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Dai Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100219918	PERMANENT-MAGNET MAGNETIC FIELD GENERATOR - A high-performance variable-magnetic-field dipole-ring magnetic circuit is provided. Specifically, provided is a permanent-magnet magnetic field generator having inner and outer dipole rings which share a central axis, and a yoke which surrounds the dipole rings, wherein a unidirectional variable magnetic field is generated in a space within the inner dipole ring. The generator has a fastener for fixing the inner dipole ring, and a rotator for allowing the outer dipole ring to rotate around the central axis. In the generator, each of the inner and outer dipole rings has a plurality of permanent magnets arranged in such a ring shape that a magnetization direction of the permanent magnets can make a full rotation per half circle of the ring.	09-02-2010

Eizaburo Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100172150	LIGHT GUIDE PLATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - To solve an uneven light quantity caused in a case where a light guide plate, in which light from a spot light source such as an LED enters an surface, changes by 90 degrees and exits the light to the outside, is used as a backlight. The light guide plate of the invention includes a light flux unifying region. The light flux unifying region has an incident surface, a first surface, and an exit surface. Light fluxes emitted from a light source enter the incident surface. The first surface is almost perpendicular to the incident surface and the intensity distribution of the light fluxes having entered is unified at the first surface. The exit surface is disposed almost parallel with the incident surface and the unified light fluxes exit from the exit surface. A boundary line between the incident surface and the first surface has a zigzag surface.	07-08-2010

Hanae Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120075290	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes a 3D image converter and a 3D image generator. The 3D image converter performs conversion processing for converting a 2D image including a plurality of planes that are created with virtual distances into a 3D image on the basis of the virtual distances among the plurality of planes of the 2D images. The 3D image generator generates a 3D image from the two-dimensional image on the basis of the conversion processing performed by the 3D image converter and displays the generated 3D image. When a virtual distance between the corresponding planes of the 2D image is changed while the 3D image is being displayed by use of the 3D image generator, the 3D image converter performs the conversion processing in accordance with a change in the virtual distance.	03-29-2012

Hirohiko Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090091542	TOUCH-PANEL DISPLAY DEVICE AND PORTABLE EQUIPMENT - A touch-panel display device in which a plurality of operation items are displayed in arrangement includes a tilt detector detecting an inclination of a portable equipment, and controls a display ratio of the plurality of operation items according to the direction of an inclination detected by the tilt detector and displays an operation item in large scale.	04-09-2009

Hiroto Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090081304	Composite pigment nanoparticles and processes to form organic-inorganic nanoparticle composite particles - Milling approaches provide for the efficient formation of composite particles having an inorganic nanoparticle core with an organic coating composition. The nanoparticles can additionally function as a milling media or distinct milling particles can be used and later separated from the product composite particles. In general, the milling is performed in the presence of a dispersing agent that facilitates dispersing of the composite particles in a carrier liquid. The processes described herein can be effectively used in the formation of composite particles comprising organic pigments. Similarly, the composite particles can be formed with other organic compounds, such as organic pharmaceutical compositions.	03-26-2009

Jun Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120055153	ENGINE EXHAUST GAS ENERGY RECOVERY DEVICE - Providing an exhaust gas energy recovery device by which the optimal engine operating condition can be continuously maintained in a manner that the flow rate of the engine exhaust gas fed to the power turbine is regulated so that the scavenging air pressure becomes optimal in order that the engine performance (the fuel consumption rate) corresponding to the engine load and the engine speed becomes optima. The engine exhaust gas energy recovery device provided the engine load detecting sensor, the engine speed detecting sensor and the scavenging air pressure detecting sensor, the device regulating the flow rate of the exhaust gas streaming into the exhaust gas turbocharger via controlling the flow rate of the exhaust gas streaming into the power turbine of the exhaust gas energy recovery device, so that the scavenging air pressure is maintained at an arbitrarily ordered level and the engine is operated under a condition that the fuel consumption rate is minimal.	03-08-2012

Kaori Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Katsuhiro Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090015790	Surgical microscope apparatus - A drive unit	01-15-2009
20090116102	Stereomicroscope - An illumination optical system projects an illumination light onto an observation object via an objective lens. A first observation optical system guides the illumination light reflected by the observation object to a first ocular lens. A second observation optical system includes a second ocular lens for observing the reflected light of the illumination light. An optical system drive mechanism rotates the second observation optical system and arranges the second observation optical system between a first position and second position facing each other. A reflecting member is disposed at a position retracted from the illumination light path and the reflected light path and reflects the reflected light in a direction different from the optical axis. A drive mechanism rotates the reflecting member around a rotation axis orthogonal to the optical axis and guides the reflected light to the second observation optical system arranged at the first or second position.	05-07-2009

Kazuhide Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120089877	CONTROL DEVICE AND DATA STORAGE DEVICE - When write request signal is input from a host device	04-12-2012

