3:7 to 7:3, the wood flour ranges in size from 0.3 to 1.5 mm and is covered with calcium, and the amount of the wood fibers and the wood flour is not greater than 9 wt % with respect to total solids. Also provided is a method of producing a wood cement board, comprising the steps of covering wood flour ranging in size from 0.3 to 1.5 mm with calcium by mixing the wood flour with a cement composition, or with a cement, or with water resulting from dewatering a slurry, and stirring the mixture in water at a predetermined solids concentration; producing a slurry; producing a laminated mat; and pressing the mat at a pressure not higher than 10 MPa in use of a press, forming thereby a rugged pattern and performing curing.	10-06-2011

Hirohito Asakura, Kodama-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110122069	MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, PROGRAM AND STATE DISPLAY METHOD - A state display device includes: a key operating section which receives input from a user; light sources which are formed by an R lighting element, a G lighting element, and a B lighting element, and which are provided in the vicinity of the key operating section; and a control unit which controls the lighting of each one of the RGB lighting elements of the light sources.	05-26-2011

Hiromi Asakura, Hyogo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090218045	PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - The plasma processing apparatus has a beam-shaped spacer	09-03-2009
20090255901	PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS, PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD, AND TRAY	10-15-2009
20100051584	PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD	03-04-2010
20100089870	PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD - A plasma processing apparatus includes a beam-shaped spacer	04-15-2010
20110111601	PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD - In a plasma processing apparatus, thrust-up pins are elevated and a thrust-up force is detected when electrostatic attraction for a substrate by a substrate holding device is ceased after completion of plasma processing, the elevation of the thrust-up pins is ceased upon detection of a detection threshold, and a stepped elevating operation in which the elevation and stoppage of the thrust-up pins are repeated a plurality of times are thereafter commenced on condition that the detected thrust-up force falls to or below the detection threshold and that release of the substrate from a placement surface has not been completed. In the stepped elevating operation, operation timing of the thrust-up device is controlled so that the completion of the release of the substrate from the placement surface is detected when the thrust-up pins are stopped after being elevated and so that the stepped elevating operation is continued on condition that the release has not been completed.	05-12-2011

Hiromitsu Asakura, Yokahama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090034486	WIRELESS BASE STATION, MOBILE STATION, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - The wireless base station	02-05-2009

Hiromitsu Asakura, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080247356	WIRELESS BASE STATION, MOBILE STATION, RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD - The object of the present invention is to achieve reduction of interference between cells and improvement of maximum throughput so as to improve spectrum efficiency. A wireless base station which transmits a radio signal between itself and a plurality of mobile stations by means of OFDMA includes: a multiplexing part for generating user data; a channel assignment control part for selecting a plurality sets of sub-carriers among a plurality of sub-carriers so as to constitute a radio frame containing sub-channels assigned to each of the plurality sets of sub-carriers and for setting in the radio frame the user data and control data by means of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing; and a transmission part for transmitting a radio signal containing the radio frame; where, the channel assignment control part is constituted so that the radio frame is divided into 2 zones for the control and user data and all the sub-channels in the zone for control data are divided into groups for each of sectors; the control data is allocated on the corresponding divided groups; and the user data is allocated on all the sub-channels in the zone for user data.	10-09-2008

Hiroshi Asakura, Hyogo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090133642	Latent heat recovery-type water heater - So as to provide a latent heat recovery-type water heater capable of certainly preventing drain generated by heat exchange from being discharged out of an exhaust portion through an outlet with entrained by a flow of combustion gas, an exhaust portion	05-28-2009

Hirotaka Asakura, Nagoya-Shi, Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090153751	Image Projection System, Terminal Apparatus, and Computer-Readable Recording Medium Recording Program - In a case where display of an image is terminated in a predetermined display region and, then, the image is generated again based on an application program corresponding to the image of which the display is terminated, the image is generated in a region other than the predetermined display region without being projected in a visually recognizable manner. A terminal apparatus generates image data based on an application program, and terminates display of an image based on the image data. An image projection apparatus acquires a plurality of pieces of image data of images in predetermined display regions of a plurality of terminal apparatuses, combines the plurality of pieces of image data to generate composite image data, and projects an image based on the composite image data. The terminal apparatus may change a display position of the image to a display region other than the predetermined display region.	06-18-2009

Hirotaka Asakura, Nagoya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090046301	THREE-DIMENSIONAL COLOR AND SHAPE MEASURING DEVICE - A three-dimensional color and shape measuring device is provided to measure a color and a three-dimensional shape of an object to be measured with accuracy. A three-dimensional color and shape measuring device measures a color and a three-dimensional shape of an object to be measured based on an image signal acquired by picking up an image of the object to be measured by the same image pick-up part. The three-dimensional color and shape measuring device includes: a correction part which is configured to convert the image signal into a color measuring image signal by a first correction in accordance with a first gray scale characteristic and to convert the image signal into a shape-measuring image signal by a second correction in accordance with a second gray scale characteristic; and a color and shape extracting part which is configured to restore a three-dimensional image of the object to be measured by using a three-dimensional model on which a three-dimensional shape of the object to be measured is restored based on the shape-measuring image signal and a color of the object to be measured restored based on the color-measuring image signal.	02-19-2009
20100185955	Image Display Device and Image Display System - Included are a receiving unit and a screen resolution mediation means. The receiving unit receives window image data as image data of windows on virtual screens and screen resolution signals of the virtual screens from a plurality of computer devices. When it is determined, based on the screen resolution signals received by the receiving unit, that virtual screens of the plurality of computer devices have different resolutions, the screen resolution mediation means sends screen resolution mediation signals for mediating between the screen resolutions of the virtual screens to a plurality of computer devices.	07-22-2010

