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Hironaka, JP

Atsushi Hironaka, Tsu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090079955Spatial information detection device and spatial information detection system using the same - A spatial information detection device is provided, which is capable of, even under the condition that an environmental light having intensity fluctuations exists in a target space, projecting a light intensity-modulated with a predetermined modulation signal from a light emitting source into the target space, receiving light from the target space with a photodetector, and detecting spatial information of the target space from a change between the light projected from the light emitting source and the light received by the photodetector. This device has a smoothing unit configured to integrate, over a predetermined integration period, a fluctuation component in a prescribed phase zone of the modulation signal with respect to an electric charge amount generated by receiving the environmental light in the electric charge amount generated at the photodetector by receiving the light from the target space, thereby smoothing the fluctuation component.03-26-2009

Hideharu Hironaka, Anjo-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110049970BRAKE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE CONTROL APPARATUS - A brake hydraulic pressure control apparatus includes a reservoir, a brake hydraulic pressure supply device, a hydraulic pump, a plurality of wheel cylinders, a cut valve, a plurality of pressure-increasing solenoid valves, a plurality of pressure-decreasing solenoid valves, a discharge passage including a plurality of relief passages and a circulating passage, a controlling device bringing a brake hydraulic pressure to be applied to the wheel cylinders from the hydraulic pump by disconnecting the brake hydraulic pressure supply device from the wheel cylinders by the cut valve while the pressure-increasing solenoid valves are in an open state, and bringing the brake fluid within the wheel cylinders to be circulated to the reservoir via the discharge passage by operating the pressure-decreasing solenoid valves, and a pulsation transmission decreasing device provided at the discharge passage and decreasing a transmission of a pressure pulsation generated by at least one of the pressure-decreasing solenoid valves.03-03-2011

Hideki Hironaka, Kawasaki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100079899STORAGE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING THE SAME - A storage apparatus includes a controller circuit controlling the operation of a head actuator for moving a head relative to a storage medium. The storage apparatus further includes an acceleration sensor detecting acceleration. A notch filter outputs the result of detection of the acceleration sensor to the controller circuit. A frequency setting circuit is configured to set the notch frequency of the notch filter in accordance with a resonance frequency of the acceleration sensor.04-01-2010

Katsuhiko Hironaka, Chiyoda-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100076130POLYCARBONATE RESIN COMPOSITION - An object of the present invention is to provide a polycarbonate resin composition which has a high content of biogenic matter and is excellent in heat resistance, heat stability, moldability, hue and transparency.03-25-2010
20100105854TERMINAL MODIFIED POLYCARBONATE AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREOF - A terminal modified polycarbonate having a high content of biogenic matter, excellent heat resistance, heat stability, moldability and moist absorption resistance and high surface energy and a manufacturing process thereof.04-29-2010
20100160563POLYCARBONATE RESIN COMPOSITION - A resin composition comprising a polycarbonate resin derived from an ether diol residue such as isosorbide and has excellent impact resistance, heat resistance, heat stability and moldability.06-24-2010
20100184884FLAME-RETARDANT POLYCARBONATE RESIN COMPOSITION - There is provided a resin composition that comprises a polycarbonate resin derived from an ether diol such as isosorbide and that is excellent in flame retardancy, heat resistance, thermal stability, rigidity, transparency and moldability.07-22-2010
20100227963RESIN COMPOSITION, MOLDED ARTICLE, AND PRODUCTION METHODS THEREOF - There are provided a resin composition comprising a polylactic acid which (i) comprises a poly-L-lactic acid (component B-1) and a poly-D-lactic acid (component B-4), (ii) has a weight ratio of the component B-1 to the component B-4 (component B-1/component B-4) of 10/90 to 90/10, and (iii) shows a proportion of melt peaks at 195° C. or higher to all melt peaks in a temperature rising process in measurement by a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) of at least 20%; a molded article of the resin composition; and methods for producing the resin composition and the molded article.09-09-2010

Patent applications by Katsuhiko Hironaka, Chiyoda-Ku JP

Katsuyuki Hironaka, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100295037Thin film transistor, display, and electronic apparatus - Disclosed herein is a thin film transistor including: a semiconductor layer including an amorphous oxide, and a source electrode and a drain electrode which are provided in contact with the semiconductor layer. The source electrode and the drain electrode are formed by use of iridium or iridium oxide.11-25-2010