Keiji Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100215266	Image processing device and method, and program recording medium - To enhance the accuracy of detection correction of a defective pixel. An image processing device including a predominant color edge detection unit for detecting an edge using a predominant color signal which is a color signal with the highest appearance frequency; a sub-color parameter calculation unit for calculating, with respect to a sub-color signal or a color signal other than the predominant color signal, from a pixel of interest and neighboring pixels of the same color as the pixel of interest, a sub-color parameter value related to a degree of isolated point of the pixel of interest; and a sub-color isolated point correction unit for correcting the pixel of interest based on the sub-color parameter value and the information of the edge.	08-26-2010
20100232695	VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING RECORDED THEREIN VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING PROGRAM - An excellent image is obtained by performing a noise reduction process taking into account a color component. By performing color space conversion on a color video signal, a first color converted signal is generated. By performing color space conversion on a color video signal of a past frame, a second color converted signal is generated. A noise-reduced signal is generated from the first color converted signal and the second color converted signal. The noise-reduced signal is subjected to inverse conversion.	09-16-2010
20100245552	IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A reflected light image and a fluorescent light image of an observed region are acquired with an imaging system. A gradation level of the reflected light image is set on the basis of a feature value of the acquired reflected light image. The focus of the imaging system is controlled in accordance with the set gradation level. The fluorescent light image is corrected using a focus-controlled reflected light image of the observed region. Accordingly, the image of an object in the observed region from which the fluorescent light is generated is sharpened.	09-30-2010
20110311117	IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing device includes a normal light image acquisition section that acquires a normal light image including an object image that includes information within a wavelength band of white light, a special light image acquisition section that acquires a special light image including an object image that includes information within a specific wavelength band, an isolated point determination section that performs an isolated point determination process on a normal light processing target pixel based on a pixel value of the normal light processing target pixel, the normal light processing target pixel being a processing target pixel included in the normal light image, and a correction control section that controls a correction process performed on the special light image based on the isolated point determination process performed by the isolated point determination section.	12-22-2011
20120033108	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON - An object is to improve noise reduction. Provided are an image-capturing-mode selecting portion (	02-09-2012

Kentaro Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100132056	Germ Cell Marker Using Fish Vasa Gene - In order to examine whether or not a germ cell derived from a donor fish, which has been transplanted into a recipient fish of a different species by a surrogate fish technique, grows or matures in the gonad of the recipient fish, it is necessary to use, as an indicator, a trait that is specifically expressed in the germ cell and can be used to distinguish the recipient fish from the donor fish. Vasa gene, which is a germ cell-specific gene, is specific to a primordial germ cell and a spermatogonium/an oogonium, and it is not expressed in a somatic cell. In the present invention, the Vasa gene sequences of a tuna, a chub mackerel, a spotted mackerel, an eastern little tuna, and a drumfish are determined, and the expression of such gene is used as a marker for a germ cell. In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to specifically detect only a tuna Vasa gene in Vasa gene sequences that are highly conserved in fishes, without sequencing. Thus, a tuna-derived germ cell can be reliably and simply identified in the gonad of the recipient fish. As a result, the growth or breeding of tuna can be carried out with good efficiency. Moreover, utilizing the aforementioned findings, even in a case in which not only a tuna but also another Perciformes fish is used as a donor, a germ cell derived from the donor fish can be efficiently detected from the gonad of a recipient fish of a different species.	05-27-2010

Kimihiro Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110240221	PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A plasma processing apparatus includes a processing chamber; a lower electrode provided in the processing chamber and having a base made of a conductive metal to which a high frequency power is applied, the lower electrode also serving as a mounting table for mounting thereon a target substrate; an upper electrode provided in the processing chamber to face the lower electrode; and a focus ring disposed above the lower electrode to surround the target substrate. An electrical connection mechanism is provided between the base of the lower electrode and the focus ring to electrically connect the base of the lower electrode to the focus ring through a current control element, and generates a DC current in accordance with a potential difference.	10-06-2011

Kouji Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090099704	DIGITAL CONTROLLER - There is provided a digital controller which can generate no oscillation even if sensing a load side and enables control of supplying a desired voltage to the load. In an power amplifier which supplies an output voltage v	04-16-2009
20100114399	DIGITAL CONTROLLER FOR CONTROLLING OUTPUT VOLTAGE UNDER LARGE VARIATIONS IN LOAD AND SUPPLY VOLTAGE - There is provided a digital controller which can reduce a variation in output voltage as compared to the conventional digital controller at the time of abrupt changes in load and in input of a power amplifier. The digital controller is built in the power amplifier for supplying an output voltage v	05-06-2010

Masahiro Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090284066	Occupant Restraining Apparatus - An occupant restraining apparatus in which a seat bag and an air belt are inflated by a common inflator and the constitution of which can be simplified. The occupant restraining apparatus includes an inflatable seat bag	11-19-2009
20100276532	Seatbelt apparatus - A seatbelt apparatus is provided which can constrain a passenger by ensuring removal of a slack of a lap belt when two pretensioners are activated under two different time frames. A pretensioner of a seatbelt retractor is activated first, and a shoulder belt and a lap belt are pulled in a direction toward the seatbelt retractor. Subsequently, a pretensioner of a belt anchor portion is activated and pulls a seatbelt toward the belt anchor portion, and hence a one-way tongue catches and locks the seatbelt. Accordingly, the shoulder belt is prevented from moving toward the lap belt through the tongue. Therefore, removal of the slack of the lap belt is ensured, and hence a lumber of the passenger is firmly fixed.	11-04-2010

