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Ashida, JP

Akihiro Ashida, Urayasu JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080304376	Opitical disc device and tracking and slider control method - An optical disc device and tracking control method capable of stable tracking control even for inferior optical discs with tracks decentered by a large amount. The optical disc device and tracking control method includes: obtaining a rotation angle at which the degree of displacement of the track due to the eccentricity of the optical disc becomes maximum on the inner circumference side and the outer circumference side, and detecting the eccentricity amount of the optical disc; and performing track pull-in at the rotation angle, at which the degree of displacement of the track due to the eccentricity of the optical disc becomes maximum, detecting a displacement direction of the optical disc at the time of the pull-in, and moving the slider in the detected displacement direction for a distance equal to or almost equal to the eccentricity amount of the optical disc.	12-11-2008

Akihiro Ashida, Yashio JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110249541	OPTICAL DISC UNIT AND SERVO CONTROL METHOD FOR ACTUATOR THEREOF - In servo control of actuators of an optical disc unit, a gain margin is secured by measuring a mean current or mean voltage applied to each of a focus actuator and a tracking actuator, estimating a displacement quantity of each of the actuators from the measurement values, changing the frequency characteristic or overall servo loop characteristic of a focus servo filter and a tracking servo filter respectively by switching ON/OFF a notch filter according to a displacement condition of the corresponding actuator, and switching control operation between stages of servo control characteristic of each of the focus servo filter and tracking servo filter.	10-13-2011

Eiji Ashida, Hitachiota JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080206586	PENETRATION WELDING METHOD OF T-TYPE JOINT AND PENETRATION WELDING STRUCTURE OF T-TYPE JOINT - An upper plate is arranged on the top surface of a lower vertical plate to form a T-type joint, and a penetration promoter is applied on the surface of the upper plate of the T-type joint. Subsequently, when performing non-consumable electrode arc welding, a penetration width w of a molten pool on the side of the vertical plate after penetrating through the back side of the vertical plate is formed equal to or greater than the vertical plate thickness if a lower vertical plate thickness is the same thickness as an upper plate thickness or thinner than the upper plate thickness, and the penetration width of the molten pool is formed equal to or greater than the upper plate thickness if the lower vertical plate thickness is thicker than the upper plate thickness, thereby forming a penetration shape having a desired welding metal part.	08-28-2008
20100183112	METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CORE SHROUD FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT AND STRUCTURE OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a core shroud for a nuclear plant and a nuclear power plant structure in which a groove portion is easily assembled in the case of manufacturing the core shroud having a weld structure of a nuclear power plant by a laser welding, and it is possible to obtain a weld joint portion in which a plastic distortion region and a residual stress are as small as possible, going with a solidification shrinkage of the weld portion. At a time of welding butted portions of a plurality of members constructing a core shroud, a root face is provided in the butted portion, a length of the root face is set to 25% to 95% of a thickness of the thinner one of the butted portions of a plurality of members, a narrow groove is provided in the other than the root face, and the butted portions are welded by a laser welding using a weld wire.	07-22-2010

Hajime Ashida, Kyoto-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100243163	SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a substrate processing apparatus for carrying a substrate W in a standing position and performing a predetermined process to the substrate W, including: a plurality of substrate processing chambers; and a common carrying delivery chamber for carrying a substrate to each of the substrate processing chambers, where: at least one of the substrate processing chambers is provided above or below the common carrying delivery chamber; and a substrate passage opening through which the substrate W can pass is provided at the boundaries between the processing chambers and the carrying chamber.	09-30-2010
20100263797	PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - The present invention aims at providing a plasma processing apparatus for performing a plasma processing on a planar substrate body to be processed, the apparatus being capable of generating the plasma with good uniformity and efficiently using the plasma, and having a high productivity. That is, the plasma processing apparatus according to the present invention includes: a vacuum chamber; one or plural antenna supporters (plasma generator supporters) projecting into the internal space of the vacuum chamber; radio-frequency antennas (plasma generators) attached to each antenna supporter; and a pair of substrate body holders provided across the antenna supporter in the vacuum chamber, for holding a planar substrate body to be processed.	10-21-2010
20100272550	SUBSTRATE HOLDING MECHANISM, SUBSTRATE DELIVERING/RECEIVING MECHANISM, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a substrate holding mechanism capable of assuredly holding a substrate and delivering/receiving it: a substrate holding mechanism including a substrate holding unit for holding a rectangular substrate, comprising: a plurality of substrate holding rollers provided at positions corresponding to two opposite sides of the substrate on the substrate holding unit and pivotally supported by the substrate holding unit; and a roller driver for rotating the substrate holding rollers, wherein: the substrate holding roller comprises a cylinder part and a holding flange provided along a portion of a circumference of each end of the cylinder part; and each of the substrate holding rollers is rotated by the roller driver so that a state of holding edges of the substrate by the holding flange and a state of releasing the edges can be switched in accordance with a rotation angle of the substrate holding rollers.	10-28-2010
20110220026	PLASMA PROCESSING DEVICE - A plasma processing device according to the present invention includes a plasma processing chamber consisting of a vacuum container, a pair of substrate holders standing opposite each other in the plasma processing chamber, a plurality of first reaction gas tubes provided between the two substrate holders, and a plurality of second reaction gas tubes provided between the plurality of first reaction gas tubes and each of the two substrate holders. The first reaction gas tubes, which are made of an electrically conductive material, are electrically connected to a first radio-frequency power source or second radio-frequency power source. The first reaction gas tubes double as a radio-frequency antenna, while the second reaction gas tubes double as an electrode.	09-15-2011

Hiroshi Ashida, Okayama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110226034	PIPE EXPANDING APPARATUS OF THIN WALL STAINLESS STEEL PIPE - The invention provides a pipe expanding apparatus of a thin wall stainless steel pipe in which a strain is not generated in a flange and a yoke, even when a pipe expanding rubber swells. The invention includes a flange which forms one inclined surface of a chevron shaped projection portion by internally fitting a thin wall stainless steel pipe, a yoke which forms the other inclined surface of the chevron shaped projection portion by being coupled at its one end side to the flange, and is coupled to a cylinder at its other end side, a guide rod which is coupled to a piston of the cylinder, and a pipe expanding rubber which is pinched between a step portion of the guide rod and a backup ring and expands the thin wall stainless steel pipe.	09-22-2011
20120133130	CONNECTION STRUCTURE BETWEEN THIN WALL STAINLESS STEEL PIPE AND JOINT - A connection structure includes a thin wall stainless steel pipe in which a swelling portion, a sandwiching portion forming an inclined pressing surface capable of pressing one inclined surface of the swelling portion, a joint spacer forming a first retention portion pinching a first gasket with respect to the swelling portion as well as having a fitting portion fitted to an outer periphery of the end portion of the thin wall stainless steel pipe, and forming a gasket receiving portion in an outer peripheral side thereof, a joint having a second retention portion sandwiching and pressing a second gasket to an inner peripheral side facing the gasket receiving portion.	05-31-2012

