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Ayako Furuko, Tokyo JP
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| 20110257337 | BLOCK COPOLYMER COMPOSITION AND HOT-MELT ADHESIVE COMPOSITION - Provided is a hot-melt adhesive composition which can be easily applied at a relatively low temperature, has a long open time, and also has high holding power. A hot-melt adhesive composition comprising a block copolymer composition which includes a block copolymer A and a block copolymer B, and a tackifying resin, wherein a weight ratio (A/B) of the block copolymer A and the block copolymer B is 25/75 to 90/10, and an aromatic vinyl monomer unit content of the block copolymer A is 41% or greater. | 10-20-2011 |
Ayako Harada, Osaka-Fu JP
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| 20100021405 | EXTERNAL PREPARATION FOR SKIN - The present invention provides an external preparation for skin comprising a phospholipid having an iodine value of 80 to 110, ethanol in an amount of 55 to 83 wt % and water in an amount of 15 to 43 wt %, which is improved in it's preparation stability by suppressing an increase in an acid value of phospholipid. The present invention also provides an external preparation for skin which is improved in percutaneous absorption of medically effective ingredient(s). The present invention provides further a method for suppressing an increase in an acid value of phospholipid by comprising phospholipid having high iodine value and high concentration of ethanol and water, as well as a method for improving percutaneous absorption of medically effective ingredient(s) in external preparation for skin. | 01-28-2010 |
Ayako Hashimoto, Tokushima JP
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| 20090187025 | Pharmaceutical composition for promoting angiogenesis - The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for promoting angiogenesis, which has an angiogenesis promoting action even in a vascular culturing system without effect of microcirculation. A pharmaceutical composition for promoting angiogenesis of the present invention comprises at least one compound selected from a group consisting of a piperidine compound represented by the general formula (1) or salts thereof: | 07-23-2009 |
Ayako Iijima, Hiroshima JP
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| 20090233366 | COMPOSITION FOR INTRODUCTION OF NUCLEIC ACID - Composition with weak cytotoxicity for introducing a nucleic acid, such as a short oligonucleotide or a gene, into a cell for expression of the gene in the cell. The composition includes a lipid and a compound represented by a formula (I): | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090239222 | COMPOSITION FOR NUCLEIC-ACID TRANSFECTION - To provide a nucleic-acid-transfecting composition which exhibits low cytotoxicity, which facilitates a nucleic acid transfection into cells, and which improves expression of the nucleic acid in the cells. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20100055684 | COMPOSITION FOR NUCLEIC ACID TRANSFECTION - The invention provides a nucleic-acid-transfecting composition which exhibits low cytotoxicity, which facilitates an effective nucleic acid transfection into a cell, and which improves expression of the nucleic acid in the cell. | 03-04-2010 |
Ayako Ikeda, Itami-Shi JP
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| 20080210959 | Light emitting apparatus - In order to provide light emitting devices which have simple constructions and thus can be fabricated easily, and can stably provide high light emission efficiencies for a long time period, a light emitting device includes an n-type nitride semiconductor layer at a first main surface side of a nitride semiconductor substrate, a p-type nitride semiconductor layer placed more distantly from the nitride semiconductor substrate than the n-type nitride semiconductor layer at the first main surface side and a light emitting layer placed between the n-type nitride semiconductor layer and the p-type nitride semiconductor layer at the first main surface side. The nitride semiconductor substrate has a resistivity of 0.5 Ω·cm or less and the p-type nitride semiconductor layer side is down-mounted so that light is emitted from the second main surface of the nitride semiconductor substrate at the opposite side from the first main surface. | 09-04-2008 |
Ayako Imamura, Anjo-Shi JP
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| 20100056937 | HEARTBEAT DETECTING APPARATUS - A heart beat sensor ( | 03-04-2010 |
Ayako Inoue, Chiba-Shi JP
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| 20100219472 | Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same - In a method of manufacturing a high withstanding voltage MOSFET, a region to be doped with impurities and a region to be doped with no impurity are provided when ion implantation of the impurities is performed in the channel forming region, for controlling a threshold voltage. The region to be doped with no impurity is suitably patterned so that impurity concentration of the channel forming region near boundaries between a well region and a source region and between the well region and a drain region having the same conductivity type as the well region may be increased, to thereby induce a reverse short channel effect. By canceling a short channel effect with the reverse short channel effect induced by the above-mentioned method, the short channel effect of the high withstanding voltage MOSFET may be suppressed. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20110233724 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a semiconductor capacitor including: a capacitor device forming region having a trapezoidal trench which is formed on a surface of a first conductivity type semiconductor substrate; a second conductivity type lower electrode layer provided along the trapezoidal trenches of the capacitor device forming region; a capacitor insulating film formed at least on a surface of the second conductivity type lower electrode layer; and a second conductivity type upper electrode formed on a surface of the capacitor insulating film. | 09-29-2011 |
Ayako Iwai, Chiryu-City JP
