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Asao, JP

Gou Asao, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100030453	Cetane Number Detection Means and Engine Having the Cetane Number Detection Means - A cetane number detection means in which an angular velocity detection means (	02-04-2010

Haruhiko Asao, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110281134	SPUTTERING TARGET FOR FORMING WIRING FILM OF FLAT PANEL DISPLAY - A copper alloy wiring film of a flat panel display of the present invention and a sputtering target for forming the same have a composition including Mg: 0.1 to 5 atom %; either one or both of Mn and Al: 0.1 to 11 atom % in total; and Cu and inevitable impurities as the balance, and if necessary, may be further including P: 0.001 to 0.1 atom %.	11-17-2011

Hideo Asao, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100212070	SEAM FORMING DEVICE, AND SEAM FORMING METHOD - To provide a seam of attractive appearance in which tightening force is increased and raveling are prevented drastically. A seam (	08-26-2010
20110083596	SEWING MACHINE - The present invention provides a sewing machine that can perform zigzag sewing a cylindrical sewn article.	04-14-2011

Kazuhiro Asao, Mie JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080220653	BULB SOCKET AND AN ASSEMBLING METHOD THEREFOR - A frame-shaped cover (	09-11-2008

Kazuhisa Asao, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110058788	RECORDING/PLAYBACK DEVICE - A recording/playback device enables the user to grasp at a glance the overview of titles of recorded television programs and immediately select and playback a desired scene without being required to set chapters in advance. When a display device displays a recorded television program, the recording/playback device splits the recorded television program of one title into equal time segments, creates time-sequentially thumbnails positioned approximately at the split points, and arranges them in a list to display them on the screen. I-picture frame data temporally closest to the split points is used to create thumbnails in order to speed up the playback. Time information is displayed together with each thumbnail. When the user selects any thumbnail, the television program is played back starting from that segment. In such a way of displaying, the user can see at a glance what scenes are recorded in the television program without being required to give chapters.	03-10-2011

Kazunari Asao, Tokai JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120061566	SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE - An object of the present invention is to provide a scanning electron microscope suitable for monitoring apparatus conditions of the microscope itself, irrespective of the presence of charge-up, specimen inclination, and the like. In order to achieve the object, proposed is a scanning electron microscope including a function to monitor the apparatus conditions on the basis of information obtained with an electron beam reflected before reaching a specimen. Specifically, for example, while applying a negative voltage to the specimen to reflect the electron beam before the electron beam reaches the specimen, and simultaneously supplying a predetermined signal to a deflector for alignment, the scanning electron microscope monitors changes of the detected positions of the reflected electrons of the electron beam. If the above-mentioned predetermined signal is under the condition where an alignment is properly performed, the changes of the detected positions of the electrons reflect deviation of an axis.	03-15-2012

Kazunari Asao, Hitachinaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080201091	Sample electrification measurement method and charged particle beam apparatus - The present invention has the object of providing a charged particle beam irradiation method ideal for reducing the focus offset, magnification fluctuation and measurement length error in charged particle beam devices.	08-21-2008
20100294929	Sample Electrification Measurement Method and Charged Particle Beam Apparatus - The present invention has the object of providing charged particle beam irradiation method ideal for reducing the focus offset, magnification fluctuation and measurement length error in charged particle beam devices. To achieve these objects, a method is disclosed in the invention for measuring the electrical potential distribution on the sample with a static electrometer while loaded by a loader mechanism. Another method is disclosed for measuring the local electrical charge at specified points on the sample, and isolating and measuring the wide area electrostatic charge quantity from those local electrostatic charges. Yet another method is disclosed for correcting the measurement length value or magnification based on fluctuations found by measuring the amount of electrostatic charge at the specified points under at least two charged particle optical conditions, and then using a charged particle beam to measure fluctuations in measurement dimensions occurring due to fluctuations in the electrostatic charge at the specified locations.	11-25-2010