Hiroshi Ashida, Kawasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080204946	MAGNETORESISTANCE EFFECT ELEMENT AND MAGNETIC MEMORY DEVICE - A magnetoresistance effect element having a free magnetic layer is provided. The free magnetic layer is formed in a laminate including a fixed magnetization layer having a fixed magnetization direction, a non-magnetic layer formed on the fixed magnetization layer, a first ferromagnetic layer, a non-magnetic metallic layer formed on the first ferromagnetic layer, and a second ferromagnetic layer formed on the non-magnetic metallic layer. The free magnetic layer includes magnetic recording regions, and in each region, the first ferromagnetic layer and the second ferromagnetic layer are coupled such that their magnetization directions are anti-parallel with each other, and one of the magnetic recording regions is opposite to the fixed magnetization layer with the non-magnetic layer therebetween.	08-28-2008
20090323406	MAGNETIC MEMORY ELEMENT, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MEMORY ELEMENT - A magnetic memory element includes an impurity element, and magnetic thin lines to which the impurity element is added to adjust the movement of a magnetic domain wall in a magnetic field. Applying a voltage to the magnetic thin lines controls a position of the magnetic domain wall to invert a magnetization direction of a magnetic recording layer adjacent to the magnetic domain wall, by which information is recorded.	12-31-2009
20100054033	MAGNETIC THIN LINE AND MEMORY DEVICE - A magnetic thin line includes a first magnetic film having in-plane magnetic anisotropy and a second magnetic film that is magnetically coupled to the first magnetic film and has perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. With the coupling of the first magnetic film and the second magnetic film, magnetic wall width of the first magnetic film is lower than a case where the first magnetic film is not magnetically coupled to the second magnetic film.	03-04-2010
20100061135	MAGNETIC WIRE UNIT AND STORAGE DEVICE - A magnetic wire unit for storing information thereon includes a magnetic wire containing a material having an axis of easy magnetization, and extending in a first direction, the axis being switchable between the first direction and the second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the magnetic wire being capable of holding a plurality of magnetic domains representing information. The magnetic wire unit includes a current supply unit for applying an electric current to the magnetic wire so as to move magnetic domain walls defining the magnetic domains in the magnetic wire.	03-11-2010

Hiroyuki Ashida, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090104995	NETWORK GAME SYSTEM, GAME MACHINE, GAME MACHINE CONTROL METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - To provide a network game system for enabling the player of a game to immediately find out, when a moving object, such as a bullet object or the like, contacts another object in a virtual space, from where the moving object came, by looking at the game screen image. Each of the game machines comprises a contact determination unit for determining whether or not the moving object contacts another object (	04-23-2009
20090118010	NETWORK GAME SYSTEM, NETWORK GAME SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD, GAME MACHINE, GAME MACHINE CONTROL METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - To provide a network game system for sharing, among a plurality of game machines, the positions and postures of objects associated with the game machines, while suppressing an increase in traffic in the communication network. Each of the game machines comprises a first base position selection unit for selecting one of the plurality of base positions; a first base position transmission unit for transmitting the base position selected by the first base position selection unit to another game machine; a first base position receiving unit for receiving the base position transmitted by the first base position transmission unit from another game machine (	05-07-2009

Hiroyuki Ashida, Kyoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090147982	HEADPHONE SET AND HEADPHONE CABLE - A cable distributes first and second audio signals outputted from a sound source to first and the second casings. A first signal line is laid out between an input plug and a first terminal, and transmits the first audio signal. A second signal line is laid out between an input plug and a second terminal, and transmits the second audio signal. A third signal line is laid out between the first terminal and the second terminal, in parallel to the first signal line and the second signal line, through the input plug.	06-11-2009

Hiroyuki Ashida, Kyoto-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080207155	Receiver system - A receiver system includes an antenna to receive a high-frequency signal; a first band pass filter circuit to eliminate unnecessary frequency components from the high-frequency signal; a low-noise amplifier to amplify signal output from the first band pass filter circuit; a local oscillator to produce a local oscillation signal; a mixer to mix signal output from the low-noise amplifier and the local oscillation signal to produce an intermediate signal; a second band pass filter circuit to eliminate unnecessary frequency components from the intermediate signal; an amplifier to amplify signal output from the second band pass filter circuit; a demodulator circuit to demodulate signal output from the amplifier; an analog-to-digital converter circuit to convert signal output from the demodulator into digital signal.	08-28-2008

Hitoshi Ashida, Hyogo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110207188	Scyllo-Inositol-Producing Cell and Scyllo-Inositol Production Method Using Said Cells - An object of the present invention is to provide a cell capable of efficiently producing scyllo-inositol from myo-inositol and a simple method of manufacturing scyllo-inositol using the cell. The above-mentioned object is achieved by a	08-25-2011

Jumpei Ashida, Kawasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100002908	Pedestrian Tracking Method and Pedestrian Tracking Device - A pedestrian tracking method and a pedestrian tracking device with a simple structure can estimate the motion of a pedestrian in images without using color information, making it possible to achieve a robust pedestrian tracking. The pedestrian tracking device (	01-07-2010

Katsuji Ashida, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090169933	Hydrogen Generating Device - A hydrogen generating device can decompose fuel containing an organic compound at low temperature to generate hydrogen-containing gas that scarcely contains nitrogen and carbon monoxide without providing electric energy from outside or by providing only a small amount of electric energy from outside.	07-02-2009

Katsumi Ashida, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080232108	DISCHARGE LAMP AND LIGHT-SOURCE APPARATUS - A discharge lamp (	09-25-2008

Kazuhide Ashida, Saku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110311850	SECONDARY BATTERY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a device includes an assembled battery including cells, a circuit which measures potential differences of the cells, a current detector which detects a value of a current in the assembled battery, a determination module including a first reference and a second reference which determines whether the potential difference is higher than the first reference and is lower than the second reference, and a module which calculates a charge/discharge capacity, based on a current integration value which is detected by the current detector, when the determination module determines that the potential difference is higher than the first voltage reference and is lower than the second reference, and calculates the charge/discharge capacity, based on a state of charge corresponding to the potential difference, when the determination module determines that the potential difference is not higher than the first reference or is not lower than the second reference.	12-22-2011