Hiroyuki Asakura, Inuyama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100266869	SLIDE MEMBER - A slide member including a base material; an intermediate layer consisting of Ag or Ag-based alloy and an additive element of a first quantity formed over the base material; and an overlay comprising Bi or Bi-based alloy and the additive element of a second quantity formed over the intermediate layer, wherein the additive element consists of a low melting point metal, the first quantity being five times or greater than the second quantity.	10-21-2010

Hiroyuki Asakura, Minami-Ashigara-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110219641	SEASONING APPARATUS - A seasoning apparatus includes: a table on which a stack of paper sheets is loaded; a ceiling plate which is arranged above the table to cover an upper side of the paper stack on the table; a front side plate and a rear side plate which are arranged to oppose to each other at front and rear sides of the paper stack on the table, at least one of the front and rear side plates being advanceable and retractable relatively to each other; a right-hand side plate and a left-hand side plate which are arranged to oppose to each other at a right-hand side and a left-hand side of the paper stack on the table, at least one of the right-hand and left-hand side plates being advanceable and retractable relatively to each other; and an air blowing device which blows air horizontally toward the paper stack on the table.	09-15-2011

Jun Asakura, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080268814	Radio Communication Device and Radio Communication Method - A wireless communication device and a wireless communication method are provided that enable a reliable short-range wireless communication with a wanted wireless communication terminal without requiring a user to determine whether to permit a connection. The control units	10-30-2008
20090213232	IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - An image pickup device by which the size of a device main body can be reduced and the assembly process can be easily automated. In the image pickup device, a wiring (	08-27-2009

Kazumichi Asakura, Amagasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090014139	Softening Agent for Paper and Method for Making Paper by Using Same - A paper softening composition that is capable of providing paper with excellent flexibility while suppressing decrease in paper strength. The paper softening composition contains a specific diamide diamine compound or a salt thereof and a specific amide amine compound or a salt thereof in a mass ratio of 5/95 to 90/10.	01-15-2009

Keita Asakura, Yokohama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080240670	PICTURE RECORDING SYSTEM AND PICTURE RECORDING AND REPRODUCING METHOD - The present invention makes it possible to provide a reproduction resource even in an HDD recorder in which a plurality of storage processes is performed and no resource for providing the reproduction service exists. In order for realizing the above advantage, when the shortage of the reproduction resource occurs in a picture recording process, the picture recording process of the HDD recorder to which a content reproduction request is issued is switched to another HDD recorder, thereby providing the resource for content reproduction. Further, the content data stored in a dispersed manner by distributing the picture recording process is managed uniformly by recording the recording locations of the contents, which is divided and recorded, for every content data. Thus, it becomes possible to provide the content to the equipment issuing the reproduction request as a single content.	10-02-2008
20090136205	VIDEO RECORDING APPARATUS AND VIDEO RECORDING SYSTEM - A video recording apparatus wherein in the case where video recording programming information generated by an automatic video recording programming control unit is already present in a video recording programming information table, the video recording programming information is recorded in duplicated video recording information table. In the case where other video recording apparatuses connected via network cancelled the video recording programming information, which had been registered in the duplicated video recording information table, a video recording programming control unit stores the video recording programming information in a video recording programming table, and a video recording control unit executes video recording, based on the video recording programming information table. In the case where video recording programming information, which had been registered in the duplicated video recording information table, was executed by a video recording apparatus connected via network, the video recording programming information is controlled by own directory of a contents information table.	05-28-2009

Ken Asakura, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100099279	Waterproof Connector, Mounting Structure of Waterproof Connector and Mounting Method of Waterproof Connector - A waterproof connector is mounted on a circuit board fixed within an enclosure. The waterproof connector is connectable with a mating connector through a connector passageway formed in the enclosure. The waterproof connector includes a contact electrically connectable with the mating connector, an insulating housing holding the contact, a first seal disposed on a circumference of the housing, and a faceplate into which the insulating housing is inserted. The having a cylindrical section and a brim section. The cylindrical section includes a first and second open end with the brim section formed at the first open end and spreading outwards. A second seal is interposed between the first open end and the insulating housing.	04-22-2010
20100184322	CONNECTOR STRUCTURE OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLE - A connector structure of electrical equipment is for electrically connecting a PCU with a wire, including a waterproof cover having a projection formed at a position adjacent to a recess, a connector provided on a bottom surface of the recess and electrically connected to a control board provided in a casing, and a connector to be fitted to connector from outside of the casing. Connector is formed to include a fitting member to be fitted in connector, and a turn lever, pivotally supported to be rotatable about the fitting member and having a projection to be aligned with the projection when the fitting member is correctly fit in the connector.	07-22-2010
20100206517	COOLER USING COOLING MEDIUM	08-19-2010

