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Hiroo Aoki, Yamaguchi JP
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| 20090253851 | FINE DRY SILICA PARTICLES - Fine dry silica particles are produced by combustion by using a burner of a multiple-pipe structure, feeding a mixed gas of a gas of a siloxane compound without containing halogen in the molecules thereof and an oxygen gas at a ratio of 0.3 to 1.5 into the center pipe of a burner, and feeding a combustible gas into the first annular pipe on the outer side of the center pipe of the burner. The fine dry silica particles has a BET specific surface area of 20 to 55 m | 10-08-2009 |
Hiroo Hayashi, Kagawa-Ken JP
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| 20110309098 | OPENABLE AND CLOSABLE CONTAINER - An openable and closeable container that includes a container body having a take-out opening; an opening-closing lid provided on the container body swingably about a swing axis X-X on a base end side, the opening-closing lid opening/closing the take-out opening; and plate rubber (an elastic member) provided between the container body and the opening-closing lid. A spring body is provided on the base end side of the opening-closing lid and a sloping portion (a braking portion) with which the spring body comes into contact is provided on the container body side. The spring body is gradually compressed from the state where the opening-closing lid is closed toward the state where the opening-closing lid is opened. | 12-22-2011 |
Hiroo Hayashi, Kanagawa-Ken JP
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| 20110072170 | Systems and Methods for Transferring Data to Maintain Preferred Slot Positions in a Bi-endian Processor - A bi-endian multiprocessor system having multiple processing elements, each of which includes a processor core, a local memory and a memory flow controller. The memory flow controller transfers data between the local memory and data sources external to the processing element. If the processing element and the data source implement data representations having the same endian-ness, each multi-word line of data is stored in the local memory in the same word order as in the data source. If the processing element and the data source implement data representations having different endian-ness, the words of each multi-word line of data are transposed when data is transferred between local memory and the data source. The processing element may incorporate circuitry to add doublewords, wherein the circuitry can alternately carry bits from a first word to a second word or vice versa, depending upon whether the words in lines of data are transposed. | 03-24-2011 |
Hiroo Hujita, Osaka JP
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| 20120071799 | MASSAGE MACHINE - Provided is a massage machine capable of performing a rubbing operation and a pressing operation separately on different areas of the back surface of a body part of a person to be treated while performing the rubbing operation on the side surface of the body part. Specifically provided is a massage machine (M | 03-22-2012 |
Hiroo Ikeda, Tokyo JP
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| 20090080780 | Articulated Object Position and Posture Estimation Device, Method and Program - An object is to provide an articulated object position and posture estimation device with reduced calculation cost of model fitting for estimating position and posture and with improved estimation speed. A posture model storage section | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090146817 | MONITORING DEVICE, MONITORING METHOD, AND MONITORING PROGRAM - To continuously detect a suspicious person, and to provide information for identifying the suspicious person, a monitoring device for monitoring an object existing in a detection area includes: a detection unit for detecting existence of the object in the detection area; an authentication information acquisition unit for acquiring authentication information held by the detected object; a registered authentication information storage unit for storing registered authentication information on an object admitted into the detection area; a determination unit for acquiring, based on the authentication information and the registered authentication information, a number of registered authentication objects and a number of unregistered authentication objects, for setting an alert mode when the detection unit detects the existence of the object, and when the number of registered authentication objects is zero, and for determining a suspicious object based on the number of registered authentication objects, the number of unregistered authentication objects, and the alert mode; and an alarming/notifying unit for notifying an alarm based on a result of determination by the determination unit. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20100322475 | OBJECT AREA DETECTING DEVICE, OBJECT AREA DETECTING SYSTEM, OBJECT AREA DETECTING METHOD AND PROGRAM - To enable detection of an overlying object distinctively even if a stationary object is overlaid with another stationary object or a moving object. A data processing device includes a first unit which detects an object area in a plurality of time-series continuous input images, a second unit which detects a stationary area in the object area from the plurality of continuous input images, a third unit which stores information of the stationary area as time-series background information, and a fourth unit which compares the time-series background information with the object area to thereby detect each object included in the object area. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110026812 | OBJECT DETECTION APPARATUS - In order to improve object detection precision, an object detection apparatus includes a posterior probability calculation portion utilizing an occurrence probability of a background and a foreground acquired by utilizing a characteristic quantity extracted from each pixel of an input image and a probability density function, a posterior probability of the previous background and foreground, and a conditional probability indicating a relation of an event (background or foreground) to the vicinity of an attentive pixel in a spatial direction and a relation of an event to the vicinity of the attentive pixel in a temporal direction so as to calculate a posterior probability of the background and the foreground from a probability model utilizing a tendency that the same event appears together in the vicinity of the attentive pixel in the spatial and temporal directions; and an object determination portion for determining an object from comparison between the posterior probabilities of the background and the foreground. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20120020523 | INFORMATION CREATION DEVICE FOR ESTIMATING OBJECT POSITION AND INFORMATION CREATION METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR ESTIMATING OBJECT POSITION - Score determination means | 01-26-2012 |
Hiroo Imamura, Nukata-Gun JP
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| 20090084673 | GAS SENSOR ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - There is described a gas sensor element | 04-02-2009 |
Hiroo Inoue, Tokyo JP