Kazuhide Ashida, Saku-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100231177	BATTERY PACK AND CHARGER SYSTEM - A battery pack includes plurality of secondary battery cells, a voltage measurement module configured to measure a voltage of each of the plurality of secondary battery cells, a charge switching module configured to turn on and off a charge current to the plurality of secondary battery cells, a first judgment module configured to judge whether a highest voltage value measured by the voltage measurement module is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, and a charge stop module configured to turn off the charge switching module when the highest value is equal to or greater than a predetermined value.	09-16-2010

Kazuhide Ashida, Nagano JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100264877	BATTERY PACK, BATTERY CHARGER, AND BATTERY PACK SYSTEM - A battery pack includes: a plurality of rechargeable batteries (	10-21-2010
20100285677	POWER SUPPLY CONNECTOR - A power supply connector is provided, which is applicable to both large current charging and low current charging, the power supply connector being able to not only maintain the accuracy of monitoring low current charging and the volumetric efficiency of a board by appropriately arranging two types of connector parts, but also contribute to the downsizing of the power supply connector and improvement of the reliability thereof by striking a balance between the volumetric efficiency and the heat radiation characteristics, and ensure safety in the use of the power supply connector while reducing the cost. Insertion holes	11-11-2010
20110149454	BATTERY SYSTEM - Provided is a battery system capable of preventing the voltage that is applied to the voltage detection circuit from exceeding the withstand voltage of the voltage detection circuit when the connection between the cells in the battery module is disconnected, and preventing an overcurrent from flowing in the cell voltage detection circuit and the module. The modules are internally provided with a battery voltage measurement circuit	06-23-2011

Keiichi Ashida, Amagasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110057625	CHARGE CONTROLLER - A charge controller includes a power supply circuit and a battery charge circuit. The power supply circuit converts the input voltage into an output voltage for supply to the load at the output terminal. The power supply circuit includes an output current detection circuit and an output current limiting circuit. The output current detection circuit detects an output current supplied through the power supply circuit. The output current limiting circuit limits the output current below a maximum output current limit. The battery charge circuit derives power from the power supply circuit to charge a secondary battery. The battery charge circuit includes a charge current detection circuit and a charge current setting circuit. The charge current detection circuit detects a charge current supplied to the secondary battery. The charge current setting circuit regulates the charge current to a set current value.	03-10-2011
20110095729	CHARGING CIRCUIT AND CHARGING METHOD - A charging circuit that simultaneously charges a battery with an electrical current supplied from an external power source and supplies the electrical current supplied from the external power source to a load includes a power supply circuit to supply an electrical current from the battery to the load when a load current required by the load is greater than a maximum supply current of the external power source, a detector to detect a voltage of the battery, and a controller to control power supply to the load as well as charging the battery. When the detected voltage of the battery is lower than the predetermined threshold, the controller stops supplying the electrical current from the battery to the load and charges the battery with the electrical current supplied from the external power source.	04-28-2011
20110181348	REFERENCE VOLTAGE GENERATING CIRCUIT AND ANALOG CIRCUIT USING THE SAME - A reference voltage generating circuit includes a first power supply, a second power supply, a first variable resistance circuit having one end connected to the first power supply and configured to be capable of adjusting a resistance value of the first variable resistance circuit, a series resistance circuit having at least one resistance and one end connected to the first variable resistance circuit, a second variable resistance circuit having one end connected to the series resistance circuit and the other end connected to the second power supply, and configured to be capable of adjusting a resistance value of the second variable resistance circuit, a first terminal arranged between the first variable resistance circuit and the series resistance circuit, a second terminal arranged between the series resistance circuit and the second variable resistance circuit, and a voltage selecting circuit configured to select one of a voltage of the first terminal and a voltage of the second terminal, and output the selected voltage as a reference voltage.	07-28-2011

Keishi Ashida, Sakai-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100199700	INDOOR UNIT FOR AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner indoor unit has a box-shaped body casing	08-12-2010

Kelichi Ashida, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090051329	METHOD AND CHARGE-UP CIRCUIT CAPABLE OF ADJUSTING CHARGE-UP CURRENT - A charge-up circuit includes a charge-up transistor configured to supply a charge-up current to a secondary battery in accordance with a control signal, a detection resistor connected in series with the charge-up transistor to detect the charge-up current, a current-to-voltage conversion circuit configured to generate and output a monitor voltage in accordance with the charge-up current based on each voltage at both end terminals of the detection resistor, a reference voltage generator configured to generate a predetermined reference voltage and including a voltage adjusting mechanism to generate the reference voltage from the constant voltage so that the charge-up current becomes a desired current, and a charge-up current control circuit configured to control the charge-up transistor so that the monitor voltage becomes the reference voltage.	02-26-2009

Kenichi Ashida, Toyohashi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100329727	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus having a cleaner for cleaning a surface of a dust-proof glass disposed on a housing of a laser scanning unit for irradiating a photosensitive member with a laser modulated in accordance with image data. The cleaner is supported by a frame of the image forming apparatus body such that the cleaner is movable while keeping in contact with the dust-proof glass and such that the cleaner stays in a stand-by position while keeping out of contact with the dust-proof glass and the housing of the laser scanning unit.	12-30-2010

Kenichiro Ashida, Kyoto-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120106041	CONTROLLER DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - A terminal device	05-03-2012
20120106042	DEVICE SUPPORT SYSTEM AND SUPPORT DEVICE - A terminal device	05-03-2012
20120108329	CONTROLLER DEVICE AND CONTROLLER SYSTEM - A terminal device	05-03-2012
20120108340	CONTROLLER DEVICE AND CONTROLLER SYSTEM - A controller system includes a terminal device	05-03-2012

Kenichiro Ashida, Kyoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090038721	Controller cover - A controller cover includes a main body portion attached to an outer surface of a controller, and the main body portion includes a contacted portion where a contacted inner surface is in contact with the outer surface of the controller and a non-contacted portion where a non-contacted inner surface is not in contact with the outer surface of the controller. Elastic deforming protrusions are formed on the non-contacted inner surface. When the controller attached with the cover interferes with other thing, and the non-contacted portion of the cover is subjected to shock, the elastic deforming protrusion of the non-contacted portion is deformed to ease the shock, so that the controller and the interfering other thing are protected.	02-12-2009

Kenichiro Ashida, Kyoto City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110195785	GAME CONTROLLER - A video game controller for a video game and a receptor assembly may include a controller core unit including a housing formed with a top, bottom and opposite sides, at least the top having a plurality of control buttons thereon; and a base portion provided with a first connector; a receptor having a shape substantially similar to a component appearing in the video game. The receptor may be a gun-shaped sub-unit with a barrel portion and a gripper portion with an open slot adapted to receive the core unit.	08-11-2011

Kenji Ashida, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110154845	AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner includes a refrigerating cycle including a compressor (	06-30-2011

