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Hiromi Akitsu, Yamashima-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090165194	DEODORANT CANISTER FOR URINALS THAT ALSO DISPENSES A POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE SCALE INHIBITOR WITH EACH FLUSH - A multi-function canister, mountable within a urinal chamber, is held in place by a spring clip that is insertable in one of the flush apertures at the top of the chamber, and which biases the canister against the chamber rear wall. The canister includes an onboard fragrance tablet that continually dispenses an odor-counteracting aroma. The canister also includes a reservoir filled with a solid compound, a dissolved portion of which is released into the chamber with each flush by water flowing from the aperture in which the spring clip is installed. A deflector tray limits the amount of water flowing into the reservoir. The dissolved portion inhibits the formation of potassium phosphate scale (urine calculus) on the surfaces of the urinal chamber and drainage pipes. The solid compound may be sulfamic acid. The canister may also include a grill which covers and protects the fragrance tablet.	07-02-2009

Hiromi Ando, Sunto-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090082348	INDAZOLE DERIVATIVES - The present invention provides a compound represented by Formula (I):	03-26-2009

Hiromi Ando, Naka-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090054508	IGF-1R INHIBITOR - The present invention provides a type I insulin-like growth factor receptor (IGF-1R) inhibitor comprising, as an active ingredient, an indazole derivative represented by Formula (I):	02-26-2009

Hiromi Fujita, Tochigi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110094697	SAND CORE FOR CASTING AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - In the sand core	04-28-2011

Hiromi Fujita, Mito JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090062934	Recipe Generation System and Method - There is provided a recipe generation apparatus and method for reducing the time required to reflect an optimal value and changed value in an input file by automatically reflecting a value obtained by optimizing an input file for recipe generation in the input file for recipe generation. This invention eliminates the inconvenience of manually reflecting changes in an input file for recipe generation by automatically reflecting changed values in the input file for recipe generation after editing a provisionally generated off-line recipe and achieves a reduction in processing time. This invention also provides a method for automatically generating an off-line recipe and a file for recipe generation from a recipe of a scanning electron microscope (see FIG.	03-05-2009

Hiromi Fujiwara, Shizuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090071786	TORQUE DAMPER - A torque damper can comprise a clutch piston arranged within a cover of a torque converter and can be adapted to be moved between a connected position and a non-connected position relative to the cover. Damper springs can be arranged along the circumference of the clutch piston. Connecting members can be arranged abutting against one end of the damper spring and adapted to connect a turbine arranged within the cover and the clutch piston via the damper spring. Damper holders can be arranged abutting against the other end of the damper spring and adapted to hold the damper spring against the compressive force applied to the damper spring from the connecting member. Guide sheets having wear resistance can be interposed between the circumference of the clutch piston and the damper spring and can be adapted to guide the damper spring. A torque input to the cover can be transmitted to the turbine via the clutch piston and the damper springs when the clutch piston is in the connected position. The guide sheets can be anchored to the damper holders and secured thereto immovably in the circumferential direction of the clutch piston.	03-19-2009

Hiromi Fukuda, Fukuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110231262	ADVERTISEMENT DELIVERY SYSTEM, ADVERTISEMENT DELIVERY METHOD, AND ADVERTISEMENT DELIVERY PROGRAM - A system for delivering advertisements is provided capable of effectively advertising companies or products to users through a game as well as attracting the users' interest by varying the game difficulty in real-time according to user's responses. The system for delivering advertisements comprises a registration unit (	09-22-2011

Hiromi Hara, Tosu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100078423	HEATING UNIT, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR HEATING FLUID - In a heating unit, based on a required output amount Q, a control part	04-01-2010

Hiromi Hara, Koshi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110056512	ULTRASONIC CLEANING APPARATUS, ULTRASONIC CLEANING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING ULTRASONIC CLEANING METHOD - An ultrasonic cleaning apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a plurality of cleaning tanks configured to store a cleaning liquid; an object-to-be-processed holder capable of being inserted into each cleaning tank, the object-to-be-processed holder being configured to hold an object to be processed and to immerse the object to be processed into the cleaning liquid; a vibrator disposed on each cleaning tank; a single ultrasonic oscillator configured to make each vibrator ultrasonically vibrate; an output switch interposed between the ultrasonic oscillator and the vibrator of each respective cleaning tank, the output switch being configured to switch the vibrator that is connected to the ultrasonic oscillator; and a control device configured to control the ultrasonic oscillator and the output switch; wherein the control device controls the ultrasonic oscillator and the output switch such that a timing at which the vibrator of one of the cleaning tanks is made to ultrasonically vibrate, and a timing at which the vibrator of another cleaning tank is made to ultrasonically vibrate, are not overlapped with each other.	03-10-2011

Hiromi Harada, Aichi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100236578	CYLINDER HEAD CLEANING METHOD AND CYLINDER HEAD CLEANING DEVICE - A cylinder head cleaning method capable of cleaning a cylinder head with an enhanced foreign matter removing rate. The method is used to clean a cylinder head having therein a water jacket including a narrow space portion having a narrow flow path and a large space having a flow path wider than the narrow space portion, and the cylinder head further including holes communicating with the water jacket. Cleaning nozzles are inserted into the water jacket from the holes selected from the holes, clearing liquid is ejected from the cleaning nozzles toward the narrow space portion, and the cleaning liquid flowing from the narrow space portion to the large space is discharged to the outside of the cylinder head from the hole communicating with the space.	09-23-2010

Hiromi Hashimoto, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110231364	ID MANAGEMENT METHOD, ID MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is an information processing apparatus	09-22-2011

Hiromi Hashimoto, Fukuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080255361	Process for Producing Ortho-Metalated Complex of Iridium With Homoligand - Disclosed is a process for producing an ortho-metalated 1:3 complex of iridium with homoligands which is useful as a luminous material for an organic EL device in high yield at high purity in a short time by a simple procedure. An example of the complex is tris(2-phenylpyridine)iridium(III) and this complex can be produced by reacting iridium(III) acetylacetonate with an organic ligand consisting of 2-phenylpyridine in the copresence of an acidic substance, either an organic acid such as tartaric acid or an inorganic acid such as phosphoric acid.	10-16-2008

Hiromi Ichikawa, Iwata-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110075869	ELECTROSTATIC SPEAKER - An electrostatic speaker is constituted of upper/lower electrodes, upper/lower cushion materials, and a diaphragm. Cutouts are formed in the upper/lower electrodes, upper/lower cushion materials, and diaphragm, wherein they are shifted in position such that a part of the diaphragm and a part of the lower electrode are exposed and seen through those cutouts to horizontally adjoin in the cutout of the upper electrode. The electrostatic speaker is driven via a clip having electrodes in response to audio signals, wherein drive voltages are applied to each of the upper/lower electrodes and the diaphragm.	03-31-2011

