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Atsushi Yamamoto

Atsushi Yamamoto, Numazu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110053063TONER, DEVELOPER, DEVELOPING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TONER - A toner is provided including a core particle comprising a binder resin, a colorant, and a release agent, and a shell layer comprising particles of a vinyl resin. The vinyl resin comprises 80% by weight or more of a unit of an aromatic compound having a vinyl-polymerizable functional group. A method of manufacturing the above toner is also provided, including steps of dissolving or dispersing the binder resin, the colorant, and the release agent in an organic solvent to prepare an oily liquid, dispersing the oily liquid in an aqueous medium to prepare the core particles, and adhering particles of a vinyl resin to the surfaces of the core particles to form shell layers.03-03-2011

Atsushi Yamamoto, Shizuoka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110053071TONER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - To provide a toner comprising: a binder resin, a colorant, and a releasing agent, wherein the toner has a core shell structure, and wherein the core contains at least one resin selected from the group consisting of a hybrid resin and a polyester resin, where the hybrid resin is a resin in which a polyester resin and a vinyl resin are chemically bonded to each other, and the shell contains a resin prepared by polymerizing at least a styrene monomer and an ester monomer represented by the following General Formula (1):03-03-2011
20110053077COLORED RESIN PARTICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention provides a method for producing a colored resin particle, the method including: preparing an oil phase in which at least a resin and a colorant are dissolved or dispersed in an organic solvent; preparing an aqueous phase containing at least a surfactant in an aqueous medium; dispersing the oil phase in the aqueous phase to prepare a colored particle dispersion liquid so as to form core particles; causing resin fine particles to adhere to surfaces of the core particles by adding at least the resin fine particles to the colored particle dispersion liquid, in which the core particles have been formed; removing the solvent from the colored particle dispersion liquid to obtain colored resin particles, washing the colored resin particles, and drying the colored resin particles, wherein an inorganic base is dissolved in the colored particle dispersion liquid.03-03-2011
20110164901TONER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A toner containing core particles each containing at least a resin A having a polyester skeleton and a colorant; and vinyl resin fine particles each of which encapsulates a resin B having at least a polyester skeleton and an endothermic peak measured by differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) at 40° C. to 110° C., wherein the vinyl resin fine particles are attached onto each of the core particles.07-07-2011
20110244383TONER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A toner including an amorphous resin (R), a crystalline material (A) which is compatible with the amorphous resin (R) and has a melting point of 80° C. or lower, a resin (I) which is different from the amorphous resin (R), and a colorant, wherein the crystalline material (A) is capsulated by the resin (I) and the capsulated crystalline material (A) is present in the amorphous resin (R).10-06-2011
20110250533TONER FOR ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - To provide a toner for an electrostatic image developer, including: a core particle obtained by dispersing, in an aqueous medium, an oil phase prepared by dissolving or dispersing at least a binder resin, a colorant and a release agent in an organic solvent; and a shell layer formed of vinyl resin fine particles present on a surface of the core particle, wherein the shell layer has protruding portions formed of the vinyl resin fine particles, and wherein the vinyl resin fine particles contain 80% by mass or more of an aromatic compound which has a vinyl-polymerizable functional group, and a vinyl resin which forms the vinyl resin fine particles has a weight average molecular weight of 8,000 to 16,000.10-13-2011
20110287356TONER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - An electrostatic image developing toner including toner core particles each containing at least a first resin and a colorant, and fine resin particles formed of a second resin, wherein part of each of the fine resin particles is embedded in each of the toner core particles, and the remaining part of the fine resin particle is exposed on a surface of the toner core particle to form a protrusion, and wherein when a rate of the part of the fine resin particle to the fine resin particle is indicated by an embedment rate, an average of the embedment rates in the fine resin particles is 40% to 80%.11-24-2011

