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Hirohito Adachi, Aichi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080304941	Multi-Stage Baking Apparatus for Plasma Display Panel - The present invention intends to provide a baking apparatus for PDP capable of realizing an improvement in productivity while minimizing an increase in a factory space. In a baking furnace	12-11-2008

Hirohito Anze, Shizuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100178611	Lithography method of electron beam - A charged particle beam writing method on a chemical amplification type resist, comprising: coating said chemical amplification type resist which contains an acid diffusion inhibitor, on a surface of a mask substrate, exposing charged particle beams to said chemical amplification type resist layer on said surface of the mask substrate, baking said chemical amplification type resist layer which said charged particle beams were exposed, and developing said chemical amplification type resist after the baking, wherein an exposure current density of said electron beams exposing ranges of 50	07-15-2010
20110186744	CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS AND METHOD - A first aperture	08-04-2011

Hirohito Anze, Numazu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090075185	MASK BLANK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MASK - A mask blank is formed on a transparent substrate with a light-shielding film of a material mainly containing chromium and is used for obtaining a photomask by forming the light-shielding film into a transfer pattern by lithography using an electron beam writing resist. The mask blank includes a mask layer formed on the light-shielding film for serving as an etching mask in etching that forms the light-shielding film into the transfer pattern. The mask layer is made of a material containing silicon. The mask blank further includes a chromium nitride-based film formed on the mask layer and containing at least chromium and nitrogen.	03-19-2009

Hirohito Fujiwara, Chiba-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080202308	AUTOMATIC THIN-SECTION MANUFACTURING SYSTEM - An automatic thin-section manufacturing system for manufacturing thin sections by thinly cutting out an embedded block having embedded therein a biological sample while setting said embedded block at a predetermined rake angle, and said system comprising: a long cutting blade having a cutting edge on one end; a holder disposed in such a manner that it makes the rake angle with respect to the surface of the embedded block; a mounting plane which is provided to the front end of the holder, on which plural cutting blades are mounted and aligned with their cutting edges exposed to the outer side; an adsorptive member provided along the mounting plane, which maintains the posture of the cutting blades by adsorbing the base end side of the cutting blades mounted on the mounting plane; a first pressing member provided to the holder, which presses, among the plural cutting blades that are mounted and aligned on the mounting plane, the cutting blade allocated to the predetermined position against the mounting plane; a conveyor unit which slides out the cutting blades that are linearly aligned on the mounting plane, by sequentially conveying the plural cutting blades to feed them one by one on the mounting plane; a transportation unit which moves the embedded block relative to the holder, such that the cutting blade pressed by the first pressing member cuts out the thin section from the embedded block; and a control unit which, after performing thin sectioning for a predetermined time, exchanging the cutting blade used for the thin sectioning by operating the conveyor unit to slide out the cutting blades.	08-28-2008
20100220764	Differential scanning calorimeter - The differential scanning calorimeter includes: a heat sink, which stores a measuring sample and a reference material; a heater, which heats the heat sink; a cooling block, which is separated away from the heat sink, and positioned below the heat sink; a thermal resistor, which is connected between the heat sink and the cooling block, and forms a heat flow path therebetween; a cooling head, which is detachably fitted to the cooling block, and is cooled by an external cooling device; and differential heat flow detectors, which output a temperature difference between the measuring sample and the reference material as a heat-flow-difference signal, in which: the cooling block forms a side wall to fit the bore of the cooling head outward from the joint of the thermal resistance body; the top surface of the cooling head is lower than the joint.	09-02-2010
20110235671	Thermal analyzer - To improve measurement accuracy by eliminating influence of a change of a temperature environment around a furnace of a thermal analyzer, the thermal analyzer includes a multilayer structure of at least two sealed layers for covering the furnace and its surroundings so as to isolate the furnace and its surroundings from an outside. An interlayer of the multilayer structure is loaded with a substance having a heat capacity equal to the heat capacity of a gas inside the furnace.	09-29-2011

Hirohito Hattori, Nissin-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090208094	ROBOT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - To make it possible, in a robot apparatus that performs actions in response to external environment, to distinguish the image of a part of its own body contained in three dimensional data of the external environment. A robot	08-20-2009