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| 20100246039 | BEAM-DOWN TYPE SOLAR RAY LIGHTING DEVICE - An object is to provide a solar ray lighting device which is capable of reducing the blocking and the shadowing of beams of light reflected by heliostats and which is capable of fixing firmly and stably a heavy and large-sized center reflector. In a beam-down type solar ray lighting device, at least three supporting blocks are assembled together to form a pyramidal shape. In addition, an outer circumferential edge of the center reflector is fixed to the supporting posts so that the outer circumferential edge of the center reflector can internally touch the supporting posts. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110197584 | BEAM DOWN SYSTEM SOLAR GENERATION DEVICE - Provided is a device for supporting a center reflector stably and firmly. The device improves the setting density of heliostats and is capable of reducing the blocking and the shadowing of the beams of light reflected by the heliostats. In a beam down system solar generation device, the center reflector is attached, in a cantilever manner, to a supporting post standing upright. A pylon is provided to stand on the top of the supporting post. A stay member is attached to the pylon and is used for fixing the center reflector. A second stay member is provided to support the supporting post. This second stay member connects: the pylon; a jut extending out from the back side of the supporting post; and a base. | 08-18-2011 |
Hiroo Ishikawa, Toky JP
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| 20090216827 | Virtual Sensor - The object of the present invention is to enable to utilize the sensor(s) in the manner that is optimized for the application, as well as easily. According to one aspect of the present invention, the invention provides a computer software configured to receive instructions from another software, collect information from one or a plurality of sensors based on said instructions, determine whether said information satisfies the conditions required by said instruction, and if so, report to that effect to said other software. | 08-27-2009 |
Hiroo Ito, Tokyo JP
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| 20090216388 | WAFER AND TEMPERATURE TESTING METHOD OF THE SAME - A wafer on which a plurality of semiconductor chips are formed, and the wafer includes a temperature control circuit embedded in the wafer and configured to control its periphery temperature in the wafer to a predetermined target temperature; and a pad to which a start signal is supplied to start the thermal control circuit. The temperature control circuit is started in response to the start signal to automatically perform a temperature control without receiving any control signal. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20110056650 | HEAT SINK - There is provided a heat sink capable of keeping a heating element at a desired temperature without using a unit other than the heat sink. The heat sink of the present invention includes: closed container | 03-10-2011 |
Hiroo Iwata, Kyoto-Shi JP
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| 20100249914 | Sustained drug-releasing stent - A stent includes a stent body of a cylindrical configuration having outer and inner surfaces, a first coated layer coating at least the outer surface, and a second coated layer coating substantially completely over the first coated layer. The first coated layer is prepared of a first composition comprising a polymer and a vascular intimal hyperplasia inhibitor (preferably argatroban) of a kind, which does not inhibit proliferation of endothelial cells, the weight compositional ratio of the polymer to the inhibitor being within the range of 8:2 to 3:7. On the other hand, the second coated layer is prepared of a polymer alone or a second composition comprising a polymer and a drug, the weight compositional ratio of the drug to 80% by weight of the polymer being less than 20% by weight. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110091974 | Conductive Substrate and Method for Introducing Nucleic Acid - A conductive substrate for introducing a nucleic acid into a cell, which comprises a carbon nanotube with a carboxyl group, and a nucleic acid, the carbon nanotube and the nucleic acid being loaded on an electrode substrate with a cationic surface. | 04-21-2011 |
Hiroo Kaji, Tokyo JP
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| 20120107531 | COATED PRINTING PAPER - A coated printing paper has a favorable offset printability, which can achieve good ink fixing and ink absorption properties even in ink jet printing, which has suitable dot diffusion even when printed by an ink jet printer using pigment ink, and can prevent the occurrence of white lines. The coated printing paper comprises a base paper and a coating layer which is applied to at least one surface of the base paper and contains a pigment and a binder as major components, wherein the base paper comprises a cationic compound, the coating layer contains, as a pigment, 50 parts by mass or more of ground calcium carbonate based on 100 parts by mass of total pigments in the coating layer, and the applied amount of the coating layer is 2.0 g/m | 05-03-2012 |
Hiroo Kanno, Riverside, CA US
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| 20090025642 | Feeding Method And Apparatus For Breeding Natural Enemy Insects And Rearing Method For Breeding Natural Enemy Insects - A feeding method and apparatus for breeding natural enemy insects necessary for establishing a farming system that uses less or no pesticides and a rearing method for breeding natural enemy insects are provided. | 01-29-2009 |
Hiroo Katayama, Kansas City, KS US
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| 20110053795 | Osmolyte Mixture for Protein Stabilization - An osmolyte composition comprising 4 M glycerol and 4M urea for stabilizing previously transient protein folding intermediates as long-lived stable forms. A method to search for other possible stabilizing osmolyte mixtures using a screening array is also provided. These additional osmolyte mixtures may complement or augment the successful 4M glycerol/4 M urea mixture. | 03-03-2011 |
Hiroo Kawakami, Utsunomiya-Shi JP
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| 20100320038 | OPPOSED-PISTON CALIPER BODY - An opposed-piston caliper body includes a pair of acting portions adapted to be disposed one on each side of a disc rotor. Each of the acting portions has at least one cylinder bore defined therein, and a piston slidably inserted in the at least one cylinder bore. A bridge interconnects the acting portions. The cylinder bores defined in the acting portions are disposed out of axial alignment with each other. One of the acting portions has through holes defined therein in confronting relation to the cylinder bores defined in the other of the acting portions. | 12-23-2010 |
Hiroo Kawamura, Tochigi JP
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| 20100004267 | LIQUID PREPARATION - It is provided a liquid preparation stably including (2S)-1-(4-amino-2,3,5-trimethylphenoxy)-3-{4-[4-(4-fluorobenzyl)phenyl]-1-piperazinyl}-2-propanol or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt as an active ingredient. | 01-07-2010 |
Hiroo Koyama, Hoboken, NJ US
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| 20090325953 | P38 KINASE INHIBITING AGENTS - Compounds described by the chemical formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: | 12-31-2009 |
