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Chie Eiza, Osaka JP

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20110014908RADIO EQUIPMENT CONTROLLER, BASE TRANSCEIVER STATION, AND METHOD FOR RELAYING DATA - A Radio Equipment Controller connected, via a plurality of transmission paths, to a plurality of pieces of Radio Equipment for performing communication with a mobile station, and also connected to an upper-level device is provided. The Radio Equipment Controller includes a required time measurement portion that measures, for each piece of Radio Equipment, required time for the Radio Equipment and the Radio Equipment Controller to relay data that has a predetermined size and is transmitted and received between the upper-level device and the mobile station, and a relaying portion that relays target data that is data to be transmitted and received between the upper-level device and the mobile station by delaying a time to transmit the target data based on the required time for the Radio Equipment relaying the target data.01-20-2011

Chie Eiza, Kawasaki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110116440DATA RELAY DEVICE AND FRAME PROCESSING METHOD BY THE SAME - A data relay device relays data between a base station device and a base station control device. The data relay device includes a data transmission time acquiring unit that acquires a data transmission time from when data is transmitted from the data relay device to when the data is received by the data relay device via the base station device, a frame value detecting unit that detects a predetermined frame value from a frame transmitted from the base station control device and stores the data, and a frame transmitting unit that, when the predetermined frame value is detected, after a predetermined time elapses in addition to the data transmission time acquired by the data transmission time acquiring unit after detection, transmits a frame having the same frame value as the detected one to a transmission source of the frame from which the predetermined frame value is detected.05-19-2011

Chie Fujimoto, Tsukuba-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090068456PROTECTIVE LAYER TRANSFER SHEET - According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a protective layer transfer sheet comprising: a substrate sheet; a heat resistant slip layer provided on one side of the substrate sheet; and a thermally transferable protective layer provided on at least a part of the other side of the substrate sheet opposite to the one side where the heat resistant slip layer is provided, the protective layer comprising a peel layer, a primer layer, and an adhesive layer formed in this order from the substrate sheet side, and the peel layer being formed of an acrylic copolymer resin having a solution acid value of 2 or less.03-12-2009

Chie Hayashi, Kani-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110171554SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL APPARATUS - [Means for Solution] A solid oxide fuel cell apparatus including a fuel cell having a plate-shaped first solid electrolyte, an anode provided on one side of the first solid electrolyte and coming in contact with fuel gas, and a cathode provided on the other side of the first solid electrolyte and coming in contact with oxidizer gas. The solid oxide fuel cell apparatus further includes a cell-follow-up deformation member located on at least one of opposite sides of the fuel cell with respect to a first stacking direction along which the anode, the first solid electrolyte, and the cathode are stacked together. The cell-follow-up deformation member deforms according to a deformation of the fuel cell on the basis of at least one of physical quantities including differential thermal expansion coefficient and differential pressure.07-14-2011

Chie Hirai, Shiga JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090007789THERMAL INSULATOR - An adsorbent capable of adsorbing gas low in activity such as nitrogen is used, and a thermal insulator high in production efficiency and excellent in adiabatic performance is presented. A thermal insulator has an adsorbent, a core material, and an enveloping member. The adsorbent includes Li and solid matter of hardness of 5 or more. The gas adsorbing activity becomes very high, and for embodiment by evacuating to a certain degree of vacuum by using a vacuum pump, the remaining gas is adsorbed by the adsorbent of the invention to obtain a desired degree of vacuum, so that a thermal insulator of high production efficiency is obtained. Since the heat conductivity is decreased by adsorbing gas of low activity in the enveloping member, the adiabatic performance is enhanced.01-08-2009
20090169869Gas-Absorbing Substance, Gas-Absorbing Alloy and Gas-Absorbing Material - The present invention relates to a gas-absorbing substance that contains at least Li and a solid material having a hardness of 5 or more, and absorbs at least nitrogen or oxygen at 25° C. under normal pressure, and a gas-absorbing alloy that contains at least two kinds of metals that are not allowed to mutually form an intermetallic compound, with a mixing enthalpy of the two kinds of metals being greater than 0 and at least one portion of the two kinds of metals being atomically mixed, and also concerns a gas-absorbing material that contains the gas-absorbing substance and the gas-absorbing alloy07-02-2009

