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Hirao, JP

Akiko Hirao, Yokohama-Shi JP

Akiko Hirao, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090053616	HOLOGRAPHIC RECORDING MEDIUM - A holographic recording medium is provided, which includes a recording layer. The recording layer comprises a radical polymeric monomer having an aromatic ring-containing group and a polymeric group, a polymer matrix having the aromatic ring-containing group, and a photo-radical polymerization initiator.	02-26-2009
20090080314	OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND ITS REPRODUCTION METHOD - An optical recording/reproducing apparatus includes an optical recording medium in which a holograms are recorded depending on an incident angle of a reference beam. The reference beam is irradiated to holograms while changing the incident angle to generate a reproduction light beam, and an image patterns are detected by an image pattern detector. The continuously output reproduction image patterns are temporarily stored in an image recorder, and the maximum value of reproduction light intensity is detected to generate a trigger signal. Depending on the trigger signal, an optimal image pattern is extracted from continuous reproduction image patterns, and thus, two-dimensional data is decoded.	03-26-2009

Akiko Hirao, Mihama-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080225681	OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an optical recording medium including a first substrate, a first adjusting layer, an organic recording layer, a second adjusting layer and a second substrate, sequentially stacked in the mentioned order. The first and second substrates have a refractive index of n	09-18-2008

Akiko Hirao, Chiba-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080267040	TWO-DIMENSIONAL DIGITAL DATA ACQUISITION ELEMENT AND HOLOGRAPHIC STORAGE APPARATUS - A two-dimensional digital data acquisition element includes: a pixel area having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form, each of the pixels having a photoelectric conversion element to convert the reproduced light from the optical information recording medium to an electric signal; selection circuits which select the pixel; a readout circuit which reads out an electric signal of a pixel selected by the selection circuits; and a 1-bit AD converter which converts an output of the readout circuit to 1-bit digital data. A pitch ratio N between a pitch P1 of the unit data areas in the two-dimensional digital image information and a pitch P	10-30-2008

Akiko Hirao, Chiba-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080254262	OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An optical recording medium includes a first substrate having a groove on the side of an outer peripheral portion thereof; a second substrate in contact with the first substrate in the outer peripheral portion; and a recording layer being disposed in a gap between the first substrate and the second substrate and forming a void in cooperation with the first substrate at the portion of the groove.	10-16-2008

Akira Hirao, Ibaraki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090186164	PHOTOCURABLE ACRYLIC VISCOELASTIC MATERIAL COMPOSITION, ACRYLIC VISCOELASTIC MATERIAL, ACRYLIC VISCOELASTIC MATERIAL LAYER TAPE OR SHEET AND PROCEED FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a photocurable acrylic viscoelastic material composition including: an acrylic monomer mixture containing an alkyl (meth)acrylate as a main monomer component and a polar group-containing vinyl monomer, or a partial polymerization product thereof; a (meth)acrylate compound having at least one isocyanate group within the molecule thereof; and a photopolymerization initiator. The photocurable acrylic viscoelastic material composition of the present invention has, by virtue of the above-described construction, excellent pot life and excellent storage stability, despite containing an isocyanate compound having at least one isocyanate group within the molecule thereof, and further can form an acrylic viscoelastic material excellent in the holding power at high temperatures through photocuring. Also, the acrylic viscoelastic material and acrylic viscoelastic material layer tape or sheet of the present invention is excellent in the holding power at high temperatures.	07-23-2009
20100075129	THERMALLY-FOAMABLE RE-RELEASABLE ACRYLIC PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE OR SHEET - The present invention relates to a thermally-foamable re-releasable acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet including a microparticle-containing viscoelastic substrate and a thermal foaming agent-containing pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided on at least one surface of the microparticle-containing viscoelastic substrate. The thermally-foamable re-releasable acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet of the present invention can be easily separated or disassembled at the separation or disassembling of the bonded part while maintaining a high normal-state adhesive strength at the bonding.	03-25-2010
20110003135	ULTRAVIOLET-CURABLE PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, ULTRAVIOLET-CURABLE PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention relates to an ultraviolet-curable pressure-sensitive adhesive composition including (a) a monomer component containing 70 to 99 wt % of an alkyl (meth)acrylate with the carbon number in the alkyl group being 1 to 20 and 1 to 30 wt % of a polar group-containing vinyl monomer, (b) at least one polyfunctional (meth)acrylate having four or more (meth)acryloyl groups within one molecule and having an acryl equivalent of 150 or less, in an amount of 0.01 to 0.1 parts by mol based on 100 parts by mol of the monomer component, and (c) a photopolymerization initiator; an ultraviolet-curable pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet using the same; and a process for producing the same.	01-06-2011

Hajime Hirao, Ibaraki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090048230	COMPOUNDS AND COMPOSITIONS USEFUL AS CATHEPSIN S INHIBITORS - The present invention relates to the use of a 2-cyanopyrimidine compound of the formula	02-19-2009