Atsushi Yamamoto, Hyogo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080283872Variable path wiring cell, semiconductor integrated circuit designing method thereof, and forming method of variable path wiring cell - Provided are a first wiring layer where each of the first, second internally present wirings can be selectively connected to the first and the second externally extended wirings, and a second wiring layer that has substantially the same structure as that of the first wiring layer. There is further provided an interlayer contact layer which arbitrarily connects one of the first and the second internally present wirings on the first wiring layer to one of the first, second internally present wirings on the second wiring layer, and connects the remainder of the first and the second internally present wirings on the first wiring layer to the remainder of the first and the second internally present wirings on the second wiring layer.11-20-2008
20100098946CONTINUOUS FIBER-REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC RESIN PELLETS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - To provide continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic pellets having a good dispersion property of a reinforcing fiber bundle in injection molded articles and capable of achieving a satisfactory outward appearance of the injection molded articles and satisfying a mechanical strength of the injection molded articles by fully exerting the reinforcing effect, and a manufacturing method of the same.04-22-2010
20100224309APPARATUS FOR PRODUCTION OF FIBER-REINFORCED RESIN STRAND - A manufacturing apparatus of a fiber-reinforced resin strand including spreaders that spread a reinforcing fiber bundle and are provided inside a crosshead to which a molten resin material is supplied continuously from an extruding machine, twisting rollers provided at a downstream position from an exit nozzle of the crosshead and that pultrude a fiber-reinforced resin strand formed of a resin-impregnated fiber bundle from the exit nozzle while imparting twists thereto, and twist retaining rollers provided at a downstream position from the twisting rollers and that retain twists of the fiber-reinforced resin strand. The twisting rollers and the twist retaining rollers are made of metal with asperities being formed on the surface thereof. The manufacturing apparatus can achieve excellent durability and is capable of manufacturing a fiber-reinforced resin strand at a high production rate without causing slipping.09-09-2010
20110001268NATURAL FIBER-REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC RESIN INJECTION MOLDING - The invention provides a natural fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin injection molding having an excellent ability to discharge static electricity. The natural fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin injection molding is obtained by injection-molding with using natural fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin pellets as a molding feedstock containing natural fibers as reinforcing fibers, has a natural fiber content of from 20 to 60 wt %. The natural fibers have an average length of from 1.5 to 4.0 mm. The natural fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin injection molding has an electrostatic voltage half-life, as determined by the half-life measurement method specified in JIS L 1094, of less than 40 seconds.01-06-2011

Patent applications by Atsushi Yamamoto, Hyogo JP

Atsushi Yamamoto, Kumamoto JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100243869SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes a light sensing portion which is formed on a substrate and generates a signal electric charge according to incident light; a rectangular or gradient-index on-chip micro lens formed on a light incident side above the light sensing portion; and a planarized lens layer which covers the on-chip micro lens and is formed in such a manner that a light incident surface is planarized.09-30-2010
20100289100SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a solid-state image pickup device including a solid-state image pickup element operable to produce an electric charge according to the amount of light received, a lens disposed on the upper side of a pixel of the solid-state image pickup element, a protective film which covers the upper side of the lens and a surface of which is flattened, and a surface film which is formed at the surface of the protective film and which is higher in hydrophilicity than the inside of the protective film.11-18-2010
20100320554METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a solid state imaging device, including the steps of: forming a light receiving portion in a light receiving area of a semiconductor substrate; forming a pad portion in a pad area of the semiconductor substrate; forming a microlens material layer over the light receiving portion and the pad portion; providing the microlens material layer with a microlens corresponding to the light receiving portion; forming a low-reflection material layer on the microlens material layer; etching the microlens material layer and the low-reflection material layer over the pad portion to form an opening; and imparting hydrophilicity to a surface of the low-reflection material layer and an inside portion of the opening by a normal temperature oxygen radical treatment.12-23-2010

Atsushi Yamamoto, Itano-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100270906LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A light emitting device having a simple structure and high decorating characteristics is provided.10-28-2010