Kisho Ashida, Hitachinaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080224282	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same - A technique for preventing cracks and residual resin on a semiconductor chip in a molding process in the assembly of semiconductor devices is provided. A distance from a bottom surface of a cavity of a lower mold die to a ceiling surface of a cavity of an upper mold die of a resin molding die is made same as or smaller than a distance from a lower surface of a die pad to an upper surface of a plate terminal, and an U-shape elastic body is arranged on semiconductor elements between the plate terminal and the die pad, thereby mitigating a load due to a clamp pressure of mold dies in the molding process by an elastic deformation of the elastic body. Consequently, a load applied on the semiconductor devices is reduced, thereby preventing formation of cracks on the semiconductor elements.	09-18-2008
20100181628	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Prevention of disconnection of a bonding wire resulting from adhesive interface delamination between a resin and a leadframe, and improvement of joint strength of the resin and the leadframe are achieved in a device manufactured by a low-cost and simple processing. A boss is provided on a source lead by a stamping processing, and a support pillar is provided in a concave portion on a rear side of the source lead in order to prevent ultrasonic damping upon joining the bonding wire onto the boss, so that an insufficiency of the joint strength between the bonding wire and the source lead is prevented. Also, a continuous bump is provided on the boss so as to surround a joint portion between the source lead and the bonding wire, so that disconnection of the bonding wire resulting from delamination between the resin and the source lead is prevented.	07-22-2010
20110215400	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - To improve the performance and reliability of semiconductor devices. For the semiconductor chip CP	09-08-2011

Kiwamu Ashida, Tsukuba-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090064771	METHOD OF OPERATING AN ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE IN TAPPING MODE WITH A REDUCED IMPACT FORCE - In a tapping mode Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) system, a probe is excited at an excitation frequency other than the probe's first natural frequency to produce a response signal manifesting a grazing bifurcation between “non-collision” and “collision” states of the AFM system, so that an additional characteristic frequency component is generated in the “collision” state. The magnitude of the additional characteristic frequency component is monitored in real time, and the probe-sample separation is adjusted to maintain the monitored magnitude at an optimal value to operate the AFM system at near-grazing conditions.	03-12-2009

Koichi Ashida, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080228375	SPARK IGNITION TYPE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A spark-ignition type internal combustion engine, including a main tank for storing a to-be-determined fuel having an unknown self-ignition property, an auxiliary tank for accumulating a reference fuel having a known self-ignition property, and a controller. The controller is programmed to supply to a combustion chamber a blended fuel prepared by blending the to-be-determined fuel and the reference fuel at a predetermined ratio, measure a self-ignition property of the blended fuel, and determine the unknown self-ignition property of the to-be-determined fuel based on the measured self-ignition property of the blended fuel, the known self-ignition property of the reference fuel and the ratio of the blended fuel. The controller is also programmed to introduce the to-be-determined fuel after the determination from the main tank to the auxiliary tank, and store the to-be-determined fuel in the auxiliary tank such that the to-be-determined fuel serves as a next reference fuel having a known self-ignition property.	09-18-2008
20080236546	COMBUSTION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In an embodiment, the invention provides an internal combustion engine, including a first fuel injector that supplies a first fuel to a first predetermined region in a combustion chamber, and a second fuel injector that supplies a second fuel to a second predetermined region in the combustion chamber. The second fuel has an octane number that is different than an octane number of the first fuel, and the second predetermined region is different from the first predetermined region. An ignition device is configured to start ignition of one of the first and second fuels based on an ignition signal. An operation condition detector detects at least one engine operating condition. A controller is configured to provide the ignition signal to the ignition device and to determine which one of the first and second fuels to ignite by the ignition device based on the engine operation condition.	10-02-2008
20080257304	INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND COMBUSTION METHOD OF THE SAME - An internal combustion engine, including a premixed mixture formation device that forms a premixed mixture of fuel and air in a combustion chamber, a fuel gas supply device that injects fuel gas directly into the combustion chamber, and an ignition device that ignites the fuel gas. The fuel gas supply device is configured to inject the fuel gas into the premixed mixture near a top dead center of a compression stroke such that a spray of the fuel gas passes through a firing position of the ignition device, to produce the spray of the fuel gas in a predetermined area substantially extending from one end of a cylinder bore to the other end as viewed in a cylinder-bore direction defined by a centerline of the cylinder bore. The ignition device is configured to directly ignite the spray of the fuel gas and to ignite and burn the premixed mixture by way of flame propagation along the spray of the fuel gas.	10-23-2008

Koichi Ashida, Fujisawa-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090043479	INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine (	02-12-2009

Masaaki Ashida, Yokohama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100115933	EXHAUST MANIFOLD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust manifold connected to exhaust ports of at least three straightly-arranged cylinders of an internal combustion engine is constructed by a primary exhaust pipe which extends from the foremost cylinder of the cylinders in the rearward direction of the engine along the direction of the straight arrangement of the cylinders and a plurality of secondary exhaust pipes which extend from the other cylinders except for the foremost cylinder to the primary exhaust pipe. The secondary exhaust pipes are collected to the primary exhaust pipe so that downstream end portions of the secondary exhaust pipes are wound into the center axis of the primary exhaust pipe at a plurality of points on the center axis, respectively.	05-13-2010

Masaaki Ashida, Ibaraki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090255807	Quantum dot manipulating method and quantum dot production/manipulation apparatus - A quantum dot manipulating method and a generation/manipulation apparatus are provided which can control the size of a large number of generated quantum dots on or below the order of percent which is required for optical applications of the dots.	10-15-2009

Masaaki Ashida, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090022192	Laser Device and Lasing Method - A laser device which causes lasing with a use of a semiconductor quantum dot is provided with: a laser member (	01-22-2009

Masanobu Ashida, Niigata JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090071378	Ultra high strength fiber-reinforced cement composition, ultra high strength fiber-reinforced mortar or concrete and ultra high strength cement additives - Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide highly general purpose ultra high strength fiber-reinforced mortar or concrete that shows a higher fluidity (workability) at the fresh state, a higher bending strength with a less content of metal fiber by enhancing both the absolute value of the compressive strength of mortar -matrix excluding metal fiber and the ratio of the bending strength relative to the compressive strength simultaneously at the hardened state, and acceptability of fine aggregate being used in ordinary ready-mixed concrete. An ultra high strength fiber-reinforced cement composition is characterized in that it contains cement, silica fume, coal gasification fly ash, gypsum and metal fiber and that the mass ratio of silica fume : coal gasification fly ash is 95 through 50 portions: 5 through 50 portions. Ultra high strength fiber-reinforced mortar or concrete contains such a cement composition and fine aggregate. An ultra high strength cement additives is characterized in that it contains silica fume, coal gasification fly ash and gypsum as principal ingredients and the mass ratio of silica fume: coal gasification fly ash is 95 through 50 portions: 5 through 50 portions.	03-19-2009