Hiromi Iida, Wakayama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090036635	PROMOTER FOR POLYCONDENSATION REACTION - A promoter for a polycondensation reaction used together with a catalyst in a polycondensation reaction, the promoter for a polycondensation reaction comprising a pyrogallol compound having a benzene ring of which three hydrogen atoms adjacent to each other are substituted by hydroxyl groups; and a polycondensation resin obtained by polycondensing raw material monomers using the promoter as defined above and the catalyst. A polycondensation resin can be produced using the promoter of the present invention together with a catalyst in a polycondensation reaction, and the polycondensation resin can be used in various applications including, for example, films, sheets, fibers, toner materials for electrophotography, and the like.	02-05-2009

Hiromi Iribe, Chiba JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100279550	E/E CONNECTOR AND POLYMER COMPOSITION USED THEREIN - This invention relates to a flame retardant polyamide composition comprising a semi-aromatic polyamide, a flame retardant system and a reinforcing agent, wherein the semi-aromatic polyamide comprises units derived from dicarboxylic acids comprising terephthalic acid and aliphatic dicarboxylic acids, and aliphatic diamines. In the semi-aromatic polyamide the aliphatic diamines consist of 10-70 mole % of a short chain aliphatic diamine with 2-5 C atoms and 30-90 mole % of a long chain aliphatic diamine with at least 6 C atoms; the dicarboxylic acids consist of 5-65 mole % aliphatic dicarboxylic acid and optionally aromatic dicarboxylic acid other than terephthalic acid and 35-95 mole % terephthalic acid; and the combined molar amount of terephthalic acid and the long chain aliphatic diamine is at least 60 mole %, relative to the total molar amount of the dicarboxylic acids and diamines. The invention also relates to a housing for an electrical/electronic (E/E) connector and use therein of the flame retardant polyamide composition, to a surface mounting process wherein the E/E connector is used and to a surface mounted device comprising the E/E connector.	11-04-2010

Hiromi Ishikawa, Saitama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090051122	PISTON RING - A piston ring includes a piston ring body and a surface coating film formed on at least one of upper and lower surfaces of the piston ring body. The surface coating film comprises a heat-resistant resin and a metal powder contained in the heat-resistant resin, and a phosphate coating film is formed, as base coating film of the surface coating film, on a surface on which the surface coating film of the piston ring body is formed.	02-26-2009
20090051123	PISTON RING - A piston ring includes a piston ring body and a surface coating film formed on at least one of upper and lower surfaces of the piston ring body. The surface coating film has a most outside surface layer including a heat-resistant resin and a metal powder contained in the heat-resistant resin and a base bottom layer formed nearest the piston ring body and including a heat-resistant resin. The base bottom layer may also include a metal powder.	02-26-2009

Hiromi Ito, Niigata JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100221747	IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY DETECTION OF MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AND DIAGNOSTIC KIT - It is intended to provide an immunochromatographic detection device which detects PBP2′ specifically produced by a multidrug-resistant	09-02-2010

Hiromi Iwasaki, Fujieda-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090122433	ELECTRIC MIRROR CONTROL DEVICE - An electric mirror control device is provided which can prevent generation of a clutch noise by stopping slipping of a clutch provided at an actuator as quickly as possible while preventing narrowing of an allowable range of a tilting angle of a mirror surface. In controlling an electric mirror, a control device clamps a voltage value of a voltage applied to a motor detected by a mirror surface angle detection circuit to a predetermined upper limit value and a predetermined lower limit value at a clamp circuit. Stop control of the motor is performed based on the voltage value clamped to the upper limit value and the lower limit value in this way.	05-14-2009

Hiromi Kaseyama, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100151532	CHONDROITIN-PRODUCING BACTERIUM AND METHOD OF PRODUCING CHONDROITIN - Chondroitin is produced by culturing a UDP-glucuronic acid-producing bacterium transfected with a kfoA gene derived from	06-17-2010

Hiromi Kato, Nara JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080252939	Display Device - A display apparatus according to the present invention comprises a plurality of pixel sections	10-16-2008

Hiromi Kawamoto, Yaita-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080246480	Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, shield coil, manufacturing method of shield coil, and driving method of magnetic resonance imaging apparatus - A passive type shield coil, disposed to a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, for shielding of a magnetic flux of a gradient magnetic field at an inner circumference side generated by a gradient coil for generating the gradient magnetic field, and set at an outer circumference side of the gradient coil, has a coil body formed of a portion including a superconducting material and a portion including a non-superconducting material.	10-09-2008
20100271028	MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes; a gradient coil that applies a gradient magnetic field to a static magnetic field in which an examined subject is placed; a metal shim with which the gradient coil is provided and that corrects spatial nonuniformity of the static magnetic field; an executing unit that executes an imaging sequence; and a controlling unit that, before execution of the imaging sequence is started, raises the temperature of the metal shim up to a saturation temperature that is to be reached during the execution of the imaging sequence.	10-28-2010

Hiromi Kawamura, Hiroshima JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080251586	Semiconductor Memory Card - In the conventional technology, there is a problem that a service is executed in contrary to user's intension. In order to solve the problem, the semiconductor memory card (	10-16-2008
20090201135	WIRELESS IC COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND RESPONSE METHOD FOR THE SAME - The present invention aims to provide a wireless IC communication device that can prevent information from being read out without permission of an owner of items to each of which the wireless IC communication device is attached. The wireless IC communication device includes: a slot number obtainment unit (	08-13-2009
20090315667	Portable terminal - The present invention provides a mobile terminal which is capable of reducing unnecessary consumption of electric power.	12-24-2009

Hiromi Kemmoku, Utsunomiya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100123888	EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DEVICE - An apparatus, which scans an original and a substrate relative to light slit-shaped on the original and on the substrate, comprises an adjusting device configured to adjust a distribution of a width of the light slit-shaped, the width being a width in a scanning direction, the distribution being a distribution in a perpendicular direction perpendicular to the scanning direction, and a controller. The controller is configured to obtain information representing a relationship between a position on the substrate and a target dose, calculate a distribution of the target dose in the perpendicular direction with respect to each of the shot regions based on the relationship represented by the obtained information, and control the adjusting device so as to achieve the calculated distribution of the target dose with respect to each of the shot regions.	05-20-2010
20100259740	EXPOSURE METHOD, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A method for exposing a substrate by an exposure apparatus comprising an illumination optical system which is configured to illuminate an original and includes an adjusting mechanism that adjusts an effective light source distribution, and a projection optical system which projects a pattern of the original illuminated by the illumination optical system onto a substrate, the method comprises obtaining correlation information indicating a correlation between an effective light source distribution and a line width difference in a pattern formed on a substrate by exposure, determining an effective light source distribution corresponding to a target line width difference based on the correlation information, controlling the adjusting mechanism so as to obtain the effective light source distribution determined in the determining step, and exposing the substrate after the controlling step.	10-14-2010