| 20110105430 | PYRROLO [2,3-C] PYRIDINE DERIVATIVES AS P38 KINEASE INHIBITING AGENTS - Compounds described by the chemical formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: (A) are inhibitors N of p38 and are useful in the treatment of inflammation such as in the treatment of asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid spondylitis, osteoarthritis, gouty arthritis and other arthritic conditions; inflamed joints, eczema, psoriasis or other inflammatory skin conditions such as sunburn; inflammatory eye conditions including conjunctivitis; pyresis, pain and other conditions associated with inflammation. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20120040999 | P38 KINASE INHIBITING AGENTS - Compounds described by the chemical formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: Formula (I); are inhibitors of p38 and are useful in the treatment of inflammation such as in the treatment of asthma, COPD, ARDS, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid spondylitis, osteoarthritis, gouty arthritis and other arthritic conditions; inflamed joints, eczema, psoriasis or other inflammatory skin conditions such as sunburn; inflammatory eye conditions including conjunctivitis; pyresis, pain and other conditions associated with inflammation. | 02-16-2012 |
Hiroo Kubo, Fukuoka JP
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| 20110133296 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - Provided is a package structure of a semiconductor device, capable of further reducing a planar size. The semiconductor device comprises a first package | 06-09-2011 |
Hiroo Kunimori, Tokyo JP
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| 20090060511 | COHERENT OPTICAL RECEIVER - A coherent optical receiver includes a 90-degree optical hybrid circuit to which a received signal light is input, I-channel and Q-channel photo detectors to which the outputs of the hybrid circuit are input, a clock extraction circuit which reproduces a clock whose speed is the same as a demodulated signal obtained by demodulating the received signal light and which is synchronized therewith, I-channel and Q-channel sampling circuits which sample the signal outputs from the I-channel and Q-channel photo detectors by use of the clock, and a digital signal processing section which digitally processes the sampled signals, converts them to a digital signal, and outputs the digital signal. The digital signal processing section feeds a phase offset signal detected there back to the clock extraction circuit to thereby control the phase of the clock, and compensates dispersion of light within a fiber and phase fluctuation during free-space propagation. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20100208893 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY COMMUNICATION - A quantum cryptography communication apparatus performs quantum cryptography communication between a transmitter and a receiver. The quantum cryptography communication apparatus includes first communicating unit transmitting and receiving a communication signal including relatively strong pulse light between the transmitter and the receiver, and second communicating unit transmitting and receiving a relatively weak quantum cryptography signal between the transmitter and the receiver in a period in which the communication signal is off and the attitude axis for the receiver can be adjusted to that for the transmitter by the second communicating unit. | 08-19-2010 |
Hiroo Maeda, Saitama JP
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| 20110229481 | CANCER-ASSOCIATED ANTIGEN ANALOGUE PEPTIDES AND USES THEREOF - First, to solve the problems of the present invention, the present inventors confirmed the presence of ovarian cancer antigen-specific T cells in the peripheral blood of ovarian cancer patients by using an experimental system that detects combinations of CD4 and IL-4 or IFNγ. Next, using analogue peptides of the core protein MUC16 of the ovarian cancer-associated antibody C125, the present inventors revealed that antigen-specific CD4-positive T cells are present at an average frequency of about 4% in the peripheral mononuclear cells of patients and healthy subjects. Then, the present inventors analyzed the epitope for T cells in the core protein MUC16 of the ovarian cancer-associated antigen CA125, and determined the amino acid sequence FTLNFTITN (SEQ ID NO: 1) to be a shorter epitope. The present inventors further discovered that the analogue peptide OVCA11: GHTAPOPLLVPFTLNFTITN (SEQ ID NO: 11) is suitable for T cell activation. | 09-22-2011 |
Hiroo Maeda, Ibaraki-Shi JP
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| 20090169605 | Novel Tape Preparation - It is intended to provide a preparation for percutaneous administration of 2-(4-ethyl-1-piperazinyl)-4-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-5,6,7,8,9,10-hexahydrocycloocta[b]pyridine (Compound A), which inhibits the generation of a metabolite and is capable of continuously maintaining a blood drug level. Specifically, a tape preparation comprising an adhesive layer formed on one surface of a support, characterized in that the adhesive layer contains (1) Compound A or a physiologically acceptable acid addition salt thereof, and (2) an acrylic adhesive, or (1) Compound A or a physiologically acceptable acid addition salt thereof, (2) an acrylic adhesive, and (3) a permeation enhancer is provided. | 07-02-2009 |
Hiroo Makari, Kanagawa JP
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| 20100056054 | METHOD OF SETTING WIRELESS LINK, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND WIRELESS SYSTEM - A method of setting a wireless link is provided between a first wireless device and a second wireless device in a wireless system. The first wireless device includes an extremely low-power receiver. When the extremely low-power receiver receives a predetermined wireless signal, the receiver turns on the first wireless device, and continues broadcast transmission of a packet periodically without a transmission pause until receiving a response packet from the second wireless device. | 03-04-2010 |
Hiroo Matsumoto, Funabashi JP
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| 20100105636 | T-TYPE CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER - There is provided a T-type calcium channel blocker that is a compound of formula (1), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof: | 04-29-2010 |
Hiroo Matsumoto, Funabashi-Shi JP
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| 20090176987 | CRYSTAL FORM OF QUINOLINE COMPOUND AND PROCESS FOR ITS PRODUCTION - A method for producing a drug substance of crystalline pitavastatin calcium excellent in stability, is presented. In the production of a compound (pitavastatin calcium) represented by the formula (1): | 07-09-2009 |
| 20110082298 | CRYSTAL FORM OF QUINOLINE COMPOUND AND PROCESS FOR ITS PRODUCTION - A method for producing a drug substance of crystalline pitavastatin calcium excellent in stability, is presented. In the production of a compound (pitavastatin calcium) represented by the formula ( | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110319624 | CRYSTAL FORM OF QUINOLINE COMPOUND AND PROCESS FOR ITS PRODUCTION - A method for producing a drug substance of crystalline pitavastatin calcium excellent in stability, is presented. In the production of a compound (pitavastatin calcium) represented by the formula (1): | 12-29-2011 |