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| 20100327677 | DRIVE APPARATUS AND SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE - A special terminal may project from an encapsulation body of a semiconductor module and may be engaged with an engaging portion of a motor case to limit a positional deviation of the semiconductor module relative to the motor case. Additionally or alternatively, a module side engaging portion may be formed in the encapsulation body and may be engaged with a case side engaging portion to position the semiconductor module relative to the motor case. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100327709 | SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE AND ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT-INTEGRATED MOTOR DEVICE USING SAME - A V1 semiconductor module has a coil terminal, which is directly connectable to a lead wire of a coil. As a result, the number of parts required to connect electronic parts is reduced. Further, since no printed circuit board is required, the coil terminal can be shaped in any size without being limited in correspondence to the thickness of a copper film of the substrate. The coil terminal and control terminals, which are connected to the printed circuit board having a control circuit for controlling current supply to the coil, are provided on different wall surfaces of a resin part. Thus, the coil and the printed circuit board can be readily connected to the coil terminal and the control terminals, respectively, resulting in simplification of the device. | 12-30-2010 |
Ayako Jyouza, Hiratsuka-Shi JP
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| 20120000588 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - Provided is a pneumatic tire including a hook-and-loop fastener which has a plurality of engaging elements provided at one surface of a base, in which the base of the hook-and-loop fastener is adhered to an inner surface of the tire so that the engaging elements are located near an inner cavity of the tire, and in which a protrusion is provided at one surface of the base of the hook-and-loop fastener to prevent the engaging elements from being crushed. | 01-05-2012 |
Ayako Kato, Tokyo JP
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| 20090005024 | CELL PHONE AND INCOMING CALL FORWARDING METHOD - A cell phone includes a first communication unit configured to communicate with other cell phones via a base station, a second communication unit configured to communicate directly with other cell phones located within a predetermined distance, and a controller, wherein, the controller stores a list including an identifier of a candidate cell phone for a forwarding destination of a connection request signal for requesting a communication connection, and if the controller receives the connection request signal via the first communication unit and then a user does not respond within a predetermined time or if a forwarding instruction is provided from a sender of the connection request signal, the controller conducts a search to see whether another cell phone having an identifier included in the list is located within the predetermined distance via the second communication unit, and if the controller finds the another cell phone having an identifier included in the list, the controller instructs, via the first communication unit, the base station to forward the connection request signal to the another cell phone. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20110028164 | MOVEMENT HISTORY REFERENCE SYSTEM, MOVEMENT INFORMATION REGISTRATION SERVER, INFORMATION COLLECTION SERVER, MOVEMENT HISTORY REFERENCE METHOD AND PROGRAM - A movement history reference system includes: a base station communicating with a first terminal; and a movement information registration server and an information collection server connected mutually to the base station. The movement information registration server includes: a first storage unit that stores the movement history; and a movement history recording unit that acquires positional information of the first terminal from the base station, and requests the information collection server to retrieve an address corresponding to the positional information and additional information related to the address. The information collection server includes: a second storage unit that stores address data that is a list of addresses corresponding to the positional information; and a data retrieval unit that retrieves an address corresponding to the positional information from the address data, retrieves additional information related to the address, and returns the acquired address and additional information to the movement information registration server. | 02-03-2011 |
Ayako Kawano, Amimachi JP
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| 20100090387 | Printer and control method for printer - A setting acceptor is operable to accept printing settings for a current printing job, including a setting of a first printing condition involving a confirmation print to print a copy set of sorted pages before a temporary pause waiting for a continuation instruction to print a designated number of copy sets, and a setting of a second printing condition involving a sorting print to print the designated number of copy sets of sorted pages, and a controller stores a last stack position in a previous printing job, as a first stack position, and is operable, as the printing settings accepted includes the setting of the first printing condition and the setting of the second printing condition, to discharge sheets in the confirmation print to a second stack position offset from the first stack position, and after the continuation instruction, discharge sheets of the designated number of copy sets in the sorting print to an alternating stack position alternating every copy set between the first and second stack positions, starting from the second stack position. | 04-15-2010 |
Ayako Kitakawa, Kanagawa JP