Chie Honda, Kurashiki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090321114ELECTRICAL INSPECTION SUBSTRATE UNIT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFORE - An electrical testing substrate unit includes a multi-layer ceramic substrate formed of mullite and a borosilicate glass as predominant ceramic components. In the multi-layer ceramic substrate, the borosilicate glass contains an alkali metal oxide in an amount of 0.5 to 1.5 mass %. The multi-layer ceramic substrate has a mean coefficient of linear thermal expansion having a value of 3.0 to 4.0 ppm/° C. between −50° C. and 150° C. A thermal expansion coefficient, α1, of the multi-layer ceramic substrate as determined at a particular temperature and a thermal expansion coefficient, α2, of a to-be-tested silicon wafer as determined at the same temperature silicon satisfy a relation: 0 ppm/° C.<α1−α2≦2.5 ppm/° C. through the temperature range of −50° C. to 150° C. Electrodes are formed on a surface of the multi-layer ceramic substrate.12-31-2009

Chie Hori, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110136204EXTRACT OF E. COLI CELLS HAVING MUTATION IN RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S12, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PROTEIN IN CELL-FREE SYSTEM USING THE EXTRACT - It is intended to provide an extract, kit and a process for synthesizing a protein in a cell-free system. The extract is characterized by being prepared from mutant 06-09-2011

Chie Ichikawa, Suginami-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120044534NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORED WITH PRINTER DRIVER UPDATING PROGRAM AND PRINTER DRIVER UPDATING METHOD - The printer driver updating program according to the invention causes a computer to execute a process comprising steps of confirming printer drivers for various different operating systems existing in the computer, acquiring versions of the printer drivers whose existences are confirmed, selecting an appropriate updating method corresponding to the acquired versions, and updating the printer driver according to the selected updating method.02-23-2012

Chie Ishida, Chigasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100055909SEMICONDUCTOR POLISHING COMPOUND, PROCESS FOR ITS PRODUCTION AND POLISHING METHOD - A semiconductor polishing compound comprising cerium oxide abrasive grains, water and an additive, wherein the additive is a water-soluble organic polymer such as ammonium polyacrylate or an anionic surfactant, the pH at 25° C. is from 3.5 to 6, and the concentration of the additive is from 0.01 to 0.5% based on the total mass of the polishing compound. This polishing compound simultaneously has dispersion stability, excellent scratch characteristics and excellent polishing planarization characteristics. In particular, this polishing compound provides excellent planarization characteristics having dishing fluctuation reduced, when used for polishing a semiconductor substrate having a silicon nitride film 03-04-2010

Chie Kabuo, Kyoto JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110260333INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE OF SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - In a semiconductor integrated circuit chip including an interconnect layer in which there is a limitation on the lengths of interconnects or areas occupied by the interconnects, empty spaces between power supply interconnect segments having the same potential located in parallel to a priority interconnect direction, are shifted relative to each other within the limits of the lengths and areas of power supply interconnects. As a result, a local increase in resistance is dispersed, whereby an influence on a voltage drop is reduced.10-27-2011

Chie Kaneko, Ibraraki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120040476IMMUNOASSAY REAGENT FOR KL-6 ASSAY - The present invention aims to provide an assay reagent and an assay for accurately measuring KL-6, in particular, an assay reagent and an assay for accurately measuring KL-6 in samples containing a rheumatoid factor and/or a nonspecific substance other than the rheumatoid factor. KL-6 in samples that contain a rheumatoid factor and/or a nonspecific substance other than the rheumatoid factor can be accurately measured using an immunoassay reagent comprising a solution at a pH of 4.0 to 5.5 containing a rheumatoid factor interference inhibitor and a solution of an insoluble carrier on which anti-KL-6 antibodies are immobilized.02-16-2012

Chie Kawahara, Minneapolis, MN US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080255626IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE CONFIGURED AS A PEDOMETER - This document discusses, among other things, a system including an implantable medical device. The implantable medical device includes a control circuit and a motion sensing device. The motion sensing device is coupled to the control circuit, and the motion sensing device is configured to transmit signals to the control circuit. The control circuit is configured to identify one or more steps of a patient using the motion sensing device signal.10-16-2008
20090069720Logging daily average metabolic activity using a motion sensor - An implantable activity detector can detect metabolic stress levels, which can be normalized, such as to identify times of activities such as walking and running or to identify trends such as a decrease in metabolic activity. The data can be derived from different sources such as an accelerometer and pedometer. This data can be compared to independently specifiable thresholds, such as to trigger an alert or responsive therapy, or to display one or more trends. The information can also be combined with other congestive heart failure (CHF) indications. The alert can notify the patient or a caregiver, such as via remote monitoring. Metabolic activity data from one or more of the activity detectors can be used to establish a model of metabolic stress, to which further activity data can be compared for identifying periods of increased or decreased metabolic stress.03-12-2009
20110046520IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE CONFIGURED AS A PEDOMETER - This document discusses, among other things, a system including an implantable medical device. The implantable medical device includes a control circuit and a motion sensing device. The motion sensing device is coupled to the control circuit, and the motion sensing device is configured to transmit signals to the control circuit. The control circuit is configured to identify one or more steps of a patient using the motion sensing device signal.02-24-2011