Hiromi Kofuse, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100126934	PURIFICATION PROCESS OF FLUORINE-BASED SOLVENT-CONTAINING SOLUTION - To provide a purification process where a fluorine-based solvent can be obtained at a high purity by relatively small equipment without using a distillation apparatus. A purification process of a mixed solution containing a fluorine-based solvent which is a process for purifying a fluorine-based solvent from a mixed solution containing a fluorine-based solvent, a water-soluble organic solvent contaminant, an organic contaminant and an ion contaminant, the process comprising: step (1): washing the mixed solution with water to obtain a first treated solution in which the water-soluble organic solvent concentration is reduced to 0.01 wt % or less, step (2): treating the first treated solution with activated carbon to obtain a second treated solution in which the organic contaminant concentration is reduced to 20 ppb or less, step (3): treating the second treated solution with activated alumina to obtain a third treated solution in which the fluoride ion contaminant is reduced to 10 ppb or less, and step (4): treating the third treated solution with a particle removing filter to obtain a fluorine-based solvent in which the number of particles of 0.1 μm or more is 10 particles/mL or less.	05-27-2010

Hiromi Kojima, Chiba JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090287974	Method of generating test condition for detecting delay faults in semiconductor integrated circuit and apparatus for generating the same - Various exemplary embodiments provide methods and apparatuses for generating test conditions that efficiently detect delay faults while preventing overkill. According to an exemplary embodiment, i) test timing correcting block sets test timing faster than the actual operation timing of a logical circuit to be tested, ii) logical simulation block performs simulation by using delay times of signal paths corrected by adding minimum slack margin, and iii) when the simulation indicates that an end-side flip-flop cannot acquire data after an expected transition of logical value, masking block generates mask data that masks data held in the end-side flip-flop.	11-19-2009

Hiromi Kubota, Tochigi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090156511	Agent for Enhancing Antiseptic Power - The present invention relates to a preservative efficacy-enhancing agent capable of allowing an antiseptic agent to exhibit a high preservative efficacy even when the antiseptic agent is used at a low concentration; a preservative efficacy-enhancing composition containing the same; and a method for enhancing a preservative efficacy of antiseptic agents. The present invention relates to: (1) a preservative efficacy-enhancing agent for antiseptic agents which includes an amphiphilic galactose derivative (A) as an effective ingredient; (2) a preservative efficacy-enhancing composition including 0.01 to 30% by mass of an amphiphilic galactose derivative (A) and 0.01 to 1.0% by mass of an antiseptic agent (B); and (3) a method for enhancing a preservative efficacy of an antiseptic composition which includes the step of allowing 0.01 to 30% by mass of an amphiphilic galactose derivative (A) to coexist with an antiseptic agent (B) in the composition.	06-18-2009
20110130467	METHOD FOR PRODUCING ANTIMICROBIAL-CONTAINING SOLUTION - A method for producing an antimicrobial-containing solution includes mixing an alkaline aqueous solution which dissolves a phenol-based antimicrobial, and has a pH of 9 or higher and acid which has a pH 6 or lower.	06-02-2011

Hiromi Kuroda, Kumamoto-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080292445	WAFER CARRIER AND BUFFER SUPPORT MEMBER THEREOF - A wafer carrier is to be provided which is capable of supporting semiconductor wafers with an appropriate load weight irrespective of the number loaded therein, and preventing the semiconductor wafers from being damaged due to an impact during transportation. An inner elastic mechanism that elastically supports an inner support member applies a greater load weight to front and back end portions of the inner support member, than to a central portion thereof. Accordingly, in the case where the wafer carrier is fully loaded with the semiconductor wafers, all the wafers are supported with a uniform and appropriate load weight. On the other hand, in the case where a fewer number of semiconductor wafers are to be loaded, for example placing the semiconductor wafers in a central region, where a smaller load weight is applied by the inner elastic mechanism to the inner support member, enables applying a uniform and appropriate load weight to all of the fewer number of semiconductor wafers.	11-27-2008

Hiromi Matsuda, Saitama-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110254975	IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus such as a video camera has the capability of automatic white balance control whereby the white balance is quickly adjusted for any object even just after an operator has turned on a power supply. An image pickup element converts an optical image of an object into an electrical image signal. The image signal is applied to a signal processing circuit and separated into a luminance signal and color signals. The separated color signals or the R and B signals are amplified by gain control circuits under the control of the correction signals supplied by a correction signal computing part, and then applied to a color-difference signal forming circuit which in turn produces color-difference signals (R-Y) and (B-Y). An encoder circuit generates a television signal in the standard form from the above color-difference signals and the luminance signal. In this processing, the white balance is adjusted according to a white balance control signal generated on the basis of information about a state of illuminance onto an object picked up last time and stored in a data storing part.	10-20-2011

Hiromi Matsumura, Takasago-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100243439	SPUTTERING TARGET AND METHOD FOR PREPARATION THEREOF - A sputtering target prepared by the butt joining of metal sheets being made of the same material, wherein an intermetallic compound in a joined portion has an average particle diameter of 60% to 130% of the average particle diameter of the intermetallic compound in a non-joined portion is provided. In the sputtering target, the average particle diameter of an intermetallic compound in a joined portion is approximately the same as that of the intermetallic compound in a non-joined portion.	09-30-2010

Hiromi Miyoshi, Shiga-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100109829	ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A multilayer body is formed by laminating multiple insulating layers. External electrodes are provided on the opposed side surfaces of the multilayer body and extend in the z axis direction. Coil conductors are laminated together with the insulating layers and form a coil. Coil conductors other than coil conductors connected to the external electrodes are made up of pairs of adjacent coil conductors having an identical shape, and coil conductors forming each pair are connected in parallel to each other. None of the coil conductors connected to the external electrodes is connected in parallel to coil conductors with an identical shape.	05-06-2010
20100253464	ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - An electronic component capable of obtaining a large inductance value and a high Q value and a method of manufacturing the electronic component are provided. A coil includes a plurality of coil conductors incorporated in a multilayer structure, a plurality of lands provided at the plurality of coil conductors, and a via-hole conductor connecting the plurality of lands. Lead-out conductors are incorporated in the multilayer structure and connect the coil and external electrodes. The plurality of coil conductors form a substantially rectangular loop path in plan view from the z-axis direction by overlapping each other. The plurality of lands protrude toward outside the path at a short side of the path and do not overlap the lead-out conductors in plan view from the z-axis direction.	10-07-2010

Hiromi Mori, Nagoya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100302559	Scanner driver program, information processing apparatus and copy system - The information processing apparatus, which transmits/receives information to/from a scanner and a printer, is operated by an application program for instructing the printer to print an image read by the scanner in alignment with at least one end of a printable range belonging to a print paper size to be printed. A scanner driver program allows the apparatus to implement: a determination function of determining a readable range of a read paper size to be read by the scanner; an acquisition function of executing a printer driver program for the printer to acquire a printable range belonging to a print paper size as large as the read paper size; and a control function of making control to print an image within an overlapping range between the readable range and the printable range according to an instruction of the instruction function when the determined readable range includes the acquired printable range.	12-02-2010