Hirohito Hayashi, Kariya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120001513	STATOR FOR ELECTRIC MACHINE - Disclosed is a stator for an electric machine. The stator is provided with a stator core, and first and second series of coils each formed into a predetermined shape. Each of the coils in the first series is provided with a pair of first coil ends which respectively protrude from both end faces of the stator core. Each of the first coil ends is provided with a pair of bent portions which extend outward in the radial direction of the stator, and a bridge portion which connects the bent portions. Each second coil end is provided with a pair of upright portions and a bridge portion which connects the upright portions. The bridge portions of the coils in the first series are disposed outside the bridge portions of the coils in the second series in the radial direction of the stator. The bridge portion of each of the coils in the second series extends across the bent portions of two adjacent coils in the first series. The coils in the first series and the coils in the second series are configured so that each series includes a mixture of coils of at least two phases among a U-phase, a V-phase, and a W-phase. Each of the coils in the first series is connected to a coil of the same phase in the second series.	01-05-2012

Hirohito Ichii, North Bay Village, FL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100003679	ASSESSMENT OF CELLULAR COMPOSITION AND FRACTIONAL VIABILITY AND USES THEREOF - A method of assessing cellular composition and fractional viability that can be predictive of post-transplant cell potency and transplantation outcome, comprises identifying cellular composition and assessing cellular viability. This has particular importance in the field of tissue and cell transplantation, cell therapy and regenerative medicine, providing a method for tissue and cell characterization, viability and potency testing, that could be useful for the definition of product release criteria for research and clinical applications.	01-07-2010

Hirohito Ide, Wako-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090037074	Control system for plant - A control system for a plant can include a feedback control input which can be calculated so that a controlled output of said plant coincides with a target value. A hold control input can be calculated according to an operating condition of said plant. A control input to said plant is set to the feedback control input when a control deviation between the controlled output and a target value is greater than a predetermined threshold value, and the control input is set to the hold control input when the control deviation is equal to or less than the predetermined threshold value. The feedback control input is made to gradually approach to or coincide with the hold control input when the control input is set to the hold control input.	02-05-2009
20090037075	Control system for plant - A control system for a plant, including a sliding mode controller and a transfer characteristic adjusting module. The sliding mode controller calculates a feedback control input with a sliding mode control so that an controlled output of the plant coincides with a target value. The transfer characteristic adjusting module is connected to an output of the sliding mode controller, and has a transfer characteristic set according to a transfer function of a controlled object model which is obtained by modeling the plant. A control input to the plant is set to an output of the transfer characteristic adjusting module. The transfer characteristic of the transfer characteristic adjusting module is set so that a composite transfer function indicative of a transfer characteristic which is obtained by combining the transfer characteristic of the transfer characteristic adjusting module and a transfer characteristic of the controlled object model, coincides with a desired target transfer function.	02-05-2009
20100131116	CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PLANT - A control system for a plant is provided. A feedback control input is calculated so that a controlled output of the plant coincides with a target value. The feedback control input is averaged to calculate an averaged feedback control input. A hold control input is calculated according to an operating condition of the plant. A corrected hold control input is calculated by combining the hold control input with the averaged feedback control input according to a preset ratio. A control input to the plant is set to the feedback control input in a first state where a control deviation between the controlled output and the target value is greater than a predetermined threshold value, and setting the control input to the corrected hold control input in a second state where the control deviation is equal to or less than the predetermined threshold value. The feedback control input is made to gradually approach to or coincide with the corrected hold control input in the second state.	05-27-2010
20100131176	CONTROL SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control system for an internal combustion engine having a valve operating characteristic varying mechanism for continuously changing a lift amount of at least one intake valve of the engine. The valve operating characteristic varying mechanism includes a control shaft for changing the lift amount, a motor for rotating the control shaft, and a transmission mechanism provided between an output shaft of the motor and the control shaft for transmitting an actuating force of the motor to the control shaft. A first rotational angle sensor detects a rotational angle of the output shaft of the motor, and a second rotational angle sensor detects a rotational angle of the control shaft. A control of the lift amount of the at least one intake valve is performed according to the rotational angle detected by the first rotational angle sensor or the second rotational angle sensor. A failure diagnosis of the first rotational angle sensor, the second rotational angle sensor, and the transmission mechanism is performed based on the rotational angles detected by the first and second rotational angle sensors.	05-27-2010
20100139601	CONTROL SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control system for an internal combustion engine having a valve operating characteristic varying device which continuously changes a lift amount of at least one intake valve. Operation of a start switch, which instructs the start of the engine is detected. The engine is started after a predetermined delay time period has elapsed from the moment the operation of the start switch is detected. The valve operating characteristic varying device is operated during the predetermined delay time period, and a failure determination of the valve operating characteristic varying device is performed.	06-10-2010