Kei Asao, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120098601	AMPLIFYING CIRCUIT - When an output voltage from the amplifying circuit includes a positive DC voltage, an electric current continuously flows in a power source voltage, a load, and a reference voltage in this order. As a result, the reference voltage increases so as to be a first threshold voltage or more. The detecting section detects that the reference voltage is the first threshold voltage or more. When the output voltage from the amplifying circuit includes a negative DC voltage, an electric current continuously flows in the reference voltage, the load, a grounding potential in this order. As a result, the reference voltage reduces so as to be a second threshold voltage or less. The detecting section detects that the reference voltage is the second threshold voltage or less.	04-26-2012

Kimihiko Asao, Toyota JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100014940	Bolt, the axial force of which is to be determined by a supersonic wave, and a method for the manufacturing thereof - The object of the present invention is to provide a bolt, the axial force of which can be measured by a supersonic wave, or the like, with high accuracy and which can be manufactured in a shortened process.	01-21-2010

Kosuke Asao, Wako-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110266012	BEACH CLEANER - There is provided a beach cleaner which can excellently screen out sand scraped up on a trash withdrawing member with requiring neither a meandering motion nor a sand removing work.	11-03-2011

Kosuke Asao, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100071918	Beach-cleaning system for separating litter from sand, trailer incorporating same, and method of using same - A box-shaped beach-cleaning trailer is configured to be loaded with, and collectively carry beach-cleaning equipment and a litter collection station. The beach-cleaning equipment are towed by a vehicle to collect litter on the sands. The litter collected by the beach-cleaning equipment is collected in the litter collection station. The trailer includes a pair of rail members disposed on upper edges of the respective opposite side wall portions such that the rail members face each other with an opening therebetween. A sieve unit is detachably mounted on the rail members, and is configured to move a back-and-forth direction along the rail members. The sieve unit is moved in a back-and-forth direction manually; or by using a driving mechanism including a drive wheel, a driven wheel, and a connecting rod arranged between the sieve unit and the driven wheel, for separating colleted litter of various sizes from sand.	03-25-2010

Masaya Asao, Ebina-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090061322	ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND ELECTRODE STRUCTURE HAVING THE ELECTRODE MATERIAL - The electrode material for a lithium secondary battery according to the present invention includes particles of a solid state alloy having silicon as a main component, wherein the particles of the solid state alloy have a microcrystal or amorphous material including an element other than silicon, dispersed in microcrystalline silicon or amorphized silicon. The solid state alloy preferably contains a pure metal or a solid solution. The composition of the alloy preferably has an element composition in which the alloy is completely mixed in a melted liquid state, whereby the alloy has a single phase in a melted liquid state without presence of two or more phases. The element composition can be determined by the kind of elements constituting the alloy and an atomic ratio of the elements.	03-05-2009

Masaya Asao, Kyoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100323098	ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY, ELECTRODE STRUCTURAL BODY COMPRISING SAID ELECTRODE MATERIAL, RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY HAVING SAID ELECTRODE STRUCTURAL BODY, PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SAID ELECTRODE STRUCTURAL BODY, AND PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SAID RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY - An electrode material for a rechargeable lithium battery, characterized in that said electrode material comprises a fine powder of a silicon-based material whose principal component is silicon element, said fine powder having an average particle size (R) in a range of 0.1 μm≦R<0.5 μm. An electrode structural body for a rechargeable lithium battery, having an electrode material layer comprising said silicon-based material fine powder. A rechargeable lithium battery whose anode comprising said electrode structural body.	12-23-2010