Hiromi Mori, Nagoya JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080259395	Print Control Device, Printing Device and Computer-Readable Recording Medium - A print control device comprises a print data generating unit which generates print data in units of jobs from incoming data. The print data generating unit includes: a layout information generating unit which generates layout information specifying layout in a printable area based on sheet size and the number of pages of the job; a memory that stores an image to be formed on a sheet; and an arrangement unit which generates cascade print data by reducing each page of the job and successively placing and overlaying the reduced pages in the memory corresponding to the sheet size based on the layout information generated by the layout information generating unit.	10-23-2008
20090002756	Print Control Device, Printing System and Computer-Readable Recording Medium Storing Printing Program - A print controlling device is provided with a print process executing unit capable of concurrently executing a plurality of printing processes for a plurality of printing devices, respectively. Each of the plurality of printing processes is a process for generating print data to be transmitted to a printing device. The print controlling device includes a first judging unit configured to judge whether a number of concurrently executed ones of the plurality of printing processes exceeds a first restriction value, and part of the concurrently executed ones of the plurality of the printing processes is temporarily stopped when the number of concurrently executed ones of the plurality of printing processes exceeds the first restriction value.	01-01-2009

Hiromi Murata, Kasugai-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110273122	MOTOR DRIVE DEVICE - A motor drive device has an inverter circuit, in which at least three sets of a pair of upper and lower arms including a semiconductor switching element on an upper arm and a lower arm is arranged, for supplying voltage to a motor based on ON/OFF operation of each semiconductor switching element by a PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) signal, an inverter drive unit for outputting the PWM signal to each semiconductor switching element of the inverter circuit, a fail safe circuit, arranged between the inverter circuit and the motor, including a semiconductor switching element for shielding the voltage supply from the inverter circuit to the motor for each phase, and a fail safe drive unit for outputting a signal for turning ON/OFF the semiconductor switching element of the fail safe circuit.	11-10-2011

Hiromi Nakamura, Shizuoka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090231876	VEHICULAR HEADLAMP - A vehicular headlamp is provided. The vehicular headlamp includes a headlamp which emits light; an indication lamp comprising semiconductor light-emitting elements as light sources; and an electric circuit which supplies a current to the indication lamp. The indication lamp is divided into at least two light source sections comprising respective sets of light sources, and at least one of the light source sections is disposed in a high-temperature region whose temperature is made higher than in a remainder of the light source sections while the headlamp unit is lit. The electric circuit controls the light source sections individually so that a current supplied to the light source section disposed in the high-temperature region is made smaller than a current supplied to the remainder of the light source sections.	09-17-2009

Hiromi Nakano, Hyogo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110222364	KNEADING ROTOR, BATCH KNEADER AND METHOD OF KNEADING MATERIALS - Provided is a kneading rotor, a batch kneader and a method of kneading materials capable of obtaining kneaded materials with higher quality in comparison to conventional kneaded materials when the materials to be kneaded are kneaded in a high temperature state. The kneading rotor comprises a rotor portion which is disposed in a kneading chamber of a chamber of a batch kneader, and applies shear force, by using a plurality of kneading blades, to materials to be kneaded which pass through a tip clearance. A first long blade of the plurality of kneading blades has an apex for forming, with the inner surface of the chamber forming the kneading chamber, three-staged tip clearances of different sizes configured from a combination of a large tip clearance, a mid tip clearance that is smaller than the large tip clearance, and a small tip clearance that is smaller than the mid tip clearance so as to be arranged in the longitudinal direction of the first long blade. Each of a second long blade, a first short blade and a second short blade of the plurality of kneading blades has an apex for forming, with the inner surface of the chamber forming the kneading chamber, a tip clearance of a size that is larger than or equal to the small tip clearance and smaller than or equal to the large tip clearance.	09-15-2011

Hiromi Nakano, Fukuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090219428	SOLID STATE IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CAMERA APPARATUS - A solid state image capturing apparatus is disclosed. A pixel array section has unit pixels containing photoelectric conversion elements, the unit pixels being two-dimensionally arranged in a matrix, and column signal wires correspondingly to columns of the matrix of the unit pixels. A line scanning section selectively controls lines of the matrix of the unit pixels of the pixel array section. An analog-to-digital conversion section converts an analog signal outputted from unit pixels of a line of the matrix of the unit pixels selected by the line scanning section through a corresponding column signal line to a digital signal. A conversion clock supply section selectively generates a conversion clock having a first clock period or a second clock period. An addition section adds unit pixel digital signals converted in the analog-to-digital conversion section by the conversion clocks having the first clock period and the second clock period, respectively.	09-03-2009

Hiromi Nishiyawa, Ebina-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090166340	Method and apparatus for perforating printed circuit board - A method and an apparatus for perforating a printed circuit board are provided so that the processing efficiency and the board densification can be improved. In test processing, a conductor layer	07-02-2009

Hiromi Nitadori, Oshu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080199818	Vertical heat processing apparatus and heat processing method using the vertical heat processing apparatus - The present invention is a vertical heat processing apparatus comprising: a heat processing furnace having a furnace opening; a lid member for closing the furnace opening of the heat processing furnace; a first substrate holder and a second substrate holder, each of which is capable of holding a plurality of substrates in a tier-like manner and of being alternately placed on the lid member through a heat retention tube; an elevating mechanism that vertically moves the lid member to load one of the substrate holders into the heat processing furnace, and to unload the one of the substrate holders from the heat processing furnace; a holder table configured to be placed thereon the other of the substrate holders for transfer of the substrates, when the one of the substrate holders is in the heat processing furnace; and a holder conveying mechanism configured to convey the respective substrate holders between the holder table and the heat retention tube; wherein the holder table is provided with a holder gripping mechanism for gripping the substrate holder to prevent turnover thereof.	08-21-2008
20090092468	Inlet port mechanism for introducing object and treatment system - An inlet port mechanism for an object to be treated is provided to quickly and smoothly replace an atmosphere in a storage container body with an inert gas without shifting of the position of the object to be treated. The inlet port mechanism has a partition wall, a stage, an opening/closing door mechanism, a lid opening/closing mechanism, a gas injection unit, and an exhaust unit. The partition wall partitions a space into a container transfer area and an object transfer area and has an opening gate. The storage container body storing the object is placed on the stage. The opening/closing door mechanism has an opening/closing door that serves to open and close the opening gate. The lid opening/closing mechanism is provided with the opening gate and serves to open and close an opening/closing lid of the storage container body. The gas injection unit extends along an inner periphery of the opening gate to inject an inert gas into the storage container body and has a porous gas injection tube made of a porous material and having a cylindrical shape. The exhaust unit has an exhaust port for exhausting an atmosphere that is present in the storage container body and purged by the inert gas.	04-09-2009