Hirohito Ide, Saitama-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100161202	INTAKE AIR AMOUNT CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An intake air amount control system for an internal combustion engine, which is capable of reducing energy for driving a variable intake lift mechanism, and properly controlling an intake air amount during an auto cruise operation. The intake air amount control system for the engine holds a lift of an intake valve at a predetermined lift by holding a target lift at the predetermined lift when it is determined that a vehicle is in the auto cruise operation. This reduces energy required for an intake lift actuator which drives the variable intake lift mechanism, and suppresses heat generated by a motor of the intake lift actuator. Further, during the auto cruise operation, by changing a throttle valve opening, the intake air amount is properly controlled.	06-24-2010
20100175646	CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control system for an internal combustion engine, which is capable of preventing a variable valve-operating mechanism from suffering problems due to insufficiency of lubrication oil immediately after starting the engine. The ECU of the engine determines an amount of lubrication oil lubricating the variable valve-operating mechanism which is capable of continuously changing an intake lift, holds the intake lift at a predetermined lift if it is determined that the oil amount is less than a predetermined amount, and controls the amount of intake air by changing the opening of a throttle valve capable of adjusting the amount of intake air, when the operation of the variable valve-operating mechanism is inhibited.	07-15-2010

Hirohito Ito, Utsunomiya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090033901	DRIVING APPARATUS AND EXPOSURE APPARATUS USING THE SAME AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A driving apparatus for driving an object in a vacuum environment includes a first chamber whose interior is maintained in a vacuum environment, a mover configured to load the object, and a stator, wherein the mover includes one or more magnets, the stator includes one or more coils. The mover moves along an upper surface of the stator in a non-contact state therewith when an electric current is applied to the coil or coils. The upper surface of the stator is a part of a partition wall of the first chamber.	02-05-2009
20090310145	POSITIONING APPARATUS, POSITIONING METHOD, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING POSITIONING APPARATUS AND EXPOSURE APPARATUS - A positioning apparatus comprises a controller for controlling a driving device, and positions a measurement portion of an optical element. The controller displaces a drive portion of the optical element by a specific operation of the driving device, and calculate a displacement of the optical element as a first displacement based on an output from a position measuring device, calculate a displacement of the optical element caused by the specific operation as a second displacement, based on an output from a wavefront measuring device configured to measure a wavefront of light directed by the optical element, based on a difference between the first displacement and the second displacement, calibrate a position of the optical element calculated from the output from the position measuring device, and store a result of the calibration, and control the driving device based on the stored calibration result and an output from the position measuring device.	12-17-2009
20110159189	IMPRINT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ARTICLE - An imprint apparatus is disclosed that forms, by pressing a resin applied onto a substrate and a mold against each other, a pattern on the substrate. The imprint apparatus includes a substrate stage that holds the substrate, and a control unit for controlling the position of the stage by outputting a manipulating variable on the basis of a position error between a position of the stage which has been measured by position measurement unit and a target position. The control unit reduces a ratio of the manipulating variable to the position error while the substrate and the mold are in contact with each other until mold release.	06-30-2011
20110164230	POSITIONING APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A positioning apparatus according to the present invention includes: a tabletop having a plane; a plurality of actuators configured to be driven in a direction perpendicular to the plane to move the tabletop; and a control unit configured to measure a frequency response of the tabletop and, when a peak is detected at the resonance frequency of elastic vibration of the tabletop, adjust the thrust distribution ratio for the plurality of actuators to reduce the peak.	07-07-2011

Hirohito Ito, Funabashi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120126136	CHARGED-PARTICLE BEAM EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - A charged-particle beam exposure apparatus which includes a deflector that deflects a charged-particle beam, and a stage mechanism that drives a substrate, and draws a pattern on the substrate while scanning the charged-particle beam in a main-scanning direction by the deflector and scanning the substrate in a sub-scanning direction by the stage mechanism. The apparatus includes a blanker unit configured to control irradiation and unirradiation of the substrate with the charged-particle beam, and a controller configured to control the deflector to deflect the charged-particle beam in the sub-scanning direction by an amount of driving of the substrate in the sub-scanning direction by the stage mechanism during a period of time from stop of drawing on the substrate until restart thereof when the drawing on the substrate is stopped and then restarted while the substrate is driven in the sub-scanning direction by the stage mechanism.	05-24-2012