Hiroaki Hirao, Ome-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090052125	METHOD OF FORMING A HOUSING HAVING A THIN WALL AND THE HOUSING - According to one embodiment, a housing is formed by using a pair of metal molds. The housing includes a first wall, second walls projecting from the first wall, and bosses projecting from the first wall. A molten material is filled into a molding space defined between the metal molds, and thereby a molded article having a shape corresponding to the housing is molded. The molded article has a plurality of first pin-receiving portions serving as the bosses, and a plurality of second pin-receiving portions projecting from the second walls. The first and the second pin-receiving portions are pushed by a plurality of ejector pins, and thereby the molded article is ejected from the metal molds.	02-26-2009
20090151889	Die for Die Casting, Method of Manufacturing Cast Product, and Cast Product - According to one embodiment, a die includes a stationary die, and a movable die. A fin section provided between a runner section and a product section is extended from one end part to the other end part of the product section in a direction intersecting a stream direction of molten metal, and includes a fin central section opposed to a biscuit section in the stream direction of the molten metal, and a fin side section on a side of the fin central section. The fin side section includes a fin thick part formed thicker than a thickness of the fin central section. The fin thick part is extended to a boundary between the fin section and the product section. The product section includes a product thick part connected to the fin thick part in a region opposed to the fin thick part.	06-18-2009
20090194249	Die and Method of Manufacturing Cast Product - According to one embodiment, a die is provided with a stationary die and a movable die. When the movable die is combined with the stationary die, a biscuit section, a product section in which a product is to be cast, a main runner configured to guide a molten metal from the biscuit section toward the product section, a main gate provided between the main runner and the product section, a sub-runner diverging from the main runner and extending along a side edge part of the product section, and a sub-gate provided between the sub-runner and the product section are formed between the stationary die and the movable die. The sub-gate is connected to the side edge part in an end portion of the product section. The sub-runner extends beyond the product section in a direction in which the side edge part extends.	08-06-2009
20090218068	DIE FOR DIE CASTING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CAST PRODUCT - According to one embodiment, a die includes a stationary die and a movable die. Between the stationary die and the movable die, a product section which includes a main product section, and a protrusion part protruding from the main product section toward a side of the biscuit section, a first runner configured to guide molten metal toward the main product section, and a second runner configured to guide molten metal toward the protrusion part are formed. The second runner is provided at a position deviated from the first runner three-dimensionally, and overpasses the first runner.	09-03-2009
20090321034	DIE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CAST PRODUCT - According to one embodiment, a biscuit section, a product section in which a cast product is to be cast, and an overflow section which is provided on the opposite side of the biscuit section with respect to the product section are provided between a stationary die and a movable die of a die. The die includes a die surface provided with a concave section in which a rib of the cast product is to be cast. The concave section includes an inner peripheral surface of the concave section which includes a first surface spreading perpendicularly to a direction from the biscuit section toward the overflow section, and positioned on the overflow section side of the inner peripheral surface, and a second surface spreading in the direction from the biscuit section toward the overflow section. Surface roughness of the first surface is finer than surface roughness of the second surface.	12-31-2009
20110128683	ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a housing including an exterior cover, a first rib integrated with an inner wall surface of the exterior cover facing the inside of the housing and arranged to define a plurality of first sections therein, a second rib integrated with the inner wall surface and the first rib as one unit and arranged to define a plurality of second sections therein, a plurality of projection portions projecting from the inner wall surface and each integrated with the inner wall surface and located within a respective one of the plurality of first sections, and third ribs connecting the first rib and the projection portions, respectively, and being continuous to the second ribs, respectively.	06-02-2011

Hirohiko Hirao, Kagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080318070	Water-Soluble Preflux and Usage of the Same - It is an object to provide a water-soluble preflux containing a low-volatile solubilizing agent excellent in performance to dissolve an imidazole compound in water and capable of bringing out an excellent film-forming property of the imidazole compound and also to provide a treating method for the surface of a metal conductive part which comprises bringing the surface into contact with the above water-soluble preflux.	12-25-2008

Hiroshi Hirao, Chiba JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090151604	Cement additive and cement composition - A cement additive contains industrial waste and has the effect of inhibiting formation of monosulfate in a hardened cementitious material. The cement additive contains specifically calcium carbonate, gypsum and coal ash and/or blast-furnace slag powder. This enables efficient use of industrial waste, allows inhibiting monosulfate formation in the hardened cementitious material, and allows producing a hardened cementitious material having good durability (sulfate resistance).	06-18-2009

Ichiro Hirao, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100285598	Novel Artificial Base Pairs and Uses Thereof - The present invention provides nucleic acids based on novel artificial base pairing, as well as a preparation method and uses thereof.	11-11-2010

Ichiro Hirao, Komae-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100036111	METHOD FOR REPLICATING NUCLEIC ACIDS AND NOVEL UNNATURAL BASE PAIRS - The present invention relates to a method for nucleic acid replication and novel artificial base pairs.	02-11-2010
20110053782	NOVEL DNA CAPABLE OF BEING AMPLIFIED BY PCR WITH HIGH SELECTIVITY AND HIGH EFFICIENCY - The present invention relates to unnatural base pairs of Ds (a 5-amino-7-(2-thienyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine-3-yl group) and a Pa derivative (a 2-nitro-1H-pyrrole-1-yl group bearing a substituent having a π-electron system attached at position 4) that can be replicated with high selectivity/high efficiency, and methods for replicating nucleic acids containing the unnatural base pairs. The present invention also relates to methods for incorporating an unnatural base bearing a functional substituent attached thereto into DNA by a nucleic acid replication reaction. The present invention also relates to methods for replicating and selectively collecting a nucleic acid containing an unnatural base pair from a nucleic acid pool. The present invention also relates to methods for determining a sequence of natural bases in the proximity of an unnatural base in DNA for achieving highly efficient and highly selective replication of a nucleic acid containing the unnatural base.	03-03-2011

Ichiro Hirao, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090286247	Novel nucleic acid base pair - A novel artificial nucleic acid base pair which is obtained by forming a selective base pair by introducing a group having steric hindrance (preferably a group having steric hindrance and static repulsion and a stacking effect) and can be recognized by a polymerase such as DNA polymerase; a novel artificial gene; and a method of designing nucleic acid bases so as to form a selective base pair with the use of steric hindrance, static repulsion and stacking effect at the base moiety of the nucleic acid. An artificial nucleic acid comprising these bases; a process for producing the same; a codon containing the same; a nucleic acid molecule containing the same; a process for producing a non-natural gene by using the same; a process for producing a novel protein by using the above nucleic acid molecule or non-natural gene, and the like.	11-19-2009

Ichiro Hirao, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090275017	Novel Nucleoside or Nucleotide Derivative and Use Thereof - The object of the present invention is to provide a nucleoside or nucleotide having a 5-substituted-2-oxo(1H)pyridin-3-yl group as a base, as well as a method using the same.	11-05-2009
20100323364	MODIFIED tRNA CONTAINING UNNATURAL BASE AND USE THEREOF - In the method for introducing a noncanonical amino acid residue into a desired position in a protein, the structure of tRNA is so modified as to have improved affinity for aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase or improved specificity to aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase. An unnatural base is contained at any position in tRNA, whereby the efficiency of aminoacylation of the tRNA with a noncanonical amino acid can be improved.	12-23-2010

Kazuhisa Hirao, Nishikamo-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090081372	CONDUCTOR PASTE FOR RAPID FIRING - The present invention provides a conductor paste for rapid firing that is applied to a ceramic green sheet and is fired along with the green sheet under high-rate temperature rise conditions at a high heating rate of at least 600° C./hr from room temperature to the maximum firing temperature. The paste includes as a conductor-forming powder material: a conductive metallic powder comprising, as a main component, nickel powder; and barium titanate ceramic powder with a mean particle diameter of 10 nm to 80 nm as an additive. The ceramic powder content is 5 to 25 mass parts per 100 mass parts of the conductive metallic powder.	03-26-2009