Hiromi Nobukata, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100153744	CRYPTOGRAPHIC PROCESSING APPARATUS - A cryptographic processing apparatus includes: at least one register configured to store data for operation; a first operation block configured to execute an operation in accordance with data stored in the register; a second operation block configured to execute a logic operation between one of a register-stored value and a key and an operation result of the first operation block; and a decode block configured to decode binary data in units of the predetermined number of bits to convert the binary data into decode data having the number of bits higher than the number of bits of the binary data.	06-17-2010
20100232602	ENCRYPTION PROCESSING APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is an encryption processing apparatus including: a first register device; a second register device; a first flag operation device; a first operation device; a second operation device; a round operation device; a third and a fourth operation device; a second flag operation device; and a fifth operation device.	09-16-2010
20100301873	CIRCUIT FOR DETECTING MALFUNCTION GENERATION ATTACK AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT USING THE SAME - An embodiment of the invention provides a circuit for detecting a malfunction generation attack, including: at least one sensor circuit adapted to detect a radiation of a light; and a detection circuit for detecting an intermediate voltage between a voltage corresponding to a High level and a voltage corresponding to a Low level in accordance with an output from the at least one sensor circuit, and outputting a detection signal. At least one sensor circuit has an output node a level at which is changed in accordance with the radiation of the light, and outputs a signal corresponding to the level at the output node which is changed in accordance with the radiation of the light. The detection circuit outputs the detection signal when a level of the output signal from the at least one sensor circuit reaches a level previously set.	12-02-2010
20110072277	INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An integrated circuit includes a semiconductor-circuit layer; metal layers formed on the semiconductor-circuit layer, one of the metal layers being a metal layer in which an active shield is formed; and an antenna formed by patterning in at least one of the metal layers that are below the metal layer in which the active shield is formed. The semiconductor-circuit layer includes an encryption circuit configured to receive a drive voltage and to perform encryption arithmetic; a power-supply circuit configured to provide the drive voltage to the encryption circuit; and a circuit system configured to receive a power-supply voltage from an external power supply.	03-24-2011

Hiromi Ohno, Shiga JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110144175	METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DEGRADATION OF AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL ACTIVE INGREDIENT - When Cyazofamid is formulated in accordance with a conventional formulation method, Cyazofamid is degraded in some cases. The problem to be solved by the present invention is to improve storage stability of the formulation by controlling degradation of Cyazofamid as an agricultural chemical active ingredient. The present invention provides a method for controlling degradation of an agricultural chemical active ingredient, Cyazofamid, which comprises using at least one stabilizer selected from the group consisting of epoxidized animal oil and/or vegetable oil, a nonionic surface active agent of polyoxyethylene, an anionic surface active agent of polyoxyethylene, polyhydric alcohol and a basic substance.	06-16-2011

Hiromi Ohta, Okazaki-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080314071	SUPERCRITICAL REFRIGERATION CYCLE SYSTEM - A supercritical refrigeration cycle system (	12-25-2008

Hiromi Ono, Yamanashi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090269508	Method of manufacturing a magnetic recording medium - A method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium, which includes providing a substrate for the magnetic recording medium, electrically charging the substrate with a positive voltage, and then forming the thin film layers on the substrate. The thin film layers includes at least a metallic underlayer, a magnetic recording layer, a protective layer composed of at least carbon, and a lubricant layer, formed in this order on the substrate. The method enables manufacture of a magnetic recording medium that exhibits high reliability and good read/write performance.	10-29-2009

Hiromi Otoma, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090168819	VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASER DIODE DEVICE - A vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser diode (VCSEL) device, including a laser element portion formed on a substrate, the laser element portion comprising a multi-layer reflective mirror of a first conductivity type, an active layer, and a multi-layer reflective mirror of a second conductivity type, and a light absorbing heat converting region at a position thermally connected to the laser element portion on the substrate, the light absorbing heat converting region absorbing light and generating heat.	07-02-2009
20100208764	SURFACE EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER, SURFACE EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE, OPTICAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND OPTICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - A surface emitting semiconductor laser includes: a semiconductor substrate; a lower reflector that is formed on the semiconductor substrate and includes a semiconductor multilayer of a first conduction type; an upper reflector that is formed above the semiconductor substrate and includes a semiconductor multilayer of a second conduction type; an active region interposed between the lower reflector and the upper reflector; a current confining layer that is interposed between the lower reflector and the upper reflector and has a conductive region having an anisotropic shape in a plane perpendicular to an optical axis; and an electrode that is formed on the upper reflector and has an opening via which a laser beam is emitted, the opening having different edge shapes in directions of the anisotropic shape.	08-19-2010
20110058587	VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER, VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER DEVICE, OPTICAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A vertical cavity surface emitting laser that includes: a substrate; a first semiconductor multilayer reflector that is a first conductive type and formed on the substrate; an active region formed on the first semiconductor multilayer reflector; a second semiconductor multilayer reflector that is a second conductive type and formed on the active region; a current narrowing layer that is located between the first and second semiconductor multilayer reflectors, and in that a conductive region which has anisotropy in a long side direction and a short side direction within the surface which is parallel to a principal surface of the substrate is formed; and a convex lens member that is formed in a beam window which emits a light on the second multilayer reflector, and that has anisotropy in a long side direction and a short side direction within a surface which is parallel to the principal surface of the substrate.	03-10-2011

Hiromi Otsuka, Shinagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110056818	KEY SWITCH DEVICE - A key switch device and a keyboard, capable of preventing key-entry noise from rebounding and having a drip-proof effect so as to avoid a contact fault and/or insulation failure. The key switch device includes a switch panel; a key top positioned above the switch panel; a pair of link members positioned between the key top and the switch panel and adapted to interlock with the key top so that the key top may be moved in a vertical direction while maintaining a horizontal posture; and an annular elastic wall member positioned between the switch panel and a membrane sheet and configured to contact opposing surfaces of the switch panel and the membrane sheet, wherein the elastic wall member is arranged along a contour of the key top.	03-10-2011

Hiromi Ozaki, Ibaraki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100029159	HETEROCYCLE-CONTAINING AROMATIC POLYAMIDE FIBER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, CLOTH CONSTITUTED BY THE FIBER, AND FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL REINFORCED WITH THE FIBER - The heterocycle-containing aromatic polyamide fibers of the invention are excellent in balance among mechanical characteristics, particularly balance among tensile strength, initial modulus and strength in the direction perpendicular to the fiber axis, exhibit a high strength holding ratio under heat and humidity, and are excellent in flame retardancy, bulletproofness and cutting resistance, as compared to conventional aromatic polyamide fibers, and therefore can be favorably used in fields with severe mechanical characteristics and have stability to environmental variation. Accordingly, the heterocycle-containing aromatic polyamide fibers of the invention can be favorably used, for example, in fields including protective equipment, such as a helmet, a bulletproof vest and the like, a chassis for an automobile, a ship and the like, an electric insulating material, such as a printed circuit board and the like, and other various fields.	02-04-2010
20110004983	FLAME-RETARDANT RESIN COMPOSITION, FLAME-RETARDANT FIBER, FLAME-RETARDANT CLOTH AND HEAT-RESISTANT PROTECTIVE CLOTHING - [Problems] To provide a resin composition having excellent flame retardancy and a fiber having excellent flame retardancy, without deteriorating conventional mechanical properties by adding a small amount of a flame-retardant additive.	01-13-2011

Hiromi Ozawa, Yamanashi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080256416	Apparatus and method for initializing memory - An apparatus includes a memory including a controller for initializing the memory, the controller storing a first data including a first code for correcting a first error of the first data, to the memory when initializing, and a memory controller controlling a data transmission to the memory, the memory controller being connected to the memory. The memory controller includes a code generation circuit storing a second data including a second code, to the memory after the initializing, the second code including an address parity for detecting an address causing a second error of the second data in said memory.	10-16-2008