Hirohito Kawama, Fukushima JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090156780	Poly (Arylene Sulfide) and Production Process Thereof - A dehydration step is conducted by heating a mixture containing an organic amide solvent and a sulfur source including an alkali metal hydrosulfide, and a part of an overall charged amount of an alkali metal hydroxide as needed. The mixture remaining within the system after the dehydration step is mixed with a dihalo-aromatic compound, the resultant mixture is heated to conduct a polymerization reaction, and the alkali metal hydroxide is added to the mixture for polymerization reaction continuously or in portions to control the pH of the mixture for polymerization reaction within a range of from 7 to 12.5 from the beginning to the end of the polymerization reaction. The poly(arylene sulfide) according to the present invention has a nitrogen content of at most 800 ppm.	06-18-2009

Hirohito Kawama, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100113739	Poly (arylene sulfide) and production process thereof - A poly(arylene sulfide) having properties that a melt viscosity is 1 to 3,000 Pa·s as measured under conditions of a temperature of 310° C. and a shear rate of 1,216 sec	05-06-2010
20100234559	POLY (ARYLENE SULFIDE) - In a process for producing a poly(arylene sulfide) by polymerizing a sulfur source and a dihalo-aromatic compound in the presence of an alkali metal hydroxide in an organic amide solvent, the production process comprises washing a polymer obtained by the polymerization with a hydrophilic organic solvent containing water in a proportion of 1 to 30% by weight, thereby collecting a purified polymer, the content of nitrogen contained in an extract extracted by a mixed solvent containing 40% by weight of acetonitrile and 60% by weight of water from the purified polymer is at most 50 ppm on the basis of the weight of the polymer, and a poly(arylene sulfide), the content of nitrogen contained in an extract extracted by a mixed solvent containing 40% by weight of acetonitrile and 60% by weight of water from the purified polymer is at most 50 ppm on the basis of the weight of the polymer.	09-16-2010

Hirohito Kitatora, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090138370	Methods and Systems for Controlling the Replay of Contents Stored in a Recording Medium - Upon receipt of a replay request for a content to be replayed from a video replay apparatus, a content replay control system searches a content information storage for billing information corresponding to a content ID included in the replay request, searches a user information storage for a URL corresponding to a video replay apparatus ID included in the replay request, associates the retrieved billing information with the retrieved URL, and stores the associated information. The content replay control system maintains the connection with the video replay apparatus. Upon acceptance of the request for access to a URL from a portable terminal, the content replay control system reads the billing information stored in association with the URL and transmits the read billing information to the portable terminal. Upon receipt of a request for purchasing the content to be replayed from the portable terminal, the content replay control system identifies a billing server on the basis of a portable terminal ID of the portable terminal and transmits a billing request based on the read billing information to the billing server. Then, the content replay control system transmits release information for releasing a replay restriction to the video replay apparatus, the connection with which has been maintained, on condition that the billing on the content to be replayed has been completed.	05-28-2009

Hirohito Koike, Hitachinaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080204405	Method and System of Displaying an Exposure Condition - There is provided a device which may easily and visually judge which chip in an FEM wafer has a normal exposure condition, or which chip has an abnormal exposure condition.	08-28-2008

Hirohito Kondo, Nagano JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110080427	IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Disclosed herein is an image processing device having a display section and an image pickup section, the image processing device including: an operating section configured to generating an operating signal on a basis of contact of a user with the display section; a bulletin board display controlling section configured to display a bulletin board for posting an image message on the display section, and display an image message generated in advance on the bulletin board; a picked-up image display controlling section configured to display an image being picked up by the image pickup section on the bulletin board when an operating element for transition to an image pickup mode, the operating element being displayed within the bulletin board, is operated; and an image message generating section configured to subject the displayed the image to a predetermined edit, and generate an image message.	04-07-2011
20110279852	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus having a display unit includes: an operation section configured to generate an operation signal based on a user's contact with the display unit; a posting area display control section configured to display a posting area in which an image is posted on the display unit and displaying previously-generated images in the posting area; an operation detail recognizing section configured to recognize an operation detail on the images posted in the posting area on the basis of the operation signal from the operation section; and a selection section configured to select an image corresponding to the operation detail recognized by the operation detail recognizing section as an operation object.	11-17-2011

