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Hiramatsu, JP

Akinori Hiramatsu, Nara JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100156308	ADJUSTABLE OUTPUT BALLAST FOR POWERING BOTH FLUORESCENT LAMPS AND LED LAMPS - A ballast is provided for powering either of a fluorescent lamp or an LED lamp. The ballast includes a power supply and a pair of switching elements connected in series and coupled across an output end of the power supply. A voltage is provided across a pair of lamp output terminals coupled to the switching elements during a predetermined time period after startup of the ballast. A current condition is detected across the pair of lamp output terminals during the predetermined time period. Based on the detected current condition, the presence of a fluorescent lamp or an LED lamp connected to the ballast may be determined, and either of a first or second voltage output is provided across the lamp output terminals suitable for powering the appropriate lamp after lapsing of the predetermined time period.	06-24-2010

Akinori Hiramatsu, Nara-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090295778	OLED Driver and Lighting Apparatus Equipped With the Driver - An OLED driver possesses a square-wave voltage source, a controller and a detector. In accordance with first control, the source generates square-wave voltage and applies the voltage across at least one organic electroluminescence element to drive the element. The controller controls the source in accordance with the first control. The detector detects equivalent capacitance inherent in the element. The controller also judges whether or not the element is normal based on the equivalent capacitance. If the element is normal, the controller operates in accordance with the first control. If the element is not normal, the controller operates in accordance with predetermined second control for the element which is not normal.	12-03-2009

Chiaki Hiramatsu, Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090145695	OIL PAN STRUCTURE - An oil pan structure is provided that can prevent overheating when the temperature of oil is high, and can rapidly raise the temperature when the temperature of the oil is low. The oil pan structure includes: an oil pan main body; a partitioning wall that partitions the inside of the oil pan main body into a first area and a second area; a plate-shaped baffle plate that is provided at an upper portion of the oil pan main body and inclines downward from the first area toward the second area. The oil pan structure further includes: an oil retaining portion at a lower portion of the second area and an oil cooling portion at a lower portion of the first area, at the bottom wall of the oil pan main body; an upper communication opening that communicates an upper surface side and a lower surface side thereof in the baffle plate; a lower communication opening at a lower end side of the partitioning wall that communicates the first area and the second area as well as causes oil that has fallen into the first area after passing through the upper communication opening to flow into the second area via the oil cooling portion.	06-11-2009

Daisuke Hiramatsu, Susono-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110151237	SURFACE-TREATED CERAMIC MEMBER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AND VACUUM PROCESSING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a surface-treated ceramic member which has a coating film-formed surface comprising a ceramic sintered body with a porosity of 1% or less and a sol-gel coating film of a silicon alkoxide compound polymer formed on at least a part of a ceramic sintered body, wherein the coating film and the surface of the body are coexistent in the coating film-formed surface. Specifically the area of the sol-gel coating film accounts for 5 to 80% of the total area of the coating film-formed surface. The surface-treated ceramic member has excellent corrosion resistance and is free from scattering of particles.	06-23-2011

Hajime Hiramatsu, Ashiya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090088422	4-IMIDAZOLIN-2-ONE COMPOUNDS - The present invention relates to a compound of the formula [I]:	04-02-2009

Hiroaki Hiramatsu, Toyama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100224128	SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - Provided is a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus in which the density of plasma generating in a reaction chamber can be uniformly maintained. The semiconductor manufacturing apparatus comprises a process chamber configured to process a substrate, a plurality of electrodes installed outside the process chamber for generating plasma, and an adjusting unit disposed between the process chamber and the electrodes for adjusting density of plasma generating in the process chamber.	09-09-2010

Hiromi Hiramatsu, Kariya-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080208440	CONTROLLER OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A glow plug is provided in a combustion chamber of a diesel engine. An ECU diagnoses existence or nonexistence of a disconnection abnormality of the glow plug through a controller. When there is an abnormality in the glow plug, processing for cutting fuel supply of an abnormal cylinder, processing for increasing fuel injection quantity of a normal cylinder, processing for delaying injection timing of the abnormal cylinder, or processing for delaying valve timing of an intake valve of the abnormal cylinder is performed. Thus, suitable startability of the engine can be ensured even when the abnormality occurs in the glow plug.	08-28-2008
20090037120	GLOW PLUG DEGRADATION DETERMINATION DEVICE - A glow plug degradation determination device energizes a glow plug immediately after an operation of an internal combustion engine is stopped. When a preset energization time elapses, the device senses a sensing value corresponding to resistance of the glow plug. The device determines degradation of the glow plug based on the sensing value. When the device determines that the glow plug is degraded, the device stores a result of the determination and reports the degradation of the glow plug before a next start. The device provisionally determines the degradation of the glow plug based on the sensing value during the operation of the internal combustion engine. After the device provisionally determines the degradation to be present, the device determines the degradation of the glow plug immediately after the operation of the internal combustion engine is stopped.	02-05-2009

Hiromichi Hiramatsu, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090267441	Rotating Electrical Machine - A rotating electrical machine includes a stator including at least two element coils of the same phase each having a plurality of turns and connected to each other through a coil-to-coil connection wire, the element coils being arranged in adjacent slots, respectively; and a rotor rotatably provided to the stator through a gap. The element coils of the same phase are fitted in the adjacent slots so that wound around portions of the element coils partially overlap each other. The coil-to-coil connection wire connects at a coil end portion conductor wires extending from linear conductor wire portions of innermost wires of the element coils contained in the slots.	10-29-2009

Hiromichi Hiramatsu, Yokohama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090001841	Rotation electric machine having a wave winding coil with cranked crossover conductor, distributed winding stator, and method and apparatus for forming same - The invention provides a distributed winding stator using a rectangle conductor as coil, realizing a miniaturized coil end and reduced current density compared to the prior art stator, so as to obtain a miniaturized rotation electric machine with high power. The distributed winding stator is formed by wave winding a conductor source wire having a rectangular cross-section, wherein the wire is cranked so that parietal regions on both ends are displaced corresponding to the width of the source wire and that the length is within the range of intervals between adjacent slots, and inserting the wave winding coil into slots of the stator.	01-01-2009
20110074240	SQUIRREL-CAGE ROTOR FOR AN ELECTRIC MOTOR AND ITS PRODUCTION METHOD - To provide a well balanced squirrel-cage rotor for an electric motor, quantities of braze used to bond various rotor components are different from each other so as to serve as balance weight in order to improve balance.	03-31-2011

