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Fuse, JP

Akihiro Fuse, Natori-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080250661SENSOR MODULE, METHOD OF CORRECTION THEREFOR, AND MOBILE OBJECT INCLUDING THE SENSOR MODULE - A sensor module maintaining high detection accuracy. Correction data of a detected magnetic field is updated only in a case that a fluctuation band acquired from an output signal of an acceleration sensor is less than a threshold value and a difference between an azimuth angle acquired from an output signal of a terrestrial magnetism sensor and an inclination angle acquired from an output signal of acceleration sensor is less than the threshold value. Therefore, the correction data is updated only in a case that a magnetic field at a position of a mobile object is stably detected, and an accuracy of the correction data can be maintained.10-16-2008

Akihiro Fuse, Miyagi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090015251MAGNETIC SENSOR AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A magnetic sensor is disclosed that has plural axes at the same time, able to be fabricated in a small number of steps. The magnetic sensor includes a substrate; and plural sensor bridge circuits each including a pair of magnetic field detectors and a pair of fixed resistors on the substrate, the pair of the magnetic field detectors and the pair of the fixed resistors being connected to form a bridge circuit, each of the magnetic field detectors being formed of a magneto-resistance effect element, and magnetization directions of the magnetic field detectors intersect with each other in a three-dimensional manner. The substrate has plural inclined surfaces, normal directions of the inclined surfaces intersect with each other in a three-dimensional manner, and the pair of the magnetic field detectors in each of the sensor bridge circuits is arranged on the same inclined surface.01-15-2009
20090237074MAGNETIC SENSOR AND MOBILE INFORMATION TERMINAL APPARATUS - A disclosed magnetic sensor includes a substrate having a plane surface and multiple sloping surfaces; multiple soft magnetic films each disposed on a different one of the sloping surfaces and magnetized according to strength of a magnetic field; and multiple detecting devices each disposed on the plane surface, including a free layer and a pinned layer and configured to produce a detection output according to magnetization of the free layer and the pinned layer. Each of the soft magnetic films is magnetically coupled with the free layer of a different one of the detecting devices. The pinned layers of the detecting devices have magnetization directions different from each other.09-24-2009
20090249997METHOD OF PRODUCING GROUP III NITRIDE CRYSTAL, APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING GROUP III NITRIDE CRYSTAL, AND GROUP III NITRIDE CRYSTAL - In a method of producing a group III nitride crystal in which a melt holding vessel where a melt containing a group III metal and flux is held is accommodated in a reaction vessel and a group III nitride crystal is produced as a substance containing nitrogen is supplied from an outside to the reaction vessel through a pipe, the method includes a step of forming an accumulated part of a liquid in the pipe to thereby temporarily close the pipe before growing the group III nitride crystal in the melt holding vessel.10-08-2009
20110253034CRYSTAL PREPARING DEVICE, CRYSTAL PREPARING METHOD, AND CRYSTAL - In a crystal preparing device, a crucible holds a mixed molten metal containing alkali metal and group III metal. A container has a container space contacting the mixed molten metal and holds a molten alkali metal between the container space and an outside of the container, the molten alkali metal contacting the container space. A gas supply device supplies nitrogen gas to the container space. A heating device heats the crucible to a crystal growth temperature. The crystal preparing device is provided so that a vapor pressure of the alkali metal which evaporates from the molten alkali metal is substantially equal to a vapor pressure of the alkali metal which evaporates from the mixed molten metal.10-20-2011
20120085279CRYSTAL GROWTH APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF GROUP III NITRIDE CRYSTAL - A crystal growth apparatus comprises a reaction vessel holding a melt mixture containing an alkali metal and a group III metal, a gas supplying apparatus supplying a nitrogen source gas to a vessel space exposed to the melt mixture inside the reaction vessel, a heating unit heating the melt mixture to a crystal growth temperature, and a support unit supporting a seed crystal of a group III nitride crystal inside the melt mixture.04-12-2012

Patent applications by Akihiro Fuse, Miyagi JP

Chie Fuse, Tochigi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080206806Method for Evaluating or Screening Hair Growth-Regulating Agent - The present invention provides a method for evaluating or screening a hair growth-regulating agent which utilizes a readily available animal.08-28-2008
20120231094Hair Shape Susceptibility Gene - A genetic polymorphism and a hair shape susceptibility gene that are related to hair shape, and a method for determining the genetic susceptibility to hair shape in individual test subjects are provided. Disclosed is a hair shape susceptibility gene, which overlaps with a haplotype block in the 1q32.1 to 1q32.2 region (D1S249 to D1S2891) of human chromosome 1 and comprises a portion or the entirety of the base sequence of the haplotype block, wherein the haplotype block is determined by a linkage disequilibrium analysis conducted on a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) marker whose allele frequency differs statistically significantly between a group having a curly hair trait and a group having a non-curly hair trait, and consists of a base sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NO:1 to NO:3.09-13-2012
20120276536Hair Shape Susceptibility Gene - A genetic polymorphism and a hair shape susceptibility gene that are related to hair shape, and a method for determining the genetic susceptibility to hair shape in individual test subjects are provided. Disclosed is a hair shape susceptibility gene, which overlaps with a haplotype block in in the 11q12.2 to 11q13.2 region (D11S4191 and D11S987) of human chromosome 11 and comprises a portion or the entirety of the base sequence of the haplotype block, wherein the haplotype block is determined by a linkage disequilibrium analysis conducted on a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) marker whose allele frequency differs statistically significantly between a group having a curly hair trait and a group having a non-curly hair trait, and consists of a base sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NO: 1 to NO: 5.11-01-2012

Daisuke Fuse, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110121304DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - An active matrix substrate of a display device of the present invention includes a glass substrate (05-26-2011
20110127535DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - An active matrix substrate of a display device of the present invention includes a glass substrate (06-02-2011
20110169004DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - An active matrix substrate of a display device of the present invention comprises a glass substrate, a plurality of connection terminals (07-14-2011

Daisuke Fuse, Sakal-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120013788Exposure method and exposure device - An exposure method capable of performing accurate exposure without using a large photomask. The exposure method performs exposure while relatively moving a photomask above a substrate and includes a step of performing position correction of the photomask by performing, on a front side of the photomask relatively moved in a moving direction, image recognition of a pattern prearranged on the substrate such as a line and a black matrix and by correcting deviation of the photomask with respect to the pattern, and a step of checking the position correction of the photomask by performing image recognition of a reference mark arranged on the photomask and by determining whether or not the position correction of the photomask is accurately performed in the step of performing the position correction of the photomask.01-19-2012

Daisuke Fuse, Sakai-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090252422EXPOSURE METHOD AND EXPOSURE DEVICE - An exposure method capable of performing accurate exposure without using a large photomask. The exposure method performs exposure while relatively moving a photomask above a substrate and includes a step of performing position correction of the photomask by performing, on a front side of the photomask relatively moved in a moving direction, image recognition of a pattern prearranged on the substrate such as a line and a black matrix and by correcting deviation of the photomask with respect to the pattern, and a step of checking the position correction of the photomask by performing image recognition of a reference mark arranged on the photomask and by determining whether or not the position correction of the photomask is accurately performed in the step of performing the position correction of the photomask.10-08-2009