Masaya Asao, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100183828	PIGMENT DISPERSION AND INKJET RECORDING MEDIUM USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a pigment dispersion having an inorganic pigment dispersed therein, characterized in that a metal compound adheres to the inorganic pigment and a metal ion concentration of the metal compound in the pigment dispersion does not exceed 0.05 mol/L.	07-22-2010
20100291325	RECORDING MEDIUM - A recording medium includes a substrate and at least two ink receiving layers formed on the substrate. In the recording medium, an uppermost ink receiving layer of the at least two ink receiving layers has a dry coated amount of 5 g/m	11-18-2010
20110059298	SURFACE-MODIFIED INORGANIC PIGMENT, COLORED SURFACE-MODIFIED INORGANIC PIGMENT, RECORDING MEDIUM AND PRODUCTION PROCESSES THEREOF, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND RECORDED IMAGE - The invention relates to a surface-treated inorganic pigment which has an inorganic pigment having acid function and an amorphous body located on the surface of the inorganic pigment having acid function and formed by at least a divalent or higher-valent metal and an anion component in a state where the inorganic pigment and the amorphous body do not chemically bond to each other, and which does not exhibit acid function.	03-10-2011
20110298879	RECORDING MEDIUM - The invention provides a recording medium capable of inhibiting conspicuousness of scratches attached to the recording medium and preventing the occurrence of density unevenness in an image. The recording medium has a substrate and an ink receiving layer provided on the substrate, wherein substrate is a resin-coated substrate obtained by coating a base material with a resin, and wherein Ra2 is 0.3 μm or more and 2.5 μm or less and Ra1-Ra2 is 2.0 μm or more, where Ra1 is an arithmetic average roughness of a surface of the substrate son the side of the ink receiving layer as prescribed by JIS B 0601:2001 and Ra2 is an arithmetic average roughness of the outermost surface of the recording medium as prescribed by JIS B 0601:2001.	12-08-2011
20110300315	RECORDING MEDIUM - The invention provides a recording medium capable of inhibiting cracks and also inhibiting peeling off of an ink receiving layer upon folding of the recording medium. The recording medium has a substrate and an ink receiving layer provided on the substrate, wherein the substrate is a resin-coated substrate obtained by coating a base material with a resin, the arithmetic average roughness Ra of a surface of the substrate on the side of the ink receiving layer as prescribed by JIS B 0601:2001 is 3.0 μm or more, the skewness Rsk of a roughness curve of the surface of the substrate as prescribed by JIS B 0601:2001 is 0.2 or less, and the coating thickness of the ink receiving layer is 50 μm or less.	12-08-2011
20110300316	RECORDING MEDIUM - The invention provides a recording medium capable of inhibiting occurrence of undertrapping, lowering the visibility of scratches on the outermost surface of the recording medium and inhibiting occurrence of a mottled pattern when recording is conducted. The recording medium has a substrate and an ink receiving layer provided on the substrate, wherein the arithmetic average roughness Ra of the outermost surface of the recording medium as prescribed by JIS B 0601:2001 is 1.1 μm or more and 2.5 μm or less, and the skewness Rsk of a roughness curve of the outermost surface of the recording medium as prescribed by JIS B 0601:2001 is 0.1 or less.	12-08-2011
20110300317	RECORDING MEDIUM - A recording medium includes an ink-receiving layer formed by applying a coating liquid onto at least one surface of a substrate and drying the coating liquid, the coating liquid containing hydrated alumina and a binder, in which the hydrated alumina in the coating liquid has an average particle size of 100 nm to 250 nm, the surface of the ink-receiving layer has an arithmetic average roughness Ra of 0.8 μm to 2.5 μm, the arithmetic average roughness Ra being specified by JIS B0601:2001, and the surface of the ink-receiving layer has a specular gloss at 60° of 10.0% or less, the specular gloss at 60° being specified by JIS Z8741.	12-08-2011

Mitsunari Asao, Mie JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090232432	Lubricating grease and lubricating grease-enclosed roller bearing - The present invention provides lubricating grease which is excellent in durability at a high temperature, restrains a reaction from occurring between fluorine and steel, and has a long life; and a rolling bearing in which the lubricating grease is enclosed. The lubricating grease contains perfluoropolyether oil as a base oil thereof and fluorocarbon resin powder as a thickener thereof. The lubricating grease further contains an additive containing a substance capable of forming a film on a metal surface. The substance is a diurea compound having an —NH— bond in a molecular structure thereof, an organic-acid metal salt such as sodium sebacate, molybdate such as potassium molybdate or sodium molybdate, or a bismuth-containing compound such as bismuth sulfate. The rolling bearing has an inner ring and an outer ring disposed concentrically with each other, a plurality of rolling elements interposed between the inner ring and the outer ring, and a retainer dividedly holding the rolling elements. The lubricating grease is enclosed on the periphery of the rolling elements.	09-17-2009