Hiroshi Hiramatsu, Minato-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080212856	SIMILAR CASE SEARCH APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM THEREFOR - More accurate search for similar cases can be carried out in the case where images at different time phases exist. A contrast enhancement information analysis unit obtains time phase information of search target images obtained at different time phases in the same examination from accompanying information of the images, and a similar case database storing similar case information sets each including examination ID, time phase information, a characteristic quantity, and image interpretation/diagnosis support information is searched in processing by a first similar case information search unit, a second similar case information search unit, and a judgment unit. A corresponding portion of the similar case information sets satisfying three conditions comprising agreement of the time phase information with the search target images, agreement of examination between the portion of the similar case information sets, and similarity of a content-based characteristic to the search target images is obtained.	09-04-2008
20080215630	SIMILAR CASE SEARCH APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM THEREFOR - More accurate search for similar cases can be carried out in the case where images by different imaging methods exist. An imaging information analysis unit obtains imaging information of search target images obtained by different imaging methods in the same examination from accompanying information of the images, and a similar case database storing similar case information sets each including examination ID, imaging information, a characteristic quantity, and image interpretation/diagnosis support information is searched in processing by a first similar case information search unit, a second similar case information search unit, and a judgment unit. A corresponding portion of the similar case information sets satisfying three conditions comprising agreement of the imaging information with the search target images, agreement of examination between the portion of the similar case information sets, and similarity of a content-based characteristic to the search target images is obtained.	09-04-2008

Hiroshi Hiramatsu, Kyoto-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100315258	ELECTRONIC THERMOMETER - An electronic thermometer has a probe having a temperature measuring unit at its end, a temperature sensor arranged in the temperature measuring unit of the probe, a contact sensor arranged in a position shifter from the temperature measuring unit of the probe toward a thermometer body, a determining unit for determining whether a state of contact between the temperature measuring unit and a measurement target portion of a user is good or not, based on outputs of both the temperature sensor and the contact sensor, and a notifying unit for providing a notification according to a result of the determination by the determining unit.	12-16-2010
20100328090	ELECTRONIC THERMOMETER - An electronic thermometer includes a hollow probe provided at its longitudinal tip with a temperature measuring unit having a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature, electrodes neighboring to the temperature sensor and arranged in the hollow of the probe, and a determining unit for determining whether temperature measuring unit is in appropriate contact with a measurement target portion of a user or not, based on a change in electrostatic capacity sensed using the electrodes.	12-30-2010

Hiroyasu Hiramatsu, Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100047582	LAMINATED BODY FOR RESIN GLASS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A laminated body for resin glass comprising a polymer substrate for resin glass, an inorganic layer formed by causing fine particles of at least one substance selected from the group consisting of aluminum, silicon, titanium, an aluminum compound, a silicon compound and a titanium compound to adhere onto the polymer substrate for resin glass, and an alkoxysilane-containing hard coating layer laminated to the polymer substrate for resin glass having the inorganic layer interposed therebetween.	02-25-2010

Hisaji Hiramatsu, Ebina-Sh JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110007349	INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - According to an aspect of the invention, an information processing apparatus includes a control unit. The control unit changes a power supply state of the information processing apparatus from a first power supply state where a communication function of the apparatus is activated to a second power supply state where the communication function is inactivated based on a given period and a restoration cause, the control unit keeping the power supply state in the second power supply state in the given period, the control unit keeping the power supply state in the second power supply state after the given period when the restoration cause is detected in the given period.	01-13-2011

Katsumi Hiramatsu, Daito-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100271756	SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Object The invention provides a method for manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor, capable of joining a bolster member interposed between an anode lead and an anode lead frame to the anode lead frame with good adhesion property and high positional accuracy.	10-28-2010

Kazumasa Hiramatsu, Yokkaichi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090085165	Group 3-5 Nitride Semiconductor Multilayer Substrate, Method for Manufacturing Group 3-5 Nitride Semiconductor Free-Standing Subtrate, and Semiconductor Element - A group 3-5 nitride semiconductor multilayer substrate (	04-02-2009

Kazunori Hiramatsu, Okaya JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100149161	ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY, METHOD FOR DRIVING ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY, AND STORAGE DISPLAY - An electrophoretic display according to the present invention includes a first reset step for applying a first voltage to electrophoretic devices such that no image is displayed and no afterimages are present in the electrophoretic devices between a first step for displaying a first image on the electrophoretic devices and a second step for displaying a second image on the electrophoretic devices and a second reset step for applying a second voltage higher than the first voltage such that no image is displayed and no afterimage is present in the electrophoretic devices at a frequency less than that at which the first reset step is performed.	06-17-2010
20100238145	ELECTRO-OPTICAL APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electro-optical apparatus includes a display unit including a plurality of pixels, a plurality of pixel electrodes, each of the plurality of pixel electrodes being provided for the pixel, a common electrode facing the plurality of pixel electrodes, an electro-optical layer disposed between the plurality of pixel electrodes and the common electrode, a plurality of holding capacitors, each of the plurality of holding capacitors being provided for the pixel, a capacitance line connected to the electrode of the holding capacitor, and a control unit that controls the potentials of the plurality of pixel electrodes, the common electrode, and the capacitance line. The control unit executes, during an image display period in which an image is displayed in a display unit in which the pixels are arranged, a capacitance line potential change operation that changes the potential of the capacitance line in tandem with the potential of the common electrode so that the potential difference between the potential of the capacitance line and the potential of the common electrode decreases.	09-23-2010

Kengo Hiramatsu, Mie JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100195949	ROLLING BEARING - A rolling bearing (	08-05-2010
20110103730	Rolling bearing and plastic cage for rolling bearing - Problems of an acoustic trouble and a bearing lock are solved by securing a guide clearance of a plastic cage (	05-05-2011

Kenta Hiramatsu, Kyoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110070479	BATTERY MANUFACTURING METHOD AND BATTERY - A negative-electrode active material layer having an uneven pattern is formed on a surface of a copper foil as a negative-electrode current collector by applying an application liquid by a nozzle-scan coating method. Subsequently, an application liquid containing a polymer electrolyte material is applied by a spin coating method, thereby forming a solid electrolyte layer in conformity with the uneven pattern. Subsequently, an application liquid is applied by a doctor blade method, thereby forming a positive-electrode active material layer whose lower surface conforms to the unevenness and whose upper surface is substantially flat. A thin and high-performance all-solid-state battery can be produced by laminating an aluminum foil as a positive-electrode current collector before the application liquid is cured.	03-24-2011

Kinuo Hiramatsu, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090166121	MOTORCYCLE - To concentrate mass, to lower the center of gravity, to efficiently and optimally arrange an intake part for making a compact vehicle body. A cylinder inclined to the rear is arranged under a fuel tank and a body of an intake box is housed between a radiator arranged in front of the cylinder and the cylinder. An upper part of the body of the intake box is fixed to a body frame at the bottom of the fuel tank and air taken in is supplied to an intake port through an intake funnel and a throttle body respectively built-in. A lid of an intake duct can be extractably inserted into a window hole provided to the front of the body, a duct part integrated with the lid is arranged over the radiator, and an air intake guide port takes a flow of air in front of the radiator.	07-02-2009