Genshu Fuse, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110136329MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device includes preparing a semiconductor substrate which is a base substrate of the semiconductor device and which is formed with a concavity and convexity part on the surface of the semiconductor substrate. The method further comprises depositing on the surface of the semiconductor substrate an impurity thin film including an impurity atom which becomes a donor or an acceptor in the semiconductor substrate and performing an ion implantation from a diagonal upper direction to the impurity thin film deposited on the concavity and convexity part of the semiconductor substrate. The method still further comprises recoiling the impurity atom from the inside of the impurity thin film to the inside of the concavity and convexity part by performing the ion implantation.06-09-2011

Hidetaka Fuse, Susono-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120227386INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine includes an exhaust treatment apparatus provided in an exhaust passage and a burner apparatus provided upstream of the exhaust treatment apparatus. The burner apparatus includes a fuel addition valve which adds fuel into the exhaust passage, heating means for heating the fuel added by the fuel addition valve, and a small-sized oxidation catalyst provided in the exhaust passage downstream of the heating means. The amount of fuel added by the fuel addition valve per predetermined unit time is controlled to control the position of an ignition point where the added fuel is ignited. Thus, the small-sized oxidation catalyst and the exhaust treatment apparatus can be efficiently warmed up.09-13-2012

Hiromitsu Fuse, Osaka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090253789Preventive/Remedy for Arteriosclerotic Disease and Method of Evaluating Therapeutic Procedure - There is provided an evaluation method of effect of a remedy or a therapeutic procedure for atherosclerosis directly or indirectly acting on a substance having a nature of exacerbating atherosclerosis (particularly, a protein) and being present in an atherosclerotic lesion to improve the atherosclerotic lesion, which comprises performing an evaluation by, regarding respective atherosclerotic lesion samples of a mammal origin collected from an administration- or application-group of the remedy or therapeutic procedure, and from a non-administration- or non-application-group, comparing a value of one group corresponding to strength of an atherosclerosis-exacerbating activity of the substance (for example, a pharmacological activity such as an enzyme activity) present in the sample and corrected by an amount of a correction marker in the atherosclerotic lesion, with that of the other group, said amount of the correction maker varying correlating with an amount of the substance in the atherosclerotic lesion and being not influenced by the remedy or therapeutic procedure to be evaluated.10-08-2009

Hiromitsu Fuse, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090082303DRUG FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING ATHEROSCLEROSIS - The present invention relates to a prophylactic/therapeutic agent for atherosclerosis comprising GM3 synthase inhibitor or inhibitor for expression of GM3 synthase gene, a diagnostic product for atherosclerosis comprising antibody to GM3 synthase, a method of diagnosis for atherosclerosis using antibody to GM3 synthase and others, an use of GM3 or GM3 synthase for diagnostic marker of atherosclerosis, and the like.03-26-2009

Hiroshi Fuse, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120154863INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF SETTING CONFIGURATION INFORMATION FOR USE BY IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREFOR - An information processing apparatus capable of easily registering and deleting configuration information and providing excellent user-friendliness. An integrated application that operates on the information processing apparatus capable of communicating with an image processing apparatus through a network sets configuration information for use by the image processing apparatus for data transmission, and instructs the image processing apparatus to display an icon corresponding to the configuration information on a touch panel of the image processing apparatus. When one of icons displayed on the touch panel is touched, data is transmitted from the image processing apparatus to a transmission destination represented by the confirmation information corresponding to the icon. If the data is successfully received by the transmission destination, the integrated application instructs the image processing apparatus to delete the configuration information corresponding to the touched icon.06-21-2012
20120278706INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A common file is generated by converting an original document into a format that can be uniformly handled by an application. When the common file is shifted to an editable state based on an instruction for the generated common file, the original document is stored in the common file. On the other hand, when the common file is not shifted to an editable state based on the instruction, the original document is not stored in the common file.11-01-2012

Hiroyuki Fuse, Shizuoka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110044703IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR MANAGING REPLACEMENT COMPONENTS - According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes: a code storing section configured to store a valid authentication code; a history storing section configured to store peculiar information of a used replacement component; a code determining section configured to determine, when an unused replacement component is replaced, whether a permission authentication code is valid; and a cartridge determining section configured to determine whether the unused replacement component is a regular replacement component.02-24-2011
20110235084IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS COMPRISING PATTERN ADDING FUNCTION - An image forming apparatus includes: a storage unit including unique information identify to an apparatus main unit; a setting unit including setting information of the apparatus main unit instead of the unique information; a pattern addition unit that adds an addition pattern based on a unique pattern generated from the unique information or a setting pattern generated from the setting information to image data that is input to the apparatus main unit; an image formation unit that forms a visual image of the image data and an addition image of the addition pattern which is hardly recognized by eyes on a recording medium; and a control unit that changes the addition pattern formed by the image formation unit from the unique pattern to the setting pattern when an error depending on the unique information occurs.09-29-2011

Hiroyuki Fuse, Shizuoka-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090051751IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image forming apparatus that includes: a laser beam source; plural photoconductive members corresponding to plural colors; a modulation drive unit for performing pulse width modulation for each of colors by an image clock having a cycle of a pixel length; a single piece of polygon mirror whose reflection surfaces are disposed in a rotation direction thereof with a plurality of different inclination angles with colors; a beam detector that is disposed adjacent to the photoconductive member; and an image clock/data switching unit configured to generate the image clock of a frequency varying with the colors for making the same a color-based image magnification, and switch the image clocks generated for each of the colors in synchronization with a detection signal coming from the beam detector.02-26-2009
20120069126IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a laser controller generates a signal which corresponds to an output signal of a laser beam detection sensor before detecting an abnormality, in which the abnormality is detected, in a pseudo manner, on the basis of an output signal of a laser beam detection sensor in which the abnormality is not detected. In addition, the laser controller controls a laser unit which corresponds to the laser beam detection sensor in which the abnormality is detected, according to the generated signal.03-22-2012

Patent applications by Hiroyuki Fuse, Shizuoka-Ken JP

Kaori Fuse, Ishikawa-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120080776SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes: element formation regions each including a cell region where a semiconductor element is formed, a termination trench region; and a dicing line region including a groove separating the element formation regions. The termination trench region includes four trenches surrounding four sides of the cell region. Two of the trenches extend longitudinally in parallel to an X direction and the other two trenches extend longitudinally in parallel to a Y direction perpendicular to the X direction. The termination trench region is perpendicularly in contact with longitudinal sides of the dicing line region while the trenches extending longitudinally in parallel to the X direction intersect the trenches extending longitudinally in parallel to the Y direction at four corners of the element formation region, while vertical sections of the termination trench region in a cross direction are opened in four side surfaces of the element formation region.04-05-2012

Kaori Fuse, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110220970SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE - In one embodiment, a semiconductor substrate has first and second principal surfaces opposite to each other, and has a penetration hole extending from the first principal surface to the second principal surface. An imaging element portion is formed on the first principal surface side. A first insulating film is formed on the first principal surface side. An interconnection electrode is formed in the first insulating film and connected to the imaging element portion. A second insulating film is provided to cover a surface of the penetration hole and the second principal surface except at least a portion facing the interconnection electrode. The second insulating film contains particles and is configured to intercept an infrared ray and to transmit a visible light. A conductor film contacts the interconnection electrode and is formed on the second insulating film.09-15-2011

