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Hiromichi Akebono, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080312032CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A brake pressure predetermined value (Pa) required to bring a vehicle to a standstill is calculated on the basis of an engine rotation speed (Ne), and when the position of a shift lever (12-18-2008
20080312033CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A brake pressure predetermined value (Pa) required to bring a vehicle to a standstill while the vehicle is stationary is calculated on the basis of a slope angle (θ), and when the position of a shift lever 7 is in a driving range, a vehicle speed (V) is equal to or lower than a predetermined vehicle speed (Va), and a brake pressure (P) is equal to or greater than the brake pressure predetermined value (Pa), neutral control is performed to disengage a forward-reverse switching clutch 4 provided between an engine 1 and a continuously variable transmission 5.12-18-2008
20090023552AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL APPARATUS - An automatic transmission control apparatus is provided with a brake switch, a brake fluid pressure detecting section, a range position detecting section, a neutral control section and a prohibiting section. The brake switch is configured to output an on-signal when a brake pedal is depressed and otherwise output an off-signal. The brake fluid pressure detecting section is configured to detect a brake fluid pressure corresponding to a brake pedal depression force. The range position detecting section is configured to detect if a traveling range of an automatic transmission is selected. The neutral control section is configured to start a neutral control that puts the automatic transmission into a neutral state when the brake fluid pressure detected by the brake fluid detecting section exceeds a start threshold value while the range position detecting section detects that the traveling range is selected, and to end the neutral control when the brake fluid pressure falls below an end threshold value while the neutral control is being executed, with the start and end threshold values being set to values that are higher than the brake fluid pressure occurring when the brake switch starts outputting the on-signal. The prohibiting section is configured to prohibit the neutral control from being subsequently started again, after the neutral control has been started by the neutral control section, regardless of the brake fluid pressure detected by the brake fluid pressure detecting section until the brake switch outputs the off-signal.01-22-2009
20090306868HYDRAULIC CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - There is provided a hydraulic control device for controlling a hydraulic pressure supplied to a vehicle start-up engagement element in an automatic transmission when a shift lever is moved from a non-drive range position to a drive range position. The hydraulic control device has a target pressure setting section that sets, based on an input torque of the automatic transmission, a target value of hydraulic pressure supplied to the vehicle start-up engagement element at the completion of engagement of the vehicle start-up engagement element and corrects the target value periodically based on the transmission input torque until the completion of engagement of the vehicle start-up engagement element and a hydraulic pressure control section that controls the hydraulic pressure in such a manner that the hydraulic pressure supplied to the vehicle start-up engagement element reaches the corrected target value at the completion of engagement of the vehicle start-up engagement element.12-10-2009
20090312131CONTROL APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - An automatic transmission includes: a frictional engagement element arranged to be switched from an engagement state to a disengagement state at a switching from a running range to a neutral range, and including: frictional plates; a first piston arranged to push the frictional plates; a second piston arranged to push the frictional plates; a first hydraulic chamber arranged to receive a hydraulic fluid for pushing the first piston; and a second hydraulic chamber arranged to receive a hydraulic fluid for pushing the second piston; a first discharge speed switching section arranged to switch only a discharge speed of the hydraulic fluid of the first hydraulic chamber; and a control unit configured to increase the discharge speed of the hydraulic fluid of the first hydraulic chamber during a predetermined time period by the first discharge speed switching section at the switching from the running range to the neutral range.12-17-2009
20120108387VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD - A hybrid electric vehicle has a first mode in which slippage of a clutch between an electric motor and a driving wheel is allowed and controlled by rotational speed control of the electric motor and a second mode in which the slippage of the clutch is allowed and controlled by rotational speed control of an engine. When the vehicle is stationary in the first mode, a controller reduces a control setpoint of hydraulic pressure of the clutch from an initial point. The controller identifies a reference point of the control setpoint with which actual output torque of the electric motor is substantially constant with respect to the reduction of the control setpoint. Then, the controller increases the control setpoint to a precharge point, and reduces the control setpoint to a corrected point that is lower than or substantially equal to the initial point and higher than the reference point.05-03-2012
20120108388VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD - A hybrid electric vehicle has a first mode in which slippage of a clutch between an electric motor and a driving wheel is allowed and controlled by rotational speed control of the electric motor and a second mode in which the slippage of the clutch is allowed and controlled by rotational speed control of an engine. When the vehicle is stationary in the first mode, a controller reduces a control setpoint of hydraulic pressure of the clutch from an initial point. The controller identifies a reference point of the control setpoint with which actual output torque of the electric motor is substantially constant with respect to the reduction of the control setpoint. Then, the controller increases the control setpoint to a precharge point, and reduces the control setpoint to a corrected point that is lower than or substantially equal to the initial point and higher than the reference point.05-03-2012
20120109438VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD - A hybrid electric vehicle has a first mode in which slippage of a clutch between an electric motor and a driving wheel is allowed and controlled by rotational speed control of the electric motor and a second mode in which the slippage of the clutch is allowed and controlled by rotational speed control of an engine. When the vehicle is stationary in the first mode, a controller reduces a control setpoint of hydraulic pressure of the clutch from an initial point. The controller identifies a reference point of the control setpoint with which actual output torque of the electric motor is substantially constant with respect to the reduction of the control setpoint. Then, the controller increases the control setpoint to a precharge point, and reduces the control setpoint to a corrected point that is lower than or substantially equal to the initial point and higher than the reference point.05-03-2012
20120109439CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - In control apparatus and method for a vehicle, the vehicle including a traveling mode (a WSC traveling mode) in which a slip control is performed for a clutch (second clutch CL05-03-2012

Patent applications by Hiromichi Akebono, Tokyo JP

Hiromichi Fujimoto, Nara JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100249675MOTION ASSIST APPARATUS - A motion assist apparatus is provided with an attaching member that has a glove shape with finger portions and a middle hand portion that is attachable to one of hands of a user, a back-side actuator that is freely expanded and contracted, and bridged between a tip of each of the finger portions and the middle hand portion on the back side of the attaching member, and a palm-side actuator that is freely expanded and contracted, and bridged between the tip of each of the finger portions and the middle hand portion on the palm side of the attaching member, and in this structure, the palm-side actuator is provided with a wire unit formed of two wires that are disposed on each of the finger portions on the palm side from the tip of each of the finger portions on the back side to the middle hand portion along the finger portion, passing through two side portions of the finger portion, so that intervals therebetween are made different at respective positions corresponding to joints of the finger portion, and rubber artificial muscle is coupled to the wire unit and is formed on the middle hand portion.09-30-2010

Hiromichi Furukawa, Minami-Ashigara-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090213311Liquid Crystal Display Device - A liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal cell; and a pair of polarizing plates sandwiching the liquid crystal cell and each including a polarizer and a protective film provided on a side of the liquid crystal cell, in which transmission axes of the pair of polarizing plates are orthogonally arranged, wherein Rth(λ) of at least one of the protective films provided on the liquid crystal cell side of the polarizing plates has negative characteristics for ambient temperature, in which Rth(λ) represents a retardation in a thickness direction measured at a wavelength of λ nm.08-27-2009
20100308264CELLULOSE ESTER FILM, OPTICALLY COMPENSATORY FILM, POLARIZING PLATE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A cellulose ester film is provided and includes a polycondensate obtained from a diol and a dicarboxylic acid, and the polycondensate contains the following (1) and (2).12-09-2010