Kazunobu Hirao, Hiroshima JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100006490	Treatment Apparatus for Ship Ballast Water - A practical treatment apparatus for ship ballast water, which can kill aquatic organisms contained in the ballast water, is provided by being easily incorporated in an existing ballast-water system piping in a ship. In a branch pipe	01-14-2010
20110139696	TREATMENT SYSTEM FOR SHIP'S BALLAST WATER - A water treatment system to be installed in a tanker or other cargo ship for destruction of aquatic organisms and microorganisms that may be contained in the water, usually seawater, being pumped into the ship's ballast tank or tanks. Included is a ballast pump having an intake conduit for drawing water from the sea, and a delivery conduit for delivering the water under pressure to the ballast tank. The delivery conduit has mounted therein a slitted or otherwise open-worked screen for mechanically killing the aquatic lifeforms contained in the water by shearing action. For chemical treatment, on the other hand, part of the water being delivered by the ballast pump is bypassed into an ozone impregnator thereby to be impregnated with ozone from an ozonizer. A bypass pump repressurizes the ozone-impregnated water for returning the same into the delivery conduit.	06-16-2011

Kazuyuki Hirao, Soraku-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090136777	WIRE-GRID METAL SHEET, WIRE GRID, AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE WIRE-GRID METAL SHEET - A wire-grid metal sheet includes a grid portion defined by a plurality of spaced strip-shaped longitudinal members extending longitudinally and cross members extending substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal members. A wire grid is made by attaching the wire-grid metal sheet to a frame. The cross members are arranged at intervals at least about five times greater than those of the longitudinal members. The longitudinal members and the cross members may define a lattice pattern. Alternatively, the longitudinal members or the cross members may be arranged in a staggered manner.	05-28-2009

Kazuyuki Hirao, Nishikyo-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110243162	INFRARED RAY TRANSMISSIVE OPTICAL MEMBER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, OPTICAL DEVICE, AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - An optical member made of polycrystalline silicon formed from high-purity trichlorosilane as a raw material, and that absorbs and scatters an infrared ray in a wavelength region of 4 μm or less. In the optical member, a ratio A/B between a transmittance A of an infrared ray having a wavelength of 4 μm and a transmittance B of an infrared ray having a wavelength of 10 μm is 0.9 or less, and an average crystal grain size of the polycrystalline silicon is 5 μm or less. This polycrystalline silicon is produced by hydrogen reducing SiHCI	10-06-2011

Kazuyuki Hirao, Kyoto-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090303624	TERAHERTZ-BAND OPTICAL COMPONENT - A terahertz-band optical component is provided which has extremely high heat resistance and which shows excellent characteristics, such as a coefficient of linear expansion and humidity. A periodic insular pattern is formed on a principal surface of a thin-plate-shaped substrate made of mica as a predetermined conductive pattern. The terahertz-band optical component has extremely high heat resistance and shows excellent characteristics, such as a coefficient of linear expansion and humidity.	12-10-2009

Kazuyuki Hirao, Kyoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090291302	Method for producing nanometer-size wires and nanometer-size wire - The present invention provides a nanowire production method that is simpler than conventional nanowire production methods, and that makes it easier to control the size and shape of the nanowires by using a technique completely different from the conventional ones. A powder particle containing a metal element is divided into nanometer-size wires containing the metal element by irradiating a suspension of the powder particles with a femtosecond laser. The present invention also makes it possible to divide the nanometer-size wires thus formed into nanometer-size particles containing the metal element by irradiating further the nanometer-size wires with the femtosecond laser.	11-26-2009

Kazuyuki Hirao, Kyoto-Fu JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090048362	Method of Modifying Liquid Crystal Polymers - A method of modifying liquid crystal polymers, which involves a step of irradiating a liquid crystal polymer with the laser beam having a pulse width of 10	02-19-2009

Keiko Hirao, Ibaraki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090285080	PICKUP LENS WITH PHASE COMPENSATOR AND OPTICAL PICKUP APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A pickup lens with a phase compensator is composed of a condenser lens and a phase compensator. At least one surface of the condenser lens has a step-like annular zone structure to compensate wavefront aberration generated when recording and reproducing data on an information recording medium having a substrate thickness of t	11-19-2009

Kenichiro Hirao, Ritto-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110000082	WORK LINE MODULE AND WORK FACILITY - Work line module comprises a plurality of machines (	01-06-2011
20110121521	TOOL TIGHT-CONTACT-STATE DETECTOR FOR MACHINE TOOL - Provided is a tool tight-contact-state detector for a machine tool which is capable of accurately and stably detecting whether or not a tool or a tool holder having the tool attached thereto is mounted to a main spindle in tight contact therewith. While rotation of a main spindle (	05-26-2011

Kiyonori Hirao, Shizuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100100294	CONTROLLER FOR MULTIPLE DISK CLUTCH CONTROLLER, AND TRANSFER CASE	04-22-2010

Koichiro Hirao, Shizuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100119165	Image processing system - An image compression unit of the invention includes a preprocessing unit that performs preprocessing for converting a first bit string representing intensity of pixels of which image data is composed into a second bit string, a number of digits of which is smaller than a number of digits of the first bit string, based on a predetermined region included in the image data and a first attribute information for identifying an attribute of the predetermined region, with the preprocessing being associated with the predetermined region of the image data and a bit string conversion unit which converts the second bit string into a third bit string based on distribution of frequency of appearance of the intensity in the second bit string and the first attribute information such that, for the pixel having higher frequency of appearance, the number of bit planes on which data of the pixel appear is less.	05-13-2010

Konomu Hirao, Kyoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100187107	Enzyme electrode - The present invention relates to an enzyme electrode including: a carbon particle; a metal particle held on the carbon particle, the metal particle having a catalytic activity against a redox reaction; a redox enzyme. The enzyme electrode of the present invention further includes a high-resistance particle enhancing an electrical resistance, the high-resistance particle being chemically stable. The high-resistance particle contains an inorganic substance, for example. The inorganic substance is aluminum oxide or smectite, for example.	07-29-2010
20110033381	MOLECULAR PROBE FOR IMAGING OF PANCREATIC ISLET AND THE PRECURSOR, AND USE OF THE SAME - A precursor of molecular probe for imaging of pancreatic islets is provided. A polypeptide represented by any one of the following formulae (1) to (4), or a polypeptide having a homology with the foregoing polypeptide.	02-10-2011
20110059483	Molecular Probe for Imaging of Pancreatic Islets and Use of the Same - To provide a molecular probe for imaging of pancreatic islets. A molecular probe for use in imaging of pancreatic islets is provided. The molecular probe includes any one of the following polypeptides; polypeptides represented by the following formulae (1), (5), and (9); and polypeptides having homology with the foregoing polypeptides;	03-10-2011
20110081663	Molecular Probe for Imaging of Pancreatic Islets and Use of the Same - A molecular probe for imaging of pancreatic islets is provided. The molecular probe includes a polypeptide represented by the following formula (1), or a polypeptide that has a homology with the foregoing polypeptide.	04-07-2011
20110171129	Molecular Probe Precursor for Imaging of Pancreatic Islet, and Use Thereof - A precursor of a molecular probe for imaging of pancreatic islets is provided. The precursor includes a polypeptide represented by any one of the following formulae (1) to (12), or a polypeptide having a homology with the foregoing polypeptide:	07-14-2011
20110206605	Molecular Probe for Imaging of Pancreatic Islets and Use of the Same - A molecular probe for use in imaging of pancreatic islets is provided. The molecular probe comprises a polypeptide represented by the following formula (1), (2), or (3), or a polypeptide having homology with the foregoing polypeptide,	08-25-2011
20120087863	Peptide Derivative and Use of the Same - A new peptide derivative is provided. The peptide derivative is represented by the following general formula (I),	04-12-2012
20120107239	Precursor of Molecular Probe for Pancreatic Islet Imaging and Use of the Same - A precursor of a molecular probe for imaging of pancreatic islets is a compound expressed as the following formula (I):	05-03-2012