Hiroo Michii, Kyoto-Shi JP
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| 20100074714 | Bookbinding device - Provided is a bookbinding device having a thickness measuring unit including a movable piece that moves according to the thickness of a sheet bundle to be bound, a bookbinding processing unit for performing bookbinding processing in a state of being positioned at a prescribed processing position, and a synchronization mechanism for changing the processing position of the bookbinding processing unit in synchronization with the movement of the movable piece. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100074715 | Bookbinding device - The bookbinding device of the present invention includes: a pair of holders capable of changing postures between a first posture of holding and restraining a lateral portion of a sheet bundle covered with a cover sheet, and a second posture of releasing the restraint; a tabular heating plate capable of generating heat for melting the hot-melt adhesive; a tabular cooling plate; a movable support plate which is arranged movably below the holders and supports the heating plate and the cooling plate; a first drive unit for changing the posture of the holders to the first posture or the second posture; a second drive unit for moving the movable support plate between a first position where the heating plate is positioned at a lower side of a holding space where the holders hold the sheet bundle, and a second position where the cooling plate is positioned at a lower side of the holding space; and a controller for controlling the operation of the first drive unit and the second drive unit. | 03-25-2010 |
Hiroo Morimoto, Shizuoka JP
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| 20090270187 | Power transmission spline - Provided is a power transmission shaft in which concentration of both tensile stress and shear stress is mitigated to achieve an improvement in terms of fatigue strength of a power transmission shaft. A male spline section (Sm) is formed on an outer periphery of the power transmission shaft. On a valley section ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20110269555 | OUTER MEMBER OF CONSTANT SPEED UNIVERSAL JOINT - Provided is an outer member of a constant velocity universal joint, which suppresses occurrence of cracking in a joining portion of the constant velocity universal joint and has stable quality. The outer member of the constant velocity universal joint includes: a cup section ( | 11-03-2011 |
Hiroo Nakano, Ohigasaki-Shi JP
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| 20120072646 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING MEMORY - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a non-volatile memory, a storing module, and a processing module. The non-volatile memory is having a first area and a second area. The storing module is configured to store a second program for downloading a first program from an outside to the first area. The processing module is configured to execute the first and the second programs. The non-volatile memory is having a first area and a second area. The storing module is configured to store a second program for downloading a first program from an outside to the first area. The processing module is configured to execute the first and the second programs. The first area is capable of being written and erased by the first program, and the second area is not capable of being erased by the first program. | 03-22-2012 |
Hiroo Noda, Saga JP
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| 20090128103 | AC HIGH VOLTAGE POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, CHARGING DEVICE, DEVELOPING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An AC high voltage power supply device includes a comparison circuit configured to compare a first signal of a sinusoidal waveform and a second signal of a triangular waveform; a switching amplifier circuit configured to perform a switching operation based on a comparison result signal output from the comparison circuit to perform signal amplification; a conversion circuit configured to convert a waveform of a switch signal output from the switching amplifier circuit into a sinusoidal waveform; a transformer configured to boost a voltage of a converted signal output from the conversion circuit; and a control circuit configured to perform feedback control on the first signal input to the comparison circuit based on a monitoring signal including an input signal or an output signal of the transformer, so that a peak level of the output signal of the transformer becomes a desired peak level. | 05-21-2009 |
Hiroo Nomura, Niigata-Ken JP
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| 20120008266 | OPERATION DEVICE - Mobile equipment includes an operation panel disposed in an opening of a case. The operation panel includes electrode layers that constitute a position detector. The operation panel and an internal member inside the case are provided with respective electrode layers that are opposite each other and constitute a press detector. An elastic member that supports the operation panel has a fixed portion secured to the case, a support portion configured to support the operation panel, and an elastic repulsive portion. When the operation panel is pressed, the magnitude of a reaction force against the pressing force can be adjusted to an appropriate level primarily by buckling or bending of the elastic repulsive portion. | 01-12-2012 |
Hiroo Ogura, Tsukuba-Shi JP
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| 20090318690 | Benzisoxazole Compound - Disclosed is a compound represented by the general formula (I) or a salt thereof: | 12-24-2009 |
Hiroo Okamoto, Yokihama JP
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| 20090290851 | Video Information Outputting Apparatus, Video Information Receiving Apparatus, Video Information Outputting Method and Video Information Transmitting Method - According to a video information outputting apparatus, a video information receiving apparatus, a video information outputting method and a video information transmitting method, for receiving and outputting digital video information. The digital information is outputted in the same quality as it is, when it is certificated that an external apparatus operates according to a copy control information, while no information limited on copying thereof is outputted when it is not. It thereby prevents the information, which is outputted from the video information outputting apparatus to an external apparatus, from being used in other purposes than the original object thereof, thereby giving disadvantages onto the producer and/or copyright owner of the information. | 11-26-2009 |
Hiroo Omori, Ichikawa-Shi JP
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| 20090305736 | MOBILE COMMUNCATION TERMINAL STATION AND TRANSMISSION POWER SETTING METHOD - A mobile communication terminal station is capable of transmitting a preamble part by use of optimal parameters for a moving speed of the mobile communication terminal station. The mobile communication terminal station is provided with a power ramping section. The power ramping section includes a moving state discrimination section for discriminating the moving state of the mobile communication terminal station and a power ramping transmission parameter selecting section for setting the transmission parameters in response to the moving state that has been discriminated. The preamble part indicating a transmission start of a message is transmitted to a base transceiver station, with the transmission parameters that have been set. | 12-10-2009 |