Hirohito Matsubara, Wako JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120126519	AIRBAG CONTROL APPARATUS - An airbag control apparatus of a vehicle includes an occupant determination device, a deployment determination device, a storage device, an airbag controller, and a voltage variation detector. The airbag controller is configured to control deployment of an airbag based on the deployment/non-deployment information. The voltage variation detector is configured to detect a variation in a voltage of an in-vehicle battery and configured to output voltage variation information to the airbag controller. If the voltage variation information indicates that the voltage detected by the voltage variation detector varies, the airbag controller controls the airbag based on deployment/non-deployment information stored in the storage device immediately before the airbag controller receives the voltage variation information indicating that the voltage detected by voltage variation detector varies.	05-24-2012

Hirohito Matsui, Nishio-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120025642	ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE - A rotating electric machine that can be improved in cooling performance is provided. An end plate includes an annular plate portion arranged to be spaced from a rotor in an axial direction and secured to a rotation shaft, and a tubular portion protruding from an outer edge of the annular plate portion to abut on an axial end surface of the rotor. A partition plate arranged between the rotor and an end plate forms a first space between the rotor and the partition plate and a second space between the annular plate portion and the partition plate. A communication passage allowing the first space and the second space to communicate with each other is formed in the partition plate at a radially outer side relative to a permanent magnet. A through hole extending through the annular plate portion in the axial direction is formed in the annular plate portion at a radially inner side relative to the permanent magnet.	02-02-2012

Hirohito Miyashita, Ibaraki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090000704	Hafnium Alloy Target and Process for Producing the Same - A hafnium alloy target containing either or both of Zr and Ti in a gross amount of 100 wtppm-10 wt % in Hf, wherein the average crystal grain size is 1-100 μm, the impurities of Fe, Cr and Ni are respectively 1 wtppm or less, and the habit plane ratio of the plane {002} and three planes {103}, {014} and {015} lying within 35° from {002} is 55% or greater, and the variation in the total sum of the intensity ratios of these four planes depending on locations is 20% or less. As a result, obtained is a hafnium alloy target having favorable deposition property and deposition speed, which generates few particles, and which is suitable for forming a high dielectric gate insulation film such as HfO or HfON film, and the manufacturing method thereof.	01-01-2009
20090032392	Sputtering Target - Provided is a sputtering target in which the ratio of X-ray intensity of (110) measured with X-ray diffraction is 0.4 or less, and even 0.2 or less in a Ta or Ta alloy target. Further provided is a sputtering target in which the ratio of X-ray intensity of (110) on a Ta or Ta alloy target surface measured with X-ray diffraction is 0.8 or less, and the ratio of the foregoing X-ray intensity at a depth of 100 μm or deeper is 0.4 or less. This Ta or Ta alloy target is capable of minimizing the fluctuation of the deposition speed for each target throughout the target life of a sputtering target, and thereby improving and stabilizing the production efficiency of semiconductors during the sputtering process, and contributing to the reduction of production costs.	02-05-2009
20090050475	Hafnium Alloy Target and Process for Producing the Same - A hafnium alloy target containing either or both of Zr and Ti in a gross amount of 100 wtppm−10 wt % in Hf, wherein the average crystal grain size is 1-100 μm, the impurities of Fe, Cr and Ni are respectively 1 wtppm or less, and the habit plane ratio of the plane {002} and three planes {103}, {014} and {015} lying within 35° from {002} is 55% or greater, and the variation in the total sum of the intensity ratios of these four planes depending on locations is 20% or less. As a result, obtained is a hafnium alloy target having favorable deposition property and deposition speed, which generates few particles, and which is suitable for forming a high dielectric gate insulation film such as HfO or HfON film, and the manufacturing method thereof.	02-26-2009
20090057142	Hafnium Alloy Target and Process for Producing the Same - A hafnium alloy target containing either or both of Zr and Ti in a gross amount of 100 wtppm-10 wt % in Hf; wherein the average crystal grain size is 1-100 μm, the impurities of Fe, Cr and Ni are respectively 1 wtppm or less, and the habit plane ratio of the plane {002} and three planes {103}, {014} and {015} lying within 35° from {002} is 55% or greater, and the variation in the total sum of the intensity ratios of these four planes depending on locations is 20% or less. As a result, obtained is a hafnium alloy target having favorable deposition property and deposition speed, which generates few particles, and which is suitable for forming a high dielectric gate insulation film such as HfO or HfON film, and the manufacturing method thereof.	03-05-2009
20090139863	Copper Alloy Sputtering Target and Semiconductor Element Wiring - A first copper alloy sputtering target comprising 0.5 to 4.0 wt % of Al and 0.5 wtppm or less of Si and a second copper alloy sputtering target comprising 0.5 to 4.0 wt % of Sn and 0.5 wtppm or less of Mn are disclosed. The first and/or the second alloy sputtering target can further comprise one or more elements selected from among Sb, Zr, Ti, Cr, Ag, Au, Cd, In and As in a total amount of 1.0 wtppm or less. A semiconductor element wiring formed by the use of the above targets is also disclosed. The above copper alloy sputtering target allows the formation of a wiring material for a semiconductor element, in particular, a seed layer being stable, uniform and free from the occurrence of coagulation during electrolytic copper plating and exhibits excellent sputtering film formation characteristics.	06-04-2009
20090140430	Copper Alloy Sputtering Target and Semiconductor Element Wiring - A first copper alloy sputtering target comprising 0.5 to 4.0 wt % of Al and 0.5 wtppm or less of Si and a second copper alloy sputtering target comprising 0.5 to 4.0 wt % of Sn and 0.5 wtppm or less of Mn are disclosed. The first and/or the second alloy sputtering target can further comprise one or more elements selected from among Sb, Zr, Ti, Cr, Ag, Au, Cd, In and As in a total amount of 1.0 wtppm or less. A semiconductor element wiring formed by the use of the above targets is also disclosed. The above copper alloy sputtering target allows the formation of a wiring material for a semiconductor element, in particular, a seed layer being stable, uniform and free from the occurrence of coagulation during electrolytic copper plating and exhibits excellent sputtering film formation characteristics.	06-04-2009