Masaaki Hirao, Matsuyama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110272360	METHOD FOR OPERATING ION EXCHANGE EQUIPMENT, AND ION EXCHANGE EQUIPMENT - A regeneration process in the operating method of the invention includes a first regeneration process, and a second regeneration process after the end of the first regeneration process. In the first regeneration process, a regenerant (	11-10-2011

Michiko Hirao, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100285598	Novel Artificial Base Pairs and Uses Thereof - The present invention provides nucleic acids based on novel artificial base pairing, as well as a preparation method and uses thereof.	11-11-2010
20110053782	NOVEL DNA CAPABLE OF BEING AMPLIFIED BY PCR WITH HIGH SELECTIVITY AND HIGH EFFICIENCY - The present invention relates to unnatural base pairs of Ds (a 5-amino-7-(2-thienyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine-3-yl group) and a Pa derivative (a 2-nitro-1H-pyrrole-1-yl group bearing a substituent having a π-electron system attached at position 4) that can be replicated with high selectivity/high efficiency, and methods for replicating nucleic acids containing the unnatural base pairs. The present invention also relates to methods for incorporating an unnatural base bearing a functional substituent attached thereto into DNA by a nucleic acid replication reaction. The present invention also relates to methods for replicating and selectively collecting a nucleic acid containing an unnatural base pair from a nucleic acid pool. The present invention also relates to methods for determining a sequence of natural bases in the proximity of an unnatural base in DNA for achieving highly efficient and highly selective replication of a nucleic acid containing the unnatural base.	03-03-2011

Naoki Hirao, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080305631	METHOD FOR FORMING ELECTRODE STRUCTURE FOR USE IN LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING STACKED STRUCTURE - A method for forming an electrode structure in a light emitting device is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: forming a mask material layer having an opening; depositing a first material layer on the mask material layer and on a portion of a compound semiconductor layer exposed through the bottom of the opening by a physical vapor deposition method reducing the particle density so that the mean free path for collision is long; depositing a second material layer on the first material layer on the mask material layer, on the first material layer deposited on the bottom of the opening, and on a portion of the compound semiconductor layer exposed through the bottom of the opening by a vapor deposition method other than the physical vapor deposition method; and removing the mask material layer and the first and second material layers deposited on the mask material layer.	12-11-2008
20090014748	METHOD OF ELECTRICALLY CONNECTING ELEMENT TO WIRING, METHOD OF PRODUCING LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT ASSEMBLY, AND LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT ASSEMBLY - A method of electrically connecting an element to wiring includes the steps of forming a conductive fixing member precursor layer at least on wiring provided on a base, and arranging an element having a connecting portion on the wiring such that the connecting portion contacts the conductive fixing member precursor layer, and then heating the conductive fixing member precursor layer to form a conductive fixing member latter, thereby fixing the connecting portion of the element to the wiring, with the conductive fixing member layer therebetween, wherein the conductive fixing member precursor layer is composed of a solution-tape conductive material.	01-15-2009
20100259164	MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A manufacturing method of a display device, includes: a first step of collectively transferring light-emitting elements arranged at every specified number of light-emitting elements formed and arranged on a first substrate to a transfer area set on a second substrate; and a second step of transferring light-emitting elements remaining on the first substrate to between the plural light-emitting elements mounted on the second substrate in at least one of a state where the first substrate is moved with respect to the transfer area on the second substrate and a state where the first substrate is rotated in a plane.	10-14-2010
20100289053	SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting element, including the steps of: forming a nickel thin film having a thickness of one atomic layer to 10 nm so as to contact a semiconductor layer forming a light emitting element structure; and forming a silver electrode on the nickel thin film.	11-18-2010
20110031519	SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor light emitting device includes a light emitting portion, and an electrode formed on the light emitting portion. The electrode includes: a light reflecting layer configured to reflect light emitted from the light emitting portion and including a first metal; a first seed layer formed directly on the light reflecting layer and including a second metal; a second seed layer coating at least side surfaces of the light reflecting layer and the first seed layer, the second seed layer including a third metal; and a plating layer coating at least top and side surfaces of the second seed layer, the plating layer including a fourth metal.	02-10-2011
20110241047	PHOTO-EMISSION SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A photo-emission semiconductor device superior in reliability is provided. The photo-emission semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer, a light reflection layer provided on the semiconductor layer, and a protective layer formed by electroless plating to cover the light reflection layer. Therefore, even if the whole structure is reduced in size, the protective layer reliably covers the light reflection layer without gap.	10-06-2011
20110244667	METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including a nitride semiconductor layer having high-precision thickness is provided. The method includes steps of: forming a gallium nitride (GaN) layer whose main face is a +c face on a substrate; forming a trench by selectively etching down a partial region in the +c face of the GaN layer; forming a metal layer so as to bury the trench; and separating the substrate and the GaN layer, after that, polishing a −c face of the GaN layer until the metal layer is exposed, and removing a part in a thickness direction of the GaN layer.	10-06-2011

Naoto Hirao, Ebina-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080226999	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes: an image transfer unit that transfers an image to continuous paper provided with a plurality of sprocket holes along a paper length direction on both sides in a paper width direction; an image fixing unit that fixes the image transported to the continuous paper by the image transfer unit; a transport unit that includes a plurality of protruding parts inserted into the sprocket holes on both sides in the paper width direction, that is placed downstream in a paper transport direction from the image fixing unit for moving the protruding parts in the paper transport direction, and that transports the continuous paper; a change unit that changes the spacing between the protruding parts in the paper width direction; and a control unit that controls drive of the change unit.	09-18-2008