Kazuhiko Fuse, Kyoto JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080238434Surface voltmeter - In a surface voltmeter (10-02-2008

Kazuhiko Fuse, Kyoto-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120244725HEAT TREATMENT METHOD AND HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS FOR HEATING SUBSTRATE BY IRRADIATING SUBSTRATE WITH LIGHT - First irradiation which causes an emission output from a flash lamp to reach its maximum value over a time period in the range of 1 to 20 milliseconds is performed to increase the temperature of a front surface of a semiconductor wafer from a preheating temperature to a target temperature for a time period in the range of 1 to 20 milliseconds. This achieves the activation of the impurities. Subsequently, second irradiation which gradually decreases the emission output from the maximum value over a time period in the range of 3 to 50 milliseconds is performed to maintain the temperature of the front surface within a ±25° C. range around the target temperature for a time period in the range of 3 to 50 milliseconds. This prevents the occurrence of process-induced damage while suppressing the diffusion of the impurities.09-27-2012

Kazuyoshi Fuse, Chiba JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090152754THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER COMPOSITION FOR FOAM INJECTION MOLDING, FOAM BODY, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FOAM BODY - A thermoplastic elastomer composition for foam injection molding is provided that includes component (A), component (B), component (C), and component (D) below, relative to 100 parts by weight of component (A), component (B) having a content of 5 to 150 parts by weight, component (C) having a content of 5 to 300 parts by weight, and component (D) having a content of 5 to 150 parts by weight. (A): A hydrogenated product of a block copolymer comprising a block composed of an aromatic vinyl compound-based monomer unit and a block composed of a conjugated diene compound-based monomer unit, the hydrogenated product having a weight-average molecular weight of not more than 200,000, (B): a propylene resin, (C): a mineral oil, and (D): an ethylene-propylene copolymer rubber having a Mooney viscosity (ML06-18-2009
20090155537PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER COMPOSITION FOAM BODY, AND THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER COMPOSITION FOR FOAM INJECTION MOLDING - A process for producing a thermoplastic elastomer composition foam body is provided that includes, in sequence, a step of injecting by an injection molding machine into a cavity of a mold for injection molding a foaming agent and a thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising component (A), component (B), and component (C) below, component (B) having a content of 5 to 150 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of component (A) and component (C) having a content of 5 to 300 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of component (A), a step of holding for not less than 4 seconds after completion of the injection, and a step of enlarging the volume of the cavity by moving a wall face of the cavity to a predetermined position. (A): A hydrogenated product of a block copolymer comprising a block composed of an aromatic vinyl compound-based monomer unit and a block composed of a conjugated diene compound-based monomer unit, (B): a propylene resin, and (C): a mineral oil. There are also provided a thermoplastic elastomer composition for foam injection molding, a foam body formed by foam injection molding of the thermoplastic elastomer composition, a process for producing a foam body employing the thermoplastic elastomer composition, and use of the thermoplastic elastomer composition as a composition for foam injection molding.06-18-2009
20100004400METHOD FOR PRODUCING OLEFINIC THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER - A method for producing an olefinic thermoplastic elastomer comprising mixing 100 parts by weight of an olefin copolymer rubber (A) obtained by polymerizing ethylene, an α-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms and a non-conjugated polyene, and based on 100 parts by weight of the olefin copolymer rubber (A), 11 to 50 parts by weight of a volatile organic solvent (B) and 5 to 150 parts by weight of an olefin resin (C), and removing from the mixture the volatile organic solvent (B) while kneading in an extruder.01-07-2010
20100010155METHOD FOR PRODUCING OLEFINIC THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER - A method for producing an olefinic thermoplastic elastomer comprising the steps of kneading an olefin copolymer rubber (A) obtained by polymerizing ethylene, an α-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms and a non-conjugated polyene, a volatile organic solvent (B) and, an olefin resin (C) in an extruder, removing the volatile organic solvent (B) while kneading, then adding a crosslinking agent (E) and further removing the volatile organic solvent (B) while kneading in the extruder to obtain the olefinic thermoplastic elastomer.01-14-2010

Keiichi Fuse, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100204040VISIBLE-LIGHT-RESPONSIVE PHOTOCATALYST POWDER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND VISIBLE-LIGHT-RESPONSIVE PHOTOCATALYTIC MATERIAL, PHOTOCATALYTIC COATING MATERIAL AND PHOTOCATALYTIC PRODUCT EACH USING THE SAME - A visible-light-responsive photocatalyst powder includes a tungsten oxide powder. When the tungsten oxide powder is measured by X-ray diffractometry, (1) among intensity ratios of a peak A (2θ=22.8 to 23.4°), a peak B (2θ=23.4 to 23.8°), a peak C (2θ=24.0 to 24.25°), and a peak D (2θ=24.25 to 24.5°), an A/D ratio and a B/D ratio each fall within a range of 0.5 to 2.0, and a C/D ratio falls within a range of 0.04 to 2.5, (2) an intensity ratio (E/F) of a peak E (2θ=33.85 to 34.05°) to a peak F (2θ=34.05 to 34.25°) falls within a range of 0.1 to 2.0, and (3) an intensity ratio (G/H) of a peak G (2θ=49.1 to 49.7°) to a peak H (2θ=49.7 to 50.3°) falls within a range of 0.04 to 2.0, and the tungsten oxide powder has a BET specific surface area in a range of 1.5 to 820 m08-12-2010
20100204041VISIBLE-LIGHT-RESPONSIVE PHOTOCATALYST POWDER, AND VISIBLE-LIGHT-RESPONSIVE PHOTOCATALYTIC MATERIAL, PHOTOCATALYTIC COATING MATERIAL AND PHOTOCATALYTIC PRODUCT EACH USING THE SAME - A visible-light-responsive photocatalyst powder includes a tungsten oxide powder. The tungsten oxide powder has color whose a* is −5 or less, b* is −5 or more, and L* is 50 or more when the color of the powder is expressed by an L*a*b* color system. Further, the tungsten oxide powder has a BET specific surface area in a range of 11 to 820 m08-12-2010