Patent applications by Katsuyuki Hironaka, Kanagawa JP

Kazuyoshi Hironaka, Nagoya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100057245PICKING CART AND PICKING SYSTEM - A picking cart and a picking system capable of improving sorting precision and operating efficiency. The picking cart comprises a plurality of storage shelves at least one of which has a container placed thereon in a drawable manner, a display unit for displaying at least an article to be picked and one of the storage shelves to which the article is to be delivered, a sensor unit for detecting whether or not the container placed thereon has been drawn from each of the storage shelves, and a determination unit for determining whether or not one of the storage shelves from which the container placed thereon has been drawn is identical to the storage shelf displayed on the display unit, based on the detection result of the sensor unit. Before an article is placed in a container, that is, when a container is drawn, it is possible to know whether or not sorting has been carried out just as displayed.03-04-2010
20100057542WORK PROGRESS DISPLAY DEVICE AND WORK PROGRESS DISPLAY METHOD - A work progress display device and method capable of maintaining work efficiency of a worker by encouraging the worker to work. The work progress display device comprises a storage unit for storing a capability value indicating work capability of a worker, a calculation unit for calculating, in accordance with the capability value, a standard value serving as a work standard of the worker, and a display unit for displaying actual work progress of the worker as an actual performance value, and the display unit displays the standard value so as to be able to be compared with the actual performance value. By looking at this device, a worker can compare actual work progress with his or her work standard determined by his or her capability and check a difference.03-04-2010

Keita Hironaka, Oobu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120114344Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes: a photosensitive member that is configured to carry a developer image; a developing roller that is configured to supply developer to the photosensitive member; a transfer member that is configured to transfer the developer image carried on the photosensitive member to a transfer medium; and a control unit that is configured to execute a collection mode upon receiving a printing instruction for executing a printing operation but before initiating the printing operation, wherein the control unit in the collection mode is configured to: discharge the developer of one or more circumferences of the developing which has been carried on the developing roller, to the photosensitive member; and collect the discharged developer by the developing oiler.05-10-2012

Kiyoshi Hironaka, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090302988Winding Component - To realize a structure that is substantially highly reliable, that solves a problem of a wire break accompanied by an application of an external force to a terminal and at the same time solves a problem of a wire break caused by heat effects during dip soldering, without causing a strength reduction of the terminal, cost increase, and wire thinning.12-10-2009
20100245009TRANSFORMER - The present invention provides a transformer including a first bobbin (09-30-2010

Kohei Hironaka, Kamiina-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100184306CONDUCTIVE CONTACT HOLDER AND CONDUCTIVE CONTACT UNIT - Provided are a conductive contact holder and a conductive contact unit that enable a test to be performed in a precise temperature environment. For this objective, a construction includes a holder substrate that individually receives plural conductive contacts, and a floating member attached to the holder substrate such that a distance from a surface of the holder substrate is varied within a predetermined range by an external force. The floating member has plural hole sections into which a front end section of each of the conductive contacts received in the holder substrate is inserted. A gap between the holder substrate the floating member at least a part of a passage of fluid introduced from outside of the conductive contact holder.07-22-2010
20110025358PROBE UNIT - A probe unit includes: large diameter probes; a small diameter probes; a large-diameter probe holder having large hole portions which individually hold the large diameter probes, and hole portions which have diameters smaller than those of the large hole portions, communicate with the large hole portions, and receive end portions of the small diameter probes so that the end portions come into contact with the large diameter; and a small-diameter probe holder probes having small hole portions which individually hold the small diameter probes The central axes of the large hole portion and the small hole portion that communicate with each other are separated from each other, and the small hole portions include two small hole portions which are adjacent to each other and of which central axes are separated from each other by a distance shorter than a distance between the central axes of two large hole portions that are corresponding to the two small hole portions.02-03-2011

Kohei Hironaka, Nagano JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090311890Conductive Contact Holder - A conductive contact holder includes an insulating holder member and a conductive block member. The insulating holder member is made of an insulating material and includes a first insertion hole through which a signal conductive contact inputting and outputting a signal to and from a circuit is directly inserted over substantially its full length. The conductive block member His made of a conductive material and includes a second insertion hole through which the ground conductive contact is inserted in partial contact therewith.12-17-2009
20110227596PROBE-UNIT BASE MEMBER AND PROBE UNIT - A probe-unit base member having high rigidity and requiring no troublesome operations for its manufacture and a probe unit are provided. To achieve the purpose, the probe-unit base member includes a conductive substrate 09-22-2011