Masakazu Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100114722	ADVERTISEMENT INFORMATION MANAGING METHOD, ADVERTISEMENT INFORMATION MANAGING SYSTEM, CALL RECEIVING METHOD AND CALL RECEIVING SYSTEM - An advertisement information managing method includes generating a plurality of identification information, generating a plurality of advertisement information that respectively indexes the plurality of identification information by combining the plurality of identification information with basic advertisement information respectively, and cross-checking the plurality of identification information with input information in a call that is made according to one of the plurality of advertisement information, so as to judge according to which one of the plurality of advertisement information the call is made	05-06-2010

Masaki Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100017190	Emulator - To provide an emulator capable of targeting a device capable of accepting connection of an expansion device for expanding a controller connection port to a plurality of controller connection ports. The emulator, targeting a device having at least one controller connection port and capable of accepting connection of an expansion device for expanding the controller connection port to a plurality of controller connection ports so as to accept connection of a plurality of controllers, emulates operation of the targeted device. The emulator assigns port identification information to each of controllers connected via wire or radio, the port identification information indicating to which of a controller connection port of the targeted device and the controller connection ports of the expansion device connected to the device the controller is assumed to be connected. The assigned port identification information is provided to a process for receiving an operation carried out on the controller.	01-21-2010
20110092280	Game Device - In a game device, a loading processor loads save data on which user ID information is attached from a storage device 80; an application executing unit executes a game program while using the loaded save data; a game requirement achievement determining unit determines whether or not a predetermined requirement of gameplay is achieved based on a progress status of the game; and item ID acquiring unit acquires an item ID associated with achieved requirement of gameplay; an item acquisition processing unit has a function for generating item acquisition information while using the acquired item ID; and a function limiting unit limits the function of an item acquisition processing unit in accordance with user ID information attached to the save data.	04-21-2011
20110131115	INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - A purchase type determining unit	06-02-2011
20110145764	Menu Screen Display Method and Menu Screen Display Device - An instruction acquisition unit acquires a menu display instruction in a menu screen display device. When the menu display instruction is acquired while a game program is running, a menu-screen generating unit displays, by a function of a system, on a television set a second system menu screen in which an end icon for terminating the running game program is inserted in between a plurality of content icons that are arranged in a line in a first system menu screen and displayed. The instruction acquisition unit acquires the selection of the displayed end icon from a user. When the selection of the end icon is acquired, a menu screen constituting unit terminates the running game program and displays on the television set a first system menu screen by deleting the end icon from the second system menu screen.	06-16-2011
20120062454	Information Processing System - Provided is an information processing system which includes: a communication device including a sensor that measures information regarding a posture thereof; and an information processing device. The information processing device displays a guide image for causing a user to perform a rotational operation for rotating the communication device, and executes calibration of the sensor by using the measurement result of the sensor acquired from the communication device while the guide image is displayed. The guide image includes an image representing a reference axis to be a rotation center for the rotational operation and an image representing the communication device, and the image representing the communication device is located within the guide image so that a portion of the communication device corresponding to a position of the sensor overlaps with the reference axis.	03-15-2012

Masao Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090075496	Connector which can be reduced in warpage - In a connector for connecting first and second connection objects faced to each other, a conductive contact includes a holding portion held by an insulator, a first spring portion, and a second spring portion connected to the first spring portion. The first spring portion extends from the holding portion in one direction and has a first contacting portion to be connected to the first connection object. The second spring portion extends in the other direction opposite to the one direction and has a free end provided with a second contacting portion to be connected to the second connection object.	03-19-2009
20090130867	CONNECTOR - Provided is a connector capable of facilitating a work of connecting first and second connection targets. A first receiving part to be coupled to a first plug connector and a second receiving part to be coupled to a second plug connector are formed at the housing of a relay connector which electrically connects the first and second plug connectors to be mounted on a chassis. The housing is provided with a contact which establishes conduction between the first plug connector coupled to the first receiving part and the second plug connector coupled to the second receiving part. The housing comprises a housing body having the first and second receiving parts, and a hook provided at the housing body to engage with a hole provided in the chassis.	05-21-2009
20110021055	Connector - A connector has a housing, an insertion slot, an actuator and a biasing member. Into the insertion slot, a connection target is inserted along an insertion direction. The actuator has a pusher. The actuator is held on the housing so as to be turnable between an open position and a close position. The actuator allows the connection target to be inserted into the insertion slot when the actuator is positioned at the open position. The pusher pushes the inserted connection target along a thickness direction of the connection target when the actuator is turned to the close position after the connection target is inserted into the insertion slot. The thickness direction is perpendicular to the insertion direction. The biasing member is operable to bias the pusher toward the inserted connection target when the actuator is located at the close position.	01-27-2011
20120045930	CONNECTOR - Provided is a technique for reducing the depth of a connector. A connector for connecting an FFC to a substrate includes a plurality of signal contacts, a ground contact, and a housing. The signal contacts are arranged to come into contact with signal terminals of the FFC. The ground contact comes into contact with the ground terminal of the FFC. The housing holds the plurality of signal contacts and the ground contact. Assuming that the back surface of the housing in a direction in which the FFC is inserted into or removed from the connector is set as a reference, a first distance to a contact point of the ground contact with respect to the signal terminals is set to be substantially equal to a second distance to a contact point of the ground contact with respect to the ground terminal.	02-23-2012