Mitsutoshi Ashida, Nirasaki City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110209827	AUTOMATIC MATCHING UNIT AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - In an automatic matching unit, a controller includes a first and a second matching algorithm. The operating point Z	09-01-2011
20110214811	AUTOMATIC MATCHING METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AUTOMATIC MATCHING UNIT, AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A controller	09-08-2011
20120061384	MICROWAVE IRRADIATION DEVICE AND MICROWAVE IRRADIATION METHOD - A microwave irradiation device includes a chamber for accommodating an object to be processed; a plurality of magnetrons for generating microwaves and irradiating the microwaves to the object to be processed in the chamber; and a power supply unit for supplying a pulse-shaped voltage to each magnetron. The power supply unit supplies the pulse-shaped voltage to the magnetrons while preventing temporal overlap of voltage pulses of the pulse-shaped voltage supplied to the respective magnetrons with each other.	03-15-2012

Mitsuyuki Ashida, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100117161	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE THAT DEGRADES LEAK CURRENT OF A TRANSISTOR - A semiconductor device, has a main transistor that is a first-conductivity-type MOS transistor and has the drain connected to a first potential; a first switch circuit that is connected between the source of said main transistor and a second potential; a dummy transistor that is a first-conductivity-type MOS transistor whose source serves also as the source of said main transistor; and a second switch circuit that is connected between the drain of said dummy transistor and said first potential or said second potential.	05-13-2010
20110210788	SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE AND TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION SYSTEM - A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising a linearizer that has a plurality of switchable first gain characteristics, the linearizer switching to the first gain characteristic to generate an intermediate signal from an input signal by using the switched first gain characteristic, and outputting the intermediate signal to a circuit having a second gain characteristic, wherein the linearizer includes: a linearization unit that has at least one of first rectifier, and linearizes the input signal; and a linearization reducing unit that has a plurality of second rectifiers having polarity opposite to polarity of the first rectifier and a first switching unit selecting at least one of the second rectifiers based on a control signal, the linearization reducing unit being connected in parallel to the linearization unit and reducing linearization of the input signal by the linearization unit.	09-01-2011

Mitsuyuki Ashida, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110063050	SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - Embodiments described a semiconductor integrated circuit includes: a first coil and a second coil which have a mutual coupling and are connected in parallel to each other; a third coil connected in series to the first coil and the second coil; a first capacitor connected in parallel to the first coil; a second capacitor connected in parallel to the second coil; a first input terminal connected to an end of the first coil and an end of the first capacitor; a second input terminal connected to an end of the second coil and an end of the second capacitor; and an input-signal supplying portion configured to supply input signals of opposite phases to the first input terminal and the second input terminal, respectively.	03-17-2011

Motoi Ashida, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110062539	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - To provide a semiconductor device in which the deterioration of the rewrite property is suppressed. In a memory cell region, magnetoresistive elements in a semiconductor magnetic-storage device are formed in an array shape in a mode that the magnetoresistive elements are arranged at portions where digit lines extending in one direction intersect bit lines extending in the direction approximately orthogonal to the digit lines. The digit line and the bit line have such a wiring structure constituted by covering a copper film to be a wiring main body with a cladding layer. One end side of the magnetoresistive element is electrically coupled to the bit line via a top via formed from a non-magnetic material.	03-17-2011
20120069638	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device which it can accommodate variations in a write current threshold in each memory cell and can secure a write margin is provided. An MRAM device includes an MTJ memory cell arranged in a matrix, plural bit lines each arranged corresponding to a memory cell column, plural digit lines each arranged corresponding to a memory cell row, and a write current adjusting unit which adjusts a current amount of a write current to be flowed through a bit line and/or a digit line, in order to perform a data write to each MTJ memory cell normally. The write current adjusting unit divides the plural bit lines and/or the plural digit lines into units of at least one write current line as division units, and includes plural write current adjusting circuits which adjust the current amount of write current in each of the division units.	03-22-2012

Noriyuki Ashida, Chiba JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090118224	AGENT AGAINST PSYCHOSOCIAL STRESSES - To provide a novel anti-psychosocial stress agent which is highly safety and can be continuously taken, more particularly, a novel anti-psychosocial stress agent which prevents or alleviates psychosocial stress.	05-07-2009

Noriyuki Ashida, Choshi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100330563	MEDICINAL AGENT FOR DISEASE ASSOCIATED WITH EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS, AND METHOD FOR SCREENING OF THE MEDICINAL AGENT - 1-(2-Fluoro-4-thio-β-D-arabinofuranosyl)-5-methyluracil exhibits an anti-EB virus activity, and is therefore effective as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for a disease associated with an EB virus. Each of a plasmid capable of expressing EB virus-TK and a plasmid capable of expressing human-TK is introduced into a TK-defect cell, thereby producing two types of cells respectively having the plasmids introduced therein. By using the two types of cells, it is possible to screen a medicinal agent which has cytotoxicity against the cell having the plasmid capable of expressing EB virus-TK introduced therein but has no toxicity against the cell having the plasmid capable of expressing human-TK introduced therein. In this manner, it becomes possible to screen a medicinal agent which specifically exhibits an anti-EB virus activity.	12-30-2010

Shigeru Ashida, Tsukubamirai-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100297333	ENRICHED LIQUID FOOD COMPRISING SOYBEAN PROTEIN MATERIAL - The object is to provide an enriched liquid food which comprises a soybean protein material, which has a low viscosity, which produces little aggregates, and which has good physical properties. An enriched liquid food can be prepared by using a soybean protein material having the following physical properties a) to d): a) an aqueous solution containing the soybean protein material in an amount of 5 g in terms of solid content relative to 100 g of the aqueous solution and also containing calcium lactate in an amount of 30 mg in terms of calcium content has a viscosity of 10 mPa·s or less at 20° C. after the aqueous solution is heated at 121° C. for 10 minutes, and produces precipitates in an amount of 1 vol % or less after the aqueous solution is centrifuged at 1,300×g for 5 minutes; b) a 12-wt % aqueous solution of the soybean protein material has a viscosity of 1,000 mPa·s or less at 5° C.; c) the soybean protein material can be solubilized in a 0.22 M TCA at a solubilization ratio of less than 11%; and d) the soybean protein material has a PSI (protein solubility index) value of 70 or more. The soybean protein material can be produced by heating an aqueous solution or an aqueous dispersion solution of a soybean protein raw material at pH 5.7 to 7.4 and at a temperature of 110 to 160° C. for 15 to 70 seconds.	11-25-2010