Hiroo Ono, Nirasaki-Shi JP
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| 20110232846 | MAGNETIC FIELD GENERATOR FOR MAGNETRON PLASMA - Disclosed is a magnetic field generator for magnetron plasma. The magnetic field generator is provided with a plurality of magnetic segments, and generates a predetermined multi-pole magnetic field around the periphery of a workpiece substrate within a process chamber. The strength of the multi-pole magnetic field is controlled so that the state of the multi-pole magnetic field is matched different plasma processes. Further, the pattern of the multi-pole magnetic field can be changed so as to match different sizes of the substrate. | 09-29-2011 |
Hiroo Sadoya, Hokkaido JP
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| 20090209484 | PREVENTIVE AND/OR THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR CALCIPENIA - The invention is to develop an agent having at least one of anricalclpenic, antiedemic and diuretic activities for humans or animals and to inhibit the postpartum drop of the calcium concentration in blood, thereby maintaining the health of the mother body and smoothing nursing and lactation. | 08-20-2009 |
Hiroo Sakamoto, Chiyoda-Ku JP
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| 20120091572 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND IMPLEMENTATION STRUCTURE OF SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE - The semiconductor package includes a package wiring board having an element housing recessed portion on its top surface to house a semiconductor element; multiple side electrodes which are arranged on the outer side surface of the package wiring board and soldered to multiple motherboard electrodes arranged on a motherboard; a semiconductor element fixed onto the bottom surface of the element housing recessed portion; and an element electrode arranged on the bottom of the element housing recessed portion and electrically connected to the semiconductor element and the side electrodes. The package wiring board has a multilayered structure in which woven fabric and a resin adhesive layer are alternately laminated, and the resin adhesive layer is formed of a resin adhesive that contains inorganic filler particles. | 04-19-2012 |
Hiroo Sakamoto, Tokyo JP
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| 20090135878 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor laser chip is joined to an AlN sub-mount in a junction-down manner. The sub-mount is joined to a package. The AlN sub-mount is joined to a stem. The direction perpendicular to the irradiation direction of a laser beam emitted from the semiconductor laser chip is the direction of the width of the sub-mount. The thickness and the width of the AlN sub-mount are determined so that the product of the equivalent stress applied to the center of the surface of the semiconductor laser chip joined to the sub-mount and the stress in the direction of the width of the sub-mount does not exceed 70% of the maximum value of the product obtained by changing the thickness and the width of the AlN sub-mount. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20100132761 | SOLAR CELL MODULE - A solar cell module includes a plate-shaped solar panel including a plurality of solar cells arranged on same plane; a plate-shaped cell protection member that covers the plural solar cells that are arranged on the same plane; and a surface protection member that is bonded onto a top surface of the cell protection member; an outer frame that supports a circumference of the solar panel; and a brace having rigidity against bending and that supports a center area of a back surface of the solar panel in such a manner that both ends of the brace are joined to each of two opposed positions of the outer frame. An initial tension is provided to the brace. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100218811 | SOLAR BATTERY CELL - It is an object of the present invention to provide a solar cell with improved mechanical strength without increasing resistance between the electrodes. | 09-02-2010 |
Hiroo Sato, Takasaki-Shi JP
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| 20110060228 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING FLUIDITY OF BLOOD - In order to supply a method and a device that can evaluate the fluidity of blood with good sensitivity in a simple manner, there is provided a blood fluidity evaluation method in which a pressure member is pressed against a test site upon a test subject, blood at the test site is squeezed to flow out to the periphery of the test site, change over time of the amount of blood at the test site is measured at this time using optical scattering, and blood fluidity at the test site is evaluated from this measurement data; and, desirably, before the above method, a positioning process is performed in which: the pressure member is pressed against the test site with a weak force; pulse measurement data is acquired due to the absorption of light; and a relative position, at which the intensity of the pulse measurement data attains a local maximum, is determined as being an optimum measurement position. | 03-10-2011 |
Hiroo Shinohara, Nasushiobara-Shi JP
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| 20090114538 | AUTOMATED BIOCHEMICAL ANALYZER - An example of the present invention is an automated biochemical analyzer which executes a process of analyzing a sample to be tested. The analyzer includes, an electrolyte detection unit which measures ions in the sample, a constant temperature bath which holds a solution mixture of the sample and the reagent at a predetermined measurement temperature, a cleaning unit which executes a cleaning process of cleaning at least one of parts used in a process of analyzing the sample, an analysis unit which executes an analysis process on at least one liquid of an additive to be added to the constant temperature bath, a cleaning solution to be used in the cleaning process, and an electrolytic solution to be used in the electrolyte detection unit, and acquires an index for representing properties, and a control unit which determines whether the index falls within a preset appropriate range. | 05-07-2009 |
Hiroo Suzuki, Chiba-Ken JP
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| 20090016726 | OPTICAL WAVELENGTH MULTIPLEXING ACCESS SYSTEM - According to the present invention, a star-type wavelength multiplexed communication network using optical TX/RX devices capable of assigning the wavelengths can be provided without using the monitoring light. In an embodiment of the present invention, an optical TX/RX device for transmitting and receiving a wavelength-multiplexed signal light comprises an optical receiver capable of varying the RX wavelength and an optical transmitter capable of varying the TX wavelength. The optical TX/RX device detects RX wavelengths not in use via the optical receiver, and assigns the RX wavelength of the optical receiver to one of the RX wavelengths not-in-use, and assigns the TX wavelength of the optical transmitter to a TX wavelength corresponding to the RX wavelength according to a correspondence table of TX and RX wavelengths in the memory. Then, the optical TX/RX device transmits a signal light on this TX wavelength, and detects the response on the RX wavelength. If the response is detected, communication is initiated using the assigned TX wavelength and the RX wavelength. If the response is not detected, the operation is repeated from the detection of RX wavelengths not in use to the transmission of the signal light on TX wavelength again. | 01-15-2009 |