Mitsunari Asao, Kuwana-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090190873	Sealing member for use in rolling bearing and rolling bearing - A sealing member, for sealing urea compound-containing grease enclosed in a rolling bearing, in which an elastic body deteriorates to a low extent when the rolling bearing is subjected to a high temperature and which is capable of maintaining a preferable sealing performance for a long time and excellent in reliability and durability.	07-30-2009

Mizuho Asao, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100002412	Vehicle meter - A vehicle meter is provided including a dial	01-07-2010

Osamu Asao, Minamikawachi-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100248182	Carbide bar for dental rotary instrument - This invention discloses a carbide bar for a dental rotary instrument which eliminates defects of the prior art. In the prior art, blades of the carbide bar are twisting on to rightward from a bottom to a top portion and this twisting offers some inconvenience such as detaching connection between hand piece and the bar during rotation work and stacking of cutting dusts for ill efficiency. This invention has now developed a new method for the blades, which should be twisted leftward from the bottom to the top to clear the submitted inconvenience.	09-30-2010

Osamu Asao, Kyoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090068614	Dental polishing article which contains spherical resin particles - The present invention provides a dental polishing article having excellent polishability, which can polish dental composite resin, porcelain, dental restorative and prosthetic materials and teeth at a low cost, conveniently in a short time. More specifically, the present invention provides a dental polishing article which comprises a polishing portion formed by compounding polishing grains in an elastomer binder, and the polishing portion further comprising spherical resin particles.	03-12-2009

Shigeharu Asao, Kawasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080278418	PLASMA DISPLAY APPARATUS AND A METHOD OF DRIVING THE PLASMA DISPLAY APPARATUS - A method of driving a PDP apparatus to sufficiently suppress the background light emission and improve the dark room contrast, in which first electrodes and second electrodes are arranged adjacently, a first display line is formed between one side of the second electrode and the first electrode adjacent thereto, a second display line is formed between the other side of the second electrode and the first electrode adjacent thereto, and the interlaced display that displays the first display line and the second display line alternately in different fields is performed, has been disclosed, wherein the reset voltage that directly relates to the intensity of the background light emission is varied according to the number of times of sustain discharges, the display conditions, and so on, in each subfield and the reset discharge is caused to occur with the minimum voltage in each subfield.	11-13-2008
20120075276	Plasma display apparatus and method of driving the plasma display apparatus - A plasma display apparatus and method are provided. The plasma display apparatus includes a plasma display panel in which first electrodes and second electrodes are arranged adjacently and third electrodes are arranged to cross the first and second electrodes. The method for driving a plasma display apparatus in which first electrodes and second electrodes are arranged adjacently and third electrodes are arranged to cross the first and second electrodes and in which one field comprises subfields having a reset period followed by an address period and a sustain period includes in a reset period, applying to second electrodes a voltage of a first waveform in which an applied voltage value increases according to a lapse of time and applying to second electrodes a voltage of a second waveform in which an applied voltage value decreases according to a lapse of time.	03-29-2012

Shigeharu Asao, Yokohama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080309651	DRIVE CONTROL CIRCUIT DEVICE FOR FLAT PANEL DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided is a technology related to a PDP apparatus and capable of realizing the efficiency improvement in the processing of a control circuit including the processing between a control circuit (waveform generating circuit unit) and a non-volatile memory (waveform ROM). In a control circuit of a PDP apparatus, an SFM (serial flash memory) is used as a non-volatile memory, and waveform decoding data and a waveform decoding address set are stored as a first waveform in the SFM. An LSI (waveform generating circuit LSI) stores the data from the waveform decoding data in a first SRAM in an internal SRAM unit and stores the data corresponding to one reading cycle (for example one SF) selected from the waveform decoding address set in a second SRAM in the internal SRAM unit.	12-18-2008