Masaru Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090135625	DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPTICAL DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a display device including, a visual target, and a backlight adapted to illuminate the visual target from the rear, the backlight including, a plurality of first light sources, second light sources, and a light guide plate, wherein the light guide plate has a plurality of projecting portions on a side surface portion thereof upon which the light, produced by the plurality of first and second light sources is incident, the projecting portions being arranged, along the side surface portion and project toward the one side of the given direction, the plurality of first light sources are disposed to be opposed to the tip surfaces of the plurality of projecting portions, and the second light sources are disposed to be opposed to the bottom surfaces of recessed portions formed between the plurality of projecting portions.	05-28-2009
20090146967	DISPLAY APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a display apparatus including a display section; a light radiating section; a plurality of light converging lenses; and a plurality of light receiving devices, wherein the display section includes pixel areas each used for creating a pixel section, and sensor areas each used for creating one of the light receiving devices; the light radiating section outputs light and radiates the output light to the display section from a particular-side surface of the display section; each of the light converging lenses is created in one of the sensor areas each located in the display section and converges light generated by the light radiating section on a focal point inside the display section, passing on the converged light to the other-side surface of the display section; and each of the light receiving devices is created in one of the sensor areas to serve as a device for receiving light which arrives at the other-side surface of the display section as light reflected by a subject of detection.	06-11-2009
20090147353	SURFACE EMISSION APPARATUS, LIGHT GUIDE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIGHT GUIDE - A surface emission apparatus includes a first light source for emitting invisible light rays; a second light source for emitting visible light rays; a light guide having a light entrance surface for entering therethrough into the light guide the invisible light rays emitted from the first light source and the visible light rays emitted from the second light source, and a light exit surface for emitting the invisible light rays and the visible light rays therethrough out of the light guide; and a plurality of optical devices disposed on a surface of the light guide which confronts the light exit surface, for scattering more of the invisible light rays than the visible light rays.	06-11-2009
20090159786	DISPLAY APPARATUS AND ILLUMINATION APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels laid out on the surface of a pixel area of the display panel; and an illumination section configured to generate illumination light in a normal direction perpendicular to the display panel, wherein the illumination section has a light source, a light guiding board, the display panel also includes a plurality of photo sensor devices, the light source includes an invisible light source, the light guiding board includes an invisible light beam reflection section.	06-25-2009
20100020007	DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - There is provided a display device, including a display panel; a first light emitting unit for inputting a first input light to the display panel based on a first light emitting signal; a second light emitting unit for inputting second input light to the display panel based on a second light emitting signal; and light emitting control unit for outputting the first light emitting signal, the second light emitting signal, the image signal corresponding to the first input light, and the image signal corresponding to the second input light; where the light emitting control unit performs output of the first light emitting signal and the image signal of the color corresponding to the first input light in synchronization in a first sub-frame, and performs output of the second light emitting signal and the image signal of the color corresponding to the second input light in synchronization in a second sub-frame.	01-28-2010
20100246212	Backlight and displaying/imaging apparatus - The present invention provides a backlight capable of suppressing loss of light from an invisible light source and a displaying/imaging apparatus using the same. The backlight includes: a light guide plate having a light emitting face and a rear face opposed to the light emitting face; a visible light source disposed on a side face of the light guide plate; an invisible light source disposed on a side face of the light guide plate; a first reflection film disposed on the rear face side of the light guide plate, reflecting light from the visible light source, and transmitting light from the invisible light source; and a second reflection film disposed on the rear face side of the light guide plate and reflecting light from at least the invisible light source out of the visible light source and the invisible light source.	09-30-2010
20110122652	DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPTICAL DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a display device including, a visual target, and a backlight adapted to illuminate the visual target from the rear, the backlight including, a plurality of first light sources, second light sources, and a light guide plate, wherein the light guide plate has a plurality of projecting portions on a side surface portion thereof upon which the light, produced by the plurality of first and second light sources is incident, the projecting portions being arranged, along the side surface portion and project toward the one side of the given direction, the plurality of first light sources are disposed to be opposed to the tip surfaces of the plurality of projecting portions, and the second light sources are disposed to be opposed to the bottom surfaces of recessed portions formed between the plurality of projecting portions.	05-26-2011