Kiyonari Hiramatsu, Yokkaichi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090176962	Process for the Production of Phenylene Ether Oligomer - A process for producing a phenylene ether oligomer comprising oxidative polymerization of a specific bivalent phenol compound and a specific monovalent phenol compound in an aromatic hydrocarbon solvent,	07-09-2009

Kohji Hiramatsu, Neyagawa-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100039041	Electrodeless discharge lamp, lighting fixture, and method for manufacturing electrodeless discharge lamp - The electrodeless discharge lamp of the present invention comprises: a bulb	02-18-2010
20110095691	Lighting Apparatus And Lighting Fixture - A lighting apparatus includes a lighting circuit unit, a timer unit, a life judgment unit, a timing adjustment unit, and an indication unit. The lighting circuit unit is configured to activate a light source. The timer unit is configured to measure accumulated operation time of the lighting circuit unit. The life judgment unit is configured to store a first judgment time and a second judgment time longer than the first judgment time. The life judgment unit is configured to compare the accumulated operation time with the first judgment time and output a first judgment signal when the accumulated operation time becomes equal to the first judgment time. The life judgment unit is configured to compare the accumulated operation time with the second judgment time and output a second judgment signal when the accumulated operation time becomes equal to the second judgment time. The timing adjustment unit is configured to vary timing at which the life judgment unit outputs the first judgment signal. The timing adjustment unit is configured to vary timing at which the life judgment unit outputs the second judgment signal. The indication unit is configured to indicate, upon receiving the first judgment signal from the life judgment unit, a first level of the end of life with the light source kept turned on. The indication unit is configured to indicate, upon receiving the second judgment signal from the life judgment unit, a second level of the end of life. The second level of the end of life is later than the first level of the end of life.	04-28-2011

Kouji Hiramatsu, Kawasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090282141	Server managing apparatus and server managing method - A controlling unit obtains server information from a server group in a chassis to store the obtained server information in a server information DB, an editing unit reads the server information from the server information DB, and generates, based on the read server information, as screen display information, physical server information, and logical server information including information on use application and attribute information for a logical server, which are related to a physical location of each physical server, and a displaying unit displays screen display information on a screen simulating the physical location of the physical server.	11-12-2009

Kumiko Hiramatsu, Aichi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090291183	Cream Composition - Provided is a cream composition superior in handleability. The cream composition contains milk fat, a sugar, and water. The content of the milk fat is more than 5 mass % and 30 mass % or less. The content of the sugar is 40 to 65 mass %. The median diameter of the cream composition is 0.2 to 4.0 μm, and the viscosity of the cream composition at 20° C. is 100 to 2,500 mPa·s.	11-26-2009

Makoto Hiramatsu, Ebina-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080198261	IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND A METHOD OF CONTROLLING THEREOF - An image capturing apparatus that commences a pre-shooting operation on a first stroke of a release button, executes a shooting operation on a second stroke of the release button, and stores generated image data in a connected storage medium. The image capturing apparatus includes a power supply unit adapted to supply power to the storage medium, and a controller configured to control the power supply unit so that the power supply to the storage medium is started in response to the first stroke of the release button going ON.	08-21-2008

Masaaki Hiramatsu, Hachioji JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100268783	Content Delivery System, Delivery Server, Receiving Terminal, and Content Delivery Method - A transmitting terminal can transmit a content held by itself to a specific receiving terminal having no email software as if using a mailer. The transmitting terminal (	10-21-2010

Masashi Hiramatsu, Okazaki-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090191760	Card edge connector and method of manufacturing the same - A card edge connector includes a housing, a first conductive part, a second conductive part, a supporting conductive part, a connecting element, a first harness, and a second harness. The housing has an insertion hole for receiving an electronic substrate therein. The first conductive part and the second conductive part are disposed in the insertion hole and are configured to come in contact with respective terminals disposed on a surface of the electronic substrate. The supporting conductive part is disposed in the housing in such a manner that supporting conductive part is farther away from the surface of the electronic substrate than the first conductive part is. The connecting element couples the second conductive part and the supporting conductive part, the first harness is coupled with the first conductive part, and the second harness is coupled with the supporting conductive part.	07-30-2009
20090191764	Card edge connector and method of manufacturing the same - A card edge connector includes a housing, a first conductive part, a second conductive part, a connecting element, a first harness, and a second harness. The housing has an insertion hole for receiving an electronic substrate therein. The first conductive part and the second conductive part are disposed in the insertion hole and are configured to come in contact with respective terminals disposed on a surface of the electronic substrate. The connecting element is coupled with the second conductive part and extends in a direction approximately vertical to a planer direction of the electronic substrate so as to be away from the surface of the electronic substrate. The first harness is coupled with the first conductive part and the second harness penetrates a penetrated part of the connecting element.	07-30-2009

Masato Hiramatsu, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080289573	CRYSTALLIZATION METHOD, CRYSTALLIZATION APPARATUS, PROCESSED SUBSTRATE, THIN FILM TRANSISTOR AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - There are provided a crystallization method which can design laser beam having a light intensity and a distribution optimized on an incident surface of a substrate, form a desired crystallized structure while suppressing generation of any other undesirable structure area and satisfy a demand for low-temperature processing, a crystallization apparatus, a thin film transistor and a display apparatus. When crystallizing a non-single-crystal semiconductor thin film by irradiating laser beam thereto, irradiation light beam to the non-single-crystal semiconductor thin film have a light intensity with a light intensity distribution which cyclically repeats a monotonous increase and a monotonous decrease and a light intensity which melts the non-single-crystal semiconductor. Further, at least a silicon oxide film is provided on a laser beam incident surface of the non-single-crystal semiconductor film.	11-27-2008
20090194769	CRYSTALLIZING METHOD, THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR MANUFACTURING METHOD, THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A crystallizing method of causing a phase shifter to phase-modulate a laser beam whose wavelength is 248 nm or 300 nm or more from an excimer laser unit into a laser beam with a light intensity profile having a plurality of inverted triangular peak patterns in cross section and of irradiating the pulse laser beam onto a substrate to be crystallized for crystallization. The substrate to be crystallized is such that one or more silicon oxide films which present absorption properties to the laser beam and differ in the relative proportions of Si and O are provided on a laser beam incident face.	08-06-2009

Mikihiro Hiramatsu, Hamamatsu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100319519	Electronic Percussion Instrument - An electronic percussion instrument generates, in accordance with a trigger signal output from a pad source, a musical performance tone of a tone color assigned to the pad source. The electronic percussion instrument includes a program memory for storing a control program and a CPU for controlling operation of the electronic percussion instrument in accordance with the control program stored in the program memory. A storage device is also provided for storing a plurality of trigger data sets each of which includes at least one sensitivity setting parameter for setting sensitivity to the trigger signal, and a plurality of drum kits each of which includes pad setting data for setting the tone color assigned to the at least one pad source and link data for designating one of the plurality of trigger data sets. A setting operation input unit is provided for selecting a drum kit from among the plurality of drum kits. The CPU is coupled to the storage device and the setting operation input unit and operative under the control program for setting the sensitivity to the trigger signal on the basis of the at least one sensitivity setting parameter included in the trigger data set designated by the link data included in the drum kit selected by the setting operation input unit.	12-23-2010