Hiroo Suzuki, Kanagawa JP
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| 20080241659 | BATTERY PACK - In the present invention, there is provided a battery support mechanism including: a terminal board provided with connection terminals to be connected to terminal portions provided on the battery side; a battery containing portion to which the terminal board is fitted while keeping open at least two mutually opposite side surfaces and one surface adjacent to the two side surfaces, of the terminal board, so as thereby to cause the connection terminals to front on the inside of the battery containing portion; and a support plate fixed to the battery containing portion so as thereby to support the one surface of the terminal board which is fitted in the battery containing portion, wherein the terminal board is swingable in the opening directions of the battery containing portion. | 10-02-2008 |
Hiroo Takahashi, Chiba Prefecture JP
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| 20100010111 | Phenolic Foam - A phenolic foam is made by foaming and curing a foamable phenolic resin composition that comprises a phenolic resin, a blowing agent, an acid catalyst and an inorganic filler. The blowing agent comprises an aliphatic hydrocarbon containing from 1 to 8 carbon atoms and the inorganic filler is at least one selected from a metal hydroxide, a metal oxide, a metal carbonate and a metal powder. The phenolic foam has a pH of 5 or more. The phenolic foam has a higher pH value compared with conventional phenolic foam and reduces corrosion risk when in contact with metallic materials. The phenolic foam maintains excellent long-term stable thermal insulation performance, low water uptake and fire resistance performance and by using a hydrocarbon blowing agent, does not harm the environment as an ozone depleting or global warming material. | 01-14-2010 |
Hiroo Takahashi, Kanagawa JP
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| 20080304574 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information processing device includes: an accumulating unit for accumulating encoded data obtained by encoding image data; a reading unit for reading out the encoded data in data increments; a determining unit for determining whether or not a parameter indicating the accumulated state of the encoded data at the accumulating unit satisfies a predetermined accumulation condition; a forbidding unit for forbidding readout of encoded data to be read out following encoded data being read out by the reading unit in data increments, which serves as a reference, in the case of the determining unit determining that the parameter satisfies the accumulation condition; and a control unit for controlling the reading unit to omit readout of encoded data of which readout is forbidden by the forbidding unit in data increments, and performing readout of encoded data of which readout is not prohibited by the forbidding unit in data increments. | 12-11-2008 |
Hiroo Takahashi, Tokyo JP
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| 20110280381 | RECEIVING APPARATUS, ANNOUNCEMENT CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Disclosed herein is a receiving apparatus including: a receiving portion configured to receive warning information; a setting portion configured to establish settings regarding an announcing action to be performed upon receipt of the warning information, in accordance with operations performed by a user; and a control portion configured to control, upon receipt of the warning information, the announcing action in accordance with the settings established by the setting portion. | 11-17-2011 |
Hiroo Takeda, Azumino-Shi JP
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| 20090275626 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTION OR TREATMENT OF NEUROGENIC PAIN - The purpose of the present invention is to provide agents useful for the prevention or treatment of a neuropathic pain. That is, the present invention provides agents for the prevention or treatment of neuropathic pain such as painful diabetic neuropathy, postherpetic neuralgia, trigeminal neuralgia, or postoperative or posttraumatic chronic pain or the like, which comprises a β | 11-05-2009 |
Hiroo Takizawa, Minami-Ashigara-Shi JP
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| 20090303855 | TWO-PHOTON-ABSORBING RECORDING MEDIUM, TWO-PHOTON-ABSORBING RECORDING/REPRODUCING METHOD, AND TWO-PHOTON-ABSORBING RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS - Provided are a two-photon-absorbing recording medium allowing recording and reproduction of a large volume of information, a two-photon-absorbing recording/reproducing method by using the same, and a two-photon-absorbing recording/reproducing apparatus. The two-photon-absorbing recording medium for recording information by simultaneous two-photon absorption is a medium comprising an alternate laminate structure comprising: a thin-film recording layer of a recording material wherein change in the absorption or emission spectrum thereof is generated by two-photon absorption induced by a light irradiated as recording light; and a thin-film non-recording layer, wherein the recording material forming the recording layer comprising at least one of each of (1) a two-photon-absorbing colorant and (2) a material wherein change in the absorption or emission spectrum thereof is generated in a photochemical reaction caused by an excited state of the two-photon-absorbing colorant generated by two-photon absorption of the two-photon-absorbing colorant. | 12-10-2009 |
Hiroo Takizawa, Ashigarakami-Gun JP
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| 20090261721 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE, NOVEL PLATINUM COMPLEX COMPOUND AND NOVEL COMPOUND CAPABLE OF BEING A LIGAND THEREOF - An organic electroluminescence device, includes: a pair of electrodes; and at least one organic layer including a light emitting layer, the light emitting layer being provided between the pair of electrodes, wherein at least one layer of the at least one organic layer contains a compound represented by formula (1) as defined in the specification. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20100078607 | NON-RESONANT TWO-PHOTON ABSORPTION RECORDING MATERIAL AND NON-RESONANT TWO-PHOTON ABSORPTION COMPOUND - There is provided a non-resonant two-photon absorption recording material including (a) a non-resonant two-photon absorption compound; and (b) a recording component capable of changing at least either one of a refractive index and a fluorescent intensity. The non-resonant two-photon absorption compound (a) is represented by the following formula (1): | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100171418 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE - An organic electroluminescent device is provided and includes: a pair of electrodes; an organic layer including a light emitting layer between the electrodes. The organic layer contains a compound represented by formula (I). | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100330496 | SIMULTANEOUS TWO-PHOTON ABSORPTION RECORDING-REPRODUCTION METHOD, AND SIMULTANEOUS TWO-PHOTON ABSORPTION RECORDING MATERIAL FOR USE THEREIN - A simultaneous two-photon absorption recording-reproduction method of recording and reproducing a data by inducing changes in the fluorescence intensities in a recorded part and an unrecorded part by simultaneous two-photon absorption, comprising: generating a fluorescence quencher in a two-photon recording part; and inducing quenching by excitation energy transfer between the fluorescence quencher and a fluorescent dye to physically quench the fluorescence by reproduction light from the fluorescent dye and decrease the fluorescence intensity in the recorded part; and a simultaneous two-photon absorption recording material for use in the method capable of generating a fluorescence quencher capable of inducing quenching by excitation energy transfer between the fluorescence quencher and a fluorescent dye by simultaneous two-photon absorption and physically quenching the fluorescence from the fluorescent dye. | 12-30-2010 |
Hiroo Umeno, Seattle, WA US
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| 20080256369 | DISC DRIVE COUNTERFEITING COUNTERMEASURE - Counterfeiting of optical disc drives used with game systems is prevented by storing an obfuscated authentication key in firmware of the disc drive. Each disc drive can implement a different obfuscation scheme. The authentication key is parsed into components and the components are stored in various locations in firmware of the disc drive. Drive specific software also is stored in the firmware. Remaining locations of the firmware are randomly populated with binary values. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080256597 | MEDIA AUTHENTICATION VIA PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES OF A MEDIUM - An optical disc is authenticated by measuring physical attributes of the disc. A challenge is presented to the drive comprising the disc. The challenge includes locations on the disc to be used for authentication. The locations are determined each time the disc is to be authenticated. No restriction is placed on the locations on the medium, and no restriction is placed on the number of locations. Locations on the disc are accessed and an answer to the challenge is calculated in accordance with a physical attribute pertaining to the locations. The answer can include an angle between the locations, the physical separation between the locations, an amount of time elapsed between detection of the locations, an amount of time taken to read data between written between the locations, or a number of rotations occurring between detection of the locations. The answer is analyzed to determine the validity of the disc. | 10-16-2008 |
Hiroo Wada, Kyoto-Shi JP
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| 20080293151 | FIBER-PACKED NEEDLE FOR ANALYZING ALDEHYDES/KETONES, ANALYTICAL APPARATUS AND ANALYTICAL METHOD - Provided are a simple method for analyzing aldehydes and ketones in a sample, which does not require a complicated operation such as extraction with a solvent and concentration of the extract; and an analytical apparatus and a fiber-packed needle which are used in the analytical method. Also provided a fiber coated with hydrochloride or sulfate of 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine; a needle for microextraction in which the fibers are packed; the analytical apparatus including this needle and a suction device; the method for analyzing aldehydes and ketones in a sample, characterized by comprising sucking the sample through the needle in this analytical apparatus to allow the aldehydes and ketones in the sample to react with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine, thereby converting them to the corresponding 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazones; desorbing the 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazones; and introducing the desorbed 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazones into a chromatograph to analyze them. | 11-27-2008 |
Hiroo Yamamoto, Hamamatsu-Shi JP
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| 20090108181 | PHOTODETECTOR - A photodetector includes a plurality of photodetecting elements which output electrical signals corresponding to the intensities of light that entered these; a signal processing element which is opposed to the photodetecting elements and is connected to the photodetecting elements via conductive bumps, and into which electrical signals output from the photodetecting elements are input; a resin which has electrical insulation and is filled in at least at the gaps between the photodetecting elements and the signal processing element; and a light shielding member arranged so as to cover the surfaces exposed from the photodetecting elements and the signal processing element in the resin. | 04-30-2009 |
Hiroo Yamamoto, Osaka JP
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| 20100133902 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND VARIOUS DEVICES COMPRISING THE SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A power supply potential detecting circuit detects a power supply potential of a second circuit block when a first circuit block shifts from a power supply shutdown state to a power supply feeding state or shifts from the power supply feeding state to the power supply shutdown state. Then, an operation control circuit temporarily stops a function of the second circuit block when the first circuit block shifts from the power supply shutdown state to the power supply feeding state or shifts from the power supply feeding state to the power supply shutdown state and then recovers the function of the second circuit block based on a detection result outputted from the power supply potential detecting circuit. | 06-03-2010 |
Hiroo Yoshida, Niigata JP
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| 20100208307 | PROCESSOR, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A processor is provided, the processor including: an obtaining unit that obtains abnormality information related to an abnormality from an image forming device in which the abnormality occurs; an abnormality information storing unit that stores the abnormality information obtained by the obtaining unit as history information; a failure position information storing unit that stores failure position information for each phenomenon related to the abnormality; an extracting unit that extracts the failure position information corresponding to the latest abnormality information and abnormality information similar to the latest abnormality information among the abnormality information stored in the abnormality information storing unit from the failure position information storing unit; and an output unit that outputs an extracted result extracted by the extracting unit as specific deciding information of a cause related to the occurring abnormality. | 08-19-2010 |
Hiroo Yoshikawa, Toyota-Shi JP