Keiichi Fuse, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100292075VISIBLE LIGHT RESPONSE-TYPE PHOTOCATALYST POWDER, VISIBLE LIGHT RESPONSE-TYPE PHOTOCATALYST MATERIAL USING THE VISIBLE LIGHT RESPONSE-TYPE PHOTOCATALYST POWDER, PHOTOCATALYST COATING MATERIAL, AND PHOTOCATALYST PRODUCT - In one embodiment, a visible light responsive photocatalyst powder has organic gas decomposition performance that responds nonlinearly to an amount of irradiated light under visible light in an illuminance range of not less than 200 lx nor more than 2500 lx. The visible light responsive photocatalyst powder has a gas decomposition rate of 20% or more, for example, when visible light having only a wavelength of not less than 380 nm and an illuminance of 2500 lx is irradiated, the gas decomposition rate (%) being set as a value calculated based on [formula: (A−B)/A×100], where A represents a gas concentration before light irradiation and B represents a gas concentration when not less than 15 minutes have elapsed from the light irradiation and, at the same time, the gas concentration is stable, the gas concentrations being measured while allowing an acetaldehyde gas having an initial concentration of 10 ppm to flow into a flow-type apparatus in which 0.2 g of a sample is placed.11-18-2010
20110052662ANTIBACTERIAL MATERIAL AND ANTIBACTERIAL FILM AND ANTIBACTERIAL MEMBER USING THE SAME - In one embodiment, an antibacterial material includes at least one microparticles selected from tungsten oxide microparticles and tungsten oxide complex microparticles. The microparticles, which are undergone a test to evaluate viable cell count by inoculating in a test piece, to which the microparticles are adhered in a range of 0.02 mg/cm03-03-2011
20110212298HYDROPHILIC MEMBER AND HYDROPHILIC PRODUCT USING THE SAME - In one embodiment, a hydrophilic member includes a substrate having a surface and particles existing at least on the surface of the substrate. The particles are constituted of at least one selected from tungsten oxide particles and tungsten oxide composite particles. The substrate surface on which the particles exist has an arithmetic mean roughness Ra in the range of 1 nm to 1000 nm with a reference length of 100 μm, and exhibits hydrophilicity independently of light.09-01-2011
20110212832AQUEOUS DISPERSION LIQUID AND COATING MATERIAL, FILM, AND PRODUCT USING THE SAME - In one embodiment, an aqueous dispersion liquid contains at least one particles selected from tungsten oxide particles and tungsten oxide composite particles. A mean primary particle diameter (D50) of the particles is in the range of 1 nm to 400 nm. In the aqueous dispersion liquid, concentration of the particles is in the range of 0.1 mass % to 40 mass %, and pH is in the range of 1.5 to 6.5. The aqueous dispersion liquid excels in dispersibility of particles and capable of maintaining good liquidity for a long period.09-01-2011
20120157320RARE-EARTH REGENERATOR MATERIAL PARTICLES, AND GROUP OF RARE-EARTH REGENERATOR MATERIAL PARTICLES, REFRIGERATOR AND MEASURING APPARATUS USING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a group of rare-earth regenerator material particles having an average particle size of 0.01 to 3 mm, wherein the proportion of particles having a ratio of a long diameter to a short diameter of 2 or less is 90% or more by number, and the proportion of particles having a depressed portion having a length of 1/10 to ½ of a circumferential length on a particle surface is 30% or more by number. By forming the depressed portion on the surface of the regenerator material particles, it is possible to increase permeability of an operating medium gas and a contact surface area with the operating medium gas.06-21-2012
20120316056AQUEOUS DISPERSION LIQUID AND COATING MATERIAL, FILM, AND PRODUCT USING THE SAME - In one embodiment, an aqueous dispersion liquid contains at least one particles selected from tungsten oxide particles and tungsten oxide composite particles. A mean primary particle diameter (D50) of the particles is in the range of 1 nm to 400 nm. In the aqueous dispersion liquid, concentration of the particles is in the range of 0.1 mass % to 40 mass %, and pH is in the range of 1.5 to 6.5. The aqueous dispersion liquid excels in dispersibility of particles and capable of maintaining good liquidity for a long period.12-13-2012

Patent applications by Keiichi Fuse, Yokohama-Shi JP

Keiji Fuse, Osaka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100065537LIGHT CONDENSING OPTICAL SYSTEM, LASER PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FRAGILE MATERIAL - A condensing optical system having a condensed light spot with a small size and a large focal depth without causing a problem of a decrease in intensity of the condensed light spot or discontinuity of an intensity distribution in front and rear areas of a focal position is provided. The condensing optical system that condenses a laser beam generated by a laser source at a predetermined focal length is designed to satisfy Expressions (a) to (d), thereby producing 3rd and 5th spherical aberrations:03-18-2010

Keiji Fuse, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080212185Laser Optical Device - In a laser optical device including a beam shaping optical system 09-04-2008

Patent applications by Keiji Fuse, Osaka JP

Kenichi Fuse, Hadano-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110221088HOT-MELT MOLDING APPARATUS - A hot-melt molding apparatus includes an apparatus body, a cylinder, a molding head, a heating device, a conveyor screw, a heat transport section, a thermoelectric element, and a power storage section. The cylinder communicates with the apparatus body and is configured to receive thermoplastic material. The molding head is provided at one end of the cylinder. The heating device is configured to heat the cylinder and the molding head to melt thermoplastic material therein. The conveyor screw is provided inside the cylinder to convey thermoplastic material to the molding head. The heat transport section has a first end connected to at least one of the cylinder and the molding head. The thermoelectric conversion element is connected to a second end of the heat transport section. The power storage section is connected to the thermoelectric conversion element and is configured to store power generated by the thermoelectric conversion element.09-15-2011
20110221612TRAFFIC SIGN NOTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE SAME - In an embodiment, a traffic sign notification system is configured to notify a driver of a moving vehicle regarding the presence of a traffic sign. The traffic sign notification system may include a traffic sign including a traffic sign body attached to a pole, and a transmission apparatus configured to transmit a signal with predetermined electric power for notifying an automobile regarding the presence of the traffic sign. A notification apparatus is provided at the automobile. The notification apparatus is configured to generate a notification regarding the presence of the traffic sign to the driver of the automobile 10 in response to receiving the signal.09-15-2011
20110234256POWER GENERATION SYSTEM AND SENSING SYSTEM - A power generation system includes a support unit configured to support a power transmission line disposed on a transmission line tower, and a power generation unit. The support unit includes a support line having an end part connected to the power transmission line and a rotary body configured to rotate in a manner cooperating with the support line. The power generation unit is configured to generate electric power in response to rotation of the rotary body caused by movement of the support line resulting from tension of the power transmission line.09-29-2011
20110236735BATTERY SYSTEM AND BATTERY SAFETY ALARM SYSTEM - A battery system that can prevent a burst of a battery and a battery safety alarm system therefor are provided. A battery system includes a lithium ion battery formed in a cylindrical shape and including an organic electrolytic solution as an electrolyte. A laser beam source emits a laser beam. An optical fiber of a single mode is wound around an outer circumferential portion of the lithium ion battery in a plurality of lines and via which the laser beam emitted from the light source is transmitted. A detector receives the laser beam transmitted via the optical fiber and detects abnormality of the lithium ion battery on the basis of a loss of the laser beam due to the optical fiber or a change with time of the loss. An alarm warns a user of the abnormality when abnormality of the lithium ion battery is detected by the detector.09-29-2011
20110238263PREVENTING CONDENSATION ON THE SURFACE OF MOVING VEHICLES - A system and method for controlling condensation on the windshield of a vehicle caused by a difference in environments inside and outside of a tunnel. The system and method include a tunnel information acquisition section acquiring a dew point D or a saturated vapor density V in the tunnel; a vehicle information acquisition section acquiring a temperature Tf around an outer surface of a windshield of the vehicle or a vapor density Vf around the outer surface of the windshield of the vehicle outside the tunnel; and a control section controlling the device so as to perform a prescribed operation when the temperature Tf is equal to or less than the dew point D or when the vapor density Vf is at least the saturated vapor density V.09-29-2011
20110262786BATTERY SYSTEM AND BATTERY SAFETY ALARM SYSTEM - A battery system that can prevent a battery from bursting and a battery safety alarm system therefore are provided. A battery system includes an optical fiber wound around an outer circumferential portion of a battery. The battery system detects an abnormality of the battery on the basis of a loss of the laser beam caused by lateral pressure acting on the optical fiber. An alarm warns a user of the abnormality when the abnormality is detected.10-27-2011
20120096908LOCK SYSTEM - Techniques are generally described for a lock system. An example lock system includes a lock with a lock module that controls a lock mechanism. The lock is configured to transmit optical signals to a key. The key reflects the optical signals back to the lock. The key is configured to encode the optical signals with a combination. The lock module is configured to determine whether the combination is valid. The lock module actuates the locking mechanism when the key is determined to be valid.04-26-2012
20120103657HIGH-SPEED CARD CABLE - Techniques described herein generally relate to ground planes. In some examples, an electrical cable is described that can include multiple signal lines. The multiple signal lines can be arranged to extend along a length of the electrical cable. A ground plane can be spaced apart from the multiple signal lines. The ground plane can include a mesh structure and an electrically conductive layer that is arranged to coat the mesh structure. The mesh structure can include multiple resin fibers.05-03-2012
20120104611SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE WITH INSULATED THROUGH SILICON VIA - Techniques described herein generally relate to laminated semiconductor structures. In some examples, method of forming a polyimide film are described. An example method may include forming a through hole in a laminated semiconductor structure that includes multiple stacked semiconductor layers. An inner wall of the laminated semiconductor structure can define the through hole. The inner wall can be exposed to a solution including a salt of polyamic acid and/or a polyamic acid that can be precipitated on the inner wall. The precipitated polyamic acid on the inner wall can be transformed into a polyimide film substantially coating the inner wall.05-03-2012
20120105835ENERGY STORAGE APPARATUS - Techniques associated with energy storage devices are generally described. An example energy storage device includes a battery integrated with a sensor such as an optical waveguide. The sensor can be arranged in contact with an outer wall of the battery and can be configured to detect a safety condition associated with the battery.05-03-2012