Mineo Hiramatsu, Aichi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080274392	Method and Apparatus for Producing Catalyst Layer for Fuel Cell - A method for manufacturing a catalyst layer for a fuel cell support for a catalyst layer comprises the steps of vapor-growing a carbonaceous porous material having a nano-size structure, such as carbon nanowalls (CNWs), and supporting and dispersing a catalyst component and/or an electrolyte component on the support for a catalyst layer. The method simplifies the process for manufacturing an electrode layer for fuel cells and improves the dispersibility of the catalyst component and the electrolyte, whereby the generation efficiency of a fuel cell can be improved.	11-06-2008
20100009242	CARBON NANOWALL WITH CONTROLLED STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CARBON NANOWALL STRUCTURE - Provided is a method for controlling a carbon nanowall (CNW) structure having improved corrosion resistance against high potential by varying the spacing between the carbon nanowall (CNW) walls so that its surface area and crystallinity are controlled. Also provided is a carbon nanowall (CNW) with a high surface arca and a carbon nanowall (CNW) with a high crystallinity, both of which have a controlled structure. According to the present invention, provided are: (1) a carbon nanowall, characterized by having a wall surface area of 50 cm	01-14-2010
20110045207	METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBON NANOWALLS - To improve the crystallinity of carbon nanowalls.	02-24-2011

Mineo Hiramatsu, Aichi-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090042087	Fuel Cell Separator, Electrode Structure for a Fuel Cell, Methods of Manufacturing Both Thereof, and a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Comprising the Same - The degree of freedom in the shape of channels in a separator is increased, enabling an optimum gas channel to be designed, enabling a sufficient supply of gas below gas channel ribs, and improving cell performance through the reduction in diffusion polarization. Drainage property is also improved and flooding is prevented, thereby reducing diffusion polarization and improving cell performance. Cell performance is also improved through the reduction of contact resistance. A fuel cell separator comprises a separator substrate on which gas channel ribs are formed through vapor-phase growth of a carbon-based porous material with a nanosize structure. An electrode structure for a fuel cell, methods of manufacturing the separator and the fuel cell, and a solid polymer fuel cell comprising the electrode structure.	02-12-2009

Minoru Hiramatsu, Kasugai-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080245434	Composite Hose with a Corrugated Metal Tube and Method for Making the Same - A composite hose is constructed to have an outer peripheral portion and an inner peripheral portion. The outer peripheral portion includes an elastic layer and a reinforcing layer provided on an outer periphery of the elastic layer. The inner peripheral portion includes a corrugated metal tube which is provided with a corrugated portion formed with corrugation his and corrugation valleys. A distance between the reinforcing layer and tops of the corrugation hills of the corrugated metal tube is designed 0.27 mm or less.	10-09-2008

Mitsuo Hiramatsu, Shizuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090142402	MICROPARTICLES, MICROPARTICLE DISPERSION AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A method and an apparatus enabling manufacture of a microparticle dispersion liquid at high efficiency in a short time while suppressing drug degradation, etc., are provided. In a dissolving step, a poorly soluble drug and a dispersion stabilizer are dissolved in a volatile organic solvent in a container	06-04-2009

Mitsuo Hiramatsu, Hamamatsu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080265070	Nanoparticle production method and production device and nanoparticle preservation method - With this invention, in a nanoparticle production method, wherein nanoparticles are produced by irradiating a laser light irradiation portion	10-30-2008
20090081301	MICROPARTICLE DISPERSION LIQUID MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MICROPARTICLE DISPERSION LIQUID MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - In a dissolving step, a poorly soluble drug and a dispersion stabilizer are dissolved in a volatile organic solvent. In a fixing step, the organic solvent, contained in a solution obtained in the dissolving step, is removed by evaporation, pellet-form residues	03-26-2009
20090087460	SOLID COMPOSITION, MICROPARTICLES, MICROPARTICLE DISPERSION LIQUID, AND MANUFACTURING METHODS FOR THESE - In a dissolving step, in a container	04-02-2009
20100254888	CARBON NANO TUBE PROCESSING METHOD, PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CARBON NANO TUBE DISPERSION LIQUID, CARBON NANO TUBE POWDER - An apparatus	10-07-2010

Naoki Hiramatsu, Aichi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090194050	ROCKER ARM - The rocker arm	08-06-2009

Naoki Hiramatsu, Nishio-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090007869	Rocker arm - A rocker arm includes a roller rotatably mounted between two sidewalls thereof. The roller is pressed by a cam. The rocker arm also includes two washers that reduce a wobbling motion of the roller with respect to the cam. The washers guiding mechanism the rocking movement of the rocker arm in the up-and-down direction, thereby reducing wobbling motion of the rocker arm when an engine runs.	01-08-2009
20110041791	ROCKER ARM UNIT - A rocker arm unit constituting a valve gear of an internal combustion engine includes a support member assembled into the cylinder head, a rocker arm supported on a top of the support member so as to be swung with a supported position serving as an approximate fulcrum, and a wire member bridging the support member side and the rocker arm side with each other thereby to connect the support member and the rocker arm together.	02-24-2011
20110079192	VEHICLE ENGINE - A vehicle engine includes: a cylinder head; a cam housing fixed to a top of the cylinder head; a cam cap fixed to a top of the cam housing; a camshaft rotatably supported between the cam housing and the cam cap, the camshaft supporting a cam; a rocker arm configured to be pushed by the cam; and a valve configured to operate by being pushed by the rocker arm. The vehicle engine being characterized by an oil pipe that is formed integrally with the cam housing.	04-07-2011
20110083627	VEHICLE ENGINE - A vehicle engine includes: a cylinder head; a cam housing fixed to a top of the cylinder head; a cam cap fixed to a top of the cam housing; a camshaft rotatably supported between the cam housing and the cam cap, the camshaft supporting a cam; a rocker arm configured to be pushed by the cam; and a valve configured to operate by being pushed by the rocker arm; and an oil pipe that is formed integrally with the cam cap. Lubricant oil is supplied through the oil pipe to a contact point between the cam and the rocker arm.	04-14-2011

Naoki Hiramatsu, Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090145388	Valve gear and rocker ARM unit - A valve gear comprises a cylinder head, a supporting member fixed to the cylinder head, a rocker arm which is mounted on the supporting member so as to be placed on the latter, a substantially plate-shaped clip mountable to the rocker arm, the clip having a fitting hole in which an outer periphery of the supporting member is fitted so that the clip is prevented from falling off, a pair of walls which is formed on the rocker arm so as to be opposed to each other with the supporting member being located therebetween, and a pair of locking portions formed in inner faces of the walls so that outer edges of the clip are elastically engaged with the locking portions thereby to be locked, respectively.	06-11-2009