Patent applications by Chie Kawahara, Minneapolis, MN US

Chie Kawashima, Azumino JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100185608INFORMATION RETRIEVAL DEVICE, INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, INFORMATION RETRIEVAL PROGRAM AND INFORMATION RETRIEVAL METHOD - Provided is an information retrieval device connected to a content server which stores contents to be retrieved through a network, the information retrieval device including: a content storing unit storing contents including some of the contents stored in the content server; a retrieval request reception unit receiving contents retrieval request for the content server and the content storing unit; a first retrieval unit acquiring a first retrieval result of the contents stored in the content storing unit based on the retrieval request received by the retrieval request reception unit; a second retrieval unit acquiring a second retrieval result of the contents stored in the content server based on the retrieval request received by the retrieval request reception unit; and an integrated retrieval result display unit displaying an integrated retrieval result obtained by integrating the first retrieval result and the second retrieval result.07-22-2010

Chie Matsubara, Suita-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090155658ELECTRODE FOR POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL, MEMBRANE/ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CATALYST LAYER - To provide an electrode for a polymer electrolyte membrane having high gas diffusion performance, a membrane/electrode assembly, and a process for producing a nonwoven structure for a catalyst layer, which can produce the membrane/electrode assembly inexpensively and easily.06-18-2009
20100096769PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FIBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CATALYST LAYER - To provide a process whereby an ultrafine fiber of a fluorinated ion exchange resin can be produced easily at low cost, and a method whereby a catalyst layer having a high gas diffusion property can be produced easily at low cost.04-22-2010

Chie Miwa, Ebina-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090186664VEHICLE ONBOARD TELEPHONE DEVICE AND METHOD OF DISPLAY OF CALL HISTORY IN SUCH A DEVICE - Teachings herein enable evaluation of the temporal order of the call history of a portable communication device and the appropriate display of the call history in a desired order. A telephone number acquisition part acquires the telephone number of an outgoing or incoming call when such a call is performed with a telephone set. A history acquisition part acquires the call history of the telephone set after the call ends, and an order evaluation part evaluates the temporal order of the call history based on the position of the telephone number of the call in the call history. When there is a request for display of the call history of telephone set, a display control part checks the temporal order of the call history and causes the call history to be displayed in the prescribed temporal order on a display.07-23-2009

Chie Morita, Kunitachi-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100250450USER EVALUATION APPARATUS DEPENDING ON HARDWARE USAGE STATUS - A user evaluation apparatus includes a parameter determination module which determines parameters of a user evaluation model required to calculate a degree of usage influence so as to maximize a target function. The target function may be defined using weight values, measurement data, and a failure information counting result. The apparatus also includes a user evaluation module which calculates and displays the degree of usage influence using the measurement data and the parameters of the user evaluation model.09-30-2010
20100251039MEMORY DEVICE - A first module calculates a failure occurrence risk index of each data storage area address. A second module calculates a power saving index of each data storage area address. A third module calculates an access speed index per unit data volume necessary to access each data storage area address. A fourth module generates a distribution table that represents the failure occurrence risk index, the power saving index, and the access speed index for each candidate address, with respect to data to be distributed. A fifth module selects a candidate address in the distribution table such that the power saving index and the access speed index meet restricting conditions and the failure occurrence risk index is minimized, and distributes the data to the candidate address.09-30-2010

