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Chiba, JP

Akihiko Chiba, Morioka-Shi Iwate JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080251163	Bio-Co-Cr-Mo Alloy With Ion Elution Suppressed by Structure Control, And Process For Producing Same - This invention provides a technique for rendering bio-toxicity such as allergy toxicity derived from Ni trace impurity, i.e., nickel toxicity, which is unavoidably present in a bio-Co—Cr—Mo alloy or an Ni-free stainless steel alloy unharmful, characterized in that an element selected from the group consisting of the group 4, 5 and 13 elements of the periodic table, particularly an element selected from the group consisting of the group 4 elements of the periodic table, is added to the alloy composition. The additive element is preferably an element selected from the group consisting of zirconium and titanium, more preferably zirconium.	10-16-2008

Akihiko Chiba, Morioka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110023661	BIO-CO-CR-MO ALLOY WITH ION ELUTION SUPPRESSED BY STRUCTURE CONTROL, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - This invention provides a technique for rendering bio-toxicity such as allergy toxicity derived from Ni trace impurity, i.e., nickel toxicity, which is unavoidably present in a bio-Co—Cr—Mo alloy or an Ni-free stainless steel alloy unharmful, characterized in that an element selected from the group consisting of the group 4, 5 and 13 elements of the periodic table, particularly an element selected from the group consisting of the group 4 elements of the periodic table, is added to the alloy composition. The additive element is preferably an element selected from the group consisting of zirconium and titanium, more preferably zirconium.	02-03-2011

Akihiko Chiba, Miyagi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110209799	METHOD OF FORMING FINE GRAINS OF CO-CR-MO ALLOY WITH NITROGEN ADDITION AND CO-CR-MO ALLOY WITH NITROGEN ADDITION - A Co—Cr—Mo alloy with nitrogen addition composed of 26 to 35% by weight of Cr, 2 to 8% by weight of Mo, 0.1 to 0.3% by weight of N, and balance of Co is subjected to solution treatment and then subjected to isothermal aging treatment holding the alloy at 670 to 830° C. for a predetermined period of time to form a multi-phase structure composed of an ε-phase and a Cr nitride by means of an isothermal aging effect. After cooling, the alloy subjected to reverse transformation treatment in which the alloy is heated at a temperature range of 870 to 1100° C. for reverse transformation to a single γ-phase from the multi-phase structure composed of an ε-phase and a Cr nitride.	09-01-2011

Akio Chiba, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090102326	QUARTZ CRYSTAL ELEMENT MADE OF DOUBLE-ROTATION Y-CUT QUARTZ CRYSTAL PLATE - A crystal element has a crystal blank which is cut from a crystal of quartz and has a principal plane orthogonal to a Y″-axis, where the Y- and Z-axes are rotated by an angle of α around the X-axis in the crystal to be designated as the Y′- and Z′-axes, and the X- and Y′-axes are rotated by an angle of β around the Z′-axis to be designated as the X′- and Y″-axes. The crystal blank has mutually orthogonal two null stress-sensitivity axes. In the crystal blank, the thickness of the center part at which two null stress-sensitivity axes intersect is increased, and a ridge line portion defining a quadrangular pyramid like shape from the center part toward the outer peripheral part is formed. The sectional thickness of the crystal blank along the base thereof is larger in the central region and becomes gradually smaller toward both ends.	04-23-2009

Atsushi Chiba, Aichi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100315193	THERMALLY RESPONSIVE SWITCH - A thermally responsive switch includes an airtight container including a metal housing and a header plate, conductive terminal pins airtightly fixed to the header plate, a fixed contact fixed to the conductive terminal pin, a thermally responsive plate one end of which is conductively connected to and fixed to the inner surface of the airtight container and the bending direction of which is reversed at a predetermined temperature, and a movable contact fixed to the other end of the thermally responsive plate. In the thermally responsive switch, the movable contact and the fixed contact are composed of a silver tin oxide based contact and gas containing 50% or more and 95% or less of helium is encapsulated in the airtight container in such a manner that gas pressure is equal to or more than 0.3 atmospheres and equal to or less than 0.8 atmospheres at ordinary temperature.	12-16-2010

Atsushi Chiba, Hachioji-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090137883	CAPSULE MEDICAL SYSTEM AND BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION ACQUIRING METHOD - A capsule medical system is provided with a capsule medical device to be inserted into a subject, at least one electrode pad having a plurality of receiving electrodes, a receiving electrode switching unit, a control unit for controlling operations of the receiving electrode switching unit, and a position detector. The capsule medical device has a biological information acquiring unit for acquiring biological information of the subject, and a transmitting unit for outputting the biological information from a transmitting electrode through a living body. At least one electrode pad detects the biological information by a plurality of receiving electrodes. The receiving electrode switching unit switches a pair of receiving electrodes among the plurality of receiving electrodes. The position detector detects a position of the capsule medical device inside the subject based on the biological information detected by the electrode pad, and position coordinate data of the plurality of receiving electrodes.	05-28-2009
20110181273	POSITION DETECTING SYSTEM AND POSITION DETECTING METHOD - To provide a position detecting system including a detected object disposed in a detection space and an external device disposed outside the detection space. The detected object includes a resonant circuit that generates a resonant magnetic field according to a driving magnetic field formed in the detection space, and the external device includes at least two drive coils that form the driving magnetic field in the detection space, at least two drive-signal input units that respectively input a drive signal for forming the driving magnetic field to the drive coils, at least one sense coil that detects a magnetic field formed in the detection space, a signal adjustment unit that adjusts a phase and an amplitude of the drive signal input to each of the drive coils by the drive-signal input units, based on a magnetic field detected by the sense coil, and a position deriving unit that derives a position of the detected object based on the magnetic field detected by the sense coil.	07-28-2011

Daisuke Chiba, Shioya-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090307886	Method and Device for Processing Crankshaft and Burnishing Roller for Crankshaft - A pair of burnishing rollers formed in a roughly disk shape are linearly disposed oppositely to each other on both sides of the shaft part of a crankshaft. The crankshaft is rotated about its axis by the rotatingly driving action of a rotating driving source (M). The pair of burnishing rollers are displaced in a direction apart from each other while the shaft part of the crankshaft is held by the outer peripheral surfaces of the pair of burnishing rollers to apply a rolling to the crankshaft.	12-17-2009

Daisuke Chiba, Kobe-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090137296	Game apparatus, game system and game progression control method - Disclosed is a game system capable of introducing a distinctive feature into each of a processing of designating offensive and defensive locations and a processing of determining a competition result so as to provide a game having a high level of playability. The game system comprises a plurality of game apparatuses each equipped with a touch panel	05-28-2009