Naoko Hiramatsu, Kyoto-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090190174	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING OF GROUND PATTERN - In order to prevent illegal copying more effectively in an image forming apparatus, when a specified ground pattern for preventing copying is detected in input image data, the detected ground pattern is emphasized in the image data. Alternatively, information for detecting the specified ground pattern is stored in a storage device, in order to detect the ground pattern with the stored information. When the ground pattern is not detected, a ground region in the image data is analyzed further to determine whether a different ground pattern exits or not. When a ground pattern is detected, information for detecting the ground pattern is stored in the storing device.	07-30-2009
20090315892	VECTOR IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COMPUTER PROGRAM - A method for converting an image includes the steps of: obtaining an inclination of a character in the image; obtaining apex pixels forming contours of the character; obtaining an identical line segment candidate pixel group from a portion supposed to be expressed by a single line segment; extracting, based on the inclination, the identical line segment candidate pixel group as an identical line segment pixel group; obtaining both-end pixels which are apex pixels located on both sides of the identical line segment pixel group thus extracted; approximating, by a line segment connecting between the both-end pixels thus obtained, a contour of the character in a portion corresponding to the both-end pixels; and approximating a portion, excluding the portion that has been approximated, by a straight line or a curved line by performing an outlining process using apex pixels other than the apex pixels of the identical line segment pixel group.	12-24-2009
20110069882	IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COMPUTER PROGRAM - A method is provided for extracting an edge included in a color image formed of first pixels expressed by color component values of three colors. The method includes: calculating a lightness value of the first pixel based on the color component values; determining which one of the low, medium, and high lightness regions, the calculate lightness value belongs to; generating an extraction image formed of second pixels corresponding to the first pixels; and extracting an edge based on the pixel value of the extraction image thus generated. For a first pixel whose lightness value belongs to the medium lightness region and the low or high lightness region, a pixel value is calculated from the color component values of three colors, and from the color component values excluding at least one color, respectively. Then, the edge is extracted based on the calculated pixel value of the extraction image.	03-24-2011

Naoto Hiramatsu, Shunan-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090165905	Ferritic Stainless Steel Sheet Excellent in Press Formability and Secondary Formability and its Manufacturing Method - A ferritic stainless steel sheet has a composition of C up to 0.02 mass %, Si up to 0.8 mass %, Mn up to 1.5 mass %, P up to 0.050 mass %, S up to 0.01 mass %, 8.0-35.0 mass % of Cr, N up to 0.05 mass %, 0.05-0.40 mass % of Ti and 0.10-0.50 mass % of Nb with a product of (% Ti % N) less than 0.005. Precipitates of 0.15 μm or more in particle size except TiN are distributed in a steel matrix at a rate of 5000-50000/mm	07-02-2009

Nobuki Hiramatsu, Kyoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090174499	Dielectric Waveguide Device, Phase Shifter, High Frequency Switch, and Attenuator Provided with Dielectric Waveguide Device, High Frequency Transmitter, High Frequency Receiver, High Frequency Transceiver, Radar Device, Array Antenna, and Method of Manufacturing Dielectric Waveguide Device - The invention relates to a small and low-voltage operable dielectric waveguide device. First and second electrode are embedded in a dielectric part and are formed to be thinner than a skin depth for a frequency of electromagnetic wave propagating along a first dielectric part included in the dielectric part. Thereby, even if the first and second electrodes are arranged to be in contact with the first dielectric part, the propagating electromagnetic wave can transmit the first and second electrodes, and therefore the electromagnetic wave can propagate without being cut off and there is no influence on waveguide modes of the electromagnetic wave. Further, in a state where a transmission loss due to the embedded of the electrode is suppressed, an electric field with large electric field strength can be applied to the first dielectric part by the first and second electrodes, and a small and low-voltage operable dielectric waveguide device can be achieved.	07-09-2009
20110143687	Matching Circuit, Wiring Board, and Transmitter, Receiver, Transceiver, and Radar Apparatus That Have the Matching Circuit - There are provided a matching circuit which is less prone to impedance mismatch even with variations in pattern dimension, and a wiring board, and also a transmitter, a receiver, a transceiver, and a radar apparatus that succeed in offering stable characteristics with the installation of the matching circuit. Characteristic impedance of a first transmission line including a connection portion is varied between a reflection source including a stub portion and a bonding wire serving as a load. Impedance variation is achieved by varying a distance from the connection portion to a back conductor layer coupled thereto with respect to a distance from the stub portion and a transmission line portion to an inner conductor layer coupled to them.	06-16-2011

Ryosuke Hiramatsu, Fujiwara-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090189829	INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus includes: a main unit having a flat boxed shape; a first display device that displays contents; a connecting portion that is configured to detachably attach and fix the main unit to another apparatus; a connection interface that communicates with the another apparatus; and a controller that operates to: determine whether the main unit is fixed to the another apparatus by the connecting portion in a manner covering a second display device that is provided in the another apparatus and that the main unit is positioned in a facing state where the first display device faces a user; control, when determined that the main unit covers the second display device of the another apparatus and that the main unit is positioned in the facing state, the another apparatus through the connection interface; and control the first display device to display given contents.	07-30-2009

Ryosuke Hiramatsu, Fujisawa-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090267896	INPUT DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an input device includes: a sensor part configured to detect a hand-writing operation; an input recognition part configured to recognize a content from the writing operation detected by the sensor part; a storage part configured to store a conversion command database in which to associate the content with a command; and a conversion output part configured to output the command based on the conversion command database and the content.	10-29-2009

Sai Hiramatsu, Nagasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100170297	LIQUEFIED GAS RELIQUEFIER, LIQUEFIED-GAS STORAGE FACILITY AND LIQUEFIED-GAS TRANSPORT SHIP INCLUDING THE SAME, AND LIQUEFIED-GAS RELIQUEFACTION METHOD - A liquefied gas reliquefier that can be configured compactly and that is easy to handle is provided. A liquefied gas reliquefier (	07-08-2010