Hiromichi Goto, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110238661Information processing device, content displaying method, and computer program - An image processing device may comprise a display control unit. The display control unit may control display on a display screen, around a search term, of a search result obtained from searching using the search term and at least one term related to the search term.09-29-2011

Hiromichi Goto, Hirakata-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080291784Acoustic Wave Sensor - In an acoustic wave sensor for detecting a distance to an object and an orientation where the object is located with using acoustic waves, an acoustic wave generating device generating an acoustic wave by applying thermal impact to the air with no mechanical vibration is used as a wave transmitting device, and an electric capacitance microphone converting variation of pressure due to acoustic wave to variation of an electric signal is used as each wave receiving device. Therefore, dead zone caused by reverberation component included in the acoustic wave transmitted from the wave transmitting device and dead zone caused by reverberation component included in wave receiving signals outputted from the wave receiving devices can be shortened and angular sensitivity of the acoustic wave sensor can be increased, in comparison with a conventional acoustic wave sensor using piezoelectric devices as the wave transmitting device and the wave receiving devices.11-27-2008

Hiromichi Hamada, Ome-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120062625PROJECTION APPARATUS, PROJECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - A projection apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store an image signal input via the input unit, a comparison unit configured to compare an image signal input via the input unit with an image signal already stored in the storage unit and determine one of coincidence and inconsistency between the compared two image signals, a time-measurement unit configured to measure a time of a state in which coincidence between the compared two image signals is determined by the comparison unit, a determining unit configured to determine whether or not a time-measurement result by the time-measurement unit exceeds a preset time, and a projection control unit configured to variably set the light-emission luminance of the light source to be lowered according to a determination result of the determining unit.03-15-2012

Hiromichi Hara, Utsunomiya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090168036EXPOSURE APPARATUS, STRUCTURE, METHOD FOR SETTING UP APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An exposure apparatus of the present invention is configured to expose a pattern on an original onto a wafer via a projection lens system 07-02-2009
20090195767EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An exposure apparatus comprises a component configured to project a pattern of an original onto a substrate, a structure configured to support the component, a support configured to support the structure, a gas spring which is located between the structure and the support and configured to support the structure, and a stopper accommodated in an internal space of the gas spring so as to prevent the structure from moving relative to the support in excess of an allowable level.08-06-2009
20100079736EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An apparatus that exposes a pattern of an original onto a plate through a projection optical system. The apparatus includes a reference base that holds the projection optical system, a supporting unit configured to elastically support the reference base, a base structure that holds the supporting unit on an installation floor, a detection unit configured to detect a relative position between the base structure and the reference base, and an adjustment unit, which is disposed at the installation floor of the base structure, configured to adjust an attitude of the base structure based on the results detected by the detection unit.04-01-2010

Patent applications by Hiromichi Hara, Utsunomiya-Shi JP

Hiromichi Hayashihara, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120027483APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DETERMINING THE TYPE OF PAPER SHEET, AND IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a sheet type determination apparatus includes a tray, light source, detection unit, database, and operation unit. The tray is configured to hold a sheet bundle formed by stacked sheets. The light source emits illumination light to a first region. The detection unit detects a light intensity distribution of transmitted light emerging from a second region. The transmitted light is generated as the illumination light passes through the sheet bundle, and the second region is different from the first region. The database stores a table describing a relation between reference attenuation rates and types. The operation unit is configured to calculate an attenuation rate of the transmitted light based on the light intensity distribution, and determine a type of the sheets by comparing the attenuation rate with the reference attenuation rates.02-02-2012

Hiromichi Hayashihara, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080252896IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR FORMING IMAGE ON RECORD MEDIUM - A laser beam is irradiated on a record medium, a speckle generated by surface scattering is measured by an image sensor, speckle information obtained is subjected to FFT transform, and a paper quality of the record medium is discriminated from a peculiar pattern due to roughness of the surface of the record medium.10-16-2008
20080253784IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR FORMING IMAGE ON RECORD MEDIUM - A record medium determining device 10-16-2008
20090086217SHEET THICKNESS MEASURING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet thickness measuring device includes: an illumination unit that outputs a light that is illuminated into a stack of sheets from a first area defined on one of faces including a top face, a bottom face, and side faces of the stack of sheets; a detection unit that detects a light amount distribution of light entered into the stack of sheets and propagated to a second area through the stack of sheets, the second area defined on one of the side faces of the stack of sheets; and a calculation unit that calculates a thickness of a sheet in the stack of sheets based on the light amount distribution detected by the detection unit.04-02-2009
20100214568IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR FORMING IMAGE ON RECORD MEDIUM - A record medium determining device 08-26-2010
20110187809IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR FORMING IMAGE ON RECORD MEDIUM - A record medium determining device 08-04-2011

Patent applications by Hiromichi Hayashihara, Yokohama-Shi JP

Hiromichi Ichikawa, Kawasaki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110076821SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, includes forming a gate insulating film and a gate electrode on a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type; forming a first drain region by implanting at a first predetermined dosage a first impurity of a second conductivity type corresponding to an opposite conductivity type with respect to the first conductivity type at a region of the semiconductor substrate in the vicinity of an end portion of the gate electrode; forming a second drain region substantially within the first drain region by implanting a second impurity of the second conductivity type at a second dosage that is greater than the first dosage; and forming a drain contact region within the second drain region by implanting a third impurity of the second conductivity type at a third dosage that is greater than the second dosage.03-31-2011

Hiromichi Ito, Ehime JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110135965COPOLYMERIZED AROMATIC POLYESTER, BIAXIALLY ORIENTED POLYESTER FILM, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - Disclosed are a biaxially oriented polyester film which is excellent in dimensional stability, especially dimensional stability against environmental changes in, for example, temperature and humidity, and a polyester capable of providing the biaxially oriented polyester film with excellent dimensional stability.06-09-2011