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| 20090277735 | ROTATION DAMPER - A rotary damper is provided so that air incorporated into a housing during assembly is, not excessively compressed, whereby a generation of a peculiar sound due to the air incorporated into the housing can be prevented even though the rotor rotates in both directions, and so that the air is stopped and captured in a fixed place whereby influence on the generated torque can be reduced, and irregularity of the torque can be reduced progressively. | 11-12-2009 |
Ayako Kobayashi, Okaya-Shi JP
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| 20100046841 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes a face direction estimating unit that estimates the direction and the degree of turn of a face with the front direction of the face included in a face image used as a reference for a target image that includes the face image, and an area setting unit that changes a first area based on the direction and the degree of turn of the face and sets a correction target area with the changed first area used as a reference when an area that includes the first area is set as the correction target area with the first area that includes predetermined facial organs of the face image used as a reference. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100054620 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes an area setting unit, an image deformation unit, and a face deformation unit. The area setting unit sets, in a target image that includes a face image, an area including the face image as a compression area. The image deformation unit compresses the compression area in a specific direction at a predetermined compression rate. The face deformation unit deforms the face image by expansion amount determined on the basis of the compression rate in such a manner that at least a part of the face image is expanded in the specific direction. | 03-04-2010 |
Ayako Kobayashi, Okaya JP
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| 20110279833 | PRINTER AND PRINTING METHOD - A printer performs calibration in which a reference primary color ink is mixed with at least one additional primary color ink to approximate a predetermined target primary color. The printer includes an acquisition section, a predicting section, an optimizing section and a printing unit. The acquisition section acquires spectral reflectances of the reference primary color ink printed on a base, the additional primary color ink printed on the base, and the base. The predicting section calculates predicted spectral reflectance of a mixture of the primary color inks by dividing a product of the spectral reflectances of the primary color inks by the spectral reflectance of the base raised to the power obtained by subtracting 1 from a total number of the inks. The optimizing section optimizes an ink-amount set of the mixture so that the predicted spectral reflectance is approximated to spectral reflectance of the target primary color. | 11-17-2011 |
Ayako Matsumoto, Minami-Ashigara-Shi JP
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| 20110244270 | BINDER COMPOSITION FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - An aspect of the present invention relates to a binder composition for a magnetic recording medium, which comprises a vinyl copolymer comprising a structural unit denoted by general formula [1]: | 10-06-2011 |
Ayako Matsumoto, Odawara-Shi JP
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| 20100304187 | HEXAGONAL FERRITE MAGNETIC POWDER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An aspect of the present invention relates to a hexagonal ferrite magnetic powder manufactured by a glass crystallization method as well as having an average plate diameter ranging from 15 to 25 nm, an average plate ratio ranging from 2.0 to 2.8 and a coercive force (Hc) ranging from 159 to 279 kA/m. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110076517 | BINDER COMPOSITION FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - An aspect of the present invention relates to a binder composition for a magnetic recording medium, which comprises a vinyl copolymer comprising a structural unit denoted by general formula [1],: | 03-31-2011 |
Ayako Mizuno, Yokohama-Shi JP
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| 20110053058 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FABRICATION MASK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device fabrication mask comprises a light-transmitting substrate, and a semi-light-shielding pattern and a light-shielding pattern formed on portions of the light-transmitting substrate, wherein the concentration of an S-containing material is 0.4% or less within the range of a depth of 1 nm from the exposed surface of the light-transmitting substrate, the surface of the semi-light-shielding pattern, and the surface of the light-shielding pattern. | 03-03-2011 |
Ayako Mochizuki, Inashiki-Gun JP
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| 20080229974 | Non-aqueous pigment ink - A non-aqueous pigment ink that includes a colorant and a non-aqueous solvent, wherein the colorant is a pigment complex of a pigment, a dispersant and an amine compound, the amine compound is a diamine and/or triamine comprising two or more primary and/or secondary amino groups within each molecule, and the dispersant comprises two or more reactive functional groups within each molecule that exhibit reactivity with the amino groups of the amine compound. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090155547 | Non-aqueous pigment ink - A non-aqueous pigment ink comprising a pigment, a pigment dispersant and a non-aqueous solvent, wherein the pigment dispersant is an acrylic polymer comprising, as constituent monomers, (M1) an alkyl(meth)acrylate having an alkyl group of 12 or more carbon atoms, (M2) a (meth)acrylic acid derivative having an amino group, and (M3) a (meth)acrylic acid derivative having a glycidyl group, in which the combination of all the constituent monomers comprises from 7 to 15 mol % of the monomer (M2) and from 0.5 to 3 mol % of the monomer (M3) and the molar ratio (M2)/(M3) between the monomer (M2) and the monomer (M3) is within a range from 4 to 20. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090156733 | Non-aqueous pigment ink - A non-aqueous pigment ink comprising a pigment, a pigment dispersant and a non-aqueous solvent, wherein the pigment dispersant is an acrylic polymer comprising, as constituent monomers, (M1) an alkyl (meth)acrylate having an alkyl group of 12 or more carbon atoms, (M2) a (meth)acrylic acid derivative having an amino group, and (M3) (meth)acrylic acid and/or a (meth)acrylic acid derivative having a carboxyl group, in which a combination of all the constituent monomers comprises from 8 to 15 mol % of the monomer (M2) and from 0.6 to 8 mol % of the monomer (M3), and the molar ratio (M2)/(M3) between the monomer (M2) and the monomer (M3) is within a range from 1.3 to 15. | 06-18-2009 |