Shinichi Hiramatsu, Odawara JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080256264	DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - In the host, an IP issues CCW, and a CH encodes the CCW and a CCW chain by the encode program to create a code including the description of controlling a conditional branch with the DKC and transmits the code to a PORT in the DKC. In the DKC, the PORT decodes the code by the decode program, and a CP sequentially processes each command obtained by the decoding and returns a return code representing the end state of the processing. The host receives the return code to recognize the end state of the processing.	10-16-2008
20090187730	MAINFRAME STORAGE CONTROLLER AND MAINFRAME VOLUME VIRTUALIZATION METHOD - A storage controller of the present invention is capable of providing a plurality of external volumes to a mainframe as a single virtual volume without lowering write performance. A virtual volume inside a main storage apparatus is associated with a plurality of external volumes inside an external storage apparatus. When the mainframe formats the virtual volume, a control information creation unit of the main storage apparatus creates and stores control information related to the virtual volume. Consequently, it is possible to enhance processing performance when the write size specified by the mainframe coincides with the data size set in the write destination, that is, during a so-called isometric write.	07-23-2009
20090307385	STORAGE SYSTEM AND OWNERSHIP TRANSFER METHOD - A storage system that includes: a plurality of microprocessors; a plurality of storage areas to be formed to a drive group; an assignment section that assigns, to each of the microprocessors, an ownership of accessing any of the storage areas; a management section that manages, as an operating ratio, a proportion of a time to be taken for each of the microprocessors to execute a request issued to each of the storage areas; a search section that searches, for transferring the ownership assigned to an arbitrary one of the microprocessors to any of the another microprocessor determined based on the operating ratio, one or more of the storage areas under the ownership of the arbitrary microprocessor for a transfer-target storage area; and a transfer section that transfers, to the another microprocessor, the ownership of the transfer-target storage area that is assigned to the arbitrary microprocessor. The resulting storage system can make full use of the performance capabilities of a storage device, and an ownership transfer method can be provided.	12-10-2009
20100274929	Storage apparatus and method of updating control information in storage apparatus - A storage apparatus	10-28-2010

Shinya Hiramatsu, Yokkaichi-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110070762	MALE CONNECTOR AND PRINTED BOARD ASSEMBLY EQUIPPED WITH MALE CONNECTOR - A new printed board assembly equipped with a male connector is provided. The male connector simplifies a connecting structure at a printed board side while maintaining stability in connection between an external electrical cable and an electrical conductive path on a printed board by being attached to an end of the external electrical cable. A housing contains a male terminal connected to an end of an external electrical cable. While the housing is held on a printed board by a lock means, a biasing means applies a biasing force to the male terminal, so that the male terminal is pressed onto and connected to an electrical conductive path on the printed board.	03-24-2011

Takahiro Hiramatsu, Kochi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090269881	MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THIN FILM TRANSISTOR INCLUDING LOW RESISTANCE CONDUCTIVE THIN FILMS - A manufacturing method of a thin film transistor includes forming a pair of source/drain electrodes on a substrate, such that the source/drain electrodes define a gap therebetween; forming low resistance conductive thin films, which define a gap therebetween, on the source/drain electrodes; and forming an oxide semiconductor thin film layer on upper surface of the low resistance conductive thin films and in the gap defined between the low resistance conductive thin films so that the oxide semiconductor thin film layer functions as a channel. The low resistance conductive thin films and the oxide semiconductor thin film layer are etched so that side surfaces of the resistance conductive thin films and corresponding side surfaces of the oxide semiconductor thin film layer coincide with each other in a channel width direction of the channel. A gate electrode is mounted over the oxide semiconductor thin film layer.	10-29-2009
20090286351	MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING ACTIVE LAYER OF ZINC OXIDE WITH CONTROLLED CRYSTAL LATTICE SPACING - A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device includes forming an oxide semiconductor thin film layer of zinc oxide, wherein at least a portion of the oxide semiconductor thin film layer in an as-deposited state includes lattice planes having a preferred orientation along a direction perpendicular to the substrate and a lattice spacing d	11-19-2009

Takashi Hiramatsu, Nagaokakyo-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110110014	LAMINATED CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - Changes in states giving rise to electrode breakage and ball formation are made less likely during firing step for sintering the laminated body, and the improvement in DC bias characteristics is achieved in laminated ceramic electronic components with a laminated body which has internal electrodes, even when ceramic layers and the internal electrodes are reduced in thickness. The laminated body is divided into a large grain region in which the ceramic has a relatively large grain diameter and a small grain region in which the ceramic has a relatively small grain diameter. The large grain region is located outside the small grain region, and a boundary surface between the large grain region and the small grain region is located inside the outer surface of the laminated body while surrounding a section in which the internal electrodes are present in the laminated body. In order to obtain the laminated body, a heat treatment is carried out in the firing step with a temperature profile in which the average rate of temperature increase from room temperature to the maximum temperature is 40° C./second or more.	05-12-2011

Takashi Hiramatsu, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080250379	LOGIC CIRCUIT SYNTHESIS DEVICE - In a logic circuit synthesis device, a library of cell preliminarily stores a condition concerning a property that should be satisfied by the net having the property. The logic circuit synthesis device selects, from a list of nets, a net that has a predetermined property. the logic circuit synthesis device performs logic synthesis in accordance with the condition stored in the library, for the selected net.	10-09-2008

Takehiro Hiramatsu, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110019077	CAMERA MODULE FABRICATING METHOD AND CAMERA MODULE - There is disclosed a method for fabricating a camera module includes the steps of: disposing a camera module body inside of a die; filling the die with a resin blocking a light; curing the resin; and removing the camera module body and the resin from the die. Here, disposing the camera module body inside of the die is disposing the camera module body having a lens holder secured on a sensor board inside of the die in such a manner that the side surface of the camera module body is not brought into contact with the side surface of the die. Filling the die with the resin is covering the upper end of the die with a lid so as to closely enclose the inside of the die, followed by filling the die with the resin. Taking the camera module body and the resin from the die is taking, from the die, the camera module body and the resin formed around the camera module body in close contact.	01-27-2011

Takehiro Hiramatsu, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080205212	OPTICAL HEAD APPARATUS, INFORMATION RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE OPTICAL HEAD APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION RECORDING/REPRODUCING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an optical head device provides a signal processing circuit which sets a control amount to move an objective lens so that a distance between the objective lens and a given recording layer of the an optical disc coincides with a focal position, an optical path length correction mechanism which corrects an influence of an aberration component producing an error in the focal distance, a thickness difference detection circuit which finds an amount of correction to be made by the optical path length, and an aberration correction circuit which generates a correction signal to correct the influence of the aberration component producing the error in the focal distance detected by the thickness difference detection circuit, and supplies the correction signal to the optical path length correction mechanism.	08-28-2008
20080205216	INFORMATION RECORDING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF RECORDING INFORMATION IN INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM, INFORMATION RECORDING METHOD, AND TARGET VALUE DETERMINING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an apparatus which records a signal in a recording medium in which information is written by using a first laser having a first wavelength and from which information is read by using a second laser having a second wavelength longer than that of the first laser, a signal is recorded in the recording medium by using the first laser, and a control section reproduces the signal recorded with the first laser and measures a first amount that is used to calculate a target value for optimization of recording conditions, reproduces a signal recorded with the second laser and measures a second amount for optimization of a reproduction signal, compares the first amount with the second amount, and determines the first amount under the recording conditions where the second amount becomes optimum as a target value for optimization of the recording conditions.	08-28-2008