Ken Asakura, Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090095450	COOLING STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRIC DEVICE - A cooling structure for an electric device includes a plurality of cooling medium paths (	04-16-2009
20090114371	COOLING STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRIC DEVICE - A cooling structure for an electric device includes an inverter, a plurality of cooling medium paths (	05-07-2009

Kenji Asakura, Soraku-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080273887	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING IMAGE - When an image forming apparatus, after a feeding error of a recording material occurs in a fixing device, re-forms on the recording material an image corresponding to image data which image was formed on a sheet which caused the feeding error, an image forming condition is caused to be different from an operation condition used when the feeding error has occurred. This makes it possible to prevent a JAM corresponding to the same image from recurring in the fixing device.	11-06-2008
20090169231	FIXING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing apparatus of the present invention includes a heating element which has an NTC characteristic in which an electric resistance value decreases as a temperature increases, which extends (i) in a direction parallel to a recording paper and (ii) in a width direction perpendicular to a carrying direction of the recording paper, and which has a longer length, in the width direction, than a width of the recording paper. The fixing apparatus further includes electrode sections provided in close proximity to both ends of the heating element in the width direction (on areas where the recording paper does not pass), the electrode sections being connected to the heating element, so that a current flows in the heating element in a direction substantially perpendicular to the carrying direction of the recording paper. This makes it possible to restrain excessive increase in temperature at the both ends of the heating element and to obtain a uniform temperature distribution. As a result, it is possible to improve endurances of members provided in the areas where the recording paper does not pass and to obtain a uniform and high-quality fixed image on a wide-width recording paper that is processed immediately after processing of narrow-width recording papers at high throughput.	07-02-2009

Kentaro Asakura, Nirasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090095731	MOUNTING TABLE STRUCTURE AND HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS - A mounting table structure arranged in a processing chamber is provided for mounting a target object to be processed on the upper surface. The mounting table structure is characterized in having a mounting table wherein a heating unit are embedded to heat the target object to perform a specified heat treatment to the target object, and a supporting column which stands on the bottom portion of the processing chamber and supports the mounting table. The mounting table structure is also characterized in that a heat-equalizing member spread in a planar direction is embedded above the heating unit in the mounting table.	04-16-2009

Kentaro Asakura, Kai-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090166327	METHOD FOR IN-SITU REFURBISHING A CERAMIC SUBSTRATE HOLDER - Method for operating a processing system and refurbishing a ceramic substrate holder within a process chamber of the processing system are described. The method includes plasma processing one or more substrates on the ceramic substrate holder, where the processing causes erosion of a nitride material of the ceramic substrate holder. The method further includes refurbishing the ceramic substrate holder in-situ without a substrate residing on the ceramic substrate holder, where the refurbishing includes exposing the ceramic substrate holder to a plasma-excited nitrogen-containing gas in the process chamber to at least partially reverse the erosion of the nitride material.	07-02-2009

Masahiko Asakura, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100017056	VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle control device has a portable-unit restraining control unit which, when the portable unit is inserted in the slot in the drive-permitted state, irremovably fixed the portable unit, which is inserted in the slot, by the portable-unit restraining unit and, when the portable unit is inserted in the slot in the drive-prohibited state, releases the portable unit from the locking effected by the portable-unit restraining unit to allow removal of the portable unit from the slot.	01-21-2010
20110061483	STEERING LOCK DEVICE - An actuator (A) of a steering lock device includes a tubular member (	03-17-2011

Masahiro Asakura, Habikino-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100047797	CYTOLETHAL DISTENDING TOXINS AND DETECTION OF CAMPYLOBACTER BACTERIA USING THE SAME AS A TARGET - The present inventors succeeded in cloning the CDT genes of	02-25-2010
20100069611	CYTOLETHAL DISTENDING TOXINS AND DETECTION OF CAMPYLOBACTER BACTERIA USING THE SAME AS A TARGET - The present inventors succeeded in cloning the CDT genes of	03-18-2010

Masahiro Asakura, Osaka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100248238	Detection Of Bacteria Belonging to the Genus Campylobacter By Targeting Cytolethal Distending Toxin - Multiplex PCR primers that can amplify the cdt genes of	09-30-2010

Masato Asakura, Wako-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110078954	VEHICULAR SLIDING DOOR STRUCTURE - A vehicular sliding door structure includes a sliding door having a closure portion configured to undergo abutting engagement with a mating portion of a vehicle body. The closure portion has an opening for allowing the entry of a striker therethrough into an internal space of the sliding door for locking engagement with a lock device. An anti-pinch sensor disposed on the closure portion has a sensor harness arranged to enter an internal space of the sliding door through the opening. A single cover member is provided on the closure portion so as to close the opening and cover a portion of the sensor harness. The cover member has a through-hole for the passage therethrough of the striker.	04-07-2011