Motoharu Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090030138	HYDROGENATED DIENE POLYMER COMPOSITION AND MOLDED RUBBER ARTICLE - A hydrogenated diene polymer composition comprises (A) a first hydrogenated diene polymer having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 100,000 to 1,700,000, a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of 1.0 to 3.0, and a hydrogenation degree of 72 to 96%, the first hydrogenated diene polymer (A) being obtained by hydrogenating the first diene polymer which has a vinyl bond content of 20 to 70%, and (B) a first filler. The hydrogenated diene polymer composition contains the first filler (B) in an amount of 5 to 100 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the first hydrogenated diene polymer (A).	01-29-2009
20100130669	MODIFIED HYDROGENATED DIENE POLYMER COMPOSITION - A modified hydrogenated diene polymer composition includes (A) a modified hydrogenated diene polymer obtained by hydrogenating a diene polymer having a vinyl bond content of 20 to 70%, the modified hydrogenated diene polymer having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 100,000 to 1,700,000, a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of 1.0 to 3.0, and a hydrogenation rate of 72 to 96%, and containing a functional group, and (B) a diene rubber, the modified hydrogenated diene polymer composition containing the modified hydrogenated diene polymer (A) and the diene rubber (B) in an amount of 100 parts by mass in total, the amount of the modified hydrogenated diene polymer (A) being 60 to 95 parts by mass, and the amount of the diene rubber (B) being 5 to 40 parts by mass.	05-27-2010

Naoshi Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080232402	COMMUNICATION RELAY APPARATUS, RESOURCE RELEASING METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR COMMUNICATION RELAY APPARATUS - Suspendable candidate link group determining device	09-25-2008
20090178110	Communication Control Device, Communication Control System, Communication Control Method, and Communication Control Program - The communication control device of the present invention includes: a communication parameter acquisition means (	07-09-2009
20100325077	COMPUTER, OPERATION RULE APPLICATION METHOD AND OPERATING SYSTEM - Provided is an operating system enabling, in an application formed of a plurality of programs including a library program, a rule to be applied that enables determination whether to allow processing of a system call called by the application.	12-23-2010

Osamu Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090158448	DNA ENCODING POLYPEPTIDE CAPABLE OF MODULATING MUSCLE-SPECIFIC TYROSINE KINASE ACTIVITY - Disclosed are DNA encoding a polypeptide which can modulate the activity of a muscle-specific tyrosine kinase, and others. The DNA is selected from the following members (a) to (d): (a) DNA comprising a specific nucleotide sequence; (b) DNA comprising a nucleotide sequence capable of hybridizing with a specific nucleotide sequence under stringent conditions; (c) DNA comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding an amino acid sequence having the substitution, deletion and/or addition of one or several amino acid residues in a specific amino acid sequence; and (d) DNA comprising a nucleotide sequence having 90% or higher homology to a specific nucleotide sequence.	06-18-2009
20100064150	POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND POWER SUPPLY METHOD - A power supply system is adapted to a platform including a plurality of processing devices including baseboard management controllers (BMC) for processing basic information units, each of which is equipped with a plurality of power supply units (PSU) and at least one secondary power supply unit interconnected to a power cable. The controller calculates the maximum power consumption of the processing device based on its configuration, an adequate number of power supply units being turned on to meet the maximum power consumption, and a redundant power supply corresponding to one power supply unit times the adequate number minus the maximum power consumption. When the processing device suffers from a power shortage, the secondary power supply unit or the power supply unit of the other processing device is selectively turned on so as to recover the redundant power supply, thus normally achieving the N+1 redundancy of power supply.	03-11-2010

Ryohei Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080276021	Data transfer control apparatus - A data transfer control apparatus has a plurality of bus slaves connected to a bus master via a bus interface unit for RAM connected to the bus master via a master bus, and a transfer bus which connects the first bus slave and plural second bus slaves in the plurality of bus slaves. When an instruction to execute data transfer via the transfer bus is given by a transfer instruction signal, data transfer between one second bus slave selected from the plural second bus slaves and the first bus slave via the transfer bus is carried out in response to a control signal contained in a control signal bus on a slave bus for RAM.	11-06-2008
20120089771	Data Processing Apparatus - A data processing apparatus reduces the number of the buffer SRAMs to decrease chip area. The data processing apparatus includes an SDRAM address allocation register that holds information indicating which region of the SDRAM will be allocated to each of the IPs, and a buffer SRAM address allocation register that holds information indicating which region of the first and second buffer SRAMs will be allocated to each of the IPs. The bus I/F stores the data read from the SDRAM into the second buffer SRAM with reference to the SDRAM address allocation register and the buffer SRAM address allocation register. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide each of the IPs with a buffer SRAM, which allows integration into a small number of buffer SRAMs.	04-12-2012

Satoshi Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110036932	SPRAY APPARATUS - A spray apparatus is provided, which can prevent a disadvantage which can occur when falling down. A microcomputer of an apparatus main body sets a total spray counter to zero (S	02-17-2011

Shingo Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090029657	AUTO FREQUENCY CONTROL METHOD - An auto frequency control method of this invention has a first step of a base station BS detecting a frequency deviation Δf	01-29-2009