Ayako Nagase, Yokohama-Shi JP
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| 20090073260 | IN-VIVO IMAGE ACQUIRING APPARATUS, IN-VIVO IMAGE RECEIVING APPARATUS, AND IN-VIVO IMAGE ACQUIRING SYSTEM - An in-vivo image acquiring apparatus includes an imaging unit which is introduced inside a subject and picks up image information inside the subject, an illuminating unit which illuminates an imaging portion imaged by the imaging unit, a transmission processing unit which performs a process to wirelessly transmit the image information acquired by the imaging unit to an external apparatus. A light-control unit determines light-control amount information based on brightness of the image information acquired by the imaging unit, and performs a control of light control of the illuminating unit according to the light-control amount information. Further, the transmission processing unit performs a process to wirelessly transmit the image information acquired by the imaging unit along with the light-control amount information used for the control of light-control. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090076326 | IN-VIVO IMAGE ACQUIRING APPARATUS AND IN-VIVO IMAGE ACQUIRING SYSTEM - The in-vivo image acquiring apparatus includes an imaging unit which captures an inside of a subject, a transmission processing unit which wirelessly transmits the image information captured by the imaging unit, a power supply unit which supplies driving power for each unit of the apparatus, and a switching unit which detects an external input and switches a supply state of the driving power from the power supply unit. The apparatus also includes a mode setting unit which sets predetermined operation modes based on information of the external input which is input to the switching unit, and a control unit which controls the operation of each unit of the apparatus according to the operation mode set by the mode setting unit. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090299144 | CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE - A capsule endoscope includes a capsule-shaped casing and an imaging unit for taking an image of an inside of an organ in a state where the capsule endoscope is floating in liquid introduced inside the organ of a subject. Specific gravity of the capsule endoscope to the introduced liquid is ρ; a plane divides the capsule endoscope such that a volume ratio is to be ρ:1−ρ. A straight line that connects a center of volume of a portion whose volume ratio is ρ and a center of gravity of the capsule endoscope is substantially perpendicular to the plane. The center of gravity is present at a position farther distant from the plane than the center of volume. A surface of a boundary of a field of view that forms an angle of view of the imaging unit and the plane do not intersect outside the capsule endoscope. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100094104 | IN-VIVO INFORMATION ACQUIRING DEVICE - An in-vivo information acquiring device for acquiring in-vivo information on a plurality of subjects includes an information acquiring unit configured to acquire specific information for specifying the subjects; a storage unit configured to store therein the in-vivo information on the subjects; and a control unit configured to execute control of registering the specific information acquired by the information acquiring unit in the storage unit and causing the registered specific information to correspond to the in-vivo information on a subject specified by the specific information so as to store the in-vivo information on the subjects by the specific information. | 04-15-2010 |
Ayako Nagase, Uenohara-Shi JP
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| 20100030025 | CAPSULE MEDICAL DEVICE - A capsule medical device includes a capsule casing that contains an illumination board, an imaging board, a transmission board, and a control board on which functional components are mounted, and a sheet-like battery that supplies power to the functional components. The sheet-like battery is rolled up to be a pole shape and located between cutout parts of the imaging board, the transmission board, and the control board and the inner wall of the capsule casing. | 02-04-2010 |
Ayako Nakamura, Tokyo JP
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| 20090011368 | Exposure Method and Apparatus, and Electronic Device Manufacturing Method - An object is to provide a high-resolution and economical exposure method suitable for use in formation of a fine pattern for making up an electronic device. Two diffraction gratings (P | 01-08-2009 |
| 20100177290 | Optical characteristic measuring method, optical characteristic adjusting method, exposure apparatus, exposing method, and exposure apparatus manufacturing method - There is provided an optical characteristic measuring method for measuring an optical characteristic of an optical system which forms, on a second plane, an image of an object arranged on a first plane, the optical characteristic measuring method including: arranging at least one phase pattern on the first plane; illuminating the arranged phase pattern, with a light having a predetermined wavelength; extracting a partial image of a pattern image formed via the phase pattern and the optical system; and detecting information about the light in relation to the extracted partial image. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100195072 | Optical characteristic measuring method, optical characteristic adjusting method, exposure apparatus, exposing method, and exposure apparatus manufacturing method - There is provided an optical characteristic measuring method for measuring an optical characteristic of an optical system which forms, on a second plane, an image of an object arranged on a first plane, the optical characteristic measuring method including: arranging, on the first plane, a first area through which a measuring light passes or by which the measuring light is reflected; arranging a second area, through which the measuring light passes or by which the measuring light is reflected, on the second plane at a position corresponding to the first area; and detecting, via one of the first area and the second area, a light amount of the measuring light via the optical system and the other of the first area and the second area; wherein at least one of the first area and the second area has a shape such that a light amount, of the measuring light which passes or which is reflected via the optical system, is changed depending on the optical characteristic. | 08-05-2010 |
Ayako Nishimura, Gotemba-Shi JP
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| 20110278113 | BRAKE DEVICE - To make a brake device generate a required braking force, a hydraulic control section switches, according to the relative magnitude between the required braking force and a braking force exerted by braking operation, between drive of a pump motor and non-drive of the pump motor and a master cut valve reduces the flow of brake fluid in the direction to a master cylinder. By this, a wheel cylinder maintains hydraulic pressure capable of generating the required braking force. As a result, the pump motor is not necessarily always driven when the required braking force is generated, and the operating time period of the pump motor is reduced. As a result, a load on the pump motor is reduced to enhance durability of the pump motor. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110320102 | VEHICLE TRAVEL CONTROL DEVICE - An ECU designates a value of a variation “V | 12-29-2011 |
Ayako Nishimura, Shizuoka JP
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| 20110118948 | VEHICLE - Disclosed is a vehicle capable of improving the accuracy of wheel stopping determination. A stopping determination time which is calculated by multiplying the pulse width of a wheel speed pulse immediately before a non-output time, for which no wheel speed pulse is output from a wheel speed sensor 3, by 2 | 05-19-2011 |
Ayako Ohashi, Shiojiri-Shi JP
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| 20110099518 | RECORDING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD - A recording device is disclosed which has a push switch and no display. A menu item is sequentially changed out of a plurality of menu items, which are arranged in a specific order, by operating the push switch. Sub-pluralities of menu items are sequentially skipped based on the continuous operation of the push switch to quickly arrive at a desired menu item, without the need to select each and every menu item in sequential order. | 04-28-2011 |
Ayako Ohno, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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| 20090191600 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALPHA-L-ASPARTYL-L-PHENYLALANINE-BETA-ESTER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALPHA-L-ASPARTYL-L-PHENYLALANINE-ALPHA-METHYL ESTER - A method for producing an α-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine-β-ester (also named α-L-(β-o-substituted aspartyl)-L-phenylalanine), which is an intermediate of an α-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine-α-methyl ester (also named α-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester; product name: aspartame), easily, at high yield and inexpensively without going through a complex synthesis method is provided. Further, an easy, inexpensive and high-yield production method for an α-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine-α-methyl ester is provided. α-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine-α-methyl ester is produced from a L-aspartic acid-α,β-diester and L-phenylalanine using an enzyme or enzyme-containing substance that has an ability to catalyze a reaction in which L-phenylalanine performs no nucleophilic attack on a β-ester site of L-aspartic acid-α,β-diester but performs a nucleophilic attack on an α-ester site thereof. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20100279343 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALPHA-L-ASPARTYL-L-PHENYLALANINE-BETA-ESTER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALPHA-L-ASPARTYL-L-PHENYLALANINE-ALPHA-METHYL ESTER - A method of producing an α-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine-β-ester by forming the α-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine-β-ester from L-aspartic acid-αβ-diester and L-phenylalanine using an enzyme or enzyme-containing substance that has an ability to selectively link L-phenylalanine to an α-ester site of the L-aspartic acid-αβ-diester through a peptide bond. | 11-04-2010 |
Ayako Okabe, Nagano JP
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| 20080248011 | Methods for Isolating Monocytes - The present invention provides HIDE1 as novel monocyte markers. Since HIDE1 are membrane proteins, monocytes can be specifically detected by using antibodies that bind to HIDE1. Further, HIDE1-positive monocytes can also be collected from peripheral blood or the like using a cell sorter, magnet, or such. Monocytes that can be prepared based on the present invention are useful in cell immunotherapy. | 10-09-2008 |
Ayako Okamoto, Okazaki-City JP
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| 20080232197 | Ultrasonic sensor and obstacle detection device - An ultrasonic sensor includes: a first vibrator for transmitting an ultrasonic wave; multiple second vibrators for outputting a reception signal of a reflection wave; a casing having a bottom for accommodating the vibrators, an outer surface of the bottom providing a vibrating surface; and multiple tubes for guiding the ultrasonic wave. Each tube has a first opening coupled with an outside of a mobile body. An area of the first opening is smaller than an area of the vibrating surface. A distance between two adjacent first openings is smaller than a distance between two adjacent vibrating surfaces. The length of the tubes is determined to equalize a phase difference of the reflection waves at the first openings is equal to that at the vibrating surfaces. | 09-25-2008 |