Shigeru Ashida, Kohtoh-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100214760	HARNESS-INTEGRATED SLIDE HINGE AND SLIDING-TYPE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A harness-integrated slide hinge is provided that connects between a plurality of casings having circuits therein while allowing the casings to move relatively. The harness-integrated slide hinge includes: a first sliding plate fitted to the one casing; a second sliding plate fitted to the other casing; a sliding mechanism that connects between the first sliding plate and the second sliding plate while allowing them to move relatively; and a harness that has a plurality of wirings, and connection sections provided on both ends of these wirings, and that is routed between the first sliding plate and the second sliding plate, wherein a wiring lamination section having a plurality of the wirings laminated therein is bent in a U-shape and accommodated in a space section between the first sliding plate and the second sliding plate.	08-26-2010

Sumio Ashida, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080293183	PHASE CHANGE MEMORY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Even if sizes of storage cells are reduced in a phase change memory, properties of the respective storage cells can be set to be approximately equal to one another and a current amount required for phase change can be reduced sufficiently. The phase change memory includes at least a storage cell. The storage cell includes a first electrode, an electrically conductive portion provided on the first electrode and having at least two electrically conductive bodies with approximately the same shape provided on the first electrode, the electrically conductive bodies being spaced by a high resistance film with a high resistance, a recording layer provided on the electrically conductive portion and having phase change material which can change between a first phase state with a first specific resistance and a second phase state with a second specific resistance different from the first specific resistance, and a second electrode provided on the recording layer.	11-27-2008

Sumio Ashida, Kanazawa-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080225681	OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an optical recording medium including a first substrate, a first adjusting layer, an organic recording layer, a second adjusting layer and a second substrate, sequentially stacked in the mentioned order. The first and second substrates have a refractive index of n	09-18-2008

Takayuki Ashida, Kawasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080223611	PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS - A printed wiring board having a wiring layer formed by a wiring pattern for wiring an electronic circuit comprised of an electric part mounted thereon and including a connecting terminal, a first conductor layer formed by a first conductor pattern that is maintained at either a power potential or a ground potential when the electronic circuit is in operation, a second conductor layer formed by a second conductor pattern that is maintained at either the power potential or the ground potential when the electronic circuit is in operation; and a through hole having the connecting terminal of the electric part inserted therein and including, formed on an internal wall thereof, a conductor film that is directly connected to the first conductor pattern and not directly connected to the second conductor pattern.	09-18-2008

Takayuki Ashida, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100015877	METHOD FOR PRODUCING PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A method for producing a plasma display panel, the method comprising the steps of: (i) preparing a front panel and a rear panel, the front panel being a panel wherein an electrode A, a dielectric layer A and a protective layer are formed on a substrate A, and the rear panel being a panel wherein an electrode B, a dielectric layer B, a partition wall and a phosphor layer are formed on a substrate B; (ii) applying a glass frit material onto a peripheral region of the substrate A or B, and then opposing the front and rear panels with each other such that the glass frit material is interposed therebetween; (iii) supplying a gas into a space formed between the opposed front and rear panels from a direction lateral to the opposed front and rear panels, under such a condition that the front and rear panels are heated; and (iv) melting the glass frit material to cause the front and rear panels to be sealed.	01-21-2010
20110171871	METHOD FOR PRODUCING PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A method for producing a plasma display panel includes: (i) providing a front panel and a rear panel, the front panel being a panel wherein an electrode A, a dielectric layer A and a protective layer are formed on a substrate A, and the rear panel being a panel wherein an electrode B, a dielectric layer B, a barrier rib and a phosphor layer are formed on a substrate B; (ii) supplying a glass frit material onto a peripheral region of the substrate A or B to form a glass frit sealing member; (iii) opposing the front and rear panels with each other such that the glass frit sealing member is interposed therebetween; and (iv) heating the opposed front and rear panels to reach a softening point of the glass frit sealing member or a higher temperature than the softening point, while supplying a cleaning gas into a space formed between the opposed front and rear panels. Prior to the heating of step (iv), a gas is introduced into a space formed between the opposed front and rear panels, or a gas is exhausted from a space formed between the opposed front and rear panels.	07-14-2011
20110279030	PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A front plate and a back plate are superposed with each other in parallel, and pressed onto each other. Moreover, the back plate and a gas-blowing jig are brought into close contact with each other. The glass pipe in which a glass fiber filter paper is placed is pressed onto the back plate, with a solid-state glass frit ring interposed therebetween. Thus, by using a glass pipe, a nitrogen, Xe, or Ne gas is supplied into the panel, or the inside of the panel is evacuated.	11-17-2011

Takeshi Ashida, Kyoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080265448	Method transparent member, optical device using transparent member and method of manufacturing optical device - In a method of manufacturing an optical device, a whole substrate is first prepared which has a plurality of regions corresponding to substrates constituting a plurality of optical devices, respectively. A plurality of chips are then mounted to the plurality of regions, respectively. A whole sealing member having a plurality of sealing members is integrally attached to the whole substrate to form an intermediate body. The intermediate body is divided into the above-described regions. Thus, the optical device having a substrate, a chip as an optical element mounted to the substrate and a sealing member with transparency provided at the substrate for the purpose of sealing the chip is manufactured. This manufacturing method improves the efficiency of manufacturing an optical device.	10-30-2008

Takeshi Ashida, Osaka-Fu JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120133067	AUTOCLAVE MOLDING METHOD AND AUTOCLAVE MOLDING APPARATUS - The composite material formed of a fiber substrate and a matrix is placed in a vacuum bag and then in the molding chamber. Saturated steam of a predetermined temperature needed for the composite material is supplied to the molding chamber, and the temperature and the pressure inside the molding chamber are controlled so that the inside of the molding chamber may be maintained at a predetermined temperature and a predetermined pressure needed for the composite material in order to carry out a curing step.	05-31-2012

Takeshi Ashida, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100056208	Electronic Device and Control Program Thereof - In a mobile phone device	03-04-2010

Takeyuki Ashida, Osaka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110141409	POLARIZER, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND PRODUCTION METHODS THEREOF - The present invention provides a polarizer and a display device, which can be easily produced and made thinner, and production methods thereof. The polarizer of the present invention relates to a polarizer including a polarizing film, wherein the polarizer further includes: a first adhesion layer which is formed of a cured adhesive and is laminated on one of main faces of the polarizing film, and a first protective layer which is laminated on a main face of the first adhesion layer on the side opposite to the polarizing film and has easy peelability at least in the main face thereof at the side of the first adhesion layer.	06-16-2011

Takuma Ashida, Hiroshima JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100281862	MARINE DIESEL ENGINE - In a marine diesel engine equipped with a plurality of turbochargers, when the turbochargers are switched from single operation to parallel operation or from parallel operation to single operation, surging in the turbocharger to be started or stopped is prevented. The marine diesel engine includes an exhaust pipe (L	11-11-2010