Shigeharu Asao, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120032602	Method for driving plasma display panel - A method for driving a plasma display panel in which a plurality of first and second electrodes are arranged adjacently each other, a plurality of third electrodes are arranged to cross the first and second electrodes, the plasma display panel having a reset period, an address period, and a sustain discharge period is provided. The method includes in the reset period, applying to the second electrodes a first waveform voltage, whose applied potential increases with time, then applying to the second electrodes a second waveform voltage, whose applied potential decreases with time. The method includes when applying the first waveform voltage, a first constant voltage is applied to the first electrodes, and a second constant voltage higher than the first constant voltage is applied to the third electrodes and when applying the second waveform voltage, a third constant voltage is applied to the first electrodes, and a fourth constant voltage lower than the third constant voltage is applied to the third electrodes.	02-09-2012

Shinichirou Asao, Ichihara-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110165416	4-METHYL-1-PENTENE POLYMER, RESIN COMPOSITION CONTAINING 4-METHYL-1-PENTENE POLYMER, MASTERBATCH THEREOF, AND FORMED PRODUCT THEREOF - [Object] To provide a resin composition with excellent mold releasability and blocking resistance.	07-07-2011

Shinobu Asao, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090187897	COMPILING METHOD AND COMPILING PROGRAM - The compiling method and compiling program which can delete a redundantly generated function, regardless of whether or not a class object is generated and whether or not calling is performed is a compiling method for converting an input program written in an object-oriented language and having at least one class into an object program, and which includes: a virtual inheritance analyzing step of analyzing whether or not each class in the input program is defined by virtual inheritance; a special function consolidating step of generating a code which consolidates at least one of plural constructors and plural destructors of the class, in the case where, as a result of the analysis in the virtual inheritance analyzing step, the class is not defined by virtual inheritance; and a generating step of generating an object program including the code generated in the special function consolidating step.	07-23-2009
20110202906	COMPILING METHOD AND COMPILING PROGRAM - A compiling method for translating an input program to an object program enables a user to easily ascertain how the input program and the object program are affected by designation of a plurality of extended language specifications. The compiling method includes: analyzing, in the case where the plurality of extended language specifications are designated in the input program, the designated plurality of extended language specifications, to determine which part of the input program is affected by the designated plurality of extended language specifications; and outputting information about the part, together with the object program.	08-18-2011

Takahiro Asao, Yokkaichi-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110094767	STUD BOLT ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX EQUIPPED WITH STUD BOLT ASSEMBLY - A stud bolt assembly can couple two electrical conductive members to each other with stability and reliability in connection while avoiding breakage and deformation of the members upon coupling them to each other and an electrical junction box equipped with the stud bolt assembly. Electrical conductive member	04-28-2011
20110094792	ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX - To provide an electrical junction box equipped with a bracket having a new structure that can stably and strongly secure the electrical junction box to a vehicle body to exert sufficient strength against an external force applied by bolt-fastening of a terminal hardware in an external wiring. A separate bracket attaches an electrical junction box main body to a vehicle body side support member. The separate bracket is provided with latch portions. Fixing positions between the latch portions and the electrical junction box main body are set on both sides of bolt connecting sections along the vehicle body side support member.	04-28-2011
20110094793	ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX - A new electrical junction box in which even if a plurality of bolts are connected to external electrical cables, an external electrical power supply cable from a jump starter can be surely connected to a target connecting bolt, thereby avoiding a problem of an error in coupling by a simple structure. A coupling error check wall is provided around an alternator connecting bolt. An alligator clip for jump starting is prevented to be connected to the alternator connecting bolt. The alligator clip for jump starting is permitted to be connected to a battery connecting bolt.	04-28-2011
20110094794	ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX - An electrical junction box having a in which a plurality of connecting bolts are juxtaposed on a bolt support section and that exerts excellent strength to realize a reinforcing structure without interfering with mounting of a connecting plate onto the connecting bolts. Inserting slits are provided in a peripheral wall and a proximal end of a partition wall. A connecting plate is previously disposed through the slits on one surface of a bolt support section. A plurality of connecting bolts are attached to the bolt support section so that the bolt support section bridges the plural connecting bolts.	04-28-2011