Ayako Okamoto, Nishio-City JP
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| 20100024557 | Ultrasonic device for detecting direction to object - A ultrasonic device detecting a direction to an object includes: a transmitting element of a ultrasonic wave; first and second receiving elements; a diffraction wave phase detector; an initial phase memory for an initial phase of a diffraction wave; a sound speed detector; a phase correction amount calculator calculating a phase shift caused by a sound speed change and calculating a phase correction amount based on the phase of the diffraction wave, the initial phase and the phase shift; a phase correction element correcting a phase of the reflection wave based on the phase correction amount; and a direction detector for detecting the direction to the object based on a difference between corrected phases of the reflection wave received by the first and second receiving elements, a distance between the first and second receiving elements, and a wavelength of the transmission ultrasonic wave corresponding to a sound speed. | 02-04-2010 |
Ayako Okamoto, Susono-Shi JP
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| 20120021348 | TONER - In a toner formed of toner particles which include a colorant, a wax, and a binder resin containing a crystalline resin (a) primarily composed of a polyester, the crystalline resin has an endothermic peak temperature (Tp) in a range of 50° C. to 80° C., and in a viscoelasticity measurement of the toner, G″(Tp−10) is in a range of 5.0×10 | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120021349 | TONER - In differential scanning calorimetry of a toner, regarding a binder resin in the toner, (i) the peak temperature T | 01-26-2012 |
Ayako Okamura, Aichi JP
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| 20090305324 | CYTOTOXIC T-CELL EPITOPE PEPTIDES THAT SPECIFICALLY ATTACK EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS-INFECTED CELLS AND USES THEREOF - The present inventors introduced mRNAs for the Epstein-Barr virus proteins LMP1 and EBNA1 into antigen-presenting cells, and as a result, demonstrated that the cells induced Epstein-Barr virus-specific cytotoxic T cells. The present inventors also demonstrated that the cytotoxic T cells recognized epitope peptides presented via HLA-A*0206, HLA-Cw*0303, or HLA-Cw*0304, inhibited the outgrowth of Epstein-Barr virus-infected B cells, and lysed Epstein-Barr virus-infected NK lymphomas and NK cells. | 12-10-2009 |
Ayako Omori, Saitama JP
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| 20080197318 | HEAT TRANSPORT MEDIUM - Carbon nanotubes, which carry surface functional groups on side walls thereof relative to lengths thereof, and a dispersant are added to a base liquid to provide a heat transport medium capable of achieving high heat conductivity while suppressing an increase in kinetic viscosity. | 08-21-2008 |
Ayako Omori, Wako-Shi JP
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| 20100095911 | HEAT TRANSPORT MEDIUM - The present invention relates to a heat transport medium used in a heat exchanger; wherein the heat transport medium improves heat conductivity without increasing kinetic viscosity by stably dispersing carbon nanotubes in a base liquid; especially water and ethylene glycol. Carbon nanotubes are stably dispersed in the base liquid by including sodium carboxyl methyl cellulose which has average molecular weight given by GPC measuring method is 6000-30000. Therefore, the heat transport medium improves heat conductivity without increasing kinetic viscosity. pH can be kept in proper range. Furthermore, a chemical reaction by the dispersant is prevented. | 04-22-2010 |
Ayako Sakamoto, Miura-Shi JP
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| 20090286311 | DNA sequences for the expression of alloproteins - The present invention discloses an expression method for non-naturally-occurring amino acid-containing protein comprising: expressing in animal cells: (A) a mutant tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase that is a mutation of tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase originating in | 11-19-2009 |
Ayako Sugimoto, Kumagaya-Shi JP
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| 20080212047 | Exposure apparatus, exposing method, and device fabricating method - An exposure apparatus comprises: a first optical member for acquiring positional information about the substrate through a first liquid that is for measurement; a second optical member that emits the exposure beam; a first movable member that holds the substrate and is capable of moving within a prescribed area that includes a first position, which opposes the first optical member, and a second position, which opposes the second optical member; and a first liquid holding member that can be positioned at the first position; wherein, by disposing at least one of the first movable member and the first liquid holding member at the first position, a first space, which is capable of holding the first liquid, continues to be formed between the first optical member and at least one of the first movable member, the substrate, which is held by the first movable member, and the first liquid holding member. | 09-04-2008 |
Ayako Sugiyama, Okazaki-Shi JP
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| 20110078601 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD AND MEDIUM - A display device includes: a display unit configured to display a list screen visually listing plural setting items including a first setting item in a focused state and a second setting item in a non-focused state; a focus display unit configured to allocate two stages for the first setting item, and to display the first setting item in one of the two stages and a current setting value for the first setting item in the other of the two stages in the list screen; and a non-focus display unit configured to allocate one stage for the second setting item and to display the second setting item in the one stage, without displaying a current setting value for the second setting item, in the list screen. | 03-31-2011 |