Chie Sato, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080226295LIGHT MODULATING APPARATUS - A light modulating apparatus which is to be used in a transmission system using wavelength division multiplexing has: a signal generating section for producing a transmission signal and the like; a first light modulating section for modulating light emitted from a light source, on the basis of the transmission signal; a variable phase shifter which changes a phase of a light quantity control signal; a second light modulating section for modulating a light signal emitted from the first light modulating section, on the basis of an output of the variable phase shifter; a branching section for branching a light signal emitted from the second light modulating section, into an output light signal and an electric signal; and an analysis controlling section for sampling the electric signal, controlling the variable phase shifter on the basis of sampled data, and adjusting a timing of the modulation in the second light modulating section.09-18-2008
20100066456CLOCK REPRODUCING APPARATUS - A clock reproducing apparatus includes a clock reproducing circuit having: a gated oscillator having an oscillating circuit of two routes; and a frequency control circuit for comparing a phase of an output of the gated oscillator with a phase of a reference clock, and supplying a phase control signal to the gated oscillator based on the comparison result so as to set a delay time, input data is input to a reset input terminal of the gated oscillator, and different route of the two routes of the oscillating circuit operates depending on a case where the input data is “H” and a case where the input data is “L”.03-18-2010

Patent applications by Chie Sato, Tokyo JP

Chie Sato, Musashino-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100060502A/D CONVERTER - There is provided an A/D converter capable of changing specification and function of the A/D converter with the use of a programmable circuit by combining comparators with the programmable circuit. The A/D converter comprises a parallel-connected comparison circuit including a plurality of comparators, an analog signal being inputted to one of input terminals of the respective comparators while respective predetermined reference voltages being inputted to the other of the input terminals of the respective comparators, and a digital processing circuit for receiving output signals from the parallel-connected comparison circuit, and executing predetermined digital processing as set on the basis of a program.03-11-2010

Chie Sotozono, Kyoto JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090280100Preventive or Therapeutic Agent for Inflammatory Ocular-Surface Diseases - [Problems] The present invention aims to provide a preventive or therapeutic agent for inflammatory ocular-surface diseases.11-12-2009

Chie Sugiyama, Mito JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110020949AUTOMATIC ANALYZER - In the field of automatic analyzers, as items to be analyzed are increase, various reagents differing in such properties as liquid viscosity and contact angle are being used more frequently, and this trend is expected to continue. Also, reagents now take various forms (e.g., a concentrated reagent to be diluted by the water of an automatic analyzer), and so does dilution water. Such being the case, the invention provides an automatic analyzer capable of sufficient stirring regardless of items to be analyzed. To sufficiently stir a substance to which a reagent has been added, the automatic analyzer is designed to alter stirring conditions after a given amount of time has passed since the addition of that reagent.01-27-2011

Chie Takayama, Gunma JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100099846DEPSIPEPTIDE CONTAINING LACTIC ACID RESIDUE - Disclosed are a compound represented by the general formula (I) below and a polymer compound obtained by polymerizing such a compound. R04-22-2010

Chie Tonohiro, Shizuoka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090232531DEVELOPING APPARATUS OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND SUPPLYING METHOD OF TONER - A developing unit that includes a stirring roller stirring a developer and a developing roller and develops an electrostatic latent image formed on an image carrier to form a toner image; a drive source that rotationally drives the developing roller and the stirring roller; and a control unit that switches a rotational speed of the developing roller in modes of an image formation mode and an adjustment mode, and rotationally controls the stirring roller at a first speed in the modes are provided.09-17-2009
20110013938CHARGING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MAINTAINING GAP BETWEEN CHARGING ROLLER AND PHOTOCONDUCTIVE DRUM - According to one embodiment, a charging device includes a charging roller and gap maintaining members. The charging roller includes a conductive roller to which charging voltage is applied and a coating layer as a member for covering the outer circumferential surface of the conductive roller, ends of the coating layer being further extended by predetermined length along an extending direction of the conductive roller than end faces of the conductive roller. The charging roller charges, in a non-contact manner, a photoconductive drum arranged near the charging roller with the charging voltage applied via the conductive roller. The gap maintaining members are respectively fixed at both ends of the charging roller in positions spaced apart from the ends of the charging roller. The gap maintaining members are set in contact with the photoconductive drum while keeping a predetermined charging gap between the coating layer and the photoconductive drum and rotate together with the charging roller according to the rotation of the photoconductive drum.01-20-2011