Fumito Chiba, Susono-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110178665	CONTROLLER FOR HYBRID SYSTEM - A controller for the hybrid system includes: an alcohol concentration detector that detects alcohol concentration of fuel; a demanded coolant temperature setting device that sets a demanded coolant temperature higher as the alcohol concentration increases; an internal combustion engine stopped state determination device that determines whether an internal combustion engine is stopped; an external electric power source connection determination device that determines whether a storage battery is connected to an external electric power source; and a coolant pre-heating device that supplies electric power to a coolant heater until coolant temperature of the coolant reaches the demanded coolant temperature if the internal combustion engine is in the stopped state and the storage battery is connected to the external electric power source.	07-21-2011

Hiroaki Chiba, Sagamihara-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090160733	INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a cabinet, a first display section connected to the cabinet, a first display control section, integrated in the cabinet, which executes display control of the first display section, a second display control section, integrated in the cabinet, which executes display control of a second display section which can be connected to the cabinet, an identifying section which identifies connection of the second display section, and an output section which, when it is judged by the identifying section that the second display section is connected to the cabinet, stops the output of signals from the first display control section, and outputs signals to the second display from the second display control section.	06-25-2009
20100134681	Information Processing System, Information Processing Apparatus, and Information Processing Method - According to an aspect of the invention, an information processing apparatus configured to be connected to a conversion adaptor having a video input connector and a video output connector, the apparatus including: a video output port complying with the first standard for connection of the video input connector; an image processing module configured to output a first signal when the video input connector is not connected to the video output port, the image processing module being configured to output a second signal when the video input connector is connected to the video output port; and a bias module connected to the video output port and the image processing module and configured to output a third signal to the video output port, the bias module being configured to change physical layer information of the first signal or the second signal.	06-03-2010

Hiroaki Chiba, Hitachi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100236333	METHOD FOR ASSESSING REMAINING LIFESPAN OF BOLT USED AT HIGH TEMPERATURES - The present invention is intended to provide a method for assessing remaining lifespan of a bolt with higher precision than conventional methods, which can be applied to a bolt comprising a high alloy with fewer tissue changes caused by creep damage.	09-23-2010

Hirokazu Chiba, Machida-Shi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110087039	IMIDE COMPLEX, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, METAL-CONTAINING THIN FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Objects of the present invention are to provide a novel niobium or tantalum complex having good vapor pressure and becoming a raw material for producing a niobium- or tantalum-containing thin film by a method such as CVD method, ALD method or the like, a method for producing the same, a metal-containing thin film using the same, and a method for producing the same. The present invention relates to producing an imide complex represented by the general formula (1) by, for example, the reaction between M	04-14-2011

Hiroshi Chiba, Yokohama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080225137	IMAGE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image information processing apparatus which uses more than one wireless IC tag to detect the information concerning a present position of a target object to be shot and which senses an image of the object based on the position information is disclosed. This apparatus is operative in corporation with the wireless tag to display on a monitor screen the information as to the object position and output it in an audible form. Additionally, in the case of more than two target objects being present, the apparatus manages the priority orders thereof.	09-18-2008
20090153649	Imaging Apparatus - An imaging apparatus comprises an image pickup unit, a cutout image generation unit for cutting out a specified area in a pickup image taken by the image pickup unit to generate a cutout image enlarged at a specified magnification, an image display unit for displaying one or both of the pickup image taken by the image pickup unit and the cutout image generated by the cutout image generation unit, a display image control unit for controlling a method of displaying an image the image display unit displays, a manual focus operation unit for the user to control through manual operation the focus position of the image pickup unit, and a manual zoom operation unit for the user to control the zoom magnification of the image pickup unit.	06-18-2009

Hiroshi Chiba, Ageo-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090135510	REFLECTIVE PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, PROJECTION METHOD, AND EXPOSURE METHOD - A reflective projection optical system comprises a first optical unit having at least one reflecting optical element, and a second optical unit having at least one reflecting optical element. A focal point on the second surface side of the first optical unit approximately agrees with a focal point on the first surface side of the second optical unit. An angle between a normal to the first surface and a principal ray of the illumination beam incident to the first surface is larger than a value of arcsine of a numerical aperture on the first surface side of the reflective projection optical system. All the optical elements in the projection optical system are located outside an extension surface of a ray group defining an outer edge of the illumination beam incident to the first surface.	05-28-2009

Hiroshi Chiba, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090175420	X-ray generator - To provide an X-ray generator capable of preventing electric corrosion and exerting stable performance over long periods. The X-ray generator includes: a rotary anticathode	07-09-2009

Hiroyuki Chiba, Kamisu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090111986	NOVEL CRYSTALS OF PYRIMIDINE COMPOUND AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Crystals of 5-[2-amino-4-(2-furyl)pyrimidin-5-yl]-1-methylpyridin-2(1H)-one having a diffraction peak at a diffraction angle (2θ±0.2°) of 9.7° and/or 21.9° in a powder X-ray diffraction are suitable for an active ingredient of a preventing and therapeutic agent for diseases such as constipation. Crystals of 5-[2-amino-4-(2-furyl)pyrimidin-5-yl]-1-methylpyridin-2(1H)-one hydrate and amorphous 5-[2-amino-4-(2-furyl)pyrimidin-5-yl]-1-methylpyridin-2(1H)-one hydrate are also suitable for an active ingredient of a preventing and therapeutic agent for diseases such as constipation.	04-30-2009

Joe Chiba, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090041761	Method of immunizing animal, composition for immunization, method for producing antibody, method for producing hybridoma and method for producing monoclonal antibody - It is an object of the present invention to a method whereby a humoral immune response is induced more efficiently in producing an antibody against an antigen protein by gene immunization. A fusion gene composed of a gene encoding the full-length of a part of the antigen protein or a gene encoding a chaperonin subunit or a chaperonin subunit linkage linked thereto is administered to express the fusion gene in the animal, thereby inducing a humoral immune response to an antigen protein by administering. An example of the chaperonin includes	02-12-2009

Jun Chiba, Kanzaki-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100171222	HIGH RELIABILITY Au ALLOY BONDING WIRE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE OF SAME - [Issues to be Solved] Providing enhanced bonding reliability of Au alloy bonding wire with low electrical resistivity to Al electrode of semiconductor device, and its application of semiconductor device is bonded with Al electrode pad by the same wire.	07-08-2010