Ayako Suzuki, Tokyo JP
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| 20080312093 | Method for detecting cancer and a method for suppressing cancer - An object of the invention is to find a cancer-associated gene to be used as an index for detecting canceration of cells and degree of malignancy of cancer, so as to provide a method for detecting cancer using the cancer-associated gene as an index and provide a method of suppressing/treating cancer using the cancer-associated gene as essential part. According to the present invention, specific genes which are amplified or deleted in gastric carcinoma as compared with normal cell have been collectively found, and a method for detecting cancer using amplification or deletion of these cancer-associated genes as an index is provided. Further, cancer can be suppressed by introducing a gene which is deleted in cancer cells among these cancer-associated genes into cancer and inhibiting the transcription product of the gene amplified. | 12-18-2008 |
Ayako Tanaka, Tokyo JP
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| 20120075539 | PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - A projection display device is provided with: a light source portion including at least one light source that emits coherent light; an image light generation portion that generates image light by modulating the light emitted by the light source portion; a projection portion that projects the image light; a liquid crystal scattering element that is disposed on an optical path between the light source portion and the image light generation portion and temporally changes scattering state for passing light; a transparent electrode formed on each of opposing surfaces of a plurality of transparent substrates of the liquid crystal scattering element; and a liquid crystal layer that is sandwiched between the transparent electrodes and has liquid crystal of a smectic phase having spontaneous polarization in voltage applied state, and is characterized in that an AC voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer through the transparent electrode. | 03-29-2012 |
Ayako Tsuji, Fuchu-Shi JP
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| 20110127278 | INNER FRAME AND CASE UNIT - An inner frame includes a side wall being set its outer diameter to be smaller than a diameter of an inner periphery of a case and arranged along an inner peripheral surface of the case when the frame is housed within the case. The wall is divided into spread portions by cut outs, each cut out in a thickness direction of the case, and the spread portions are spread to make an outside surface thereof fit on the inner peripheral surface of the case when the module is press-fitted from an opening of the case. An inside surface of each spread portion is provided with a projection to be brought into contact with an outside surface of the module and to push and spread outward the spread portion when the module is press-fitted into the frame. A case unit includes the module, the case, and the frame. | 06-02-2011 |
Ayako Tsukitani, Kyoto-Shi JP
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| 20120075583 | PHOTOMETRY DEVICE - In a photometry device, photopic vision luminance Lp is measured by a first luminance measuring unit including a first light filter | 03-29-2012 |
Ayako Wakatsuki Pedersen, Frederiksberg DK
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| 20100233197 | METHOD FOR GENERATING TOLEROGENIC DENDRITIC CELLS EMPLOYING DECREASED TEMPERATURE - The invention relates in certain embodiments to a method for generating tolerogenic dendritic cells by employing temperatures below 37° C. and phenotype-modifying agents during the development of progenitor cells and immature dendritic cells. In some embodiments the invention relates to populations of dendritic cells and their use. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100266555 | MICRO RNAS AS MARKERS OF THE FUNCTIONAL STATE OF A DENDRITIC CELL - The present invention relates to the use of specified micro RNAs as markers of the functional state of a dendritic cell. In one aspect the invention relates to a method for producing a quality-controlled therapeutic composition comprising dendritic cells. In another aspect the invention relates to a method of in vitro screening of immunomodulatory compounds. | 10-21-2010 |
Ayako Watanabe, Kanagawa JP
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| 20120133970 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - Disclosed is an image processing apparatus having a function to cooperatively output, via a cooperative image processing apparatus, document data, including a data sending unit that sends to the cooperative image processing apparatus the document data to be output, for which the total limited number of output times is set, with output setting information including an allocated number of output times for the document data individually allocated for the cooperative image processing apparatus; and a number updating unit that updates the total limited number of output times set for the document data based on the allocated number of output times by subtracting the allocated number of output times from the total limited number of output times, when the data sending unit sends the document data with the output setting information to the cooperative image processing apparatus. | 05-31-2012 |
Ayako Watanabe, Tokyo JP