Hiromi Ozawa, Ibaraki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080202303	DESK-TOP CUTTING MACHINE - The invention provides a desk-top cutting machine including a turntable on a upper surface of which a wood material can be placed, a fence part which is provided on the turntable and has a side surface for positioning the wood material, and a cutting part having a swinging shaft part which is disposed on the turntable, supports a cutting blade up of the turntable, and swings the cutting blade approachably to and separably from the turntable. Herein, on the upper surface and the side surface, recess portions are formed, and plate materials which cover the recess portions are provided.	08-28-2008
20090260498	Bench Cutter - According to an aspect of the invention, a bench cutter like a miter saw including: a drive portion driving a cutting blade; a base portion supporting a workpiece; a cutting portion arranged on the base portion, pivotally supporting the cutting blade above the base portion, and configured to make the cutting blade come close to and separate from the base portion; and a supporting portion connected to the base portion and movably supporting the cutting portion, wherein the cutting portion including: a transmission portion for transmitting power of the drive portion to the cutting blade; and a gear case covering the transmission mechanism and having a lower face portion opposed to an upper face of the base portion, wherein the transmission portion including: a spindle concentrically supporting the cutting blade; and a cutting blade fixing portion having a flange for fixing the cutting blade to the spindle.	10-22-2009

Hiromi Saimiya, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090049622	HAIR DYE COMPOSITION - Provided is a hair dye composition containing a dissociative direct dye (1):	02-26-2009
20100236570	HEAD HAIR DYEING METHOD - There is provided a head hair dyeing method using a two-part hair dye composition which contains: a first part containing a first part stock solution and a propellant, the first part stock solution containing an alkali agent and a surfactant; a second part containing a second part stock solution and a propellant, the second part stock solution containing hydrogen peroxide and a surfactant; and two aerosol containers for respectively discharging the first part and the second part as foam, the method including respectively discharging the first part and the second part as foam from the containers, applying the foam mixture to the head hair, and then re-foaming the mixture on the head hair.	09-23-2010
20100251488	HEAD HAIR DYEING METHOD - There is provided a head hair dyeing method using a two-part hair dye composition which contains a first part containing an alkali agent, a second part containing hydrogen peroxide and a non-aerosol type foamer container for discharging a mixture solution of the first part and the second part as foam, the composition containing a surfactant in at least one of the first part and the second part, the method including discharging the mixture solution as foam, applying the foam to the head hair, and then re-foamed on the head hair.	10-07-2010
20100313905	TWO-PART HAIR DYE COMPOSITION - A two-part hair dye composition, including a first part containing an alkali agent, a second part containing hydrogen peroxide, and a non-aerosol type foamer container for discharging a liquid mixture of the first part and the second part as a foam, wherein the liquid mixture contains the following components (A) to (D):	12-16-2010
20110214682	HEAD HAIR DYEING METHOD - There is provided a head hair dyeing method using a two-part hair dye composition which contains a first part containing an alkali agent, a second part containing hydrogen peroxide and a non-aerosol type foamer container for discharging a mixture solution of the first part and the second part as foam, the composition containing a surfactant in at least one of the first part and the second part, the method including discharging the mixture solution as foam, applying the foam to the head hair, and then re-foamed on the head hair.	09-08-2011

Hiromi Saito, Chino-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090231499	LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND PROJECTOR - A liquid crystal device includes a liquid crystal panel, a pair of polarizers and a phase plate. The phase plate is formed by a supply direction of an inorganic material to the substrate surface set such that a ratio of a front phase difference, which is produced when light is incident along a normal direction of the phase plate, and a first phase difference, which is produced when light is incident along a first direction different from the normal direction, falls within a predetermined range.	09-17-2009

Hiromi Sakai, Nukata-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090060709	IMPELLER, FUEL PUMP HAVING THE IMPELLER, AND FUEL SUPPLY UNIT HAVING THE FUEL PUMP - A fuel pump has substantially coaxial outer and inner pump chambers. An impeller has partition walls correspondingly to the inner pump chamber to define inner vane grooves. A rear surface is located at a rear side in a rotative direction of each inner vane groove. At least a radially inner side of the rear surface inclines rearward in the rotative direction from the radially inner side to a radially outer side. A first line connects a radially inner end of the rear surface with a radially outer end of the rear surface. A second line radially extends from the radially inner end of the rear surface. The first line and the second line therebetween define a backward tilt angle α	03-05-2009

Hiromi Sakai, Otsu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090146411	Combinational articles as a pair - Provided are combinational articles comprising, as a pair, a depiction of the front side of an object, the depiction being on a planar body and a depiction of the rear side of the same object, the depiction being on a separate planar body, and provided are also an ornament obtained by working the combinational articles into a form suitable for decoration as well as a card, a picture book, a room divider, an article of clothing and a painting each comprising the combinational articles.	06-11-2009

Hiromi Sakamoto, Chiba JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090203768	NUCLEIC ACID-CONTAINING COMPLEX - A nucleic acid-containing complex, containing a nucleic acid and a biodegradable polymer, especially a positively-charged water-insoluble biodegradable polymer, is disclosed. The complex has excellent properties of sustainedly releasing a desired nucleic acid, especially DNA, to a site in need of a treatment. Since the complex can be taken up to phagocytes such as macrophages and delivered specifically to the target site, the function of the nucleic acid can be exhibited in a target site specific manner, and thus more specific gene therapy can be achieved. The complex has no adverse effects, such as occurrence of recombinants or toxicity which could be caused by using a virus vector such as adenovirus, or liposome. Thus, the complex is particularly preferable for the field of gene therapy. Furthermore, the complex enhances the biological effect of the nucleic acid introduced into the cells, allowing a gene therapy with a lower dose of nucleic acids.	08-13-2009

Hiromi Sakata, Osaka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110261411	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH CONTROLLER AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHING DISPLAYS OF OPERATION PROCEDURE IN ROTATION - An image forming apparatus is provided with a display device for displaying an operation guide to an operator, and a display controller for causing the display device to display an operation procedure comprised of a plurality of operations as the operation guide while automatically switching the respective operations in rotation.	10-27-2011

Hiromi Seki, Kagoshima JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080266751	MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR - A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a plurality of ceramic dielectric layers, a plurality of inner electrode layers and and external electrodes. The ceramic dielectric layers includes barium titanate crystal grains having pores inside. The inner electrode layers are between the ceramic dielectric layers. The external electrodes are electrically connected to the inner electrode layers. The barium titanate crystal grains each have a core-shell structure which include a core and a shell around the core. The the pores are mainly formed in the cores.	10-30-2008