Norifumi Hirao, Tochigi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090080988	MULTI-SPINDLE HEAD EXCHANGEABLE MACHINE TOOL - A multi-spindle head exchangeable machine tool is provided with a plurality of multi spindle heads movably mounted on an annular rail. When a workpiece is machined by driving a rotary tool by a machining unit, multi spindle heads of the plurality of multi spindle heads being out of use can be separated from the machining unit.	03-26-2009

Noriyuki Hirao, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100259222	Battery protection circuit, method for protecting battery, power supply device and program - A reusable period of a battery can be maintained for a long time by recharging while avoiding abnormal heating of the battery due to over discharge. A battery protection circuit comprises a control part that cuts off a discharge switch which is a discharge path to a load for a battery when a voltage value of the battery is equal to or less than a first threshold value, or when the voltage value of the battery is less than the first threshold value, wherein the control part cuts off a power switch as a power supply path to the control part itself when the voltage value of the battery is equal to or less than a second threshold value, or when the voltage value of the battery is less than the second threshold value which is lower than the first threshold value.	10-14-2010
20100259270	Method for determining cell number, cell number determination device, power supply device and program - A number of cells can be determined before control for a battery without providing cell number setting and input means. The cell number determination device comprises voltage measuring units that select an “i”th cell among cells that are connected in series and that configure a battery, and that measure a voltage value between a terminal in which the “i”th cell and an (i−1)th cell, which is in one location higher than the “i”th cell, are connected and a ground potential line, voltage comparators that determine an existence, nonexistence or normality of the cells by comparing a voltage value of an (i+1)th cell that is in one location lower than the “i”th cell with the voltage value of the “i”th cell measured by the voltage measuring units and a cell number determination unit that determines a number of assembled cells and normal cells and cell assembled locations in the battery.	10-14-2010
20100259856	Power supply control device, method for controlling power supply, program and power supply device - A power supply control device for controlling power supply to a pair of terminals to which a load is connected, comprising a voltage measuring part for measuring a voltage which has a predetermined relationship with the voltage of the pair of terminals, a short circuit detecting part for detecting whether a short circuit exists between the pair of terminals based on the measured voltage and for making power supply to the pair of terminals stop when existence of a short circuit is detected, and a constant current supplying part for supplying a constant current though the pair of terminals; wherein the short circuit detecting part is configured to detect that the previously detected short circuit is eliminated when the voltage measured by the voltage measuring part is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value upon supplying the constant current through the pair of terminals.	10-14-2010

Rie Hirao, Fukui JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110195444	NOVEL PROTEIN HAVING FRUCTOSYL VALYL HISTIDINE OXIDASE ACTIVITY, MODIFIED PROTEIN, AND USE OF THE PROTEIN OR THE MODIFIED PROTEIN - The present invention provides: a protein having a fructosyl amino acid oxidase activity which protein is useful for measurement of a glycosylated protein (particularly, glycosylated hemoglobin); a modified protein thereof; and use of the protein or the modified protein. The protein of the present invention is, for example, a fructosyl valyl histidine oxidase derived from	08-11-2011

Ryusuke Hirao, Kamagaya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110127127	SUSPENSION CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND CONTROL APPARATUS FOR DAMPING-FORCE ADJUSTABLE SHOCK ABSORBER - Provided is a suspension control apparatus for a vehicle comprising a damping-force adjustable shock absorber interposed between a vehicle body and a wheel of a vehicle, and a controller for variably controlling damping-force characteristics of the damping-force adjustable shock absorber between hard and soft, wherein the controller is configured to switch the damping-force characteristics to a soft side when a direction of a stroke of the damping-force adjustable shock absorber is reversed between an extension stroke and a contraction stroke.	06-02-2011
20120029770	VEHICLE BODY ATTITUDE CONTROL APPARATUS - The present invention provides a vehicle body attitude control apparatus capable of improvement of cornering operability, steering stability, and a ride comfort while a vehicle is running. A controller includes a gain, a determination unit, a multiplication unit, an FF control unit, a difference calculation unit, an FB control unit, an average value calculation unit, a target damping force calculation unit, and a damper instruction value calculation unit so as to enable such control that a pitch rate and a roll rate are set into a proportional relationship while the vehicle is cornering. The controller calculates a target pitch rate proportional to the roll rate, variably controls a damping force characteristic of a damping force variable damper disposed at each of front left, front right, rear left, and rear right wheels so as to achieve the target pitch rate, and generates a pitch moment to be applied to the vehicle body accordingly.	02-02-2012
20120078470	VEHICLE ATTITUDE CONTROLLER - A vehicle attitude controller capable of improving turning operability, steering stability, and ride quality of a vehicle. In a normal-operation region, a pitch control unit for calculating a target pitch rate in accordance with a roll rate performs control in priority to a roll suppression section. In this case, a target damping force calculated in the pitch control unit is weighed to control a damping-force characteristic of the dampers so that a pitch rate becomes equal to the target pitch rate. In a critical region in which a road-surface gripping state of the vehicle tires is bad, the roll suppression section performs control in priority to the pitch control unit so as to weigh a target damping force calculated in the roll suppression section. As a result, the damping-force characteristic of the dampers is controlled so as to increase the amount of roll suppression control.	03-29-2012

Ryusuke Hirao, Matsudo-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090085309	Suspension control apparatus - The present invention provides a suspension control apparatus requiring a reduced number of sensors. A pitch rate estimating unit	04-02-2009
20110035089	SUSPENSION CONTROL APPARATUS - The present invention provides a suspension control apparatus enabling a driver to obtain an excellent driving feeling. A suspension control apparatus according to the present invention controls an actuator disposed between a vehicle body and a wheel of a vehicle. The suspension control apparatus comprises a lateral acceleration detector operable to detect a lateral acceleration, a lateral jerk detector operable to detect a lateral jerk, and a suspension controller operable to control the actuator to change a pitch of the vehicle based the detected lateral acceleration and lateral jerk.	02-10-2011