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| 20110299108 | Image processing system and image processing apparatus - An image processing system includes a first image processing apparatus and a second image processing apparatus connected to the first image processing apparatus. The first image processing apparatus includes a reader reading image data, a storage storing job information, a request unit transmitting a job request as a job to the second image processing apparatus to execute the job corresponding to the job information based on a job execution scheduling, and an introducing unit introducing the job information to the second image processing apparatus. The second image processing apparatus includes a receiver receiving the job request from the first image processing apparatus as the job, a job executing unit executing the job corresponding to the job information, a determining unit determining whether to acquire the job information based on the job execution scheduling, and an acquiring unit acquiring the job information based on a determined result from the determining unit. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110317223 | Image processing apparatus, image processing system, facsimile transmission method, and program - An image processing apparatus includes a first acquiring unit and a selecting unit. The first acquiring unit acquires information on respective communication capacities of a plurality of transmitters with a facsimile communication function and communication capacity of a partner device to be in facsimile communication with the transmitter. The selecting unit selects a transmitter having communication capacity that is the same as or closest to the communication capacity of the partner device from the plurality of transmitters. | 12-29-2011 |
Ayako Yamada, Paris FR
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| 20100323356 | SMALL RNA-DEPENDENT TRANSLATIONAL REGULATORY SYSTEM IN CELL OR ARTIFICIAL CELL MODEL - An object of the present invention is to construct an mRNA which specifically responds to a short RNA sequence and can activate, repress, and regulate the translation of the desired gene, and to construct an artificial cell model system using a liposome comprising the mRNA and a cell-free translational system encapsulated therein. The present invention provides: an mRNA comprising a target RNA-binding site located immediately 5′ to the ribosome-binding site, and a nucleotide sequence located 5′ to the target RNA-binding site, the nucleotide sequence being complementary to the ribosome-binding site; an mRNA comprising a small RNA-binding site located 3′ to the start codon, and a nucleotide sequence located 3′ to the small RNA-binding site, the nucleotide sequence encoding a protein; and a liposome comprising any of these mRNAs encapsulated therein. | 12-23-2010 |
Ayako Yamada, Fujieda-Shi JP
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| 20090122433 | ELECTRIC MIRROR CONTROL DEVICE - An electric mirror control device is provided which can prevent generation of a clutch noise by stopping slipping of a clutch provided at an actuator as quickly as possible while preventing narrowing of an allowable range of a tilting angle of a mirror surface. In controlling an electric mirror, a control device clamps a voltage value of a voltage applied to a motor detected by a mirror surface angle detection circuit to a predetermined upper limit value and a predetermined lower limit value at a clamp circuit. Stop control of the motor is performed based on the voltage value clamped to the upper limit value and the lower limit value in this way. | 05-14-2009 |
Ayako Yamada, Shizuoka-Shi JP
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| 20090002575 | LIQUID CRYSTAL GLARE-PROOF MIRROR - Disclosed is a liquid crystal glare-proof mirror capable of displaying a picture in which a non-glare-proof mode and a glare-proof mode is switched, including a first polarizing plate for selecting a polarization component to be transmitted; a liquid crystal cell disposed at a back of the first polarizing plate, the liquid crystal cell having two control areas, each of which is controlled independently; a second polarizing plate disposed at a back of the liquid crystal cell, the second polarizing plate transmitting either one of two orthogonal polarization components of light and reflecting the other one of the polarization components; and an image generating apparatus disposed at a part of a back of the second polarizing plate, the part corresponding to either one of the two control areas, the image generating apparatus ejecting picture light having a polarization component which is transmitted through the second polarizing plate. | 01-01-2009 |
Ayako Yano, Takasago-Shi JP
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| 20090281236 | CURABLE COMPOSITION - The present invention has its object to provide a curable composition comprising a reactive silyl group-containing organic polymer component which allows slight bleedout of a liquid compound to occur to the cured product surface and shows good adhesiveness and water-resistant adhesiveness using an amine compound as a non-organotin catalyst. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20100216925 | CURABLE COMPOSITION - An object of the present invention is to provide a curable composition which has good curability and good tensile properties (high elongation), and contains a smaller amount of a dibutyltin compound which is regarded as toxic. The curable composition of the present invention comprises the following components (A) and (B) at a weight ratio of (A)/(B) of 25/75 to 75/25, (A) a reactive silyl group-containing organic polymer having, as a silicon-containing group cross-linkable by siloxane bond formation, a group represented by the formula (1): —SiX | 08-26-2010 |
Ayako Yoshida, Kangwondo KR
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| 20100127988 | KEY INPUT DEVICE AND CHARACTER INPUT METHOD USING CENTER KEY - The present invention relates to a character input device and method using a plurality of center keys and a plurality of space keys. The present invention provides a character input device and method having a center key located at its central part and a plurality of peripheral keys located at a peripheral part of the center key, comprising a basic value of a basic key generated by pressing the peripheral key one time, a double-value of the basic key generated by pressing the peripheral key two times, a basic value of a center key generated by pressing the center key one time after pressing the peripheral key, and a double-value of the center key generated by pressing the center key two times after pressing the peripheral key. | 05-27-2010 |