Masayoshi Asakura, Okazaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110048838	ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM - In an electric power steering system, multiple cutouts (	03-03-2011

Michihito Asakura, Tendo-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110103635	HEADPHONE - There are provided headphone which can provide a relatively small storage space when being carried around and which can prevent an unexpected breakage of the headphone. A headphone	05-05-2011
20110116674	HEADPHONE - A headphone capable of preventing inadvertent damage is disclosed. The headphone includes a C-shaped headband, a strip-shaped arm portion, a sound emitting portion supported by the arm portion, a first connecting section, and a torsion-coil spring	05-19-2011

Naoichi Asakura, Shinshiro-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110285075	PAPER SHEET CASSETTE AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - A paper sheet cassette includes a paper sheet containing part for loading and containing paper sheets, a pair of side edge positioning members provided so as to move toward or away from each other in a width direction of the paper sheets for determining a position of the paper sheets in their width direction, an interlock mechanism for synchronously moving the pair of side edge positioning members toward or away from each other, a latch member which is movable along with a first member of the pair of side edge positioning members and is provided with a lock tooth portion formed thereon, and a lock member which has a latch claw which can be brought into or out of engagement with the lock tooth portion and is movable along with a second member of the pair of side edge positioning members.	11-24-2011

Nobuyuki Asakura, Makinohara-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090011663	COAXIAL CABLE END-PROCESSING STRUCTURE, COAXIAL CABLE SHIELDING TERMINAL AND PRESS-FASTENING APPARATUS - An intermediate portion of an insulating sheath of a coaxial cable is removed, and a first insulating sheath portion is drawn toward a second insulating sheath portion, so that a braid is projected into an annular shape outwardly from an interval between opposed ends of the first and second insulating sheath portions to form an annular projecting braid portion, and this annular projecting braid portion is fixed so as to be connected to a portion (that is, a braid fixing portion) of a coaxial cable shielding terminal for connection to an end portion of the coaxial cable. This connecting and fixing operation is effected by press-contacting or press-clamping.	01-08-2009

Noriaki Asakura, Hyogo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100324275	3, 6-O-BRIDGED PYRANOSE INVERSION COMPOUND AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING B-O-PYRANOSIDE - An object of the present invention is to provide a 3,6-O-bridged pyranose-inverted compound useful for being easy to produce β-O-pyranosides selectively.	12-23-2010

Noriyuki Asakura, Higashine JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080204937	Magnetic recording medium, manufacturing method thereof and magnetic recording apparatus using magnetic recording medium - This magnetic recording medium comprising at least a non-magnetic underlayer on a non-magnetic substrate, a first recording magnetic layer on the non-magnetic underlayer, a second recording magnetic layer on the first recording magnetic layer, and a third recording magnetic layer on the second recording magnetic layer. The first recording magnetic layer, the second recording magnetic layer and the third recording magnetic layer are made of a CoCrPtB alloy. The second recording magnetic layer has a smaller Cr content and a greater B content than the first recording magnetic layer, and the third recording magnetic layer has a smaller Cr content and a greater B content than the first recording magnetic layer and a smaller Pt content than the second recording magnetic layer. The magnetic recording medium according to the present invention can obtain high output medium characteristic with low noise and excellent written performance.	08-28-2008
20090242389	METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - A method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium including a nonmagnetic substrate, an intermediate layer over the nonmagnetic substrate, and a granular magnetic layer for recording information, disposed on the intermediate layer. The method includes sputtering a Co alloy, a Ti oxide, a Si oxide and a Co oxide simultaneously to form the granular magnetic layer containing Co alloy magnetic particles and an oxide magnetically separating the magnetic particles.	10-01-2009

Satoshi Asakura, Echizen-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100006335	MULTILAYER CERAMIC SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a multilayer ceramic substrate manufactured by a non-shrinking process, a bonding strength of an external conductive film formed on a primary surface of the multilayer ceramic substrate is increased. After a laminate of a multilayer ceramic substrate is formed from first ceramic layers and second shrinkage suppressing ceramic layers, and an underlayer is formed along one primary surface of the multilayer ceramic substrate, an external conductive film is formed on the underlayer. A non-sintering ceramic material powder in a non-sintered state is included in both the external conductive film and the underlayer, and this non-sintering ceramic material powder is fixed due to diffusion of a glass component from the first ceramic layers.	01-14-2010

Shinya Asakura, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090313433	Data processing method, image processing apparatus and recording medium - A data processing method including reading first image processing apparatus structural information by the control unit from a portable storage medium, obtaining second image processing apparatus structural information by the control unit, determining whether to allow data in the storage device to be used or not in the first image processing apparatus by the control unit based on the read first image processing apparatus structural information and the obtained second image processing apparatus structural information and reading the identification information specific to the first image processing apparatus by the control unit from the portable storage medium and storing the read identification information specific to the first image processing apparatus in the storage device by the control unit when the control unit determines to allow the data in the storage device to be used in the first image processing apparatus.	12-17-2009