Hirohito Miyazaki, Gifu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100244560	VEHICLE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A vehicle power supply system has a power supply unit for supplying power to each unit of a vehicle, a plurality of actuation units actuated by the power from the power supply unit, an operation unit arranged for each of the plurality of actuation units, and operated when actuating the corresponding actuation unit, and a control unit for performing a control of starting supply of power from the power supply unit to each of the plurality of actuation units according to the operation of the corresponding operation unit when an actuation condition of the actuation unit corresponding to the operation unit is satisfied.	09-30-2010

Hirohito Mukai, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100091910	Reception Device and Reception Method - Provided is a reception device which can reduce a parallel interference canceller processing delay. The reception device (	04-15-2010
20100167758	RADIO POSITIONING SYSTEM AND COORDINATE CONFIGURING METHOD - A radio positioning system includes a plurality of base stations and a radio terminal. Each of the base stations includes a reference signal generating portion which generates a reference signal for positioning, a transmission portion which transmits the reference signal, a reception portion which receives a signal from its outside, a positioning portion which calculates a position relative to the radio terminal or base station as a signal sender based on the received signal, and a reference signal return portion which receives a reference signal transmitted from another base station and returns the reference signal to the another base station. The radio terminal includes a terminal reception portion which receives the reference signal, and a terminal transmission portion which returns the received reference signal. A reference signal transmitted by a first base station of the base stations is received and returned by the reference signal return portion in a second base station, the returned reference signal is received by the reception portion in the first base station, and the positioning portion in the first base station measures a position relative to the second base station based on the received reference signal.	07-01-2010
20100183063	Wireless Distance Measurement System and Wireless Terminal - A wireless distance measurement system and wireless terminal improve the accuracy of distance measurement when the UWB communication scheme is used. In wireless terminal	07-22-2010