Jun Chiba, Saga-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110058979	BONDING WIRE - [Issues to be Solved] Second bonding failures caused by attached oxide of additive elements on high purity Au bonding wire are to be resolved.	03-10-2011

Junichi Chiba, Isehara-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080317989	Synthetic Resin Bottle Having a Gradation Pattern, and Process for Injection Molding the Preform for Use in Such a Bottle - The technical problem to be solved by the invention is to change the thickness of the colored resin layer of the preform gradually in the upward or downward direction, by utilizing a tendency of gradual decrease in the thickness of the colored resin layer caused by the flow of the main resin inside the preform mold when the main resin and the colored resin are injected into the mold. The objects of this invention is to provide a biaxially drawn, blow molded bottle having new decorativeness created in which sophisticated color gradations associated with color density are created in the body of this bottle. The means of accomplishing this object involves adjusting the injection pattern including the time of starting and ending the supply of the main resin and the colored resin, and pressure or velocity profiles, reducing the thickness of the colored resin layer in the multi-layered molten resin fluid gradually at an upstream or downstream point of the flow, injection-molding the preform in which a color-gradated portion associated with the thickness of the colored resin layer has been formed, and biaxially drawing and blow molding this preform into a bottle having a color-gradated portion associated with the color density or color shade created on the body of the bottle.	12-25-2008
20110008562	BIODEGRADABLE MOLDED ARTICLE AND CONTAINER USING THE MOLDED ARTICLE - A biodegradable molded article and a container using the molded article, exhibiting an improved heat resistance. The molded article is obtained by injection molding a polylactic acid resin, wherein the molded article comprises poly-L-lactic acid containing less than 4 mol% of D-lactic acid. The molded article has a crystallized portion at least locally, having a ratio of the crystallizing heat quantity to the melting heat quantity (|ΔHc|/ΔHm), which ratio is not more than 0.7 in a temperature rising chart obtained by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC).	01-13-2011

Kazuya Chiba, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110019270	TRANSMISSIVE SCREEN AND DIFFUSION PLATE - The transmissive screen includes, sequentially from a projection side, a Fresnel lens having a condensing function, a diffusion plate for diffusing incident light, and a front-surface protective panel disposed facing the diffusion plate across an air flow layer of a predetermined interval. The front-surface protective panel partially absorbs visible light. The visible light absorbance of the front-surface protective panel is made the highest comparing with the Fresnel lens and the diffusion plate.	01-27-2011
20110032489	IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - Comprising a casing containing a heat insulating part, a projector as an image display unit, a screen for displaying an image issued from the projector, and cooling part (heat exchanger, compressor) for cooling the inside of the casing, the heat insulating part includes a first heat insulating part disposed in the peripheral area of the projector for insulating from heat, and a second heat insulating part disposed in the peripheral part of the screen for insulating from heat.	02-10-2011

Kei Chiba, Sendai-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110121926	ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - To provide an electromagnetic relay having a reduced size, high conductivity, a high insulating performance between two fixed contact terminals and between each of the fixed contact terminals and backstop, a small number of factors causing a failure, and high reliability of electric contact.	05-26-2011

Kei Chiba, Miyagi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110109410	ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - To provide a twin-type power electromagnetic relay having high reliability, having a reduced size and low mounting height, and suitable for surface mounting.	05-12-2011

Keiko Chiba, Utsunomiya-Shi JP

Keisuke Chiba, Wakayama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100160206	SURFACTANT COMPOSITION - The invention relates to a surfactant composition containing an alkyl ether sulfate represented by the following formula (1):	06-24-2010

Keito Chiba, Shizuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090136367	Air compressor - Provided is an air compressor that can keep good alignment between pulleys	05-28-2009

Kenichi Chiba, Tsuchiura-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110144101	MACROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS USEFUL AS PHARMACEUTICALS - The present invention provides methods for the use of compounds having formula (I) in the treatment of various disorders including inflammatory or autoimmune disorders, and disorders involving malignancy or increased angiogenesis, wherein R	06-16-2011

Kenichi Chiba, Nagasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080237666	Solid-state imaging element and method for producing the same - There is provided a solid-state imaging element having a light receiving part generating charges by light irradiation, and a source/drain region of a transistor, both formed in a semiconductor layer. The solid-state imaging element includes a non-silicided region including the light receiving part, in which surfaces of the source/drain region and a gate electrode of the transistor are not silicided; and a silicided region in which the surfaces of the source/drain region and the gate electrode of the transistor are silicided. The non-silicided region has a sidewall formed on a side surface of the gate electrode of the transistor, a hydrogen supply film formed to cover the semiconductor layer, the gate electrode, and the sidewall, and a salicide block film formed on the hydrogen supply film to prevent silicidation. The silicided region has a sidewall formed on the side surface of the gate electrode of the transistor.	10-02-2008
20100167450	Solid-state imaging element and method for producing the same - There is provided a solid-state imaging element having a light receiving part generating charges by light irradiation, and a source/drain region of a transistor, both formed in a semiconductor layer. The solid-state imaging element includes a non-silicided region including the light receiving part, in which surfaces of the source/drain region and a gate electrode of the transistor are not silicided; and a silicided region in which the surfaces of the source/drain region and the gate electrode of the transistor are silicided. The non-silicided region has a sidewall formed on a side surface of the gate electrode of the transistor, a hydrogen supply film formed to cover the semiconductor layer, the gate electrode, and the sidewall, and a salicide block film formed on the hydrogen supply film to prevent silicidation. The silicided region has a sidewall formed on the side surface of the gate electrode of the transistor.	07-01-2010

Koji Chiba, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080280607	System for changing location registration - A mobile terminal, which is registered to either a first mobile communication network or a second communication network, determines whether it is possible to register to the first mobile communication network on the basis of control information received fi-om the second mobile communication network. Then, the mobile terminal attempts to register to the first mobile communication network a predetermined number of times in a case that it is determined that it is possible to register to the first mobile communication network.	11-13-2008

Masahiko Chiba, Aomori JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080217617	Thin Film Transistor, Wiring Board and Methods of Manufacturing the Same - A gate electrode or a gate wiring of a thin-film transistor has a four-layer structure including an adhesive base layer, a catalyst layer, a wiring metal layer, and a wiring metal anti-diffusion layer which are laminated in this order. With this structure, adhesion and flatness are improved. In this case, the adhesive base layer is formed by a resin having a structure capable of coordinating to a metal. Hence, adhesion with an insulating substrate can be improved. Further, the wiring metal anti-diffusion layer is formed on the wiring metal layer, so that diffusion of a wiring metal can be inhibited. Thus, characteristics of the thin-film transistor can be improved.	09-11-2008