Takuro Ashida, Iwaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110142894	DISPERSION CONTAINING ZINC OXIDE OR TITANIUM DIOXIDE - The present invention has an object to provide a high concentration dispersion of zinc oxide or titanium dioxide which is free of volatile silicones, as well as a cosmetic composition which gives little sticky feel after spreading on the skin. The present invention relates to a dispersion which contains: zinc oxide or titanium dioxide; an isoparaffin having the average polymerization degree of 3 to 10; and a polyether-modified silicone having an HLB value of 2 to 5, as a dispersant; the amount of the zinc oxide or titanium dioxide being not less than 60% by mass of the whole amount of the dispersion.	06-16-2011

Takuro Ashida, Fukushima JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100098780	FLAKY PARTICLE AND COSMETIC - The present invention has an object to provide a flaky particulate material giving skin an excellent smoothness, which is free from whitening problem upon use thereof owing to its high transparency. The present invention also has another object to provide a cosmetic composition containing the flaky particulate material. The present invention relates to flaky particulate material, which has an average coefficient of friction is not more than 0.50, and a total light transmittance is not less than 85%. A particle in the flaky particulate material comprises a substrate particle made of one material selected from the group consisting of mica, a synthetic mica, sericite, talc, barium sulfate and aluminum oxide. The present invention provides a flaky particulate material that gives skin excellent smoothness, a natural tone, and a matt appearance. The flaky particulate material of the present invention gives a cosmetic composition which provides great comfort of use, and an excellent appearance.	04-22-2010

Tameo Ashida, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090247897	BODY COMPOSITION MEASURING APPARATUS - A body composition measuring apparatus includes a right hand grip having electrodes to be contacted with the right hand of a subject, and a left hand grip having electrodes to be contacted with the left hand of the subject. The right hand grip and the left hand grip are disposed such that their respective axis lines overlap with each other on the same straight line. The left hand grip is coupled to the right hand grip in a freely movable manner such that the left hand grip can move in the axis line direction. This configuration allows a small-sized body composition measuring apparatus suitable for carrying along to be achieved.	10-01-2009
20090264790	BODY COMPOSITION MEASURING APPARATUS - A body composition measuring apparatus includes electrodes for a right hand to be contacted with the right hand of a subject and electrodes for a left hand to be contacted with the left hand of the subject in an apparatus body for measuring an impedance of the body of the subject. The apparatus body includes a right hand grip having electrodes for a right hand and extending like a rod, a left hand grip having electrodes for a left hand and extending like a rod, and a base to which right hand grip and left hand grip are attached. Right hand grip is attached to base in a freely rotatable manner, and the extending direction of right hand grip and the direction along which the rotation axis of right hand grip extends are arranged to be different from each other. Thus, a small-sized, thin body composition measuring apparatus capable of being carried along can be obtained.	10-22-2009
20110224561	ELECTRONIC SPHYGMOMANOMETER - An electronic sphygmomanometer acquires a patient ID and recommended site information read from an ID card before measurement. The recommended site indicating the site to be attached to a cuff of a left site or a right site is thereby specified for every person to be measured (patient ID). Thereafter, the site to be attached to the cuff is guided by notifying the specified recommended site to the person to be measured.	09-15-2011
20110275946	BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A blood pressure measurement device includes a rotation center axis at a position where a distance from an upper arm inserting surface of a living body inserting housing to an elbow rest position center at a “second angle (θ2)=35 degrees”, which is an angle greater than a first angle, is greater than a distance from an upper arm inserting surface of a living body inserting housing to an elbow rest position center at the “first angle (θ1)=20 degrees”. With such a configuration, the blood pressure value can be measured with high accuracy, and the blood pressure measurement device enables the subject to perform the measurement comfortably in a natural position during the measurement.	11-10-2011
20120123281	SPHYGMOMANOMETER - In a sphygmomanometer, an elbow detection mechanism that detects the placement of a measurement subject's elbow is provided in a portion of a cuff unit above a rotation axis. Because the elbow detection mechanism is provided in the portion of the cuff unit above the rotation axis on the biological member (upper arm) exit side, the distance L between the elbow detection mechanism and the biological member (upper arm) exit of the cuff unit can be kept constant even when the cuff unit rotates. This enables providing a sphygmomanometer that has a mechanism for changing the inclination angle of the cuff unit relative to a base and includes a mechanism for achieving a constant distance between the elbow detection mechanism and the entrance of the cuff unit regardless of the inclination angle of the cuff unit.	05-17-2012

Taro Ashida, Hyogo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120108776	METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CARBOXYL GROUP-CONTAINING WATER-SOLUBLE POLYMER - In manufacturing of a carboxyl group-containing water-soluble polymer by a precipitation polymerization method, a method which can improve production efficiency with increasing practicality continuously adds a monomer solution wherein a monomer component containing an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid is dissolved in an inert solvent in a concentration of 20 to 50% by volume to an inert solvent charged in a reaction vessel. In this case, the amount of the inert solvent charged in the reaction vessel is set so that the concentration of the monomer component in the total amount summed up with the monomer solution is 10 to 24% by volume, and the time period until completion of continuous addition of the total amount of the monomer solution is set so that the conversion of the monomer component at the time of completion of addition of the total amount of the monomer solution is 60% or more. The monomer component may contain a polymerizable compound having two or more ethylenically unsaturated groups.	05-03-2012

Tetsuro Ashida, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120082380	IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM AND MEDIUM STORING THIS PROGRAM - Whether purple fringing (PF) has occurred is determined for every pixel of interest P(i,j) (step	04-05-2012

Tetsuya Ashida, Okayama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090075018	COLORED POLYAMIDE FIBER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A colored polyamide fiber composed of a polyamide resin, a pigment, a coupling agent and a compound represented by the following formula I:	03-19-2009
20100009792	SHEET-LIKE OBJECT FOR BALL AND BALL - Provided are: a sheet-like ball material including a fibrous base material, and an elastic polymer cover layer that is laminated on a surface of the fibrous base material, in which continuous pebbles and discontinuous valleys are formed on a surface of the cover layer, the valleys discontinuously formed are formed at average intervals of 0.5 to 3 mm, the valley has a depth of 50 to 500 μm, a vertical projected area of each valley is 1 to 5 mm	01-14-2010
20100159772	GRAIN LEATHER-LIKE SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT SCRATCH RESISTANCE AND ABRASION RESISTANCE - A grain-finished leather-like sheet having a fibrous substrate layer, a polyurethane non-porous layer and a polyurethane surface layer which are successively laminated in this order. The polyurethane surface layer contains a binder polyurethane and polyurethane fine particles having a particle size of 1 to 50 μm. The total thickness of the polyurethane non-porous layer and the polyurethane surface layer is 150 μm or more. The polyurethane surface layer contains the polyurethane fine particles in an amount of 10 to 40 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the binder polyurethane. The polyurethane fine particles are not exposed to the surface. The grain-finished leather-like sheet characterized by the above features has a smooth and luster surface, a good hand, and excellent scratch resistance, abrasion resistance and buckling wrinkle resistance. The sheet hardly damages or soils an object which is in contact with its surface by friction.	06-24-2010