Hirohito Okuda, Yokohama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090010527	Defect Inspection Method - The present invention relates to a defect detection or observation method that detects fine defects in the course of defect inspection and observation, does not detect locations not constituting defects, or classifies a defect candidate as a grain phenomenon or other phenomenon that does not affect a product. In one embodiment, a method for inspecting defects of a product having a plurality of product units formed repetitively at different locations comprises obtaining an image of the product units on the product having an appearance to be observed; detecting regions of the image each having an appearance which differs from an expected appearance by greater than a preset threshold; calculating feature amounts for the detected regions; classifying the detected regions into groups of defect candidates; forming an aggregate of the feature amounts of the detected regions in the different product units, for each of the groups of defect candidates; and determining for each product unit attributes for the detected regions by comparing the feature amounts of the detected regions belonging to each group of defect candidates with a distribution of the aggregate of the feature amounts for the group of defect candidates.	01-08-2009

Hirohito Shimizu, Kobe-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110156429	PICK-UP STYLE UTILITY VEHICLE WITH EXPANDABLE CARGO BED - A pick-up style utility vehicle according to the present invention includes a front seat, a rear seat, a cargo bed expandable in a front direction, and a screen shield arranged at a front end of the cargo bed. The cargo bed can be changed between an expanded state in which the cargo bed is expanded in a front direction to a riding space, and a non-expanded state not occupying the riding space. The screen shield is slidably supported by a vehicle body configuring portion, for example, a guide portion provided on an expandable side panel and extended in a front or rear direction, so as to be movable in a front or rear direction between an expanded position and a non-expanded position.	06-30-2011

Hirohito Suda, Yokosuka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110007832	MULTIPLE-OUTPUT MULTIPLE-INPUT (MIMO) COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, MIMO RECEIVER AND MIMO RECEIVING METHOD - A receiver that receives a signal from a transmitter, including: a plurality of antennas; a channel estimation unit; a channel accumulation unit; a transmission weight generator; a feedback information transmission unit; and a reception weight generator. The plurality of antennas receive a second signal from the transmitter, the second signal being transmitted by using first feedback information. The channel estimation unit estimates a communication channel state on the basis of the second signal, and then outputs second channel estimation information. The reception weight generator generates reception weight information to be multiplied by the second signal, on the basis of first channel estimation information accumulated in the channel accumulation unit and a first transmission weight.	01-13-2011

Hirohito Suzuki, Chiba-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080235832	Cultivation Method of Flowering Plant, Flowering Plant Obtained by the Cultivation Method, Processing Method of Cut Flower and Cut Flower Obtained by the Processing Method - The present invention relates to making it possible to cultivate a new flowering plant that meets the needs of the flower market, namely, a flower having a unique color, a new type of flower and the like. The present invention also relates to making it possible to process a cut flower that meets the needs of the flower market, namely, a cut flower having a unique color or a new type of cut flower. By releasing the restraint on the floral bud imposed by the outermost layer of the floral bud, the present invention provides a cultivation method of a flowering plant having a unique appearance, a flowering plant obtained by the cultivation method, a processing method of a cut flower having a unique appearance and a cut flower obtained by the processing method. The present invention further provides a chlamydeous flowering plant and a cut chlamydeous flower in each of which the restraint on the floral bud imposed by the outermost layer of the floral bud is released.	09-25-2008

Hirohito Watanabe, Sakura-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090250256	SOCKET CONTACT TERMINAL AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A socket contact terminal for electrical connection between a connection portion formed of a metal conductor on a printed circuit board and a connection terminal of an IC package. The contact terminal comprises a metal terminal composed of a main columnar portion and arm portions on both sides and having an angular U shape and an elastomeric member attached to the metal terminal. A metal surface is exposed from the outer surface of each arm portion. The elastomeric member is firmly held between the arm portions of the metal terminal and exhibits a repulsive force when the arm portions are pressed in the direction that the arm portions approach each other.	10-08-2009
20100307797	FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - To improve reliability by preventing separation of a sheet material attached on a flexible printed circuit, provided is a flexible printed circuit including a printed board body and a reinforcing board. A leaked portion of an adhesive agent is formed to leak in an outward direction relative to an end surface of the reinforcing board. The leaked portion adheres to part of the end surface of the reinforcing board to be continuous from a lower end of the end surface to form an inclined surface tapered in the outward direction. The leaked portion is formed such that a portion thereof that covers the end surface has an adhesion height hA, as measured from an adhesive surface of the reinforcing board, of greater than 0% and not greater than 80% of the thickness H1 of the reinforcing board.	12-09-2010
20110247863	FLEXIBLE PRINTED BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - [Object] To provide a flexible printed board improved in bendability.	10-13-2011