Masahiro Chiba, Nara-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090009511	IMAGE-DATA DISPLAY SYSTEM, IMAGE-DATA OUTPUT DEVICE, AND IMAGE-DATA DISPLAY METHOD - An image-data display system includes: a display-related-information acquiring unit that acquires a display size of an object image including a plane projection image of a three-dimensional object; an output-image-data generating unit that acquires instruction image data indicative of two positions in the plane projection image displayed in the object image, a length between the two positions being actual size when the object image is displayed according to the display size; and a display device that displays the object image according to the display size, and executes display processing based on the instruction image data.	01-08-2009

Masahiro Chiba, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110134062	NETWORK SYSTEM, CONTENT PROVIDING METHOD, SERVER, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, AND CONTENT OBTAINING METHOD - A content providing method includes the steps of: a communication terminal transmitting a first request to a server; in response to the first request, the server transmitting, to the communication terminal, a first content and information for specifying a second content; the communication terminal displaying the first content on a first display; the communication terminal transmitting a second request to the server based on the information; in response to the second request, the server transmitting the second content to the communication terminal; and the communication terminal displaying the second content on a second display.	06-09-2011

Masaki Chiba, Yokahama-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090237269	SURROUNDINGS MONITORING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A real-image picking-up means picks up a real image of a blind area. A moving object detecting means recognizes a moving object from the real image and detects a moving state of the moving object. An imaginary-image specifying means specifies an indication manner of an imaginary image which is to be indicated for showing the moving state of the moving object. An indicating means indicates the imaginary image of the moving object in the indication manner which is specified by the imaginary-image specifying means such that the imaginary image of the moving object indicated by the indicating means overlaps the real image picked up by the real-image picking-up means. There can be provided a surroundings monitoring device for a vehicle which can easily recognize the state of the moving object in the image of the blind area.	09-24-2009

Masataka Chiba, Aichi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110102581	TARGET POSITION IDENTIFYING APPARATUS - A target position identifying apparatus includes a color difference converting section for processing pixel values of an image of a target comprised of combination of a first color and a second color obtained from the target under influence of ambient light, thus generating a color component value of the first color, a color component value of the second color and a luminance value, a color region determining section for determining region of the first color and region of the second color, based on the first color component value and the second color component value, with using a determination condition based on either luminance of the captured image or the luminance value, a border detecting section for detecting border between the first color and the second color in the target based on result of the determination by the color region determining section and a target position calculating section for calculating the position of the target on the image based on result of the border detection by the border detecting section.	05-05-2011

Masato Chiba, Ibaraki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090075319	Method of Detecting Reactive Metabolite - A method of detecting a reactive metabolite which comprises steps of conducting a metabolic reaction of a test compound in the presence of two labeled nucleophiles, and detecting the label of the nucleophiles bound to the reactive metabolite, and a method of detecting a reactive metabolite which further comprises separating liquid layer using ammonium acetate to obtain an organic layer after the aforementioned reaction step are disclosed. In these detection methods, a reactive metabolite can be quantitatively detected by easy preparation. Furthermore, generation of a false positive signal can be prevented, and generation of a false negative signal can be decreased. Accordingly, screening of a test compound can be efficiently performed with higher accuracy.	03-19-2009

Masato Chiba, Kuroishi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110018569	TEST APPARATUS OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - A test apparatus according to the present invention includes a probe card recognition unit that recognizes positions of at least two probe card marks formed to a probe card and assumes a probe card mark connection line connecting the positions of the probe card marks, a backing material recognition unit that recognizes positions of at least two backing material marks formed to a backing material where a semiconductor chip is fixed thereto and assumes a backing material mark connection line connecting the positions of the backing material mark, a positional relationship recognition unit that recognizes a positional relationship between the probe card and the backing material according to the probe card mark connection line and the backing material mark connection line, and a correction unit that corrects the position of at least one of the probe card and the backing material according to the positional relationship.	01-27-2011

Masayuki Chiba, Iwate JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100227558	SHORT-RANGE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND CELLULAR PHONE TERMINAL - There is provided a short-range wireless communication apparatus and a cellular phone terminal that can surely and immediately notify a user of the optimum distance between a contactless IC card reader/writer and a contactless IC card not through an MPU or a CPU and if the contactless IC card function is locked, surely notify the user as such. In an RFID card, a magnetic field strength/brightness conversion section adjusts the brightness of two LEDs in accordance with the detected magnetic field strength of a carrier wave. A blink generation circuit detects whether the RFID card is in a communication state and blinks the LEDs if so. A function combining section combines the functions to indicate the magnetic field strength and the communication state with the brightness and blinking of the LEDs. An LED with another color illuminates only when an RFID function LSI is in a lock state.	09-09-2010

Mitsuru Chiba, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090209711	AQUEOUS MODIFIED POLYISOCYANATE, NON-YELLOWING COATING COMPOSITION, AND ADHESIVE COMPOSITION - An aqueous modified polyisocyanate intended to be dispersed in an aqueous medium for use and obtained by reacting an HDI derivative with (A) a modifying agent composed of a methoxy polyoxyalkylene glycol mainly comprising an ethylene oxide unit, (B) a modifying agent composed of a hydroxyl group-terminated polyoxyalkylene glycol produced by using an alcohol having 8 or more carbon atoms as an initiator and mainly comprising a propylene oxide unit, and (C) a modifying agent composed of an ester compound having at least one hydroxyl group with an alkali metal salt of sulfonic acid introduced therein, wherein the concentration (calculated value) of the alkali metal salt of sulfonic acid derived from the modifying agent (C) is 1.5 to 25 μmol/g.	08-20-2009

Naoto Chiba, Chofu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080257074	Sample Movement Control Unit, Sample Movement Parameters Acquisition Method, and Sample Movement Control Method - There is provided a device and a method capable of simply manipulating a sample, without the need for an expensive device.	10-23-2008