Shunichi Asakura, Inba JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110021337	DISPLAY APPARATUS - A glass bonding material contains vanadium and phosphor as main glass components, and comprises in amounts converted as oxides of the elements in the components, 45 to 60% by weight of V	01-27-2011

Shunichi Asakura, Sakae JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080315748	Display Device - There is disclosed an FED (field emission display) capable of supplying an anode voltage, which is a high voltage, to an anode substrate with high reliability. A high voltage introduction button is sealed to a sealing plate, in which a contact spring is attached to the high voltage introduction button by spot welding. The high voltage introduction button has a flat portion connected to the contact spring, a sealing portion sealed to the glass substrate, and an external terminal to be connected to an external power source. The contact spring contacts an anode terminal of an anode substrate with an appropriate contact pressure, by a spring force from an arm portion of the contact spring. The anode terminal is formed of a conductive film containing metal particles.	12-25-2008

Sohei Asakura, Shizuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100222592	Pyridone Derivative and Herbicide - A pyridone derivative represented by Formula [1] or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof:	09-02-2010

Suguru Asakura, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100017056	VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle control device has a portable-unit restraining control unit which, when the portable unit is inserted in the slot in the drive-permitted state, irremovably fixed the portable unit, which is inserted in the slot, by the portable-unit restraining unit and, when the portable unit is inserted in the slot in the drive-prohibited state, releases the portable unit from the locking effected by the portable-unit restraining unit to allow removal of the portable unit from the slot.	01-21-2010

Takaaki Asakura, Kashima-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090176075	FORGERY-PREVENTING FILM - Disclosed is a forgery-preventing film having, on one side of a first layer (A) comprising a thermoplastic resin, a second layer (B) comprising a thermoplastic resin wherein said film satisfying at least one of the following conditions: Condition 1: one side of said first layer (A) is treated to prevent forgery and said second layer (B) is formed on the surface of the treated side of said first layer (A); Condition 2: said second layer (B) comprises at least two thermoplastic resins of different melt viscosities; Condition 3: porosity of said second layer (B) is greater than porosity of said first layer (A); and Condition 4: a polymer net is formed on one side of said first layer (A) and said second layer (B) is formed on the surface having the polymer net.	07-09-2009

Takafumi Asakura, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100078286	Multi-plate clutch - A multi-plate clutch includes a clutch inner member, having a cylindrical portion and a pressure-applying plate portion, and a pressure-receiving plate opposite the pressure-applying plate portion with plural driving and driven friction plates interposed therebetween. The multi-plate clutch also includes a center cam having a disc portion, an assist cam and a slipper cam disposed on the disc portion. The assist and slipper cams include identical material, and have substantially identical shapes. An outer circumference of the assist cam is splined to an inner circumference of the cylindrical portion of the clutch inner member, so the assist cam can move in the axial direction relative to the clutch inner member. An outer circumference of the slipper cam is splined to the inner circumference of the cylindrical portion, so that axial motion of the slipper cam, relative to the clutch inner member away from the disc portion, is limited.	04-01-2010

Takashi Asakura, Okayama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090196819	TITANIUM OXIDE PARTICLES HAVING BENEFICIAL PROPERTIES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - Titanium dioxide particles having a selective shielding effect against infrared radiation and a high spreadability are disclosed. The titanium dioxide particles have a primary particle size of 0.5 to 2.0 μm and a visible light transmission of less than 95%. The titanium oxide particles consist essentially of 0.05 to 0.4% by weight of aluminum oxide, 0.1 to 0.8% by weight of zinc oxide, and the balance of titanium dioxide. The titanium dioxide particles are produced by blending of hydrated titanium oxide with minor amounts of an aluminum compound, a zinc compound and a potassium compound, and then calcining the blend.	08-06-2009

Takashi Asakura, Gunma JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090035415	METHOD OF SELECTING BARLEY VARIETY, BARLEY BETA-AMYLASE GENE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MALT ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE - A method of selecting a barley variety comprising: a heat treatment step of heat-treating a crude enzyme solution extracted from a seed of a barley (e.g., at 57.5° C. for 30 minutes); an activity-determining step of determining the enzyme activity of β-amylase in the crude enzyme solution heat-treated; and a selection step of selecting the barley variety containing a β-amylase having a residual activity of from 85 to 90% as a result of the activity determination.	02-05-2009