Hiromichi Kataura, Ibaraki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080258117Saturable Absorber of Polyimide Containing Dispersed Carbon Nanotubes - A carbon nanotube-dispersed polyimide saturable absorber excellent in an optical quality, obtainable by mixing a carbon nanotube dispersion liquid comprising a carbon nanotube, an amide-based polar organic solvent, and a nonionic surfactant and/or a polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) with a mixture solution of a solvent soluble polyimide and an organic solvent. A method for producing the same, comprising the steps of dispersing a single-walled carbon nanotube in a mixture solution of an amide-based polar organic solvent and a nonionic surfactant under intensive stirring, mixing the resultant dispersion liquid with a polyimide mixed organic solvent, and removing the solvent.10-23-2008
20100189626HIGH EFFICIENT CARBON NANOTUBE SEPARATION METHOD - Provided is a method of electrophoresis of carbon nanotube for separating them into metallic carbon nanotubes and semiconducting carbon nanotubes, and the method comprises a step of electrifying a carbon nanotube sealed gel in which carbon nanotubes are dispersed in a gel.07-29-2010
20100278714METHOD FOR SIMPLY SEPARATNG CARBON NANOTUBE - Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for separating metallic CNT and semiconducting CNT, comprising treating with a physical separation means of centrifugation, freezing-thawing-squeezing, diffusion, permeation or the like using a gel containing CNT as a dispersed and isolated state (CNT-containing gel), to thereby make semiconducting CNT exist in gel and make metallic CNT exist in solution.11-04-2010
20110280791Method of more simple separation and collection of carbon nanotubes - To provide a method for separating metallic CNT and semiconducting CNT by treating a CNT-containing gel or a CNT dispersion as combined with a gel, according to a physical separation means to thereby make semiconducting CNT exist in gel and metallic CNT exist in solution, in which the semiconducting CNT adsorbed by gel are collected in a more simplified manner not dissolving the gel.11-17-2011

Patent applications by Hiromichi Kataura, Ibaraki JP

Hiromichi Kataura, Tsukuba-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090084445Nanojet Spouting Method and Nanojet Mechanism - A liquid is occluded in a predetermined carbon nanotube and then heated above a liquid-gas phase transition temperature to spout from the carbon nanotube.04-02-2009

Hiromichi Kawakami, Echizen-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090321121CERAMIC MULTILAYER SUBSTRATE AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - A ceramic multilayer substrate having excellent migration resistance and high bonding strength between a resin sealing material and a ceramic multilayer substrate body, includes a laminated substrate body having lands, and external electrodes, and covered with a siloxane film formed by a PVD process. The thickness of the siloxane film is lower than about 100 nm. After that, external electrodes of a mounting component are electrically connected and firmly hold to the lands of the laminated substrate body via solder. Next, a resin sealing material for sealing the mounting component is formed on the laminated substrate body.12-31-2009

Hiromichi Kawakami, Nagaokakyo-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110091686LOW TEMPERATURE CO-FIRED CERAMIC MATERIAL, LOW TEMPERATURE CO-FIRED CERAMIC BODY, AND MULTILAYER CERAMIC SUBSTRATE - A low temperature co-fired ceramic material includes a SiO04-21-2011

Hiromichi Kawamura, Hiroshima JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110073390REAR VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - A rear floor panel extends rearwardly from a kick-up portion formed at a rear portion of a floor panel. A lateral connecting member which constitutes part of a rear suspension connects to supporting portions to support both rear wheels. An engine is arranged below the rear floor panel and in front of the lateral connecting member. A generator is arranged below the rear floor panel and in back of the engine. Accordingly, the traveling stability of the vehicle can be improved and the yaw inertia moment of the vehicle can be decreased.03-31-2011

Hiromichi Kawamura, Hiroshima-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110168468STRUCTURE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE - This disclosure provides a structure of an electric vehicle, which includes an engine, an electric generator which is driven by the engine, a battery which is supplied and charged with generated power at least from the electric generator, and a motor which is supplied with power from the battery to drive driving wheels. The engine and the electric generator are arranged inside a floor tunnel that is formed in a center part of a floor panel along the vehicle width axis so as to extend along the vehicle front-to-rear axis and bulge upward.07-14-2011
20110180339STRUCTURE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE - This disclosure provides a structure of an electric vehicle, which includes an engine, an electric generator for being driven by the engine, a battery for being supplied and charged with generated power at least from the electric generator, a motor for being supplied with power from the battery to drive driving wheels. The engine, the electric generator, and a power transmission device for transmitting a motive force of the engine to the electric generator are integrally formed to constitute a power generation unit. The power generation unit is arranged inside an engine room so that at least the engine is located rearward from wheel axles of left and right front wheels.07-28-2011

Hiromichi Kawashima, Ehime-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080278078Metal Halide Lamp, Metal Halide Lamp Lighting Device, and Headlight - There are provided a mercury-free metal halide lamp which suppresses occurrence of flickering of light emission, and is improved in light flux rising immediately after starting, and more practical and suitable for a headlight, and a metal halide lamp lighting device and a headlight using this.11-13-2008
20080290801Metal Halide Lamp, Metal Halide Lamp Lighting Device and Headlight - There are provided a mercury-free metal halide lamp which is improved in light flux rising immediately after starting, more practical and suitable for a headlight, and a metal halide lamp lighting device and a headlight using this. The metal halide lamp according to the present invention comprises: a translucent air-tight container having an inner volume which is not grater than 0.1 cc, including an enclosure portion forming an inner space having a flat surface on a bottom surface, and having a ratio D/L satisfying the following expression: 0.25 ≦ D/L ≦ 0.43 where D is a distance between the bottom surface and a top surface of the inner space at a central portion in a tube-axis direction, and L is a length of the enclosure portion; a pair of electrodes sealed facing each other with an inter-electrode distance which is not greater than 5 mm; and a discharging medium containing a plurality of metal halogen compounds selected from a group of Sc, Na, In, Zn and a rare-earth metal and a rare gas but intrinsically not containing mercury (Hg), wherein a lamp power per unit inner surface area of the air-tight container is not smaller than 60 (W/cm11-27-2008

Hiromichi Matsuda, Isehara-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080247781BELT DRIVE CONTROLLING DEVICE, BELT DEVICE USING THE BELT DRIVE CONTROLLING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE BELT DEVICE - A belt drive controlling device for controlling drive of an endless belt supported and driven by plural support rollers including a driving roller configured to drive the endless belt to rotate; and a driven roller which is rotated by the endless belt. The device performs arithmetic processing to extract one of two pieces of rotation variation information on two rollers of the support rollers, and perform controlling drive of the belt on the basis of the rotation variation information. A belt device including a belt, plural support rollers, a driving source, the belt drive controlling device, and a detector configured to detect rotation angular displacement or rotation angular velocity of two of the support rollers. An image forming apparatus including an image bearing member, a developing device and a transfer device, wherein the image bearing member and/or the transfer device includes the belt device.10-09-2008
20090238613BELT DRIVE CONTROL DEVICE, BELT DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND BELT DRIVE CONTROL METHOD - A belt drive control device includes: first and second detection devices which detect the angular displacement or velocity of a driven rotary member and the angular displacement or velocity of a drive rotary member, respectively; an extraction device which extracts, from the difference between the detection results of the first and second detection devices, the amplitude and phase of a variation component due to belt thickness variation; a control device which controls the rotation of the drive rotary member in accordance with the extracted amplitude and phase; first and second holding devices which hold the extracted amplitude and phase and normal ranges of the amplitude and phase, respectively; and first and second feedback devices which feed back the amplitude and phase to the rotation control, and performs feedback by using a substitution value for the amplitude or phase if the amplitude or phase is out of the normal range, respectively.09-24-2009
20110013919Image forming apparatus capable of reducing image expansion and contraction - In an image forming apparatus, a control device recognizes expansion and contraction of a pattern image based on an output of an image detector. The control device calculates a driving motor velocity fluctuation cancellation pattern for driving a common drive source. The driving motor velocity fluctuation cancellation pattern creates a latent image expansion and contraction cancellation pattern capable of canceling the expansion and contraction of the pattern image detected by the image detecting device. A process of obtaining the cancellation patterns is executed except when a print job for forming the toner image is executed in accordance with image information. The control device controls the common drive source in accordance with the cancellation driving motor pattern.01-20-2011