Hirohito Watanabe, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080203500	Semiconductor device and production method therefor - A semiconductor device provided with a MIS type field effect transistor comprising a silicon substrate, a gate insulating film having a high-dielectric-constant metal oxide film which is formed on the silicon substrate via a silicon containing insulating film, a silicon-containing gate electrode formed on the gate insulating film, and a sidewall including, as a constituting material, silicon oxide on a lateral face side of the gate electrode, wherein a silicon nitride film is interposed between the sidewall and at least the lateral face of the gate electrode. This semiconductor device, although having a fine structure with a small gate length, is capable of low power consumption and fast operation.	08-28-2008
20090096032	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor device includes first and second active regions on a semiconductor substrate, separated by an element isolation region; a line-shaped electrode disposed from over the first to over the second active region via the element isolation region; first and second FETs including a gate insulating film on the first and second active regions, respectively, a gate electrode composed of the line-shaped electrode and a source/drain region. Parts of the line-shaped electrode over the first and second active regions are formed of different materials. The line-shaped electrode includes a diffusion restraining region having thickness in a direction perpendicular to the substrate thinner than that over the first and second active regions. The diffusion restraining region is over the element isolation region and spans the whole width of the line-shaped electrode in the gate length direction.	04-16-2009

Hirohito Watanabe, Yotsukaido-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100319972	PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A printed circuit board having a connection terminal which includes: an insulating substrate including first and second surfaces, and an end surface along an outline normal to an insertion direction of the connection terminal; at least one lead wiring layer formed on the first surface of the insulating substrate; an insulating protection film covering the lead wiring layer; at least one lead terminal layer constituting an end portion of the lead wiring layer, the lead terminal layer being formed into a strip, and having an end surface along the outline; a reinforcement body adhered on the second surface of the insulating substrate at a backside position of the lead terminal layer; wherein a distance between an outer surface of the lead terminal layer and an outer surface of the reinforcement body on the outline side is smaller than a distance therebetween on the lead wiring layer side.	12-23-2010

Hirohito Yamada, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080316749	PHOTONIC CRYSTAL OPTICAL CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - In an optical circuit including multi-dimensional photonic crystals, in which the optical circuit has a structure (	12-25-2008
20090285522	OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE, OPTICAL DEVICE, AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE - There is provided an optical device and an optical waveguide composed of a photonic crystal in which two optical waveguide modes that are orthogonal to a light propagation direction can be used, whereby design latitude is increased.	11-19-2009
20100232742	OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE - A waveguide structure comprises a core (	09-16-2010

Hirohito Yamada, Miyagi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110194572	COMPOSITE OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE, VARIABLE-WAVELENGTH LASER, AND METHOD OF OSCILLATING LASER - A composite optical waveguide	08-11-2011

Hirohito Yamaguchi, Mobara-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110239941	EVAPORATION APPARATUS - Provided is an evaporation apparatus which reduces deformation of a mask, improves adhesion between a substrate and an evaporation mask, and improves accuracy of dividing a region on which a film is to be formed and a region on which the film is not to be formed. The evaporation apparatus includes a pressing mechanism for pressing a film forming substrate disposed on an evaporation mask including a magnetic material against the evaporation mask. The pressing mechanism includes a magnet for attracting the mask toward at least a corner portion of the film forming substrate.	10-06-2011

Hirohito Yamakawa, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090011411	Method for Detecting and Quantifying Endogenous Wheat Dna Sequence - It is an object of the present invention to provide partial sequences of endogenous wheat DNA (genome) which are single copies and which allow wheat to be specifically detected without cross-reacting with other plants in PCR, and to provide primers for amplifying these partial sequences, along with a good method for detecting and quantifying endogenous DNA using these primers. The present invention provides, in a method for detecting or quantifying an endogenous wheat DNA sequence in a test sample by means of a polymerase chain reaction, a method comprising a step of using a nucleic acid in the test sample or a nucleic acid extracted from the test sample as a template to amplify the nucleic acid of a region comprising at least 80% or more of a nucleotide sequence represented by one of SEQ ID NO:1 through SEQ ID NO:7 using a primer pair capable of amplifying that region, and a step of detecting or quantifying the amplified nucleic acid.	01-08-2009