Hiromi Shimada, Nagoya-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090313846	METHOD OF DRYING HONEYCOMB FORMED ARTICLE - A method of drying a honeycomb formed article, in which the honeycomb formed article can be dried in a short time while prohibiting occurrence of defects such as deformation, breakage and the like. There is provided a drying method of an unfired honeycomb formed article including raw material composition containing ceramics raw material, water, and binder, and having a plurality of cells, the cells being separated by partition walls to be passage of fluid, and electromagnetic wave drying is performed to dry the honeycomb formed article after the honeycomb formed article is preheated by steam.	12-24-2009
20090320315	METHOD OF DRYING HONEYCOMB ARTICLE, AND DRYING APPARATUS THEREFOR - The drying method performs drying the honeycomb formed article by such an arrangement that superheated steam or mixed gas of steam and hot air, temperature and humidity of which is regulated so that wet-bulb temperature thereof becomes 70° C. or higher, is made to pass through the cells of the honeycomb formed article. The drying apparatus includes a steam supply unit that supplies the superheated steam, a buffer chamber that aligns the superheated steam supplied from the steam supply unit, an upper chamber disposed above the buffer chamber to locate the honeycomb formed article, and a hood unit that recovers the superheated steam which has passed through the honeycomb formed article.	12-31-2009

Hiromi Sotome, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110235848	FLAT ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THESAME - A flat acoustic transducer (	09-29-2011

Hiromi Sugimoto, Aichi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090286771	2-Phenoxy- and 2-Phenylsulfonamide Derivatives with CCR3 Antagonistic Activity for the Treatment of Inflammatory or Immunological Disorders - Provided herein are 2-phenoxy- and 2-phenylsulfonamide derivatives with CCR3 antagonistic activity. These compounds are useful for the treatment of diseases associated with CCR3 activity, including but not limited to, atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, rheumatoid arthritis, Grave's disease, HIV infection, Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis and other inflammatory and/or immunological disorders.	11-19-2009
20100322980	PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVES USEFUL FOR THE TREATMENT OF DISEASES MEDIATED BY CRTH2 - The present invention relates to a pyrimidine derivative of the formula (I) and salts thereof which is useful as an active ingredient of pharmaceutical preparations. The pyrimidine derivative of the present invention has excellent CRTH2 (G-protein-coupled chemoattractant receptor, expressed on Th2 cells) antagonistic activity and can be used for the prophylaxis and treatment of diseases associated with CRTH2 activity, in particular for the treatment of allergic diseases, such as asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, and allergic conjunctivitis; eosinophil-related diseases, such as Churg-Strauss syndrome and sinusitis; basophil-related diseases, such as basophilic leukemia, chronic urticaria and basophilic leukocytosis in human and other mammals; and inflammatory diseases characterized by T lymphocytes and profuse leukocyte infiltrates such as psoriasis, eczema, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder) and arthritis.	12-23-2010

Hiromi Sugimoto, Kyoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090012102	Imidazo[1,2-C]Pyrimidinylacetic Acid Derivatives - The present invention relates to an imidazo[1,2-c]pyrimidinylacetic acid derivative and salts thereof which is useful as an active ingredient of pharmaceutical preparations. The imidazo[1,2-c]pyrimidinylacetic acid derivative of the present invention has excellent CRTH2 (G-protein-coupled chemoattractant receptor, expressed on Th2 cells) antagonistic activity and can be used for the prophylaxis and treatment of diseases associated with CRTH2 activity, in particular for the treatment of allergic diseases, such as asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, and allergic conjunctivitis; eosinophil-related diseases, such as Churg-Strauss syndrome and sinusitis; basophil-related diseases, such as basophilic leukemia, chronic urticaria and basophilic leukocytosis in human and other mammals; and inflammatory diseases characterized by T lymphocytes and profuse leukocyte infiltrates such as psoriasis, eczema, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder) and arthritis.	01-08-2009

Hiromi Takei, Chigasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100195347	COMBINATION LAMP ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE - A combination lamp body	08-05-2010

Hiromi Tanaka, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110293972	FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, a secondary battery, an oxidizing gas supplier, a gas supply flow regulator, an oxidizing gas supply path, a cathode off-gas exhaust path, a bypass flow path, a flow regulator, an available power output acquirer, and an operation controller, wherein the gas supply flow regulator regulates the gas supply flow rate to cause the oxidizing gas supplier to supply an excess gas flow rate, which is set to be greater than a target fuel gas-requiring gas flow rate, wherein the target fuel gas-requiring gas flow rate is the fuel cell-requiring gas flow rate to be supplied to the fuel cell in order to achieve the target current value, when the available power output is less than a minimum amount of electric power required for the oxidizing gas supplier to increase the gas supply flow rate from 0 to a preset gas flow rate within a preset time period, and the operation controller controls the flow regulator to make the bypass flow rate equal to a difference gas flow rate between the excess gas flow rate and the target fuel cell-requiring gas flow rate.	12-01-2011

Hiromi Tokoi, Tokai JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080248342	SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL POWER GENERATION APPARATUS AND POWER GENERATION METHOD THEREOF - A solid oxide fuel cell power generation apparatus, wherein cathode gas lines used for activation and used for power generation line are separated from each other, wherein a burner used for activation is disposed close to a header above a generator chamber inside a module, and a preheater used for power generation is also disposed at a position further away from the generator chamber (including fuel cells) inside the module than the burner used for activation is.	10-09-2008
20090104484	SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL GENERATION SYSTEM AND START UP METHOD THEREOF - The invention provides a solid oxide fuel cell generation system and a start up method thereof which heat up a reformer and a cell main body without any water and nitrogen gas, and start up for a short time until a power generation and without deteriorating a reliability of the cell. In a solid oxide fuel cell generation system having a power generation cell including an anode, a cathode and a solid electrolyte membrane, a mixing portion for obtaining a mixed gas by mixing a used fuel gas discharged from the anode with a raw fuel, a reducing combustion gas generating apparatus, and a reforming portion, the reducing combustion gas generating apparatus has a starting burner generating a reducing combustion gas, and the mixing portion, the reducing combustion gas generating apparatus, the reforming portion and the anode are coupled alphabetically from an upstream side.	04-23-2009

Hiromi Tsujie, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090185023	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND MODIFICATION SHEET CARTRIDGE USING THE SAME - An image forming apparatus includes a conveying unit that conveys a recording medium in a predetermined direction, a thermal transfer sheet traveling unit that causes a thermal transfer sheet to travel in a predetermined direction, a modification sheet moving unit that moves a surface modification sheet, a thermal head that applies thermal energy and thermally transfers sequentially a dye layer and a protective layer of the thermal transfer sheet onto the recording medium while the dye layer or the protective layer opposes the surface of the recording medium, and a modification sheet protecting unit disposed in a movement path of the surface modification sheet, and configured to prevent adhesion of dust to the surface modification sheet or to eliminate the adhesion. After forming the image onto the recording medium using the thermal transfer sheet and forming the protective layer that protects the image, the surface modification portion of the surface modification sheet is aligned with a plane in which the protective layer is formed, so that heat and pressure are applied by the thermal head to modify the surface state of the protective layer formed at the recording medium.	07-23-2009