Patent applications by Hiromichi Matsuda, Isehara-Shi JP

Hiromichi Matsuda, Isehara City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090190972BELT DRIVE CONTROL UNIT, BELT DRIVE CONTROL METHOD, BELT DRIVE CONTROL PROGRAM, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING SAME - A belt drive control unit controls a rotation of belt supported by first and second rollers. Each of rotations of the first and second rollers are detected as first and second results. A rotation of the first roller is controlled in connection with thickness fluctuation in the belt using the first and second results. The belt drive control unit includes a sampling data acquisition unit, a correction value generator, a correction value storage, and a correction value reading controller. The sampling data acquisition unit obtains sampling data by sampling a difference value between the first and second results. The correction value generator generates correction value data for the belt based on the sampling data. The correction value storage stores the correction value data. The correction value reading controller reads the correction value data based on a rotation number of the belt to control a rotation of the first roller.07-30-2009

Hiromichi Matsui, Mie JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110028678PRODUCTION METHOD OF ALIPHATIC POLYESTER - An object of the present invention is to provide a method for efficient continuous production of aliphatic polyester having good quality. The invention relates to a continuous production method of aliphatic polyester, wherein the polyester is obtained through a preparation step of slurry containing aliphatic dicarboxylic acid and aliphatic diol, an esterification reaction step and a polycondensation reaction step, wherein temperature range of the slurry during the preparation step thereof is from the coagulation point of the aliphatic diol to 80° C., and moisture content in the slurry is from 0.01 to 10% by weight.02-03-2011

Hiromichi Miwa, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090023023Fuel Cell Control System - A fuel cell control system of the present invention includes a fuel cell (01-22-2009

Hiromichi Morita, Kariya-City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110294403WAFER PROCESSING METHOD, WAFER POLISHING APPARATUS, AND INGOT SLICING APPARATUS - In a wafer processing method, an ingot is sliced into a wafer and the wafer is planarized by polishing a surface of the wafer. When the wafer is planarized, the wafer is disposed on a wafer holder and the wafer is rotated, a heat quantity is applied to a portion of the wafer so as to form a reformed layer at the portion of the wafer, and a polishing tool is brought into contact with the portion of wafer while rotating so as to polish the portion of the wafer.12-01-2011

Hiromichi Murakami, Ibaraki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100291312ELECTROLESS PLATING METHOD FOR ALLOY COATING FILM AND PLATING LIQUID - A substrate is immersed in a metal compound solution prepared by dissolving a plurality of metal compounds of metals differing from each other, to thereby form an alloy film having a desired alloy composition on the surface of the substrate.11-18-2010

Hiromichi Nakajima, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120119651LED LIGHTING DEVICE AND LED LIGHTING EQUIPMENT - In one embodiment, a lighting device includes an LED lighting circuit and an LED load constituted by a plurality of parallel circuits formed by connecting a plurality of LED elements in parallel, and a series circuit formed by connecting the parallel circuits. The series circuit is connected with an output terminal of the lighting device. In case one LED element becomes open fault mode in one of the parallel circuit, the other LED elements continue lighting. In case two or more LED elements become the open fault mode, the other LED elements also become the open fault mode, and all the LED elements turn off.05-17-2012

Hiromichi Nakajima, Yokosuka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100270935LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND ILLUMINATION APPARATUS - A light-emitting device and an illumination apparatus are disclosed. A plurality of LED elements are connected in series between positive and negative lines, and first bypass capacitor is connected in parallel to the LED elements respectively. Each series circuit of a predetermined number of LED elements is connected in parallel to second bypass capacitors. As a result, with the negative power line set as a grounding point, the AC impedance at connection points of the series circuit of the LED elements against the ground is reduced. Thus, the erroneous lighting or “flicker” of each LED which otherwise might be caused by an external noise is prevented.10-28-2010

Hiromichi Noguchi, Hachioji-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090136680ACTIVE ENERGY RAY CURABLE AQUEOUS INK COMPOSITION, AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD, INK CARTRIDGE, RECORDING UNIT, AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - To provide an active energy ray curable aqueous ink composition exhibiting excellent curing performance by including a water-soluble polymerizable substance with high reactivity and a water-soluble polymerization initiator having high initiation efficiency; and an inkjet recording method, ink cartridge, recording unit, and inkjet recording apparatus all using the active energy ray curable aqueous ink composition. The active energy ray curable aqueous ink composition includes at least water; a polymerizable substance which undergoes radical polymerization by active energy rays; and a polymerization initiator which generates radicals by active energy rays, in which the polymerizable substance is a water-soluble compound having 2 to 6 (meth)acrylic groups; and the polymerization initiator is a water-soluble acylphosphine oxide compound.05-28-2009
20100007698LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An aspect of the present invention is a process for producing a liquid ejection head including an ejection orifice member provided with ejection orifices for ejecting liquid. The process includes supplying to a surface of a base material for forming the ejection orifice member a mixture of a first composite for imparting a hydrophobic characteristic to the surface and a second composite being able to exhibit a hydrophilic characteristic by being irradiated with light; imparting a hydrophobic characteristic to the entire or a part of the surface by utilizing the first composite; and then irradiating the second composite with light in a partial region of the surface for imparting a hydrophilic characteristic to the region irradiated with the light.01-14-2010

Hiromichi Ohta, Nagoya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090173932Thermoelectric Material, Infrared Sensor and Image Forming Device - A thermoelectric conversion material includes a superlattice structure produced by laminating a barrier layer containing insulating SrTiO07-09-2009

Hiromichi Ohta, Nagoya JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080210285Thermoelectric Conversion Material And Production Method For Thermoelectric Conversion Material - A thermoelectric conversion material having a novel composition is provided. The thermoelectric conversion material comprises a first dielectric material layer, a second dielectric material layer, and an electron localization layer that is present between the first dielectric material layer and the second dielectric material layer and that has a thickness of 1 nm.09-04-2008

Hiromichi Okuda, Ehime JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100048505Composition Having Effect of Treating, Preventing, or Improving Diabetes or Diabetic Complication and Drink Comprising the Same - A safe, economical, and convenient food drink having the effect of treating, preventing, or improving diabetes or diabetic complications without involving significantly changed dietary life habits is provided. A food or drink is provided for treating, preventing, or improving diabetes or diabetic complications, comprising oligosaccharides at a concentration of 0.15 to 10% by weight wherein the oligosaccarides include mannose molecules linked together with degree of polymerization of 2 to 10 (inclusive).02-25-2010