Patent applications by Kohei Hironaka, Nagano JP

Misao Hironaka, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110183453METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a semiconductor laminated structure on a substrate as a wafer including semiconductor laser structures; forming a first groove between the semiconductor laser structures on a major surface of the wafer; separating the wafer to laser bars including at least two of the semiconductor laser structures arrayed in a bar shape, after forming the first groove; forming a second groove in the first groove of the laser bars, the second groove having a width no wider than the first groove; and separating one of the laser bars into respective semiconductor lasers along the second groove.07-28-2011
20110249694SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes a submount; a semiconductor laser mounted on the submount via solder in a junction-down manner. The semiconductor laser includes a semiconductor substrate, a semiconductor laminated structure containing a p-n junction, on the semiconductor substrate, and an electrode on the semiconductor laminated structure and joined to the submount via the solder. A high-melting-point metal or dielectric film is located between the submount and the semiconductor laminated structure and surrounds the electrode.10-13-2011

Ryoji Hironaka, Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090251843VEHICLE-MOUNTED ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND VEHICLE WITH THE SAME MOUNTED THEREIN - An inverter unit includes a conductive housing (10-08-2009

Ryoji Hironaka, Gamagori-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090273916Capacitor Apparatus - A capacitor apparatus, i.e. a PCU, includes a resin mold provided to surround capacitor elements and integrating the plurality of capacitor elements, and a case body for containing the resin mold. A wave structure is provided at least partially on a wall surface of the case body. With such a configuration, a capacitor apparatus capable of suppressing the transmission of the vibration to the vehicle body and improving the cooling efficiency is provided.11-05-2009

Satoshi Hironaka, Yamaguchi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100207796CONVERTER, CONVERSION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is a highly accurate converter and the like that makes up for the instability of circuit elements, by focusing on a relationship between the Markov chain and β conversion. A converter 08-19-2010

Satoshi Hironaka, Fukuoka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110193734SIGNAL CONVERTER, PARAMETER DECIDING DEVICE, PARAMETER DECIDING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A signal converter and the like, which can more accurately and stably realize signal conversion between an analog signal and a digital signal are proposed. In a β-encoder, when a logic value generated by at least a quantizer 08-11-2011

Shingo Hironaka, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100051240VARIABLE CONDUCTANCE HEAT PIPE - A variable conductance heat pipe is provided. The variable conductance heat pipe includes a sealed container in which a working fluid and a noncondensable gas are sealed, the sealed container extending in an axial direction. The sealed container includes one end to be connected to a heating source and a part to be connected to a heat sink. On a cross section of the sealed container along a direction orthogonal to the axial direction, a portion having water conveying property better than other portions is provided. The portion having the better water conveying property extends in the axial direction.03-04-2010
20100051254VARIABLE CONDUCTANCE HEAT PIPE - A variable conductance heat pipe is provided. The variable conductance heat pipe includes a sealed container in which a working fluid and a noncondensable gas are sealed. The sealed container includes a heat receiving portion to which an element to be cooled is provided, and heat radiating portion. An amount of heat is supplied to the heat receiving portion when the element to be cooled is in a waiting state.03-04-2010

Takayoshi Hironaka, Kodaira-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090266153MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND PNEUMATIC TIRE ONTO WHICH ELECTRONIC DEVICE IS MOUNTED BY SUCH MOUNTING STRUCTURE - A bonded patch is bonded on a surface of an inner liner. A first patch wall having a first wall surface for restraining a movement of an electronic device main body in one direction is provided integrally with the bonded patch so as to project toward a tire center. A second patch wall having a second wall surface for restraining a movement of an electronic device main body in another direction is provided integrally with the bonded patch so as to project toward the tire center. A connecting segment is provided between the first patch wall and the second patch wall with bridging them for engaging a top of the electronic device main body. A crack occurrence on the mounting structure is prevented by deconcentrating a force applied on an electronic device to overall of the mounting structure to restrain an intensive stress concentration on the mounting structure.10-29-2009

Tetsuo Hironaka, Hiroshima JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120007635SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - FPGAs and MPLDs, which are conventional programmable semiconductor devices, have had poor cost performance and did not suitably take long signal lines into account. To solve this, a flip-flop is built into each MLUT block comprised of a plurality of MLUTs, each MLUT comprising a memory and an address-data pair. With respect to the adjacent line between adjacent MLUTs, alternated adjacent line are introduced, while in the case of interconnects between non-adjacent MLUTs, dedicated distant line and, furthermore, a torus interconnect network are provided.01-12-2012

Tetsuo Hironaka, Hiroshima-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080222360MULTI-PORT INTEGRATED CACHE - A multi-port instruction/data integrated cache which is provided between a parallel processor and a main memory and stores therein a part of instructions and data stored in the main memory has a plurality of banks, and a plurality of ports including an instruction port unit consisting of at least one instruction port used to access an instruction from the parallel processor and a data port unit consisting of at least one data port used to access data from the parallel processor. Further, a data width which can be specified to the bank from the instruction port is set larger than a data width which can be specified to the bank from the data port.09-11-2008