Hiromi Ueda, Kariya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080247883	Displacement control valve for variable displacement compressor - A displacement control valve for a variable displacement compressor has a control passage, a valve hole formed in the control passage, a first shaft portion including a valve body, and a connecting portion connected to the end portion of the valve body. The control passage is connected to a crank chamber for controlling the pressure in the crank chamber for adjusting the discharge displacement of the compressor. The valve body is formed at an end portion of the first shaft portion to open and close the valve hole. The connecting portion connected to the end portion of the valve body is disposed into the valve hole, and a circumferential surface of the connecting portion has a curved surface so as to be flared out at an end of the connecting portion.	10-09-2008
20090241766	VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT COMPRESSOR - A variable displacement compressor includes a housing, a rotary shaft, a bearing, a seal member, a shaft seal chamber, a discharge refrigerant passage and a partition. The partition is provided in the shaft seal chamber for partitioning the shaft seal chamber into a first seal chamber to which the discharge refrigerant passage is opened and a second seal chamber part of the periphery of which is formed by the bearing and the seal member. The partition is provided with a first guide passage through which refrigerant containing lubricating oil flowed from the discharge refrigerant passage into tho first seal chamber is substantially all supplied to the seal member of the second seal chamber.	10-01-2009

Hiromi Ueda, Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110214564	VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT COMPRESSOR - The variable displacement compressor has a suction-pressure region, a discharge-pressure region and a crank chamber. The compressor includes a supply passage, a bleed passage and a control valve that adjusts cross-sectional area of the bleed passage. The control valve includes a valve chamber, a valve portion and a valve seat member. The valve portion is disposed in the valve chamber for dividing the valve chamber into a bleed chamber, a backpressure chamber and a communication passage. The bleed chamber forms a part of the bleed passage. The backpressure chamber communicates with the supply passage. The communication passage is formed between an outer circumferential surface of the valve portion and an inner circumferential surface of the valve chamber for providing fluid communication between the bleed chamber and the backpressure chamber. The valve seat member is disposed in the bleed chamber and provided separately from a compressor housing forming the valve chamber.	09-08-2011

Hiromi Watanabe, Koganei JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080273805	Semiconductor device and an image processor - An apparatus for encoding a plurality of image data series and decoding a plurality of encoded image data series includes an interface control circuit for executing data read/write operation from and to a memory area, an encoding/decoding circuit for selectively executing encoding of image data of one series written into the memory area or decoding of encoded image data of one series, and a plurality of registers for giving an instruction of processing to the encoding/decoding circuit wherein the encoding/decoding circuit executes encoding and decoding on a time division basis and in a series unit for image data of a plurality of series in accordance with the instruction from the plurality of registers. The apparatus for executing encoding and decoding of multi-stream image data can be rendered compact in size.	11-06-2008

Hiromi Yamashita, Ishioka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090134030	Capillary Electrophoretic Instrument and Capillary Array Assembly - The troublesomeness during the setting of a plurality of capillaries is eliminated by composing pairs of electrodes, which are electrically connected to the common electrode, and capillaries. By bringing electrodes installed in the vicinity of each capillary disposed at the pitch of wells on the side of sample plate (within the area of the wells) into electrical contact with a common electrode, the capillaries and electrodes are made integral in construction. When a voltage is applied to the electrophoretic instrument via a common electrode portion, the voltage is applied to the electrodes for each capillary. This enables an inexpensive microtiter plate, etc. to be used and a multiple of capillaries to be simultaneously inserted, attached and detached.	05-28-2009
20090211911	CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS APPARATUS - The invention provides a capillary electrophoresis apparatus which can improve the operability and measuring speed. According to the invention, a sensor for identifying the type of sample containers is fixed at the position away from a capillary anode electrode. The sensor is made to be closer to the sample containers by moving a moving stage so that the sample containers disposed on the moving stage can be identified by the sensor. A fixing apparatus for fixing at least a pair of sample containers is provided on the moving stage.	08-27-2009

Hiromi Yamazaki, Shimada-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100245404	DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - A display control apparatus includes a display control section that controls to display an image showing an operation of an equipment on a display portion provided in a vehicle and illuminate the display portion with a first brightness, and a counting section that counts a time which elapses after the equipment is activated. The display control section changes the brightness of the display portion from the first brightness to a second brightness which is lower in brightness than the first brightness in a case that an ignition switch of the vehicle is not turned on until the time counted by the counting section exceeds a predetermined period of time.	09-30-2010

Hiromi Yokota, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100266444	Pb-FREE COPPER ALLOY SLIDING MATERIAL - When a Cu—Sn—Bi had-particle based sliding material is used for sliding, Cu of Cu matrix flows and covers up Bi phase. Seizure resistance lowers as time passes. A Pb-free sliding material preventing the reduction of seizure resistance is provided. (1) Composition: from 1 to 15% of Sn, from 1 to 15% of Bi, from 0.02 to 0.2% of P, and from 1 to 10% of hard particles having an average diameter of from 50 to 70 μm, with the balance being Cu and unavoidable impurities. (2) Structure: Bi phase and the hard particles are dispersed in the copper matrix, and all of said hard particles are bonded to the copper matrix.	10-21-2010
20110020171	PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF SINTERED COPPER ALLOY SLIDING MATERIAL AND SINTERED COPPER ALLOY SLIDING MATERIAL - Seizure resistance and wear resistance of Cu—Bi—In copper-alloy sliding material are enhanced by forming a soft phase of as pure as possible Bi.	01-27-2011
20110129173	Pb-FREE COPPER ALLOY SLIDING MATERIAL AND PLAIN BEARINGS - [Task] In the provided Cu-based sliding material, the properties equivalent to those of a Pb-containing material is attained even free of Pb, and material has stable friction coefficient.	06-02-2011

Hiromi Yoshida, Tsukuba-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090239839	RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST - An agent for modulating the function of an RFRP receptor, characterized by containing either a compound represented by the formula (I)	09-24-2009

Hiromi Yoshida, Hiroshima JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110290383	HIGH STRENGTH COLD ROLLED STEEL SHEET EXCELLENT IN WELDABILITY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A high strength cold rolled steel sheet excellent in weldability and has a TS of 440 MPa or more includes a composition including C: 0.0005 to 0.005%, Si: 0.1 to 1.0%, Mn: 1 to 2.5%, P: 0.01 to 0.2%, S: 0.015% or less, sol. Al: 0.05% or less, N: 0.007% or less, Ti: 0.01 to 0.1%, B: 0.0005 to 0.0020%, Cu: 0.05 to 0.5%, and Ni: 0.03 to 0.5% by mass with the balance Fe and incidental impurities; and a microstructure constituted by a ferrite single phase.	12-01-2011

Hiromi Yoshida, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110139316	HIGH STRENGTH GALVANNEALED STEEL SHEET WITH EXCELLENT APPEARANCE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A high strength galvanized steel sheet with excellent appearance that does not have non-uniformity of coating or coating defects or allow linear defects to occur after press forming includes a steel sheet having a ferrite single-phase structure and having a composition containing 0.0005% to 0.0040% by mass of C; 0.1% to 1.0% by mass of Si; 1.0% to 2.5% by mass of Mn; 0.01% to 0.20% by mass of P; 0.015% by mass of less of S; 0.01% to 0.10% by mass of Al; 0.0005% to 0.0070% by mass of N; 0.010% to 0.080% by mass of Ti; 0.0005% to 0.0020% by mass of B; 0.05% to 0.50% by mass of Cu; 0.03% to 0.50% by mass of Ni; and the balance of Fe and incidental impurities.	06-16-2011