Taichi Hirao, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100030966	Cache memory and cache memory control apparatus - Disclosed herein is a cache memory including: a tag storage section including entries each including a tag address and a pending indication portion, at least one of the entries being to be referred to by a first address portion of an access address; a data storage section; a tag control section configured to compare a second address portion of the access address with the tag address included in each of the entries referred to to detect an entry whose tag address matches the second address portion, and, when the pending indication portion included in the detected entry indicates pending, cause an access related to the access address to be suspended; and a data control section configured to select data corresponding to the detected entry from among the data storage section, when the pending indication portion included in the detected entry does not indicate pending.	02-04-2010
20110238952	INSTRUCTION FETCH APPARATUS, PROCESSOR AND PROGRAM COUNTER ADDITION CONTROL METHOD - An instruction fetch apparatus is disclosed which includes: a program counter configured to manage the address of an instruction targeted to be executed in a program in which instructions belonging to a plurality of instruction sequences are placed sequentially; a change designation register configured to designate a change of an increment value on the program counter; an increment value register configured to hold the changed increment value; and an addition control section configured such that if the change designation register designates the change of the increment value on the program counter, then the addition control section increments the program counter based on the changed increment value held in the increment value register, the addition control section further incrementing the program counter by an instruction word length if the change designation register does not designate any change of the increment value on the program counter.	09-29-2011
20110238953	INSTRUCTION FETCH APPARATUS AND PROCESSOR - An instruction fetch apparatus is disclosed which includes: a detection state setting section configured to set the execution state of a program of which an instruction prefetch timing is to be detected; a program execution state generation section configured to generate the current execution state of the program; an instruction prefetch timing detection section configured to detect the instruction prefetch timing in the case of a match between the current execution state of the program and the set execution state thereof upon comparison therebetween; and an instruction prefetch section configured to prefetch the next instruction upon detection of the instruction prefetch timing.	09-29-2011

Takashi Hirao, 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 Hirao, Osaka-Fu JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080280304	METHOD FOR DETECTING TARGET PLANT GENUS - A method for detecting species in a target plant genus comprises the steps of conducting PCR using at least one member selected from the group consisting of primers (A) and (B), which can hybridize under stringent conditions to a nucleic acid molecule having a common nucleotide sequence for all species in the target plant genus in 45S rRNA precursor gene sequence thereof, wherein 3′ end of primer (A) can complementarily bind to a base in ITS-1 sequence of the target plant genus when the primer hybridizes to the nucleic acid molecule while 3′ end of primer (B) can complementarily bind to a base in ITS-2 sequence of the target plant genus when the primer hybridizes to the nucleic acid molecule, and identifying the presence of the resulting amplification product from PCR containing at least a part of ITS-1 or ITS-2 sequence of the target plant genus	11-13-2008

Takashi Hirao, Hitachinaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100289982	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, LED DRIVING CIRCUIT, AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING AN IMAGE - The semiconductor device is included in the LED driving circuit (current regulator) of driving the LED array (with series-connected number m×parallel-connected number n), and is formed of a plurality (n pieces) of LED driving devices of controlling a current (constant-current driving) flowing in each string. A vertical semiconductor device, for example, a vertical MOSFET is used as the LED driving device. Both of a main device functioning as a constant-current driving device and a subsidiary device functioning as a circuit-breaking switch during dimming are formed inside a chip of the device, which are formed of the vertical semiconductor devices. In a first surface of the device, each source region of the main device and the subsidiary device is formed so as to be insulated from each other through an isolation region.	11-18-2010
20100327348	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND POWER-SUPPLY DEVICE USING THE SAME - In a lateral-type power MOSFET, high breakdown voltage is achieved with suppressing to increase a cell pitch, and a feedback capacity and an ON resistance are decreased. An n	12-30-2010

Takayuki Hirao, Nagoya-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100307404	Method for manufacturing III metal nitride single crystal - It is used a substrate main body	12-09-2010
20110274609	Group 3B nitride crystal substrate - A group 13 nitride crystal substrate according to the present invention is produced by growing a group 13 nitride crystal on a seed-crystal substrate by a flux method, wherein a content of inclusions in the group 13 nitride crystal grown in a region of the seed-crystal substrate except for a circumferential portion of the seed-crystal substrate, the region having an area fraction of 70% relative to an entire area of the seed-crystal substrate, is 10% or less, preferably 2% or less.	11-10-2011
20110287222	Group 3B nitride crystal - A sapphire substrate on a surface of which a thin film of gallium nitride is formed is prepared as a seed-crystal substrate and placed in a growth vessel. Gallium and sodium metals are weighed to achieve a molar ratio of 25 to 32:68 to 75 and added into the vessel. The vessel is put into a reaction vessel. An inlet pipe is connected to the reaction vessel. Nitrogen gas is introduced from a nitrogen tank through a pressure controller to fill the reaction vessel. While the internal pressure of the reaction vessel is controlled to be a predetermined nitrogen gas pressure and target temperatures are set such that the temperature of a lower heater is higher than the temperature of an upper heater, a gallium nitride crystal is grown. As a result, a group 13 nitride crystal having a large grain size and a low dislocation density is provided.	11-24-2011
20120012984	METHOD FOR GROWING GROUP 13 NITRIDE CRYSTAL AND GROUP 13 NITRIDE CRYSTAL - To grow a gallium nitride crystal, a seed-crystal substrate is first immersed in a melt mixture containing gallium and sodium. Then, a gallium nitride crystal is grown on the seed-crystal substrate under heating the melt mixture in a pressurized atmosphere containing nitrogen gas and not containing oxygen. At this time, the gallium nitride crystal is grown on the seed-crystal substrate under a first stirring condition of stirring the melt mixture, the first stirring condition being set for providing a rough growth surface, and the gallium nitride crystal is subsequently grown on the seed-crystal substrate under a second stirring condition of stirring the melt mixture, the second stirring condition being set for providing a smooth growth surface.	01-19-2012

Takayuki Hirao, Settsu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110014478	MOLDED BODY FOR BIODIESEL FUEL - The present invention provides a molded article for a biodiesel fuel having excellent durability against a biodiesel fuel. The invention is a molded article for a biodiesel fuel of which the surface to be contacted with a biodiesel fuel is made of a fluorine-containing ethylenic resin.	01-20-2011
20120037398	ETHYLENE/TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE COPOLYMER, ELECTRICAL WIRE, AND FLUORINE RESIN POWDER FOR ROTATIONAL MOLDING - The present invention provides an ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer showing good heat resistance and good crack resistance even in a high temperature environment. The present invention is an ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer, comprising: copolymerization units derived from ethylene; tetrafluoroethylene; and a fluorine-containing vinyl monomer represented by general formula: CH	02-16-2012
20120111601	COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND POWDER COATING MATERIAL, PELLET, RESIN FORMED ARTICLE, AND ELECTRIC WIRE - The present invention provides a composition including a fluorine-containing polymer, and excellent in heat resistance even if only a small amount of additives is added to the composition. The present invention relates to a composition, comprising: a fluorine-containing polymer (a) and a cobalt compound (b).	05-10-2012

Takayuki Hirao, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110236801	FUEL CELL AND PRODUCTION OF FUEL CELL STACK - Separators (	09-29-2011