Hiromichi Okuda, Yokosuka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110010995MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR FRAME GARNISH - A mounting structure for mounting a frame garnish on a door window frame of a vehicle is disclosed. The door window frame includes a vertical portion extending in a generally vertical direction so as to overlap a center pillar of the vehicle. The door window frame is formed to surround a door window glass of the vehicle. The vertical portion includes a hooking hole formed in an upper part of the vertical portion and an insertion hole formed in a lower part of the vertical portion. The frame garnish includes a main portion, a hooking portion, and an insertion portion. The insertion portion is inserted into the insertion hole in the vertically downward direction, and the hooking portion is inserted into and hooked to the hooking hole.01-20-2011

Hiromichi Ota, Kariya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110245030SPEED CHANGE GEAR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A speed change gear includes: an internal gear member; an eccentric member; an oscillating member; a pair of first and second rotating members; and a pin that is supported at both ends by insertion holes of the first and second rotating members. The insertion hole and the insertion hole have the same diameter. The outside diameter of the other side end portion of the pin is smaller than the outside diameter of one side end portion of the pin such that the one side end portion is press-fitted in the corresponding insertion hole and the other side end portion is supported by the corresponding insertion hole.10-06-2011

Hiromichi Sakamoto, Mie JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110287229Laminated Glass with Plastic Film Insert - In a laminated glass, a plastic film is sandwiched between two sheets of resin intermediate film, and an infrared reflective film is formed in the plastic film by alternatively laminating resin films of different refractive indexes. The plastic film on which the infrared reflective film is formed meets any of the following conditions: (A) thermal shrinkage of 0.5 to 3% in the 90 through 150° C. temperature range, (B) modulus of elasticity in the range of 30 through 2000 MPa in a temperature range of 90 through 150° C., and (C) a rate of elongation of the plastic film of 0.3% or less when 10N tensile force per 1 m width of the plastic film is exerted in the 90 through 150° C. temperature range. This laminated glass is a curved infrared ray reflective laminated glass, with high transmissivity to visible light, high reflectivity in the infrared ray region, excellent insulating effect, and will transmit various electromagnetic waves.11-24-2011
20110300356Heating Insulating Laminated Glass - Disclosed is a heat insulating laminated glass that includes at least two glass plates and an intermediate film member by which the at least two glass plates are laminated together, wherein the intermediate film member has two intermediate films and a functional plastic film sheet arranged between the two intermediate films and formed with an infrared reflecting layer and an infrared absorbing layer. This glass attains a high visible light transmittance and good heat insulating properties against solar radiation.12-08-2011

Hiromichi Sakamoto, Matsusaka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110097572Process for Production of Laminated Glass Interleaved with Plastic Film and Laminated Glass Interleaved with Plastic Film - According to the present invention, there is provided a production process of a plastic film-inserted laminated glass, the plastic film-inserted laminated glass having a laminated film in which a plastic film of 30 to 200 μm in thickness is sandwiched between two resin intermediate films and two glass plates, the process including at least the following three steps: a step 1 for forming a laminate in which the glass plate, the resin intermediate film, the plastic film, the resin intermediate film and the glass plate are laminated together in order of mention; a step 2 for degassing the formed laminate; and a step 3 for bonding the degassed laminate by pressing and heating, wherein the steps 1 and 2 are performed under conditions that the temperature of working atmosphere and the temperatures of the plastic film and resin intermediate films fall within a range of 10 to 25° C.04-28-2011

Hiromichi Sakojiri, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110168262ETHYLENE-VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER COMPOSITION, ETHYLENE-VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER FILM AND PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF - [Problem to be Solved] The object of the present invention is to provide an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer film having excellent adhesion properties and improved film formation properties.07-14-2011

Hiromichi Sano, Narashino City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090201426Dynamic RF AGC switch/mixer for optimal NTSC video detection - This disclosure presents an apparatus and method for automatic gain control correction for a television signal in which the Radio Frequency (RF) and Intermediate Frequency (IF) power signal levels are collected for a band of channels, identifying a channel having a strong RF power signal level and an IF gain signal level that is lower than a nominal IF gain signal level, comparing the identified channel RF gain signal level with the RF gain signal level of adjacent channels to identify the relative power signal levels of the channel and associated adjacent channels, and applying correction to the channel wherein there is an imbalance in the RF and IF power signal levels of the identified channel. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.08-13-2009

Hiromichi Sato, Hadano-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090136805FUEL CELL - A fuel cell includes a porous element, a first electrode, and a separator. The porous element is an element as a channel through which a reaction gas passes into the interior, the porous element having a first surface and a second surface. The first electrode is disposed on the first surface side of the porous element. The separator in contact with the second surface of the porous element is includes a first plate and a second plate, the first plate having a contact part in contact with the second surface, the second plate facing the first plate. A cooling medium channel is formed between the first plate and the second plate. The first plate has first dimples that are indented on a side of the first porous element and protrude on a side of the cooling medium channel.05-28-2009

Hiromichi Shiroshita, Kawasaki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100232757LC ADAPTER - An LC adaptor includes a housing to be aligned with a main body of a LC plug when mated, a first guide surfaces for guiding respectively a corresponding side surfaces of a main body of the LC plug, a second guide surface formed at position to be opposed to one of side surfaces of the main body of the LC Plug when the LC plug is mated, the second guide surface having a protrusion which will engage with and pushes down the end portion of a second lever of the LC adapter when the LC plug is mated, the protrusion having a shape such that when the second lever is pushed down by application of an extended force, the protrusion will release the engagement with the end portion of the second lever.09-16-2010

Hiromichi Sigyo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090306053Highly selective rho-kinase inhibitor - The present invention relates to a compound having a highly selective Rho-kinase inhibiting activity and being useful as a therapeutic agent for a disease such as hypertension, pulmonary hypertension, cerebral vasospasm, cardiac angina, cardiac failure, arteriosclerosis, glaucoma, dysuria, asthma, or erectile dysfunction, and a drug containing the compound.12-10-2009

Hiromichi Sugiyama, Shinagawa-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090170026POSITIVE PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, CURED LAYER, PROTECTING LAYER, INSULATING LAYER AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND DISPLAY THEREWITH - A positive-type photosensitive resin composition that exhibits excellent adhesion to a substrate after a humidification treatment includes (A) an alkali-soluble resin, (B) a photosensitive diazoquinone compound, and (C-1) a silicon compound shown by the following formula (1),07-02-2009