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| 20110229790 | FUEL CELL MODULE AND FUEL CELL STACK - A fuel cell stack and fuel cell modules that constitute such a fuel cell stack are provided, wherein adhesion of foreign materials to an electrolyte membrane of each fuel cell can be effectively prevented, and highly efficient maintenance is possible by replacing a fuel cell with degraded performance out of the fuel cell stack. A plurality of fuel cells | 09-22-2011 |
| 20120064430 | MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND FUEL CELLS - The membrane electrode assembly | 03-15-2012 |
Hiroo Yoshikawa, Susono-Shi JP
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| 20080226959 | Fuel cell - A fuel cell includes: a membrane electrode assembly provided with an electrolyte membrane and gas diffusion electrodes attached to both sides of the electrolyte membrane; separators supporting the membrane electrode assembly from both sides thereof; a gas flow path forming member disposed between the separator and the gas diffusion electrode to form gas flow path for supplying reactant gas for power generation in the fuel cell to the gas diffusion electrode; and an elastic member disposed between the separator and the gas flow path forming member and having an elastic modulus which is higher than that of the gas flow path forming member. | 09-18-2008 |
Hiroo Yoshikawa, Aichi-Ken JP
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| 20110305976 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF FUEL CELL MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF FUEL CELL - A manufacturing method of a fuel cell module includes: forming an outer divided body having a frame shape and formed from an uncrosslinked item of solid rubber having adhesiveness in a seal member arrangement portion of a separator to produce an outer temporary assembly, and forming an inner divided body having a frame shape and formed from an uncrosslinked item of solid rubber in a peripheral edge portion of an electrode member to produce an inner temporary assembly fitting the inner temporary assembly into a frame of the outer temporary assembly to produce a cell assembly temporary assembly; arranging a cell assembly stack, in which a plurality of the cell assembly temporary assemblies are stacked, in a forming die; and pressurizing and heating the forming die to crosslink the uncrosslinked item. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120009506 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF CELL ASSEMBLY FOR FUEL CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF FUEL CELL - A manufacturing method of a cell assembly for a fuel cell includes: producing an electrode member, a separator, and a seal member preform, which has a frame shape and which is formed from an uncrosslinked item of solid rubber having adhesiveness, in a predetermined shape in advance; arranging the electrode member, the separator, and the seal member preform in a forming die including a pressing member, and closing the forming die while the pressing member is pressing a side of the electrode member that is opposite to the separator in the thickness direction; and pressurizing and heating the forming die to crosslink the uncrosslinked item so that the seal member seals the peripheral edge portion of the electrode member and integrates the electrode member and the separator with each other. | 01-12-2012 |
Hiroo Yoshikawa, Shizuoka-Ken JP
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| 20090004537 | Fuel Cell - A fuel cell is formed by alternately stacking separators and sealing gasket-combined membrane electrode assemblies. Each sealing gasket-combined membrane electrode assembly includes a membrane electrode assembly and a sealing gasket portion. One of the sealing gasket portion and the separator has a protrusion formed on each face and extending in a stacked direction in which the separators and the sealing gasket-combined membrane electrode assemblies are stacked. The other of the sealing gasket portion and the separator has a recess in which the protrusion is fitted. The protrusions formed respectively on opposed faces of the successive sealing gasket-combined membrane electrode assemblies or the successive separators are located at different positions. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20100003549 | FUEL CELL, FUEL CELL SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell stack includes: a first cell having a first fuel gas flow path; and a second cell having a second fuel gas flow path constructed to have a specific flow path structure having a higher potential for a decrease in concentration of a fuel gas than that of the first fuel gas flow path during power generation. A sensor is located on the second cell to detect a decrease in concentration of the fuel gas during power generation. In one exemplified structure, a groove formed on an anode separator of the second cell as the second fuel gas flow path has a restriction element to narrow the sectional area of flow passage. A hydrogen concentration sensor is located in a non-narrowed area in the downstream of the restriction element having a lower pressure level. Impurity gas discharge control discharges an anode off gas out of the fuel cell stack, in response to detection of a decrease in hydrogen concentration to or below a preset reference level by the hydrogen concentration sensor. This arrangement of the invention enables the effective use of the fuel gas and prevents deterioration of membrane electrode assemblies of the fuel cell stack by carbon oxidation in an anode dead end-type fuel cell system. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100239945 | MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL - A membrane electrode assembly according to the invention includes a solid polymer electrolyte membrane and an electrode joined to each of two sides of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane. The solid polymer electrolyte membrane is such that some or all of the protons included in the entire solid polymer electrolyte membrane, a band region, or a non-power generating region are ion exchanged with one or more cations selected from among complex cations, class four alkylammonium cations, and high valence cations. In addition or alternatively, the solid polymer electrolyte membrane includes an organo-metalloxane polymer obtained by impregnating the entire solid polymer electrolyte membrane, the non-power generating region, or the band region with an organo-metalloxane monomer that includes an ammonium cation or a class four ammonium cation at its terminus and then hydrolyzing and polycondensing the organo-metalloxane monomer. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100316934 | FUEL CELL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FUEL CELL, AND UNIT CELL ASSEMBLY - The method of manufacturing a fuel cell including stacked unit cell constituent members sandwiched by separators includes the steps of arranging the unit cell constituent member in a first area on a first face of the separator; and forming a seal member made of elastic material such that the seal member is adhered or intimately attached to a second area including the first area on the first face of the separator, and that the seal member is unified with an edge portion of the unit cell constituent member. | 12-16-2010 |