Shinji Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100187467	Aqueous solution for formation of clathrate hydrate, heat storage agent, method for producing clathrate hydrate or its slurry, heat accumulating and radiating method and method for preparing aqueous solution to produce latent heat storage agent or its major component - A heat-storage agent which can store a large quantity of cold heat in the temperature range of 3-5° C., is highly effective in preventing supercooling, and can retain the supercooling-preventing effect even when hydrate solidification/melting is frequently repeated. Also provided are an aqueous solution which enables the formation of a clathrate hydrate serving as a major component of the heat-storage agent, and a process for producing the clathrate hydrate. The aqueous solution contains at least one of tetra-n-butylammonium bromide and tri-n-butyl-n-pentylammonium bromide as a solute and contains tetraisopentylammonium bromide as a supercooling inhibitor, the weight proportion of the tetraisopentylammonium bromide to the tetra-n-butylammonium bromide and/or tri-n-butyl-n-pentylammonium bromide being in a given range. This aqueous solution is cooled to or below a hydrate formation temperature to thereby produce a clathrate hydrate. The heat-storage agent contains this clathrate hydrate as a major component.	07-29-2010

Shinya Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080200571	AQUEOUS POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE EMULSION, POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE FINE POWDER AND POROUS MATERIAL OBTAINED THEREFROM - To provide an aqueous polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) emulsion which does not substantially contain ammonium perfluorooctanoate, and which is obtained by emulsion polymerization. Further, to provide a PTFE fine powder which is obtained from the aqueous PTFE emulsion and is excellent in a paste extrusion processability, and a porous material.	08-21-2008
20080207859	FLUORORESIN HAVING LOW RESIDUAL AMOUNT OF FLUORINATED EMULSIFIER AND PROCESS FOR ITS PRODUCTION - To provide a fluororesin which does not substantially contain perfluorooctanoic acid or its salt, and which has a low residual amount of a fluorinated emulsifier.	08-28-2008
20080214714	POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE AQUEOUS DISPERSION AND ITS PRODUCT - To provide a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) aqueous dispersion, which does not substantially contain ammonium perfluorooctanoate and is excellent in mechanical stability, wettability, permeability and coating property, and its product.	09-04-2008
20110021728	METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE FINE POWDER - To provide a method for producing a PTFE fine powder which can produce a PTFE fine powder having a low paste extrusion pressure property by a simple method.	01-27-2011
20110040054	METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE FINE POWDER - To provide a method for producing a PTFE fine powder having a low paste extrusion pressure property by a simple method.	02-17-2011

Takanobu Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110206889	OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM - A multilayer optical recording medium in which, as a recording layer is located farther from a surface of incidence of a light beam for reading, the amount of light that reaches the surface of incidence after being reflected off the recording layer is smaller.	08-25-2011

Takashi Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090099374	METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLAVAN DERIVATIVE - The present invention provides a method for producing flavan derivatives having various substituent groups with controlling the stereochemistry. The method of the present invention includes the steps of: hydratively condensing a phenol compound expressed by formula (I) and an alcohol compound expressed by formula (II) to from an epoxide compound of formula (III); opening the epoxy ring of the epoxide compound of formula (III) to form an iodine-containing compound of formula (IV); and cyclizing the iodine-containing compound to form the flavan derivative of formula (V).	04-16-2009

Takayuki Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100207054	ALUMINA FIBER AGGREGATE, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND USE THEREOF - An object of the invention is to provide an alumina fiber aggregate which, when used as a filler in various materials such as, e.g., resins, coating materials, metals, and ceramics, enables the mixtures to have reduced viscosity and thereby heightens the productivity of products containing alumina fibers, and which enables cured thermosetting resins to have a sufficiently heightened thermal conductivity.	08-19-2010

Takuya Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120044399	IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - An apparatus includes: an element that receives subject light from a subject to generate image data; a section that generates a recording image to be recorded on a recording medium from the image data when a first mode is set; a section that generates a second display image, which allows display of a live-view image, from the image data when a second mode is set, and that generates a first display image, which allows display of an image identical to the recording image, from the image data when the first mode is set; a section that sequentially displays the first display image or the second display image; a section that detects a specific state of the apparatus that obstructs recording of an imaging object onto the recording image; and a section that controls switching between the first mode and the second mode on the basis of the detection results.	02-23-2012

Tatsuya Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090256589	PROGRAMMABLE DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PROGRAMMABLE DEVICE - A programmable device connected to a storage unit which stores logic circuit configuration information to form a logic circuit and control circuit configuration information to form a control circuit includes a first programmable logic device and a second programmable logic device, and a configuration unit which forms the control circuit in the first programmable logic device, by providing the control circuit configuration information in the storage unit to the first programmable logic device. The control circuit formed in the first programmable logic device forms the logic circuit in the second programmable logic device, by providing the logic circuit configuration information in the storage unit to the second programmable logic device.	10-15-2009