Hiromichi Suzuki, Machida-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090189263Wiring device for semiconductor device, composite wiring device for semiconductor device, and resin-sealed semiconductor device - A wiring device for a semiconductor device, a composite wiring device for a semiconductor device and a resin-sealed semiconductor device are provided, each of which is capable of mounting thereon a semiconductor chip smaller than conventional chips and being manufactured at lower cost. The wiring device electrically connects an electrode provided on a semiconductor chip with an external wiring device, and has an insulating layer, a metal substrate and a copper wiring layer. The metal substrate is provided on one side of the insulating layer. The copper wiring layer is provided on another side of the insulating layer. The wiring device has a semiconductor chip support portion provided on the side of the copper wiring layer with respect to the insulating layer. The copper wiring layer includes a first terminal, a second terminal and a wiring portion. The first terminal is connected with the electrode provided on the semiconductor chip. The second terminal is connected with the external wiring device. The wiring portion connects the first terminal with the second terminal.07-30-2009
20110006410Semiconductor wiring assembly, semiconductor composite wiring assembly, and resin-sealed semiconductor device - A semiconductor composite wiring assembly includes a wiring assembly and a lead frame. A copper wiring layer of the wiring assembly includes first terminals, second terminals, and wiring sections connecting the terminals. The second terminals and the lead frame are electrically connected by connecting members. The lead frame includes a die pad for mounting the wiring assembly, and lead sections located at outer positions. The die pad includes a central area in which a semiconductor chip is mounted via the wiring assembly, and a peripheral area connected to the central area with spaces formed therebetween that serve as resin-seal inflow spaces. The wiring assembly is positioned over the central area and the peripheral area so as to cover the central area completely and the peripheral area partially, and at least the central area and the peripheral area of the die pad are glued to the wiring assembly by resin paste.01-13-2011
20120074544SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A semiconductor device includes, a lead frame having a die pad and a plurality of leads each disposed around the die pad, a semiconductor element rested on the die pad of the lead frame, and bonding wires for electrically interconnecting the lead of the lead frame and the semiconductor element. The lead frame, the semiconductor element, and the bonding wires are sealed with a sealing resin section. The sealing resin section includes a central region provided over and around the semiconductor device, and a marginal region provided in the periphery of the central region. Thickness of the central region is greater than that of the marginal region.03-29-2012

Patent applications by Hiromichi Suzuki, Machida-Shi JP

Hiromichi Suzuki, Hamura-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090069062MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal includes a first antenna configured to receive power from the first circuit board housed in the first housing, a second antenna configured to receive power from the second circuit board housed in the second housing, a first signal cable configured to electrically connect the first circuit board to the second circuit board and transmit a signal between the first circuit board and the second circuit board, and a second signal cable configured to electrically connect the first circuit board to the second circuit board and bypasses a board current flowing through the first signal cable from the first circuit board to the second antenna during operation of the second antenna.03-12-2009

Hiromichi Suzuki, Katsushika JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090176333METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - To prevent semiconductor chips from adhering to the trays during transport, a method is employed which transports semiconductor chips in the following state. When trays provided with a plurality of accommodating portions having a recessed cross section for accommodating semiconductor chips on a main surface thereof are stacked in a plurality of stages, the semiconductor chips are accommodated in spaces defined by the accommodating portions formed over the main surface of the lower-stage tray and corresponding accommodating portions formed over the back surface of the upper-stage tray. Here, on bottom surfaces of the accommodating portions formed over the back surface of the upper-stage tray, isolated projections having a height which prevents the projections from coming into contact with the semiconductor chips are arranged in a scattered manner. In this way, it is possible to prevent the semiconductor chips from adhering to the back surface of the upper-stage tray.07-09-2009

Hiromichi Suzuki, Machida JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080311703LEAD FRAME AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A plurality of inner leads, a plurality of outer leads formed in one with each of the inner lead, a bar lead of the square ring shape arranged inside a plurality of inner leads, a corner part lead which has been arranged between the inner leads of the end portion of the inner lead groups which adjoin among four inner lead groups corresponding to each side of the bar lead, and was connected with the bar lead, and a tape member joined to the tip part of each inner lead, a bar lead, and a corner part lead are included. Since the corner part lead is formed as an object for reinforcement of a frame body between adjoining inner lead groups, the rigidity of the lead frame can be increased.12-18-2008

Patent applications by Hiromichi Suzuki, Machida JP

Hiromichi Suzuki, Tochigi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100249740SHAPED SHEET AND ABSORBENT ARTICLE USING THE SAME - A shaped sheet, comprising: a plurality of protrusions (09-30-2010

Hiromichi Tanaka, Tsuzuki-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100048500Anti-viral nucleoside analogs and methods for treating viral infections, especially HIV infections - The present invention relates to novel compounds according to the general formulas I, II, III, IV or V:02-25-2010

Hiromichi Tanaka, Tokai-City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090041358Information storage apparatus and travel environment information recognition apparatus - An information storage apparatus recognizes a traffic sign on a road expressed by a road surface image, and stores recognized traffic sign in association with its position information in a hard disk drive. By recognizing and storing information on the traffic sign in combination with the position information for the sake of traffic safety, information coverage in terms of traffic safety is updated to the most up-to-date condition for roads in the entire country.02-12-2009
20090125177Driving assistance apparatus - A driving assistance apparatus that performs accurate driving assistance in accordance with actual road environment is provided. An electronic control unit (ECU) acquires shape information and vehicular swept path information about a subject vehicle and a nearby vehicle, representing vehicles and movement thereof as rectangular solids. A three-dimensional space is formed as a vehicular swept path for the rectangular solid and a road map generated based on the formed three-dimensional space. A notification is provided if the subject vehicle runs outside a space. Control support is provided to return the subject vehicle to an area indicated as safe.05-14-2009

Hiromichi Tanaka, Gyeonggi-Do KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090206241IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor that includes a plurality of light detection units and a filter array including a plurality of filters, wherein each filter is disposed on a corresponding one of the light detection units. The filter array includes a first white filter that transmits light incident light on the filter array, a yellow filter that transmits a yellow component of the incident light, and a cyan filter that transmits a cyan component of the incident light.08-20-2009

Hiromichi Tanaka, Tokai-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110093198Method and apparatus for estimating behaviors of vehicle using GPS signals - A method and an apparatus for estimating behaviors of a vehicle are provided. At least two GPS antennas are located along a longitudinal axis of a vehicle so that speed vectors at the positions where the GPS antennas are located can be determined based on GPS signals received by the GPS antennas. The speed vectors are known to be estimated with high accuracy based on the GPS signals. The positions of the GPS antennas on the local coordinate system are estimated based on such highly accurate speed vectors, so that the estimated positions may also have high accuracy. Based on a line connecting these highly accurate positions of the GPS antennas, an inclination of the longitudinal axis of the vehicle is estimated. Use of the high-accuracy speed vectors enables high-accuracy estimation on the positions of the GPS antennas and the vehicle direction on the local coordinate system.04-21-2011