Atsushi Yamamoto, Yasu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080231147LAMINATED PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A multilayer piezoelectric device including a body having internal electrode layers and piezoelectric ceramic layers alternately stacked. The internal electrode layers contain Cu as a major component, the piezoelectric ceramic layers contain a compound oxide represented by Pb(Ti, Zr)O09-25-2008
20090236945MONOLITHIC PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A monolithic piezoelectric element includes an element assembly in which internal electrode layers and piezoelectric ceramic layers are laminated alternately. The internal electrode layers contain an Ag—Pd alloy, which has an Ag content of 85 percent by weight or more as a primary component, a metal element having a valence of at least one of pentavalence or hexavalence. The piezoelectric ceramic layers contain a composite oxide represented by Pb(Ti,Zr)O09-24-2009
20100107390Multilayer Piezoelectric Device and Method for Manufacturing the Same - A multilayer piezoelectric device including a body having internal electrode layers and piezoelectric ceramic layers alternately stacked. The internal electrode layers contain Cu as a major component, the piezoelectric ceramic layers contain a compound oxide represented by Pb(Ti, Zr)O05-06-2010

Patent applications by Atsushi Yamamoto, Yasu-Shi JP

Atsushi Yamamoto, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090315412WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM, POWER TRANSMITTER, AND RECTENNA BASE STATION - A wireless power transfer system includes: a plurality of power transmitters, each of which transmits a microwave; and a rectenna base station which receives the microwave to generate power. The rectenna base station includes: a rectenna; and control section which specifies an identification code for identifying each power transmitter and generates a command signal to change a phase of the power transmitter specified by identification code so as to increase a power value received at the rectenna. Each of the power transmitters comprises: a plurality of transmission antenna elements, each of which transmits the microwave to the rectenna base station; and a phase controller which makes phase change of the microwave based on the command signal from the phase monitor and control section of the rectenna base station if the identification code matches a stored identification code.12-24-2009
20100093255SHOOTING TOY - A shooting toy where players determine whether or not a shot has hit a target based on image recognition is provided. A determination section (04-15-2010
20110140776VARIABLE FREQUENCY AMPLIFIER - A variable frequency amplifier includes a main amplifier system 06-16-2011

Patent applications by Atsushi Yamamoto, Tokyo JP

Atsushi Yamamoto, Otsu JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100050790STACK-GAS MEASURING APPARATUS AND STACK-GAS MEASURING METHOD - A stack-gas measuring apparatus includes a sample introducing unit (sampling unit and heating conduit pipe) for introducing stack-gas, a cooling unit (containing wet filter ) in which dust components in the stack-gas are agglomerated, a filter column containing a filter element made of a polymer material for collecting the dust components, a mist scrubber which is disposed downstream of the filter column and which contains an adsorbent for removing acid mist in the stack-gas, and an analyzer in which the cleaning-processed gas is introduced to measure a particular component in the stack-gas.03-04-2010

Atsushi Yamamoto, Ibaraki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090184295THERMOELECTRIC TRANSPORTATION MATERIAL CONTAINING NITROGEN - A nitrogen-containing thermoelectric material, which has an element composition represented by:07-23-2009

Atsushi Yamamoto, Hikone-Shi Shiga JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090028770METHOD FOR PRODUCING IRON OXYHYDROXIDE AND ADSORBING MATERIAL COMPRISING IRON OXYHYDROXIDE - The present invention provides a method for advantageously producing an iron oxyhydroxide exhibiting excellent capability of adsorbing harmful substances, such as a phosphrous components and endocrine disrupting chemicals, which are contained in industrial wastewater, exhaust gases, etc., and an adsorbent material comprising the iron oxyhydroxide produced by the method as a main component. Specifically, the present invention provides an adsorbent material produced by a method comprising the steps of: 01-29-2009