Kenji Fuse, Yokosuka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090059180Optical apparatus - A projection type display apparatus includes a housing having a first side on which an air intake opening is arranged and a second side on which an air exhaust opening is arranged, a light source for supplying light, and a light valve device which modulates the light output from the light source. A first fan is provided which draws air from the air intake opening into the housing, and a first ventilation path is coupled with the air intake opening so as to lead air flow from the air intake opening toward a lower portion of the light valve. A second ventilation path is formed from the lower portion of the light valve to an upper portion of the light valve, and a second fan is provided which draws out air flowing from the second ventilation path through the air exhaust opening to outside of the housing.03-05-2009

Patent applications by Kenji Fuse, Yokosuka-Shi JP

Koichi Fuse, Hamamatsu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110051959Sound Volume Adjusting Apparatus - A sound volume adjuster includes: a storage which stores a first value of a volume setting value and an allowable maximum change amount; a receiver which receives a change request indicating a second value of the volume setting value; a determiner which, when a change amount of the volume setting value between the first value and the second value exceeds the allowable maximum change amount, determines that the change request is an excessive request; and an adjuster which, when the determiner determines that the change request is the excessive request: changes the first value stored in the storage by a change amount which is equal to or smaller than the allowable maximum change amount to set a third value of the volume setting value; and adjusts a sound volume by the third value.03-03-2011

Kouki Fuse, Ota-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100038249METHOD FOR REPROCESSING SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL AND CENTRIFUGAL EXTRACTOR THEREFOR - A spent nuclear fuel is reprocessed by dissolving a spent nuclear fuel in an aqueous nitric acid solution and separating and recovering nuclides contained in the resulting fuel solution by solvent extraction. A spent nuclear fuel reprocessing method includes: an electrolytic valence adjustment step in which nuclides contained in the fuel solution is electrolytically reduced without removing fission products or minor actinides until valence of plutonium is at a level at which solvent extraction efficiency is low by using the valence of plutonium contained in the fuel solution as a parameter; and a nuclide separation step in which, by using an extraction solvent which extracts uranium contained in the fuel solution, uranium is distributed from the fuel solution subjected to the electrolytic valence adjustment step to the extraction solvent.02-18-2010
20110108434METHOD OF PRODUCING METAL ZIRCONIUM - An object of the present invention is to provide a method of producing metal zirconium, the method having a fewer steps and a smaller amount of secondary wastes generated, wherein the metal zirconium is obtained from a zirconium compound containing hafnium. A method of producing metal zirconium according to the present invention includes: a separation step of separating a hafnium oxychloride from a first substance containing a zirconium oxychloride and a hafnium oxychloride to obtain a second substance having a higher content of the zirconium oxychloride; a calcination step of calcining the second substance to obtain a third substance containing at least any of a zirconium oxychloride and a zirconium oxide; and a direct reduction step of holding the third substance in a molten salt with the third substance brought into contact with a cathode and applying a voltage between the cathode and an anode to directly reduce the third substance to obtain metal zirconium.05-12-2011

Makoto Fuse, Matsumoto-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080266527PROJECTOR - A reduced product height/thickness projector includes an illuminator, an electro-optic modulator, a projection system, a collector lens, and associated housing. The illuminator including a light source that emits an illumination light flux, a first lens array having a plurality of first lenslets that divide the illumination light flux from the light source into a plurality of sub-light fluxes, a second lens array having a plurality of second lenslets corresponding to the plurality of first lenslets, and a superimposing lens that superimposes the sub-light fluxes from the second lens array on an illuminated area. The central axis of the image formation area of the electro-optic modulator and the lens optical axis of the superimposing lens is shifted from the light source optical axis of the light source. The lens optical axis of the collector lens is shifted opposite from the central axis of the image formation area of the electro-optic modulator.10-30-2008
20090195881IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND PROJECTOR - An image display apparatus includes a light source that emits light-source light, an illumination system that makes the light-source light uniform, a color separation system that separates illumination light outputted from the illumination system into color light fluxes, color optical modulators illuminated with the color light fluxes separated by the color separation system, and an optical element having an element surface the film thickness distribution of which is configured in such a way that the film thickness changes in a non-uniform manner.08-06-2009
20100245687CONTROL DEVICE AND PROJECTOR - A control device controlling a display device which has an image forming area containing plural pixels to form an image on the image forming area according to inputted image information, includes: a memory unit which stores input/output characteristics measured at plural points on the image forming area in advance and indicating correspondence between applied voltage and emission luminance for each of the plural points; and a control unit which controls operation of the image forming area based on the respective input/output characteristics.09-30-2010
20100245742IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND VIEWING ANGLE COMPENSATION METHOD - An image display apparatus includes: a light source; a light modulator that modulates the light flux emitted from the light source, the light modulator including a liquid crystal panel in which liquid crystal molecules are sealed, the liquid crystal panel having a modulation area where an incident light flux is modulated, and a pair of polarizing elements disposed on opposite sides of the liquid crystal panel, on the light flux incident side and the light flux exiting side thereof; and a compensating element disposed between at least one of the pair of polarizing elements and the modulation area, the compensating element compensating an optical phase difference resulting from birefringence associated with the liquid crystal molecules, wherein the compensating element is sized to be smaller than the modulation area and disposed based on the viewing angle characteristics of the modulation area.09-30-2010