Takeshi Hirao, Koshi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100051059	CLEANING AND DRYING-PREVENTING METHOD, AND CLEANING AND DRYING-PREVENTING APPARATUS - A cleaning and drying-preventing method including: positioning a nozzle in a container such that a funnel-like inner circumferential surface of the container is located around a periphery of a distal end of the nozzle; sucking a liquid in the nozzle to retract a level of the liquid to a side of a supply passage; supplying a solvent into the container to form a swirl flow of the solvent turning around the distal end of the nozzle, and cleaning the nozzle by the swirl flow; supplying a solvent into the container to form a liquid pool of the solvent; and further retracting the level of the liquid in the nozzle to the side of the supply passage. A liquid layer, an air layer, and a solvent layer are formed in the nozzle in this order from the side of the supply passage, to prevent drying of the liquid in the nozzle.	03-04-2010
20110083702	NOZZLE CLEANING APPARATUS, NOZZLE CLEANING METHOD AND A COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING NOZZLE CLEANING PROGRAM - Disclosed are a nozzle cleaning apparatus and a nozzle cleaning method, which are capable of effectively cleaning a nozzle for discharging a process liquid to a substrate, with a simple structure and a low cost. A nozzle	04-14-2011
20110083703	NOZZLE CLEANING APPARATUS, NOZZLE CLEANING METHOD AND A COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING NOZZLE CLEANING PROGRAM - Disclosed are a nozzle cleaning apparatus and a nozzle cleaning method, which are capable of effectively cleaning a nozzle for discharging a process liquid to a substrate, with a simple structure and a low cost. A nozzle	04-14-2011

Tetsuji Hirao, Hyoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080315782	Discharge lamp lighting apparatus and projector - A discharge lamp lighting apparatus for turning on a discharge lamp has a lighting condition in which a projection is formed at a tip of an electrode for electric discharge. In the discharge lamp lighting apparatus, when the polarity-reversal mode is the second mode, the inverter control circuit operates to generate the inverter control signal so that a DC component contained in the output current increases more than that in the first mode, when the polarity-reversal mode is the first mode, and it is detected that the lamp voltage is lower than a predetermined first voltage, the polarity-reversal mode control circuit changes the polarity-reversal mode into the second mode, and when the polarity-reversal mode is the second mode, and it is detected that the lamp voltage is higher than a predetermined second voltage, the polarity-reversal mode control circuit changes the polarity-reversal mode into the first mode.	12-25-2008

Tetsuji Hirao, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120114576	Method for preventing or treating yellowish discoloration of skin - This invention relates to a method for preventing or treating skin discoloration of a subject by inhibiting carbonylation of dermal proteins of the subject who is in need of prevention or treatment for skin discoloration.	05-10-2012

Tetsuji Hirao, Himeji-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100128232	HIGH-PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMP LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND PROJECTOR - To stabilize the arc bright point position of a discharge lamp and suppress deformation of an electrode when an ultrahigh-pressure discharge lamp is operated with extremely low electric power, the lamp is operated by supplying power from a power supply device having a step-down chopper circuit and a full bridge circuit, a rectangular wave alternating current being supplied when it is operated with rated power or dimmed power (about 60 to 80% of rated power), a DC current being supplied during standby power operation of at most 0.5×P (W) with respect to the maximum operating power P (W). Moreover, the high-pressure discharge lamp light source device may be mounted on a projector for projecting images and the mode being changed to standby power operation when there is no change in an image signal, for example, for a prescribed period of time.	05-27-2010

Toshihiro Hirao, Shizuoka-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100236347	GEAR TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - In a gear transmission apparatus including a shared gear in which two rows of internal teeth are formed on an inner circumference of a common gear main body so as to be adjacent to each other in an axial direction, the internal teeth of each of the rows are meshed with an external gear to configure a transmission mechanism for each of the rows, the internal teeth of each of the rows are inclined with respect to the axial direction such that each of inner end portions thereof in the axial direction is further deviated to a normal rotation direction, which is a rotation direction in which a frequency in use of the shared gear is high, than each of outer end portions in the axial direction, oil drainage holes are provided between the internal teeth, and oil drainage grooves are provided on bottom lands of the internal teeth.	09-23-2010

Toshihiro Hirao, Suntou-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110049814	SEALING STRUCTURE USING A LIQUID GASKET - A sealing structure using a liquid gasket, having a liquid gasket interposed in the form of a thin film between mating surfaces of a first member and a second member, thereby preventing the movement of oil via the mating surfaces, the sealing structure, includes at oil-side end portions of the mating surfaces, a gasket lump portion that is formed of an excess of the thin-film liquid gasket squeezed out from the mating surfaces, and an oil-shielding portion that covers a boundary portion where the gasket lump portion and the first member come into contact, thereby preventing a flow of the oil from directly striking the boundary portion, and is provided on an oil-flow upstream side from the boundary portion.	03-03-2011

Toyomi Hirao, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100328729	IMAGE READING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE PROGRAM THEREOF - The image reading apparatus, which is capable of communicating with the electrical paper displaying an image based on image data, is configured to select whether the image displayed on the electrical paper is read based on a size of the electrical paper or a size of the image data, when the image is read, and to instruct the electrical paper to change a display content of the image to be displayed on the electrical paper, in accordance with a result of the selection.	12-30-2010
20110273737	INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus manages an upper limit value of the number of licenses that can be issued to total multifunction peripheral (MFP)s provided within the system and the number of already issued licenses. If a request for issuing a license that permits the execution of a job has been received from the MFP, the information processing apparatus executes control for issuing the license if the number of already issued licenses does not exceed the upper limit value of the number of licenses that can be issued, when the license is issued. On the other hand, if it is determined that the number of already issued licenses exceeds the upper limit value of the number of licenses that can be issued, the information processing apparatus executes control for issuing no license.	11-10-2011
20120086956	PRINTING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An apparatus for printing a tint block image including a latent image and a background image on a sheet includes a first receiving unit configured to receive latent printing density of the latent image, a second receiving unit configured to receive background printing density of the background image, a changing unit configured to change the latent printing density and the background printing density according to the type or the size of sheets to be used in printing, and a printing unit configured to print the tint block image on the sheet according to the changed latent printing density and the changed background printing density.	04-12-2012

Tsutomu Hirao, Fujisawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080215714	REDUNDANCY SWITCHING METHOD - A service interruption time is shortened in redundancy switching, thereby to render a vocal service of good quality, in addition to a data service of good quality by a server.	09-04-2008