Hiromichi Tanaka, Suwon-Si KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090086065Color filter array with reduced crosstalk effect and image sensor and image pickup apparatus having the same - An image sensor includes a color filter array including a primary color pixel such as a green filter pixel for sensing a predetermined primary color, a first secondary color pixel such as a yellow filter pixel, and a second secondary color pixel such as a cyan filter pixel. The primary color pixel, the first secondary color pixel, and the second secondary color pixel form different area ratios in the color filter array. For example, the area ratio of the yellow filter pixel to the cyan filter pixel and the green filter pixel is 2:1:1 in the color filter array. In addition, the color filters of the pixels are compensated for crosstalk effect. Such an image sensor has enhanced color reproducibility and sensitivity.04-02-2009
20090115874Image sensors, color filter arrays included in the image sensors, and image pickup apparatuses including the image sensors - A color filter array may include two or more yellow filter pixels, one or more green filter pixels, and one or more cyan filter pixels. The two or more yellow filter pixels may be disposed in a first row or rows in a first direction. The one or more green filter pixels and the one or more cyan filter pixels may be disposed in a second row or rows in the first direction. The first row or rows and the second row or rows may alternate in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. In the second direction, either the one or more green filter pixels and at least one of the two or more yellow filter pixels alternate or the one or more cyan filter pixels and at least one of the two or more yellow filter pixels alternate.05-07-2009
20090213252IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor capable of canceling crosstalk without reduction of a signal to noise ratio (SNR) to improve a sensitivity includes a plurality of light detection units and a filter array including a plurality of filters, with each of the plurality of filters being deposited on a corresponding one of the light detection units. The filter array includes a green filter used to transmit a green component of an incident light, a yellow filter used to transmit a yellow component of the incident light, and a cyan filter used to transmit a cyan component of the incident light.08-27-2009

Hiromichi Tomeea, Miyagi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100189192RADIO TRANSMISSION DEVICE, RADIO RECEPTION DEVICE, AND PRECODING METHOD - Provided is a radio transmission device which can improve an error ratio characteristic in a radio communication system which performs precoding. There are two types of modulation methods: a first modulation method having a small error ratio improvement width by precoding and a second modulation method having a large error ratio improvement width by precoding. In the radio transmission device (07-29-2010

Hiromichi Tsuchiya, Kakogawa-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090065105SPRING STEEL WIRE ROD EXCELLENT IN DECARBURIZATION RESISTANCE AND WIRE DRAWING WORKABILITY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Disclosed is a spring steel wire rod that comprises C in a range of 0.35 to 0.65% (mass %, the same applies to respective elements described hereinafter), Si in a range of 1.4 to 2.2%, Mn in a range of 0.10 to 1.0%, Cr in a range of 0.1 to 2.0%, P not more than 0.025% % excluded), and S not more than 0.025% (0% excluded), balance comprising iron, and unavoidable impurities, wherein an average grain size Dc of a central part of the steel wire rod is not more than 80 μtm while an average grain size Ds of a surface layer part of the steel wire rod is not less than 3.0 μm.03-12-2009

Hiromichi Tsuda, Toyonaka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100018986Medicine packing apparatus - A tablet supply unit 01-28-2010
20100107555MEDICINE PACKAGING APPARATUS - A distance from a printing section to a heat sealing section of a medicine packaging apparatus is shortened without generating wrinkles on a package sheet. A unfolding guide 05-06-2010

Hiromichi Tsugami, Chiyoda-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090205611ELECTRONICALLY-CONTROLLED THROTTLE BODY - An electronically-controlled throttle body includes a throttle valve having a valve disc, fixed on a valve shaft rotatably supported in a body inside which an air-intake passage is formed, for varying an opening area of the air-intake passage; a reduction gear mechanism connected to the valve shaft of the throttle valve; and a motor connected to the reduction gear mechanism; rotational drive power from the motor is transmitted to the valve shaft via the reduction gear mechanism, and the opening area of the air-intake passage is varied by rotatably moving the valve disc. The reduction gear mechanism includes a planetary gear mechanism and a spur gear reduction gear mechanism, rotational drive power from the motor is decelerated by the planetary mechanism, and the decelerated rotational drive power is further decelerated by the spur gear reduction gear mechanism, and then transmitted to the valve shaft.08-20-2009
20100116246THROTTLE BODY FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An throttle body for rotating a valve shaft of an air-intake throttle valve through a decelerating mechanism by a motor and change the opening area of an air-intake passage by rotating the valve shaft is equipped with a lever portion that is disposed so as to be interlocked with the decelerating mechanism and regulates the opening degree of the air-intake throttle valve under the full-open state, and an adjusting screw that is threadably inserted from the outside of the body portion and abuts against the lever portion in the body portion to change the opening degree of the air-intake throttle valve under the full-open state.05-13-2010

Hiromichi Ueno, Chuo-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100292412Process for production of molded polyester resin article, crystallization inducer for use in the process, master batch, and molded polyester resin article - This invention provides a process for producing a crystallized polyester resin molding. The process includes melting and injecting the below-described first or second compound (a) or (b) into a mold and holding the same in the mold, and then conducting cooling to crystallize a polyester resin of a resulting molding without using an inorganic nucleating agent: (a) a first compound of a crystallization-inducing crosslinked polyester resin, in at least a portion of which crosslinked points have been formed with a crosslink forming agent, and a first non-crosslinked polyester resin; or (b) a second compound of a crystallization-inducing master batch, which comprises the crosslinked polyester resin and a second non-crosslinked polyester resin and abundantly contains the crosslinked polyester resin, and the first non-crosslinked polyester resin. According to the present invention, a crystallized polyester resin molding free from impairment of translucency or transparency can be produced without using an inorganic nucleating agent that would produce haze in the molding.11-18-2010

Hiromichi Watanabe, Kobe JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110233765SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes a first bump that is located over a surface of a semiconductor element, and is formed on a first bump formation face distanced from a back surface of the semiconductor element at a first distance, and a second bump that is located over the surface of the semiconductor element, and is formed on a second bump formation face distanced from the back surface of the semiconductor element at a second distance being longer than the first distance, the second bump having a diameter larger than a diameter of the first bump.09-29-2011