Patent applications by Makoto Fuse, Matsumoto-Shi JP

Mario Fuse, Ashigarakami-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080304098PRINTING APPARATUS, DETECTION SYSTEM, AND METHOD COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR CREATING DOCUMENT - A detection system includes: an acquiring unit that acquires document data representative of a document which includes a plurality of pages; a selector that selects, for each page of the document, a first printing sheet which contains a detected element or a second printing sheet which does not contain the detected element such that the first printing sheet is selected for at least one page; a supplier that supplies the first or the second printing sheet selected by the selector; a printer that sequentially prints the document acquired by the acquiring unit on the printing sheets supplied by the supplier; a detector that detects a detected element contained in a printing sheet on which the document is printed by the printer; and a reporter that reports detection of the detected element in a printing sheet by the detector.12-11-2008
20090017334RECORDING PAPER - A recording paper having a magnetic material-containing layer, that includes a magnetic material that generates a large Barkhausen effect and a filler, and is disposed between pulp layers containing a pulp.01-15-2009
20090135443IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes an image reading unit that reads an image formed on a recording medium; a copy-prohibited medium detecting unit that detects whether a recording medium is a copy-prohibited medium; and a controller that controls to disable or inhibit copying of an image formed on a recording medium, when it is detected by the copy-prohibited medium detecting unit that the recording medium is the copy-prohibited medium, before the image on the recording medium is read by the image reading unit.05-28-2009

Patent applications by Mario Fuse, Ashigarakami-Gun JP

Masaaki Fuse, Atsugi-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100220778FREQUENCY CONVERTING SYSTEM - In a frequency converting system, an input signal x(t) is supplied to a signal branching section for dividing a predetermined frequency domain into M bands, extracting signal components of the respective divided bands. The respective signal components and local signals each including a frequency difference corresponding to a predetermined intermediate frequency with respect to a center frequency of each band are input to a frequency converting part. The signals of the respective divided bands are converted into signals of intermediate frequency bands each including the predetermined intermediate frequency as the center frequency, the conversion outputs are sampled by using a common clock signal, whereby the conversion outputs are converted into digital signals. Further, after being subjected to phase correction processing, the digital signals are subjected to frequency conversion and combination processing by a signal regeneration part.09-02-2010

Masaru Fuse, Nara JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100275434PRESS-FITTING METHOD OF MEMBER AND PRESS-FITTING APPARATUS - The invention provides a press-fitting method of a member and a press-fitting apparatus in which press-fitting errors can be reduced, without using a dummy pin.11-04-2010

Masashi Fuse, Miyagi-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090115412Magnetic sensing device and electronic compass using the same - [Object] To provide a magnetic sensing device that can obtain the strength of an external magnetic field under circumstances where a relatively strong disturbance takes place, and an electronic compass using the same.05-07-2009

Masayuki Fuse, Nagano-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120313203SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE - A semiconductor package includes a wiring board, an electronic component mounted on the wiring board, and an enclosing frame arranged on an upper surface of the electronic component. The enclosing frame includes a basal portion, which has the form of a closed frame and extends along the upper surface of the electronic component, and an adhesion portion, which is wider than the basal portion and is arranged on the upper surface of the basal portion. A cap is adhered to an upper surface of the adhesion portion. A molding resin contacts a lower surface of the adhesion portion and seals the electronic component and the wiring board that are exposed from the enclosing frame.12-13-2012

Motomasa Fuse, Hitachinaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080292042Method of stress corrosion cracking mitigation for nuclear power plant structural materials - The object of this invention is to provide a method for mitigating a stress corrosion cracking of reactor structural material which makes it possible to suppress the rise in the main steam line dose rate without secondary effects such as a rise in the concentration of radioactive cobalt-60, etc. in the reactor water. Hydrogen and a reductive nitrogen compound containing nitrogen having a negative oxidation number (for example, hydrazine) are injected into the core water of boiling water nuclear power plant. By injecting the reductive nitrogen compound containing nitrogen having a negative oxidation number into the core water, the stress corrosion cracking of structural material of reactor can be mitigated without side reactions such as a rise in the concentration of cobalt-60, etc.11-27-2008
20090003509Suppression Method of Radionuclide Deposition on Reactor Component of Nuclear Power Plant and Ferrite Film Formation Apparatus - A method of suppressing deposition of radionuclides on components of a nuclear power plant comprises forming a ferrite film by contacting a first chemical including iron (II) ions, a second chemical for oxidizing the iron (II) ions to iron (III) ions, and a third chemical for adjusting the pH of a processing solution containing a mixture of the first and second chemicals to be 5.5 to 9.0 with the metal member surface in a time period from a finishing stage in decontamination step of removing contaminants formed on the surface of metal member composing the nuclear power plant, and suppressing deposition of radionuclides on the metal member by the ferrite film.01-01-2009
20090141849Suppression Method of Radionuclide Deposition on Reactor Component of Nuclear Power Plant and Ferrite Film Formation Apparatus - A method of suppressing deposition of radionuclides on components of a nuclear power plant comprises forming a ferrite film by contacting a first chemical including iron (II) ions, a second chemical for oxidizing the iron (II) ions to iron (III) ions, and a third chemical for adjusting the pH of a processing solution containing a mixture of the first and second chemicals to be 5.5 to 9.0 with the metal member surface in a time period from a finishing stage in decontamination step of removing contaminants formed on the surface of metal member composing the nuclear power plant, and suppressing deposition of radionuclides on the metal member by the ferrite film.06-04-2009
20090185653Suppression Method of Radionuclide Deposition on Reactor Component of Nuclear Power Plant and Ferrite Film Formation Apparatus - A method of suppressing deposition of radionuclides on components of a nuclear power plant comprises forming a ferrite film by contacting a first chemical including iron (II) ions, a second chemical for oxidizing the iron (II) ions to iron (III) ions, and a third chemical for adjusting the pH of a processing solution containing a mixture of the first and second chemicals to be 5.5 to 9.0 with the metal member surface in a time period from a finishing stage in decontamination step of removing contaminants formed on the surface of metal member composing the nuclear power plant, and suppressing deposition of radionuclides on the metal member by the ferrite film.07-23-2009
20090190712METHOD OF STRESS CORROSION CRACKING MITIGATION FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT STRUCTURAL MATERIALS - The object of this invention is to provide a method for mitigating a stress corrosion cracking of reactor structural material which makes it possible to suppress the rise in the main steam line dose rate without secondary effects such as a rise in the concentration of radioactive cobalt-60, etc. in the reactor water. Hydrogen and a reductive nitrogen compound containing nitrogen having a negative oxidation number (for example, hydrazine) are injected into the core water of boiling water nuclear power plant. By injecting the reductive nitrogen compound containing nitrogen having a negative oxidation number into the core water, the stress corrosion cracking of structural material of reactor can be mitigated without side reactions such as a rise in the concentration of cobalt-60, etc.07-30-2009
20100206729ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION POTENTIAL SENSOR - An electrochemical corrosion potential sensor (ECP sensor) has an electrode cap, an electrode fixing body, a tubular insulator, a tubular metallic housing, and a conductive wire. Both ends of the tubular insulator are connected to the electrode fixing body and the tubular metallic housing respectively. A conductive wire passes through the tubular insulator and the tubular metallic housing, and is connected to an inner surface of the electrode fixing body. The electrode cap 08-19-2010
20110176649Suppression Method of Radionuclide Deposition on Reactor Component of Nuclear Power Plant - A method of suppressing deposition of radionuclides on components of a nuclear power plant comprises forming a ferrite film by contacting a first chemical including iron (II) ions, a second chemical for oxidizing the iron (II) ions to iron (III) ions, and a third chemical for adjusting the pH of a processing solution containing a mixture of the first and second chemicals to be 5.5 to 9.0 with the metal member surface in a time period from a finishing stage in decontamination step of removing contaminants formed on the surface of metal member composing the nuclear power plant, and suppressing deposition of radionuclides on the metal member by the ferrite film.07-21-2011