Takeo Asakura, Chiba JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100075847	Hydrotalcite-like Particulate Material and Method for Production Thereof - A hydrotalcite-like granular material having a grain size of 0.24 mm or larger is produced by drying a material that contains at least a hydrotalcite-like substance and that has a water content of 70% or lower at equal to or lower than a temperature at which the hydrotalcite-like substance is dehydrated of crystal water contained therein, preferably at 90° C. or higher and 110° C. or lower, such that the resulting hydrotalcite-like granular material has a water content of 10% or higher. In this manner, a hydrotalcite-like granular material that has a stable morphology and a high anion exchange performance and that can be produced at a low cost can be produced.	03-25-2010
20110006010	Interlayer Ion Replacing Method for Hydrotalcite-Like Substance, Regenerating Method, and Interlayer Ion Replacing Apparatus - There are provided an interlayer ion replacing method and an interlayer ion replacing apparatus which can efficiently replace the interlayer negative ions of hydrotalcite-like substances. The amount of positive ions which chemically-react with at least one of the interlayer negative ions or substituent negative ions is adjusted to facilitate desorption of the interlayer negative ions adsorbed by the hydrotalcite-like substances or to make the substituent negative ions easily adsorbed by the hydrotalcite-like substances, and the interlayer negative ions are replaced with the substituent negative ions.	01-13-2011

Takeshi Asakura, Kyoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090033824	Design Panel - A design panel attached to a casing for an electronic equipment, which is constructed so that a display device whose display surface goes black at standby is placeable inside the casing, and which is formed with an opening that makes the display surface visible, the design panel being attached to the casing so as to cover the opening, the design panel including, a transparent support substrate having a larger area than the opening, a polarizing film provided outside or inside the transparent support substrate, a ¼ wavelength phase difference film provided on a closer side to an attachment side of the casing with respect to the polarizing film, and a black colored section provided on the closer side to the attachment side of the casing with respect to the transparent support substrate, for blacking a portion which is able to be in contact with the casing, wherein the display device is made visible from the outside at information display, whereas the display device is covered so as to be made invisible from the outside at standby.	02-05-2009
20100309152	PROTECTION PANEL WITH TOUCH INPUT FUNCTION FOR DISPLAY WINDOW OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - There are included a protection panel main body configured by a transparent plate, a lower electrode sheet laminated onto an upper surface of the protection panel main body, an upper electrode sheet bonded to the lower electrode sheet at peripheral edges thereof with a gap being formed between electrodes, a decorative sheet laminated onto an upper surface of the upper electrode sheet, and an FPC that has an end inserted between the lower electrode sheet and the upper electrode sheet and is connected by thermal compression bonding to output ends of an upper circuit and a lower circuit. Further, the protection panel main body is provided with a thermal compression head inserting space at a portion corresponding to a portion bonded with the FPC by thermal compression so that a thermal compression heater is allowed to be brought closer to the lower electrode sheet.	12-09-2010

Takeshi Asakura, Kyoto-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100103126	PROTECTIVE PANEL WITH TOUCH INPUT FUNCTION FOR ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT DISPLAY WINDOW - A protection panel with a touch input function for an electronic instrument display window, which is excellent in reliability in an FPC connection. The panel is constituted such that the outer side face can be fitted into a panel fitting part of a casing having an aperture and kept without a gap to form a leveled plane and is configured to protect a display device provided under it externally visibly through a transparent window. A pin-equipped FPC (	04-29-2010

Tamaki Asakura, Toyohashi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080307601	Vehicle wiper device - An actuator for rotating an oscillating disk is mounted on a rear door. A pivot shaft provided with a lever is rotatably supported on a rear door glass. The lever is provided with a first elastic portion and second elastic portions. When the rear door glass is open, the first elastic member contacts the lever between the first restrictor and the lever. As a result, the rotation of the lever toward the outside of a first angle range by a first rotational force or less is restricted. The second elastic portion contacts the lever between the first restrictor and the lever even if the lever rotates toward the outside of a second angle range by a rotational force greater than the first rotational force.	12-18-2008

Taro Asakura, Hokkaido JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100071198	METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THERMAL HEAD - A method for manufacturing a thermal head, including: forming a resistance heating element and an electrode on an insulating substrate, the resistance heating element emitting heat by a current flowing the resistance heating element, the electrode being connected to the resistance heating element; forming a corrosion prevention layer on the resistance heating element and the electrode; annealing the resistance heating element; adjusting an electrical resistance of the resistance heating element; and forming a protective layer on the corrosion prevention layer, the protective layer having glass as a main component. The annealing is implemented prior to the adjusting. The forming the corrosion prevention layer is implemented prior to the annealing.	03-25-2010

Tetsuo Asakura, Fuchu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090318963	SPINNING SOLUTION COMPOSITION, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING REGENERATED SILK FIBER USING THE COMPOSITION, AND REGENERATED SILK FIBER PRODUCED BY THE PROCESS - A spinning solution composition which provides regenerated silk fiber that exhibits a strength and elongation close to those of natural silk fiber, is rapidly degradable in vivo, and can be caused to have ability to gradually release a drug to prevent inflammation; a process for producing such regenerated silk fiber by use of the composition; and regenerated silk fiber obtained through the process.	12-24-2009