Takeo Hiramatsu, Kyoto JP

Takuma Hiramatsu, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100067017	OPTICAL MODULATION-TYPE DETECTION DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An optical modulation-type detection device has a noise detection mode having (i) an offset canceling (hereinafter referred to as “OC”) period in which (a) the light-reception signal pathway of a pulse signal converting section is cut off so that an offset of the pulse signal converting section is suppressed and (b) the light-reception signal pathway of the pulse signal converting section is reconnected while a state in which the offset is suppressed is being maintained, at an end of the OC period, and (ii) an asynchronous reception period in which whether or not asynchronous reception occurs is detected after the first period, and an object detection mode having a synchronous reception period in which whether or not synchronous reception occurs is detected after the asynchronous reception is not detected in the noise detection mode.	03-18-2010

Tetsuya Hiramatsu, Kasugai JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100218057	CONTROL METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a self-test circuit, wherein, when a operation mode of the self-test circuit has been switched from a low-speed operation mode to a high-speed operation mode, processing is performed in the high-speed operation mode during a given time period, and the processing result is invalidated based on a control signal.	08-26-2010

Tohru Hiramatsu, Nagano JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100112681	MICROCHIP FLUID CONTROL MECHANISM - Compressed gas is supplied from above to a specimen vessel having an open top. Transfer channels to reaction vessels are provided under a microchip and transfer channels extending from the reaction vessels are provided on the microchip. Transfer element is provided outside the microchip so as to supply the compressed gas from a member (cover) holding the microchip.	05-06-2010
20100221814	TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM - For heating or cooling a sample contained in a vessel portion through a heat transfer member held in contact with the vessel portion, there is used the vessel portion, which has a part formed of an elastic member, expands and contracts for injection and discharge of the sample, is closed other than a connecting port with a channel connected to the vessel, and expands and contracts for injection and discharge of the sample. The vessel portion expands correspondingly to the injection when the sample is injected through an inflow path serving as the channel into the vessel portion contracting in a non-contacting state with the heat transfer member. A predetermined amount of sample is injected into the vessel portion so as to expand the vessel portion, and the vessel portion comes into contact with the heat transfer member. The vessel portion is heated or cooled through the heat transfer member.	09-02-2010
20100323432	SAMPLE PROCESSING DEVICE FOR MICROCHIP - A sample processing device for a microchip, including: a sample vessel for packing a sample therein; and a reaction vessel which is continuous with the sample vessel through a channel, and to which the sample is sequentially delivered to be packed and mixed therein, in which the sample is repeatedly delivered between the sample vessel and the reaction vessel through the channel so that the sample is stirred and mixed.	12-23-2010
20110000561	FLOW PASSAGE CONTROL MECHANISM FOR MICROCHIP - A channel control mechanism for a microchip has a laminated structure formed of members including elastic members, and includes: a sample reservoir for packing a sample therein; a reaction reservoir in which mixture and reaction of the sample are performed; and a channel formed in a middle layer of the laminated structure, for bringing the sample reservoir and the reaction reservoir into communication with each other. The channel control mechanism performs the reaction and analysis in such a manner that the sample is delivered into the reaction reservoir through the channel. A shutter channel (pressurizing channel) is provided in a layer different from a layer in which the channel is formed so that the pressurizing channel partially overlaps the channel. The channel is closed through applying a pressurized medium to the shutter channel (pressurizing channel), and the channel is opened through releasing a pressure of the pressurized medium.	01-06-2011
20110002812	SAMPLE PACKING DEVICE - Provided is a sample packing device for packing a sample with respect to a microchip for performing reaction of a micro component contained in the sample, the microchip at least including: a sample reservoir; a reaction reservoir; and a channel connected between the sample reservoir and the reaction reservoir, in which a package including a sample chamber packed in advance with the sample is mounted on the microchip so as to pack the sample in the sample chamber into the sample reservoir.	01-06-2011

Tomoki Hiramatsu, Fujisawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100061012	RAMP FOR MAGNETIC DISC APPARATUS - For cushioning a shock to prevent problems such as a reading error, a ramp for a magnetic disc apparatus is made of a resin material for forming a ramp main body and a material having higher rigidity than the resin material, disc facing surfaces in the disc insertion portion for inserting a magnetic disc is provided with disc contact portions made of the high rigidity material, a bottom surface portion of a concave portion of the disc insertion portion is constructed by a combination of a bottom surface portion made of the resin material and a bottom surface portion made of the high rigidity material, and a step structure is provided by arranging the bottom surface portion made of the high rigidity material at a position moved rearward in a depth direction of the concave portion in comparison with the bottom surface portion made of the resin material.	03-11-2010

Tomoko Hiramatsu, Toyokawa-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100084501	ROLLER DICE DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INSULATOR COIL AND WINDING APPARATUS - A roller dice device includes a pair of rolling rollers respectively including circumferential rolling grooves formed at outer circumferential surfaces thereof, a supporting portion rotatably supporting the pair of rolling rollers respectively around roller axes extending in parallel with each other, a spaced portion configured by a rolling portion, through which a rolling material moves, and formed by the circumferential rolling grooves facing each other, and a restricting portion formed at the outer circumferential surfaces of the pair of the rolling rollers and restricting displacement of the pair of rolling rollers relative to each other in the axial direction of the roller axes.	04-08-2010
20100097170	LINEAR MOTOR COIL - A linear motor coil includes a first coil portion, a second coil portion, the first coil portion and the second coil portion being arranged across a partition wall, a first connecting portion provided between the first coil portion and the second coil portion and by means of which the conductive wire crosses to the first coil portion from the second coil portion while a winding direction of the conductive wire is reversed, and a second connecting portion by means of which the conductive wire crosses to the second coil portion from the first coil portion while the winding direction of the conductive wire is reversed. The conductive wire is formed by a single wire and of which a winding start point and a winding end point are provided at an end portion of the first coil portion at a side opposite from a side where the partition wall is provided.	04-22-2010

Toru Hiramatsu, Toyokawa-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100327521	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus having a sheet feeding structure for feeding a sheet fed out by a feed-out roller to a pair of resist rollers via a pair of feed rollers, wherein after a leading edge of the sheet comes to the pair of resist rollers, the sheet temporarily curves in a sheet path, between guide members disposed to face to both sides of the sheet. One of the guide members that is disposed downstream from the pair of feed rollers has a convex and a concave. The convex protrudes almost to the normal of the nip portion of the pair of feed rollers. The concave is disposed upstream from the convex with respect to the sheet feeding direction.	12-30-2010
20100329718	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus comprises a fixing part for fixing a toner image on a transfer material to the transfer material, a conveying part provided on the downstream side of the fixing part, a correcting member provided in a conveyance path leading from the fixing part to the conveying part, for correcting a curl of the transfer material, and a control part for controlling an upstream-side conveyance speed which is a conveyance speed at which the fixing part provided on the upstream side of the correcting member conveys the transfer material and a downstream-side conveyance speed which is a conveyance speed at which the conveying part provided on the downstream side of the correcting member conveys the transfer material. In printing of a first surface in a double-sided printing mode, the control part sets the downstream-side conveyance speed to be larger than the upstream-side conveyance speed. In printing of a second surface in the double-sided printing mode, the control part sets the upstream-side conveyance speed and the downstream-side conveyance speed so that a difference between the upstream-side conveyance speed and the downstream-side conveyance speed is smaller than a difference between the upstream-side conveyance speed and the downstream-side conveyance speed in printing of the first surface.	12-30-2010