Patent applications by Motomasa Fuse, Hitachinaka JP

Naoto Fuse, Utsunomiya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100195085POSITIONING APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A positioning apparatus of the present invention performs a positioning of an object with a predetermined number of degrees of freedom. The positioning apparatus comprises a plurality of drivers whose number is more than that of the degrees of freedom, which are configured to drive the object, a calculator configured to calculate target positions of the plurality of drivers from a target position of the object using a measurement result of a shape of the object previously measured, and a controller configured to control the plurality of drivers so as to come close to the target positions of the plurality of drivers.08-05-2010

Ryota Fuse, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120156331CHEESE-LIKE FOOD COMPOSITION AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a cheese-like food composition having physical properties and texture analogous to those of soft cheese and comprising a plant protein as a protein ingredient. The present inventors have discovered that the above object can be achieved by a food composition having cheese-like texture, which comprises a soy protein in an amount ranging from 0.5% to 10% by mass as a solid content and a wheat protein in an amount ranging from 15% to 35% by mass as a solid content with respect to the total amount of the food composition, wherein the soy protein is coagulated.06-21-2012

Shinichiro Fuse, Gumma JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110136759MOENOMYCIN ANALOGS, METHODS OF SYNTHESIS, AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides novel moenomycin analogs as well as pharmaceutical compositions thereof, methods of synthesis, and methods of use in treating an infection by administering an inventive compound to a subject in need thereof. The moenomycin analogs may be prepared synthetically, biosynthetically, or semi-synthetically. The analogs are particularly useful in treating or preventing infections caused by Gram-positive organisms. Certain inventive compounds may have a broader spectrum of coverage, which includes Gram-negative organisms.06-09-2011

Shoji Fuse, Iruma JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110188361RECORDING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A recording apparatus includes: a recording device for recording data onto a recording medium by applying a laser beam whose power can be adjusted; a first controlling device controlling the recording device to record calibration data while adjusting power; a first detecting device detecting calibration data recording quality; a second detecting device detecting push-pull signal amplitude by reading the calibration data; a first calculating device calculating a power by which the recording quality is desired quality, as a first optimum power; a second calculating device calculating a power by which the amplitude of the recorded push-pull signal satisfies a first condition and by which the recording quality satisfies a second condition, as a second optimum power, if the push-pull amplitude fails the first condition; and a second controlling device controlling the recording device to start recording record data by applying the laser beam with the first or second optimum power.08-04-2011

Takahito Fuse, Toride-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100322648TONER IMAGE HEIGHT MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A toner image height measurement apparatus capable of accurately measuring heights of toner images of respective colors with a relatively simple construction and without being affected by toner colors. With motion of an image carrier, there occurs a change in reflection light amount detected by a photodiode of the height measurement apparatus in timing when laser light having been irradiated onto the image carrier starts to be irradiated onto or intercepted by a toner image and in timing when the laser light having been irradiated onto the toner image starts to be irradiated onto the image carrier. Based on a principle that these timings vary according to a toner image height, the height measurement apparatus detects the timing when the reflection light amount changes by a predetermined amount, thereby detecting the toner image height.12-23-2010
20110158668IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A high-density area of a low-reflectance patch image is accurately detected. There is an image forming apparatus that detects the density of a patch image by radiating light from a laser oscillator 06-30-2011

Takahito Fuse, Nagareyama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120269534IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a image bearing member (drum); a developing device; a first charging member; a second charging member provided downstream of the first charging member and upstream of the developing device with respect to a rotational direction of the drum; a first power source for applying a DC voltage to the first charging member; a second power source for applying an oscillating voltage, in the form of a DC voltage biased with an AC voltage, to the second charging member; a detecting device for detecting a DC current passing through the second charging member; and a controller for controlling, when the oscillating voltage is applied to the second charging member while the DC voltage is applied to the first charging member, the DC voltage applied to the first charging member so that the detected DC current falls within a predetermined range including zero.10-25-2012

Takashi Fuse, Nirasaki City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120071003Vacuum Processing Apparatus, Vacuum Processing Method, and Micro-Machining Apparatus - Disclosed is a technology in which a nozzle part is mounted in a vacuum chamber and a silicon substrate is held to face a discharge hole of the nozzle part. For example, ClF03-22-2012

Takeshi Fuse, Higashikurume-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100175537Apparatus for Practicing Playing Music - An apparatus for practicing playing music on a musical instrument provides a stepped lesson comprised of a series of lesson steps about a subject music piece, each step providing practicing materials for a user to master for playing the subject music piece. The lesson steps are given to the user step by step. The apparatus stores a music-playing data set of a subject music piece for a reference and a music-playing data sets of the stepped lesson, and comprises a music-playing input device for the user to input music-playing manipulations. The apparatus judges, at each of the lesson steps, the achievements of the user in comparison with the reference music-playing data. The apparatus keeps a pass/fail score table for recording pass/fail judgments about the achievements of the user with respect to the respective lesson steps. The user can practice lesson steps selectively with reference to the pass/fail score table about his/her achievements.07-15-2010
20100175540MUSIC PERFORMANCE TRAINING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Chord to be performed is presented to a user. Chord is detected based on one or more notes performed by the user. When it is not detected that a chord has been duly established, one of the notes performed by the user is detected as a root note of a chord. Comparison is made between the chord presented to the user and the detected chord to make a determination as to whether at least the root note of the detected chord matches the root note of the presented chord. The user is informed of a result of the determination. Thus, not only when the user has accurately executed performance operation for all component notes of the presented chord but also when the user has executed performance operation for only the root note of the presented chord, a chord performance evaluation is made, determining that the user has accurately performed.07-15-2010