Norio Chiba, Chiba-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100008211	Information reproducing apparatus and information reproducing method - An information reproducing apparatus has a medium with a linear tracking mark extending in a scanning direction and a linear data mark extending in a direction orthogonal to the scanning direction. A light control unit irradiates the data mark with a first near-field light polarized in the scanning direction and irradiates the tracking mark with a second near-field light polarized in the direction orthogonal to the scanning direction. A detector detects light scattered by the data mark and the tracking mark irradiated with the first near-field light and the second near-field light, respectively. A signal processing unit processes a first output signal from the detector corresponding to the detected light scattered by the data mark and processes a second output signal from the detector corresponding to the detected light scattered by the tracking mark. The signal processing unit has a control circuit that carries out tracking control in accordance with an intensity of the second output signal and that carries out access control in accordance with an intensity of the first output signal.	01-14-2010
20100128578	Near-field optical head having tapered hole for guiding light beam - A near-field optical head has a planar substrate having a first surface, a second surface disposed opposite to the first surface, and an inverted conical or pyramidal hole extending through the first and second surfaces. The inverted conical or pyramidal hole has at least one fine aperture formed at an apex thereof and disposed in the first surface and having at least one curved slant surface. An optical waveguide extends into the inverted conical or pyramidal hole of the planar substrate for propagating light along an optical path. A mirror is disposed in the optical waveguide for bending in the direction of the fine aperture the optical path of the light propagated through the optical waveguide.	05-27-2010
20110007612	Head gimbal assembly and information recording and reproducing apparatus - There are provided a head gimbal assembly and an information recording and reproducing apparatus capable of easily positioning a light guiding portion and a slider on a tongue portion and performing a stable recording and reproducing operation. A head gimbal assembly recording information on a recording medium using a near-field light includes: a suspension that extends along a surface of the recording medium so as to be deflectable in a thickness direction; a support portion that is provided at a tip end side of the suspension so as to be more deflectable in the thickness direction than the suspension; a light guiding portion that has a support-facing portion provided to the support portion so as to face the support portion and introduces a light flux used for generating the near-field light; and a 3-dimensional structure that is provided to the support portion and used for positioning the support-facing portion on a desired portion of the support portion, wherein the support-facing portion has a portion in which a width of a sectional surface thereof perpendicular in a longitudinal direction of the suspension is larger than a width of a contact surface that makes contact with the support portion.	01-13-2011
20110075527	Head gimbal assembly using near-field light and information recording and reproducing apparatus including the same - Of side surfaces of a flexible substrate provided on a flexure, one surface opposing an optical fiber forms a mirror surface inclined by a predetermined angle with respect to the longitudinal direction of the optical fiber. Owing to this configuration, the optical fiber is optically coupled to a near-field light element inside a slider.	03-31-2011

Ryuta Chiba, Miyagi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110200928	METHOD FOR PRODUCING TONER, TONER, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD USING THE SAME - A method for producing a toner, including: dispersing toner particles containing at least a binder resin in a first aqueous medium so as to produce an aqueous dispersion; and subjecting the aqueous dispersion to heat treatment, wherein the electric conductivity of the aqueous dispersion after the heat treatment is higher than the electric conductivity of the aqueous dispersion before the heat treatment by 50 μS/cm or less.	08-18-2011

Satoru Chiba, Hachioji-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110129587	METHOD FOR PRODUCING SURIMI AND PASTE PRODUCT FROM FISH MEAT CONTAINING KIDNEY - According to a method for producing a surimi by adding a protease inhibitor when producing a surimi from fish meat that contains kidney or tissue thereof, such as backbone meat, that is left over when using a filleting and deboning method to extract fillets from fish from which the head and internal organs have been removed, it is possible to produce a surimi and a paste product having stable quality from backbone meat obtained as a residue when producing fillets. The protease inhibitor is preferably a cysteine protease inhibitor.	06-02-2011

Satoshi Chiba, Nagano JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110110680	IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An image forming method includes transferring images carried by an image carrier to a transfer material by a transfer roller coming in contact with the image carrier via the transfer material, the transfer roller having a concaved portion in its circumferential surface and contacting with or being separated from the image carrier due to its rotation, separating the transfer roller from the image carrier by the rotation of the transfer roller after transferring the images to the transfer material, stopping the transfer roller in a state where the transfer roller is separated from the image carrier, and moving the image carrier and cleaning the image carrier using a cleaning member while the transfer roller is stopped.	05-12-2011

Satoshi Chiba, Suwa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100215412	TRANSFER APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A transfer apparatus includes an image bearing unit, a transfer member and a bias generator. The image bearing unit is configured and arranged to bear an image. The transfer member is arranged with respect to the image bearing unit to form a nip portion therebetween. The transfer member includes a substrate and an elastic member. The substrate has a recessed portion with an opening width of the recessed portion being larger than a width of the nip portion as measured in a moving direction of the transfer member. The elastic member is fixed in the recessed portion and wound around the substrate. The elastic member has a volume resistivity of 1×10	08-26-2010
20110008080	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a latent image bearing unit, an exposure unit, a developing unit, a transfer medium, a transfer roller and a detecting unit. A latent image formed on the latent image bearing unit by an exposure unit is developed by the developing unit with a liquid developer, and a developed image on the latent image bearing unit is transferred to a transfer. The transfer roller includes a cylindrical portion with a concaved portion formed in an axis direction of a circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion, and a transfer material supporting member fixed in the concaved portion and wound around a circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion to support a transfer material. The detecting unit is configured and arranged to detect a rotation position of the transfer roller when the transfer medium and the transfer roller come into contact with each other with the transfer material being interposed therebetween.	01-13-2011
20110044745	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a transfer belt onto which an image is transferred, a roller around which the transfer belt is wound, a transfer roller that sandwiches the transfer belt with the belt driving roller, a transfer medium transporting unit, a guide portion, and a fixing unit. The transfer roller is arranged to form a transfer nip with the roller, and transfers the image from the transfer belt to a transfer medium. The transfer medium transporting unit vertically upwardly sucks the transfer medium, and transports the transfer medium with the image facing vertically down. The guide portion vertically upwardly sucks the transfer medium transported by the transfer medium transporting unit. The fixing unit has a heating roller and a pressing roller to form a fixing nip, and fixes the image guided by the guide at the fixing nip.	02-24-2011
20110200351	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier belt for carrying an image, a transfer roller rotating on a rotating shaft and forming a transfer nip with the image carrier belt downward in a vertical direction from a virtual horizontal plane perpendicular to the vertical direction including the centerline of the rotating shaft, an airflow-generating unit for generating a first airflow directed between the image carrier belt and a transfer surface, and a second airflow directed towards the transfer surface from below in the vertical direction, where the image has been transferred by the transfer nip onto a transfer material, and where the image on the transfer material has been transferred onto the transfer surface.	08-18-2011