Tetsuya Ashida, Hyogo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090108533	ROTATION SHAFT SEAL - A rotation shaft seal in which a plate-shaped supporting piece, supporting a seal element from a low-pressure side, has an axis-orthogonal wall portion, a sloped wall portion, and an inner peripheral end flat wall portion at right angles with an axis in cross section cut at a plane including the axis of the rotation shaft.	04-30-2009

Tetsuya Ashida, Okayama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090186724	LEATHER-LIKE SHEET AND METHOD OF PRODUCING LEATHER-LIKE SHEET - An object of the invention is to provide a leather-like sheet having excellent water absorbability (sweat absorbability, defined the same hereinafter), providing a natural leather-like touch, and suitably used as a ball covering or a non-slip covering, without lowering surface wear resistance. An aspect of the invention is directed to a leather-like sheet including a base material having an entangled fiber sheet; and a porous elastic resin layer laminated on a surface of the base material. The porous elastic resin layer has a concave-convex surface. The concave-convex surface of the porous elastic resin layer includes a projection having a top surface and a side surface, and a recess having a bottom surface contiguous to the side surface. The top surface of the projection has openings with a diameter from 10 to 500 nm at a density of 1,000 openings/mm	07-23-2009

Yasunori Ashida, Tsu JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110207864	POLYORGANOSILOXANE COMPOSITION AND CURED PRODUCTION THEREOF - Disclosed are: a polyorganosiloxane composition which can be cured into a product having high strength and has little influence on the environment; and a cured product of the polyorganosiloxane composition. Specifically disclosed are: a polyorganosiloxane composition comprising (A) a polyorganosiloxane in which at least one end in the molecule is modified with a silanol, (B) a titanium alkoxide in an amount of 0.01 to 2 moles relative to 1 mole of the polyorganosiloxane, and (C) an α-hydroxycarbonyl compound or a hydroxycarboxylic acid ester in an amount of 0.01 to 2 moles relative to 1 mole of the polyorganosiloxane; and a cured product of the polyorganosiloxane composition.	08-25-2011

Yoshiaki Ashida, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080229564	Method of Regenerating Filter Fabric and Regenerated Filter Fabric - A method of regenerating a filter fabric, comprising at least fibrillating a spent filter fabric and converting the fibers resulting from the fibrillation operation into a nonwoven fabric. In this method, a dust removing operation of removing any dust adhering to the fibers resulting from the fibrillation operation may be performed prior to the above mentioned formation of the nonwoven fabric. Further, it is preferred from the viewpoint of efficient regeneration that the fibrillation operation be performed by passage through an auto fibrillation machine.	09-25-2008

Youichi Ashida, Nukata-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110073904	Semiconductor device having SOI substrate and method for manufacturing the same - A semiconductor device includes: a SOI substrate; a semiconductor element having first and second impurity layers disposed in an active layer of the SOI substrate, the second impurity layer surrounding the first impurity layer; and multiple first and second conductive type regions disposed in a part of the active layer adjacent to an embedded insulation film of the SOI substrate. The first and second conductive type regions are alternately arranged. The first and second conductive type regions have a layout, which corresponds to the semiconductor element.	03-31-2011
20110291157	LATERAL INSULATED GATE BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR - A lateral insulated gate bipolar transistor includes a semiconductor substrate including a drift layer, a collector region, a channel layer, an emitter region, a gate insulating layer, a gate electrode, a collector electrode, an emitter electrode, and a barrier layer. The barrier layer is disposed along either side of the collector region and is located to a depth deeper than a bottom of the channel layer. The barrier layer has an impurity concentration that is higher than an impurity concentration of the drift layer. The barrier layer has a first end close to the collector region and a second end far from the collector region. The first end is located between the channel layer and the collector region, and the second end is located on the bottom of the channel layer.	12-01-2011
20110298446	CURRENT SENSOR, INVERTER CIRCUIT, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A semiconductor device having a lateral semiconductor element includes a semiconductor substrate, a first electrode on the substrate, a second electrode on the substrate, and an isolation structure located in the substrate to divide the substrate into a first island and a second island electrically insulated from the first island. The lateral semiconductor element includes a main cell located in the first island and a sense cell located in the second island. The main cell causes a first current to flow between the first electrode and the second electrode so that the first current flows in a lateral direction along the surface of the substrate. The first current is detected by detecting a second current flowing though the sense cell.	12-08-2011
20120061726	LATERAL INSULATED-GATE BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR - A N-channel lateral insulated-gate bipolar transistor includes a semiconductor substrate, a drift layer, a collector region, a channel layer, an emitter region, a gate insulation film, a gate electrode, a collector electrode, an emitter electrode. The collector region includes a high impurity concentration region having a high impurity concentration and a low impurity concentration region having a lower impurity concentration than the high impurity concentration region. The collector electrode is in ohmic contact with the high impurity concentration region and in schottky contact with the low impurity concentration region.	03-15-2012

Yutaka Ashida, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110217707	EVALUATION/SCREENING METHOD FOR DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH D-AMINO ACID UTILIZING DA01-/-MOUSE - Disclosed is an evaluation method which can rapidly discriminate a Dao	09-08-2011

Yutaka Ashida, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120122951	SKIN-WHITENING AGENT AND COSMETIC METHOD FOR WHITENING SKIN - The development of a skin-whitening agent which has a lower molecular weight, can be synthesized through a fewer steps and can be produced at low cost has been demanded. Thus, it is provided by the present invention a skin-whitening agent including one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of 4-cis-hydroxyproline and its derivative and/or its salt, a skin-whitening composition for external formulation to the skin, a cosmetic composition and a pharmaceutical composition, each of which contains the skin-whitening agent of the invention, and a cosmetic method for whitening the skin, which includes a step of administering one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of 4-cis-hydroxyproline and its derivative and/or its salt. In the skin-whitening agent and the cosmetic method for whitening the skin of the invention, the 4-cis-hydroxyproline may be 4-cis-L-hydroxyproline and/or 4-cis-D-hydroxyproline.	05-17-2012

Yuuki Ashida, Nagano-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120027882	BELT MONITORING DEVICE FOR INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - There are provided with rotary encoders	02-02-2012