Takuya Fuse, Nagoya-City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120285179THERMO-MAGNETIC CYCLE APPARATUS - A thermo-magnetic cycle apparatus includes: a magnetic element having a Curie temperature distribution in a predetermined distribution direction; a magnetic-field supplier which supplies an external magnetic field to the magnetic element; a pump pumping heat transport medium to flow frontward and backward in the predetermined distribution direction, the heat transport medium transporting heat of the magnetic element; and a shift device which causes a position of a high temperature end and/or a low temperature end of the magnetic element to move.11-15-2012
20120299306COGENERATION SYSTEM - A cogeneration system includes a fuel evaporator; an internal combustion engine which outputs mechanical energy by combusting fuel evaporated by the fuel evaporator; an electric energy generator that converts the mechanical energy to an electric energy; a cold energy recovery portion which recovers cold energy generated when the fuel evaporator evaporates the fuel; an exhaust heat recovery portion which recovers heat exhausted from the engine; and a gas cleaner that cleans nitrogen oxides contained in gas exhausted from the engine. When the fuel is supplied to the gas cleaner, the fuel reduces the nitrogen oxides by reacting with the nitrogen oxides.11-29-2012

Tohru Fuse, Minato-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110113430INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - An information processing system includes a setting unit, an obtaining unit, a calculating unit, a display information generating unit, and an updating unit. The setting unit sets activity schedule information indicating an activity schedule of a user in an evaluation target period on the basis of an activity which is selected from among plural activities. The obtaining unit obtains activity information specifying the activity that has been performed by at least one point of time within the evaluation target period. The calculating unit calculates a total environmental load value of the activity in the evaluation target period. The display information generating unit generates display information including the total environmental load value and a target value of an environmental load. The updating unit updates the activity scheduled in the activity schedule information.05-12-2011

Tomohiro Fuse, Wako-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080258420SUSPENSION STRUCTURE - A suspension structure includes a pair of right and left cushion units. The right cushion unit is constituted of a compression coil spring and a right damper, and the left cushion unit is constituted of only a left damper having an outer diameter smaller than a diameter of the compression coil spring and larger than a diameter of the right damper. The left cushion unit is constituted of only the left damper and does not include the compression coil spring and hence, the suspension structure can be simplified. Further, in the left cushion unit, the left damper does not slide relative to the compression coil spring in performing a stroke and hence, no friction is generated.10-23-2008
20090058066FENDER SUPPORTING STRUCTURE OF TWO-WHEELED MOTOR VEHICLE - [Object] To provide a fender supporting structure of a two-wheeled motor vehicle capable of securing the rigidity of a mounting portion of a front fender and the rigidity of the entire front fender, without enlarging the outer shape of the front fender more than necessary.03-05-2009

Patent applications by Tomohiro Fuse, Wako-Shi JP

Tomohiro Fuse, Wako JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090266655DISC BRAKE COVER STRUCTURE AND VEHICLE - A disc brake cover structure for a vehicle includes a protection cover and a wheel collar. The protection cover is to protect a rotor of a disc brake disposed at a front wheel of a vehicle. The front wheel is rotatably supported via a support shaft between first and second axle holders disposed at a front fork. A wheel collar is to be supported on the support shaft to position the front wheel and connected to the protection cover. The wheel collar is arranged to be sandwiched between a hub of the front wheel and either one of the first and second axle holders.10-29-2009

Tooru Fuse, Ibaraki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080274406Negative Electrode Material for Lithium Secondary Battery, Method for Producing Same, Negative Electrode for Lithium Secondary Battery Using Same and Lithium Secondary Battery - A negative-electrode material is provided that can be produced at a low cost and yields a lithium secondary battery with an excellent balance of various battery characteristics even when used in high electrode densities.11-06-2008

Toshihiko Fuse, Hyogo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090071341Rotary-Valve and Adsorption Separation System - A rotary valve comprising sliding members for supplying treatment gas containing water vapor to a plurality of treatment processes is provided. The rotary valve comprises sliding members (03-19-2009

Tsuneaki Fuse, Setagaya-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120243325SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device according to one embodiment includes: a memory cell array including electrically-rewritable memory cells; bit lines each connected to one end of the memory cells and charged in response to a certain operation; and a voltage generating circuit configured to control a charging operation on the bit lines. The voltage generating circuit includes: a regulator configured to regulate voltages of a first node and a second node; and a clamp transistor connected at its one end to a bit line and connected at its gate to the first node. The regulator includes a first transistor diode-connected between the first node and the second node to form a current path therebetween and configured to let flow therethrough an output current variable according to an output signal of the regulator. The first transistor and the clamp transistor have approximately equal threshold voltages.09-27-2012

Yasuhiko Fuse, Numazu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090263157IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING TENSION-PROVIDING MECHANISM FOR BELT - To enable not only releasing pressurization by a pressurization mechanism for pressurizing a belt thereby preventing a deformation therein but also easily and securely releasing the pressurization mechanism held in the pressure release state, thereby facilitating the installation operation of an apparatus. A pressurization mechanism for pressurizing a belt is in a released state prior to the use of the main body of the apparatus. Prior to the initial use of the main body, the pressurization of the pressurizing mechanism for the belt is exerted in linkage with a user operation of placing a recording material in a feed tray.10-22-2009
20110002710IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING TENSION-PROVIDING MECHANISM FOR BELT - To enable not only releasing pressurization by a pressurization mechanism for pressurizing a belt thereby preventing a deformation therein but also easily and securely releasing the pressurization mechanism held in the pressure release state, thereby facilitating the installation operation of an apparatus. A pressurization mechanism for pressurizing a belt is in a released state prior to the use of the main body of the apparatus. Prior to the initial use of the main body, the pressurization of the pressurizing mechanism for the belt is exerted in linkage with a user operation of placing a recording material in a feed tray.01-06-2011

Patent applications by Yasuhiko Fuse, Numazu-Shi JP

Yasushi Fuse, Fujisawa-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090229904DRIVING FORCE CONTROL DEVICE - A driving force control device for an electric vehicle in which a left wheel is driven by a left in-wheel motor and a right wheel is driven by a right in-wheel motor includes a driving force difference setting section. The driving force difference setting section is configured to set a driving force difference between a driving force outputted from the left in-wheel motor and a driving force outputted from the right in-wheel motor when a lateral acceleration is detected acting on the vehicle, the driving force difference being set to generate a restoring moment against the vehicle corresponding to the lateral acceleration.09-17-2009

Yoshiaki Fuse, Ibaraki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110223539PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION FOR PROTECTIVE FILM OF PRINTED WIRING BOARD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE - The photosensitive resin composition for a protective film of a printed wiring board for a semiconductor package, according to the invention, comprises (A) an acid-modified vinyl group-containing epoxy resin, (B) a phenol compound, (C) a compound having at least one ethylenically unsaturated group in each molecule, (D) a photopolymerization initiator and (E) inorganic fine particles.09-15-2011

Yoshihiro Fuse, Isehara-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120187068SYNTHETIC RESIN BOTTLE AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A biaxially stretched, blow molded bottle made of a resin of the PET series has a bottle neck that is formed by expanding a body of a preform in a shape of a test tube to give the bottle neck a large diameter, just as the preform is expanded to obtain a body of the bottle, in a stretching step of a biaxial stretching and blow molding process. The bottle neck density is set at 1.368 g/cm07-26-2012