Satoshi Chiba, Nagano-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090103949	Liquid Developer Collection Apparatus and Image Forming Apparatus - A liquid developer collection apparatus and an image forming apparatus can prevent image disturbances and also disturbances of the toner particles on the image section that can be produced by squeezing. The liquid developer collection apparatus includes a first squeezing section	04-23-2009

Seiichi Chiba, Minowa-Machi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110221303	ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes: a base substrate having a resonator element fixed to one of principal surfaces, and provided with at least one lead wire; a frame member having a substantially rectangular shape, disposed on the one of the principal surfaces so as to surround a periphery of the resonator element, wherein side surface of the base substrate is provided with a side surface recessed section having a terminal electrically connected to the lead wire, and the side surface recessed section is disposed on the side surface of the base substrate on a side where the resonator element is fixed, at a position where at least a part of the side surface recessed section overlaps an area between two extended lines passing through respective outer side surfaces of the frame member opposed to each other in a plan view from the one of the principal surfaces of the base substrate.	09-15-2011

Shigeki Chiba, Iwate JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080215188	Temperature Control Method and Temperature Controller - The temperature of a predetermined object is controlled by feedback control that uses the temperature control algorithm of a homeothermic plant.	09-04-2008

Shigekuni Chiba, Ibaraki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100177202	Electronic apparatus, imaging device, method for time correction, and program - An electronic apparatus includes a time measuring unit that measures time, a time information acquiring unit that acquires time information, a determining unit that determines whether a specific process using time measured by the time measuring unit is being performed, and a time correcting unit that corrects time measured by the time measuring unit on the basis of the time information when the determining unit determines that the specific process is not being performed.	07-15-2010

Shigeru Chiba, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090263885	Process for producing trans-4-hydroxy-L-proline - The present invention is directed to a process for producing trans-4-hydroxy-L-proline, which is useful as a raw material for medicines or as an additive to foods. In the process, L-proline is converted into trans-4-hydroxy-L-proline in the presence of an enzyme source which is derived from a microorganism belonging to the genus	10-22-2009

Shin Chiba, Takasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110115471	Current Sensing and Measuring Method and Apparatus - A method can include obtaining a voltage across a first transistor as an obtained voltage. The method can also include multiplying the obtained voltage by a predetermined multiple M to yield a multiplied voltage. The method can further include applying the multiplied voltage to a second transistor, wherein the second transistor is N times smaller than the first transistor. The method can additionally include providing an output current of the second transistor as an M/N scaled estimate of an output current of the first transistor.	05-19-2011

Shin Chiba, Takasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090267587	POWER SUPPLY DEVICE AND SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - In a driver circuit constructing a switching power supply device that switches power transistors passing a current through a coil by a PWM mode, a current detection transistor, which is smaller in size than the low-potential side power transistor, and a current detection resistor are provided in parallel to the low-potential side power transistor. The same control voltage as the power transistor is applied to the control terminal of the current detection transistor. An operational amplifier is formed, that has the potential of the connection node between the current detection transistor and the current detection resistor applied to its inverse input terminal and a feedback loop, so as to make a pair of input terminals of the operational amplifier be at the same potential. A signal produced by the current detection resistor is thus outputted as a current detection signal.	10-29-2009

Shingo Chiba, Makinohara-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090251877	ELECTRONIC PART-CONNECTING STRUCTURE - An electronic part-connecting structure is used in an electrical equipment including a housing, and bus bars which are mounted on the housing and have a plurality of pairs of opposed press-contacting blades to which electronic parts for circuit-protecting purposes are electrically connected by pressing. Positioning ribs are formed in proximity respectively to the press-contacting blades so as to position lead portions of the electronic parts at the respective press-contacting blades.	10-08-2009

Shingo Chiba, Hiroshima JP

Shinichi Chiba, Hyogo JP

Shinya Chiba, Shioya-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110117829	AIR CONDITIONER FOR VEHICLE - An air conditioner for a vehicle includes: an air-blowing guide that includes a flexible connecting section that elastically deforms, and a pair of engaging sections that are arranged at both ends of the flexible connecting section, is arranged in a mixing region of a hot air and a cool air, and guides the hot air and the cool air; and a case that includes a protrusion that engages the engaging section in a state where the flexible connecting section is elastically deformed, the case in which the air-blowing guide is provided.	05-19-2011

Tadashi Chiba, Chiba JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100141935	Light amount measuring apparatus - A light amount measuring apparatus including a light amount measuring circuit and a power supply for supplying power to the light amount measuring circuit; wherein the light amount measuring circuit includes a light receiving device for receiving light and outputting an electric signal corresponding to light amount of the received light; a first switch for switching between electrical connection and disconnection between the light receiving device and the power supply; and a drive controller for controlling the first switch so that the first switch electrically connects the light receiving device to the power supply when the light receiving device is set to an activated state and electrically disconnects the light receiving device from the power supply when the light receiving device is set to a deactivated state.	06-10-2010

Takahiro Chiba, Yokohama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100075709	Radio Base Station and Receiver Fault Diagnosis Method - Even if a receiver has a normal gain and a lowered intermodulation distortion characteristics, a fault detection is possible. A test signal transmitter sends a test signal having at least two frequencies to a radio receiver through a coupler. A digital signal processing section receives a signal which includes an IM3 component generated by the radio receiver and measures the electric power of fundamental wave components and the IM3 component. Then, the digital signal processing section calculates the gain of the radio receiver and IIP3, which is an index for intermodulation distortion characteristics, of the radio receiver	03-25-2010
20110009153	PEAK FACTOR REDUCTION DEVICE AND BASE STATION - The function of comparing power of a signal obtained by multiplying an input signal by an EVM target value and power of a peak suppression signal, and automatically adjusting a peak factor threshold value Vt in such a manner that the values of both power become equal to each other, is added to the peak factor reduction device. The peak factor reduction device is also added with the function of comparing instantaneous amplitude values of a signal Sout after a peak factor reduction and the peak factor threshold value Vt, and automatically calculating a peak detection width N so as to suppress the residual of each peak.	01-13-2011