Takayuki Asao, Maebashi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100062053	CHOLESTANOL DERIVATIVE FOR COMBINED USE - The invention provides a cancer chemotherapeutic agent which has fewer side effects and excellent efficacy. The cancer chemotherapeutic agent of the invention includes a cholestanol derivative represented by formula (1):	03-11-2010
20120009251	CHOLESTANOL DERIVATIVE FOR COMBINED USE - The invention provides a cancer chemotherapeutic agent which has fewer side effects and excellent efficacy. The cancer chemotherapeutic agent of the invention includes a cholestanol derivative represented by formula (1):	01-12-2012
20120015025	CHOLESTANOL DERIVATIVE FOR COMBINED USE - The invention provides a cancer chemotherapeutic agent which has fewer side effects and excellent efficacy.	01-19-2012

Taro Asao, Kawasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100097601	OPTICAL FIBER TRANSMISSION LINE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - A measurement apparatus for measuring an optical fiber transmission line used to connect to an opposite apparatus, the measurement apparatus includes a transmission part for generating a measurement packet used for measuring a length of a first and second optical fiber transmission line, and transmitting the measurement packet to the opposite apparatus through the first optical fiber transmission line, a reception part for detecting the measurement packet returned from the opposite apparatus that perform a loopback processing of the measurement packet through the second optical fiber transmission line, a calculation part for calculating a packet transmission time which is a processing time required from the generation of the measurement packet to the detection of the measurement packet, and a measurement part for performing a measurement control of the length of the first and second optical fiber transmission line based on the packet transmission time calculated by the calculation part.	04-22-2010
20100111527	DEGREE EXTENDING METHOD AND OPTICAL HUB NODE APPARATUS - An optical hub node apparatus can be configured to include N+1 or more route units (	05-06-2010

Tetsuji Asao, Tokorozawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080207768	MEDICAMENT FOR PREVENTIVE AND/OR THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT OF LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM - A medicament for preventive and/or therapeutic treatment of a lower urinary tract symptom caused by a lower urinary tract disorder, which comprises as an active ingredient a retinoid such as, for example, 4-[(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-2-naphthalenyl)carbamoyl]benzoic acid	08-28-2008

Tetsuro Asao, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100059076	METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF TOBACCO LEAF - A present invention provides a method for reducing harmful substances and carcinogenic substances contained in a tobacco leaf. According to the present invention, the harmful substances and the carcinogenic substances are removed beforehand by washing a shredded leaf with a solvent, so that the tobacco leaf having a small amount of the harmful substances and the carcinogenic substances contained therein is produced. The cigarette produced by such a method of the present invention reduces an amount of the harmful substances and an amount of the carcinogenic substances contained in primary smoke and second-hand smoke in a case of the tobacco smoking, and reduces an amount of the harmful substances and an amount of the carcinogenic substances to be taken into a body compared with a cigarette produced in a conventional manner.	03-11-2010

Tomohiro Asao, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100159423	Tactile Pin Display Apparatus - A tactile pin display apparatus comprises: tactile pins	06-24-2010

Toshihiko Asao, Fujinomiya-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110178506	PROTECTOR - A protector which is used to cover a distal portion of a guide wire protruding from a distal opening of a tube body includes a first half body and a second half body which are movable between an open state and a closed state. Each of the first half body and the second half body includes a guide wire sandwiching and holding portion which mutually sandwich and hold the distal portion of the guide wire cooperatively in the closed state of the protector. Each of the first half body and the second half body also includes a tube body sandwiching and holding portion which mutually sandwich and hold the tube body cooperatively in the closed state of the protector.	07-21-2011