Teruyuki Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080310690	BIOMETRICAL FEATURE INPUTTING SYSTEM, IMAGE SYNTHESIZING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE SYNTHESIZING METHOD - A biometrical feature inputting system including: an imager placed in front of a finger, for imaging an image of a front face of the finger, and an image of either one of lateral faces of the finger; a reflector placed on at least one side of lateral faces of the figure, for reflecting an image of lateral faces of the finger to the imager; and a synthesizer for applying mirror inversion to an imaged image of lateral faces of the finger, and synthesizing a mirror-inverted image of lateral faces of the finger and an imaged image of a front face of the finger.	12-18-2008
20090074263	APPARATUS FOR INPUTTING BIOMETRICAL FEATURE - A biometrical feature inputting apparatus includes a 1-dimensional or quasi 1-dimensional image sensor. When a finger and the image sensor are relatively slid, a finger sliding guide keeps a finger and an effective pixel unit of the image sensor to a constant distance without any contact between them. An image processing section sequentially generates partial images by imaging emission light that is scattered inside the finger and then emitted from a skin surface of the finger by the image sensor during the relative motion of the finger and the image sensor and link the partial images to an image.	03-19-2009
20090185726	IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATION OF USER - The imaging apparatus for recognizing an image of the present invention determines for recognition a user by imaging a recognition pattern of a palm or a finger. The imaging apparatus for recognizing an image comprising a palm guide unit for guiding an imaging area of a palm, a finger guide unit for guiding an imaging area of a finger, and an imaging unit for imaging biometric data of the imaging areas of the palm and finger.	07-23-2009
20090252387	IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATION OF USER - The imaging apparatus for authenticating a user can quickly perform matching step of the inputted biometric data. This apparatus for authenticating the user includes an imaging unit for imaging a guided finger and a guided palm, a matching data storing unit for storing the determined finger image and the determined palm image, and a matching unit for matching the imaged finger image and the imaged palm image with the stored finger image and the stored palm image. The matching unit selects the finger image having the similar feature amount based on the imaged finger image and authenticates a user based on the result of matching of the palm image corresponding to the selected finger image with the imaged palm image.	10-08-2009
20090281432	BIOLOGICAL PATTERN IMAGING DEVICE, BIOLOGICAL PATTERN IMAGING METHOD, AND BIOLOGICAL PATTERN IMAGING PROGRAM - To lighten influences of external light when picking up images of biological patterns. The biological pattern imaging device includes a casing having an opening part on one of surfaces. The opening part is in a size that is about to be covered in a closed state when a biological part is placed thereon. The casing contains a light source for irradiating the biological part placed on the opening part, and an imaging part for picking up an image of the irradiated biological part.	11-12-2009
20090309962	BIOLOGICAL FEATURE INPUT DEVICE AND BIOLOGICAL FEATURE INPUT METHOD - To obtain biological feature information of high authentication accuracy. A biological feature input device includes an imaging device, and a finger guide for guiding the finger to a position at which the image of the finger can be picked up. The finger guide is configured with a finger abutment part which supports a tip side of the finger placed on the finger guide, and a finger holding device which displaces a position of the finger abutment part towards a direction the finger is pointing when the finger is placed on the abutment part. The finger guide is provided with a guide position detecting part which detects the position of the finger abutment part. The imaging device picks up the image of the finger when the abutment part is detected at a position that is set in advance.	12-17-2009
20110025835	Apparatus for Inputing Biometrical Feature - A biometrical feature inputting apparatus includes a 1-dimensional or quasi 1-dimensional image sensor. When a finger and the image sensor are relatively slid, a finger sliding guide keeps a finger and an effective pixel unit of the image sensor to a constant distance without any contact between them. An image processing section sequentially generates partial images by imaging emission light that is scattered inside the finger and then emitted from a skin surface of the finger by the image sensor during the relative motion of the finger and the image sensor and link the partial images to an image.	02-03-2011
20120070043	DETERMINATION DEVICE, FINGERPRINT INPUT DEVICE, DETERMINATION METHOD, AND DETERMINATION PROGRAM - A device is not able to detect the forgery of a finger with high accuracy by the comparison of a reflected light image and a transmitted light image that are obtained from the same finger. A determination device is provided with an input element for receiving the reflected light image obtained by photographing a fingerprint of a finger with light reflected from the surface of the finger and the transmitted light image obtained by photographing the fingerprint of the finger with light transmitted through the finger, and a determination element for comparing the reflected light image and the transmitted light image, and outputting a real-forgery determination result of the fingerprint of the finger.	03-22-2012

Tomohisa Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100245226	IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE - An image signal processing device	09-30-2010

Toshihiko Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120064669	Manufacturing method of semiconductor device - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, containing: a first step of producing a first component part of a semiconductor device on a first surface of a semiconductor wafer; a second step of laminating a support plate to the first surface of the semiconductor wafer, on which the first component part has been produced, through only a silicone resin layer therebetween; a third step of grinding a second surface opposing the first surface of the semiconductor wafer, in the state of the support plate being laminated, and then producing a second component part of the semiconductor device on the ground surface; and a fourth step of peeling off the silicone resin layer from the semiconductor wafer on which the first component part and the second component part have been produced, thereby removing the silicone resin layer and the support plate, and cutting the semiconductor wafer into a chip.	03-15-2012