Takahiro Chiba, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100049796	NETWORK TYPE CONTENT REPRODUCING SYSTEM - The network type audio system includes a content server storing a large number of music data pieces, an audio client reproducing music, and a controller monitoring and controlling the audio client through the content server. The audio client requests the server to provide the music data of a music piece selected in response to the user's operation. The content server returns the music data of the selected music piece in response to the request from the audio client. The music data is distributed from the content server to the audio client on the basis of a specified amount. The audio client notifies the content server of its status. The content server notifies the controller of the status of the audio client. The controller displays the status. The controller also instructs the audio client to reproduce the music piece selected in response to the user's operation through the content server.	02-25-2010
20110137985	NETWORK TYPE CONTENT REPRODUCING SYSTEM - The network type audio system includes a content server storing a large number of music data pieces, an audio client reproducing music, and a controller monitoring and controlling the audio client through the content server. The audio client requests the server to provide the music data of a music piece selected in response to the user's operation. The content server returns the music data of the selected music piece in response to the request from the audio client. The music data is distributed from the content server to the audio client on the basis of a specified amount. The audio client notifies the content server of its status. The content server notifies the controller of the status of the audio client. The controller displays the status. The controller also instructs the audio client to reproduce the music piece selected in response to the user's operation through the content server.	06-09-2011
20110219064	NETWORK TYPE CONTENT REPRODUCING SYSTEM - The network type audio system includes a content server storing a large number of music data pieces, an audio client reproducing music, and a controller monitoring and controlling the audio client through the content server. The audio client requests the server to provide the music data of a music piece selected in response to the user's operation. The content server returns the music data of the selected music piece in response to the request from the audio client. The music data is distributed from the content server to the audio client on the basis of a specified amount. The audio client notifies the content server of its status. The content server notifies the controller of the status of the audio client. The controller displays the status. The controller also instructs the audio client to reproduce the music piece selected in response to the user's operation through the content server.	09-08-2011

Takao Chiba, Nerima-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100293186	SEARCH DEVICE, SEARCH METHOD, SEARCH PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A search apparatus includes an input unit that receives an input of search-object information indicative of facilities to be searched for; a designating unit that designates, among combinations of facilities indicated by the search-object information, a combination of the facilities that are located on the same premises; a generating unit that, using location information concerning the facilities constituting the combination designated by the designating unit, generates search result information; and an output unit that outputs the search result information generated by the generating unit.	11-18-2010

Takashi Chiba, Oshu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090293908	REMOVAL OF METAL CONTAMINANT DEPOSITED ON QUARTZ MEMBER OF VERTICAL HEAT PROCESSING APPARATUS - A method is used for removing a metal contaminant deposited on a quartz member selected from the group consisting of a reaction tube, wafer boat, and heat-insulating cylinder of a vertical heat processing apparatus for a semiconductor process. The method includes obtaining the quartz member unattached to the vertical heat processing apparatus; then, performing diluted hydrofluoric acid cleaning of cleaning the quartz member by use of diluted hydrofluoric acid; then, performing first purified water cleaning of cleaning the quartz member by use of purified water; then, performing hydrochloric acid cleaning of cleaning the quartz member by use of hydrochloric acid; and then, performing second purified water cleaning of cleaning the quartz member by use of purified water.	12-03-2009

Takashi Chiba, Ibaraki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100230879	Process for producing polyurethane elastomer foams - Polyurethane elastomer foams can be prepared by mixing an isocyanate-terminated prepolymer obtained by reaction of a polyol with 3,3′-dimethylbiphenyl-4,4′-diisocyanate, with a foaming agent comprising a mixture of water, a low-molecular weight glycol having a molecular weight of 48-200, and a high-molecular weight glycol having a number average molecular weight Mn of 1000-3000 under stirring to conduct foaming reaction. The polyurethane elastomer foams so produced can have a high durability, particularly under a high load, even though a low-cost, easy-to-handle diisocyanate compound is used.	09-16-2010

Takeshi Chiba, Itano-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110076558	NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY CELL - The present invention provides a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell that has high voltage, high capacity and excellent high-temperature cycle characteristics at a low cost.	03-31-2011

Takeshi Chiba, Hyogo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080227905	Thermoplastic Elastomer Composition - The object of the present invention is to provide a thermoplastic elastomer composition having a good balance between the hardness and the mechanical strength, exhibiting superior rubber elasticity, high-temperature creep characteristics and formability in a wide range of temperature, and having oil resistance and heat resistance. The thermoplastic elastomer composition comprises (A) (meth)acrylic block copolymer; (B) a compound containing at least two amino groups in its molecule; and (C) a thermoplastic resin. The (meth)acrylic block copolymer (A) comprises (A1) a (meth)acrylic copolymer block and (A2) an acrylic copolymer block. A1 least one of the polymer blocks has at least one acid anhydride group. The (meth)acrylic block copolymer (A) and the compound (B) are dynamically vulcanized in the thermoplastic resin (C).	09-18-2008

Takeshi Chiba, Chiba-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110017958	ORGANIC TRANSPARENT ELECTROCONDUCTIVE MATERIAL, INK FOR FORMING ORGANIC TRANSPARENT ELECTROCONDUCTIVE MATERIAL, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THEM - A method for producing a transparent electroconductive material, the method comprising a step of contacting poly(N-alkylcarbazole) with a metal, said poly(N-alkylcarbazole) is obtained by polymerizing at least one kind of N-alkylcarbazole represented by the following general formula,	01-27-2011

Tatsuya Chiba, Sendai-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090061256	Ferrite thin film, method of manufacturing the same and electromagnetic noise suppressor using the same - An electromagnetic noise suppressor including a ferrite film is formed by regularly arranging constituents such as magnetized grains or one analogous to that. In the ferrite film, the constituents have at least one of the uniaxial anisotropy and the multiaxial anisotropy. The ferrite film has the magnetic anisotropy or the magnetic isotropy. The ferrite film is formed by a plating method in the presence of a magnetic field.	03-05-2009

Tetsuroh Chiba, Osaka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110075220	IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - The digital complex machine is constructed to split data corresponding to an image read by the image reading unit and output a split image separately from a read image. A split image is extracted by the partial image extracting unit on the basis of area designation by the user through the display-operation input unit or on the basis of an extraction result of feature information by the character recognizing unit or attribute information of a highlighted character. Data corresponding to a partial image is then generated by the print image generating unit and a partial image is printed on a sheet different from a read image by the print control unit. Otherwise, electronic data corresponding to a partial image is transmitted to another digital complex machine, a PC, a mobile phone, a server, a USB memory and the like.	03-31-2011

Tetsuya Chiba, Chuo-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110121498	METHOD FOR PRODUCING RARE EARTH SINTERED MAGNET - The present invention relates to a method for producing a rare earth sintered magnet including the steps of: molding a mixture of magnetic powder containing a rare earth compound and oil-extended rubber containing oil and rubber to produce a molded body; removing the oil-extended rubber from the molded body; and calcining the molded body from which the oil-extended rubber is removed to produce a rare earth sintered magnet	05-26-2011