Tetsuroh Asakura, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110051068	CONNECTING STRUCTURE OF ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A connecting structure of the present invention includes a first substrate, a second substrate on which the first substrate is laminated, and a sheet like connection body having one end connected to one principal surface of the first substrate and another end connected to one principal surface of the second substrate, wherein a lengthwise direction of the sheet like connection body is parallel to a perimeter part of the first substrate, and the sheet like connection body has a slit part extending from one of end portions thereof to a part thereof along the lengthwise direction, and has a first end and a second end divided by the slit part at one of end portions, the first end is connected to a principal surface of the first substrate in vicinity of a peripheral part of the first substrate, and the second end is connected to a principal surface of the second substrate in vicinity of a peripheral part of the first substrate.	03-03-2011

Tetsuya Asakura, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090080081	OPTICAL FILM, POLARIZING PLATE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An optical film includes: a transparent substrate; and an antiglare layer containing a light transmissive resin and a first light transmissive particle, and having a thickness of from 8 to 15 μm, wherein the first light transmissive particle has a particle size of from 5.5 to 10 μm and a refractive index of from 1.55 to 1.58, and a ratio of the particle size of the first light transmissive particle to the thickness of the antiglare layer is from 0.30 to 0.75.	03-26-2009
20090262431	ANTIGLARE FILM, ANTIREFLECTION FILM, POLARIZING PLATE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An antiglare film includes: a transparent support; and an antiglare layer containing a light-transmitting particle and a light-transmitting resin, wherein the light-transmitting particle has a structure including a core particle and a shell layer, each of the core particle and the shell layer contains an organic polymer, the shell layer has a thickness of from 10 to 2,000 nm, the core particle has a refractive index of from 1.54 to 1.65, and the shell layer has a refractive index of from 1.46 to 1.53.	10-22-2009
20100027117	Hardcoat film, production method of hardcoat film, antireflection film, polarizing plate and display device - A hardcoat film is provided, the hardcoat film including: a cellulose acylate film containing at least a base layer and a surface layer; and a hardcoat layer disposed at a surface layer side of the cellulose acylate film, wherein the surface layer contains inorganic oxide fine particles and a cellulose acylate, the surface layer has a refractive index of from 1.49 to 1.56 and an average film thickness of from 50 to 130 nm, and the hardcoat film satisfies formula (I):	02-04-2010

Tetsyua Asakura, Minami-Ashigara-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090246490	ANTIREFLECTION FILM, POLARIZING PLATE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is an antireflection film including, in the following order: a transparent support; at least one antiglare layer or diffusive layer containing a transparent resin and light-transmissive resin particles; and a low-refractivity layer having a refractive index lower than that of any of the transparent support and the antiglare layer or diffusive layer, wherein the transparent resin is formed by curing a mixture containing (A) a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate having at least two (meth)acryloyl groups, and (B) a modified polyfunctional (meth)acrylate modified through addition of any of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide or caprolactone, and the light-transmissive resin particles contain (C) high-crosslinking light-transmissive particles which are so high-crosslinking as to have a residual monomer content of at most 2.0% and which have a compression strength of from 39 to 98 N/mm	10-01-2009

Toshiaki Asakura, Miyagi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090176393	ROTARY CONNECTOR - A rotary connector includes a stator that includes an outer cylindrical part, a rotor that includes an inner cylindrical part and is rotatably supported by the stator, three or more flat cables that are received in an annular space formed between the outer and inner cylindrical parts while being reversely wound on the way, and a holder that is rotatably disposed in the annular space and includes three or more openings through which reversed portions of the flat cables individually pass. The width of one opening in a circumferential direction is set to be smaller than that of each of the other openings in the circumferential direction. The holder is driven by a force from the flat cable that passes through the narrow opening. The bending strength of the driving side flat cable is set to be higher than that of each of the other flat cables.	07-09-2009

Toshihiro Asakura, Chiryu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090255752	BALL SCREW MECHANISM AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE USING THE SAME - In a ball screw mechanism, a retainer is provided between an outer circumference of a ball screw shaft and an inner circumference of a ball nut and has a plurality of retainer grooves arranged in the circumferential direction for retaining a plurality of rolling balls. Each retainer groove of the retainer takes a form that allows the rolling balls therein to move radially outward but restrains the rolling balls therein from moving radially inward. Therefore, in the ball screw mechanism and an electric power steering device incorporating the same, the movement of the retainer in radial directions can be restricted by the plurality of rolling balls which are rolled along ball rolling grooves spirally formed respectively on the outer circumference of the ball screw shaft and the inner circumference of the ball nut.	10-15-2009
20100200326	ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS - A flange member	08-12-2010
20100206656	BALL SCREW UNIT AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS - A fitting recess portion that connects fitting holes to each other is formed in a peripheral face of a ball screw nut. A circulation member includes a pair of fitted portions that are fitted in the fitting holes, and a connecting portion that provides communication between the fitted portions. A communication groove that has an opening on the fitted end side of the connecting portion and that extends in the axial direction is formed in the connecting portion. When the connecting portion is fitted in the fitting recess portion and the opening of the communication groove formed in the connecting portion is blocked by a bottom portion of the fitting recess portion, a second path that forms a return path together with first paths formed in the fitted portions is formed.	08-19-2010
20110048838	ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM - In an electric power steering system, multiple cutouts (	03-03-2011
20110048839	ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM - In an electric power steering system, a ball screw nut (	03-03-2011