Yasuhiro Hironaka, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090161893HANDHELD TRANSMITTER/RECEIVER - It is intended to provide a handset that can communicate clear conversations and that is superior in serviceability, even in work environments where wearing a helmet is required or in conditions where wearing a helmet or mask is required, such as when riding a two-wheel vehicle, performing construction work, or the like, and that includes a bone conduction speaker and a laryngophone that are detachable. The handset includes a bone conduction speaker 06-25-2009

Yoshio Hironaka, Chiba JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110105373PRESSURE TRANSMISSION MEDIUM AND HYDRAULIC DEVICE - A pressure transmission medium contains an ester or an ether having two or more ring structures of an aromatic ring or a saturated naphthenic ring as a pressure transmission medium base oil. The pressure transmission medium that exhibits low energy loss due to compression, excellent response in a hydraulic circuit, energy-saving, high-speed operation and high precision of control in a hydraulic circuit, a low viscosity and a low churning resistance, and a hydraulic device can be provided.05-05-2011

Yoshio Hironaka, Nukata-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090191760Card edge connector and method of manufacturing the same - A card edge connector includes a housing, a first conductive part, a second conductive part, a supporting conductive part, a connecting element, a first harness, and a second harness. The housing has an insertion hole for receiving an electronic substrate therein. The first conductive part and the second conductive part are disposed in the insertion hole and are configured to come in contact with respective terminals disposed on a surface of the electronic substrate. The supporting conductive part is disposed in the housing in such a manner that supporting conductive part is farther away from the surface of the electronic substrate than the first conductive part is. The connecting element couples the second conductive part and the supporting conductive part, the first harness is coupled with the first conductive part, and the second harness is coupled with the supporting conductive part.07-30-2009
20090191764Card edge connector and method of manufacturing the same - A card edge connector includes a housing, a first conductive part, a second conductive part, a connecting element, a first harness, and a second harness. The housing has an insertion hole for receiving an electronic substrate therein. The first conductive part and the second conductive part are disposed in the insertion hole and are configured to come in contact with respective terminals disposed on a surface of the electronic substrate. The connecting element is coupled with the second conductive part and extends in a direction approximately vertical to a planer direction of the electronic substrate so as to be away from the surface of the electronic substrate. The first harness is coupled with the first conductive part and the second harness penetrates a penetrated part of the connecting element.07-30-2009
20110021078Card edge connector and method for assembling the same - A card edge connector for electrically coupling between contact electrodes on an electric circuit board and harnesses includes: a housing with a board insertion opening; harness terminals coupling with the harnesses; and junction terminals coupling between contact electrodes and harness terminals. The contact electrodes include first and second contact electrodes on both of first and second surfaces of the board. Each first contact electrode is nearer one end of the board than each second contact electrode. The first and second contact electrodes on the first or second surface are aligned alternately along with a width direction of the board. A first or second end of the junction terminal contacting the contact electrode on the first or second surface extends from a first or second inner wall of the board insertion opening to reach a centerline of the board.01-27-2011
20110021080Card edge connector and method of manufacturing the same - A card edge connector for electrically connecting harnesses to contact electrodes that are located in different positions on a surface of an electronic substrate in an insertion direction includes a housing, harness terminals, and relay terminals. The housing defines a substrate insertion hole for receiving the electronic substrate. The harness terminals are separately connected to the harnesses and located in different positions in a height direction perpendicular to the insertion direction. The relay terminals separately connect the harness terminals to the contact electrodes upon insertion of the electronic substrate into the substrate insertion hole.01-27-2011

Yoshitaka Hironaka, Chiba JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100317802TACKY RESIN COMPOSITION AND PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE FILM OR SHEET - A tacky resin composition which has proper initial tackiness, is sufficiently inhibited from rising in tackiness with time, can keep tackiness at a proper range even when it receives a slight heat history or is stored for a long time, has very small dependence on peeling speed, and can provide high transparency to a pressure-sensitive adhesive film or sheet as required, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive film or sheet for the surface protection of an article, which is obtained form the tacky resin composition.12-16-2010

Yoshitaka Hironaka, Ichihara-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100255302ADHESIVE FILM OR SHEET - [Problem] To provide an adhesive film or sheet for protecting the surfaces of articles having proper initial adhesive force, sufficiently suppressing an increase in the adhesive force after aged, maintaining a suitable adhesive force in a proper range despite of being subjected to thermal hysteresis to some extent or even after preserved for extended periods of time and, as desired, being capable of imparting a high degree of transparency to the adhesive film or sheet.10-07-2010