Chie Tonohiro, Shizuoka-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110259238AQUEOUS PIGMENT INK - According to one embodiment, an aqueous pigment ink includes water, a pigment, and a water-soluble polymeric compound. The pigment is contained in the aqueous pigment ink in an amount of less than 5 wt %. The aqueous pigment ink has viscosities (mPa·s) measured at 25° C. using a cone-plate type viscometer and satisfying the following relationships:10-27-2011
20110261107AQUEOUS INKJET INK - According to one embodiment, an aqueous inkjet ink includes water and a pigment. The pigment is contained in the aqueous inkjet ink in an amount of less than 5 wt %. The queous inkjet ink has viscosities (mPa·s) measured at 25° C. using a cone-plate type viscometer and satisfying the following relationships:10-27-2011
20110273515AQUEOUS INKJET INK - According to one embodiment, an aqueous inkjet ink includes a dispersion medium that contains water and a water-soluble polyhydric alcohol having a weight average molecular weight of 400 or more, and a pigment. The pigment accounts for less than 5 mass % of the total amount of the aqueous inkjet ink. The aqueous inkjet ink has viscosities (mPa·s) measured using a cone-plate type viscometer at 20 rpm and satisfying the following relationships:11-10-2011
20110279514AQUEOUS INKJET INK - According to one embodiment, an aqueous inkjet ink includes water in an amount of from 15 to 50% by mass of the total amount of the ink, a glycol mixture in an amount of from 34 to 80% by mass of the total amount of the ink, and a pigment in an amount of from 2 to 20% by mass of the total amount of the ink. The glycol mixture contains 40 to 70% by mass of propylene glycol, with the remainder being isoprene glycol.11-17-2011
20110279515AQUEOUS INKJET INK - According to one embodiment, an aqueous inkjet ink includes a color material, water as a first liquid, propylene glycol as a second liquid, and a compound represented by the following general formula (PEG) or a compound represented by the following general formula (PGC) as a third liquid. The aqueous inkjet ink has a water activity of 0.85 or less.11-17-2011
20110310140INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS AND TREATMENT LIQUID SUPPLY METHOD - This invention provides an inkjet recording apparatus which is provided with a supply unit which supplies a treatment liquid to a recording medium fed from a container and a recording unit which supplies ink to the recording medium with the treatment liquid supplied thereto and forms an image. In the inkjet recording apparatus, the treatment liquid with a first amount per unit area is supplied from the supply unit to a first region of the recording medium, and the treatment liquid with a second amount different from the first amount per unit area is supplied from the supply unit to a second region of the recording medium. The ink with the same amount per unit area is supplied from the recording unit to the first and second regions with the treatment liquid supplied thereto. States of the recording medium and the ink in the first and second regions with the ink supplied thereto are detected, and the supply of the treatment liquid to be supplied to the recording medium is regulated based on the detected states of the recording medium and the ink.12-22-2011
20120013676AQUEOUS INKJET INK - According to one embodiment, an aqueous inkjet ink includes a pigment in an amount of 2 to 20% by mass of the total amount of the aqueous inkjet ink, and a dispersion medium in which the pigment is dispersed. The dispersion medium contains water in the amount of 53 to 94% by mass, with the remainder of the dispersion medium being a compound represented by the following general formula 1. The water accounts for 50 to 80% by mass of the total amount of the aqueous inkjet ink.01-19-2012
20120033010AQUEOUS INKJET INK - According to one embodiment, an aqueous inkjet ink includes a color material in an amount of 2 to 20% by mass of the total amount of ink, water in an amount of 41 to 70% by mass of the total amount, and a water-soluble organic solvent in an amount of 20 to 53% by mass of the total amount. The solvent contains a compound represented by the following general formula 1 which accounts for 20 to 50% by mass of the total amount of ink. When the amount of compound is equal to the amount of solvent, the total amount of solvent is the compound, and the sum of the amounts of the color material, the water, and the solvent is 100% by mass or less of the ink.02-09-2012

Chie Watanabe, Kariya-City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100014965Centrifugal type blower - A centrifugal-type blower includes a shaft, a fan, and a casing. The casing includes an inlet, an air passage, and a side wall part. A first distance from a center of the fan to the wall part at an inlet side end portion in a radial direction of the fan gradually increases from a volute start part to a volute end part. A second distance from the center to the wall part at any position thereof from an intermediate position to a counter-inlet side end portion in the radial direction is larger than the first distance within a first range. The second distance gradually decreases from the volute start part to a predetermined position. The second distance has the same length as the first distance within a second range.01-21-2010

Chie Yasuda, Machida JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090305242SKIN AGING MARKER AND TECHNIQUE FOR USE THEREOF - It is an object of the present invention to find substances that can be used as skin aging markers, and the present invention provides a method for determining the degree of skin aging, including measurement of expression of secretory proteins and/or intracellular proteins and/or their genes in skin cells and/or skin tissues, wherein the secretory proteins and/or intracellular proteins change their expression with aging of skin. The present invention also provides a kit for determining the degree of skin aging and a method for identifying substances effective in the prevention of skin aging.12-10-2009