Toshiki Asakura, Togane JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090015774	Liquid Crystal Display Device - In a liquid crystal display device having a first planar electrode and a second electrode formed on the first electrode with an insulating film in between, the response time of a liquid crystal is made shorter than that in a related art.	01-15-2009
20110018791	Liquid crystal display device - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device which includes a first pixel and a second pixel which are arranged close to each other and are allocated to the same color, and color filters which differ in color tone and are formed on the first pixel and the second pixel, wherein a voltage for driving liquid crystal of the first pixel and a voltage for driving liquid crystal of the second pixel are controlled independently from each other.	01-27-2011
20110069270	Liquid crystal display device - A liquid crystal display device that includes: a liquid crystal display panel configured by a pair of substrates sandwiching therebetween a liquid crystal material with a positive dielectric anisotropy; and a flat-shaped common electrode and a pixel electrode disposed on one of the pair of substrates with an overlay, via an insulator layer, between the common electrode and the pixel electrode when viewed from above. In the liquid crystal display device, the pixel electrode is extended in a first direction, and includes a plurality of comb-like electrode sections aligned in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and the comb-like electrode sections of the pixel electrode are varied in width in the second direction for a plurality of times at intervals shorter than a side extending in the first direction.	03-24-2011

Yoko Asakura, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090104667	L-AMINO ACID-PRODUCING MICROORGANISM AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN L-AMINO ACID - An L-amino acid is produced by culturing a microorganism which belongs to the family Enterobacteriaceae and is able to produce an L-amino acid, wherein the bacterium has been modified to enhance orotate phosphoribosyltransferase activity is enhanced, in a medium to produce and cause accumulation of an L-amino acid in the medium or cells, and collecting the L-amino acid from the medium or the cells.	04-23-2009
20100028958	METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF L-AMINO ACID - A method for producing an L-amino acid is described, which is characterized by culturing a	02-04-2010

Yoshio Asakura, Chiba JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080233399	Vinyl-Cis-Polybutadiene Rubber and Butadiene Rubber Composition Using the Same - A vinyl.cis-polybutadiene rubber is provided containing 1,2-polybutadiene and a polymer substance of a melting point lower than that of the 1,2-polybutadiene and with at least one unsaturated double bond per repeating unit, where the 1,2-polybutadiene and the polymer substance are dispersed at physically and/or chemically adsorbed states in the cis-polybutadiene rubber as the matrix component of the vinyl.cis-polybutadiene rubber, and a method for producing the same, to provide a vulcanized product exerting a small die swell ratio and excellent extrusion processability and operability, as well as very great characteristics demanded for the side tread of tire and the like.	09-25-2008

Yoshio Asakura, Hyogo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110240538	SPACING MEMBER, MEMBER ELEMENT, AND SUBMERGED MEMBRANE SEPARATION DEVICE - A membrane element	10-06-2011

Yoshio Asakura, Ichihara-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100152389	VINYL-CIS-POLYBUTADIENE RUBBER AND BUTADIENE RUBBER COMPOSITION USING THE SAME - A vinyl.cis-polybutadiene rubber is provided containing 1,2-polybutadiene and a polymer substance of a melting point lower than that of the 1,2-polybutadiene and with at least one unsaturated double bond per repeating unit, where the 1,2-polybutadiene and the polymer substance are dispersed at physically and/or chemically adsorbed states in the cis-polybutadiene rubber as the matrix component of the vinyl.cis-polybutadiene rubber, and a method for producing the same, to provide a vulcanized product exerting a small die swell ratio and excellent extrusion processability and operability, as well as very great characteristics demanded for the side tread of tire and the like.	06-17-2010

Yoshitaka Asakura, Toyohashi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090144149	Ecological-point management system - An ecological-point management system includes an electric powered vehicle, a charging facility, a communication network, a management server, point recipients each having a device capable of accessing the communication network. The electric storage device of the electric powered vehicle is configured to be chargeable by the charging facility. In the ecological-point management system, an ecological point in accordance with an amount of greenhouse gas emission that can be reduced by traveling using electric power by the electric powered vehicle is given to the point recipients. The point recipients can include an owner or a driver of the electric powered vehicle, and a manufacture, an installation personnel, an owner of the charging facility, and an owner of an installation place, and further a provider of the charging power.	06-04-2009
20090144150	Charging system of electric powered vehicle - An electric storage device of an electric powered vehicle is configured to be chargeable by a charging facility. At the time of external charge by the charging facility, a management server selects advertising information based on information stored inside the electric powered vehicle to be charged and/or information of the charging facility performing the external charge to the electric powered vehicle including a mechanism capable of reproducing the advertising information from an advertising provider, and transmits the selected advertising information. The management server performs billing so that in exchange for the transmission of the advertising information, at least part of a charging power fee is caused to be borne by the advertising provider side to thereby discount an amount borne by an electric powered vehicle user.	06-04-2009