Yasufumi Asao, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090121992	Color Display Apparatus - A color display apparatus is of the type wherein a unit pixel is constituted by at least three subpixels including first to third subpixels, and at each subpixel, a medium for changing an optical property depending on a voltage applied thereto is disposed. The color display apparatus includes means for applying a voltage, to each of the first to third subpixels, for changing the optical property of the medium within a brightness change range in which light passing through the medium is changed in brightness and a hue change range in which the light passing through the medium assumes chromatic color and a hue of the chromatic color is changed while including combinations of red and green, red and blue, and green and blue for the first to third subpixels, respectively.	05-14-2009

Yoshifumi Asao, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100014683	NOISE REDUCTION DEVICE - A noise reduction device including a noise detection microphone including a high-frequency noise detection microphone and a low-frequency noise detection microphone for respectively detecting a high-frequency noise and a low-frequency noise generated from a noise source; a noise control unit for generating a control sound signal for cancelling a noise detected by the noise detection microphone in a control center of control space; and a loudspeaker for outputting a control sound based on the control sound signal from the noise controlling unit. The high-frequency noise microphone is disposed in a vicinity of a head portion of a user in a state in which directivity in an opposite direction with respect to the control center is added, and the low-frequency noise detection microphone is disposed outside of a sound-insulating wall.	01-21-2010
20100166202	NOISE REDUCTION DEVICE - A noise control device includes the following structural elements. A signal memory records both of a noise signal supplied from a noise microphone and an error signal supplied from an error microphone. A filter coefficient calculator calculates a fixed filter coefficient of a control filter by using data recorded in the signal memory. A filter coefficient renewing section renews, at a given timing, a filter coefficient set at a fixed filter in a control filter to a filter coefficient read out from the filter coefficient calculator.	07-01-2010
20100208911	NOISE REDUCTION APPARATUS - In a noise reduction apparatus for controlling noise up to a predetermined upper limited frequency, a distance from a noise source to control point X is made larger than a distance obtained by subtracting a one-half wavelength from a distance, obtained by adding up a distance from the noise source to a noise detecting microphone, a distance corresponding to time as a sum of respective delay time of the noise detecting microphone, a noise controller, and a control speaker, and a distance from the control speaker to control point X, where one wavelength is a period corresponding to the upper limited frequency.	08-19-2010
20110222698	NOISE REDUCTION DEVICE - A noise reduction device of the present invention comprises a control filter unit for generating a control sound signal to cancel out a noise, a control speaker for outputting a control sound according to the control sound signal from the control filter unit, an error microphone for detecting a residual sound by superimposing the noise upon the control sound output from the control speaker, and an obstacle detector for detecting an obstacle around the error microphone, wherein the control filter unit generates the control sound signal according to data from the error microphone and the obstacle detector.	09-15-2011
20110222699	NOISE REDUCTION DEVICE AND NOISE REDUCTION SYSTEM - A noise reduction device is disclosed, in which noise reduction device, a controlling sound generator outputs a white noise generated by a white-noise generator, and this white noise is sensed by an error sensor for identifying an acoustic transmission function covering a path from the controlling sound generator to the error sensor. At this time, an identification controller prompts the white noise generator to generate a white noise for identifying the acoustic transmission function provided that an ambient noise level sensed by the error sensor is not greater than a given threshold.	09-15-2011

Yoshifumi Asao, Hyogo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100104110	NOISE REDUCTION DEVICE AND NOISE REDUCTION SYSTEM - It includes a microphone for detecting noise emitted from a noise source, a noise controller for generating control sound signal to reduce noise detected by the microphone based on information from the microphone, and a speaker for outputting control sound based on control sound signal from the noise controller, wherein a plurality of microphones and speakers are arranged for each seat, and a plurality of microphones are arranged in higher density for each seat in a specific direction.	04-29-2010
20100111317	NOISE REDUCTION DEVICE - A noise reduction device, including a microphone for detecting noise, a noise controller for reversing the phase of noise detected by the microphone based on information outputted from the microphone, and a speaker for outputting sound based on information outputted from the noise controller, is arranged at a seat surrounded by a shell portion having a cavity, wherein a speaker is disposed in the cavity of the shell portion.	05-06-2010