Toshiro Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110284431	PIEZOELECTRIC VALVE AND OPTICAL GRANULAR MATERIAL-SORTING APPARATUS UTILIZING SUCH PIEZOELECTRIC VALVE - A piezoelectric valve comprising: a valve main body formed in which are a gas pressure chamber that takes in compressed gas supplied from the outside as well as a gas release channel through which the compressed gas is released from the gas pressure chamber; a valve body placed in the gas pressure chamber to open and close the gas release channel; a piezoelectric element that generates, in the form of displacement, a driving force needed to operate the valve body; at least one displacement amplification mechanism that amplifies a displacement of the piezoelectric element and causes it to act upon the valve body; and a driving means for applying voltage to the piezoelectric element in order to drive the valve body to open the valve and thereby open the gas release channel; wherein such piezoelectric valve is characterized in that the driving means applies voltage to the piezoelectric element in multiple stages so as to suppress fluctuation in the amount of gas ejected from the gas release channel when the valve opens.	11-24-2011

Toshitaka Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110260600	LAMP DEVICE - A light utilization efficiency of a high-pressure discharge lamp is improved even in a case of reducing the size of a reflection mirror without using an auxiliary reflection mirror. In a lamp device where a portion of lights emitted from a discharge bulb to the periphery thereof in forward and backward directions for a predetermined range of angle is reflected at a concave reflection mirror and illuminated to a light collection area of a predetermined size formed forward of the lamp, a prism surface having an angle of refracting or deflecting at least a portion of lights emitted from the discharge bulb that is not reflected at the concave reflection mirror to the light collection area is formed to the outer peripheral surface of the discharge bulb.	10-27-2011

Yasushi Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090030210	Process for Producing Optically Active 2-Alkylcysteine, Derivative Thereof, and Processes for Production - There is provided a process for producing an optically active 2-alkylcysteine or a salt thereof, characterized by allowing cells of microorganism or treated products thereof having an activity of stereoselective hydrolysis of the amide bond of a 2-alkyl-L-cysteinamide or a salt thereof to act on a 2-alkylcysteinamide consisting of a mixture of D- and L-isomers or a salt thereof; and allowing the obtained 2-alkyl-L-cysteine and 2-alkyl-D-cysteinamide to react with an aldehyde or a ketone, or an acetal or ketal thereof, so as to derive therefrom a 4-alkylthiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid or a salt thereof and a 4-alkylthiazolidine-4-carboxamide or a salt thereof, thereby efficiently separating and obtaining a 2-alkyl-L-cysteine or a salt thereof, or a 2-alkyl-D-cysteine or a salt thereof. There is also provided a process for producing a 4-alkylthiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid or a salt thereof from the 2-alkylcysteine or a salt thereof.	01-29-2009

Yoshiaki Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090053528	RELEASE FILM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR RESIN MOLDS - To provide a release film which has an extremely low gas permeability, an enormously small mold contamination by a mold resin and a high releasability.	02-26-2009
20100096772	RELEASE FILM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR RESIN MOLDS - A process of sealing a semiconductor substrate by contacting the semiconductor substrate with a surface of a release layer (I) of a gas barrier release film that is in the form of a mold, which includes vacuum suction; injecting a sealing resin between the semiconductor substrate and the mold; and releasing said mold from said semiconductor substrate having said sealing resin present thereon, where the gas barrier release film has a release layer (I), which has excellent releasability; a plastic support layer (II) supporting the release layer; and a metal or a metal oxide gas restraint layer (III), present between the release layer and the support layer, where the gas barrier release film exhibits a xylene gas permeability of at most 5×10	04-22-2010
20110254201	RELEASE FILM AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LIGHT EMITTING DIODE - Provided is a release film for producing a light emitting diode having desired concaves and convexes accurately transferred directly to the surface of a resin-sealed portion, at a low cost and in high yield, and a process for producing a light emitting diode.	10-20-2011

Yoshinari Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090019392	Content transmission device, content transmission method, and content transmission program - When the user selects one or more thumbnail images G and one uploading destination from an image list screen GW, an image selection tray PT showing the thumbnail images G and an uploading screen AW corresponding to a web browser are displayed. When the user selects the thumbnail images G from the image selection tray PT, the image paths GP corresponding to the selected thumbnail images G are acquired. In this manner, the image files can be uploaded only by requiring the user to paste the acquired image paths in image path input sections GR on the uploading screen AW. Accordingly, the user can upload image files to an optional uploading destination by simple operation.	01-15-2009
20090049058	INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - The present invention provides an information processing apparatus including: a communication connection section that is communicably connected to an external apparatus; a first storage section that stores a predetermined program to be executed by the external apparatus, and for which read/write operation from the external apparatus is inhibited; a second storage section to which read/write operation from the external apparatus is inhibited; and a write section that reads out the predetermined program stored in the first storage section when the information processing apparatus is communicably connected to the external apparatus by the communication connection section and writes the read out program in the second storage section.	02-19-2009

Yoshinori Higuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120002140	Liquid crystal display - In a liquid crystal display (	01-05-2012