Tomoko Chiba, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110074465	DATA COMMUNICATION CIRCUIT, TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, RECEPTION APPARATUS, AND TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION SYSTEM - A driver supplies data signal via a supply node. A voltage-relaxing transistor has a source connected to the supply node of the driver, a drain connected to a signal node connected to a signal line, and a gate to which the voltage at the signal node is applied.	03-31-2011

Toshiaki Chiba, Ibaraki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110013260	METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIGHT-MODULATING FILM AND LIGHT-MODULATING FILM - Disclosed is a method for producing a light-modulating film in which a light-modulating layer is sandwiched between two transparent resin substrates, the light-modulating layer being formed by use of a light-modulating material containing: a polymeric medium for forming a resin matrix; and a light-modulating suspension, the method comprising the following steps. Using this method, a light-modulating film can be obtained which has a wholly uniform external appearance and an excellent adhesiveness between its light-modulating layer and transparent resin substrate.	01-20-2011

Toshiaki Chiba, Makinohara-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110033704	ADSORBENT FOR THE REMOVAL OF BLOOD CELLS - An adsorbent for the removal of blood cells, which is formed from a hydrophobic polymer resin and has a surface center line average roughness of 5 to 100 nm. The hydrophobic polymer resin is preferably a polyarylate resin (PAR), polyethersulfone resin (PES), polysulfone resin (PSF), or a polymer alloy consisting of two or more of these resins. The adsorbent for the removal of blood cells can take the form of beads, hollow fibers, or solid fibers.	02-10-2011

Wataru Chiba, Okazaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090171570	Navigation apparatus and computer program - When a map image in the periphery of a vehicle position is displayed on a liquid crystal display in 3D, POIs existing in a first searching region within a first searching distance from a current position of the vehicle are searched in an area in the vicinity of the vehicle position by setting all types of points as search targets, POIs existing in a second searching region within a second searching distance from a second searching point are searched in an area distant from the vehicle position by setting only specific types of points as search targets, and icon symbols indicating types and positions of the points are displayed on the map image while being overlapped therewith based on the searched POIs.	07-02-2009

Yasunori Chiba, Ibaraki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090068702	METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MUCIN-TYPE GLYCOPROTEIN - The present invention relates to a means for generating a mucin-type glycopeptide or glycoprotein on a large scale in yeast. Specifically, the invention relates to a method which comprises introducing into a yeast at least one selected from the group consisting of a gene encoding UDP-GalNAc synthetase, a gene encoding UDP-GalNAc transporter, and a gene encoding polypeptide:O-GalNAc transferase, and, if desired, a gene encoding a mucin-type glycopeptide; and producing a mucin-type glycoprotein having O-GalNAc by use of the yeast.	03-12-2009
20090191587	METHOD FOR HIGH-LEVEL SECRETORY PRODUCTION OF PROTEIN - This invention provides a means for enabling high-level secretory production of proteins, in particular proteins having complicated structures such as antibodies, in host cells such as yeast cells. The invention also provides transformed yeast cells having the activated HAC1 gene and the RRBP1 gene and a method for enabling high-level secretory production of foreign proteins using such transformed host cells by inhibiting O-sugar chain formation indigenous to host cells such as yeast cells.	07-30-2009

Yasunori Chiba, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100219011	MOVABLE APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a movable apparatus includes a carriage, coaxial paired wheels configured to support the carriage, a wheel actuator configured to rotationally drive the paired wheels, a loading section provided above the carriage, a swinging section includes a first swinging mechanism configured to swing the loading section around a first shaft extending in a direction crossing an axle of the wheels and a second swinging mechanism configured to swing the loading section around a second shaft provided parallel to the axle, acceleration sensing device configured to measure accelerations, and a swing angle control device configured to control the swing angle of each of the first swinging mechanism and the second swinging mechanism, to swing the loading section in a direction in which a component force of the acceleration applied to the loading section in a horizontal direction and a component force of gravity are balanced.	09-02-2010

Yasunori Chiba, Tsukuba-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110014651	METHOD FOR HIGH-LEVEL SECRETORY PRODUCTION OF PROTEIN - This invention provides a means for high-level secretory production of a protein, and, in particular, a protein having a complicated structure such as an antibody, in a host cell such as a yeast cell. This invention provides a method for high-level secretory production of a foreign protein with the use of a transformed host cell having one or more types of chaperone protein genes and via suppression of O sugar chain inherent to a host cell such as a yeast cell.	01-20-2011

Yasuo Chiba, Nara JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090183765	PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS AND SOLAR CELL USING THE SAME - A photovoltaic cell having improved photoelectric conversion efficiency is provided. Furthermore, a solar cell employing such a photovoltaic cell is also provided. The photovoltaic cell is composed of a photoelectric conversion layer (	07-23-2009

Yasuo Chiba, Fujimi City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100227981	EPOXIDE-BASED COMPOSITION - An epoxide-based composition comprising a combination of an epoxide and a curing agent, wherein the epoxide is selected from a phenyl glycidyl ether-based polyepoxide and the curing agent is a salt compound composed of a N-alkanol piperidine and a carboxylic acid.	09-09-2010

Yukio Chiba, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090096893	MOVING IMAGE REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND PROCESSING METHOD THEREFOR - Disclosed is a moving image reproducing apparatus including a reproduction control unit. The moving image reproducing apparatus sequentially transfers at least part of moving image data elements stored in an incorporated memory to an external storage device, stating from a moving image data element to be reproduced last by the reproduction control unit.	04-16-2009

Yutaka Chiba, Chuo-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100052747	PLL FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZER - A PLL frequency synthesizer	03-04-2010

Yutaka Chiba, Miyagi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090320935	PRESSURE REDUCING VALVE FOR GAS - A pressure reducing valve for gas is provided in which a valve mechanism having opening in a central part a valve hole that communicates with a low pressure passage and a low pressure chamber and including a valve body that is capable of being seated on a valve seat facing a valve chamber communicating with a high pressure passage is housed within a body such that the valve body is connected to a pressure receiving member operating in response to pressure of the low pressure passage and the low pressure chamber, wherein the body (	12-31-2009
20100224806	PRESSURE-REDUCING VALVE - A pressure-reducing valve is provided in which a diaphragm rod connected to a valve body of a valve mechanism is connected to a central part of a diaphragm having its peripheral edge part clamped between a body and a diaphragm cover, wherein the diaphragm (	09-09-2010