Hiromichi Yamada, Hitachi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090113186MICROCONTROLLER AND CONTROLLING SYSTEM - A microcontroller and a controlling system having the same are provided, in which the increase in the program code for performing floating-point arithmetic, in particular, the increase in the amount of code due to a variable are suppressed, and the processing overhead for converting fixed-point data into floating-point data is reduced. The microcontroller includes a floating-point converter which inputs integer data and corresponding decimal point position data as fixed-point data and which converts the input data into floating-point data by acquiring a fraction part, an exponent part, and a sign of the floating type from the input data, and a floating-point arithmetic logic unit which receives the output of the floating-point converter and calculates the floating-point data. The floating-point converter acquires the exponent part by performing addition and subtraction of the decimal point position data and the shift amount of the fraction part to the integer data.04-30-2009
20090249271MICROCONTROLLER, CONTROL SYSTEM AND DESIGN METHOD OF MICROCONTROLLER - Two data processing units having the same function, one of which is used for a master and the other for comparison, are provided, control of a circuit unit is performed by the master, the master data processing unit and the circuit unit are operated in synchronization with a first clock signal, the second data processing unit is operated in synchronization with a second clock signal having the same cycle and different phase from the first clock signal, and processing results of both the data processing units are compared in a comparison circuit. Flip flops are disposed on a signal path from the circuit unit to the comparison data processing unit and on a signal path from the master data processing unit to the comparator, and both the first and second clock signals are used for latch clocks of the flip flops in accordance with input signals thereof.10-01-2009
20100131741MULTI-CORE MICROCONTROLLER HAVING COMPARATOR FOR CHECKING PROCESSING RESULT - A microcontroller capable of improving processing performance as a whole by executing different programs by a plurality of CPUs and capable of detecting abnormality for safety-required processing by evaluating results of the same processing executed by the plurality of CPUs. A plurality of processing systems including CPUs and memories are provided, data output from the CPUs in each of the processing systems is separately compressed and stored by compressors for each of the CPUs, respectively. The compressed storage data is mutually compared by a comparator, and abnormality of processing can be detected when the comparison result indicates a mismatch. Even when the timings by which the same processing results are obtained are different when the plurality of CPUs asynchronously execute the same processing, the processing results of both of them can be easily compared with each other since compression is carried out by the compressors. Moreover, since the comparison of the comparator is enabled when comparison enable is given from all the CPUs, the comparison operation result can be obtained based on the timing at which the results of compression by the plurality of compressors are determined.05-27-2010
20100217943MICROCONTROLLER AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT - A microcontroller in which respective CPUs execute different applications so as to improve processing performance, and the respective CPUs execute an application that requires safety and mutually compare the results thereof so as to enhance the reliability of write data is provided. The microcontroller has a plurality of processing systems made up of a first CPU, a second CPU, a first memory and a second memory, and for the instruction processing about specific processing set in advance, the write to peripheral modules which are not multiplexed is executed twice, and the write data of the first time and the second time are mutually collated.08-26-2010
20100251017Soft error processing for multiprocessor - The data processor having CPUs each capable of accessing memories enables the processing of a memory error according to the processing mode of the data processor. The CPUs have a memory, and each include a first storing unit capable of storing CPU-identifying information which enables identification of CPU having accessed the memory. At the time of occurrence of a soft error owing to access to the memory, the CPU, having the memory, stores the CPU-identifying information for identifying the CPU having accessed the corresponding memory in the first storing unit, and notifies the interrupt controller of occurrence of a soft error of the memory. After having received an interruption of the memory soft error from the interrupt controller, the CPU uses information stored in the first storing unit to identify the CPU having made the access, and performs the error processing.09-30-2010
20110106335MICROCONTROLLER, CONTROL SYSTEM AND DESIGN METHOD OF MICROCONTROLLER - Two data processing units having the same function, one of which is used for a master and the other for comparison, are provided, control of a circuit unit is performed by the master, the master data processing unit and the circuit unit are operated in synchronization with a first clock signal, the second data processing unit is operated in synchronization with a second clock signal having the same cycle and different phase from the first clock signal, and processing results of both the data processing units are compared in a comparison circuit. Flip flops are disposed on a signal path from the circuit unit to the comparison data processing unit and on a signal path from the master data processing unit to the comparator, and both the first and second clock signals are used for latch clocks of the flip flops in accordance with input signals thereof.05-05-2011
20110283033COMPUTER SYSTEM - A computer system which shortens standby time of CPUs and improves CPU processing efficiency of a performance mode upon switching from the performance mode (parallel operation) to a safety mode (master/checker operation) is provided. In a computer system including: at least two CPUs; a programmable interrupt controller for interrupting the CPUs; and a comparator for mutually comparing outputs of the CPUs, switching between the performance mode of executing mutually different processes by the CPUs, respectively, to improve performance and the safety mode of executing mutually the same processes by the CPUs and collating results by the comparator to detect failure can be carried out; CPUs to be interrupted can be set for each interrupt factor; and whether the performance mode is to be executed or the safety mode is to be executed can be set for each interrupt factor.11-17-2011

Patent applications by Hiromichi Yamada, Hitachi JP

Hiromichi Yamamoto, Iwaki-City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080297096Disk Playback Apparatus And Stepping-Motor Control Apparatus - When the magnitude of a traverse signal exceeds a predetermined level, the value of a microstep drive signal is changed by one microstep angle so that the rotation angle of the stepping motor changes in a rotation direction in which the magnitude of the traverse signal decreases. A determination is made as to whether or not the magnitude of the traverse signal becomes a predetermined level or less. When the magnitude of the traverse signal does not become the predetermined level or less, the magnitude of the microstep drive signal is returned to the pre-change value and the value of the microstep drive signal is incremented by an additional microstep angle so that the rotation angle of the stepping motor changes in a rotation direction in which the magnitude of the traverse signal decreases.12-04-2008

Hiromichi Yamashita, Hitachinaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080237457Method and apparatus for chromatography mass spectrometry - The results of mass spectrometry are compared; correspondences are established between individual components contained in different samples; the results of establishment of correspondences are checked; and varying components are extracted. At least two samples are compared with respect to the ion intensity corresponding to retention times and mass-to-charge ratios obtained by chromatography-mass spectrometry on the samples having a plurality of components. In ion groups observed as mass spectra, a correspondence between the retention times at which the same component is supposed to be observed is established by determining coincidence between the mass-to-charge ratios and determining that the ion intensity fall within a designated variation.10-02-2008

Patent applications by Hiromichi Yamashita, Hitachinaka JP

Hiromichi Yamazaki, Miyagi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110042575Semiconductor Detector Block and Positron Emission Tomography Device Using the Same - A disclosed semiconductor detector block includes a plurality of semiconductor plates each configured to have a front surface on which an electrically resistive electrode is formed and a back surface on which an electrically conductive electrode is formed and to detect a two-dimensional detection position of gamma rays on the semiconductor plates using a ratio of electric signals from four corners of the electrically resistive electrode, wherein the plurality of semiconductor plates are piled up and a three-dimensional detection position of the gamma rays is detectable using a ratio of the electric signals from the four corners of the electrically resistive electrodes.02-24-2011

Hiromichi Yoshida, Shioya-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090029213METHOD FOR DETECTING ABNORMALITY IN FUEL CELL - The invention detects quickly and with high precision abnormalities in fuel cells. In a method of detecting abnormalities in a fuel cell 01-29-2009
20090169929FUEL CELL SYSTEM, METHOD OF STOPPING OPERATION OF THE FUEL CELL SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF STARTING OPERATION OF THE FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack, an oxygen-containing gas supply apparatus, a fuel gas supply apparatus, a pressure reduction apparatus, and a dilution apparatus. The oxygen-containing gas supply apparatus supplies an oxygen-containing gas to the fuel cell stack. The oxygen-containing gas supply apparatus is capable of supplying the air to the fuel gas flow field at the time of stopping operation of the fuel cell system. The fuel gas supply apparatus supplies a fuel gas to the fuel cell stack. The pressure reduction apparatus suctions gases in the oxygen-containing gas flow field and the fuel gas flow field. The dilution apparatus dilutes the fuel gas suctioned by the pressure reduction apparatus using the air.07-02-2009
20100021781FUEL CELL POTENTIAL MEASURING APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A fuel cell potential measuring apparatus includes a first sheet member which is arranged on an anode side, and a second sheet member which is arranged on a cathode side. On the first sheet member, an anode potential-applying electrode and an anode potential-measuring electrode are disposed on an end portion thereof, whereas on the second sheet member, a cathode potential-applying electrode and a cathode potential-measuring electrode are disposed on an end portion thereof. Another end portion of the first sheet member and another end portion of the second sheet member are joined together mutually.01-28-2010

Patent applications by Hiromichi Yoshida, Shioya-Gun JP