Toshiki Hiramatsu, Aichi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090102623	Vehicle Security System - A vehicle security system for improving security. A portable device generates a wireless signal containing a first ID code. A verification device stores a second ID code and a first control ID code, receives the wireless signal from the portable device and performs verification with the first and the second ID codes. A controller stores a second control ID code, receives the first control ID code from the verification device, and performs verification with the first and the second control ID codes. The controller controls a control subject such as a door lock when verification of the first and second ID codes and verification of the first and second control ID codes are established. When a deletion operation is performed, the second ID code is deleted from the verification device and the first or second control ID code is invalidated.	04-23-2009

Tsuyoshi Hiramatsu, Ibaraki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110151249	PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE - A pressure-sensitive adhesive tape is provided with a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and a water-repellent layer formed on the pressure-sensitive adhesive surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The water-repellent layer is formed by using a water repellent exhibiting the water repellency in which a contact angle with water is greater than or equal to 140°. The water-repellent layer may have hydrophobic fine particles. The hydrophobic fine particle may contain a hydrophobic fine silica compound. The hydrophobic fine silica compound may be modified with hexamethyldisilazane.	06-23-2011

Yasuji Hiramatsu, Ibi-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090025216	MULTI-LAYER PRINTED WIRING BOARD INCLUDING AN ALIGHMENT MARK AS AN INDEX FOR A POSITION OF VIA HOLES - A multi-layer printed wiring board includes a board covered with a conductor layer, an interlayer insulating resin layer, an etched metal film on the interlayer insulating resin layer, and a via hole. The interlayer insulating resin layer has a fibrous substrate. The via hole has an electrolytic plated film and an electrolessly plated film and connects the conductor layer of the board and the etched metal film.	01-29-2009

Yoshiharu Hiramatsu, Osaka-Fu JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090030014	Indole Derivative Having Pgd2 Receptor Antagonist Activity - The present invention creates an indole derivative having DP receptor antagonistic activity and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the said compound as an active ingredient, and further a therapeutic agent for treating allergic diseases.	01-29-2009

Yoshiharu Hiramatsu, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090258922	COMPOUND EXHIBITING PGD2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST - A compound having CRTH2 receptor antagonism, represented by the following formula (I). The compound is useful for the treatment of allergic diseases having a relation to eosinophils and the like.	10-15-2009

Yoshitaka Hiramatsu, Sagamihara JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090116816	CHAPTERING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOVIE DATA - A chaptering apparatus and method for movie data to set chapter points at more appropriate points in the movie data are disclosed. The apparatus includes a unit for acquiring the subtitle data from the movie data and a unit for chaptering the movie data. The chaptering unit detects sections designated not to display text data in the subtitle data for predetermined time or longer, based on the subtitle data acquired by the subtitle data acquisition unit, and sets, as chapter starting points, ending points of sections designated not to display text data in the subtitle data for predetermined time or longer.	05-07-2009
20090129749	VIDEO RECORDER AND VIDEO REPRODUCTION METHOD - In a video recorder, closed caption sentence data is outputted by analyzing digital broadcasting data including closed caption information. Index data is generated on the basis of a feature extraction rule and the effectiveness of an appearing keyword by analyzing closed caption sentence data. Closed caption feature data including a type of a closed caption sentence and a display time is generated by analyzing a closed caption ES (Elementary Stream). The broadcasting data is stored as record data, the closed caption feature data is analyzed, chapter data for reproducing a program is generated by a chapter designated by the user, and the chapter data is outputted to a storage. In the case of recording and reproducing the digital broadcasting program, it is possible to perform both the reproduction by the optimal index using the closed caption and the reproduction by the keyword voluntarily inputted by the user.	05-21-2009
20100211623	FILTER PROCESSING MODULE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The present invention is directed to improve efficiency of a filter processing on an image. A filter processing module includes a filter circuit and a control circuit. The filter circuit includes: a first register capable of storing data; a first arithmetic logic unit capable of executing a first filter processing on the basis of output data of the first register; a second register capable of storing a result of the arithmetic operation of the first arithmetic logic unit; and a second arithmetic logic unit capable of executing a second filter processing on the basis of output data of the second register. The control circuit adjusts the number of pieces of data which is input per cycle in the first register in accordance with the number of taps in the first filter processing, size of an execution result of the first filter processing, and the number of second arithmetic logic units, thereby promptly completing the first filter processing.	08-19-2010
20110013696	MOVING IMAGE PROCESSOR AND PROCESSING METHOD FOR MOVING IMAGE - A moving image processor includes a first and a second moving image processing unit which are able to perform parallel operation, and a data transfer unit having a first buffer and a second buffer. The first moving image processing unit processes macroblocks MB	01-20-2011

Yuji Hiramatsu, Okayama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090111130	METHOD OF EXAMINING PREGNANCY TOXEMIA - It is intended to provide a method of detecting the onset of pregnancy toxemia whereby the onset risk of pregnancy toxemia can be adequately evaluated. Namely, a method of detecting the onset of pregnancy toxemia in a pregnant mammal which comprises the measurement step of measuring the concentration of angiopoietin-2 in a body fluid, the comparison step of comparing the angiopoietin-2 concentration obtained in the above measurement step with a normal level, and the judgment step of judging the presence or absence of the onset risk of pregnancy toxemia based on the results of the above comparison step. In the judgment step, it may be considered that the patient has a risk of the onset of pregnancy toxemia in the case where the angiopoietin-2 concentration obtained in the measurement step is lower than the normal level.	04-30-2009

Yuji Hiramatsu, Shizuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110166724	MARINE VESSEL PROPULSION CONTROL APPARATUS AND MARINE VESSEL - A marine vessel propulsion control apparatus is arranged to control a propulsion unit and a steering unit. The marine vessel propulsion control apparatus includes a joystick unit, and a control unit programmed to control an output of the propulsion unit and a steering angle of the steering unit in accordance with an output signal of the joystick unit. The joystick unit includes a lever that is tiltable from a neutral position and arranged to be operated by a marine vessel operator to command a heading direction and stem turning of a hull. The control unit is programmed to maintain the steering angle of the steering unit when the output of the propulsion unit is stopped.	07-07-2011