Yasuyuki Hirao, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090007090	SOFTWARE UPDATING METHOD AND PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE - A software updating method for updating software stored as compressed code in a nonvolatile memory provided in a portable terminal on the basis of differential data via wireless communication includes the steps of providing a file system area having a fault-tolerant property; decompressing, at the execution of software updating, the compressed code of the software and loading the decompressed code into a random-access memory; updating the software in the random-access memory on the basis of the differential data; compressing the updated software; and storing a backup of a compressed updated code sequence corresponding to a compressed updated portion of the compressed updated software in the file system area and then writing the compressed updated code sequence corresponding to the compressed updated portion of the compressed updated software back to the nonvolatile memory.	01-01-2009
20100042985	PORTABLE TERMINAL, PORTABLE TERMINAL CONTROL METHOD, AND PORTABLE TERMINAL CONTROL PROGRAM - A portable terminal includes: a storage unit for storing at least a first program and software converting data to convert the first program into a second program; a storage control unit to perform reading and writing of the program and data as to the storage unit; a software converting processing unit to execute processing that converts the first program into the second program, using the first program and software converting data read by the storage control unit from the storage unit; and a terminal starting control unit to execute at the time of terminal startup one or the other of starting up the first program, and starting up the converting processing from the first program to the second program by the program converting processing unit and the second program that has been converted.	02-18-2010

Yasuyuki Hirao, Okazaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090230793	STATOR MOUNTING METHOD - In a stator mounting method in which a coil unit is inserted into a stator core and a lead wire protruding from the coil unit is inserted into and mounted on a terminal portion of the stator core, the lead wire is passed through a lead wire pullout portion located at a predetermined position of a coil frame body, a height from an inner peripheral upper face of the coil frame body to the lead wire pullout portion is equalized with a distance from a core upper face of the stator core to a lead wire insertion position inner peripheral lower face of the terminal portion, and the core upper face of the stator core is held in contact with an inner peripheral upper face of the coil frame body after the lead wire is inserted into the terminal portion.	09-17-2009

Yasuzumi Hirao, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090085542	DRIVE SYSTEM FOR POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An output signal from a driver is provided to an output unit which includes first and second transistors to output a drive signal for driving a power device. A control signal is supplied from a control signal supply. The control signal indicates an enabled state and a disabled state to control the first and second transistors. The control signal is provided to a voltage output circuit. An output signal from the voltage output circuit is provided to a voltage hold circuit. The first and second transistors are turned off by a disable circuit when the control signal is in the disabled state. A shutdown circuit operates to draw out current from an output terminal of the output unit based on a signal provided from the voltage hold circuit and the control signal when the control signal is in the disabled state.	04-02-2009

Yoshifumi Hirao, Shizuoka-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100092835	FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system that can dispose of an odorant through the use of a simple configuration and assure enhanced hydrogen safety. A hydrogenation device is positioned between a fuel tank and a fuel cell. The hydrogenation device incorporates a hydrogenation catalyst for hydrogenating the odorant.	04-15-2010

Yoshihiko Hirao, Nara JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080199859	Identification Marker Responsive to Interferon Therapy for Renal Cell Cancer - The present invention provides an identification marker responsive to IFN therapy for renal cell cancer and a means of detecting the same. Namely, a method which comprises preparing a genomic DNA of a human gene or a complementary strand thereof from a specimen of a patient with renal cell cancer, analyzing the DNA sequence of the genomic DNA or the complementary strand thereof to determine the gene polymorphism of the human gene, and evaluating the tumor-suppression effect of IFN therapy on renal cell cancer by using the polymorphism as an indicator.	08-21-2008
20090082638	Measuring Apparatus and Measuring System - Conventional measuring apparatuses and the like have the problem of not being able to accurately measure information inside the living body. The present invention provides a measuring apparatus disposed inside the living body, comprising: a sensor portion	03-26-2009
20100064797	DEVICE FOR MEASURING URINE FLOW RATE - The present invention provides an apparatus including: a container that receives urine; and a urine amount measuring device that measures the weight of the urine received by the container; wherein the urine amount measuring device has: a mounting plate, which is a plate on which the container is mounted; a measuring portion that measures the weight of the container mounted on the mounting plate multiple times at given time intervals; and an output portion that outputs a result of the measurement performed by the measuring portion, and the apparatus has a fixing structure that is situated in at least a bottom portion of the container and a mounting face of the mounting plate and that detachably fixes the container on the mounting plate.	03-18-2010

Youji Hirao, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090247060	Retainer ring used for polishing a structure for manufacturing magnetic head, and polishing method using the same - Disclosed is a polishing method for polishing a surface of a structure for magnetic-head manufacture by CMP in the process of manufacturing a magnetic head using a ceramic substrate made of a ceramic material containing AlTiC, the structure including the ceramic substrate and one or more layers formed thereon, and having the surface to be polished. The polishing method uses a retainer ring made of a ceramic material containing AlTiC.	10-01-2009

Yuhko Hirao, Niigata JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090181413	SIMULTANEOUS AND DIFFERENTIAL QUANTIFICATION OF TWO TARGET ANALYTES IN BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE - This invention provides a method for differentially and simultaneously quantifying two target analytes via a single assay operation with the use of a single type of reagent in each of the two steps, i.e., the first step and the second step. In this method, the reaction product associated with the first target analyte is detected at an early stage of the second step and the reaction product associated with the second target analyte is then detected.	07-16-2009
20110171672	METHOD OF REDUCING MEASUREMENT ERROR CAUSED BY CATALASE INHIBITION BY AZIDE - Disclosed is a method for reducing measurement errors due to inhibition of catalase by azide in a method for quantification of a component to be measured, in which hydrogen peroxide derived from a component other than the component to be measured is decomposed by a catalase. The method for reducing measurement errors due to inhibition of catalase by azide employs a catalase which has a subunit having a molecular mass of 75 kDa or higher and is derived from a microorganism, when hydrogen peroxide derived from a component other than the component to be measured is decomposed by the catalase followed by quantification of hydrogen peroxide derived from the component to be measured to quantify the component to be measured.	07-14-2011

Yuya Hirao, Koka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100323473	METHOD OF FORMING ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR LAYER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC THIN FILM TRANSISTOR - Disclosed is a method of forming an organic semiconductor layer comprising the steps of preparing a substrate having a groove formed on the surface, applying, to the surface of the substrate, a droplet of an organic semiconductor liquid in which an organic semiconductor material is dissolved or dispersed in a solvent, and drying the droplet to form the organic semiconductor layer, wherein the droplet is applied to a position of the substrate where a part of the circumference of the droplet is introduced into the groove.	12-23-2010

Yuzo Hirao, Hiroshima JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090149440	NOVEL PYRIDONECARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVES OR SALTS THEREOF - The present invention provides an agent which exhibits excellent antibacterial activity, low toxicity, improved bioavailability, and low binding rate to serum proteins. The present invention is directed to a pyridonecarboxylic acid derivative represented by formula (1):	06-11-2009