Atsushi Yamamoto, Toyama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080314315MONITORING METHOD AND MONITORING APPARATUS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT - In a monitoring method of the present invention, a flow voltage value corresponding to zero flow is acquired before the start of a substrate treatment by a substrate treatment apparatus. Next, a flow voltage value corresponding to a control state while the flow is controlled according to a control signal during the substrate treatment is acquired. Then, an actual flow rate is calculated according to a difference between the flow voltage value during the flow control and the flow voltage value at the time of zero flow. Further, a difference between the actual flow rate of a currently-implemented substrate treatment and the actual flow rate of the last substrate treatment is calculated, and the fluctuation of the flow control characteristic and the flow control accuracy are monitored according to the difference.12-25-2008

Atsushi Yamamoto, Hyougo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080250379LOGIC CIRCUIT SYNTHESIS DEVICE - In a logic circuit synthesis device, a library of cell preliminarily stores a condition concerning a property that should be satisfied by the net having the property. The logic circuit synthesis device selects, from a list of nets, a net that has a predetermined property. the logic circuit synthesis device performs logic synthesis in accordance with the condition stored in the library, for the selected net.10-09-2008

Atsushi Yamamoto, Nagoya JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090086497SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING LIGHT QUANTITY OF HEADLIGHT - In a system for controlling a headlight of a vehicle to be controlled, a dazzling level determiner determines a parameter value of a dazzling level of a driver of an other vehicle ahead of the controlled vehicle based on information associated with a relative positional relationship between the controlled vehicle and the other vehicle. The dazzling level represents a possibility that the driver of the other vehicle feels dazzling to light irradiated from the headlight of the controlled vehicle. A light-quantity adjuster adjusts a quantity of light to be irradiated from the headlight of the controlled vehicle based on the determined parameter value of the dazzling level.04-02-2009

Atsushi Yamamoto, Koto-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110203304HEAT PUMP UNIT AND RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR FOR REFRIGERANT - To prevent the decline in the volumetric efficiency and the decline in the performance of the heat pump having the reciprocating compressor integrated therein by decreasing the temperature of discharge gas in the reciprocating compressor with a simple construction, a heat pump unit 08-25-2011

Atsushi Yamamoto, Shizuoka-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110217644TONER, DEVELOPER USING THE TONER, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE TONER, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING THE TONER - A method for preparing a toner including toner particles is provided. The toner preparation method includes preparing a toner component liquid including at least a binder resin, a colorant and an organic solvent; mixing a resin A having a solubility of less than 2.0 g/100 g in water having a pH of 3.0 at 25° C. while having a solubility of not less than 2.0 g/100 g, a basic material, and water to prepare an aqueous phase liquid, in which the resin A is dissolved; forming droplets of the toner component liquid in the aqueous phase liquid; and removing the organic solvent from the droplets of the toner component liquid to prepare the toner particles.09-08-2011

Atsushi Yamamoto, Gumma JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120115335SLIP RING DEVICE - A slip ring device includes a hollow pipe-shaped shaft rotatably supported inside a tubular body of a main case through a bearing and an electricity-collecting body integrally and concentrically provided in the shaft. The electricity-collecting body preferably includes a plurality of electricity-collecting rings and a plurality of insulating rings alternately layered with one another. The slip ring device further includes a plurality of brushes held by the main case and tip end portions making sliding contact with outer circumferential surfaces of the electricity-collecting rings and a plurality of lead lines introduced into the shaft. The lead lines include tip end portions electrically connected to the respective electricity-collecting rings. Two or more of the lead lines include shielded lines.05-10-2012

Atsushi Yamamoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120133853LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - To provide a structure of an electrically stable step film of a columnar spacer, which can be formed in a region of a storage capacitor without increasing the number of steps. A liquid crystal display device of the present invention further includes, in all the pixels, step films of a same area formed with a semiconductor layer within a storage capacitor forming part. The pixels includes a kind in which the columnar spacer is provided at a position abutting against a step film forming part and a kind in which the columnar spacer is provided at a position away from the step film forming part.05-31-2012